7: Shocked Police Force

When a Traffic Police officer spoke up and recognized Liu Yaozong,

the second and third Traffic Police officers, one after another, recognized Liu Yaozong as an A-level wanted criminal.

The smiles on their faces froze, turning into expressions of shock and emotion.

Liu Yaozong, an A-level wanted criminal, was not only extremely vicious but also very difficult to apprehend.

After he killed four members of his mistress's family, it shocked the entire Donghai City Police, and even with the net set by the Donghai City Criminal Investigation Detachment, he still managed to escape.

This led to the Police issuing a warrant for Liu Yaozong and him appearing on news television.

“Old Gao, how did you catch Liu Yaozong?”

“You really pulled off something big without a sound!”

The colleagues in the Police team looked at him with curiosity: “Xiao Gao, even our Donghai City Criminal Investigation Detachment colleagues, who set up a dragnet, couldn’t catch Liu Yaozong, yet you successfully apprehended him.”

“When I was patrolling Greenland City in Pudong New Area, I accidentally ran into Liu Yaozong.”

“After confirming his identity, I pretended to be a neighbor and went to his door to control him!”

Gao Ze had already thought about how to explain how he learned of Liu Yaozong's whereabouts on his way back, and he briefly described the process of apprehending Liu Yaozong.

“Old Gao, your luck is too good; you even ran into Liu Yaozong while on patrol!”

Several close colleagues and friends, as usual, cast envious glances at Gao Ze.

For a heinous criminal like Liu Yaozong, whose crimes were extremely vicious and caused great social harm and impact, being able to apprehend him single-handedly was definitely a greatCredit.

“Xiao Gao, your process of apprehending Liu Yaozong was very dangerous!” Other Traffic Police officers said, “In such situations, it’s best to notify us to apprehend him together!”

If I had apprehended him with others, whatMerits would I have received?

IndividualMerits and teamMerits are two different things in terms of their value.

Gao Ze looked at several older Traffic Police officers with deep experience and smiled, saying, “Next time I encounter a dangerous criminal, I’ll definitely notify you.”

The Police team was not entirely harmonious; there were also factions and teams.

Taking his own Pudong New Area Traffic Police Brigade as an example, there were new and old factions, and the several older Traffic Police officers who just spoke up asking to apprehend together, such as Xu Guoping and Feng Jianjun, were veterans who had been in the Police for at least seven or eight years.

Most of those joking with Gao Ze were younger Traffic Police officers, and Gao Ze also belonged to this faction.

Regarding such factional divisions within the team, Gao Ze, who had been a Police officer for over ten years in his previous life, had accumulated rich experience and didn't take it to heart at all.

Such grassroots Police officers didn't need to be overly cautious; as long as you were strong enough and accumulated enough medals andMerits, no one could do anything to you.

If you also had connections, then you would definitely be promoted to a leader!

Xu Guoping and the others exchanged glances upon hearing this, knowing there was nothing they could do, and could only sigh inwardly; Liu Yaozong was apprehended by Gao Ze single-handedly, whether it was luck or not, this was a solidCredit that no one could take away.

However, although they couldn't share in theCredit, they still benefited from it.

Traffic Police Brigade Captain Zhou Weiguo's face was radiant, and his smile was almost creating wrinkles.

“Good, very good, Xiao Gao, you are excellent!”

“Apprehending A-level wanted criminal Liu Yaozong single-handedly brings glory to our Traffic Police Brigade.”

Zhou Weiguo was genuinely delighted; he didn’t lackCredit, but such a brilliant achievement for the Traffic Police Brigade was extremely rare, enough to allow him to hold his head high in front of other Police teams, especially the Criminal Police Brigade.

“Old Liu, go to the Criminal Investigation Brigade across from the bureau and call Captain Shen Gang over here.

The Liu Yaozong they had been longing for, the Liu Yaozong they couldn't find even after setting up a dragnet, was caught by our Traffic Police Brigade.”

The Pudong New Area Public Security Bureau has departments for public order management, criminal investigation, traffic management, and so on; both the Traffic Police Brigade and the Criminal Investigation Detachment are under the jurisdiction of the district Public Security Bureau, and the two Police teams are in the same location but have different office buildings, separated by a single building.

Five minutes later.

Criminal Investigation Brigade Captain Shen Gang walked into the Traffic Police Brigade, accompanied by several Criminal Police officers.

Gao Ze, in his previous life, was a criminal investigation expert with over ten years of experience in solving cases, so he couldn't help but take a couple more glances at Shen Gang.

Shen Gang lived up to his name; he looked over thirty years old, with a resolute face and a robust physique, especially his height, almost reaching 1.9 meters, giving people a sense of a strong, military-like presence.

He didn't look like a criminal case elite.

Gao Ze watched Shen Gang and Zhou Weiguo chatting, their expressions different; Shen Gang's face was calm, occasionally glancing at Gao Ze, while Zhou Weiguo was beaming, his joy completely undisguised.

