"It's still under discussion." Zhou Ying flipped through the appraisal report. "You should stay at home for the time being and reflect on yourself. I'll let you know when a specific decision is made. In addition, I also heard from Xiao Shen why you beat someone up. I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you were too impulsive in this matter. Can't you just let him scold you? Who in our line of work hasn't had their ancestors scolded? If you can't even stand this, what kind of police officer are you?"
Finally, he continued, "I was promoted by your father. When you came to me, I promised your father that I would take good care of you and support you. Your previous performance was also very good, and I was very satisfied, but this matter... I really don't know what to say to you. Anyway, this is only this time, and it will not happen again. Don't act impulsively in the future, understand? Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to your father, and you will also fail the expectations of the elders, right?"
Reflecting at home and waiting for notification is equivalent to being suspended from work without pay, which is a standard punishment and is within Qin Shen's expectations. As for whether there will be more severe punishments in the future, it is no longer within his concern.
"Yes." He saluted Zhou Ying, took out the handcuffs and gun he carried with him, along with his police officer ID, and spread them out on the desk.
Zhou Ying sneered at his action, picked out his police ID and threw it back into his arms: "You should keep it. I, Zhou Ying, don't have any other skills, but I can help you keep your position as the captain of the criminal police. As for these two things," he put away the handcuffs and guns and put them in a drawer on the side, "I'll keep them for you first. When you are reinstated, come and ask for them again."
His two sentences, plus the eight words he said before, "This is only the first time, and it will not happen again," have made the meaning very clear. That is, for Qin Shen's violation of discipline and beating, there will be punishment from the bureau, but there may not be disciplinary action. It can basically be considered a thing of the past. Going home to reflect on it is just a formality so that there can be an explanation to the outside world.
Such a severe violation of discipline resulted in a punishment of much ado about nothing. Most people would be overjoyed at such a great thing. However, Qin Shen remained calm and composed, without even a hint of a smile on his face. He calmly took back his police ID, stood at attention, saluted, and left the director's office.
Zhou Ying couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, thinking that this kid is really a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. This kid has been walking too smoothly all the way without even stumbling, which is why he has developed such a fearless character now. It is estimated that only when he falls hard one day, will he understand the sincerity of his words today.
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At 11:05, Xu Man took the bus to the Criminal Investigation Brigade. As soon as she entered the hall, Zhao Jia, who came down to move files, saw her and called her: "Xu Man? Are you here for work?"
As soon as this greeting came out, several eyes were cast from all directions and gathered on Xu Man. Before Xu Man could react, Zhao Jia took two quick steps with the documents in his hand, came to her, and asked her in a low voice: "Did you come here because you heard about Captain Qin's incident?"
When Xu Man heard about the person she had been thinking about, she didn't care about much else and asked Zhao Jia directly: "Has Captain Qin not come back yet?"
Zhao Jia said, "Not yet." Then he asked her, "What exactly is going on? There's a lot of talk among other groups, saying that something happened last night and it's related to you and Captain Qin? Did something really happen because of drinking?"
"It's either drinking or..." Xu Man frowned. "I can't explain it to you clearly in this short period of time. I'll go upstairs and ask Team Leader Zhang first, and then we'll talk after we understand the situation. I'm also confused now, and I don't know how things turned out like this."
Zhao Jia: "I'll go with you. I just need to deliver these documents to the office."
Xu Man nodded, and the two of them went upstairs together and entered a group of offices.
As soon as he opened the door, Li Shijie spotted her with his sharp eyes, stood up from his chair, shouted "Junior sister!" and ran towards her, causing the others to stop their work and conversation and focus their attention on her.
Xu Man was very familiar with this gaze. When she was walking along the way just now and passed by some members of the detachment, those people looked at her with the same look, curious, inquiring, and a little unspeakable obscurity. It seemed that they had heard the news that Qin Shen was taken away for questioning and it was related to her. She wondered what they were thinking in their hearts.
But she couldn't care less now. She quickly gave Li Shijie a polite smile and walked straight to Zhang Hongfei. But just as she stood in front of the desk and hadn't spoken yet, Zhang Hongfei waved his hand at her and said, "Don't ask me anymore. I don't know much about this. I only know a vague outline. Maybe I don't know as much as you do."
All the prepared remarks were wasted. Xu Man was discouraged for a moment, but she quickly cheered up and said, "Then Captain Qin..."
"We don't know what will happen to Captain Qin." Zhang Hongfei rubbed his brows. "I just told everyone not to discuss this matter before the solid news comes out, so as to avoid spreading some strange words and turning it into rumor-mongering."
