Detective: I, Cao Jianjun, started by arresting my brother-in-law.

Huang Xi took off his sunglasses, which were perched on his forehead, and placed his bag on the side of the booth.

"Go ahead."

Cao Jianjun took off his police hat and put it aside, then laughed and said, "Why did you suddenly decide to leave Green Vine?"

"I came to Green Vine just to experience it."

He Yun has been Huang Xi's idol since childhood. After experiencing her aunt's arrest, Huang Xi has clearly matured a lot.

"Where are you going?"

Cao Jianjun guessed why she left, so he simply changed the question.

“There are several candidate locations.”

Huang Xi smiled and turned to Cao Jianjun, asking, "Officer Cao, do you think I... would be a good reporter?"

"How to say?"

I'd like to hear your opinion.

"I don't think I know you very well."

Cao Jianjun was somewhat embarrassed.

"Officer Cao, do I still have any secrets from you?"

Huang Xi smiled wryly and raised the corners of his mouth: "From the first time we met at the Phoenix Nightclub, you knew me inside and out. It doesn't seem right to say we're not very familiar now, does it?"

Cao Jianjun smiled helplessly: "Do you care a lot about what other people think?"

Hearing this, Huang Xi was taken aback, then smiled with relief: "That's right, I was being too attached to appearances."

"So...you still haven't said where you're going?"

"Officer Cao, have you heard of Tazhai?"

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"Tazhai?"

Cao Jianjun's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes widened instantly.

"Ah."

Huang Xi smiled and said, "It seems Officer Cao knows this place?"

"I'm a police officer, so I'm sure I know some of the rumors."

Cao Jianjun nodded, his mind already filled with various news about Tazhai.

The first drug-making village in "The Thunder" was almost impenetrable in its defenses.

Cao Jianjun had long known that Tazhai existed in this world, but he always thought that since he was inland and Tazhai was on the coast, the two would be difficult to integrate.

Moreover, he is a policeman from Jinan. Even if he is promoted to the provincial department in the future, he will not be able to handle cases in coastal areas.

Unexpectedly, Huang Xi's approach allowed him to experience it up close for the first time.

"Tazhai is a coastal village in Dongshan City."

Huang Xi leaned back gracefully on the sofa booth, her fair fingers holding a soup spoon as she slowly stirred her coffee.

"Over the years, I've always heard that this place is the most difficult drug manufacturing site to crack down on in the country..."

“The local police have put in a lot of effort, but as soon as they crack down on one group, another group emerges.”

"Based on the information I found, Tazhai has been dismantled three times, but every few years, it springs up again like mushrooms after rain, and people are making drugs again."

"So, I really want to know why?"

"Officer Cao, you know, I've always dreamed of becoming a journalist with a strong sense of justice. Shouldn't I investigate a place like this?"

Cao Jianjun's first thought was that this woman had gone mad.

However, the expression in Huang Xi's beautiful eyes did not suggest any impulsiveness.

Everyone has their own ideals and pursuits, and Cao Jianjun felt that he really couldn't give a proper evaluation.

"Perhaps, but... you should consider the safety issue, Reporter Huang."

Huang Xi smiled: "Officer Cao, are you worried about me?"

"That's it."

Cao Jianjun did not deny it: "You are very beautiful, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage."

"The openness of coastal areas is not as great as that of inland areas, especially in places like Dongshan, where all kinds of forces are mixed together."

"Although Tazhai produces drugs, their industrial chain has spread to many surrounding villages and streets..."

"You probably don't know this yet. I just don't know if you've thought it through?"

Huang Xi shook his head sadly: "I had some concerns, but I always felt I should give it a try."

"What made you decide to go to Tazhai?"

After chatting for a while, Cao Jianjun was still a little curious.

"Actually, we have to thank Officer Cao for this too."

Huang Xi smiled shyly: "Ever since I graduated from university, I have always dreamed of becoming a heroic journalist who upholds justice for society."

"So, over the years, I've always regarded my aunt He Yun as my idol..."

“I investigated the dark side of naked loans, and even though I went undercover, I knew it was dangerous, but I felt it was worth it.”

"But I never expected that, in the end, my aunt was the biggest undercover agent in my life."

"Officer Cao, do you know what it feels like to have your decades of faith crumble? Every night, lying in bed, I don't know how many times I've cried..."

As Huang Xi spoke, he became somewhat agitated.

Cao Jianjun didn't interrupt, acting as a listener, only occasionally handing over tissues.

"He Yun was arrested, Gao Mingyuan's gang of interests was taken down, and I'm confused."

Tears smudged Huang Xi's makeup, and she laughed self-deprecatingly, saying, "I even considered giving up journalism and was ready to apply for a job at a media company in Jinan."

"But at that moment, while I was chatting with my best friend, she told me about Tazhai..."

"Then I went online to look it up..."

"After thinking about it for a long time, I still can't leave the news industry."

Cao Jianjun simply nodded throughout, then reached out and handed over some tissues.

After a long while, Huang Xi finished speaking, wiped away her tears, and once she had calmed down, she looked at Cao Jianjun again and smiled sheepishly.

"Huang Xi is doing well."

When the two fell silent, Cao Jianjun finally spoke.

"There is no absolute good or bad in this world. Just because He Yun is not arrested does not mean that your life will be smooth sailing from now on."

"On the contrary, it doesn't mean you won't make it through..."

"Everyone goes through different setbacks. You may feel pathetic, but you don't know what kind of lives the other people around you have gone through."

"But what you see in others is a life full of smiles and laughter; you don't see their miserable and helpless state."

"In short, what you experienced is not important; what you experienced and what mindset it shaped you is very important."

"Therefore, you still have to take control of your own life. Be more relaxed and at ease so you can walk more freely."

Huang Xi heard it clearly, holding his coffee cup, gazing affectionately at Cao Jianjun.

"Officer Cao, these words don't sound like something a man in his thirties would say."

"It doesn't matter."

Cao Jianjun chuckled and said, "It's just some motivational talk, take it with a grain of salt."

"Anyway, I still want to thank Officer Cao."

Huang Xi had recovered and put down his coffee cup, saying, "I also wanted to talk to someone because I'm leaving this city."

"I realized I couldn't find anyone, so I contacted you in the end."

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"I'm sorry, you should still be busy with things at home at this time."

Cao Jianjun watched the sunset and the evening glow fill the sky through the coffee shop's floor-to-ceiling windows, and the two of them sat there for the entire afternoon.

Huang Xi's flight was at 9 PM, and it was time to go to the airport.

The two got up one after the other and shook hands to say goodbye at the entrance of the coffee shop, bathed in the glow of the sunset.

Cao Jianjun was in a hurry to go back and be with his wife, so he hailed a taxi for Huang Xi and watched her leave.

…………

Just as the afterglow was being swallowed up by the horizon, the inspection team arrived.

The Green Vine case is significant, involving not only Gao Mingyuan and his group, but also many powerful figures behind the scenes.

The most powerful even reach the Heavenly Court.