Chapter 888: Visiting Police Officer Chengbei
Xiao He returned to Hong Kong, where he was greeted by the same hot weather.
However, this did not affect everyone's relaxed mood.
After landing, Xiao He went to the hospital first to visit the people there. By this time, the wards were gradually emptying out as many people chose to leave or go to other places for recuperation. The hospital, which had been somewhat lifeless, was no longer so oppressive.
Xiao He took a walk around, and his mood improved a lot. He felt a sense of accomplishment that his actions had successfully provided positive guidance to others.
But Xiao He's visit to the hospital wasn't just to see them; he also came to visit Officer Cheng Bei.
He had rushed to finish the investigation and left the area, busy with online discussions and the film crew's reshoots. So, after that incident, he hadn't been able to find an opportunity to visit Officer Cheng Bei.
Upon returning to Hong Kong this time, Xiao He felt he should take a look around.
This time, there weren't as many people gathered outside Officer Cheng's ward; only a young police officer was sitting at the door.
After Xiao He confirmed his identity, he was able to enter the ward without any problems.
To his surprise, not only Officer Cheng was sitting in the ward, but also Tong Junhui.
The two seemed to have been talking for a long time, and the atmosphere in the ward was very relaxed.
They weren't surprised to see Xiao He come in. Tong Junhui immediately stood up and pulled up a stool for Xiao He, saying, "I heard from Sister Liu that she'll be staying in Beijing for a few more days, but you'll be back today, so I guessed you'd come here to visit Officer Cheng."
Xiao He smiled and put down the gift he had brought when he came to visit: "Then you timed it perfectly."
Cheng Bei looked to be in very good spirits. He was already able to sit up and move around on his own, so when he saw Xiao He, he greeted him very warmly and smiled as he continued the conversation between the two: "That's true. I heard you were going back to Hong Kong earlier, and I was thinking of having Teacher Tong drive over to pick you up first."
"Haha, it's okay, I already have a rental car and driver here, you can come by yourself."
Xiao He sat down and said, "I was very busy recently, so I arrived a little late and couldn't come to see the police officer right away. I'm very sorry."
"Hey, we've been through so much together, there's no need for these formalities."
Cheng Bei waved his hand casually and said, "We've been through thick and thin together several times. There's no need to say so much about our life-or-death friendship."
Xiao He couldn't help but chuckle: "Haha, it seems that's true. It looks like we really are destined to be together!"
The first time was rescuing people from a fire, and the second time was rescuing people from a boat.
Their connection and friendship were truly extraordinary; it's rare for ordinary people to encounter something like this twice.
Tong Junhui was also watching from the side, and he was quite moved.
Actually, to be honest, the three of them do have different shared experiences, yet also many similarities.
Compared to the experiences of Xiao He and Cheng Bei, the encounter between Tong Junhui and Cheng Bei was more complicated. From people who had fallen into the abyss to voluntarily becoming undercover agents to help the police pass on information and uncover the cancerous tumor in the Chen family, Tong Junhui and Cheng Bei cooperated quite a bit and were also friends who had gone through thick and thin together.
However, compared to his previous miserable state, Xiao He this time he truly "broke down" the three major families in Hong Kong in just one night.
How can this not be considered a case of each generation being better than the last?
At least Tong Junhui would never have imagined that one day he would witness others doing such earth-shattering things.
It's hard to believe just by hearing about it.
But some people did it.
Tong Junhui felt somewhat regretful that he was not a participant in this event, but also very fortunate to be a witness to it.
The group didn't discuss the sensitive topics on the Xiang Sheng ship, but instead sat and chatted about interesting things in their lives.
Xiao He, having experienced the most recently, immediately started talking to the two about the rumors circulating online about him, which eventually led to Sister Liu sending lawyers' letters to each of them. It was both infuriating and hilarious, and the two listened while laughing and shaking their heads helplessly.
During this time, Xiao He also successfully learned how Cheng Bei and Brother Tong met back then, and also learned some things about Cheng Bei himself.
Cheng Bei comes from a family of police martyrs; all of his close relatives died in the line of duty, making his family a family of loyal martyrs.
He volunteered to become an undercover police officer because he didn't have many relatives left, which would greatly reduce his exposure and avoid many risks.
However, this might also involve a bit of obsession.
It is said that Cheng Bei's father sacrificed his life during a drug bust.
So Cheng Bei later chose to go down this path as well, and did not hesitate to go undercover for many years in order to investigate drugs and addictive substances.
The long-buried story was revealed, and the atmosphere became somber. Xiao He was unwilling to continue revealing the other person's painful past, so he changed the subject to the police dog: "Speaking of which, the police dog Weifeng that chased you last time is about to finish filming on our set in a few days! Weifeng is really super obedient, and its acting skills are even better than some actors. It's just a pity that you can't see it perform in person. I'll film a video for you when it officially finishes filming."
"Oh, really? That's great, thank you."
Cheng Bei's eyes lit up, but then he complained, "Sigh, it's a pity I can't go to see it in person. I've been in the hospital so long I'm practically moldy, but they just won't let me leave."
Xiao He looked at Officer Cheng Bei, who was covered in injuries, and gently rubbed his forehead.
Officer Chengbei, when it's time to follow the doctor's orders, please do so!
"But speaking of which, hasn't Weifeng been adopted yet?"
Tong Junhui also inquired about this issue.
After Wei Feng's incident, he inquired about Wei Feng's situation within the film crew and learned that the crew was only temporarily reassigning him. Once filming for "Long" wrapped up, Wei Feng would be sent back to continue waiting for adoption.
“Yes, many people in the crew like it, but the adoption process probably won’t go through, so no one has mentioned it until now,” Xiao He answered Tong Junhui’s question directly.
Although Xiao He had refused Liu Rulan's offer to adopt Weifeng, he later consulted Director Zhuang Hongyi about the situation and learned about the adoption process for police dogs in Hong Kong.
The final outcome was very regrettable.
Adoption is not something anyone can just decide to do. Weifeng is a police dog, a dog with a formal roster. The Hong Kong Police Force has strict adoption requirements and quotas. The first requirement is that the applicant must hold a Hong Kong identity card and be a long-term resident of Hong Kong.
In other words, this regulation effectively eliminates the threshold for mainland residents to adopt children.
This rule is actually quite normal and understandable. After all, police dogs are special. After they are adopted, the police force will conduct regular follow-up visits. If they are adopted to other places, there will be many inconveniences, and the safety of retired police dogs cannot be guaranteed.
So this is probably the main reason why many people in the "Long" crew liked Weifeng, but in the end, no one mentioned adoption.
Most of the crew members were from the mainland and not locals, so they didn't have the means to adopt. Even Xiao He, who knew this outcome, was somewhat disappointed.
After all, he and Weifeng had the best relationship in the entire crew.
Moreover, the gardens in the capital city are now slowly being built, and Xiao He has actually started to consider adoption.