Chapter 1825
Considering that Liang Jiajia had to be on duty early the next day, Song Guanchao restrained his impulse, completed a high-quality workout, and prepared to sleep, but Liang Jiajia wouldn’t let him go.
They didn’t fall into a deep sleep until after four in the morning.
𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
The next morning, when Song Guanchao opened his eyes, Liang Jiajia was nowhere to be seen.
He sat up from the bed, scratched his head, and first checked his phone for any messages or calls.
There were some New Year greeting messages, which he replied to one by one, and then he called the City Government Office duty staff, chatted a bit, and got up to wash up.
On the other hand, Liang Jiajia was sitting in the car, patrolling the streets on the Second Ring Road with her classmates and temporary colleagues.
During a break, she held the phone and chatted with Song Guanchao about where to hang out after work that night.
The young policeman driving glanced at her and said, "Jiajia, I heard your boyfriend came to spend the New Year with you?"
Liang Jiajia frowned and closed her phone, asking, "Did Wei Li say that?"
The young policeman said, "Yeah, I heard him say it in the meeting room this morning."
Normally, she couldn’t be bothered, but she was worried Wei Li might be badmouthing Song Guanchao behind his back, so she asked, "What did he say?"
The young policeman said, "He said your boyfriend is quite handsome and matches you well."
"Is that what he said?" Liang Jiajia was surprised, as if she was meeting Wei Li for the first time.
The young policeman was curious, "Jiajia, is your boyfriend also working in the system? You never mentioned him."
Liang Jiajia said, "He’s a director in the City Government."
"In the Provincial City?"
"Yeah."
"That’s quite a big shot." The young policeman was extremely surprised, "I hear Wei Li say your boyfriend is pretty young, about the same age as you, right? So young and already a director? His family background must be extraordinary."
Liang Jiajia was half frowning, half delighted.
Frowning because, in reality, Song Guanchao only has two elderly parents who are ordinary people, with no significant background; he achieved everything through his own efforts.
But outsiders assume he’s got connections just because he’s young, overlooking his capabilities, which Liang Jiajia really disliked.
Delighted because, regardless if the young policeman misunderstood, what mattered was his genuine admiration for Song Guanchao.
Having her boyfriend so admired and envied by others made her happier than any compliment towards herself.
"He’s from an ordinary family, got where he is purely on his talent." Liang Jiajia simply explained.
The young policeman was even more shocked, "Really? An ordinary person, not even thirty, serving as the Provincial City’s City Government Office Director, which is provincial level!"
Liang Jiajia acknowledged with a nod, without further explanation.
If it were someone else saying this, the young policeman wouldn’t believe it, but having been in training with Liang Jiajia for so long, everyone knew her personality.
She wouldn’t lie about such things.
Besides, if her boyfriend’s family truly were out of the ordinary, why wouldn’t she talk about it?
They chatted a bit, and the young policeman parked the car next to a roadside public toilet: "I’m going to the restroom."
He went into the restroom and called Wei Li, "Found out, her boyfriend’s an ordinary guy..."
Wei Li listened carefully, filled with both surprise and jealousy.
He and Song Guanchao were about the same age; even after this training ends, at most, he’d only be a deputy director.
In Beijing, whether deputy or full directors, you could throw a brick and hit a bunch of them.
In comparison, at the same age, Song Guanchao had already climbed to provincial level, being the City Government Office Director, just under the Mayor and Vice Mayor, with authority comparable to the Secretary-General.
If his family were indeed extraordinary, that’d be fine, but he got there on his own capabilities, leaving Wei Li feeling imbalanced.
After some grumbling, Wei Li consoled himself: Having no background is good.
No background means there’s nothing to worry about when dealing with him.
This is Beijing, not Jiangzhou. Here, what’s a City Government Office Director, even a Vice Mayor, or Mayor isn’t much to speak of?
Just as he was pondering how to deal with him, the radio on his shoulder suddenly crackled.
"Just got a notice, an at-large wanted individual has been located, Team Three immediately head to Yuanyang City to assist the local police."
Wei Li wore an expression like he had a toothache; Yuanyang City was adjacent to Beijing, the straight-line distance from Yuanyang City to the Second and Third Ring Roads was even shorter than from some of Beijing’s suburbs.
The only difference was that Yuanyang City wasn’t part of Beijing, lacking Beijing household registration.
So, Yuanyang City had low real estate prices and low living costs.
Many outsiders working in the capital or wanting a home after years of working in Beijing choose Yuanyang City.
Because of this, although Yuanyang City was a small third or fourth-tier city, its population was dense.
Going there to find a fugitive was no easier than searching for a needle in a haystack.
Being pulled for duty during the New Year left the trainees discontented, but being tasked with such a job only added to their dissatisfaction.
Someone directly confronted over the radio, "Captain Yang, we are borrowed personnel; catching fugitives shouldn’t be our responsibility, right?"
Captain Yang couldn’t speak too harshly, only coaxing, "It’s just a shortage of manpower, consider it a favor, alright?"
Despite Captain Yang being a sub-bureau captain, the trainees, though displeased, just complained a bit.
Captain Yang took a softer tone, so they didn’t say more, and Team Three immediately headed for Yuanyang City.
On the road, Captain Yang had someone send them the detailed information of the fugitive.
The wanted man was Lin Siyuan, 29, charged with intentional injury.
He stabbed a middle-aged man from the same town and then fled.
During the police’s wanted period, they also worked with his family, hoping they could persuade him to turn himself in.
The case wasn’t particularly significant, mainly the victim’s identity was somewhat special, so local police paid more attention.
Now having discovered Lin Siyuan’s whereabouts, they quickly dispatched more people.
"I have to go to Yuanyang City, probably couldn’t make it back tonight."
Song Guanchao asked, "What are you doing in Yuanyang City?"
"Catching a fugitive."
"A fugitive from Yuanyang City?"
"Yeah."
"Aren’t you seconded by Beijing? What does a fugitive from Yuanyang City have to do with you guys?"
The borrowing side doesn’t seem to take the secondment procedures seriously; this is ridiculous.
Liang Jiajia hadn’t thought of it this way, and when he mentioned it, she also found it strange.
Song Guanchao inquired, "What crime did the fugitive commit?"
Liang Jiajia replied, "He stabbed the son of the town’s party secretary."
"Oh, no wonder," Song Guanchao said, "That secretary probably has a tight relationship with the sub-bureau leadership."
Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense for Beijing police to be sent for an outsider’s case.
They don’t even belong to the same jurisdiction, it’s all messed up.
"I’ll come find you after lunch," said Song Guanchao.
"Why are you coming?" Liang Jiajia feigned ignorance, feeling quite delighted inside.
"To watch a movie with you, and after the movie, we’ll act out a movie ourselves, haha."
Liang Jiajia sent an angry emoji, accompanied by the words "You rogue."