Chapter 1: First Time Around

Northern Asia, the Ninth Special Administrative Region, Songjiang City.

Qin Yu stood inside the office building belonging to the city's police department, the Black Neighborhood Police Division, and smiled as he rushed a middle-aged man and asked, "Is it ready?"

"Well, come in." The middle-aged man waved his hand, turned around and walked into the office on the left.

Qin Yu straightened his clothes at the sound of the voice, took a step and followed the middle-aged and went in.

The office was not small, about sixty square meters, but there was only one person sitting behind the desk in the room. Look like can have forty years old or so, with eight beard, face horizontal meat obvious, appearance is very fierce.

The middle-aged walked to the desk, placed two piles of information in front of the eight-bearded man, and said softly, "Director, this is the last one."

"Physical examination?" The eight-bearded man asked as he picked up the information.

"Yes."

"Well, you go out."

"Good."

After the two exchanged a few short sentences, the middle-aged left while Qin Yu took two steps forward and stood in front of the desk without speaking again, only watching the eight-legged hu check his information.

Inside the desk, the eight-character beard frowned as he stared at the information and read softly, ''Qin Yu, 22 years old, seventy-five kilograms, one meter eighty-two ... epoch years ago, born before, ancestral origin H Province J City. Oh, this is not far from the current Songjiang. Before coming into the job is living in the pending planning area, parents missing (suspected dead), no relatives ... hmm? How is this resume of yours blank ah?"

"I just don't have a resume." Qin Yu smiled and responded, "It's a struggle to stay alive in the pending planning area, doing whatever there is to eat, so how can I have a resume?"

"Huh." The eight-bearded man smiled, "You should have written two before you came here, it doesn't look good to record the system without a resume."

"Okay, I'll fill some out later." Qin Yu didn't argue and immediately agreed.

The eight-bearded man stared at the information and asked again, "No resume, that means no military service, so do you have any experience with firearms?"

Qin Yu shook his head without hesitation, "No."

"Ever had a bad record of criminal punishment?"

"No."

The eight-bearded man pondered for a long time, slowly put down the information in hand, looked up at Qin Yu and said with a smile, "In that place with no laws and no constraints in the pending planning area, you can mix to the point where you can shell out money to buy a work and residency permit for the Ninth Special Administrative Region. You kid ... has a bit of experience."

"Which is not," Qin Yu showed his teeth and smiled, "It is just that I am more lucky and met some noble people."

The eight-bearded beard picked up the water cup, looked up and surveyed Qin Yu, and nodded symbolically, "Well, the young man looks quite spirited."

Qin Yu pursed his lips and smiled, not answering.

The eight-bearded man put down his teacup, intervened and looked at Qin Yu, and succinctly admonished, "The Ninth Special Administrative Region is a special case, although it is under the administrative sequence of the coalition government, it possesses a high degree of freedom and autonomy, and it is fundamentally different from the eight regions. Here multiracial mix, in addition to our yellow race, black and white people are also not a lot of ... social environment is very complex, part of the region is also true that we want to change, but can not be changed for the time being the chaotic phenomenon. As a police officer, you have to adapt to the environment here from all angles."

"Understood." Qin Yu nodded with a serious expression.

"Also, I don't care what experiences you've had, but when you dine beside me, if it's a dragon you have to coil, if it's a tiger you have to lie down. Add trouble and look for things, I'll clean you up right away." The eight-bearded man inserted his hands, his words flatly reminding.

"Li Si, I've come to help you minimize the trouble." Qin Yu hemmed and hawed.

"Heh." The eight-legged beard laughed and tapped a few times on the desk touchscreen phone, lowering his head and aiming his mouth at the radio microphone.

A few seconds later, a male voice rang out, "Hello Director, this is the First Criminal Investigation Team."

"Where's Yuan Ke?" Director Li asked.

"... Team Yuan is not here, he just went out."

"Add a new person to you, hurry over and claim it."

