"Aunt, Uncle."
Realizing he'd been found out, Li Mingjie took off his gas mask. He forced an embarrassed smile that revealed a set of white teeth. He looked absolutely mortified.
"Mingjie, what's going on here?" Tang De asked, utterly bewildered as he examined Li Mingjie closely. "Weren't you promoted? Weren't you supposed to go to the Lin'an District to be an inspector?"
"Why are you at a dog kennel… shoveling…" Zhang Meilan was also extremely puzzled, her eyes wide with disbelief.
Li Mingjie wanted to find an excuse to brush it off, but the thought of Qin Long's power stopped him from trying anything foolish.
"Aunt…" he said quietly, his head lowered in embarrassment. "I made a mistake. My superiors told me to reflect on my actions… so I came here to train."
