Chapter 762

Early in the morning, a spirited Li Dawei arrived with a large suitcase. He set off with Wang Yan and the others, ate breakfast, and headed to the station, where most of the staff had already arrived.

Wang Yan and Li Dawei followed a group of old smokers from the station to the flower bed of bougainvillea swaying in the backyard, where they lit up a circle of cigarettes. Everyone chatted listlessly, mostly exchanging stories about the difficult people they had encountered over the past two days.

By 7:30, everyone had arrived, and the station chief, Wang Shouyi, called everyone inside for a meeting.

The instructor presided over the meeting, mainly discussing recent work events and how to handle public disputes, while criticizing some people and commending others.

Wang Shouyi then went over the incompatibility between the two villages in Sunshine Residential District from yesterday, specifically commending Xia Jie for going down into the well to save someone. He continued to talk about the "Fengqiao Spirit," also known as the "Fengqiao Experience," a set of work methods from Fengqiao Town, Zhejiang Province, in the 1960s, which involves mobilizing and relying on the masses to resolve disputes locally without escalating them or making unnecessary arrests. Comrade Mao personally approved it, and after pilot programs, it was promoted for implementation.

This is actually in line with national conditions; after all, China has limited police resources, and many times, small disputes can be resolved through mediation. In this regard, people don't think there's anything wrong with police "smoothing things over." After all, the one who suffers feels wronged, and the one who takes advantage is aggressive and even more unreasonable. Often, the one who takes a step back is the one who suffers, which looks like "hitting both sides with fifty strokes each."

But there is really no other way. There are so many trivial, messy things every day that if every single matter had to be judged by right or wrong and responsibilities clearly assigned, the existing police force would be absolutely insufficient. Because one case takes at least several hours to handle properly, and in normal times, there are fifty or sixty police reports a day, all via 110. During holidays when it's busy, it wouldn't be impossible for that number to double. With only those few people, there's no way to solve it.

On the other hand, even if the police were truly capable of handling it, our legal system construction hasn't kept up, and there are still many situations where the law is not clearly defined. At the very least, there are numerous people who rely on being shameless and brazen to take advantage of others, which cannot be solved. In the end, the party that suffers has to take another step back, and things are just glossed over.

There is a lot of helplessness in this, which is actually understandable. But when the loss falls on oneself, and one has to be the one to step back, in the end, one still has to curse a couple of times—understanding is bullshit...

So, generally speaking, the police's reputation isn't good. If you look into it closely, there are many reasons, including the possibility of bad apples internally, the need for continuous progress in legal construction, and so on.

In the imperial dynasty Wang Yan established, this situation was actually largely resolved. It wasn't because he was sufficiently humane, but because he was sufficiently ruthless. Law enforcement officers abusing their power? Kill them! Their entire family sent to forced labor. Playing the rogue and bullying people? Once verified, not only must they pay compensation, but they are also exiled five hundred miles away for three years of forced labor.

I don't know what it will be like after he dies, but as long as he is alive, it is stable and harmonious. In fact, as long as he is alive, no matter how ridiculous the decree, it can be thoroughly implemented and executed.

Modern society obviously won't work that way, so not only must various legal constructions be continuously improved and developed, but personal quality still urgently needs to be raised. If the quality of the whole nation is raised, there will be fewer messy things. But this requires the country to develop well, people's welfare and benefits to be improved, and birth, aging, illness, and death to be better guaranteed.

It's not that it's bad, it's just progressing slowly on the road to improvement, which requires a process, only we probably won't see it...

After talking for a while, Wang Shouyi changed the subject and called Wang Yan by name: "Here I want to commend Comrade Wang Yan. This young man who just arrived is very excellent. He is neither arrogant nor impetuous, and is steady and capable. Yesterday, when he went out for visits with Zhijie, they caught two bike thieves on the way back who were stealing an electric scooter that a citizen had just bought two days ago, worth 3,600 yuan. Fortunately, they stopped it in time and protected the citizen's property."

"After bringing the people back, they immediately started interrogation. Through their confessions, comrades from other stations took action and caught three thieves in one fell swoop. At the same time, several fencing shops have entered our sights, laying the groundwork for future breakthroughs."