"Okay, okay."

"That's it." Director Li Si touched his eight-beard, reached out and pressed the hang-up button, "Go to the door and wait, someone will come to lead you in a while, learn the specific rules when you get to the team."

"Okay, Li Si." Qin Yu nodded his head and then immediately took two steps forward, lowered his head and pulled out a very small black bag from his pocket and placed it on the desktop, "Xiao Qi specially instructed, saying that the SAR police system is now the worst job to get into, and without your help, I don't know how long I'll have to wait to line up for a position, so don't forget the etiquette."

Director Li smoothly picked up the bag and opened it, and when he saw a diamond about the size of a soybean grain inside, he was slightly stunned, "You have capable people in the pending planning area ah, can you get this thing? Aigoo, this hasn't been seen in years."

Qin Yu smiled and didn't answer.

Director Li threw the pouch into a drawer and locked it, looking up and pointing at Qin Yu, he added, "It's not very old, and you're looking at it with some texture."

"That's all I have." Qin Yu pretended to be naive and scratched his head, and when he saw that Director Li did not leave for lunch right away, he chatted with him some more.

A few minutes later, a youth with a fatter physique, the same age as Qin Yu, stepped into the room, straightened his back, saluted and shouted, "Reporting to Division Director Li, First Team Third Grade Constable Qi Lin has been ordered to lead his new colleagues back to the team."

Director Li sniffed and patted Qin Yu's arm, "Do a good job, and strive for the end of the year selection to let me see you haha."

"Hey." Qin Yu nodded his head.

"Alright, go to the team." Director Li pointed to Qi Lin in passing and said, "Tell Yuan Ke to take care of this little guy."

A drill, Qin Yu talked to Director Li for less than ten minutes more and got one more sentence of take care of take care, but that seemed to be all.

...

Inside the corridor.

The chubby Qi Lin walked to the left of Qin Yu and asked in a very chatty manner, "Where are you from, brother?"

"Pending planning area."

"From that hellhole?" Qi Lin was stunned, "That was pretty hard."

"A little bit of luck." Qin Yu smiled.

Qi Lin nodded and didn't continue to get to the bottom of it. Because in this day and age, it was hard to live with a lack of food and drink, and there was probably a bit of an unknown secret on anyone.

While the two of them walked at a fast pace, Qi Lin introduced the basics of the Police Division. This functional department is mainly responsible for the criminal work of a region, including law and order, case detection, etc., but does not include a series of administrative work such as entering the household register, leaving the household register, issuing residence permits, and handling entry and exit procedures. To put it bluntly, it's kind of like the district precincts of the pre-Christian era, except that the functions aren't subdivided too completely. For example, Qin Yu's department was not only responsible for arresting major criminal cases, but also for managing basic law and order.

It took about an hour or so for Qi Lin to lead Qin Yu through the five floors of the Police Division, introducing him to the armory, the arraignment room, the public casework area, the training room, and the cafeteria, among other functional places. In the course of their contact, Qin Yu realized that Qi Lin was a very smooth person, basically able to strike up a few conversations with people wherever he went. Moreover, he was extremely patient, and whenever Qin Yu asked about a place, the person had a detailed answer, so at least on the surface, he seemed to be a warm-hearted person.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Qi Lin led Qin Yu to the communications department and asked him to buy an in-house cell phone. However, the latter scanned the counter and found that there was only one style of cell phone, and it was old-looking and very unfriendly in price.

"What brand is this, why haven't I heard of it before?" Qin Yu took the phone and scanned it twice, turned his head to look at Qi Lin and said, "Forget it, wait for me to settle down and go out to buy it alone, it's too expensive here."

Qi Lin smiled at the sound of his voice and twisted his head to look at the guy sitting inside the counter before he whispered into Qin Yu's ear and said, "You'd better buy it here."

"Why?" Qin Yu was puzzled.

