Seeing Crime Scenes in My Sleep

Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Tentative Food Safety

’If it weren’t for her, I don’t know if I would’ve made it back alive.’

"Jiang Li, thank you."

Lu Xingchen stepped forward and hugged Jiang Li.

Lu Xingye, moved, turned his head to the side.

"I’m very happy I could help you, Officer Lu."

Jiang Li forced a smile.

When he heard Jiang Li was coming, no one was more excited than Zhao Shuo.

"Miss Jiang, you’re here! Quick, quick, come in, please, come in!"

Zhao Shuo came up to Jiang Li, looking at her excitedly. The last case was just about to wrap up, and here she was!

Jiang Li smiled and nodded, following Zhao Shuo inside.

Zhao Shuo had already prepared his equipment and had thoughtfully bought Jiang Li a hot milk tea, hoping it would warm her up.

"Officer Zhao, you’re too kind."

"Of course, of course. It’s just that the last case is still wrapping up. Otherwise, we’d have to thank you properly."

Jiang Li picked it up and took a sip. She looked up at him with an unreadable expression. "Lychee-flavored?"

"Yeah, you don’t like it?" Zhao Shuo said, already pulling out his phone to order a new one.

’It’s lychee season right now, and it’s the milk tea shop’s new special, so I just bought it...’

"Ahem, it’s fine, it’s fine. Let’s start."

Jiang Li set the milk tea aside and looked up at him.

"Ahem, okay, so it was like this. I dreamed I was chopping bones. Then my wife told me to hurry up, that we were about to open for business.

The Chen Family from the east side placed an order for twenty-two pounds of meat.

Then I grabbed two sticky things, lifted the lid off a jar, and tossed them inside.

Those old coots just love my secret-recipe lychee wine."

Zhao Shuo: "..." ’Does it have to be such a coincidence?’

Jiang Li looked at Zhao Shuo’s stunned face. "Oh, right. I think there was also a blogger there to review the place."

After she spoke, Jiang Li took out her phone and searched the two words "lychee wine," but none of the dates matched.

Lu Xingye spoke up, "You said she just went to review the place. She probably hasn’t had time to edit and post the video yet."

Jiang Li nodded quickly at his words, then picked up the milk tea beside her and took two sips. ’Putting everything else aside, this is really sweet.’

"Officer Zhao, what do you think this situation is? Are they selling meat from diseased pigs?"

Jiang Li looked at Zhao Shuo. After all, she hadn’t seen any people in the dream, so she could only guess along those lines.

"Don’t worry. Even if it is diseased pigs, it’s still under our jurisdiction."

Jiang Li nodded, and Ji Qinghe’s voice sounded from behind her.

"Jiang Li."

After greeting her, Ji Qinghe looked at Zhao Shuo. "What’s the case this time?"

"Let’s tentatively classify it as a food safety issue." After speaking, Zhao Shuo relayed what Jiang Li had just said.

Ji Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief. ’Finally, an easy one.’

"Good, food safety is good. As police officers, this is all part of our duty."

Hearing Ji Qinghe’s words, Zhao Shuo chuckled. "True. We’ve finally got an easy one.

Otherwise, we’d all have to become a full-blown detective squad."

Ji Qinghe sat down across from Jiang Li. "Zhao Qinghe said that if he had believed Zhang Haosheng back then, he definitely wouldn’t have instigated Fang Xiaoling to go after you."

Thinking of Zhao Qinghe’s miserable state, Ji Qinghe’s expression grew more serious.

"Jiang Li, have you studied martial arts?"

’How else could you have turned the tables on him in such a dangerous situation!’

But their investigation showed that Jiang Li is anemic, has social anxiety, doesn’t have much of a social life, and shows no trace of any such training.

"If I said I learned it in a dream, would you believe me?

The way I severed Zhao Qinghe’s tendons that day... I learned that from him in a dream too..."

"Okay, okay, we believe you!" Zhao Shuo cut in hurriedly. ’This is getting creepier the more she talks about it. Learned it in a dream...’

