We asked you to make an anti-corruption film, but you made one in the name of the people!

Within the first hour of the video being posted, it gained 500,000 followers.

In the second hour, it rose by another 300,000.

By midnight that night, the Douyin account "Police and People Working Together" had gone from zero followers to 1.2 million.

One video, 1.2 million followers.

The comments section was as lively as if it were Chinese New Year.

"I laughed for ten minutes out of a three-minute skit, highly recommended! It's much more effective than those serious anti-fraud propaganda campaigns."

"I declare this to be the funniest skit I've seen all year, bar none."

"The Ministry of Public Security has finally come to its senses and stopped with all that preaching."

"I strongly suggest making it a series! One episode isn't enough!"

"I've watched it eight times already, and I discover new laughs every time."

But what truly made this video go viral was something else entirely.

Someone commented, "Who came up with this idea? It's brilliant!"

No one could answer this question until the official account of the Publicity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security replied in the comments section: "The idea came from director Lin Mo."

The comment section exploded instantly.

"Lin Mo? Is that Lin Mo?"

"Lin Mo, the director of 'In the Name of the People' and 'All or Nothing'?"

"Holy crap! It was him! No wonder he's so funny and smart!"

"Is Director Lin now moving from the big screen to short videos?"

"Anything directed by Director Lin is guaranteed to be a masterpiece. His movies are great, and his short dramas are hilarious. Does he never encounter creative blocks?"

"Has the Ministry of Public Security poached Lin Mo? Has the Supreme People's Procuratorate approved it?"

"Supreme People's Procuratorate: Where are my people? Ministry of Public Security: Lend them to me."

"Hilarious, Director Lin is now the apple of both families' eye."

The comment section of the Supreme People's Procuratorate's Douyin account was also flooded with comments from netizens: "Your director Lin has been borrowed by the Ministry of Public Security, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

The official Weibo account of the Supreme People's Procuratorate responded with just four words: "Resource sharing."

Netizens are laughing hysterically: "Officially certified, Director Lin is a shared resource."

The following week, the "Police and People Working Together" team released three more videos.

All three videos went viral.

The number of followers of the "Police and People Working Together" account increased from 1.2 million to 5 million in just seven days.

......

Monday morning, conference room of the Publicity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.

Lin Mo arrived five minutes early, holding a laptop, and sat in his usual spot.

Sun Jianguo sat down next to him and whispered, "Xiao Lin, Director Wang watched your short play and said it was good."

Lin Mo nodded without saying anything.

Not long after, Director Wang pushed open the door and came in, followed by Lao Liu from the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Lao Zhao from the Cyber ​​Security Bureau, and others.

Everyone in the conference room stood up, but Director Wang waved his hand and said, "Sit down."

He sat down in the main seat, his gaze sweeping around before finally settling on Lin Mo. A smile played on his lips, but he didn't speak immediately. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and put it down.

"Everyone knows what happened last week. Let me give you some numbers." Director Wang opened the file in front of him. "The 'Police-Community Partnership' Douyin account has gained five million followers in seven days. The four videos it posted have a total of 320 million views, 12 million likes, and over one million comments."

He paused for a moment, his voice not loud, but every word was clear: "These numbers are better than all the anti-fraud propaganda data I've seen in the past five years combined."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

Director Wang continued, "But what I want to talk about isn't the numbers; what I want to say is—the people are buying it. In the past, we did a lot of propaganda—distributing leaflets, putting up posters, making warning videos. We spent a lot of money and effort, but what were the results? The people didn't see them, didn't listen to them, and didn't remember them. Why? Because we weren't telling the stories the right way. The people don't like to hear grand principles; they like to hear stories and laugh. If you can make them remember something while they're laughing, they'll remember it."

He looked at Lin Mo, then changed the subject: "Lin, say a few words."

Lin Mo put down his pen and sat up straight. "Director Wang, colleagues, the reason this short drama became so popular isn't because I wrote it well, but because Uncle Luo, Zhang Hao, and Wu Erwo acted so well. Uncle Luo just stands there and he's a veteran police officer; he doesn't need to act. Zhang Hao and Wu Erwo are naturally funny; their combination makes the audience want to laugh just by looking at them. I simply tucked anti-fraud knowledge into their dialogue, and when the audience laughed, they remembered it."

Director Wang nodded and continued, "Xiao Lin, you're too modest. The idea is yours, the script is yours, and you set the direction. Old Sun told me that you single-handedly handled the scriptwriting and planning. You can't deny the credit for that."

"Xiao Lin, you've only been here two weeks, but you've accomplished what others couldn't do in two years." Director Wang looked at Lin Mo. "You continue with the short drama project. Give us the manpower and the money, don't be shy with me. Also—" He looked at Sun Jianguo, "Old Sun, you need to cooperate well with Xiao Lin and promote his experience throughout the entire organization. We can't just let him do it alone; everyone needs to learn it."

Sun Jianguo nodded: "Understood."

Director Wang stood up: "Meeting adjourned."

......

A week after "Police and People Working Together" was launched, Lin Mo took some time to return to the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

It wasn't a request from his superiors; he just felt he should go back.

I've been on secondment to the Ministry of Public Security for two weeks now. Although my official position is still with the Supreme People's Procuratorate, I haven't been back even once, which is unreasonable.

