I'm not a genius detective

Chapter 13 One Month After Joining the Company

Criminal Investigation Team Office.

Most of the team members had gone to work, so the room was quite empty. Zhu Yue assigned Han Ling an auxiliary police officer, a man in his thirties, tall and thin, with a neat crew cut.

They introduced themselves, and one of them said his name was Zhang Silei.

"Hello, hello." Zhang Silei was very polite to Han Ling, after all, their statuses were different, and Han Ling was a legitimate government employee.

Han Ling was also very polite. From now on, they would be colleagues working together on police calls, and they should have absolute trust in each other in case of an emergency.

When new police officers join the force, they need someone to guide them in becoming familiar with their duties and to instruct them on proper law enforcement. This is what is traditionally known as a mentor-apprentice relationship. This task is usually handled by senior police officers, who aim to enable new officers to work independently in the shortest possible time.

"How about I take you under my wing? Are you willing?"

Zhu Yue sent Zhang Silei away and asked Han Ling for his opinion. He was very interested in Han Ling. Judging from the process and results of the police drill, Han Ling was at least not dull and had a quick mind.

Han Ling agreed without hesitation: "Of course I'm willing. Team Leader Zhu is giving me face, so I'll definitely take care of it."

Zhu Yue nodded with a smile, took out a cigarette from his cigarette case, and handed it over. He knew the other person smoked when they were in the director's office earlier.

It's not a big deal for men to smoke, especially police officers; it's related to the nature of their work and the pressure they face.

No, you'll get it in time.

Han Ling quickly accepted the instruction and listened to Zhu Yue's teachings.

The criminal investigation team is responsible for investigating general criminal cases within its jurisdiction. In addition, it also carries out a series of tasks related to crime prevention, strengthening the foundation, and improving capabilities. It's a very busy team.

In the following days, because of Han Ling's joining the company, Zhu Yue specially set aside time to help Han Ling familiarize herself with the business, and quickly jumped to the review and summary of cases, allowing Han Ling to connect theory with practice.

During this process, Han Ling also met many new colleagues, such as those responsible for case analysis, those responsible for collecting basic data, and those responsible for daily patrols.

Zhu Yue focused on analyzing the experiences and shortcomings in the case investigation process, and through various aspects such as evidence chains, interrogation skills, and collaboration with colleagues, he taught Han Ling how to be a qualified investigator.

Han Ling met with everyone in the criminal investigation team. Everyone welcomed the arrival of their new colleague. At the same time, he realized that Zhu Yue had not lied when he was in the director's office. The criminal investigation team was indeed short-staffed.

The area under the jurisdiction of Wanglou Police Station is indeed quite complicated in terms of public security. Old cases are still pending, and new cases are already emerging, leaving everyone with little time to breathe.

Staffing quotas are subject to rigid constraints; it's impossible to recruit just as many as needed. Putting aside other issues, this puts considerable pressure on finances. Therefore, in some relatively busy units, they can only operate at high capacity, and when they are truly overwhelmed, they supplement with auxiliary police officers.

Han Ling did not participate in the investigation of any criminal cases; she was busy familiarizing herself with and learning the procedures, and before she knew it, a month had passed.

During this month, Han Ling did not see Xu Qinghe again. Perhaps it was just a coincidence, but he gradually forgot about her.

During this period, Zhu Yue occasionally went out to follow up on the investigation of cases in his jurisdiction, but he did not take Han Ling with him.

Han Ling was happy to have some free time, so she stayed at the police station to study the case files and gradually became familiar with her colleagues. She often saw Sister Zhang.

Sister Zhang used to work in the household registration post, but was later transferred to the community policing post. Her main job is to popularize legal knowledge, publicize laws and regulations, and occasionally mediate neighborhood disputes. She has been a police officer for many years and has a lot of work experience.

Sister Zhang often visits Han Ling, but her only purpose is to introduce him to potential partners.

Instead of introducing Han Ling to potential partners, they introduced her to other people and even showed her photos to others without her permission.

Unexpectedly, it became quite popular.

Young, somewhat handsome, with a good physique, and a tenured police officer—these three qualities combined make him very popular in the community.

"Actually, marrying into the family is quite good. Since you don't have parents, you have many women to choose from, like this one..."

"Isn't she beautiful? She's an elementary school teacher. Although she has a younger brother, her parents bought houses and cars for both of them. They're treating men and women equally. You can't find someone like that even with a lantern."

Sister Zhang came again today. Since Han Ling just started working and hasn't gotten too busy yet, and we have many opportunities to meet, she's starting to work on the basics. With one stroke done, the other stroke won't be far behind.

Han Ling sighed and glanced at the photo symbolically.

Pretty? Not really, slightly above five points, maybe 5.1 or 5.2.

Five points is for an average person, six points is for a class beauty, seven points is for a school beauty, and seven points or above is for a top beauty. The score needs to be based on other physical attributes.

The woman in the BMW, Han Ling would give her an overall score of eight or nine, while Lin Rong would be between seven and eight.

"Sister Zhang, I just started working and haven't thought about finding a partner yet." Han Ling politely declined again, thinking to herself that the other person was really too idle. Don't neighbors ever quarrel? She should quickly let Sister Zhang handle it so she could have some peace and quiet.

Hearing this, Sister Zhang sat down and said earnestly, "Xiao Han, you don't understand. It's good to get married early, especially for us police officers. Once you're married, you won't have any worries and you can devote yourself to your work."

You have no idea how busy the criminal investigation team gets; you simply won't have time to find a partner.

Seeing that Sister Zhang was about to have a long chat, Han Ling's mind went completely blank.

Why is this [Han Ling] applying for a police station position? Can't she apply for a branch office or the municipal office?
Living in a harsh environment for a long time made it difficult for him to adapt to down-to-earth urban life in a short period of time.

"Sister Zhang, I..."

"Little Han, listen to me..."

"No, Sister Zhang, I'm at work."

"Looking at the case files won't be a problem, Xiao Han..."

Han Ling: "..."

Just then, a savior arrived. The door opened, and Zhu Yue walked in. He wasn't surprised to see Sister Zhang and said with a smile, "Sister Zhang, are you trying to set Han Ling up on blind dates again? She's still young."

Sister Zhang turned her head: "You're not young anymore, you're over twenty."

Zhu Yue said, "There's a 36-year-old guy in the office who's still unmarried. You should go help him out. If things continue like this, he'll really be a bachelor forever."

Sister Zhang: "It won't delay anything."

Zhu Yue was also helpless and stopped talking. He looked at Han Ling and said, "Han Ling, I have a new task for you. You and Zhang Silei will visit key locations in the jurisdiction. He will tell you the specific locations. Collect information, update the police information system, and analyze the crime trends in the jurisdiction based on the data."

"Please provide me with a prevention and control strategy one month from now, and I'll leave immediately."

Han Ling immediately stood up and ran away without looking back.

"He's just a new police officer, only been on duty for a month. How could he possibly be capable of developing a prevention and control strategy?" Sister Zhang asked casually as she was about to leave.

Zhu Yue said, "Let's give him some training and see how his analytical and planning abilities are. New police officers need to combine theory with practice. In another month, let him participate in patrols, and in another three months, let him participate in case investigations."

Sister Zhang had already reached the door when she turned back and said, "The plan is very detailed; it seems they intend to focus on cultivating him."

Zhu Yue smiled and said, "Of course."

During this period of time, through studying the case files, he discovered that Han Ling did indeed have a considerable talent for criminal investigation, especially in understanding criminal psychology, which he grasped very accurately.

In other words, Han Ling seems to know the suspect very well.

This is a very important advantage.

(End of this chapter)