Chapter 61: A Gunfight with the Captain

  Watching Tian Nian cry should originally be a happy thing, but Gong Qian can't get excited now. She couldn't help but sigh along with him. Time really flies, it's been a month without realizing it.

  Four classmates came together. Gao Xiang quickly integrated into this big family. Unlike those old detectives, one by one with unkempt beards, who didn't care about their spiritual appearance at all. Under Tian Miao's oppression, Gao Xiang had to keep himself clean and tidy at all times, so he always looked full of energy. On the one hand, he learned basic knowledge from the captain, on the other hand, he followed the old detectives to get familiar with the tasks. Not long after that, Gao Xiang had already gone on three missions.

  Chen Gang's work has also entered a state of excellence. As a bookworm, his basic skills are very solid. He is proficient in operating various testing instruments. Police light sources, 9700-type amplifiers, comfort shakers, small desktop refrigerated centrifuges, and electronic constant temperature water baths - he can operate all these high-tech devices with ease; the head of the technical department boasts to everyone that we have found a treasure. Zhou Bin let him get familiar with the case files for a month, which was not in vain. Chen Gang quickly got started. Recently, his figure has appeared at every exploration site.

  Tian Miao Miao stayed in the armory for a whole month. The place was built like a fortress, except without trenches and barbed wire. It was like a ghostly cannon tower. The small black room inside the armory was soundproof and heat-insulated. Staying there was not much better than being in prison. Old detectives said that newbies would get frustrated after staying there for a few days and want to escape; but Tian Miao Miao seemed to be enjoying herself. Gong Qian couldn't help her curiosity one day, so she went to visit Tian under false pretenses. To her surprise, Tian was wearing headphones, humming along to music while cleaning guns with practiced movements. A gun would become disassembled in a few swift motions in her hands, and soon the parts that needed to be cleaned were clean, and those that needed oil had been oiled. The parts quickly reassembled into a gun. Gong Qian watched, eyes wide with amazement. She felt that Tian Miao Miao's movements while handling guns were even more professional than those of veteran detectives on the outside.

  Talking about finding one's own place, clearly understanding what to do. Gong Qian felt that she should be the one crying. From childhood to adulthood, everything was arranged by her parents. After struggling hard once, she managed to escape from the judicial system and ran to the public security system. As a result, she was still assigned to the Judicial Bureau's Supervision Office. It wasn't until she almost died that she was transferred down to the First Brigade for half a year of internship.

  Compared to Tian Miao and the others, Gong Qian, who came down with a delegated training identity, seemed to be superior from birth. Everyone knew she would leave sooner or later, so they were all polite to her. Not doing things was better than doing them, not appearing was better than appearing, it's like people are being served. Gong Qian sadly discovered: She was ultimately just a guest.

  "Miao Miao, I think you've done a great job. It's me who is the one who doesn't know what to do..." Gong Qian sighed and stretched out her hand to Tian Miao Miao.

  Looking at Gong Qian's outstretched hand, Tian Miao hesitated for a moment, grabbed Gong Qian's hand and squeezed onto her bed.

  Two girls sat with their feet together, whispering to each other. The two girls actually didn't have much conflict. What had previously been tense was also due to misunderstandings. Gong Qian said seriously:

  "Haven't you done well already?"

  "Ah." Tian Miao Miao was left speechless by what she said.

  "It seems you haven't realized it yet. Go ask the external staff in our team about the recent changes in the team. In the usual case analysis meetings, those police officers are all frowning and looking worried, squeezed in the conference room, smoking one cigarette after another. Isn't there a joke that says: when police have a meeting, the more people smoke, the bigger the case is? If it's as intense as a fire scene, then it must be a major case supervised by the provincial government."

  Gong Qian finished speaking. Tian Miao burst out laughing and said: "You officials' second generation also watch cross-talks." Gong Qian was speechless: "...you're not crying anymore." Tian Miao impatiently urged: "Hurry up and say the next part, don't drag it on."

  "Alright, let's talk about what happened later... But look at the situation now. Just think about the case analysis meeting the day before yesterday. These police officers had just finished smoking a round of cigarettes. Someone actually said that the cigarette butts were too big. The remaining police officers rushed to open the windows and fans, still holding their hats and fanning wildly with their hands, shouting 'Hurry up, don't attract Miao Miao over here'."

  Laughed and said that joy is uncontrollable. Tian Miao Miao also listened with a smile on her face.

  "The most intuitive thing is the cafeteria. The taste of the food in the cafeteria is getting better and better. These outsiders now, as soon as they come back, don't care about anything else first, but go to the cafeteria to find something to eat. Those outsiders secretly say that Lao Zeng has found his second spring, why he's becoming more and more kind-hearted." Gong Qian felt a bit cold, pulled the quilt over, and glanced at Tian Miao Miao with a provocative look. Tian Miao Miao glared back at her, then snuggled into Gong Qian's quilt.

  Before long, autumn has arrived. Students who had a two-month summer vacation have started school one after another. Tian Miao Miao is also eagerly awaiting the day when she will receive her first paycheck.

  The autumn is high and refreshing. Zhou Bin didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but he rarely knocked on the door of the armory. When he entered, he found that only Li Quan was there. With a look of surprise, he had just asked "Where are Tian Miao and Miao Ren?" when Li Quan laughed and said: "They've gone to the finance office to collect their wages."

  Team leader Zhou casually turned around and asked about Tian Miao's recent mood. He heard from Li Quan that everything was normal. Zhou Bin handed him a cigarette. Li Quan patted his head and said, "Almost forgot. That little girl Miao came today and kept talking about wanting to give you a reasonable suggestion."

