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Chapter 70: A Change in Atmosphere!

Zhenghe Police Station Duty Room.

At this moment, Xie Yuancheng was crouching outside the detention room, deep inside the duty room, with his head in his hands.

A number of police officers on duty surrounded them.

As these people relayed the message to others, more and more officers came to the detention cell.

As everyone looked at Xie Yuancheng locked up inside, they began to discuss among themselves.

"It really does seem to be Xie Yuancheng, a Level 5 wanted criminal! He probably had his eyebrows done, but his eyes look very similar!"

"According to Tu Yuan, the earlobes and the hair whorls at the back of the head do match up."

"Let's see if he admits it during the interrogation, or wait for the test results!"

"If it really is Xie Yuancheng, this guy is a real ruthless character. He ruined his own face and made himself look so ugly."

"It's precisely because Xie Yuancheng is ruthless enough that he was able to capture Tu Yuan that Tu Yuan's abilities are truly demonstrated!"

"Holy crap! Has anyone in our station ever caught a Level 5 wanted criminal before? I think it's only happened once?!"

"A level-five wanted criminal should be eligible for a third-class merit award, right?"

As they talked, their gazes would occasionally drift toward Tu Yuan, who was bowing and writing something at the registration desk in the duty room.

Their eyes held envy, and a hint of jealousy.

As for Yu Lili, who was sitting in the corner, she was naturally ignored by everyone.

After all, Yu Lili herself just said that Tu Yuan was the one who captured the person, and she just happened to live near Xie Yuancheng's hiding place.

They then cooperated with the operation to capture Tu Yuan.

Of course, participating in the arrest is also a meritorious act.

However, the lion's share of the credit still belongs to Tu Yuan.

After Tu Yuan registered the time of the arrest and the criminals arrested,

The police officers in charge of the interrogation can immediately take Xie Yuancheng into custody for questioning and confirm his identity through interrogation.

Tu Yuan originally wanted to report this good news to Zhang Tao.

However, considering that it was too late and only he could be 100% certain that the person he had captured was Xie Yuancheng.

There has been no official confirmation of Xie Yuancheng's identity yet.

Therefore, Tu Yuan planned to report to Zhang Tao the next morning.

"Yu Lili! Let's go! Once we're back, the rest can be left to the comrades in charge of the interrogation!"

Yu Lili didn't speak, but just nodded silently and followed behind Tu Yuan.

Just as I stepped out of the duty room, I ran into Wang Hai walking towards me.

Tu Yuan looked at Wang Hai and nodded slightly as a greeting.

Seeing this, Wang Hai hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother Yuan!"

Wang Hai is older than Tu Yuan and has been with the institute longer.

Moreover, Wang Hai's brother-in-law, Zhou Jun, has now been promoted to deputy captain of the security team.

For Wang Hai, this should be a time of great success and triumph.

So when Wang Hai called him "Brother Yuan," Tu Yuan was slightly taken aback.

This is tantamount to Wang Hai voluntarily lowering his status and demeanor in front of him.

It is a sign of weakness.

Tu Yuan's eyes showed a hint of surprise, sensing that Wang Hai's personality seemed to have changed compared to before.

At this moment, Wang Hai continued with a smile, "Brother Yuan! I just saw you bring someone to the station. What did that guy do?!"

Although Tu Yuan had always disliked Wang Hai.

But you can't hit someone who's smiling at you.

He then smiled politely and said, "That person is likely Xie Yuancheng, a Level 5 wanted criminal. We still need to confirm his identity through interrogation."

When Wang Hai heard Tu Yuan's words, the smile on his face froze.

A look of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

"five...

...Xie Yuancheng, a Level 5 wanted criminal?

Tu Yuan nodded.

Wang Hai tried to keep smiling, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't manage a smile.

If it really is Xie Yuancheng, then the only place in his heart where he can look down on Tu Yuan will be lost.

He also knew about Xie Yuancheng, the wanted criminal.

There were rumors at the time that Xie Yuancheng might have fled to Shengyun City.

At that time, he had just joined the police force as a trainee officer.

He was taken by his brother-in-law Zhou Jun to participate in the search mission, and all the hotels and guesthouses, big and small, within the jurisdiction of Zhenghe Police Station were searched.

Moreover, he visited many residential areas and old villages within his jurisdiction that were suitable for hiding.

After a thorough and intense search lasting more than two months, nothing was found.

Everyone felt that the news that Xie Yuancheng had fled to Shengyun City was untrue.

But today, Tu Yuan said that the guy he brought back was Xie Yuancheng.

Wang Hai was unwilling to believe it.

Judging from Tu Yuan's calm and composed demeanor, he seemed confident in confirming Xie Yuancheng's identity.

In addition, he now has a certain understanding of Tu Yuan.

Given Tu Yuan's character, he wouldn't make baseless accusations.

