Worried

Min Nan suddenly felt that his words might have sounded a bit suggestive, so he quickly added an explanation, "Now that you're here in our village, you're like one of us. Helping you is like helping our own family. And besides, I'm a police officer. Serving the people is part of my duty."

Talking about being a police officer made Min Nan feel a bit uneasy. He realized that one lie often leads to more lies. While he didn't want to deceive Ye Ling, he also couldn't reveal the truth to her at this moment, so he had to continue down this path of deception.

Though police officers and soldiers have different roles, their fundamental purpose is to serve the people. At least, this point wasn't a fabrication.

Min Nan consoled himself with this thought.