Chapter 48: Graduation Season (Part 1)

  Facing the thick-skinned Director Zhao, Wang Zhengwei burst out laughing: "Your abacus is clicking away loudly, but there are only four rapid reaction divisions in the entire PLA. A veteran of such an elite unit, with great martial skills and a sharp mind, who is also a meritorious figure in the 4.12 case - we let him go, and you Linfen Bureau can just pick up this ready-made talent? Not even a door exists!"

  Director Zhao slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "I remember now! It was that auxiliary policeman at the Heping Road police station during the 4.12 case! That female student officer named Tian Miao Miao was with him!"

  "Ah, I see! So it's those two, no wonder they both made it into the special recruitment class. Good, good! I'm telling you, Old Zhang, our Linfen Bureau has been working closely with you this time, so you should at least show some appreciation, right? Haha!"

  "Haha, you guys are thinking of plucking the goose's hair! But unfortunately, it's too late! That guy, Old Zhou from the big team had already set his sights on him before he even joined the training team. Now our first line is just missing this kind of talent with a big heart, quick wit and good skills." Wang Zhengwei's defense was watertight.

  "Is this the big tail wolf of your criminal police team? Hey, this kid's eyes are quite venomous! Since the big tail wolf has taken a liking to him, we can't compete with that; what about this girl then? How about leaving her for us? Old Zhang, where is the allocation intention for this girl named Tian Miao Miao?"

  "Haha, this Tian Miao is a comrade who came from the grassroots level. Our spirit this year is to tilt our frontline police force towards the grassroots, so I plan to let her go to the grassroots to temper herself well. Coincidentally, her uncle is just the director of the Happiness Road Police Station..."

  "Good riddance, Old Zhang! The iron rooster isn't giving up a single feather! Let's go, let's go, it's all their boss's business, we won't get involved!"

  After the head and political commissar of the Linfen Bureau left, Director Zhang finally spoke up: "Alright, let's get down to business. How are their emotions?"

  "It's okay, they were all isolated yesterday and are now waiting in the comprehensive department."

  "Alright, I won't show up, Old Wang you go instead. The better the steel, the more it needs to be tempered, it's a good thing that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but we can't let them cause trouble either. If yesterday's matter wasn't handled carefully, none of us would have been able to keep our jobs! That Zhu Weitao loves to cause trouble, let him go deal with those drivers on the road."

  Poor Zhu Weitao still didn't know that his future had been decided by others, "Alright, I'll go take care of it!" Wang Zheng nodded.

  In the public security sector, when training new recruits, we need to look at their "three natures": one is talent, two is endurance, and three is moral character. Several people were scolded by Director Wang Zheng with a fierce face for over two hours, followed by a loud reprimand, glaring eyes, and harsh criticism. Chen Gangrong was so intimidated by Director Wang that he nodded repeatedly, almost to the point of tears...

  Finally, Director Wang announced the verdict: "The following is the decision on your punishment. Given the special nature of this incident, I am giving you a verbal warning. Let me tell you, you few are lucky! If it weren't for the media being overwhelmingly in our favor, you would have been fired long ago."

  "As for the punishment, you must understand that although this matter has been handled well, fighting is not a glorious thing, especially during such a sensitive period and involving such a sensitive public figure. Don't make it a habit! It won't be long before graduation, and when you return, you'll have to work twice as hard and actively strive for excellence. Whether or not you can get this punishment removed before graduation is up to you. Did everyone understand?"

  "Report, thanks for the leadership's cultivation!" A few of the men still looked dissatisfied, but Gao Xiang suddenly stood up and shouted out loud.

  "Get out, all of you! Are you waiting for me to feed you?" Watching Gao Xiang lead them running out the door with their tails between their legs, Wang Zheng nodded in satisfaction, lit a cigarette and smiled, opening up the list of allocation intentions. He saw Wang Min's name prominently on the first page, and looking at the column marked "intention" which read "Municipal Bureau Finance Department", he furrowed his brow and crossed it out with two strokes. What nonsense! He thought for a moment, the High-tech Zone Branch had mentioned it twice before, lacking an image, this was indeed a good opportunity. Wang Min was a graduate of Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts after all.

  He flipped through and found Gao Xiang's name, and checked the words "Criminal Investigation Brigade Designated Wanted" behind his name. Then he went down to find Tian Miao Miao's name, and crossed out the two characters "Happiness Road Police Station" behind her name. Recalling this girl's meticulous and majestic command performance, she directly wrote "Municipal Bureau Command Center", looked at it and still felt it was not suitable, thinking that Gao Xiang had gone to the First Brigade, so she wrote "Criminal Investigation Brigade Training" and dotted a heavy black dot, only then did Wang Zhengwei nod his head in satisfaction.

  Look down and find Zhu Weitao's name, the intended writing is Chengbei Branch, crossed out and written directly to the Traffic Police Brigade for self-allocation. In two days, it will be the Party Committee meeting, and the above arrangement should be in line with Director Zhang's intention.

  In the sweltering heat of a summer afternoon, behind the training team building, there was a small pond, surrounded by cement stools made from tree roots. Zhang Tong sat on one of the tree roots, staring blankly at the water's surface with his chin resting on his hands.

  It was still early summer at the end of May when I came, and it seemed to have turned into a thriving summer with cicadas chirping and frogs croaking in the blink of an eye. This afternoon's last class is over, and the three-month short-term training has come to an end.