“He just got lucky!”

A Criminal Police officer next to Shen Gang muttered softly, looking at Zhou Weiguo's expression, which made Zhou Weiguo's face even more remarkable.

So what if he got lucky?

Why didn't the Criminal Investigation Brigade get lucky?

Liu Yaozong was caught by Gao Ze, and Gao Ze belonged to the Traffic Police Brigade, which meant the Traffic Police Brigade would win against the Criminal Investigation Brigade; put before the bureau, both Gao Ze and the Traffic Police Brigade deserved commendation.

After chatting for a full ten minutes.

Zhou Weiguo finally allowed Shen Gang to take the wanted criminal Liu Yaozong back to the Criminal Police Brigade.

Homicide cases and criminal disputes are the work of Criminal Police; when Traffic Police encounter such homicide cases, they only need to cooperate.

Moreover, after Liu Yaozong killed his mistress's family of four, the mistress disappeared, and the Criminal Police needed to ascertain her fate and whereabouts from Liu Yaozong.

“Xiao Gao, you really helped me save face in front of the Criminal Investigation Brigade.”

“Normally, they are the stars of the bureau, all strutting around proudly!”

Zhou Weiguo smiled and patted Gao Ze's shoulder, and many Traffic Police officers also smiled as they watched Shen Gang and the others leave.

Police work is said to have no distinction between big and small, important or trivial.

However, within the Public Security Bureau, Criminal Police usually handle various criminal cases, homicides, and so on, gaining more honors and achievements, and more opportunities for media exposure, often enjoying celebrity-like treatment and attention.

Traffic Police, on the other hand, are mostly struggling under the sun and wind, relegated to being background figures.

Gao Ze's successful apprehension of A-level wanted criminal Liu Yaozong indeed brought the Traffic Police Brigade recognition within the bureau.

“You successfully apprehended Liu Yaozong, and I will also commend and reward you to the bureau!”

Commendation and reward?

Gao Ze's heart stirred; what kind ofMerits would apprehending Liu Yaozong bring?

A third-class merit, or a second-class merit?

RegardingMerits, he had received many in his previous life, but this was the first time in this life, and Gao Ze was still a bit excited.

Moreover,Merits also came with bonuses.

Third-class merit: 2000, second-class merit: 5000, first-class merit: 10000.

He didn't expect a first-class merit; apprehending one Liu Yaozong wasn't enough.

But what he looked forward to most was the rank.

He had been a Traffic Police officer for over two years; according to the promotion rules in Xia Country's officialdom, his seniority was already sufficient, so after achievingCredit, his rank should be able to move, right?

Thinking of this, Gao Ze took a deep breath, still not enough; he needed moreCredit to be truly secure.

He had to help Donghai City's wealthy Sun Chaohui find his son, Sun Shuai.

He had to get the bonus, and even more so, thisCredit.

“Captain Zhou, I’m going on patrol!” Gao Ze only wanted to find Sun Chaohui's son, Sun Shuai, as soon as possible.

“Good, go ahead!” Zhou Weiguo looked at Gao Ze's retreating figure and nodded.

Originally, he thought Gao Ze would be very excited to hear about theMerits for apprehending Liu Yaozong, but his face was calm, showing the demeanor of a great general. Hmm, he's worth cultivating.

Why hadn't he discovered this talent before?

He absolutely couldn't let Shen Gang poach him; that guy had been scheming with narrowed eyes after hearing that Gao Ze apprehended someone single-handedly.

After Gao Ze left the Traffic Police Brigade, he suddenly remembered something just as he reached the main gate.

Captain Zhou Weiguo also had a piece of information about marital discord, and he happened to know how to help with that.

In his previous life, while solving cases, Gao Ze had encountered a murder case involving traditional Chinese medicine and had unexpectedly obtained some secret remedies, including those for marital relations.

This was a way to build a good relationship; perhaps later he could increase Zhou Weiguo's favorability.

Gao Ze secretly noted it down, then dialed the number of Donghai City's wealthy Sun Chaohui.

Sun Chaohui had publicly searched for his son, Sun Shuai, on the internet and in media like television and newspapers, leaving his phone number and stating that any clue about his son Sun Shuai's whereabouts would be worth 100,000, and finding him would bring even greater rewards.

After dialing the number.

It took a while for someone to answer.

“Who is this, what can I do for you?” A tired, aged male voice came from the other end of the line.

Gao Ze said, “I know your son Sun Shuai's whereabouts!”

“Are you telling the truth or lying?”

“If you just want money and are deceiving me with false information, it will lead nowhere.” Sun Chaohui's voice was devoid of any emotion.

Over the years, countless people had told him the same thing, but after he verified it, the results were undoubtedly disappointing, even infuriating, to him.

“I am a Police officer, and I already know your son's whereabouts. You just need to come to the Pudong District Traffic Police Brigade.”