deep white secret

Chapter 15 I Don't Want To See You
Needles could be heard in the room.

Seeing the unconvinced expression in Ning Xia's eyes, Xu Jie became even more angry:
"Did you analyze it correctly? Do I need to tell you? The Criminal Investigation Team is a group, and you acted without authorization. Do you think you are great? Do you think you are facing ordinary people?"

Ning Xia turned her head slightly. She took action only when she was confident in herself. Now she did not agree with Xu Jie's words.

"How can you catch the murderer if you don't dare to try!"

"Try? Go head-to-head with criminals? Arrest a suspect alone without any protection? What did the police academy teach you?"

Xu Jie's voice became louder and louder, and Zhang Lei and Ma Mingjie outside the office heard it.

"Why didn't you report to me before the operation? You have made contact with the suspect, why didn't you notify other members of the police team?"

Ning Xia raised her face and didn't want to explain. She had wanted to report to Xu Jie twice, but by some mistake, she didn't have the chance.

"Captain Xu, the result is good. I am confident that I can subdue the murderer."

There was thunder outside the window, and Xu Jie suppressed his anger.

"First, you act without permission, without organization or discipline. You take your own life for granted, which I, the criminal investigation captain, will never allow."

"Second, you estimate that you can subdue He Peng. How can you be sure that your judgment will not be wrong? If it is wrong, will you make a fearless sacrifice?"

Hearing this, Ning Xia's eyes were slightly red, but she stubbornly turned her head.

"Third, if the arrest operation fails today, or if He Peng is not the murderer, what are you holding your head up here for?"

The raindrops outside the window were crackling on the glass, and Ningxia's heart was overwhelmed.

Zhang Lei had never seen Xu Jie get so angry, but after all, Ningxia had caught the suspect. Zhang Lei knocked on the door to ease the atmosphere:

"Captain Xu, I have something to report."

Xu Jie stood up and said one last word to Ningxia:
"Go find Director Song yourself tomorrow, I have already reported the situation!"

After Xu Jie walked out, Ning Xia burst into tears.

While in the bathroom, Ningxia received a call from her mother, Yang Meilan.

"Ningxia, where are you?"

"Oh, home."

Trying to suppress her emotions, Ningxia covered her mouth.

"Is it raining where you are today?"

"Ah."

"How is work?"

"Fortunately."

"Ningxia, mom suddenly thought of your dad today..."

Ningxia cried.

Yang Meilan pretended that she didn't hear the crying and continued talking on her own:
"Mom had a dream last night, dreaming that you didn't take care of yourself when you were on a mission..."

Yang Meilan's voice was choked:
"To be honest, if you want to become a detective, my mother will definitely not want to do it. But if you want to be like your father, she can't stop you."

Yang Meilan's voice was slow, and there was no noise at all on the phone. The soft voice seemed to have a magical sound, soothing Ningxia's anxious heart.

But Yang Meilan's tone was sad and full of sadness:
"You know better than mom what your dad brought to us after his sacrifice. If you don't protect yourself, what do you think will happen to mom?"

"I am fine."

"I know."

Yang Meilan suddenly sounded cheerful:
"My mother worked night shift last night and delivered a patient who suffered from severe bleeding at 32 weeks of pregnancy. However, the rescue was timely and now the mother and child are safe. Ningxia, mother wants to tell you that nothing is more important than life."

Ningxia was immersed in Yang Meilan's words and did not think about why Yang Meilan made this call.

When she put down the phone, Ningxia felt much better, but she couldn't stay in the criminal investigation team, which made Ningxia shed two more tears.

How to do?
Ningxia wiped away her tears, took a few deep breaths, and walked out of the bathroom.

The criminal investigation team turned on the lights, but there was no one in the room. Ningxia knew that Xu Jie, Zhang Lei, and Ma Mingjie must be interrogating He Peng, but Ningxia did not have the courage to walk over.

Not knowing what to do tomorrow, Ning Xia left the police station with her head down and feeling depressed.

