“Hey, hey, Team Leader, look—who’s that little brother who just walked out of the elevator? He’s so handsome?”

Inside the Security Bureau headquarters, among the many detectives busy with official duties, a young female officer carrying a thick stack of heavy paper files was just about to reach her workstation and bury herself in work when her eyes suddenly went wide.

“A handsome guy?”

The senior female officer at the neighboring desk subconsciously lifted her head when she heard that. As a result, her slightly parted lips froze and never quite closed again.

“I-Is he a celebrity?”

The young female officer’s sparkling eyes were filled with amazement, “Could it be that the higher-ups invited some celebrity to perform for us to boost morale?”

Letting her imagination run wild, the young female officer swallowed nervously.

“You saw him too just now, right, Senior Martha? C-Can I take some leave to go ask that little brother for an autograph?”

Although she kept chattering away, a trace of hesitation quickly surfaced on the young officer’s face.

“But, ugh, he’s so handsome. What if he’s some big shot’s precious darling? That’d be disastrous.”

Ka-cha.

The slightly older female officer did not respond at all.

She calmly tidied her slightly messy hair, swiftly pulled a pouch of liquid from the drawer and quickly applied it to her face.

“Eh, Senior? Isn’t that the nano skincare serum you bought last month from a high-end department store with your paycheck? You said you were saving it for the Security Bureau matchmaking benefit day, the ‘hunt’…”

Deng deng.

Ignoring her junior’s questioning entirely, the senior officer glanced at the flashing screen showing her own fair, rosy complexion with a thin layer of warm-toned makeup.

Then she raised a finger and tapped the leave request field.

[Detecting employee information. C-Rank employee ID 6584, Ms. Martha. Please confirm whether you wish to apply for special leave.]

[Warning: Your remaining leave time is less than one hour…]

“Apply for paid leave,” the freshly made-up officer said without hesitation.

[Login confirmed. From this moment on, billing will be calculated at a rate of 300 credits per hour.]

“Paid leave?! Team Leader, you’re so shameless!”

The young junior forced a grin, eyes watery, glancing at the stack of paper files in her arms stamped with the words “Top Secret.”

She could only sigh helplessly as she watched Martha’s graceful figure hurry away.

“Hmph, just a team leader, that’s all,” the young officer clenched her teeth, “When I get promoted and get a raise in the future, I’ll definitely find a good man too…”

But, would she ever see another beautiful man as handsome as that little brother just now?

“Even movie stars don’t have his aura,” the young officer shook her head regretfully, “Say, he wouldn’t happen to be some consortium family’s kept man from the Uppermost Hive, would he?”

Beep—

[Detected employee has not engaged in work for over three minutes. First warning issued today…]

The sudden warning light startled the young officer.

She hurriedly flipped through the documents and began organizing them.

Tap tap.

While the young officer was still furiously writing at her workstation, the team leader was already clicking along in high heels, her steps crisp, lightly following behind the man who was about to head toward the rail transit entrance.

“Little brother~~”

Wearing a bright, radiant smile, Martha, leader of the Security Bureau’s Major Crimes Unit Four, naturally moved a little closer to Li Chen.

“Hmm?”

Li Chen nodded slightly without changing his expression.

Since transmigrating, scenes like this had happened so many times that he was already completely used to it.

With the extreme gender imbalance, men—especially young and handsome men—were naturally highly sought after, with no shortage of outstanding women pursuing them.

But still… as a transmigrator, even after all these years, Li Chen was fundamentally quite “conservative.”

“Hello there.”

Completely unbothered by Li Chen’s indifferent reaction, the female officer’s blue eyes were filled with the sharp lines of his face.

“Let me introduce myself. I’m Martha, leader of Major Crimes Unit Four at the Security Bureau headquarters. Are you here on business, little brother? If it’s convenient, hehe, I could show you around our Security Bureau.”

Faced with the enthusiasm of the beautiful officer before him, Li Chen felt not the slightest stir of interest.

Her proactive and assertive attitude even made him somewhat uncomfortable.

“Sorry, I’m married.”

Li Chen replied decisively, “And I’m here at the Security Bureau to visit family.”

‘Married? Visiting family?’

Martha’s expression dimmed slightly, but she still asked unwillingly, “So you’re a family member of someone in the Bureau? May I ask who your wife is? It’s possible we even know each other.”

“That’s indeed possible.”

Li Chen touched his chin. Seeing she still wasn’t giving up, he could only coldly reveal his fiancée’s name.

