In Hong Kong variety shows, what does "crime buster" mean?

In front of an inconspicuous apartment building in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Chen Fan looked up and saw that the exterior walls were made of beige tiles. Over the years, the color had darkened, but it was still much better than the dilapidated tenement building in Sham Shui Po.

Push open the door and go inside. In addition to the staircase on the left, there is also an elevator with flashing numbers.

He stood there for a while, waiting for the people who came down to come out, before going in.

Chen Fan had Wei Jixiang rent two rooms; his was on the eighth floor, and Ruan Mei's was on the twelfth floor.

Ding!

With a crisp click, the elevator doors opened.

After Chen Fan came out, he searched along the house numbers and finally stopped in front of 805.

I took out my key and opened the door. The space inside was small, a one-bedroom apartment, and many places were covered in dust.

According to Wei Jixiang, he took out an iron box from under the bed in the bedroom.

Upon opening it, besides the Black Star pistol and bullets that I had requested, there were also several stacks of Hong Kong dollars, which were exactly the ones Gandhi had given me before.

After finishing the company, did this guy return the remaining money?

Chen Fan shook his head slightly, raised his hand to stroke it, and in an instant, the contents of the box disappeared, all of them being stored in his personal space.

0.5 cubic meters isn't a lot, but it's more than enough to hold all these things.

After doing all this, he glanced around the room, turned and went out, walking up the stairs for a few floors.

Room 1206, 12th floor.

This is the house he asked Wei Jixiang to rent for Ruan Mei. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a balcony, good natural light, and is close to the market.

Ruan Mei's grandmother has difficulty walking, so living here means she doesn't have to climb stairs, and it's convenient for her to go out to buy groceries.

Chen Fan raised his hand and knocked on the door. After a moment, the door was opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was an elderly man with gray hair, who looked to be in his sixties. He had many wrinkles on his face, but his eyes were bright and shrewd.

Who are you looking for?

The old man's gaze swept over Chen Fan, scrutinizing him.

"Hello, Grandma, I'm Chen, a friend of Ruan Mei. I've come to visit her."

Chen Fan bowed slightly, speaking in a very soft tone.

"Oh—you must be Officer Chen?"

The old man's eyes lit up immediately, and his gaze, which had been scrutinizing him, turned into admiration. "Xiao Mei often mentions you, come in, come in!"

She opened the door wider and stepped aside to let Chen Fan in.

Chen Fan changed his shoes and walked into the living room.

There were quite a few things inside, but they were arranged very neatly and kept very clean. There was also some fruit on the coffee table.

"Grandma, how are you feeling?"

Chen Fan sat down on the sofa and took the initiative to speak: "I was just passing by, so I thought I'd stop by and take a look. I didn't buy anything..."

"No need, no need, your presence is enough."

Grandma sat down opposite him, picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea. "Officer Chen, have some tea. It's not very good tea, please don't mind it."

"Won't."

Chen Fan took the teacup with both hands, took a sip, and said, "Grandma, you can just call me A-Fan, no need to call me Officer."

"Alright, alright, Afan."

Grandma smiled, her eyes crinkling. "Afan, do you have a girlfriend?"

Even with Chen Fan's composure, he was almost choked by these words.

"Cough cough, no."

"No good... Ah, no, Officer Chen, you're not young anymore, you'd better hurry up."

Grandma smiled even more broadly: "By the way, Afan, who else is in your family?"

"No, I grew up in an orphanage."

Chen Fan didn't shy away from the topic; his tone was very frank.

Grandma nodded, her eyes filled with heartache. "It hasn't been easy. You've come this far all by yourself, passed the police exam, and are so successful."

"You're too kind."

"Don't flatter me, I'm the kind of person who always says what I mean."

Grandma refilled his tea and then asked, "Which police station do you work at now?"

"Tsim Sha Tsui, O-Division (Corpse Division)."

"O-di?"

Grandma paused for a moment, clearly not understanding the term.

"They specifically target members of triads."

Chen Fan offered a different explanation.

"Well done!"

Grandma slapped her thigh. "Those gangsters are the worst kind of scoundrels! They're always fighting and killing, harming ordinary people. Arrest a few more of them, and do justice to the people!"

