40: Stop fighting!

Before Lei Zhen could even react, Ade had already darted out from beside him.

A black lightning bolt flashed before their eyes, and then Ade was seen leaping high, pouncing towards Kang Kang and Liao Wei, who was behind him.

When Liao Wei saw a large black dog pouncing on him, he instinctively used his Younger Brother-in-law in front of him as a shield. However, Ade seemed to know who the real bad guy was and bit directly into Liao Wei's wrist.

Liao Wei let out a miserable yelp, his entire wrist firmly clamped in Ade's jaws, and he almost dropped the knife he was holding.

Ade's powerful momentum also directly knocked Liao Wei to the ground, scaring Kang Kang into falling to the side.

Kang Kang's neck was injured, but it wasn't serious. He quickly got up and ran towards Lei Zhen.

Next, they saw Ade and Liao Wei fighting, with only Ade's fierce barks and Liao Wei's screams filling the air.

Finally, the knife in that guy's hand flew out, and he actually started yelling for help!

Gu Qingcheng rushed over, wanting to pull Ade away but didn't know how, as Ade was in a berserk state, and no one trying to break up the fight would be effective!

She could only say in a soft, coaxing voice from the side, "Stop, you two stop, don't fight anymore, don't fight anymore!"

Lei Zhen also rushed over and, with great difficulty, managed to pull away the snarling Ade.

Ade seemed to be unsatisfied, glaring at Liao Wei on the ground and barking fiercely a few more times, as if saying to him, "Aren't you so arrogant? Come on, try me!!!"

Gu Qingcheng soothed Ade, while Lei Zhen quickly went to check on Liao Wei.

The people in the car, without Lei Zhen's permission, obediently stayed inside, but everyone was gathered around the windows watching the commotion.

"Holy cow, this must be a Police Dog, right? So ferocious! It bit the Supervisor until he cried!"

"This Police Dog has a really bad temper, its owner almost couldn't pull it away!"

"I never thought a Police Dog would save Kang Kang's life."

"This Supervisor Liao is also getting what he deserves; he slept with someone's sister, and now he's even using his Younger Brother-in-law as a hostage. It's his own fault if he gets bitten to death."

At this moment, Kang Kang was still a bit shaken, his right hand clutching his neck tightly, looking at Liao Wei with a disgusted expression.

Lei Zhen went to check and found that Liao Wei's injuries were not serious; only his wrist and upper thigh had been bitten a few times, and his life was definitely saved.

Ade indeed did not bite to kill; at least, he didn't bite the other party's neck.

At this moment, Liao Wei was still wailing, "Oh, it hurts so much, quickly call an ambulance, I need an ambulance!!"

"Call your grandpa's ambulance," Lei Zhen kicked him directly. "You're not going to die, get up quickly."

Liao Wei tilted his head, looking at Lei Zhen with teary eyes, "Officer, I was bitten by a dog, you must give me a rabies vaccine."

"A vaccine for what?" Lei Zhen pulled him up and twisted his hands behind his back. "Ade is a Police Dog, he doesn't have rabies. I'll just put some band-aids on you later."

Liao Wei got anxious when he heard that. "No, how can band-aids be enough? I need a vaccine! I need a vaccine!!"

Lei Zhen held him from behind with his right hand and pushed him with his left. "Alright, alright, vaccine, vaccine, it won't kill you!"

Just like that, Liao Wei was escorted into the car by Lei Zhen. To prevent him from escaping, Lei Zhen made him sit in the very back and specifically arranged two 'bodyguards' to watch over him.

The two 'bodyguards' were also very dedicated, immediately stating that if he ran, they would pay with their lives!

Finally, everything was settled. As Lei Zhen turned around, he heard deafening applause from the car. Everyone looked at him with admiration, making him a little embarrassed.

Lei Zhen chuckled, "It's all part of our duty as police officers, it's all part of our duty as police officers."

Then Lei Zhen got out of the car, and Ade also calmed down from his excitement.

Lei Zhen stepped forward and stroked Ade's head. "Ade, you've rendered great service this time. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do."

Just then, Gu Qingcheng exclaimed, "Oh no, Ade seems to be injured."

Lei Zhen was startled, he squatted down and looked in the direction Gu Qingcheng pointed, and indeed saw a knife wound on Ade's leg, and it was bleeding.

Lei Zhen carefully examined the wound, thankfully it was not serious.

"Senior Sister, you drive my car and take Ade to the pet hospital for bandaging first. I'll take these pickpockets, who are ready to surrender, back to the Police Station."

After speaking, Lei Zhen took out his car keys from his pocket and handed them to Gu Qingcheng.

"Okay." Gu Qingcheng took the keys. "Be careful by yourself."

Actually, Gu Qingcheng wasn't really worried. Given how those pickpockets had behaved earlier, treating Lei Zhen like a savior, there shouldn't be any accidents.

On the way back, Gu Qingcheng still felt a bit bewildered.

Just casually coming out with Lei Zhen for a date... no, a stroll through an ancient town, and how did they end up catching such a large busload of pickpockets?

Even having experienced it firsthand, Gu Qingcheng found it a bit unbelievable, like a TV drama.

And Lei Zhen's performance just now once again overturned her perception.

He controlled a whole carload of people with just a few words, and the key was that these people were even grateful to him.

This guy is truly strange!

