Just as Jiang Si was marveling at how lucky she was lately,
That evening, more people came to the courtyard house.
When the door opened and Jiang Si saw Huo Tingzhou and Uncle Huo standing outside, she was stunned for a moment.
As she welcomed them in, she quietly asked a question.
Why are you here so late?
"My fourth uncle said he had something to discuss with you, so I brought him along."
Huo Tingzhou didn't ask what it was about, but his fourth uncle's expression wasn't as serious as usual when he said it; he even had a faint smile on his face, so he figured it must be something good.
Suddenly, a meow broke the romantic atmosphere between the two.
Jiang Si looked closely and then realized that there was a little guy hidden in Huo Tingzhou's military overcoat.
"You're here, why did you bring it along?"
Jiang Si said that, but when she saw Mimi, she couldn't help but pat its head.
Huo Tingzhou placed Mimi in her arms. "It wasn't used to you not coming back tonight. It looked for you up and down the stairs for a long time, and it wouldn't eat anything we offered."
It wasn't just him who wasn't used to it; Huo Tingzhou was also a little unaccustomed to it.
Even though it had only been a few hours, he was already feeling very worried.
In Huo's mother's words, the man has returned, but his soul still resides in his daughter-in-law's body.
"Si Si—"
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Jiang Si looked up at him.
Huo Tingzhou suddenly shook his head. "It's nothing."
He was starting to regret it; if he had known it would turn out this way, he shouldn't have agreed to hold the banquet in the first place.
Jiang Si was so busy playing with the kitten in her arms that she didn't notice the way Huo Tingzhou was looking at her.
Until Huo Tingzhou said something with a double meaning, "Mimi misses you a lot."
Jiang Si laughed immediately after hearing this.
It wasn't thinking about itself at all; it was clearly thinking about the dried fish in its own space!
The group entered the house while talking.
Third Uncle hadn't gone to sleep yet. When he saw Jiang Si leading a policeman in uniform over, he instinctively thought something had happened.
Who is this?
Jiang Si introduced them, "Third Uncle, this is A-Zhou's fourth uncle, the one I told you about before, the one from the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau."
Upon hearing that he was the fourth son of the Huo family, the third uncle knew what was going on.
He quickly invited them in, saying, "Come in, come in and sit down."
Uncle Huo reached out his hand from afar, "Grandpa, I'm so sorry to bother you so late."
Third Uncle smiled and shook his head, "We're all family, so there's no need to be so polite. We're very happy that you could come."
"Have you eaten dinner? If not, I'll have Ah Zhong get you something to eat."
"No, no, I ate at work before leaving."
As soon as Uncle Huo sat down, Uncle Zhong brewed a pot of tea and brought it over.
"Give it to me, I'll take it."
Uncle Huo took the teapot and poured tea while saying apologetically.
"I should have come to visit you sooner, but I just couldn't get away from work."
Third Uncle also expressed his understanding, as New Year's Day is only three days away.
As the capital city, Beijing's security tasks are understandably demanding.
But why is he coming so late? Could something have happened?
Jiang Si subconsciously wondered if some kind of case had occurred.
That's what she was thinking, so she just asked it directly.
"Fourth Uncle, you're here so late, is it because another case has happened?"
No, no.
Uncle Huo smiled and waved his hand, saying that it was getting late and he would get straight to the point.
"I've been away on business for the past few days. I hadn't even had a chance to sit down when the Ministry of State Security came looking for me."
Upon hearing the name of the Ministry of State Security, Jiang Si immediately guessed what it was.
"Is it because of that enemy spy we arrested a while ago?"
"Yes, that's right."
Uncle Huo said with a smile, "The people from the Ministry of State Security heard from Captain Liu of the Criminal Investigation Brigade that you pieced together the portrait of that enemy agent in less than half an hour using the newly drawn facial feature template. Now they are all in a hurry."
"They are also very interested in this, and they are urging me to come over so that we can finalize the contract."
Saying you're interested is a rather general statement.
In fact, the Ministry of State Security has already confirmed that it needs 50,000 sets.
After explaining the situation, Uncle Huo took out a contract from his briefcase.
"This is a contract drafted jointly by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security. Take a look at the details and amounts in the contract."
"If there are no problems, please sign here."
"Once the finance department has allocated the funds, I will send someone to take you to the bank to deposit it directly."
Government contracts generally don't have major problems, especially with Uncle Si around.
Jiang Si glanced at it briefly, and after confirming that there were no problems, she turned directly to the last page.
When she saw the amount on the back of the contract, she looked at Uncle Huo in disbelief.
"Fourth Uncle, how come there are so many?"
Jiang Si knew that the template she ordered from the Soviet Union cost 30,000 yuan last time.
She always thought that giving her half, or roughly the same amount, would be a huge sum.
I never expected the contract to be worth 80,000 yuan!
But to everyone's surprise, Uncle Huo shook his head and spoke in a tone that seemed to agree with Rong Yan.
"We tested the template you left at the Municipal Public Security Bureau using the method you suggested."
"The composite sketch we've created now bears at least 70% resemblance to the suspect."
“The Soviet Union drew 50 templates and asked us for 30,000 yuan in foreign exchange, which works out to 600 yuan per template.”
“Your template has more versions for the elderly and children than the one from the Soviet Union.”
"The total number of templates is over 600, and the accuracy is much higher than that of the Soviet Union."
"All things considered, you're still at a disadvantage."
But there was nothing that could be done about it. Even if the higher-ups dared to give 360,000 yuan, Uncle Huo wouldn't dare to accept it on her behalf.
Eighty thousand yuan is a bit little, but it's a steady stream of income.
Seeing that Jiang Si hadn't written anything for a while, Uncle Huo said, "Eighty thousand yuan is a bit little, but it's a steady stream of income."
Jiang Si wasn't complaining about the amount. "Fourth Uncle, I'll take the money. Will anyone use this against me later?"
Uncle Huo narrowed his eyes. "No, you can keep it without worry."
Since he had said so, Jiang Si did not refuse any further.
She must have lost a lot of brain cells drawing those 600 pictures.
Besides, this is money she earned through her own abilities, so why not take it?
After signing the contract, Uncle Huo took out two more envelopes.
One of them was the salary paid to her by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.
This was agreed upon when Jiang Si was issued her temporary work permit.
During the two months she spent creating the facial feature template library, she received the same treatment as a regular police officer.
The other envelope was from the Ministry of State Security.
Jiang Si said she was already very familiar with the process.
However, due to time constraints, the certificate of honor is not available at the moment.
The prize money is the same as last time, 1000 yuan, plus some common receipts.
Jiang Si said that her luck with money seemed to be quite good today!
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