Chapter 14 - Godly Window to Academics (2/2)

Xia Lei turned to look at her “That Sichuan restaurant again?”

Jiang Ru-Yi shook her head, “No, we’ll go to another Sichuan restaurant”

Xia Lei was speechless

At that ed police officer appeared in the doorway of the office, blocking Xia Lei’s way

Xia Leiso The -Hai, and the bars on his unifor Ru-Yi

Huang Chang-Hai was the Deputy Chief of the station and was expecting to be proher-ups had done soirl over hiainst her becolanced at Xia Lei, then strode into Jiang Ru-Yi’s office and slammed two photocopies of the sketches onto her desk “Chief Jiang, you have no evidence to support issuing arrest warrants This is against procedure!”

Jiang Ru-Yi’s sliressiveness and her voice see… What further evidence do we need? My friend saw the Chang-Hai turned to look at Xia Lei and suddenly re-Hua to lose his position?

Jiang Ru-Yi waved Xia Lei over, “Lei, tell Officer Huang what you know of the situation”

Xia Lei s Chief! Acting like a tigress in front of ot to hand it to you…’ He gru show on the surface “These two suspects came to me yesterday and I welded a key for the fro’s home”

“What do you know? Who are you? Did I ask you?” Huang Chang-Hai spoke down to Xia Lei, pelting him with ire

Xia Lei froze for ato you? Who the hell are you? I a, so what does it have to do with you? I will only speak to the Chief I can’t be bothered with a Deputy or whatever”

“You -” Huang Chang-Hai was so angry his fat face looked like a shade of pig liver for acalled Deputy by this tas like rubbing salt on his wound!

“Lei, don’t…” said Jiang Ru-Yi aardly

“And you!” said Xia Lei, “I’ers but as Chief you outrank hiht does he have to do that?”

Huang Chang-Hai pointed right at Xia Lei’s nose “You’d better show proper respect, boy!”

“I only give respect to people who deserve respect You? Forget it You think I don’t knohat you’re thinking? You’re afraid Jiang Ru-Yi will crack the case in a week after finding a lead and secure her position If that happens you will have no hope of getting the position of Chief, a Chang-Hai’sXia Lei had guessed right He had panicked after Jiang Ru-Yi suddenly obtained sketches of the suspects so he caress in the case

“You draw a salary frooals than on solving the case I feel shame for people like you Why are you a police officer if you don’t want to solve criher-ups chose Ru-Yi and not you? With your mindset you’ll never in your life make it to the position of Chief,” said Xia Lei

“Fine! We’ll see! Solve the case yourself, Jiang Ru-Yi!” Huang Chang-Hai snatched up the copies of the sketches he had slammed on the table, crushed them into a ball and threw it into the paper bin He left the office in a huff, shooting a glare at Xia Lei on the way out

Jiang Ri-Yi and Xia Lei were the only ones left in the office and at Ru-Yi after a while, “I didn’t know you were so good ords How cohed dryly “You’re in a very disadvantageous situation now and you’re still in theRu-Yi looked puzzled

“Didn’t you hear what Huang Chang-Hai said? Solve the case yourself Don’t you understand theof that sentence? It’s difficult for you to order the people in this station to do as you say Even if you bring them to assist you in the case they will only do a perfunctory job, not their best”

Jiang Ru-Yi was stunned

Xia Lei sighed “You’re too naive It’s like helping to count the money after you’ve been sold Think about it - howpromoted suddenly fro-Hua’s fall, the next person whose words actually carry weight is that Huang Chang-Hai, not you He has the prestige he’d built up over the years and people he’s nurtured but you have nothing Furthermore, everyone in this police station thinks you’ll be axed in a week and Huang Chang-Hai will be the one to take over So do you think they’ll listen to you, or to Huang Chang-Hai?”

Jiang Ru-Yi, however, shook her head “I don’t believe you Work is work and there are people ill adhere to their principles Even if I get axed in a week, I am still the Chief now I don’t believe that I cannot co”

Xia Lei smiled wryly “I’ve worked in the real society these past years and I’ve long seen through the workings of this world so there’s no need to prove anything to me I’ve done what I could I can’t help you with this, so I’ll be on rabbed Xia Lei’s hand and pulled him towards the cubicles of the other police officers

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