Chapter 89: Miao Miao Returns to the Team

  Tian Niu Niu only stayed at Gao Xiang's house until the beginning of the fourth grade, when she was secretly taken back to her own home by her uncle. Liu Suo Chang thanked Gao Xiang and his family for their kindness. He could clearly see that Tian Niu Niu's emotions were still relatively good. This was thanks to the warmth of Gao Xiang's family during the New Year, which brought warmth to Tian Niu Niu's home.

  Arrived at uncle's house. Tian Miao Miao has fully recovered. Uncle and aunt are both heartbroken and guilty. Niece grew up so big not celebrating the new year at home for the first time. She is naturally being pampered with all kinds of delicious food and drink. Under the careful care of Uncle's family, Tian Miao Miao recovered quickly.

  On the ninth day, Tian Miao returned to the hospital for suture removal. The doctor examined the wound and said: "Don't worry, it's healing well. We stitched the wound very carefully. Once your hair grows out, it will completely cover it up and won't affect you."

  Time flies. After celebrating the New Year, people have once again become entangled in their heavy workload and before they knew it, it's already early March.

  Tian Miao Miao has also officially returned to the team recently. The team specially organized a small ceremony, which was said to be organized by Gong Qian. When getting off the car, Gong Qian held a bouquet of flowers and saw Tian Miao Miao's eyes welling up with tears. She stuffed the flowers into Tian Miao Miao's arms. After sizing her up from head to toe, Gong Qian said disdainfully: "Looks like you had a good year, at least you've gained 10 pounds..." Tian Miao Miao continued to tear up.

  Gao Xiang listlessly wiped the car for the team leader with a sponge. Tian Miao Miao carried a bucket of clear water back and put it down. She looked up at the sky and said, "Di Lei, look. The pear blossoms have bloomed..."

  Gao Xiang's hands were full of foam. Irritated, he said: "Don't you know? I took off my cotton pants and Chun Niang came..."

  "Whoosh." A bucket of water hit him right on the forehead. Tian Miao Miao quickly walked away with the bucket, leaving behind a hat that had been washed off and High Fly, who was soaked from head to toe, his hair plastered to his skull, still dripping water from the sponge in his hand.

  Tian Miao Miao returned home not long ago. Upon seeing Tian Miao Miao with only a thin layer of hair, her parents were shocked again. They found out that Tian Miao Miao was injured while on duty. From Director Liu to Tian Miao Miao's team leader and all the police officers and even the criminals, they all got scolded by her mother. Fortunately, the wound healed well. At the first opportunity, she updated everyone saying "I just touched it a little, it's only an external injury... the doctor shaved my head because I was bleeding..." to comfort them.

  Something else happened during the New Year's holiday. Tian Miao and Gao Xiang returned from the temple fair in high spirits. After dinner, they finally remembered that they hadn't greeted their friends for the new year yet. They had many friends, but not many close ones. The first call was to Zhang Tong. The result showed that the phone number was out of service... No way! It's a major holiday and his phone is off? Unwilling to give up, they called again, still out of service.

  Call Zhang Tong's home phone again. The phone finally got through. But the one who answered the phone was Zhang Tong's mother. First, I wished her and her husband a happy new year. Then I asked why Zhang Tong's cell phone was turned off. As a result, Zhang Tong's mother's voice choked up suddenly. What? Zhang Tong hadn't come back for New Year's either. Their special police unit also had holidays during the New Year.

  I called the captain and gave him a New Year's greeting with honey on my lips. I asked the captain to help me find out if the special police team was on holiday or not. I said that Zhang Tong hadn't gone home for the New Year. And then I made up nonsense when I called back, saying it was his first year and the training tasks were too heavy so he wasn't allowed to go home. Zhou Bin said after calling to ask, there was no more news. Tian Miao Miao was anxious and pacing around in the house. Gao Xiang saw this and said carelessly, "What's the hurry? Tomorrow we'll go take a look and that's it."

  The next day, the outing that was originally planned was cancelled by Gao Xiang. After having breakfast at 9 o'clock, he drove with Tian Miao to the Special Police Team. When they arrived at the Special Police Team, they were met with a closed door. The gate was locked tightly. The officer on duty looked at them like aliens when they explained their purpose. Even after Tian Miao repeatedly pleaded with him, he picked up the phone and inquired about it. The conclusion was: They didn't know. They didn't know there was a person named Zhang Tong.

  For the next few days, Tian Miao Miao was taken away by Director Liu. Both Tian Miao Miao and Gao Xiang were trying to contact Zhang Tong, but to no avail. Zhang Tong seemed to have really gone out on a secret mission; Tian Miao Miao was still ill herself, so she had to entrust Gao Xiang to continue searching.

  It's the first day back at work. Captain Zhou handed her three job transfer forms: Da Yuan City Public Security Bureau Economic Investigation Team; Da Yuan City Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Team Serious Crime Unit; and Da Yuan City Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Team Directly Under the First Brigade. Holding the three forms in her hand, Tian Miao glared at Captain Zhou Bin. Zhou Bin, puffing on a cigarette, also glared back at her. His mouth still mocking her: "Quickly choose the Economic Investigation Team. The treatment is good. The salary is high. When traveling for work, you'll stay in five-star hotels. You'll have a large office all to yourself. It's not hard work and it's not dangerous. You won't even need to go out on patrol. How great is that? During holidays, there are even bonuses of 10,000 yuan. And an iPhone. What more could you want?" Tian Miao was so angry that she threw the Economic Investigation Team form back at him...

