Chapter 774

Cao Army Supervisor was truly terrified; he looked in horror at Wang Yan, who was nestled in the sofa with a smile on his face, legs crossed. He wiped away his tears fiercely, but they continued to stream out uncontrollably.

He stood up and, without a word, bowed to Wang Yan: "Wang Yan, I've let you down. Today I was ignorant and impulsive; I apologize to you. As for Yang Shu, I'll go talk to him and clear things up in a moment."

"Enough, stop acting like a sissy."

Wang Yan waved his hand impatiently and said with a somewhat innocent expression, "Director, Instructor, you both saw clearly and heard clearly—I had no intention of intimidating him. I was merely providing a scenario that could potentially happen, to help him understand his own worth; it can be considered for his own good. If anything actually happens to him in the future, it has nothing to do with me."

"If you don't want others to have a way to get to you, you must have no weaknesses yourself. Someone like him, who is all weaknesses and can be exploited everywhere—even if no one deliberately sets a trap for him, he will sooner or later encounter some coincidence that will send him out of the police force."

Wang Shouyi felt quite troubled; it's no wonder this kid Wang Yan is good at mass work—his tongue is truly venomous.

"Army Supervisor, sit down and calm yourself." He waved his hand, sighed, and looked at Wang Yan, saying, "The logic has been laid out, hasn't it? Look at what you've said to Army Supervisor; is today's matter settled?"

The Instructor stood up and pulled on Cao Army Supervisor, who was still bowing and crying, saying, "That's right, Wang Yan, look, Army Supervisor has realized his mistake. Let's give him a chance to correct it, don't you think?"

"I actually didn't want to do anything; I just couldn't stand his lack of accountability. He even made up logic for passing the buck, and a grown man acting all teary-eyed. Let me tell you, Cao Army Supervisor, today's matter ends here. It doesn't matter if you don't think much of me; I don't care for you either, but you need to change that foul habit of yours. When trouble hits, you push it away, and when there's no benefit for you, you pull a long face and throw a tantrum? If there's a next time, see how I scold you."

"You might be thinking, if you can't afford to offend me, can't you just hide? Then let's wait and see; I want to see where you can hide. Let's put it this way: unless you stop being a police officer, I will keep my eyes locked on you."

Wang Shouyi looked like he was dying: "Ancestor, can you say a little less? Are you ever going to finish?"

"Look at that, the Director and the Instructor are so protective of you." Wang Yan shrugged, stood up, and said, "Alright then, that's that; I'm going to work."

As he spoke, he left the Director's office decisively.

Wang Shouyi and the Instructor exchanged a look, then simultaneously looked at Cao Army Supervisor, who was sitting there sobbing and wiping his tears.

Cao Army Supervisor truly felt aggrieved; of course, everyone whose little schemes are exposed feels aggrieved. In fact, even now, he didn't feel he was wrong, but he had to admit that what Wang Yan said made sense. And what was the most critical part? It was that Wang Yan could indeed ensure he couldn't be a police officer and could let his beautiful wife be deceived and toyed with—neither of which was something he could accept.

It wasn't that he didn't know Wang Yan was scaring him, and since Wang Yan had said it, he wouldn't actually do it. But he was scaring himself; he didn't need anyone else to harm him. If he lost his police job and couldn't earn money to support his life, then what Wang Yan said would happen. If he died, what Wang Yan said would happen. Even if he performed meritorious service and got promoted, what Wang Yan said would still happen.

At other times, he would talk about probability and not believe it would happen to him. But now that it involved his wife and daughter, there was some probability, and just thinking about it made him feel hopeless...

In the end, he burst into loud sobs, wailing and heart-wrenching...

Wang Shouyi and the Instructor continued to work on him, but the gist of their words was that Wang Yan was right—you have to change, you have to quit drinking, you have to work steadily, you have to be good to your wife, and don't hang around your mother-in-law's place for no reason, and so on.

Cao Army Supervisor cried even louder...

Wang Yan, of course, didn't want to waste so much breath, but the task was there. It didn't matter if he was carefree, the task still had to be completed.

