Hearing the noise, Lin Chuan turned around to see a pretty woman dressed in athletic shorts and a short-sleeved sportswear top glaring in this direction.
Her hair was tied back in a ponytail, and a white towel hung around her neck, making her look exceptionally neat, agile, and full of spirited vigor.
The woman had delicate features; although she wore no makeup, it only highlighted a natural charm. The only flaw was the faint dark shadows under her eyes, clearly the handiwork of lack of sleep.
Lin Chuan couldn't help taking an extra look. Appreciating beauty is human nature, and Lin Chuan was no exception; whenever he saw something or someone pleasing to the eye, he would always gaze a bit longer.
The woman's face was flushed, and crystal-clear beads of sweat trickled down one after another, tracing her fair neck and vanishing into the canyon between her towering peaks.
Lin Chuan couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva. No wonder Master talked about towering peaks and flowing streams; so this was what he meant.
If the woman's face scored a ninety, her figure was at least a ninety-five or higher. With a slender waist, long legs, towering peaks in front, and a half-moon shape behind, perhaps due to a love of exercise, the faint trace of an "in-line" abs pattern was faintly visible through her clothes.
The woman was named Yu Binglan, a police officer in Lvteng City, specifically a criminal police officer in the major crime unit, celebrated as the precinct's beauty. Furthermore, she was one of those wealthy young ladies who, if her career didn't go well, would simply have to go home to inherit billions.
"What are you guys doing?"
Lin Chuan hurriedly used his hand to cover the torn opening at his chest and said, "They wanted to rob my money. I didn't give it to them, and then they tried to resort to violence, so I taught them a lesson."
Yu Binglan knitted her pretty eyebrows and glanced at the three men kneeling in front of Lin Chuan, weeping bitterly, as well as Brother Hu, who was lying not far away holding his rear end and wailing miserably.
In the past, whenever these fellows saw Yu Binglan, it was like seeing the King of Hell, but today they felt the people's police were truly affectionate. They screamed frantically, "Help! Save me, Officer Yu! This punk is trying to kill people."
The taxi driver was somewhat better off, but the remaining three men were in and out of the precinct every other day; in a sense, they were old acquaintances of Yu Binglan.
"It's you three again! You three were just released last month, and you still haven't learned your lesson and are back to committing crimes?"
Hearing this, Brother Hu, who had been wailing on the ground just a moment ago, instantly seemed to hear the voice of a savior. Clutching his rear end, he sprang up from the ground with a start and cried, "Officer Yu! My fault! It's all my fault! Hurry up and arrest me, I'm begging you!"
At this point, Yu Binglan had also guessed that these fellows must have attempted a robbery and ended up being taught a lesson by Lin Chuan. Able to serve as a major crime detective in Lvteng City, she naturally wasn't some big-chested, brainless fool.
She turned around, her beautiful eyes sizing up Lin Chuan. She couldn't tell that a young Taoist priest with such a handsome face possessed such skills, and from her first impression alone, Yu Binglan liked Lin Chuan quite a bit.
He was good-looking and tall, and most importantly, his gaze was clear. Although his eyes lingered on her for a moment, they quickly moved away.
"Hello, little master. I'm a police officer from Lvteng City named Yu Binglan. This is my identification." As she spoke, Yu Binglan took an ID card from her waist pouch and showed it to Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan looked at it very carefully. It displayed Yu Binglan's uniform photo, name, date of birth, position, and jurisdiction.
"Hello, police officer." Lin Chuan withdrew his gaze and looked at Yu Binglan.
Hearing the phrase "police officer," Yu Binglan's pretty face flushed slightly. Who on earth called her "police officer"? This was the first time she had ever heard someone call her that, and it felt rather nice.
"Would you trouble the little master to come with me to the police station to make a statement?" Yu Binglan put away her ID and said with a smile.
Seeing her smile, Lin Chuan was momentarily dazed. The setting sun shone on Yu Binglan's face, and Lin Chuan could still see tiny, crystal-clear beads of sweat on her cheeks.
I must admit, this scene was truly breathtaking.
Lin Chuan snapped back to his senses, his face flushed, and he quickly looked away.
"A sin, a sin. I almost fell for a woman's traps again without paying attention. I must constantly remember that women down the mountain are tigers and I cannot lower my guard!"
Lin Chuan turned around with a solemn expression and kept chanting silently to himself.
Seeing Lin Chuan's peculiar behavior, Yu Binglan burst into a giggle, which instantly made the eyes of the several robbers present pop wide open as they gulped hard.
Little did they expect that the next second, the beauty cop's smiling expression would instantly turn frosty. Glaring at them coldly, she snapped, "If you guys look again, see if I don't gouge your eyes out!"
The four robbers lowered their heads, feeling like crying without tears. You can't discriminate just because this kid is handsome!
Is it our fault that we're ugly? Being ugly isn't our fault!
