Solving the case: Combining the police dog's olfactory genes at the beginning

"The car is outside. I'll take you to your accommodation first."

Sitting in the police car, Zeng Mengxue curiously looked around at this unfamiliar city.

"Senior sister, where are we going?"

As the police car drove away from the city center, Zeng Mengxue couldn't help but ask.

"Your place of residence."

He Min focused intently on driving.

"Captain Gao specially rented a house for you. It's not far from the Municipal Bureau, so it's convenient for you to get to work."

Zeng Mengxue was taken aback.

"Rent a place? Aren't you supposed to be living in the police dormitory?"

He Min smiled but did not answer.

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped in front of a brand new apartment building.

When the elevator reached the 18th floor, He Min took out her key and opened the door to room 1802.

"Welcome to your new home."

Zeng Mengxue stood at the door, too surprised to speak.

Before you is a fully furnished apartment of about 60 square meters. The living room is spacious and bright, fully furnished with all kinds of furniture and appliances, and there is even a small balcony.

The floor was so shiny it reflected a person's image, clearly indicating it had only recently been renovated.

"Is this really for me to live in?"

She asked, stammering.

He Min handed her the key.

"Of course, the team will reimburse the rent."

Zeng Mengxue walked into the house, her fingers gently stroking the brand-new sofa, a sense of unease rising in her heart.

This treatment is too good to be true. Police academy teachers often say that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

“Senior Sister.

She suddenly turned around and looked directly into He Min's eyes.

"Why is Captain Gao being so kind to me? What exactly am I supposed to do in Jiangcheng?"

He Min's smile froze for a moment, then returned to normal.

"Don't overthink it, Captain Gao just appreciates talent. However..."

She glanced at her watch.

“We’re going to see him now, and he’ll tell you himself.”

After getting back on the bus, Zeng Mengxue's heart sank.

He Min's avoidance convinced her that this internship was not as simple as it seemed.

The Jiangcheng City Criminal Investigation Detachment is located in a modern office building.

After passing through several security checkpoints, He Min led Zeng Mengxue to an office on the top floor and gently knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Gao Wei's deep voice came from inside.

Pushing open the door, Zeng Mengxue saw Gao Wei standing by the window, his back to them.

The office was spacious and bright, with banners and certificates hanging on the walls and a large desk piled high with documents.

"sit."

Gao Wei turned around and pointed to the chair opposite him.

Zeng Mengxue sat down awkwardly, placing her hands on her knees and keeping her back ramrod straight.

Gao Wei's gaze swept over her entire body again like a searchlight, this time more carefully, even making her feel uncomfortable.

"How tall are you?"

Gao Wei suddenly asked.

"One meter sixty-eight."

Zeng Mengxue answered, puzzled.

"weight?"

"52 kilograms."

Gao Wei nodded and turned to He Min.

“A little taller than Chen Xuanran, and with a more well-proportioned figure.”

He Min nodded in agreement.

"She also has a more innocent and pure temperament; that kind of naivety can't be faked."

Zeng Mengxue was completely confused.

"Captain Gao, I don't understand."

"Luo Fei, head of the special case team of the Jiangcheng City Criminal Investigation Detachment."

Gao Wei's voice was somewhat complicated.

"In the past, he solved seven cases supervised by the Ministry of Public Security and arrested more than 20 serious criminals, including three serial killers and a transnational drug trafficking group."

Zeng Mengxue was very surprised.

"That amazing?"

"More powerful than you think."

He Min interjected.

"In last year's 'Rainy Night Butcher' case, the task force investigated for three months without any clues, but Luo Fei took over and identified the murderer in just three days."

Gao Wei pulled out several briefings from the folder and handed them to Zeng Mengxue.

"See for yourself."

Zeng Mengxue flipped through the briefings, becoming more and more shocked as she read.

Luo Fei's methods of solving cases are simply unbelievable.

He can find clues from the smallest details, and his reasoning ability is comparable to Sherlock Holmes.

In a seemingly perfect locked-room murder case, he found the real culprit just by looking at a speck of pollen in the victim's fingernail; in a cold case from ten years ago, he identified the person who reported the crime but was initially ruled out as a suspect by re-examining the angle of shadows in the crime scene photos.

Are these things real?

Zeng Mengxue asked incredulously.

"It's even more exaggerated than a TV drama."

"It's true."

Gao Wei lit a cigarette.

"Luo Fei is a once-in-a-century criminal investigation genius, which is why I tried every means to transfer him to the anti-drug team."

Zeng Mengxue's heart skipped a beat.

She understood Gao Wei's intention: he wanted her to get closer to Luo Fei.

"Captain Gao, you wouldn't be thinking of..."

Her voice grew quieter.

"Yes."

Gao Wei stubbed out his cigarette, took an envelope from the drawer, and pushed it in front of Zeng Mengxue.

