In martial arts novels, there is often a saying: A master makes their move in the most unexpected moments.
When Ding Jianwei brought up popularity as a topic, what was meant to be a common courtesy for a first meeting, suddenly shifted to the case at hand, and yet, it didn't feel abrupt but rather smooth and natural as if the conversation was still casual.
Xiao Ming's smile remained unchanged, "Officer Ding, please, take a seat! What would you like to drink?"
"Do you have anything to eat?" Ding Jianwei said frankly, "I've been busy for most of the night and haven't had the chance to eat breakfast."
"There is, but it's leftovers from our breakfast, does Officer Ding mind?"
"What's there to mind? In our line of work, as long as there's something to eat when you're hungry, that's good enough; we're not that fussy."
"You say that, and it sounds like it's straight out of a mainstream patriotic police TV drama."