  Zhou Bin listened and immediately walked away with quick steps, similar to a competitive walker. However, before he could even leave the door, Tian Miao Miao blocked his way with a stack of money in hand, saying: "Wow, Captain! I was just looking for you. I have some opinions to share. How come we never see you on normal days?"

  "Don't even mention it." Zhou Bin refused resolutely. This girl had given him many opinions over the past few months, making his head ache terribly. If he scolded her with a stern face, she would look wronged and cry, which made Zhou Bin unable to bear it. As soon as his expression softened slightly, Tian Miao continued to reason with him persuasively.

  Later on, Zhou Bin would hide whenever he saw her.

  "I won't mention it then, how about I just give a suggestion? Team Zhou." Tian Miao Miao smiled and poured tea for him and her own master, making both of them laugh and cry at the same time.

  "Go ahead, speak up. It just so happens that you got paid today. If I feel like you're picking on me, I'll take your entire paycheck." There was no avoiding it, Zhou Bin resigned himself to sitting and listening to her eccentric ideas.

  "Ugh, who wants to pick on you? Official business: get a thermally insulated lunch box for our kitchen, the kind those fast food chains use. A big one that's thermally insulated (Tian Miao Miao gestures with her hands and feet)."

  "Thermal box. What does the criminal police team want this thing for."

  "This isn't for everyone's physical well-being? You, as the team leader, don't care about your subordinates at all. Those people who go out on external duties come back without any regularity. The cafeteria can't even finish cooking the food in time. They just grab whatever they can and stuff it into their mouths. And what's with this nonsense about foreigners only eating 70% cooked beef? This is still okay, but those who come back at night are completely out of control. They don't dare ask Old Man Zeng to reheat the food, so they sneak into the kitchen like mice, eating whatever they can find. It's simply unacceptable.

  Some people even have the nerve to say in meetings that 'our police station's cafeteria has great hygiene conditions, there aren't even any mice.'... Seeing Zhou Bin's face getting darker and darker, Tian Miao quickly stopped talking and changed the subject: "Team leader, look at how they eat without any rules. They overeat and don't care about hygiene. This isn't good. If we keep living like this, our external duties team will all get stomach ulcers. Won't that affect our combat effectiveness? Hehe, my reasonable suggestion is: let's add a thermos box to the cafeteria. Every day, have them pack the meals into lunchboxes. That way, no matter what time we come back, we'll always have hot food to eat. How great would that be?"

  "Captain, look! Our colleagues who work outside are suffering a lot. We must let them eat well and be in a good mood; when they're in a good mood, they can rest well; when they rest well, they can do their job well. A small thermos box can greatly reduce the probability of mistakes at work and greatly enhance our combat effectiveness. Isn't my rationalization suggestion pretty good?"

  Looking at the expectant face of Tian Miao, Zhou Bin rubbed his temples. He had to say that although this girl was always picking on him, she also made some sense. Smiling, he replied, "I've approved it. I'll have the office go buy it later. Don't just talk about others, talk about yourself. How's your work in the storage room going? Are you getting used to it?"

  "It's a habit. It's fine." Tian Miao Miao heard his approval and happily replied with a sentence.

  "Is that so? Old Li, bring your gun." Zhou Bin stared at Tian Miao Miao for a moment before suddenly asking Li Quan to hand over his gun.

  Li Quan understood what he wanted to do, turned around and entered the inner room, opened the safe, and casually took out two handguns. Zhou Bin received them and weighed them in his hand, slapping them onto the table with a "bang". Before he could speak, Tian Miao Miao was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at Zhou's face, loudly asking: "Haven't you studied the regulations for the use and management of firearms? Using them as paperweights?"

  Zhou Bin turned back to look at Li Quanyou with a daze. Li Quanyou spread his hands out in a gesture of innocence towards him. Zhou Bin was so angry that he laughed: "Good, you! Every day picking on me, dismantling and reassembling it again and again. Let's compare and see if I'm lazy at work. If I lose to you, just wait and see how I'll punish you."

  "Cutting is just cutting." Tian Miao Miao isn't afraid at all.

  The two sat side by side, each with a gun. Li Quan gave a signal and the two began to disassemble their guns quickly, taking them apart in no time. They carefully placed the parts back in order. Their expressions were different from each other. Zhou Bin's face was menacing, probably thinking about how to fix Tian Miao Miao's gun soon, with fierce glints in his eyes; while Tian Miao Miao pouted her small mouth, still with a hint of a smile, looking cute.

  His fingers flew quickly to pick up the parts. Zhou Bin's movements were like a spider spinning a web. His thick fingers looked like pig hooves, not aesthetically pleasing at all; Tian Miao Miao's hands were like butterflies flitting from flower to flower. Her small white hands quickly picked up one part after another. The sound of metal parts colliding and clicking was incessant. Li Quan nodded slightly. If there were points for impression, Tian Miao Miao would definitely win.

  Ka Da! Zhou Bin's gun was pressed against Tian Miao Miao's forehead. Haha laughed loudly: "Little Miao Miao, you lost."

  Tian Miao Miao's mouth was shut tight, not making a sound. Li Quan coughed twice, gesturing to Zhou Bin to look down. Zhou Bin lowered his head and was shocked, almost shouting out loud. Tian Miao Miao's gun was pointed at his crotch, the black muzzle staring at him from afar. He looked up again and saw Tian Miao Miao smiling slyly on her face. Zhou Bin subconsciously jumped up and scolded Tian Miao Miao: "Look at you! Look at you! Do you still have any feminine qualities left? Can't even point a gun properly!" Tian Miao Miao was scolded until she was shaking, feeling like the team leader was a big tiger with its mouth wide open, roaring loudly at her.