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

"Luo Fei's resume is rather unique."

"found it!"

Zhou Xiaobei's voice suddenly rose, and he turned the computer screen to face everyone.

"Kyoto Third Junior High School. High school dropout?"

He grinned, revealing two canine teeth.

"Then he was expelled from Jiangcheng Police Academy for... oh, fighting? After that, there was a two-year gap in his employment, during which, according to neighbors, he was a 'street hustler' and even handed out flyers?"

With each word he spoke, Luo Fei's face grew darker.

"The most interesting one is this guy who was disciplined last year for gambling and soliciting prostitutes during work hours!"

There was silence in the conference room.

Yuan Bingyan's eyebrows were almost raised to her hairline. Chen Yifan's fingers stopped tapping. Su Muchen finally raised her head, the pencil hanging in mid-air.

Luo Fei slowly stood up, the coin held between his fingers.

He walked up to Zhou Xiaobei and looked down at the technical expert who was half a head shorter than him.

"Zhou Xiaobei was born in 1995 and graduated from Kyoto First Middle School."

Luo Fei's voice was soft, but it froze Zhou Xiaobei's smile on his face.

"At 3 p.m. on May 17th of your senior year of high school, you hid in the bushes outside the female teachers' lounge and spied on your English teacher, Lin Wen, as she changed clothes."

A dangerous smile curled at the corner of Luo Fei's lips.

"You were almost caught red-handed, but your father, the then deputy director of the municipal education bureau, covered it up."

Zhou Xiaobei's face turned pale instantly, and his eyes behind his glasses widened in shock.

"How could you?"

Micro-expression analysis.

Luo Fei took a step back, and the coin started spinning again.

"When you mentioned 'graduated from university', your right eye blinked more frequently, which is a typical reaction to shame. Considering your age, the problem most likely occurred during your high school years."

He shrugged.

"As for the specific details, it's just reasonable speculation plus a bit of luck."

Yuan Bingyan suddenly burst out laughing, then covered her mouth, but the teasing in her eyes was unmistakable.

Chen Yifan snorted coldly.

"Dirty."

I don't know who they're talking about.

Wang Feifei, the communications expert who had been sitting quietly in the corner, suddenly spoke up.

"Zhou Xiaobei, I didn't expect you to have this kind of 'special talent'."

He winked mischievously.

"Teacher Lin is indeed very beautiful."

"enough!"

Zhou Wenqi slammed his hand on the table, the sound echoing throughout the conference room.

"Stand still, everyone!"

The crowd reluctantly lined up in a row.

Luo Fei stood the most relaxed, but his eyes were wary; Zhou Xiaobei was still in shock, his fingers unconsciously tugging at the hem of his clothes; Yuan Bingyan elegantly tidied her hair; Chen Yifan's military posture was as standard as a ceremonial guard; Su Muchen quietly stuffed his sketchbook into his bag.

"From today onwards, the Special Operations Group is officially established!"

Zhou Wenqi's voice was strong and clear.

“I am the acting team leader, but the final team leader will be chosen from among you.”

This sentence is like a stone thrown into a calm lake.

Luo Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, Chen Yifan straightened his back even more, and even Su Muchen, who had been absent-minded, raised his head.

What are the benefits of being a team leader?

Zhou Xiaobei had recovered some of his energy and raised his hand to ask.

Zhou Wenqi's lips curled up in a smile.

"Promoted two ranks directly."

A collective gasp filled the conference room.

Luo Fei suddenly stopped holding the coin. He was currently a Level 2 Police Inspector, and two more promotions would make him a Level 3 Police Supervisor, which meant he could wear the "white shirt" symbolizing a senior police officer.

Chen Yifan's eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

As a first-class police superintendent, after being promoted two ranks, he could also reach the rank of second-class police inspector, on par with Luo Fei.

Yuan Bingyan chuckled softly.

"interesting."

She turned to look at Luo Fei and Chen Yifan, her eyes gleaming with amusement.

"It seems we have two strong competitors."

"The First Lesson in National Security".

Zhou Wenqi raised his voice to bring everyone's attention back.

"This is to give you an opportunity to demonstrate your abilities. Whoever can take on the responsibility of team leader will be rewarded with a brighter star."

Luo Fei and Chen Yifan's eyes collided in mid-air, sparks flying.

Zhou Xiaobei pursed his lips and muttered to himself.

"They were just lucky to catch someone soliciting prostitution."

He shrank back, startled by Luo Fei's single glance.

Only Su Muchen remained silent. He quietly took out his sketchbook and began to quickly sketch the expressions of everyone present.

The pencil dances across the paper, drawing the true faces beneath each person's mask: ambition, jealousy, desire, disdain, and the deepest hidden fears.

