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Then he looked at Xia Jie and said, "Xia Jie, salute your master and show your support?"

Xia Jie immediately stood at attention and saluted Cheng Hao: "Master, please be strict with me in the future?"

Cheng Hao looked at Xia Jie, as if recalling the old director, the same way Xia Jie's father had raised him. His eyes instantly reddened, and he nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

Wang Shouyi continued, "Next, I plan to hand over the management of Yang Shu to Cao Jianjun."

"Jianjun has made outstanding contributions in the institute, and Yangshu is a top student from Peking University and a key talent being cultivated by the bureau. The two of them make a perfect star duo for our institute. Let's give them a round of applause."

A round of enthusiastic applause immediately followed.

Zhao Jiwei looked on with envy, secretly glancing at Li Mu. He was the deputy director, and someone from the municipal bureau. If he could become Li Mu's apprentice, wouldn't he be just like Xia Jie, even more powerful than Yang Shu's master?

The director's praise and the fact that he was entrusted with supervising the only Peking University master's student made Cao Jianjun beam with pride. Any thoughts of finding it troublesome had long since vanished. He feigned modesty and said, "He's a top student from Peking University. How could I possibly supervise him?"

Wang Shouyi affirmed, "Of course you can lead it. Yang Shu, you make your decision."

Yang Shu smiled and said, "Master, I will definitely learn from you."

Cao Jianjun was immediately very satisfied. He stood up and shook hands with Yang Shu, saying, "Let's learn from each other."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Then, Wang Shouyi looked at Zhao Jiwei. Li Dawei, who was sitting to the side, couldn't wait any longer. He pointed to himself and whispered, "I...I..."

Wang Shouyi said irritably, "We won't leave you out. The master we've assigned you is the most capable and experienced in our department..." He paused here.

Li Dawei asked, a mix of excitement and curiosity, "Chief, who is it?"

Wang Shouyi then said, "Officer Chen Xincheng!"

Chen Xincheng stood up instinctively: "Chief, something's not right, is it?"

Li Dawei was also taken aback by these words and stood up as well.

Wang Shouyi asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Xincheng said, "How could I possibly have that ability?"

Li Dawei quickly replied, "Master, you can do it."

Laughter erupted again from the crowd.

Wang Shouyi closed the notebook and said decisively, "That's right, you have it. Li Dawei will be under your supervision from now on."

Although Chen Xincheng was reluctant, he couldn't directly refute it in front of so many people, so he could only sit down first.

Wang Shouyi coughed lightly.

"And Zhao Jiwei..." She paused here, looking at Zhao Jiwei, giving him a chance to speak. Otherwise, once he spoke and made his decision, he wouldn't have the opportunity to choose anymore.

Zhao Jiwei immediately stood up, looking nervous, and said, "Chief, I want to become Chief Li's apprentice."

He then turned to Li Mu and said respectfully, "Director Li, I admire you very much. May I become your apprentice?"

Li Mu was speechless; after all that, he had dragged himself into this mess again.

Just as he was about to decline, Director Wang Shouyi interjected, "Li Mu, look how sincere this young comrade is. Why don't you take him on as a mentor?"

Zhao Jiwei said, "Director Li, I promise I won't trouble you. I will work diligently and strive hard, and I won't let you down."

Li Mu said with difficulty, "Chief, Jiwei, it's not that I'm unwilling to take him on, but I used to work in criminal investigation, and I've only been in our station for a little over a month. I don't have any grassroots experience."

"I am still learning myself and I also hope to find someone to mentor me! Asking me to mentor others would be a complete misleading experience."

Zhao Jiwei remained unmoved and insisted, "I'm not afraid, as long as Director Li is willing to take me."

Wang Shouyi laughed and said, "Li Mu, you came from the Municipal Bureau, your skills are there, how could I not teach you? It doesn't matter if you have some shortcomings in grassroots experience, we're at the grassroots level, you'll learn everything in a couple of months."

"Jiwei isn't afraid, so why are you?"

Li Mu turned to look at Zhao Jiwei's hopeful gaze and felt a little helpless.

After thinking about it, I realized that Zhao Jiwei in the drama was obsessed with going on field missions and making a name for himself. This was mainly because his inferiority complex and insecurity stemmed from his family and personal circumstances, which made him particularly eager to prove himself, make a name for himself, and gain recognition.

Apart from these, there doesn't seem to be anything seriously wrong.

Of the four, he had the worst family background, was the only one from the countryside, and was also the most hardworking.

He is also the most hardworking of the four, always the most proactive in everything he does.

In terms of potential, he can't compare to Li Dawei, who is a promising candidate to become a policeman; nor can he compare to Yang Shu, who has a higher education, richer theoretical knowledge, and a more promising future.

