Breaking Through the Clouds

Jianning Municipal Bureau.

"She said that the police would never catch me, and then she jumped down. I was afraid of her committing suicide, and I grabbed my arm when I jumped up, but she dragged me into the river instead. How could I be caught by a little girl like her? I saw her fall into the river, and I had no choice but to jump into the water to rescue her..."

Several provincial and departmental experts sat behind a long table, with paper, pens and teacups in front of each of them, and the faces of the leaders with different expressions were blurred in the incense smoke.

"Rescue?" Wei Yao sat in the middle of the long table as the person in charge directly, facing Yan Yan, and said coldly: "From the moment the suspect fell into the water to the arrival of the search personnel, you were out of contact for more than an hour. , Rescue takes so long?"

In the armchair in the middle of the room, Yan Yan was wearing a light blue shirt, which was rare, and the full police uniform was as crisp as new, with the four-pointed star flower of the third-level police inspector on his shoulders, and the bright steel seal of the police badge on his belt.In stark contrast to this, his face hadn't been shaved for several days. Although he was sitting upright, his expression was obviously not so respectful and serious, even a little indifferent.

"I've told Bureau Wei many times that it really takes such a long time. Do you know how fast the Sanli River is? People who are accustomed to wild swimming may not dare to go there. In addition, the undercurrent is complicated, the terrain of the river is tortuous, and the rescued And I don’t cooperate, the water temperature is so low at night, do you really think I’m going to swim back and forth in the swimming pool for 50 meters and then go ashore easily?”

Deputy Director Wei stomped on the mug: "You little—"

Expert from the provincial department: "Ahem!"

"Bitch." Wei Yao answered the last few words tenderly and amiably, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then why didn't you report to the command center immediately when you found Buwei by the embankment? Why didn't you apply for support by radio before going into the water? "

"I'm really too late, leader!" Yan Yan said with sincerity on his face, "Buwei was very emotional when she was discovered, so I can only stabilize her as soon as possible. If she reports to the command center, she may not even have the case. I didn’t know how to explain it, so I just jumped. After that, I saw her jump into the river, she took off her pants and put on her shoes in a panic to rescue her, and she really didn’t have time to go back to the car to get the walkie-talkie... In the end, it was my fault, I was too careless and too flustered I am willing to accept the organization's education and punishment."

Deputy Bureau Wei said angrily: "What's the use of educating you now! I said earlier that you are not allowed to handle the case alone, and you are not allowed to handle the case alone! You can count how many regulations you have violated in this case, and you can still be educated." are you coming?!"

Another expert from the provincial department spoke condescendingly: "Hey, Wei, don't start a fire. The regulations are true, but we all know what the front-line case handling is actually like..."

Yan Yan leaned back on the chair in a relaxed manner, and quickly and secretly made faces at Deputy Bureau Wei when the leaders of several provincial departments were all looking down or looking away.

"You!" Deputy Director Wei was almost stunned by this daring little bastard.

"I know, I know," Yan Yan immediately followed up with kindness: "I violated discipline and violated regulations, and I am willing to accept all investigations and punishments, ah."

Wei Yao took a deep breath, and continued to sing bad faces, when suddenly the door opened, and Lu Ju, who was carrying a large teapot of wolfberries, and another gray-haired old leader came in.

"Ting Liu is here," several experts from the provincial department stood up solemnly, "Ting Liu!"

"Hey Liu Hall!..."

If there were still people who were muttering in their hearts just now, they are really convinced now—no wonder the old man surnamed Wei from the Jianning City Bureau has a lot of thunder and rain, and the three joint trials have been held for several rounds. Not to mention.It's good to be reincarnated, the only son of the richest man, even if he violates a discipline, he can personally invite Liu Ting of the Provincial Party Committee down...

"Go back and talk, go back and talk, let's go drink together some other day." Director Lu smiled and sent several experts to the door, then signaled Deputy Director Wei to see them off with his eyes, and then closed the door.

With a click, only Yan Xie, Liu Ting and himself were left in the small conference room.

"Let's talk." Director Lu turned back slowly, and said, "Your father told Liu Ting that you have written the [-]-word examination at home these two days, and you are meticulous, and you have memorized it by heart. Come, let us listen to the book."