"After getting off work last night, Wang Yan, Zhao Jiwei, and Yang Shu went to a fencing shop in our jurisdiction to contact the owner. During the process, Comrade Wang Yan had sharp eyes and discovered that the owner was a drug user. He reported it to Zhijie, and Zhijie reported it to me. I then informed Captain Guan Yaozhong of our branch's anti-drug brigade. They immediately took the initiative to arrest the owner. After relevant testing, it was confirmed that he is indeed a drug user. After intense interrogation, some progress has been made."

"I won't say much more here; there should be a bulletin later. I propose commendations for Wang Yan, Zhao Jiwei, and Yang Shu."

Li Dawei, who finally understood what was going on, opened his mouth wide, widened his small eyes, and looked at the three of them with great resentment. They didn't say anything when they left yesterday, but these people went into action on their own and made discoveries, yet nobody told him this morning. He had a feeling of being excluded and abandoned.

Others looked at Wang Yan and the others with great surprise. Catching thieves and finding drug users wasn't a big deal; they did that work every day. The main thing was that Wang Yan had money and knew to report to Zhang Zhijie first; this showed he had a future.

Cao Army Supervisor was also watching. He loved to show off, and seeing a newcomer be so conspicuous made him unhappy. After all, he had heard that this kid had money and ability, and he felt his status in the station was no longer secure.

Wang Yan waved his hands with a smile: "It was mainly thanks to Jiwei's reminder. He said he wanted to check out that fencing shop; otherwise, we would still be blindly conducting investigations."

The smile on Zhao Jiwei's already happy face grew even wider. Brother Yan is really a stand-up guy, giving him credit even in this situation.

Wang Shouyi smiled as he looked at Zhao Jiwei, who was puffing out his chest and holding his head high: "Jiwei is good, Yang Shu is also good, Xia Jie is also very good... and you're passable."

Seeing Li Dawei's expectant look, Wang Shouyi gave a dismissive response, spreading his favor equally, then cleared his throat and said, "Our station has always had this tradition of 'passing on, helping, and leading.' Every newcomer who comes must recognize a master. In the past, it was called 'one helping one, one pair red.' Now, it's called inheritance. Masters must not only pass on experience to young people and help them better carry out their work and serve the great masses of the people."

"They must also teach young people what police honor is and what the police mission is. Of course, young people today are also remarkable. Their academic qualifications are higher than the last, their knowledge is comprehensive, their vision is broad, and they are more professional and vocational. In this regard, our old comrades should also learn from the young people. Closing the door to build a cart and sticking to old ways is not acceptable."

"Speaking of this, I'll add a word. Yang Shu, who has the highest academic qualification in our station, passed the judicial examination long ago. Public security, procuratorate, and court—there are still major deficiencies in our people's police legal affairs. Of course, I can understand that, after all, we all have our own specialties and hadn't come into contact with relevant things before becoming police. But the attitude must be there. Registration is coming up again soon, and everyone who should register must register."

"Especially you young people who just arrived, you have active minds and good memories, so strive to pass. After all, we are law enforcement officers, and we cannot slack off in this area. I don't know what the situation is this year, but last year, our city awarded individual third-class merits to comrades who passed the legal examination and obtained an A certificate. This is your opportunity, and you must grasp it."

Seeing the young people nodding repeatedly and others expressing their intention to register, Wang Shouyi nodded with satisfaction: "Good, then I'll go back to this 'passing on, helping, and leading' part. You young people each have your own ideals and aspirations, but our station has its own division of labor. Like community, criminal investigation, public security, and household registration, everyone has their own pile of work. Every division of labor must have someone who is proficient and capable of leading the work."

"However, our station is short-handed. Except for household registration and internal affairs personnel, others are not strictly fixed. If there is a shortage of manpower for a case, it must be adjusted. If a document comes down from above with new requirements for community work, we must also correspondingly increase manpower to complete it. And normal police response is also a collective effort."

