Teng Feiyu was taken aback and said, "Because the Yuanhong Society has informants in the official ranks, and many have realized how powerful Yuanhong Society is, so they don't dare to provoke them, right?"
Lin Qing chuckled.
"So you knew about it too."
He shook his head slightly and said, "I had thought you were here just to gold-plate your status as a second-generation rich kid, but now it seems, I was thinking too much."
"I've told you, it's not about gold-plating; I chose to come here myself," Teng Feiyu said with a frown.
"Right, now I believe you."
Lin Qing smiled and continued, "Unless your father, Director Chu, has a grudge against you, he wouldn't give you such a dangerous mission for gold-plating and let you charge in like a headless fly."
For those who came to gold-plate their status, it was like giving a player with the game walkthrough; the difficulty of the mission also needed to make sense, at least have a sure chance of success, that's called gold-plating.
Otherwise, it's just seeking death.
And investigating the Yuanhong Society, the city's most blatant and largest underground force, is like giving a new player a novice sword, then pointing to a boss with a level of ??? and saying, "This is your novice mission, go and defeat it now."
There's not much difference between this and seeking death.
Teng Feiyu also understood the implication of Lin Qing's words and couldn't help but furrow his brows.
He tried to keep his tone even as he said, "Team leader, I just want you to help apply for a search warrant, not for you to take me on the search."
"Do you think there's a chance of it being approved after applying?"
Lin Qing slightly shook his head, "You want to apply for a search warrant with not a single piece of solid evidence, and mobilize the entire Patrol Team?"
"But it's different now," Teng Feiyu's brow furrowed even more tightly, "Before, we didn't know what the underground boxing arena was all about, but now we have at least confirmed that there will definitely be gains if we search, so why not investigate?"
"Definitely be gains?"
Lin Qing countered, "Are you sure you're the only one who knows about this? Think about it, if there were definitely gains to be had, why has nobody discovered them to this day?"
Teng Feiyu fell silent for a moment before asking, "Are you saying all these because you don't want to apply?"
"Yes."
Lin Qing nodded, "You know that Yuanhong Society has informants in the official ranks, yet you dare to use the intelligence you've gathered to apply for a search warrant. Aren't you afraid of alerting them? What will happen if Yuanhong Society targets you? Can you say with certainty that there are no Yuanhong Society informants within the Bureau?"
He now possessed Captain-Level strength and wasn't particularly afraid of the Yuanhong Society; he had at least the ability to protect himself.
But he was thinking about, after increasing his strength, investigating that underground boxing arena to earn some merit, so if he startled the snake beforehand, that would be bad.
Of course, this reason couldn't be brought up.
Teng Feiyu was silent again for a long while, then said, "Can't you just explain the situation privately to Captain Xiao? Don't you trust Captain Xiao, either?"
"Yes, I don't trust him," Lin Qing replied frankly.
Teng Feiyu was momentarily stunned.
Then, taking a deep breath, he stood up, his face expressionless, and said, "If the team leader doesn't trust anyone, then let's forget it."
Lin Qing glanced at him, "If you can't stand me that much, just pass the professional exam sooner, become Patrol Department Director yourself, set up your own team and investigate."
Teng Feiyu pursed his lips, gave him a look, and not wanting to say more, turned around and left the conference room.
The room fell silent.
"Ha..."
Lin Qing wasn't upset; he just chuckled softly, "Youth is so good."
He didn't dislike such people; on the contrary, he wished the world had more of those who were unafraid of hardship and possessed a sense of justice.
Isn't a stable and peaceful life brought about by such people?
...
Half an hour later.
The phone rang in the office of Team Seven, showing the call was from the captain's office.
Lin Qing casually answered.
"Captain Xiao?"
"Team Leader Lin, come to my office," said Xiao Peidong, his voice serious and displeased.
...
Inside the captain's office.
"Lin Qing, how are you managing Team Seven?"
Xiao Peidong furrowed his brows solemnly, slamming the desk, and said coldly, "Your team member went over your head to report to me directly, don't you know something as basic as not overstepping your bounds? There's no discipline or rules!"
Are we making such a big fuss out of this? Lin Qing glanced at Teng Feiyu, who stood emotionless.
Then, he looked at Xiao Peidong and said, "Captain Xiao, this has nothing to do with me; he's the one who made the mistake. Why don't you fire him and save everyone the trouble?"
Xiao Peidong was taken aback.
He had intended to take this opportunity to press down, but suddenly he realized that the young team leader in front of him was only eighteen years old, and methods that worked on experienced officers wouldn't suit him.
Those experienced officers would usually smooth things over, make big issues small and small issues smaller.
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Could an eighteen or nineteen-year-old really be that extreme?
