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Xu Pingqiu spoke with a smile, his tone carrying a hint of discussion, but more so a sense of certainty:
"It's not necessarily true that we can't do without you. The higher-ups mean that it would be a waste for an undercover agent like you to just return to the police force and have to readjust to daily work. It would be better to strike while the iron is hot and use your 'Big Boss' status to achieve new merits."

As he said this, his expression became somewhat subtle, as if he had remembered something amusing:
"You have no idea how well your name, 'Boss Tianlong,' has spread throughout Guangzhou. Many people are saying that you are the biggest boss in the smuggling group."

Hua Shier didn't say a word, just leaned against the headboard, staring at him without uttering a sound.

Xu Pingqiu gradually felt uncomfortable under his gaze, so she coughed lightly and added:
"Of course, if you refuse, I'll talk to the higher-ups. All the merits you've made will be rewarded. You'll still be a third-level police superintendent. Come work in my narcotics squad. I'll keep your position for you."

He paused, leaned forward slightly, and his tone became more serious:

"However, your current identity makes it easier for you to get involved in this case than anyone else, and relatively speaking, it's less dangerous. I personally suggest you seriously consider it; not every police officer has the opportunity to participate in a major case of this magnitude."

Xu Pingqiu might not have said this to other police officers.

The three special agents who had sacrificed their lives made him understand better than anyone how high the price of going undercover could be.

One wrong step and you're doomed.

But Hua Twelve is different.

In Xu Pingqiu's view, Hua Shier's infiltration of criminals would be very dangerous.

In addition to the reputation of "Boss of Tianlong" that this guy has already made, Xu Pingqiu thought it over and over and couldn't find a second person in the entire system who was more suitable than Hua Shier.

Hua Shier took out a cigarette, lit it, and took two slow puffs before leisurely speaking:
"Old Xu, it's not that I'm afraid of trouble, it's just that my heart is chilled. You know, when I was undercover, I was surrounded by criminals, living in constant fear and anxiety."

As he spoke, he even sighed dramatically, looking utterly melancholic.

Pei Yu and Guo Laoda: That's right, you're ruthless, we're all quite scared!

Hua Shier continued her performance, her tone now tinged with grievance:

"The danger is one thing. After all, I'm a police officer, and fighting crime is my duty and mission. But to be questioned by my own people after returning from undercover work, with internal investigations and psychological evaluations, is a hard feeling to bear."

Xu Pingqiu reached out and patted his shoulder, saying in a deep voice, "Yu'er, I understand how you feel."

Before he could finish speaking, the ward door was suddenly pushed open. Judging by the time, it should have been the doctor coming to check on him.

Hua Shier glanced at him, and in the fraction of a second before the door was fully open, he shoved the cigarette between his fingers into Xu Pingqiu's mouth with a ridiculously fast motion.

Immediately afterwards, he quickly stepped back a body distance, seamlessly switching his expression to one of innocence.

Xu Pingqiu, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, was completely stunned.

Hua Shier learned this trick from a friend in real life. When he was lying in a hospital bed, his friend did this to him. Today, he used it on someone else for the first time, and the effect was outstanding.

Several doctors filed in.

Originally, Hua Shier's "condition" was handled by a dedicated person, and the ward round doctor would just make a routine round and leave.

As a result, the person walking at the front immediately noticed Xu Pingqiu with a cigarette in his mouth, his brows furrowed instantly, and he sternly criticized him:
"What's wrong with you? Don't you know where you are? Smoking is not allowed in the ward!"

Before "I," Xu Pingqiu, could explain, Hua Shier preemptively introduced the situation on behalf of the leader in an extremely sincere tone:
"Doctor, this is our supervisor. You'd better watch your words, or he might make things difficult for you later."

Upon hearing this, the doctor's anger flared up instantly, and his voice rose several octaves:
"Even the leaders won't do this! This is a hospital! Don't you have any sense of public morality? You're from the Municipal Bureau, right? I don't believe you'd really give me a hard time!"

