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

"Are you kidding me?! You scared me half to death!"

Luo Fei chuckled and teased.

"Dean Chen, you're really dedicated to your work! You seem perfect for being a leader of children!"

Chen Xuanran blushed slightly, pushed him away, and said reproachfully.

"Get out of here! Who's the leader of the kids?! Get out of here and don't corrupt the other children!"

Luo Fei smiled and glanced across the yard, where he saw several familiar little figures—some of the children rescued from the K2 park.

They seemed to have gradually forgotten that terrible experience, and their faces were once again filled with the bright, innocent smiles of children, playing with the other kids. Seeing this, Luo Fei felt genuinely gratified.

"I came to check, and if there's nothing else here, I'll head back to my workplace."

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan have officially started working, and they've arranged to get together tonight. Are you coming?

Luo Fei said to Chen Xuanran.

Chen Xuanran looked around the courtyard and shook his head, realizing there was still a lot to do.

"I'll see tonight. I'm still a bit busy here. I'll come find you guys if I finish early."

Luo Fei watched her busy work and sighed, feigning emotion.

"Sigh, it seems I still need to conserve some strength, otherwise no one will help take care of the kids in the future..."

"roll!"

Chen Xuanran was both embarrassed and annoyed by his words, and grabbed a small ball next to her as if to throw it at him.

Luo Fei laughed loudly, nimbly dodging the small ball thrown by Chen Xuanran, turned and left the orphanage, returning to the Guoan office in Jiangcheng in a rather pleasant mood.

As soon as he entered the office area, several familiar colleagues saw him and immediately surrounded him warmly.

"Fei-ge! You're back?"

"Brother Fei, I heard you pulled off a big heist this time? Are you alright?"

Luo Fei greeted everyone with a smile, exchanged a few perfunctory words, and then asked.

"Did you see Zeng Jianhe and Zhou Xuan?"

"Those two went on a field mission with the arrest team, they should be back soon."

Someone answered.

Just then, the roar of a car engine and the sound of brakes came from downstairs.

Luo Fei walked to the window and looked down. He saw several black official cars parked downstairs. The car doors opened, and Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan, looking serious, led two handcuffed, dejected men out of the cars.

Luo Fei smirked and went downstairs.

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan had just handed the suspect over to their colleague when they turned around and saw Luo Fei standing not far away, arms crossed, looking at them with a mocking expression.

The two of them froze, rubbing their eyes as if they couldn't believe it.

"Fei...Brother Fei?!"

Zeng Jian was the first to exclaim, his voice filled with disbelief.

"You...how did you get back?!"

So fast?! The mission... the mission is over?

Zhou Xuan also came over, looked Luo Fei up and down, and asked cautiously.

"Brother Fei, are you alright? Is... the mission not going too well?"

In his view, Luo Fei had gone to the den of dragons and tigers of the Burmese gangs, and he had returned in just a few days, which meant that his mission had likely been thwarted or failed.

Seeing the two men's suspicious yet concerned eyes, Luo Fei couldn't help but smile smugly. He walked up, put his arms around their shoulders, and led them upstairs to his office without saying a word.

"What are you thinking about? With me in charge, is there anything I can't handle? Come on, let's go upstairs and talk! I'll show you something good!"

The two were half-pushed and half-pulled into the office by Luo Fei, still completely bewildered.

Luo Fei closed the door behind him, walked to the cabinet behind his desk, unlocked it, and took out two packs of exquisitely packaged, golden cigarettes, casually tossing one to Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan each.

"Here you go! This is for you!"

Luo Fei spoke casually, as if he had only thrown out two packs of ordinary cigarettes.

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan hurriedly caught it, and when they looked down at the packaging, they saw that it read "Special Supply to Yellow Crane Tower". The luxurious gold packaging and the words "Special Supply" made it clear that it was no ordinary product.

"Brother Fei, what... what is this?"

Zhou Xuan held a cigarette, somewhat bewildered.

Luo Fei walked to the coffee table, fiddling with the tea set as he spoke casually.

"Oh, I went to Miaowadi this time, rescued a few people and took care of a few things. When I came back and reported to Grandpa Lei, he was so happy that he rewarded me. He said it was some kind of special supply that you can't buy outside. Oh, right, he also gave me a few packets of good tea. Perfect, let's try some together."

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan looked at each other, still somewhat bewildered by the origin and value of the heavy, golden cigarette.

Luo Fei took two cigarettes from an already opened cigarette box next to him, handed them to the two still stunned people, and then lit one up himself.

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan subconsciously took the lighter, took out a lighter, lit it for Luo Fei first, and then lit it for themselves.