No wonder he was called the 'Police Koi'; in less than a month, Lei Zhen had already accomplished things that most police officers could never achieve in their lifetime.

Gu Qingcheng remembered his precognitive dreams.

Could Lei Zhen's precognitive dreams be real?

Did he rely on precognitive dreams to catch criminals?

If so, then that serial rape and murder case might very well have been something he dreamt of.

Actually, Gu Qingcheng herself was unwilling to believe such a vague hypothesis, otherwise, it couldn't be explained!

No, no, Gu Qingcheng suddenly thought of something.

If Lei Zhen truly had the ability of precognitive dreams, then what he said about me being his bride, isn't it very likely to be true as well?

Impossible, absolutely impossible to be true!!!

While Gu Qingcheng was engrossed in her self-entertaining performance, Ade, in the passenger seat, stared at her in confusion.

As if saying, "What's wrong with this woman? So jumpy!"

At the same time, Director Gu Wenhai was holding a meeting with the Special Task Force.

The Director's personal presence made Zhou Sheng, as the leader of the Special Task Force, feel flattered.

He reported his investigation plan to Director Gu, but Gu Wenhai frowned after listening.

"Is that all?"

"That's the current arrangement," Zhou Sheng replied.

"I always feel like something is missing!" Gu Wenhai clenched his fist, but couldn't quite articulate it at the moment.

Zhou Sheng didn't dare to respond after hearing him say that.

Moreover, he could clearly feel that the Director seemed to have little confidence in him.

It was Zhao Gang who interjected, "Director Gu, Zhou Sheng is our Police Station's king of anti-pickpocketing. Over the years, he has personally caught hundreds of pickpockets, so he is very experienced in dealing with them. I also gave him this case after careful consideration."

Gu Wenhai's expression only then improved a little. "How many people have we dispatched so far?"

Zhou Sheng said, "Including the brother units from nearby who voluntarily came to assist, we have already dispatched over two thousand people for investigation. I believe we will have news very soon."

"Over two thousand people?" Gu Wenhai paused. "If manpower is not enough, continue to add more. We have less than 24 hours left, every minute is precious!"

"Okay, I understand."

Coming out of the conference room, Gu Wenhai's tightly furrowed brows still hadn't relaxed at all. Zhao Gang, walking beside him, knew that the Director was under immense pressure right now.

The Provincial Party Secretary and the Vice Governor's phones being stolen was not just a simple embarrassment; it was practically telling the two leaders that Jiangcheng's public security management was a complete mess, and it could also be said to have ruined all the efforts of the Jiangcheng police force over the years.

If the case couldn't be solved within the designated time, it would only make matters worse.

It should be known that the promotion of all cadres at or above the provincial level requires Secretary Feng's review and approval. In other words, he holds the power of life and death over all officials in the province.

If this matter wasn't handled well, it would directly affect the careers of Director Gu and Secretary Kang.

"Oh, by the way, how has Lei Zhen been performing recently?" Gu Wenhai suddenly asked.

Zhao Gang said, "He's doing very well."

Gu Wenhai glanced at Zhao Gang, clearly questioning, "In this past month or so, he has repeatedly solved major cases, and he hasn't gotten conceited at all?"

"He's a little conceited, sure," Zhao Gang said. "He's young, after all. But Lei Zhen is a good kid with good character, usually quite humble, and he gets along well with his colleagues."

"What about with our Qingcheng?" Gu Wenhai finally got to the point.

"They seem to get along pretty well too," Zhao Gang said. "They're partners, after all. It's just that Lei Zhen usually likes to joke around, even saying that she's his future wife and such, sometimes making Qingcheng angry, but they're not big deals. Their relationship is quite good."

Gu Wenhai suddenly interrupted, "Wait a minute... what did you say? Lei Zhen said Qingcheng is his future wife?"

Zhao Gang then realized he had let something slip. "I... did I say that?"

"You little rascal, are you playing dumb with me now? Go back and look at the previous two pages, see if that's what you said?"

Zhao Gang could only smile apologetically, "Director Gu, don't worry. Lei Zhen came from being a street loafer. He doesn't just joke like that with Gu Qingcheng; he often says similar things to other female colleagues too."

Gu Wenhai's eyes narrowed. "So, he's a scumbag?"

"This..." Zhao Gang didn't dare to say more; the more he spoke, the more he seemed to mess up.

"No, we can't let them be partners anymore. You arrange for someone else to mentor Lei Zhen. Also, tell the instructor that the unit's ideological education needs to keep up, especially for Lei Zhen. Although this guy is an Auxiliary Police Officer now, his street loafer habits are deeply ingrained. He must strengthen his studies!"

"I know, I know." Zhao Gang quickly agreed. "Tomorrow, I'll have Instructor Wang give him a private lesson."

Just then, a large bus, honking its horn, slowly drove into the Police Station gate from outside, finally screeching to a halt under the fig tree in the small courtyard.

At this moment, Zhao Gang and Gu Wenhai had just walked to the main entrance of the Police Station's office building.

They could vaguely hear uniform singing coming from inside the bus.

It was a patriotic song from the last century — "Defend the Yellow River."

The wind howls, the horses neigh,

The Yellow River roars, the Yellow River roars!

The hills west of the river are ten thousand feet high,

The sorghum ripens east and north of the river.

Among the myriad mountains,

There are many anti-Japanese heroes.