"Xiu Yijun, Xiu Yijun, do you have anything on your mind?"

Seeing Lin Xiuyi's absent-minded appearance, Jingzi, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but feel a little strange and asked.

"Huh...... It's nothing...... It's nothing, I just didn't get a good rest last night, so I was a little absent-minded just now, by the way, what did you just say?"

"I said, you're going to be promoted to police officer in another year, how about it? Have you ever considered being transferred to that police station as a deputy commissioner?"

"This ...... I don't have any special ideas yet!"

"Eh, no, hasn't Shuichi-kun started to prepare yet? This is a major matter related to your future and fate, don't you worry about being transferred to a position somewhere other than the 23rd ward? Musashino City is a relatively prosperous business, but it would be too miserable to be transferred to the position of director on an island like Ogasawara Village!"

"Ogasawara Village...... Is there a police station too?"

"Of course, but if you work anywhere, the most feared thing should be a typhoon, and when the typhoon comes, you may not be able to return home for several days!"

……

When Jingzi said this sentence again, he looked at Lin Xiuyi's expression intentionally or unintentionally, only to see Lin Xiuyi's brows furrowed slightly, and then he picked up the cup on the side and drank the oolong tea in the cup.

"You're really worried about promotion, Xiu Yijun!"

Seeing Lin Xiuyi's reaction, Jingzi confirmed the guess in her heart, she raised her hand and said softly to the shopkeeper:

"Excuse me, please give us another cup of oolong tea!"

"Alas...... I can't hide anything from your eyes, can't you just be stupid once in a while?"

"I'm so sorry, it turns out that Xiu Yijun prefers to socialize with stupid ladies! I see! However, since I've guessed the problem that is bothering you, then...... Let's talk about it and see if there is any solution to the problem! Shuichi-kun really doesn't want to be sent to an island like Ogasawara Village!"

Jingzi replied in a low voice with a smile on her face, and then she took the cup of oolong tea handed to her by the store, and handed it to Lin Xiuyi's hand.

"If you don't mind, I'd be willing to think of a way for you, don't you think...... How about coming to work at the National Police Agency?"

"Uh...... And that's true!"

"Why, are you worried that the work will become harder? I think it should be similar to Shuichin-kun's job in the search class, but the Criminal Department of the National Police Agency is responsible for major cases from all over the country. Of course, with Xiu Yijun's personality, I guess I prefer to be transferred to the police station below to serve as the deputy commissioner, after all, the job there is much easier than a search lesson, basically just maintain a good interpersonal relationship with other police stations. It is said that the favorite way for the directors of Tokyo to socialize is golf, so if Shuichi-kun has time, he can practice it in advance!"

"Golf? I've never tried it before!"

"No, then you must practice diligently, it is said that good golf is very popular among the major police stations!

"No, forget it! Sports or anything is not my strong point! But what you just said is a joke!"

Although there are more than 100 police stations under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police Department, if you encounter a serious criminal case, you still need to hand it over to the Criminal Department of the headquarters to deal with it, so you people who search a lesson will be more and more busy!"

Seeing Jingzi looking at herself with concern, she still had a smile on her face. Lin Xiuyi's heart couldn't help but feel some comfort. In fact, just now, Lin Xiuyi has been thinking about what Minister Sato told him this morning, with Lin Xiuyi's personality, he can't accept Sato Justice's threat to deliberately approach Keiko and monitor her every move. Even if he staked his future prospects, Lin Xiuyi was absolutely unwilling to do such a thing. So from then on, Lin Xiuyi even began to think about resigning.

"That...... Keiko: Can you ask why you came to the National Police Agency?"

"Eh, why did you suddenly ask about this?"

"Nothing...... It is...... I just think I'm a little concerned!"

"Of course, it's for you...... Just kidding! Actually, because the Ministry of Justice didn't have a suitable position, I was sent to the Metropolitan Police Department, so it would be relatively easy for me to get promoted!"

Jingzi casually gave a convincing reason without hesitation, but with Lin Xiuyi's understanding of Jingzi, this reason should not be true. Although the status of the National Police Agency is relatively weak, there have been precedents in the past when bureaucrats have been transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the National Police Agency in order to be promoted. However, as Nobuko Ando's most trusted person, Keiko is not the kind of person who leaves the Ministry of Justice just for promotion.

"Well, whatever your reason! Anyway, you'd better be careful with the police department!"

"Hmm, what does Xiu Yijun mean by this? Could it be that you know something that is not good for me?"

"Alas...... Today I have just been instructed to take the initiative to approach you and report regularly on matters related to you as above! But please rest assured, I will never do such a thing! Therefore, I plan to find an opportunity to submit my resignation to the Criminal Department!"

"Is there such a thing?"

"It's true!"

"Hahaha...... I didn't expect those guys from the Metropolitan Police Department to be so naïve, what age are they, and they still use such old-fashioned tricks!"

"Hey, what I said is true! Moreover, it was not Minister Sato who gave the order, but pressure from above! Do you understand what I said!"

"I understand! I understand! So...... Is that what you're worried about just now? That's great, so that you can justifiably stay with me every day, and by the way, if you drink all the time at night, you can count yourself as working overtime beyond your duties!"

"Forget it, what I said is true anyway, if you don't believe it, I can't help it......! I'll take my leave!"

"Wait a minute!"

Just as Lin Xiuyi was about to get up and leave, Jingzi suddenly grabbed his sleeve and left him in his seat again.

"Xiu Yijun, I want to ask you not to resign, please be sure to stay in the search lesson!"