Bird on Fire Chapter 3

The man was also wearing a similar white vest and gray cloth pants. He was scratching his head as he walked, looking like he had not woken up yet.

Tyler Tao couldn't help but stop him and asked: "Brother, do you know me?"

The man was obviously awakened by the question. He shook his head quickly and tried to get past Tyler Tao and into the toilet.

Tyler Tao quickly asked again: "Excuse me, what day is today?"

"June 23rd, no, it's early morning, it's June 24th -- Hey, comrade, can you let me go to the toilet first?"

"Comrade"? "Outhouse"? Tyler Tao was startled again. Seeing that person went into the toilet, he almost subconsciously grabbed the door and asked: "What year was June 24th?"

"Oh, what year could it be, 1976! Comrade, could you please stop peeping at me?"

"Bang!" The man closed the toilet door, and he could vaguely hear him muttering words like "lunatic" in the toilet. If it were in the past, Tyler Tao would definitely bang on the door to protest, but at this moment, he had no intention of fighting at all. He was still staring at the mirror until the man ran away after using the toilet.

The train turned a corner, and golden moonlight poured in from the door, shining on Tyler Tao's confused face, as if shining on an unreal dream.

In 1976...

Traveled through time? Pah! I am a staunch atheist and I don't believe in time travel, reincarnation or any other nonsense. Delusion? But no matter how much I delude myself, I won't delude myself into thinking that the environment around me is impeccable, right?

Or maybe this is a black hole from science fiction? But I know nothing about that stuff!

This is how to do?

The body now belongs to a stranger, so where is Tyler Tao's own body? Could it be that he died? If that's the case, the last words I said to Gwen Gu were to ask her to find Gavin Gao? Oh my! Am I stupid to leave such a last word? What if Gwen Gu is too sad, and Gavin Gao, as the head of the bureau, comes to comfort her... Bah! Don't think like that! Be optimistic, be optimistic!

Don't be anxious. Think about it. How is it played in the TV series? If time travel really happened and I changed my body, there must be a reason. I am a policeman, and I am a policeman who is ten thousand times smarter than Gavin Gao. I can definitely find the reason! Yes, I have to believe in myself!

So, that whole night, Tyler Tao paced back and forth at the toilet door.

His mind was in a mess. He tried hard to recall the time-travel novels he had read, trying to find some way to get himself back to reality. But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that everything was absurd, and this absurdity was really happening to him. He also wondered if he was dreaming, but this real feeling was different from all his previous dreams.

In 1976, ten years later, Gwen Gu and I would be born, so this was an era that he had no idea about. Tyler Tao thought that before he lost consciousness, he was looking at the case from 1990. Did he have to live another fourteen years from 1976 and solve the case before he could return to his body? What if I can't solve it? If I can't solve it, I can't go back? Moreover, even if I can go back fourteen years later, will I go back to 2021 or 2035? By then, I will be an old man in my fifties. If I meet Gwen Gu again by then... I dare not think about it, I dare not think about it.

In order to relieve the headache caused by excessive thinking, Tyler Tao hummed a song that has been popular recently, no, in 2021 - "Take the train to Taiwan, in 2035".

He decided to put these thorny problems aside and have a good sleep. Maybe when he woke up, everything would be back to normal, and it was just a nightmare! Thinking of this, he immediately went to his bunk.

Perhaps disturbed by Tyler Tao's footsteps, the young man sleeping in the lower bunk suddenly began to twist his body, his heavy breathing mixed with unclear words, as if saying: "No, I really can't do this."

Beads of sweat appeared on the boy's forehead at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his lips seemed to start to turn purple. He must have had a nightmare. Tyler Tao glanced at him, ready to turn a blind eye to such things as usual. But perhaps because they shared the same suffering, or because they hit it off at first sight, he thought about it and couldn't help but meddle in other people's business.

"Hi, hi." Tyler Tao pushed the young man's shoulder and pulled him out of the nightmare.

The young man woke up with red eyes and breathing heavily.

"What's wrong? Are you having a nightmare?" Tyler Tao looked at him.

The young man seemed to be afraid to look at Tyler Tao with his eyes. He tried hard to control his breathing and covered his face with his hands.