"Not really why, the communications department is owned by the Superintendent of Police, but the counter that sells cell phones is privately contracted. The owner is a friend of Captain Yuan, so the new recruits to the team all buy their cell phones here." Qi Lin blinked and said, "We're new here, so we'd better not be special. Although this phone doesn't quite work, you don't have to interface with the communications department anymore. After your information is entered into the big system, you can directly input your name and police number, and it will work."

Qin Yu had lived in the anarchic pending planning zone for several years, could he not understand the most basic of human affairs? So as soon as Qi Lin nudged him with his words, he didn't insist anymore and endured the pain and rushed to the teller, "Then take one for me, thanks."

Why did he endure the pain?

Because Qin Yu was an extremely wealthy and stingy person who couldn't wait to buy a pair of socks without asking for a warranty manual. And it was precisely because of this character of his that he was able to take out money to support himself at critical moments and was able to come to the Ninth Special Administrative Region to buy a job.

After taking the cell phone, Qi Lin took him out of the Police Division and went to a daily necessity store across the street.

It was August, and although the sky was clear, it was still as cold as winter, and sporadic snow could still be seen on the streets.

"Has it been snowing in the D.C. area as well?" Qin Yu asked.

"It's been snowing for three years." Qi Lin replied.

"Damn, it doesn't let people live." Qin Yu shook his head and sighed.

As the two chatted, they took a step and walked into a very large daily necessities store.

Qin Yu entered and swept around, patting the small spots of mud splattered on his legs with his hand, he smiled and said, "This store is quite big, not many people."

"Feel free to look around and buy whatever you need." Qi Lin took a sip from his e-cigarette.

Qin Yu sniffed and strolled around the shelves, but the more he strolled, the tighter his brow wrinkled, and after slipping back and forth for ten minutes, he didn't take a single item.

"Why don't you take anything?" Qi Lin asked as he came from over the counter.

Qin Yu frowned at Qi Lin and asked with a wink, "Dude, are you a trustee?"

"What?"

"The goods in this house have a premium of at least thirty percent over the outside, and a lot of them are fake ... I pinched the quilt, and it seems that what is stuffed in there is a steel wire ball, and it is all sticking in your hand, brother!"

"... The goods are not good, but our police superintendent newcomers are here to buy."

"Why?" Qin Yu was puzzled.

"Because this store is owned by Captain Yuan's cousin," Qi Lin whispered, "It's considered the designated purchasing unit of the police division."

Qin Yu's expression crumbled at the sound of his voice, and after holding his tongue, he replied back, "Then I would like to ask, does Superintendent Li also buy things here?"

"You're raising the bar here, even if Secretary Li dares to buy, Captain Yuan wouldn't dare to sell." Qi Lin rolled his eyes and explained, "Those who come to buy are newcomers, if you buy for two months, there's no need to stock up here in the future."

"I won't buy for a day, isn't this taking people for a stupid B pit?!" Qin Yu said without hesitation, "Go, you take me to another one."

Qi Lin froze, "You've spent all the extra money, are you still bad at this? Listen to me, buy them all here, don't be special."

"I'm giving enough face to the captain by buying a phone." Qin Yu took a step and headed out.

"Hey, Xiao Yu, listen to me ...."

"Are you getting a commission?"

"Listen to me, yes, you buy some ...."

"Buy a JB, the toilet paper is made like a razor blade, rubbing one time I damn well have to use a band aid." Qin Yu did not discuss with the other party at all, only walked straight out.

...

Four thirty in the afternoon.

Police Department dormitory building, the first criminal investigation team 2 dormitory door, Qi Lin smiled and rushed inside the house a few people shouted: "Third brother, the newcomer led back."

Inside the house, six or seven guys are currently playing cards around a round table, the leader of which hears Qi Lin's voice and looks up to sweep a glance at Qin Yu: "Come in."

