Chapter 88

**Update Time: April 8, 2013**

Watching the two women chatter incessantly, Zhang Yang shook his head with a bitter smile. Indeed, passion knows no bounds.

After chatting for a while, Hong Yaqin finally remembered to introduce the policewoman to Zhang Yang: "Zhang Yang, this is my best friend, Ji Yutong. Yutong, this is Zhang Yang."

Ji Yutong extended her hand to Zhang Yang and said, "You really are a handsome man, no wonder Yaqin keeps praising you."

Hong Yaqin blushed and lightly tapped Ji Yutong, shyly saying, "What are you talking about?"

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I bet she's been complaining about me. I've made her angry quite a few times these past few days."

Ji Yutong smiled and said, "Complaining can be a good thing. I rarely hear Yaqin mention someone so frequently. But your outfit, isn't it a bit...?"

Hong Yaqin couldn't help but laugh, explaining Zhang Yang's situation.

After listening, Ji Yutong laughed out loud.

Zhang Yang stood to the side, feeling quite helpless. He had really lost face today.

"Nice, nice. You have some good ideas. You'd make a good police officer," Ji Yutong said, laughing.

Zhang Yang said dejectedly, "Are you two done laughing yet?"

Hong Yaqin laughed but didn't say anything. With her best friend around, she seemed to shed her mask and become a naive young girl. Perhaps this was her true self.

"Wait a moment, I'll get the uniform for you," Ji Yutong said.

After Ji Yutong left, Hong Yaqin, trying to suppress her laughter, said, "Don't take it to heart. Yutong is just straightforward. She says what she thinks. But she's a good person, very loyal. In school, whenever we had trouble, we always turned to her."

"Ah, so she's your leader then?" Zhang Yang asked tentatively.

Hong Yaqin shook her head and said, "Not really. Our leader went to France to study and hasn't been back for over two years."

As they were talking, Ji Yutong came back with a police uniform, suspiciously saying, "You two weren't saying bad things about me, were you? Watch out for my iron palm!" She then made a gesture at Hong Yaqin.

"Alright, Yutong, stop fooling around. Zhang Yang is getting anxious. Zhang Yang, go upstairs and change," Hong Yaqin said.

Zhang Yang took the uniform and said to Ji Yutong, "Can you wait a few minutes?"

Ji Yutong waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, no rush. I'll just chat with my good friend."

She then giggled.

Zhang Yang smiled at Hong Yaqin and went upstairs to change.

"Yaqin, this guy is pretty good. No matter how I tease him, he remains unperturbed," Ji Yutong said.

Hong Yaqin smiled and said, "Zhang Yang is just well-mannered, not like you. You're a police officer now, but you're still so carefree. Does your captain dare to take you on cases?"

Ji Yutong huffed and said, "You're wrong. I'm now the mainstay of our criminal investigation team. I've solved several cases."

Hong Yaqin, disbelieving, said, "Really? How do you solve cases?"

"Of course, it's true. You wouldn't guess my secret weapon!" Ji Yutong said proudly.

"Tell me, tell me, tell me, or I'll tickle you to death," Hong Yaqin said, reaching for Ji Yutong's armpits.

Ji Yutong was startled and quickly stood up, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you."

Hong Yaqin then let go and looked at Ji Yutong with a smile.

Ji Yutong adjusted her clothes and said, "After all these years, can't you change your tactics?"

"Tell me!" Hong Yaqin said, flexing her fingers.

"Fine, I'll tell you! I solve cases with my sixth sense!" Ji Yutong said.

Hong Yaqin looked at Ji Yutong blankly, "What sixth sense?"

"A woman's intuition! You don't know this? You're so out of it," Ji Yutong said, looking at Hong Yaqin with disdain.

Hong Yaqin felt like she was about to collapse. Looking at her best friend, she didn't know what to say. What intuition? It's just guessing. How could she be so proud of it?

"I give up. Yutong, you're really something!" Hong Yaqin said, giving her a thumbs up.

Ji Yutong laughed proudly and looked up at the second floor, "Your handsome guy is taking his sweet time changing!"

Hong Yaqin came to her senses, screamed, and ran upstairs.

"Yaqin, what's wrong?" Ji Yutong asked, surprised.

"Nothing, nothing. Wait for me downstairs," Hong Yaqin said without turning back.