"You just had a nightmare, what's there to be embarrassed about?" Tyler Tao saw the young man's embarrassment and chuckled.

This smile made the young man even more embarrassed, and he said: "No, I am not."

"What? Go wash your face." Tyler Tao took a towel from the wall hook of the lower bunk and handed it to the young man. The young man took it, hurriedly put on his shoes, and ran to the bathroom.

"What's there to be ashamed of? You're acting like a grown-up girl." Tyler Tao shook his head. He glanced out the window. The sky was gradually getting brighter. Since he couldn't sleep anyway, he simply followed with the enamel pot in his hand.

The young man was washing his face, and Tyler Tao had already poured a tub of warm water and stood behind him. The young man was very handsome, but very thin. From behind, one could clearly see his thin shoulder blades on both sides. He was not tall, half a head shorter than Tyler Tao.

After he finished washing his face, Tyler Tao handed him the enamel mug and said, "It's okay. Wash your face, drink some water, and you'll forget the nightmare."

The young man was very grateful. He lowered his head to take the enamel pot, took a sip, and whispered, "Thank you, thank you, Lao K."

Lao K? Still have preserved eggs

(4)

Tyler Tao thought to himself that it seemed that he and this young man had some friendship.

Thinking of this, Tyler Tao suddenly had an idea. He pretended to be melancholy and said, "You, do you still remember my name?"

The young man raised his face and said in confusion: "Of course, Feng, Feng Kai."

Tyler Tao was delighted. It seemed that this little stutterer was easy to fool. The name Feng Kai sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. Tyler Tao was afraid that he would be exposed if he couldn't react quickly, so he continued to make up a story: "Don't call me Lao K anymore. It sounds ruffian. I think you are only in your early twenties. I am much older than you. Just call me Big Brother from now on!"

The young man looked at Tyler Tao's equally immature face in confusion, and hesitated to speak. Tyler Tao continued to speak like a machine gun: "Hey, I have a disease. Whenever I have a nightmare, I will forget recent events. You know what recent events mean? It means I will forget what happened recently."

The young man's face immediately changed into an expression of great concern or perhaps sympathy.

"Sometimes, when the illness is serious, the memory takes longer. For example, look, how did we meet?" Tyler Tao performed with a frown and tapping his head.

"Ah? Did you have a nightmare just now?" the young man asked with concern. "You forgot what was normal, because we just met yesterday, which is considered a 'recent event'. How long have you had this disease?"

Tyler Tao saw that the young man stopped stuttering when he was anxious. It seemed that he was not stuttering, but had social barriers and had difficulty communicating with unfamiliar people. So Tyler Tao waved his hands and said with a wry smile: "I have been like this since I was a child. I was beaten by others and my brain was injured. From then on, I decided to become a policeman to prevent bad guys from bullying the weak. Of course, you don't have to worry about me. I will be fine as long as I don't have nightmares."

After saying that, Tyler Tao pretended to be melancholy and took a sip of water.

"Don't let bad people bully the weak." The young man repeated it secretly, seemed a little moved, clenched his fists, and then said as if he had mustered up the courage, "I will keep it a secret for you. Then let's get to know each other again. Hello, brother, my name is Grant Gu, 20 years old."

With a puff, Tyler Tao sprayed all the water in his mouth onto Grant Gu's face.

While Grant Gu was looking puzzled, Tyler Tao quickly picked up a towel and wiped Grant Gu's face.

"Brother, are you, are you okay?" Grant Gu took the towel and wiped his face while asking with concern.

Tyler Tao was choked by the water and started coughing violently. His head hurt, but it wasn't because of the cough. He swore in his heart that this sip of water was definitely not for revenge, but was definitely out of surprise and surprise. While he coughed to cover up his inner surprise, he secretly looked at the young man in front of him.

Tyler Tao felt a little familiar with this young man, but after all, when he met Grant Gu, Grant Gu was already in his fifties, and he was very different from the delicate and immature young man in front of him. The majestic aura of Grant Gu was completely gone in the young man in front of him, who was only shy and ignorant.

