You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 168 Promotion!

half a month later.

When the appointment letter for the People's Public Security Bureau was delivered to Yang Jinwen's desk, everyone in the bureau stood in the large office.

He Jinbo happily read aloud: "After research and decision by An'nan City, and approval by the Organization Department of An'nan City."

Yang Jinwen is hereby appointed as the Deputy Captain of the Major Crimes Unit under the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the An'nan Municipal Public Security Bureau. He is to report for duty immediately!

As soon as he said this, everyone immediately burst into applause.

Yang Jinwen nodded his thanks and accepted the letter of appointment.

Logically speaking, not all of these old-timers should come to congratulate him on his promotion to the municipal bureau. There will always be some who dislike him, since he has hindered everyone's promotion.

But Jiang Jianbing and Xu Guoliang were practically dancing with joy and excitement.

This is very unusual; why would someone be happy for someone else for no reason?

Yang Jinwen knew in his heart that he couldn't leave unless his employer released him.

He Jinbo and Zheng Kang earned this position through their own merits. It was a way of compensating Yang Jinwen for his meticulous and logical investigation in the bus robbery and murder case, which allowed the Chengbei Branch to catch the perpetrator first. This was considered a promotion for them.

Everyone knew that if it weren't for Yang Jinwen, the former brigade leader Zhang Bin would have caused who knows what kind of trouble he would have gotten into, and He Jinbo would have ended up as a deputy team leader.

Sure enough, just as Yang Jinwen received the appointment letter, He Jinbo took out another one from his pocket.

"After research and decision by the An'nan Municipal Government, and approval by the Organization Department of An'nan City."

Comrade Jiang Mao is hereby appointed as an investigator in the Major Crimes Unit under the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the An'nan Municipal Public Security Bureau. He is to report for duty immediately!

The cat was so startled that it almost fell to the ground.

His face was frozen, and his mind was blank.

"Master...Master, why was I transferred too?"

He Jinbo glared at him: "You're useless. When you're transferred to the Municipal Bureau, you better pull yourself together and stop looking so listless all the time."

The cat couldn't help but swallow hard: "Wait, how could I be here?"

Zheng Kang laughed and said, "The arson and murder case at the guesthouse last month was a case that your Third Squadron took the lead in solving. The Provincial Department is paying attention to it. Just this case alone is enough to get you promoted."

Cat shook his head: "No... construction has already started on the land behind our branch office, but I haven't bought a house yet."

“Sigh…” He Jinbo sighed, disappointed in his son’s lack of ambition.

Jiang Jianbing pressed his head down: "Are you even speaking human language? Are you trying to annoy us?"

"No, I really planned to buy a house. I thought that by the time the building was completed, I would have saved enough money. But this sudden transfer has ruined all my plans."

Zheng Kang laughed and said, "Alright, I'll have your master go to the Municipal Bureau to find you a house."

The cat didn't understand the meaning of the sentence, but Yang Jinwen did. He immediately asked, "Captain He, you..."

Jiang Jianbing laughed and said, "From now on, you'll have to call him Deputy Chief."

Yang Jinwen nodded, not finding it surprising.

During this period, He Jinbo would go to the canteen whenever he had free time to help Lao Fan cook and wash pots, and he was having a great time doing it.

Lao Fan mysteriously disappeared for several days during New Year's Day, and the dishes everyone ate were all cooked by He Jinbo, which were extremely unpalatable.

Thinking about it this way, the case is solved.

He Jinbo went to lobby; if he doesn't, how can he and his gang get promoted?

As the head of the branch office and in charge of criminal cases, He Jinbo couldn't let his old comrades down.

Naturally, Zheng Kang was promoted to captain of the criminal investigation team of the Chengbei branch, with Jiang Jianbing and Xu Guoliang as his deputies.

In other words, everyone has taken a step forward.

As a result, the veterans of the Chengbei Branch were genuinely happy, their laughter filling the air.

New Year's Day has passed, it's already 1998, everyone is doing well.

The most melancholy person was Lu Shaohua. He had been in office for less than three years and watched as batches of people grew up and were then transferred to various places. He felt somewhat regretful.

Today is a special day, so naturally we'll have a get-together to celebrate with the veteran chefs of the Chengbei Branch.

Lu Shaohua couldn't sit still in the office, so he went to the cafeteria to help Lao Fan.

The two people stood side by side, each holding a kitchen knife, chopping vegetables loudly on the cutting board.

"Hey, you're a bureau chief, coming here to kill time? Aren't you ashamed?"

Lu Shaohua glared at him: "What's there to be embarrassed about? Didn't He Jinbo work for you for a month?"

"That kid is a mangy scoundrel; he's ruined all my connections."

Lu Shaohua nodded: "I also have to thank you."

"You don't need to thank me. Just have a few more drinks with me later."

"Yes, I'll definitely drink. I'm happy today."

"I can tell you're unhappy. Are you willing to give up Yang Jinwen?"

Lu Shaohua put down the kitchen knife and sighed, "To be honest, this kid is really a lucky charm. Just think about it, how many major cases has he helped us solve?"
The dismemberment case, the burglary and murder case, the bus robbery and murder case, the disappearance and murder case of a female student from the Chengnan Health School, and this arson and murder case.

These cases are all frozen in time. But who will investigate the last two cases? Won't they become unsolved mysteries?

Take, for example, that dismemberment case in the south; it's been so many years, and the killer still hasn't been found.

Old Fan also put down his cleaver: "That's why Yang Jinwen should go to the Municipal Bureau; we can't keep him stuck in our branch."

"That's true..."

