Personal protection

[Don't ask the police officer how to catch the thief]

Li Xiaoran had imagined many situations, but this was the only one that didn't exist.

Colleagues once joked that he is the law of the day, precisely because he remembers the terms and conditions involved in handling the case clearly.

When he first entered the police academy, his father told him, "Keep the rules in mind, and know what to do and what not to do. Only when you handle the case strictly according to the law can you truly be worthy of the victim."

It would be truly irresponsible if the defendant finally retracted his confession in court because of his illegal operation.

But for the first time, he regretted remembering these.

"Boss..." Sun Xian opened his mouth, but couldn't continue.

Hu Yu shook his legs, pointed at Zhou Cheng and stammered, "He, he he he he he arrested him."

"Boss." Sun Xian didn't move, he was waiting for Li Xiaoran to give an order.

"What are you doing in a daze?!" Li Xiaoran shouted, "Stop her bleeding! Ambulance!"

Li Xiaoran glanced at Hu Yu, but ignored him.

Stepping over Hu Yu and approaching Zhou Cheng step by step, he said hoarsely, "Do you have anything to say?"

Zhou Cheng couldn't help but wryly smiled. There were too many things he wanted to say, but in the end they all turned into one sentence - "I'm sorry."

Li Xiaoran looked at him fixedly.

He said expressionlessly, "Sun Xian, get evidence."

Sun Xian hurried forward and carefully took the dagger from Zhou Cheng's hand.

He didn't even dare to take a breath, for fear of disturbing something.

"Take photos at the scene to collect evidence."

After Du Ruo was taken away by the ambulance, and his colleague finished securing the main evidence, Li Xiaoran spoke.

"Hu Yu."

"Eh? Eh!" Hu Yu came back to his senses and rubbed the sweat from his brow, "Officer Li, you called me..."

"If there is no problem, sign in the witness column."

"Oh, ok, ok." Hu Yu rubbed his hands together, and finally stood up while leaning on the wall.

"By the way, did I just participate in forensics?"

"This..." Hu Yu shook his head, "No."

"Then please note it in the notes."

Hu Yu went in without knowing it, but he did as he did.

Li Xiaoran is very familiar with the handling of current criminals, plus Hu Yu's identification.

Li Xiaoran took off the handcuffs from his waist.

"Boss!" Sun Xian said anxiously, "Why don't I come?"

Li Xiaoran waved his hand.

"Zhou Cheng, you are now suspected of intentional homicide and need to be investigated by the police."

Zhou Cheng stretched out his hands forward.

Li Xiaoran gently pressed his left wrist and pressed his left hand back.

There was a "click" when the handcuffs were opened, and the cold handcuffs were fixed on Zhou Cheng's wrist.

"Xiaoran, don't worry."

Li Xiaoran lowered his head, "I have nothing to worry about."

Zhou Cheng suddenly regretted, maybe he shouldn't be with Li Xiaoran.If they are not together, his Xiaoran doesn't need to suffer another loss.

Mother, father... now it's the lover's turn.

"Zhou Cheng, don't let me know what you're thinking right now, or I won't be able to help but kill you."

Ominous?Li Xiaoran didn't mind.

If it's unlucky, let's be unlucky together.

He pushed back Zhou Cheng's raised left hand again.

"Click" sound.

Sun Xian yelled out, and all the policemen present gasped.

Li Xiaoran firmly cuffed the other half of the handcuffs to his left wrist.

Looking around, his cold eyes finally fixed on the mobile phone in Hu Yu's hand.

"If anyone dares to leak the news before the police report, I will not let you go even if I take off this police uniform!"

Facing the sudden turn of the plot, Hu Yu got nervous and dropped his phone to the ground, slamming heavily on the tiles, the screen was torn apart, and the screen froze on the text message interface with a media in the moment before the black screen.

Li Xiaoran looked up at the policemen present.

"I, apply for recusal."

After a long time, Sun Xian realized that in front of Zhou Cheng, all of Li Xiaoran's principles were ranked behind.He could not ignore the law, so he chose to give up his persistence since he was a police officer.

According to regulations, even if he voluntarily applies for recusal, it needs to be decided by the person in charge of the public security organ. Li Xiaoran called Lin Li and explained the matter.

Lin Li still didn't understand, "You were arranged by me to protect Zhou Cheng. According to regulations, this is not a legal reason for recusal..."

"Foreign Bureau." Li Xiaoran ignored Zhou Cheng and ripped off the handcuffs of the two, took a deep breath, "Zhou Cheng and I are lovers."

Lin Li choked on a sip of strong tea. He inexplicably remembered Li Ye, who had justly told them back then, "You are not allowed to make him drink."

He asked why, Li Ye didn't even hesitate, and threw a bottle of white wine in front of them, "He is your sister-in-law, pour him wine and drink me first."

The tip of Lin Li's nose suddenly became sour, half of his body was buried in the ground, he thought that he would not be easily moved, but he never thought...

"Li Xiaoran." Lin Li heard his own voice, "Put aside all worries and responsibilities, do you believe that Zhou Cheng killed someone?"

"No." He heard Li Xiaoran's decisive answer without any hesitation.

Lin Li smiled, "I've heard people say that you are a walking law?"

He got up and stood in front of a photo frame, looking at the old boss who was still smiling in the photo frame.

"I think you should know that investigators are not allowed to stop their investigations until they have been granted a recusal."

Li Xiaoran was taken aback.

His fingers trembling while holding the phone.

He heard Lin Li's voice, "Li Xiaoran, continue your investigative work. I'm not in working hours right now. And you still have 24 hours to perform your duties."

"Yes, Chief." Li Xiaoran's voice was choked up, and he hung up the phone. He took a deep breath, "Sun Xian, ask Hu Yu."

Li Xiaoran twitched the corners of his mouth, looked at Hu Yu who was sweating non-stop, and stretched out his still movable right hand, "Director Hu, please."

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He and Zhou Cheng were handcuffed together, so naturally he couldn't do the questioning of witnesses.

After explaining a few words to Sun Xian, Li Xiaoran also called Su Yang, briefly talked about Gu Rong's affairs, and asked him to focus on Du Ruo's situation when he was sent to the hospital.

After everything was arranged properly, Li Xiaoran and Zhou Cheng walked in the empty corridor.

"Xiao Ran."

A title revealed the complexity of his heart.

Helplessness, touch, fear, guilt... these two words carry his heavy feelings.

"you……"

"Let's talk after you think it over." Li Xiaoran's teeth were tight, he knew Zhou Cheng too well, as if he could guess what Zhou Cheng was thinking at the moment when the handcuffs were put on.

Turning his head to look at the black cat sheriff whose fur was blown all over his body, Zhou Cheng suddenly felt that this life was worth it.

"Look, you can't even walk, how can you catch a thief?" He shook the handcuffs of the two of them.

He understood Li Xiaoran's intentions, Zhou Cheng didn't feel wronged, but he didn't want Li Xiaoran to suffer this crime with him.

"That's because you're stupid." Li Xiaoran met his gaze, crossed his wrists, clasped his fingers, and clasped his hand——

"Look, isn't that all right?"