Growing Fond of You, Mr Nian

At the director’s office.

Nian Xi gently knocked on the door and found two familiar faces sitting inside. One was Xu Gang, whom she had not seen since Jiang Yuning went missing, and the other was Feng Jichuan, who rarely came back after he went to Interpol.

“Nian Xi, no, it’s captain Nian now. Long time no see,” Xu Gang smiled and stood up to shake her hand.

Nian XI’s hand trembled slightly as she went forward to shake his hand. “You guys came this time… did you… have news of him?”

After he left for so long, there was no news at all. Now, it seemed like there was finally a glimmer of hope.

“Take a seat first,” the director said.

Nian Xi sat silently on the empty chair beside Feng Jichuan.

“Nian XI, you’ve lost weight.” Feng Jichuan looked at her and sighed softly. “A girl should know to take it easy.”

In his eyes, she would always be the little girl from back then. He had wanted to protect her, but she no longer needed him.

“I thought you would say that I’ve become stronger.” Nian Xi smiled. In the past, when she solved cases, he always helped her secretly behind her back. Now, she could completely fend for herself and became an excellent police officer like him, “How is it? How are you doing in the outside world?”

Feng Jichuan rubbed between his eyebrows. “It’s more comfortable to stay in Xia City.”

“The two of you stop reminiscing,” the bureau director said with a smile. “Nian Xi, this time, officer Xu came to look for your help with the TOX organization case.”

Nian Xi, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up. Her gaze was sharp and excited.

Xu Gang smiled, “Last time, I heard that you solved a major international drug trafficking case and even caught Jie Wen, who is a drug lord from Australia. Nian Xi, you’re very capable. Jie Wen made police from other Southeast Asian countries gnash their teeth in hatred, but he was so crafty that he couldn’t be caught. You led a team to Yunnan and joined forces to capture him. You’ve made all of us look at you in a new light.”

Nian Xi remained silent. Even though those things were her accomplishments, she wasn’t very interested.

“So… I mentioned you to the higher-ups. You’re Jiang Yuning’s girlfriend, so you’re very clear about what happened back then. Now that we’re short-handed, the leader has agreed to temporarily transfer you over,” Xu Gang felt guilty, no matter what, he was responsible for separating the two of them back then. “But I want to tell you that this case is very dangerous…”

“I can do it,” Nian XI interrupted. “I’ve worked so hard for this day. It’s been almost three years. You promised me three years back then, but I haven’t heard anything from you. I really don’t know how much longer I can wait.”

Her voice was slightly bitter. Feng Jichuan pursed his thin lips. “W haven’t heard from Jiang Yuning until last month. Our people finally received an encrypted email from Jiang Yuning from Mexico.”

Nian Xi clenched her fists. She remembered that when he had left, Xu Gang had told him not to contact them. They would only take action after he gained their full trust. What had he experienced in the past two years? “Is he in Mexico?”

Xu Gang shook his head. “He’s not here. He just came to Mexico to do something. He just revealed that Tox’s organization is in Samoa.”

Nian Xi was stunned. She had never heard of this place.

Feng Jichuan explained, “Samoa is an independent country, located in the Southern Pacific Ocean. It’s quite small. It used to be a tax haven, but has been slightly stricter in the past few years.”