Chapter 104 - Encounter with a Drug Trafficking Gang

After a while, Zhao Lina asked, “Ye Fan, your Combat Skill is impressive.

How did you train to become so skilled?”

“Do you want to learn?” Ye Fan looked up.

Zhao Lina nodded, “Of course I do.

Can you give me some pointers?”

“No way.

I don’t have time,” Ye Fan refused flatly.

The way of Combat Skill is not easily revealed.

The ancient martial arts should not be taught lightly either.

Zhao Lina was not an ancient martial arts practitioner, so how could Ye Fan casually reveal the secrets of ancient martial arts training to her?

Zhao Lina said, “I can pay you tuition.”

“I’m not short on cash,” Ye Fan said, then deliberately let his gaze drift over Zhao Lina’s pretty face and bulging chest, teasing with a wicked smile, “What I lack is a girlfriend.

If you’re willing to be my girlfriend, I might consider teaching you.”

Zhao Lina immediately grew cold, her slender eyebrows arching slightly, an intimidating aura emerging naturally.

“Hey, no need to be so petty, it was just a joke,” Ye Fan called out immediately.

“Besides, with that fierce look of yours, even if you wanted to be my girlfriend, I would need to think it over for a year and a half.”

“A toad lusting after a swan’s flesh?” Zhao Lina suddenly eased her emotions and arrogantly glanced at Ye Fan.

“A toad?

Heh…” Ye Fan shook his head and smiled faintly, not bothering to argue with Zhao Lina, and said instead, “Let’s eat.”

Then he began to eat seriously.

After another while, Zhao Lina asked again, “Really, you can’t give me a couple of pointers?

Just talk about the methods and tips, you don’t have to teach me hands-on.”

Ye Fan swallowed the mouthful of food he had and looked up at Zhao Lina, “You’re a cop, why do you need such impressive moves?

If I were you, I would definitely spend more time going through the national case files from over the years, learning how to use my brain to investigate and solve cases.”

“Fine, forget it,” Zhao Lina still ran into a wall, “What’s so great about it.”

After another while, she couldn’t help asking, “Ye Fan, who exactly are you?

Do you work for the National Security?”

As a cop, she naturally had a penchant for digging deep.

She had been curious about Ye Fan’s identity for a while.

“Haven’t you seen my file?

I’m just a veteran,” Ye Fan said casually while eating.

Zhao Lina was skeptical, “Your file is fake, don’t think I can’t tell.

But, you saying you’re a veteran, that much is certainly true.”

“With your skills, you’re definitely not just an ordinary soldier, at the very least, you’d be an elite special forces member,” she deduced, “Of course, you’re definitely not an ordinary special forces member.

You must be one of the sharpest special forces soldiers in the country.”

“But that’s still not enough.

Your fake ID and fake file were forged by the National Security, and that day, when trouble came up, even the Hua Hai City Director of National Security personally came to take you from the police, and his attitude towards you was very polite and respectful.

Plus, your security clearance is extremely high.

Therefore, I guess that you must have made a significant contribution to the nation, a contribution that likely took place abroad.”

“Not only that, aside from your abilities and contributions, you must have a very powerful background.

It’s very likely that your family has tremendous influence in the political circles of Hua Hai.

And you are a very important direct descendant of this family…”

Ye Fan interrupted her, “Alright, stop guessing wildly.

You invited me out to eat, not to play ‘Guess Guess Guess’ like on a Taiwanese variety show.

Confucius said: ‘Do not talk at meals, do not talk in bed.’ Focus on eating.”

He had to interrupt Zhao Lina.

If he let her continue guessing, she might actually figure out his identity.

“Hehe, it seems I’ve guessed most of it correctly,” Zhao Lina said happily, though she didn’t continue her deductions.

Thirty to forty minutes later, the meal was over.

After paying the bill, Ye Fan and Zhao Lina walked down the stairs side by side.

“Captain Zhao, you’re free tonight, right?

How about you join me for a walk by the river to enjoy the breeze?” Ye Fan suggested.

It was only eight o’clock, still early.

There was no way he would return to the villa so soon; his only option was to hit the bars.

Apart from passing time, frequenting bars was about picking up beautiful women.

And right now, there was a ready-made busty beauty by his side—why look elsewhere?

“Do you want to pick me up?” Zhao Lina glanced at Ye Fan with the corner of her eye.

Ye Fan’s expression became odd, feeling that once Zhao Lina shed her official guise, her personality seemed to change dramatically, and she was strangely direct, even casually using the term “pick up.”

At that moment, a group of four or five men approached head-on.

These men exuded an air of menace, silently and grimly striding in two rows, barreling toward them.

Ye Fan’s brows quickly knitted together, and he immediately reached out to grasp Zhao Lina’s hand, pulling her to the side.

Zhao Lina seemed somewhat distracted, and when Ye Fan pulled her, she unexpectedly leaned against him and even missed a step on the stairs.

As Zhao Lina was about to tumble down the stairs, Ye Fan’s quick reflexes allowed him to catch her by her slim waist and pull her into his arms.

Zhao Lina had snapped back to reality the moment her foot slipped, and when Ye Fan embraced her waist and drew her into his arms, her slender brows shot up.

Just as Ye Fan thought she was about to explode in anger, he was surprised to find that Zhao Lina didn’t immediately push him away or scream, but instead let him hold her for a moment.

“Are you okay?” Ye Fan let go of Zhao Lina and asked.

He might have a thick skin, but even he felt a bit embarrassed for taking such blatant advantage.

“I’m fine,” Zhao Lina said softly.

“Let’s go.”

Her reaction was oddly casual as she reached out to take Ye Fan’s hand and continue down the stairs.

Ye Fan made a puzzled face, speculating to himself, “She didn’t get angry and even took the initiative to hold my hand.

Could it be that I’m so handsome that she fell for me over dinner?”

Once they had descended the stairs and taken a few steps aside, Zhao Lina quickly let go of Ye Fan’s hand.

“Huh?

Did she suddenly become shy?” Ye Fan wondered.

Zhao Lina whispered tersely by his ear, “Did you notice those five men from earlier?”

Ye Fan regained his composure and replied quietly, “Of course, I did.

Otherwise, why would I pull you away?

Three of them had the smell of blood; they’ve killed before.”

“Correct,” Zhao Lina said.

“In fact, they are part of a drug trafficking gang wanted within the police system.

I recognized two of them.”

It turned out that her distraction earlier was due to her concentration on identifying those five men, and the reason she didn’t react to Ye Fan’s forwardness was to avoid alarming them.

“A drug trafficking gang?” Ye Fan’s tone became serious.

Zhao Lina nodded affirmatively, “Yes, it’s definitely them, no mistake.

Ye Fan, do you dare join me to go up and catch them?”

“Is that even a question!” Ye Fan replied.

“Hmm,” Zhao Lina said.

“Then I’ll call the office for backup first, and after that, we’ll go up and catch them!”

With that, Zhao Lina took out her phone and began to dial.

Before long, she finished her call.

Putting away her phone, she said to Ye Fan, “Be careful when we go up.

They might have daggers or other dangerous weapons, and they might even carry guns.”

“Got it.

Let’s head up,” Ye Fan responded.

And so, the two made their way back to the second floor to find the drug trafficking gang.