Diary of a Criminal Investigator-Chapter 399: Valkyrie Barbie
Crime Scene Investigation Office.
Lu Chuan was watering the flamingo-lily, wiping its leaves, and whistling, feeling so happy he could almost fly. ππ³ππππ¦π£π―β΄π£π¦π.π€ππ
"Lu, what are you so happy about so early in the morning?"
Lu Chuan was always the first to arrive, Liu Guodong second, and Old Bai and Yang Sen came right on time.
"Master, nothing special, just feeling pretty good."
Liu Guodong was slightly surprised at Lu Chuan. During the year since Lu Chuan joined, he had always been very steady, and this was a rare moment.
Well, after all, heβs only twenty-three or twenty-four, itβs the most passionate time in life, when young people show their true selves.
However, Lu Chuanβs outstanding performance in solving cases this past year made everyone subconsciously overlook his age and experience in law enforcement.
Liu Guodong thought back to when he himself was twenty-three or twenty-four, newly in the police, still a clueless rookie following his master around, asking all sorts of questions.
Forget joining homicide investigations, even being a small part in a petty theft case felt like being noticed.
In the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed.
"Alright, Iβll have you run the morning meeting. By the way, there are a few new colleagues at the team today, Captain Qin said there will be a welcome ceremony, and you, as a more experienced member, will give a speech."
New colleagues?
A speech?
Lu Chuan was slightly taken aback. Right, it was already early July, and university graduates were reporting in. He himself came around this time last year.
Qin Yong seemed to organize a similar welcome ceremony every year, and when he came last year, the previous more experienced members gave speeches.
This time, itβs his turn?
"Do I need to prepare a script?"
Lu Chuan naturally hadnβt prepared.
"No need, just talk about the cases youβve solved and your achievements; itβll boost their morale."
Thatβs what Qin Yong instructed. Those without much success, of course, need to prepare a script, make it sound impressive and inspiring, but not Lu Chuan.
He could just talk about his first and second-class merits.
The welcome ceremony was held after the morning meeting, and Lu Chuan showed up in his formal police uniform to look more official.
"Huh? Have your commendations come through again?"
Last time, Old Bai saw Lu Chuan in the office already in his police dress uniform and assumed that the rewards from the Liangzhou case had come in.
"Not yet, just now Master told me that after the morning meeting, thereβs a welcome ceremony for new colleagues, and Iβll be giving a speech."
The two nodded, suddenly realizing. They had heard about it in the past few days but were too busy with a case lately to pay it much attention.
Also, today itβs impossible to assign anyone to Crime Scene Investigation, so there was no point in focusing too much on it.
However, hearing this, Old Yang smacked his forehead, "Lu, you also came around this time last year, right?"
Lu Chuan nodded, "I reported on July 12 last year, and Captain Qin organized a welcome ceremony like this."
Originally, Lu Chuan was supposed to be assigned to a police station, but because he caught Old Yangβs best friend Yang Linβs ex-girlfriendβs husband, who was a wanted criminal, he was then assigned to the Criminal Investigation Team.
To make a merit just upon joining, such newcomers are rare.
And Lu Chuanβs performance this past year made everyone overlook that heβs only been on the force for just over a year.
Old Bai picked up the iron brush and continued brushing the string of small-leafed padauk, "Time flies like a wild donkey, once it starts to run, it never stops. It really passes quickly."
"I have less than four years until retirement."
Lu Chuan was slightly stunned.
When he first arrived, Old Bai was 55, and just the other day, they celebrated his birthday at the Warehouse Valley landfill. Now heβs 56, with less than four years to retirement. Time indeed flies.
Lu Chuan originally wanted to take the morning to research online for speech materials, but he ended up talking with the two and forgot about it.
When Liu Guodong returned, he saw the group lamenting.
"Getting old, my sonβs already in university."
That was Old Yang.
"Getting old, less than four years until retirement."
That was Old Bai.
"Getting old, Iβve been at work for over a year..."
That was Lu Chuan.
"What nonsense are you all talking about? Old? Lu Chuanβs just over 23, not even 24 yet, right?"
"If youβre old, shouldnβt we already be cremated?"
Seeing Liu Guodong return, Lu Chuan quickly stood up, "Master, youβre back?"
"Itβs nothing, I was just chatting nonsense with Brother Bai and Brother Yang."
Actually, Lu Chuan wasnβt entirely joking just now. Although heβs only been on the force for a year, having just turned 24, he felt heβd experienced quite a lot this past year.
The impact of over a dozen homicide cases was significant for Lu Chuan.
It felt like heβd been in this line of work for a very long time.
"Alright, letβs go to the conference room. The welcome ceremony starts at ten."
...
This year, the Criminal Investigation Team was allocated ten people, one more than last year; it doesnβt sound like a small number, but the reality is that there are even fewer hands.
Because the past year saw twelve colleagues retire from the Criminal Investigation Team, twelve gone, ten new arrivals, a net loss of two.
On paper, there were two fewer people, but in terms of work, the shortfall is more than just two.
Because the new colleagues are not skilled yet, many tasks they cannot perform, and they are effectively in a learning phase for at least one to two years.
That is to say, for the next year or two, everyone will be in a state of relatively tense and busy work.
The ten had great vigor, sitting straight in their chairs, and one in particular caught everyoneβs attention.
With a wheatish complexion, tall and strong build, standing over 1.9 meters with great proportions, especially a rather imposing figure. Even in a police uniform, which naturally suppresses physique, one could feel the extreme fullness.
This girl, with this kind of figure, was a first for Lu Chuan.
A fitting description... should be a "Barbie Amazon."
"This girl is Lan Bingyu, a retired special forces member, credited with a personal second-class merit, specifically assigned to the Criminal Investigation Team."
Old Zhang, who handled personnel affairs, roughly explained upon seeing Lu Chuanβs curious look.
Special forces?
No wonder, she has that aura of a combat machine. Itβs perfect for the action team, where they are severely understaffed, and this Lan Bingyuβs tall and strong build is just right for them.
But the surname Lan... is not common.
"Hello everyone, I am Qin Yong, the team leader of the Haizhou City Criminal Investigation Team. Firstly, on behalf of the Haizhou City Public Security Bureau and the Haizhou City Criminal Investigation Team, I welcome all the new colleagues to the force."
Qin Yong deals with meetings daily and is well-rehearsed in such speeches, needing no script, smoothly delivering them off the cuff.
This year, Lu Chuan admired this ability a lot, as he wasnβt good at these conventional speeches and his delivery wasnβt smooth.
Perhaps he needed to attend more meetings to build experience.
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