In the early morning, heavy rain hit the window frame, and the whole city was shrouded in a gloomy mist.

In the conference room of the county public security bureau, the criminal police backbones sat around the long black table and were sitting in a stern manner.

This operation has gained a lot. In the past few days, more than 30 suspects were arrested and more than 40 victims were rescued. However, "Brother Lu" was still looking for a needle in a haystack and disappeared.

The Public Security Department issued instructions, and the province issued a wanted order and carried out a large-scale search. The task of the operation team led by Ji Bai has come to an end and will be disbanded today, each returning to his post, waiting for instructions.

After Ji Bai finished the brief summary report, he asked Liu Dong to speak to everyone.

Department Liu has always been famous for his decisive behavior and is famous for his provincial Public Security Department, and this time is no exception.

After affirming the results and value of this operation, she changed her subject: "But this operation cannot be said to be successful, or even failed at the last moment. 'Brother Lu', the bandit named by the Ministry of Public Security, escaped from under our noses due to the negligence of some comrades."

The sound of rain is like drums, and the whole office looks quieter.

Yao Meng sat straight, her face turned red and white.

Liu Tan stopped her and said without hesitation: "Yao Meng, I made an exception to let you and Xu Xu participate in the operation. I hope you can play a professional role. However, Brother Lu was in your car, and you didn't notice it at all, and even let her enter the toilet alone and escape easily. I can't tolerate such mistakes. After I go back, I will ask your director that the person responsible must be punished for this matter. I also hope that you will reflect carefully and improve your professionalism in the future and never let similar mistakes happen again."

Yao Meng's eyes burst out from tears, and her head was buried: "...Yes, Liu Dong."

Liu Tan has always been a man who is not good at things. After criticizing him, seeing the little girl's aggrieved look, he was almost completely angry and said to Ji Bai: "I have no objection, let's have a break."

Ji Bai looked up at her and said in a deep voice: "I don't agree to give Yao Meng punishment."

Everyone was quiet, only the sound of rain outside the window was loud.

Yao Meng looked up in a daze, looking at Ji Bai with tears in his eyes. He sat not far from her, behind him was the dim sky outside the window, and his face was so calm and firm.

Liu Ting looked calm and did not speak. Ji Bai continued to say calmly as if he hadn't seen it, "Yao Meng was indeed negligent in this matter. But she was a trainee policeman after all and lacked practical experience. Based on her all her performance in this operation, I think her performance is basically excellent."

The room became quieter, and many young detectives did not dare to show up. The old detectives remained calm, as if they could not feel the tension of the atmosphere at the scene.

At this time, Da Hu coughed lightly and muttered: "I agree with Team Ji." Xu Xu nodded: "I agree too." Her voice was crisper than Da Hu.

Yao Meng sat between the two, burying her head low.

Liu Tan glanced at them and stared at Ji Bai: "As you said, let's just let the responsibility for letting 'Brother Lu' escape?"

Ji Bai: "I am the commander-in-chief of the operation. If I want to hold the responsibility accountable, I will take it."

Liu Dong threw the notebook in his hand: "Ji Bai, do you really think I can't punish you?"

Ji Bai's expression was faintly silent. No one else said anything, and the atmosphere in the office suddenly became extremely stiff.

Suddenly, Yao Meng choked up and looked up: "It's my responsibility. If you want to punish me, just punish me. It has nothing to do with him... it has to do with him."

The room became quieter, with only Yao Meng's extremely low sob.

At this time, another cadre from the Provincial Department laughed: "Look, I scared the little girl, stop crying... Ji Bai, Liu Department is also strict in order to improve the quality of your Lin City team. In the Provincial Department, the one who praises you the most fiercely is Liu Department. How could he really punish his junior brother?" Ji Bai and Liu Department both graduated from the Criminal Investigation Department of Public Security University, and they are also considered to be of the same kind.

He looked at Liu Dong again: "I think what Ji Bai said makes some sense. Why don't you go back and discuss it?"

Ji Bai nodded: "You are right, because I speak too hard and don't pay attention to the way. Liu Tien, please relieve the fire."

