The work in the Drug Enforcement Division wasn’t as glamorous as Chu River imagined.
In her rather vague understanding, this job should be about patrolling everywhere with a wolfhound, looking mighty and imposing.
Or launching some major sting operation, endless tasks, capturing countless criminals, with rapid and dynamic actions...
The reality was not like that.
Crime wasn’t rampant to that degree, and drug dealers couldn’t be caught at will—if it were that easy, the bald director would be fainting in his office.
During the bar inspection that day, Chu River practically uncovered all the veteran addicts hidden for years in the vicinity.
These cases weren’t influential nor large-scale; most were led down a path they couldn’t escape from.
Usually, they had little to do with major cases.
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However, though they had leads now, they weren’t ready to carry out the operation.
When capturing drug dealers, especially without letting the escapee go, the basic work wasn’t something one or two people could complete.
They needed to do a lot of groundwork, evidence searching, suspect tracking, covering all their bases, and a ton of information about shipments...
In sum, rather than directly entering the scene to act, it would be more accurate to say all their efforts were hidden behind the scenes.
For Chu River’s evaluation—the lack of action was almost unbearably dull.
She crouched in the large courtyard, teasing two military dogs with a willow twig, watching the clumsy creatures let down their guard and jump around with her, idly grabbing the twig...
The bald director saw her from the upstairs, unwilling to let such a strong combat ability go to waste, so he arranged tasks for the subordinates:
"Well, although Little Chu is here on a temporary assignment, you all should adopt the mindset of seasoned veterans and show her the ropes."
Meaning, everyone’s busy, so don’t let her stay idle.
Upon hearing this, the veteran officers from the bar inspections turned slightly green in the face—
Was it them making her idle? Clearly, it was her high efficiency that made them look like lazybones.
However, the director continued assigning tasks:
"Isn’t the airport footfall increasing lately? If there’s nothing going on, coordinate with the Drug Enforcement team to have Little Chu take a couple of rounds. She’s so young; can’t let her always idle around in the courtyard!"
Don’t let her spoil their precious military dogs.
The temporarily assigned Chu River was again thrust into action, assigned to the Drug Enforcement Squad within the police department—riding a yellow dog on her left and gun on her right, her uniform straight and prim, meticulously checking the airport.
Of course, being new, she wasn’t assigned a yellow dog.
Thinking it sounded quite grand, she agreed immediately.
Regrettably, the higher-ups didn’t equip her with a canine partner, but they were all quite curious about her sharper-than-canine-nose skillset, issuing her a new uniform and gear, sending her on her way with vigor.
Jiang City, being the provincial capital located in the Central Plains, still had a densely packed resident population, serving as a hub with well-connected transportation. Therefore, whether at the airport, high-speed rail, or train station, every day was bustling and lively.
As a newcomer, Chu River was full of delight.
After all, looking at the airport from a law enforcer’s perspective was distinctly unique—she even had the leisure to analyze the details on each person and what they represented.
After conducting a routine patrol of her assigned area, she stood at the edge of the crowd, her eyes fixed intently on the queue, oblivious to the fact that she too had become a spectacle in others’ eyes.
With a slender waist and long legs, even from a distance her back view was enough to make hearts race. As she came closer—though bare-faced, she inexplicably exuded such a charismatic and attractive aura!
Two girls pulling luggage passed by her thrice, and on the fourth attempt, Chu River slightly raised her right hand to stop them—
"Is there something you want to ask me?"
Faced with two somewhat panicked and slightly embarrassed girls, Chu River maintained quite a good attitude—
Perhaps having interacted with excellent female classmates early in her life, she had a natural patience with women.
The two girls shyly lowered their heads, "No, nothing..."
Chu River raised an eyebrow, her expression instantly becoming audacious, creating a strong sense of contrast and assertiveness with her uniform.
"You’ve walked back and forth around me four times, your eyes practically glued to my waist, legs, and face... nothing?"
Across from her, the two girls let out a small whimper, their cheeks instantly turning bright red—
"Sorry, ma’am, we just thought you were pretty, so we wanted to look a few more times, and also wanted to ask for your contact information..."