Chapter 426: Chapter 257: Sun Zhidong’s Surprise

Qiu Cang saw that Li Xiang and his team were determined to leave, so he didn’t press the matter and helped escort them to the parking lot.

As they were leaving, Qiu Cang said, “Say hello to your dad for me!”

Li Xiang was taken aback, thinking: Do you know my dad?

Before Li Xiang could ask further, Yang Ming drove the car over.

“Alright, we’re heading off first, you all should go back too. There are plenty of tasks to wrap up the case, no need to see us off!”

Qiu Cang watched as Li Xiang and his team drove away, muttering to himself: It’s still discovered too late, my brain, if I had known about his connections earlier, I wouldn’t have neglected him from the start.

Overall, the more Qiu Cang thought about it, the more he felt the reception this time was imperfect, with flaws everywhere.

Not until the car drove out of the gate did they head back.

The reason Li Xiang was in a hurry to return was because Fan Yonglin had called him, asking about the progress of his case.

He said the suspect had already been captured.

You caught the suspect, so why are you still there? Hurry back.

So Li Xiang returned.

After driving for three hours, he arrived at the provincial office.

“Keep an eye on the stuff for me, I’m heading to Director Fan’s office.”

“Oh, okay.”

Li Xiang headed straight to Fan Yonglin’s office.

“Reporting.”

“Come in.”

“Director Fan, what’s the rush? I just brought the people back over there.”

Entering the office, Li Xiang skillfully grabbed a cup and poured himself some water.

“Alright, I’m already aware of the situation over there, you didn’t disgrace our provincial office, and it also showed us that the guidance team model is feasible.”

Fan Yonglin smiled broadly and continued, “Regarding your appointment as the head of the guidance team, the democratic decision has been approved, and the appointment document has been issued. Take a look yourself!”

He said, tossing the document on the desk over to him.

“So fast?”

“When have I ever been slow in getting things done!”

Li Xiang opened the document, and indeed it was an official appointment letter with the organizational seal of the Provincial Public Security Department.

Seeing the matter settled, Li Xiang was quite pleased.

“Is there any progress on Yang Ming and Sun Zhidong’s issues?”

“Don’t you trust my work?” Fan Yonglin gave him a sideways glance, indicating that, despite other shortcomings, as the head of criminal investigation, he had a say in this area.

Hearing Fan Yonglin’s “unfriendly” tone, Li Xiang immediately humbled himself: “How could that be? I’m just worried that with your busy schedule, Director Fan, you might forget these little things.”

“Your matter is no small thing. The establishment of the guidance team relates to next year’s key work arrangements, and Director Li is personally overseeing it, so no slack is allowed. Therefore, you have to take it seriously. The guidance team isn’t meant for you to bring your family and friends along.”

When Li Xiang heard this, he knew Director Fan was giving him a friendly reminder. Those who could join the guidance team were all elites in their fields, meant to serve cases, but now it seemed the team was serving Li Xiang. Instead of calling it the guidance team, it might as well be called Li Xiang’s team.

“This won’t happen again. In the future, whoever joins the guidance team will be arranged by the leaders. I promise not to drop the ball.”

“It’s good that you understand. Do a good job and don’t betray Director Li’s care. He’s been busy with talent support plans for you lately, and once settled, you’ll be eligible for many national policies, even securing housing.”

Knowing the leaders were concerned about his issues, Li Xiang felt very touched: “Thank you, Director Fan and Director Li, for your care. I will definitely work hard and live up to the leaders’ expectations.”

“I’m glad you think that way, what Director Li has done is worth it, hoping he hasn’t misjudged you.”

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Jinghai City Public Security Bureau.

In the office of the first investigation squad, they had just wrapped up a cross-city theft case. The team sat together, chatting, and inevitably the topic turned to Li Xiang.

