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

Chapter 171 He Jinbo's Troubles!

An'nan City, Municipal Bureau.

On the third floor, in the main office of the Major Crimes Unit.

There were six people sitting in the meeting room, like large livestock about to be shackled. They were originally going to plow the fields, but then they thought about it and realized that they didn't have any land at all, not even an acre.

He Jinbo was bored out of his mind, but the Municipal Bureau was completely different from the North City Branch Bureau. The branch bureau had tasks every day, whether it was murder, robbery, theft, or any other kind of case. They were almost always busy and couldn't finish their work.

But the municipal bureau, he came for two days and nothing happened.

why?

The three police precincts in Annam City are all covering up the case, planning to handle it themselves.

Six months ago, things were alright. If a case couldn't be solved, at least we knew to report it. But now, it's like He Jinbo is soaring through the ranks. The Chengnan Branch and the Jiaxing Branch are all working hard to solve the case and not letting the Municipal Bureau get involved.

It's not that they violated the rules, but rather that it was a demonstration of their abilities.

As for how well the case has been solved, it's too early to tell.

At this moment, He Jinbo was sitting at the conference table, and the seat at the head of the table was empty; that was Wen Mo's seat.

He glanced at the five people sitting opposite him.

After two days of getting to know each other, he did get to know the three newcomers—no, the old ones. He, Yang Jinwen, and Maozi were the newcomers.

Yao Weihua sat at the front, arms crossed, eyes downcast, eyes slightly squinted, it was hard to tell if he was dozing off.

He Jinbo had looked into Yao Weihua before he came; he was known as a mediocre person. Although he was a criminal police officer, he couldn't be that incompetent.

Everyone in the underworld knows this old guy, and he's on friendly terms with several big shots outside, always walking arm in arm with them.

I don't know why the people from the Ministry of Finance didn't trace it back to him.

Sitting next to Yao Weihua was Qi Bin. This young man looked like a big animal. He also lived in the family building in the backyard and would go for a run in the yard as soon as he got up in the morning.

In the dead of winter, sweat dripped down the kid's face; I don't know where he got the energy from.

If it were a capture operation, he'd be a great shield against bullets.

Sitting next to Qi Bin was Cai Ting, a female police officer.

She's someone who's not afraid of the cold. Despite the freezing weather outside, this girl was only wearing a leather jacket over a shirt, with the sleeves rolled up high, looking ready to get down to business at any moment.

He Jinbo looked at Yang Jinwen next to her. This guy... well, he's one of us, my precious darling, so let's not talk about him.

Finally, there's the cat.

He Jinbo stared sharply at the cat, who immediately straightened its back.

He knew his master well; He Jinbo narrowed his eyes, which meant he was about to curse.

In this conference room, he wasn't familiar with the others and didn't dare to scold them. He would definitely make an example of himself first, the so-called "killing the cat to scare the monkey"!

"Kitty, did you not wash your face this morning?"

Using this excuse? This is just inexplicable anger!
Cat immediately replied, "That's right, Captain, I didn't wash my face. I'm sorry, I'll definitely wash my face tomorrow."

These words immediately left He Jinbo speechless; the words of cursing stuck in his throat, and he couldn't squeeze them out.

After forcing himself to speak, He Jinbo said, "Everyone, tell me, what exactly is our Municipal Public Security Bureau's Major Crimes Unit like? Why can't we solve any cases?"

At this moment, Yao Weihua opened his eyes: "Team Leader..."

He Jinbo quickly waved his hand: "Old Yao, don't call me that, just call me Captain. The branch captain is Director Wen. We're about the same age, no need to be so polite."

"Uh, Captain." Yao Weihua licked his lips. "You should know about the situation with our Major Crimes Unit. Our Municipal Public Security Bureau generally doesn't send officers down to lower levels to handle cases..."

"But when we go to help them, they don't ask us to."

Yao Weihua shut him up with one sentence: "When you were the captain of the brigade in the north of the city, did you ever ask us for help?"

"Uh……"

Qi Bin said, "Whether it's the North City, the South City, or the Jiaxing Branch, they always like to ask our two teams from the Municipal Bureau for help."

He Jinbo nodded: "I understand, the forensic team and the trace evidence team."

That's what he used to do. If there was a case and the forensic doctor couldn't handle it, he would call the municipal forensic doctor; if the technical team couldn't handle it, he would call the municipal trace evidence examination team for help.

The Municipal Public Security Bureau's Major Crimes Unit? With just a few people, what can they possibly do?

Yao Weihua smiled and said, "That's the situation."

He Jinbo scratched the back of his head: "If we can't get any current cases, then let's look for backlog cases?"

Yang Jinwen said, "I went to the archives yesterday. I need Director Wen's signature before I can access them."

Yao Weihua grinned: "I've never even seen what the archives room looks like. How are we supposed to investigate backlog cases? If they're called backlog cases, what can we possibly find out with just a few of us?"

Yang Jinwen shook his head: "Actually, we could really investigate cold cases. Although the cases are from a long time ago, we might be able to find a clue?"
Besides, backlog cases require less funding; we can simply find a case to work on.

Yao Weihua smiled and said, "Captain Yang, the backlog of cases in the archives has been sifted through several times. According to Director Wen, the cases currently in the file boxes cannot be solved with the current technology."