"How could that be? How could what my junior sister said be a rumor?" Li Shijie followed from behind, "Brother Qin sent my junior sister home last night. If you want to know what happened to Brother Qin last night, then my junior sister must know it best, right, junior sister?"
Xu Man opened her mouth and was about to answer when the phone in her bag vibrated. She wondered who would call her at this time. She took it out and was shocked to see the two big words "Qin Shen" on the screen.
"What the hell." Li Shijie next to her also saw the caller ID and blurted out, "Brother Qin called you? Hurry up and answer the phone!" This sentence drew the attention of everyone in the office to her.
Why would Qin Shen call her at this time? Isn't he being questioned at the Municipal Bureau? Does that mean the interrogation is over?
Xu Man's mind was working quickly. She glanced at the screen again, and after making sure that she was not mistaken and that it was indeed Qin Shen calling, she pressed the answer button and spoke as she walked out of the office.
"Hello? Captain? Is that you?"
"Of course it's me." Qin Shen's smiling voice came from the other end of the phone, with a little noise from the main road. It seemed that he made this call while driving. "Why, you didn't save my number?"
Xu Man listened carefully. His voice sounded cheerful, not like the heavy depression that comes from experiencing something bad. She breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not dare to let her guard down, fearing that he was pretending to be so that she would not notice anything unusual.
"Captain, where are you now?" she asked as she walked to the corner of the corridor.
Qin Shen: "On the way to your house. Are you up?"
She was stunned: "My home?"
"Yeah." Qin Shen said with a smile, "You haven't had lunch yet, right? I'll bring you some food. What do you want to eat? Dumplings, noodles, or just plain food?"
"I..." Xu Man stopped and turned to face the marble wall, organizing her words in her mind, "I'm in the detachment."
"Team?" The voice on the other end paused and became puzzled. "Why are you going to the detachment? Didn't I tell you to rest at home for two days and not go to work? There's nothing going on in the team these days."
"..." Xu Man lowered her head. "I heard that you were taken to the Municipal Bureau for questioning because you beat up the attempted murderer yesterday. Is that true?"
Qin Shen was silent for two seconds: "Who told you this? Xiao Li?"
"I asked him myself," she said. "So it's true? Captain, you... you really beat that guy yesterday?"
Qin Shen took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "That big mouth is useless at the critical moment. When he should shut up, he spouts a bunch of nonsense."
"Don't worry about that for now." Xu Man showed a slightly tougher attitude for the first time, "Captain, just tell me if what they said is true."
"Yes." Qin Shen sighed, "I was taken to the police station for questioning, but I have been released now."
Xu Man's heart immediately tightened: "Did you really hit someone?"
A snort came from the phone: "That bastard deserved it. He was lucky that he wasn't beaten to a state of partial paralysis."
"Why... did you beat him?" she asked cautiously, "It's not because of me...?"
"No." Qin Shen answered without hesitation, "He asked for it. It's none of your business. Don't think too much."
Xu Man's heart sank.
Although she is not very good, she has studied criminal investigation for three years and has learned relevant interrogation knowledge. Her quick and thoughtless answers are most likely lies, and the real facts are usually the opposite of what she said.
As expected, it was because of me again...
She really couldn't do anything right. She couldn't help with the case and even dragged him down in his daily life and work, causing him to make such a big mistake.
"I'm sorry, Captain..." She whispered sadly and remorsefully, "It's all my fault. I had to run out in the middle of the night to buy medicine. I—"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Qin Shen interrupted her. "It's not your fault. That grandson obviously planned the crime and had all the tools ready. If I hadn't caught him last night, I don't know how many people would have been harmed in the future. It's still a good thing. Why are you blaming yourself? Don't be like this."
"But if it wasn't me—"
"I was the one who arrested him, and I was the one who beat him up. You are just an unlucky victim, and the one who least needs to apologize."
Qin Shen interrupted her again and emphasized.
"Don't tell me you're sorry again. You don't need to."
Xu Man was startled, and a wave of warm emotions surged in her heart. Even at this time, he still remembered to comfort her... The urge to cry last night came up again. She held back and whispered: "Captain, you will spoil me like this."
"Don't be afraid." Qin Shen's voice became cheerful again. Just by listening to it, one could imagine him smiling and looking very cheerful on the other end of the phone. "I've spoiled you, so you can't leave me. I can spoil you for the rest of your life. Okay, stop looking so sad. Smile."
Xu Man was touched by his words and smiled subconsciously, but she said, "You can't see my face, so how do you know what my expression is now?"
"How could I not know?" Qin Shenlang laughed, "Of course I know. I know everything about you."
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