177: Chapter 171 The Rich Girl's Confession!!

Zhang Jingque took a deep breath, suddenly summoning her courage to look at Yang Tian: "I..."

But the words reached her lips only to be swallowed back down. She quickly changed her tune and began to laugh foolishly.

"I see you're probably tired from waking up so early to work the case. Let me give you a massage!"

[Oh no, what should I do if I can't say the confession? It's right on the tip of my tongue, but I'm still so shy. I might be a coward! Waaaah...] — From Zhang Jingque's inner voice.

Confession?

Yang Tian looked up at her.

By now, Zhang Jingque had already walked behind him and started relaxing his shoulders.

[Forget it, I'll confess another time. To just grandly say 'I like you' really is quite abrupt, isn't it!] — From Zhang Jingque's inner voice.

Yang Tian felt a secret joy in his heart.

This girl was truly pure and cute, actually thinking about confessing to him.

Something like this had never happened before.

Not to mention, she was the daughter of a high-ranking official's family!

This feeling... must be pretty great, right?

Thinking of this, Yang Tian suddenly made a decision.

Since she couldn't confess in the office, they would change locations.

He turned his head and grabbed Zhang Jingque's hand, smiling. "Xiao Xique, take some time now to go to the bureau and request leave. We're going to Gui Province this afternoon!"

"Ah? So sudden. Are we going to Gui Province for a trip?"

Yang Tian paused. "Yes, for a trip."

He couldn't exactly tell her he was going to Gui Province to move gold bars. The fewer people who knew about this matter, the safer it was!

The corners of Zhang Jingque's mouth curled up, her heart feeling sweet. "Okay, I'll go request leave right now."

Yang Tian waved his hand. "Forget it, I'm too lazy to walk. I'll just call the political affairs department and have them fill out a leave slip for you!"

"Okay, hehe."

Yang Tian then picked up his phone.

"Hello, Director, I'd like to request leave!"

"Request leave?!"

The other person's voice was exceptionally loud and carried a serious tone.

"Don't you know that requesting leave requires a written application, a clear statement of reasons, and the signature of your department head before it comes to the bureau for approval? How many times do I have to repeat this process? You Police Officers..."

"I'm an Assistant Police Officer!" Yang Tian replied.

"An ass... Assistant Police Officers should find their own leaders. Why are you looking for me?"

"I am Yang Tian!"

When the name Yang Tian was heard, the other side immediately went silent.

A few seconds later, the person's voice underwent a 180-degree transformation.

"It's Chief Yang! Look at my ears, I didn't even recognize your voice. Please don't take offense!"

Yang Tian replied flatly, "Can I not request leave over the phone?"

"You can, of course you can! Who says you can't? I'll give them a piece of my mind!"

Yang Tian said, "Then I'm requesting a week's leave for my station's clerk, Zhang Jingque. Is that alright?"

"It is! Absolutely! Is it just her, or are you going as well?"

Yang Tian: "We're going together!"

"In that case, I don't think you should even request leave! Just count it as a business trip; that way, your travel expenses can be reimbursed!"

"Isn't that inappropriate?"

"It's appropriate, completely appropriate! County Magistrate Liang already gave instructions to continue the special treatment County Magistrate Liao had for you. How could it be inappropriate!"

"Then thank you, Director!"

"Don't mention it, don't mention it!"

Hanging up the phone, Zhang Jingque, who was standing nearby, was beaming with joy.

[My man really has status!] — From Zhang Jingque's inner voice.

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After eating lunch, Yang Tian went into Zhang Jingque's dormitory.

Resting his head on Zhang Jingque's lap, he pretended to play with his phone, but he was actually using Omni-Perception to check the movements of Lu Qianchuan and Zhao Sanxi.

At this moment, Zhao Sanxi had already left the Golden Triangle for Myanmar, while Lu Qianchuan had left Philadelphia in the United States for Las Vegas.

From the looks of it, these two had likely sold off all their existing meth and were starting to launder the funds.

Going to Myanmar meant they would inevitably use scam syndicates to obtain bank accounts from victims in China, then funnel the drug money in multiple batches before laundering it back through other fraudulent means.

Going to Las Vegas meant passing the money through gambling wins and losses, then using underground banks to launder it.

After monitoring the two for a while, he deactivated Omni-Perception, opened his phone's contacts, found Narcotics Bureau Director Lin Qiangfeng's number, and dialed it.

"Director Lin, the international narcotics police can be deployed."

"You have a lead?"

"Yes, one went to Las Vegas, and the other went to Myanmar."

"I'll arrange it immediately!"

After saying that, Lin Qiangfeng suddenly asked, "Which of these two places do you want to go to?"

"I'm going to Gui Province for a vacation!"

"What?!"

Lin Qiangfeng was speechless. "At such a critical time, you're going on vacation?"

"Just for a week. I'll be back quickly!"

"Fine, you're the cop with the best mental state I've ever seen!"

Lin Qiangfeng finished and hung up the phone.

Actually, he couldn't say much. After all, Yang Tian was a favorite of the Minister, and since Liu Shaohua's case was being handled by Yang Tian, Lin Qiangfeng was at most an assistant.

So regarding this case, he still had to listen to Yang Tian.

At 2:30 PM, Yang Tian and Zhang Jingque set off on time. They first went to a car rental agency and rented a spacious Toyota Prado.

After filling it with gas, they drove toward Xigang in Gui Province.

"Ding! International drug enforcement is imminent, yet you are taking your lady out for a trip. Your salted fish heart and desire to slack off have reached your very bones. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 200 salted fish points."

"Current Progress: 5000/5000"

"Ding! Consuming 5000 salted fish points can unlock the next Silver-tier skill. Unlock now?"

Yang Tian replied, "Don't unlock for now!"

He was joking; he was currently a Silver-tier Salted Fish, so the skills he unlocked were Silver-tier. But if he obtained another 5000 salted fish points, he could unlock a Gold-tier skill. Although it was only one level of difference, he could sense a world of difference.

—

Traveling from Xijiang to Xigang in Gui Province took over ten hours.

Yang Tian and Zhang Jingque played and ate along the way until they reached the Flower City of Gui Province—Shuzhou—the next morning.

Shuzhou's jasmine was famous nationwide, so Shuzhou was also known as the "Hometown of Jasmine."

The two arrived at a scenic spot. After passing through a small path, an endless sea of jasmine flowers appeared before their eyes.

The fragrance of jasmine wafted toward them, refreshing their minds, while various butterflies danced amidst the sea of flowers.

Zhang Jingque was instantly captivated and ran into the sea of flowers.

Yang Tian took the opportunity to catch a colorful butterfly and looked at it.

"Can you do me a favor?"

The butterfly fluttered its wings and looked at Yang Tian in surprise.

"Flutter, flutter~~ Why can I understand you?"

"Because I can understand you too!"

"Flutter, flutter~~ Alright, what do you need help with?"

Yang Tian pointed at the girl not far away and said, "See that girl?"

"Flutter, flutter~~ I see her. She's very pretty!"

Yang Tian smiled and said, "In a moment, you..."

He explained his request to the butterfly, and the butterfly immediately agreed: "Alright, I'll do it now."

After speaking, it flapped its wings and flew away from Yang Tian's palm.

Yang Tian plucked several jasmine branches with flowers and fashioned them into a beautiful jasmine wreath. He slowly walked toward Zhang Jingque.

At the same time, that colorful butterfly quietly flew onto his shoulder.

"Everything is ready!"