Yang Jinwen asked, "It's been sieved? Who sieved it?"

"When Director Wen and a senior colleague named Li Wenbo first joined the Major Crimes Unit, they sifted through all the unsolved cases that could be solved, some dating back to the early Republic of China and the late Qing Dynasty. Isn't that amazing?"

"They've been working on this for several years and have indeed solved several cases; otherwise, how did Director Wen get promoted? And that Li Wenbo—he was directly transferred to the provincial department."

Upon hearing this, He Jinbo sighed, "Then what are we going to do? Just sit there all day? Take naps? Read the newspaper? Oh, or maybe go for a run in the yard?"

"It's not impossible," Yao Weihua muttered. Qi Bin quickly wiped the sweat from his face and gave an awkward smile.

The cat's eyes lit up: "Master, I have a plan."

He Jinbo raised his chin: "Go on."

"Shall we call Uncle Zheng and see what cases they have?"

"Oh yeah, how could I forget about that?"

He Jinbo slapped his forehead and moved the landline in the conference room to the front of the table.

The three veterans all knew that these newcomers were from the North City Branch.

Yao Weihua wore a bitter expression. This guy just wanted to relax and leave work on time.

Qi Bin was at an age full of energy, so of course he wanted to solve cases, hence his expectant look.

Cai Ting, who doesn't talk much, seemed indifferent.

After the call connected, Zheng Kang's familiar voice came through.

"Hello? Who is it?"

"Old Zheng, it's me, Old He."

"Hey, Deputy Squad Leader He, how's it going? You've been on duty for two days now, have you gotten the hang of being a squad leader?"

"Don't mention it. Remember this, this is our conference room phone number. By the way, what are you doing right now?"

"We're investigating a robbery case. It was reported this morning, and we're currently conducting a preliminary investigation. Please wait a moment..."

"Old Jiang, you visit a fruit stand and only buy one piece of fruit, you check a snack stall and only eat a basket of steamed buns, how the hell am I supposed to reimburse you?!"

Jiang Jianbing's voice came through the phone: "Team Leader Zheng, do you want some? These steamed buns are delicious, with cabbage and pork filling."

"Uh, are you sure it's cabbage? I don't like chive filling..."

“You’re just targeting cabbage? Don’t I know you? The owner’s wife was recently laid off, and her whole family depends on that stall for a living.”

What's wrong with me buying some steamed buns? Even if you don't reimburse me, I can still afford it.

I bought two steamers, I'll let everyone share them in a bit... Don't get me wrong, this side is filled with chives, that bastard Lao Xu is the opposite of you, he only likes chive filling.”

Hearing that familiar voice, Yang Jinwen and Maozi exchanged a smile, both feeling as if they had been away from the North City Branch for a very long time.

He Jinbo swallowed hard, mainly because of the sound of Zheng Kang eating steamed buns.

"Old Zheng, are you there? Do you need any help?"

As Zheng Kang chewed, he asked warily, "What kind of help?"

"A robbery case? Can you solve it? Do you need support from the city's major crimes unit?"

"Nonsense, I've almost found him, why would I need to find you?"

"No, you ungrateful bastard..."

"There's a rape case going on. Are you going to solve it? It's near Nanmen Bridge..."

"Get lost, let's get serious!"

At this moment, Zheng Kang remained silent. Then, chaotic footsteps came from the phone, followed by Zheng Kang's voice.

"That guy, hold him down! Old Jiang, stop eating your steamed buns, hurry up and stop him!"

Jiang Jianbing's voice came: "Surround him, damn it, he stole someone's gold earrings and thinks he can just run away?"

"Don't do it in the road! Quickly bring him over here, whip him with your belt, let's see how he runs away!"

Just then, Zheng Kang seemed to realize that the call hadn't ended, and hurriedly said, "Old He, I'm not talking to you anymore, I've caught this guy."

Then, the landline phone in the conference room started beeping.

He Jinbo stood frozen in his chair, pursing his lips.

Yao Weihua tilted his head and chuckled to himself.

Qi Bin smiled too.
Cai Ting smiled too.

Yang Jinwen controlled her facial expressions well and didn't have much emotional fluctuation.

He Jinbo looked at Maozi, who knew he was about to be in trouble again. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, blinked rapidly, and offered another suggestion.

"Master, should we call Captain Chai from the Jiaxing branch again? They're pretty incompetent, maybe..."

He Jinbo suddenly got angry: "You brat, do you believe I'll slap you? That old bastard Zheng isn't even talking to us anymore, what kind of world is this, what kind of friendship is this!"
Three days ago, this old bastard was swearing to me like a brother, saying he'd keep that chair in the North City Branch office for me forever. What a load of bull! He's just kicking me while I'm down! Bah!

Yao Weihua wiped the spittle off his face: "Captain He, it's nothing, let's adjourn the meeting?"

He Jinbo waved his hand: "Go, all of you go, do whatever you want!"

Yao Weihua stood up and was about to leave when Wen Mo came in from the doorway.

"Old He, get ready, we're heading to Lingmeng County right away."

He Jinbo obediently stood up: "Director Wen, what exactly is the mission?"

Wen Mo's face was extremely grim: "A family was wiped out in the residential building of the fertilizer plant in Lingmeng County!"

(End of this chapter)