Facing Wang An's grinning face, Zhang Shuya gave him a sidelong glance and said
"Speak up, what is it now? I'm busy here."
Ever since becoming the Bureau Chief, Zhang Shuya had been constantly busy. Every time Wang An came over, he saw her immersed in work.
Therefore, Wang An didn't mind Zhang Shuya's rudeness at all. He casually plopped himself down in a chair and continued to say with a smile
"Seriously, Big Sister, I've really brought you some credit. I just hauled in two guys who fled from Yandu; I reckon the matter they're involved in definitely isn't small."
Hearing this, Zhang Shuya said with some confusion
"How can you be so sure they came from Yandu?"
Wang An replied without hesitation
"I have to be sure! They have mouths full of local Yandu dialect. If I couldn't tell that, I'd have wasted my time in the world."
Zhang Shuya asked with a half-smile
"You've never been to Yandu, so how do you know how the Yandu dialect sounds?"
Upon hearing this, Wang An was momentarily stunned. The main issue was that in his previous life, he had indeed been everywhere and was familiar with various regional dialects. But since his rebirth, he hadn't even been to Ice City, which made this quite awkward.
So, how did someone who had never even been to Yandu know how the dialect sounded?
Fortunately, Wang An's reaction speed was fast. After the brief freeze, he immediately said
"A few years back, didn't we have some educated youth from Yandu around here? I heard them talking quite a bit, hehehehe..."
Zhang Shuya nodded with a smile on her face, no longer arguing the point with Wang An. She then continued
"You might actually have brought me some credit. Last year, the Yandu side sent us an assistance letter saying two suspects had fled to our border region. They weren't sure if they'd settled in Jilin Province or come over here to Heilongjiang Province."
As she spoke, Zhang Shuya stood up and walked toward the door, saying
"I'll go see if these two are the ones."
Wang An was stunned. If such a thing could actually happen, it was truly miraculous. Just grabbing two random people and having them be fugitives—who the hell could you even reason with about that kind of luck?
Driven by curiosity, Wang An followed her.
Soon, Zhang Shuya and Wang An arrived at the interrogation room.
At this moment, the two "meddlers" were receiving treatment for their wounds from a doctor. Seeing this, Zhang Shuya frowned and asked Wang An
"How can you just start shooting? You're becoming far too reckless in everything you do."
To be fair, Wang An was indeed a bit too ruthless now. He would pull the trigger the moment he felt like it, and whenever he fired, he aimed to cripple the person.
Because, barring any miracles, these two would certainly be using crutches for the rest of their lives since their kneecaps had been shattered by bullets.
While Wang An's way of doing things was indeed highly efficient, it was also somewhat contrary to human nature and lacked professional ethics.
Of course, the phrase "professional ethics" was hardly applicable, as Wang An was merely a neighborhood defense officer who got the job through connections.
Wang An didn't care and said with a grin
"I asked them what was going on and they wouldn't say a word. Then they stubbornly refused to come with me. I had no choice."
After Wang An finished, Zhang Shuya opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, she just gave him a sharp glare and said nothing. The issue of suspects refusing to cooperate during an arrest was something almost every policeman had encountered; no one had a perfect method, and sometimes you just had to get rough.
Turning around, Zhang Shuya asked a policeman
"Has their identity information been verified? Where did they run from?"
Hearing Zhang Shuya's question, the officer replied honestly
"Not verified yet. They won't say anything regardless of what we ask. I thought I'd treat their wounds first."
Hearing this, Zhang Shuya gave the two men a fierce look and said
"Use the hard methods until they talk, damn it."
Seeing Zhang Shuya curse, Wang An almost burst out laughing, though he managed to hold it in.
People always say to treat suspects gently, but honestly, that was completely impossible.
To be perfectly blunt, who wouldn't get angry at people who were completely uncooperative and refused to answer anything?
Not hitting them was absolutely out of the question.
Leaving the interrogation room, Wang An asked Zhang Shuya curiously
"Big Sister, that guy Dahui I brought you a while back—the enemy agent—how far has the investigation gotten?"
Zhang Shuya glanced at him and said
"What does it have to do with you where the investigation is? Why do you care?"
Wang An gave a cheeky, self-righteous smile and said
"I was thinking that if the investigation is finished, shouldn't I get some kind of reward? After all, I'm the one who discovered that agent. Don't you agree, Big Sister? Hehehe..."
Zhang Shuya dealt him a ruthless blow
"Reward? You look more like a 'reward' yourself."
Wang An thought to himself, *I'm screwed.* It was obvious this matter no longer had much to do with him.
Seeing Wang An fall silent, Zhang Shuya couldn't help but add
"The Dahui matter is quite big; the case won't be closed in the short term. What's the rush? You'll get your share of the benefits sooner or later."
Wang An's eyes lit up, and he smiled without saying a word.
Back in the office, Wang An chatted with Zhang Shuya for a while longer. Because she was simply too busy, he was kicked out again.
Wang An had originally wanted to give Zhang Shuya two bear paws, but she refused, saying she didn't have the time to eat such things.
Just as Wang An stepped out of the Public Security Bureau, pondering whether to go straight home or visit Fang Xiu'e, he was stopped by a clear shout. He looked back and saw the beautiful Sun Nian.
Subconsciously, Wang An greeted her
"Ya-ho, Sister Nian, where are you headed?"
To be fair, Wang An hadn't seen Sun Nian during his stroll just now, yet she had suddenly appeared.
Sun Nian still looked heroic and spirited, but the first things that came to Wang An's mind were Sun Nian's large breasts and plump backside.
He couldn't help it; he had only gone at it once with Shen Wei at her house this morning, which had left him feeling unsatisfied.
Sun Nian looked left and right before saying with a smile
"I came looking for you, of course. Let's go eat first. A new restaurant just opened on the street; let's go try it out."
Without giving Wang An a chance to refuse, Sun Nian led the way on her sidecar motorcycle.
Looking at Sun Nian's lovely silhouette, Wang An shifted gears, twisted the throttle, and followed.
It had to be said that since the policies had loosened, various shops in the county town were popping up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
This was normal. As a county town, DJ County had a permanent population of over a hundred thousand and wasn't a small place. Relying solely on supply and marketing cooperatives, department stores, and other state-run shops simply couldn't satisfy the daily needs of the townspeople.