In the French Concession police station, Chinese detective Lei Daming was sitting opposite a young man in a sharp suit.
"Jiaping, what's this? You've arranged for two people to work for me? Are you eyeing my position as the chief detective?" Lei Daming joked with a smile.
The young man opposite him, dressed in a suit and tie but exuding a roguish air, was none other than Chen Jiaping, the eldest son of his master, Chen Ting.
This eldest son usually lived a life of leisure in the foreign concession, relying on his father's influence. He was not idle and had gathered some followers in the gang, dealing in opium and other goods. He lived a very comfortable life.
However, Chen Ting has two sons. His second son, Chen Jiaming, is no pushover either. He has always worked by Chen Ting's side and is shrewd and capable, which has earned him Chen Ting's favor.
Lei Daming was Chen Ting's most respected disciple and held the important position of Inspector Hua. Therefore, he always kept his distance from the two young masters and did not get involved in their affairs, so as not to please either of them.
The two young masters Chen were aware of the reason behind this, so they rarely came to the police station.
But today, the eldest son, Chen Jiaping, came to the door and directly asked to arrange for two people to be stationed in the police station, which made Lei Daming a little strange.
The police station is his own sphere of influence. Chen Jiaping wants to interfere with the police station, but he doesn't have the ability yet. At most, he can plant a spy, but even if he does plant a spy, he won't do it so openly and directly. You should know that although this young master is not particularly shrewd, he is not stupid either.
Chen Jiaping knew that Lei Daming didn't like him and was afraid that Lei Daming would think that he had other intentions, so he quickly explained: "Brother Ming, don't overthink it. I'll be frank, this is what happened. I found a girlfriend recently, and two relatives from her hometown came to visit. They wanted to ask me to find them a job, so I thought I'd ask you to arrange it for them."
Lei Daming asked in confusion, "Then arrange for him to work in the gang. If he wants to do literary work, our gang has so many businesses, we can give him a staff position. If he wants to do martial work, that's even simpler, you can arrange it however you like. Why did you think of coming to my police station to be a policeman?"
Chen Jiaping said with a helpless expression, "Her two brothers don't want to join the Green Gang. They really want to get a uniform and become police officers or something. Besides, there are more opportunities to make money in your police station. I promised them that I would, so that's why I came here. Brother Ming, you have to give me this face!"
Lei Daming smiled slightly. Chen Jiaping's biggest flaw was his lust. He had to get his hands on any woman he liked. He had changed women countless times and spent a fortune on them. It seemed that he had found a new love and was boasting to the woman.
However, he had many constables under his command, so it didn't matter if he had two more or two less, as long as they weren't given important positions. Besides, Chen Jiaping was, after all, the eldest son of his master Chen Ting, so he didn't need to offend him over such a small matter.
“Alright, Jiaping, since you’ve spoken, what else can I say?” Lei Daming nodded in agreement.
Chen Jiaping cupped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "Then thank you, Brother Ming. I've brought the person; he's just outside. Just give him some clothes, don't worry about it!"
After he finished speaking, he called two people in from outside. Lei Daming glanced at them and saw that they were both strong young men who looked alright to him.
"What's your name?" Lei Daming asked.
“My name is Sun Guanglin!” a young man quickly replied, then pointed to the young man next to him, “His name is Tian Anyi, we’re from the same village.”
Lei Daming didn't ask any more questions. He didn't need to worry about such a minor character. He picked up the phone and dialed the number.
"Urawa, come to my office."
Shortly after, Zhang Puhe, the head of the field operations team, knocked on the door and entered.
"Detective, is there something you need?"
Lei Da pointed and said, "Urawa, aren't you short-handed? You can take these two and make the arrangements."
"Yes!" Zhang Puhe nodded in agreement without saying anything more.
Zhang Puhe, the head of the field operations section, joined the police station a year ago through the introduction of an old man from the station.
This veteran constable had served in the military for many years and had considerable experience under Lei Daming. When he introduced Zhang Puhe, Lei Daming naturally agreed. In the following year, Zhang Puhe quickly demonstrated his exceptional talent. He not only possessed outstanding physical skills and excellent marksmanship, but also had a sharp mind and was efficient in his work. He solved numerous major cases, which greatly impressed Lei Daming. He was promoted to the position of head of the field operations section, becoming one of Lei Daming's most trusted subordinates.
Zhang Puhe brought Sun Guanglin and Tian Anyi out and went straight back to his office.
He returned to his seat, looked at the two people in front of him, took two forms from his drawer, and handed them to them.
“Fill out this form,” Zhang Puhe said.
"Section Chief, we...we can't read!" Sun Guanglin said with difficulty.
Zhang Puhe nodded. He knew that most Chinese people were illiterate and many could not read. However, in Shanghai, which was an international metropolis, the rate of knowledge dissemination was relatively high, and there were far more literate people than in other regions.
After Zhang Puhe ascertained their names and filled out their forms, he pondered for a moment before slowly asking, "Were you introduced by Young Master Chen?"
Both of them quickly nodded in agreement. Sun Guanglin, who seemed a bit more quick-witted, replied repeatedly, "Reporting to the section chief, there's fighting everywhere right now. We can't even get enough to eat at home, so we had to come to Shanghai to seek refuge with relatives. It was through an introduction that we managed to get Young Master Chen to speak up and work for you. Please take good care of us!"
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