"An official patrol can't just be initiated whenever. Nonsense."
Xiao Peidong frowned and gave Lin Qing a glance, "Forget it, you take him back and teach him properly, let this not happen again."
"What a hassle." Lin Qing shook his head, "If it's started, wouldn't that be the end of it?"
He glanced at Teng Feiyu beside him, "Let's go."
"Another thing."
Xiao Peidong continued, "If you want to investigate that so-called underground boxing arena, unsure if it's real or fake, do it on your own. But you only have a level one search warrant, unless you produce evidence. Understood?"
Teng Feiyu furrowed his brows.
A level one search warrant meant they couldn't invade privacy, let alone cause any damage.
At least a level two search warrant would be useful.
And the highest level three search warrant, that would mean search at all costs.
"I'm too lazy to investigate."
Without looking back, Lin Qing left that final remark and turned to leave the office.
Teng Feiyu silently followed.
Once they reached a secluded place, Teng Feiyu suddenly said in a low voice, "I know you're worried about the internal police moles getting wind of this, which is why you don't want to apply, but I've also thought this through carefully."
"Oh?"
Lin Qing glanced at him.
Teng Feiyu continued, "The underground boxing arena of the Yuanhong Society has been operating for at least a year, and Captain Xiao has just been transferred here. It's not possible for him to become an informant for the boxing arena so quickly. Moreover... he's so young with a promising future, it's not worth it for him to do such dirty work, and there's no need for you to suspect him baselessly."
"That makes sense."
Lin Qing glanced at him and replied, "But you don't understand the human heart, and no one really does."
Teng Feiyu was slightly taken aback.
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After dinner, Lin Qing went to the People's Hospital of Xiao Shan District to see his cousin and to consult her about some issues.
"Did you earn some merit again?"
Chen Yanan, sitting up in her hospital bed, glanced at Lin Qing and said, "Lucky you, I heard the reward money is four hundred thousand? Just enough for your sister to add some funds to enhance the mechanical leg's performance."
"Sure, it was meant for you anyway." Lin Qing nodded and continued peeling an apple.
"Are you really giving it?" Chen Yanan laughed, unable to resist pinching his face, "You did not take care of me for nothing since we were kids."
She immediately shook her head, "I'm just teasing you, brother. You should save that four hundred thousand. Such an amount can only extend the battery life by twelve hours, from thirty-six to forty-eight hours. Is it necessary?"
"Every little improvement counts." Lin Qing casually shook his head.
"Then let's talk about it later."
Chen Yanan gave him a look, "The energy for mechanical prosthetics can be replaced. There's no need to rush. Do you also need money for martial arts training?"
"Four hundred thousand won't help much." Lin Qing shook his head.
"A batch of High Energy Release Liquid from the department costs seventy thousand, four hundred thousand would get you five batches. How can that not be of much help?" Chen Yanan furrowed her brows.
"The K1 series is of no use to me anymore."
Lin Qing handed her a peeled apple, "I've already mastered the Seventy-seventh version of the Practice Method."
"What?" Chen Yanan suddenly sat up straight, looking at him incredulously, "Really? You've mastered it?"
Even those who have mastered the Forty-sixth version of the Sunrise Training Method are few, let alone the Seventy-seventh version of the Practice Method, which was rarer still. In the whole Patrol Bureau of Xiao Shan District, there were only two such individuals.
Maybe it wasn't a big deal in the urban circle, but outside of it, it was enough to be considered elite among normal people!
"I had some good luck a few days ago." Lin Qing nodded, "Now I need to buy the MY series of High Energy Release Liquid, which is too expensive, and not necessary for the time being."
He was speaking the truth.
Once the four hundred thousand reward money was processed, it would only be enough to buy two batches, which would merely reduce the progress time for mastering the Seventy-seventh version of the Practice Method by forty days, not very significant.
"I see..."
Chen Yanan took the apple and looked over Lin Qing again, clicking her tongue in admiration, "You wouldn't think it, but little Lin Qing has the potential to be a captain."
She still shook her head, "But there's no need to spend money recklessly. Keep it for now, don't worry about your sister unless it's three or five million, which could get me a higher-grade mechanical prosthetic. There's really no need right now."
Lin Qing pondered for a moment and then said, "Okay, when is your prosthetic surgery scheduled?"
"If everything goes to plan, the earliest would be mid-March."
Chen Yanan explained, "It's mainly because there's a waiting list at the Dawn Group, the only one globally producing high-grade mechanical prosthetics. It's not certain yet. Once it is, we can choose the prosthetics and proceed with the surgery."
Lin Qing nodded slightly, pensive.
Mid-March?
That was two months away.
Lin Qing noted this timeline, then refocused and said, "By the way, sister, I have something I want to ask you."
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