Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 53: Mistaken for a Thief

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Mistaken for a Thief

"Come in first," Li Yifei let Meng Xiaofei enter and said, "See if it might have just dropped in my place."

"Oh, yeah, that’s possible," Meng Xiaofei’s eyes lit up immediately, and then she started searching around Li Yifei’s apartment. It wasn’t in the living room, not in the kitchen, not in the bathroom either, and in the end, the girl actually dashed straight into Li Yifei’s bedroom.

"Hey, you didn’t go into my bedroom, did you?" Li Yifei followed her in, asking somewhat bemused. Thankfully, his room was quite tidy and didn’t contain anything indecent; otherwise, it would have been really embarrassing.

"Oh... right, I never went into this room," Meng Xiaofei rubbed her hair and spread her hands, saying, "So it must be still at home, I didn’t bring it with me."

Li Yifei asked, "Are there any other copies of the keys for this place? Like with the landlord, or the property managers?"

"The landlord has gone abroad, and the property managers don’t have the keys either; I made sure to ask. Ugh, why am I so silly? Why didn’t I leave a set of keys with the property managers? Then I could have just asked them to open the door for me when I lost my keys."

Li Yifei had another facepalm moment and said, "So you must lose your keys all the time, right?"

"Well... it’s not just keys, I lose everything. I even suspect the reason I run out of money so fast is because I keep losing it, but since I can’t remember how much I had on me, I wouldn’t know if I lost it."

"You... you’re something else," Li Yifei once again couldn’t help but chuckle and shake his head; this girl was just too careless.

Meng Xiaofei pouted, a bit embarrassed, and said, "Then I’ll go find a locksmith to get the door open."

Meng Xiaofei seemed to know exactly what to do about the situation; she immediately went to press the elevator button and soon dashed downstairs.

Li Yifei wanted to tell Meng Xiaofei there was no need to look for a locksmith, but the elevator was just arriving from the floor below. As soon as Meng Xiaofei pressed the button, the elevator came up, and before Li Yifei could say anything, the girl had already run out.

Li Yifei shook his head; she was truly impulsive. He then took out that little knife again, popped out the wire, and inserted it into the lock on Meng Xiaofei’s front door.

Although it was the same lock, the method to pick it was quite different. For some internal room locks, you just need to snap open the catch and press the handle, and the door would open. But anti-theft doors like these with cross locks are different. It’s not too hard to poke open the catch, but to actually turn the lock requires some skill. You definitely can’t get it open just by pulling the handle, so it generally takes a bit more time.

Even for a pro like Li Yifei, opening an anti-theft door would take around twenty seconds or so, and he was not in a hurry. So he just slowly fiddled with it, which made it take a bit longer.

The sound of the elevator doors opening echoed from behind, and Li Yifei didn’t turn around. From the sound of it, it was one person’s footsteps, and a woman’s at that—surely Meng Xiaofei was back, having failed to find a locksmith.

At this point, Meng Xiaofei was actually tiptoeing towards him from behind, seemingly afraid to let him know. This amused Li Yifei; the girl wasn’t trying to scare him, was she? The sound of the elevator doors had been quite loud; how could he not be aware? She was just too naive.

Li Yifei paid her no mind. He found Meng Xiaofei quite entertaining; a little joke here and there never hurt, so he kept on tinkering with the lock.

But when the person behind him was just two steps away, Li Yifei sensed some hostility, which left him speechless. Meng Xiaofei couldn’t possibly suspect him of trying to steal from her place, could she?

Li Yifei stopped and was about to turn around to explain to Meng Xiaofei, but just then, Meng Xiaofei made her move, reaching for his right arm. Without looking back, Li Yifei knew it was a standard martial arts take-down move.

Once she made her move, Li Yifei immediately realized this was not Meng Xiaofei, but another woman, and the move she used was a common police takedown technique that all police would have learned. Such a maneuver was far too basic for Li Yifei.

Li Yifei didn’t dodge, letting the woman behind him grab his arm. Then his arm was twisted behind his back, and he also heard the woman behind him shout, "Don’t move, I’m a police officer."

Li Yifei’s arm was twisted, but he offered no resistance; after all, she was a police officer, and any resistance would amount to assaulting an officer. Now back in the city, he had to be compliant when dealing with the police. Besides, as Li Yifei turned his head, he saw a very young and beautiful police officer. Being grabbed by such a police officer didn’t seem like such a bad thing.

"Officer, what are you doing?" Although Li Yifei didn’t resist, he still tried to struggle a bit while calling out loudly.

