Chapter 171: A Cushy Job

Four hundred million is already beyond my imagination… Yu Dazhang had no concrete concept of that number.

He had never dealt with an amount measured in hundreds of millions.

Who could have imagined that the original corpse-theft case would end up developing into this.

"When can I go back to the First Brigade?" Yu Dazhang asked.

He'd been at the Detachment for some time now. He had originally come here because he had fired his gun during a trafficking case and needed psychological counseling afterward.

At the time, Bureau Chief Wu had only told him to come here as a temporary posting.

Besides, he felt no sense of belonging to the Detachment.

If given the choice, Yu Dazhang would still rather return to the First Brigade.

Although it was busier there, most of them were familiar faces, and they understood each other better.

The officers at the Detachment were also good to him, but compared with the First Brigade, it still fell a little short.

"Go back to the First Brigade?" Li Jun's eyes shot up the moment he heard that:

"Isn't the Detachment good enough? Is it that I haven't treated you well, or is someone on the team bullying you?"

After saying that, even he himself felt it came out awkward.

Who would dare bully this fatty.

Everyone in the whole branch bureau knew this fatty's track record.

"No, no, not at all." Yu Dazhang quickly explained:

"Everyone's been very good to me, it's just that that wasn't what was originally said."

These past two days his master Lu Zhongxin had come looking for him once, asking when he was coming back.

He also let slip a piece of news: Wei Qian had asked the Detachment for him twice, and both times Li Jun had shot him down.

If he didn't speak up and ask soon, Yu Dazhang figured he probably wouldn't be able to go back at all.

"Do you realize that working at the Detachment offers you better prospects for advancement?"

Li Jun said persuasively, with deep earnestness:

"You'll also get more resources here. As long as it's within my authority, I can do my best to help you."

How did this turn into painting a cake for me… Yu Dazhang was groaning inwardly.

If he had wanted to advance his career, he would have gone off with the Ministry of State Security long ago.

But he also understood that most of the time he had no choice—the world didn't revolve around any one person, and when it was time to compromise, one still had to compromise.

He couldn't just throw his weight around and act wilfully just because he'd cracked a few cases.

When the leadership gives you face, you have to receive it properly.

"I'll follow Captain Li's lead." Yu Dazhang replied helplessly.

Seeing that he was still somewhat reluctant, Li Jun continued to coax him gently along:

"My next step is to set up a Cold Case Investigation Group in the Detachment, with you as the group leader."

A Cold Case Investigation Group?

Yu Dazhang instinctively felt this wasn't a good assignment.

If they're already cold cases, they must be tough and troublesome ones.

Cases like that—if they could be cracked, they'd have been cracked long ago. Why wait until now?

"I'll stick with my current job." Yu Dazhang refused outright.

Li Jun looked at him with a strange expression:

"Sometimes you can't judge things by their surface. Think it over carefully."

What kind of look is that?

Yu Dazhang was made a little uncomfortable by Li Jun's gaze.

That look seemed to say: Are you stupid or what? Such a cushy job and you won't take it.

Did I misunderstand? Yu Dazhang blinked a few times and carefully mulled over the meaning of his words.

The so-called cold cases are actually pretty much the same as unsolved cases.

They're all cases that, after being filed, couldn't be cracked for a long time.

Cases like these are generally kept under investigation, not subject to the statute of limitations.

Unlike cold cases at the courts, the ones hanging at the bureau are usually cases where the leads have gone cold or the evidence is insufficient.

It really is a tough one. Why does Captain Li say it's a cushy job?

Tough…

I get it now… Yu Dazhang immediately saw the key point.

He couldn't help recalling a line from a movie: Tough, huh? Screw it, then we drop it.

That's right—it's the bit where the crow flips the table.

Precisely because they're cold cases, no one would rush him to crack them quickly. Even if in the end not a single cold case got solved, it wouldn't be his fault—after all, others had already handled them before.

When all was said and done, Yu Dazhang would only be reviewing these cases.

If he could find new leads, great; if not, it would just mean the case really was a tough one, and he'd just leave it sitting there.

It really is a cushy job!

Doing this work, even if he slacked off openly in broad daylight, no one would notice.

No wonder Li Jun didn't spell it out—it really couldn't be said outright.

"That doesn't seem quite right." Yu Dazhang said hesitantly:

"After a while, the other colleagues will have complaints."

Working in the same unit, if someone gets special treatment, it would definitely make the others unhappy.

This has nothing to do with personal connections — it's human nature.

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He really didn't want people stabbing him in the back behind his back.

"You're not really planning to slack off from here on out, are you?" Li Jun said, eyes wide:

"When it's time to investigate, you still have to investigate seriously. As long as you have the ability to crack the case, no one will be able to say anything about it then."

"Even if you can't crack the case, the fact that you tried will be seen by others."

"Don't worry, I'm here."

I just love how brazenly you shield your own people… Yu Dazhang nodded in satisfaction and casually asked:

"How did you come up with the idea of setting up this little group?"

Since the conversation had already opened up and he understood Captain Li's meaning, there was nothing for him to be wary of.

Captain Li hadn't treated him as an outsider, so he couldn't put on an act either. Ask about anything he didn't understand — that was also a way of showing loyalty to the leadership.

"Speaking of which, this isn't entirely my idea."

Li Jun deliberated for a moment before speaking slowly:

"Yesterday I went to the municipal bureau for a meeting. After it ended, Director Liu specifically asked me to handle the cold cases at our bureau."

"But our bureau's cold cases haven't exceeded the quota at all — compared to the other branches, we're already considered pretty good."

"He must have noticed I wasn't too willing, so he added one more line: 'You guys have someone there who specializes in cracking cold cases.'"

"I thought about it for a whole day, and in the end, I thought of you."

Hearing this, the corner of Yu Dazhang's mouth twitched involuntarily.

So this was Director Liu's underhanded trick.

Wait, Director Liu couldn't have been talking about me… Yu Dazhang suddenly thought of a key point. He looked at Li Jun and said:

"Director Liu said someone at our place specializes in cracking cold cases, but I haven't cracked a single cold case. I think you've got the wrong person."

Li Jun shook his head upon hearing this:

"I won't get it wrong. He was talking about you."

"The cases you cracked before, in a certain sense, were also cold cases."

"Such a long time span, such high concealment — they were essentially undiscovered cold cases."

"And the ones hanging at the bureau are cold cases that have already been discovered. The nature of the two is about the same."

"For you, the cold cases at the bureau are much simpler than the ones you cracked before."

They're even playing the kill-with-praise game now… Yu Dazhang was so startled he hurriedly waved his hands repeatedly:

"Hey, don't put it like that. I can only say I'll do my best — I wouldn't dare guarantee I can find new leads."

If this was Director Liu's idea, then this might very well be another test.

At the same time, it was also a gesture of goodwill from Director Liu.

This really was a cushy job.

Do well, and you earn merit and an award.

Even if you come up empty-handed, it won't have any impact on you.

And there's plenty of time. From the meaning of Li Jun's words, the detachment would fully support him.

In other words, resources were at his disposal however he wanted.

Since that's the case…

Then relax, and make good use of this opportunity!

(End of this chapter)