Jiang Jincheng lay down on the sofa again after he finished his work. Because Xiao Ling was there, he resisted the urge to smoke. When he thought of the failed operation last night, Jiang Jincheng became very annoyed.

"Captain Jiang, are you still thinking about what happened last night?"

Xiao Ling sat beside him and took out a piece of paper to peel an orange for Jiang Jincheng. He glanced at Jiang Jincheng and then comforted him: "Captain Jiang, don't worry. You are also a human being, not a god. We can't fully control the overall situation. We don't have a God's perspective. We only do what we can."

“You are good at comforting people…”

Jiang Jincheng sighed heavily and ruffled his hair in annoyance. The strands of hair on his forehead blocked his eyes weakly. Jiang Jincheng looked so decadent and depressed.

He looked at Xiao Ling and smiled bitterly: "I am indeed not a god, my abilities are limited..."

"But the victims need me to redress their injustice, and their families need me to catch the murderer..."

Jiang Jincheng looked up at the ceiling with some paint peeling off and murmured: "Maybe some people kill people just because they are excited at the moment, and some people kill people because they really have a deep hatred..."

"But no matter what, we must not lose our respect for life. If everyone in this world can despise life, then burning, killing and looting will be everywhere, and how many people will live in dire straits every day..."

"No matter what the reason, if you kill someone, you have to pay the price. The law will give the fairest execution, and my first priority as a police officer is to bring them to justice."

Xiao Ling listened to Jiang Jincheng's words quietly and then chuckled. He leaned slightly and whispered: "I don't have such lofty ambitions as Captain Jiang. Maybe Captain Jiang is right. I am not suitable to be a policeman..."

"But I will never be a burden to you. I don't have Captain Jiang's skills or your brains..."

Xiao Ling looked at Jiang Jincheng gently and said word by word: "But I will do my best to share your worries."

"I can't do anything else, but I can cook, wash clothes and take care of people."

"You go and seek justice for the victim, and I will take care of you at home."

Xiao Ling suddenly seemed to have changed into a different person. He looked at Jiang Jincheng with a hint of tenderness in his eyes. He spoke word by word: "You guard the people, and I guard you..."

Jiang Jincheng frowned slightly, then laughed and patted Xiao Ling's head gently: "How thick is your filter for me? Where do I get such great ability?"

Jiang Jincheng took the peeled orange from Xiao Ling's mouth and stuffed it into his mouth: "I am just an ordinary person like ordinary people. Don't tell me how great I am. I also fail sometimes... like this time."

Xiao Ling shook his head and retorted: "I don't think that failure means incompetence. In my mind, Captain Jiang is fearless and omnipotent."

Jiang Jincheng got goosebumps when he heard this. He laughed dryly and waved his hands: "Alright, stop flattering me. You're hurting my butt."

"How could I flatter you...I clearly..."

It's all true...

Xiao Ling had a look of grievance on his face. Jiang Jincheng was about to say something when his cell phone buzzed.

He took out his phone, glanced at it, and then looked at Xiao Ling helplessly: "Okay... your director dad is coming over to scold people..."

"Hello? Director Xiao."

"Jiang Jincheng, what the hell did you do last night!!"

As soon as Director Xiao opened his mouth, he roared, causing Jiang Jincheng's ears to hurt. Jiang Jincheng frowned slightly, picked his ears, and sighed: "Director Xiao, it was my negligence last night. I wasted manpower and material resources, and the murderer ended up killing someone in such a provocative way."

"You still know!"

"Jiang Jincheng, do you know how much impact this so-called suicide case will have on society if it remains unsolved and the frequency of murders continues at one person a day?!"

"How long will it take you to solve the case? Give me a number!"

Jiang Jincheng was about to say something but his phone was snatched away by Xiao Ling.

His face looked a little grim. He glanced at Jiang Jincheng soothingly and then turned sideways: "Hello? Dad."

"I can explain what happened last night. The operational error last night had nothing to do with Captain Jiang. It was the incident itself that was wrong!"

"Xiao Ling! Stop it!"