Cao Army Supervisor was a man in his thirties who had already formed a set of fixed cognitive patterns. If persuasion were useful, Wang Shouyi would have persuaded him long ago, and it wouldn't have led to so many issues, eventually dying under the muzzle of a criminal's gun.

Changing the environment and changing the trajectories of others' fates to influence other people or things, although difficult, was not that difficult. Wang Mou only needed to reach out and pluck the strings of fate slightly to complete it. It was just hard to grasp whether it was positive or negative.

And Cao Army Supervisor's situation did not fit this method. His problem was his cognitive thinking, and the only things that could influence him were his family. But clearly, that would directly ruin Cao Army Supervisor.

Who says an early death isn't a change? Who says a divorce isn't a change? Who says being paralyzed in bed isn't a change? Although Wang Yan wasn't a good person, he was always inclined toward goodness, so he still wanted to complete it in a better way, letting Cao Army Supervisor have a good outcome. Moreover, he was now a glorious people's police officer; how could he do such things?

So Wang Yan tried to find a way to work on Cao Army Supervisor's cognitive thinking, shattering his pride, tearing off his fig leaf, and piercing through his original stubborn perceptions. Under Wang Mou's personal suppression, he would reshape his understanding and revitalize his new life.

So don't look at how he berated Cao Army Supervisor for being nothing; he was truly worried for Cao Army Supervisor—it's hard to be a good person...

Wang Yan shook his head and swayed as he went downstairs. As soon as his figure appeared, it attracted everyone's gaze, and what flashed in their eyes was intense curiosity.

He sat back in his seat, and before he could even take a sip of water, Yang Shu walked over and said, "Are you alright, Wang Yan?"

"What could be wrong? I'm in the right. If you make a mistake, you admit it; if you get hit, you stand straight—it's such a simple principle. Don't have any burden; if you don't fight for your own affairs, don't expect others to stand up for you. I just couldn't stand him, so I used your matter to vent a little."

Although that's what he said, his actions always won over people's hearts.

Li Dawei gave a thumbs up: "Brother Yan is Brother Yan; standing up for Yang Shu without leaving a name—truly, high moral character."

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Alright, stop asking blindly, get to work; this matter ends here."

Yang Shu looked like he had more to say but stopped, nodded, and went back to sit there, not knowing what he was thinking. Li Dawei and the others originally had the mind to ask what was said upstairs, but seeing that Wang Yan had no intention of sharing, they didn't ask further.

Xia Jie poked Wang Yan's arm, leaned in, and said, "Are you really alright?"

"Could I be lying to you? Even if there is something, how big could it be? The Director already said, internal problems are solved internally; it's just an argument, what's the big deal? Just rest assured, get to work, get to work."

Seeing Wang Yan fiddling with the file bag on the table with an indifferent expression, Xia Jie didn't say anything more and continued with her work.

Now the backlog of image enhancement and fingerprint comparison was all done, and just as Wang Yan had thought before, it had become a positive cycle. With a few cases coming in every day, image enhancement was for the day, and fingerprints were within two or three days, because the old police officers in the station were ultimately looking for convenience; most of them would find the sub-bureau technicians to extract fingerprints, then take them back for Wang Yan to do.

So image enhancement cases were basically solved in two days; they would go out on patrol during the day, and Wang Yan would look at them at night. After identification, the handling officers would go to make arrests the next day, then notify the victims that the person had been caught and to find time to come to the station. It was very fast and efficient.

Although fingerprint comparison cases took a few more days, when they reached Wang Yan, they would still have results in one night, and arrests would be made and victims notified the next day, basically solved within three or four days.

However, this also increased the workload for the comrades in the station. Things that couldn't be solved before would just wait, but now cases were solved every day. Even without the previous backlog, the daily workload had actually increased quite a bit, and they had long been writing materials until they doubted life.

This was very detrimental to physical and mental health. After all, they were all middle-aged people with no choice, having to answer calls every day, having a 24-hour shift every three days, and usually having a lot of materials to write. At home, there were children to worry about, parents to take care of, and in the middle, there was a wife in her prime to comfort. It might not be needed every day, but just every few days was also fatal. Even an iron waist couldn't withstand working like this...

