Major Crimes Unit Starts with Police Academy Students

"Big sister, this is what we should do. We can keep the banner, but we can't take the fruit; that would be a mistake."

Chapter 261 Buying Fruit

The proprietress then said,

"Oh dear, how much is this little bit of fruit worth? It's just a small token of my appreciation. I went to all the trouble of bringing it here, I can't just take it back, can I?"

Wu Mingcheng smiled slightly and then stepped forward to say,

"Big sister, how about this? Since you've already brought it over, we can't let you take it back."

That's not really appropriate. Why don't I just buy these two bags of fruit?

As he spoke, he took out two hundred yuan and stuffed it into the proprietress's hand.

The proprietress originally intended to thank Wu Mingcheng and his group, but now it's turned into a fruit sales pitch.

She then firmly declined.

"Little Tongzhi, no, no, I specially gave these to you, how can I accept money from them?"

Wu Mingcheng advised,

"Ma'am, our station chief didn't lie to you. We police officers have rules; we can't take anything from the public."

Otherwise, it would lead us to make mistakes. We appreciate your kindness.

However, you must take this money; consider it a token of our appreciation.”

After listening to Wu Mingcheng's words, the proprietress hesitated and said...

"Alright then, I'll accept the money."

Wu Mingcheng smiled slightly, and then said,

"Big sister, that's right, everyone's happy now,"

Then, witnessed by everyone, the eldest sister handed the banner to Wang Shouyi.

When Wang Shouyi opened the banner, he saw four large characters prominently displayed: "Serving the People."

Everyone took pictures of this scene to remember it.

Afterwards, Wang Shouyi asked Xia Jie to accompany his eldest sister and see her to the door.

After the eldest sister left, Wang Shouyi waved for Chen Xincheng to carefully hang the banner in the most prominent position in the institute's office.

Looking at the banner, he praised Wu Mingcheng.

"Mingcheng, well done! This year, our police station's public satisfaction rating will definitely be among the top."

Then (bgfg), he said to Wu Mingcheng,

"Mingcheng, I'll give you this money after we're done. How can I let you spend it?"

Wu Mingcheng waved his hand and said,

"It's alright, Chief. Consider it my treat for everyone to some fruit. Besides, it's not much money, so please don't bother."

After speaking, while everyone was in the office, Wu Mingcheng asked Li Dawei, Zhao Jiwei, and others to distribute fruit to everyone.

He said,

"Dawei, Jiwei, Yangshu, let's share the fruit with everyone and eat it together. Don't leave it; this fruit doesn't keep well."

As he spoke, Wu Mingcheng took some fruit and first offered it to Wang Shouyi, Gao Chao, Cheng Hao, Ye Wei, and the others.

Wang Shouyi, holding the fruit in his hand, said with a smile,

"We've benefited from Mingcheng's success in this way,"

Gao Chao also said,

"you do not say?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Mingcheng was flattered and immediately replied,

"Please don't say that, everyone. You're making me feel so ashamed."

After saying that, he turned around and went to distribute fruit to the others.

As Gao Chao watched Wu Mingcheng's retreating figure, he said, seemingly casually,

"That kid is really generous. Last time we came back from a capture mission, he bought food and drinks for everyone to tide us over."

Wang Shouyi, who was standing to the side, turned to look at him and said in surprise,

"Really? You didn't spend any money?"

"Climax said helplessly,"

"I had no idea that this kid was going to buy food and drinks. Otherwise, why would I let Mingcheng spend money?"

Ye Wei then said,

"Don't underestimate top students. Someone as outstanding as Mingcheng has tons of scholarships and grants; he earns more than we do at our jobs."

At this moment, though the speaker meant no harm, the listeners took it to heart. They gained a new understanding of Wu Mingcheng: he was generous and possessed exceptional interpersonal skills.

The police officers who received fruit at the scene naturally remembered Wu Mingcheng's kindness.

Their attitude towards Wu Mingcheng was naturally more friendly than towards the other newcomers.

Furthermore, the veteran police officers who participated in the arrest operation with Wu Mingcheng were spreading the word at the station that Wu Mingcheng would definitely be treated differently from others.

In the afternoon, with only one hour left before the end of the workday, it was time to conduct the final patrol of the area.

Chen Xincheng put on his police cap, glanced in the direction of the new recruits, and then spoke to Wu Mingcheng.

"Mingcheng, come with me on patrol. We'll be back just in time to go home."

Wu Mingcheng immediately said,

"Okay, Uncle Chen,"

He then got up and followed Chen Xincheng outside.

Yang Shu, Zhao Jiwei, and the others looked at Wu Mingcheng with envy, but Chen Xincheng hadn't invited them to join them.

Sitting in his seat, Li Dawei said thoughtfully,

"Hey, do you guys think Old Chen doesn't like me? He always avoids looking at me directly?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Jie secretly covered her mouth and chuckled softly. She thought to herself, "Don't you know whether I can stand you or not?"

Zhao Jiwei also said blankly,

"Brother, it seems so,"

Meanwhile, Wu Mingcheng and Chen Xincheng drove their police car out of the Jiulihe Police Station.

As Chen Xincheng drove down the street, he said...

"Mingcheng, you drive pretty well, quite steadily,"

Wu Mingcheng looked ahead and said with a smile,

"After I turned 18, I secretly learned to drive at home. Don't let my young age fool you, I've been driving for quite a few years."

Then, Chen Xincheng said,

"Sigh, seeing how well you do in school and how successful you are, I envy your mother so much, she can have such an easy life."

"My husband is such a worry for you. Ever since I divorced his mother, he hasn't given me a single day of peace."

Chapter 262 The entire institute mobilized

Wu Mingcheng shook his head and said with a wry smile,

"Adolescence is a time when everyone goes through a particularly rebellious phase, which is understandable."

Chen Xincheng looked out the window and said,

"This child isn't focused on studying; he just loves drawing. To be honest, how would I know anything about those foreign things?"

Wu Mingcheng smiled and then said,

"Uncle Chen, I think if the child is really interested, we should really consider nurturing him."

There are many paths to Rome, and learning to draw actually offers quite a few career options.

Upon hearing Wu Mingcheng's words, Chen Xincheng nodded with unusual seriousness.

His long-term work schedule has resulted in him having very little time to spend with his daughter; the two of them haven't had a chance to sit down and have a proper talk.

At that moment, an emergency notification from the police station simultaneously sounded on both of their walkie-talkies.

"Attention all staff, a group fight has occurred at Sunshine Garden."

The station chief ordered all officers to be deployed to maintain order at the scene and participate in mediation.

Chen Xincheng then quickly said,

"Sunshine Home is nearby, let's hurry over there now,"

Wu Mingcheng immediately changed direction and asked,

"Uncle Chen, what's going on?"