"You must know that the police types assigned to your masters now cannot be worked for a lifetime. Alright, then next, let's distribute the five newcomers who just arrived at our station."

Just like in the original drama, Xia Jie followed Deputy Station Chief Cheng Hao, Yang Shu followed Cao Army Supervisor—a player who snatched credit when there were good things and shirked responsibility when there weren't—Zhao Jiwei followed Zhang Zhijie, and Li Dawei followed Chen Xincheng.

Until finally, for Wang Yan, who didn't exist in the original, Wang Shouyi said: "Some of you know, some don't, but this kid Wang Yan can do image enhancement, and he doesn't do it any worse than the technicians at the municipal bureau. These two days, you should all sort through the backlog of cases in your hands, and if there is a need for image processing, let Wang Yan help you all get it done."

"Wang Yan, Zhijie said you have an active mind and a sense of responsibility, and you are a good hand at community work. But your police academy grades were very excellent, and your performance these two days has also been very good, with observation and action, so you are also a good seedling for criminal investigation. I think I'll find you two masters. First, follow Zhijie for three months of community work to deeply familiarize yourself with the situation in our jurisdiction. After three months, follow our Deputy Station Chief, Comrade Gao Chao, and let him take you to participate in cases."

"Don't look down on this community work. If you do your work well, then the people in our station will have a much easier time. Many things often escalate from small conflicts to big ones. Manpower in this area is never enough, and Zhijie sometimes has to be on duty for police response and can't handle it all. If you have this ability, then do more work to make our work better. No problem, right?"

Wang Yan nodded and called both Zhang Zhijie and Gao Chao "Master."

Gao Chao laughed, his voice loud: "No need to be so formal. I'm only ten years older than you. It's just a form of address. Old Gao, Brother Gao, call me whatever you want."

Zhang Zhijie also nodded from the side: "You'd better call me Brother Zhang; it sounds more comfortable to me."

Wang Shouyi looked at the harmonious scene with a smile, felt the strengthened power of the police station, and clapped his hands: "Alright..."

"That station chief..." Chen Xincheng spoke up, wanting to say something.

But Wang Shouyi didn't give him a chance. Acting as if he didn't hear, he continued: "Since there is no problem, the meeting is adjourned. Hurry up and go through the cases in your hands. Zhijie, don't arrange tasks for Wang Yan for these two days. Wang Yan, you work hard and process all the images in our station that need enhancement. Get moving, get moving..."

He knew Chen Xincheng didn't want to lead Li Dawei. Chen Xincheng had been angry with Li Dawei for the past two days, and now that he still had to lead him, he definitely wouldn't want to do it and would definitely refuse.

How could that be possible? It was announced directly at the meeting, just so Chen Xincheng wouldn't have a chance to shirk. So after the meeting, Wang Shouyi left.

Chen Xincheng didn't pay attention to Li Dawei either. He still wanted to struggle a bit and ran to find Wang Shouyi.

Li Dawei stood there helplessly, watching Yang Shu follow Cao Army Supervisor to respond to a call, watching Xia Jie leave with Station Chief Cheng, watching Wang Yan surrounded by other old police officers sitting in front of a computer, and watching Zhao Jiwei, who was looking at him blankly.

"You guys are all doing great, but me, I'm with a nemesis."

"Brother Chen thinks so too, otherwise why do you think he went to find the station chief? For the past two days, I've only heard him lecturing you." Zhao Jiwei complained.

"It's fine, I'm a person who is shameless and has strong adaptability." Li Dawei waved his hand, looking indifferent, and then asked, "No, I'm saying you guys aren't stand-up guys. Such a big thing as drug involvement, you went yesterday, but you let me go home. Why didn't you tell me this morning?"

"After all, it involved drugs, so how could we dare to talk nonsense? If we ruined someone's plan, who would take the responsibility? Alright, I won't talk to you anymore; I have to perform well."

After finishing, leaving Li Dawei alone not knowing what to do, Zhao Jiwei ran happily to Zhang Zhijie's side to work.

