Chapter 1374: Chapter 183: See How Far He Goes (3)
The two of them walked out of the Martyr’s Cemetery, crossed Yanjiang Road, and followed the flood prevention path built by Xiao Yu years ago to climb up the embankment.
Looking over the wide river, Wu Ren Guang asked in a low voice, "Salted Fish, is there something wrong with Niu Bin?"
"How would I know if there’s something wrong with him."
"Wang Yan told me something in private, hinting at something unspeakable, so I could only ask you."
The person in front of him certainly wasn’t an outsider.
He worked alongside his mentor for many years, always respecting him, and took good care of Xu Mingyuan and Zhang Lan.
Han Yu was silent for a moment, then said, "I feel he’s acting strange. His return this time might not be as simple as just opening a smartphone megastore."
Having been the head of the Linghai Police Bureau Criminal Investigation system for so many years, Wu Ren Guang asked straightforwardly, "Are you suspecting him of smuggling phones?"
"I probably contracted a professional paranoia, seeing anyone return from East Guang, I suspect smuggling."
"Probably? Possibly?"
"Inspector Wu, you’re putting me in a difficult position. I can’t make baseless claims!"
"Does Ming Yuan know?"
"He probably doesn’t." Han Yu paused and continued, "He’s so busy with work and under so much pressure; I don’t want him to be distracted. Besides, he was Niu Bin’s mentor many years ago; this matter has nothing to do with him."
"Truly, it’s hard to know a person’s heart."
"Inspector Wu, what do you mean by that?"
"I wasn’t talking about you, I meant Niu Bin."
Recalling the past, Wu Ren Guang furrowed his brow and said, "When he was assigned to our Criminal Investigation Team, the bureau was carrying out a team regularization construction as required by the superiors. The team’s police officers were either older colleagues with little education or military transfer officials who switched careers midway, so graduates from police school with a major in Investigation like him were rare.
At that time, I had high hopes for him; otherwise, I wouldn’t have assigned him to the Fourth Squad, much less let Ming Yuan mentor him. I even had my wife introduce him to someone, but I didn’t expect that after two years, he couldn’t continue. When he resigned, I talked with him, trying to change his mind."
Han Yu hadn’t expected him to say these things, not knowing how to continue, he asked half-jokingly, "Back then, were you focused on cultivating him?"
"Yes."
"Inspector Wu, why didn’t you think of cultivating me at the time?"
Wu Ren Guang was amused and chuckled, "You weren’t a police school graduate, plus back then you were thin and short, hardly looked like police material. More importantly, I didn’t have your mentor’s keen eye for talent like he did."
Han Yu laughed and asked, "So, I had no status in the bureau back then?"
"You can’t say no status, it’s just that your situation was too special — so young, short, and frail... Let’s stop talking about that and focus on Niu Bin, are you planning to help Ming Yuan clean house?"
"It depends on him. If he’s honestly running the smartphone megastore, I certainly won’t bother him for no reason. But if he crosses the line, he can’t blame me for not considering past ties. Frankly, I don’t really have any friendship with him."
"I’ll remind him, and if he remains obstinate, do what you must." Wu Ren Guang paused briefly, thinking, then said solemnly, "You’re not just helping Ming Yuan clean house; you’re also helping me."
Niu Bin had once been more successful in the Linghai Police Bureau than he was.
In fact, all he knew was how well Niu Bin was doing, without any idea that then Criminal Investigation Captain Wu Ren Guang had been focusing on cultivating him.
Han Yu could understand Wu Ren Guang’s current feelings and genuinely didn’t want to arrest a former colleague, so he said while touching his mouth corner, "Give him a warning. If he won’t listen even to you, then he has only himself to blame."
Wu Ren Guang knew that Salted Fish saying these things was a sign of trust in him, and as if nothing happened, said while walking, "His brother-in-law has also returned. We don’t know exactly when he came back or what he’s doing; Shi Shengyong and I only found out unintentionally when we were drinking together and heard him on the phone. You can keep an eye on it."
As evidenced by the facts, the veteran’s stance is still firm at critical moments.
Han Yu nodded and said nothing more.