Wang Yan didn't have the thought of sympathizing with them; this was the job they did, and this was the fatigue they suffered. Moreover, solving cases brought merit. He processed an image enhancement case for the day with a clatter and then began to work on the remaining four fingerprint comparison cases.

Time passed in a flash, and he had already compared one fingerprint and started on the second when Wang Suozhang and the Instructor walked down the stairs with heavy steps, and finally, Cao Army Supervisor, with red and swollen eyes, came down.

Wang Yan glanced at the time; more than forty minutes had passed.

Under the gaze of everyone, and in Wang Shouyi's somewhat gratified gaze, Cao Army Supervisor walked up to Yang Shu and said, "Yang Shu, today's matter was my fault; I apologize to you, I'm sorry."

"No need, no need, Master, it doesn't matter; what you said also made sense. Besides, nothing happened, you don't need to be like this, Master." Yang Shu hurriedly stood up and waved his hands.

This was definitely a normal reaction; after all, he hadn't made a scene even when he was so angry before. Now, after a day of cooling off, he had accepted it himself. If Wang Yan hadn't come back to stir up trouble, Yang Shu definitely still wouldn't have expressed anything—not expressing anything when being scapegoated, and still not expressing anything when his credit was stolen.

"No, wrong is wrong; I didn't fulfill my responsibility as a master. The Director said, if you are willing to follow me, then we'll leave it at that; if you aren't willing, the Director will arrange another master for you; you consider it yourself."

"No need, no need, Master, you are really quite good. This time it was just a misunderstanding; it's fine once it's cleared up. Director, I'll still follow my master; really, I don't have any other thoughts."

No matter how low Yang Shu's emotional intelligence was or how little he understood the ways of the world, he could understand that he could only follow Cao Army Supervisor. Even if Wang Suozhang arranged for him to change masters, after today's incident, how could people not overthink it? He was already familiar with Cao Army Supervisor, so of course, he wouldn't make more trouble.

Wang Shouyi clapped his hands: "Everyone knows how today's matter went, but everyone didn't say it; Wang Yan said it. But even if Wang Yan didn't say it, it doesn't mean this matter didn't exist. Comrades should take this as a warning and not evade responsibility. As for this matter, Cao Army Supervisor has also realized his mistake and apologized to Yang Shu, which can be considered losing face. But if you lose face, you have to find it back yourself.

Of course, I'm not saying let Cao Army Supervisor go against Wang Yan, but let him correct his mistakes and turn over a new leaf. Everyone should supervise this together. So, today's matter ends here; from now on, no one is allowed to bring up old scores. Also, I reiterate one point: internal matters are solved internally; comrades, don't spread the affairs of our station everywhere, otherwise don't blame me for dealing with you.

Alright, Army Supervisor, Yang Shu, although today's complaint didn't result in anything, it still affected your state. Today, you two go back early, get a good rest, and carry out your work in a better state tomorrow.

Wang Yan, you come out with me."

He glanced at Cao Army Supervisor and found that his gaze immediately shifted elsewhere; he was truly scared. Wang Yan chuckled, stood up, and followed Wang Shouyi to the flower bed with bougainvillea in the backyard.

Very sensibly, he offered Wang Suozhang a cigarette, lit it for him, and then lit one for himself.

"Look, Director, I didn't talk nonsense to you before, did I? I scolded him for his own good. Now isn't there an effect? I think his attitude in admitting his mistake is quite sincere. I estimate that after this lesson, Cao Army Supervisor can be honest for a long time. At the very least, he must be thinking about going home early and spending more time with his wife and children."

"You're still talking." Wang Shouyi glared, "Look at those words you said; are they something that should come out of a people's police officer's mouth?"

Wang Yan exhaled a puff of smoke and said with a smile, "Police officers are also people, aren't they? What kind of people aren't there? I've heard quite a bit of gossip these past few days. Director, you should be glad; I was just talking. Otherwise, with someone like him, I wouldn't even need to use my brain to kick him out. Still showing off day after day, looking down on this and that. Hey, don't glare at me, Director, I really am doing it for his own good."

