The night view of Jinghai City in 2000 was far less dazzling than it was 20 years later, even as fireworks were blooming in the night sky. What's more, places like drainage canals in the suburbs are full of ruins after rural relocation. On the ground, the night was lit up by seven or eight police cars with flashing red and blue police lights. Because of the heavy rain, a large puddle formed outside the drainage canal. The police are cordoning off to maintain order. Hundreds of people stood outside the cordon and discussed. These ordinary people have never seen such a battle.

Meng Dehai, director of the Jinghai City Public Security Bureau, led people to the drainage canal and looked at the surrounding environment.

The survey lights came on - a swollen human body was faintly floating at the outlet of the drain, its hair hanging from the railing of the outlet, and the corpse floating up and down. The crowd of onlookers was in an uproar. Some police officers are trying to persuade onlookers to stay outside the cordon.

Meng Dehai glanced at it, frowned and said, "Hurry up and catch it." ”

The officers looked at each other, but no one took the initiative to respond.

Meng Dehai looked left and right, and suddenly shouted: "An Xin!" ”

Dressed in a brand-new police uniform, the young An Xin stood on the periphery and was responsible for maintaining order. He stood up straight, ignoring the director's calls. Standing next to him is a colleague Li Xiang who is the same age as him, and An Xin is completely different in that Li Xiang was admitted all the way from the countryside, and he cherishes the identity of a civil servant very much. Hearing the director's shout, Li Xiang hurriedly pushed An Xin.

"The director called you, don't hurry up and behave!"

An Xin touched the brand-new police uniform on her body with her hand and pouted: "I don't want to make my freshly issued clothes stinky and dirty." ”

At this time, Meng Dehai was already a little impatient: "An Xin! Is it coming?! ”

Li Xiang looked at An Xin, who was still motionless, and then looked at the director who was a little impatient, and hurriedly played a round: "It's coming, it's coming!" ”

Li Xiang ran to the puddle as he spoke, and the old policeman standing next to the chief automatically moved out of the way.

Li Xiang looked at Meng Dehai expectantly.

Meng Dehai whispered: "Change your clothes and be careful." ”

"Yes!" Li Xiang happily took off his uniform, and his colleague changed him into a waterproof leather jacket and pants.

Meng Dehai looked at Li Xiang, who was eager to try, and then looked back at An Xin, who was standing not far away, and shook his head helplessly.

The rotting corpses were put into body bags and zipped up.

Li Xiang, who tried not to let himself retch, took off his leather pants, and the stench on his body made his colleagues hide away.

Meng Dehai took a police cotton coat and walked over and draped it on Li Xiang. Li Xiang was flattered, and saluted: "Thank you, Director." ”

"Your name is Li Xiang?"

"Yes!"

"I remember you, do a good job!"

Li Xiangzheng was happy, but the small muttering of his colleagues Zhang Biao and others behind him penetrated into his ears. Li Xiang was about to pretend not to hear it, but the sound of a heavy slam on the front cover of the police car startled him.

"Say what? There is a kind of you go down, this face is exposed to you! An Xin glared at the few people who chewed the root of their tongues.

Zhang Biao glanced at An Xin, and several people dispersed. Meng Dehai heard the sound and walked over.

"An Xin!"

An Xin stood upright: "Here!" ”

"Didn't you hear what you just called?"

An Xin replied solemnly: "Report!" I have been maintaining order on the periphery, there are too many people, and the voices are too noisy, I really didn't hear it. ”

Li Xiang, who was wrapped in a coat, looked at An Xin gratefully and smiled, not only for the sake of his partner's righteousness, but also for himself to give him the opportunity to perform in front of the director.

Meng Dehai squinted at An Xin in front of him and smiled.

"On Chinese New Year's Eve, your criminal police team's shift will be adjusted, and you and Li Xiang will go on duty!"

"Director, you have a lot of opportunities, and you have to take care of such a trivial matter?" An Xin was deflated all of a sudden.

"I don't want to care, you take the initiative to ask for progress! After going back, I took the schedule and went to find Cao Chuang. Remember, you asked for it! ”

An Xin cried with a sad face: "Director, has my consciousness improved a little too fast?" ”

Meng Dehai raised his hand to fight, but An Xin quickly slipped away. Meng Dehai looked at An Xin's back and suddenly smiled: "Little rabbit." ”

The early morning sun shone on the clean and huge playground, and there were only two figures in the entire playground. One is An Xin, who is wearing a straight police uniform, and the other is An Changlin, deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. An Changlin is the same age as Meng Dehai, he seems to be more capable, and the traces of years of army life are deeply engraved in every inch of his body. Like Meng Dehai, An Changlin is also an old comrade-in-arms of An Xin's father, and An Xin's father entrusted his son to An Changlin and Meng Dehai before his sacrifice. Seeing that the orphan of the old comrade-in-arms in front of him was also wearing a police uniform and a police badge on his head like fate, An Changlin actually lost his mind for a moment.

