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Chapter 1031 Social Gathering
Soon, six cars stopped in front of the police station, and a large group of girls got out of the cars. Including the Sichuan girl and others, there were nearly thirty people, quite a sight.

Looking at these beautiful young women, Director Liu couldn't help but smile.

"Thank goodness, heaven has eyes," Director Liu muttered to himself. Finally, there were girls who could go on blind dates with them. Last year, he begged and pleaded with several workplaces with many female employees, but they all rejected him. This year, he was even criticized by his superiors after the New Year. He was almost driven crazy with worry.

Logically speaking, the young men in their department, regardless of their appearance (after all, there are indeed some oddballs), have excellent physical fitness, are all in great shape, have inexhaustible energy, and have respectable jobs. How come so many of them are just coasting along?

Director Liu said he couldn't understand why he and his colleagues weren't in a hurry or upset, and one of them even got divorced after the New Year, making the already high single rate even worse.

"Comrade Li, thank you so much! Thank you so much for your hard work!"

After the girls came down chattering away, the Sichuan girl organized them and then stepped forward. Director Liu then grasped both her hands and thanked her warmly.

This wasn't their first meeting; they had some contact last year, so they weren't exactly strangers.

"You're too kind, Director Liu. It's my duty. By the way, we were in a bit of a rush this time, so we went through a screening process. There are a total of 20 single girls, all of whom have regular jobs. How would you like to arrange things for them?" the Sichuan girl said with a smile.

Director Liu nodded upon hearing this, looked at the group of girls, and nodded with satisfaction. They were all young and beautiful girls; the young men in their department were lucky.

"Hey, Xiao Zhao, take the girls to the cafeteria. It's a big place, perfect. Look at the time, it's almost lunchtime!" Director Liu called out.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun stepped forward and said, "Okay, Director Liu." She then waved to the girls and said, "Please come with me!"

As soon as Zhao Yun appeared, the girls' eyes lit up instantly. It's true that men like to look at beautiful women, but what men don't know is that girls also like to look at beautiful women.

Especially Zhao Yun, a policewoman in uniform, is both beautiful and charming. Luckily, none of these people are gay, otherwise they would have been completely captivated by Zhao Yun long ago.

Nevertheless, Zhao Yun's outfit excited many girls. If they had known each other, they would have started chatting long ago. Some girls even took out their phones to take pictures of Zhao Yun, ready to share them with their girlfriends.

"What are you all looking at? Come along! Do you think I, the bureau chief, need to teach you this? Get out of here!!"

Director Liu was initially very happy, but when he turned around and saw that the group of bachelors behind him were still standing there, he immediately became furious. He kicked one of the men in front of him twice, and then the group scattered like birds and beasts, quickly catching up with the group of girls to act as bodyguards.

However, no one spoke to them. After all, they were all colleagues watching. Normally, they wouldn't dare to approach girls on their own, let alone in such a formal setting. Even police officers would inevitably feel a little nervous at this moment.

After everyone had left, Director Liu turned back to look at Chuanmei and the others.

"Xiao Lin, you're here too?" Director Liu greeted him with a smile.

Lin Mo, who was originally at the back of the crowd watching the drama unfold with Liu Ruyan, was taken aback when he heard this. He hadn't expected that he would have something to do with this. But since the bureau chief had spoken up personally, he couldn't refuse to give him face: "Hello, Director Liu, I just came to join in the fun!"

“Young people are great, very good. Come over more often when you have free time. We’ve dealt with each other before, so treat it like home. You can even draw some sketches for us; who knows, it might help us solve a case!” Director Liu said with a smile.

Although he hadn't had much contact with Director Liu, he had met him a few times and even helped him out. Whether it was sketching abducted children or solving key cases, Lin Mo had been involved.

Lin Mo didn't even know that his sketching skills were well-known throughout the Jiangning City police department.

Not only can he hand-draw currency that passes through banknote detectors, but there are even rewards offered for it abroad. Just this skill of drawing old people at the age of three makes him a hot commodity for all police stations.

"I'll come if you provide meals!" Lin Mo joked.

As soon as she finished speaking, Miss Yuan's eyes lit up: "Meals included?"

Everyone: ? ? ?
Seeing this, He Xiaoyue quickly tugged at the old lady's clothes and whispered, "Sister Yuan, keep your voice down, don't rush, we'll be eating soon!"

Director Liu glanced at Yuan Meng and nodded without speaking. It wasn't that he looked down on her, but rather that he didn't know how to make small talk with her. After all, her uncle was his superior, and Miss Yuan was clearly not like Xiao Zhao under his command. Zhao Yun was a normal person, but this one was obviously not!
What if she says something wrong and the person goes back and complains to her uncle? So the best thing to do is not to say anything.

"Come on, let's go over there together and have a get-together. We can grab lunch later; I've specially asked the canteen to prepare extra food for us today," Director Liu said, leading everyone into the branch office.