"What do you think He Jinbo was transferred to by the Municipal Bureau for? Besides serving as the deputy branch chief, he is also the captain of the Major Crimes Unit. He is the head, and Yang Jinwen is the deputy."

Yang Jinwen will be solving cases on the front lines from now on, and He Jinbo will help him with trivial matters, and might even take the fall for him. Don't you think about who arranged this?
"Me? I'm just a cook, do I really have that ability?"

Lu Shaohua frowned: "Chief Wen?"

"He doesn't have that ability either."

Lu Shaohua nodded: "I understand, I know who it is."

“That’s right.” Old Fan picked up the cleaver and continued chopping the radish cubes, saying, “The person who helped him isn’t in our system.”

“I was just saying that every time Prosecutor He comes to our branch office, he asks where Yang Jinwen is.”

"What do you think? Yang Jinwen will be her brother in the future."

"We're all veteran detectives; a little analysis makes it clear that He Qing's mother forced Yang Jinwen's father to comply, specifically to put on a show for him."

Lu Shaohua nodded: "Yang Dachuan is also my comrade-in-arms. I know about his family. Don't be fooled by Yang Dachuan's womanizing and dashing appearance. If you really asked him to get married, he definitely wouldn't agree."

He didn't want to betray his deceased wife. Secondly, if Yang Jinwen disagreed, he wouldn't agree either.

He Qing's mother played a good game! I often wonder what's so charming about Yang Dachuan that makes him so appealing to so many middle-aged and elderly women.

"Just because he's a good dancer? I'm pretty good at ballroom dancing too."

Old Fan rolled his eyes at him: "You should take care of your figure first. You sit in the office all day and you've gained a lot of weight. You weren't this fat when we were arresting fugitives."

"Aren't you the same? We're both getting old."

"Yes, you're right. I've seen Yang Dachuan on TV. He always gives off a youthful and energetic vibe."

He's a bit like a bad thug, not bad-looking, and can dance all kinds of dances, so naturally he can capture the hearts of middle-aged and elderly women.

Who wouldn't want to relive the romantic moments of their youth?

Just as Lu Shaohua was about to reply, he turned his head and suddenly saw Wen Ling hiding behind a pillar next to the shop window, holding a half-eaten apple in her hand.

"No, Wenling, what are you doing? Eavesdropping on the leaders' conversation?"

Caught red-handed, Wen Ling had no choice but to show her face and smiled, "No, I just arrived."

"Nonsense, you took the apple from the basket on the table, and it's already half-eaten."

"I really didn't hear what you were saying. I came to see if the food was ready."

"You get off work at 6:30? Don't you know the time? What time is it? It's not even 6 o'clock yet."

"I'm hungry." Wen Ling pouted and quickly made her way away, glancing at the area below the shop window.

Lu Shaohua closed his eyes and sighed, "I knew He Jinbo was a bastard who didn't manage his people properly. What kind of atmosphere is this? There are eavesdroppers everywhere all day long."

Old Fan laughed and said, "The cafeteria is a public place, so they weren't really eavesdropping. Wen Ling is such a poised and elegant girl, she's a good match for Yang Jinwen."

At this moment, Jiang Jianbing and Xu Guoliang lay prone under the shop window, barely daring to breathe. If either of them poked their heads out or crawled out like snakes, they would be discovered.

There were more than just Lao Fan and Lu Shaohua in the cafeteria; there was also the auntie washing vegetables and Lao Fan's kitchen helper. Everyone coming and going saw them.

Jiang Jianbing tried his best to signal to them not to tell anyone.

The two of them endured until the cafeteria opened for lunch. As soon as He Jinbo, Zheng Kang and others entered, they saw the two of them huddled on the ground, looking utterly hopeless.

He Jinbo felt a headache coming on and prepared to provide one last cover for the two guys.

So a group of people immediately went to the shop window, chatting and laughing, and helped the two of them out of their predicament.

In the evening, to celebrate the promotion of He Jinbo and others, the Chengbei Branch set up five or six large round tables, where everyone squeezed together, eating, drinking, and joking.

Thanks to He Jinbo taking the blame, Yang Jinwen didn't drink much, but he couldn't resist being offered drinks, so he drank them without hesitation.

Wen Ling originally wanted to help him fend off the drinks, but Yang Jinwen refused.

He didn't do that at the last banquet.

Wen Ling smiled happily; this showed she cared about herself.

She turned to the side, looked at Zou Jiahui sitting at another table, and raised an eyebrow.

Zou Jiahui rolled her eyes and cracked sunflower seeds vigorously.

Keen-eyed observers could tell that, unbeknownst to anyone, these two policewomen in the unit had been having countless private battles.

Everyone was happy except for the cat.

He picked up several glasses of wine on his own, then stood up as if he were going to war, gripping the glasses tightly in his hands.

Everyone was startled by his expression, thinking he was about to offer a toast to someone.

The cat left its seat and walked straight to the table in the archives room, its steps slow but its eyes resolute.

Everyone in the entire office was stunned; the kid was heading in the direction of Zou Jiahui.

Zou Jiahui sat at the entrance of the cafeteria.

He Jinbo blinked: "Damn, my apprentice is going to be brave."

Jiang Jianbing nodded: "I knew it. When Mao'er was transferred to the Municipal Bureau, he looked so worried. He really had something on his mind!"

Xu Guoliang gritted his teeth and said, "Go for it, cat."

"Don't make a sound," Wen Ling quickly scolded him.

In an eerie atmosphere of utter silence, where you could hear a pin drop.

Cat walked up to Zou Jiahui, paused for a second, then quickly turned and headed towards the door, leaving everyone with only one sentence.

"I'm going to use the bathroom."

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