Chapter 42, Case 2, Part 1: Those who resell state-owned assets—catching one is possible…

On her second day at work, Qiu Xiaoman had already gotten to know the few colleagues she had.

Because of the small number of people, the organizational structure of the base is very simple. There are only two leaders: Battalion Commander Meng Heping and Deputy Commander Qu Hao. There are no positions such as company commander or political instructor.

Meng Heping's responsibilities are quite comprehensive. He is not only responsible for the training, management, and execution of police dogs, but also for the management and work arrangements of the people at the base.

Qu Hao plays a supporting role. When Meng Heping is around, he does the same work as the other police dog trainers, training the dogs. When Meng Heping is away, Qu Hao takes over.

Of course, Qu Hao was also responsible for discussing and exploring training plans for police dogs with veterinarians, and like Meng Heping, he needed to handle some paperwork.

However, his handwriting was terrible, and the printer at the base was broken, so he hand-copied a training plan and gave it to Qiu Xiaoman. Qiu Xiaoman was completely bewildered. What was that supposed to mean?

Wasn't it said that Deputy Captain Qu graduated from police academy? This handwriting is too ridiculous. I wonder if he writes like this when he tutors his daughter after work.

However, it's also possible that he doesn't care. After all, he's not divorced. His wife is a saleswoman in a state-owned department store, and her job is relatively easy, with early hours off.

Like Meng Heping, he would eat at a nearby hole-in-the-wall restaurant at noon, and then take a nap to replenish his energy.

He left the training plan behind and went out, urging everyone to get ready to go to the training field for today's morning training for the police dogs.

Qiu Xiaoman couldn't recognize his handwriting, so she had to ask her colleagues in the office.

The instructors are in a basic position with a low rank, so four people share an office. The desks are arranged in two rows and two columns, which is very clear. When Qiu Xiaoman arrived, only the desk by the north window was empty, so she sat at the innermost one.

It's probably because it's early spring and too cold; nobody wants to sit in this gloomy, cold seat in the northwest corner.

The other three are Dou Lei, Fang Jiadong, and Lu Zhiqiang.

Dou Lei is 23 years old this year. He is from Sichuan. He is rather introverted and has delicate features. He is fair-skinned and looks like a young girl at first glance. After graduating from police academy, he stayed in Beidu. He is unmarried and rents a resettlement house nearby for 30 yuan a month. He goes back to cook lunch for himself and does not stay at the base.

Fang Jiadong is twenty-five years old. His family settled in Beidu starting with his grandfather's generation. His grandfather was a soldier, his grandmother was a teacher, his father served in the navy, and his mother was in a cultural troupe. He is considered a third generation with impeccable revolutionary credentials.

His ancestors were Tanka people from Guangdong, who made a living by fishing. He was slightly taller than Dou Lei, just over 1.7 meters tall. He had the distinctive features of people from Guangdong and Guangxi, with high cheekbones, slightly thick lips, and large, bright eyes. When he looked at people, it was as if the headmaster was staring at a bad student.

He lives in a military compound, which is quite far away. He doesn't go home for lunch; he brings his own insulated lunchbox, and if it gets cold, he just heats it up on the stove.

I heard he already has a girlfriend and they're getting married in May.

Lu Zhiqiang is thirty years old this year. His parents are from Green Island. After they came to work in Beidu, they settled down there. People there are generally tall, and Lu Zhiqiang is an amazing 1.83 meters tall.

In addition, this man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, so some of his colleagues joked that he was a brother to Lu Zhishen and even gave him the nickname "Flowery Monk".

He was the only married man in the office. He had twin daughters, and his wife had quit her job to stay home and take care of the children. They rented a place in the resettlement housing so that Lu Zhiqiang wouldn't have to travel too far. She could also go back after get off work to help take care of the children.

He was the most senior of the four instructors and also the closest to Qiu Xiaoman, so she naturally went directly to him.

Lu Zhiqiang took the form, glanced at it, and without saying a word, handed his printed copy to Qiu Xiaoman, got up, picked up the dog whistle, and went straight out.

I don't know if it's because I don't like to talk, or if I'm not feeling well.

Qiu Xiaoman placed the form on the desk and quickly followed.

When we arrived at the training ground, veterinarian He Rui was performing a routine check-up on each dog.

This is an essential part of morning training. Grey and Pomeranian stayed in the kennel last night. He Rui has already done physical examinations for them. Grey has severe tartar buildup in his teeth and needs to be cleaned. Pomeranian was a pet dog and received good care before being abandoned, so apart from having some mites in his ears and being a little dirty, he is fine.

He Rui has already applied flea and tick medication to the Pomeranian and is now checking on the German Shepherd and Kunming dog that fought yesterday.

Both dogs were very quiet today, squatting at the front of the line, like outstanding representatives leading the exercises in elementary school, proud and conspicuous.

Qiu Xiaoman stood in her place. In front of her, besides Grey and the Pomeranian, there was a Doberman and a solid-colored local black dog.

Meng Heping glanced around to make sure everyone was present, then blew the dog whistle.

The basic part of morning training is warm-up exercises. Trainers need to take their dogs for a slow jog around the training area and then do some simple stretching exercises.

This was no challenge for Qiu Xiaoman at all. When she was in Yunnan, she could go up and down mountains and valleys with ease, and running on flat ground was as simple as breathing.

But instead of running at her own pace, she stayed at the back, observing the rhythm of the others and adjusting her own speed accordingly.

After one lap, Meng Heping, who was older, was already a little out of breath, while Qu Hao, the vice-captain, who was several years younger than him, was in better shape.