Xu Pingqiu hurriedly stubbed out his cigarette, apologizing profusely with a forced smile, and finally managed to calm the doctor down. After the doctor stormed out, he turned to look at Hua Shier, his expression a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"You brat, you're taking out all that resentment you've been holding onto on me, aren't you?"

Before Hua Shier could speak, he gave a wry smile, sat down, and his tone softened considerably:
"The internal investigation is just a procedure; no one can bypass the steps that need to be taken, so don't take it too seriously. I'll take care of the psychological evaluation for you. Just give me a straight answer: are you taking this case or not?"

Hua Shier lit another cigarette, took a puff, and then raised his chin: "Tell me first, what's the situation with the case?"

Xu Pingqiu nodded and began to sort out the case from the beginning.

Fu Guosheng used his position as a teacher to sexually harass Shen Jiawen. After the affair was exposed, he was expelled from school and, having nowhere else to turn, turned to smuggling.

After earning his first pot of gold, he approached Shen Jiawen again under the pretext of providing financial assistance. Eventually, the two got together, and he then dragged Shen Jiawen into his scheme as well.

More than a year ago, Shen Jiawen felt that the profits from making "big demolition" were not enough, and that it would be better to open her own "kitchen" to earn more money. So she secretly began to study the process of making medicine, using her background in chemistry.

Later, he even dragged his university advisor, Associate Professor He, into the mess.

But she kept this a secret from Fu Guosheng from the very beginning.

Only after the technology matured and the products stabilized did she contact Fu Guosheng and find a new source of goods with better quality and lower prices.

Thus, Shen Jiawen acquired another identity: 'rich man'.

In other words, Fu Guosheng had other sources of goods before the "rich man" appeared.

Xu Pingqiu looked at Hua Shier, his tone becoming serious:

"Fu Guosheng voluntarily confessed this time to the dealer he used to supply. He mainly handled two types of goods: one was M**H, commonly known as bing, which we seized; the other was No. 4. These two types of goods belonged to two major dealers."

He held up two fingers: "BING's source is from Northeast China. Fu Guosheng has never met this person, only knows that people in the underworld call him 'Mr. Li,' he's very mysterious!"

"The source of goods number four is Hong Kong Island. Fu Guosheng met him once in Hong Kong Island. That man is called Brother Kun."

Xu Pingqiu's expression grew increasingly solemn:

“After Shen Jiawen became rich, Fu Guosheng basically monopolized the local market with purer and cheaper goods. But now that we have arrested him, a huge gap has appeared in the local market.”

"For those bookmakers, this is a piece of easy money. They will come back sooner or later. Even if they don't, the newly emerging forces in the area will take the initiative to contact them."

"The message from above is that we should strike first to avoid being hit a hundred times over. Rather than passively waiting for them to infiltrate again, we should take the initiative and follow the clues upwards. Once we have solid evidence, we can work with the local police to take down these two major bookmakers in one fell swoop."

He looked at Hua Twelve, his eyes filled with undisguised expectation:
"The rumors in the underworld are that you personally killed Old Fu, and that you also took over his distribution channels. So it's the most suitable thing to entrust this matter to you."

Hua Shier understood. The plan above was indeed shrewd, and Xu Pingqiu was right; he was indeed the most suitable person to handle this matter.

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He shrugged helplessly, a half-smile on his face, and said:
"If this had happened before the January 27th case was brought to a close, I would have agreed with what you said. But have you ever considered that while I still hold the title of 'boss,' what about my men? They've all been arrested. Now I'm all alone, a lone commander. What am I supposed to use to negotiate with them?"

Xu Pingqiu waved his hand, seemingly having anticipated this question, and calmly gave his answer:
"You don't need to worry about that. As long as you agree, we will take care of the rest of the arrangements for you. We won't leave you to go into battle all alone."

After he finished speaking, he stopped urging him and just looked intently at Hua Shier, his eyes full of expectation.

