between light and shadow

In the early morning, Ji Bai and Xun Ran arrived at the Punk Cafe together.The search warrant has not been obtained yet, but Ji Bai can't wait any longer.After working overtime, Xun Ran proposed to have a midnight snack, so Ji Bai "dropped in" here, wanting to see what he might find first.

As soon as the two entered the cafe, Mingcheng caught Mingcheng's attention, and he naturally recognized the two policemen.Mingcheng saw that Ji Bai and Li Xunran did not come forward to show their IDs, obviously they were not performing official duties, but he could see that these two came prepared.There was no one in the cafe at this time, but they chose a table in the corner by the window, from where they could easily see the environment inside and outside the cafe.

"What would you like to drink?"

Ji Bai looked up at Mingcheng.This waiter was not simple, Ji Bai remembered how he chased away the two robbers that night, but Ji Bai remained calm.

"Are you the barista here?"

"Correct."

"Your skills don't come from brewing coffee, do you?"

"You can be kidding. But brewing coffee does take some skill."

"Then what is your favorite coffee?"

"It's all right, I will try my best to do what the customer asks."

"It seems that you have special skills and are hiding something deep." Ji Bai stared at Mingcheng, but Mingcheng still stood humbly, calmly, "Give me a glass of espresso."

Xun Ran ordered an Americano.He had already heard about Mingcheng from Ji Bai.When Xunran came to investigate last time, he also found out that Mingcheng knew everything about the cafe, and everyone seemed to listen to him, not like an ordinary barista.

Xun Ran suddenly stared outside the cafe, "Brother, there is something wrong with that person."

Ji Bai turned his head and looked over.A man in his early 20s hovered by the door, looking restless, pacing back and forth while muttering to himself.

Xun Ran frowned and observed the man, "What is he holding in his hand? A water pipe?!"

"Looking like this, I'm afraid he's a drug addict." Ji Bai had caught many drug dealers before, and he was no stranger to addicts.

Then, they saw Mingcheng go out, trying to get the man to leave so as not to affect the business of the coffee shop.The man suddenly yelled and waved the water hose in his hand indiscriminately. Mingcheng took a few steps back and avoided the opponent's attack with some difficulty.Seeing this, Ji Bai and Xun Ran hurriedly got up and walked out.

Ji Bai and Xun Ran went forward and stood between the man and Ming Cheng, protecting Ming Cheng.The man seemed to have lost control. When he saw a stranger coming up, he raised the water hose and attacked him without any explanation.Ji Bai and Xunran jumped left and right at the same time, Ji Bai kicked the man down, and Xunran followed and kicked away the water pipe that fell beside the man.The man stood up quickly, glanced at the people in front of him, then turned around and ran across the road to the opposite side.Ji Bai and the others chased after him, and saw the man run into a bar opposite, followed by a loud bang, the sudden impact threw Ji Bai and the others to the ground, and an explosion occurred in the back alley of the cafe .

The cause of the explosion is unknown, with Punk Cafe bearing the brunt and at least three nearby stores suffering.Fortunately, it was early morning and the shops were closed, but two or three passers-by were slightly injured.However, the most unlucky thing was the bar opposite.

Fortunately, when the explosion happened, Ji Bai and others chased the man and ran to the opposite side, no one was injured.But the sound of the explosion drew everyone out of the bar, including a group of a dozen young people who were particularly excited and shaking their heads. Ji Bai suspected that this group of people had also taken drugs.Because of this group of out-of-control young people and the explosion outside, the people in the store panicked and rushed out, almost causing a stampede. In the end, Ji Bai fired a shot in the air, and Xun Ran desperately drank Only then can more serious accidents be avoided.The bar named Traffic Light was the newly opened shop of He Datong, and He Datong was also in the shop at that time.

As a result, the hospital lobby and emergency room were packed with people.Although there were no serious injuries, there were a lot of people mixed together, and there was a group of drug addicts among them, making the situation chaotic.Xunran handcuffed the man who was going to attack Mingcheng before, and then asked another policeman to take him for examination.Ji Bai was busy assigning tasks to the colleagues who arrived later.

"Square team!"