The two of them entered the room at the sound of his voice, Qin Yu swept a glance at the interior and saw that the room was less than thirty square feet in total, but there were six bunk beds, a total of twelve beds, as well as two communal iron cabinets, as well as many personal belongings. All in all it looked very crowded, but on the whole it was quite tidy, at least there was no particular smell.

"Qin Yu let me introduce to you, this is Third Brother, the leader of our Action Group 1." Qi Lin's words politely illuminated the other party's identity, "Third Brother has been in the job for three years now, his business ability is outstanding, he is Captain Yuan's right hand man. Third Brother, this is Qin Yu, our new brother."

"Hello Third Brother." Qin Yu smiled and extended his palm at the other party.

Lao San, who had a small flat shaved head, swept his head sideways at Qin Yu, holding his cards in his hand, and only gave him a symbolic nod before asking, "Where are you from?"

"Pending planning area." Qin Yu answered truthfully.

Lao San froze, "Pending planning area? What do you do there?"

"Delivering some goods for the boss, mainly daily necessities."

"Running the roads? That's not easy."

"No, no, I just drive."

"Ah, the driver." Lao San's surprised eyes have disappeared, only the tone of lethargy and asked again, "By what relationship into the Police Department?"

"A friend said hello, I paid my own way into the police department."

"Oh, spend money to buy ah?" Lao San at the moment has only stared down at the cards in his hand and said: "OK, you wait for Yuan team to come back to arrange it. Qi Lin, you let him stay in the bed by the window."

"Good."

Qi Lin sniffed and said to Qin Yu, "You take the bed inside."

"Okay." Qin Yu carried the luggage he had just deposited in the concierge's room, as well as the newly purchased daily necessities, and was about to take a step inside.

"Hey, wait." Old Third turned his head and saw what Qin Yu was carrying in his hand, and immediately shouted out.

"What's wrong, Third Brother?" Qin Yu turned back.

Lao San glanced at the convenient bag in Qin Yu's hand, "Where did you buy the daily necessities?"

"I also forgot what it's called, it's a store right next to the unit." Qin Yu responded casually.

Lao San was playing cards, and with an expressionless face, he turned his back to Qi Lin and asked, "Qi Lin, where did we buy things, you didn't tell the newcomers?"

When Qi Lin heard this, he was a bit embarrassed. Because if he were to say that this kid didn't listen to advice in front of Qin Yu himself, it would seem like he was being a bit unrighteous. But if he didn't say it, he would somehow take the blame himself.

After a short silence of two seconds, Qin Yu immediately snatched a sentence, "Qi Lin told me to buy daily necessities across the street. But things are a bit expensive there, and I didn't have much money left on me, so I went to the side to buy them."

"Pair of twos." Lao San played his cards and hung Qin Yu out to dry for a few seconds before replying, "Ah, it's fine, you pack up the bed."

"Hey." Qin Yu nodded his head and walked to the inner side, lowered his head and opened the package before starting to pack the bed.

Qi Lin stood next to him, diligently helping to organize while instructing in a low voice, "Newcomers just entered the dormitory, all sleep on the upper bed by the window, because this side leaks wind, the night is quite cold ... Turn around and you put your jacket over the quilt, stick with it for a while, and wait for newcomers to come in again. "

"This is nothing, outdoors I have lived for a few months." Qin Yu did not take it seriously at all, lowered his head and opened his duffel bag, and in a subtle movement yanked out two boxes of Chinese cigarettes from inside and stuffed them into Qi Lin's hands.

"What are you doing?" Qi Lin froze when he received the cigarettes.

"I just saw you smoking e-cigarettes." Qin Yu smiled back, "I don't have anything good on me, so I'll give you two boxes of these, it's been a busy day with me, thanks anon."

In this era where eating is a problem, baked cigarettes are a very luxurious thing. Not to mention that this was an old brand from before the Era, the vast majority of smokers, not to mention smoking it, usually just never saw it.

Qi Lin took two boxes of cigarettes, his eyes were very shocked and said: "You can get this stuff in the pending planning area? Zhonghua ah, how many years have not seen this thing?!"