Compared to the original drama, although Zhao Jiwei still didn't want to be a community police officer, after these two days, he had been hanging out with Wang Yan and had a very fulfilling time. He had come into contact with the masses, solved the diaper incident, caught bike thieves, participated in case investigation, and even provided clues about drug users. With his shallow understanding, he thought this was community work and could accept it.

Wang Yan really didn't have time to pay attention to them now. At this moment, he was sitting in front of the computer, adding WeChat friends one by one with the police in the station. Later, they would find the pictures and videos that needed image enhancement and send them to him, and he, just as Wang Shouyi said, wouldn't do anything else for these two days and would solve everything that could be solved.

This kind of thing would only happen this once. As long as these backlogged cases were processed, it would be easy. In the future, only a few would come occasionally, and it wouldn't take long to get them done.

Actually, sending files via WeChat has its flaws. However, these were all of normal difficulty and could generally be processed. Only when it didn't work would he ask someone for the original file.

This work is actually very boring. He only processes images and doesn't know what the specific cases are. However, the videos and pictures displayed are already very diverse. There are those stealing things, those stalking, those hitting people with clubs, and those grabbing things and running. However, the vast majority are still theft, and what they steal is also all kinds of things: electric scooters, takeout, mobile phones, etc.

Wang Yan processed images with concentration and high efficiency. Wang Shouyi would sometimes go downstairs to stroll around, and sometimes go to the front to receive the masses, but he would always come to Wang Yan's place to take a look. Every time he saw Wang Yan process one, and saw other police officers directly call to summon or even go directly to the equipment room to change clothes and then go straight out to catch people, he would smile with satisfaction.

These are all performance records. Recently, their station has been busy. He, old Station Wang Suozhang, has had plenty of limelight to show off...

After ten o'clock, just as Li Dawei was being diligent with Chen Xincheng, the phone on Wang Yan's table rang. He glanced at the caller ID and answered: "Hello? I know who you are. You've arrived at the station? Good, you wait there, I'll go take a look."

Zhao Jiwei, who was flipping through files not far away, raised his head: "Is it that Yang Meifang from yesterday?"

"It's her. I'm going to tell her about the arrangements."

"Then I'll go with you to take a look. These files are driving me crazy."

"I told you in vain yesterday. Are you still thinking about solving cases and gaining merit?" Wang Yan shook his head, "You've read these files, so you know the country's requirements for community police, know what work is done, and there are some learning files on methods and experience, which tell you how to carry out work. I'll say it again: solving cases and gaining merit brings neither money nor official position. If you just do it step by step like this, you'll be sick of solving cases."

"Hey, Wang Yan is right about this." An old police officer flipping through files on the side said with a smile, "Young people all want to reach the sky in one step, but that's not realistic. When I came here back then, I was the same as you, thinking about solving cases and gaining merit, wanting to be a master detective, wanting to be a high official, and wanting to catch all the bad guys in the world. But what happened? I'm already forty-two, look at how my hair is falling out..."

After chatting for a bit, Wang Yan stretched and took Zhao Jiwei to the lobby at the front door.

Right at the entrance of the police station, Yang Meifang was clutching her mobile phone and looking around. There were still many people handling business in the lobby: giving birth, canceling household registration, ID cards, residence permits, criminal records, etc. Many things require coming to the police station. And the jurisdiction of Balihe Police Station has more than 120,000 people, and it belongs to the urban-rural fringe, so the busyness can be imagined.

Balihe Police Station has limited manpower, with only two windows for business, two auxiliary police girls operating them, and a pregnant female police officer. All kinds of procedures, certificates, and documents handled at the police station are their work. Although they work from 8:30 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon, with a one-and-a-half-hour break at noon, the actual working time is only six and a half hours, but this period of time is not so easy.

"Here." Wang Yan greeted, took her outside, and asked, "Have you handled the residence permit?"

"No, there are too many people..." Yang Meifang looked at Wang Yan with hope. She hadn't slept well yesterday, just thinking about how the police comrades could solve her problem and make her children better.