Hearing the sound, Ji Bai turned his head and saw Annie coming along with a photographer to catch up on the news.At this time, Zhao Qiping also came over.He was in a hurry to have an operation, and he heard that the situation here was chaotic, so he came over to take a look.

"Doctor Zhao, I heard that there are drug addicts among them?" Annie tightly held the tape recorder in her hand.This is the first time she has interviewed on such a large site, and she is actually excited and nervous at the same time.

"Yes, at least 11 of them tested positive for the urine test."

Ji Bai looked serious.Looks like there's something wrong with that traffic light bar.Ji Bai hurriedly turned around and called his superiors to discuss countermeasures.

Zhao Qiping looked at Annie, "Those people are very unstable, you have to be careful."

"understood."

When Zhao Qiping was about to turn around and leave, the noise from the other side caught their attention.A man was yelling at the nurse Xiaomin, saying that his boss was injured and why no doctor had come to see him yet.Xiaomin explained that she had to line up by number, but before she finished speaking, the man refuted fiercely and even pushed Xiaomin.Xiao Min staggered and almost fell, Xun Ran stepped forward to support her in time, and then protected her behind her.

Xun Ran looked at the man dissatisfied, "What are you arguing about? She said that you will come in turn according to the number. You are not the only patient here."

"My eldest brother's foot is injured, how long do we have to wait? The police won't let us transfer to another hospital, who will be responsible if there are any sequelae?"

The boss that man said was He Datong, presumably he was injured in the chaos in the bar just now.Since the store is now suspected of drug trafficking, as the owner, He Datong has to take a statement, let alone leave the hospital without permission.

Zhao Qiping stepped forward to have a look at He Datong's injured foot, "It's just a slight bump, no fracture, so don't worry."

He Datong saw the name tag on Zhao Qiping's chest, "Director of the Orthopedics Department? Then treat me quickly, I don't want to waste time."

"I'm sorry, I have to rush to another operation, not to mention that your injury is not serious, and the emergency room can definitely handle it."

"It's just money, how much do you want, tell me! Or do you look down on business people like me? If you have prejudice, I can complain to you at any time!"

"Of course, the more money the better, but I only look at the injury, not the partner."

After Zhao Qiping finished speaking, he turned and left without looking back.He Datong didn't expect Zhao Qiping to be so arrogant, he looked at Zhao Qiping's back with resentful eyes, and decided to remember Zhao Qiping's name firmly.

It was almost five o'clock in the morning, after Zhao Qiping came out of the operating room, he sat down tiredly on a chair in the corner of the corridor.Zhao Qiping rubbed his neck, leaned his head against the wall behind the chair, closed his eyes and took a rest.

Not long after, he felt someone sitting down beside him, so he raised his head and opened his eyes. It turned out to be Anne.

"Wake you up?"

Zhao Qiping shook his head, "How's the situation over there?"

"I heard that it was a bomb randomly planted by an addict who was unconscious. One suspect has been caught. The dozen or so drug addicts have been brought back to the police station, and the traffic light bar has been temporarily sealed off."

"So it's all over? Then why haven't you left yet?"

"I just finished typing the manuscript and sent it back to the newspaper office. I stopped by to see you. I didn't expect that you really haven't left yet."

"There was a small problem in the middle of the operation just now, but fortunately it was successful in the end."

"Seeing that you're tired," Annie looked at Zhao Qiping pitifully, "Okay, I'll reward you and play defending radish for you."

Annie took out her mobile phone and handed it to Zhao Qiping, but Zhao Qiping smiled wryly and raised his trembling hands, "Thank you. Look at my hands, how can I still play games?"

"Is it tired of holding the scalpel? Hey, can you go? How about I take you back."

"No, I'll just sit here for a while. You've been busy all night, aren't you tired?"

"No matter what, you are not tired. Let's go! Don't be a mother-in-law!"

Annie pulled Zhao Qiping up and dragged him away.Zhao Qiping followed weakly, "Slow down, slow down..."

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It was dawn, and the street was still a little deserted. Annie looked at Zhao Qiping who was sitting next to her while driving.I saw Zhao Qiping resting his head on the car window with his hands closed, as if he had fallen asleep with his eyes closed.

Annie tentatively called softly, "Doctor Zhao."