"Poor places have their benefits." Qin Yu grinned, "I'll clean it up myself, go get busy, I'll treat you to something to eat later."

"Thanks anon, bro!" Qi Lin wasn't polite, and with his head down, he slipped the cigarette into his pocket.

Just as the two of them were talking, Lao San suddenly turned around, looked at Qin Yu with a crooked neck and said with a smile, "Aigoo, still got some hard goods in your hand?"

Qin Yu didn't realize that this man had been watching him, so he froze for a moment and responded, "A friend gave it to me."

"Good stuff, we've never even seen it before." Lao San sneered.

Qi Lin briefly froze, immediately took out two boxes of Chinese, bowed and walked over and said, "All brothers, everyone a piece of smoking. Come, come, one for each person."

Qin Yu took the cigarettes to Qi Lin because the other party accompanied him for a short day, he was a little embarrassed, so he took two boxes of cigarettes to show his appreciation, but he did not feel that he owed anything to the people in this house. But now Lao San saw it, and also picked up on it, he considered that in the future he still have to live in this house, it is not good to make too stiff, so he thought for a moment, and then lowered his head and took out a box of China from the bag.

Beside the card table, Lao San reached out and pushed away Qi Lin's arm: "This cigarette is too good, I TM haven't smoked it, I'm not used to it."

Qi Lin froze in place at the sound.

Qin Yu heard the words a little prickly, frowned and stuffed the cigarettes back into the bag, continuing to pack his own things.

Lao San threw down his cards, and with a smile on his face, he turned back to Qin Yu and said, "We have a rule here, when a newcomer arrives, he is scheduled to work for three days in a row. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, you'll be on duty on the road, is that okay?"

Qin Yu looked up at Qi Lin at the sound of his voice, the latter's eyes were a bit evasive, then he immediately understood what was going on, "Third Brother, how do you schedule three days of shifts?"

"It's just back-to-back shifts, during the day on the team and at night on the streets." Lao San picked up a cup of water and took a sip.

"There's overtime pay, huh?" Qin Yu asked again.

"The rules of your own team, where's the overtime pay?" Lao San returned without even lifting his head.

"Xiao Yu, three days is three days. I'll find someone to string together a shift and accompany you for two days." Qi Lin hesitated for half a day and looked down at the Chinese cigarettes in his hand before he stiffly interjected.

"You're quite righteous, Xiao Qi." The youth sitting on Lao San's left smiled and teased.

"They're all brothers, helping each other out." Qi Lin smiled.

Lao San put down his water cup and pointed at Qi Lin, "After he receives his uniform, you tell him how to schedule his shift."

"Okay." Qi Lin nodded.

"Third Brother, I can't schedule this shift." Qin Yu suddenly spoke up.

As the words fell, the room fell silent all of a sudden.

Lao San licked his lips and looked at Qin Yu with a crooked neck and asked, "Even the newcomers can row, how come you can't?"

"I have a bad heart and can't stand staying up all night."

"It's okay, I'll prepare some quick-acting heart pills for you, just you can row for three days."

"I told you, I can't drain it." Qin Yu responded with a smile.

"Horse shit!" Lao San's face sank after being disliked by the newcomer twice in a row, "You have two more daddies than anyone else, right? All of them can be ranked, why can't you?"

"Third brother, third brother, we are all brothers, what are you looking at this for? Speak properly ... huh." Qi Lin went forward to play a round game.

"Boom!"

Lao San disliked Qi Lin's shoulder with a fist, "You're a JB, is there a place for you to talk? Who's a brother to you?!"

Qi Lin clutched the cigarette in his hand, disliked and lowered his head, standing in place, it was not a good idea to continue talking, nor was it a good idea to turn around and leave.

The old three led four people step forward, crooked neck looking at Qin Yu asked: "Next week week is your shift, when you have a heart attack, when to count the end, do you understand?"