After New Year's Day, Chenguang District was still bustling with excitement.

After ancestral worship, preparations for the Spring Festival began; it was a big occasion.

The work of the Criminal Investigation Team had slowed down somewhat.

The follow-up work on the Qinghe body disposal case was proceeding in an orderly manner.

In a homicide case, investigating the case and capturing the suspect is of utmost importance, but it merely marks the beginning of all the work.

Organizing interrogation records takes three to five days, or even longer.

Contrary to what most people imagine, interrogation records aren't finished just by having the other party sign.

There are currently two types of interrogation records: written transcripts and video recordings.

These two must match completely, and even a single word mistake requires re-verification.

Furthermore, a suspect's signature on the interrogation record doesn't happen only at the last word.

The suspect must verify what they've said, signing and fingerprinting each page.

In addition, the sealing of the crime scene, photography, and evidentiary verification all undergo multiple procedures.

And all this is within the scope of the Criminal Investigation Team's work.

Once all the prosecution evidence is prepared, a homicide case materials review team organized by the Bureau will take over, allowing the next steps to proceed only after the review.

Of course, what happens afterward has nothing to do with Lu Chuan and the others.

Prosecution, trial, detention, or execution of the death penalty are all unrelated to the Criminal Investigation Team.

After New Year's Day, with two months until the Spring Festival, apart from some routine work, the Criminal Investigation Team was basically in a slow period.

Only by balancing tension and relaxation can they prepare to give their all for potentially more important cases in the future.

Of course, this excludes the older folks.

For example, Old Bai was on medication almost daily.

Vitamins, amino acids, a Chinese herbal formula... swapping between a dozen kinds, Yang Sen also enjoyed keeping healthy, smoking the Soft Zhonghua cigarettes given by Lu Chuan on one hand and drinking lung-cleansing tea on the other.

Inside the Crime Scene Investigation office, Ren Qiang was chatting with Liu Guodong and several others.

With work recently not so busy, many people enjoyed coming to the Crime Scene Investigation office.

Members from Action Group One, Action Group Two, and even Forensic Doctor Wang Changjiang.

Everyone was already familiar, and with Lu Chuan in the Crime Scene Investigation office, things seemed even more familiar.

Casually pulling out a Soft Zhonghua cigarette from the table, Ren Qiang held it under his nose for a sniff, closing his eyes with a somewhat intoxicated expression.

"Lu, doesn't your salary barely cover your cigarettes?"

Lu Chuan, tending to his flamingo-lily, looked up with a smile, took two more Soft Zhonghua packs from his drawer, opened the packaging, and placed them on the desk: "Just about enough, last time I was rewarded with ten thousand yuan for my contributions."

"You're something else, you've only been on the job for half a year, right?"

Ren Qiang remarked with a bit of admiration. At Lu Chuan's age, he was nowhere near receiving commendations, let alone properly serving tea.

Wang Changjiang also sighed, and so did Liu Guodong.

Yang Sen and Old Bai let out sighs as well.

"Come on, smoke."

The atmosphere turned harmonious again.

Ring ring ring.

The phone on Liu Guodong's desk interrupted their conversation.

Glancing at the caller ID, Liu Guodong made a gesture for silence.

Everyone immediately quieted down, smoking in silence.

"Captain Qin, it's me... Oh... Okay... Alright, yes, I'm here."

"Hmm, I'll send Lu over... Mmm-hmm... Okay."

After hanging up, Lu Chuan pointed at his nose: "Did Captain Qin call me?"

"Yes," Liu Guodong nodded: "Seems like it's about the Special Task Force's last matter, head over and check it out."

Setting aside the vibrant, flourishing flamingo-lily, Lu Chuan clapped his hands, donned his police uniform, and went out.

Knock knock knock.

"Report!"

"Come in."

Looking up from his writing, Qin Yong saw Lu Chuan and couldn't help but smile: "Ah, Lu, quick, have a seat, I'm almost done here."

