Chapter 145 Treasure

"Uncle Zhuang!"

Before the door was even fully open, Xu Qingqing pushed it open and rushed inside.

Zhuang Yan, who was sitting at the head of the table wearing a white shirt, turned his head to look upon hearing her voice.

Seeing it was the Xu girl, his tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed.

His expression no longer held any sternness or intimidation.

"You girl, how many times have I told you? During working hours, you must use my official title."

He reached out and patted Xu Qingqing on the head, his eyes filled with doting affection.

"Oh, there are no outsiders here anyway."

"My apologies, everyone. This is Old Xu's daughter. She's been close to me since she was little, and she has no sense of decorum."

Old Xu's daughter?

The head of the Finance Bureau?

The three leaders sitting below nodded.

"It's fine, it's fine. Everyone, please sit down first."

Liu Qingyun stood up and gestured for everyone to take their seats.

As for the teams led by Xu Lingyun and Li Yun, it was unclear where they had gone.

But they soon had the answer.

"After all, this event is competitive in nature."

"Since you won and they lost, I simply had them take their teams back."

Zhuang Yan clasped his hands together.

After all, they are all young people; with one side losing to the other, continuing to sit here would be like sitting on pins and needles.

It would make the situation very awkward.

No one had any objections to this.

But in their hearts, they gained a deeper understanding of Zhuang Yan as a leader.

He knows how to consider his subordinates.

Afterward, Zhuang Yan gave a speech regarding the competition.

Chen Mo, however, didn't really take it in.

It wasn't because the speech was bad or anything, but rather he felt he had done something very foolish.

Previously, he had befriended Xu Lingyun and Captain Sun Tai.

In the end, the most powerful person in the future had actually been by his side all along?

Xu Qingqing!

He turned his head to look at Xu Qingqing.

Seeming to notice his gaze, Xu Qingqing turned her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

He withdrew his gaze.

With a father who is the head of the Finance Bureau and controls the entire economy of the Dragon Kingdom.

Calling the provincial department director "Uncle."

She is 100% destined for high-level positions in the future, or rather, it was predetermined the moment she entered the police force.

Plus, she possesses ability that exceeds that of ordinary people.

Hiss.

The key to future promotion was dangling right beside him, and he hadn't even realized it.

He rubbed his chin.

It wasn't that he placed too much importance on rank.

But that's just how reality is.

He couldn't accept that one day in the future, upon meeting Xu Lingyun and the others, he would have to call them his superiors, and the same went for Captain Sun Tai.

Sometimes, ability can indeed help with promotion.

But, connections are even more important.

The Dragon Kingdom is a society based on personal relationships; this has never been an unfounded rumor.

He came here specifically to build connections.

This was also the hidden benefit the Instructor had told him about from the start.

The most capable people in the country are gathered here; it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

"First place: Long Hao."

"Second place: Xu Qingqing."

"Both of your teams have entered the top eight of this 'Pilot City' competition."

"The next match is in three days, and the location is Xining Province."

"Alright, this meeting is now adjourned."

After Zhuang Yan finished speaking, applause erupted in the room.

The crowd dispersed.

As soon as they left.

Chen Mo and his group were called away by Liu Qingyun.

Just like them, Xu Qingqing and her group were also called away by Zhuang Yan.

...

"Hahaha, this is so impressive, it brings us so much glory!"

As soon as they entered the hotel room where everyone was staying, Liu Qingyun could no longer hold back his smile.

Making it into the national top eight meant that the quality and capability of their police officers were very high.

Looking at the expressions of his two old friends who had been eliminated, he felt a tingling sensation of satisfaction.

Likewise, he felt much more gratified looking at Chen Mo and the others.

"The reason I called you here this time is to specifically commend you!"

"You did very well, very well indeed!"

"I will submit your competition results in a moment; no one who deserves credit will be left out!"

"Hahaha!"

As he spoke, he burst into laughter once again.

It was clear that he was in an excellent mood.

After laughing.

He put on a serious face.

"In reality, our previous expectation was that if we could get third place in the group, it wouldn't be particularly embarrassing."

"But you took first place in the group and even entered the top eight, which is something I didn't expect."

"What I want to say is that your mission is already complete. The contestants in the top eight will be even stronger; basically, they are all geniuses like Xu Qingqing."

"Winning is of course good, but if you lose, I hope you won't be discouraged."

Liu Qingyun gave everyone a reminder.

After all, the further they go, the more capable the people become.

Young people's mentalities are often unstable; he didn't want them to be discouraged.

That was not what he wanted to see.

"Understood."

After giving some more instructions, he left with a chuckle.

At this moment, Yang Jianguo walked in.

"Sit, sit, sit, everyone sit!"

His face also showed an expression of reflected glory.

His gaze swept over each of their faces; the more he looked, the more satisfied he felt.

When his gaze landed on Chen Mo's face.

A sentence suddenly echoed in his mind.

"I should be able to get fifth place!"

Combining this with the current situation, Yang Jianguo's heart skipped a beat.

Don't you know.

Given the current situation, it's actually really possible!

Previously, when Chen Mo said he could get fifth place, he only thought it was a young man with ambition.

He had even encouraged him quite a bit.

But in his heart, he didn't think he could actually do it.

A surprise!

Chen Mo had truly given him a surprise.

"We'll do the review tomorrow. Everyone is free to do as they please now. If you want to rest, go ahead; if you want to explore the local area, I'll arrange a car."

Instructor Yang waved his hand grandly; winning the competition meant they could have whatever they wanted.

If they hadn't won, they wouldn't get anything.

Chen Mo walked out of the room.

He looked toward the room at the end of the hallway on this floor.

If he remembered correctly, that should be Xu Qingqing's room.

He had always been quite curious.

What level would Xu Qingqing's Reasoning ability be if converted to his own panel?

He needed to find a reference standard.

Because as it stands, there is no clear upper limit to the upgrades of his various abilities.

Even if he reached level 100, he estimated he could still continue to level up.

He needed to find a genius-level standard as a reference.

Arriving at her door, Chen Mo reached out and knocked.

But there was no movement inside.

Recalling that before they left, her team had also been called away by the leaders, he realized she hadn't returned yet.

Just at that moment.

— Ding.

The sound of the elevator door opening rang out.

Xu Qingqing walked out from inside.

Her four team members had all made plans to go out and have fun.

But she wasn't interested in that.

After chatting with Uncle Zhuang, she came back alone.

"Officer Chen, are you looking for me?"

Seeing Chen Mo, a smile appeared on Xu Qingqing's face.

Collaborating with Chen Mo on cases was something she found very enjoyable.

The two of them could always immediately understand each other's intentions.

They could also step up at critical moments.

"Yes, I wanted to talk to you about Reasoning."

"That's perfect, I'm also quite interested in Officer Chen's Reasoning ability."

As she spoke, she took out her room key card and opened the door.

Chen Mo followed closely behind.

"Calling me Officer Chen is a bit formal; just call me Chen Mo."