Soul Patch

Chapter 175 A Meme

The man squatting on the ground heard Wenjie say this, glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, snorted coldly, and curled his lips into a disdainful smile.

Suddenly, he collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly exhausted, as if he had no strength left in his body.

Captain Wu took out his phone, took a picture of it, and sent it to the police station so they could enter it into the public security system for photo comparison.

Wenjie then turned and walked towards the police car.

As he walked, he looked back with some unease and saw Captain Wu standing there leisurely. When he saw Wenjie looking back at him, he even waved to Wenjie.

At Captain Wu's feet, the murderer, sitting on the ground, simply hung his head, making it impossible to see his expression.

Ugh! This is really worrying! Wenjie glanced at the time; it was 2:40.

After thinking for a moment, he changed direction and ran over to Captain Wu excitedly: "Let's take her with us and go to the police car together."

As Wenjie spoke, he pointed to the murderer on the ground.

"You're such a fussy kid..." Captain Wu raised his other hand and shoved Wenjie.

Wenjie sighed inwardly: I didn't want to either, but I really don't know if the person squatting on the ground has any more props.

In this situation, you have to fight to the death for even the slightest chance. Otherwise, what's the point of keeping your items if you're dead?

That prop that slowed him down last time really hurt him; he couldn't use his strength and just stood there taking hits.

If they use this prop on Captain Wu again... he'll be running away in no time.

Hmm? Suddenly, a question mark appeared in Wenjie's mind: This system item is useful for system patch carriers, but is it useful for NPCs in the system?

"A criminal investigation captain? I don't care if he's a man or a woman, or if he can change his appearance. I'll pin him to the ground with one grappling move, leaving him defenseless. Besides, he's handcuffed..."

While Captain Wu was still rambling on, Wenjie had already led the man on the ground forward.

How come he hadn't noticed before that Captain Wu was such a long-winded person? He would talk endlessly behind his back, like five hundred flies buzzing at the same time.

Feeling extremely agitated, he unconsciously quickened his pace.

As Wu's voice gradually moved further away, his ears finally got some peace and quiet.

The murderer was quite cooperative; with his hands cuffed, he just swayed and walked ahead...

Wenjie looked around and found that there was no one around and he could not hear any noise.

He looked back blankly and found that Captain Wu had disappeared.

Where is Captain Wu?

"Captain Wu! Captain Wu! Captain Wu?"

Wenjie shouted loudly behind him, but he felt as if there was a rapidly flowing airflow within a few meters, separating him from the murderer. They couldn't hear or see what was happening outside.

The driver in front of him turned around at this moment, looking sleepy, as if he had just taken a nap.

He raised his hand to rub his eyes to clear his head, then suddenly yelled, "Hey kid, why did you handcuff me? Where's the murderer?"

The shout, a piercing sound, drilled into Wenjie's eardrums. He shuddered, and the driver's face in front of him became blurry, then even blurrier, until only an outline remained. Then, the outline began to reveal facial features, and soon the nose, eyes, and mouth all became clear...

Oh my god, it's Captain Wu!

Wenjie stared at Captain Wu's face in astonishment for a full minute.

Enraged, Captain Wu kicked him: "You damn well better find the keys in my pocket right now, what are you standing there for!"

There was no system notification. Why was there no system notification? Didn't patch carrier 1 just use an item?

Just like that time I saw the assistant in Wen Tianyi's office?

Wenjie's mind was in turmoil. He absentmindedly reached into Captain Wu's pants pocket and said, "No, no key!"

"What? Where are my keys? What am I going to do with my hands without my keys?" Captain Wu roared furiously.

Damn, what's going on today? Am I possessed? Wenjie's temper flared, and he retorted directly:

"You're asking me? Who should I ask? You weren't the one pointing a gun at the killer, and only you had the key to the handcuffs. I was on my way here to get the car, but I felt uneasy halfway there, so I turned back to help you escort the killer to the police car. Who knew the killer's handcuffs would end up on your own wrists? Think about it carefully, how dare you ask someone else!"

After saying that, Wenjie turned his face away angrily and refused to look at Captain Wu anymore.

The question from before was still lingering in his mind: Why was there no system notification?

Suddenly, he remembered a detail: the last time the system notified him of a consumed item, time had stopped.

What takes Wenjie ten or twenty minutes is a matter of time, but for other NPCs in the system, time stands still.

This time, Wenjie looked down at his watch: 14:52.

From the moment he returned to the moment he was taken away… Captain Wu, Wenjie felt a pang of pain just thinking about it. He rubbed his chin and continued his thoughts, the round trip taking 12 minutes, a normal passage of time.