The only thing Li Mu valued was obedience; once given instructions, they would do them dutifully.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Jiwei, let me make this clear to you. If we were in the criminal investigation team, where we frequently solve cases and have plenty of opportunities for practical experience, I could teach you something. I heard you also studied criminal investigation at the police academy."

"At the police station, there are basically no major cases; they are all trivial matters and various disputes."

"I've only been here for a short time, and I don't have much experience in this area either. I can't teach you much. If you want me to mentor you, you'd better be prepared for that."

Zhao Jiwei said, "Director Li, I'm prepared. As long as you're willing to take me along, I'll go wherever you point."

Li Mu rubbed his forehead. Did he really have to take on an apprentice? If he really wanted to be serious, he was a newcomer to the police force, wasn't he?

Seeing Zhao Jiwei's nervous expression, Li Mu thought for a moment and decided to just take him on as a follower. Running errands and doing odd jobs wouldn't be bad, and besides, Zhao Jiwei was diligent, serious, and obedient, so he should be easy to manage.

If it were Li Dawei or Yang Shu, Li Mu would never agree. Although Li Dawei is a good candidate to be a policeman, his personality is too impulsive, and it would be too much trouble to manage him.

Yang Shu is similar; his high level of scholarship and rich theoretical knowledge means that often, when you ask him to do something, you have to explain why and the underlying logic. Moreover, it's easy for ideological conflicts to arise, and you never know when his bookishness might surface, making him difficult to manage.

In comparison, if you want to save trouble, Zhao Jiwei is the better choice; he's less individualistic and less troublesome.

After thinking about it for a long time, I finally decided to give it a try.

"Alright, I'll take you under my wing for a while and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, I'll have the director reassign you."

Zhao Jiwei was overjoyed and excitedly said, "Master, it will definitely work."

Li Mu said, "Don't call me Master. I'm only a few years older than you. You're making me sound old. Call me Brother Li!"

Zhao Jiwei immediately changed his address: "Brother Li!"

Li Mu nodded: "Alright, call me that from now on."

The meeting officially ended amidst laughter from the crowd.

Chapter 358 Call the Police

As the meeting ended and Wang Shouyi walked out of the small conference room, Chen Xincheng glared at Li Dawei and chased after him. He still needed to argue with the director about taking Li Dawei as his apprentice.

Cheng Hao smiled and said to Xia Jie, "Xiao Jie, let's continue strolling around the streets."

Xia Jie said, "Okay."

Not to be outdone, Cao Jianjun patted his newly accepted apprentice Yang Shu on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, we're on a call!"

Yang Shu saluted: "Yes, sir!"

The group of people left in no time.

This made Zhao Jiwei extremely envious. In order to find a diaper, he watched the surveillance footage at the station for several days in a row, without ever going out on a field mission.

Thinking that now that he had a mentor, he could also go on field missions, he immediately looked at Li Mu expectantly: "Mentor, why don't we go on a mission too?"

Li Mu said, "I told you to call me brother, stop calling me master all the time. I'm only a few years older than you."

Zhao Jiwei immediately changed his address, saying, "Brother Li!"

Li Mu nodded, knowing that running fieldwork had become Zhao Jiwei's obsession.

"Let's go, there aren't many police reports at the station today. I'll take you on a patrol around the streets for a bit."

Zhao Jiwei exclaimed with delight, "Really!"

Li Mu glared at him: "Don't be so dramatic. You'll be so tired of doing fieldwork that you'll want to throw up. Let's go!"

Zhao Jiwei said happily, "Thank you, Master... Brother Li!"

……

In the following days, the number of police calls suddenly increased, and the call center kept receiving call slips. Although they were all trivial matters, everyone was inevitably busy.

Zhao Jiwei and Li Mu had just resolved a minor dispute on a police call, and it was already noon.

As Li Mu walked toward his office, he said, "Jiwei, go and rest in the institute's lounge for a while!"

Zhao Jiwei said loudly, "Brother Li, I'm not tired."

Li Mu glared at him: "Aren't you tired? I need to take a nap. Don't follow me."

Zhao Jiwei smiled sheepishly.

"Understood, Brother Li!"

Li Mu returned to his office and stretched. The office was neither too big nor too small; besides his desk, there was a cot and a quilt.

As the deputy director, I often need to work night shifts; this is basically standard practice.

Lying in bed, I took out my phone and browsed through the news from various places for a while. Normally, after entering this world, I would first make some money, as is my usual practice.

However, in this world, his identity is that of a police officer, a civil servant, and a low-level leader like a deputy director.

Making money is easy, but the source is hard to explain. In the end, Li Mu decided to settle down and be a good policeman.

If we ever run into financial difficulties in the future, I'll give my dad an idea—something that's legal, legitimate, and aboveboard for making a profit.