Watching the back of someone leaving in a hurry as if escaping a disaster, Ouyang Lei’s lips curled into a slight smile again.

Shen Mengqi dashed out of the Chief’s office in one breath, not daring to stop her steps. Those who saw her running away cast curious glances in her direction.

"What’s up with Officer Shen?"

Someone else cast a puzzled look at the Chief’s office not far away: "What did the Chief do to Officer Shen?"

Everyone wondered in their hearts: "There shouldn’t be anything between those two, right?"

...

Soon enough, rumors spread wildly throughout the police station. As soon as Shen Mengqi returned to her office, she saw everyone staring at her with strange expressions.

And her boss approached her with a troubled look on his face.

Shen Mengqi stared at him, puzzled: "What are you doing!"

He continued to look at her with pity: "Mengqi, I’m really sorry. Did the Chief scold you? I swear, I didn’t report anything; it was just that the Chief overheard some colleagues talking."

Shen Mengqi kept nodding without speaking.

Seeing her like this, he grew more anxious: "Don’t stay silent! Are you feeling wronged? If you are, I’ll go give them a piece of my mind for you."

Shen Mengqi finally reacted, looking at him with a half-smile: "You think the Chief scolded me?"

He nodded without hesitation. It seemed certain to him; otherwise, why would she look so upset when she came out? 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

In response to his confident look, Shen Mengqi shook her head to deny it: "Sorry, the Chief really didn’t scold me. Besides, why would the Chief scold me?"

"Really not?" he asked skeptically, full of disbelief.

Shen Mengqi continued to smile and nodded, then announced a piece of news that shocked everyone: "I’m really sorry, group leader. Starting today, I will be transferred from Lan Xinxixi’s team. So, for these past days, thank you for your care."

After saying this, she prepared to start packing her things to move out of the office. The next moment, her busy hands were firmly pressed down by someone. If you looked up at that moment, you’d see eyes filled with pleading: "Mengqi, tell me this isn’t true."

The leader’s face was almost crying.

But in the end, his hopes were completely dashed as Shen Mengqi kept shaking her head, her face showing a helpless glint: "Don’t worry, group leader, what you heard is true. Congratulations, you can finally be rid of this irresponsible team member from today."

Who knew that as soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the team, including the group leader, began to shake their heads.

The group leader spoke to her with a firm tone: "No, no, no, you must not leave. I will go talk to the Chief right now, you have to stay with this team, you cannot be transferred."

After all, she was their star detective in the team, and many cases were still waiting for her to solve. Although she often worked unreliably, when weighing the pros and cons, her contributions outweighed her unreliability. After such a consideration, a subordinate like her could not be let go easily.

After the group leader said this, he was about to head to the Chief’s office when he was sternly stopped by Shen Mengqi.

"Group leader, there’s no need to go. It was my own request to the group leader. Please don’t ask me why. The only thing I can assure you is that after I’ve settled my own matters, I will return to this team again."