However, this door is not the main entrance to the hall, but a side door on the other side, which leads directly to the cafeteria at the back.

You can't exactly have a social gathering with a bunch of people in the service hall, can you? After all, there's work to be done in the hall, and it wouldn't look good.

Soon, the group arrived at the canteen in the backyard. As soon as they reached the entrance, they smiled; the reason was simple: a banner hung above the canteen door. [Military uniforms together, encountering sparks of attraction; a new city's perfect match, hand in hand for progress]

The way the banner was displayed made the group of people wince. Although it seemed like a matchmaking event, it felt like a people's congress meeting—too formal.

"Let's put up a banner to show our welcome. Come on, come on, take a look inside. I had it set up yesterday." Director Liu didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He even felt smug and thought the event was lively and great!

Soon, everyone entered the cafeteria. The next second, all sorts of pink things rushed towards them, including pink balloons and pink posters. The man and woman were already seated.

The tables and chairs in the canteen were cleared out, and a long table was placed in the middle. On one side sat 20 police officers in regular uniforms, all sitting upright, while on the other side sat 20 young women with rosy cheeks. Both sides were sizing each other up. There was also a row of fresh flowers on the table in the middle. Director Liu had spent a lot of his own money to get the flowers, which could be used as decoration and also given to the girls later. It was quite a splurge.

Water and fruit were on the table. Of course, Director Liu didn't have to pay extra for these two things; they were brought from the bureau's canteen, especially the fruit. They even managed to squeeze some out of the dog squad leader's mouth. They would make up for it tomorrow.

Seeing this, Lin Mo and the others couldn't help but sigh. This scene, though called a blind date, felt a bit out of place. But considering that these men had gone to such lengths, it was not bad. What more could they ask for?
They're all experts at catching criminals, but they're really not good at this. They only found this information online yesterday.

At Director Liu's invitation, Lin Mo and the others found a place to sit down. Of course, Director Wang went to set up the camera in the corner on his own; he couldn't sit down.

Then Director Liu looked at Zhao Yun beside him and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"Don't worry, Director Liu, everyone's here, the procedures are all set, the food in the cafeteria is being prepared and will be ready soon, there's absolutely no problem!" Zhao Yun said, giving an OK sign.

Upon hearing this, Director Zhao nodded and then stepped to the front: "Ahem, let me say a few words!"

The moment they opened their mouths, they had that old boss vibe. They were all too familiar with that routine, from elementary school to university, and even after graduation when they started working. Whenever the boss held a meeting, it was always the same.

"First of all, welcome to all the young and beautiful ladies to the matchmaking event hosted by the Dongcheng District Public Security Bureau of Jiangning City. I wish you all a happy and enjoyable time here today, and that you will find your perfect match soon."

The crowd applauded
"Secondly, we would like to thank the intermediary for this event, Comrade Xiao Li and his team, for connecting us and making it possible for us to sit here today. On behalf of all the single young men in our bureau, I would like to express my gratitude to you!"

The crowd applauded again.
Only when Lin Mo stepped on her foot under the table and gave her a meaningful look did Chuanmei hurriedly stand up, bow slightly to everyone, and express her respect.

After all, it's a leader who's calling on you. If you don't even react, wouldn't that make Director Liu lose face?

"Finally, I hope everyone will speak freely today. If you have someone you like, be bold and confess your feelings. Don't miss out on a good match, and find your other half soon. Thank you!"

The crowd applauded again and again.

Fortunately, although Director Liu's speech had a strong leadership feel, it wasn't as long-winded and tedious as some leaders' speeches, after all, time is precious.

"Wow, this looks just like a meeting!" the Sichuan girl muttered under her breath.

Lin Mo: "That's normal, after all, he's a bureau chief!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan chuckled softly from the side, "That's right, but this is the first time I've ever seen such a scene. Tsk tsk tsk, I've learned something. I'll do the same thing at the next annual meeting!"

Miss Yuan lay listlessly on the table, occasionally showing off a piece of fruit, her eyes constantly fixed on the food serving window next to her. If only she could eat while watching, that would be wonderful.

The class monitor and He Xiaoyue were very excited, but they also took out their phones to record footage, providing multiple angles of the footage.

After Director Liu finished speaking, he gestured to Zhao Yun and then sat down to the side.

In the cafeteria, not only were there 40 men and women participating in the matchmaking event and Lin Mo's group, but also several leaders from other departments came to watch.

Lin Mo thought these leaders were quite gossipy. They really had nothing better to do than join in on this kind of thing. Fortunately, these leaders were all seated in the corners, after all, they probably knew that their presence here was affecting the performance of the young people.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun stepped forward: "Ahem, now let's move on to the first part, self-introduction, Wu Qiang!"

"To!"

"You go first! Set an example for the rest of us!"

Wu Qiang:
(End of this chapter)