She couldn't stand staying in this damn place for even a day. She originally wanted to come out and relax, but she ended up not being in a good mood and she almost lost her life.

Jiang Ning was sitting in the lobby of the B&B with a few waiters. After all, it was safer with more people.

She also sent a message to Gu Yuan, who immediately made a video call to her. His face was full of anxiety, and he was almost rushing out of the screen.

Gu Yuan must have just got up. He didn't even wear a shirt and his upper body was still naked. His abdominal muscles were hidden under the quilt, and his strong and full pectoral muscles were completely exposed in front of Jiang Ning.

He asked anxiously, "How are you? Are you okay? Did the thief hurt you? If he wants money from you, just give it to him. We have plenty of money anyway. Just don't get hurt!"

Jiang Ning explained: "This matter may be a bit long, and it may take a while to explain it clearly. You can wait until I get back and then I will tell you. But for now, I am fine. Except for the fact that I was startled when I jumped off the building just now, everything else is fine."

"Jump off a building. What building did you jump off? Did someone force you to jump off a building?"

As if he had caught some key words, Gu Yuan kept repeating the word he didn't want to hear.

"I did that to protect myself, and I jumped down from the second floor. There was grass on the ground, so I was fine. If you don't believe me, look, I can still jump now."

As he said this, Jiang Ning was about to stand up and jump for him twice, but his legs went limp uncontrollably and he fell to the floor.

"And you said it was okay!"

Gu Yuan's sharp voice came from the other end of the phone. His face almost occupied the entire screen, and he wanted to come out of the screen immediately.

Gu Yuan finally got a chance to show his concern for Jiang Ning, and he was ready to show it well.

"Your legs are weak. I'll send a plane to pick you up right now. Just wait there where there are many people. Don't act alone. Apart from your life, nothing else matters. Do you remember?"

Jiang Ning noticed that she was not the only one who saw Gu Yuan without a shirt on. Even the aunties passing by couldn't help but take a few more glances at her phone.

So she wanted to find an excuse to hang up Gu Yuan's phone and said, "Okay, I get it. The police will be here soon and I have to help them take notes. I won't talk to you for now. Put on your clothes."

The sound of the sirens echoed back and forth in the empty valley and could be heard from far away. Jiang Ning felt like he saw the dawn of justice.

She stood at the door of the B&B, silently waiting for the police to arrive.

The mountain roads here are rugged. When they came in, they drove in in a special car. It is difficult for ordinary cars to drive on this kind of road. However, the police still arrived as scheduled.

Two policemen in blue uniforms who were traveling with him showed Jiang Ning their certificates.

Jiang Ning confirmed everything carefully before he dared to talk to them. It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but once he started talking, he started talking nonstop, but without any focus:

"Hello, police officer. A thief broke into my room last night, but it wasn't me who called the police. It was a middle-aged man who called the police. And he came again today..."

The policeman interrupted Jiang Ning's speech, and the recorder on his shoulder was still working.

"Okay, we'll take notes on these after you go back with us. We need to take a look at the scene and collect some evidence first."

Jiang Ning closed his mouth. He still felt a little embarrassed by being suddenly interrupted and didn't know where to put his hands.

"Ok."

She moved back half a step to make way for the police.

After explaining everything to the hotel front desk, the police, led by Jiang Ning, came to the room where the incident occurred.

When they reached the second floor, the door of Jiang Ning's room was still open. The police went in first, and Jiang Ning followed them obediently, fearing that the thief would come back to seek revenge.

There were several particularly obvious dirty footprints on the ground, which stood out against the white porcelain tiles. There were also signs that the drawers and suitcases had been rummaged through. The police squatted down, took pictures of these places, and then took away all the evidence that might have fingerprints.

The entire room was sealed off. Jiang Ning thought: I guess it won't be sealed for too long. After all, no real murder has happened. But it will be enough to close this B&B for a while.

After collecting evidence, the police questioned other people in the B&B, but they claimed that they saw nothing. The only person who had come face to face with the "thief" was Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning got on the police car and prepared to take it back to the suburbs and then transfer to the city. The policeman sitting in the passenger seat said:

"We have already understood the preliminary situation. We will need you to cooperate with us in taking a statement. There may be audio and video recordings. Please be prepared in advance and don't feel any psychological burden."

"Ok, no problem."

Jiang Ning sat in the back seat of the police car and fastened his seat belt. As expected, no matter how expensive the car was, it was not as safe as a police car. No matter how daring a thief was, he would not dare to attack a police car.

As the car was driving on the mountain road, Jiang Ning finally realized why it took so long for the police to come. It was indeed too much effort. The road was narrow and muddy, and it was good enough to be able to drive the car in. No wonder there were such rampant thieves here. They would have run away long ago if they had had this much time.

When we arrived at the police station, the crowds were finally a little denser and we began to see modern high-rise buildings, but most of them were government agencies and were not actually in use.

When Jiang Ning got out of the car, he saw that the entrance of the police station was in disrepair. There were signs of rust on the iron fences, and molten iron was lying on the walls, and no one cared about it.

"Come with me."

A female police officer on duty took Jiang Ning to take a statement. Jiang Ning followed. The resources here were indeed scarce. Many places were not as good as those in the city. Even the place for taking statements was just a small, airtight room.

The light bulb was dim. When the wind blew, the rope hanging the light bulb swayed in the wind, making Jiang Ning's shadow swing back and forth on the wall.

The female police officer asked, "Please briefly explain the situation first."

Jiang Ning looked at the camera and recorder facing her, and her hands and feet became unconsciously tense. It had been a long time since she felt this way.

"It was last night when I heard someone knocking on my door. I realized something might be wrong, so I asked someone to call the police. After they took me out, I wanted to go back to my room to get my phone the next day, but the man went back again. I had no way to retreat, so I jumped out the window and left."

The female police officer suddenly realized something and looked at Jiang Ning with wide eyes: "Oh, so you mean that the thief went back after failing to steal, twice in total?"

"Yes."

Jiang Ning's affirmative answer gave her words more credibility.

The police officer asked again: "Then please briefly describe what that person looks like."

"Um……"

Jiang Ning thought for a while, but he didn't see the man's appearance clearly. He only knew that he was a man, so he tried his best to describe him.

"He was a man, about 1.7 meters tall, very thin, thinner than the average person, like a skeleton. I couldn't see the details of his face, but he seemed to have a beard and a high nose bridge. That's all I remember."

"Okay, these are good to have."

The police officer wrote something down in a notebook and then asked a few questions about the details. Jiang Ning answered them more or less correctly. After the record was completed, she could go home.

Jiang Ning was charging her phone at the police station. She wanted to take a taxi back home, but Gu Yuan sent her a message saying:

"It should be safe now. Send your location and I'll pick you up."

Jiang Ning analyzed her current situation. This was a remote place and it would be bad if she encountered some bad guys while taking a taxi. The police couldn't escort her all the way back. It would be safer for her to go back with Gu Yuan, so she agreed to let Gu Yuan pick her up.

She sent her location to Gu Yuan, who gave her an OK gesture and told Jiang Ning to stay in the police station and not run out.

It would take a while to get here from the city. Jiang Ning wanted to change her clothes, but she couldn't. Her luggage had been rummaged through and would be used as evidence for fingerprint collection, so she couldn't get it back.

After going on a trip, Jiang Ning came back with only the clothes on his body. He was so impressed with himself.

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