Zhou Xuan handed his work ID and transfer order to a window and said, "Hello, I'm here to report for duty."
He handed it to window number two. The policewoman was talking to a colleague next to her, their voices babbling rapidly, seemingly about how Zhang Lei on the eighteenth floor was so smug and vain.
She spoke in a low voice, but even that was enough to reach Zhou Xuan's ears. This made Zhou Xuan sigh inwardly, thinking that most women are just gossipy and talkative.
The policewoman didn't even glance at Zhou Xuan. She casually took the identification and transfer order, gave them a cursory look, then her fingers flew across the keyboard before she said, "Nineteenth floor, Criminal Investigation Team Four."
After saying this, the policewoman finally looked at Zhou Xuan properly, her eyes showing some strangeness, but she didn't ask anything. She simply handed the identification and transfer order back to Zhou Xuan.
After Zhou Xuan accepted the gift, he said "thank you" and walked directly to the elevator. While waiting for the elevator, Zhou Xuan noticed that the policewoman was accessing the files on the computer again and entering his name, but the result was "no permission to query," which made him even more puzzled.
The woman was notified early in the morning that a criminal police officer would be reporting for duty and being transferred to the fourth criminal investigation team. This was the Municipal Public Security Bureau. It wasn't that ordinary police officers could be transferred here, but they were all in ordinary positions. Positions with rank were not easily attained by ordinary people. The criminal investigation team of the Municipal Bureau was not a place that just anyone could come to. If the officers of the criminal investigation team were to be transferred down, they would at least become the chiefs of a police station.
The policewoman had seen Zhou Xuan's identification, but Zhou Xuan's rank was very low, almost the lowest level of police officer, the kind without any rank. How could someone like that be transferred to the criminal investigation team?
Strangely enough, the policewoman started gossiping about Zhou Xuan to her colleagues again. Zhou Xuan sighed; gossip was always a topic of conversation among their group, so it was best to avoid listening to it.
Just then, the elevator came down. Zhou Xuan went in as soon as the door opened, pressed the button for the nineteenth floor, and stood inside. Seven or eight more people came in one after another.
Of the seven or eight people in the elevator, only one or two were wearing police uniforms; the rest were in plainclothes. However, Zhou Xuan could tell that they were all police officers because, although they weren't wearing uniforms, their belts and shoes were standard police gear. There were no women in the elevator; it was all men.
There were people on the upper floors as well. From the second to the sixth floor, almost no one came downstairs. People started getting off the elevator on the seventh floor. When it got to the nineteenth floor, which Zhou Xuan was going down, it stopped five times in between. It wasn't too many. However, Zhou Xuan was the only one getting off the elevator on his floor. So, after he got off the elevator, he was the only one in the hallway.
The corridor was very quiet. The building occupies at least a thousand square meters. In the middle of the corridor, Zhou Xuan saw a cross-shaped alleyway. At the entrance of each alleyway was a sign that read "Criminal Investigation Division 1", "Criminal Investigation Division 2", "Criminal Investigation Division 3", and "Criminal Investigation Division 4".
It turned out that this floor was the office of the Fourth Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, so Zhou Xuan naturally walked towards the Fourth Criminal Investigation Division without much thought.
The doors of the rooms in the alleyway are marked with signs, such as "Criminal Investigation Office," "Technical Room," and "Records Room." Further back are the offices of the section chiefs, meeting rooms, and so on.
Zhou Xuan stopped in front of the director's office and then knocked on the door.
Zhou Xuan could naturally detect the situation inside without even looking. The room was a standard office, with filing cabinets on both sides of the wall and a large desk by the window, behind which sat a man in his forties.
Hearing the knock, the man didn't even look up and said, "Come in."
Zhou Xuan gently pushed open the door, went inside, and walked to the desk. The section chief still didn't look up, but kept looking down at the documents in his hand.
Zhou Xuan was no ordinary person. Using his supernatural abilities to detect the section chief's aura, he discovered that the section chief was not in a calm state of mind, and even seemed to be holding his breath.
From this, Zhou Xuan could be certain that the section chief wasn't looking at the documents in his hand, but was secretly watching him, and that his current demeanor was just an act.
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Volume 1, Chapter 531: Beautiful Partner
There was a box of business cards on the right corner of the desk. Zhou Xuan detected that the director's name was "Liu Xingzhou".
Zhou Xuan placed the transfer order and identification documents on the desk, then said, "Chief, good morning. This is Zhou Xuan, a police officer from Lincheng, reporting for duty. Please give me your instructions."
Liu Xingzhou still didn't look up at Zhou Xuan, but gestured with his lips to the side and said indifferently, "Put it there first."
Zhou Xuan placed the transfer order and documents on his desk and waited quietly. Liu Xingzhou, however, only wanted to give Zhou Xuan a warning, because he had received Zhou Xuan's transfer order earlier and had not received any explanation from the deputy director in charge of criminal investigation. The deputy director did not know what was going on and could not find any information about Zhou Xuan, which was quite strange.
Liu Xingzhou was completely baffled. Usually, the police officers who could be transferred to the criminal investigation team of the municipal bureau were the elite of the elite. But this Zhou Xuan, apart from not being able to find out his identity, seemed to be as ordinary as could be. How could such a person be transferred to the criminal investigation team?
