Diary of a Criminal Investigator-Chapter 323: Provincial Bureau Transfer Order

Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Provincial Bureau Transfer Order

"Qiqiang, don’t you agree?"

Lu Qiqiang followed beside Lu Jianguo: "Director Song, Director Shen, hello, I’m Lu Qiqiang, Lu Chuan’s father."

This...

Got it.

Song Jiangguo realized right away that today’s additional donation was just an excuse.

No wonder Lu Jianguo specifically asked to meet Shen Wansong.

This is a meeting between both families’ parents.

"President Lu, I have to attend a meeting in the city this afternoon. How about this: Director Shen will liaise with you on the additional donation later..."

"Ah, okay, okay, Director Song, you go ahead."

They’re all old foxes who’ve become wise, but excuses don’t always need to be too real.

Just having one is enough.

...

Crime Scene Investigation Office.

For once, Lu Chuan wasn’t chatting with Forensic Doctor Shen.

No homicide means no corpse, and without a corpse, the forensic doctor doesn’t have much to do.

So, for the past few weeks, Forensic Doctor Shen has been in a laid-back state, chatting with Lu Chuan whenever there’s nothing to do.

Lu Chuan was the same; no cases meant no sites to investigate, and minor DNA tests were easy to handle.

Thus, during the day, they usually spent most of their time chatting.

But today, they both knowingly didn’t exchange any words on WeChat.

However, it seemed their internal thoughts were not few.

Lu Chuan recalled their first meeting, which was at a crime scene, taking photos of a corpse.

Ding!

During a moment of distraction, a text message appeared on his phone.

It was from Lu Qiang, saying that dinner was scheduled at Haidu International Hotel.

"Sky Restaurant..."

Lu Chuan knew the place but had never actually been there before.

In the hearts of the young people of Haizhou City, the Sky Restaurant at Haidu International Hotel holds a special place.

The hotel is in the tallest building in Haizhou City, on the upper floors of Haidu Mansion.

The Sky Restaurant is located at the very top, the closest spot to the stars in the entire city.

The restaurant has a transparent dome, allowing patrons to enjoy the most beautiful night sky of Haizhou City at night.

It’s also the most coveted dating spot for young people in Haizhou City.

However, it’s not cheap, and it’s hard to get a reservation.

"Lu, come over here for a moment."

Entering from outside was Liu Guodong, holding a printed paper.

"Master, is there a case?"

Considering Lu Chuan’s age, energy, and dedication to work, compared to Yang Sen and Old Bai’s preference for no cases, he was different.

Case or no case, it didn’t matter to him.

But today, he sincerely hoped there wasn’t one.

Tonight, there was a date planned.

Fortunately, Liu Guodong shook his head.

"It’s not our case; it’s a transfer order from the provincial department."

"A transfer order?"

What on earth?

Lu Chuan took the document and glanced over it.

"A major crimes unit?"

Previously, Li Donglin mentioned that the provincial department was planning to form a major crimes unit to gather experts from various fields to solve major cases.

Didn’t expect a case would come so soon.

But fortunately, the gathering time is tomorrow.

"A case in Qinzhou City?"

"Yeah, I just called a friend over there to inquire. The case happened last week, but their criminal investigation team just couldn’t wrap it up."

"Now, with higher demands on solving homicide cases, after a week of efforts, the Qinzhou criminal investigation team saw no hope and submitted it."

Lu Chuan was somewhat familiar with Qinzhou, having handled cases there before.

The overall capability there is indeed slightly below that of Haizhou City, but it’s not drastically different.

A case not solved in a week there undoubtedly indicates significant difficulty.

"Alright, I’ll sort out the travel paperwork later. Do I need to report to Captain Qin?"

"No need, just head out tomorrow directly; Captain Qin gave me the document."

"Got it."

Time flies when slacking off.

Yang Sen had taken definite leave these two days, being even more anxious than his son, who was facing college entrance exams in two days.

Old Bai recently got hooked on playing mobile games.

A casual puzzle game.

Lu Chuan played it four years ago when it was quite popular.

But playing it four years later today...

Old Bai also seems to follow trends, only at a slower pace, much like the drawn-out vocal style in Peking opera.

"Let’s go!"

After sending the first and only message of the day to Forensic Doctor Shen, Lu Chuan dashed out of the office.

"Ah, youth is great."

Old Bai, putting down his phone, looked on with some envy.

"Didn’t you also have your youth?"

"It’s different. Back then, even riding a crappy bicycle felt proud for a month. What’s that now? A sports car!"

Old Bai and Liu Guodong stood by the window, watching Lu Chuan open the car door for Shen Yan.

Then the red Ferrari drove out of the Criminal Investigation Team’s courtyard under the gaze of dozens of people.

"Old Zhang, if you had that much money, would you still come to work?"

"Work?"

Old Zhang snorted, "Do I look crazy?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

...

The atmosphere in the sports car was a bit...

Silent.

Yes, silent.

Neither spoke, and Lu Chuan didn’t hold Shen Yan’s hand.

Even though Shen Yan’s left hand was resting on the center console.

"Where are we going?"

After a long while, Shen Yan finally spoke first.

"Ah, we’re going to eat, have you heard of the Sky Restaurant?"

Sky Restaurant?

"Is it the restaurant where you can see the stars?"

In most cities, due to light pollution, it’s hard to see stars at night.

If you want to, you can go to the suburbs.

"Yes, the restaurant where you can see the stars."

"Have you been there?"

"I haven’t been either; my cousin helped arrange it."

Actually, saying he helped is a bit untrue since it’s the family’s business.

"Oh..."

The car returned to silence again, as it was rush hour right after work.

Naturally, the car moved very slowly.

Usually, they always had endless topics to discuss in the car, but today, neither seemed to know how to start the conversation.

Lu Chuan was driving single-handedly, while his right hand casually rested on the center console as well.

The distance between their hands was just one centimeter.

But that centimeter seemed like a chasm.

Lu Chuan felt a thousand pounds weighed down on his hand, unable to move.

Suddenly, a cold touch voluntarily creeped into Lu Chuan’s heated palm.

Turning to look, Forensic Doctor Shen was gazing out the window, as if nothing had happened.

Lu Chuan chuckled quietly, reversing the grip, intertwining their fingers.

"I just received a transfer order from the provincial department this afternoon."

"Hmm? Are they transferring you?"

Forensic Doctor Shen snapped her head back, her grip unconsciously tightening.

"No, no," feeling Shen Yan’s reaction, Lu Chuan quickly explained, "the major crimes unit I mentioned before, there’s a case in Qinzhou that’s been escalated, needing the major crimes unit’s intervention. I’ll be traveling for a few days starting tomorrow."

"Oh, a trip is fine."

Lu Chuan could clearly feel Shen Yan’s tense body completely relax.