Such a decision would certainly not convince the public. In addition, a rumor spread from nowhere that the new captain had a strong background and someone in his family was an official in the provincial department. Some curious people checked online and found that the Public Security Bureau chief had the same surname as him and looked somewhat similar. This statement was confirmed: the newcomer was a genuine "prince", which was why he was parachuted in right after graduation, squeezing out Chen Kangquan's position and taking the position of detachment captain.
Chen Kangquan has been in the detachment for at least ten years, and has been working as a criminal police officer for even longer. He is sincere, down-to-earth and enthusiastic. Whenever anyone has a problem, he will do his best to help, even at the cost of his own rest time. Everyone in the team likes him very much. After the former captain Wei Jianming left, everyone thought he would take over, and a celebration plan was even prepared. However, a young master was parachuted in, with neither achievements nor qualifications, and took the position of detachment captain simply by virtue of his family connections. Everyone's dissatisfaction can be imagined.
It's not that no one had reported this problem to the higher-ups, but they were all rejected without exception. So, no matter how big the internal disagreements in the team were, when the time written on the appointment letter arrived, Qin Shen still came to the detachment, sat in the captain's office, and became the new captain of the criminal investigation detachment.
During that period, the atmosphere in the team was very strange. On the surface, everyone maintained a harmonious relationship and no one had any objection to the new captain. However, secretly, everyone was carefully observing his every move and interpreting his every body language. Some were disdainful, some were curious, and some felt that they had let it go and did not want to get involved in this mess. This was a silent carnival. Everyone was watching and waiting to see what kind of achievements the new prince would make.
Xu Man frowned unconsciously when she heard this: "Is it like this? At that time, Captain Qin...didn't he notice these - resistance emotions?"
"Maybe?" Zhao Jia guessed, "Maybe not. But I think he wouldn't take it to heart even if he knew. You'll know after spending more time with our captain. He's the kind of person who doesn't care about things that don't matter to him. How should I put it? He's more of a self-willed person. People who like him like him very much and think he's cool and straightforward, while people who don't like him especially don't like him and think he's showing off. Anyway, we all get along pretty well now, and he doesn't hold a grudge against us. We all respect him from the bottom of our hearts and we get along very well."
That being said, Xu Man still felt a little uneasy, as if it was not Qin Shen who had been rejected by everyone, but herself. "How long has this situation lasted?"
"Not long after, less than half a month later, the June 15 boy case happened, and the situation changed."
She was surprised: "That case?"
Zhao Jia: "You know?"
It would be strange if you didn't know. Last year, this case caused a sensation on the Internet. The debate lasted for almost a month. There was a wave of debate when the case happened, and another wave of debate when the case was solved. A month later, when everything was settled, it was brought up again by some news media with ulterior motives, which sparked a big debate again. It can be said that the debate was so intense that several parties fought and quarreled, making the Internet a mess and affecting all aspects.
The June 15 major boy abuse and murder case is the official name given to this case. As the name suggests, it is a case of abuse and murder of boys. The reason why it has attracted the attention of people all over the country is not only because the murderer killed three boys in an extremely cruel way, but also because of the story behind the case: the murderer is a young factory woman who has suffered from years of oppression from her original family that favors boys over girls. The money she saved with great difficulty was taken by her parents to build a house for her younger brother. After she went to the door to ask for an explanation but was kicked out of the house, the murderer came to Minnesota to work. However, the hatred for men had already been planted in her heart, which eventually led to her psychological distortion and the brutal murder of three young boys. When the police arrested her, she was counting the tools used in the crime in the rental house, preparing for the next murder.
When will the remnant feudal idea of favoring sons over daughters be completely eradicated; what kind of mentality do victims have when they are unable to retaliate against those who hurt them, but instead attack innocent children; is the grace of giving birth and raising a child really so great that children should spend their entire lives repaying it - these three topics are eye-catching enough on their own, not to mention being linked together by a serial murder case, which has unsurprisingly become a hot topic in society.
At the time, Xu Man was preparing for her final exams. While reviewing in the library, she could hear students whispering about the incident every day. This was especially true when the case was solved in late June. She could hear discussions about it even while having meals. There were also professors who used this as an example to give them a class on law or investigation, which was enough to show how much attention this case attracted.
Xu Man also paid some attention to this case, but at that time her attention was on the case. She only knew that it happened in Mingzhou and did not pay special attention to which jurisdiction it was. She did not expect that it was a case of the Criminal Investigation Detachment and was handled by Qin Shen.
"Was this case solved by Captain Qin?" she asked.
Zhao Jia gave her an affirmative answer.
On June 15 last year, a police phone call changed the rigid atmosphere within the detachment, and the June 15 major boy murder case that shocked the whole country began. It was at that time that Qin Shen officially entered the detachment's vision and led everyone to investigate and solve the case.
