Uncle Cop

Biodata

Usage

• Not a single character: “Uncle Cop” can refer to an individual officer, while “Uncle Cops” describes groups of officers working at police stations or in the field 18 19 30.
• Livestream identities: City-prefixed accounts communicate with Lin Fan, request clues, dispatch colleagues, and report investigation results 18 36 46.
• Direct address: Lin Fan and other characters also address officers as “Uncle Cop” outside livestream chat 24 38 40.

History

Police involvement with Lin Fan’s predictions begins before the title’s explicit appearance. East City Police Station officers investigate Qinghe Studio for suspected tax evasion, arriving at the exact time he predicts. Director Wu and Old Liu subsequently investigate the remains concealed above Jiang Xueyan’s bathroom ceiling. After watching a livestream replay, Director Wu revises his opinion of Lin Fan and follows his account 5 6 10 11 12.

By the Wu Li investigation, officers in several cities are watching Lin Fan’s broadcasts and acting on his leads. Following the arrest, a senior official announces that police should leave Lin Fan alone provided he obeys the law and does not endanger society; they may also seek his assistance with cold cases 18 19.

Their respect does not eliminate procedural limits. During the Tubaocun emergency, the three officers warned by Lin Fan explain that they cannot evacuate a village on their own authority without a specific incident to report. The decision ultimately goes to Jiangzhou police leadership 39 40.

Major Cases

Tubaocun Disaster Relief

Warning and Evacuation

• While officers maintain order outside his shop, Lin Fan identifies three veterans as facing imminent disaster. They refuse to avoid assignments merely to protect themselves 38.
• The three intervene when spectators block Liu Ru from leaving, then help respond to the nearby car-and-bus crash and take passengers to the hospital 39 40.
• After repeated requests and a revised weather forecast, the Jiangzhou chief orders Tubaocun evacuated before 8:30 40.
• Officers organize the evacuation alongside soldiers, who carry elderly residents to safety. All sixty-three villagers escape before the flash flood destroys their homes 41.

Mudslide and Survival

• Lin Fan finds that the three officers are still destined to die during relief work. Rather than shift the danger to replacement officers, he delivers twenty Peace Talismans for their group 40.
• The deployment consists of eighteen officers, one reporter, and one cameraman. The two spare talismans are given to the media workers after viewers relay Lin Fan’s warning 42.
• A mudslide buries all three police vehicles. Officers who climb free move rocks and rescue colleagues trapped deeper beneath the debris 42 43.
• All twenty survive. Their talismans have turned to ash, and the officers credit Lin Fan with saving their lives 43.

Equipment

• Firearms and armed deployment — More than a dozen fully armed officers participate in Wu Li’s arrest 19.
• Evidence-collection tools — Officers photograph Wang Dongliang’s crime scene, collect fingerprints, and record his account 50.
• Peace Talismans — Temporary protection supplied by Lin Fan for the disaster-relief group. They save the occupants during the mudslide but do not guarantee survival through prolonged entrapment or later injuries 40 42 43.

Relationships

• Lin Fan — Civilian source of investigative leads and disaster warnings; later saves the relief group with his talismans. Officers openly acknowledge his contribution 19 41 43.
• Xiao Tuantuan — Rescued during the blackmail attempt; her livestream later carries Lin Fan’s evacuation demands and warnings to the endangered officers 24 40 42.
• Tubaocun residents — Evacuated under police supervision despite some residents’ reluctance to leave 41.

Notable Quotes

“We crack down hard on organized crime. There's no need to be afraid, everyone!”
— Uncle Cop, livestream chat 18

“Sir, we won't abandon anyone!”
— An officer addressing an elderly Tubaocun resident 41