The two subordinates immediately responded, “Yes, Captain!”
They stayed behind to investigate.
Meanwhile, Song Jinyue and Captain Han hurried downstairs.
The residents in the family compound saw Song Jinyue coming down and were about to greet her, but when they noticed the police officer closely following behind, they quietly shut their mouths.
Captain Han got on his bicycle, and Song Jinyue climbed on. He pedaled away in a rush.
The people in the compound watched, puzzled.
From the looks of it, it seemed like Song Jinyue had quite a good relationship with the police.
They exchanged glances, all thinking the same thing.
After finishing their inspection, the two officers left behind leaned more toward the conclusion that this was a case of moving belongings rather than theft.
They asked Song Xiongguan whether he had recently planned to move or had agreed to let relatives or friends take things—perhaps they had taken too much.
Song Xiongguan firmly denied it, insisting that it was theft and urging the officers to investigate.
The officers then questioned the residents of the compound. With such a large-scale removal of items, someone must have seen something.
Sure enough—
They quickly found out that it was Song Xiongguan’s wife’s family who had taken the items.
After gathering the information, the officers returned and reported to Song Xiongguan.
He told them that he had divorced Chen Jing that very morning and had no relationship with her or the Chen family anymore.
She could take her personal belongings—things like dishes and tables were fine.
But she had no right to take his belongings or his money.
Now, his watch, cash, valuable clothes, and even decent-looking clothes had all been taken.
As for his younger sister’s belongings, he wasn’t sure what was missing yet, but she would provide a list later.
He handed over his own list of missing items and emphasized that since he and Chen Jing were divorced, the Chen family’s actions constituted theft.
He firmly believed they were thieves.
The officers nodded and told him to rest assured—they would handle it.
Song Xiongguan smiled and said he trusted the People’s Police.
…
On Song Jinyue’s side—
As Captain Han pedaled, he recalled what had happened earlier and said with a grin, “Song Jinyue, do you know? You’ve made a great contribution!”
Her brow twitched.
She already had an idea what he meant, but she pretended not to know.
She smiled. “Captain Han, don’t joke with me. I was locked up from yesterday until just now—where would I get the chance to make any contribution?”
“Li Huguo has been arrested.”
“?” She continued playing dumb. “He was arrested? Why?”
“Traitor!” Captain Han’s anger flared as he gritted his teeth and pedaled harder. “Selling out the country!”
Song Jinyue was about to respond when he continued, “Do you remember the person you asked us to follow yesterday?”
“Yes.”
“That person is a spy—working with Li Huguo…”
She asked, “Why would they become spies?”
Captain Han shook his head. “We haven’t gotten that out yet. Still need to interrogate.”
“I see.”
As they spoke, they arrived at the city bureau.
The bicycle stopped at the entrance.
Zhong Guoliang, who had been pacing at the door, looked up and saw Song Jinyue getting off. His eyes lit up as if he had seen a savior.
“Comrade Song, you’re finally here! Hurry, hurry!”
Without caring about anything else, he grabbed her arm and pulled her inside.
After a few steps, he seemed to remember something and turned back to Captain Han. “Han Jiaming, I’ll take it from here. You go handle your own work.”
“Alright,” Captain Han responded, then called out to Song Jinyue, “Focus on your task! We’ll definitely solve the theft case at your home today!”
“Okay, thank you, Captain Han.”
Zhong Guoliang asked as they walked, “You’re late because your house was robbed?”
Song Jinyue shook her head. “I was reported as a capitalist’s daughter last night and detained overnight. Captain Han got me out.”
“What?” Zhong Guoliang’s eyes widened. “Who reported you?”
She was about to explain when she caught sight of Secretary Wei—and Charles standing beside him.
Charles had a stern expression, clearly unhappy.
Song Jinyue immediately changed the subject. “We’ll talk about that later. Let’s deal with Charles first.”
Zhong Guoliang also noticed Charles and nodded. “Alright.”
He released her.
Song Jinyue ran over.
When Charles saw her approaching, his displeased expression quickly turned into joy.
Seeing her arrive, Secretary Wei finally relaxed.
As soon as she reached them, Song Jinyue apologized to Charles, explaining that something had happened at home, which caused the delay. She apologized repeatedly.
Secretary Wei looked at her differently upon hearing this.
Charles quickly reassured her, saying she didn’t need to apologize—that he understood.
Once his mood stabilized, they moved straight to business.
After some discussion, Charles said he still wanted to visit the steel factory from yesterday to check on the condition of other machines—whether improvements were needed or if adjustments in usage were required, and whether any machines needed maintenance.
He added that, since they were good friends, he could offer some additional help—free of charge.
Song Jinyue pretended to hesitate, asking if that would be appropriate.
Charles grinned and said that as long as none of them spoke about it, no one would know.
Song Jinyue gave him a thumbs-up and praised him as the best friend of Dragon Country.
Charles burst into laughter.
Although Secretary Wei and Zhong Guoliang couldn’t understand their conversation, the atmosphere was clearly cheerful—Charles was in a great mood.
Noticing their curious gazes, Song Jinyue explained everything she had discussed with Charles.
Both men smiled upon hearing it.
At the steel factory—
Song Jinyue translated and communicated while taking notes on areas where the machines needed improvement.
She planned to write everything down later and leave it for her elder brother.