Chapter 10

In response to Liu Changhu's provocation, Zhao Yu just lifted his eyelids and replied with four words: "None of your business!"

After saying that, Zhao Yu wanted to leave, but was stopped again by Liu Changhu.

"Hold it!" Liu Changhu took out a form and placed it in front of Zhao Yu, saying, "Zhao Yu, I, the captain, don't do things in the dark! You didn't sign in at the unit today, didn't ask for leave from any leader, and even arrived half an hour late for the case analysis meeting. According to the rules, I have to mark you as absent without leave!"

"Tch..."

Zhao Yu thought it was a big deal, but being marked as absent without leave was nothing to him. He glanced at Liu Changhu indifferently and ignored him.

However, when others like Li Beini heard this, they were very surprised. In the police station, it was rare for anyone to be marked as absent without leave because the consequences were very serious!

It turned out that due to the frequent fieldwork and overtime of the detectives in the Major Case Unit, their attendance system did not rely on simple sign-ins but was recorded by the team leader. Based on the monthly overtime, appropriate leave was granted, which was a kind of flexible leave system.

Zhao Yu was a member of Team A, and his attendance was naturally recorded by the leader of Team A. However, the leader of Team A, Mao Wei, was currently hospitalized with serious injuries, so the attendance task for Team A was temporarily handed over to Deputy Captain Liu Changhu.

In fact, no matter how strict the attendance system was, it still involved human relationships. Missing a day or taking a leave was a common human situation, and unless there was an emergency, no one would nitpick.

But today, Liu Changhu was clearly targeting Zhao Yu, marking him as absent without leave.

In ordinary units, the consequences of being marked as absent without leave might not be severe, but in the police force, it was a matter of principle. The punishment from superiors was extremely harsh: one absence without leave would result in the deduction of one month's performance pay and the cancellation of the qualification for the annual Outstanding Detective award; two absences would lead to a public reprimand throughout the bureau; three absences would result in being transferred out of the Major Case Unit.

Therefore, the consequences of being marked as absent without leave were extremely serious! Liu Changhu was clearly retaliating against Zhao Yu.

However, it didn't end there. Liu Changhu stretched out a form from the attendance sheet and said with a smile, "Oh, and by the way, you went crazy last night and broke the computer monitor in our unit. Here's the purchase order, 1800 yuan! I've consulted with the superiors, and they have decided that you must pay for it! Pay the finance department later... Hey..."

Seeing Zhao Yu put his hand on the coffee cup again, Liu Changhu quickly stepped back: "You... watch your manners! If you want to go crazy again, be careful, I'll report you for assault. There are cameras in the office, so don't do anything rash..."

"Captain Liu!" Li Beini couldn't stand it anymore and said sternly to Liu Changhu, "We all saw what happened last night, and the computer wasn't broken by Officer Zhao!"

"How could it not be him?" Liu Changhu stretched his neck like a fighting rooster, "If he hadn't gone crazy, how could the computer have been broken?"

"Exactly!" Another young detective said, "If Zhao Yu hadn't pushed me, I wouldn't have bumped the computer! He should pay for it!"

"Right!" Several more detectives stood in front of Liu Changhu, supporting him. The atmosphere in the office became tense.

"Ha ha ha..." Seeing this, Zhao Yu smiled instead. He gently put down the coffee cup and walked to Liu Changhu, saying calmly, "Deputy Captain Liu, we have an old saying back home: 'Leave a line for everything, so you can meet again in the future.' Are you really going to push this to the extreme today?"

"Hmph! Who told you to be so disrespectful? I just don't like the way you act, what can I do?" Liu Changhu raised an eyebrow, giving a clear answer.

"Fine!" Zhao Yu smiled, "I, Zhao Yu, fear nothing. Since you're not afraid of dying, let's see who's harder and who's more stinky!"

"Brat, you..." Liu Changhu was stunned by the insult and took a while to shout, "You little punk, who are you trying to scare? I, a Major Case Unit captain, am afraid of you? Watch me take you down!"

"Alright!" Zhao Yu smiled slightly and whistled playfully, saying, "No zuo no die! I have nothing to lose, so bring it on! Let's see if you'll get 1800 yuan for the monitor, and if you mark me as absent without leave, watch out for your son's little butt, your family's grave, and your wife's closet for green hats... F*ck you (omitted 79 dirty words)..."

Zhao Yu's tirade not only stunned Liu Changhu but also left the other detectives speechless. They had never seen such a pure thug cursing in the streets. They were all at a loss, let alone knowing how to respond.

After the cursing, Zhao Yu remained calm, but Liu Changhu was so angry that he almost had a heart attack, his face turning green.

"Zhao Yu... you... you little punk..." Liu Changhu panted, never expecting Zhao Yu to be so good at cursing.

Zhao Yu smiled satisfactorily and was about to taunt Liu Changhu again when the office door burst open, and Captain Jin Zhenbang walked in with a stern face and shouted:

"Is this appropriate? Is this appropriate?" The old man's eyebrows were raised high in anger, "We are all police officers in the same unit. Now that a case has occurred, the people are waiting for us to catch the murderer, and you still have the nerve to fight here. Is this the image of a police officer?"

Seeing the old man really angry, the scene fell silent, and no one dared to speak.

"Zhao Yu!" Jin Zhenbang shouted at Zhao Yu, "I've heard about your situation. Young people should be more mature and have a sense of the bigger picture, do you understand? Don't fight and curse all the time, it makes us look bad! Here's what I'll do..."

He pointed at Liu Changhu and said, "Liu, cancel Zhao Yu's absence without leave. Our unit hasn't had an absence without leave in over ten years. If the chief finds out, where will I put my face?"

"But, Captain..." Liu Changhu was不服 (unconvinced).

"Shut up!" The old man's voice was thunderous, and a glare sent Liu Changhu back. Then, Captain Jin turned to Zhao Yu and said, "As for the computer, you must pay for it. You damaged public property, and it was due to personal reasons, so you must pay!"

Hearing this, Liu Changhu's face showed a sinister smile again.

Zhao Yu clenched his fist, ready to curse "I'll pay your grandmother's leg" or something similar, but Jin Zhenbang raised his hand and said, "However, I am fair. You solved the electric baton case, which surprised me a lot! Here's what I'll do: if you can solve the hand-chopping case, I'll pay for the computer!"

What?

Zhao Yu was stunned, never expecting the old man to make a bet with him.

"Captain! No, no, no..." Liu Changhu's eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "This bet shouldn't involve you. Here's what I'll do: I'll bet with Zhao Yu! If he can solve the hand-chopping case within the specified time, I'll pay for the computer!"

What?

What the hell?

Zhao Yu, not afraid of the challenge, slapped the table and said, "Fine, Liu, it's a deal! I'll catch the murderer of the hand-chopping case within a week!"

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