Chapter 210 Cold Weather (2/2)
Cheng Zheng was aware that she was not interested in him, but Bai Muchuan's past.
Finally, he puffed a sigh. ”It would be better to wait for him to tell you about this.”
Xiang Wan was a little surprised. ”Alright,” she smiled, ”thank you.”
…
The entire Criminal Investigation Unit was noticeably more relaxed than usual that day compared to when they were handling major cases.
While the individual teams still needed to work on the minor cases that popped up on a daily basis, Xiang Wan had become the most relaxed person in the entire unit—she had nothing to do.
When Tang Yuanchu wanted to go out for a patrol, he saw Xiang Wan propping up her chin with her elbow on the table, seemingly daydreaming, and went over to her.
”Teacher Xiang, do you want to come along with us? We're going for some patrolling.”
Xiang Wan lifted her head. ”Where are you going for the patrol?”
There seemed to be a hint of a smile in Tang Yuanchu's eyes. ”Avenue of Stars.”
At present, the film crew of ”The Grey List” was still shooting at Avenue of Stars. They were mainly there to catch up on the filming schedule due to the delays caused by so many cases some time back. Although Avenue of Stars belonged to the Hongjiang District, now the case was closed, why did Tang Yuanchu still choose to patrol there?
Xiang Wan poked fun of him in a soft tone. ”Don't tell me you're going to visit a certain celebrity there?”
”What are you talking about?” Tang Yuanchu was abashed, his cheeks quickly flushed red, and he spoke in an unusually fast tone, ”This patrol is scheduled by Vice Captain Qi! You can ask him directly if you don't believe me…”
Sometimes, the more one tries to explain something, the more guilty one is.
Xiang Wan was amused by his flustered look and darting eyes. She did not tease him further but got up from her seat and started to pack her laptop. ”Alright, I'm free anyway today. I'm fine with doing some patrolling, take it as doing some sightseeing!”
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The weather in the Capital was several degrees colder than Jin City.
Bai Muchuan met Cheng Weiji and several leaders in the hierarchy in the morning.
According to the documented requirements, Serious Crime Division One would be responsible for solving all the major cases nationwide. The ministry would recommend capable detectives and elite soldiers who were willing to transfer to this new department where they would manage such cases under one umbrella and improve the solving rate of all these major crimes. According to the notice, the new department must be officially established before the end of this year.
That also meant that Bai Muchuan only had two months.
Two months were neither long nor short. However, for the establishment of a state-level department that would be handling serious crimes nationwide, the time given was too tight.
Personnel, facilities, equipment… everything needs to be handled very carefully and strictly. No mistake would be tolerated in every aspect. Furthermore, Bai Muchuan needed to attend to all of these himself. It was hard to get things started. Making the first step was hard as well as the most troublesome.
After meeting with the leaders about his tasks, responsibility, as well as authority, his utmost priority was to disseminate and pass down the information.
Within three days, he had to form a foundation team of Serious Crime Division One. The personnel in this foundation team would be the core members of Serious Crime Division One when the department was officially formed. Therefore, the selection of such personnel had to be particularly strict…
With that, he had to delay his return to Jin City—he had no idea when he would be able to return.
Or rather, when he went back to Jin City, it would most probably be just handing over his duties to the Hongjiang District detectives and picking up his luggage.
When Bai Muchuan came out from the Ministry, he looked up at the gray sky and thought of the blue sky in Jin City where he felt a slight headache.
When he got on the car, he took a look at the time on his watch and told the chauffeur to drive back to the Bai Residence. Then he sent a message to Xiang Wan.
”Little Xiang Wan, what are you doing?”
Ding! Xiang Wan was a little surprised to see his message.
This fellow still can't kick his habit.
She pursed her lips as a smile formed on her face. She caught a glimpse of the mischievous expression of Tang Yuanchu in the police car and turned away from him to read the message and typed a quick reply.
”I'm out patrolling with Detective Tang and others…”
”Okay, how's the weather over there? Don't catch a cold.”
”It's fine! Jin City is not as cold as the Capital…”
After sending the message, she did not receive another reply for a while.
I must have ended the chat with my reply earlier? thought Xiang Wan, who paused for a while and continued to type: ”How is it? Is everything okay with your work over there?”
”It's quite okay.”
”When are you coming back?”
She typed the question with some hesitation. Bai Muchuan demurred when answering the question as well.
”I wanted to talk to you about this too. I think it's going to take quite a while.”
”Oh.” Xiang Wan's heart sank when she saw his reply. ”Do take good care of your health.”
”Do you still remember the time when Xing Liehuo came to my office for a talk? It's the matter which I've told you about?”
Yes, it was an important matter after all. Xiang Wan remembered that.
But if the government wanted to form such a department, Bai Muchuan would definitely need to be stationed in the Capital.
But what about… what about them?
While Xiang Wan was thinking about this, another message appeared on her mobile phone screen.
”I wanted to ask you. Are you willing to come to the Capital with me?”
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