Volume 2: Primitive Accumulation Chapter 40: Reporting

  After leaving the training camp, Xia Wenjie still made a transfer in S city and returned home in D city.

  Three months have passed, Xia Wenjie is more robust than before, his figure seems to have no obvious change, still so lean, but in fact, there is not a single bit of excess flesh on his body, all are solid muscles.

  Because he hadn't been exposed to sunlight for three whole months, his skin was deathly pale, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. When Xia Wenhao heard that his brother was back and rushed home to see him, he too got a fright.

  In his impression, military training and life in the army are almost the same, with daily training under the scorching sun, thinking that he would also become darker and stronger, but in reality it's not like that at all. Xia Wenjie not only didn't get darker, but became even whiter than before.

  He opened his mouth and asked: "Wenjie, you were in the cooking class during military training, weren't you?"

  Xia Wenjie couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter. He thought he wouldn't be able to find an excuse to explain why he had turned white, but now that his brother said so, he took the opportunity to say: "Yeah, during military training I learned how to cook from the head of the cooking class."

  "Wow, I didn't expect that your cooking skills would come in handy during military training." Xia Wenhao shook his head with a mixture of laughter and tears.

  "By the way, you've been away for three months and your classmates have called you several times."

  "Classmate?"

  "Yes, a female classmate, with a pretty good voice, named Hu...Hu something Li?"

  "Is it a fox? It's Hu Binbin." Xia Wenjie rolled his eyes, and indeed, it was unexpected that his brother would think of this.

  "Ah, yes, it's Hu Binbin, that's her name." Xia Wenhao leaned in close to Xia Wenjie and asked with a smile: "Wenjie, is she your little girlfriend from school? You never told me about this before?"

  "Just classmates." Xia Wenjie replied absent-mindedly.

  He furrowed his brow, realizing only now that he had an appointment with Hu Binbin and had forgotten to call her before leaving, telling her about it. Now she must think he's deliberately avoiding her, who knows how resentful she is towards him.

  "Brother, how did you talk to her?"

  "I said my brother and a group of little girls went out to play."

  "What? Brother..."

  "Kidding! I told you, you're going to attend police school's military training, it's closed-off, no phones allowed."

  "Oh." Xia Wenjie nodded and secretly let out a breath of relief. He changed the subject, saying: "Brother, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll cook..."

  "I just got home and you're already cooking? Today we're going out to eat a good meal."

  "Let's call her Sister Huier then."

  "Oh, okay, you call her then."

  Xia Wen Hao's expression seemed off, and he asked suspiciously: "Brother, is something going on between you and Sister Hui Ru?"

  "What's wrong."

  "How did I know, there must be something between you two."

  "Well, if I must say something's up, it's just that I made a mistake, no big deal."

  Xia Wenhao said it lightly, but Xia Wenjie didn't think so. He asked, "Brother, what exactly did you do wrong?"

  "Mistakes men usually make."

  "......" Xia Wenjie looked at his brother speechlessly. In front of him, his brother was absolutely a good brother, but in the eyes of others, his brother might not necessarily be considered a good person. "Brother..."

  "Alright, there's no need to say anything more, especially when we're having dinner later. We can't mention this in front of Hui Ru."

  Xia Wenjie's face was full of helplessness, he nodded first and then shook his head.

  This meal was very uncomfortable for Xia Wenjie, who was sandwiched between his brother and Sister Hui. The worst part was that his brother and Sister Hui didn't say a word to each other, but they both kept talking to him nonstop, leaving him unsure whether he should respond to his brother or Sister Hui first.

  After dinner, Xia Wenjie made an excuse to leave first, leaving Xia Wenhao and Zhou Huiru behind, also hoping that the two of them could solve their problems well, otherwise it would be too uncomfortable for him to be stuck in between.

  The next day, Yu Yaohui called him to ask how he was doing during his time at the Lei Feng training camp. Not hearing Yu Yaohui's voice was okay, but as soon as he heard his hypocritical greetings, Xia Wenjie's anger flared up.

  At first, in order to deceive himself into participating in the Lei Feng training camp, Yu Yao-hui boasted about the training camp as if it were a paradise on earth. However, after arriving there, he didn't see any paradise, but instead witnessed a living hell on earth.

  Yu Shu, I really hope you have the chance to go to Lei Feng's training camp for a special training session. Xia Wenjie suppressed his anger and suggested kindly.

  On the other end of the phone, Yu Yao Hui's loud laughter came through. "Such a rare opportunity, this old man won't compete with you young people. I did intentionally conceal the hardships in the training camp, but what I said was true, the Lei Feng Training Camp is indeed a place that can help you shine. The reason for my call this time is to inform you that your onboarding procedures have all been completed, and you are now an official member of the audit team, although temporarily in a paid internship period and cannot yet perform audit duties."