No matter how much Tyler Tao didn't want to believe the reality before him, he had to accept it: Grant Gu was his father-in-law. His father-in-law was respectfully calling him brother!

This is too dramatic!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my behavior shows that my memory has been awakened." Tyler Tao held back his laughter, gritted his teeth, and racked his brains to recall the past events of his father-in-law, checking them one by one, "You just graduated from high school, right? We are going to Shenyang, right? Your wife's name is Lin, ah, no, we met an old lady with the surname Lin yesterday, right?"

When talking about his mother-in-law Lin Shuzhen, Tyler Tao remembered that, as far as he could remember, Grant Gu got married not early, and at this age, they probably didn't know each other yet.

"Yes, yes, yes, just remember it." Grant Gu said happily, "But who is the old woman?"

"It doesn't matter." Tyler Tao patted Grant Gu on the shoulder and said, "You helped me recover my memory. Thank you."

Grant Gu seemed to have successfully helped someone for the first time, so he seemed happier than Tyler Tao and said, "You are my elder brother, and this is what I should do."

"Really? Can I be the big brother?" Tyler Tao was overjoyed. For some reason, he stretched out his hands, grabbed Grant Gu's cheeks like teasing a child, and said.

"Yes! You are one year older than me, and you are so nice to me. You were afraid that I would fall the first time I slept in a sleeper, so you gave me the lower berth. You are so caring towards me." Grant Gu's cheek was pinched, and it was a bit difficult for him to speak, but he still nodded with a little embarrassment but very seriously.

"Okay, then shout again." Tyler Tao felt a great sense of satisfaction, and his childishness was aroused.

"Brother." Grant Gu obeyed Tyler Tao's orders, but felt a little embarrassed.

"Hey! Okay, okay, brother will protect you from now on." Tyler Tao patted Grant Gu's shoulder again.

Grant Gu obviously didn't quite understand what "cover" meant. He wanted to say something but didn't dare to ask.

After returning to their respective bunks, Tyler Tao was still dizzy. How did he become his father-in-law's elder brother... But this feeling was still good. Didn't he usually show off to me? Didn't he always dislike me? Now he has become my younger brother?

This funny feeling, and the inner thoughts that seemed to have a bit of "revenge", temporarily diluted Tyler Tao's anxiety. However, more importantly, meeting an acquaintance in an unfamiliar era comforted him with this inexplicable sense of intimacy.

From now on, we will have to take one step at a time.

While looking through his bedding and luggage on his bunk, Tyler Tao found a recommendation form for admission, which was stamped with the official seal of the Longfan Public Security Bureau. In the upper right corner of the recommendation form was a one-inch photo with black and white lace, which was exactly what he looked like now.

Feng Kai was born in February 1955, graduated from high school, and is a member of the Communist Party of China. His father died heroically in the 1962 Sino-Indian border self-defense counterattack and was posthumously recognized as a revolutionary martyr; his mother died of illness in 1970; he has no brothers or sisters.

The Sino-Indian border self-defense counterattack war was in 1962? Tyler Tao subconsciously wanted to take out his mobile phone from his pocket to check the ins and outs of the war, but then he remembered that there were no mobile phones in that era! God, he couldn't imagine life without mobile phones.

Thinking about his life experience, although he is an orphan, he is at least the descendant of a hero. Tyler Tao is quite satisfied with his identity. No matter what the future will be like, he must face it bravely. This is what Gwen Gu said to him. Tyler Tao vowed to keep it in mind.

Also, from today on, he has to learn to adapt to his new identity.

He is Gwen Gu’s father’s comrade-in-arms, Feng Kai.

He believed that one day he would return to Gwen Gu's warm embrace.

3

Along the way, Feng Kai (also known as Tyler Tao) talked incessantly, trying to find ways to get Grant Gu to talk.

He didn't expect that his father-in-law was so simple and honest when he was young. Although he was in a passive position, he answered every question and told Feng Kai about his family situation and growth process in detail.