Another thing is that I also need to report to Prosecutor Zhao – I can't let people think that I've forgotten about my family after lending the money out.

Around 9 a.m., Lin Mo left the Ministry of Public Security, took a taxi, and headed straight for the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Both buildings are in Yanjing, not far away, about twenty minutes away if there is no traffic.

Standing at the main gate, I looked up and glanced at the large characters for "Supreme People's Procuratorate".

The golden lettering shone brightly in the sunlight, just like when I first came here.

But this time, standing here feels different—I'm neither the host nor the guest; it's more like returning to my maternal home.

The same armed police officer at the door saw Lin Mo and his eyes lit up: "Director Lin! You're back?"

Lin Mo smiled and nodded, then swiped his card to enter the gate.

In the lobby on the first floor, Xiao Zhang, the receptionist, was looking down at his phone. Hearing footsteps, he looked up, saw Lin Mo, and immediately stood up: "Brother Lin! What brings you here? Aren't you at the Ministry of Public Security?"

Lin Mo smiled and said, "I came back to take a look."

Xiao Zhang looked him up and down: "Brother Lin, have you lost weight?"

Lin Mo touched his face: "Really?"

Xiao Zhang nodded seriously: "Yes, is the food at the Ministry of Public Security bad?"

Lin Mo was amused, but didn't reply and got on the elevator.

The publicity department is on the fourth floor. As soon as the elevator doors opened, a familiar smell wafted out—the smell of printer ink, the fragrance of tea, and the lingering quietness unique to government offices that never fades from the corridor.

He had just reached the office door when Xiao Wang's voice boomed from inside: "Brother Lin!"

That shout caused an uproar throughout the office.

Xiao Liu jumped up from his workstation, Lao Li stood frozen in place with his teacup in hand, and typist Xiao Zhou sprang up from his chair.

Xiao Wang was the first to rush over, grabbing Lin Mo's arm: "Brother Lin! You're finally back! We've all missed you so much!"

Xiao Liu followed behind: "Brother Lin, how's it going at the Ministry of Public Security? Are you extremely busy?"

Surrounded by people, Lin Mo smiled and said, "It's alright, there was a lot to do when I first arrived."

"Not bad?" Xiao Wang's eyes widened. "You call that not bad? I've watched every episode of that short drama, 'Police and People Working Together,' several times! Zhang Hao and Wu Erwo, those two clowns, they cracked me up! The comments section says the idea was yours, is that true?"

Lin Mo nodded: "It's true."

Xiao Wang slapped his thigh: "I knew it! Who else but you could come up with something like this!"

Old Li walked over with a teacup in his hand and said unhurriedly, "Xiao Lin, you're doing a great job at the Ministry of Public Security. We're all happy for you."

After chatting with his colleagues for a while, Lin Mo went upstairs.

At the door of Prosecutor Zhao's office, he straightened his collar and raised his hand to knock.

"Come in."

Pushing open the door, I saw Prosecutor Zhao sitting behind his desk reading documents, and Old Han was also there, sitting on the sofa, with teacups in front of them.

Zhao Jian looked up and saw Lin Mo, then put down his pen: "You're back?"

Old Han turned his head and glanced at him: "Perfect timing, we were just talking about you."

Lin Mo walked in and sat down on the sofa: "Inspector Zhao, Director Han, I'm back to report on my work."

Zhao Jian waved his hand: "What's there to report? We've all been watching how you've done."

He walked out from behind his desk, sat down on the sofa, looked Lin Mo up and down, and said something that surprised Lin Mo: "You've lost weight."

Lin Mo smiled and said, "No, I didn't feel it myself."

Old Han chimed in from the side, "What do you think? You're busy as a spinning top every day, how can you possibly think?"

His tone wasn't pleasant, but Lin Mo could tell it wasn't criticism, but rather concern.

Zhao Jian picked up his teacup, took a sip, put it down, and looked at Lin Mo: "I've seen the short drama; it's well-made. The public loves it, and the feedback within our organization has been very positive. A few days ago at a meeting, several department heads mentioned this short drama, saying that the Ministry of Public Security's propaganda methods are worth learning from. I was quite pleased to hear that."

Old Han chimed in, "What's there to be happy about?" Prosecutor Zhao glanced at him and said, "I'm happy that Xiao Lin is someone from our Supreme People's Procuratorate."

Lin Mo was a little embarrassed by what was said: "Prosecutor Zhao, it's because the platform is good. It doesn't matter who shoots it without me."

Zhao Jian waved his hand: "Don't give me that. There are plenty of people with good platforms. Could someone else have achieved this effect?" He paused, then his tone became serious, "Xiao Lin, I have something to tell you."

Lin Mo sat up straight.

"I've spoken with Director Wang, and your temporary assignment will be for one year initially. After that, we'll see how things go. If things are going well there, we can extend it for another year." Prosecutor Zhao looked at him. "Your official position is still with the Supreme People's Procuratorate. If there's any important publicity work here, you'll have to come back and oversee it. You can't just focus on the Ministry of Public Security and forget about your 'home base'."

Lin Mo nodded earnestly: "Prosecutor Zhao, I understand."