8: bet

Early the next morning, Lei Zhen got up to groom himself.

He put on the Auxiliary Police Officer uniform he had received yesterday and stared at himself in the mirror for a long time.

"So handsome! How can I be so handsome!!!"

Lei Zhen was never stingy with compliments for himself.

Indeed, he wore the ordinary, even somewhat 'unattractive', Auxiliary Police Officer uniform as if it were from Paris Fashion Week.

As Lei Zhen was about to leave, a news alert popped up on his phone.

【A 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in northeastern Afghanistan】.

Lei Zhen seemed unfazed, as it wasn't the first time his precognitive dreams had come true.

At the same time, Gu Qingcheng, who had just woken up and finished washing, also saw the news.

She remembered what Lei Zhen had said before and was completely stunned.

【A few days ago, I dreamed that a major earthquake happened in Afghanistan; I really have this ability!】

It actually earthquaked? How is that possible!!!

Could Lei Zhen really have precognitive dreams?

Thinking of Lei Zhen's dream that she would marry him in the future, Gu Qingcheng felt a chill down her spine.

Impossible, how could I marry him.

It must be Lei Zhen making things up; his so-called precognitive dreams are all fake.

He just got lucky and guessed right.

Yes, it was just luck!

Jiangcheng, formerly known as Jiangzhou, is the largest city in the southwest of the Great Xia Kingdom, with a population of tens of millions.

The main city has nine districts, and each district has millions of transient residents, making it a melting pot.

Qinghe Town is located at the foot of the remote Yunwu Mountain in Nanwan District, with a population of 100,000.

Qinghe Police Station does not have many staff; there are fewer than twenty official police officers, and only about ten Auxiliary Police Officers, making it a relatively small Police Station.

The Police Station's office building was also left over from the last century; it is said to have been the residence of a warlord at the time.

The building has three floors, and each floor has seven or eight rooms, all of which are quite spacious.

In front of the building is a courtyard of two to three hundred square meters, with one area designated as parking spaces.

Besides that, there is also a thousand-year-old banyan tree in the middle of the courtyard.

In fact, this building was originally planned to be demolished and rebuilt, but because it was a historical ancient building, it was ultimately preserved.

The Police Station's gate is always open.

As soon as Lei Zhen entered, the Police Dog rushed out immediately to greet him.

This Police Dog is a German Shepherd, and everyone calls him Ade.

Lei Zhen handed the prepared grilled sausage to Ade, and Ade's tail wagged even more vigorously.

In fact, Lei Zhen and Ade have known each other for many years, and he used to buy food for him often.

Here, we must mention Lei Zhen's reason for wanting to become a police officer.

Lei Zhen is an orphan; he was abandoned at the orphanage door by his parents when he was eight months old, without even a memento for future family recognition.

Orphanages in reality are completely different from what is portrayed in TV dramas.

Lei Zhen was not only bullied by older children in the orphanage since he was young, but later, because he protected a little girl, he offended a lecherous supervisor and was often locked in a dark room and beaten by him.

At the age of 13, unable to bear it any longer, he and the girl escaped from the orphanage together.

Unfortunately, the two later got separated and never saw each other again.

In those years, as a street child, he suffered countless beatings and hardships; it was already lucky that he survived to this day with all his limbs intact.

Then, in Lei Zhen's second year of wandering, he was targeted by human traffickers and was almost abducted and sold abroad.

Fortunately, a passing Police Uncle (Rescuer) saved him, but three months later, Lei Zhen received shocking news.

The Police Uncle (Rescuer) who saved him was retaliated against by the human traffickers, and his family of three were all brutally murdered by the criminals.

From then on, becoming a police officer became his biggest dream in life.

Because only by becoming a police officer could he have the opportunity to find that human trafficking group and avenge the Police Uncle (Rescuer) who saved him.

And this police officer was a police officer at Qinghe Police Station at the time, which is why Lei Zhen has always stayed in Qinghe.

Two years ago, he did apply to be an Auxiliary Police Officer, but unfortunately, he didn't even have a junior high school diploma and was directly rejected.

And Ade was raised by the police officer who saved Lei Zhen and whose family was killed.

His name was Li Guangquan; before becoming a police officer, he was a dog trainer.

After Ade retired, Officer Li brought him back to the Police Station; he is already an old dog.

Because of Li Guangquan, Lei Zhen completely regarded Ade as his family.

After playing with Ade for a while, Lei Zhen saw a female police officer come in from outside.

Her surname is Chen, and she is responsible for reception at the Police Station.

Officer Chen is a warm-hearted elder sister, always speaking with a smile.

"Excited about your first day of work?" Officer Chen said, "Everyone was talking about you last night, saying it was a bit of a pity."

"Pity?" Lei Zhen was puzzled.

"Because you provided the lead as a civilian.

If you had been an Auxiliary Police Officer before, just for this murder case, you would definitely have received a third-class merit, and then you could have been directly promoted to a regular officer."

"Really?" Lei Zhen was surprised, "A third-class merit can lead to a promotion?"

