When Xia Lei received Long Bing’s call to get to Bureau 101, he hadn’t expected the visitors to be Yu Shanhe and Ling Han. 

Their meeting room had its walls and seats were wrapped in a layer of soft foam plastic. Those were measures to prevent any suicidal attempts and self-harm. If Yu Shanhe and Ling Han were about to meet Xia Lei in such a room, it wasn’t difficult to guess what the topic of their discussion was going to be. 

Yu Shanhe sat leisurely on a couch as he read a set of newspapers. Ling Han, on the other hand, stood behind the older man. It was as if Ling Han was Yu Shanhe’s servant. There was still some air of command on Yu Shanhe but Ling Han seemed like an entirely different person. There wasn’t a single hint of his prior sharpness and confidence. 

When Shi Boren led Xia Lei into the room, the two immediately looked over. They stared at Xia Lei intently, gazes channelling their resentment.    

Xia Lei flashed them a smile. “Hello, Officer Yu. Hello, Brother Ling. Have you...