Although Sun Zhidong has always provided Coal Ball's meals, sometimes he paid for some miscellaneous expenses himself.

But even so, Coal Ball's monthly expenses did not exceed 1,000 yuan.

Now that Coal Ball has a special allowance, Li Xiang no longer needs Sun Zhidong to continue supporting it.

After confirming some details with Feng Yonglin, Li Xiang left his office.

Coal Ball, who was trained casually out of boredom, could actually be recruited, which Li Xiang never expected at first.

Police dogs are not usually recruited until they are trained and qualified, having been purchased and trained in unison from a young age at the police dog base, while unqualified reserve police dogs don't get recruited.

Coal Ball is a rural dog breed, which naturally isn't suitable for being trained as a police dog.

He rarely saw rural dogs being recruited, so he never thought about it. Feng Yonglin's suggestion came as a huge surprise to him.

So after leaving the office, the first thing he did was call Sun Zhidong to share the good news with him.

"What did you say? Coal Ball got specially recruited into the police dog unit?"

On the other side of the phone, Sun Zhidong was greatly shocked to hear that Coal Ball had actually entered the police dog unit.

Li Xiang being specially recruited into the police was something he could respect, but what did Coal Ball do to deserve this?

"You don't seem very happy?"

Li Xiang intended to tell Sun Zhidong this good news to cheer him up, but from the tone of his voice, he didn't seem too pleased.

"Heck, I'm not even a formal police officer yet, and I got beaten to it by a dog, can you imagine me being happy about it?"

Sun Zhidong felt a little disgruntled. He had thought he would be the second person after Li Xiang to be specially recruited in Jinghai, a certainty in his mind.

Who would have thought that a dog would beat him to it.

How could he be happy about that?

"Uh, why are you fussing over a dog for no reason? From now on, Coal Ball will have special allowances, so you won't have to pay to feed it anymore."

"Ah, when a child grows up, they don't belong to their father anymore. Let it be."

"What's going on with you? Why haven't you been recruited yet?"

Hearing Sun Zhidong say he hadn't been recruited yet, Li Xiang curiously asked. To his knowledge, back at the police station, Sun Zhidong had already applied for the formalization. How come he hadn't been formalized yet?

"Do you think everyone is a freak like you, who directly gets recruited, bypasses examinations, and doesn't even have to go through an internship? Coming in as a Level 3 Inspector isn't something you see every day across the entire nation."

"Uh, all right then, so when is your exam?"

"Soon. I heard there will be one in the middle of the year. Since it's a special recruitment formalization, the test paper is relatively easier."

"That's not bad. Good luck. Once you pass, come over and keep me company."

"Then you'd have to look out for me."

"Of course, I'm waiting to hitch a ride in your BMW."

The two of them chatted a bit more and then hung up the phone.

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Days passed, and soon it was April 27th.

The weather was gradually getting hotter, and people on the streets were already seen wearing short sleeves.

Coal Ball was successfully recruited, so Li Xiang brought it to the municipal bureau to work with him. Its arrival caused a great sensation in the bureau.

Coal Ball's legendary story had been circulating in the bureau for quite a few days, and every time people saw Li Xiang, they would ask when he would bring Coal Ball over for everyone to see.

Now that it finally came, everyone wanted to get close to it.

The door to their division's office was practically worn out with people frequently dropping by, wanting to come in and pet Coal Ball's head.

And Coal Ball seemed to greatly enjoy it, squinting its eyes and lifting its head, looking very comfortable.

It seemed Coal Ball had already become the favorite of the bureau; everybody loved it.

"Coal Ball is such a good name. It doesn't have the word 'black' in it, yet describes its blackness perfectly."

"This dog head is so comfortable to touch. Its fur is so shiny, clearly well-nourished."

During this period, their division didn't have any cases, and everyone was rather relaxed. Whenever they were bored, they'd play with Coal Ball.

At this moment, Feng Yonglin walked in: "Meeting at three p.m. in the conference room. Team one: Cao Gang, Mao Ji, and Li Xiang will attend."

"Yes."

The named Li Xiang and the others quickly responded in affirmation.

Guidance officer Su Jiayi, not included in the meeting, curiously asked: "What about me and Zhou Man?"

"You two don't need to attend, just keep the place in check."

Keep the place in check?

This comment from Feng Da instantly piqued everyone's curiosity.

After Feng Yonglin left, everyone started discussing:

"What's happening? From Feng Da's words, it sounds like you're going on a mission?"

"What mission could it be?"

"No idea. A few years ago, we went to Nanhua City to conduct a secret raid on vice activities, gathering over 1,500 people from cities around. We drove over 600 police cars. The flashing police lights in the night sky were spectacular. No idea what mission it might be this year."

Li Xiang didn't join in the discussion as it was his first time encountering such a situation. However, judging by everyone's reaction, it seemed like it wasn't their first time participating.

Could it be a cross-city operation?

"There's no point guessing now. We'll know when the time comes."

At 2:45 p.m., Captain Cao brought them to the conference room.

Before entering the conference room, all their electronic devices were collected at the door, and only pure mechanical watches were allowed.

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