"You, you're still a bit too extreme. I also know you didn't want to do anything to him, but what you said was indeed too harsh. I'm afraid that if you say too much, it will be counterproductive."

"Don't worry, it's absolutely impossible. As long as he still wants to be a police officer and still wants to live with his wife, he will only do well, not poorly. He's lost face and his pride is gone; what else does he have? If he doesn't work and live honestly, does he have any other choice? Director, you've just been too good to him and said things too lightly. You've known Cao Army Supervisor's character for a long time, but you just wouldn't scold him harshly and wouldn't deal with him.

If you had dealt with him earlier, could he still be as arrogant as he is now? Still a star police officer. But I'm just talking; after all, you are the Director, not his father; how could you manage so much?"

"What do you mean? Are you acting as Cao Army Supervisor's father here?" Wang Shouyi patted Wang Yan irritably and shook his head with amusement, "You mixed-up kid, you're uncomfortable if you don't find trouble for me for a day. I'm retiring to the second line in a year; have some pity on me and stop making trouble."

"It's not that I want to find trouble; if the road is uneven, someone will step on it. I can't manage what I can't see, but for what's right beside me, I absolutely cannot indulge it. Why is society not good? Why is it not progressing? It's because there's too much compromising. Everyone is always playing at tacit understanding; as long as it's not said out loud, it's treated as if it didn't happen. You lie to me, I lie to you, and everyone muddles through. I don't have the ability to change society, but I can clean up what's around me."

"I'm asking you, is it fun to retort against me all day? Why do you have to top eight sentences for every one I say? Alright, I won't say anything, okay? But today's matter is completely turned over; from now on, no one is allowed to bring up old scores or attack Cao Army Supervisor with this matter again."

Wang Yan nodded: "If he doesn't commit an offense, I won't say anything; if he does, I will definitely have to strike at him; I must make him submissive. Director, stop glaring, aren't you tired? Can't we talk when a mistake is made? Can't we reason in the police station?"

Wang Shouyi waved his hand helplessly: "Get out, get out, get out, get out, get out, you have the most reasons; I don't want to look at you, it's annoying..."

Not teasing Wang Suozhang anymore, Wang Yan extinguished his cigarette butt and swayed as he walked into the building.

As the Director of the Balihe Police Station, Wang Shouyi couldn't manage everything, and of course, he must have had his own selfish motives. This time, when Cao Army Supervisor passed the buck right in front of him, why didn't this warm-hearted Director mediate directly? Why didn't he point out Cao Army Supervisor's mistake and stand up for Yang Shu?

It was because he wasn't sure to what extent this matter would escalate. Although he said there was no problem, before the result was determined, who could guarantee there was definitely no problem? Yang Shu's establishment was at the Municipal Bureau; coming to Balihe was just a formality, and he would be gone in a year, and he was a newcomer. If something really happened, then relatively speaking, he would definitely be inclined to protect Cao Army Supervisor; this was the reality.

Even if the facts were really as Wang Yan said, if this matter required disciplinary action, if it fell on Cao Army Supervisor, it would be a major demerit; if it fell on Yang Shu, it would be dismissal. But because Yang Shu wasn't "one of his own," if he had to choose, he could only sacrifice Yang Shu.

If Yang Shu were from the sub-bureau, then Wang Shouyi might still not have solved Cao Army Supervisor's buck-passing problem on the spot, but afterward, he would definitely have called the two together, fooled Yang Shu a few times, told Yang Shu not to hold a grudge, and muddled through the matter.

It was just that Wang Yan acted like a reckless youth, directly laying the matter out and scolding him to his face, which forced Wang Shouyi to come out and criticize Cao Army Supervisor.

Of course, in the original drama, Wang Shouyi didn't fail to punish Cao Army Supervisor for this incident. Among the advanced individuals of the month, Cao Army Supervisor, who was advanced every month, was not advanced. This was Wang Shouyi's disguised punishment for Cao Army Supervisor. Cao Army Supervisor was still shameless; after the announcement ended, he went to complain to the Instructor; he was truly indifferent.

