It was getting dark.

The office's green plant held its position.

Dinner time.

The heavy rain had turned into a drizzle, with intermittent flow, never completely ending.

The members of the Ningtai County Bureau's party group were hosting leaders from the municipal bureau, provincial department, and ministry in the cafeteria.

The head chef of the county bureau's canteen had also pulled out all the stops!

There were several varieties of cold dishes, such as mustard duck palm, flavored eggplant, and snowflake beef tongue, all made with exquisite ingredients and outstanding flavors.

If it weren't for the occasion today, the chef, who had a position, wouldn't have worked so hard. It would have been enough to just serve a buffet like usual.

In the eyes of the head chef, a table of nearly perfect delicacies was a conversation between successful men.

The small county of Ningtai corresponded to the large provincial capital and the distant capital city, welcoming the metropolis and taking pride in it.

Liu Jinghui pulled Jiang Yuan and also came to the second floor of the cafeteria.

Zhang Zhihong had flown to Changyang City and came with him. He waved familiarly and smiled, "Liu, I said you should come tonight. Have you finished your work?"

He knew that Liu Jinghui had been busy with a case recently.

Liu Jinghui sat down with Jiang Yuan and smiled, "Thanks to Jiang Yuan, the case has been solved."

"Oh, how was it solved?" Zhang Zhihong thought that Liu Jinghui had passed the case to someone else or directly handed it over to Jiang Yuan.

Liu Jinghui laughed and didn't answer right away. Instead, he stood up and raised his glass, saying, "Allow me to be presumptuous and toast the leaders of Ningtai County. You have cultivated an excellent technical talent! Director Guan, I'll toast you first."

Compared to the officials from the ministry, Liu Jinghui was now more valued by the leaders of the county bureau.

Director Guan quickly stood up and clinked glasses with Liu Jinghui, smiling, "Liu, you're too polite. What do you mean?"

Liu Jinghui drank the wine in his glass in one gulp before saying, "I just brought a case over. It was a suspicious case in Yunchang City. I originally wanted Jiang Yuan to go there and investigate the scene to see if he could find any more evidence, because the original clues had reached a dead end in Yunchang."

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He said it casually, but Director Guan and the others listened attentively.

They had all been in the police force for many years and naturally knew that if a case couldn't be solved by the municipal bureau, it must be quite difficult.

If it couldn't be solved even by the provincial department, they would have to ask for help from below. The difficulty of this was at least doubled.

The more casually the scene was described, the more complex it actually was.

Director Guan subconsciously glanced at Jiang Yuan next to him and asked again, "And then, did Liu take over the case?"

"I was forced to. Because the technical clues were useless." Liu Jinghui shrugged and said, "Footprints had been examined, bloodstains had been examined, interpersonal relationships had been investigated, and there were many surveillance cameras in the area, all of which had been checked and nothing was found..."

Liu Jinghui briefly mentioned what he could say before continuing, "In the end, everyone could guess what happened. I handed the case to Jiang Yuan, and he solved it in a few hours."

To be honest, when Liu Jinghui was halfway through his story, everyone could roughly guess the ending.

But when Liu Jinghui revealed the result, everyone was still shocked.

Because this was not just a story, but a real thing that had happened recently, even just now.

This was more likely to directly touch people's hearts than a football match that was likely fixed.

"How did he solve it?" Director Guan couldn't help but ask.

"Jiang Yuan found a problem with a certain piece of evidence, which directly pointed to the murderer. The evidence had been examined by experts from the provincial department, and Jiang Yuan spent less time looking at it than the other party."

Liu Jinghui didn't go into too much detail at this point.

The victim's husband worked at Jindun Company and had some experience in investigation and counter-investigation. He had also seen the scene and dealt with it.

Therefore, when the situation of evidence tampering occurred, Liu Jinghui first thought of the victim's husband.

But these things couldn't be said before the case was closed.

Liu Jinghui only gave a vague explanation.

Director Guan and the others didn't really care about the case itself, but all turned their attention to Jiang Yuan.

The current situation was like lending out a big cow from home and helping someone open up an acre of land.

Who could bear this?

But there was no way to refuse.

They didn't have any uncultivated land themselves...

Actually, if you thought about it carefully, there was uncultivated land.

No matter what, it was still a county. It was possible to arrange work for a big cow.

Director Guan thought this way and smiled at Jiang Yuan, his smile turning into a smirk.

...

The wine made them slightly tipsy.

