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

Chapter 18 You Comfort Me
It was already 10 p.m. when I came out of the conference room.

In the corridor of the criminal investigation team's office, Zheng Kang pulled Yang Jinwen into his cubicle, pointed at his nose, and demanded, "Tell me the truth, where did you learn all this?"

"Master... don't worry about that. We must catch this murderer as soon as possible and prevent him from killing anyone else!"

"you……"

Zheng Kang wanted to swear, but quickly stopped himself.

The reason he wanted to curse was because Yang Jinwen had changed her way of addressing him and no longer called him "Master".

This is clearly a form of confrontation!
Zheng Kang stared at him coldly: "Do you know that if Director Lu and Zhang Da had agreed to your request just now, and then caught the murderer but found that his physical characteristics did not match your description, you would never be able to be a policeman in An'nan City for the rest of your life!"

Yang Jinwen knew he was concerned about him, so he let out a breath and replied, "I trust my judgment!"
"You're a veteran detective, you should understand what I said in the meeting. If we conduct a large-scale investigation, it's very likely to attract the killer's attention, and he'll escape!"

"So what if you ran away?!" Zheng Kang said angrily, "I've been a policeman for over thirty years, and I've seen plenty of people like you!"
Showing off! Trying to be a hero! Being young and impetuous! But do you know that once you make a mistake, it will be a stain that you can never erase for the rest of your life?
You're a top student, you're smart. Did you understand what that old Ma from the technical team just did?
There are many people like him in our bureau. Try to keep a low profile and don't give others any leverage. Even if Director Lu is your father's comrade-in-arms, don't be so arrogant!

Remember, your enemy isn't necessarily the criminals; it could also be the person behind you!

Yang Jinwen understood the meaning of these words perfectly well; in his previous life, he had also been caught in such a vortex.

He nodded: "I understand."

Seeing that he had given in, Zheng Kang's expression softened.

He patted Yang Jinwen on the collar: "Go get something to eat. We'll spend the night in the conference room and start the investigation first thing tomorrow morning."

Yang Jinwen pursed his lips: "But I will still investigate in my own way."

Zheng Kang gritted his teeth, remained silent, and walked out of the cubicle.

He Jinbo, Maozi, and Wen Ling from the forensic room were eavesdropping outside. When they saw him come out, the three of them quickly shrank back.

"Hey, Wen, you're new here and not familiar with the team yet. Perfect, I'll show you around..." He Jinbo grabbed Wen Ling and they ran off.

Cat followed like a headless fly, took a couple of steps, then turned around and headed towards the restroom in the corridor: "Um, Uncle Zheng, I need to use the restroom? Want to go together?"

"Get lost!" Zheng Kang cursed irritably.

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Eleven o'clock at night.

In the small conference room of the Major Crimes Unit, the clock face hanging on the wall ticked away with a crisp "tick-tock" sound.

As Yang Jinwen sipped his tea, he stared intently at the three clue boards in front of the blinds, pondering the clues for the "530 Major Murder Case."

He had only been reborn for two days, and in those two days, he felt as if he were in a dream, and everything seemed so unreal.

I need a reason for being reborn! Why did I have to be reborn?

Yang Jinwen sighed and took a sip of tea.

At that moment, the meeting room door was pushed open, and Wenling and Maozi peeked out from outside.

"May I come in?"

Yang Jinwen sat up straight and smiled: "This is a conference room, not my office. Please make yourselves at home."

"Give me back my office..." Cat thought to himself, "How dare you?"

Wen Ling held a square aluminum lunchbox in each hand. The base of this lunchbox had a movable long handle. The handle was U-shaped and could be held in the hand or flipped over to lock the lid of the lunchbox so that the lid would not fall off.

Wen Ling placed a lunchbox on the table in front of Yang Jinwen and said solicitously, "You haven't had dinner yet, have you? Here's some instant noodles, eat it while it's hot."

"Thank you." Yang Jinwen nodded.

"By the way, my name is Wen Ling."

Cat, holding a lunchbox, sat at the conference table, slurping noodles as he muttered, "Forensic Doctor Wen, that kid already knew your name."

Wen Ling ignored him and extended her soft hand. Yang Jinwen raised his hand and shook hers: "Hello, forensic doctor Wen."

Wen Ling smiled and said, "Just call me Lingling."

The cat sitting on the other side looked resentful, with half a noodle stuffed in its mouth as it spoke: "That's not what you just said to me?"

Wen Ling turned her head and rolled her eyes at him.

She turned back, her eyes crinkling into crescents with laughter: "Yang Jinwen, don't be discouraged. Even though Director Lu rejected your proposal, you were very brave."

On your very first day as a police officer, you dared to show off your skills in front of these old fogies. If it were me, I wouldn't dare say a word.

Cat said speechlessly, "He's brave but reckless, and loves to show off."

"Why are you being so nosy?"

"Here, have some noodles." Wen Ling tried to help Yang Jinwen pry open the lunchbox, but burned her hand.

Yang Jinwen took the hand and asked with concern, "Is your hand alright?"

Wenling shook his head: "It's alright, just blow on it and it'll be fine."

"I can't just blow it open..." Yang Jinwen quickly let go of her hand and chose to pry open the lunchbox lid.

Wen Ling blinked in disappointment.

The cat stretched out its head and saw the two people's appearance. It felt a pang of sadness and realized it was somewhat superfluous.

What exactly does this new female forensic doctor see in this guy? They've only met a few times. She's no less capable than Yang Jinwen, and besides, he joined the company first.

Not to mention, Yang Jinwen had become bolder during the meeting. Maozi had been a trainee police officer for almost half a year, and still hadn't said a word to Director Lu.

Cat was a little unconvinced and asked Yang Jinwen, who was eating noodles, "Little Yang, how about we have a contest to see who catches the murderer first?"

"Without a doubt, it's you." Yang Jinwen didn't even look at him.

"You!" Cat was speechless.

Wen Ling giggled.

After eating and drinking her fill, Wen Ling took the lunchbox back to her forensic office.

Tomorrow morning, all the squadrons of the Municipal Bureau will conduct a joint inspection. There are not enough beds in the Municipal Bureau dormitory, so Yang Jinwen and Maozi will stay in the conference room and sleep on the floor.

The rain was still falling outside, but it wasn't as heavy anymore.

The cat, lying on a straw mat in the corner, looked at Yang Jinwen across the leg of the conference table: "Little Yang, what do you think of the new forensic doctor, Wen?"

“I saw it with my eyes open.”

"Damn it, can't you speak like a human being?"

The cat rolled over, turning its face toward Yang Jinwen: "She clearly likes you a lot. I've heard that the head of the municipal bureau's branch is Wen the forensic doctor's father."

"He's not my dad, what does it have to do with me?"

"Don't you like her? Not even a little bit?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jinwen turned over, turned his back to the cat, and remained silent.

The cat was heartbroken: "Say something! If you don't like it, I'm going to do it!"

Yang Jinwen pretended not to hear.

"Are you even polite?" Cat sat up from the mat, muttering under his breath.

(End of this chapter)