Because A-Jiao had made more requests for the room, Jiang Zhengkai and A-Jiao had no choice but to delay their plans. A week went by very quickly and peacefully. No more cases occurred within the alley besides the business transactions between men and women. It was also very quiet in the police department. Jiang Zhengkai and his team didn’t make any progress in the case. 

During the week, Jiang Zhengkai went to visit Sui Zhongyi again. Unfortunately, the latter was still worried about the cause of his three subordinates’ deaths and was unable to provide any more clues. Meanwhile, A-Ping had recovered mentally and boarded the train back to her hometown under Lu Xiaoqiang’s protection. As for A-Lian, Jiang Zhengkai had no use for her anymore. Her facial expressions remained deadpan and she merely repeated the same words that Jiang Zhengkai had already memorized in his heart.  

“Inspector Jiang, Sergeant Zhang is calling.” Lu Xiaoqiang walked into Jiang Zhengkai’s office and said, “The room in the alley is ready. Do you...