Scorching summer, the period of passionate romance.

Under the restless weather, young men and women naturally aren't stingy in emitting their hormones. The streets are filled with beautiful women in shorts and short skirts, flaunting their hot figures.

As for Lin Miaomiao entering her mating season, it's nothing unusual. He heard about it and dismissed it; after all, he's not the gossip type who feels uneasy if he doesn't dig deeper.

It might be because Shen Yi hasn't been able to recharge these past two days, causing her to feel a bit lethargic, and unusually, she asked him to work overtime at night.

In the office, the two enjoyed a sumptuous takeaway, feeling quite content, especially Su Qing, who didn't care in the slightest that there was an old leech waiting eagerly at home.

"Who cares, an adult like that isn't going to starve to death, and if worse comes to worst, they can cook instant noodles for themselves."

"You say your uncle and aunt are coming back?" Shen Yi asked in surprise, wiping her mouth.

Su Qing nodded, continuing to eat: "Tomorrow afternoon. They've been gone for a month, it's about time they returned."

The old couple is on their version of a honeymoon. After raising their children for so many years, and with the younger one getting into college, they naturally don't have to worry anymore. Now they can start enjoying life.

"So, should I give you a day off tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing looked up at her, mildly surprised. Aunt Shen has indeed become more understanding lately.

"No need, Su He is at home and she'll go to pick them up. The station isn't in the suburbs; a taxi can get them home easily.

But I'll have to go home sooner or later. Dahuang is my mom's pet, and taking it out to work without informing her feels a bit wrong."

Currently, Dahuang is very busy, participating in short video shoots to accumulate fans for his account and increase views to earn money. Besides, he has to work and take part in advertisement shoots.

The commercial for the paint manufacturer has been finished, and Dahuang has made a mark in the local pet advertisement scene.

Old Wang said that many locals know there's a golden retriever that's obedient, photogenic, and super useful.

Some even approached with private photography business, asking to rent him by the day.

For such requests, neither he nor Old Wang would agree. Renting by the day is cumbersome and not lucrative, and most importantly, it's a lot of work, with many people involved, and the dog can't withstand such high-intensity work.

Dahuang aims for the high-end route and can't accept just any job.

"Is that so? You should talk to her properly. Auntie wouldn't disagree, right?"

"She wouldn't. If she knew Dahuang could earn money from working, she'd be thrilled. At most, I could offer her a monthly tribute from Dahuang's salary."

His mom is even more money-minded than him. At home, Dahuang is just a big, lazy protector, at most helping her pick up deliveries. But in his hands, he can work and be material for short videos. A dog working two jobs is almost busier than him.

Hearing this, Shen Yi couldn't help but smile. Having known each other for so long and being neighbors, even without intentionally delving into details, she's aware of some circumstances.

A family of four, the sister has just finished her college entrance exams, the father is a university lecturer in the city, and the mother is a homemaker.

While they aren't wealthy, they live comfortably, and having met Su He a few times and chatted, she's naturally picked up some information.

Especially about the unseen elderly parents, she's inexplicably expectant, feeling that this aunt might be quite the character.

Even approaching fifty, she has the youthful mindset, surfing the internet more adeptly than the young, no wonder her two kids are so quirky. The influence is definitely from her.

Meanwhile, in an office at the East City Public Security Bureau, Lin Chengcai, Wang Jingye, and casually dressed Zhao Minghui were present. Across them sat a man in a police uniform, plump in physique.

The man, in his fifties with a square face, was the East City Public Security Bureau Director, Liu Hong.

"You three want the bureau to specially hire someone back? Are we short on personnel here? A batch of new kids will be coming in a few months. We can assign some to you then; there's no need for special hires."

Indeed, there are police academies now, along with annual national exams, bringing a steady flow of talent. While new recruits mostly have to start at the grassroots, re-cultivation isn't difficult. Moreover, if necessary, personnel can be transferred from other departments.

After all, both the Criminal Investigation Department and the Anti-Narcotics Department are crucial sectors, not just anyone can join. Even ordinary police officers need to pass related assessments to enter, and these departments do pose certain dangers, especially the latter, which is particularly hazardous.

And the special recruitment, of course, is for certain special talents, not just anyone can be hired, to prevent any backdoor deals.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Minghui, dressed in casual clothes, quickly stepped forward, smiling and offering a cigarette to the boss: "Director Liu, look at what you're saying, we've been around for a while, of course we know the difficulties of special recruitment, if we hadn't really discovered a talent, we wouldn't trouble you with this!"