The air in the conference room seemed to freeze, and Zhou Wenqi's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

"This assessment is not an exercise, but a real battle. You will be facing real elite special forces soldiers."

As soon as he finished speaking, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open, and twelve fully armed special forces soldiers with stern faces strode in.

Their camouflage uniforms were covered in mud, their eyes were sharp as knives, and every step they took carried an undeniable sense of oppression.

"Snow Leopard Commando Team".

Zhou Wenqi's lips curled up slightly.

"The team champions of last year's international special forces competition were specially borrowed from the Kyoto Armed Police Force. Tomorrow, they will be your opponents."

Wang Feifei swallowed hard, her fingers unconsciously tapping on the table.

He stole a glance at his teammates. Zhou Xiaobei was frowning and drawing something in his notebook; Chen Yifan was expressionless, but his knuckles were already white; Yuan Bingyan maintained a perfect posture, as if she didn't care about the threat in front of her; and Su Muchen in the corner was still indifferent, leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, resting.

"The assessment location is in 'Wild Man Valley,' a 100-square-kilometer primeval forest."

Zhou Wenqi clicked the remote control, and a satellite map appeared on the projector.

"Your mission is to find the 'enemy-occupied camp' in the center and seize this national flag from the Snow Leopard team members."

A bright red flag appeared on the screen, so glaringly bright it looked as if it were stained with blood.

"Each person is issued 20 blank rounds; being hit means elimination. Those eliminated or whose missions fail..."

Zhou Wenqi paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces.

"You will be kicked out of the special operations team immediately, which will become a stain on your police career."

A collective gasp filled the conference room.

"You can choose to act alone or in a team. The individual or team that gets the flag has the right to decide the fate of the other teams."

Zhou Wenqi's voice was as cold as ice.

"Remember, the Special Operations Group is not short of people. Even without you, we can find new reserve members at any time."

After speaking, he clapped his hands.

"We'll depart promptly at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Now, you can discuss your own strategies."

After Zhou Wenqi left, the meeting room fell into a brief silence.

"Damn, this is going to kill us!"

Wang Feifei was the first to jump up and slam her fist on the table.

"The Snow Leopard Commando Unit? Those are real killing machines!"

Zhou Xiaobei pushed up his glasses.

"Calm down, Feifei. They may be the champions, but we're not pushovers either."

"You call this calmness?"

Wang Feifei pointed to the map that was still on the projector.

"That's Savage Valley! Last year, two special police teams trained there. One broke his leg, and the other was bitten by a venomous snake and almost died! Now, we have to add those snow leopard lunatics to the mix?"

Chen Yifan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

"Acting alone is suicide."

Everyone looked at him.

"I agree."

Zhou Xiaobei nodded.

"We must stick together when facing snow leopards."

Wang Feifei's eyes lit up.

"That's right! Unity is strength! It's better for the seven of us to work together than for each other to fight alone!"

"Seven people?"

Chen Yifan sneered, his gaze sweeping over Luo Fei in the corner. "Are you sure everyone is trustworthy?"

Luo Fei suddenly stood up.

"Chen Yifan, what do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

Chen Yifan said slowly and deliberately.

"In the last simulation exercise, who disobeyed orders and acted without authorization, causing the entire squad to be exposed?"

Luo Fei's face flushed red.

"That was an accident! And the mission was completed in the end, wasn't it?"

"It was just a fluke."

Chen Yifan turned to Yuan Bingyan.

"Bingyan, what do you think?"

Yuan Bingyan seemed surprised to be called out and frowned slightly.

"I follow the majority decision."

Wang Feifei noticed that Chen Yifan's gaze towards Yuan Bingyan was somewhat different, and secretly noted this detail in her mind.

"Never mind that!"

Wang Feifei jumped onto the table and waved her arms.

"Listen, the snow leopards are powerful, but they have weaknesses! They are a regular army, accustomed to large-scale warfare. And we..."

He pointed at everyone.

"Each has their own strengths! Xiao Bei is an electronics expert, Yi Fan is a sniper, Bing Yan is a tracking master, Luo Fei is invincible in close combat, and as for me... hehe, my escape skills are top-notch!"

Zhou Xiaobei couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You are quite self-aware."

"This is called a strategic retreat!"

Wang Feifei retorted, unconvinced.

"Plus Su."

He looked at Su Muchen, only to find that the other person still had his eyes closed, as if he wasn't listening at all.

Chen Yifan followed his gaze and snorted coldly.

"Don't count on that freak."

Yuan Bingyan suddenly spoke.

"Su Muchen is a talent specially approved by the provincial department, so he must have extraordinary abilities."