She suddenly remembered that she had asked Zhang Yang to change upstairs, where there were only two bedrooms, one hers and one He Linlin's. Both were private spaces. She didn't know about He Linlin's room, but in her own, there were all sorts of things, including the underwear she had changed out of that morning, which she hadn't washed yet.

She was right. Zhang Yang was standing in her bedroom, changing clothes.

When Zhang Yang entered the room, he saw the underwear on the bedside table and the various bras and panties on the clothesline by the window. He was a bit taken aback. This woman had so much underwear. The room was actually very clean and tidy, but the sheer number of undergarments gave it a strange feel. Fortunately, Zhang Yang had no perverse interests and quickly looked away. Instead, he was drawn to the fresh scent in the room, which he found quite pleasant.

When Hong Yaqin burst in, Zhang Yang was just buttoning up his shirt. Seeing her, he smiled and said, "What's wrong? Your friend is getting anxious?"

Hong Yaqin saw that Zhang Yang had been changing by the chair and breathed a sigh of relief. She walked in without showing any signs of distress, sat on the bed, and said, "No, I just wanted to see how you look in the uniform."

While saying this, she secretly pulled the underwear from the bedside table behind her back.

Zhang Yang pretended not to notice her actions, finished buttoning his shirt, and turned around, saying, "What do you think? I never thought I'd wear a police uniform one day."

Hong Yaqin was in a panic and had no time to admire Zhang Yang's appearance. She quickly said, "It looks good, it looks good. Zhang Yang, let's go. I have something to do, so I won't see you off."

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Yaqin, I'll go first. I'll come back to see you when I'm done."

Hong Yaqin nodded and said, "Okay, okay, go quickly."

After Zhang Yang left, Hong Yaqin's face turned red as she looked at the underwear behind her, feeling embarrassed. She wondered if Zhang Yang had seen them or even touched them. She knew men were often interested in women's underwear. The more she thought about it, the redder her face became, and she didn't know what to do.

Seeing Zhang Yang come down alone, Ji Yutong asked, "Where's Yaqin?"

"She has something to do and asked us to go ahead. Miss Ji, thank you for your trouble," Zhang Yang said, trying to hide his amusement. He could guess what Hong Yaqin was up to.

Ji Yutong didn't think much of it and grumbled, "This traitor, she didn't even see me off."

Then she looked at Zhang Yang and said, "Not bad, you look much better in the uniform. Zhang Yang, you're a natural. Next time, don't dress so old-fashioned!"

Zhang Yang smiled bitterly and nodded. This woman was really straightforward.

After they went outside, Ji Yutong said, "Let's take my police car. Your car is too noticeable. It's better to be careful."

Zhang Yang nodded in agreement.

On the way, Ji Yutong said, "Zhang Yang, I looked into the man you mentioned, Duan Fei. He's from Tiancheng and has a criminal record there. He's done a lot of illegal things, but his background is strong, so he's never been caught."

Zhang Yang looked at Ji Yutong in surprise, impressed that she had found out so much in just one afternoon.

"Don't be surprised. Yaqin came to me, so I had to understand who you were meeting," Ji Yutong said.

Zhang Yang nodded, realizing that Ji Yutong was straightforward but not naive. Indeed, if she were naive, she wouldn't be helping him with such a risky matter.

"I've seen and heard many people like him. He's probably not going to get out of this. Whether he's silenced by his boss or shot, it depends on his luck. He shouldn't have talked so much after coming in," Ji Yutong said.

Zhang Yang listened quietly, saying nothing.

"Since you're Yaqin's friend, I'll give you a piece of advice. No matter how close you are to Duan Fei, don't get involved in this. I'll arrange for you to meet him, but I won't interfere or ask what you say. This matter ends here," Ji Yutong said.

Zhang Yang felt relieved. He had been worried that Ji Yutong would want to join him in meeting Duan Fei, but now he realized he had overthought it. Ji Yutong didn't care about this, and she didn't even seem to care if Duan Fei lived or died.

"Miss Ji, thank you," Zhang Yang said gratefully.

"No problem. Yaqin's matter is my matter. No need to be so formal. But I heard from Yaqin that you're very good at gambling on stones. Take me sometime to see it, and maybe I can make some extra money," Ji Yutong said.

Zhang Yang was a bit confused. This woman really changed topics quickly, or maybe she was just very straightforward.

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