After checking the personnel records in the public security system and entering Zhou Xuan's name, I pressed enter, but the screen still displayed "You do not have sufficient permissions".
Liu Xingzhou was both suspicious and angry. The person he didn't have the authority to query could only be someone with a very powerful background, or someone involved in a major case, like an undercover agent. This made Liu Xingzhou uncomfortable. This Criminal Investigation Team 4 was his territory, and it was naturally very unpleasant to let an outsider come in and cause trouble.
Liu Xingzhou deliberately ignored Zhou Xuan, pretending to look at a document. After another four or five minutes, Zhou Xuan just smiled faintly. Liu Xingzhou hadn't even turned the page in four or five minutes, so he obviously wasn't really looking at it. His purpose in doing this was just to embarrass him.
Zhou Xuan doesn't necessarily want to develop within the police force. He's only here to help Fu Yuanshan and to cooperate with Wei Haihe's plan. There's no reason for him to fight with a mere criminal investigation director.
Zhou Xuan was unusually calm and showed no signs of agitation or distress, thinking it best to let Liu Xingzhou handle it. He figured Fu Yuanshan probably hadn't even considered this matter yet. However, Fu Yuanshan didn't work at the municipal bureau but at the provincial department, and he was new to the job, so he couldn't possibly have thought of everything. He probably hadn't even considered this issue yet, let alone had time to think about it. Zhou Xuan didn't want to cause him any trouble. He didn't care whether he was treated well or not; at most, he would just be ignored. There was no need for him to fight for his pride or save face.
After a few minutes, Liu Xingzhou finally couldn't help but look up at Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan's calmness and composure puzzled him. Zhou Xuan's eyes were very clear, like a stream that could be seen to the bottom. But as he looked to the bottom, Liu Xingzhou was also a little lost. Zhou Xuan's eyes could clearly see to the bottom, but they were also like a deep pool that could not be seen to the bottom.
This extremely contradictory thought lingered in Liu Xingzhou's mind: what if this Zhou Xuan was the son of some leader, sent down here for training and gilding?
Liu Xingzhou was startled by the thought. If he offended the leader's son for no reason, his life would be difficult. Besides, a new acting director had arrived today, and Liu Xingzhou needed to ask the deputy director for instructions. With the director being transferred, many people were eyeing the vacant position. Of course, Liu Xingzhou hoped that Deputy Director Yang, who was closest to him, would be promoted.
But such a thing was just in his imagination. This position was far beyond his imagination, and he could neither help nor be of any assistance.
Seeing Zhou Xuan's composed expression, Liu Xingzhou felt a little guilty, fearing that he might be some kind of prince or nobleman whom he couldn't afford to offend.
Liu Xingzhou changed his mind in an instant, his face immediately breaking into a smile as he chuckled, "Oh, hehe, Xiao Zhou, um, sit down and let's talk, sit down and let's talk."
Zhou Xuan was somewhat surprised by Liu Xingzhou's quick change of heart, but he didn't take it to heart. At Liu Xingzhou's signal, he turned around and sat down at the coffee table next to him. His movements and expressions were very natural, without any of the restraint or tension that a junior policeman would show when meeting a senior officer.
Zhou Xuan's natural expression clearly convinced Liu Xingzhou that Zhou Xuan was someone like a powerful young master. He threw down the documents, immediately stood up, sat down at the coffee table, and casually asked while making tea, "Little Zhou, were you in Lincheng before?"
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Director, I can only apologize for my past experiences." He pointed to the ceiling and said, "The higher-ups... the higher-ups strictly forbid me from revealing any information. Regarding my experiences, I can only answer you with four words: 'State secret'."
Liu Xingzhou was stunned, and almost broke out in a cold sweat. No wonder he couldn't find it. Even Deputy Director Yang's authority couldn't find it. It seems that this person is really not simple. Could it be that after the director was transferred, someone with the ability and strong background was sent to act as a vanguard?
This is the Municipal Public Security Bureau, not the enemy's intelligence agency. There's no need for undercover agents to investigate, unless they're sent by rival bureau chiefs looking for weaknesses.
Liu Xingzhou poured Zhou Xuan a glass of water, then said awkwardly, "Hehe, since that's the case, I'll just not ask anymore. Let me first introduce our fourth team to Xiao Zhou. Our Criminal Investigation Team Four has a total of thirteen people. Currently, we are usually divided into two-person teams, unless it's a major case that requires the entire team to be assembled. Otherwise, we are divided into two-person groups. Xiao Zhou..."
Zhou Xuan smiled and looked at Liu Xingzhou sideways, but did not answer, waiting for Liu Xingzhou's instructions and arrangements.
Liu Xingzhou hesitated for a moment, then suddenly picked up the phone on the table, dialed a number, and said, "Old Wu, hehe, this is Liu Xingzhou... nothing else, just wanted to borrow someone from you temporarily... Xiao Zhang, Zhang Lei, um, okay, have her come to my office right away."
Zhou Xuan didn't know what Liu Xingzhou was up to, but since he was a section chief, it was his business what he wanted to do.
Seeing Liu Xingzhou deep in thought, Zhou Xuan didn't disturb him and waited quietly. A minute or two later, there was a knock on the door.
A smile immediately spread across Liu Xingzhou's face as he said, "Come in."