Xingxiong looked at Chen's actions, frozen like a statue for a long time before reacting. He reached out and took the bag containing the money, with a complicated expression on his face, and kept looking back and forth at Zhou Jinru and Chen.
Chen noticed Xing Xiong's unusual behavior, looked up at her, and asked, "What's going on?"
"Superintendent Chen, you have committed a crime."
Xingxiong's words fell in Chen's ears, causing her to frown. After realizing what she had done, her expression froze.
She had just sneaked into a private house with Zhou Jinru, one of them controlled the owner, and the other stole the money. Is this really what she did? She who usually prides herself on being the embodiment of the law actually committed a crime for the sake of excitement? !
"me……"
Her mental state became chaotic. She looked at her hands, then at Zhou Jinru, and finally at Xing Xiong's concerned face.
"A-Chen, don't be nervous, you are indeed no longer as pure as before."
After Zhou Jinru counted the gold pounds found in Hughes' room, he threw them all to Xing Xiong. He did not intend to deal with these properties of unknown origin by himself. And Star Bear has the means to get them into the right hands.
"Why do you want to do this?"
Chen De's tone was very scary, and he almost asked with a trembling voice, as if he would pull out the blade in the next second.
Suddenly, Zhou Jinru felt a little tired. He explained patiently: "I'm quite worried about you. A person who is too pure can easily go into a dead end. What we did is indeed against the law. I am the principal offender and you are an accessory. You have to accept the fact."
Chen's role in the sitcom is an important supporting role. She is a person who believes that the law is absolutely correct. During the development of the plot, she is either in a state of hostility with the protagonist, and finally slowly recognizes the protagonist, but cannot violate her own principles, and finally dies as a martyr. ; Or it is used by the villain and degenerates into a setting that is completely opposite to the previous absolute justice. It will still become a background board for the protagonist before the end of the whole drama, bringing out certain qualities of the protagonist.
"You took advantage of my trust in you."
"right."
Zhou Jinru thought about it for a long time, and finally admitted that he, who has experienced many dreams, will try his best to avoid the death of operators in dreams and continue to let the plot develop. Chen's character will most likely receive a box lunch because of the plot killing. In this regard He has selfish motives.
Chen used all his strength and said reluctantly: "What you said before were also lies to me?"
"No, I didn't lie to you, I said I like you, it's the truth."
"How do you expect me to trust you?!"
She growled, pulled back the curtain on the car window, and walked away.
Zhou Jinru was stunned for a second, then chased after him, leaving Xing Xiong alone in a daze.
"It's just a few gold pounds. It's nothing compared to what they've done."
Xingxiong curled her lips and drove the carriage out of the Western District alone. With her status, no guard dared to stop her.
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Chen ran alone for a long time. She had no sense of direction at all. She just ran wherever there was a road. She didn't think about anything, didn't care about anything, and allowed her emotions to control her body.
It was completely dark, and there was a mist in the air. In Londinium, it would be surprising if there was no fog.
She has always been strict with herself, fighting crime, catching criminals, solving cases, and maintaining urban security. No bad guy can escape her punishment. No matter what kind of bad guy he is, he can't escape from her sight.
She didn't know how long she ran, but she came to a bridge. Under the bridge was a rushing river. Chen had a hint of enlightenment in her heart. She actually came to the land river crossing Londinium. If it were during the day, the water here would be The scenery is exceptionally beautiful, with lush evergreens on both sides, the sound of the river rushing to my ears, and the warm sunshine shining on me, making it perfect for picnics and play.
Tired from running, she leaned against the guardrail of the bridge, looked at the wide river, took a breath, and carefully recalled the details before everything happened tonight.
"Ah Chen."
Zhou Jinru was radiating heat all over his body. He ran a long way behind Chen until he stopped here.
Chen didn't respond, just stared at the river. She suddenly stretched out her hands and jumped onto the guardrail. She stepped on the narrow guardrail with her leather boots, opened her arms to maintain balance, and walked forward step by step.
"Wow, can you come down? This is very dangerous."
Zhou Jinru followed, but did not dare to follow too closely.
Chen walked a few steps, and her unique voice came from the night: "Zhou, you know, before today, I have been working hard to fight crime. Almost no criminals can escape from my hands. The one you have seen Adela, she was the one I captured, and if Father Albert hadn't been willing to bail her out, I guarantee she would have spent an unforgettable three years in prison."
"Because she committed theft?"
"Yes, she robbed a bakery and when the owner found her, she was trying to steal some loaves of bread."
"Did you ever ask her why she stole the bread?"
Chen was silent for two seconds and replied: "Maybe it's because of hunger."
Zhou Jinru unbuttoned his coat and let the evening breeze blow up his clothes, blowing away the heat. He followed Chen, and the two walked on the bridge one after another.
"Have you not investigated why she committed the crime? Have you investigated all the criminals you caught and sent to prison?"
Chen pursed her lips and stopped slowly. She lowered her head and stared at the tips of her boots: "This is not my job. I am only responsible for arresting people and catching criminals."
"Okay, let's talk about the Butler Hughes who visited Earl West's private estate today."
"You want to say there's nothing wrong with what we're doing?"
Zhou Jinru walked alone until he walked in front of Chen, turned around, and raised his right hand towards her: "Chen, with your weekly salary, when will you reach the personal assets of Butler Hughes?"