An Xin, who was already sweating down his forehead, completed the queue drill with An Changlin's instructions, although he was the only one doing the movements, he was serious and focused as if he was in the queue.

"Let's go!" "Stand!"

An Changlin stood in front of An Xin, staring at An Xin with his eyes. "Take a break. You have been training in the army for three years, tell me, what is the meaning of the queue drill? ”

"Report, Comrade Chief, the parade drill forces people to change the walking habits they have developed since childhood, hand over their legs and incorporate them into the pace of the soldiers. From the moment you take your first steps on the playground, you have to face the knee-jerk rebellion of all your previous habits. But the soldier must suppress this resistance, learn to obey, learn to integrate. After answering, please instruct. ”

An Changlin nodded, and a look of pride flashed in his eyes.

"All the commanders in your unit have told me that you are a good soldier. We all want you to stay in the army, but you have to take off your uniform and change into this police uniform. An Changlin's tone softened a little, "An Xin, the troops and places are different. When you come down from the army, everyone will accumulate a huge amount of energy, how can this energy be released in society? If you don't release it well, you will get into big trouble. ”

An Xin looked at An Changlin and had already guessed what he was going to say.

"Lao Meng asked you to go down to retrieve the corpse, why don't you go?"

An Xin looked innocent: "I really didn't hear it." ”

"Be serious, they're giving you a chance! You're good, you've been hanging all day! ”

An Xin muttered in her mouth: "I don't need those false ones, whether the police profession is good or not depends on strength." ”

"It's not big, it's not small, just two hits of your three-legged cat?" An Changlin said, pointing to the boxing gloves on the ground with his right hand, "Come, let's practice!" ”

An Xin looked at An Changlin in embarrassment: "This ...... Not okay? ”

An Changlin had already taken off his clothes, revealing a strong muscle. "Obey orders!"

An old man and a young man changed their equipment and started this friendly match against each other.

An Xin relied on her youth and strength, and her fists and feet were carried by the wind, but they were easily resolved by An Changlin. "Boy, didn't you have breakfast?"

An Xin's fists and feet are faster, and she doesn't suffer a loss: "Report, you have to respect the elderly!" Don't dare to push too hard! ”

An Changlin snorted and began to counterattack. An Xin dealt with it seriously and gradually got stronger. An Changlin saw the flaw, and suddenly strangled An Xin's neck from behind and locked him tightly. An Xin was caught off guard and rolled her eyes when she was strangled, so she had to admit defeat.

An Xin lay on the ground and coughed incessantly: "Ahem, cough, cough...... Uncle, your trick is too ruthless. ”

"I learned it from your father, and he saved my life with this trick."

An Xin rubbed her neck: "It's too ruthless, no, I have to learn this trick too." ”

"Bunny, you want to use this trick against me?"

"How dare you deal with criminals!"

"What if one day I make a mistake?"

An Xin was stunned.

An Changlin said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Come, come and listen, will you deal with me?" ”

"The situation you said won't happen at all, so don't think about it!"

An Changlin looked serious and said with a straight face: "Don't talk about it, if you really want to be a policeman for the rest of your life, remember it, no matter who it is, as long as you commit a crime, you will deal with it the same!" Seeing An Xin nodding a little ignorantly, An Changlin continued, "I still think that the special police or the legal department are more suitable for you." You're a good boy, but a good boy doesn't necessarily make a good detective. When your father sacrificed, he told us to take good care of you, you have to go to the criminal police team, something really happened, how can we two old guys explain? ”

"Uncle, this is my life, I chose it myself, I don't need you to explain."

"It's your life, but how can you know that the life you choose now is the life you will not regret and will definitely want in the future? If you think about it, there's a vacancy in the Political Division, and you apply for it. ”

An Xin was so anxious that she suddenly stood up from the ground: "Uncle An, you, my father, and Uncle Meng are all my idols. None of you started as civilians, so don't expect me to go. ”

After An Xin finished speaking, without waiting for An Changlin to speak, he turned around and walked away.