We asked you to solve cases, and here you are sharing your criminal experiences?

The next day at 10 a.m.

The large conference room on the third floor of the Jiangcheng Municipal Public Security Bureau was packed.

Deputy Director Shen, who came from the provincial department, personally sat in the main seat.

The municipal bureau chief standing next to him also looked very serious.

The case consolidation report submitted by the task force last night has alarmed the higher-ups.

A massive underground money laundering network that had been operating in Jiangcheng for three years.

If this isn't handled properly, it could cause a huge mess.

Gu Tingchen sat on the right side of the long table, flipping through the supplementary materials in his hand.

The other members of the task force were sitting in the audience behind him.

Song Qianxia sat in the last row, near the water dispenser.

She was holding a ballpoint pen and drawing a little turtle lying on its back in her notebook.

My mind was already wandering to the braised pork in the cafeteria at lunchtime.

The meeting was halfway through.

Zhao Ming finished reporting on the basic facts of the case and the initial progress in tracing the funds.

Deputy Director Shen listened attentively, nodding frequently.

"The task force has been very astute this time." Deputy Director Shen picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"They were able to accurately uncover a hidden financial chain from several seemingly unrelated old cases."

"This discovery is crucial and deserves praise."

"Who was the first to discover the connection between these files?"

Hearing the leader ask a question.

Lin Wan, sitting in the office manager's seat, suddenly brightened up.

She knew before she left work yesterday that Song Qianxia had somehow gotten away with something big.

She didn't sleep well all night after returning home, her mind filled with thoughts of how to steal the credit.

This is a golden opportunity to show off in front of the provincial leaders.

How could she let a useless intern steal the spotlight?

Before Zhao Ming could even speak...

Lin Wan suddenly stood up.

She straightened her crisp police uniform and put on a dignified and confident smile.

"Reporting to Director Shen, I was the one who led the discovery."

These words were spoken.

Zhao Ming and Xiao Wang, who were in the audience, were both stunned.

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock.

Lin Wan seemed oblivious to the reactions of others and continued talking animatedly.

"As the internal affairs supervisor of the task force, I have been reviewing past case data recently."

"Based on my years of experience in internal affairs, I keenly noticed that there was a certain commonality in the destination of funds in these cases."

"Therefore, I specifically picked out these particular files during yesterday's intern evaluation."

"I specifically arranged for intern Song Qianxia to review the data from the past three years."

Lin Wan spoke without blushing or skipping a beat.

"And I gave her clear guidance, telling her to focus on the flow of funds."

"That led to the breakthrough in the funding chain last night."

These words were perfectly watertight.

Not only did he take all the credit, but he also claimed all the credit for the work.

He also took the opportunity to demonstrate his leadership skills as a senior employee, including "strategizing" and "mentoring newcomers."

The bureau chief listened and nodded in satisfaction.

"Excellent, office work requires meticulous attention to detail. Comrade Lin Wan did a great job this time."

Zhao Ming was so angry that his teeth itched. This woman was too shameless!

Yesterday, she deliberately made things difficult for Song Qianxia by throwing half a room full of junk files at her.

Now they're actually calling it "specially selected" and "clearly instructed"?

Zhao Minggang was about to stand up and refute.

A hand pressed down on his thigh under the table.

It's Gu Tingchen.

Gu Tingchen's face remained expressionless as he quietly watched Lin Wan's performance.

Song Qianxia was sitting in the last row.

He was still intently drawing patterns on the shell of the little turtle.

She didn't care at all about Lin Wan's attempt to steal the credit.

Go ahead and grab it.

It would be best to steal all the attention.

She was a former wanted criminal who just wanted to stay out of the public eye and avoid trouble, and she wished no one would notice her.

As long as it doesn't affect her receiving that special allowance of five hundred yuan, it's fine.

Just as Lin Wan was enjoying the approving gaze of her superiors and looking smug.

Gu Tingchen suddenly turned the laptop in front of him around.

The screen was projected directly onto the conference room screen.

"Lin Wan, you said you specifically picked out these files and asked her to investigate them?"

Gu Tingchen's voice was extremely calm, revealing no emotion.

