"Who reported this incident?" The older officer reported through the radio upon reaching the scene, then asked with his head lowered, holding a black notebook in his hand.
"Officer, that would be ." Hua Qingyi stepped forward, smiling at the older officer.
"Describe what happened, in detail."
"Well…" Hua Qingyi didn't know how to explain clearly.
After dealing with the stains on his clothes, Xiao Lin walked between them. "Who are you?" The officer noticed there were others present and raised his head, adjusting his hat.
"Xiao Lin, military doctor." Xiao Lin wrapped his soiled clothes in newspaper and tossed them aside.
"Military doctor?" The officer lifted his head, the na seed sowhat familiar. "How did this person die? Did you see the killer?"
"The gunshot wound on this person was caused by , but I didn't kill him, there was another assassin."
"You?" The officer imdiately took a step back, pointing his gun at Xiao Lin. "Who are you people, and why did you shoot this deceased person? Show your ID, and you too," he said, pointing at Hua Qingyi.
Hua Qingyi sighed and handed over his identification along with Xiao Lin's to the officer. "Are you from Dragon Soul?" The officer glanced at their Dragon Soul-issued credentials, his previous caution slightly diminished, and returned the IDs to them before starting to examine the corpse.
From his experience, this wound seed as if it was used for interrogation tactics, but despite his thoughts, he remained silent. "I apologize for not recognizing you were on duty earlier, please don't mind."
"No problem." Seeing Xiao Lin silent, Hua Qingyi continued to smile at the officer.
"I'll have soone take the body back first, if there are any issues, you can contact ."
"Send it directly to the City Police Departnt." Xiao Lin glanced at the officer's badge number, noting he was from a nearby area police station, which likely didn't have good facilities. The body might be quickly dealt with if left in the jurisdiction of three unregulated areas.
"That's best, but according to procedure, I still need to know what happened here and the identity of this person. Could I trouble you to co with to the station, and also, since you caused the injury, please give a statent."
The officer spoke diplomatically, and Xiao Lin had no objections. The three of them got into the police car, leaving a junior officer waiting for the funeral car to collect the body.
As Xiao Lin anticipated, the facilities in the unregulated area were rudintary, which reflected so common issues. He surveyed the environnt as the prior officer removed his hat and hung it on the coat rack.
"Looks a bit shabby, doesn't it? This place is more of a rest area. Major cases like the one from before are usually transferred to larger stations. Here, in the unregulated areas, we mainly deal with neighborhood disputes." The officer said while drinking tea, offering a cup to both Hua Qingyi and Xiao Lin.
The officer's head was balding, a few strands hanging over his forehead, greasy. He appeared to be a good-natured person, speaking frankly, probably the reason he remained in such an area with no perks to gain.
The officer placed a case registration form on the table. "I won't take too much of your ti, just a simple statent will do." Xiao Lin looked around, not paying attention to what the officer was saying. "Who was the deceased?"
"An assassin attempting to shoot governnt personnel." Xiao Lin deliberately emphasized the last four words, wondering what reaction the officer would have.
"Governnt personnel, that's a major case. I'll turn this over to soone higher up for handling." The officer straightforwardly stated.
"That's the rough situation. The car accident on the highway was also caused by this group, from the North District all the way here. You should pay special attention to the car in the flower bed, it's been tampered with."
"Uh... Let interrupt, where is the injured party?" The officer wasn't dull and noticed there were only dead bodies at the scene and no injured party or another corpse.
"The injured party has a special identity, we've already arranged for their safety, so you don't need to worry about that."
"Oh, okay!" The officer ticulously and thoroughly filled in the record form with dense writing.
"How long have you been working as a patrol officer here? You don't seem like a rookie cop," Hua Qingyi suddenly asked.
"A lifeti of being a cop!" the policeman sighed, shaking his head. "If you want to move into the city, you'd need so connections, otherwise, it's hard to get through. Who wouldn't want to work in the city where the salary, benefits, and bonuses are plentiful? In small stations like ours, we can't handle big cases, so naturally, the money is less too."
Hua Qingyi nodded. The division of rewards like that is pretty normal. The more cases you handle and solve, the higher the rewards. Small police stations don't have enough manpower, so they can only deal with disputes and minor thefts.