Later, when eating with Yang Shu, he revealed his heart, talked about feelings, played the victim with Yang Shu, and turned the page; it was very shameless.

It was just that Wang Yan wasn't within the five elements and feared nothing; otherwise, if he really made trouble like a reckless youth, Wang Shouyi would have dealt with him to death. Still the same saying, do you really not take the Director as a cadre?

However, this matter was considered over. He had acted like a reckless youth, gained the admiration of the young people who came with him, once again established the impression in the station that "this kid cannot be provoked," and conducted a highly successful deep-strike therapy on Cao Army Supervisor. All in all, it was a good thing that achieved several goals at once.

When he entered the building again, Cao Army Supervisor and Yang Shu had already left. Unlike Wang Yan, who entered the police station from the back door every day, Officer Cao entered from the front door every day, and his car was also parked in front. Li Dawei had also gone out on patrol with Chen Xincheng. He was on duty today, but because there were few police cases, he was writing materials in the back and had eaten the melon on the front line. He was probably complaining to Chen Xincheng right now.

Wang Yan, of course, didn't say anything messy anymore. After comparing a few fingerprints, he drove Xia Jie and Zhao Jiwei away from the police station and headed back to his home in Junyue Xincheng.

"Brother Yan, let me ask a nosy question: what did you say when you were upstairs? I saw Cao Army Supervisor crying." Zhao Jiwei, sitting in the back row, asked while leaning through the gap between the driver and passenger seats.

Xia Jie nodded repeatedly: "I'm curious too."

These two had just finished a 24-hour shift and were dozing off before getting in the car, but as soon as they started gossiping, they were more energetic than anyone.

Shaking his head with amusement, Wang Yan said: "I'll tell you this, but don't spread it outside."

"Rest assured, you can still trust us; hurry up and tell us." Xia Jie became active for once; gossip really does cure illness.

The road was clear at night, and it only took ten minutes to get home. It was also at this time that Wang Yan had finished telling Xia Jie and Zhao Jiwei about the process.

Xia Jie laughed: "I said so; with you saying it like that, if I were Cao Army Supervisor, I would cry too; he couldn't handle it at all."

"He was in the wrong to begin with, relying on his seniority to suppress people; what else could he handle?"

Laughing and talking all the way, they entered the elevator and went straight to the home on the top floor. Yang Shu, who was sitting by the window, blankly looking outside, came back to his senses. He stood up and greeted them: "You're back."

Zhao Jiwei leaned in and asked: "What did Cao Army Supervisor say to you later?"

"He told me a bit about his family affairs, and also about what Wang Yan and the others said when they were in the Director's office. He said he thought too simply before, and it was indeed satisfying his own vanity. He said he would live his life properly from now on, try to spend more time with his wife and children, and not think about meritorious service anymore."

Yang Shu sighed and said, "After hearing him finish, I feel he's also quite not easy."

Wang Yan sneered: "Why does it sound like he's passing a message to me through you?"

Yang Shu frowned, thought for a moment, shook his head, and said: "He didn't look like it; he cried again, with snot and tears."

"Did he drink?"

"No."

"This person, he is the most complex. Who knows what he's really thinking? No one should rush to a conclusion; let's see what he does in the future." Wang Yan yawned and stretched, "Alright, this matter is considered over. Xia Jie and Jiwei just finished their shift, and it's past eleven; hurry up and tidy up, wash up, and sleep."

"Thank you, Wang Yan." Yang Shu still stopped Wang Yan to express his thanks.

"I already said, it wasn't to help you; it's just that I don't like Cao Army Supervisor. Without your matter this time, there would be other matters; anyway, I had to vent to make him remember the lesson. And you didn't vent yourself; I made such a scene today, I know you were in a difficult position too. Don't talk about thanks; just don't resent me for being nosy."

"That definitely won't happen; of course, I don't want to swallow my anger either, but I had no choice, right? If I had your strong ability and your background, I would have started scolding long ago." Yang Shu shook his head with a bitter smile.