"Here's five thousand yuan. Have He Min take you to buy some decent clothes. Luo Fei likes the innocent type, and you fit the bill perfectly."

He Min chuckled softly from the side.

"Don't worry, it's not about asking you to actually sacrifice yourself. It's just about creating more opportunities for contact to pique his interest in the anti-narcotics team."

She leaned close to Zeng Mengxue's ear, and the scent of perfume wafted over her.

"I heard he's been in a bad mood lately, which is a good opportunity to take advantage of his vulnerability."

Zeng Mengxue's face flushed red.

She comes from an ordinary family, and it was already a stroke of luck that she could get an internship at the municipal police station after graduating from police academy. If she could become a full-fledged officer...
"I"

She bit her lower lip, her fingers unconsciously tracing the edge of the envelope.

Gao Wei saw through her hesitation and added fuel to the fire.

"As long as Luo Fei can join the anti-drug team, you'll be given a first-level police officer position after your internship."

"Think about the expressions on your parents' faces when they find out."

Zeng Mengxue immediately pictured her parents' ecstatic expressions.

In my hometown, a small county, producing a police officer who is officially recognized by the municipal police is something to brag about to one's relatives for a lifetime.

"Okay, I'll try."

She finally nodded, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

He Min immediately pulled up a photo on her phone.

"Check out the target person first, so you don't mistake them for someone else."

The man on the screen was wearing a crisp police uniform, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a high nose.

Zeng Mengxue gasped.

She had assumed that Luo Fei, who was a brilliant detective, would be an unremarkable bookworm, but she never expected him to be a handsome man comparable to a celebrity.

"I...I agree!"

Her voice suddenly rose eight octaves, and her cheeks flushed.

Gao Wei and He Min exchanged a knowing glance.

"Remember, be natural."

Gao Wei gave his instructions.

"Starting tomorrow, you will deliver documents to the Criminal Investigation Division every afternoon and create opportunities for chance encounters."

Meanwhile, in the Criminal Investigation Division office, Luo Fei was staring blankly at the computer screen.

"Looking at this again?"

Zhou Xuan walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Let's go have a drink. Zeng Jian is already waiting at our usual spot."

Luo Fei turned off the photo, feeling a bit of a headache.

“Okay, we definitely need to have a drink today.” As he stood up, he glanced at the pile of snacks and drinks on his desk.

Recently, for some reason, an anonymous policewoman has been putting things on his desk, including chocolates, handmade cookies, and Starbucks coffee, which he has shared with his colleagues.

Where is Chen Xuanran?

Luo Fei looked around.

"They went to the archives."

Zhou Xuan winked.

"What, aren't you taking her?"

Luo Fei shook his head.

"Let her rest. She's been tired from following me around these past few days."

When the two reached the lobby on the first floor, Luo Fei suddenly stopped.

Through the glass door, he could see seven or eight young girls gathered at the entrance, some holding flowers, some carrying gift bags, all dressed up carefully.

"here we go again."

Zhou Xuan whistled.

"How many days has it been?"

Luo Fei turned around and walked back.

"Take another route."

He sent Chen Xuanran a WeChat message, and five minutes later, the two exchanged car keys in the underground parking lot.

"Be careful not to be recognized."

Luo Fei put on a baseball cap and a mask, and got into Chen Xuanran's inconspicuous Toyota.

Chen Xuanran then got into Luo Fei's black Land Rover.

As soon as she drove out the gate, the group of girls surrounded her, but when they saw that the driver was a girl, they immediately dispersed in disappointment.

In the rearview mirror, Chen Xuanran saw them whispering to each other, and felt inexplicably choked up.

The next morning, Luo Fei noticed that Chen Xuanran was unusually depressed.

She's usually full of energy, but today she didn't even tie her hair up properly, just a random ponytail, and her eyes were a little swollen.

"Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Luo Fei handed her a cup of coffee.

Chen Xuanran shook his head and forced a smile.

"It's okay, I just had a nightmare."

Luo Fei stared at her for a few seconds, then suddenly said.

"There aren't any urgent cases today. I'll take you somewhere."

Xishan Cemetery is located on the outskirts of the city, surrounded by pine and cypress trees, and is quiet and solemn.

Chen Xuanran followed Luo Fei through rows of tombstones, finally stopping in front of a black marble tombstone.

The words "Tomb of Han Zixuan" are in large gilded characters.

The girl in the photo is in her early twenties, with almond-shaped eyes, cherry lips, and a bright smile.

Luo Fei put down the white rose in his hand and said softly.

"I've come to see you."

Chen Xuanran suddenly froze. The Han Zixuan in the photo looked remarkably like her!
She finally understood why Luo Fei always looked at her with that complicated gaze, and why he took such good care of her.
Chen Xuanran's heart sank deeper and deeper. It turned out he was just a substitute, a stand-in used to alleviate Luo Fei's guilt and longing.

