Word Number：249 Author：紫凝 Translator： Release Time：2026-03-15

　　“Secretary Shao, who are these two?”　　The staffer in the surveillance room looked startled when he saw Shao Chengjie walk in with two unfamiliar faces.　　“Jia, didn’t you see what just happened at the school gate?” Shao Chengjie swept his gaze across the control console. “Someone beat up Pan and took several students away.”　　The two security guards stood frozen, staring at him at a loss.　　“No… I didn’t,” the younger guard blurted out, his face flushing. “Du went to the restroom. I was the only one watching, so maybe I missed it.”　　He glanced helplessly at his colleague, momentarily speechless. The guard surnamed Jia quickly tried to smooth things over.　　“With just a few screens, and you still can’t keep an eye on them?” Shao Chengjie was clearly on the verge of losing his temper again.　　“Enough. Time’s tight. Pull up the footage from the main gate,” Mu Yu said, shooting Shao Chengjie an irritated look. He seemed refined enough—why did he get so jumpy under pressure?　　“Who are you, anyway? What gives you the right to look at our footage?” Jia snapped, frustration boiling over. Getting chewed out by his boss was one thing—now anyone could order him around?　　“We’re police.”　　Mu Yu’s calm statement instantly shut both guards up.　　“Hurry. Rewind to about twenty minutes ago,” Shao Chengjie urged.　　“O-okay. Right away.”　　Jia hadn’t expected he’d run into the police.　　The footage rolled back twenty m