"That's a matter of reincarnation, a matter of fate. Alright, rest early."

Wang Yan patted Yang Shu's shoulder, signaled to Xia Jie and Zhao Jiwei on the side, and swayed as he went upstairs to wash up and sleep. Another fulfilling day ended...

The next day was no different. If one had to say there was, it was that Cao Army Supervisor, who used to ignore Wang Yan, after being struck once, would force a smile at Wang Yan when they met, despite the awkwardness. This was progress.

Gao Chao also chatted with Wang Yan for a while, privately expressing his disdain for Cao Army Supervisor, saying he had never cared for that kid. This was, of course, normal. Gao Chao, as a police officer with a full sense of justice, naturally couldn't think much of someone like Cao Army Supervisor.

There was one more thing: this day was the last day of Wang Yan's visit to Dongning Village, and after eating lunch and visiting a few more families, it was over, and he returned to the station early.

"Wang Yan, why are you back so early today? Just in time, eat in the cafeteria tonight and taste the craftsmanship of the new master chef in our cafeteria." Wang Shouyi's addiction to cigarettes was also not small; he was smoking by the flower bed and greeted Wang Yan, who had just gotten out of the car.

Wang Yan also took out a cigarette and lit it, carrying the eight-piece set in his hand: "Dongning Village is basically finished; there are still some people I didn't see because of their work, so I'll go again when I have time. When did the chef come?"

"He came in the morning and made a lunch; the comrades' evaluation was very good. This time it's thanks to you; I see they all have energy to work."

"That's because you weren't willing to speak up, Director; otherwise, wouldn't it have been changed long ago? It's not my credit."

"Look at you, you're usually quite smart; can't you see this little thing? You speak with merit; can that be the same thing as asking me and Director Song? Besides, it wouldn't stop other people's mouths; do you think only our station's food is not good?"

Rolling his eyes at Wang Yan, Wang Suozhang sighed and continued, "By the way, that WeChat account you applied for before has also come down; it's been half a month, and it's finally done."

"Isn't it? My WeChat friends are already full. Now I have to notify them again; many grandpas and grandmas can only send messages; how would they know how to do this? It's too troublesome. But fortunately, it came just in time; it would be annoying if I had to wait until I had several WeChat accounts."

"Alright, it's good that it's done. This is because there was a precedent elsewhere; otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to handle. And do you think if you count all the community police officers in the country, how many people are like you, wanting to visit every household? You kid, be content; I support you, and Director Song supports you too. Otherwise, you kid want to be so relaxed? You wish."

"A leader is a leader; I don't even want to expose you." Wang Yan looked triumphant, "Isn't it still because I can produce results and have merit?"

"You stinky kid, you have to say it so clearly; don't you know that if you see through it, you shouldn't say it?"

Wang Shouyi wasn't embarrassed at all and laughed, "You can indeed produce results. Let's not talk about anything else; you visited Dongning Village for half a month, and Dongning Village hasn't reported a police case in the last ten days, not even a dispute. Just this point alone, your merit is indispensable. And the keen eye you have to see that someone is on drugs—that's better than a police dog."

"Hey, I was just using a metaphor; look at you kid, isn't this recognizing your ability? Let me tell you, you might have performed meritorious service again this time. Let's keep this between us; don't you dare leak it. That kid named Xu Zining you discovered, after investigation, got hooked at the Night Ye Wei Yang bar in our jurisdiction. You also know that shop; it's rumored to be opened by Zhao Changyi's eldest grandson. If I say there's nothing going on here, I wouldn't believe it."

"This is also what the anti-drug comrades learned from me when they were understanding the situation; you must not leak it; this is a matter of violating discipline; it's only because you kid provided the clues that I'm revealing it to you."

Wang Yan shook his head: "They won't be that stupid; there should be others who don't know life or death selling there; you can't move them with just this point."

"Nonsense, could I not know? Could the bureau not know? It's just an investigation; cast a long line to catch a big fish; sooner or later, they will show their flaws. When the time comes, we will launch a thunderbolt action, catch them all in one net, and thoroughly sweep away this tumor."

