Li Chuchu nodded slightly. "There are still so many deceived girls standing outside. They were imprisoned for refusing to submit to Dongtai after being deceived. What are you going to do with this, Chief?"
Those girls were truly pitiful.
If possible, Li Chuchu wanted to seek justice for them.
The chief looked embarrassed. "We can attribute this to the human trafficker and handle it as a serious crime."
It could be blamed on the human trafficker, but not on Dongtai.
No one dared to convict Dongtai. Dongtai had powerful connections. He was afraid that before the police station could take action, he would lose his position as the chief.
Li Chuchu understood. "In that case, let's do it according to your wishes, Chief."
The chief heaved a sigh of relief.
Young people were prideful.
He had thought that Li Chuchu would be over - confident because of her achievements and would not let this matter go. He didn't expect her to just drop it so easily.
A smile returned to his face. "Comrade Li, your case - handling ability is excellent. I hope you'll consider joining our investigation team at the police station."
They had rescued the hostages and arrested the human traffickers in just one night. This efficiency was amazing. Such talents were exactly what their police station needed. If they could retain these two talents, it would be a great boost to the station.
Although Comrade Li was dressed strangely at the moment and had attracted a lot of attention when she first entered the police station, the chief thought it was because she had been in a hurry to catch the criminals and didn't have time to change.
This was a minor issue.
Li Chuchu gave the chief a half - smiling look. "I'll think about it. But since we've helped the police station, Chief, shouldn't you reimburse our expenses from last night first?"
The chief waved his hand generously. "Just tell me the amount. How much is it?"
Li Chuchu began counting on her fingers. "The tickets for three people cost 60 yuan, the greasing - the - wheels fee was 50 yuan, the meal was 1.5 yuan, and the candy we bought to get information cost 1 yuan. In total, it's 112.5 yuan."
The amount was exact, without any over - calculation.
The chief almost stumbled and was completely shocked.
Weren't they money - guzzlers? They had spent almost his entire month's salary in one night!
Li Chuchu looked innocent. "What's wrong, Chief? Do you find it difficult to reimburse this amount?"
The chief almost had a heart attack. He kept comforting himself: Forget it, it should be reimbursed. After all, the large police station wasn't so poor that it couldn't afford this amount. "No. You can go and claim it from the accountant... No, I'll pay you out of my own pocket."
He remembered that if the accountant recorded it, they would have to wait until next month to get the reimbursement. So he suddenly changed his mind and decided to pay with his own money.
If he wanted to retain talents, he had to make some sacrifices.
Gritting his teeth, the chief took out the money from his drawer. This was his just - received salary for this month. He might as well give it all to her.
...
Li Chuchu got the money.
It was a total of 120 yuan.
Unexpectedly, the chief was quite generous.
She said with a smile, "Chief, you're really kind. We've been on duty for a whole night to catch the criminals. We'll go back and rest first."
However, no matter how one looked at it, that smile seemed to suggest that she had successfully achieved her goal after getting the money.
The chief waved his hand helplessly towards the door.
Li Chuchu left quickly. She found a public phone booth outside and called the Lotus Steel Factory. Today was the last day of the holiday. She explained the special situation and asked for a two - day extension of her leave.
Shen Yanshan saw Li Chuchu come back with a glum face and asked curiously, "What's wrong? You don't look happy."
"I've lost the chance to be the outstanding individual this month because of all these leaves and time - offs."
Shen Yanshan seemed to understand but also didn't quite get it. "Ah, the outstanding individual... Is it a very important title in your broadcasting room?"
Li Chuchu remembered that Shen Yanshan was currently a self - employed person. He couldn't understand the sense of collective honor that those who worked in state - owned factories with the so - called "iron rice bowls" had.
Forget it, it was like playing the lute to a cow.
So Li Chuchu just turned around and walked away.
Shen Yanshan: ... Did he say something wrong?
As she walked, Li Chuchu suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Shen Yanshan, "By the way, your goods should arrive in Ningcheng today. What should we do?"
Shen Yanshan quickly replied, "I called Huzi and the others yesterday and told them to pick it up. We've agreed that it's an aquarium. As long as they mention my name, it should be okay."
Li Chuchu nodded.
If these goods were lost, no reward could make up for it.
Exhausted, the group returned to the guesthouse. After a day and a night of hard work, they were really tired. They almost fell asleep as soon as they hit the bed.
When they opened their eyes again, it was the next day.
Liu had already contacted Chief Wen.
Jiang Wen had been found, and their work here was done. Chief Wen had arranged for the earliest train to send Li Chuchu and Shen Yanshan back home. And he had sent a special car to pick up Jiang Wen and Liu to return to Chuncheng.
Li Chuchu couldn't help but think that it was good to be an official. If she had to buy the tickets herself, she probably wouldn't be able to get them for at least a week.
But no matter how good it was to be an official, she didn't want to deal with these people.
There was no other reason. They were just too troublesome.
...
The one who was probably the saddest about Li Chuchu's departure was the chief.
He had lost money and failed to retain the talent.
It was really a case of losing both the lady and the army.
When Li Chuchu was about to leave, she heard a police officer who had come to see them off at the train station joking, "Knowing that you're leaving, the chief stood by the window sighing for a long time. A few more of his already - scarce hairs fell out."
To Li Chuchu's surprise, Jiang Wen also came to see her off.
She was so small. There was admiration and reluctance in her eyes as she looked at Li Chuchu.
Li Chuchu didn't know where this little girl got all these rich emotions from after just meeting her once.
Liu scratched the back of his head. "I told her that you risked your life to infiltrate Dongtai and found out the address of the black - room. Then in the dark alley, you caught the human trafficker all at once and led us to find her. She knew you were leaving today, and even though she's not fully recovered, she still wanted to come and see you off."
No wonder. It turned out that the publicity work had been done well.
The little girl looked at Li Chuchu with longing eyes.
She looked so pitiful.
Li Chuchu stroked the slightly curly hair on her head. "Your mother was a martyr who sacrificed herself for the country. You're just as brave as your mother."
She hadn't given in. She had a strong will.
The little girl's eyes were slightly red as she softly said, "Okay."
She quietly pulled at Li Chuchu's clothes. "Sister, will we meet again?"
This...
She couldn't say for sure.
The little girl's big, watery eyes looked at Li Chuchu. "Sister, what's your name? I'll definitely remember you."
Li Chuchu: ... This little girl always got straight to the point.
That was why she didn't like dealing with officials and their families.
She said with difficulty, "It's okay. There's no need to remember my name. Just think of me as Lei Feng."
Liu: ...
Shen Yanshan: ...
Jiang Wen: ...?
The police officers behind them burst into laughter. "Comrade Li has such a high ideological awareness! This is truly doing good deeds without seeking recognition. We should all learn from her."