Yan Yan didn't dare to lean back lazily in the chair, and got up quickly: "Ting Liu, Bureau Lu. I'm really sorry. I ignored organizational discipline and various regulations when handling the case. My improper handling at the critical moment reflects the usual I didn't study morality well..."

"Yes, yes, yes. This is on my back." Liu Ting smiled wryly and waved him to stop: "Xiao Yan, you are young, but you are also a criminal policeman who has handled cases for more than ten years. Why did you commit such a basic crime?" What about the mistake?"

Yan Xi apologized and smiled.

"Fortunately, this case has not been announced to the public, and Buwei has no family members. Otherwise, minors will participate in the kidnapping and jump into the river without a law enforcement recorder. It is difficult to control public opinion on this matter. If there is a more difficult situation, Being guided to the point that the suspect is an underage girl, and Yan Xie is a single male police officer who goes out alone—hey," Liu Ting pointed at Bureau Lu, and tapped his finger twice in the air: "Then it will be Fang Ren!"

Bureau Lu immediately pointed at Yan Xie, and nodded twice unceremoniously—Liu Ting couldn't directly scold Yan Xie directly, so he could only transfer through Bureau Lu, and the three of them formed a perfect rock-paper-scissors relationship.

"Fortunately, we have a complete chain of evidence." Director Lu interjected, "Fan Wu told his accomplices two criminal facts: one was hired by Wang Xingye to try to kill the victim, Li Yuxin; Knowing that his elder brother, Fan Zhengyuan, was hiding the 25 cash paid by his employer at home, he ventured back to steal it, but was caught by Yan Yan and the others. In addition, Bu Wei’s fingerprints were extracted from the bag of cash at Fan Zhengyuan’s house, and the handwriting identification was also successful. It's absolutely correct, it can support Fan Wu's confession about Fan Zhengyuan being hired to kill..."

"Old Lu is very stretched in his work." Liu Ting nodded while listening, and praised: "Even if this file is sent to the procuratorate, they will not say anything."

Bureau Lu waved his hands again and again.

"But there is still one thing I don't understand." Liu Ting frowned ponderingly: "You said that the little girl gave 25 to Fan Zhengyuan, who was she trying to assassinate?"

Yan Yan raised his eyes suddenly.

Sure enough, Director Lu also nodded heavily: "It's hard to say. Among Fan Zhengyuan's series of crimes, we really have in our hands, only he attacked Yan Yan with a gun, and then he was silenced and strangled to death. On the highway. However, it seems far-fetched to draw the conclusion that Bu Wei or Wang Xingye ordered him to assassinate Yan Yan based on this."

——Of course not to assassinate Yan Xie.

The target of Buwei's jealous killing is Jiang Ting.

Yan Yan's face was filled with the humility and sensibility unique to juniors, and his palms were already sweating, only to hear Liu Ting rubbing his chin and agreeing: "It's really far-fetched, especially when he was silenced right after... Xiao Yan! If I hadn't believed in your father's character, everyone would have thought that your father killed Fan Zhengyuan, it was quite clean hahaha—"

Yan Yan: "..."

Liu Ting probably also realized that this witty remark was not funny, so he touched his nose in embarrassment: "That's it, Lao Lu. This matter still needs to start from the connection between Fan Zhengyuan and Wang Xingye, and trace Wang Xingye as the drug dealer who demolished his home." Online. We have reason to believe that Wang Xingye is closely related to a drug trafficking group that was active on the border in the early years. When we go back, we will write a plan and report it to the Ministry, and try to set up a task force to follow up the clues further."

Director Lu thought it was true, and responded again and again.

The two of them were exchanging greetings with each other, and Yan Xie's eyes quickly wandered over the faces of the two old leaders, one was plump and one was thin, and he coughed and raised his hands: "That--it's the task of the head of the task force." I can do it, I will write a detailed plan when I go back tonight and ask the leader to review it, I can also..."

"You?" Liu Ting looked at him and laughed, "Do you know what level this cross-border drug trafficking organization is?"

Yan Yan rubbed his hands.

"This is not an ordinary cross-border drug lord. The new fentanyl compound seized by you in the last case not only spread in the southwestern border of my country and Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar and Vietnam, but even the United States and Mexico have reported related cases. Even if it is established The special case team is here to handle this matter, and it is also a serious and important case supervised by the Ministry of Public Security." Liu Ting patted Yan Mao on the shoulder and said with a smile: "What about you, just write me an inspection and hand it over to the Ting , It’s time to report criticism, report criticism, suspension review—in any case, the process must go, your father said, resolutely cooperate with the organization’s handling opinions, let you go home for a month’s leave and go on a blind date.”

