Tingyang Branch.
Early in the morning, Ding Yuwei greeted her colleagues on her way to the Criminal Investigation Division office.
Several people were slumped over the small conference table, fast asleep.
And, of course, there were the requisite empty instant noodle cups.
Ding Yuwei went over and started cleaning up as quietly as she could, but she still woke Chen Chao.
Chen Chao opened his eyes, glanced at his phone, stretched his arms wide, and then kicked Zhao Tianxing, who was next to him, awake.
Zhao Tianxing jolted awake like a reanimated corpse, squinting his eyes. His brain was still booting up as he dazedly asked what time it was.
"Captain Chen, was there a case last night?" Ding Yuwei asked.
They had clearly been working overtime.
Chen Chao nodded.
Zhao Tianxing shook his head vigorously, forcing himself awake. He then yawned and said, "Someone caught their spouse cheating and beat the lover half to death. Kept us busy all night."