"Then you should queue up; I can't control that." Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Regarding your son's schooling, we contacted a kindergarten, right at the west gate of Xiangheyuan. It's not far from where you set up your stall on Fengdan Bali Street, and it's close to home. The tuition and meals are the same, 2,200 yuan a month. We checked the environment and the kindergarten teachers, and it's not bad; they are quite dedicated."

"As for your daughter, I contacted the welfare home in our Balihe, and we agreed on 2,000 yuan a month. You can put the child there to be raised, and you can go see her when you are free, or pick her up every night. No matter what, it's 2,000. Is there any problem?"

"No, no, thank you for the trouble, police comrade. Thank you so much..." Yang Meifang expressed her gratitude profusely. She had also been worried sick. Now it was good; her son finally went to school, her daughter was sent to the welfare home, and with the police's guarantee, her heart was finally at ease.

"Regarding this matter, try not to publicize it. After all, there is no precedent for this, and it's troublesome for you, for me, and for the welfare home. In addition, when your son goes to school and comes home, go pick him up, and usually give him more instructions. The population composition here is complex, and no one knows if there will be child traffickers. You must pay attention to this and don't let your son run around outside by himself."

"Don't worry, police comrade, I won't tell anyone, and I will pick up and drop off my son every day. But my daughter might have to stay in the welfare home all the time. I really can't take care of her; I can only find time to go see her every day."

"That's your business. When the time comes, you can take the child there directly. My name is Wang Yan; you can just report my name. If there's anything, you can find me at any time and call me directly."

Without waiting for her to continue thanking him endlessly, Wang Yan waved his hand, "Children must have a residence permit to go to school, and the welfare home also needs to record it. Alright, go queue up."

Zhao Jiwei shook his head with regret: "She doesn't even know how much effort you put in to help her."

"How does the saying go? Just do good deeds and don't ask about the future. And you got the order of the problem wrong; it was I who wanted to help the welfare home, and then it was helping her by the way. On the other hand, being burdened by reputation is not a good thing."

Wang Yan smiled, "Because people will use a magnifying glass to find shortcomings on you, and that is when a good reputation feeds back."

"Right, I really didn't misjudge you. At such a young age, you have such a profound understanding." After the two called him "Station Chief," Wang Shouyi waved his hand, "Was that Yang Meifang just now? Very good, she looks honest. Jiwei, you must learn more from Wang Yan; you can learn many things from him."

"Yes, Station Chief, I've been following Brother Yan."

Wang Yan shook his head with a smile, "Station Chief, then we'll go back to work."

"Don't be too tired; work can't be finished in one day. With so many backlogged cases, with your image enhancement skills, many of our cases have been solved directly. It's because of you that the people in the station are busier than during the New Year. Except for those on rotation, I guess everyone will have to work until the second half of the night today. Our station's case-solving rate for this quarter has directly jumped a notch. Next quarter, the public satisfaction rate that makes my head ache will definitely be in the top hundred. You have made an indelible contribution."

"I didn't do much; it's all because the old comrades in our station are responsible. I just process images, a matter of three or five minutes, but they have to be busy for several days. However, since you said so, I'm embarrassed. How about this, I'll work overtime tonight and strive to process all relevant images. The sooner we finish, the sooner we harvest, and the sooner we can be free. I'm leaving, Station Chief."

"You kid..." Wang Shouyi pointed at Wang Yan, unable to laugh or cry, and didn't say much more.

There is no such thing as labor law in the police station. They can't even finish working overtime, let alone not working overtime. Young people are all big livestock, without wives or children, without family conflicts. Although their parents at home feel sorry for them, they generally support the police work. After all, with the halo of the police, what good overtime seed players they are.

"The station chief's attitude toward you is really good." On the way back, Zhao Jiwei muttered to him.

"You, I'll say it again, you're just too eager to progress. Calm down, do your work steadily, and the station chief's attitude toward you will also be good."

"You're standing and talking without back pain. I don't have your skills, nor do I have your fearless mentality. My family's conditions are not good, my parents are digging for food in the fields, and I have a sister in high school, all counting on me. Do you think I can not progress?"