"Since it ca from the North District, this case should be sent back there for handling," the policeman looked over the statents. There was no trace of envy on his face, just indifference. After repeatedly checking his own handwriting to ensure nothing was missed, he put the case file into an envelope and set it aside.
"I'm afraid no one at the North District is going to take your case right now," Hua Qingyi glanced at Xiao Lin, a plan forming in his mind.
"What do you an? We've always had connections with them. Why wouldn't anyone accept the case?" The policeman seed a bit puzzled by Hua Qingyi's remark.
"What's your surna?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, my surna is Xu."
"Officer Xu, this case is actually quite complicated and involves lots of people. Director Zhao from the North District Police Station is currently missing. How do you suggest handling this case?"
"I suspected as much when you ntioned the injured person had a special status, probably a big shot! Such major cases are best handled by the central police departnt. We don't have the resources to manage it, and delaying it wouldn't be good."
"Officer Xu doesn't seem to have any ambition. Anyone would covet such a case once they have it in hand!"
"I do want it. A lifeti of being a cop, I just want to crack a few big cases and maybe leave with a dal when I retire," Officer Xu laughed, his brows furrowing together, making him look much older. "We don't have the manpower and financial resources, so if we can't do it, let soone else do it. Being able to do your best is a blessing."
Xiao Lin nodded to Hua Qingyi, tacitly agreeing with the plan in Hua Qingyi's mind.
"Officer Xu, are you interested in becoming the director of the North District Police Station?" Hua Qingyi glanced at the astonished Officer Xu. "Though the position isn't great, it's still a rank. Once you're there, you'd imdiately start on a major case. Are you aware of that? Of course, if you solve this case, the position of Director of the North District Police Station is yours."
Heh heh, heh heh heh! Officer Xu laughed awkwardly, his old face betraying excitent and doubt. "Don't joke around with . Is that sothing you can just decide? Even though you Dragon Soul people are impressive, the departnts are different, and so are the jurisdictions." Still a bit skeptical, Officer Xu waved his hand.
"The transfer order will be in your hands by tomorrow. The people over at the North District can't be used right now. You can choose a few capable assistants from here to take with you. Of course, it's best if they are diligent, capable, and honest." Hua Qingyi didn't mind Officer Xu's skepticism. He looked around once more, then patted Officer Xu's shoulder. "Officer Xu, do a good job!" Clearly holding expectations like a leader to a subordinate.
Officer Xu bewilderedly watched the two leave the small police station. He felt like he was still dreaming. It didn't seem fake, but could it really be possible for a young person to decide that? Impossible. Officer Xu shook his head again, took a sip of tea. Having been a cop for decades, he saw things quite clearly. Maybe in the past, he had so hope, but the more he worked, the more he understood the hidden hands at play here. Rather than fighting hard, it's better to live quietly in such a small place to waste the remaining years. It wasn't many years until retirent, after all, his kid had started working, what else was there to strive for?
"Lao Xu! I'm back." The young policeman who had been following Officer Xu earlier had rushed back. As soon as he entered, he yelled without any decorum. "Huh? Where are those two people?"
"Gone. Once the statents were done, they left," Officer Xu didn't mind what he was called. Being approachable, he was quite popular among the young people here, serious when it ca to work, but no airs otherwise.
"Oh no, why'd you let them leave?" The young policeman threw his hat onto the table in frustration.
"Why? Do you know them?" Officer Xu curiously looked at the young policeman. Just two Dragon Soul people, what's there to get excited about?
"I told you you're out of touch! You don't even know who they are," the young policeman poured himself a glass of water and gulped it down. "That very handso guy is the Military Doctor, holding a high status within Dragon Soul, his dical skills are superb. It's said there's no one he can't save."
"Really?" Officer Xu recalled the man who was always silent, with a cold aura that kept people at a distance.
"The other guy, more beautiful than a woman, is Young Master Hua." The young policeman saw Officer Xu's dumbfounded look. "Seems like you don't know who Young Master Hua is either. The future Sect Leader of the Hua Family, apparently the heir to Hua Muyun."
"Really?" Officer Xu's eyes lit up like he suddenly saw hope.
"They're life-and-death partners, having cracked nurous major cases together, like the Poison Dragon Gang, the Liger Gang, and even the Wang Family, all dealt with by them." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote on Qidian (qidian) for recomndations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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