Of the four trainers, the one who was panting the most was actually Lu Zhiqiang, who looked the most robust. Qiu Xiaoman was quite surprised. It shouldn't be like this. Trainers have to run every day. Lu Zhiqiang is only thirty years old. He shouldn't be struggling as much as Captain Meng.

Qiu Xiaoman reminded him, "Brother Qiang, do you have a cold?" Judging from his breathing, it sounded a bit like the bellows used to operate a traditional earthen stove in the countryside.

Lu Zhiqiang did catch a cold. When Qiu Xiaoman approached him earlier, he didn't dare to speak, fearing that face-to-face conversation would easily spread the infection.

However, since they're in the same office, they probably can't avoid it.

He nodded and said in a hoarse voice, "You have tonsillitis, so stay away from me."

Qiu Xiaoman thought to herself that it would be too late to get any further away now. She didn't say anything and quickly followed Meng's rhythm to stretch the dog.

After stretching, the next steps are obedience training, olfactory training, and obstacle training.

These are all basic training exercises, but the dogs perform differently because of their different experience and status.

For example, the Kunming dogs and German Shepherds personally trained by Captain Meng also underwent bomb detection, drug detection, and search and rescue training, so they completed the basic training very quickly and went through it in one go with ease.

There are also five or six dogs that are relatively senior, but they have not passed the drug detection, explosives detection, and search and rescue assessments and need to receive more training.

There are also seven or eight new employees who have just passed the police dog assessment. They need to strengthen their basic training again, about three times, before they can try the introductory training for drug detection, bomb detection, and search and rescue.

The remaining dogs were all newly recommended and had not yet passed the assessment, so they did not receive any training related to drug detection, bomb detection, or search and rescue; they only needed to do basic training.

After a period of time, once the basic training is completed, further professional skills training will begin.

Qiu Xiaoman is responsible for four dogs by herself, but she doesn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, because she can communicate directly with the dogs, she is very efficient.

Just then, a member of the criminal investigation team arrived. He was tall and thin, and was one of Captain Zou's most formidable subordinates, known as Brother Tiger.

He asked Meng Heping to borrow a dog: "Captain Meng, there was a slight mishap during last night's arrest operation. The criminals fled in their car and rolled down a mountain in Hebei Province. I need two search and rescue dogs for the mission. Could you please arrange that?"

Meng Heping understood that Team Leader Zou's strategy was to catch thieves and steal their loot. Because they didn't know who was meeting with the criminals, they didn't act directly in the factory area, but instead followed them to their meeting place to make the arrest.

Such an action can easily turn into a road race, with everyone chasing each other, especially late at night, and it's not uncommon for cars to plunge down the mountain.

He asked if any of the criminal investigation team members were injured, and was relieved to learn that his colleagues were all safe and sound.

He quickly blew a dog whistle, and Mingming and Xiaodezi, who were searching for the "injured person," rushed over.

Considering Qiu Xiaoman's special abilities, Meng Heping asked this greenhorn to accompany him to the scene.

Qiu Xiaoman was naturally delighted, as firsthand experience is invaluable, allowing him to observe and summarize the shortcomings of training tasks for future improvement.

As for the dog she was responsible for, she had to hand it over to someone else to take care of for the time being.

After thinking for a moment, she still recommended Huihui: "Captain Meng, can I bring Huihui along? Her abilities are very useful in the mountains and wilderness."

“Okay, let’s go.” Captain Meng was eager to give her a chance to prove herself. He wanted to see if this Huihui was really as knowledgeable about the mountains and fields as she claimed.

The three people and three dogs got into the police car together. It was Grey's first time riding in a police car on a mission, and he was overjoyed.

He stretched out his tongue, looked at the scenery outside the window, and rubbed his hands together in anticipation.

Qiu Xiaoman whispered, "Huihui, what if there's a sudden stop? Do you still want your tongue?"

Huihui quickly shut her mouth and, like Mingming and Xiaodezi, obediently squatted down, looking aloof but feeling uncomfortable.

She really wanted to stick out her tongue, so she laughed loudly and went out the door, declaring, "How can we be dogs in a well!"

Grey Grey is about to see the world!

Grey Grey is happy, Grey Grey can't hold it in, Grey Grey really wants to stick out her tongue.

It was so pent up that it had no choice but to wag its tail, making a loud thumping sound like a bugle call to advance, which excited its dog heart.

Qiu Xiaoman was both amused and exasperated, and couldn't bear to stop her any longer. Look how happy the child is, she's about to catch the bad guys! Let Huihui have her fun.

Upon arriving at the scene, Tiger, who had brought them there, asked, "Captain Meng, does this Comrade Qiu want to come down with us?"

Seeing her confident expression, Captain Meng still asked, "You can climb mountains?"

"Yes, I'll go ahead and clear the way!" Qiu Xiaoman quickly took the mountaineering equipment that Tiger gave her, put Huihui into the huge canvas bag, zipped it up, leaving only her head sticking out, and then carried Huihui on her back. She didn't forget to ask Captain Meng to help her tie Huihui to her so that Huihui wouldn't fall.

After securing Huihui, Qiu Xiaoman put on her helmet and gloves, fastened her safety belt, grabbed her ice axe, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The system shows that criminals who resell state-owned assets are not thieves, but commit more serious economic crimes, which are considered to be undermining socialism. Their crimes are heinous, and a reward of 100,000 yuan can be given for catching one!

What are we waiting for? Charge!

When she reached the bottom, she quickly asked the system, "Does that include those who are dead?"

"Of course it counts." Little Honey didn't spot the culprit immediately this time, but that doesn't affect the system's reward to the host.

Qiu Xiaoman was relieved and quickly untied the dust from her back. "Let's go find those termites!"