"So, your problem is right here. No matter how you progress, your income won't change, and your position won't change, so what are you in such a hurry for? Do you think community work is bad? Even Comrade Mao said, 'From the masses, to the masses.' Don't think I'm talking big or empty words. When I'm done with the work in my hands, you'll see how I do it, and then you'll know."

Patting the kid on the shoulder, Wang Yan sat down in front of the computer again and started processing images with a clatter.

He had said enough to Zhao Jiwei, but the kid still couldn't figure it out. Among these people, he still appreciated this kid more; he was relatively strong, resilient, and could let go of his face. If it followed the normal trajectory, a player like this who was eager to progress might end up becoming a villain.

It's normal that he doesn't want to be a community police officer, because there are a lot of things on the internet saying that community police are a place for retirement, and it's very difficult to achieve results. But in reality? It's just that people are unwilling to walk among the masses.

Fresh graduates, who are high-achieving but low-ability, with high eyes and low hands, all have the idea of solving big cases and becoming master detectives. They can't settle down to do things steadily and are too impetuous.

This is not a matter of standing and talking without back pain, because the wages are all about the same. It's just that the nature of the work is different, relatively cumbersome, relatively trivial, and there are no cases, which doesn't meet the expectations of ordinary young people for police work...

This day, Wang Yan really didn't do anything else, just busy processing images. At noon, he ate the canteen food, which was average but quite rich, and he also ate at the canteen in the evening.

Compared to ordinary township police stations, the conditions of police stations in second-tier cities like Ping'an City are much better. The food is good, it doesn't cost money, and you can eat until you're full.

After eight o'clock, after a day of extremely high-efficiency and high-intensity work, Wang Yan finally processed all the images that needed enhancement.

At this time, the Balihe Police Station was exceptionally lively, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was chaotic, because unsurprisingly, with the images he processed, a significant portion of the cases were solved directly. Those who needed to be summoned were summoned, those who needed to be arrested were arrested, those who needed to be interrogated were interrogated, and those who needed to prepare materials were preparing materials. They were extremely busy.

Including the newcomers like Li Dawei who came in the same batch, the masters leading them also had a lot of backlogged cases in their hands, and now they were all busy together.

Moreover, not only that, on the basis of being so busy, they still had to go to the scene when police reports came in. Although there were already police officers on duty, it was definitely not enough. Especially now that it was night, various disputes after drinking also emerged.

The people of Shandong are also very fond of drinking. Tsingtao Beer is famous at home and abroad. There is a joke on the internet that even tap water flows with alcohol. After drinking too much, conflicts arise. It's the same everywhere in the country; people causing trouble after drinking is common.

Because the station was far busier than ever before, Wang Shouyi stayed to work overtime. On one hand, to coordinate police forces, and on the other hand, to serve the comrades in the station well. His old face was smiling like a chrysanthemum, pouring tea and coffee for everyone one by one, being very diligent.

"Wang Yan, are you done?" The old station chief keenly saw Wang Yan close the computer. He had been watching the screen for a day, and he had also logged out of WeChat. He asked with his mouth wide open.

"It's all done. You should close your chin; it's not as difficult as you imagine. Look at me, clattering away, one in a while. The more I do, the more proficient I become, and the faster I get. Normal operation. Want a cigarette?"

"Let's go." Wang Shouyi readily agreed.

Arriving at the flower bed in the backyard, Wang Yan shared a cigarette with Station Wang Suozhang, lit it, lit one for himself, and smoked comfortably.

Wang Shouyi beat his back and said with a smile: "You kid has made a contribution to our station. When I go to the branch for a meeting, I can hold my head high. You are really the lucky general of our station. With good results, we can ask for more funds from the bureau, and our station's life will be easier. It's all thanks to you, kid."

"It's still your old wisdom and martial arts, knowing people and using them well, daring to make decisions. Tell me, with the current situation of our station, if there is any big police situation..."

"Hey, hey, hey, stop talking. Although we don't believe in this, sometimes, you just can't talk nonsense."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile, exhaled a puff of smoke, and asked: "Station Chief, is your back uncomfortable?"

