A rollback after death? Then let them offer their loyalty!

Chapter 48 We're all in the same boat

Meanwhile, inside the police station's independent office—

Lin Yu ended the call and looked at Qin Shuang, who was sitting opposite him and looked somewhat pale.

She was wearing a turtleneck sweater today, with black stockings on her legs. The stockings were so thin that the color of her skin underneath could be vaguely seen through them.

Extending from the ankles all the way to the depths of the skirt, it outlines the symmetrical lines of the legs.

She was wearing black high-heeled leather shoes, with one heel slightly off the ground, her calf muscles taut in a graceful arc.

"Qin Xue went to see Nightingale," Lin Yu said calmly.

Qin Shuang's body trembled almost imperceptibly, her fingers clenching the hem of her sweater:

"What...what did she say?"

"Routine inquiry, verifying information." Lin Yu observed her reaction: "Are you very worried?"

"I..." Qin Shuang bit her lip, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

"Li Rui is probably quite satisfied with Qin Xue's progress," Lin Yu continued.

He believes Nightingale is a valuable lead, and Qin Xue may increase her infiltration and surveillance of the black market.

Qin Shuang suddenly looked up at Lin Yu: "Then... then what are you planning to do? Why tell me all this? I don't want to know at all!"

Nightingale, she...

"Just do what you're supposed to do." Lin Yu interrupted Qin Shuang, his gaze deep.

"Miss Qin, remember your place. We are your companions. Stop having illusions. Only I care about you." Lin Yu's voice softened.

"Would you be my eyes and ears within the investigation team? Tell me immediately any moves you know about Qin Xue and Li Rui."

Qin Shuang's face paled, she lowered her head, and said in a voice barely audible, "Yes."

She truly had no way out; she was now completely bound to Lin Yu.

Just like Gou after being taught and trained, he can't be pulled out no matter what.

"In addition," Lin Yu stood up and walked to the window:

"Find an opportunity to visit Qin Xue's temporary residence. I need to know if she has any special habits or secrets besides work."

Qin Shuang looked up in astonishment: "Search my sister's room? This... what if they find out..."

"So don't get caught." Lin Yu turned around, his eyes icy cold.

"Haven't you always wanted to prove that you're no worse than her? This is your chance."

Qin Shuang's heart pounded. To pry into Qin Xue's privacy? This filled her with both fear and a sense of guilt for betrayal, yet also a morbid excitement and stimulation.

If they could really find some dirt on Qin Xue...

Sister, you don't want this to get out, do you? Mr. Lin Yu is really pressuring you!

Oh my gosh~ How fun that would be!

"I...I'll give it a try." Qin Shuang's face flushed with excitement as she breathed heavily.

"It's not a try, it's a must." Lin Yu approached her, looking down at her, and lifted her chin with his finger:

"I believe you have the ability."

Qin Shuang trembled, her scalp tingling from the faint touch of Lin Yu's fingertips.

I wonder if this counts as a form of recognition? It's something she's always wanted.

Qin Shuang lowered her head, not daring to look Lin Yu in the eye, and could only squeeze out a single word: "...Okay."

Lin Yu looked at her slightly trembling shoulders, withdrew his hand, and sat back down in his chair.

"Qin Xue won't leave so soon. She'll linger around the black market, visiting some low-level informants to cross-verify Nightingale's words."

Qin Shuang raised her gaze slightly to look at Lin Yu.

"So, you have one hour to adjust your state," Lin Yu continued.

"Take action an hour later, when she's more focused on her investigation and her attention is diverted. That will be the safest time."

"Why... do we have to wait another hour?" Qin Shuang couldn't help but ask, "I can finish now..."

"Because," Lin Yu interrupted her, leaning forward slightly, his gaze falling on her tense face:

"Now, we have more important things to do."

Qin Shuang froze, thinking that Lin Yu was about to give her another verbal lecture.

Immediately afterward, she loosened her grip on the sweater and, almost reflexively, bent her knees to squat down.

"This time it won't be that simple."

Qin Shuang stopped halfway through her squatting position and looked up, somewhat bewildered.

Lin Yu walked up to Qin Shuang, his shadow looming over her, bringing an invisible pressure.

He reached out and pressed down on Qin Shuang's shoulder, turning her around so that her back was to him.

"No...no!" Qin Shuang instantly understood Lin Yu's intention, her voice rising sharply, filled with fear and resistance.

