She is in the fog

In late June, the college entrance examination scores were announced.
He Xi scored 573 points, higher than any of her previous mock exams.

If Mingmei were still alive, she would definitely jump for joy, because this meant that there was a high chance that she could go to the same city as Mingmei to study at university.

But Mingmei is no longer here, all her ideas and expectations are gone in a flash, and she feels that this score is meaningless.

"Yangyang, I bought you breakfast, would you like to eat?" Sun Siqin knocked on the door outside.

"I don't want to eat it, grandma, you eat it."

"I've already eaten. I'm serving it to you now. It'll get cold soon."

After thinking about it, He Xi stood up and opened the door.

Sun Siqin handed her the plate, said "Eat well" and turned to go to the kitchen.

He Xi took the tray and brought it to the desk.

The breakfast is very rich, including soy milk, fried dough sticks, steamed dumplings, tea eggs, and sauce-flavored cakes.
There were so many that she didn't know which one to eat first.

She reached out and picked up the tea egg, peeled it, and threw the shell onto the newspaper on the plate. Her eyes focused and she suddenly discovered a new world.

This page of the newspaper is an A-level wanted notice issued by the Ministry of Public Security, which shows Ren Yan's photo, name, gender, ethnicity, ID number, place of residence, fugitive number, and a brief description of the case.

This was a new newspaper published this morning. Looking at the wanted notice, He Xi couldn't help but frown. She was so immersed in the grief of Ming Mei's death that she didn't pay attention to the clues of the murderer. It turned out that he was still on the run and had not surrendered.

He Xi suddenly felt angry. Why was Mingmei dead, but the murderer was still at large? There was a complete video of the crime process and the identity was locked, so why hadn't he been arrested yet? Was it so difficult to arrest someone? It had been more than ten days!
He Xi stubbornly believed that they must not have done their best, otherwise how could they not catch even one person? If she were to go, she would definitely bring the murderer to justice and make him pay with blood, so that he would not harm the world again.

She stuffed a whole tea egg into her mouth and chewed it with difficulty.

With this in mind, He Xi went online to check the admission score lines of the Nanzhou Police College in the previous two years. Judging from her score, it should be a sure thing.
But she was very confused: Why do we have to admit boys and girls separately? And the admission score for girls is so much higher than that for boys? The difference is almost 60 points!
In other words, if girls want to be admitted to this school, they have to score at least a few dozen points higher than boys.

She continued searching and found out that it was because the number of admission places for girls was limited. Only 20 girls were admitted out of 3 people, and the rest were all boys. This resulted in a small number of girls admitted and a low admission rate, so the score had to be so high.

After solving one question, another question popped up, which He Xi couldn't understand: Why only so few girls were admitted?
If he continued to wonder, it would become like an endless circle, so He Xi simply stopped worrying about it.

She swallowed the tea egg and choked. She quickly drank two sips of soy milk and then it went down smoothly.

She thought of her mother who was killed by a drugged driver and Mingmei who was brutally murdered by a "drug addict". As if her belief was strengthened, she immediately filled out her first choice in the college entrance examination: Nanzhou Police College, school code: 1XXXX, major: Narcotics, major code: 030604TK, and checked the box that she did not accept the transfer.

After passing a rigorous physical examination, physical test, political review and interview, on September 2014, 9, He Xi cut her long hair short, carried a suitcase and went to the Nanzhou Police Academy to report. In the registration queue, she saw Qin Yiran.

Coincidentally, that night, the counselor asked all students in the department to hold a meeting in Room 401 of the Third Teaching Building, and He Xi saw Qin Yiran again.

What’s even more coincidental is that the next day, He Xi and Qin Yiran met in the class meeting.

Yes, they chose the same school, the same major, and were even assigned to the same class.

Although they were classmates, they had never spoken to each other and were not very close. Now that they met suddenly, they really didn't know what to say.

Finally, it was Qin Yiran who spoke first: "What a coincidence, why are you here?"

"Yes, it's a coincidence, because I applied to this school." He Xi responded awkwardly.

"You and I are classmates. Does that mean you are also enrolled in drug prevention?"

"Uh, that's it."

The conversation between the two people fully demonstrated the nonsense literature. Although they were not familiar with each other in high school, when they entered university, they were faced with unfamiliar classmates from all over the world. She and she had the bonus of being high school classmates, so they had an extra bond than others. Gradually, they became close friends and often made plans to have dinner together on weekends.

During college, in addition to learning professional knowledge related to drug control and drugs, regular training is also essential.

He Xi was strict with himself and always held himself to the highest standards. In addition to the regular training organized by the school, he practiced on his own every day and worked very hard.
He Xi did not relax when it came to his professional courses. He was very serious and studied diligently.

Her perseverance and willpower astounded her classmates, so they gave her a nickname: the ruthless one.

Later, the class felt that she could no longer be described as a "ruthless person". Classmate Wu Jia said: "Sister Xi, your attitude is not just about banning drugs, you should call it 'eliminating drugs'."

Because of Wu Jia's words, her classmates gave her a nickname: Nun Miejue.