Yan Yan was stunned and said, "Suspension for review for one month?"

Director Lu smiled and gestured to him.

"No, the bodies of our detachment Yu, and deputy director Wei are also getting older—"

"Old Wei has no objection, and Lao Yu can postpone his retirement from illness." Bureau Lu said kindly, "Go home and check and reflect on the breeding, and see if you dare to violate discipline next time."

Yan Yan: "..."

"Oh, that's right," Bureau Lu seemed to have suddenly remembered something: "The audit and verification of the warehouse of contraband to be destroyed is in the middle of the process, if you have nothing to do, take the time to help them move the boxes, so as not to waste It took a while."

"Oh, but I..."

Before Yan Yan's argument was over, Liu Ting waved his hand: "Oh, it's settled!"

Suspension review is a new thing in Yan Xie's career as a criminal police officer. Even five years ago, when he had a dispute with the city bureau because of his second-class merit, he had never been punished like this.

There is no other reason, and there is a lack of people in criminal investigation.

There is a shortage of people everywhere these days.Forensic doctors with a little skill in the forensic department have to travel every three days to give lectures, and the number of medical students graduating from the public examination every year is less and less; technical investigation requires qualifications and diplomas, but there are only so many technical criminal police officers who can pass the examination every year people.From the perspective of outsiders who don't know the situation, criminal investigation should be a less hungry post, but in fact, the grassroots police rotate through criminal investigation, and they also rotate between police stations and sub-bureaus, and they can't get into the city bureau.In addition, the heart of the team has been deteriorating in the past two years, and all the work inside and outside has been strictly grasped. He is the only one under Deputy Bureau Wei who can still take charge of the work.

When a person reaches middle age, the ground is full of wolf smoke, the upper hand has to support the old, and the lower one has to take care of the younger ones—the replacement is the daily work status of Yan Yan.

"Okay," he said, "I'll take it as a holiday."

Yan Xie held the police uniform jacket with one hand and put it on his shoulders. The left and right cuffs were rolled up to the elbows at will, revealing the tight forearm muscles and the watch. With the other hand, he casually pulled out the sunglasses and put on his handsome face.Wherever he went, he seemed to be carrying the BGM of an American crime movie. Like a tornado, he blew down the steps of the city bureau gate and slammed the car door shut.

The G65 started roaringly, miraculously merged into the evening rush hour traffic flow.

Click—the fingerprint door lock of the high-end apartment opened automatically.

"If you don't eat Western food, what kind of Western food should you eat? Ask a chef to come over and order two bowls of beef brisket noodles, fresh and good beef brisket with moderate fat and thinness, and put a lot of coriander; last time, the young bamboo shoots pickled by your chef yourself are good, and they are cool and refreshing. Pick up the less spicy side dishes and pack them into four plates..."

Yan Yan hung the coat on the hanger in the entrance hall, turned around while talking to the phone, and suddenly froze.

There are bowls and chopsticks on the dining table in the restaurant, a plate of fresh green fried lettuce with garlic, a bowl of steaming stewed beef brisket with potatoes, and the air is filled with warm fragrance.In the kitchen, there was the noise of the range hood and boiling water, lively and friendly, as if noodles were about to be poured into the pot.

"Young owner? Hello?" The manager of the restaurant on the opposite side shouted on the phone, "Do you want anything else, have I finished remembering this?"

"...No, I don't need anything." Yan Yan murmured as if sleepwalking: "Your sister-in-law's wife is cooking herself today."

Yan Mao hung up the phone and poked into the kitchen to have a look.

Jiang Ting was wearing a home long-sleeved T-shirt, cotton trousers and slippers, and stood sideways to him in front of the stove, holding a handful of dried noodles in his hand, about to pour them into the pot.

"Are you back? Wash your hands and get ready for dinner." Jiang Ting said without raising his head, "I'll have tomato and egg noodles tonight."

Yan Yan has lived for more than 30 years, and for the first time, he has the feeling of a newly married man coming home from get off work for dinner for the first time.He pinched himself, but didn't feel any pain, and for a few seconds he was almost sure that he was dreaming.

