CHAPTER 100: CHAPTER 100: SHOCKED

"Meeting time, everyone to conference room number two!" The captain of the second team of the Public Security Police Brigade, walked out of the office and knocked on the door, loudly announcing.

"Another meeting, huh? I haven’t finished my report yet!" Bai Xiaoling irritably scratched her head, murmuring under her breath.

"Today we have a new security advisor coming, don’t ask for leave for nothing," the captain, with keen ears, glared at Bai Xiaoling: "If you haven’t received a case, get out and attend the meeting!"

Bai Xiaoling, startled, quickly bowed her head, grabbed a notebook and a pen, and headed towards the conference room with a group of colleagues.

"Really envy those martial artists!" Bai Xiaoling sighed, not only do they have high salaries and benefits, but they also don’t have to work usual hours, as for the risks, they as public security police aren’t much less.

"Don’t envy them, do you think martial artists became like that for nothing, it’s all traded for with sweat and blood, which martial artist didn’t train from a young age, the sweat they shed could probably fill a swimming pool," said a middle-aged policeman with Martial Artist Apprentice strength, shaking his head.

Bai Xiaoling threw him a look of disinterest.

I was just envying a bit, alright?

Of course, I know. Back then, if she hadn’t been unable to endure the hardship, she almost got into Martial Arts Academy.

...

After ten or so minutes, everyone was seated.

The chief came in with a young man into the conference room.

"Let me introduce everyone, this is our bureau’s new security advisor, Chen Shouyi, everyone welcome!"

The conference room immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause.

The chief pressed his hands down, continuing to smile: "Does everyone think Advisor Chen looks a bit young? He truly is young, as a matter of fact, Advisor Chen is only seventeen years old, but he excelled in all aspects of the Martial Artist evaluation, this kind of talent is probably unique across the whole of Hedong City. Having him at our bureau is an honor for the entire bureau, everyone give another round of applause!"

The conference room burst into even more enthusiastic applause.

In the eyes of everyone, there was astonishment, surprise, and excitement.

Seventeen years old!

At this age to qualify as a Martial Artist Apprentice is already extremely rare, let alone being a Martial Artist, in another few years, will he become a Grand Martial Artist?

If the bureau acquired a Grand Martial Artist, in encounters with other bureaus outside, it would be bragging rights for a few years.

Chen Shouyi had a faint smile on his face, feeling a bit helpless inside.

This suit was worn in vain; he initially thought of hiding his age, but with the chief’s words, now everyone knows.

Bai Xiaoling, face full of excitement, clapped fervently.

This new security advisor, both handsome and young, tall and slim in stature, the sharp black suit perfectly set off his unique high-cold aura, completely standing out among the old and ugly security advisors.

Just as she clapped, her hands gradually slowed down.

The more she looked, the more she felt a vague familiarity, as if she had seen Advisor Chen somewhere before.

What was his name again?

Shou Yi... Chen Shouyi.

That name was quite memorable, almost like a famous seasoning, only differing in the surname.

Oh my god!

She suddenly covered her mouth, instinctively stood up, and her chair fell over.

At that moment, her somewhat slow brain finally remembered.

"Isn’t this the student from the buddy training class I ran into while shopping with my girlfriend the day before yesterday? My girlfriend even said she wanted to tutor him!"

The chief, who was smiling moments ago, noticed the commotion below and his face immediately turned dark:

"Bai Xiaoling, what’s going on? Is there no meeting discipline?"

"I... I..."

Bai Xiaoling was taken aback by her own excitement, her mind blank. This was the big boss, offending the big boss, and no more good days ahead.

Chen Shouyi noticed Bai Xiaoling at this moment, she seemed familiar, after a brief recollection, he recognized this somewhat confused policewoman, turned to the bureau chief and whispered: "Sorry, she’s my friend, I just hid my identity as a Martial Artist, she’s probably surprised today!"

Although just a passing acquaintance, it was nothing much to him.

As for whether it helped, that was outside his concern.

"No wonder!" The bureau chief nodded knowingly: "Sit down then, and don’t make such a fuss next time."

Bai Xiaoling reluctantly sat back down, her face alternating between blue and white.

...

The meeting soon ended.

Bai Xiaoling returned to the office, slumped back in her chair, looking pained: "I’m done for, I should have said my period came just in time."

"Then why didn’t you?" a friendly female colleague asked with a laugh.

"Mind went blank from fright, couldn’t react," Bai Xiaoling scratched her head, distressed.

"I hadn’t asked yet, why did you stand up during the meeting?"

Bringing up the topic, Bai Xiaoling momentarily forgot her distress, scooting her chair closer, slightly excited and incredulous: "Let me tell you, I know that Advisor Chen..."

Before she could finish, the captain walked out of the office: "Bai Xiaoling, the chief wants to see you in his office."

Bai Xiaoling’s face immediately fell, unsure: "Captain, is such a small matter worth going to the chief’s office? Isn’t it unnecessary, are you sure you didn’t hear wrong?"

"The chief calls, then go. How would I know? Asking me is no use, hurry along."

Bai Xiaoling had no choice but to get up reluctantly, arriving shortly at the door of the chief’s office, secretly psyching herself up:

"It’s no big deal, just getting scolded, writing a self-reflection, won’t lose much skin."

She took a deep breath, stepped forward to knock on the door.

Upon hearing a "come in," she pushed the door open and entered, apprehensively: "Chief, you called for me."

"Sit, don’t stand!" the chief said with a smile.

The anticipated storm didn’t happen, she let out a small sigh of relief, feeling slightly favored: "Chief, I’d rather stand."

"Bai Xiaoling, you know Advisor Chen?"

"Know him!"

Seen once counts as knowing.

"That’s great, I was initially thinking of finding a clerical officer from the comprehensive department, since you know each other, all the better, from now on you’re Advisor Chen’s dedicated liaison officer."

...

Bai Xiaoling was still a bit dazed until she got home.

"Mom, I’m home! I’ll go to my room first."

She greeted Mrs. Bai, who was busy in the kitchen, and quickly walked into her room, couldn’t wait to pick up the phone and dial her friend’s number.

Patiently waited till the phone rang six or seven times before the other side finally picked up.

She spoke with mystery: "Ruyue, you definitely don’t know who I ran into today?"

"Who? Which handsome guy?"

"You’ll be startled to hear, you know Chen Shouyi?"

"Chen Shouyi? My tutoring student? Of course I know, did you run into him again today?"

"Then you surely don’t know his identity!"

"What identity, second-generational official or rich kid? Stop beating around the bush, speak up, I need to train." The response on the phone was quite indifferent, impatient.

Bai Xiaoling showed a sly smile, no longer hiding it: "Of course it’s not that, guess where I saw him? At our bureau, he’s the new security advisor."

Wang Ruyue took a moment to process, then reconfirmed with another sentence: "Security advisor! Which aspect?"

"The kind you think, security advisor, Martial Artist!"

"That’s impossible!"