Yu Binglan turned her head back and resumed a blooming, smiling expression. "Little master, what are you mumbling about?"
Lin Chuan turned around, keeping his eyes fixed downward in deep concentration, and replied, "Nothing, police officer. My name is Lin Chuan. Can I not go with you to make a statement? I still have things to do."
Yu Binglan said patiently, "You'd better come along. It won't take very long."
Hearing this, Lin Chuan sighed slightly and agreed.
Seeing that Lin Chuan had agreed, Yu Binglan smiled at him, then took out her phone, appearing to call someone to transport these thugs to the police station.
After finishing the call, Yu Binglan looked curiously at Lin Chuan and asked, "Lin Chuan, are you from Lvteng City?"
Lin Chuan shook his head. "No, I'm from Daoxuan Taoist Temple on Qingliang Mountain."
"Qingliang Mountain's Daoxuan Taoist Temple?"
Yu Binglan looked somewhat surprised. "I know Qingliang Mountain, but I've never heard of any Daoxuan Taoist Temple on it."
Lin Chuan scratched his head, not knowing how to explain.
The Daoxuan Taoist Temple required activating the Wuhou Qimen technique to enter, so ordinary people naturally couldn't see it.
Seeing Lin Chuan looking somewhat troubled, Yu Binglan smiled sweetly. "Alright, I won't ask. I was just curious."
This was the difference between an ugly guy and a handsome guy; no matter where a handsome guy went, he would win the favor of beauties.
"Police officer..."
Lin Chuan had only uttered four words when Yu Binglan interrupted him.
"My name is Yu Binglan, did you forget?" Yu Binglan blinked at Lin Chuan, her moist eyes full of playful teasing.
"Miss Binglan, I'd like to ask if you know where Zhongshang Entertainment Building is?" Lin Chuan only glanced at her once before not daring to look again.
"I know. It's right next to Financial Avenue. Are you going to Zhongshang Entertainment Building?"
Lin Chuan nodded. Just as Yu Binglan was about to speak, two police cars appeared in their line of sight with wailing sirens.
"I'll take you there after we finish the statement."
Yu Binglan said to him, then turned and waved to the police car in the distance.
Before long, the police car drove up, and two officers in police uniforms stepped out.
One was relatively young, at most twenty-three or twenty-four, and the other was a middle-aged police officer.
The two stepped forward and saluted Yu Binglan, after which the middle-aged officer took out handcuffs to cuff the four robbers.
The young officer looked at Lin Chuan with eyes full of hostility, especially since Yu Binglan was currently standing quite close to Lin Chuan—this clearly exceeded the distance Yu Binglan usually kept when talking to people.
Well, given Lin Chuan's face, it was impossible for men not to feel hostility toward him, especially in front of a beautiful police officer.
"Lin Chuan, let me introduce you. This is our precinct officer, Liu Junyi."
Lin Chuan nodded to acknowledge the greeting.
It wasn't that he was putting on airs, but this guy's look at him was very strange. Lin Chuan figured he probably didn't like him, so he couldn't be bothered to exchange pleasantries.
"This little master is Lin Chuan. Just now, these four thugs tried to rob him and were subdued by him, so I'm taking him back to make a statement."
Liu Junyi nodded. Although the goddess was right in front of him, he knew his own status was completely unworthy of her, so he only cast an admiring glance at Yu Binglan.
On the other side, the middle-aged officer had already cuffed the four men and loaded them into the police car.
Seeing this, Yu Binglan said to Lin Chuan, "Let's go too."
Lin Chuan nodded and followed Yu Binglan into the police car. Normally, Yu Binglan would sit in the front passenger seat.
Yet this time, she actually sat in the back with Lin Chuan. Liu Junyi was slightly startled, and the look he shot Lin Chuan became even less friendly.
By the time they arrived at the Lvteng City Police Station and finished taking the statement, it was already half past six. It was worth mentioning that Yu Binglan had personally taken Lin Chuan's statement.
Consequently, all the way out of the police station, Lin Chuan had no idea how many sharp gazes he had to endure.
Standing at the entrance of the police station, Yu Binglan said, "Wait for me a moment. I'll go change my clothes and then drive you to Zhongshang Entertainment Building."
Lin Chuan nodded, lowering his gaze with his hands clasped as he stood quietly, appraising the environment of the police station.
In the art of Feng Shui, acquiring water is paramount, and sheltering from the wind is second.
The location of this Lvteng City Police Station backed onto the Xing River and sat right at the wind gap, making it precisely an auspicious site in geomantic divination.
Just as he was observing, a sky-blue Porsche 911 drove out from the station and stopped in front of Lin Chuan.
The window rolled down, and at a glance Lin Chuan saw the woman sitting in the driver's seat—hot shorts, a tank top, dazzling long legs, exuding youth and hormones from head to toe.