My Life with Narration

Chapter 717: Chapter 708: Worthy of My Salary

Shavanna ultimately didn’t get her way and didn’t even manage to have a one-on-one brawl with Su Qing. She was absolutely furious.

To vent her frustration, Shen Yi even translated some of what Su Qing said and elaborated on it, effectively breaking someone’s defenses on the spot.

Shavanna, after all, coming from a well-off family and being an exceptionally intelligent elite, had never suffered such a big loss in the business world. Being thwarted by a young kid everywhere really left her unwilling, but there was nothing she could do; she was leaving that afternoon and time was running out.

Finally, under Shen Yi’s hint, Su Qing deliberately let Shavanna pinch him a couple of times, allowing the matter to pass.

Although Shavanna saved face and Su Qing got pinched, Shavanna’s competition with Shen Yi ended in an utter defeat, with none of the gallant demeanor she had before arriving.

In the afternoon, escorted by Shen Yi, she headed straight to the airport and left Jiang City. Before leaving, she said to remember to bring Su Qing when Shen Yi visits her country, as she wants the home-field advantage.

Shen Yi agreed without a second thought because she knew Su Qing probably wouldn’t go abroad. It wasn’t because of anything else, just simply because his foreign language skills were bad, and he would be lost if he went abroad.

When she got home, she found Su Qing sleeping soundly, so she didn’t disturb him, knowing that he had been busy all night until this morning without sleep, and was certainly tired.

When Su Qing woke up again, it was already four in the afternoon. Though his eyes were still a bit sore, circumstances didn’t allow him to stay in bed any longer.

Indeed, he was woken up by a phone call, which really pissed him off.

"You’re up? Hungry? There’s some food in the fridge; I can heat it up for you!"

Seeing Su Qing come downstairs, Shen Yi, sitting on the sofa, couldn’t help but speak.

Today she was off, giving herself a day to relax.

"No, I have to go out soon; let’s talk about it tonight!" Su Qing said as he put on his jacket, heading to the bathroom to freshen up and wake himself up.

"Still going out? So busy, is something big really happening at the police station?"

"Yeah, significant. Last night, a colleague was injured and ended up in the hospital; I have to go check on him!"

Hearing this, Shen Yi was suddenly alarmed. Someone got hurt? A cop got hurt?

"Is it that serious? Isn’t it dangerous?"

"This is not usual; it’s quite dangerous. But don’t worry, I’m just a criminal investigation consultant, stay in the rear. Even if I wanted to go, they wouldn’t agree." Su Qing said while washing his face.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi nodded. She knew Su Qing’s role at the police station and knew he wasn’t lying.

But she also knew the nature of police work, and some questions couldn’t be asked. If they could be answered, Su Qing would tell her proactively. But since he wasn’t, it meant this matter was significant, the kind ordinary people couldn’t get involved in.

"That’s true. Just be careful yourself, don’t foolishly rush in when there’s nothing happening, okay?"

"Of course, I’m afraid of death. As soon as something seems off, I’ll quietly retreat to the back. Don’t worry. By the way, did that foreign girl leave?" Su Qing asked while drying his face and hair with a towel.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Her name is Shavanna, not ’foreign girl.’ If she weren’t catching a flight today, you’d be in for it."

"Hey, Auntie Shen said something so unfair; wasn’t it to help you? Now you’re burning bridges!"

"You did help me, but I didn’t ask you to touch her thigh!" Shen Yi folded her arms and snorted.

If she hadn’t seen Su Qing looking so exhausted and with others in the house in the morning, she would have confronted him much earlier.

Even after touching my thigh for so long, you didn’t notice the difference in feel?

Upon hearing this, Su Qing was at a loss, quickly coughed a couple of times, changed clothes, grabbed his car keys, and headed to the underground garage to drive to the hospital.

Although he still had to visit the police station later, it was Du Qiang’s call that woke him up and summoned him.

As for the wounded who got shot, he still wanted to go see, as they were one of the few friends, and on the way, he bought some fruits, after all, he couldn’t visit the hospital empty-handed.

"Qiangzi, Qiangzi, how are we going to live without you!"