Liu Tan was also angry just now. Now that he touched Ji Bai's calm gaze, he couldn't tell the fire anymore, so he just said with a tense face: "After meeting"

Liu took a bus back to the province that afternoon, and Ji Bai personally delivered a part. Liu Zhen did not give him a good look, and finally smiled: "Okay, I accept your opinion and will not mention punishment. But you can go to the provincial department to report on this matter yourself."

"No problem, I will listen to you. Once I return to Lin City, I will go to the provincial department to apologize."

"You kid... tell Yao Meng that this is what I am like. Today, my tone is a bit heavier, so she doesn't have any burden."

As soon as the provincial leaders left, the atmosphere of the remaining people was much easier. Su Mu proposed that they would be the organizer at noon and invite Ji Bai and others to have a local specialty dish. After a night of rest, they would send a car to take them back to Lin City tomorrow morning.

The location is located in a restaurant by the river, very close to the police station.

The rain still did not stop. When Yao Meng arrived, only Su Mu, Ji Bai, Da Hu and two other detectives sat by the window, and the others had not arrived yet.

After Yao Meng was criticized today, people who were more familiar came to comfort her. Most of the unfamiliar criminal police also showed gentle comfort in their eyes. However, this was not important to her. What was important was Ji Bai. Although he was sad, when he thought of his attitude today, his sadness became sweet.

Xiangchuan police were on the ground, and everyone in Lin City took the seat. Ji Bai's chair was still empty, Yao Meng's heartbeat was accelerating, and he walked around Da Hu. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked behind Da Hu, he reached out to his side: "Hey, someone is sitting there, you can sit here."

Before Yao Meng could react, the other men laughed, looking tacit. Ji Bai smiled lightly, but he didn't deny anything.

Yao Meng's mind was a little confused, and her temples were pounding and it hurt a little uncontrollably.

After a while, Xu Xu came, with a calm look on his face and naturally sat next to Ji Bai. Because of the instructions of Da Hu to "can't make a fuss", everyone stopped laughing at this time and pretended not to see it.

The meal was so happy that the guests and guests were having fun. During this period, a young detective got drunk and was so obsessed with his tongue. He said to Xu Xu with his tongue: "Sister-in-law, respect, respect you."

Xu Xu wanted to explain, Ji Bai gently pulled her sleeve: "I've drunk too much, let them go, I'll go back tomorrow anyway."

Yao Meng couldn't hear the conversation between them. She didn't eat much or speak much for this meal, but she kept smiling on her face.

In the afternoon, it rained harder and it was as dark as night.

This time they lived in a hotel in the county, each with one room. A group of criminal police officers found a room to play cards, and they kept making noise. Xu Xu also drank a glass of white wine together, and when he returned to the room, he fell asleep.

Yao Meng sat in front of the window of her room, looking at the heavy rain, listening to Ji Bai's room next door, quietly. After a while, she got up and went out.

Ji Bai opened the door and was slightly stunned when he saw Yao Meng.

She was wearing very thin clothes, a thin white shirt and simple trousers. She seemed to be wet, her long wet hair dripped off her shoulders, and her face turned pale. Looking at him, her eyes were filled with silent and surging emotions.

"Ji Bai." She shouted softly.

The sound of rain drizzles, and the police courtyard in the small county town seems to be more empty and silent in the heavy rain.

Ji Bai stared into her eyes and said, "Yao Meng, you are an excellent talent with very comprehensive abilities. As a superior and colleague, I will spare no effort to help you and achieve greater achievements in your work in the future. Apart from that, I have no other ideas about you."

Yao Meng looked at him in a daze, feeling a little shameful. But she knew it and asked a question that even more shameful to her: "Is there someone in your heart...?"

"have."

Close the door and Ji Bai walked into the room.

Da Hu kept watching the football match in his room, and listened to the door, without saying a word. After a while, he said, "The other girl Yao Meng is very good, but she has too many ideas and too many twists and turns. In fact, there is no need."

Ji Bai nodded and said, "Don't mention what happened just now."