She tried to turn around, but the hand on her shoulder felt like an iron clamp.

"I told you, this time it won't be that simple." Lin Yu's voice was close to her ear, calm, yet it sent chills down her spine.

"You always have to pay a price for being different to prove your worth, right?"

Qin Shuang struggled for a few seconds, her breathing becoming more and more rapid, while Lin Yu hugged her from behind, caressing her almost imperceptibly.

A warm embrace enveloped her little by little, and Qin Shuang's tense shoulders relaxed:

"At least...at least..."

Qin Shuang paused, then practically forced the last word out through clenched teeth, her voice barely audible:

"Let's try another one...we can use that..."

After saying that, she felt as if all her strength had been drained away, and she closed her eyes to await her fate.

Her cheeks burned, and the shame almost overwhelmed her, but at the same time, a strange sense of relief, of letting go, quietly spread through her.

However, Lin Yu's next words made her freeze:

"That won't do, I want them all." With that, Lin Yu pressed Qin Shuang down onto the table.

His gaze swept over Qin Shuang from top to bottom.

Finally, it stopped on those legs, which were tightly wrapped in black stockings and were forced together yet slightly apart due to the posture.

Lin Yu reached out and, very slowly, with an assessing air, slid his hand down Qin Shuang's spine, little by little, down the back of her neck.

The sweater had a delicate texture, and through the fabric, one could feel the stiffness in her body and the subtle, uncontrollable trembling she was experiencing.

"I really like this outfit today. Who's it for?"

Lin Yu's fingertips stopped at the hollow of her waist and pressed it lightly.

Qin Shuang let out a muffled groan, her waist went limp for a moment, but she immediately straightened up.

"I...I wanted to wear it myself." Her voice trembled, and her fingers gripped the edge of the table so tightly they turned white.

"Is that so?" Lin Yu remained noncommittal. His hand slid down her waist to the front, and his fingertips touched her lower abdomen through her sweater, feeling her twitch for a moment.

"I thought you dressed like this on purpose... to remind me which areas I hadn't touched yet."

Qin Shuang pressed her cheeks tightly against the table, trying to draw some calmness, but to no avail.

She could clearly feel the heat of Lin Yu's body as he approached.

Lin Yu's other hand finally landed, firmly pressing on the outside of her thigh covered in black stockings, his palm burning hot.

"Here, here, and... here..."

Lin Yu's fingertips just barely touched the edge of Qin Shuang's skirt:

"They're all mine, understand? My **."

Qin Shuang's eyes widened suddenly, and her pupils contracted.

She wanted to shake her head in denial of this humiliating title and push Lin Yu away to escape from here.

But the icy tabletop and the burning hot body behind her trapped her in the extreme cold and heat, with nowhere to escape.

"Shh, Miss Qin, the soundproofing in the office... isn't as good as you think."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuang closed her eyes tightly, and her waist went limp.

One hour later—

Lin Yu took a step back, straightening his cuffs, his gaze sweeping over the bloodstains on the ground.

Qin Shuang lost all support and slid down the edge of the table onto the carpet.

The black stockings, running from her thighs to her ankles, were snagged and torn in several places, hanging messily on her legs.

She stared blankly ahead, her body still trembling slightly uncontrollably.

A faint sob escaped from his throat.

Lin Yu bent down to pick up her black high-heeled leather shoes that had fallen to the side, walked up to her, and knelt down on one knee.

He then grasped Qin Shuang's slender foot; her ankle was icy cold, her skin delicate, and he could feel her pulse beating rapidly.

Lin Yu gently removed the battle-damaged black stockings from her legs, then slipped the high heels back onto her feet.

"Remember the feeling?" Lin Yu looked up at Qin Shuang's dazed eyes, his voice returning to its usual calm:

"Alright, it's time to finish your task."

Qin Shuang's unfocused gaze slowly focused, and then she glared at Lin Yu with resentment.

"Don't look at me like that. Don't you like it?" Lin Yu said calmly.

Qin Shuang pursed her lips and turned her head to the side, looking at the shoes that Lin Yu had put on her feet. Then she raised her leg and kicked Lin Yu hard.

But the next second, she was firmly held in his hand: "Be good, stop fooling around." Lin Yu said as he picked Qin Shuang up.

Qin Shuang finally calmed down.

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