I'm only five years old, how come I've become the military region's darling?

After a long pause, Lu Shuang finally uttered three words stiffly, "I'm sorry!"

Xiaochun nodded. It wasn't worth getting angry over someone you didn't care about.

She completely ignored it and immediately threw herself into her work, which made Lu Shuang seem even more ridiculous.

Ignoring her, Lu Shuang's face turned pale, and she seemed to be fleeing in panic.

On the contrary, Feng Yan remained calmly seated, as if in deep meditation, which made Xiao Chun and Xing Yong look at him with new respect.

Feng Yan's thinking was simple: this was his job, and even if his drawing wasn't as good as Xiao Chun's, he still had to finish it. Moreover, he found that based on Xiao Chun's guidance and the specific content of the question, his drawings were becoming more and more like the originals, at least much better than the first one.

It's impossible to finish drawing fifty-odd children in such a short time.

By the time she got to the eighth drawing, the little girl's hands had started to tremble. Xing Yong squeezed her pen and said, "Okay, take a break. We'll continue tomorrow. These are enough for them to keep busy for now."

"Captain Xing, is that really enough? Xiao Chun is actually quite capable."

Xing Yong firmly refused, "No."

Xiao Chun's small shoulders slumped with a thud, and she jumped off the stool. In mid-air, Xing Yong grabbed her by the back of her collar and held her in his arms.

"Sit here, I'll go get you a glass of water and some food."

When Xing Yong returned, he was shocked to find the little girl asleep on the table, her cheek pressed against the wooden surface. He felt a pang of guilt, wondering if he had gone too far, after all, Xiao Chun was still just a child.

Xing Yong put down the steamed buns and soda in his hand and glanced at the office.

"Officer, I have a wire bed here." Niu Qiaobao took off his clothes and put them underneath. "Bring Xiaochun here to sleep."

Xing Yong gently picked up Xiao Chun, placed her on the bed, and then covered her stomach with a piece of clothing.

The office was busy, but quiet and silent.

Xing Yong, along with Niu Qiaobao and a few others, held a meeting in a nearby office, working through the night to match the eight children whose portraits already existed with each other.

When Qin Yuezheng returned from his visit, he looked at the small group of figures in the corner and noticed that their clothes had fallen off at some point.

"What a terrible sleeping posture. Kids should just eat and sleep properly, why are they trying to solve cases like adults?"

He walked over, then came back, picked up the coat from the ground, and covered the clump with it.

He had already made some progress that evening, and had found out the identity of one of the children.

Qin Yuezheng pushed open the office door with his things in his hands, and the room was filled with smoke.

Overtime is commonplace for criminal investigation teams, but they are human too, and when they are tired or sleepy, they rely on smoking to stay awake.

"The Criminal Investigation Team."

"You're back?" Xing Yong, who was sitting in the middle, looked up at him. "Sit down, let's discuss this together."

Qin Yuezheng had just sat down and was about to speak.

Niu Qiaobao yawned repeatedly, "Old Qin, can you take a look at me? I'm so sleepy, I need to pee."

Qin Yuezheng stared at the portraits, then suddenly froze. "These were drawn by the technical department?"

"No, Xiaochun drew them. These were drawn by the new technician in the technical department. Isn't Xiaochun amazing?"

Qin Yuezheng looked at his colleague's smile, his fingers curling slightly as he pulled a photo from his pocket. "This is a child who went missing in our city."

The police officer standing nearby exclaimed, "Wow, Xiaochun is really amazing! Look at the painting, it's exactly like the real thing!"

Qin Yuezheng felt a mix of emotions. He had spent the whole night searching to find this one photo, while the little dumpling he had looked down on had drawn eight of them.

If it takes him eight hours to find a child, Xiaochun only needs one hour.

Qin Yuezheng felt a sense of loss; the aura of pride that had accompanied him shattered at that moment.

He smiled, looked up at Xing Yong, and said, "Captain Xing, I'll contact these people."

Xing Yong nodded. "It's up to you. Xiaochun will have a new portrait tomorrow, everyone do your best."

The next morning, Xing Yong hurriedly abandoned the technical department and went to find Feng Yan to ask for some ointment that could help relieve hand discomfort. He had noticed yesterday that the little guy's hands were a bit red and swollen.

Xing Yong had just moved a stool and sat down on the side when he could no longer see Xiao Chun looking at him with her dark, round eyes, like a kitten.

"woke up?"

"Captain Xing, aren't you asleep?"

"I'm asleep. Let me massage your hands."

The little guy felt the cool, comfortable sensation on his hands, and his brows relaxed. "Captain Xing, this feels so good."

"Yes, to paint the hands of our great hero."

The little guy chuckled, his eyes brimming with joy.

It took two whole days to draw portraits of all fifty-plus children. However, because the descriptions of those children from a long time ago were somewhat vague, the portraits were not exactly the same. But even so, it was enough to cause a stir in the entire public security community.

A large-scale operation to find trafficked children was launched across the country.

Good news kept coming in, and the phone at the Tanshui City Public Security Bureau rang almost all day long.

Xing Yong was also reporting the progress to Wang Gaofeng: "Currently, 51 out of the 56 children have been identified, and there is still no news about the remaining 5. We are contacting the local police. As time goes on, many families have had to relocate due to other reasons."

Wang Gaofeng sighed. The spring that had been tightly wound seemed to have loosened a bit. Although nothing was certain yet, this was still an outcome that was definitely beyond his expectations.

But one child's name stuck in his mind.

He couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions; sometimes he even felt it was unreal.

Although geniuses do exist, such geniuses are not common, no, they are extremely rare!

From initial disagreement to giving it a try, to now being completely convinced.

Wang Gaofeng felt that this was no longer a matter of children getting lucky or a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, but rather that the person truly had ability.

If it weren't for Xiaochun, they probably wouldn't have found the person for who knows how long. The key point is that the manpower and resources invested were unimaginable.

This child should not be underestimated.

Wang Gaofeng's eyes gradually darkened. "Xing Yong, write a report on Comrade Ruan Xiaochun's matter. Leave the rest to me."

From today onwards, this genius will be firmly welded to the Tanshui City Public Security Bureau!

Otherwise it will be stolen!

Then he should jump off a building; he's not even worthy of going home to dig sweet potatoes.

Xing Yong nodded immediately, "No problem, Director Wang, leave this matter to me."

"Oh, by the way, does Comrade Ruan Xiaochun also have a case here?"

Xing Yong nodded. He had been busy with the case of the human trafficker and murderer, and Su Mei's case had been delayed. "Su Mei is still in our custody and hasn't been released. Recently, someone leaked information that she is an accomplice of the human traffickers, so we haven't released her for safety reasons."

"Alright, you follow up on this matter. Since we're going to recruit Comrade Ruan Xiaochun, let's get things sorted out. It's hard to say whether Su Mei will stay in the detention room if she hasn't committed a crime."

Xing Yong understood what Wang Gaofeng meant. "I understand. I will coordinate the handover process with the military region."

Although Su Mei did not break the law, her affair was the responsibility of the military region, and he had to help Xiao Chun deal with it as soon as possible.