When talking about the reason for the nightmare, Grant Gu was somewhat evasive, but he could not stand Feng Kai's questioning and told him everything about the "female worker case" he had experienced. Feng Kai showed empathy on the surface, but in fact he laughed at Grant Gu for being so timid. Thinking back to when Tyler Tao first encountered a death scene after becoming a police officer, it was a dismemberment case, and he was not afraid at all at that time. As for what Grant Gu said, he always felt that there was something wrong with this accidental case, that is, some conspiracy theory. Premeditated murder usually uses a more stable method, and this method of killing with the risk of failure is obviously not very practical.

Despite the ridicule, Feng Kai still acted like an older brother, comforting Grant Gu and telling him that after the training, they could work together to handle cases, and with Feng Kai around, Grant Gu would no longer be afraid. Then Feng Kai acted like an experienced person, telling Grant Gu what the Ministry of Public Security Police Cadre School (the future China Criminal Police College) was like, how awesome it was, how delicious pickled fish and chicken stewed with mushrooms were around, and how lively it was at the foot of Tawan Mountain.

Encouraged and questioned by Feng Kai, Grant Gu, who was originally very quiet, spoke a lot during the trip. In his own words, he spoke more during the trip than he normally speaks in a month. Feng Kai concluded: "As long as you, Grant Gu, can build up your confidence, you will naturally not be afraid to speak."

After the train arrived at the station, they were picked up by two uniformed police officers and taken to a Jiefang brand car.

(5)

We walked to the side of the truck, then sat in the truck bed and headed towards Tawan Street in Huanggu District.

Shenyang is indeed a big city, an important town in the northeast. The roads are wider than those in Longfan, and there are many more cars on the road. It was the first time for Feng Kai to sit in the cargo box of a truck, and he felt very fresh. He held down the police hat on his head with one hand to prevent it from being blown away by the wind, and pointed at the surrounding environment with one hand, telling Grant Gu what this place was and what that place was called.

Grant Gu also found it very novel. He had basically never been to Longfan before, and the shock he felt after seeing the big city relieved his anxiety caused by studying far away. He admired Feng Kai even more. He actually knew everything about the city 1,500 kilometers away from his hometown. He was really knowledgeable and talented.

But Feng Kai was soon slapped in the face, because the area below Tawan Mountain was not busy, and there was no pickled fish or chicken stewed with mushrooms near the school. When they drove out of the city, Feng Kai realized that Tawan was probably still a wilderness at this time. Sure enough, when they were still a few kilometers away from Tawan, they drove into a large sorghum field.

"Of course, after all, the school is quite remote. I imagine that in a few years, this place will become prosperous." Feng Kai explained a few words to ease the embarrassment of being slapped in the face.

Grant Gu did not raise any questions. He closed his eyes and let the warm wind blow on his face. He had never been to the countryside before. As an only child, he did not need to go to the countryside. So even though it was not a traditional countryside, facing the endless farmland, he still felt that his mind had become very open. However, this comfort did not last for half an hour because the truck bumped for a while and arrived at the school gate.

Ministry of Public Security Police Cadre School.

Grant Gu was standing beside the truck carrying a heavy blanket roll, wondering how to jump off. Feng Kai grabbed his blanket roll, one in each hand, and jumped off the truck easily. Feng Kai thought he would stumble a few times after jumping off, but he didn't expect that he would stand more steadily than an Olympic gymnastics champion after landing. It seems that these eight-pack abs are not just for show.

Grant Gu, on the other hand, felt very embarrassed to be helped in front of so many people. He quickly jumped out of the car and took the bedding roll back from Feng Kai.

There was a tattered desk at the school gate, with two teachers in white police uniforms sitting behind it, welcoming the new students.

"Please introduce yourselves." The teacher looked at the two of them and said.

This kind of thing was easy for Feng Kai. He took out the recommendation form from his luggage and handed it to the teacher, cleared his throat, and then started talking nonstop.

"Hello, judges, no, hello, teachers. My name is Tao Feng Kai, I am 21 years old, and I come from the beautiful city of Longfan." Feng Kai corrected himself tactfully, and then said, "I am deeply honored to have the opportunity to learn from you teachers today. I love my profession because it is sacred and noble. In my youth, the public security workers around me were loyal to the party, served the people, enforced the law impartially, and had strict discipline. The style left a deep impression on me..."