Chen Fan was amused by her serious tone.

The two chatted for a while longer, and Grandma asked Chen Fan many questions, such as whether his work was dangerous, tiring, and stressful.

Towards the end, they completely treated him like a junior member of their own family.

"Grandma, I'm home!"

The sound of a key turning came from outside the door, and then Ruan Mei pushed the door open and came in.

She was wearing a white work uniform, her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she was carrying two plastic bags filled with groceries she had just bought.

Upon seeing Chen Fan sitting on the sofa, she froze for a moment, her eyes widening suddenly before curving into crescents.

"Afan? What brings you here?"

Ruan Mei's voice was filled with undisguised surprise.

"I came to see you."

Chen Fan stood up, reached out and took the plastic bag from her hand. "You bought so many groceries?"

"It's payday today, so I thought I'd cook a nice meal for Grandma."

As Ruan Mei spoke, her eyes remained fixed on Chen Fan, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. "Have you eaten?"

"not yet."

"That's perfect, I'll cook a few more dishes!"

After finishing her sentence, Ruan Mei was about to walk towards the kitchen, but after taking two steps, she turned back and looked at Chen Fan somewhat embarrassedly, "You...you're not in a hurry to leave, are you?"

"No rush."

Looking at her cautious demeanor, Chen Fan felt a gentle tingling in his heart.

"Then sit and wait a while, it'll be ready soon!"

Ruan Mei smiled brightly, turned around and went into the kitchen, tied on an apron, and began washing and chopping vegetables.

Grandma sat on the sofa, looking at her granddaughter busy in the kitchen, then at Chen Fan sitting next to her, her smile growing wider and wider.

"Ah Mei has always been in poor health. When we were in Sham Shui Po, she was always scared after get off work."

She said softly, "Since moving here, she has become much more cheerful. She tells me every day that the neighbors here are nice, the environment is nice, and it's convenient to buy groceries."

"It's definitely safer here than in Sham Shui Po."

Chen Fan nodded.

"I told her I wanted to thank you, but she refused, saying she didn't want to trouble you."

Grandma looked at Chen Fan with a kind of loving gaze typical of an elder. "Fan, come and visit often in the future. It would be good for you to keep this old woman company and have a chat."

"it is good."

Chen Fan readily agreed.

The sizzling sound of oil in the pan came from the kitchen, followed by the aroma of food.

Ruan Mei cooks very efficiently; in less than an hour, three dishes and a soup are on the table.

Stir-fried seasonal vegetables, braised fish, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a bowl of winter melon and pork rib soup.

"Try it, I don't know if it suits your taste."

Ruan Mei sat opposite Chen Fan, her hands on her knees, but her eyes were fixed on his actions of picking up food.

Chen Fan picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. The meat was tender and the taste was just right.

"tasty!"

"real?"

Ruan Mei's eyes lit up, and she quickly put another piece on his plate. "Then eat more, there's plenty more."

"Yes, you guys eat too."

Chen Fan stopped what he was doing and said.

Ruan Mei nodded, served rice to her grandmother, then served a bowl to Chen Fan, and finally served herself.

The three of them ate and chatted, creating a very warm atmosphere.

"I'm full. I'm going down for a walk. You two young people can spend time together."

Grandma got up with a smile.

Ruan Mei's face immediately turned red, while Chen Fan smiled helplessly.

"Afan, I saw you on TV yesterday. Was it dangerous?"

"The danger isn't me, it's the prisoners."

"Hey..."

"What are you grinning about?"

"It's nothing!"

Ruan Mei refused to speak and got up to clear the dishes.

Chen Fan stood aside watching, but his mind was on other things.

Ruan Mei has a congenital illness. Perhaps if we come across some extraordinary medical items in the future, we can buy them for her.

Just then, the television in the living room suddenly emitted a piercing electrical sound, the picture flickered a few times, and then went completely black.

"It's broken again?!"

Upon seeing this, Ruan Mei immediately pouted, "It was just fixed yesterday!"

"Let me take a look."

Chen Fan looked at the old-fashioned color TV and volunteered.

He clearly overestimated himself, and after trying for a long time, he still couldn't get it right.

Ruan Mei watched the whole thing from the side without saying a word, only smiling.