When Xu Jie walked out of the police station in Ningxia, he received another call from Bureau Song:
"What's going on? Are you really going to send Ningxia back to me?"

Xu Jie walked out of the interrogation room. The corridor of the police station was quiet except for the thunder and lightning outside the window, indicating that it was an unquiet night.

Xu Jie took out the cigarette from his pocket, held it gently in his mouth, lit it with one hand, and took a deep breath.

"Xu Jie, Ningxia has just started working and she is still a little girl. If she is not sensible, you can teach her. You are the captain and you have the responsibility to teach her."

Hearing Xu Jie's silence, Bureau Song continued:
"When you first graduated and came to the police force, weren't you so focused on catching the murderer and rushing forward in everything?"

Xu Jie thought of Ning Xia's little face, stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided.

"Ah."

"Boy, what do you mean? Ningxia comes to see me tomorrow, how should I reply?"

"She won't go to you!"

Bureau Song didn't respond for a long time on the phone.

"Didn't you ask her to come to me?"

"Ningxia won't go, she will stay in the criminal investigation team, but I don't know what she will do."

Bureau Song laughed:

"My blood pressure is 160 by you! Are you still in the police station?"

"Yes, I want to get He Peng's confession out."

"No need for tonight. It's raining heavily. You all should hurry up and go home now. You can come in time tomorrow. Since the murderer has been caught, no one is allowed to overdraw their health and get off work as soon as possible."

Xu Jie laughed, feeling that Director Song's instructions to him were his concern for Ningxia.

"Okay, I can't figure out what you young people are thinking. If Ningxia comes to see me tomorrow and I criticize her, fine, hang up."

Xu Jie put down the phone, leaned against the window and put out most of the remaining cigarettes.

Fifteen minutes later, He Peng was sent to the temporary detention room. The lights of the criminal investigation team went out, and the entire sixth floor of the police station was plunged into darkness.

Ning Xia had just arrived home, when she received a call from Li Xinyao, she slumped on the floor in the hallway, Ning Xia didn't want to say a word.

"Ningxia, Ma Mingjie asked me to contact you!"

"Ok!"

"Have you been criticized?"

Ningxia is not afraid of being criticized. Xu Jie has been very strict with herself since she entered the criminal investigation team the day before yesterday. What makes Ningxia feel desperate is that Xu Jie let her leave the criminal investigation team.

"I caught the suspect, although the process was different from others, but I caught it!"

Ningxia was refuting Xu Jie's criticism of her just now.

"Ningxia, we graduated two years ago. You went to the province for training. I went directly to the police station. I know that members of the criminal investigation team were injured during the arrest that year."

Ningxia was stunned and sat upright.

"Ma Mingjie just said a few words to me briefly, and let me tell you that because some team members were injured at that time, Team Xu has been feeling guilty."

Xu Jie's angry voice just now sounded in Ningxia's ears:

"How can you be sure that your judgment will not be wrong? Once it is wrong, will you make a fearless sacrifice?"

It turned out that Xu Jie had a thorn in his heart.

"Due to this incident, two team members left the criminal investigation team. Although their lives were not in danger, the policeman suffered a tendon injury in his arm and is still unable to lift heavy objects."

Ning Xia's eyes were wet, and tears were streaming down her cheeks. The hopeless feeling after knowing that her father had died instantly filled her chest.

Li Xinyao continued:

"Captain Xu was responsible for this matter by himself at the time, so only the person involved knew about it. You must never mention it in the future, do you understand?"

"Ok!"

Ning Xia choked up.

"Ningxia, to be honest, I think you took a risk today. Ma Mingjie told me that they didn't know you were at the scene at all, and he didn't tell me what happened specifically."

Li Xinyao paused, her voice trembling:
"Ningxia, you are my best friend. Both you and Ma Mingjie need to be fine. In fact, I am worried every time he goes to the police, but there is nothing I can do. Who calls you criminal police?"

"Ningxia, have a good sleep. Ma Mingjie asked me to tell you that Captain Xu is a good captain."

Ningxia was immersed in darkness and covered her eyes with her hands.

(End of this chapter)