14: The little girl came to the door

Who cares about her? We'll talk about it later.

The first day of reporting for duty was so busy, I'm exhausted.

After returning to the station, Ye Lin, who had been fighting all day, lay down and immediately fell asleep.

Poor Lin Xianfeng, on his first day, was dragged away by Zhang Degen to take statements from the punks. By the time he returned to the dorm, it was already past midnight.

Looking at his teammate sleeping like a dead pig, Lin Xianfeng could only slowly lie down. After all, he had made a great contribution today. He hoped he could also catch a few big criminals tomorrow... A new day began.

He Xinmin was still enjoying public healthcare at the hospital. Although there were fewer people, Chief Xie was full of energy.

With Ye Lin, that prodigy, they caught an arsonist, a wanted criminal, and a whole bunch of hooligans in just one day yesterday.

They couldn't even finish interrogating them last night, so they just stuffed them into the detention cells.

First thing in the morning, Chief Xie led a group of people to start taking notes and organizing materials. These were all achievements, after all.

Ye Lin also followed a few older police officers, learning how to take statements. Although he had learned this in school, it was different in practice.

Just after 9 AM, a father and daughter walked in.

"Comrade, I want to report a case. My wife is missing."

Ye Lin looked, and it was an old acquaintance, Old Zhang from Baiyun Third District. The other person looked like his daughter.

"Missing?"

This was a job for the criminal police. Team Leader Zhang motioned for Lin Xianfeng to go ahead and take the report.

Missing persons cases were the hardest to investigate. Generally, there were no results. Either the person went somewhere to play and came back on their own after a couple of days, or they completely disappeared.

Anyway, Zhang Degen found missing persons cases very troublesome; they were too difficult.

After Lin Xianfeng finished the registration, Old Zhang left with his daughter. Zhang Degen took the registration form and looked at it carefully for a few moments.

"She's been missing for three days, and they're only reporting it now?" Zhang Degen mumbled a few sentences.

Ye Lin leaned over, "Team Leader Zhang, my master said that Old Zhang's wife has quite a few close friends and likes to go out and play. She might have gone somewhere to have fun."

"Hmm. I understand." Zhang Degen wasn't very impressed by the information Ye Lin provided.

There was nothing he could do. Ye Lin's performance yesterday was too outstanding, outshining even the criminal police. As the captain, he felt he had lost face.

"Xiao Lin, you come with me to Old Zhang's house to learn more about his wife's social network."

"Xiao Xu and Shi Tou, you two go to the vicinity of Baiyun Third District to check the surveillance footage and interview the local residents to see if there are any leads."

"Although she's been missing for 3 days, as long as she appeared somewhere, there must be a clue. Let's go."

Zhang Degen decisively assigned the tasks, and a team of people set off in a grand manner.

However, Ye Lin wasn't very optimistic about them because the surveillance system here wasn't very complete yet, unlike later generations where every place had a bunch of cameras forming a Sky Net, making it impossible for anything to hide.

Now, without surveillance, they could only rely on manpower to investigate.

He hoped they would find something.

All morning, Ye Lin helped Older Sister He with household registration work, running back and forth diligently. Older Sister He's impression of him changed dramatically.

As noon approached, a thin figure appeared at the doorway. Ye Lin glanced at her; she looked a bit familiar.

Upon closer inspection, it was Xiao Taimei, who had previously drawn him into the situation.

This time, Xiao Taimei was wearing a pair of jeans and a short-sleeved T-shirt. Her non-mainstream explosion of hair was neatly tied back. Looking closely, she seemed much clearer and tidier.

Although she wasn't particularly outstanding in appearance, at least she looked like a decent person now.

Ye Lin walked out with a cold face, "What? Last time, I didn't tell the Chief about your involvement because you helped me at the end. Are you here to surrender today?"

Xiao Taimei looked at Ye Lin, seemingly engaged in a fierce internal struggle, then a hint of determination flashed in her eyes.

Click!

One moment!

She directly knelt down, hugged Ye Lin's thigh, and looked up, pleading, "Police Brother, please help me, save my younger brother."

Holy cow!

Ye Lin was startled. What the heck was she doing?

This was in broad daylight!

With that posture, he might be mistaken for forcefully abducting a civilian girl.

Coupled with his rogue-like face, it was definitely Yang Bailao snatching Xier.

The colleagues in the hall also noticed, and Ye Lin, startled, quickly pulled Xiao Taimei up, saying sternly, "Stand up, stand up! Talk if you have something to say, don't pull this stunt!"

Xiao Taimei originally wanted to remain kneeling, but how could her frail body resist Ye Lin?

After resisting twice, Xiao Taimei gave up.

Ye Lin quickly pulled her to a secluded corner, looking around like a thief. After confirming no one was there, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm telling you, little sister, I'm not arresting you, and that's already good. Are you trying to harm me now?" Ye Lin said irritably.

I let you off the hook, and now you pull a stunt like this. If someone took a picture and posted it online, I wouldn't even know how I died.

"Police... Brother, I really have something to ask of you. I know I was wrong to you before, but I had no choice but to come to you. I hope you can help me."

"I can do anything you ask, even be your girlfriend."

Xiao Taimei was desperate, saying anything that came to mind.

"No, no, just tell me what's wrong, okay? Don't pull this 'offer yourself' gimmick." Ye Lin quickly interrupted her. This girl spoke even more fiercely than he did.

Xiao Taimei pursed her lips, and her eyes began to well up, "Police Brother."

"Don't call me Brother, call me Uncle."

"Uncle."

"Police Uncle!!!"

"Oh, Police Uncle, I didn't mean to harm you last time. Huang Mao and his gang forced me, I had no choice." Xiao Taimei explained.

"Alright, stop. I don't want to pursue the matter from last time. What's the problem this time?"

"I... I want to ask you to cure my younger brother's leg." Xiao Taimei said in a low voice.

"..."

"Cure? I'm a police officer, little sister. Did you come to the wrong person?" Ye Lin was speechless.

Although he had extensive family knowledge, he hadn't finished his medical studies and didn't feel qualified to practice medicine or cure any illness.

This Xiao Taimei seemed to be a bit off in the head.

"I saw it! I saw you at Peoples Hospital treating a little girl's dislocated joint. They all called you a miracle doctor then!" Xiao Taimei became anxious when Ye Lin didn't agree.

"That was bone setting, not curing an illness."

"My younger brother's leg is broken, it's a bone problem!" Xiao Taimei said excitedly.

"Police Uncle, Miracle Doctor Uncle, please help me! My younger brother and I are very pitiful. We don't have money to go to the hospital for treatment. My younger brother's leg has been like this for 2 years. I heard people say that if it continues like this, he'll be ruined for life, unable to get out of bed."

"Please help me, I can give you anything."

"I can help you earn money, I can help you clean the house, anything."

Xiao Taimei became more and more agitated, and with a 'thump,' she knelt down again.