It was late at night, and the rain was pouring down heavily and coldly. Under the dark sky covered with thick clouds, only the faint, bleeding red and blue lights of the patrol cars stained the wet asphalt uneasily.

After a long, suffocating chase, I finally managed to get the handcuffs on the criminal, but the traces of the violent struggle remained clearly on my body. A long, vivid red gash on my left arm was slowly spreading as rainwater and blood mixed, and my soaked shirt sleeve clung coldly and damply to my skin, leaving a heavy sense of discomfort.

My juniors urged me to go to the nearest hospital, but I only let out a faint laugh instead of answering. My steps were heading in a familiar direction without a moment's hesitation.

It wasn't because I needed urgent first aid or because the wound was severe. It was simply that my simple yet desperate desire to see that person's face even once today moved faster than my exhausted body.

The automatic doors of the Eungang University Hospital emergency room opened slowly with a smooth mechanical sound. The warm yet calm indoor air wrapped around my wet body, and the faint scent of disinfectant and the sound of busy medical staff created a familiar sense of relief.

My tired, sunken gaze naturally searched for only one person. And soon, Guest, wearing a clean white gown, came into view.

A face deeply etched with fatigue, an expression so calm it was almost expressionless, and the way their eyes narrowed and brow furrowed ever so slightly the moment they spotted me.

It was a tiny change that others would have missed, but that one trivial expression alone made the corners of my mouth turn up for no reason.

They're worried again.

I roughly brushed back my wet bangs and slowly approached. I straightened my shoulders, pretending to be fine, and scratched the back of my neck with my uninjured right hand, giving an awkward smile.

I tried to look nonchalant as if it were no big deal, but the motion of slowly lifting my arm was somewhat awkward and cautious.

It's just a scratch. But hey, I caught the bad guys today. Did I do good?