Nightmare Apostle

Instinctively, he thought of that young man who used to work under him. Qu Muzhi was indeed a talent, in his eyes no less than Yang Xiao. He wondered how he had been doing recently.

Ever since Qu Muzhi was transferred, he had lost touch with the young man.

Yet, Huang Guozhao didn’t blame Qu Muzhi for not contacting him. He knew Qu Muzhi must have been given an important position.

His position was critical, and he held a lot of confidential information, which made it inconvenient to keep in touch with him, as he didn’t want to cause trouble.

Seeing the melancholy in Huang Guozhao’s eyes, Yang Xiao knew he was missing his good friend Qu Muzhi, but there were some things he knew but couldn’t say, for the sake of both Qu Muzhi and himself.

"Chief Huang, I heard Captain Qu was noticed and transferred by those above. Congratulations, with Captain Qu’s character and abilities, climbing the ladder of success is just around the corner." Yang Xiao smiled and comforted.

They chatted for a while, as time went by. Director Nalan hosted a welcome dinner for Yang Xiao, choosing a high-end and quiet hotel in Rongcheng.

Not many were qualified to join, just the directors of the seven offices in Rongcheng and Yang Xiao, who came from the Provincial Bureau as a specialist.

During the meal, Yang Xiao was very warm and pleasant, showing no airs. Gradually, everyone, fueled by the alcohol, relaxed. The hosts and guests enjoyed themselves, reminiscing about the past and sincerely congratulating Yang Xiao on his current achievements.

At around 8:30, the banquet ended. After seeing off a few directors, Yang Xiao accompanied Nalan Shuo’s car back to Lin’an Patrol Office.

The remaining time belonged to him. He headed to the investigation team’s office, and indeed, everyone was waiting there.

Beibei, Xi Menxiu, Yu Shu, and Da Xiong, everyone was there.

Seeing Yang Xiao come, Xi Menxiu dropped the sunflower seeds in his hand and was the first to dash over, opening his arms to give Yang Xiao a big hug, emotionally shouting, "Captain, you’re finally back; I’ve missed you so much!"

"What captain, call him Specialist." Beibei squinted, teasingly said, "I didn’t know Mr. Yang was coming. I’m sorry for the lack of a proper welcome; I hope you can forgive me, Specialist."

"Well... Specialist, if you’re in a good mood, could you perhaps discuss with the Provincial Bureau about giving us poor brothers a pay raise?" Beibei grinned wide, showing two little canines and a fox-like sly smile.

Pulling Xi Menxiu off him, Yang Xiao replied with a smile, "I’ve already suggested to the Provincial Bureau to raise our investigation team’s treatment by a level, adding two deputy captain positions. Your benefits will increase as well."

Yang Xiao extended five fingers, "The basic monthly salary will increase by at least 5,000 yuan. Beibei, since you’re the captain, it will be higher for you, nearly 10,000. It will be implemented next month."

Upon hearing this, Beibei was so excited that she almost cried, "What did I say, the Captain wouldn’t forget us. Now that the Captain is back, it’s like the great hero of Rongcheng has returned!"

"Captain, how have you been in Qinglan City? Everyone has missed you a lot." Da Xiong was probably the only normal one among them.

Yu Shu was normal too in a way, but she didn’t speak, only raised a notebook in her hand, which had written on it ’Welcome Home, Captain’.

Xi Menxiu shamelessly pushed the limits, begging Yang Xiao for a deputy captain’s position, saying that way, he could get a larger bonus at the end of the year, as his expenses have become hard to manage recently.

"What have you been doing?" Yang Xiao curiously asked, as Xi Menxiu still held his villa keys, saving him a lot of money on rent.

Seeing Beibei about to reveal his secret, Xi Menxiu gave a fierce wink and sneakily approached Yang Xiao, using his clean sleeve to wipe the gold insignia on Yang Xiao’s uniform shoulder.

"Oh my, this insignia looks really nice. Look at our Captain’s level, second-level full-time, achieving success at a young age, with a bright future ahead. This rank is just temporary; in my view, our Captain is fit to become the Vice Director of the Provincial Bureau!" Xi Menxiu shouted loudly, raising his voice even more, "No, the Provincial Bureau Chief’s elegance!"

"I’ll help you inquire when I get back. There shouldn’t be a big problem, but I must remind you that if you take the position, you must fulfill the corresponding responsibilities," Yang Xiao said.

"YES, SIR!" Xi Menxiu stood at attention, extremely grateful to Yang Xiao.

Meanwhile, Yang Xiao took a black card out of his pocket. It was given to him by Deputy Captain Zhou last time, and it contained a substantial amount of money, which he hadn’t used.

"How can I accept this, Captain? You’re really too polite with us, making it seem like we’re taking advantage." Xi Menxiu reached out to take it, but Yang Xiao skillfully dodged and handed the card to Beibei instead.

"Take this card; buy whatever everyone needs. Look after everyone while I’m away."

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