Lin Wan's heart skipped a beat, but she still forced herself to nod.

"Yes, Captain Gu."

Gu Tingchen tapped a few times on the keyboard with his slender fingers.

A densely packed table instantly appeared on the big screen.

"This is the access control system and electronic borrowing log for the archives on the second basement floor."

Gu Tingchen took out a laser pointer and pointed it at a red record on the screen.

"Song Qianxia entered the archives at 2 PM yesterday."

"At 2:15, she randomly pulled out these files from the bottom of the metal cabinet in the fourth row of Section C."

Gu Tingchen looked at Lin Wan coldly.

"These files have no record of being borrowed by anyone other than the administrator who originally filed them in the past three years."

"Including you."

"How did you manage to presume to guide her to monitor cash flow without even looking at the case files?"

The atmosphere in the meeting room changed instantly.

Deputy Director Shen put down his teacup, his face darkening.

Lin Wan's face flushed red, and cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead.

"I...I saw the briefing in the electronic system..." she stammered, trying to justify herself.

"Is that so?" Gu Tingchen didn't give her a chance to breathe.

He tapped the keyboard again.

The large screen displayed a surveillance video.

That was footage from the office yesterday.

Lin Wan's sharp and sarcastic voice echoed in the conference room's speakers.

"Your assessment task is to review all the unsolved cases in the North District over the past three years."

"If you fail the assessment, you're fired."

The video has finished playing.

The entire conference room was completely silent.

Now everyone understood.

Where is the guidance for strategic planning?

This was clearly workplace bullying, but the intern accidentally stole the credit and then shamelessly tried to take the credit for it.

The bureau chief's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Nonsense!" The bureau chief slammed his hand on the table.

"Is the Municipal Bureau's meeting also your stage for power struggles?"

Lin Wan was so frightened that her legs went weak and she collapsed into the chair.

She lowered her head and couldn't say a word.

It's over. It's all over.

After that, she could no longer hold her head up in the brigade.

Gu Tingchen turned off the screen mirroring, his tone returning to its usual businesslike calm.

"Director Shen, this lead was discovered entirely independently by intern Song Qianxia."

"Her observation and logical analysis skills are outstanding. I suggest giving her a separate commendation."

Deputy Director Shen nodded, his expression softening somewhat.

"Very good. Don't bury the talents of young people. Follow the rules."

After the meeting.

People started walking out one after another.

Song Qianxia, ​​carrying her notebook, slowly followed at the very back of the group.

As soon as she reached the corner of the corridor, Gu Tingchen was standing there waiting for her.

The man was tall and straight, and his uniform was worn impeccably.

"Captain Gu." Song Qianxia walked over and lowered her voice.

"Actually, you didn't need to make things so tense during the meeting just now."

She scratched her hair, looking somewhat helpless.

"I really don't care who gets the credit. If Sister Lin wants it, just give it to her. We'll see each other all the time."

Song Qianxia genuinely felt that way.

In the underworld, being high-profile is a death sentence.

She was overjoyed that someone was willing to step forward and take the bullet for her.

Gu Tingchen looked down at her.

Looking at this girl who is clearly extremely intelligent, yet always seems to want to shrink into the shadows.

"Song Qianxia," Gu Tingchen called her by her full name.

His gaze was earnest, carrying a weight that commanded respect.

"I don't care what survival rules you used to follow."

"But now, you're standing in the sunlight. Wearing this outfit."

Gu Tingchen spoke clearly, word by word.

"In my team, merits are merits, and demerits are demerits."

"Your honor is something no one can take away. If it's not your fault, you will never be made to take the blame."

"Since you have the ability, stand up straight with dignity."

Song Qianxia was stunned.

She stared blankly into Gu Tingchen's eyes.

There was no probing or calculation in those eyes.

There is only one unwavering principle and one principle of protecting one's own.

In an instant, images of betrayal, fighting, and selling out each other in the darkness of my past life flashed through my mind.

Those days when I did whatever it took to survive suddenly seem very distant.

My heart skipped a beat.

This feeling of being unconditionally protected under someone's wings.

This is fucking...this is going to be dangerous!