Seeing Zhao Minghui, who hadn't fully recovered from his injuries, Director Liu couldn't help but sigh and jokingly scolded:

"You, you, not resting at home to recover, why are you hanging around with them!"

A while ago, Old Zhao got injured, it was a big deal in the bureau, as the director, he naturally couldn't be unaware.

"It's because we found a promising one, this kid is the brother of Xiao Li from our Criminal Investigation Department, two months ago when capturing Wang Dahai, he and another young man stepped forward and helped us subdue the criminal, in the end, he was even awarded a Courageous Act Certificate by our bureau, you remember that, right?"

Lighting a cigarette, Director Liu thought for a moment and realized that it did happen.

"So, what exactly did you guys notice about him? Let me tell you, courageous acts can't be equated with ability, you're all seasoned coworkers."

Upon hearing this, the three exchanged glances, then Lin Chengcai stepped forward to report everything Su Qing had done recently.

Then he emphasized his psychological and observational skills, insightful reasoning ability, and even mentioned his unique skills in questioning suspects, finally bringing out a video recorded yesterday.

The video showed Su Qing, in similar situations, able to judge whether a person was lying through subtle facial expressions, or deduce the causes behind events.

"Director Liu, I've been observing this kid Su Qing for a while, his character is definitely not in question, his family background is clean, no criminal record, and the key is he has a very strong investigative and deductive ability, exactly the talent our Criminal Investigation needs.

You know me, I understand criminal psychology, but even I have been surprised by this kid's insight, and that's without formal education, he's definitely a promising talent."

Lin Chengcai even used himself as an example, saying that even Yan Lie had his thoughts seen through by him.

Hearing this, Director Liu got interested, although his subordinates couldn't be considered top-notch, they were all skilled, being surpassed by peers was one thing, but by a young kid, that was fascinating.

Then as he watched yesterday's video, he nodded along, seeing this, Zhao Minghui continued: "Director Liu, we've reviewed the cases he commented on yesterday, almost all correct, more or less, Old Wang can testify."

Director Liu looked up at Wang Jingye, who hadn't spoken, and saw Old Wang nodding slowly, if not for seeing it himself yesterday and believing in it somewhat, he would have thought these two were exaggerating.

Seeing this, Director Liu took a deep breath and appeared to ponder, not everyone can enter the system through exams, there's quite a bit of unique talent out there, although Su Qing's skills seemed unconventional, is it really necessary to absorb him? This was what needed consideration.

After all, although Su Qing's performance was good, even somewhat outstanding, it wasn't enough to make a firm decision.

"So what title are you planning to use to specially hire him? Legal advisor, he doesn't understand, psychological advisor, he hasn't even studied psychology, you don't want to bring him in as a decoration, do you?" Director Liu questioned while looking at Su Qing's profile on the table.

Even special hires need a position, although not directly under them, they still have to hang under their name, there has to be a justification, right?

Hearing this, Zhao Minghui and Lin Chengcai exchanged a smile: "Director Liu, isn't our bureau recently planning to set up an online video account for promotion? This kid does short videos, we can use this as a pretext to bring him in and hang him under logistics and clerical work, since we're all in the same bureau, wouldn't it be much more convenient to ask for help when needed?"

Be it the Criminal Investigation Department or the Anti-Drug Department, both are hands-on departments requiring highly specialized talent, and Su Qing clearly doesn't fit that, so they had to take a different path, at worst, they could shuffle him internally when needed.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chengcai chimed in: "I've mentioned to this kid several times about taking this year's exam, but he doesn't want to. Young people today have made fast money and might not look favorably upon our monthly salary of a few thousand bucks. Old Zhao and I had to coax and persuade, and we still have to visit this kid's family to talk with his parents to see if it works out."

Hearing this, Director Liu was taken aback, are there still young people who don't want to join the system?

"Well, that's interesting, it's you guys who have to beg someone, intriguing, really intriguing," Director Liu chuckled, feeling a bit tempted too.

It's like a business deal coming to your doorstep and refusing it, anyone truly capable would have some temper, hearing this actually piqued Director Liu's interest.

"Alright, since you three have come together, I can't veto it myself, but let me make it clear, it's on a trial basis first and he can only be a nominal recruit, we need to see if he really has the skills you claim."

Hearing this, Lin Chengcai happily said: "That's great, this kid has his own job, if it's an official recruitment, he might not even take it, this way nothing's delayed."

"Alright, discuss the details with Xiao Zhao, I only need to see the results."

"Got it!"

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