"Of course." Officer Chen said while opening the door, "Do you think a third-class merit is that easy to get? I tell you, in our entire Qinghe Police Station, only Director Zhao has received a third-class merit once."

"That difficult?" Lei Zhen was a bit surprised.

"But you're still young, you know." Officer Chen smiled, "You'll still have opportunities in the future."

Lei Zhen, however, began to calculate in his mind: if a third-class merit could lead to a promotion, then if he solved the 615 case, wouldn't he be able to get a direct promotion?

In fact, although Lei Zhen's education was not high, he didn't even finish junior high school, but he had his own insights into analyzing cases.

Over the years, he had not only read many documentary novels and comics about solving cases but also bought and studied many professional books on criminal investigation, so he could be considered a semi-professional.

Actually, last night, he went home and found some more clues online, analyzing the entire case.

From Captain Wan's words yesterday, it could be inferred that the Special Task Force might have gone in the wrong direction.

This case was not random at all, nor was it murder for lust; instead, it was highly likely to be a revenge killing.

Unfortunately, he was not part of the Special Task Force and could not see the specific details of the case.

But Lei Zhen still decided to start with this case.

Soon, everyone started arriving for work one after another.

As it was Lei Zhen's first day as an Auxiliary Police Officer, no specific work would be assigned to him.

Generally, new recruits spend the first three days familiarizing themselves with the environment and don't have to do anything.

During this time, an elderly person in the jurisdiction happened to have lost his dog, so Zhao Gang simply arranged for Gu Qingcheng to take Lei Zhen to help the elder find the dog.

Lei Zhen was surprised when he received the task: "Are these things also within the scope of police work?"

Gu Qingcheng pouted: "What do you think? As long as it's something the common people need, we have to help.

Of course, it's not like we have to help find every lost dog; it's mainly because this elder and his dog have such a strong bond.

Because the dog is lost, he hasn't eaten or drunk for several days."

"That serious?" Lei Zhen was surprised again: "But I still want to solve a case."

"Solve a case, what case?" Gu Qingcheng was stunned: "Didn't the murder case already get solved?"

Lei Zhen said: "I'm talking about the 615 serial murder case."

"615?" Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but laugh: "Comrade Lei Zhen, although the murder case was solved with your help, everyone knows that you just got lucky.

And 615 is a nationally watched serial murder case; the Special Task Force has been working on it for over a month with no leads.

Captain Wan can't find the killer, so how could you?"

"What if I can?" Lei Zhen said.

"What if? What if I'm the Police Chief's daughter?" Gu Qingcheng rolled her eyes: "You haven't even learned to walk yet, and you're already thinking of running.

Don't be a busybody; let's find the old lady's dog first!"

Lei Zhen, however, had his competitive spirit ignited by Gu Qingcheng: "You say I'm a busybody, but you're looking down on people.

How about we make a bet?"

"A bet?" Gu Qingcheng was stunned: "What do you want to do?"

Lei Zhen said: "Didn't you say we're finding the dog? We'll find the dog.

If I find the dog, you'll either accompany me to investigate the case, or you'll kiss me."

"What did you say?" Gu Qingcheng was dumbfounded: "What are you thinking about all day?"

"I knew you wouldn't dare." Lei Zhen deliberately rolled his eyes at Gu Qingcheng: "What else can you women do besides talk?"

"What if you don't find the dog?" Gu Qingcheng actually took the bait.

"If I don't find it, you can do whatever you want to me."

Lei Zhen's arrogant demeanor made Gu Qingcheng harbor ill intentions: "Alright, if you don't find it, I'll call you Wangcai from now on, and every time you see me, you have to bark three times."

"You really thought of that." This punishment even surprised Lei Zhen.

"Didn't you propose the bet yourself?" Gu Qingcheng chuckled: "What, are you scared now?"

"Scared of what?" Lei Zhen stood tall with his chest out: "I only need half a day.

If I don't find the dog before 12 PM today, I lose."

"Then I'm really looking forward to it." Gu Qingcheng had a mischievous smile.

The reason Gu Qingcheng was so sure Lei Zhen would lose was that this dog had been missing for over a week; if it were that easy, it would have been found already.

Lei Zhen, however, grinned slyly.

Simple-minded woman, I have superpowers now!

Using a dog's ability to find a dog is definitely a piece of cake!

It's a good opportunity to test my 'Dogs Sense of Smell' ability.

My silly future wife, you've fallen into my trap this time!

Let's see if you choose to kiss me or accompany me to investigate the case then.

According to Lei Zhen's request, the two first went to the dog owner's home.

The old lady lives in a nearby high-end residential area.

Her husband passed away three years ago, and she currently lives alone.

She has come to regard her poodle as family.

Since the dog went missing, the old lady has been thinking about it day and night, unable to eat or sleep, and she has been getting thinner by the day.

Her family was even more anxious.

The old lady's son even put up flyers offering a 20,000 yuan reward for the dog, but there was still no news.

Later, their family sought help from the Police Station, and Director Zhao also arranged for police officers to help them search for four or five days.

This was Gu Qingcheng's second time receiving this task.

If Lei Zhen could really find the puppy, it would also save Gu Qingcheng some trouble.