  "Am I officially entering audit now?"

  "Alright! There are some formalities that still need your signature, let's handle them when you arrive in S city."

  "Is Yu Shu in City S now?"

  "Yes, the special case in City D has been concluded and I have returned to City S to investigate other cases."

  "Oh, I see."

  "Right, you'd better hurry up and report to the police academy. The new semester has already started for over a month now. If you delay any further, do you want to be expelled from school?"

  "I'm going to boot camp..."

  "Don't make excuses, report to the police school immediately. The principal has asked me several times already."

  "Got it." Xia Wenjie was too lazy to say more, and when talking to Yu Yaohui, as long as he didn't follow his intentions, he would never be able to make himself clear.

  Xia Wenjie stayed at home for only two days. On the third day, he packed his bags and rushed to City S to report to the police academy.

  It wasn't until he arrived at the police academy and met his squadron leader that he found out he was enrolled in the detective department.

  It's possible that Yu Yaohui had informed the school authorities in advance, so the team leader was very enthusiastic and personally led him to the dormitory. On the way, the captain briefly told Xia Wenjie about the situation at the police academy.

  The police academy is different from other colleges and universities, it is divided into troops, squadrons, and brigades instead of grades, departments, and classes.

  The name of the squad is determined by the time of admission, and the middle team represents the department. The professional learning is different, and the middle team is also different. Under the middle team, there are also district teams, which are like classes. Even if you study the same major, you may be divided into different district teams.

  Xia Wenjie is a third-year student, and he is in the first big team. He studies reconnaissance and is assigned to the fourth middle team, seventh district team. There are more than 30 students from his school in the same district team.

  The dormitory where he lived was on the third floor of the dormitory, and the conditions for undergraduates were not bad. It was a six-person room with six beds in the dormitory, sleeping upstairs and downstairs desks, but there was no independent bathroom, and the area was relatively small, making the space look a bit cramped.

  When Xia Wenjie came in, his roommates had all gone to class. The dormitory was very clean and the bedding was neatly stacked.

  The captain patted a bed by the door and said, "Wenjie, this is your bed. The management of the police academy follows the police regulations and is quite strict. From Monday to Friday, you are not allowed to go out, on Saturday and Sunday, you can go out, but you must return to the police institute before the designated time at night. If there's a special situation that requires you to go out, you need to ask for leave in advance." As he spoke, he took out a small booklet and handed it to Xia Wenjie, saying, "This is the rules and regulations of the police institute, take a good look at it yourself."

  The team leader is equivalent to the class teacher.

  "Thanks, Captain." Xia Wenjie said with a nod, taking over the small booklet.

  "Wait until noon and all the classmates will be back. At that time, you can get to know each other. Also, remember to gather at 2 pm in the afternoon, then you can go over with your classmates."

  "Yes." Xia Wenjie nodded as he listened.

  The captain gave some more instructions and then walked out of the dormitory.

  When the team leader left, Xia Wenjie let out a sigh of relief. The police academy was completely different from high school and also very different from the Lei Feng training camp where he had trained before. The Lei Feng training camp was just very tough in terms of training, but there were no strict rules and regulations like here at the police academy, where there were hundreds of rules and regulations to follow, and just looking through this small booklet that had been handed out was enough to keep him occupied for an entire afternoon.

  Xia Wenjie flipped through it for a while, then threw the little book onto the bed. Suddenly, he thought of something and quickly took out his pen and paper, but after searching on the desk for half a day, he couldn't find the network cable. He furrowed his brow, could it be that they weren't allowed to go online even in police school? How could he have forgotten to ask the captain about this earlier?

  He pondered for a moment, then took out his mobile phone, using it as a temporary wireless router, and logged onto the website that Uncle had entrusted to him.

  The bulletin board still had only one sentence he left a message three months ago, and the chat room was still empty.

  He shook his head and smiled, feeling like a fool for interacting with the air. He calculated the time and found that he still had to wait a few more days before the transfer date, then closed the webpage.

  He had just closed the webpage when the dormitory door was pushed open and a group of young people about his age walked in from outside.

  As the crowd walked in, they were still muttering to each other about who was the last one to leave the dormitory and why the door wasn't locked. When they saw Xia Wenjie sitting at his desk fiddling with his computer, they all froze for a moment. The young man who had entered first blurted out: "Who are you? How did you get in?"

  "Hello everyone, I'm Xia Wenjie, and also your roommate."

  "Ah......" The crowd's mouths were agape, their faces filled with astonishment. The young man who had entered first exclaimed: "So you're actually our legendary roommate Xia Wenjie! We all thought you wouldn't show up!"