"That's wonderful! Tu Yuan, you've done a great job this time!"

Wang Hai adjusted quickly, although the smile on his face looked a little stiff.

But it's still passable overall.

"I was just doing my job as a community police officer."

"I have to go back now, so I'll stop talking now."

After Tu Yuan finished speaking, he and Yu Lili walked directly towards the gate of the police station. They chatted for a few more minutes at the gate before heading home.

I got home close to 1:30 a.m.

During this time, Tu Yuan did not delay his cultivation.

Start cultivating right away.

I practiced until 6 o'clock, then set an alarm for 8 o'clock on my phone and quickly washed up.

I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

Two hours later, Tu Yuan was woken up by his alarm clock.

He showed no signs of fatigue or sleepiness.

On the contrary, I felt radiant.

Feeling his own state, Tu Yuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Having martial arts training resources makes all the difference; it can even reduce the amount of sleep the body needs.

In the past, he had been sleeping no more than five hours a night for several days in a row.

Even the strongest body will eventually feel fatigued.

But now he feels as energetic as ever.

"Power is a good thing! Money is a good thing too!"

"But in the current Federation, achieving both is no easy feat..."

Tu Yuan thought to himself.

Although he currently has one million in hand, he doesn't need to worry about money for the time being.

But he knew that one million was nothing compared to the power of his martial arts.

He doesn't have the same talent as Yu Lili.

Therefore, resources are extremely important to him.

Leaders of the federal government with substantial financial resources usually have family members in business, which gives them more confidence when faced with temptations.

The federal government prohibits public officials from engaging in business.

However, it is permissible for family members of public officials to engage in business.

This naturally leads to situations where officials' relatives and friends use the officials' political privileges to gain more advantages when doing business.

With political resources to go into business, it's hard not to make money.

Otherwise, businessmen without political connections wouldn't go to such lengths to curry favor with the leaders of the federal government.

I glanced at my cultivation progress for the day.

Four and a half hours of training, and I've gained another 4 points in progress.

He is now only 17 points away from the true peak of becoming a martial arts master.

Feeling that he was getting closer and closer to becoming a second-stage martial artist, Tu Yuan was also excited.

Perhaps the notification for his early promotion hasn't even come down yet.

He himself is going to be promoted directly because of his abilities.

If a probationary police officer achieves the skill level of a second-stage martial arts performer during their probationary period, they can directly apply for permanent employment.

These are explicit regulations from the Public Security Headquarters, and no one can change them.

"But even if I break through, there's no rush to get a permanent position."

"It's still best to take the path of becoming a full-fledged martial artist ahead of time. I just broke through to the first level of martial arts a few days ago, and now I've broken through to the second level of martial arts a few days later."

"Too eye-catching!"

"However, everything has two sides! If I were to become a full-fledged martial arts student with the strength of a second-level martial arts student, although it would be eye-catching, it would probably also attract the attention of some leaders."

"Who knows, maybe some leader will want to pull me onto their side?!"

With that in mind, Tu Yuan began to review today's intelligence.

[Today's report: At 11 PM tonight, Fang Ming failed to break through to the first level of Martial Arts Master realm at home.]

Upon seeing this, Tu Yuan's pupils contracted.

"Fang Ming failed to break through to the Martial Arts Master level?!"

Tu Yuan thought of what Zhang Tao had said the night before last.

He later pondered why Zhang Tao had gone to such lengths to help Fang Ming break through and become a martial artist.

It's certain that Zhang Tao himself wanted to keep one of his people in the leadership team of Zhenghe Police Station after his promotion.

If Fang Ming makes a breakthrough, he will basically take over the deputy director position at Zhenghe Police Station, which was vacated after Zheng Hai's murder.

Fang Ming seemed extremely grateful to Zhang Tao.

Zhang Tao's words will likely be very effective with Fang Ming.

In this way, Zhang Tao not only gained a trusted subordinate who was a martial artist, but also, after his promotion, could remotely command and influence the situation of the Zhenghe Security Station, surpassing Fang Ming.

Thinking of this, Tu Yuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Fang Ming came from Haipukang and had no connections or background. He has worked incredibly hard to get to where he is today, starting as a trainee police officer.

As a result, he failed at the threshold of becoming a martial arts master.

This breakthrough has been a failure, and Fang Ming's chances of overcoming this hurdle again in the future are extremely slim.

Even if Fang Ming were to try again later, if he failed the second time, it might not just be a minor injury, but a death sentence.

Throughout Shengyun City, at least a dozen or twenty public officials die each year due to failing to break through their cultivation level.

This only includes public officials; it doesn't even include those who didn't enter the Federal Lingfu but instead paid their own way to the martial arts path.

The number of these people who died while breaking through to higher realms was even greater.

However, for the people of this world, this kind of situation is commonplace and they are used to it.