As soon as he reached the door, he heard voices coming from inside the ward. Without knowing the context, one might think it was a critical situation. Fortunately, Du Qiang’s voice came right out the next second:

"Get lost, Old Fu, I’m not dead yet. What are you wailing for?"

Hearing Du Qiang’s robust voice, Su Qing realized that this kid wasn’t seriously hurt, maybe just lost some blood.

Indeed, when they went on missions yesterday, everyone carried emergency medicine. They stopped the bleeding immediately, and later medical staff arrived, so there was nothing to worry about. After a night’s rest, now except for not being able to get out of bed, there’s nothing wrong.

"Hey, everyone’s here! Qiangzi, how are you?" Su Qing asked with a smile as he opened the door.

Inside the room, besides Du Qiang, were Li Zijun, Fu Qi, and Zhu Lili. There were even more people in the morning, including some leaders from the bureau.

"Su’Er, you’re here. What could happen to me? You should have seen my bravery yesterday, let me tell you. Just at the critical moment, when Taihu shouted twice, I spotted the target with my flashlight, and I was like Zhao Zilong reincarnated..."

"Begging for mercy?" Zhu Lili interjected.

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo, I’m a cop, can I shout for mercy? I fired a warning shot, didn’t expect that bastard had a gun, so we took cover and returned fire. When those bastards tried to run, I risked being shot to take one out. Just two inches away! Lucky, it won’t delay me finding a date!" Du Qiang said animatedly, even though he got shot and lost quite some blood, he was in high spirits.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing glanced at the bed, and Fu Qi explained from the side, "Qiangzi got shot in the thigh this time, almost hitting the critical area. You don’t know, his first reaction upon being shot was not to scream but to look down and check. When he saw it didn’t hit a vital spot, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then started to cry out in pain, hilarious!"

In response, everyone shook their heads with a laugh, knowing this was indeed Du Qiang’s nature.

Putting the fruit he brought on the table, Su Qing smiled and said, "Well, you got your moment this time. No doubt this counts as an accomplishment; a promotion and a raise are just around the corner, Director Du."

"Oh, stop it, stop it, say it again!" Du Qiang grinned widely, indulging in the moment.

Everyone: ...

Oh dear, this level of shamelessness was a first for all.

Upon this, Su Qing rolled his eyes at Du Qiang but didn’t burst his bubble, for indeed, he’d earned his merit this time, taking down a target and getting wounded gloriously alongside handling a major case, so after this was over, special commendations, adding a line to his resume, improved treatment, bonuses, administrative promotion, all were sure to follow.

Back when Zhao Minghui got injured last year, he was promoted to team leader, of course, he was on the verge, but getting injured and earning merit naturally led to a promotion, otherwise, the team leader position wouldn’t necessarily have been his, at least Lin Chengcai also had a chance back then.

Then he turned to Fu Qi and asked, "Fu bro, what’s the situation now, have they all been caught?"

Hearing this, Fu Qi shook his head, "No, after you guys left yesterday, till this morning, we only caught one more. Based on the information from the people caught now, only the leader Biao Ge and Shanghe Village’s Cui Zhiyong are still on the run. Last night, Qiangzi took out the number two, who is Biao Ge’s brother.

Since the shootout last night, these two have vanished without a trace, no clues at all. I heard Cui Zhiyong is a local, very familiar with the mountain terrain, so it’s proving difficult. Right now, people are still combing the mountains, and checkpoints are set up around Feng Mountain; if they haven’t gone out, it’s only a matter of time."

Hearing this, Su Qing nodded and turned to Zhu Lili, asking, "Aren’t you supposed to be at work today? How come you’re here too?"

"What’s the big deal? I’m usually free anyway. Besides, I told my boss I wanted to visit the hospital, and my team leader didn’t even make me ask for leave, just told me to come!"

Hearing this, Su Qing was astonished, "Slacking off at work? So blatantly?"

"Pfft, my salary allows me to slack off without guilt during work, it’s called earning without guilt."

Upon this, Su Qing laughed, "Good one, earning without guilt. By your logic, earning a few thousand salary, doing a job worth tens of thousands, I should call it a thousand-salary hardship."

Du Qiang: "What about me, what should I call it?"

Hearing this, Li Zijun sneered, "You? Your salary was like this last year, and the same this year, a passing of the torch!"

Du Qiang: ...

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