Xu Man couldn't help laughing. The intonation of his words not only diluted the complaint greatly, but also enhanced the comedic effect. Instead of generating sympathy, people found it funny and couldn't help wanting to laugh.
Seeing her smile, Qin Shen also smiled: "Isn't it funny? I still find it funny when I think about it now, but I was really angry at the time and cursed in my heart every day."
The red light countdown ended, and the green light came on. He drove forward, and continued to complain as he drove: "It was minus ten degrees Celsius on a cold day, and a group of people were wearing cotton-padded coats and fur hats squatting by the fountain, holding thermos cups in their hands. Those who knew us understood that we were on duty, and those who didn't thought we were some performance art troupe posing."
Xu Man laughed when she heard this, and two shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks, making her look extremely sweet and lovely.
After laughing, I asked him again: "It's the New Year, so you don't have a holiday? Or do you still have to go out and do your duty?"
"Of course I can, we have two days off on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, and then we have to take turns to work. My dad is still at home, so I have to go out to work." Qin Shen said, "Luckily, this job only lasts until March, and I left as soon as the internship was over. After graduation, I worked in criminal investigation here. Although it's a bit busy, it's more fulfilling and more comfortable than the internship. So don't think it's a pity that you didn't get to work in the Municipal Bureau. You might be like me, writing reports and organizing documents every day, and you're overwhelmed by the text."
Xu Man smiled softly and hummed, "I now feel that this internship is quite good, meaningful, and I can learn a lot."
"Of course not. What did I say? You're going to love this."
As they were talking, the car had already arrived at the entrance of the detachment. Qin Shen pulled over, unlocked the central lock, and said to her, "We're here, get out of the car."
Xu Man nodded subconsciously. When she unbuckled her seat belt and was about to get out of the car, she realized that he didn't drive the car in, but parked it on the side of the road. She couldn't help but ask him curiously: "Captain, aren't you going to drive the car in?"
"No, the Municipal Bureau has a seminar to be held today, so I won't go in yet. I'll come back after the meeting is over this afternoon."
She was stunned.
"Captain...are you going to a meeting at the Municipal Bureau?"
"Yes, it's the glorious tradition of the Municipal Bureau. There must be a meeting every Monday at the beginning of every month. No matter if you have something to do or not, you have to go. It's so annoying."
Today is July 6th, which happens to be the first Monday of July.
He had to go to the Municipal Bureau for a meeting, which meant that he didn't need to come to the detachment today and could just drive directly to the Municipal Bureau.
But he still came, and he drove her here.
Xu Man's heart began to beat fast.
Could it be that she really wasn't just being sentimental? Didn't he just give her a ride along the way, but instead went downstairs to wait for her and send her to the detachment?
Is he really interested in me?
Xu Man didn't know how she got out of the car. She just felt dazed and almost forgot to take her bag. It was not until Qin Shen called her that she reacted. She hurriedly grabbed the car door that was about to close, took the bag, and thanked him awkwardly.
Qin Shen smiled with sunglasses on. At this moment, he seemed to overlap with the mountain climbing photo Aunt Jiang sent her, free and easy, and in high spirits.
"See you later." After gesturing goodbye, he drove away, leaving Xu Man standing there, staring in a daze at the rear of his car.
Something rose from my heart, flowed through my body, bringing with it a hint of excitement and disbelief.
He—he really—
"Xu Man?"
A greeting interrupted Xu Man's thoughts. She came to her senses, raised her head and looked forward, and saw Zhao Jia waving at her from the other end of the street.
The traffic lights at the intersection changed, and the traffic on Xinning Road slowly stopped. Zhao Jia crossed the intersection on the zebra crossing and came up to her: "Is it really you? Damn it, I thought I saw the wrong person just now!"
Xu Man was a little confused. Was it strange to see herself at the gate of the detachment? Why did she look so excited?
The next second, she understood Zhao Jia's reaction.
"That was Captain Qin's car, right? It must be. I remember its license plate model!" Zhao Jia whispered excitedly, "He actually sent you to work? Holy shit, is this true?"
“……”Xu Man really wanted to say that this was fake, but in fact, it was not fake.
Qin Shen sent her to work, and that was even on his way - after saying such a shocking thing, she knew without thinking how Zhao Jia would react, but if she was asked to lie and not admit it, she... didn't want to do that.
It wasn't some hypocritical reason like she didn't want to lie, she just simply didn't want to do it, as if denying Zhao Jia's question would mean denying all the guesses that had just arisen in her mind.