"What are you doing in a daze?" Jiang Ting raised his head, looked him up and down in surprise, and then realized that Yan Xie was actually wearing a police uniform today. His gaze couldn't help but freeze for two seconds, then smiled slightly, and then lowered his head to look into the pot.

Yan Yan asked in a strange way: "...What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing."

"No, you just laughed, what are you laughing at?"

Jiang stopped to scatter the noodles with his chopsticks: "I told you nothing."

"You are clearly looking at me..."

"Take the bowls and chopsticks," Jiang Ting scolded, "Don't think you can just sit there and wait to eat without doing anything."

Yan Yan said "Yo", and said resentfully, "It's pretty good at calling people." Then he put down his bag, changed his clothes and shoes, went into the kitchen, took a bowl, chopsticks and spoon from the disinfection cabinet, put it behind Jiang Ting's ear and whispered: " It's useless not to admit it, I know you only laugh because I'm handsome... oh!"

Jiang Ting took an egg from the pot and stuffed it into his mouth: "Go and eat your meal."

For tomato egg noodles, first cut a cross knife with fresh tomatoes, boil them in water until soft, peel the skins in cold water, stir-fry with a little oil to make a thick sauce; pour in the half-boiled eggs and stir-fry together, the fresh and tender eggs are full Tomato sauce, put a little salt, sugar, and chicken essence, then add it under the water, season with chopped shallots and coriander, and finally pour a few drops of sesame oil.

Bright red tomatoes, bright yellow egg cubes, green onion and coriander, and finally a bowl of noodles with bright color and delicious taste.

Yan Xie’s meal was like a storm, and he finished a large bowl of noodles with the fat and tender beef brisket. It was so delicious that he didn’t even have time to say anything. He got up and went to the kitchen to fill another bowl. When he came back, he said solemnly: "It's worth it."

"What's worth it?" Jiang Ting asked as he sipped the soup.

"The whole system will report criticism, plus a one-month suspension." Yan Yan waved his index finger in the air, pointing to the sea bowl in front of him: "It's all here."

Jiang Ting laughed, gave him a beef brisket with chopsticks, and asked, "Do you regret it?"

Jiang Ting has deep eye sockets, long eye tips, straight nose bridge, and thin lips. From his appearance, he looks a bit unhuman. Many people have the impression that he is a rational and professional but cold criminal investigation expert.So when he sits in the steamy heat of a meal in his home clothes, with his hair still fluffy after washing and drying, the huge contrast creates an indescribable charm.

Yan Yan stared at Jiang Ting without blinking, and suddenly asked without answering, "Have you ever benefited from beauty in your life?"

"No, what do you think about all day?"

Yan Xie ate the piece of beef and said with a smile: "Then you have it now."

After working, Yan Yan left home to live alone. The reason why she is still alive and well is that her own steel-like intestines and stomach accounted for most of the reasons. The hard work of the visiting chef and cleaning aunt also contributed.

But according to Jiang Ting, just the two of them had a light meal at home and used a bowl of three melons and two dates, so there was no need to bother the cleaning staff to come to wash it, and it would be annoying to pile it up in the sink overnight.Therefore, the first-level police inspector, Team Jiang, personally took the greasy dishes to the kitchen to clean. Yan Yan took the dishcloths in a regular manner and stood beside him. Build it neatly.

At this time, it was already dark outside, and the lights were on in the kitchen. The two of them stood side by side. They could only hear the lively TV in the living room. I don't know what variety show was on. In the space in front of them, there was only the sound of running water.

"Why is your cooking so delicious?" Yan Yan whispered into Jiang Ting's ear, "Have you learned it before? Are you planning to make it for someone? Hmm?"

Jiang Ting avoided it: "I live alone, if I don't learn how to cook, why don't I eat takeaway every day?"

"Then who else has eaten it besides me?"

"No, it's just you."

Yan Yan narrowed his eyes suspiciously: "Really?"

"really."

"Cheat me."

"You man," Jiang Ting finished washing a large hand-painted porcelain bowl that casually cost four figures, and forced it to Yan Mo: "You get angry when you tell lies, and you suspect it's fake when you tell the truth..."

Yan Yan took the opportunity to grab his hand: "Don't move, the water has splashed on the sleeve, let me wipe it off."

"Don't wipe it, let go and hit the bowl carefully..."

"Wipe it, it's nothing."