"You learned it all in one night?"

Zhao Shuo looked at Jiang Li with adoration. ’This skill is just too incredible!’

’Learning something just by dreaming about it!’

Jiang Li looked up, confused. "My memory never used to be this good. But the things I dream... they’re so clear, like they’ve been carved into my brain."

"Jiang Dewang hit me on the head before, so I’ve always been a bit slow, and my grades were never good."

"But ever since I started having these crime dreams, my memory has actually gotten much better."

Zhao Shuo was practically on his knees. "Miss Jiang, what do you do before you go to sleep?"

Hearing this, Jiang Li’s face showed confusion. "Yeah, what did I do that day?"

"That day... I went to the hospital, but what did I go to the hospital for?"

As she tried to remember, a sharp pain suddenly pierced her mind, and she clutched her head in agony.

"It’s okay. If you can’t remember, don’t force it." Seeing Jiang Li’s condition, Ji Qinghe quickly tried to stop her.

Jiang Li shook her head. "I should go back for now. You can let me know if there’s any news, and I’ll see if I can help then."

Hearing she was leaving, Lu Xingye put away his phone and stood up, looking at her. "Jiang Li, didn’t you ask me to help you find an apartment?

The place is renovated and ready to move into anytime. The rent is twelve hundred, and utilities and internet are all included.

It’s right nearby, so it’s close, convenient to get to and from, and safe."

Lu Xingchen looked at her brother, completely baffled. ’He knows landlords, too?’

Ji Qinghe looked from Lu Xingye to Jiang Li. "Ahem, Xingye is right. Being closer is better. Otherwise, all this back and forth will be exhausting for you."

Jiang Li looked at Lu Xingye. "Then I’ll go take a look. If it’s good, I’ll go back, pack my things, and move."

’My current rent is eighteen hundred for a small one-bedroom. If I move here, I can even save some money.’

Lu Xingchen followed behind Lu Xingye, watching him take Jiang Li to see the apartment.

’Isn’t that... my building?’

Then she watched as her dear brother pulled open the door to the apartment next door. "Take a look."

Jiang Li peered inside, then looked at Lu Xingye in disbelief. "This... a two-bedroom with a kitchen and a bathroom, for only twelve hundred?"

’And it’s bigger than my place, gets good sunlight, it’s clean, fully renovated... and only twelve hundred?’

"Mm-hm, that’s right. The landlord is in a hurry to rent it out." Lu Xingye glanced at her. "The landlord said several other potential tenants are interested..."

Hearing this, Jiang Li didn’t even think before saying, "I’ll take it!"

The corner of Lu Xingye’s mouth twitched into a small smile. "Alright, I’ll contact the landlord then."

Lu Xingchen watched her brother, shook her head helplessly, and then opened the door to the apartment next to it.

Jiang Li’s jaw dropped as she stared at Lu Xingye. "You... you and Officer Lu live right next door?"

’It doesn’t get any safer than this!’

Seeing that she wasn’t overthinking it, Lu Xingye was instantly relieved. "Yes."

With Lu Xingye’s help, Jiang Li signed the contract with the landlord and would be moving in within a few days.

"Then I’m going back to pack. Thank you, Lu Xingye. I’ll treat you to dinner some other time," Jiang Li said as she headed downstairs.

As soon as Lu Xingye turned around, his eyes met Lu Xingchen’s.

"Sis, don’t get the wrong idea."

Lu Xingchen shook her head. "It’s the right thing to do. If it weren’t for Jiang Li, not only could I have died on the mission, but the mission would have failed.

And I’m afraid many more innocent people would have gotten hurt."

’I understand why Xingye is doing this. If he didn’t charge any rent, Jiang Li probably wouldn’t have accepted.’

Jiang Li had just gotten out of a taxi when she saw Qiao Siyuan standing at the bottom of her apartment building. Her expression immediately soured.

Qiao Siyuan saw Jiang Li too and hurried over, grabbing her hand. "Jiang Li, come back with me!"