"I hope so."

"Alright, I was just talking to you; this isn't something we should worry about. Xia Jie, Yang Shu, Li Dawei, the three of them applied to me, saying they wanted to visit the community with you, and also said it was your suggestion?"

"Where is that? It's just that they feel my meritorious service is too simple, and they feel they just don't have that good opportunity, so I told them a bit, letting them follow me to walk around and take a look. See if they can find clues and if they can perform meritorious service."

Wang Yan said with a smile, "Not just this, after I become a regular, I will take them out on patrol and let them see how I perform meritorious service. Everyone is the same age; not being convinced, having a competitive spirit, and wanting to progress—these are all normal. Jiwei wasn't convinced at first either; look at him now, he's much steadier and supports me very much. It just so happens that Jiwei also wants to experience public security, so I said let them change and follow me to contact the masses."

"Your idea is good; I agree. I am at ease with your ability and steadiness; with you leading them, they won't cause any trouble. Actually, this community work is the top priority. But young people don't want to do it, and they can't do it well. Now everyone wants to perform meritorious service and progress, so you take them for a walk and let them know the important significance of community work."

"Like this, let Xia Jie go with you first. You also know her situation; it's not good to let her go on any action. If you take her to do community work and make her interested, that's also a good thing, saving me from suffering. Recently, Xia Jie might have been arguing with her mother again; oh my, her mother can call me five or six times a day."

Wang Shouyi looked helpless; it's one thing for a martyr's family to have awareness and not make trouble, but it's another thing for them to have no awareness and make trouble to death; it's not that easy to solve.

"I even told Xia Jie she had no chance; I didn't expect you to agree."

"There's no danger; going deep into the masses is always good, and it can also train her. You young people are all quite straightforward and often quite idealistic, but there is always a distance between reality and ideals; only after experiencing more can you understand these things."

Wang Yan nodded and didn't refute anything. This was both right and wrong; will the flowers of idealism eventually bloom in the soil of reality? How can it work without idealism? Without idealism, there would be no pre-Qin philosophers, and no business for Western philosophers.

He turned and said: "Director, there's one thing I want to tell you."

"When have you ever been polite with me? Speak!"

"Isn't it that the previous image enhancement and fingerprint comparison are all done? After we solve more and more related cases, there will definitely be fewer and fewer. Even now, there are only four or five cases a day, and my fingerprint comparison level has improved quite a bit; basically, I can compare one in thirty or forty minutes. Isn't this a bit idle?"

"Old Gao told me before that there are still several murder cases in our station that haven't been solved. I thought I'd look at the files when I have nothing to do and understand the situation during visits; what if I solve them? So I'm telling you."

"I remember clearly; there are four unsolved murder cases in our station: the serial killer case that killed three women in three months eighteen years ago, the 423 extermination case fifteen years ago, the 323 dismemberment case thirteen years ago, and the Balihe floating corpse case eight years ago. These four cases, our Municipal Bureau and Provincial Department have organized special task forces I don't know how many times; the most recent Balihe floating corpse case has been restarted three times; so many people haven't done it; you just look at it, don't hold too high expectations."

"That's for sure; don't I know my own worth? It's just to look; even if I don't solve the case, if I find a clue sufficient to restart the investigation, that would be a commendation."

"Alright, I won't stop you if you want to make trouble. The files for the four cases are all in our archives; you ask the internal affairs to get them for you. But the files here are not complete; you first understand the situation, and then let Gao Chao go to the sub-bureau to look them up; he is familiar with the people there."

"Old Gao told me before; it's just that I thought of it today and am reporting it to you."

Wang Shouyi waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, get out if there's nothing else; I don't want to look at you..."

Wang Yan extinguished his cigarette and walked into the building with a smile.

"Hey? Don't you always come back after seven? Why so early today?" Xia Jie, who didn't go out on patrol, asked curiously.

"Isn't today the last day? There are only a few families left." Wang Yan took out a thermos cup from the eight-piece set and drank water, "Did the Director tell me just now that you applied to visit the masses with me?"