I took a puff, and the smoke was mellow and full-bodied; the taste was truly exceptional.

But their doubts only deepened.

Luo Fei leisurely walked to the tea table, sat down, and began boiling water to prepare tea.

Zeng Jian looked at the cigarette in his hand, then at the intact gold bar, and muttered to himself, unable to help but whisper to Zhou Xuan.

"This cigarette... the packaging is so extravagant, is it a special edition? Really? How much does it cost?"

Zhou Xuan shook his head.

"I don't know, I've never heard of it."

Zeng Jian's curiosity was piqued, so he took out his phone, opened his browser, and typed in "price of special Yellow Crane Tower gold brick".

When the webpage loaded and he saw the information displayed on it, his hand trembled, and he almost dropped his phone and cigarette on the ground!
"Holy crap!!"

Zeng Jian's eyes widened, and he let out a suppressed gasp.

Zhou Xuan quickly went over to take a look, and the search results showed that this special edition Yellow Crane Tower cigarette was extremely rare in the market, but there were rumors that one cigarette cost more than 80,000 yuan!

"Eighty... more than eighty thousand per one?!"

Zhou Xuan gasped, her voice trembling!

The two men held the gold bar, their hands trembling! It was worth over 80,000 yuan!
That's ten packs in one bag, so each pack costs over eight thousand! And a single cigarette... that's over four hundred yuan!
They just smoked almost a thousand yuan in one go?!

Is that a cigarette he's smoking? It's gold!

Seeing the two of them stunned by the price, Luo Fei couldn't help but burst into laughter, while skillfully rinsing the teaware.

“Look at you guys, so pathetic! Stop staring at the smoke, come on, try this tea! Grandpa Lei said that this special-supply Wuyi Mountain mother tree Da Hong Pao was something he couldn’t bear to drink even at his eldest grandson’s wedding, so this time it’s a bargain for me.”

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan were still reeling from the shock of the "sky-high price cigarettes" when they heard the words "Wuyishan Mother Tree Da Hong Pao" and were jolted awake again.

Zeng Jian asked in a trembling voice.

"Brother Fei... this... this tea... how much will it cost?"

Without looking up, Luo Fei slowly placed tea leaves into the purple clay teapot and said.

"Don't ask how much it costs per kilogram, ask how much it costs per gram."

Zhou Xuan followed up with the question, "Then... how much per gram?"

Luo Fei said casually.

"I remember it was around 2005, at the 7th Wuyishan Tea Culture Festival, when a wealthy businessman bid 20 grams of mother tree Da Hong Pao tea for 200,000 yuan."

He paused, glanced at the few curled tea leaves in the pot, and estimated.

"So many years have passed, and the price has increased many times over. The tea leaves alone in this pot we're brewing now would cost at least three to five hundred thousand yuan."

"Three...three to five hundred thousand?! A pot of tea?!"

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan gaped open again, their mouths wide enough to fit an egg! They felt their worldview being repeatedly rubbed into the ground by Luo Fei today!

Seeing the two of them looking so naive and unsophisticated, Luo Fei laughed even harder and teased them.

"How about it? Envious, aren't you? Envious that you have a brother like me!"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan exchanged a glance and suddenly made a surprising move!

The two carefully placed the two valuable "gold bricks" on the sofa next to them, then pounced on Luo Fei's legs, one on each side, and hugged him tightly!

Zeng Jian shouted with great emotion.

"Brother Fei! From this day forward, I belong to you in life and in death, I belong to the Luo family! If you tell me to go east, I will never go west! If you tell me to catch a dog, I will never chase a chicken!"

Zhou Xuan made an even more surprising remark, tilting her head back and looking at Luo Fei with a "sincere" expression.

"Brother Fei! Dad! My own father! From now on, you're my godfather! I'll take care of you in your old age and see you off when you die!"

"Fuck off!"

Luo Fei was both amused and exasperated by the two of them, and kicked each of them away in a fit of pique.

"Who asked you to be ghosts? Godfathers, huh? Do I need two troublesome sons like you? I don't need a godmother either!"

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan were kicked away, but they weren't angry. They chuckled and got up, then pounced back onto the sofa, picked up the two packs of cigarettes as if they were priceless treasures, looked at them from left to right, and couldn't help but lean in and kiss them twice, muttering to themselves.

"Baby...you can't bear to smoke this..."

Looking at their expressions, Luo Fei shook his head helplessly, and said as he poured boiling water into the teapot.

"Alright, stop looking so pathetic. Now that you're in the National Security Bureau, things will only get better from here on out. Don't be like you were when you were an auxiliary police officer at the police station. Broaden your horizons."

