He had just married a policewoman when he was diagnosed with criminal genius.

The meeting room fell silent for a moment.

Wang Feng suddenly asked, "Old Ding, do you think Lu Chen is really innocent, or is it that you just haven't found anything?"

Ding Jianguo's face darkened: "Wang Feng, what do you mean by that?"

"I'm just curious," Wang Feng said. "Think about it, is it normal for an ordinary person to know so many things?"

Ding Jianguo stared at Wang Feng for a long time.

Then he asked, "Wang Feng, I have a question for you."

"you say."

"If Lu Chen really has something going on, will he still help us solve the case?"

Wang Feng was stunned.

He thought for a moment, then didn't reply.

Ding Jianguo said, "A person who really has a problem will not expose himself to the police."

He not only came, but he also helped us solve the case.

Do you think this was done by a criminal?

Wang Feng remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "You're right."

Ding Jianguo patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, we've really struck gold this time."

After the meeting, Ding Jianguo walked out of the conference room.

He walked along laughing, and the police officers passing by were all taken aback when they saw the chief's appearance.

"Chief, what's got you so happy?" a young police officer asked.

Ding Jianguo waved his hand: "It's nothing, I just feel that our branch office is really lucky."

The young police officer didn't understand, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions.

As Ding Jianguo digested the leader's lavish praise of their branch, a sigh suddenly popped into his mind.

Lu Chen, this kid is really acting strangely.

It's a good kind of weirdness.

……

The next day!

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

Ding Jianguo summoned Lu Chen to the police station.

When Lu Chen entered, Jiang Xue was already waiting at the door.

She was wearing a police uniform and stood ramrod straight. When she saw Lu Chen arrive, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"What is it?" Lu Chen asked.

"That's good," Jiang Xue said.

Lu Chen followed Jiang Xue inside.

As he walked down the corridor, he saw several police officers whispering to each other, but they all fell silent when they saw him.

Lu Chen sensed something was wrong.

He asked Jiang Xue, "Does your bureau have any events today?"

Jiang Xue said, "Yes."

"What activity?"

"Awards presentation."

Lu Chen paused for a moment, then asked, "Who is this award for?"

Jiang Xue didn't speak, she just smiled.

The two walked to the entrance of the conference hall.

The door was open, and the room was full of people.

All the police officers from the Yuhua District Precinct were there; as far as the eye could see, there was a dense, dark mass of heads.

Lu Chen stood at the door, not moving.

He saw a banner hanging at the front of the conference hall with the words "Award Ceremony" written on it.

A table was placed under the banner, and a red velvet tray was placed on the table.

The tray contained a brocade banner.

"What are you doing?" Lu Chen asked.

Jiang Xue gave him a push: "You'll find out when you go inside."

Lu Chen was ushered into the conference hall.

As soon as he entered the room, all the police officers turned to look at him.

Some people started to applaud.

Then, everyone applauded.

Lu Chen stood at the door, like a thief caught red-handed, with nowhere to escape.

Ding Jianguo stood on the stage, holding a microphone, smiling broadly: "Come on, Comrade Lu Chen, come up here."

Lu Chen braced himself and walked onto the stage.

Ding Jianguo patted him on the shoulder and said into the microphone, "I called everyone here today for one thing: to present an award."

He pointed at Lu Chen: "This is someone everyone should know, Xiao Jiang's husband, Lu Chen."

Someone in the audience shouted, "I know him!"

Ding Jianguo continued, "He helped us solve both the last gambling case and this counterfeit money case."

The audience fell silent.

Ding Jianguo said, "Therefore, the bureau has decided to award Comrade Lu Chen the 'Honorary Citizen Award' and a cash prize of 500,000 yuan."

The conference hall erupted in chaos.

Someone below gasped in shock.

Someone shouted out directly, "Five hundred thousand?"

Some people even changed their tone: "What was the highest bonus our bureau has ever given to a citizen since it was established?"

Someone nearby chimed in, "I remember it was 100,000."

"Then this 500,000..."

"The record has been broken."

Whispers spread like water.

Several young police officers sitting in the back row huddled together.