Faced with a dilemma, she chose to avoid the question and did not give a direct answer: "It's just on my way, I took a ride." She deliberately made it sound like she took Qin Shen's car, rather than Qin Shen taking the initiative to send her here.
However, who is Zhao Jia? Although she is not as experienced as the old seniors in the team, she has also been doing criminal investigation for quite some time, and her skills in observing people's words and expressions are above average. How could she be fooled by just one sentence? When he saw her eyes drooping and looking away when she answered this, he knew she was not telling the truth. But as a girl, she understood the little thoughts that girls have, and roughly guessed the reason why she didn't want to answer directly. She considerately avoided the awkward part and started to ask Qin Shen: "For a ride, others have to be willing to take you. Who is Captain Qin? Can he take someone along so casually? And I saw him parked on the side of the road just now, and he didn't get off with you. Is he going to the Municipal Bureau for a meeting?"
Xu Man hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Since Qin Shen said that the Municipal Public Security Bureau has a tradition of holding meetings every Monday at the beginning of every month, then the people in the detachment must also know about this. She has no need to lie about it, and she cannot lie about it.
"Look, look, I told you that Captain Qin was interested in you, otherwise why would he drive all the way here to take you to work? No one in the team has ever been treated like you, and you still don't believe it."
Xu Man smiled slightly and walked inside with her, "Really?"
Hearing her attitude in this answer, which was exactly the opposite of what she said when she talked about this matter two days ago, Zhao Jia was certain that something must have happened between the two of them, otherwise she would not have replied to him so shyly.
It seems that Captain Qin couldn't help but take action.
Zhao Jia pondered in his heart.
After spending the past few days together, she had a pretty good impression of Xu Man. She thought that the picture of this junior school girl and Qin Shen standing together was pleasing to the eye, and it would be a good thing to match them up. In addition, girls like to gossip, so she smiled enthusiastically and said, "Of course, you have been running in and out of the field with Captain Qin these days, and you don't know his character? He hates trouble the most. Li Shijie will be scolded if he says a few more words of nonsense, not to mention other things. The fact that he is willing to take a detour to drive you to work already explains a lot."
The two walked forward while talking, and soon they entered the detachment hall. Zhao Jia wanted to say more, but she glanced around and saw that there were people coming and going around, so she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and changed the topic to say, "Let's go to the cafeteria to eat together at noon? I'll tell you in detail."
According to Xu Man's usual introverted and shy personality, she would not have been embarrassed to agree to such a thing. However, the love concepts that Tian Si had instilled in her for more than an hour yesterday finally took effect, making her understand that being reserved at such a time was not advisable. Moreover, she really wanted to know Qin Shen's basic situation, especially whether he had a girlfriend, so after hesitating for a while, she nodded and agreed.
Her slightly embarrassed expression caused Zhao Jia to misunderstand her. He smiled and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm not going to say anything to discourage you. On the contrary, I think you have a great chance. I'll tell you about Captain Qin in detail at noon, and you'll know why I said that. If you two succeed in the future, remember to give me a red envelope."
As they were talking, the two of them went up to the second floor and entered a group of offices. After chatting for a few more words, they sat down at their respective seats, turned on their computers, and began to work.
Although Lu Yajun and Lu Daonan have been arrested, in order for the court to sentence them correctly and quickly, all the evidence needs to be collected and put into legal documents. This has been Xu Man's task in recent times, organizing the materials, including the records of the two interrogations yesterday, which have to be re-transcribed according to the format so that they can be presented in court as written materials.
If you think about it carefully, this kind of work is actually similar to logistics. If she chooses to go to the Municipal Bureau, this would probably be her daily job. The difference is that the Municipal Bureau has to do these things every day, while the detachment only does them after the case is closed.
The morning passed quickly. Just after eleven o'clock in the morning, Zhao Jia dragged Xu Man to the cafeteria. After getting two meals, he chose a seat in a corner and sat down. While eating, he talked to her about Qin Shen.
She started from the beginning, and it was only after listening to her that Xu Man realized that Qin Shen was not as trusted and affirmed by everyone as he is now in the beginning. He went through a long period of adjustment here before he raised his prestige to the current level and secured his position as the captain of the criminal investigation team.
The story begins in June last year.
In June last year, Wei Jianming, the former captain of the Mingzhou City Criminal Investigation Detachment, was promoted to the provincial department, and the position of captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment became vacant. Everyone originally thought that the deputy captain Chen Kangquan would take over the position, but unexpectedly, someone was suddenly parachuted in from above to take over the position of captain.
This person is Qin Shen, who had just graduated from the New Beijing Police University and had less than a year of internship experience. At the age of 24, he was younger than most people in the team, but he became their immediate superior.
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