Feng Kai talked for a full five minutes, from his basic situation to his family situation, from his characteristics and strengths to his loyalty and determination, and the teacher became a little impatient.

"Okay, okay, what about you?" The teacher finally found an opportunity to interrupt Feng Kai and pointed at Grant Gu.

Grant Gu was stunned by what Feng Kai said. Hearing this, he quickly handed over his recommendation form, cleared his throat and said: "My name is Gu, Gu..."

The teacher smiled and raised his head, looking at Grant Gu. It didn't matter that Grant Gu, who was already so nervous that he stuttered, couldn't say a word at this time.

"His name is Grant Gu. He doesn't stutter. He's just nervous. How about I say it for him?" Feng Kai quickly explained to the teacher.

Grant Gu glanced at Feng Kai, his eyes full of gratitude.

"No, no, it's just an identity check." The teacher waved his hand and said, "You two are together, I just saw it. Okay, you two will live in dormitory 107 in building 1. Feng Kai, you are in the investigation class, and Grant Gu is in the trace inspection class. The class schedule is already in the dormitory."

After saying that, the teacher handed over two keys.

"Ah? We are not in the same major?" Feng Kai was a little surprised and looked back at Grant Gu. At this time, Grant Gu's eyes were full of loss and anxiety.

"Aren't we all allowed to live in the same dormitory?" the teacher said, "Theoretical classes are taught separately, but police physical education classes are taught together."

"That's fine. Come on, I'll take you to visit our school." Feng Kai pulled Grant Gu and walked into the campus.

Feng Kai was filled with emotion when he walked in. In 1976, the most magnificent building in the school was the teaching building facing the main gate. It was a three-story red building with a large spire in the middle, a flagpole on the spire, and a fiery red five-pointed star under the flagpole. There were two small spires at the ends of both sides of the building, and several classrooms were connected between the three spires. In addition to the teaching building, the others were two to three-story red brick buildings, which should be student dormitories and canteens.

Apart from these scattered buildings, there is a playground paved with cinders, and the rest of the place is empty.

This is totally different from the future Criminal Police Academy! Not to mention that the Diligent Learning Building and the Lixue Building do not exist, even the training hall that I always thought was very old has not been built yet. The huge changes in China over the past few decades can be clearly seen in a school.

Feng Kai excitedly pulled Grant Gu along, saying, "When there are more students in the future, we can build three dormitory buildings here, each with six floors. I think we should also have a Sanda training hall there."

After the "deployment", the two returned to the dormitory. The dormitory was not big, with only four beds, but Feng Kai and Grant Gu were the only two people living in this room. Feng Kai shook the desk and touched the bunk beds, and felt that it was not bad, better than he had imagined. At this time, he realized that Grant Gu had been depressed since he entered the school. Originally, he thought Grant Gu was just a man of few words, but now he was sitting on his bed in a daze, which meant that he might be worried about something.

"What's wrong? You should be happy to start a new journey." Feng Kai patted Grant Gu's shoulder and thought to himself that he was talking like an older brother.

"No, nothing." Grant Gu seemed to be interrupted from his thoughts. His shoulders trembled slightly. He looked up at Feng Kai and said, "I just feel that I am not suitable for the police."

"No, you are suitable. You are very suitable." Feng Kai immediately thought of his father-in-law sitting on the podium of the general meeting, frowned and said.

"If I were suitable, I should have gone with you to learn criminal investigation. Instead, I went to learn trace detection. I don't even know what trace detection is." Grant Gu lowered his head again and lowered his eyes.

It turns out that this guy thought he was assigned to a marginal major. He didn't know that the China Criminal Police College is famous for its trace detection major. In the 21st century, the most famous trace detection experts in the country have more or less some relationship with the Criminal Police College. It seems that Grant Gu thought that because of his thin physique, the class teacher looked down on him, so he was "sent to the frontier". And because he lacked confidence, he didn't dare to bring it up in front of the teacher, so he could only keep this worry in his heart.

Feng Kai thought it was funny, so he prepared to tease Grant Gu, pretending to be sympathetic and said, "Well, there is nothing we can do about it, but what do we do? It's all about building the motherland, right?"