"What are you doing? I caught you red-handed trying to pick the lock here, what do you have to say for yourself?" The female officer, feeling Li Yifei’s struggle was no small feat, twisted his arm forcefully and pushed him up against the door. To prevent Li Yifei from escaping, she used the strength of both hands and also lifted one leg to press against his waist.

"Officer, you’ve got it wrong, I’m not a thief," Li Yifei immediately shouted loudly.

"Stay quitem" feeling Li Yifei still struggling, the female officer applied even more strength. It was her first time catching a thief, and she was both nervous and excited. She felt that this position seemed somewhat ineffective in subduing Li Yifei, so she suddenly tripped him up, causing Li Yifei to fall to the ground. Then she grabbed his right wrist with both hands, and once again pressed her right leg against his waist.

Learning at the police academy, she knew this was one of the best methods to subdue criminals; typically, if the wrist is twisted and the waist is pressed, the other person can hardly exert any force. If she had handcuffs, it would be time to handcuff Li Yifei and consider the fight over, but she did not have handcuffs on her at the moment, and for a while, she didn’t know what to do.

"Officer, I really am not a thief, I live right in the middle unit," Li Yifei quickly feigned pain as he explained.

"The middle unit? You sure have a way with excuses. If you’re from the middle unit, why are you picking the lock of the next door?"

"My neighbor lost her keys and has gone to find a locksmith. I was just trying to see if I could fix her lock so that we wouldn’t need to call one."

"You’ve got quite the excuse ready, save me the lip service. Anything you have to say, you can say it at the station," the female officer snorted coldly, wanting to pull out her phone to call for backup, but she was afraid to let go for fear that this guy would violently resist and she would be unable to subdue him.

"Officer, is this really necessary? It hurts," Li Yifei, though pressed down by a beautiful woman, which was somewhat tantalizing, found the situation rather embarrassing. If it weren’t for not wanting to reveal his strength in front of an officer, he could easily flip the female officer off him.

"Behave, or don’t blame me for being rude," the female officer barked fiercely and even slapped Li Yifei’s head with her free hand. Feeling that Li Yifei had seemingly settled down, she finally cautiously reached for her phone.

Li Yifei was getting annoyed. This girl even slapped his head — if he didn’t teach her a lesson, his former comrades would never let him live it down if they found out about this.

Just then, he suddenly twisted his body, trying to struggle free. The female officer got such a fright that she pounced forcefully, ending up fully on top of Li Yifei, and let go of his hand to strangle his neck instead.

Li Yifei immediately felt a springy pressure on his back and was both annoyed and amused. Was this female officer really so green at catching criminals? Such an approach was practically giving herself away.

But this made the situation even more provocative. A mischievous thought flashed through Li Yifei’s mind, being pinned down by the female officer who suspected him of being a thief. If he didn’t get some compensation for this, how could he face himself? So, while shouting, "I’m not a thief," he struggled with all his might.

The female officer was shocked. She didn’t expect her first thief to be such a tough guy, and clearly, he was stronger than she was. Now she was struggling to find Li Yifei’s weak spot, and it was proving quite difficult to subdue him.

But she was not willing to let Li Yifei escape just like that, so she kept a tight hold around his neck, hoping to make him unable to breathe and thus subdue him.

As Li Yifei struggled, the physical contact and friction between him and the female officer increased, greatly to Li Yifei’s advantage. He was no longer in a hurry to break free. It seemed difficult for the female officer to subdue him, but he also could not escape, and they continued in this stalemate.

Li Yifei’s struggling grew fiercer, and he suddenly arched his back, flipping the female officer underneath him. Weighing over 150 pounds, he pinned the female officer down firmly, causing her to let out a muffled grunt. Her hands naturally weakened in strength, and Li Yifei immediately took the opportunity to twist his body. Though he hadn’t freed himself from her arms, he was now facing the female officer.

Now Li Yifei finally got a good look at the female officer’s face.

Her hair was neither very long nor too short, just reaching her neck. At the moment, it was quite disheveled; her face was covered in sweat, and the hair, damp with sweat, stuck to her face in several places, making her look somewhat disarrayed.

Yet this did nothing to diminish her beauty. Her large, black eyes were full of anger. Her pretty face was blushed from the intense activity. Her teeth tightly clenched, her nose twitching incessantly, and her breathing was very rushed due to the vigorous activity.

Beautiful! Just beautiful!

This was the first thought that popped into Li Yifei’s head when he saw the female officer. She was still dressed in her police uniform, which was now disheveled, the collar slightly undone, revealing a hint of her snowy neck, adding a strong element of uniform temptation.

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