The water was still on, and the half-washed chopsticks were scattered in the sink.Jiang Ting withdrew his hand forcibly, but Yan Mo refused to let go like a very hungry wolf, half of the cuff of Jiang Ting's right hand fell off while tugging, Yan Mo caught a glimpse of the inconspicuous scar on the inside of his wrist out of the corner of Yan Mo's eye.

If it was a wrist cut, the wounds should be parallel or criss-cross, and indeed there would not be such clear bite marks.

Yan Yan's eyebrows twitched violently, but nothing showed on his face.

Jiang Ting didn't notice his expression, took the opportunity to withdraw his hand, and took the big porcelain bowl away and put it in the disinfection cabinet, his cheeks were slightly reddish, and he said coldly: "You almost smashed the bowl just now. Already!"

With his back to the pool, he didn't see Yan Mao's deep and uncertain expression. The next second, he felt his waist being tightened suddenly. Then Yan Mao's height of nearly 1.9 meters was forcibly pressed against his back, pushing him against the glass door of the disinfection cabinet. .

"you……"

"Shh, shhh," Yan Yan whispered, biting the tip of his ear, "let me hit it twice, shhh."

Jiang Ting suddenly exerted force, and before he could break free, he was firmly pressed down by Yan Xie a few times.The vertical disinfection cabinet taller than a person made a creaking sound, so clear that even the sound of the TV in the living room could not be covered. Jiang Ting's ear was red and hot, and he couldn't utter a word. He grabbed his hand and twisted it behind his back.

"Strict... Yan Yan!"

Jiang Ting's voice, which had always been calm and restrained, suddenly changed its tone at the end of the final note. He tried to break free from his wrist but was clasped even tighter.The dishes piled up in the cupboard in the struggling room slipped with a clatter, and the sound was clear and deafening. Jiang Ting took the opportunity to turn around in the small space, frowned and said angrily, "Yan Yan!"

Yan Xie: "Kiss each other..."

Jiang Ting managed to switch sides, and before he could push away Yan Mao's hand, he was pressed against the glass door again, his lips, tongue, and tongue were entangled inseparably, and they merged into one under the warm yellow light.

"...I said you tonight..." Jiang Ting finally let out a hoarse and annoyed voice after a while, but unfortunately the overemphasized annoyance could not cover up his flushed cheeks: "...Did you take the wrong medicine?"

The light came from behind Yan Yan, he squinted his eyes, stared at Jiang Ting's red lips from the kiss without blinking, and suddenly whispered without thinking: "My parents are coming to visit tomorrow."

Jiang Ting was slightly stunned, and an indescribable and unpleasant premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

The two looked at each other silently for a moment, and an atmosphere more subtle and ambiguous than a kiss suddenly permeated for no reason. The variety show on the outside TV had reached some stage, and the deliberate applause and laughter became particularly abrupt and embarrassing.

"Yan Yan," Jiang Ting abruptly turned his eyes away, and said flatly, "Do you want to think more about it..."

"I said, what are you thinking about!" Yan Yan suddenly let go of him, turned around and walked towards the pool while laughing loudly: "My parents came because it's my birthday the day after tomorrow, hahaha——"

Jiang Ting was really stunned, and saw Yan Xie laughing, grabbing the chopsticks and rinsing them under the faucet with a teasing look on his face.

"..." Jiang Ting came to his senses, couldn't help crying and laughing, and pointed at Yan Yan twice with his hand.

"Don't worry, I've already greeted them. I told them that a friend from the police academy had just transferred to Jianning, and the dormitory was not ready, so they stayed for a few days. They are usually busy with work, so they come to have lunch and then leave. , It’s not what you imagined.” Yan Yan raised his eyebrows jokingly, and deliberately looked Jiang Ting up and down: “Look at you who are looking forward to it nervously, tsk tsk tsk——you can’t wait to see your in-laws and get the change fee?”

Jiang Ting snorted, "I think it's my father-in-law and mother-in-law." He picked up the dishcloth, threw it to Yan Yan in the air, and went back to the bedroom with a shake of his hands.

Yan Yan watched his figure disappear into the guest bedroom door, rubbing his chopsticks clatteringly in his hands, the smile on his face was still there, but the expression in his eyes had sunk bit by bit until it was as cold as a deep pool.

After a long while, he finally turned off the tap, stood up straight, not knowing what he was thinking about, and his thick brows were tightly furrowed.