Chapter 142: Chapter 120: The Closing of the Dragnet Operation

Arriving in Jinghai, the lockdown for the operation was lifted, and they finally got their mobile phones back.

He turned on his phone, finding a few missed calls.

Among them were his parents’ calls. Unable to reach him, they sent a text asking when he’d be back for May Day.

The reason was simple: the family had set up another blind date.

Li Xiang chose to ignore it.

Lin Feifei also called, saying her nationwide concert tour had finally ended. She wanted to use May Day to relax, asking when he had time as she was craving hotpot.

Hmm,

He wanted hotpot too, so he readily agreed: “Let’s do it!”

In the end, Yan Xiong decisively sent him a message:

“Saw Zhou Yuelong, right? Feel better?”

Upon seeing Yan Bureau’s message, Li Xiang realized that his participation in Zhou Yuelong’s arrest wasn’t a coincidence but carefully arranged by Yan Bureau.

The goal was probably to let him vent since he endured a lot of grievances and ended up in a sorry state to complete his mission back then.

Unexpectedly, Yan Bureau was so considerate, not at all matching his appearance.

“Felt better, thanks Yan Bureau.”

Indeed, watching Zhou Yuelong get arrested in front of him really felt satisfying. Zhou Yuelong’s shocked and incredulous look at that moment made Li Xiang feel it was all worth it.

Only those who endure can laugh in the end.

The arrogant are only arrogant for a moment.

When the heavens wish to destroy someone, they first make them crazy!

Then Li Xiang opened the system game, and instantly, a series of system notifications popped up:

[Task Name: Netting Operation]

[Task Description: During the previous coordination action, you successfully helped the Drug Enforcement Bureau infiltrate an undercover agent within the enemy, allowing the police to smoothly obtain a large amount of criminal evidence. Jinghai City forces will be a backbone in this arrest operation.]

[Task Requirement: Participate in the arrest operation and successfully complete the task.]

[Task Reward: Experience +600, Diamonds +3000]

[Ding, task completed, reward – experience +600, diamonds +3000]

Even though he couldn’t keep the phone by his side during the operation, the system still detected the task, rewarding him with 3000 diamonds, bringing his diamond count to over 5000.

Life was looking more and more hopeful!

Ding~

There was a new message.

It was from Lin Feifei: “Let’s make plans, I’ll come to Jinghai tomorrow, I’ve been craving some hotpot.”

She knew Li Xiang didn’t have a car, so she offered to come to Jinghai.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you.”

Considering the time, it had indeed been a while since he and Lin Feifei last met; both of them had been quite busy, especially her with the exhausting nationwide tour.

It was tiring not just physically, but also mentally and vocally.

But the outcome was indeed great. The national tour, riding on previous popularity, earned the company a significant amount of money, and Lin Feifei’s fame increased as well.

The next afternoon, Li Xiang received Lin Feifei’s call, saying she had arrived in Jinghai and asked where he was.

After telling her where he was, Li Xiang took a short leave from Captain Cao.

There were still a few hours before the end of his shift, but Li Xiang didn’t want to linger in the office.

“Go ahead. Oh, by the way, we’re off tomorrow, you don’t need to take the duty this time.”

Cao Gang didn’t ask much, just waved and agreed.

Li Xiang was now highly sought after in their team; since joining the first squad, he had played a crucial role in solving several cases.

Whether it was the staircase death case, Luoyang Reservoir cold case, the grave site body hiding case, or the severed fingers dismemberment case, with Li Xiang’s involvement, the pace of solving cases accelerated drastically.

Especially the Luoyang Reservoir case, which had stalled for fourteen years without determining the source of the body. It was one sentence from Li Xiang, a wake-up call giving a clear investigation direction, that led to a breakthrough in the case.

Such talent had other squads eyeing him, wanting to recruit him, especially the fourth squad whose captain, Guo Dajun, wanted to poach both him and his dog.

Therefore, Cao Gang was keen on retaining Li Xiang in the first squad. As long as his requests didn’t violate principles and discipline, he would basically agree to anything.

“Thanks, Captain Cao.”

Tomorrow was the 29th, the first day of the May Day holiday. After Li Xiang finished his work, tidied up his desk, and archived the files, he noted the time, realizing Lin Feifei was about to arrive. He led Meiqiu downstairs and waited at the bus stop across the street.

Five minutes later, a red sports car pulled up at the station.

Li Xiang opened the car door and got in.

“Long time no see, the big star is getting more and more beautiful.”

“Woof!” Meiqiu chimed in in agreement.

The two hadn’t met for over two months, and upon meeting again, Lin Feifei still gave Li Xiang a stunning impression.

Stars had better image management than ordinary people, especially now with the weather warming up, everyone’s clothing was gradually getting lighter.

In this regard, stars were always ahead of the curve.

Lin Feifei dressed coolly today, her whole outfit appeared youthful and lively, making it very pleasant to look at.

“Wow, Meiqiu has grown so much!”

When Meiqiu was little, Li Xiang couldn’t take it with him on missions and had left it with Lin Feifei for a while, so Meiqiu still remembered her.

As soon as it got in the car, it tried to squeeze into the driver’s seat, but luckily, Li Xiang held the leash tight, preventing it from succeeding.

“Yeah, this little guy sure has a big appetite now, growing every day. Luckily it’s almost reached adulthood and won’t grow much more.”

“Where should we go?”

“Let’s walk around Times Square a bit. It’s still early for dinner.”

“Okay.”

Times Square was essentially the starting point of their relationship, home to many of their memories, and one of the few places Lin Feifei was familiar with in Jinghai City.

After reaching Times Square and parking the car, the two got out with the dog. Before stepping out, Lin Feifei put on a baseball cap.

Meiqiu seemed to like Lin Feifei a lot, bringing the leash to her.

Lin Feifei was surprised at Meiqiu: “Wow, Meiqiu is so smart now!”

“Yeah, Meiqiu is amazing, it recently helped the police solve a few major cases.”

“Really? How incredible you are.”

Upon hearing how awesome Meiqiu was, Lin Feifei was delighted and hugged it, gently patting its head.

“Woof~” Meiqiu displayed an expression of enjoyment.

Li Xiang couldn’t stand seeing a dog having a better time than him, so he suggested: “Don’t hug it anymore, it’s grown and heavy, let it walk.”

“Alright then, let’s walk.”

Lin Feifei agreed, realizing Meiqiu was heavier than before, and set it down.

“Whimper~”

Being held was so nice, and just because of the owner’s words, the delightful experience ended.

Meiqiu let out a dissatisfied whimper.

“Now that the previous busy streak is over, it probably won’t be as exhausting, right?”

“Yeah, with the tour over, I can rest a bit and get ready for my new song. The company set up some opportunities to shoot magazine covers and take on ad endorsements.”

“Wow, taking ads means a lot of money, right?”

“Not too bad. You should know, the big chunk always goes to the company. I’m just a worker, perhaps slightly better off than an ordinary employee, maybe considered a high-class worker. Aren’t police officers paid well?”

“Yeah, better than auxiliary police!”

Switching to a full-fledged officer did increase his salary, and there were bonuses for solving cases. Last month, he earned over ten thousand, his first time reaching that amount. Reflecting on his three years as an auxiliary police officer earning two thousand eight a month for the toughest, most exhausting chores, one realizes how unfair comparisons can be.

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