83: Chapter 82: Fingerprint Expert Specialist 83: Chapter 82: Fingerprint Expert Specialist “Madam, you wouldn’t want everyone to know that the store sells contraband cigarettes, would you?”
At the scene of the contraband recovery event, there were people openly purchasing recovered goods.
After being stored for such a long time and due to improper preservation, many of the recovered goods had become oddly shaped, and some products’ original channels or even owners had changed.
Cigarettes and alcohol, normally considered stable commodities, seemed to have depreciated.
The female owner of Xinfa Tobacco & Liquor Store didn’t care about that.
She was under a lot of pressure, but she was absolutely thrilled to recover such a batch of cigarettes and alcohol, and was certainly unwilling to sell them off cheaply.
The female owner and her daughter each grabbed a corner of the banner and presented it to the police officers at the scene.
The officers, beaming with smiles, accepted the banner, while the cadres from the political department were even more excited, taking photos frantically with their cameras and cellphones.
Cigarettes, alcohol, bicycles, cars, computers, condoms, antiques, herbal medicines, gold and silver coins…
As long as the scale of the contraband recovery event was large enough, the variety of returned goods could be exceedingly strange.
Jiang Yuan, who had just spent several days poring over “Fingerprint Science,” watched the plaintiffs from various places with delight.
It should be a happy occasion for someone to come to the police station joyfully and leave the criminal police squadron just as happily.
A faintly blue screen unfolded before Jiang Yuan’s eyes.
Task completed: Follow the vine to get the melon.
Task description: Solve more cases through the recovered goods and provide assistance to return the goods to their original owners.
Task reward: Qingdao Single-Finger Fingerprint Analysis Method (LV4)
Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but feel a hint of regret.
Had he known the rewards were based on completion percentage, he would have dug into his own pockets and returned the goods to the plaintiffs himself.
That way, wouldn’t the reward for the fingerprint analysis method be heading towards an LV5 standard?
Spending the amount of one or two houses for an LV5 skill was practically a windfall.
An LV5 dog food is tastier than an LV3 fried rice with egg.
By such standards, an LV5 fingerprint analysis method might reveal its name with just one glance at the fingerprint.
Thinking about it, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.
“You change expressions so quickly,” Sheng Ying came over to thank him.
Jiang Yuan glanced at her, still exposing her long white legs and arms, shimmering greasily under the sun, probably well-maintained.
Jiang Yuan closed the system screen and said, “Just thought of something.
Sheng Ying replied, “Officer Wang came out to talk to me for a bit, then hurried back to work.
“Everyone’s busy today.” No matter the event, as long as it’s a group activity, the police force naturally develops a fierce competitive spirit and a strong sense of collective honor, which for the officers translates into a sudden increase in workload and inexplicably varied tasks.
Youngsters like Wang Zhong are always the main workforce, endlessly bustling with useful and useless tasks, never stopping until the event is over or the leaders leave the scene.
Sheng Ying could understand Wang Zhong’s busyness but didn’t quite grasp why Jiang Yuan seemed so leisurely.
She couldn’t help asking, “Don’t you have things to do?
Shouldn’t you be at the same level as Wang Zhong?”
“I have other matters to prepare for.” Indeed, Jiang Yuan received “precious big livestock” level treatment, not needing to exhaust himself over every small matter.
However, Sheng Ying brightened up and said, “It must be the fingerprint competition, right?
You have to be quite skilled to participate, don’t you?”
“It’s a fingerprint conclave,” Jiang Yuan corrected her.
“There’s no such thing as a competition, nor is there a ranking.”
Of course, actually there would be a ranking, and there would certainly be a need for comparison, but the principle of presenting a united front would not change.
Sheng Ying chatted with Jiang Yuan for a while until Wang Zhong returned.
Only then did she reluctantly say goodbye and leave.
Wang Zhong sighed deeply as he watched Sheng Ying leave, her skin flawless without a single scar: “If only I had come back sooner.
Who knows when her family’s tobacco and liquor store will report another incident.”
“You already have her phone number, added her on WeChat, and even know which school she goes to, don’t you?” Jiang Yuan glanced at Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong’s expression instantly turned bashful: “What’s the use of knowing all that.”
“Forget it, go look for Captain Huang.
He’s waiting for you in the political department.” Wang Zhong sighed again.
Jiang Yuan patted Wang Zhong on the shoulder as a gesture of comfort.
He knew that Wang Zhong had thoughts, Wang Zhong also knew that he had thoughts, and probably even Sheng Ying knew that Wang Zhong had thoughts.
But after this whole line of thinking, the conclusion they’d come to was decidedly one that Wang Zhong would not want to accept.
This too was a conclusion reached through deduction.
So, deductions and all, were the most unreliable.
Political Department.
Upon seeing Jiang Yuan enter, Huang Qiangmin immediately started clapping with a smile on his face.
Following which, several other officers also stood up to clap, their smiles looking as practiced as can be.
Jiang Yuan looked at everyone, his face expressing confusion.
“Comrade Jiang Yuan, congratulations, you have been honored with Qinghe City’s expert in fingerprint specialization…” The director of the political department beamed as he stuffed a yellow certificate of honor into Jiang Yuan’s hands and then began taking photos.
Huang Qiangmin was also neatly dressed.
After taking a few photos with Jiang Yuan, he walked up to him to take a picture together.
“Captain Huang, how did this come about?” Jiang Yuan asked Huang Qiangmin, puzzled.
“It’s to facilitate your participation in the fingerprint task force,” replied Huang Qiangmin directly, then added, “Of course, it’s also a genuine honor.
A city-level expert isn’t too overstated, but there are only a few in our bureau with that title.”
“I see, thank you,” Jiang Yuan said, showing a slightly happier demeanor.
As expected, the director of the political department and Huang Qiangmin were both even more pleased by this.
“Aim for the provincial expert title as soon as possible.
When that time comes, we’ll organize a big celebration for you throughout the bureau and celebrate properly,” said the director of the political department as he straightened Jiang Yuan’s shirt, showing his affection.
A city-level expert title was basically just for show, not very useful, and given out rather casually; still, obtaining one did mean that one had some substance.
This time, Huang Qiangmin was concerned that Jiang Yuan would be at a disadvantage when he got to the provincial office, so he found a way to get him a title.
After all, criminal police live on honor.
For excellent subordinates, private companies can offer raises, public servants can get promotions, but for police officers, especially criminal investigators, aside from getting honored, there’s not much room for raises and promotions.
In the entire Criminal Investigation Division, apart from the division chief who is considered a leader, intermediate positions like team leaders or deputy team leaders, deputy division chiefs, or instructors have no real significance.
They are equivalent to group leaders in a class; they can lead a team and work hard themselves, but they can neither manage people nor money.
Comparable positions, like police station chiefs or leaders of other departments, are also numerous monks for few porridge bowls—hard to obtain.
And sometimes, good performance doesn’t guarantee one gets the position.
As for higher-level positions, they require more political than professional ability.
Just as the “Police Anthem” sings, the road of loyalty is bathed in blood and glory.
Ultimately, what police pursue in their dedication and bloody battles is glory.
Huang Qiangmin, having been a policeman for decades, had his own understanding and cognition of the profession and the path of a policeman.
The only thing he could offer was honor.
“Work hard when you get to the provincial capital, and earn some honor for our Ningtai County.”
“We’re departing on the 3rd, everything at home is arranged.
If you need anything, just come to me.”
“Finish up with the fingerprint work and come back early, don’t let them lead you by the nose with their nonsense.”
Huang Qiangmin took this time to give Jiang Yuan careful instructions, like a crocodile brooding over its eggs.