"Knock, knock, knock~"

He kept looking around, until the staff in front of him impatiently knocked on the table,

"ID, please."

"Oh..."

Bai Letian came back to his senses, awkwardly took out his wallet, and grabbed his ID.

In his fluster, he didn’t realize that when he pulled out his wallet, a photo came out with it and fell to the ground.

"Alright, gate 191B."

"Okay, thank you..."

After checking his luggage, he nodded and hurried towards the security checkpoint.

"..."

Bai Yi quietly walked over and picked up the photo he had dropped.

Flipping it over, she saw it was a photo of a family of three.

The kind taken at a photo studio, very popular a few years ago.

Change clothes, put on makeup, style the hair, and then take pictures in front of artificial props and backgrounds.

In the photo, the background seemed to be West Lake in Dragon Country.

In front, an exceptionally beautiful woman in a white dress had a somewhat indifferent expression on her face.

In her arms was a baby, not yet aware of things, precisely Bai Yi.

Even the highly saturated style of the photo couldn’t overshadow her delicate features.

However, the expression reminded one easily of the unpleasant atmosphere during the photo shoot back then.

Fortunately, beside her, Bai Letian was smiling foolishly, neutralizing the atmosphere to form a classic "dimwitted and disgruntled" pairing.

"..."

Looking at the photo, Bai Yi blinked.

After a while, she caught up with Bai Letian, who was standing in line, and handed the photo to him,

"You dropped your photo."

"Oh... Thank you, thank you..."

Bai Letian turned back, gratefully thanked Bai Yi, then took out his wallet and slipped the photo inside.

It was then Bai Yi noticed there were many other photos in the wallet.

Other photos had changed backgrounds, replacing Dragon Country’s West Lake with the Pisa Tower, Eiffel Tower, or Big Ben.

And, there was no longer a child in swaddling clothes — they were solo shots of her like a model, interspersed with a few with Bai Letian.

The beautiful woman changed into more refined clothes and jewelry, finally showing a smile on her face.

And the man was still smiling foolishly.

Bai Yi speculated:

Zuo Jiangqin must have lost her temper with her father over clothes or background.

The reason why this particular photo was outside the wallet was that Bai Letian had taken it out to look at earlier.

"..."

However, at that moment, after a simple look, watching Bai Letian leave, Bai Yi seemed somewhat touched.

She didn’t move forward, only clutching the pocket watch, standing still and watching him pass through security.

Then...

"Bai Letian!!"

"Stop!! Heads down, don’t move!!"

"Linmen Police Department!!"

"Everyone else, no gawking! Disperse!"

"..."

All around, the passengers gasped and looked up, trying to figure out what was going on.

Only Bai Yi took a deep breath, silently wound the hands of a clock, triggered indifference, and disappeared from the scene.

...

...

"Officer Zhou, he’s inside."

"Okay..."

At the airport, inside a lounge temporarily requisitioned by police, Bai Letian hung his head, handcuffed behind the chair.

His earlier luggage and everything on him were confiscated, set aside.

Several officers were inspecting his wallet, of course, those personal photos were put aside, they were using cameras to photograph stacks of invoices inside.

"Click~"

Until the next second, Officer Zhou finished negotiating with the airport staff and walked in with a cigarette in his mouth.

Looking at the solitary Bai Letian inside, he paused for a second and said to the others,

"Take them out and shoot."

"Okay, boss."

The few officers exchanged glances, packed up the wallet, invoices, and photos on the table.

However, when they were about to pick up the photos, Officer Zhou held them down with his hand.

"..."

The officers glanced at Officer Zhou. Seeing he didn’t explain anything, they sensibly didn’t ask, took the other items and left.

"Hmm?"

"Beep... Tap tap..."

Officer Zhou sat across Bai Letian and handed him a cigarette.

Bai Letian glanced at him, shook his head,

"I don’t smoke, Officer."

"..."

Officer Zhou placed the cigarette and the photos on the table and leaned back in his chair, sizing up the other.

"Beep... Tap tap..."

At that moment, Bai Yi, employing indifference, quietly sneaked into the room with a white cat.

She glanced at the officers isolated outside and excitedly told Yan Huan,

"I knew it, Yan Ye! Officer Zhou definitely has clues, that’s why he’s having a private conversation without official records..."

"Indeed, meow..."

Looking at the scene, Yan Huan’s tail wagged.

Officer Zhou suddenly spoke,

"Do you know how many years you’re facing?"

"...I have a rough idea."

"It’s good that you know..."

Officer Zhou nodded, lit the cigarette, then said,

"Illegal immigration, a prime example, seriously aggravated... you’re likely banned from sentence reduction or parole, a full term."

"..."

"Right now, only two paths lie before you. First, give up that person..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi nervously clutched Yan Huan, excitedly said,

"Accomplice! And possibly the mastermind..."

But before Officer Zhou finished speaking, Bai Letian shook his head and said,

"I don’t know who you’re talking about."

"You and I both know who it is!"

"..."

Bai Letian remained silent, whereas Bai Yi kept buzzing like an ant,

"Say it, once you do I’ll immediately look for evidence! Then you won’t have to..."

"..."

Seeing this, Officer Zhou inhaled from his cigarette, took out a tape recorder from his pocket, and placed it in front of Bai Letian.