Chapter 7

Li Er was ultimately transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The CID team leader personally requested it, and Li Er had to give him this favor. Moreover, Li Er had his own selfish reasons.

"Li Er, congratulations!" Li Qianying said with a slightly sour tone.

"Hehe, thank you!" Li Er replied calmly with a smile.

"It's really unfair. I've been in CID for three years, three years, and I haven't been promoted at all. You just transferred to our department and got promoted to a senior officer. It's really infuriating." Li Qianying said resentfully.

Li Er's police rank insignia changed from a police officer code to a single bar.

Li Er patted Li Qianying's shoulder comfortingly and said with a smile, "Brother B, if your boss caused fewer troubles, you would already be a sergeant."

Li Er had just come out of Inspector Wen's office, and the first thing the other party reminded him was to keep an eye on the old hand, Li Qianying, to prevent him from causing trouble, and at least not to get himself involved when Li Qianying caused trouble.

It was evident that Li Qianying's lack of promotion over three years might not be due to insufficient contributions. Sometimes, the good and bad deeds offset each other, and even if you work yourself to death, it's like drawing water with a bamboo basket.

Li Er's recent performance was indeed very good. He had solved several small cases, including a wallet robbery, a fake U.S. dollar fraud, and assisted the CID in several anti-prostitution and anti-gambling operations. Collectively, these were enough to qualify him for a promotion from a junior officer to a senior officer.

Especially the fake U.S. dollar fraud case, where the foreigner who pretended to be a tourist not only defrauded Li Er of 600 yuan, but after the CID's interrogation, it led to the uncovering of over a dozen old cases of fake U.S. dollar fraud, totaling more than 10,000 yuan. Even if Inspector Wen didn't give Li Er any special treatment, Li Er would still have been promoted to a senior officer.

"I have little education, don't trick me. I don't even recognize all the characters. To become a sergeant, you need to pass an exam, which I can't do. I have no chance in this life." Li Qianying shook his head and tapped his foot.

Li Er was taken aback, thinking to himself that Li Qianying had a pretty deep self-awareness. In the future, you can take the blame, and I'll take the credit, since we are partners.

"Li Er, how do you write the character '磡' in '红磡' (Hung Hom)?" Li Qianying was writing a report and got stuck at "红磡大道" (Hung Hom Avenue).

Li Er laughed, finally finding someone even worse than himself, which boosted his sense of superiority.

The simplified and traditional forms of the character '磡' are the same, and Li Er casually filled it in for Li Qianying.

"Li Er, you got promoted today. Do you have any plans for tonight?" Li Qianying asked with a smile, "I know a new bar that just opened, let's have a few drinks!"

"Not good! We are public servants, we need to be mindful of our image!" Li Er sternly refused, knowing that this guy was extremely frugal and wouldn't go to a bar to be taken advantage of.

"Is that so!" Li Qianying scratched his head, "How about I treat you to dinner?"

"You treat?" Li Er was taken aback, not quite understanding Li Qianying's logic. He was the one who got promoted, yet Li Qianying was offering to treat him?

"Of course, today is your first day in CID, and you just got promoted. As your partner, I must treat you to a meal." Li Qianying said confidently, patting his chest.

"Uh—!" Li Er touched his chin and said shamelessly, "Then let's go to the bar and have a few drinks instead!"

Li Qianying looked at Li Er speechlessly.

"Didn't you say going to a bar is bad for our image?"

"We don't have 'police' written on our faces. Who would know we are police? Besides, we are spending our own money." Li Er said seriously.

Li Qianying was even more speechless.

"Then let's go Dutch!"

"Brother B, I still think it's bad for our image. It doesn't matter if others don't know our identities, but as public servants, we need to be mindful!"

Li Qianying: "......"

"Ha ha ha ha...." Li Er and Li Qianying suddenly burst into laughter, looking at each other.

Life is full of wonders. Some people see each other every day but never click, while others become instant friends after just one meeting. Li Qianying and Li Er had only known each other for a few days, yet they already had the默契 (chemistry) of old friends.

"Let me treat you. We'll have a late-night snack tonight, and I'll introduce you to a few good friends!" Li Er said happily.

"No problem, what time? I still need to practice shooting in the afternoon!" Li Qianying asked.

"Let's practice shooting together. We can have a late-night snack after that!" Li Er quickly said, as he had transferred to the CID department to make it easier to practice shooting.

In the patrol department, one could only apply to practice shooting once a week, with six bullets each time. In the CID department, as long as you didn't mind the hassle, you could fill out an application form every day and get six bullets each day.

Of course, this was the normal procedure, but in reality, not many officers were willing to practice shooting.

"Li Er, you like guns too?" Li Qianying asked in surprise.

Li Er touched his nose. He actually didn't like guns, but since he had chosen the 'Shooting Skill' as a system ability, he might as well use it.

"Bang—bang—bang—bang—bang—bang—"

Li Qianying fired all six bullets in one breath, took a deep breath, and pulled the target closer to check his score.

Two shots hit the 8 ring, three shots hit the 9 ring, and the last shot hit the 10 ring. Li Qianying's shooting skills were surprisingly good.

"How about that? Impressive, right!" Li Qianying said proudly.

Li Er gave a thumbs up without hesitation.