"Hi, it's an old problem. Periarthritis of the shoulder, cervical spondylosis, lumbar muscle strain, plus heart disease and high blood pressure. I tell you, you also have to pay attention. In our line of work, if you don't pay attention to maintenance, by the time you reach my age, you'll be full of diseases. High work intensity, high pressure. You are young and still have a chance. Do everything according to your ability, you know? Don't try to be brave, otherwise you'll regret it."

Accepting the old station chief's guidance with an open mind, Wang Yan smiled: "How about I press it for you? Massage, bone setting, bruises and injuries, I can do it all. Really, would I lie to you? I learned a few tricks from my grandfather since I was a child. You don't even need to go to the hospital for colds and fevers; a bowl of herbal medicine will work. If you don't believe me, I'll dislocate your arm first and let you feel it?"

"Go! You stinky kid, are you joking with me?" Wang Shouyi glared, "You come over and do it a couple of times, let me feel it."

Extinguishing the cigarette in the flower bed, Wang Yan crossed his fingers and cracked them, and said with a smile: "I tell you, Station Chief, with this skill of mine, opening a TCM massage shop would be enough to support a family and make a lot of money. Just that Liu's Massage shop diagonally opposite our station, Brother Zhang said the owner drives a Q7. I can earn more than him. Starting now, you bear with it. It's the first time pressing, and the muscles might not be used to it, so it might be a bit painful."

After saying that, his hands pinched the old station chief's neck. In an instant, Wang Shouyi hissed, but he gritted his teeth like a tough guy and didn't make a sound. Whether it was effective or not, the kid had good intentions, so he just had to endure it...

That's what he thought, but in less than two minutes, in the somewhat cool night, he broke out in a sweat on his forehead.

"I say, what are you doing?" Gao Chao walked out in a hurry, looked at Wang Shouyi's pained appearance, and waved his hand in disgust, "Wang Yan, stop it, you're about to press our station chief to death."

"One more minute, just endure it." Wang Yan didn't stop his hand movements and asked, "What are you doing, Old Gao? Mission?"

He fully respected their opinions and didn't call them "Master." Actually, he didn't care; as Gao Chao said, it was just a form of address, call it whatever. Mainly, if he called them "Master," Gao Chao, Zhang Zhijie, and the others would feel pressure. That was the weight of damn money, and of course, his own ability was also one aspect.

"Isn't there a knife robbery last month? It was raining that day and I couldn't see clearly, but your image enhancement identified it, and the person is from our jurisdiction. I just asked someone to go take a look, and it's this kid's house. I'm going to catch him and send him to the criminal investigation team. Hey, just right, you're free now, right? Come with me. We're short-handed now, I only brought the two of them, and having one more of you will be safer."

"Good."

Wang Yan responded and pressed Wang Shouyi a few more times: "Alright, Station Chief, feel it, I'm going to put on the stab-proof vest."

After saying that, he turned and ran into the building.

Wang Shouyi sighed in relief, wiped the sweat from his face, turned his neck to move his shoulders: "Gao Chao, be sure to pay attention to safety when taking action. A person who robs with a knife might fight for his life if he's desperate."

"Yes, the case here isn't big, it's just a phone robbery. Otherwise, the criminal investigation team would have handled it long ago. I just don't know if he has any other cases on him. I estimate there won't be any fierce resistance."

Nodding, Wang Shouyi sighed and said: "You don't say, this kid presses quite well, it's really effective, I feel much better."

"Is it really effective? I saw you gritting your teeth." Gao Chao was a bit suspicious.

"Then would I lie to you? Personal experience. Just now this kid said that if he opened a massage and bone-setting shop with this skill, he would earn more than that Liu's Massage shop diagonally opposite our station."

"Let him press for me another day."

"No problem, no bragging. With this skill of mine, I charge at least two thousand for one massage. You guys earned big. Station Chief, when I'm free another day, I'll give you a full set. Half an hour will guarantee you'll be relaxed for ten or eight days."

Wang Yan, wearing a stab-proof vest and tied with the eight major items, walked out and said with a smile.

Wang Shouyi nodded and waved his hand: "Alright, change the subject, you guys hurry up and go, be sure to pay attention to safety, if it doesn't work, call for support."

