Early the next morning, after finishing his morning Martial Dao Cultivation, Chen Ping'an hurried to the Nanquan Alley Town Patrol Office. Just as he was reporting for duty and stepping through the main gate, he ran into Monkey Head, who was also rushing in.
"Ping... Constable Chen..."
Upon seeing Chen Ping'an, Monkey Head instinctively started to call out his old nickname, but he quickly corrected himself.
"What's this 'Constable Chen' nonsense? Just call me Ping'an!"
Chen Ping'an gave Monkey Head a light, good-natured punch on the chest.
'This kid is getting all formal with me!'
'Then again, ever since they stopped patrolling together, they really hadn't talked much.'
"Heh heh..." Monkey Head scratched his head and grinned sheepishly.
"How have you been lately?"
Chen Ping'an and Monkey Head talked as they walked.
"Doing okay! It's just that the pressure is a lot higher than before," Monkey Head said.
