Chapter 59: As Wished

Su Lingyi put her worries aside and naturally slept soundly, but Du Long tossed and turned all night. The ancients summarized four great joys in life: a long drought followed by a timely rain, meeting an old friend in a distant place, the wedding night, and passing the imperial exams. Du Long experienced three of these today. Of course, some of the joys were still in their early stages, but they were enough to make Du Long happy. He was delighted by his promotion, thrilled by re-establishing contact with Su Lingyi, and excited by receiving Ji Junshan's first kiss. Occasionally, the alluring image of Lin Yaxin's body, which had willingly pleased him, would float through his mind, making it impossible for him to sleep.

The next day, just after the regular working hours began, the police officers at Liyuan Police Station heard the loud roar of an engine outside. Then Du Long walked in. Chief Liao Dongsheng was assigning tasks and, seeing Du Long, he looked at the duty roster and said in surprise, "Du Long, aren't you on night duty today?"

Du Long smiled and said, "Yes, I was supposed to be on night duty today, but... Chief Liao, I'm being transferred. I didn't know about it beforehand; I was only notified in the middle of the night. I'm here today to wait for the transfer order and then handle the handover."

"Du Long, you're leaving?" Everyone was shocked, and Liao Dongsheng asked, "Du Long, where are you being transferred to?"

Du Long smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know either. They said I'll know once I receive the notification."

Liao Dongsheng was speechless for a moment, then he regretfully patted Du Long on the shoulder and said, "Liyuan Police Station is just a small pond, unable to retain a big fish like you. It's better to leave early than late. I wish you smooth sailing in the future. Liyuan Police Station is where you started; come back and visit often. Everyone will remember you."

Du Long nodded and said, "Yes, I'll remember everyone. Thank you for your help and guidance over the past month, Chief Liao. Let's stay in touch."

Unlike Du Long, who was clueless and waiting for the notification, Huang Jiehao was very happy when he left the office of the Deputy Director of the Personnel Department, Zhang Xuejun. Early that morning, Huang Jiehao received a call to come to the Personnel Department. When he arrived at Zhang Xuejun's office, Zhang Xuejun told him that Shen Yujie had applied for a transfer, which had been approved. The organization decided to promote the experienced detective Wei Xingbang to deputy captain of the criminal investigation team.

Huang Jiehao was immediately delighted. He didn't like Shen Yujie much, and her transfer suited him just fine. With Old Wei's promotion, there would be a vacancy in the criminal investigation team. Huang Jiehao immediately thought of Du Long and was about to mention it to Zhang Xuejun... when Zhang Xuejun handed him a file and said, "With this, there's a vacancy in your team. After discussion, the organization has decided to transfer a young and ambitious police officer from the grassroots to your team. Although he has only been in the police force for a short time, he has great potential. You should help him and help him integrate into your team..."

Huang Jiehao was irritated that someone was being assigned to his team. He said unhappily, "Director Zhang, last week the organization assigned a newly graduated student to us. Why are you sending another one now? Our team isn't a kindergarten. If so many newbies are assigned, how will it affect our case investigations?"

The frontline detectives have a straightforward temper. Zhang Xuejun didn't get angry. He blinked and said with a feigned surprise, "Oh? I thought you'd be happy. A few days ago, you mentioned wanting to transfer this young and ambitious police officer to your team. I even repeated your words. Why are you unhappy now? Don't you want this person? If you don't, Chen Boxiong wanted him for the Nangang District. I'll transfer him there..."

Huang Jiehao was taken aback and said with surprise and joy, "Du Long? Director Zhang, why didn't you say so earlier! I thought... it was someone who had pulled strings. Ha, of course I want Du Long, definitely!"

Zhang Xuejun continued to tease him, tapping a file in his hand and saying, "There's another very ambitious and young grassroots police officer here. He's with Du Long. Do you want this one instead of Du Long?"

Huang Jiehao had heard from Old Chen about the experience in the Personnel Department. Given his familiarity with Du Long, he immediately guessed that the person was Feng Weiwu, who had made it difficult for Du Long to claim credit. He shook his head vigorously and said, "No, I only want Du Long, no one else."

Zhang Xuejun shrugged and said, "Fine, then you can leave."

Huang Jiehao, elated, immediately called Du Long. Du Long had just received the notification and was almost in disbelief when he saw that he was being transferred to the West District Criminal Investigation Team. After confirming it, Du Long immediately called Huang Jiehao to share the good news and also to complain, thinking Huang Jiehao had known about it for a long time.

