The Criminal Investigation Unit was just as busy. The sub-bureau's jurisdiction had a real population of up to a million people. At that scale, there naturally seemed to be a great many criminal cases, including the eight major categories of serious crimes.
A police station was endlessly busy with trivial, messy nonsense. At the sub-bureau, it was an endless stream of every kind of case. Comparatively speaking, the people they dealt with were all dangerous characters. If such people were not caught quickly, they posed a potential threat to the public—and a threat to their lives.
Take the robber Wang Yan and the others had just caught. If he dared to snatch phones before, then later he would dare to steal computers, rob money, and if the victim happened to be a woman, he might be overcome by lust. Then murder to silence the victim, often occurring alongside rape, would hardly be surprising. And if he was not caught soon afterward, his swelling criminal urges could very well turn him into a serial killer.
Gao Chao had once been part of the Criminal Investigation Unit, so he was naturally a familiar face here. There was no unnecessary chatter; two detectives working overtime came and took the man away.
Seeing how curious Wang Yan was, Gao Chao, acting as his mentor, thoughtfully took Wang Yan on a lap around the sub-bureau, giving him a general look at its setup.
In the car, Gao Chao asked with a grin, "So? Want to be a detective?"
"No." Wang Yan shook his head. "I think Balihe is a pretty good place to stay. Otherwise, I wouldn't have returned to Ping'an City at all—I'd have gone straight to the general unit. The general unit is way more impressive than our sub-bureau's brigade."
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