"I know." Da Hu understood that Ji Bai wanted to take care of the girl's face.

The two watched the game for a while, and Da Hu suddenly hummed a sing in a rough voice: "I only have you and no her in my heart. You have to believe that my true heart is not false..."

Ji Bai suddenly laughed.

When dusk fell, everyone gathered in the yard and went to Xiangchuan City at night. Da Hu went to knock on Yao Meng's door, but she replied that she didn't want to go when she was tired.

The air was fresh after the rain. Although the ground was still wet, there were more and more pedestrians on the street. A group of energetic and upright men surrounded Xu Xu and Ji Bai, attracting the attention of many passers-by. Ji Bai looked calm. Xu Xu was slightly embarrassed and walked quietly with his head down, and gradually he had no sense of existence.

After walking for almost ten minutes, everyone was lively, but Ji Bai said nothing to Xu Xu. He glanced at her and stopped: "I plan to buy some local specialties for my friends, are you going?"

Xu Xu thought to buy something: "Go."

Ji Bai looked up and asked everyone: "I want to buy local specialties with Xu Xu. Where are you?" His eyes looked around. Everyone shook their heads when they touched his eyes.

"If you don't go, don't go. You guys go."

“What’s the point of buying local specialties?”

Su Mu: "Captain Ji, I recommend a store for you. The things are very good, just a little further away."

It was not just a little further away, but it took me more than half an hour to arrive.

However, both of them were secretly satisfied with Su Mu's recommendation: it would be okay to walk around for a night without any disturbance with him or her.

After coming out of the specialty store, both of them were silent for a while. Ji Bai looked around quickly for a while, and finally chose the riverside: "Go and take a walk there."

Surrounded by the small town of Bijiang River, the newly built embankment along the river in recent years is like a gray-white jade belt, extending in the night water. After walking for a while, lively music came from the front, and an open square appeared at the end of the embankment.

The reason for the rain is that there are not many people along the way. But rainy days cannot extinguish the passion of the people of the small town to love life. The song "Summer quietly leaves and leaves sweetness..." echoes over the river bank. Dozens of pairs of men and women, most of whom are middle-aged and elderly, are dancing under the light.

This scene is warm and cute to young people like Xu Xu, but it is also a little frustrated.

Ji Bai also thought that it was quite frustrating to dance group dances with a group of middle-aged elder brothers and sisters in public. But he was silent for a few seconds and turned to look at Xu Xu: "Do you want to dance?"

Xu Xu: "…whatever."

Ji Bai threw the local specialties he had just bought on the ground, and he didn't remember until he left.

Xu Xu only danced with Xu Jun at home, handed one hand to Ji Bai, put the other hand on his shoulder, lowered his head, and his face began to warm up silently.

Ji Bai grabbed her little hand that was soaked in some sweat, and finally held the other hand, and copied the slender waist many times with her eyes.

The moment he got the hand, a quiet and pleasant turmoil burst out in his heart, and Xu Xu's body trembled slightly. He felt it, but he silently tightened his big hand a little, making her body closer to him.

The music was just in my ears, but it seemed to be far away. The shadows around me were scattered, but like the night, they all became irrelevant backgrounds. Xu Xu felt an unprecedented slight dizziness in his arms.

She thought, this is a bit confused. I am a little confused.

In fact, neither of them is good at dancing, and there is no tacit understanding of the dance steps. Although Xu Xu did not step on his leather shoes, he would move and exert force in the opposite direction from him from time to time. Every time, he could always feel that Ji Bai's force was retracted, causing her to return to her arms, not far away at all. He seemed to be a little more silent than usual. Xu Xu looked up at his dark and quiet eyes in the night, wanting to look directly at his heart. But she was only a little dizzy and could not think clearly and calmly.

One song, another song.

From pink memories to the most dazzling national style, to the first snow in 2002.

When Daolang sang "You are like a flying butterfly", Xu Xu suddenly felt that Ji Bai hugged her waist tighter, and the warm breath seemed to be close to the short hair above her head.

...

“It’s raining”

"It's raining again and I'm going home"
To be continued...