"Brothers, we've got a job. Come with me!"
Not long after He Xiang left, one of them received a text message on his phone. The man stood up happily, called a few close friends, and left the police station.
He Xiang, who had left the office area, had no idea what was going on. He wanted to find a place to hide, but after searching around, he couldn't find a good place. In the end, he could only go into the director's office. Unexpectedly, this was the only quiet place he found.
Knock knock knock!
"Please come in!"
Old He, who was reading documents in his office, heard someone knocking on the door, looked up and spoke to the door.
"Chief, He Xiang from the Criminal Investigation Team is a little tired. May he sit here for a while?"
Hearing that Lao He had let him in, He Xiang opened the door and walked in. After entering, he closed the office door behind him, walked up to Lao He, gave him a very serious salute, and asked Lao He with a serious expression.
"Just don't cause me any trouble, that's better than anything else."
Seeing He Xiang so serious, I thought he had something important to say, but it turns out he just wanted to rest here. I waved my hand speechlessly and said.
"Okay, thanks, Dad!"
He Xiang lay down on the sofa and closed his eyes with a look of enjoyment.
Normally, Lao He wouldn't allow it, but seeing that nothing much had happened lately and no one was coming to the office, and seeing his daughter busy with Sun Yue, looking quite haggard, he felt very sorry for her.
"Here, have some water."
Old He then took a bottle of water and walked to the sofa, leaving He Xiang, who was closing his eyes, and said...
"Um."
He Xiang opened his eyes, saw the water Lao He handed him, and sat up.
“You have to come home with me today. You’re always coming home so late. I don’t know what you and Sun Yue are doing. I haven’t seen you eating properly lately. I just called the housekeeper and asked her to make your favorite dishes.”
Looking at his daughter, Old He regretted letting He Xiang come to the criminal investigation team. He shook his head and said to He Xiang.
"Ah! Today? Well, I'm afraid I have some things to take care of today, but I promise I'll rush back for dinner as soon as I've finished here."
He Xiang was initially happy to hear that there would be his favorite dishes for dinner, but then he remembered that Sun Yue had gone to see Lu Yi. If anything happened, he would have to stay at the police station to provide support. He turned to Lao He and said to him with embarrassment.
"What could possibly be wrong with you? Stop trying to fool me. What use is Sun Yue to you? Why are you making yourself so tired?"
Old He lowered his voice, not wanting the people outside the office to hear, and then questioned He Xiang.
Although I don't like lazy people, I only say these things to my daughter.
“He’s been under a lot of pressure lately, and he’s also grieving the loss of his mentor. There hadn’t been any progress for the past few days, but things are better today. He’s in a better mood now, and I’d like to spend some time with him tonight.”
After listening to Lao He's words, He Xiang lowered his head and told him about Sun Yue's hardships. After all, he had been by Sun Yue's side all day. When he talked about how good things were today, he almost blurted out that there was good news. He quickly stopped, corrected himself, and said to him.
"Alright, your mom already knows about you and Sun Yue."
Old He could tell that He Xiang was hiding something, but he didn't ask any more questions. He sighed and didn't want to say anything else, so he changed the subject and spoke to He Xiang.
"My mom found out! What did she say?"
Upon hearing Lao He's words, He Xiang quickly raised his head and asked Lao He nervously.
"Don't be nervous. Your mother didn't actually want you to come to the criminal investigation team in the first place. It's dangerous here. You just threw a tantrum and insisted on coming here."
"Hey, who's throwing a tantrum!"
Hearing his father say such things about him, He Xiang quickly interrupted his father, pouting and saying unhappily.
“Your mother only sent you here because I'm the bureau chief. She didn't agree with you following Sun Yue either, but I convinced her. I told her that you're here to train and that you need to be trained by the best mentor. I also assured her that you wouldn't cause any trouble, and that's why she stopped saying anything more.”
Looking at his daughter's aggressive manner, Old He waved his hand and continued speaking.
“When your mother found out that you were with Sun Yue, she was very angry and initially refused to let the two of you be together.”
When Lao He mentioned He Xiang and Sun Yue, he shook his head and said to He Xiang.
"Ah! Then it's settled for me and Sun Yue, right? It seems like my mom doesn't agree."
He Xiang, having heard this, knew what the outcome would be. It was rare for anyone to change his mother's mind if she disagreed with something.
“You don’t need to be upset. Although your mother didn’t agree, it’s because Sun Yue didn’t meet her standards for a son-in-law. I’m waiting for Sun Yue to perform well this time so I can promote him to head of the interrogation department and fill Lao Wu’s vacancy. He can stay in the criminal investigation team.”
Old He noticed the disappointment in He Xiang's eyes, and after thinking about it, he decided to tell He Xiang in advance. He sat down next to He Xiang and whispered to him.
This matter has not been made public yet, and I shouldn't have told He Xiang in the first place, for fear that leaking it would have a negative impact.
Seeing that He Xiang had been feeling down lately, I wanted to cheer her up with this.
"This... Old He, you didn't arrange this, did you?"
Seeing his father's mysterious expression, He Xiang opened his mouth wide after hearing the story, then looked Old He up and down and asked.
"Do you think I'm that kind of person? Would I abandon my principles for my son-in-law?"
Seeing the strange look in his daughter's eyes, Lao He knew what He Xiang was thinking. He then rolled his eyes at He Xiang and asked her a question.
"That's hard to say. You can know a person's face but not their heart!"
He wanted to know that his father couldn't do this, but he still mischievously shook his head, sighed, and said to his father.
"You brat, are you asking for a beating again?!"
Seeing that He Xiang dared to speak sarcastically to him, Old He flicked He Xiang's head lightly and pretended to be unhappy as he spoke to He Xiang.
"Hehe, I was just joking."
He Xiang covered his head, revealing his usual smile, and said to Old He with a smile.
"Don't talk about this everywhere. We can only discuss this matter after Sun Yue has achieved some results. Do you think a police officer with only three or four years of experience can be promoted directly to the position of section chief? The section chief is on the same level as the captain of the criminal investigation team. Although he doesn't have the same power as the captain of the criminal investigation team, it is a position that many people are eyeing."
Seeing He Xiang finally smile happily, Old He also breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, feeling a little worried about He Xiang, he gave her some instructions as she was figuring out how to tell Sun Yue.
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