The dishes made successful men slightly impotent.

Liu Jinghui raised his glass again and said, "I also came this time with another task. It is to present Jiang Yuan with a second-class merit medal. Yes, it's the second-class merit for the Wu Longye case."

"We will definitely cooperate..." Director Guan immediately expressed his support.

"The leaders also hope to give it some attention. After all, it's not easy to receive two second-class merits in such a short period of time. My idea is to see if there are any large-scale meetings recently where we can do it beforehand."

Actually, it was just a standard procedure, finding a big meeting to piggyback on. If there wasn't one, any meeting that evaluated and rewarded outstanding individuals would do.

If there wasn't a suitable one, they could wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival or any other holiday.

Director Guan agreed. These were all small matters.

Liu Jinghui felt that Director Guan didn't understand, so he continued, "Director Guan, do you have any time in the next two days? Because I originally planned to take Jiang Yuan to Yunchang City and then do this after coming back..."

Director Guan thought about it and realized that if they didn't arrange it in the next two days, Jiang Yuan would have to make another trip.

Director Guan laughed and looked at the people next to him, asking, "Do you all have any plans recently?"

The head of the Political Department said, "We mainly have training classes recently..."

"Then let's do it during the training class. It would be better if it's a larger scale." Director Guan continued to ask, "What kind of training is it?"

"There's a lot on the agenda recently: fingerprinting, DNA, emergency rescue, and legal training..."

"Fingerprint training, that's perfect for Jiang Yuan, isn't it? Jiang Yuan is now one of the top fingerprint experts in our province. Such a valuable resource..."

Guan Xi, slightly tipsy, was a bit verbose.

Everyone patiently put up with him.

"We were actually planning to invite Jiang Yuan to be a lecturer for us, but we weren't sure if he would have the time."

"Why not ask him now?" Guan Xi suggested ceremoniously.

"Right, right, right." A successful man in his forties turned to Jiang Yuan and said, "Comrade Jiang Yuan..."

"That's fine, arrange it as you see fit." Jiang Yuan interrupted him, his smile sincere.

Earning another second-class merit meant he could choose another skill.

And theoretically, he would get a LV4 skill.

This was much more powerful than a randomly assigned skill. If used properly, it could greatly enhance Jiang Yuan's range.

Liu Jinghui noticed Jiang Yuan's happy expression.

Once the award ceremony was confirmed, Liu Jinghui gently nudged Jiang Yuan. When it came to giving gifts and guessing people's thoughts, he was a pro.

...

Two days later.

Two police cars arrived at the entrance of Jiang Village.

The guard checked their IDs and raised the barrier.

The police cars slowly entered the community.

Due to the lack of separate lanes for pedestrians and vehicles, the cars moved slower than the people. The pedestrians in front of the cars watched curiously.

"Who are you looking for?" The cars were stopped by a group of elderly people in front of a small supermarket.

"We're looking for Jiang Yuan. I've been here before." Qi Shanwei got out of the car.

He worked in the political department of the city bureau and often dealt with police welfare, but he had a clear memory of unique places like Jiang Village.

This time, some villagers recognized Qi Shanwei.

Someone nodded and said, "He was the one who delivered the merit plaque last time."

"Yes, yes, yes, this slightly chubby policeman... looks quite simple."

"He doesn't have much hair. He's wearing a hat now, but I saw it when he took it off last time."

The villagers' comments were always loud and unrestrained.

Qi Shanwei's face changed slightly. He didn't want to talk to them anymore and said, "Um... could you please make way for our car?"

"Wreath!" An aunt peered through the glass at the back seat of the car and suddenly exclaimed.

Qi Shanwei was taken aback and quickly explained, "That's a flower basket, they're all round, with a basket underneath..."

No one was listening to his explanation anymore.

The villagers of Jiang Village were all stirred up:

"Did Jiang Yuan sacrifice himself again?"

"Again?"

"They say you receive a second-class merit lying down, and a first-class merit hanging up. It's so hard. A second-class merit holder, just gone like that."

"They're talking about the military, it's not that hard for the police..."

"Jiang Yuan was such a good kid, and now he's gone..."

Qi Shanwei looked around in confusion. The villagers who weren't shouting were all holding their phones, typing furiously. He had no idea what they were up to!

No, to be precise, Qi Shanwei could guess what they were doing.

But Qi Shanwei didn't understand why they always thought so far ahead!

...

(End of Chapter)