Chapter 33: Snatching Credit

Wu Sanbao had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Sorry, Comrade Xiao Lu, our Director Qin specifically instructed that if you want to go back, I can dispatch a car for you right away, but these five thieves must stay temporarily in our Railway Bureau."

Lu Cheng understood.

To put it bluntly, they want to monopolize the credit.

Their local Railway Bureau reports upward layer by layer, and after passing the Shan Jin Railway General Bureau, it can be judged.

The final credit belongs to their Coal Capital Station Railway Branch, and Lu Cheng has not a single cent of involvement.

Of course, the Railway Branch, in gratitude for Lu Cheng's tip, could give him a silk banner.

Realizing this, Lu Cheng couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He even thought the Coal Capital Station Railway Branch had worked hard, and through joint effort they finally caught this gang of thieves, and after returning to the Capital City, they ought to claim the credit for them.

But they kicked him aside outright, trying to monopolize the credit.

Did his train just jump away?

Did the gun just slip into his trouser leg?

He even put his descendants on the line, just to bring back the female thief leader.

If he returns empty‑handed, not to mention merit, it's already a favor if Captain Zhou doesn't punish him.

Lu Cheng couldn't tolerate it: "Heh, you think you can play that trick on me? Pulling the rug from under me?"

Wu Sanbao laughed along, reaching out: "Comrade Xiao Lu, you really worked hard today…"

Lu Cheng refused to shake his hand: "So, you plan to give me a hard labor? I tell you, Wu Team Leader, I must bring all these thieves back to the Capital City, not a single one can be left behind."

Since the matter was out in the open, Wu Sanbao also became defiant.

"Comrade Xiao Lu, there's really no need to make a scene. As I said, these people were caught in our Coal Capital City, so they should be handed over to us locally for processing."

Lu Cheng refused: "Team Leader Wu, without the portrait I provided, you wouldn't have been able to catch them. If you could catch them, it wouldn't have taken until today."

Wu Sanbao felt awkward; he had only been going through the motions and didn't expect to catch them so smoothly.

The great credit came easily into his hands, and of course he didn't want to give it to Lu Cheng.

"Don't worry, Xiao Lu, your credit is recorded by our Railway Bureau. Director Qin also said, in recognition of your merit, we'll award you a Heroic Deed Award."

Bullshit Heroic Deed Award! Lu Cheng isn't that easy to fool.

"Fine, I'm reasoning with you; if you don't listen, don't blame me."

Since the other side wouldn't play fair, Lu Cheng simply untied one of the woman's hands, cuffed his own arm with the handcuffs, and then, in front of everyone, swallowed the key.

Wu Sanbao was shocked to death after seeing that.

"Comrade Xiao Lu, you, what are you doing?"

Lu Cheng, with a calm face: "Since you plan to keep the people, then keep me as well."

"But our Captain Zhou specifically ordered that, regardless of whether we catch anyone, we must return within two days."

He had already laid down the terms; if he doesn't let him take the people, then he'll lock him and the woman up together.

Let's see who can keep their composure till the end.

Ji Yue glanced at the hand cuffed together with Lu Cheng's, cursing inwardly, "This person is truly a rogue, not a shred of a Public Security officer at all."

Even Wu Sanbao was left momentarily clueless by Lu Cheng's move.

He dared to detain this gang of thieves, since they were caught locally, which gave him reason, but he wouldn't dare detain Lu Cheng, who came from the Capital City.

"You, aren't you just being a scoundrel!"

Lu Cheng didn't care about such trivial words and retorted immediately: "I learned this from your bureau."

That sentence choked Wu Sanbao again.

Lu Cheng kept going, shouting with a hoarse voice.

"Your bureau is great; I've learned a lot. You have no real skill in catching people; this skill of snatching people, no other bureau in the country can match yours."

"You guys are like this, I'll give you the middle finger, and when we get back to the Capital City, I will definitely claim the credit for you, publishing your merit in the Capital Daily so that all bureaus can see how your bureau makes merit…"

Wu Sanbao couldn't lift his head after being spoken to; the kid acted like a shrew, starting to curse.

Qin Feng in the office never dared to come out; he thought he just needed Wu Sanbao to quickly send this old man away.

But it turned out this was the real old man, and he started shouting angrily.

Every word pierced him like a needle into his backside.

Qin Feng could no longer sit still, rushed over and grabbed Lu Cheng's arm.

"Ow, what's this? A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Lu Cheng raised one eye: "Misunderstanding? Not a misunderstanding, Director Qin? I was thinking of your bureau; you helped catch the people, so I must report to Director Tang to give you merit, but you…"

"Oh, my Comrade Xiao Lu, it's a misunderstanding, truly a misunderstanding," Qin Feng soothed.

"Please don't take offense; we're just messing with you. Dispatch a car, right away, a safe one to send you back to the Capital City."

Lu Cheng, seeing the chance, brushed off his clothes and said: "I'm not being sent."

"Right, right, it's to send the five thieves together."

Qin Feng glared and said to Wu Sanbao: "What are you still standing around for? Dispatch the car immediately."

"Yes, Director Qin."

Watching Lu Cheng leisurely load the five thieves onto the car, Qin Feng stamped his foot in anger.

He didn't expect the Railway Bureau, with so many people, to be outmatched by a mere kid.

The key point is the other side played dirty; no one expected them to swallow the key.

"What kind of person is this!"

Lu Cheng, as if hearing an insult, stuck his head out of the window, flashing a big white grin: "Thank you, Director Qin. I'll come see you again in the future."

"Hehe, have a smooth journey, you're welcome to come again, welcome again."

Qin Feng wiped sweat from his forehead; he just hoped that this damned ancestor would never show up.

…

Capital City, Xizhimen Traffic Police Unit.

Zhou Weihua gripped the phone; he hadn't gotten off work yet.

"Stop messing around, what kind of people are you leading? Lu Cheng jumped off the train, and the entire Railway Department knows it. If he gets hurt, it's your dereliction as captain."

Listening to Director Tang's rebuke, Zhou Weihua didn't even dare to exhale.

"Have you finally made contact with Lu Cheng? Whether he's dead or alive, can you still not know?"

Zhou Weihua stood upright and said, "Director Tang, according to Police Chief Meng, Lu Cheng got up after jumping off the train, so there should be no serious problem.

I had him properly on duty at the station; who could have expected him to go after a thief?"

Director Tang sighed, "Isn't that just because you're incompetent, you can't even stand a trainee! This young comrade is, after all, full of righteousness, so get in touch quickly.

He has no experience; if that gang of thieves gets desperate and jumps the wall, Lu Cheng will be in great danger. If anyone dies, the fallout will be massive, and you as captain will be waiting for disciplinary action."

"Yes, Director Tang, you can rest assured; I will handle it sternly."

After hanging up, Zhou Weihua, furious, pounded the table again.

"Lu Cheng is downright lawless—climbing onto trains and then trying to catch thieves? With only himself, how could he possibly succeed!"