"Brother B, teach me!"

Li Qianying didn't hold back and said seriously, "First, use both hands to hold the gun. Don't try to look cool by using one hand. You can hold the gun with one hand, but it's definitely not as stable as using both hands."

"Stability is very important when shooting. A deviation of one millimeter can cause you to miss the target at a distance of several dozen meters!"

Li Er nodded in agreement. He was never the type to show off, and he didn't have the qualifications or ability to do so. Whether he would become cocky in the future was another matter.

"Second, use one eye to aim, to avoid the other eye affecting the target's alignment."

"Does that really matter?" Li Er asked skeptically, as he had never had the chance to touch a real gun in his previous life.

"It might not matter much for experts, but are you an expert?" Li Qianying said confidently.

Li Er shook his head.

"Try it out, just aim, don't shoot."

Li Er first aimed with his left eye, then with his right eye, and finally with both eyes. He found that it was indeed different. Whether using his left or right eye, closing one eye was much better than using both eyes to aim.

"Then what?" Li Er asked.

Li Qianying was taken aback, "Then what?"

"Then just keep practicing. There's no shortcut for this." Li Qianying said confidently.

"Damn, I thought there was some secret, but it turns out it still requires hard practice!" Li Er thought to himself.

"Bang—!" Li Er aimed according to Li Qianying's method and quickly fired the first shot.

"Don't rush to fire the second shot. Adjust your breathing, aim carefully, and then shoot!" Li Qianying said from behind Li Er.

Li Er, of course, wouldn't rush to fire. As he shot, he paid attention to the system data. Uh, there seemed to be no change, and he didn't feel the system's shooting skill being activated to enhance his performance. Maybe he needed to fire more shots?

Li Er continued to aim, using the three-point alignment method.

"Bang—!"

Li Er fired the second shot.

The system data still showed no change.

"Bang—!"

Li Er fired the third shot.

"Bang—bang—bang—!"

Li Er fired all six bullets. A proficiency bar appeared below the shooting skill, but the proficiency level was still at 0.

Li Er pulled the target closer. With guidance, his shooting performance was much better than before. One shot hit the 8 ring, three shots hit the 6 ring, and two shots hit the 2 ring, with no misses.

Of course, this was just a target practice score, and it had nothing to do with real combat. Li Er took about half a minute to aim at the target each time. In real combat, unless he was a "master of human silhouette," he would have been dead dozens of times already.

Li Er clearly recognized this, so his expression remained dejected. He had just found a bit of a feel for shooting, but unfortunately, his practice session for the day was over. Even if he filled out an application form now, he could only practice again the next day. This feeling of being halfway through was like taking off your pants and then...

Li Yi's food stall.

Since Li Er was treating everyone to a meal, he naturally wouldn't let others benefit. Uh, he might not even benefit Li Yi, as he was part of the freeloader gang and didn't plan to pay the bill.

"Brother B, these two are my good friends, Chen Jiajie and Zhang Dazui. They are now working in the CID in Wan Chai," Li Er introduced Chen Jiajie and Li Qianying to each other, "This is Brother B, my new partner!"

"I know you!" Chen Jiajie extended his hand and smiled at Li Qianying.

"How come I don't remember you?" Li Qianying frowned.

"Ha ha, Brother B, you are the 'Black Pot King' of our Tsim Sha Tsui police station. We know you, but you might not know us, who are just small fry." Zhang Dazui poured himself a full glass of beer and laughed.

Li Qianying felt embarrassed at the title "Black Pot King" and scratched his head.

Chen Jiajie discreetly gave Li Er a meaningful look, suggesting that partnering with the "Black Pot King" would mean no chance of promotion.

Li Er flashed his pearly white teeth at Chen Jiajie.

"I just got promoted!"

Chen Jiajie and Zhang Dazui were stunned.

They had transferred to the CID in Wan Chai because there were few opportunities in the Tsim Sha Tsui patrol team, but they never expected that Li Er, who stayed behind, would be the first to get promoted.

When they saw the police ID card Li Er showed them, Chen Jiajie and Zhang Dazui's minds were completely blown. It was unjust, as Li Er was the worst among the three of them in the patrol team, yet he was the first to get promoted.

"Old Two, you got promoted?" Li Yi, who had just brought over two small dishes, heard their conversation and asked Li Er happily.

Li Er was very tight-lipped about his promotion, and only Li Qianying knew about it.

"Hehe, I just got promoted today." Li Er smiled, "Big Brother, sit down and have a meal with us."

Li Yi waved his hand happily, "No, no, no, Big Brother is still busy. I'll go and prepare some more good dishes for you. Have a good meal and drink tonight! Big Brother is treating you!"

"Thank you, Big Brother!" Li Er immediately went along with Li Yi's words, saving some money easily.

"Li Er, is Leopard Head Yi your real big brother?" Li Qianying turned to look at Li Yi, who was cooking at the stove, and asked with a strange expression.

"Ah, what? Yes, my real big brother!" Li Er was listening to Chen Jiajie and Zhang Dazui's complaints and didn't quite hear Li Qianying's question, so he answered casually.

Li Qianying didn't bring up the matter again.

Soon, Ah Mei and He Min arrived, and the atmosphere became even more lively.