“I wonder how Captain Li is doing at the provincial office now. Ever since he was promoted to captain, I feel like he’s spent more time away than when he was leading us. I don’t know if he’s someone else’s captain now or still ours.” The office clerk Zhou Man complained slightly, as she actually missed Li Xiang being around.

Back then, the first squad was bustling with people. Another reason was that when Li Xiang was in charge, the efficiency of solving cases was high, and following him wasn’t too exhausting.

Unlike now, where they spent two weeks on a cross-city theft case before catching the suspect.

Everyone was exhausted.

“Luckily we have Coach Su, otherwise our team would have fallen apart,” Mao Ji tried to lighten the mood, highlighting Su Jiayi’s importance to the team.

Zhou Man chimed in again: “Yes, our first squad has always been short-handed. When we finally get someone, they’re poached by others. At this rate, I feel like Captain Li soon won’t be our captain anymore.”

It wasn’t just her with this feeling; everyone in the first squad felt this way. Lending Li Xiang to the provincial office seemed like a one-way trip.

At this moment, everyone suddenly turned their attention to Sun Zhidong: “Hey, old Sun, you and Captain Li have always been good friends. Do you know what’s going on with him now?”

Sun Zhidong pulled a face: “I’m not really sure either. He’s so busy now; we haven’t been in touch for a long time. This guy Li Xiang must be taking something, he’s been on fire since last year, moving at such a fast pace, I can’t even catch up driving a BMW, and now I don’t even know what he’s busy with.”

The more he thought about it, the more discouraged he felt. Remembering the old days when they patrolled together, they had agreed to serve as auxiliary police and just get by, but now Li Xiang was advancing so much.

This made him feel quite useless!

“Is everyone here? Just in time, let me introduce someone to you.”

Just then, Feng Yonglin walked in with a man in his forties following him.

“Feng Da? Why are you here?”

Hearing Feng Yonglin’s voice from outside the door, everyone turned to look.

“This is Guo Yingcai, your new captain going forward.”

“Hello everyone, I’m Guo Yingcai, please take care of me,” Guo Yingcai greeted them humbly with a wave.

“This is Instructor Su Jiayi, Clerk Zhou Man, Deputy Squad Leader Mao Ji, and Sun Zhidong, you all will get familiar with each other in due time.”

Feng Yonglin introduced the members of the first squad one by one, then upon seeing everyone’s curious faces, knowing they had questions, he straightforwardly said, “Don’t wait for Li Xiang, he won’t be coming back; he’s been kept by the provincial office.”

“What?”

“You jinx, you really hit it right.”

“And you call yourselves brothers, leaving without a word.”

At this, Sun Zhidong felt a bit upset. He joined the first squad because of Li Xiang; they, two brothers, could be together again. But unexpectedly, shortly after he arrived, Li Xiang was promoted.

This rapid pace was genuinely beyond what he could imagine.

Seeing Sun Zhidong a bit thrown off, Feng Yonglin chuckled and pulled out a transfer order: “You two truly are good brothers, even after going to the provincial office, he didn’t forget to bring you along.”

“What?” Sun Zhidong took the transfer order in a daze and after a moment of processing, let out an exclamation: “Ah~ Li Xiang, I love you to death.”

Sun Zhidong didn’t expect such joy to come so suddenly. And such was Li Xiang—not letting him know in advance so that he could mentally brace himself.

“You two good buddies really are inseparable!” Mao Ji remarked enviously. This was going to the provincial office; a larger platform meant more opportunities.

Having a good brother was a blessing; when one succeeds, everyone benefits.

“Indeed, we used to stand guard together all the time,” Sun Zhidong now had no complaints about Li Xiang. Being transferred to the provincial office meant he could show off to his dad again.

Following Li Xiang was a surefire path.

His dad used to say he only played around all day and wasn’t serious about anything. Since becoming a regular, he had become his dad’s pride.

This transfer to the provincial office, his dad would definitely throw a big party, inviting relatives and friends to celebrate.

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