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

After a moment, the meeting room fell silent again.

After a while, Wang Feng spoke first: "Lu Chen, you really are..."

"What is it?" Lu Chen asked.

"It's a lucky koi," Wang Feng said. "The lucky koi from the Yuhua District Branch."

Ding Jianguo quickly waved his hand: "No, no, no, Lu Chen is the lucky charm of our entire Jiangbei City Police Department."

"Since you say she's the luckiest person in the entire Jiangbei City Police Department," Wang Feng suddenly laughed, "then could you transfer Jiang Xue over to us? We'll be one of you and one of us then."

Ding Jianguo's expression changed instantly.

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is," Wang Feng's smile deepened, "since you say we're all family, then transferring Xiao Jiang over here isn't a big deal, is it?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Ding Jianguo jumped up. "You wish!"

"I was just joking," Wang Feng said.

"This is no joke!" Ding Jianguo exclaimed urgently. "Everything else is negotiable, but this is not!"

"Why not?"

"Because..." Ding Jianguo paused, "because Lu Chen is practically our Yuhua District's son-in-law! Son-in-law, understand? How can we send our son-in-law away?"

Ding Jianguo saw things more clearly than anyone else.

Lu Chen followed Jiang Xue.

That means wherever Jiang Xue is, that's where Lu Chen is.

Transferring Jiang Xue away would be like handing over a lucky charm to the other party.

That's absolutely impossible.

Laughter filled the meeting room.

"Old Ding, are you protecting your own?" Wang Feng said.

"What's wrong with protecting your own?" Ding Jianguo said matter-of-factly. "Jiang Xue is one of ours, so Xiao Lu is one of ours too. This is called keeping the good stuff in the family!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Wang Feng raised his hands. "I shouldn't have made a move on your policewoman."

The people in the meeting room laughed even harder.

Zheng Gong smiled, but he quickly stopped and walked up to Lu Chen.

"Lu Chen".

"If this case is solved, I'll recommend you for credit."

Ding Jianguo interrupted Zheng Gong's conversation at this moment.

"Director Zheng, it's a bit early to talk about commendation now." Ding Jianguo had a strange smile on his lips.

Zheng Gong turned his head: "What do you mean?"

"You forgot about this gang of pickpockets; there's a new kingpin among them."

Zheng Gong paused for a moment: "Yes, if we can successfully arrest this kingpin based on the information Lu Chen provided, it will be a great achievement."

"It's indeed a bit early to talk about commendation now."

Ding Jianguo shook his head. What was Zheng Gong thinking?

"Director Zheng, that's not what I meant."

"What I mean is that Xiao Lu is now the new kingpin of that thief's den."

The meeting room fell silent.

Everyone was watching Ding Jianguo.

"What did you say?" Zheng Gong's voice changed.

"I said," Ding Jianguo said, emphasizing each word, "that Xiao Lu is now the new kingpin of that thief's den."

No one spoke in the meeting room.

After a while, Wang Feng spoke first: "Old Ding, what are you talking about?"

"I'm not joking."

"Then explain yourself clearly." Wang Feng pointed at Lu Chen, "How did he become the King of Thieves?"

Ding Jianguo glanced at Lu Chen, then looked at Zheng Gong: "Let Lu Chen speak for himself."

All eyes turned to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen scratched his head: "It's nothing really."

"What do you mean by 'nothing'?" Zheng Gong demanded urgently. "Explain yourself clearly."

……

A moment later.

The meeting room fell silent again.

It was so quiet you could hear the ticking of the wall clock.

Zheng Gong stared at Lu Chen for a long time, then turned to Ding Jianguo: "Is what he said true?"

Ding Jianguo nodded: "Really."

The four bureau chiefs, including Zheng Gong, all gasped in shock.

Immediately, everyone's eyes turned to Lu Chen.

At this moment, Lu Chen remained calm, showing no sign that this man was already the kingpin of the largest thief den in Jiangbei City.

Successfully infiltrating the thieves' den is one thing.

On his very first day in the den of thieves, he brought down the old king of thieves.

Now, Lu Chen, who went undercover, has become the kingpin of the thieves' den.

This good news left Zheng Gong somewhat bewildered.

I never imagined that such a windfall could actually happen.

Lu Chen is now the new king of thieves, and with Lu Chen's cooperation...

With coordinated efforts from both inside and outside, the arrest operation could at least be twice as effective with half the effort.

After a long while, Zheng Gong slapped his thigh and suddenly stood up.

"Okay, okay!"

He said "good" three times in a row.

"Xiao Lu, you're amazing! You're absolutely incredible!"

Wang Feng exclaimed, "I never expected that the new king of thieves we investigated all night yesterday would turn out to be you, kid."

Another bureau chief chimed in, "That's right. If I had known it was Xiao Lu earlier, I would have gone home and slept soundly last night."

"Little Lu has become the king of thieves, greatly increasing the chances of success in this capture operation."

Zheng Gong laughed and said, "To be honest, I have never fought such a rich battle in my life. Even the enemy's leader is an undercover agent of our police force. I would laugh in my dreams about something like this."

Wang Feng leaned back in his chair and crossed his legs: "That's right. Before, catching a thief leader required months of surveillance, and we always had to worry about informants betraying us. Now, it's all the same thief leader."

"Exactly." Another bureau chief shook his head. "I never imagined I could handle a case like this in my entire life."

Zheng Gong was laughing when he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Xiao Lu, what's the situation over there?"

Lu Chen said, "When I went there, there were fifty or sixty people there."

"But tomorrow they're going to hold a ceremony for me to become the King of Thieves, and at the same time, they'll have me teach them some of my special skills."

"Tomorrow should be when this gang of thieves is at its most complete."

Zheng Gong nodded: "If that's the case, tomorrow is indeed the best opportunity to close the net."

"However, according to Lu Chen, there will be at least seventy or eighty pickpockets tomorrow, and possibly even a hundred."

Zheng Gong understood that they had caught a hundred thieves at once.

It's a very satisfying thing to say.

But this is not an easy task either.

"Let's estimate that about 100 of them will come that day, and plan and carry out the arrest operation based on this number."

"Each police station must allocate as many officers as possible to assist in completing this arrest mission."

"Yes!" the four bureau chiefs responded in unison, their voices as synchronized as if they had rehearsed.

"Also," Zheng Gong held up one finger, "when you take action, don't make a big fuss. And don't use police cars."

He paused, then explained, "Large criminal organizations like this usually have people keeping an eye on the nearby police stations."

Wang Feng nodded: "Yes, they likely have informants among them."

"If all the cars in the police station are out," Zheng Gong said, "they will immediately stop all activities."

"They'll all disperse in a flash," Ding Jianguo chimed in. "By then, you won't even be able to catch a trace of them."

"So," Zheng Gong looked at everyone, "this operation needs to be low-key. Avoid driving if possible, and wear civilian clothes if you can. Just treat it like going to and from get off work."

"After that, you can find another place to get together."

"Don't gather in groups before the operation begins. Once you arrive at the location, don't rush in; wait for Xiao Lu's signal."

"clear."

Zheng Gong then looked at Lu Chen.

"The rest is up to Xiao Lu."

"Xiao Lu, your task is to stall everyone present as much as possible."

"To buy time for our operation."

Lu Chen nodded.

"Alright," Zheng Gong waved his hand, "Go back and get ready."

The four bureau chiefs got up and walked out.

As they reached the door, Wang Feng turned back to look at Lu Chen: "Kid, our bonuses tomorrow are counting on you."

"Don't worry," Lu Chen said with a smile, "He can't escape."

……