"Don't want to take me?"

"How could that be? Taking a beautiful police flower like you feels much better than those three. The Director agreed; just follow me tomorrow morning."

"Visit Junyue Xincheng?"

"Right, the order of visits is all set; it should take ten days or half a month."

Xia Jie nodded: "Please guide me more, Brother Yan~"

"Don't do this; it's too pretentious; I have to stay away from you." Wang Yan looked disgusted, nimbly dodged the slap Xia Jie threw, and went to wash the cup and make new tea.

It wasn't that he loved cleanliness so much that he always washed the cup; it was mainly because he ran outside all day, and there was actually a layer of floating dust on the cup. Although his immune ability was extremely powerful, and he had even eaten meals on the battlefield with hands covered in who-knows-whose blood, if there were no conditions, it didn't matter, but if there were conditions, one should still pay attention.

After making the tea, he went to find the internal affairs to get the files for the four murder cases. Each case was a thick stack of several large books, and even this wasn't complete. These should be the situation of the first round of investigation, with a copy kept at the crime scene for backup. For later investigations, almost no one from their station participated; at most, someone from the station would go to cooperate, lead the way, and do odd jobs.

And according to the different divisions of labor in the police, those sent from the station to do odd jobs were usually quite happy; after all, that belonged to being seconded to work in the task force, and at least they participated in a proper case-solving action, even though the case wasn't solved, and they followed along to stay up I don't know how many big nights.

Carrying a large pile of files back to his workstation, he just happened to see Li Dawei and the others returning together and asked a nosy question: "Any action?"

"Caught a gang stealing electric bikes; more people went." Li Dawei laughed, "Brother Yan, you came back so early because you finished the visits completely? We applied to the Director, and he didn't refuse; I want to see if you are a fake Conan or if you are really that powerful."

Wang Yan shook his head with amusement: "You have to line up behind; the Director let Xia Jie go with me first; we'll see later."

"It's okay, we knew when Xia Jie applied. What is this pile on your desk? 423 extermination case... what?" Li Dawei turned his head and widened his small eyes, "Brother Yan, are you going to solve the murder cases in our station?"

"Can you keep your voice down? Everyone is working."

Wang Yan waved his hand at the people around, "Don't misunderstand; I'm just looking at what's going on with the cases. If I have cases in my heart, I will also pay attention during visits; maybe I'll hit the jackpot and find some clues."

"Then you are really daring to think." Yang Shu ruthlessly complained, "I heard this has been broken for several rounds, and there is still no breakthrough."

"Maybe it's because I'm too excellent, making you think that if I look at a case, I want to solve it; can't I just look?" Wang Yan looked desolate, like a master lonely at the top, sat in his chair, and turned to say, "In the files, you can see the case-solving thinking of the task force at that time; it's also good to learn. You underestimated me before, and now you think I want to solve the case?"

Zhao Jiwei said: "Brother Yan, I believe in you; there are four cases; no matter what, you must solve one. Don't forget to take me with you when the time comes."

Although he really wanted to experience being a public security police officer going out to enforce the law and strike at criminals, he was a bit conflicted because he couldn't perform meritorious service with his good brother anymore; who told him to have a clearer understanding of his good brother's strength.

But then thinking that this had become a foregone conclusion, and he had to leave his good brother for at least a month and a half, he felt some pain. To experience the work of a public security police officer, the price he paid was a bit high. After all, he had only been working for half a month, and he had already performed meritorious service to reduce his probation period by three months, and he still had merit saved up; his liver hurt...

The few people chatted for a while and then sat down to continue working.

Wang Yan didn't rush to read the files but did the fingerprint comparison for the day. Soon it was dinner time, and amidst the thumbs-up thanks of everyone, Wang Yan also went to the cafeteria for dinner.

This new master chef was indeed quite good; his craftsmanship reached the level of a third-grade, which was simply heaven and earth compared to the previous player who hadn't even practiced to the first-grade.

Although compared to Wang Yan's own fourth-grade culinary skills and the master's mouth, the third-grade food also tasted a bit lacking, but at least it was edible...

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