So this time, what system function did the patch carrier use that he didn't know about? Perhaps it was a system reward he received for completing a previous task. Just like the transformation function with patch carrier 2, it could change at any time without any system notification.

And this function is obviously also present in patch carrier 1. He transformed into the appearance of a taxi, thinking he could deceive everyone.

However, he forgot one thing: once he was no longer disguised as "Wen Tianyi," his transformed appearance could be detected by electronic monitoring and other systems.

That's why Wenjie was able to see what the murderer looked like by taking a picture with his phone.

To Wenjie's surprise, the woman in the photo was wearing the uniform of the ** branch office.

He was too familiar with the uniforms issued by the ** Bureau; he had worn them for half a year and often saw Yang Shanshan wear them too… So, does that mean the murderer was a female employee of the ** General Bureau or a certain branch bureau?

Once Wenjie understood this, he turned to look at Captain Wu.

Captain Wu is in a ridiculous situation now. He's wearing a police uniform, but his hands are handcuffed, and he's standing there not knowing what to do.

I believe this is the first time in all of Wu's years in criminal investigation that he has ever been handcuffed by himself.

"Do you have a spare key?" Wenjie asked, a sudden inspiration.

A glint flashed in Captain Wu's eyes for a moment, then dimmed again.

Yes, there is, but it's in the police station.

If I go back like this, won't everyone laugh their heads off?

No one dared to say anything to his face, but behind his back they would probably gossip about it for a month or two, or even longer... It became a running joke at the police station.

It gets brought up from time to time.

As luck would have it, Wu's phone rang at that moment. With his hands handcuffed, he struggled to pull his phone out of his pocket.

I awkwardly pressed the answer button twice, but couldn't get through.

Wenjie wanted to help him, but he became stubborn, raising his eyebrows and shooting out a cold, sharp light in his eyes.

Wenjie shrugged and spread his hands.

Hmph, whatever! You think I want to help you?

Captain Wu finally got through on the phone: "Hey, Xiao Liu... Yeah, you found out, right? Tell me quickly... Oh, it's Liu Qingqing from the Second Branch of the ** Police Station..."

"Second Precinct, Liu Qingqing?" Wenjie seemed to recognize the name.

He tried hard to recall, and various images came to mind. Of course, when he thought of the Second Precinct, the first thing that came to mind was Yang Shanshan's delicate face.

He forced himself not to think about Yang Shanshan and focused his attention on the name "Liu Qingqing." Soon, the image of him using the Remodeling Patch to switch identities with Zhao Xiaolong flashed into his mind, and the woman he met on the road at that time was Liu Qingqing.

That afternoon, the police station also praised Liu Qingqing for assisting in solving the case.

Later, I also heard Yang Shanshan mention her; she must be in charge of administrative affairs at the Second Branch.

On one occasion, he ran into Liu Qingqing at the entrance of the Second Precinct. The way Liu Qingqing looked at him and Yang Shanshan was full of mockery and a sense of taking advantage of their misfortune.

Back then, I looked down on myself because I thought I was a loser!

Damn it, we absolutely have to fight back this time and turn the tide for Yang Shanshan.

Wenjie glanced at Captain Wu, noticing his increasingly embarrassed expression. Captain Wu, half-laughing and half-crying, said, "Xiao Liu, you told Xiao Wang to bring the spare key to the police station's handcuffs... Huh? What am I doing? I'm..."

Team Leader Wu glanced at Wenjie, who turned his head away and chuckled to himself.

He immediately glared at Wenjie, then suppressed his anger and said as calmly as possible, "I'm catching a murderer! I don't know what happened, but my key isn't working properly. I'll have Xiao Wang make the trip. Oh, where am I... I'll send you my location right away."

Upon hearing this, Wenjie whispered the words "Huahai International" to Captain Wu, implying that the murderer had returned to Huahai, so it was best to send the key there directly.

"Send the keys to Hua..." Captain Wu suddenly choked, looking awkwardly at Wenjie.

Wenjie laughed and whispered in his ear, "It's okay, I'll send it over. You can keep it in the car, and I'll get it for you when I get out."

Upon hearing this, Captain Wu was both surprised and touched. He nodded repeatedly, "Okay, Xiao Liu, have Xiao Wang take you to Huahai International. We'll meet there."

After hanging up the phone, Captain Wu asked a little worriedly, "Wenjie, you're going to get out of the car to pick it up later, right?"

Wenjie looked bewildered and said, "Take what? Who's going to help you? Get out of the car and get it yourself!"

"You little brat..." Captain Wu was practically spitting blood on the spot.

(End of this chapter)