  After the graduation party tonight and tomorrow morning's commencement ceremony, they will officially wear police uniforms, wear police badges, and be assigned police numbers to become a part of the glorious people's police force. The assignment decision will also be announced tomorrow morning.

  At this moment, the instructors should be celebrating with a pop of champagne, finally serving this "Special Class" that's not easy to mess with to graduation! Three months is enough time for classmates to understand each other; among several female classmates, except Zhang Tong and Tian Miao Miao, no one has a simple background.

  Su Su; Central China Normal University, School of Computer Science and Technology, studying information security. The deputy director of the Daxian City Bureau is her uncle, it is said that Deputy Director Su still calls her father "Second Uncle".

  Wang Min; graduated from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Wang Zhengwei, who had just trained Gao Xiang and others, was her uncle.

  Han Juan; graduated from Taiyuan University of Information Engineering, majoring in Communications. Her mother is a veteran at the Jin City 110 Command Center. She's considered to have connections within the public security system, and has been pursuing tracking and positioning work. Additionally, it's said that Han Juan's father is also a local wealthy businessman.

  The last big "boss", the background of Gong Qian, the monitor of the training class, was also dug out, and it was even more exciting.

  Before today, these people and things were just topics of conversation after tea and dinner for everyone. After today, these "unordinary" classmates will embark on their own life journey.

  Isn't it ordinary? Isn't hugging a sturdy thigh also a shortcut? Wen Qi has been busy these days, inviting this person today and that person tomorrow. Unfortunately, the class leader doesn't pay attention to him, otherwise he would have rushed up to hug Gu Qian's sturdy thigh long ago.

  The more they approached graduation, the more relationships were formed. For these people, Zhang Tong coldly observed from the side, and when he thought back, he realized that only he had not fully integrated into this big family of special recruits.

  The girls, led by Gong Qian, kept a subtle distance from her. The boys didn't like her indifferent attitude all day long, although she looked okay, but those with some confidence were afraid to get close to her for fear of being rejected; those who lacked confidence didn't even have the courage to approach her. As a result, when graduation was near, she ended up becoming isolated and alone.

  Zhang Tong was indulging in self-pity and had a somewhat melancholic air about her, unaware that the dormitory of Tian Miao Miao and others was on the verge of an explosion.

  Tian Niu was packing her things in the dormitory, slowly and calmly, while keeping an eye on Gong Qian. Before long, Wang Min rushed in and dragged Ye Dui away, saying they had to prepare a program for the graduation party that night. The dormitory was now left with only Tian Niu and Gong Qian.

  Just as Gong Qian was about to speak, she put down the things in her hand. She turned her head sideways and looked at Tian Miao Miao from top to bottom with a somewhat provocative tone.

  Tian Niu and she had a fierce argument until graduation, at this time can show weakness? She casually threw the book in her hand, puffed out her small chest proudly, and stared at Gong Qian with big eyes without fear. The two were stuck for a while, Gong Qian raised an eyebrow and said: "Dare to go out with me?"

  "Little one, I'm afraid you won't make it!" The two girls walked out of the dormitory, one in front and one behind.

  As soon as they came down the stairs, Wang Min and Ye Dui poked their heads out of the laundry room next door, smiling slyly, looking just like the "Imperial Army" that had caught a chicken during the Japanese devils' time.

  "Female hooligans, I've said it's the last day today, definitely have to come and make a scene, let's go and see the excitement!" Two shameless rotten women quickly followed up.

  On the road where He Gao Xiang was taking a stroll, Gong Qian was sizing up the unsightly Tian Miao Miao beside her with ill intentions.

  Since the drunken incident, she has been intentionally or unintentionally making trouble for herself. As the class monitor, Gong Qian really can't do anything about Tian Miao Miao, and even if she wants to catch her in the act, she can't. She can only comfort herself that it's better to endure for the sake of stability and unity, but after enduring for so long, Gong Qian no longer wants to hold back. Since tomorrow is the last day, there are some things and accounts that need to be settled.

  "That's it, Tian Miao Miao. If you're afraid now, it's still not too late." Gong Qian slowly stood up and threw a sentence at the back of Miao Miao with the back of her head.

  "What am I afraid of? In a verbal spat, you can't outdo me; in a physical fight, your skills are not bad, but I'm not someone to be trifled with either. If we really fought, the worst that could happen is that we'd both end up injured; what else can you do to me?" Tian Miao Miao walked up a few steps, looking disdainful.

  Gong Qian was so angry that she wanted to punch her in the face, and had been annoyed by her round face and big eyes for a long time. She wasn't young anymore but still acted silly and cute every day, actually being a sly and cunning person! However, what Tian Miao said was something Gong Qian couldn't refute, so she made up her mind to fight back!

  Just as they were about to take action, Tian Miao's sharp tongue struck again: "Class Monitor, are you thinking of using your connections to send me to some remote mountain village? But I don't think you'd be so bored. Instead of wasting your energy on me, why not go ask your incredible father to help with the landmine removal activities, so he can stay by your side. What if Gao Xiang is assigned to who-knows-which mountain village, what would you do then?"

  Gong Qian was stunned by what she said, in a debate, Gao Xiang was all educated by Tian Miao Miao, if Gong Qian really wanted to gain an advantage from her mouth, that's just not possible.