Unexpectedly, Grant Gu raised his head, covered up his lost mood with a determined expression, and said: "Yes, the safety of the country depends on the public security in half. As long as I work in the public security, I can do anything."

This made Feng Kai feel embarrassed, so he had to get up and take Grant Gu to the cafeteria. On the train, they had been eating compressed biscuits, and they hadn't had a hot meal for a long time.

The cafeteria only had the hard-to-swallow sorghum rice and one dish - Chinese cabbage stewed with vermicelli. Although this was the Northeastern-style dish that Feng Kai had been craving for day and night, it did not have any meat at all, so Feng Kaiton found it unappetizing.

"How can I grow muscle without any protein?" Feng Kai complained, "With this body, it's not easy to lose fat."

Although Grant Gu didn't understand what Feng Kai was mumbling, he had the same trouble, even more serious than Feng Kai, because he grew up in the south and could not adapt to any of the northern dishes and staple foods.

This problem grew exponentially over the next month. The lack of supplies was reflected in the diet. Normally, the meals in the school cafeteria were shockingly simple. From Monday to Saturday, the six working days were either cabbage stewed with vermicelli for lunch and potatoes stewed with vermicelli for dinner; or potatoes stewed with vermicelli for lunch and cabbage stewed with vermicelli for dinner. Stewing and stewing, Feng Kai was full as soon as he entered the cafeteria.

Every time Feng Kai saw Grant Gu frowning like chewing wax, he felt relieved. It turned out that his father-in-law also had such hard times. But when he saw that Grant Gu had lost a lot of weight in a week, he felt sorry for her.

After all, when we graduate, we will be required to take a physical fitness test. I am relying on this body to cheat.

(6)

However, if Grant Gu fails the physical fitness test, he may be sent back home. He doesn't want to affect his father-in-law's "fate" because of such a trivial matter.

In Tyler Tao's original life, he was used to spending lavishly and not saving. Now that he lives as Feng Kai, he still has no plan for spending money. He never thought of saving the twenty-something yuan salary and food coupons every month, and he always spent them when he needed to. Grant Gu was reluctant to spend money, so Feng Kai deliberately bought more food, lying that he couldn't finish it, and asked him to "share the burden" for himself.

So, when the canteen opened for meat on Sundays, Feng Kai would take out a large sum of money and buy braised pork slices, braised liver tips, fried pork slices, cabbage stewed with meat, chicken stewed with vermicelli and so on, and then force Grant Gu to eat them, which moved Grant Gu deeply.

But what Grant Gu cares about on a daily basis is not the "hardship" of eating, but the police physical education class. Before each police physical education class, there is a five-kilometer fast run warm-up. This project that can make Grant Gu gasp for air is just a warm-up!

When Feng Kai first learned about the need for warm-up, he was also worried. Although he used to run five kilometers every day as a compulsory course at the Criminal Police Academy, after all, ten years had passed, and his body had been almost destroyed by staying up late, late-night snacks, cigarettes and alcohol. He remembered that he had participated in the training for the promotion of supervisors not long ago.

(7)

In the past, he almost went into shock after a two-kilometer long run. So in the first long run, he accompanied Grant Gu and ran at the end of the team. But after running five kilometers, he found that he was not tired at all and was not out of breath at all. While thinking, it is really good to be young, he ran another two kilometers quickly to use up the remaining strength.

Likewise, every time Feng Kai saw Grant Gu gasping for breath during a long run, he felt relieved. He never knew that his father-in-law had this weakness. But when he saw Grant Gu running so pale, Feng Kai's conflicting feelings came up again. He couldn't bear it and could only accompany him to finish the run step by step.

Grant Gu's shortcomings were clearly exposed in the police physical education class: he could not lift the heavy Type 54 pistol in the shooting class, let alone hit the target; in the Sanda class, he was thrown over the shoulder by Feng Kai and could not get up for a long time; in the inspection class, he often felt dizzy and lost; in the driving class, he could not tell the difference between the clutch and the brake.

Feng Kai enjoyed this feeling, not because the various police skills he brought from the 21st century surpassed the present era, but because he felt particularly comfortable when he saw Grant Gu in such a mess. He didn't know how many times he wanted to take out his mobile phone to take a picture of Grant Gu's messy appearance, only to remember that he was not in the modern era, but in 1976. But when Grant Gu pitifully asked him for help, he always softened his heart and gave him guidance and help.

