Although the Central District was quite far from the south side of the city, the high-speed rail was fast enough to get there in just ten minutes.
After returning to Mengtang Street, Chen Xia entered the branch institute's gates.
"Chief Chen!"
"Morning, Chief Chen!"
The security guards at the entrance and the patrol inspectors passing by all greeted him.
Their smiles were entirely sincere, not put on. Ever since Chen Xia had arrived, he had solved a murder case, brought down Hongsheng Hardware Factory, and confiscated one hundred million. The Chief Office had issued a round of bonuses, and everyone in the squadron here who had participated in the case received a share.
Though they had not received as much as Chen Xia, one or two thousand was still very good compared to their salaries. After all, who would complain about having too much money, especially grassroots patrol inspectors like them?
The middle management received slightly higher bonuses, so everyone was quite pleased. Seeing Chief Chen, their god of wealth, they naturally admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
Setting everything else aside, he had dared to go after people from the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group, made money from it, and done so legally. That was capability. Look at how things had been under Deputy Chief Wei before—there had been nothing to gain at all. The difference was enormous.
As a result, many people hoped Chief Chen would stir things up. After all, there was far too much going on in the two streets if they truly intended to crack down.
Chen Xia had not expected that handling a few of his own matters would instead establish his authority and win people over at the branch institute.
After returning to the patrol inspection office and finishing breakfast, Chen Xia