"In a few decades, maybe I won't be able to make that much money in my lifetime."
"Have you ever wondered why he has so much money?"
Chen didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Jinru and listened to him.
"I am the valet of the Shivaash family. This is one of my identities. If calculated based on my personal weekly salary, without any special gift from Mr. Shivaash, without accounting for inflation. , it only takes two hundred years for me to own the assets exposed by Mr. Hughes. However, the actual situation is simply impossible. We all know that Earl West is an old nobleman who has successfully transformed. His assets have far exceeded one The limits that aristocratic families can control are becoming the new aristocracy that will lead Victoria into a new era.
"He may not know his assets accurately to single digits, but he definitely knows how much they are. How many extra gold pounds do you think he can give to a steward?"
Zhou Jinru's expression became serious, and the words coming out of his mouth seemed to have been experienced personally.
"One-tenth is the result of Earl West's generosity, and one percent is proof of Earl West's kindness. If he doesn't give a penny, but increases the weekly salary by a few percentage points, Butler Hughes should be grateful. , the money he has now, he would never dare to deposit it in the bank, let alone use it. Of course, the money was not stolen by him, otherwise he would have been kicked out long ago. "
Chen stared at Zhou Jinru's face as if it was the first day she met him. She thought that maybe this man had revealed his true colors.
"you……"
"Because I was once one of them."
Zhou Jinru whispered: "Achen, you are standing too high. You should come down. At least, you should lower your head and take a look."
He stretched out his hands, and Chen's expression was extremely complicated. For a moment, she wanted to jump off the bridge and fall into the rushing river, so that she would no longer have to regret and suffer from what she did today, but facing the situation in front of her, Man, she couldn't make a final decision.
"You haven't convinced me. I will continue to stare at you. If you lie to me again, I will personally send you to prison and choose your own destiny."
She closed her eyes, jumped up, and was greeted by a solid chest and a tight hug.
The man hugged her tightly, buried his face in her hair, breathed deeply, and refused to let go at all.
"I almost lost you."
He whispered in her ear.
"Let go, you're holding me too tightly."
Suddenly, all perceptions became blurred. Zhou Jinru knew that this was a sign that he was about to leave the dream. The pictures in his eyes disappeared bit by bit, leaving only his consciousness still awake.
"End of Act Two."
Such words appeared in his sight, and then everything fell silent until he opened his eyes again, it was already daytime on the third day of Recovery Day.
After waking up, Zhou Jinru rubbed his forehead. Although he was full of energy, he felt a little tired from his soul. Just when he was about to reach out to touch the ID card under the pillow, he suddenly realized that the person lying next to him was staring at him.
Vina? !
Zhou Jinru was startled, and the fatigue disappeared. He remembered one thing. The reason why Wei Na slept next to him was to meet him in the sitcom, but because of Chen Sir's incident, he forgot to squat. Find the lion in the Quiet Church.
"where have you been?"
Wei Na's faint voice came to her ears, and it sounded full of resentment.
Zhou Jinru was excited. He couldn't say that Sir Chen was too fragrant. He went to have sex with Sir Chen, and...how to face Sir Chen later.
For a moment, I had a headache as big as two. Is this the daily life of a scumbag, moving crazily between multiple members of the opposite sex?
"I'm in a little trouble."
Zhou Jinru quickly recounted what he had encountered. Of course, he selectively skipped some details that Wei Na was not interested in. Otherwise, he would face three consecutive leaping hammers and his head would be blown off.
But Wei Na cleverly grabbed the little tail and said in a serious tone: "So you didn't go to the Silent Church because you were with Chen Pao?"
"Her character is likely to die. I can't watch her die. The sitcom can be said to be another dream. I haven't figured out how death in the plot will affect reality."
"Hmph, let's consider it a reason."
Wei Na turned her body sideways, the flesh on her chest was squeezed into a ball, which made Zhou Jinru dizzy. She reached out her hand and grabbed the doctor's clothes to prevent him from escaping.
"Let's get down to business first. The Earl of West who dismissed Chen from his post is indeed a person in reality. He himself has died long ago. His family is now the leader of the new nobility. If it is not a character automatically generated in a dream, then the Earl The actor who plays is most likely a direct bloodline member of the West family. The earl had a romantic affair with a noble boy at the time, and the atmosphere at that time was not as open as it is now."
When the word "open" was mentioned, Wei Na's eyes changed slightly when she looked at Zhou Jinru, and the fingers that grabbed his collar tightened a little, as if to hint him something.
"You are facing a big noble. Now that he has dismissed Chen from his post, the first step is to promise benefits. If he doesn't want to lose his reputation, he has to win over Chen. I don't know if Chen's identity has been given to her. It will bring convenience, but Earl West will definitely make an appointment with Chen, promise political resources, support her to go higher, and at the same time mark her as a new noble lineage, after all, there is no free lunch in the world."
What Wei Na said was exactly what Zhou Jinru was thinking, and what worried him. Chen in the plot is an upright person. When she faces a noble, she must bow her head where she should. Nobles are reserved for their status, and they must He will promise benefits again and again until he loses his patience, and then he will be ruthless.
"To be honest, I don't want to deal with these things. I prefer the twists and turns of the nobles.