All the special treatment she thought she received, all the ambiguous feelings she perceived, were not for her.

Just then, I noticed something odd about Han Zixuan's photo.

Luo Fei activated "Genius Eye" without making a sound.

This innate special ability allows him to see details that ordinary people cannot perceive.

In an instant, a line of tiny text appeared on the photo.

"700 sin points." Luo Fei's heart skipped a beat. Only living people have sin points displayed!
"Xuanran".

He forced down the tremor in his voice.

"I suddenly remembered I have an urgent call to make. Can you go back to the car and wait for me?"

Chen Xuanran nodded blankly, and when he turned around, tears blurred his vision.

She didn't see Luo Fei quickly take out his phone and take a picture of the tombstone.

As soon as Chen Xuanran's figure disappeared at the end of the cemetery path, Luo Fei immediately dialed the number of Cheng Yunchuan from the intelligence department.

"Old Cheng, help me look up someone."

His voice was kept very low.

"I need all of Han Zixuan's information, as soon as possible."

The sound of keyboard typing came from the other end of the phone.

“Strange, the system shows that Han Zixuan’s second aunt immigrated to Canada last year, but the person in the photo is not the same person you’ve seen before.”

Luo Fei gripped his phone tightly.

"Sure?"

"Absolutely true. Wait a minute."

Cheng Yunchuan suddenly gasped.

"Luo Fei, there's a problem with Han Zixuan's death certificate! The doctor who signed it had his license revoked three months before her 'death'!"

Luo Fei's mind raced. A faked death? Why would he do that? Who was pulling the strings behind the scenes?

"Don't tell anyone about this."

He hung up the phone, took one last look at the tombstone, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Han Zixuan is still alive! This thought was like a shot of adrenaline, sweeping away his gloom of the past few days.

When Luo Fei got back into the car, he was in a completely different state.

He started the car while humming a little tune, his eyes and brows brimming with undisguised joy.

"Are you OK?"

Chen Xuanran looked at him, puzzled.

The man, who was still immersed in grief just ten minutes ago, now felt like he had won the lottery.

Luo Fei then realized that he had made his intentions too obvious.

He coughed lightly.

"I've figured some things out. You can't live in the past forever, right?"

Chen Xuanran turned his face away to look out the window. So now they don't even need a stand-in anymore?
Her heart felt like it had been torn in two; one half was happy that Luo Fei had emerged from the shadows, and the other half was tormented by her own ridiculous wishful thinking.

Meanwhile, the city bureau building was in an uproar.

"Have you heard? A super beautiful junior sister joined the anti-drug team!"

"Really? She's even prettier than Lin Xiaoyu from the publicity department?"

"It's said she was a campus beauty at the police academy, someone Gao Wei personally went to ask for!"

Wan Qiang stood outside the tea room, listening to his subordinates' discussion.

He took out his phone and quickly dialed a number.

"Yunting, your uncle has something he'd like to ask you for help with."

His voice was filled with anxiety.

"You remember Luo Fei, right?"

On the other end of the phone, Ruan Yunting was reading in the library. Upon hearing Luo Fei's name, her ears quietly turned red.

“I remember you, the head of the special case team I met at the commendation meeting last time.”

"A female police officer recently joined the anti-drug squad, and it's obvious she's after Luo Fei."

Wan Qiang lowered his voice.

"Could you... show your face in front of him more often? Just to help your uncle out."

Ruan Junting bit her lip, and Luo Fei's tall figure and those eyes that could see through people appeared before her eyes.

"I'll give it a try."

After hanging up the phone, Wan Qiang sent Chen Xuanran another WeChat message.

"Keep a close eye on Luo Fei, especially his contacts with the anti-drug team. This is your most important task right now."

Chen Xuanran looked at her phone screen and gave a bitter smile. It was ironic that she had become a tool for monitoring her beloved.

The next day at noon, the cafeteria was packed with people.

Luo Fei was having dinner with Chen Xuanran when Chen Zhiqiang from the action team rushed over in a flurry of activity.

"Captain Luo! Breaking news!"

Chen Zhiqiang plopped down, his eyes shining.

"The new junior female officer in the anti-drug squad made her official debut today!"

Luo Fei raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? How beautiful?"

"It's said that she was the most beautiful girl in the police academy, and the line of suitors could stretch from the school gate all the way to the city center!"

Chen Zhiqiang gestured exaggeratedly.

"I ran into her in the hallway just now, my goodness, her aura and figure."

Luo Fei put down his chopsticks and asked with great interest.

"What's your name? Which school do you go to?"

"Zeng Mengxue, from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Provincial Police Academy."

Chen Zhiqiang winked and made faces.

"Want to go check out the narcotics squad? They're having a welcome party this afternoon."

"Go!"

Luo Fei stood up and turned to ask Chen Xuanran.

"Together?"

Chen Xuanran's chopsticks scraped across the plate with a harsh sound. (End of Chapter)