Chapter 795 - 354: First Meeting

Chapter 795: Chapter 354: First Meeting

"Chen Zhiyu? If she’s coming, let her come. What’s the problem?"

Unexpectedly, in response to Gao Bo’s reminder, Gu Ji remained completely unflustered.

"Oh dear, you’re so dense!"

Gao Bo saw that his brain didn’t seem to catch on, so he tugged hard on his sweatshirt sleeve and gave a meaningful glance at Li Yanan standing in front of them.

Seeing this, Li Yanan thought the two must have something to attend to that evening.

So, she smiled and said, "You don’t have to worry about me. I’ll find a place to stay on my own."

Gu Ji finally understood what his friend meant.

But there was nothing going on between him and Li Yanan.

"Come on, you’re here to study and observe; of course, we’ll handle the arrangements."

Gu Ji readily agreed, then immediately wrapped an arm around Gao Bo’s neck, quietly whispered, "What nonsense is going through your mind? Let’s go, let’s go, we’ll miss our connecting flight if we don’t hurry!"

Flying from Jingzhou back to Ningzhou.

The biggest sensation was how much hotter it had become.

At the end of May, when it’s late spring and early summer, the air is left feeling fresh and pleasant but also mixed with a hint of heat.

Landing at Ningzhou Lu Kou International Airport, it was already evening.

The sunset looked like pink cream smudged across the sky, warm and tranquil. The shuttle bus slowly stopped in front of the airport terminal, occasionally kicking up one or two flying leaves. Surrounding people were chatting away in the Ningzhou dialect.

"Ah, this feels like home! Finally back home..."

Gao Bo took a deep breath of air and accompanied Li Yanan to go with Gu Ji to the baggage claim to retrieve the police dog, Duci.

Arriving at the domestic exit.

Before Gu Ji could take a good look, he caught sight of a graceful figure standing in front. Her silky, long hair was tied into a ponytail, gently swaying with her glance around. Her tall, petite 1.7-meter frame made her impossible to ignore.

"Gu Ji! Over here!"

He was just thinking about looking for Chen Zhiyu, and to his surprise, this gracefully built woman raised her fair arm.

Then, a face as stunning as a budding flower appeared in his vision.

Chen Zhiyu?

"Hey! Gu Ji! Gao Bo, where are you looking? Over here!"

"Dum dum dum dum!"

Just as Gu Ji and Gao Bo were about to greet Chen Zhiyu, surprisingly, behind this girl, Wu Kang, Liu Weijun, Zhou Yang, and Zhao Hua burst forth, holding up a banner that read:

"Warmly welcoming the ’Chicken Neck’ duo home in glory!"

"You guys, why are you here?"

Gao Bo exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly dashed out from the exit, giving Wu Kang a strong punch on the shoulder.

"We heard from Zhang Zhong that you’d be returning tonight. Monk and Zhou Yang suggested giving you both a surprise, and unexpectedly, we ran into Chen Zhiyu here."

"We consider ourselves lucky today because Xiaoyu said she’d personally cook and invited everyone over to Gu Ji’s place for a proper celebration!"

"Hey! Monk, what do you mean by sharing in their joy? Can we even count Gao Bo as a person? Clearly, we’re here to enjoy Gu Ji’s good fortune!"

Zhao Hua, Liu Weijun, and Zhou Yang teased one another, each saying a line.

But just as the last sentence was uttered, Li Yanan also appeared from behind Gu Ji with her luggage, smiling as she greeted everyone from the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team, "Hello everyone!"

"Li Yanan?"

Zhou Yang was taken aback, thinking he might be seeing things.

He remembered this woman was a sharpshooter from the Qizhou Special Police Team. How did she come to Ningzhou, and why was she with Gu Ji?

Chen Zhiyu heard that name and looked puzzled and slightly worried.

From the expressions on Wu Kang and the others, it was clear they were already very familiar with this "Li Yanan," yet Gu Ji had never mentioned her to Chen Zhiyu.

It’s important to know.

The two had shared everything since childhood, no matter what happened to them. They kept no secrets.

Including Gu Ji’s crush from middle school and the two girlfriends he dated in college; as his childhood friend and close ally, she was always the first to know.

But this time...

For a moment, Wu Kang, Monk, and the others could only look to Gao Bo.

"Gulp."

Gao Bo swallowed hard, as the atmosphere started to take a strange turn. He didn’t dare to speak carelessly and could only shift his gaze back to Gu Ji.

"Li Yanan said she’s here to exchange and learn with our Dragon and Tiger Assault Team. I just spoke with Zhang Zhong before boarding."

Gu Ji generously introduced everyone to each other, "This is my childhood friend, Chen Zhiyu, who works in national security; Xiaoyu, this is Li Yanan from the Qizhou Special Police Brigade, who is also our partner for this mission."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Yanan walked up to Chen Zhiyu with a confident, cool smile and extended her hand.

"Hello!"

"Hello."

Chen Zhiyu lightly shook her hand.

The moment their eyes met, her heart skipped a beat.

For some reason, her intuition told her this woman seemed different from any other woman Gu Ji had ever interacted with.

Whether it was Ding Lan or Li Huiran;

Chen Zhiyu, though sometimes jealous, always had a thought lingering in her mind that Gu Ji wouldn’t end up with them.

But with this Li Yanan in front of her, she felt a completely unprecedented sense of crisis.

Gao Bo scratched his nose beside them. Normally, given his personality, he would have made a few sarcastic comments by now, but he stayed silent. Instead, he involuntarily took a step back, as if to say, "Don’t splash blood on me."

He kept quiet.

Wu Kang, Zhou Yang, and others didn’t dare speak either; even Duci the police dog quietly tucked in its head and shut its mouth.