For example, in driving lessons, the instructor stipulated that whoever could achieve the set goal would have the opportunity to practice after class, after all, the school only had two broken jeeps for them to practice. Feng Kai had a Class B driver's license in Hyundai and had received special driving training, so this kind of class couldn't be easier. In order to give Grant Gu the opportunity to practice and have fun after class, he always tried his best to achieve the instructor's goal, and then gave the opportunity to Grant Gu to practice, while he went to fiddle with the "sidecar" on the training ground.

(8)

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In Grant Gu's mind, Feng Kai is simply the perfect talent for public security - except for a quirk that is difficult for him to understand: he is not interested in the cars that everyone covets, but has a special liking for "sidecars".

Although the two people have very different personalities, their attitudes towards their theoretical classes are surprisingly consistent, that is, "curiosity".

The theory class at this time was different from the theory class that Tyler Tao had taken at that time. The class basically taught practical knowledge about solving cases. From what is investigation, how to investigate, to the specific implementation measures of investigation and actual successful cases, this class was really exciting.

By 2021, the focus of investigation work has been increasingly inclined towards solving cases with technology, and the "three axes" of investigation are mobile phones, surveillance and DNA. Back in 1976, none of the above new technologies existed, and technical cases were almost non-existent. In this era, the "three axes" of investigation are the old methods of investigation, squatting and interrogation. Although there is not so much technical support, in order to solve the case, the methods and means of investigation must be more flexible and changeable. Moreover, in this era of imperfect legal system, confession is king, the case handling procedures are relatively low, and the awareness of evidence is much worse.

However, for Feng Kai, who likes to be clever, this is really like a fish in water. Feng Kai has always felt that the overly demanding requirements for evidence and the meticulous approach to handling procedures are simply hypocritical. Although some people say that if the procedures are not legal and the evidence is not solid, even if a confession is obtained, it is very likely that the case will be wrongly handled. But Feng Kai does not think so. He thinks that those who mishandled the case because of torture and finally obtained false confessions must have problems with the investigators. In fact, after several confrontations, the investigators naturally knew whether this person committed the crime. It is not good to pretend to be confused and torture to force a confession. In Feng Kai's view, torture and forced confession simply for the purpose of closing the case is a despicable means. But he is different. His purpose is to find out the truth, so he will not hastily get a confession to close the case. Besides, his intuition has always been accurate, and he will not be wrong when he identifies a criminal suspect!

At this time, the content taught by the teacher seemed to be similar to what Feng Kai was interested in and good at. How to follow and wait, how to use strategies to find a breakthrough in clues, how to interrogate and get confessions... Some of the methods were familiar, and some were new, which made him unable to extricate himself from listening to the class every day.

On Grant Gu's side, a new world also opened up.

Grant Gu, who knew nothing about public security work, felt like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden when he entered the trace inspection class. Whether it was the discovery, extraction, analysis, or comparison of fingerprints, footprints, or tool Mark Chiefs, he felt it was extremely magical. In particular, the characteristic of fingerprints that "they are different and remain unchanged throughout life" makes it a powerful tool for solving cases. Although Grant Gu knew a long time ago that handprints could replace seals, he never knew that there were so many ways to make invisible fingerprints visible, nor did he know how to compare fingerprints. He was determined to bring this technology back intact and contribute to the Longfan City Public Security Bureau's ability to solve cases. The school did not issue textbooks, but stacks of mimeographed learning materials. And these greasy mimeographed materials were Grant Gu's treasures. He couldn't even sleep at night without reading a few more pages.

Feng Kai had never expected that this frail Grant Gu would be so interested in the profession of trace detection. After classes every day, Grant Gu would bring the experimental teaching aids given by the teacher and insisted that Feng Kai press his fingerprints on different carriers, and then brush them out with powder. He even fixed the fingerprints with tape and told Feng Kai the differences between their fingerprints, how to distinguish whether the fingerprints were from the left or right hand, and which finger, and how to conduct identification and analysis.