Jiang Jincheng's face turned cold and he stretched out his hand to take the phone away, but Xiao Ling was stubborn and for the first time did not listen to Jiang Jincheng. Instead, he held Jiang Jincheng's hand tightly, which was stretched out to take the phone.

Xiao Ling looked at Jiang Jincheng and then said to the phone in a very impolite manner: "Dad, let me ask you, when the school gate, the nearby walls and even the stairs of the teaching building were all guarded by police, the murderer killed a person who had already flown to the United States and brought him back to China, then quietly entered the school to avoid everyone's eyes and finally escaped perfectly."

"Dad, do you think anyone can do this? Even flying back and forth between the United States and China in half a day is not enough!"

"This matter itself is not normal! Even if someone else were to do it, the result would be the same. I don't even think anyone else would do a better job than Captain Jiang!"

Jiang Jincheng was slightly stunned, and then his hand that was trying to grab the phone gradually softened. Xiao Ling noticed his change and gently took the phone away, then held his hand and comforted him: "It's okay... You won't be scolded if I'm here..."

After he finished speaking, he continued to speak to the phone: "Dad, Captain Jiang is a human, not a machine! The police dogs in your police force have to eat and rest on time, why should Captain Jiang work around the clock!"

"Captain Jiang needs to rest now, not solve the case! Stop pressuring him with your nonsense!"

Seeing Xiao Ling's words getting more and more unpleasant, Jiang Jincheng quickly snatched the phone away from him when he was not paying attention and smiled hurriedly: "Director Xiao, don't be angry... Xiao Ling's words are a bit blunt and ignorant, I will teach him a lesson later!"

"And I will definitely solve this case as soon as possible. It was my fault that I didn't catch the murderer last night. I brought shame to our bureau... I apologize..."

"Captain Jiang!"

As soon as Xiao Ling spoke, Jiang Jincheng glared at him fiercely. He quickly said a bunch of nice things before hanging up the phone.

Xiao Ling was obviously unhappy. He turned his head away with an ugly look on his face, a little angrily. It was obvious that he was sulking because he had good intentions to protect Jiang Jincheng, but ended up being yelled at by Jiang Jincheng.

Jiang Jincheng felt both amused and helpless when he saw him like that. Xiao Ling was so angry that he didn't want to look at him at all. He turned sideways and left Jiang Jincheng with only his back.

Jiang Jincheng was almost laughing at his behavior. He was simply worried that this brat's talking back to his dad would affect their father-son relationship. He said it didn't matter if he got scolded. Moreover, Director Xiao's sudden lack of face today was obviously for the people above him to see. This matter was indeed his mistake, so it was nothing to get criticized just for talking.

"Why are you still angry?"

Jiang Jincheng forced a smile and moved closer, stretching out his hand to try to straighten Xiao Ling, but Xiao Ling got so angry that his body twisted like a loach when touched, causing Jiang Jincheng to give him a hard time.

"Come on, stop it! You're an adult and you're still angry about something like this!"

Jiang Jincheng finally lost his patience and turned Xiao Ling over. Xiao Ling had no expression on his face. He just gently pulled out Jiang Jincheng's hand and whispered, "How dare I get angry? It's just that I'm ignorant. My self-righteous defense was regarded as reckless and ignorant and was scolded and despised."

Xiao Ling raised his eyes and said word by word: "I am meddling in other people's business. How dare I get angry? Where do I get the confidence to get angry?"

Jiang Jincheng was stunned for a moment and then reached out and rubbed Xiao Ling's hair as if he was coaxing a child.

"You..."

"I know you mean well and you want to protect me."

Jiang Jincheng softened his tone and tried to coax him voluntarily. Seeing that Xiao Ling's face was still so ugly, he was forced to soften his tone a little.

"Xiao Ling, you defended me at all costs. I'm very happy."

"But I don't want your relationship with your father to become strained because of me."

Jiang Jincheng sighed and said softly: "You are going to contradict your father today because of me. Have you ever thought about whether Director Xiao can save his face?"

"You are his son and you have to go home anyway. Are you going to have another fight because of me when you go home?"

"Xiao Ling, I don't need you to act on impulse. I know you want to protect me."

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