“My wife works in the Special Operations Unit. Come to think of it, she probably collaborates with your Major Crimes Unit quite often, right?”

“Special Operations Unit?!”

Those words seemed to carry some kind of magic. Martha sucked in a sharp breath and the resentment in her heart instantly vanished, replaced by sheer terror.

“Th-Then… may I ask, um, your wife’s name?”

“Bai Wei.”

Li Chen answered gently, smiling.

Hiss!

‘It’s over. It’s over. It’s really over.’

Martha’s entire body tensed up. Her face turned pale, she couldn’t move an inch and her hair practically stood on end like a startled cat.

‘Why did it have to be that infamous calamity?’

Recalling her past experiences working jointly with the Special Operations Unit, Martha felt like she was about to cry on the spot.

That rookie in the office with the cursed mouth—she actually said it right.

That Bai Wei was absolutely someone she could never afford to offend.

“Hahaha, so you’re Ms. Bai Wei’s husband. Ahem. Ah, what a coincidence. The illegal black-market drug case our Major Crimes Unit Four is currently investigating is actually being led by Captain Bai Wei. Well, um, please help me send Ms. Bai Wei my regards~~”

Tap tap tap.

As soon as she finished speaking, the female officer fled without hesitation.

“Hello hello? Xiao Wei?”

Shrugging indifferently, Li Chen tapped his ear and opened the communication screen.

“Mm, I’m working right now. By the way, that woman who just tried to flirt with you—I remember she said she’s Martha from Major Crimes Unit Four?”

On the screen, Bai Wei was sitting in her office reviewing documents. Her smile remained unchanged, but her snow-white short hair fluttering gently in the breeze somehow carried an icy chill.

Even Li Chen, watching through the screen, could feel it.

“Hmph. Leaving her post during work hours. Looks like the general departments really need some proper training in discipline.”

Although her face still wore a gentle smile, Li Chen—who knew Bai Wei’s temperament well—couldn’t help but silently mourn for a few unfortunate souls about to suffer a terrible fate.

“Alright, Xiao Wei. They didn’t mean any harm. Just… uh, work fatigue?”

Thinking of Martha’s utterly terrified expression earlier, Li Chen couldn’t help but offer a little defense on her behalf.

“Hmph. Xiao Chen, everything about you is good except that you’re too kind. That kind of bad woman who doesn’t know her place deserves proper punishment.”

Bai Wei puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction and snorted lightly.

“And besides, Xiao Chen. You’re speaking up for other women like this. As your fiancée, I’m going to get jealous, you know~”

“Alright, alright, I get it.”

Li Chen shook his head helplessly, half amused and half exasperated.

His fiancée really was something else.

She was a senior executive in a special department of the Security Bureau, a dignified sixth-tier martial artist who ruled her unit with unquestioned authority.

Yet in front of him, despite her strength, she would sometimes reveal such a childish side.

That said, Li Chen didn’t dislike it either.

Still—

‘Lower City gangs… Didn’t Martha just mention something like that?’

Thinking of it, Li Chen looked at his fiancée with renewed concern.

“By the way. That illegal drug case Martha mentioned earlier. Xiao Wei, will you be okay? Is it dangerous?”

“It’s just routine Lower City gang nonsense. Every month, there are always some overconfident idiots who want to challenge our Security Bureau.”

Bai Wei smiled and shook her head.

“Don’t worry, Xiao Chen. You know my strength.”

“Mm, of course I do.”

Looking at Bai Wei’s resolute, unchanging expression, Li Chen thought for a moment before asking:

“But you shouldn’t keep forcing yourself either. Sometimes, I also want to be able to help.”

“Xiao Chen, you really are…”

Leaning back into her leather sofa, Bai Wei let out a deep sigh.

“Fine, I’ll help you apply for a martial artist hunting quota. But we agreed—only today and only in the safe zone.”

“Yes!”

Li Chen clenched his fist and nodded excitedly.

“Then I won’t disturb your work anymore, Xiao Wei.”

Beep.

The call ended and Li Chen’s face disappeared from Bai Wei’s screen.

“Hoo…”

The head of the Security Bureau’s Special Operations Unit—normally decisive and ruthless in handling cases, a death goddess feared by Lower City gangs—at this moment, her face was flushed and hazy.

“Honestly, Xiao Chen. That face of yours is way too unfair. It’s basically cheating.”

Slumping over her desk, Bai Wei twisted her graceful body shyly in embarrassment.