After saluting, Lu Chuan sat upright near the door, only half sitting on the sofa, his back pin-straight.

Not everyone entering Qin Yong's office was so formal though.

People like Ren Qiang, Sun Jun, and Liu Guodong would enter quite casually and wouldn't salute either.

But they were middle management of the team and had grown up with Qin Yong.

They shared camaraderie, and their ranks were not vastly different.

At the very least, their police ranks were similar.

With age-based hierarchy, the older you were, the more esteem you earned.

But Lu Chuan was different; he wasn't the only criminal police officer joining the Criminal Investigation Team last year.

Yet others hadn't even completed their probation period, let alone been individually called by Qin Yong.

It was only two or three minutes before Qin Yong finished writing and looked kindly at Lu Chuan: "I'm catching up on my political thought study notes; I've missed quite a few."

At the Criminal Investigation Team, besides Captain Qin Yong, there was also a political commissar.

However, as a technical criminal police officer, Lu Chuan rarely interacted with the commissar.

Indeed, the status of Haizhou City's Criminal Investigation Team within the City Public Security Bureau was quite high.

Or rather, the status of the Criminal Investigation Team in any city was very high.

As the team leader, Qin Yong was qualified to concurrently serve as the Deputy Director of Haizhou City's Public Security Bureau.

But because his predecessor Wang Kai first served as the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team and then got promoted to the Deputy Director responsible for criminal investigations...

It was a continuation, as the leadership positions were filled.

Otherwise, Wang Kai would have served concurrently as both the Deputy Director and the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team.

In such a case, having an additional leadership position was advantageous.

"Captain Qin, you have numerous duties; it's taxing."

Lu Chuan rose slightly, praising the leader.

"Haha, no need to flatter me; I called you for an assignment."

"Your orders, Captain Qin."

Leaving Qin Yong's office, Lu Chuan rubbed his nose, sent a WeChat message to his family, and returned to the Crime Scene Investigation office.

"Lu, what did Captain Qin want with you?"

Back at the office, Ren Qiang hadn't left, and some others were chatting, curious about Lu Chuan's return.

"It's about the Special Task Force matter; Captain Qin wants me to go on a little trip."

Although the investigation into the Song Kun murder case had concluded, no prosecution had been initiated against the suspect.

Chen Gang's staging of a car accident to kill Song Kun concealed an underground organ trafficking operation worth millions or even billions.

During the Special Task Force's investigation, numerous other cases were uncovered, and those were now being verified one by one.

The personnel of Haizhou's Criminal Investigation Team had retreated after apprehending Chen Gang and arresting Wang Liang, having unraveled the entire benefit chain.

Recently, with new developments, assistance from the team was again needed.

This time, it wasn't Qin Yong who recommended Lu Chuan; it was Li Donglin from the Second Division of the provincial criminal investigation department specifically requesting him.

Evidently, Lu Chuan's outstanding performance in Binzhou left a strong impression on Li Donglin.

"According to Captain Qin, it was Director Li Donglin from the provincial department who specifically asked for me. I'll likely be busy until New Year."

Lu Chuan said while packing up his things.

"You're packing up now?"

"Yeah, heading to the provincial capital this afternoon."

Time was tight; Lu Chuan couldn't return home, but fortunately, the office had spare clothes, and he could set off once packed.

At the front gate, Lu Chuan got into the ten-year-old Land Cruiser from the Crime Scene Investigation office: "Master, no need to see me off; I'll only be gone for a few days."

"Stay safe."

"Rest assured."

"Lu Chuan, take care."

Alongside Liu Guodong and others seeing Lu Chuan off was Shen Yan.

Hearing from Wang Changjiang that Lu Chuan was leaving for a business trip, Shen Yan came out.

Seeing Shen Yan tall and graceful, standing there in her single-layered police uniform, Lu Chuan waved: "It's cold outside. Don't worry; I'm just going over to help with some crime scene and trace inspections. I'll be back in a few days."

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