At the beginning, many people were there to watch the show. What kind of experience in solving cases could a student who had just graduated from a police academy have? Of course they had to do the work, but they didn't know who was in charge of the work. After the bodies of two boys were found in succession and the case was upgraded to a serial murder case, the focus shifted to Chen Kangquan, listening to his views on the case.
It was also at that time that Qin Shen became angry for the first time since he arrived at the detachment.
——Has the case been solved yet? Every time we have a meeting, you all keep flirting with each other, do you think I can't see? I know that many of you are dissatisfied with me and think that I am incompetent and unworthy of being your captain. It doesn’t matter, you can continue to feel this way, I don’t care. But what time is it now? We've found two bodies, and there may be more waiting for us to investigate and look for them. What are you doing? Forming a small group? I’m going to say this here today, no matter what opinions you have about me, if you want to continue investigating the case, put away your little tricks and work seriously, and if you don’t want to investigate, get the hell out of here!
"… He was so angry at the time that we were all scared. Everyone shut up and the meeting room was completely silent. No one dared to look around or talk nonsense." Zhao Jia imitated Qin Shen's angry tone very vividly and said, "I still feel scared when I think about it now. It was really super scary. I can't even explain it clearly."
"Is it really that scary?" Xu Man hesitated. "But I think Captain Qin is quite kind. He always smiles and is very easy-going..."
"You've never seen him lose his temper." Zhao Jia waved his hand, took a sip of soup, moistened his throat and continued, "Anyway, since then, everyone has restrained their attitudes a lot, no longer randomly using Deputy Captain Chen to argue, and are willing to listen to his instructions. At that time, everyone must have been scared, but after the case was solved, everyone became convinced. Did you read the news report at that time? Was there a sentence in it that said 'After the key clue was discovered, the case made a major breakthrough'? That key clue was discovered by Captain Qin, and no one in the team could see it, but he figured it out."
"What clues?" she asked in a daze.
"The victim had signs of being tied up. Captain Qin recognized that this was the method used to tie up livestock for slaughter. This was a detail of the case that was not made public. It caused us a lot of trouble at the time." Zhao Jia replied, "Later, Captain Qin led people to arrest the murderer. I didn't go with them. I heard that he arrested the murderer in a very impressive way. He just kicked the door and broke in."
Xu Man was stunned. Zhao Jia sounded like she was reading an audio novel, and Qin Shen was the protagonist. He was brave, handsome, and intelligent, and one could not help but be moved just by listening to him. But why did she tell her all this? Was it to make her like Qin Shen better?
...If this is really the case, then congratulations to her, she has achieved her goal.
Seeing Xu Man's confusion, Zhao Jia took a few bites of rice and said with a smile: "I told you these things just to make one thing clear: Captain Qin is a very unrestrained person. He cares about things he cares about and doesn't care about things he doesn't care about, and the same is true for emotions. If he didn't like you, he wouldn't have gone to the trouble of sending you to work. What care and convenience are all excuses. He just likes you and is interested in you. So I said that you have great hope. He has taken the initiative to pursue you. You just need to nod and show a little response. Are you afraid that your relationship will not work out?"
After hearing her words, Xu Man smiled shyly and shifted her gaze from her to the food plate on the table, "I'm just... not sure."
"What's there to be uncertain about? Anyone with eyes wide open can tell from Captain Qin's attitude that he is definitely interested in you."
"It's not just this." Xu Man calmed herself down, thinking about what Tian Si had said to her last night. She took a deep breath and was about to muster up the courage to ask Qin Shen about his love history when Li Shijie's voice came from the other end of the long dining table.
"What's interesting or not interesting? Sister Zhao, what interesting things are you talking about with my junior sister? Tell me about it too." Li Shijie moved over with the food, sat down next to Zhao Jia, and asked the two with a smile on his face, "What's the matter?"
Zhao Jia glanced at him and laughed, "We are talking about your respectable and lovely Brother Qin." As she spoke, she seemed to suddenly remember something, "Hey, you have always been following Captain Qin, so you must know more about him than the two of us. Can you tell us about it?"
Li Shijie got excited: "Brother Qin? Then you've asked the right person. I know everything about Brother Qin. Tell me, what do you want to know?"
Zhao Jia: "Emotionally, for example, what kind of girl does he like? Do you know?"
Li Shijie looked at her warily: "Why are you asking about this? Do you want to do something to my brother Qin?"
"I'm just asking. Do you know?"
Li Shijie's eyes swept from Zhao Jia to Xu Man, and finally returned to the original position. He pretended to be profound and pondered for a few seconds: "Well... I can't tell you what kind of girl Brother Qin likes, but if there is anyone who likes Brother Qin, I can tell you."
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