Zeng Jian looked at Luo Fei and said with deep emotion.

"Brother Fei, it's not that we're not ambitious, it's just that you've become rich too fast! My brain can't keep up! This time last year, you were still staking out and catching thieves with us, and this year you're buying special-supply cigarettes and tea that costs hundreds of thousands a pot... My little heart can't take it!"

Zhou Xuan nodded in deep agreement.

"Yeah, Fei-ge, you were just an auxiliary police officer last year, and this year you've become the head of the special case team... At this rate of promotion and wealth, in another two or three years, you might become the bureau chief?"

They were unaware that Luo Fei was already the director of the 18th Bureau of the State Security, a rank far higher than that of the director of Jiangcheng.

Luo Fei smiled, ignoring that question, and instead asked another question.

"Stop talking about me. You two are in the arrest team now. How's your salary?"

Zeng Jian sighed and said.

"I earn a little over 8,000 yuan a month, plus attendance bonuses and such, which barely makes it over 10,000. Although it's much better than being an auxiliary police officer, in Jiangcheng, it's just enough to make a living."

"Over eight thousand? That's a bit low."

Luo Fei frowned, then said.

"Well, Hanwen's seafood stall business is doing quite well, isn't it? He's always been looking to expand. If you two are interested, you could consider investing in it."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan's faces immediately fell.

"Brother Fei, investing...we don't have the money."

Zeng Jian had a bitter face.

"I just started working, and I still have to rent a place. The little bit of money I've saved up for my wife isn't even enough."

Zhou Xuan nodded repeatedly.

Luo Fei picked up the brewed tea, poured himself a cup, and the aroma instantly filled the air.

He said it lightly.

No money? I'll lend you some.

"Everyone should start with 500,000. Is that enough to get started? As for the specific shareholding, you can discuss that with Hanwen yourselves."

"Five...five hundred thousand?!"

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan's eyes widened again, their expressions ranging from shock to ecstasy, and then to disbelief!

The two exchanged a glance, let out a shout, and made a move to pounce on Luo Fei and hug his leg!

Luo Fei quickly stuck out his foot to block them, laughing and scolding.

"Stop! Hold on! Don't try that 'adopt a godfather' thing with me anymore!"
This money is a loan, and you have to pay it back! Do you hear me?

"We heard you! Thank you, Brother Fei! Brother Fei, you are like a second parent to us!"

The two nodded hurriedly, so excited that they were incoherent.

Luo Fei then picked up the teapot, poured a cup of the tea worth hundreds of thousands for each of them, and said with a smile.

"Alright, stop joking. Come on, try this tea that costs hundreds of thousands a pot. From now on, work hard with me, and you'll get your share of the rewards!"

Zeng Jian and Zhou Xuan carefully picked up the small teacup as if holding a fragile treasure, brought it to their noses and smelled it. The rich and lingering aroma of the tea invigorated them, and then they took a small sip.

The tea soup was mellow and had a lingering sweetness. Although they couldn't pinpoint exactly what made it so good, its unique flavor convinced them that it was definitely a top-quality product!

"Excellent tea! Truly excellent tea!"

Zeng Jian clicked his tongue in admiration.

"To be able to have a sip like this in my lifetime is worth it!"

Zhou Xuan also looked satisfied.

The three of them sipped their exorbitantly priced tea and chatted idly. The conversation started with the opening of a branch of the Hanwen Seafood Restaurant and gradually drifted to settling down and starting a family.

Zeng Jian winked at Luo Fei and asked with a wicked grin.

"Brother Fei, you and Chen Xuanran have been together for quite a while now, right? Why isn't there any news? Shouldn't you... hurry up? We're still waiting to attend their wedding and become their uncles!"

Luo Fei was taken aback by the question, then laughed and scolded.

"Get lost! Mind your own business! Xuanran and I are doing great, let things take their course, it's none of your concern."

His eyes darted around, and he turned around to tease Zeng Jian.

"But you, I remember your ex-girlfriend who was a doctor, didn't she help you... huh?"

He made a peace sign gesture, referring to the time when Zeng Jian's ex-girlfriend circumcised him.

"You've upgraded all your 'hardware,' why don't you hurry up and find a girlfriend to test the results?"

Zeng Jian blushed deeply and waved his hands repeatedly.

"Brother Fei! Stop, stop! Please don't bring up your embarrassing past! Have some tea, have some tea!"

After chatting and laughing for a while, they had almost finished their tea.

Luo Fei stood up and said. (End of Chapter)