My Boyfriend Is A Dragon - Chapter 237

“I think a big part of the reason why Lan Er was looped into the subsystem had something to do with the mine owner. Lan Er got his hands on the mine owner’s personal information and forged an identity…” Xiao Feng leaned back on the sofa and covered his eyes with his hands. He emanated helplessness around him.

“Alright, let’s allocate more manpower on the internet-related investigation. Meng Chengjun and Wang Hao, both of you and your respective team are to assist Officer Xiao. Xiao Zhang, bring some men with you and look into the escapees from the mental asylum. For now, let’s just leave Zhao Ran alone, we can’t act without solid evidence substantiating our hypothesis,” Hu Cheng said as he tapped against his tobacco pipe.

“Okay.”

“Got it.”

Xu Lan felt lost and did not know what to do. He stood still and watched as everyone continued to work on the tasks that they were assigned. The disruption in the space-time equilibrium took Xu Lan’s pride and confidence away. He became more cautious. He found it difficult to focus and he knew this would cause a lapse in judgment sooner or later. In fact, this was probably the reason why he made a misjudgment when it came to Zhao Ran and also failing to protect Lan Er!

“Alright. That’s all for today, everyone’s dismissed,” Hu Cheng stood up and tapped his tobacco pipe against the table as he spoke. Everyone else stood up too and proceeded to work on the tasks assigned to them.

‘What happened to my sharp observational skills? My fearlessness and decisiveness? Everyone in the station believes that I’m capable of solving the case, even the task force complimented me on my unique perspectives as they were incredibly helpful to the case! Yet, what am I doing now?’ Xu Lan wrapped his arms around his head and buried his fingers amidst his short hair as he whimpered in guilt.

“Xiao Xu, you should head home if you’re feeling unwell. We’ll let you know if there’s anything new,” Wang Meng said with a heavy heart. He patted Xu Lan on his shoulder as he made his way out with Xiao Feng.

“Qin Lao, can I talk to you please?” Xu Lan said with his head bowed, his gaze fixated on the tip of his shoes.

Liang Yu wanted to remain next to Qin Lao but he was sent away by Qin Lao instead. At that moment, Xu Lan and Qin Lao were in the room alone.

“Qin Lao, I need a favor. This is something that only you can do. If you decided to help me out, I can convince Bai Wu to help you out with your research,” Xu Lan said calmly and emotionlessly.

“Haha, it seems like the meeting today really took a toll on you. Spill, what is it?” Qin Lao chuckled.