One person asked, "What exactly did Lu Chen do to deserve so much money?"

An older police officer who knew the inside story lowered his voice: "You don't know? Last time at that underground casino, he was the one who sneaked in alone and lured the boss out. He won ten million without even blinking an eye."

The man's mouth dropped open: "Ten million?"

The veteran officer continued, "That's nothing. In this counterfeit money case, do you know who made those counterfeit bills?"

"Who?"

"It's him," the veteran officer said. "His counterfeit money is even more convincing than what those professional counterfeiters make. Even a banknote detector can't tell the difference."

After listening, the man remained silent for a long while before finally managing to utter, "What the hell kind of genius is this?"

The veteran officer laughed: "And guess what? When he was arresting people, he sent one criminal to the intensive care unit with a single punch."

"..."

"He's still in the ICU."

The person fell completely silent.

After a long pause, he asked, "Is this Xiao Jiang's husband?"

"right."

"That's incredible."

"I feel like he's more of a thug than a criminal!"

"What a talent."

Lu Chen on the stage did not hear the discussions below the stage.

He accepted the banner handed to him by Ding Jianguo, and then took the sign that read "500,000".

Ding Jianguo grasped his hand and shook it vigorously: "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to the bureau."

Lu Chen said, "Okay."

Another round of applause erupted from the audience.

Ding Jianguo gestured for everyone to be quiet: "It's not over yet."

He picked up another document from the table and read aloud: "In view of Comrade Jiang Xue's outstanding performance in many operations, the bureau has decided to promote her police rank by one level."

Jiang Xue was stunned.

She never expected that she would be involved as well.

The young, newly recruited police officers in the audience all stared wide-eyed.

A newly arrived junior officer asked the senior officer next to him, "Sister Jiang, did you... get promoted from a second-level officer to a first-level officer?"

"right."

"How long has she been here?"

The older gentleman counted on his fingers: "Less than half a year."

The young police officer gasped, "This breaks the record for Jiangbei City, doesn't it?"

The old man smiled: "It's broken."

He added, "And it was broken badly."

The young police officer looked at Jiang Xue on the stage with envy in his eyes.

Jiang Xue stood on the stage, receiving the new police rank insignia, her hands trembling slightly.

She glanced at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen stood beside her, watching her with a smile.

He was even happier than if he had received 500,000.

The meeting has ended.

As they walked out of the police station, Jiang Xue asked Lu Chen, "How do you plan to spend that 500,000?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment: "Save it for now."

"and then?"

"Then when you have your vacation, we'll go out and have some fun for a couple of days."

Jiang Xue said, "I happen to have two days off."

Lu Chen looked at her: "Really?"

Jiang Xue nodded: "Really."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Let's go then."

They really did go out and have fun for two days.

We didn't go far; we just drove around the area around Jiangbei City.

We had a meal, watched a movie, and took a walk along the river.

Jiang Xue was dressed casually, holding Lu Chen's arm, looking like an ordinary girl.

Two days later, Jiang Xue returned to work at the police station.

Lu Chen saw her to the door, watched her figure disappear at the end of the corridor, and then turned to go home.

He had just gotten home when his phone rang.

It was Sun Dazhi calling.

"Brother Lu, filming starts tomorrow, don't forget."

Lu Chen asked, "What time?"

Sun Dazhi said, "We'll meet at the electronics factory in the northern suburbs at six o'clock in the morning."

Lu Chen said, "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, he sat on the sofa for a while, then stood up and began packing his things.

The next morning at five o'clock, before dawn.

Lu Chen took a taxi to the electronics factory on the outskirts of the city.

Sun Dazhi stood at the door, holding a cup of coffee. When he saw Lu Chen arrive, he quickly went to greet him.

"Brother Lu, you've finally arrived."

Lu Chen asked, "Where are the others?"

Sun Dazhi pointed inside: "Everyone's here, just waiting for you."

Lu Chen went inside and saw that, sure enough, everyone was there.

Makeup artists, photographers, lighting assistants, script supervisors, and the actors who had auditioned were all standing in their respective positions, waiting for filming to begin.