The surrounding crowd, seeing the knife-wielding robber being apprehended by the police, gathered around and began chattering, criticizing him: “With hands and feet, why not do something decent instead of becoming a robber? Do you want to eat peanuts?” (Bullets)

“Exactly, exactly. You look so young, why not do something good?”

“This young lady is really brave. If she hadn’t tripped him, he might have escaped.”

Everyone spontaneously applauded Wen Ci, who blushed in embarrassment: “No, no, it’s the officer who’s more impressive.”

After handcuffing the robber, the police officer glanced at the gold bracelet on Wen Ci’s wrist and kindly reminded her, “You should keep the bracelet at home.”

“Okay, okay.”

The incident happened not far from the guesthouse. A military pickup truck drove over, and the man immediately spotted the beautiful Wen Ci in the crowd.

After getting out of the car, he walked up to Wen Ci and tentatively asked, “Are you Sister Wen Ci?”

The situation was sudden, and he didn’t have a photo of Wen Ci. He only knew about her appearance from a phone call with Brother Huo Jingyuan last night.

Wen Ci nodded: “Xue Li?”

“Yes, yes.” Xue Li flashed a bright smile: “It’s me, Sister-in-law. You really are as beautiful as Brother Huo said, like a flower, like jade.”

Wen Ci: “…”

Hearing such plain and straightforward praise, Wen Ci felt her scalp tingle.

Xue Li reached out to help Wen Ci carry her things.

Wen Ci politely declined: “No need, no need.”

The crowd hadn’t dispersed yet, and Xue Li noticed the blood-stained dagger on the ground. His brows immediately furrowed with determination, and he calmly asked, “What happened here?”

“A knife robbery. This young lady tripped the guy.”

Xue Li’s eyes widened. As Huo Jingyuan’s most loyal subordinate, he had heard about Brother Huo’s fiancée.

A delicate young lady raised in a greenhouse, untouched by the hardships of life.

Hearing the bystander’s account, Xue Li suddenly felt a deep respect for Wen Ci. Sister-in-law actually dared to trip a knife-wielding robber.

Truly bold and fearless.

Her courage was on par with Brother Huo’s.

“Sister-in-law, are you hurt?”

Wen Ci shook her head: “No, no, I’m fine.”

By the time she finished shopping and left the mall, it was already nine o’clock. It would take another six hours to return to the Northwest Military Compound. Wen Ci wanted to settle in as soon as possible.

Wen Ci said, “The things I bought are at the entrance of the guesthouse. Let’s move them quickly and head back to the military compound.”

“No rush, I’ll load the things into the car first. We still need to pick up a leader later.”

“Oh, okay.” Wen Ci nodded.

She remembered that Xue Li wasn’t here specifically to pick her up.

…

Xue Li loaded all the items into the trunk, and Wen Ci took the front passenger seat. The train station was not far from the guesthouse, and they arrived in just two or three minutes.

Xue Li pulled out a handwritten sign from the back seat and stood at the exit, holding it high. From the passenger seat, Wen Ci could vaguely make out the words on it.

[Welcome Dr. Su Wanqing to the Northwest.]

Wen Ci didn’t pay much attention. After waiting for about ten minutes, Xue Li successfully picked up the person. He opened the rear door with a smile and asked cheerfully, “Dr. Su, have you had breakfast?”

Su Wanqing replied gently, “Yes, I have.”

Xue Li returned to the driver’s seat and had just fastened his seatbelt when he suddenly remembered something. He said, “Do you need to use the restroom? It’s about a six-hour drive back to the Northwest Military Compound, and there won’t be any places to stop along the way.”

Hearing this, Wen Ci raised her hand: “I need to use the restroom.”

Su Wanqing also responded, “I’d like to go too.”

Xue Li said, “Then I’ll wait here for you.”