It’s been a long time since the four dormitory brothers had a gathering. Wang Feng had another narrow escape this time, with a lot to discuss.

Lu Chuan and the others drank a few more glasses than usual, unusually this time.

Since Lu Chuan joined the Criminal Investigation Team after graduation, this was his first time drinking so much.

The Criminal Investigation Team has a ban on alcohol, generally not allowing drinking even after work hours.

Of course, drinking a little doesn’t matter much, and some people have special circumstances, like family celebrations or visiting friends and relatives, which can be excused with approval from the superior.

The alcohol ban is mainly because of the frequent sudden cases in the Criminal Investigation Team.

Criminals won’t wait for working hours to commit crimes. In fact, statistically, major crimes are more prone to happen at night.

If a case suddenly arises and the officers are drunk on the scene, not to mention solving the case, even speaking clearly could be a problem.

After finishing hotpot, the four went to a karaoke session.

"KTV beer is all fake. You can drink a lot without harm, it might even help sober up."

Yang Lin, having worked in the police station, knew more about these entertainment places than Lu Chuan and others.

Zhao Tianyu sighed, "This is really a bustling world for you. In the police dog squad, forget singing and drinking, it’s ’woof woof woof’ in the morning and ’woof woof woof’ at night..."

Sitting next to Lu Chuan, Wang Feng recalled their university days, "Do you remember Sophomore year when we went to KTV and tried to smuggle in drinks and beer hidden in down jackets and backpacks because we couldn’t bring our own?"

"Of course, I remember! We almost got caught by the waitstaff..."

"By the way, do you know that our class belle, Xu Xiaohui, got divorced?"

Yang Lin grabbed the microphone, selecting songs while gossiping.

"What? The goddess got divorced?"

Lu Chuan was surprised; he hadn’t heard about this.

Female students were rare in the police academy, and among the few in Lu Chuan’s class, Xu Xiaohui was the best-looking, earning the class belle title.

"What’s the story?"

Wang Feng, who had been a strong pursuer of Xu Xiaohui, but lost to the class heartthrob in the neighboring class, inquired.

"Yeah, didn’t she marry the heartthrob right after graduation? Do you know the heartthrob’s dad? He got arrested recently, and it turns out the heartthrob had some issues too, and he’s also in."

Some stability is worth more than anything.

"I just don’t get it, why do they still want to make so much money when they’re already great?"

Wang Feng couldn’t understand these people’s thoughts.

The heartthrob’s dad was a person whose a mere stomp could cause a tremor. Was he short of money? Could he really be short of money?

Yang Lin opened a beer and handed it to Wang Feng, "What’s there to not understand? Look at how Old Lu refused a good position at Qiangsheng Group for the hardships at the Criminal Investigation Team, and you, your family conditions are good, why risk going undercover?"

"Oh come on, it’s not the same. I do it for ideals and career, to serve the people and sacrifice myself. What he does—that’s societal decay!"

"Alright, enough talk, let’s drink and sing. We’re not leaving sober tonight!"

...

Early the next morning.

Lu Chuan woke up with a bit of a headache.

After drinking the millet porridge his mother made, he felt slightly better.

Yang Lin was right; the KTV really did have fake alcohol.

"Did you drink too much yesterday?"

Forensic Doctor Shen noticed Lu Chuan’s darkened eye circles, knowing he drank a lot last night.

"It’s alright, just got back a bit late after having hotpot and singing with Yang and the others."

The Criminal Investigation Team hasn’t had a case recently, but the Anti-drug Detachment is pretty busy.

Yesterday, Cai Yongqiang and their operation went smoothly, and the target number 4 was caught red-handed.

Wang Feng’s undercover mission, despite some hiccups, was successfully completed.

Unlike Lu Chuan’s meritorious crime-solving, the Anti-drug Detachment’s commendations are never publicized.

They are kept confidential, especially for undercover missions like these.

Because, at any time, Wang Feng might be assigned another undercover mission, keeping his identity secret is more important than anything.

Last year, Haizhou City organized an interview video promoting advanced officers within the system where police officers, civil police, and traffic police faced the camera directly.

However, the narcotics officers faced away from the camera, with only a blurred silhouette, to protect their identity.

Crime Scene Investigation office.

Lu Chuan was fiddling with the flamingo-lily he hadn’t tended to for a while.

Recently, the flamingo-lily was growing very well, its leaves as green as jade, its red leaves vibrant like deer blood.

After cleaning up, Liu Guodong entered the office.

"Morning, Master!"

Liu Guodong greeted as he prepared to change clothes for the morning meeting.

"Lu, I heard from Zhang Hui that your classmate’s case has been resolved?"

Although the case was confidential, since it was solved, some mid-level people like Liu Guodong had heard mention of it.

Lu Chuan didn’t have any reason to keep it from Liu Guodong: "We found the person; we almost couldn’t save them in time."

Liu Guodong sighed, "Being an undercover cop is like that, with extremely high danger, though we have it somewhat better here, especially the narcotics side, where every task is fraught with danger."

Liu Guodong had many friends in the Anti-drug Detachment, some of whom had worked undercover, so he understood these things quite well. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Alright, I’m off to the meeting."

Lu Chuan nodded, suddenly remembering Yang Lin’s situation, "By the way, Master, didn’t you mention borrowing someone for the Crime Scene Investigation office? How about I recommend someone?"

"Oh? Who?"

Old Bai was about to retire, and the Crime Scene Investigation office urgently needed new talent for succession.

Captain Qin also clarified that new university graduates won’t be directly assigned to the Crime Scene Investigation office, only temporary transfers from grassroots units, followed by job competitions.

Unless it’s someone like Lu Chuan, who earned merits before reporting in, they might be directly selected for the Criminal Investigation Team.

So, Liu Guodong intended to prepare early.

"It’s Yang Lin, a cop from Huaguang Street station, also my classmate, who also studied Crime Scene in college."

Yang Lin?

Liu Guodong nodded, recalling.

Recently, the Huaguang Street police station assisted the Criminal Investigation Team in solving two cases, one where Yang Lin earned merit, leaving a strong impression on Liu Guodong.

"That young man is good. Since he’s your classmate, I’ll mention it to Captain Qin to see when we can temporarily transfer him here for a trial."

"Alright, thank you, Master."

"Why thank me for this? Okay, get busy. I’m off to the meeting."