  "You don't want to. You actually don't want to. You've been beaten stupid. Or choose this one. The Heavy Case Team, okay? The Heavy Case is great. The equipment is top-notch. Although you're a woman, it might not be suitable for you to go there. But your brother Zheng is there, so you can rest assured. After you go, he definitely won't let you go on the front line to catch thieves. You two have feelings for each other, this male-female partnership... catching thieves isn't tiring..." A paper ball flew over and hit him in the face. Zhou Bin waved his hand casually, and the Heavy Case Team's form also went into the trash can...

  Just as Zhou Bin was about to speak, a large stack of forms was slapped onto his face. Tian Miao Miao stuck out her tongue, licked the paper, and directly pasted it onto Zhou Bin's forehead. Zhou Bin didn't get angry, instead carefully took the form from Tian Miao Miao and said: "You're giving me this form, that means you've confirmed, right? Think about it some more, don't rush into things. You can still regret it now. This broken place has nothing going for it - no big office buildings, no five-star hotels. Our living conditions are terrible, the treatment is bad, there's little to no benefits, our equipment is outdated... and most importantly, it's dangerous. Are you really not reconsidering?"

  “Bang” Tian Miao Miao slammed the door and left. In the office, Zhou Bin lit a cigarette with relish. He carefully smoothed out the last form on the table, making sure every corner was in place. Satisfied, he pasted Tian Miao Miao's photo on it. Only then did he pick up his pen to fill in the "Team Leader's Comments" section. He wrote: "This comrade is clever and brave, with a strong sense of overall situation. A much-needed talent for our department." After signing his name, he looked at it again and again, beaming with joy, his face creasing into a smile...

  Liu Jianmin attended a dinner party. The dinner party was not unusual. Liu had at least 4 dinner parties every week; what was unusual was the person who organized this dinner party: Zhou Bin, the captain of the first brigade of the municipal bureau's criminal investigation detachment.

  Three people were invited. He, Qin Shuangchou, the captain of the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Brigade's Major Crimes Team, and the deputy commander of the Municipal Bureau's Economic Investigation Brigade. The diners were all leaders. The highest-ranking was the deputy brigade commander. The lowest was Liu Jianmin, the director of the police station. During the toast, Zhou Bin intentionally or unintentionally announced Tian Miao's decision: Tian Miao had decided on a future in the First Brigade.

  Then this meal can't be eaten anymore. Qin's team almost overturned the table, pointing at Zhou Bin's nose and scolding him for being unscrupulous. When you asked me to give you 20,000 yuan in gas coupons, what did you say? Everything is easy to say. Alright, you're ruthless, let's see how things go.

  Zhou Bin smiled and blocked the gesture of Qin Dui, who was about to leave. He refilled his wine glass before saying, "You can't blame me for this, right? Tian Miao chose to stay behind herself. I didn't force her. The leader of the investigation team didn't say anything either. After all, they're in charge of investigations and have a wide range of social connections. They're smooth talkers. Since the result is already out, there's no use dwelling on it anymore."

  It turns out that the deputy captain said with a sly tone: "I've inquired about this girl Tian Miao Miao. More and faster chapters are available at [website]. Not bad, really not bad. She's truly suitable for doing espionage work. What a pity! Wang Zhengwei had already taken a liking to her..."

  Leaders are leaders. Zhou Bin, who was in high spirits, was like being choked by someone and almost spat out the wine he had just drunk. Qin Daqi was taken aback for a moment and then toasted with a smile, gloating over his misfortune. Liu Jianmin also hastily raised his cup to toast, eagerly hoping that the leader would reveal more inside information. Zhou Bin's face was thick-skinned. After calming down, he saw Liu Jianmin looking like he wanted to ask but didn't dare to, and chuckled as he inquired about the inside story from the leader. The leader finally said, "I heard that Wang Zhengwei has taken a liking to her command ability and is planning to let her go to the municipal bureau's command center."

  Before long, it's already April of the new year. Tian Miao is still quietly staying in the armory. Zhou Bin doesn't have any intention to promote her either. Gao Xiang and others are busy running around handling cases. This year has just started and there are already numerous cases. Almost all the police force has been dispatched. The team is actually quieter than usual.

  It's another weekend. Tian Miao and Gong Qian came out of the evidence room on the upper floor, chatting and laughing as they discussed where to spend the weekend. Tian Miao's sharp eyes spotted Zhou Bin rushing out in a police car with flashing lights. The two women let out a sigh: looks like this weekend is ruined again.

  Zhou Bin had just finished work and received a notice of an emergency meeting at the branch. He rushed to the branch's courtyard, where he saw over a dozen police cars and private vehicles parked. They were all the rides of the criminal investigation team leaders from various sub-bureaus. There was no need for a meeting. Gathering so many team leaders in one place must mean another troublesome case. Zhou Bin shook his head helplessly and headed upstairs.

  The conference room on the second floor was already crowded. Zhou Bin had just entered and saw Qin's team whispering to the branch director, discussing something in a low voice; several heads of criminal police teams from different divisions who were familiar with him invited him to sit down together. Lighting cigarettes, they whispered to each other, guessing what kind of case this might be.

  These team leaders have had this kind of meeting countless times. It's definitely not a meeting to convey the spirit of superiors' rectification of police discipline or learning from some document. That kind of meeting is usually attended by second-in-commands. Only when there are major cases that require cooperation between teams will they hold such a meeting.

  The team office director walked into the meeting room with conference materials and handed them out one by one. Everyone quickly sat down, this was a sign that an important person had arrived. As soon as they received the conference materials, Vice Director Su walked in with two people. Zhou Bin squeezed the conference materials, which were very thin. Upon opening it, he saw that it was just a case file. He wouldn't naively think that this was an easy case to handle. The leads were clear and concise, so the dossier was thin. But rather, it showed that there were too many unknown situations. As soon as he opened it, his eyebrows furrowed.