But he still uttered those mature and composed words, without the slightest hint of reluctance:
"Like I said before, this is entirely up to you. If you refuse, I'll talk to the higher-ups."

Hua Shier sighed inwardly. The system task was still looming over him; what choice did he have?
He slowly nodded: "Okay, I can accept it. But I have a few conditions."

Xu Pingqiu's face immediately lit up with joy. He wasn't afraid of Hua Shier making demands, he was afraid of Hua Shier refusing outright. "Tell me. I'll do my best to help you get it."

Hua Shier counted the conditions one by one on his fingers.

"First, the January 27th case has been closed, and you must fulfill the promises you made to me."

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Xu Pingqiu agreed extremely readily, her tone even carrying a hint of composure as if she had been prepared all along:

"I can give you an answer right now. As long as you accept the mission, I can secretly grant you the rank. Your salary and benefits will be based on the standard of a third-level police superintendent, and your salary and benefits will be paid into your salary card monthly."

Hua nodded and extended his second finger:

"Secondly, I need autonomy. This case just ended, and because of the criminals' accusations, I was immediately placed under internal investigation. To be honest, this was a huge blow to me."

"If I carry out an undercover mission with this kind of pressure, I will inevitably be hesitant and afraid to take action at crucial moments, which will make me more likely to make mistakes."

"Therefore, I have the right to make decisions on the spot. If the other party is a vicious criminal who poses a direct threat to me, I have the right to kill him on the spot."

Upon hearing this condition, Xu Pingqiu finally showed a troubled expression.

He hesitated for a long time, then finally gritted his teeth and nodded:

"Yes, I should talk to my superiors and ask them to handle this as a special case. However..."

He leaned closer, lowered his voice, and his tone became meaningful:
"You'd better do what you did this time and try to preserve as much evidence as possible. Just in case there's an emergency and you really don't have time to preserve evidence."

He paused, lowered his voice even further, and almost whispered:
"Then let's keep it clean. Just don't report it."

After saying that, he winked at Hua Twelve.

Hua Shier's eyes widened: "So this is the kind of Xu Pingqiu you are? If I had known you could do things this way, why did I bother collecting evidence before?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Xu Pingqiu immediately straightened his face, reverting to his stern and impartial demeanor. "I didn't say anything just now. You didn't hear anything either. Do you understand?"

Hua Shier curled his lip and muttered, "Trying to have his cake and eat it too."

Xu Pingqiu pretended not to hear and asked without changing his expression, "Any other requests?"

Hua Shier thought for a moment, then held up his third finger:

"Third. You just mentioned cooperating with the local police. My request is that you should not do so until I have enough evidence to definitively prove the other side wrong."

"Why?" Xu Pingqiu frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled: "When we go out to handle cases, communicating with the local police in advance not only provides you with convenience, but also ensures your safety!"

Hua Shier interrupted him before he could finish speaking, his tone calm yet profound:
"Old Xu, you've been on the front lines for a while now, don't be so naive. That Brother Kun is alright, after all, the legal system is different from ours, so we're not too worried. But what about that Mr. Li? If he really is from the Northeast, and he's been a big bookmaker for so many years without any trouble, do you think he doesn't have connections?"

Xu Pingqiu's pupils suddenly contracted, and his expression changed drastically:

"You suspect he's on our side?"

Before he could finish speaking, Hua Shier covered his mouth. "Don't talk nonsense. Some things are hard to post if you say them out loud." Xu Pingqiu pulled his hand away impatiently, his face extremely serious, his voice very low:

“I will report this matter to my superiors separately. But you absolutely cannot have the idea of ​​suspecting your own comrades without any evidence. That's all I have to say. Don't you dare spread this nonsense to anyone again. Do you understand?”

Hua Shier knew that the other person was genuinely protecting him, so he stopped joking and nodded seriously:

"Don't worry, Lao Xu. I only spoke to you behind closed doors because I don't consider you an outsider. Once we're outside, I'll keep my mouth shut."