"What makes you exceptional?"

Chen Yifan said sarcastically.

"His skill in pretending to be asleep is truly exceptional."

Su Muchen remained unresponsive, as if he were truly asleep.

Wang Feifei quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Alright, alright, let's continue discussing tactics. I think we should split into two groups, supporting each other from both sides."

"No."

Chen Yifan interrupted him.

"Dispersing our forces will only lead to being defeated one by one."

"But if they're all crammed together, they'll be too conspicuous!"

Wang Feifei refuted this.

Zhou Xiaobei suddenly raised his hand.

“I have an idea. We can use Xiao Bei’s electronic devices to interfere with their communications, and then…”

The discussion grew increasingly heated, but Su Muchen remained completely uninvolved.

Only after the meeting ended and everyone decided to form a team to work together did he slowly open his eyes. His gaze was clear, and there was no sign of sleepiness.

People gradually left the meeting room, leaving only Chen Yifan and Yuan Bingyan.

"Bingyan".

Chen Yifan's voice suddenly softened.

Are you free tonight? My dad said he'd like to invite you to dinner.

Yuan Bingyan paused for a moment as she tidied up the documents.

"Sorry, I need to prepare my gear for tomorrow tonight."

"It's just a meal, it won't take too long."

Chen Yifan took a step closer.

“My dad specifically told me that he hasn’t seen you in a long time.”

Yuan Bingyan looked up and stared directly into his eyes.

"Yifan, we are just colleagues."

Chen Yifan's face stiffened.

We grew up together.

"That's a thing of the past."

Yuan Bingyan picked up her backpack.

See you tomorrow for the assessment.

On the training ground of the National Security Special Operations Group selection base, seven figures stood straight under the scorching sun.

Chen Yifan stood at the front of the line, glancing occasionally at Yuan Bingyan on his right. She had a neat ponytail and her eyes were as cold and sharp as a drawn sword.

"Everyone, now that everyone's here, shouldn't we discuss a teamwork plan?"

Chen Yifan cleared his throat and deliberately raised his voice a few decibels.

Yuan Bingyan didn't even lift her eyelids, her fingers unconsciously stroking the scabbard of the tactical dagger at her waist.

She had no liking for this man who was always looking for opportunities to get close to her, and even found his pretentious manner disgusting.

"I have no opinion."

Wu Peixiong answered in a deep, resonant voice. This burly man, nearly two meters tall, stood like an iron tower at the end of the line.

Su Muchen pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes behind the lenses gleaming with shrewdness.

"Guoan is offering three times the market rate. As long as you can stay, teamwork is definitely not a problem."

Chen Yifan nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over everyone, but lingering on Luo Fei for a second before casually looking away.

Luo Fei keenly noticed this detail. He curled his lips into a cold smile, put his hands in his pockets, and stood casually as if he were on vacation.

"Since everyone agrees, then we shall..."

"and many more."

Yuan Bingyan suddenly spoke, her voice as cold as ice.

"It seems you didn't ask Luo Fei's opinion."

The atmosphere on the training field froze instantly.

Chen Yifan's smile froze for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

"Oh? I thought that Comrade Luo Fei's arrival a week late had already demonstrated his attitude towards the team."

Luo Fei raised an eyebrow, not expecting the flames of war to spread to him so quickly.

He slowly took a lollipop out of his pocket, tore open the wrapper, and put it in his mouth.

"Go on, I'm listening."

This casual attitude thoroughly enraged Chen Yifan.

He strode up to Luo Fei and pulled a piece of paper from his tactical vest.

"Look carefully, this is a statement jointly signed by the six of us. Because of your unexplained lateness, we've been waiting for over a week for nothing!"

Luo Fei narrowed his eyes. The paper was covered with the signatures of six people, including Yuan Bingyan's name.

He turned to look at Yuan Bingyan, who avoided his gaze, but her taut jawline betrayed her unease.

"so?"

Luo Fei took the lollipop out of his mouth, speaking as casually as if he were discussing the weather.

Chen Yifan.

"As long as you apologize in public, we can let bygones be bygones."

The training ground was completely silent, and all eyes were focused on Luo Fei.

In the monitoring room in the distance, Lei Wanting put down his coffee cup and stared at the screen with great interest.

"interesting."

He said to Zhou Wenqi beside him.

"Let's see how this kid handles it."

Luo Fei suddenly laughed, a laugh that carried a hint of arrogance.

"Apologize? I've never even learned how to write that word in my entire life."

He looked around at everyone.

Even when I argue with my girlfriend, she's the one who ends up comforting me.

These words exploded like a bomb in the crowd. (End of Chapter)