Inside the Nancheng District Precinct,
the phone lines for reporting crimes were ringing non-stop.
Without exception, every call was a report of stolen property.
The incident forms were being filled out one after another.
When tallied, from last night to now, over 300 reports had been filed.
And the calls were still pouring in.
Watching this scene, both Yang Guoming and Li Yongnian had dark expressions on their faces.
"Sigh… Looks like our Nancheng precinct is finally famous now."
"Three hundred theft reports in one night—we've definitely broken a record."
Li Yongnian let out a bitter laugh.
In Yunhai City, the Nancheng precinct had always been near the bottom when it came to performance.
But even then, it had never been this bad.
After today, there was no doubt—they'd be ranked dead last.
"Hmph!"
"Our Nancheng officers are long overdue for serious training!"
Yang Guoming said grimly,
"Yes, this all started with the Thief King getting caught, which caused the crime wave…"
"But in the end, it still comes down to our precinct's low efficiency.
Compared to the other precincts, we're falling way behind!"
This time, Yang Guoming had made up his mind—
he was going to fix this no matter what.
He was even ready to swallow his pride and invite experts from other precincts to come train his men.
"Sigh… Let's focus on surviving this mess first,"
Li Yongnian said helplessly.
"With over 300 theft cases in one night, if we can't solve this soon, we'll be under serious fire from above."
Yes, these were all minor cases—
But there were so many!
And worst of all, theft cases were notoriously tricky.
Even if you caught the thief, there was often no way to recover the stolen goods.
No stolen goods, no solid case.
Unless you caught the thief red-handed, who would be dumb enough to confess how many people they'd stolen from?
In other words,
even if they caught someone, most of the stolen items would already be gone.
That meant a large portion of these 300+ cases would become dead ends.
Just thinking about it made Yang Guoming and Li Yongnian look even grimmer.
And just then, the phone rang again.
The dispatcher answered automatically, voice on autopilot:
"Hello, are you calling to report a theft?"
"Huh? You caught some thieves?"
"You're sure you caught some?"
"You caught thirty-something, nearly forty?!"
"Young man, bragging isn't illegal…
But bragging to the police will get you a visit real fast!"
The dispatcher listened, face full of disbelief.
He'd heard some wild stories, but this?
He'd seen people catch thieves before—two or three at once, maybe.
But thirty or forty?
That had to be a joke.
Even if the thieves just stood still and let you arrest them, you wouldn't finish in one go.
Let alone a group of slippery crooks.
Standing nearby, both Yang Guoming and Li Yongnian shook their heads.
It was impossible—just the thought of it was ridiculous.
What?
Did the thieves tie themselves up and wait for the cops to show up?
"…Really? You're serious?"
"Okay, I'll report it right now. Stay where you are—don't move."
Suddenly, the dispatcher's expression turned serious.
After hanging up, he turned to Yang Guoming and said urgently:
"Director, we need to send officers immediately!"
"That young guy on the phone might not be lying—he might've really caught some thieves."
"Huh?"
Yang Guoming frowned, then let out a laugh filled with disbelief:
"You actually believe that nonsense about catching thirty or forty thieves?"
Even Li Yongnian looked doubtful.
"Director, I didn't believe it at first either.
But the guy who called… he's one of ours."
The dispatcher looked strange as he added:
"His name's Su Mo. I just looked him up on the internal system—he's definitely with our precinct."
Su Mo?
Both Yang Guoming and Li Yongnian furrowed their brows.
No one at the station had mentioned someone by that name…
Then suddenly, Yang Guoming's eyes lit up as he remembered:
"Su Mo!"
"That's the new officer who was supposed to report today—and still hasn't shown up!"
He couldn't help but laugh angrily:
"So this kid… not only shows up late on his first day,
but also claims he caught thirty thieves by himself?"
"He's got guts, I'll give him that.
Probably has no idea how slippery the Nancheng thieves really are."
Li Yongnian thought for a moment, then said seriously:
"Thirty thieves does sound like an exaggeration."
"But as a police officer, Su Mo wouldn't joke about something like this."
"We should still send someone to check it out—just in case."
Hearing this, Yang Guoming nodded and stood up.
"Fine, let's go take a look.
I want to see for myself how one guy supposedly caught thirty thieves."
"In fact—
even if he caught just ten or five, I'll award him a Third-Class Merit on the spot!"
Behind him, Li Yongnian sighed quietly.
He could tell—the director was truly anxious this time.
Though he hadn't said much…
Over 300 cases in one night?
The pressure on Yang Guoming was something no one else could imagine.
"If it turns out he did catch thirty thieves, the director's going to lose his mind with joy."
"But…"
Li Yongnian shook his head with a wry smile.
"It's probably just wishful thinking."
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