"You little rascal, it's good that you know."

Xu Pingqiu wanted to say a few more words, but the ward door was pushed open again.

An Jialu walked in carrying breakfast. As soon as she entered, she saw Xu Pingqiu and quickly greeted him with a smile.

Xu Pingqiu looked at her and adopted a teasing tone typical of an elder: "Xiao An, why are you at the hospital again? Did you skip work again?"

An Jialu blushed and scolded playfully:

"Director Xu, what are you saying! I'm off work today!"

Hua Shier greeted him with a smile, "Old Xu, don't bully my girlfriend. By the way, have you eaten yet? Want to grab something to eat together?"

"Ate."

Xu Pingqiu stood up with a smile, his gaze sweeping over the two of them before he wisely refrained from lingering any longer.

"I won't disturb you two any longer. Yu'er, wait for my news."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and strode out of the ward.

As soon as the door closed, An Jialu placed the breakfast on the bedside table, and while unpacking it for him, she casually asked:

"Why does Director Xu want to see you? It's not business again, is it?"

"Couldn't you have come all this way just to see me?" Hua Shier took the soy milk, took a sip, and casually brushed it off without changing his expression.

An Jialu looked up and glared at him, pouting, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure:

"Don't lie to me. Are you sending me to go undercover again? Don't forget, I'm part of the anti-corruption squad now."

Seeing that he couldn't hide it any longer, Hua Shier simply admitted it openly and nodded:

"You guessed right. But this is something you should keep to yourself; don't tell anyone."

An Jialu's expression immediately turned sour; her brows furrowed, and her voice was full of worry.
"Why do they always ask you to do such dangerous things?"

Hua Shier chuckled, leaned over and blew a breath into her ear, saying smugly, "That just means your husband is capable."

An Jialu blushed from the tips of her ears to the roots of her neck, pinched his waist hard twice, and gritted her teeth as she scolded:
"Whose husband are you? Don't talk nonsense! You're just showing off!"

Hua Shier pulled her into his arms and began his retaliation with concrete actions.

An Jialu struggled at first, but soon all that remained were her rapid breathing and muffled pleas for mercy.

When Hua Shier mercifully released her, her face was already flushed red.

He held her in his arms, and then seriously comforted her:

"You just don't understand. It's dangerous, but the bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish. Look at your husband, I'm already a third-level police superintendent. If I crack another big case this time, I might just become a section-level cadre, years ahead of you all!"

He couldn't help but laugh at the second half of his sentence. A man who had even sat on the throne, now boasting about being a mere section-level cadre—it was embarrassing to even mention it.

He leaned down and kissed An Jialu on the top of her head, saying half-jokingly and half-seriously:

"Besides, isn't your husband a 'naturally gifted undercover agent'? I'm perfectly suited for this job, I was born to do it."

An Jialu laughed at his words, leaned against his chest, and whispered:
"That's true. Mouse and the others are still joking that you've completely ruined Fu Guosheng's group."

Hua Shier chuckled twice, then stopped laughing and solemnly instructed:
"However, you must not mention this to any outsiders. Keep things confidential."

An Jialu nodded seriously: "Don't worry. I know the confidentiality rules, and I won't tell anyone a word."

The two spent the whole day cuddling together in the hospital room.

Saying sweet nothings, watching videos, and sharing a takeout order.

In the evening, Hua Shier made excuses that it was too late and it was not safe to go back, and then asked her to stay overnight in the ward under the pretext that "she was a patient and needed to be taken care of".

They finally broke through the last line of defense, captured the flag and the general, and won the first victory.

The next morning, Hua Shier wanted to persuade An Jialu to take a day off and get some rest, but the girl, though gentle on the outside, was strong on the inside. She blushed and refused, insisting on going to work even if it meant walking slowly.

Before leaving, taking advantage of Hua Shier's inattention, he secretly rolled up the bed sheet and took it with him.