Gao Chao responded, turned around, took Wang Yan and the other two who were going to respond to the call, got into a police car, and drove out of the backyard.

In the car, Wang Yan asked: "Old Gao, how many years have you been a police officer?"

"Twelve years." Seeing Wang Yan looking at the two-bar-two police rank on his shoulder, Gao Chao explained with a smile, "I was a deputy captain in the criminal investigation team before, and I have won one second-class merit and one third-class merit."

Wang Yan nodded in understanding. This belongs to a formal demotion. Later, he might be transferred back to be promoted to a brigade captain, but of course, he might not be transferred back, or he might have the opportunity to be transferred to other places to be a station chief.

Without saying anything more, a carload of people chatted for a while, mostly revolving around Wang Yan. Processing many backlogged cases that needed image enhancement support in one day was also a feat. They also complained, saying that if the technicians at the branch and municipal bureaus had this speed, the public security of Ping'an City would definitely be on a higher level, which shows they still have some resentment towards the higher-level technical departments...

Just like this, they arrived at Qinqin Garden. This is a residential area that has been ten years old, which can be considered an old residential area, and it looks very outdated. There are six high-rise buildings and sixteen foreign-style houses, which is a small residential area.

The property management here is not bad, and there are still people on duty at night. He let them lead the way to a six-story foreign-style house, opened the access control door that could still be used, and walked upstairs silently.

The suspect is on the fifth floor. They stopped at the fourth-and-a-half floor, and Gao Chao gave a simple instruction: "Open the door in a while, I'll go in first, you guys follow up, be sure to pay attention."

Wang Yan obeyed the order and followed instructions, opened the law enforcement recorder on his chest, pulled out the police baton from his waist and carried it on his shoulder, following behind Gao Chao.

The property management person let out a long breath of nervousness, and under Gao Chao's signal, knocked on the door.

After a while, everyone heard the sound of slippers dragging in the room. They walked to the door, but didn't open the door immediately, but asked through the door: "Who is it?"

"I'm from property management. I saw the lights in your house on, so I came to send you the property management list. I've been to your house before and no one was there, and the phone couldn't get through."

The property management staff spoke very naturally, without stuttering, and even shook the file folder in his hand towards the cat's eye. He gave himself a thumbs up.

After saying this, the door was indeed opened. Regardless of whether the property management fee was paid or not, since someone came to the door saying they were sending a list, they had to open the door to receive it.

As soon as the door opened, Gao Chao pulled the door open vigorously without saying a word, then stared straight at the suspect stumbling back until he fell to the ground. Wang Yan stepped forward nimbly, flipped the person over, handcuffed his hands behind his back, and clicked twice to handcuff him directly.

The other two who were lagging behind didn't stop their movements and carefully searched every room.

Until this time, the suspect who was pressed to the ground shouted loudly: "Why are you arresting me? I didn't break the law, why are you arresting me?"

"Stop shouting." Gao Chao patted the suspect's back impatiently, "May 28th, you robbed a mobile phone with a knife on Wu'ai Street. Did you forget so soon?"

Only by saying what happened would the suspect stop arguing and resisting. If they could come to the door to arrest people directly, there must be evidence. Anyone with a brain wouldn't shout anymore.

Wang Yan also looked around the room, and specifically opened the refrigerator, cabinets, etc. to take a look. Although the robbery didn't kill anyone before, he didn't know what it would be like in the future. It's always good to look at everything that can hold things, and pay attention to the floor.

After a search, it was very safe. Confirming that there was no other situation, everyone took the suspect's keys, mobile phone, ID card, and a sharp knife, and closed the lights and locked the door.

Wang Yan and the property management staff together comforted the residents who came out to watch the excitement upstairs, downstairs, and next door with a smile. Only then did they go downstairs to say goodbye to the property management staff, get into the back seat of the police car, and together with another police officer, sandwiched the suspect and headed to the branch.

Balihe Police Station has no space now, there are too many people. The procuratorate even sent two prosecutors to the station in the afternoon to connect nearby, so they are very busy...