Sudden Fame

Mu Qianqian immediately realized her mistake in suggesting the arrest. As such, once Liu Chao had finished informing Captain Wei of the targets, she then apologized frantically, "Sorry captain. I didn't consider the situation properly. I'll head off to assist Captain Wei now."

Mu Qianqian turned around and went into the bank.

"Roger! Captain Liu."

Captain Wei's reply came through the walkie-talkie. "Attention all units, the suspects have appeared. They are disguised as cleaners and are approaching the bank. We have no way to confirm whether they are armed, so, let them in unhindered to avoid harming any of the onlookers outside. I repeat, we cannot confirm whether they're armed or not. Please take care of your safety, everyone!"

Everyone held their breaths and focused on the suspects' movements. It was under this tense atmosphere that the criminals unsuspectingly entered the joint encirclement of Liu Chao and Wei Longlong's forces.

The young man among the robbers had a vague feeling that something was amiss. He approached the middle-aged man and whispered, "Boss, something feels off!"

The middle-aged man shouted, "Retreat!"

However, before the others could react, the police had already sprung into action. In an instant, four to five tear gas grenades were thrown at them. The robbers attempted to retaliate under the white fog, but it was already too late.

Facing the well-trained armed forces, the robbers were quickly dispatched, and before long, they were all subdued.

"Report! The arrest has been successfully conducted. All thirteen individuals have been taken care of, among them, three have perished, and the other ten have been arrested."

An armed forces personnel reported to Wei Longlong.

"Okay, any casualties on our end?" Wei Longlong nodded and asked.

"Only scratches and bruises sir, it's not a big problem."

The armed forces personnel answered with a smile. He had already expected this question as the captain would always ask the same thing after every operation. He was a leader that cared for his subordinates.

"Got it. Conduct one last round of inspection." Wei Longlong let out a sigh of relief and said.

Following this, he then turned around, only to notice Liu Chao approaching him. He took two steps forward and asked, "Captain Liu, are you sure that there are only thirteen of those criminals?"

"That's right, Captain Wei. The robbers confirmed that there are only thirteen of them." Liu Chao nodded and confirmed with Captain Wei.

"Good, we have three dead, and ten arrested. The operation has been successfully completed." Wei Longlong stated with great pride.

"Great! Thank you for your hard work, Captain Wei. I'll treat you to a meal when the opportunity arises!"

Liu Chao said to Wei longlong with a face full of joy. Following this, Liu Chao then approached Qin Feng and beamed at him. "Let's go, Qin Feng. It's time to give the good news to the media who've been hounding us throughout this ordeal."

"Meet the media? Forget it, Captain Liu. I'm not going. I'd better join Zhao Gang and the rest to continue searching for the remaining gold."

Qin Feng quickly waved his hand and refused. He turned around and was just about to take off when suddenly, Liu Chao grabbed him by the collar and ordered, "You have to go. We would not have solved this case this quickly had you not spotted the gold residue. Don't even try to escape."

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The media waiting outside spotted the two police officers exiting the bank. Immediately after, shutters began to snap wildly, and countless microphones stretched towards them, going past the police officers who were maintaining order. Qin Feng and Liu Chao were instantly bombarded by a fusillade questions.

"Excuse me, officers, I think I heard gunshots earlier. Was that an accident?"

"Excuse me officers, have you found out anything regarding the robbers? Also, what about the missing gold?"

"When do you plan to solve the case? Do you want to catch the robbers first or retrieve the gold first?"

"Are you aware of the internet's criticism over your supposed incompetency? Do you agree with their views?"

One question after another was flung at Liu Chao and Qin Feng. Qin Feng listened to them in a daze while Liu Chao listened with a smile on his face. All of a sudden, Liu Chao raised his hand and gestured to everyone. "I'm sure everyone is curious about this incident, and we're here to answer everyone's questions. First off, I have a piece of good news I wish to report. Regarding the missing gold, we have already recovered most of it, and not just that, we have also caught all the perpetrators of this crime."

"Wow"

Liu Chao's words was followed by two seconds of silence. However, immediately after the moment of shocked silence, even more intense questions followed. This time, it was not only the reporters who were participating in the questioning, even the onlookers had joined the fray.

"Officer, how did you solve the case so quickly?"

"Excuse me, is this true?"

"Did you really recover most of the gold?"

A flurry of questions were hurled at Liu Chao. However, he was in no hurry. With a collected expression, he answered, "Rest assured, the heist of Ocean City's No. 1 Bank has been successfully resolved, and as for how the case was solved, I'll leave it to my colleague, Qin Feng to answer this question. It was his acute observations and analysis skills that helped us solve this case. As far as I'm concerned, he's the Sherlock Holmes of our nation, and with his presence, no crime would be left unsolved!"

Liu Chao was in a particularly good mood after solving the case. His praise for Qin Feng had also reached a new height.

"What the hell?!"

This was the first time Qin Feng had sworn out loud after coming to this world. He could not help it, he was shocked by the captain's words, after all.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

All cameras were now pointed at Qin Feng as the reporters anxiously waited for his explanation.

"Officer Qin, may I ask how you managed to locate the lost gold?"

"Officer Qin, was this a challenging case for you?"

"Officer Qin, do you have anything to say about this case?"

Under the forceful questioning of this group of reporters, Qin Feng forced out a smile, but his heart was filled with tears. He complained mentally as he glanced at the happy captain, "Captain, do you secretly harbor a grudge over me? This is going to be the death of me."

However, Qin Feng could not remain silent in response to the reporters' questions. After all, the case had indeed been solved. This was best opportunity for everyone to regain their confidence in Ocean City's Police Department. With no other choice, Qin Feng braced himself and explained his thoughts on the case.

What he did not expect, however, was for the reporters to wildly exaggerate the details of his case. Somewhere in the future, he would come to regret the words he had spoken back then. However, these were details that were best left to be discussed in the future...