?Mobile reading Pingplain Municipal Public Security Bureau, Special Operations Unit office area.
Originally, the unit had only two independent offices and one small meeting room, covering no more than 300 square meters.
Now it occupies nearly half a floor, exceeding 1,000 square meters, featuring six independent offices, one conference room, one command center, and one high-end guest reception room.
The command center is equipped with a full range of facilities, with dozens of monitors arranged across an entire eastern wall.
Qin Feng strolls around the new office space as if Liu Auntie were touring the Grand View Garden, occasionally remarking with a sarcastic tone: “At last, we’ve finally received recognition—this is truly satisfactory. After all, as a top-tier professional, if I can’t even secure an office, what sense does that make?”
He Liang peeks out from the command center, sighs, and says: “You don’t even have your own office anymore—stop dreaming!”
“Why not?”
"Qin Dashi narrowed his eyes and said, 'Our team has only four people, yet we have six offices—can I possibly be assigned one?' He continued to hum, 'You don't even have to come to work at specific times. What do you need an office for? Six offices? We have three of us with one office each, and then one more for a lounge—can't we just do that?'
'Quite tragic,' he was about to express his inner despair, but suddenly burst out laughing—laughing heartily, even with a YD flair: 'Well, at worst, I can share an office with Jingjing, hehe, and we still have the lounge. I like that!'
The supervisor looked utterly exasperated, shouting, 'Qin, if you dare mess around on my turf, I'll slice you!'
'You'll have to have the strength to do it,' he said, stepping forward with a cheerful smile. 'Why don't we try it right now? You decide which lounge room—I'll see whether it's you slicing me, or me making you want to go to heaven and back, wahaha!'
He leader bit his lips, stomped his foot, and turned around to re-enter the command room. Qin, the young executive, hurried after him, eager not to miss this chance to tease his superior. In the command room, aside from the leader, there was only one beautiful manager, Luo Man. Upon entering, she expressed her dissatisfaction: "Manman, this isn't acceptable. I've offered you such a high salary, yet you keep skipping work to serve He leader—do you think you're doing your duty as my employee?"
Luo Man glanced back at him, shrugged, and replied, "It was He leader who called me here. If you have any issues, go talk to him!"
Still holding a grudge from earlier, He leader said with irritation, "Do you think I'll die just because I use your people? Be less petty! Manman is your subordinate, and also mine. I'm paying her a salary too!"
"Qin Feng said nothing more to object—after all, the team only had four members. Qin, the young man, was used to being free-spirited and laid-back; he handled field operations well, but he'd never manage to sit still in an office all day, dreaming of doing so. Shu, the police officer, was in charge of external liaison, focusing primarily on command and surveillance of the police monitoring Sun Cheng. As for He Muqing, even if she wasn't the most capable, she was still the team leader—she couldn't possibly handle every task personally. The only person left who could truly step in was Luo Man."
"Wow, quite a job! Look at all these hidden cameras we've installed," he pointed at several monitors.
"What's the difference between 'hidden observation' and 'monitoring'? How good is the monitoring, really?" asked He, giving him a withering look.
It's no surprise that Chinese people love to emphasize formalities—when they do something wrong, they don't admit it, and they're unwilling to be criticized. Instead, they always find a dignified, respectable reason to justify their actions. Before they have solid evidence, they install cameras in the suspect's home—
Both He Muqing and Luoman's eyes widened in astonishment, and they involuntarily held their breath.
"Are you that tense? Didn't you think it was just the box that holds the jade seal?" Qin Feng asked casually.
He Liang turned to glare at him. "You haven't even looked at the case files! Of course it's the box for the jade seal—what did you think?"
Qin, the young noble, looked genuinely puzzled. To be honest, he hadn't read the detailed analysis of the jade seal theft case.
Under the attentive gaze of the three, Sun Cheng slowly opened the redwood box. Though the camera's resolution wasn't high, it clearly revealed a yellow object inside.
"Finally! We've found the jade seal," Luoman exclaimed with delight. After days of hard work, all of it had finally paid off—she felt a great sense of achievement.
He Muqing was even more excited. She turned and embraced his head, kissing him passionately as if nibbling on a pig's head, and said, "Qin Feng, you're absolutely amazing! Without your clues, I wouldn't have known when we'd finally solve this case!"
Qin Feng was stunned—this was the first time he had remained completely composed, not seizing the opportunity to take the tofu that had been offered to him. He was deeply shocked: he had no idea that the Seal had actually been stolen by Sun Cheng. Brother Sun had merely intended to create some trouble. By sheer coincidence, Qin Feng had managed to uncover the truth of the theft—how could that be justifiable? "Well, Qin Feng, you truly are impressive," said Lu Man, smiling. "Since Director He has already recognized your achievements, I won't add any unnecessary details." Director He blushed slightly, "Qin Feng, please don't misunderstand—what I just did was a pure, friendly kiss, nothing more!" Qin Feng didn't care to pursue any clarification—he was still in shock, still unable to recover his composure. It felt as though a large, delicious pie had fallen from the sky and landed squarely on his head. He then slammed his desk, "If you know Sun Cheng stole the Seal, then why wait? Go after him now!"
"Director He nodded and said, 'We've stationed several dozen police officers on-site, but for added security, I think it's better to send in a unit of military police as well. By the way, Qin Feng, are you certain that the cultivators won't target ordinary people?' Qin, just about to nod, ended up shrugging: 'This is a well-established rule in the cultivation world, but whether Mr. Sun will adhere to it under urgent circumstances is hard to say—because, personally, I've never followed it myself. Of course, strictly speaking, I haven't even been considered a true cultivator yet!' Ignoring this evasive explanation, Director He picked up the handset: 'Director Li, I'm He Muqing, the head of the Special Operations Team. Please prepare a full military unit of armed military police, ready to go at a moment's notice!' To ensure the surprise of the operation, she decided to implement a strict confidentiality protocol—keeping the operation details under wraps until the very last minute, revealing them only to the participants right before the action commenced."
"Qin Feng, come with me to carry out the arrest operation on-site. I think you should also invite Lin Caiwei, and that elusive Isabel—best bring her along too." The leader spoke with earnestness. Rabbits can bite when excited—being cautious indeed makes sense. He nodded and said, "I'll go pick up Weiwei at the school. We'll meet at the scene shortly."