Chapter 38
"Freeze!" Ling Mei pointed her gun at a buff man who was running away from her. The man didn't stop since he knew she wouldn't shoot at him. As expected, Ling Mei couldn't shoot at him so all she could do was run after him.
She chased the goon for quite a while before the goon ran into an alley. The alley was a dead end so he had nowhere to run. "That's enough. Surrender now or the charges against you would be much more severe."
"Not if I can get away from you!" The goon shouted.
"And how do you plan on doing that?" Ling Mei asked, amused by the answer of the goon.
"Like this!" The goon yelled and jumped at Ling Mei, his fist ready, pointed at her face. Ling Mei remained calm in this situation and sidestepped to let the goon's weight carry him, and once his back was turned to her, she delivered a kick to him right in the groin that induced a crunch voice.
She smirked and pinned the goon, who had both of his hands on his crotch on the ground and cuffed him. Once restrained, she took him to her car and left for the police station.
Ling Mei entered the police station and signaled a policeman. "Hey! You! Come here."
The policeman came closer to her and greeted her, "Good day, Detective Ling. How may I help you?"
"Ring up this perp. Charge him with illegal contraband, arrest resist and assault on a police officer." Ling Mei said while handing the goon to the policeman who was still in pain from the earlier hit.
"She's the one who assaulted me!" The goon protested to which he received another kick from Ling Mei, "Shut the f*ck up! Take him away."
"Noted. Good work, Detective Ling." The policeman said and took the goon away.
Ling Mei went to her desk and sat down. She sighed as if she was dead tired but in fact, she wasn't. She was bored. There was no case she currently had. All the cases that were handed to her, she could solve them in a day or two at most making her schedule almost clear every day.
"Where were you?" A woman asked in a skeptical tone. The one to as her was Xing Lian, her friend and also a fellow detective.
"I was out, making rounds." Ling Mei replied, as if bored out of hell. Xiao Lian could only shake her head. "You do know that others would kill for some time off and when you even have one, all you do is more work."
Ling Mei smiled and replied, "That's because others don't love their job. I do. And right now, there's nothing. Come on, share your case with me. Let's solve it together."
"No way. If the captain found out, he would grill only me, not you. You're the superstar of the force." Xiao Lian replied as she sat down at her own desk next to Ling Mei's.
"Although," Xiao Lian said once she settled down, "There is something you will surely look forward to."
"What is it?" Ling Mei asked with twinkles in her eyes.
"It's not much but there is a case of suspicion. A young master of some family is suspected to be involved in some crimes but so far, there has been nothing but circumstantial evidence. However, word on the inside is that an investigation would soon begin on that because of the pressure from the rival families." Xiao Lian replied, summarizing the nature of the case.
Ling Mei instantly deflated. "What's so special about that?" If it was politics, she wanted no part of it.
"Well, the young master is suspected of lots of heinous crimes such as drug and human trafficking. And there are many more suspicions as well. I heard that even the D.A. would be involved in this case." Xiao Lian further informed.
Now Ling Mei was a little interested. She was about to ask for more when a police officer came to inform both of them, "The captain asks for everyone to gather in the conference room. A briefing of a case is about to begin in fifteen."
Both girls exchanged looks and stood up to head over to the conference room. Shortly after their arrival, the conference began, "The target of investigation this time is Zhang Jie. A young master of the Zhang family. He is suspected to be involved in…..." The captain debriefed everyone and then came to the main point, "Ling Mei, I want you to be the lead in this investigation. Xiao Lian would be the co-lead. The D.A. would be providing you with ample resources and support. Also, create a task force because the fish is very big this time. Be careful. That's it. Dismiss."
The meeting ended and everyone made their way out of the room. "No fair." Xiao Lian whined as soon as they settled into their seats, "I already have so much work, why dump another case on me?"
"But don't you think this is a priority? This case would save so many lives." Ling Mei said. "I know but still… Haa… whatever. Let's see what we're dealing with then." Xiao Lian said while extending her hand for the file.
"And CUT!" Wei Jun said as Xia Lu handed the file to Quan Kui. That was the end of the scene.
"Good work Quan Kui. That was marvelous. You're a born actor, like a natural." Wei Jun praised happily which was rare of him. Everyone on the set knew that.
"Thank you very much, director." Quan Kui smiled as she replied in return.
"Aren't you going to praise me?" Xia Lu asked, somewhat offended that she wasn't praised although she wasn't that much looking forward to it.
"Why would I praise you? I expect this much from you. You're a professional." Wei Jun replied like it was a fact. Xia Lu was speechless and argued, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means Quan Qui deserves praise because it was her first time on the camera yet we didn't have to take even one scene extra. I expected this much from you but not from her so yes, she deserves the praise." Wei Jun explained.
Xia Lu was taken aback. It was her first time hearing that it was Quan Kui's first time on camera yet she had done so well. Even she wasn't that good her first time. "Wow." She couldn't help but praise Quan Kui herself.
"You give me too much credit, director." Quan Kui bashfully replied.
"You deserve it. I only scheduled three scenes today because I was sure you would have trouble adjusting. If I had known you would be so natural, I would have scheduled more scenes for today." Wei Jun once again praised and he didn't hold back. He was truly satisfied.
In just three hours, three scenes were shot to perfection. An entire day yet ahead of them. "Take today off now. Both of you. See you at the gym at seven." Wei Jun said with a smile but both of the girls froze. The word gym was traumatic to them now.
"I… I might not make it. I have two other shoots, remember." Xia Lu said, but even an idiot could tell that she was trying to weasel her way out of it. However, Wei Jun was something else as well, "Sure. But if you're not at the gym by seven, you will have to complete your work through the night. Naturally, that means no sleep." Wei Jun replied with a smile that wasn't much of a smile even with his otherworldly handsome face.
"I… I will be there." Xia Lu caved in as she replied. Wei Jun nodded and shouted another order, "That's it. Wrap it up. The next scenes are in daylight as well so rest well tonight." The crew replied with a 'Yes, sir,' and the set was wrapped up.
Wei Jun left the set after the wrap-up was finished. He made his way straight to the gambling house which was a front for a gun dealer.
He went through the same codes and ended up in the utility closet. Opening the door at the back of the utility closet, Wei Jun ended up in the luminous room from last time. The same man with auburn hair and black eyes was behind the counter, reading a book this time.
"You're back. I see you're very punctual." He commented as he closed his book while Wei Jun approached the counter.
"I assume you have everything I need?" Wei Jun said, hoping for the same diligence he had shown.
"Of course." The man smiled as he began to fill up the counter with guns. He began with Glock guns, then an anaconda revolver, and a few desert series. Then he moved to the small but heavy stuff such as rapid fire SMG's. They were in every variety from small and loud to big and silenced type. Then he moved on to rifles which filled most of the counter. From the AK series to the M series, he had almost everything.
"Unfortunately, it will take some time to bring the heavy ones. The shotguns and the special ones you requested would still take some time. I hope you understand." The man said once he was done displaying everything. "Still, this much would be enough for a small-scale war."
Wei Jun, on the other hand, had a broad smile on his face. "It's perfect," Was all he said.
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