During a practical exercise, He Xi was assigned to a group with Qin Yiran.

The teacher had just blew the whistle, and in less than ten seconds, Qin Yiran was knocked out by He Xi.
Qin Yiran lay on the ground, unable to get up, and couldn't help but say angrily: "He Xi, are you serious? Didn't we agree to practice?" "Why didn't you say the word 'actual combat' in front of it?" He Xi patted the dust off his pants, "Could it be that if you encounter a gangster in the future, you will ask him to practice with you?"

Qin Yiran slowly got up from the ground, rubbed his shoulders, and muttered: "He Xi, you don't follow martial ethics and launch a sneak attack? I will remember you."

"Tsk." He Xi rolled her eyes at her nonchalantly, "The whistle has already been blown, it doesn't count as a sneak attack."

In 2016, He Xi was 20 years old, and Ming Mei was still 18 years old.
Ren Yan is still on the run. It’s as if he has disappeared from the earth, leaving no trace.

One night during the summer vacation, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Qin Yiran invited several classmates to have supper. They sat in front of the barbecue stall and ordered a few boxes of beer. They drank a skewer and a bottle of beer and had a great time.

Wu Jia opened a bottle of beer and handed it to He Xi: "Sister Xi, why don't you drink every time you go out to play? Everyone is drinking, why don't you drink one too!"

He Xi took the beer bottle, put it back in front of her, and said with a smile: "I'd better not drink it. Someone has to stay sober. Wouldn't it be terrible if everyone got drunk?"

"Sister Xi is really considerate and thoughtful." Wu Jia then picked up a skewer of meat and handed it to He Xi, "Then I won't urge you to drink. Sister Xi, please eat more meat."

Qin Yiran drank a few bottles of beer and was a little tipsy. She asked, "He Xi, tell me the truth, why did you apply to the police academy?"

He Xi had not drunk a drop of alcohol and was very sober. She said slowly: "I hate drugs. I want drugs to disappear from this world."

Qin Yiran took another sip of wine, "Then do you know why I want to apply to the police academy?"

He Xi shook his head: "I don't know."

Qin Yiran sighed. She, who was usually the most cheerful and optimistic, burst into tears. She cried and said, "Why am I so useless? Ah? If I could react faster, if I could be more agile, Mingmei would not die! Do you know that feeling? She was killed in front of me, and I watched with my own eyes... I clearly saw that person holding a dagger in his hand. He broke in so recklessly and stabbed the dagger into her heart. He ran away, and I was still standing there in a daze... It's been more than two years, and there is still no trace of the murderer. Mingmei will die with regret!"

Seeing Qin Yiran speaking the truth after drinking, the classmates around turned their eyes to He Xi. Wu Jia asked, "Sister Xi, I've always been curious. Sister Yiran always talks in her sleep and always shouts 'Mingmei' in her dreams. I used to think she was shouting 'Mimei'. I also wondered why she was so narcissistic, but later I found that it didn't seem to be the case. Sister Xi, you and Sister Yiran were high school classmates. Can you tell me what happened?"

"Nothing." He Xi still shook his head, "She's drunk, send her home."

In 2018, He Xi was 22 years old and Ming Mei was still 18 years old.

He Xi and Qin Yiran successfully completed the public security joint examination, bid farewell to Nanzhou Police College as outstanding graduates, and became formal police officers of Nanzhou Public Security Bureau.

On the first day they reported to the Nanzhou City Public Security Bureau, they met Jian Chun, the instructor who had led their military training in their second year of high school.

Jian Chun's eyes were still as determined as before, but his skin was a little darker.

She still remembered their names. When she saw them for the first time, she smiled and said, "Hey, He Xi, Qin Yiran, why are you two here?"

He Xi responded subconsciously: "Hello, instructor."

Everyone around started laughing. Another female police officer kindly explained, "Don't call her instructor. This is not military training. You two graduated from the same school. Call her senior sister."

He Xi lowered her head in embarrassment, "Senior Sister."

Qin Yiran also called out, "Hello, Senior Sister."

Jian Chun smiled and pointed at Qin Yiran: "You were the most stubborn one at that time, and you refused to obey the rules."

"Hehe." Qin Yiran scratched his head, "I won't dare to do that again."

Everyone was talking and laughing. At this time, Captain Li came over, touched Jian Chun's head, and pretended to be surprised and asked, "What's going on today? Are the two newcomers your acquaintances?"

"Students I taught during military training before." Jian Chun raised his eyebrows, with a hint of pride in his tone.

Captain Li said, "That's great. I don't have to bother looking for someone to take care of them. You can be their teacher and take care of them."

"Ah?" Jian Chun's expression immediately changed, and he frowned and said, "Forget it. I am not very knowledgeable and qualified, and I am not qualified for the job. Don't let me lead the two newcomers astray..."

The female police officer at the side interrupted, "Don't refuse. Isn't this good? From a senior sister to a master, it's a huge step up in seniority."

Jian Chun gave her a glare and reluctantly accepted the job.

(End of this chapter)