Lin Yujing came again in the morning.

Upon entering, they announced: This is the final psychological evaluation.

The assessment was not conducted in the ward, but was instead conducted in the psychotherapy room.

The room wasn't big, but it was thoughtfully decorated with warm-toned walls, a soft sofa, and several potted plants on the windowsill. As soon as you entered, you felt relaxed, a completely different world from the cold white walls and blue curtains of the hospital.

Lin Yujing pointed to the treatment bed, her tone much gentler than usual:

"Lie down, close your eyes, and relax."

Hua Shier did as instructed, lying down in an extremely relaxed posture, and in this relaxed state, he casually made up answers to a few questions.

Lin Yujing didn't delve into the matter further. After completing the process, she closed the notebook and announced that the evaluation was finished.

Hua Shier sat up in bed and couldn't help but ask:
"You've assessed me several times already, is there really a problem with my mental state?"

Lin Yujing glanced at him and nodded very seriously:

"Yes, it definitely exists. But it's not a big problem."

She opened the notebook and read out each point like a doctor reading a diagnosis: "Your main problems include: arrogance and self-importance. In short, you are extremely narcissistic and shameless."

Hua Shier sat up abruptly: "No, why are you swearing at me?"

Lin Yujing closed the notebook without changing her expression:

"Alright, don't you know whether you have these problems or not? The Q&A session is over. There's one last little test to wrap things up—don't move, it'll be over soon."

She gestured for Hua Shier to lie down on another treatment bed, casually asking him to cooperate, and then swiftly used restraints to fix his hands and feet to the edge of the bed.

Hua Shier looked down at her bound wrists, then looked up at Lin Yujing, alarm bells ringing in her mind:

"I have a bad feeling about this. Is it really necessary to tie me up?"

Lin Yujing didn't answer. She took out a black eye mask from her pocket and put it on him without saying a word.

My vision was plunged into complete darkness, and all my senses became exceptionally sharp.

Hua Shier heard her even breathing, felt her lean down, and then her voice rang in his ears, tinged with an unprecedented hesitation and embarrassment:
"Do you remember the bet we made when we interrogated Zhang Anru? I said if you could get him to talk, I'd give you a foot massage... I'm a man of my word."

Hua Shier was about to say, "You don't need to tie me up just to massage my feet," when a strange sensation exploded from the soles of his feet. His ten toes suddenly spread open, and his whole body froze as if he had been electrocuted.

This kind of test is so exciting!

More than an hour later.

Hua Shier let out a long breath and collapsed onto the treatment bed. Just as he was about to speak, his mouth was covered tightly by a hand.

Lin Yujing leaned close to his ear, her voice hoarse and low, threatening him word by word:
"If you dare tell anyone, I'll kill you first, and then I'll kill myself."

After saying that, she shakily untied the restraints on one of his hands, then turned and left. Her footsteps faded into the distance, but could be faintly heard, as if she were staggering slightly.

Two days later, Huashi12's internal audit conclusions and psychological evaluation reports came out simultaneously. All were passed.

He received a notification from Xu Pingqiu, instructing him to go to the Municipal Bureau to receive a secret conferment of rank. At Hua Shier's request, An Jialu was also allowed to attend.

That day, Hua Shier wore a police uniform for the first time in the world.

Two key leaders from the Municipal Bureau personally attended the ceremony and solemnly presented him with the one bar and one star.

The leader shook hands with me, offered a few brief but respectful words, and then announced the merit award of 50,000 yuan on the spot.

Of the 30,000, it came from the collective first-class merit for the 127 case, and 20,000 came from his personal first-class merit for carrying out undercover missions in the case.

Xu Pingqiu fulfilled every single promise she made to him.

An Jialu stood to the side, her eyes fixed on the man for whom she had given everything.

Her eyes were slightly red, but the corners of her mouth were turned up.

His eyes were filled with pride and self-satisfaction.

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