"Fang Ming's breakthrough was lost, so he will need to take some time off to recover from his injury."

"Who will take over the patrol team during this period will probably cause another small dispute."

"The Zhenghe Police Station has really had a run of bad luck for the past month."

"Good quality items are few and far between, but bad quality items keep coming one after another."

"Of the three deputy directors, two are no longer familiar faces. The head of the finance office has also been replaced. Now, Fang Ming, the patrol team leader, is also on leave at home."

"It's truly a position of real power that remains constant, but the leaders come and go."

"I wonder if the team can get out of the shadow of their failed breakthrough."

Tu Yuan shook his head slightly.

As for Fang Ming's decision to break through to the Martial Arts Master level today, it was impossible for him to fail.

What did he say to Fang Ming? "Now is not the right time; the probability of you breaking through the resistance level is very high!"

To Fang Ming, this would probably only make him feel that Tu Yuan was deliberately trying to annoy and disgust him.

Even if the breakthrough fails, he will be blamed.

Faced with this situation, Tu Yuan could only stand by and watch, letting nature take its course.

Fang Ming's breakthrough was a blow to Zhang Tao's influence within the institute.

For Tu Yuan, this was not a good level either.

However, most situations will not develop according to one's wishes.

Smooth sailing is rare; things rarely go as planned.

8:30.

Tu Yuan had already finished breakfast at the police station.

However, when Tu Yuan came to the station today, many police officers looked at him differently than usual.

Tu Yuan knew that this was probably because news of his capture of Xie Yuancheng, a wanted criminal, had spread.

"Brother Yuan! That's awesome! You caught a wanted criminal!"

"Tu Yuan, well done! Our station is going to make the leaders of Xingsheng Branch proud this time!"

Anyone who greets Tu Yuanzhu will offer a few words of praise.

Tu Yuan responded politely and humbly.

He attributed the success of Xie Yuancheng's capture to the collective.

He may have the selfish desire to claim all the credit, but he absolutely cannot say it out loud.

As expected, after Tu Yuan said that, it was clear that the jealousy in some people's eyes lessened.

After finishing breakfast, Tu Yuan, as usual, went to Zhang Tao's office to clean and then turned on the hot water.

These details remain unchanged.

Zhang Tao arrived at the office at 9:00 AM today, just like before.

As soon as he entered the police station, he sensed that the atmosphere inside was different today.

Because of the deaths of Zheng Hai and Ma Xingyi, the Zhenghe Police Station has been shrouded in gloom for the past two days.

There were hardly any smiles on the faces of the police officers at the station.

But when he arrived today, he saw several police officers looking excited and chatting under the trees in the yard.

The police officers guarding the gate didn't look as somber as they had the previous two days; instead, they seemed more cheerful.

Seeing this, Zhang Tao frowned slightly.

He didn't understand what had happened.

He then strode over to the group of police officers who were smoking and chatting under the tree.

He went straight to the point and asked, "Is there some kind of important event at the station today?! You guys look so cheerful and cocky?!"

Zhang Tao spoke seriously, and his expression was somewhat cold.

Zheng Hai and Ma Xingyi had only been dead for two days.

There was little sadness on the faces of the police officers at the station. If any of the higher-ups came to the station and saw this, they would think that the station chief was happy to see Zheng Hai and Ma Xingyi murdered.

Therefore, one's mood is transmitted to subordinates, leading to a top-down effect.

Several police officers were taken aback when they saw Zhang Tao.

They immediately threw their cigarettes on the ground, stood at attention, and saluted.

He called out loudly, "Hello, Director Zhang!"

After giving a respectful greeting.

One of the police officers then spoke up, explaining, "Chief Zhang!"

"It was Comrade Tu Yuan who apprehended the wanted criminal Xie Yuancheng in the early hours of last night, and together with Comrade Yu Lili from the security team, escorted Xie Yuancheng back to the station."

"We were just talking about this situation, so..."

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Upon hearing this, Zhang Tao's furrowed brows relaxed for a moment, then furrowed even more tightly in an instant.

"Five-times-arrested criminal Xie Yuancheng?!"

"Tu Yuan has been captured?"

Zhang Tao's tone clearly betrayed a hint of disbelief.

"Yes, Director Zhang! The officer in charge of the interrogation last night interrogated Xie Yuancheng overnight."

"He has confessed to his identity and admitted to the crimes he committed!"

"The trial records and reports from the trial room are now on your desk!"

The officer's tone was somewhat aggressive when he replied.

"Chief, we're all so happy for Tu Yuan! Catching a wanted criminal is a real morale booster!"

At that moment, a police officer nearby chimed in with a comment.

Zhang Tao didn't speak this time, but just glanced at the expressions of the others.

He quickly turned around and headed towards the Second High School office.

His steps were noticeably hurried!

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