“Fusion.”
Without hesitation, Luo Fei activated the system.
He had already undergone several gene fusions before, so he no longer worried about unexpected side effects. The process began immediately.
A few seconds later, it was over.
The fusion completed.
Luo Fei’s first instinct was to test whether his reaction speed had actually improved—but how exactly should he verify that?
After thinking for a moment, he pulled out his phone, opened a video, and played it at triple speed. Then he switched to double speed and kept switching back and forth for several minutes.
Finally, he reached a conclusion.
His reaction speed had indeed improved significantly.
Before, when he watched videos at triple speed with scrolling comments on, he could barely keep up. But now, even triple-speed playback felt completely effortless—no different from watching a normal video. His neural response had fully caught up.
Just then, Zhou Weimin walked into the office.
The moment he saw Luo Fei, a kind smile appeared on his face as he walked over.
“Chief Zhou.” Luo Fei stood up to greet him.
“Sit, sit.” Zhou Weimin quickly pressed a hand on his shoulder, motioning for him to stay seated. Then he said warmly, “You must’ve been exhausted yesterday. Take the whole morning off today. Don’t handle anything else.”
“Mm.” Luo Fei nodded. He really did feel a bit sleepy.
After making sure Luo Fei would rest, Zhou Weimin left the office.
His unusual behavior immediately puzzled the others in the room.
What was going on? The station chief personally came over just to tell Luo Fei to rest?
“What did you even do yesterday?” Wu Wei leaned on Luo Fei’s desk, full of curiosity. “What did the chief mean just now? Feels like there’s some secret going on.”
“Yeah, Luo Fei, what did you do yesterday? Spill it,” Jiang Xiaoxiao also asked, equally intrigued.
“Secret. Can’t tell you.” Luo Fei said casually as he lay down on his desk. “If you want to know, ask the chief. I’m going to sleep.”
He really didn’t want to talk about it.
No matter what, Wu Yu was still his nominal cousin. Saying it out loud didn’t feel good.
Seeing him actually fall asleep at his desk, Jiang Xiaoxiao and Wu Wei were both frustrated but helpless.
As for Zhao Le, he pretended to be deeply focused on his book.
By the time Luo Fei woke up, it was already ten o’clock.
He went to wash up in the restroom, and just as he came out, he bumped into Zhou Weimin, who was also heading in.
Zhou Weimin casually told him that in the Tang Youquan case, the main perpetrators Ma Hu, Zhou Xiaotiao, and Huang Bin had all been arrested—none of them had escaped.
Luo Fei wasn’t surprised.
Wu Xiaoyu and the others were just street thugs. They had no counter-investigation skills and no real capability. Even if they tried to run, they wouldn’t have gotten far.
After the Tang Youquan case concluded, no homicide reports came in for the next month.
Luo Fei’s life as a police officer gradually settled into a routine.
Go to work. Study. Occasionally handle minor disputes. Get off work. Study again at night. Sleep. Repeat.
Within a month, his system coins increased from zero to 500.
Three hundred of those came from a single brawl incident.
A fight had broken out between students from No. 1 Middle School and Songxin Town Middle School. Luo Fei and two auxiliary officers happened to be on patrol and arrived in time to intervene.
During that incident, the massive strength boost from his Gorilla Strength Gene proved crucial. The students were already fully engaged in fighting when Luo Fei rushed in, grabbing two of the ringleaders—one in each hand—and lifting them clean off the ground.
That instantly shocked everyone into silence.
Afterward, Luo Fei lectured them on legal consequences. Only then did the heated situation finally calm down.
That incident earned him 300 system coins.
The remaining 200 coins were accumulated bit by bit through various small tasks—settling neighborhood disputes earned him 10 coins, finding a lost dog for an old man earned him 20, and so on.
During this time, he also received another salary payment of 5,532 yuan.
When he signed the payroll sheet, 2,000 yuan of it required a separate signature from Zhou Weimin, who said it was a bonus. Without that bonus, his actual salary would have been 3,532 yuan—a rather depressing reality for Luo Fei.
As soon as the money hit his account, he transferred it immediately to his uncle and second aunt.
By then, the Wu Yu incident had eased somewhat in the family’s hearts. After all, the person was still alive.
Wu Yu and Ma Hu’s case had already been transferred to the procuratorate, though the final verdict had not yet been announced.
As for Gu Youguo, Luo Fei later learned from Zhang Haiyang that he had been sentenced to life imprisonment. That outcome didn’t surprise him.
That morning, Luo Fei arrived at the office as usual, boiled water first, and then began reading.
He thought it would be another ordinary day.
But at 8:30, Zhou Weimin walked into the office and announced that the Criminal Investigation Brigade would be holding a commendation conference—and their Songxin Town Police Station was required to attend.
At 9:30, all officers from Songxin Town Police Station, except those on duty, gathered at the Criminal Investigation Brigade’s conference room.
This commendation ceremony was clearly smaller in scale than the previous one. Apart from the Criminal Investigation Brigade personnel, only officers from Songxin Town Police Station were present.
It seemed to Luo Fei that this meeting was likely held specifically for the recent homicide cases. After all, in both the Su Xiao suicide case and the Tang Youquan murder case, their station had contributed significantly.
At the front of the room sat Ningjiang County Public Security Bureau Director Wu Cheng. Beside him were Deputy Director Jiang Chuang and another official named Zhu Rong, whom Luo Fei didn’t recognize. Further down were Criminal Investigation Brigade Captain Zhao Donglai and Chief Zhou Weimin.
The ceremony officially began.
Director Wu Cheng delivered the opening speech, highly praising the Criminal Investigation Brigade’s outstanding performance in recent cases. In particular, he commended their swift resolution of both the Su Xiao case and the Tang Youquan homicide, highlighting their strong execution ability.
Naturally, Songxin Town Police Station was also praised for its support in assisting the investigations.
After the speech ended, the commendation segment began.
The first to be awarded was Captain Zhao Donglai, the lead investigator of both cases. He had maintained overall command, led by example, and worked tirelessly throughout the investigations. For his contributions, he was awarded a third-class merit citation.
After Zhao Donglai received his certificate and medal, Director Wu Cheng continued reading:
“In recognition of outstanding performance and significant contributions in the 7.18 case and the 8.12 case, Comrade Luo Fei from Songxin Town Police Station is hereby awarded a personal third-class merit citation.”
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