"Call me Qiping." Zhao Qiping opened his eyes dimly.

"The man you refused to treat in the hospital just now is called He Datong."

Zhao Qiping thought for a while before he came back to his senses, "Oh, it's that man, have you checked him out?"

"He is the owner of the bar. I heard that he has a gangster background. You should be careful."

"Even after I knew his identity and background, I would still make the same decision. This kind of thing is already common in the hospital, and it is difficult to avoid conflicts."

"Anyway, you'd better be careful."

"Understood, thank you for your concern."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

Zhao Qiping looked at Annie curiously, "Why do you ask so suddenly?"

"Because based on your conditions, even if you don't take the initiative, there should be many girls who like you, but your work is so busy and irregular, how can you maintain a relationship? I'm just curious."

"There have been."

"Then it's gone now? Why did you break up? Is it really because of working long hours?"

"The most important thing in maintaining a relationship is quality rather than quantity. If you have a heart for each other, every meeting can be very beautiful. We just...have different values. It's like two parallel lines that are difficult to connect together."

"Sorry, I seem to be too gossip." Annie actually knew that she shouldn't ask about other people's feelings, but she couldn't hold back her curiosity about Zhao Qiping. She wanted to know what kind of girl would be with Zhao Qiping .

"It's okay, but it's already a thing of the past, so I don't want to mention it again."

"Yes, we should look to the future."

Annie didn't dare to say anything more, she just concentrated on driving.

Arriving outside Zhao Qiping's apartment, Annie parked the car by the side of the road.Zhao Qiping didn't know when he fell asleep.Annie couldn't help but gently leaned forward to stare at Zhao Qiping's handsome face.That straight nose, that sexy lips, that long eyelashes, this is simply an exquisite doll.Annie was watching intently, but Zhao Qiping woke up suddenly, turned his head and touched Annie's lips, and the two kissed like this.

Annie was startled, and after finally realizing it, she hurriedly backed away to distance herself from Zhao Qiping, her cheeks were red and hot.Zhao Qiping was also embarrassed for a while. After sitting up straight, he tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened and looked out the car window.

"It's dawn." Zhao Qiping blurted out this sentence.

"Hmm." Annie only nodded in agreement.

"Then I'm leaving, thank you for sending me back."

Zhao Qiping unfastened his seat belt and got out of the car.Seeing Zhao Qiping waving goodbye to him, Annie also pretended to be natural and waved with a smile, then drove away quickly.

At Li Yaman's house in Leyuan next door, besides Ming Cheng and Lin Feifan, Fang Hong also came.In recent years, Fang Hong seldom showed up. Most of his business was handed over to Li Yaman. Of course, this refers to those shady businesses.So Mingcheng had been with Lin Feifan in the Punk Cafe for almost a year, and it was only today that he officially met Fang Hong.

"The investigation report is not suspicious, and the insurance compensation is being processed, but it will take some time, and the budget will not be able to reopen until half a year at the earliest." Lin Feifan was reporting.

"The police really have no suspicion?" Li Yaman was still a little worried.

"Don't worry, they have arrested A Dong, A Dong knows what to do."

"Are there any problems with that Dong?"

"He has no relatives and no burdens, and he has long wanted to leave Ho Datong. With the money we gave him, it doesn't matter if he is sentenced to 20 years in prison."

"Also, do you know that the two policemen will come?"

"I don't know," Mingcheng shook his head, "It's just that since they're here, I'll just show them the way."

"Actually, you should take the opportunity to burn them to death." Lin Feifan was impatient with the investigation by those policemen, if it wasn't for fear of causing trouble again, he really wanted to kill them.

"How many policemen can you do? Ah Cheng is right to do this. He cleaned up his hands. Now even He Datong is being watched by the police, and he is no longer a threat to us." Fang Hong finally spoke.

"Thanks to Ah Cheng this time, thinking of using He Datong's subordinate Ah Dong to create an explosion and burn down the coffee shop, there will definitely not be any clues or evidence left. The police can't continue to investigate." Lin Feifan patted Mingcheng's Shoulder, "It also exposed He Datong's store at the same time, it really kills two birds with one stone!"

Fang Hong nodded appreciatively to Mingcheng.