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Inside the changing room of Zhenghe Police Station.

Tu Yuan changed out of his uniform and prepared to put on the casual clothes he usually kept in his locker.

Ma Xiaolian, standing to the side, looked displeased.

"They always call on the two of us for these dirty and tiring jobs!"

"They're all trainee officers. Why aren't those with connections and backgrounds sent out on these kinds of missions too?!"

"I haven't even had breakfast yet. I made a point of coming to the office early today, and it's not even time for work yet, but I've already been assigned a task. What bad luck!"

Tu Yuan didn't echo Ma Xiaolian's complaints.

In the federal government, legal sex services are permitted, but a service license issued by the federal government is required.

Investigating cases involving unlicensed sex workers is not very rewarding, but it is time-consuming and laborious.

Although Tu Yuan had only been in the police station for four months, he had memories of his previous life.

He knew very well that this was true of any group, especially within the federal government system.

People without connections will inevitably take on more arduous and thankless work.

But sometimes, opportunities can also be found in this kind of hard work.

Moreover, even if one harbors resentment, one cannot express it so openly.

Too many words will be lost.

Sometimes, when such words are spoken, if overheard by someone with ulterior motives, they can easily become a weapon used against you.

Just as Tu Yuan was thinking about those words, the door to the changing room was suddenly pushed open.

A burly figure pushed open the door and entered.

The other person was wearing a police uniform with four stars on their shoulder insignia.

This proves that the other party's police rank is that of a first-class police officer.

This person was Fang Ming, the patrol team leader.

Fang Ming had clearly overheard Ma Xiaolian's words, so he said calmly after entering:

"If you don't want to serve federal citizens, you can take off this uniform; no one will stop you."

Fang Ming's words frightened Ma Xiaolian so much that she turned pale and dared not utter a sound.

Tu Yuan, on the other hand, remained calm and silently put on his casual clothes.

Fang Ming could tell who had just spoken just by looking at the change in their expressions.

Tu Yuan's failure to agree with Ma Xiaolian in the locker room made Ma Xiaolian glance at Tu Yuan again.

Fang Ming himself came from an ordinary family.

He knows how tough it is for ordinary people, but he hates people who like to complain even more, who don't work hard themselves and affect those around them.

In this situation, a normal person would most likely join in with a few complaints.

Tu Yuan remained calm, showing no displeasure and unaffected by Ma Xiaolian.

This made Fang Ming appreciate Tu Yuan to some extent, and at the same time left an impression on him.

The Zhenghe Police Station has a police force of over two hundred people.

Aside from the director, instructor Si, and three deputy directors, only the positions of captains and deputy captains of the patrol team, investigation team, security team, and reserve team can be considered leadership positions.

Although this is the lowest-level leadership position in the entire federal law enforcement system, it can even be described as a minor official.

But even the lowest-ranking official is still an official.

At this moment, Tu Yuan was naturally unaware that his silence had left a good impression on Fang Ming, the patrol team leader.

After changing into plain clothes, Ma Xiaolian and Tu Yuan arrived at the Zhenghe Police Station compound.

Two figures were already waiting here.

One of them was He Chengjun, the official police officer who had assigned them the task.

Both of them belonged to the security team, and He Chengjun was also a police officer in the security team.

Besides He Chengjun, there was also a female trainee police officer named Yu Lili.

Yu Lili has shoulder-length short hair with bangs that reach her eyebrows. Her hair covers most of her face on both sides. She wears black-rimmed glasses and her gray-black casual clothes look rather old, giving her a rustic feel.

Yu Lili and Tu Yuan were in the same batch of trainee police officers who entered the Zhenghe Police Station.

Tu Yuan only knew that the other party was the top scorer in the civil service exam among their batch of trainee police officers, and also the one from the poorest family among them.

My father passed away, my mother is ill, and we still live in an urban village in the old city.

Tu Yuan and Ma Xiaolian stood in front of He Chengjun and saluted.

At this moment, Yu Lili also joined the two of them and stood beside Tu Yuan.

"I've already explained the specific tasks, so I won't go into detail!"

"Mission objective location: No. 29, Luotian Village."

"You are all probationary police officers. Every mission you undertake is not only a learning experience, but also an opportunity!"

"As a federal police officer, you must have enough experience to deal with all kinds of cases, and experience is accumulated by carrying out missions one by one."

"Team Leader Liu said that if you perform well, you will have the opportunity to have your internship quota reduced."

Upon hearing He Chengjun's words, Yu Lili and Ma Xiaolian, who were still somewhat dazed, both perked up.

Only Tu Yuan's eyes remained calm, though he feigned an expression of being inspired and encouraged by these words.

Although I know He Chengjun is just making empty promises, I still need to put on a good show.

Seeing the reactions of the others, He Chengjun nodded in satisfaction.