However, both of them were on the phone, so neither could get through. Du Long, seeing that the other party was on a call, put away his phone and started the handover with Liao Dongsheng. There wasn't much to hand over; he surrendered the key to the locker, returned his police equipment, and was about to leave Liyuan Police Station with his two sets of police uniforms and other personal items.

Liao Dongsheng called out to him, "Du Long, don't leave yet. Let's have lunch together. I'll call Old Yang and the others."

Du Long smiled and said, "Sure! How about the Jinlong Restaurant? I'll go report to the criminal investigation team first and come back for a farewell lunch at noon!"

Liao Dongsheng, knowing Du Long's background, wouldn't let him pay. He smiled and said, "No way, this is a celebration for your promotion. I'll discuss it with the instructor and cover the expenses."

Du Long arrived at the West District Public Security Bureau and, with the transfer order, had no trouble finding the criminal investigation team. The third floor of the West District Public Security Bureau building was entirely the domain of the criminal investigation team. There were four teams in total, with Team One, led by Huang Jiehao, mainly handling cases involving fatalities. The other three teams handled robbery, theft, and assault cases.

When Du Long found the First Criminal Investigation Team, Huang Jiehao and the others were not there. In the large office, only a few officers were working on paperwork, including Shen Bingqing, who was buried in a pile of documents.

Seeing Du Long enter, Shen Bingqing abruptly stood up, dropped his pen, and pushed his chair back with a screech. He walked towards Du Long with a hostile expression. Du Long looked at him in confusion, thinking that after drinking the apology wine, their relationship shouldn't be so tense. What was this about?

Shen Bingqing strode up to Du Long, pushed him against the wall, and pressed his elbow against Du Long's shoulder. With his left hand, he tightly grabbed Du Long's shirt collar, his eyes blazing with anger, and demanded, "Was it you who forced my brother to leave!"

Du Long instantly understood why Shen Bingqing was so furious. The First Criminal Investigation Team had a sudden vacancy because Shen Yujie had left. Although Du Long hadn't directly threatened Shen Yujie, the most sensible choice for Shen Yujie after the incident was to leave. So, indirectly, Shen Bingqing's anger towards Du Long was justified.

However, Du Long would never show weakness over this. He glared back, but with his sunglasses on, Shen Bingqing couldn't see his eyes. Du Long sneered and said, "What does it have to do with me? I only found out about the transfer this morning. Why did your brother leave? Go ask him yourself. Why are you taking it out on me!"

Shen Bingqing angrily said, "Is it because you took that hard drive! What's on it!"

Du Long grinned and said, "What do you think? I searched it thoroughly... I found two directories, one called Bingqing and one called Yujie. There was also an encrypted compressed file. Do you think I should try to crack it..."

"You dare!" Shen Bingqing's handsome face turned fierce, his veins bulging, and he tightened his grip.

Du Long felt the pressure Shen Bingqing was exerting. The guy looked quiet, but he had a strong grip. Du Long pushed him away and said, "Stay away from me, or I'll report you for sexual harassment. I don't even want to bother cracking your stuff. Get a new hard drive, and I'll copy it back for you. We'll be even. Your brother isn't coming to me, so what's the point of you coming to me? We'll be working in the same team, so don't bring personal feelings into work!"

Shen Bingqing released his grip with a hateful look and pointed at Du Long, saying, "You just wait, I'll be watching you!"

Du Long shrugged indifferently and asked, "Where are Captain Huang and the others? Why are you here alone?"

Shen Bingqing gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't it because of you!"

It turned out that after Huang Jiehao returned and announced Shen Yujie's transfer and Du Long's arrival, Shen Bingqing had a strong reaction. Huang Jiehao, noticing this, kept him behind while assigning tasks.

Seeing that he couldn't explain things to Shen Bingqing right away, Du Long took out his phone and called Huang Jiehao. This time, the call went through. Du Long smiled and said, "Captain Huang, where are you? I'm here to report to you officially."

Huang Jiehao laughed and said, "You knew about it already? Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me lose face in front of the leadership today. Are you at the district headquarters? Here, hand over your things to Xiao Li, the officer with glasses next to the team office. He'll take care of it. There's a new case, so you'd better come over right away. Should I send Meng Hao to pick you up?"

Du Long said, "No need to trouble him. I bought a motorcycle. Just tell me the address, and I'll be there right away."

Huang Jiehao gave him an address, and Du Long agreed to go immediately. Just as he was about to hang up, he noticed Shen Bingqing looking at him with resentment. Du Long thought for a moment and said, "Captain Huang, should I take Shen Bingqing with me? It might be good for him to get some training."

Huang Jiehao, who was already worried about how to manage the relationship between the two, immediately