In his heart, however, he was sneering and mocking. If there really were an opportunity to shorten the internship period, would it be available to a few guys without connections or background?!

What are you dreaming of!

He Chengjun is 33 years old and holds the rank of Third-Class Police Officer.

He is still in the same police rank at this age, and holds no leadership position.

It's fair to say that he has virtually no chance of advancing further.

Like Tu Yuan and the others, he had no connections or background, and had wasted ten years at the grassroots level of the police station, having long since lost his ambition.

It also distorted his mind.

He enjoys watching young people like him, whose chances of promotion are slim, struggle upwards but ultimately end up with nothing.

It's as if these people's failures prove that his stagnation isn't his own problem.

Of course, He Chengjun also enjoys the feeling of directing others.

This is why, after receiving the mission, he only called upon three trainee police officers, including Tu Yuan.

Only in this way can he, as a formal police officer, naturally enjoy the authority to command operations.

At this moment, Tu Yuan also had doubts. Luotian Village was one of the eight urban villages in Shengyun City.

There are already many unlicensed sex workers in this area, that is, streetwalkers. If it were really going to be investigated, it would have been done long ago.

Why is such a simple tip-off call taking this so seriously today?!

He Chengjun, a full-time police officer, was sent with three probationary officers on a special trip for this purpose.

Tu Yuan had a feeling that something was wrong, but he was just a trainee police officer, and the task had fallen on his shoulders, so he couldn't avoid it even if he wanted to.

……

Luotian Village is one of the eight urban villages in Shengyun City.

Dirty, chaotic, and disorderly, with prostitutes on the street, buildings so close together that you can shake hands, and narrow passageways that seem to lead directly to the sky, these are almost synonymous with urban villages like Luotian Village.

At the same time, it also supports and accommodates a large number of migrant workers from third-tier cities who come to Shengyun City to work.

At this moment, He Chengjun led Tu Yuan and the others through the alleys of Luotian Village.

Their destination was right there in this alley.

The alley was extremely narrow, no more than three meters wide, and the overhead wires were tangled and disorderly.

Arguments could be heard coming from the buildings on both sides of the alley.

Tu Yuan stepped over the potholes in the sewage-filled ground and suddenly felt that the old neighborhood he was living in now wasn't so bad after all.

Soon, the group found the house number 29.

Next to the house number was a rusty iron gate, which opened inwards and was blocked at the bottom with bricks.

The entrance leads directly into a dimly lit stairwell.

He Chengjun stood at the entrance of the stairwell and said:

"The room on the left on the fourth floor! Turn on the body camera now!"

Upon hearing this, Tu Yuan activated the electronic law enforcement recorder hanging on his left chest.

At this moment, their first-person video feed will be simultaneously uploaded to the information command center of the Shengyun City Public Security Bureau.

After the group turned on the electronic law enforcement recorders, He Chengjun took the lead and led Tu Yuan and the other two to the door on the left side of the fourth floor.

He Chengjun gave Ma Xiaolian a look, and Ma Xiaolian immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Boom boom boom!

"Who is it!"

A woman's voice came from inside.

The door was then opened.

Ma Xiaolian immediately used his leg to block the door, then forced the door open and pinned the woman down.

"Don't move! We are federal officers!"

Accompanied by the woman's scream.

He Chengjun, Tu Yuan, and Yu Lili also rushed into the room.

"Ma Xiaolian stays here. Tu Yuan, Yu Lili, you two come with me into the inner room!"

With that, He Chengjun took the lead and walked towards the door of the inner room.

He Chengjun walked to the door and pushed it open.

Tu Yuan was about to rush in when he found He Chengjun standing there, blocking the doorway, without making any further moves.

Immediately afterwards, He Chengjun's voice rang out in disbelief.

"Director Yang... Director Yang?!"

Upon hearing this, Tu Yuan was taken aback at first, then looked past He Chengjun's back and into the house.

At this moment, a middle-aged man was staring at them with a gloomy expression. The man's clothes were disheveled, the blankets on the bed were bulging, and there were scattered women's clothes by the bedside, indicating that there was more than one woman hiding under the blankets.

The middle-aged man was Yang Yunwei, the deputy director of Zhenghe Police Station.

Tu Yuan's eyes darkened. He instantly realized that the purpose of today's tip-off call was not to investigate the case, but to stage a power struggle.

Rumors have been circulating in the station recently that Yang Yunwei will be promoted to director of the police affairs office of the Xingsheng District Public Security Bureau.

Such rumors are never unfounded.

At this critical juncture, such an incident will certainly have an impact on Yang Yunwei's promotion.

He Chengjun, Ma Xiaolian, and Yu Lili were also caught up in this misfortune, inexplicably dragged into this vortex!

"He Chengjun! What do you want?! Who sent you here?!"

Yang Yunwei glared angrily at the three people at the door.