Chapter 166 Scumbag

"Fine, you win."

Tan Jingya shrugged her delicate shoulders and chuckled softly, "I am indeed not a criminal investigator."

"Then in which department does Officer Tan hold a high post?" Han Bin smoothly inquired.

"I'm in the publicity department of the municipal bureau."

"I am truly honored; it turns out you are a leader from a higher-level unit," Han Bin said with a smile.

"Cut it out. I'm still a probationary officer, and even after I get my rank in the future, I won't have jurisdiction over your criminal investigation team." As she spoke, Tan Jingya kicked off her white flat shoes, her fair, delicate little feet stepping onto the white sand.

"The publicity department is quite good. Aside from private meetings, I hope we can see each other often in the line of work as well." Han Bin smiled.

"That depends on whether you have the capability." Tan Jingya gave a knowing smile, then shifted the topic, "I heard that your Yuhua Sub-Bureau just cracked a headless corpse case. Do you know about it?"

"Are you in charge of publicizing this case?" Han Bin asked instinctively.

"National Day is just around the corner. The current focus of publicity isn't on this. Even if we were to publicize this case, it would have to wait until a month from now."

Han Bin shook his head: "What a pity."

"Judging by that tone, were you also involved in this case?" A hint of curiosity appeared on Tan Jingya's face.

"To crack this case, the sub-bureau established the '9.19' Special Investigation Team, and I am a member of it. The suspect was arrested and brought to justice by me, and I was also in charge of the interrogation."

"So impressive. You're doing quite well in the criminal investigation team." Tan Jingya was somewhat surprised.

"Just s-so, top three in the sub-bureau."

"Tsk tsk, quite confident, aren't you?"

"Just kidding."

Han Bin smiled and continued, "It's mainly because our bureau chief and team leader are willing to lift up the younger generation, giving me the opportunity to render meritorious service and prove myself."

"I heard that the headless corpse case hasn't actually ended, that there is a subsequent homicide case. Is that true?" Tan Jingya looked at Han Bin, seemingly very interested in the case.

Han Bin was not going to throw caution to the wind just because she was pretty, so he corrected her: "The headless corpse case has no sequel; it is already closed. As for the other homicide, it belongs to an entirely separate case."

"But that's not what I heard." Tan Jingya blinked her pretty, large eyes.

"If I say it is, then it is." Han Bin stated with certainty.

"You're just an ordinary police officer, and your rank isn't much higher than mine. What gives you the right to be so overbearing?" Tan Jingya assumed Han Bin was just bragging.

Back in school, quite a few boys were normal enough usually, but the moment they got in front of her, they liked to deliberately show off and boast, as if they were about to blow the sky apart.

"The second homicide case was also primarily investigated, scene-identified, and concluded by me. Naturally, my word is final." Han Bin said.

"Really or fake?" A look of astonishment appeared on Tan Jingya's fair, delicate face.

"Care to guess?"

"I don't need to guess. Don't forget what I do for a living. If I can hear your name in a few days, then naturally it's true."

Han Bin caught the underlying meaning behind her words: if she didn't hear his name, she would probably assume he was lying to her and might not bother dealing with him in the future.

Han Bin didn't really care. Aside from the personal third-class merit he was currently applying for, the advanced individual award for this month's Police Star had already been decided, and the recipient was none of other than Han Bin himself.

The most sensational cases in the Yuhua Sub-Bureau this month were the headless corpse case and the corpse-burial case in Beizhai Village. If Han Bin hadn't made a monumental contribution to these two cases, the advanced individual title wouldn't have been awarded to him.

The two walked forward a bit further, falling somewhat silent. Since it was their first meeting, aside from work, they didn't have all that much to talk about.

Rather than engaging in awkward small talk, Han Bin felt it was better to just take a quiet stroll.

"Whoosh..." A commotion came from the distance.

Han Bin turned his head to look. It seemed to be coming from the direction of the Blue Whale Shopping Mall, and people all around were hurrying over there.

"Is there an event at Blue Whale Mall today?" Han Bin asked.

"It shouldn't be this early. I remember the mall's events start at six in the evening. I was even planning to go shopping there after you left." Tan Jingya put her shoes back on, standing on tiptoe to peer into the distance.

"Is that how it is?" Han Bin wore a wry smile, realizing that going on a blind date with him was merely incidental.

"Just teasing you." Tan Jingya burst into a giggle, "Unlike certain people who stood their date up on their first appointment."

"Fair lady, always exposing people's shortcomings is hardly the behavior of a gentleman." Han Bin spread his hands.

"I'm no gentleman, just a somewhat willful little woman. You'd better not provoke me." Tan Jingya said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Someone is jumping from the building!"

"Over at Blue Whale Mall, someone is jumping off the building!" someone shouted not far away.

"Who's jumping? A man or a woman?"

"A woman. She's straddling the wall on the roof, about to jump any second now."

"Why is she jumping?"

"Needless to say, it's either for money or for a man."

A crowd of onlookers muttered among themselves while surging toward the Blue Whale Mall.

"Ah, someone is jumping from a building! Let's hurry over and save them." Tan Jingya said, stretching out her long legs and running toward the mall.

Han Bin followed as well. To be honest, handling cases was his forte.

As for talking someone out of committing suicide, this was his first time.

The area below the mall was already packed with people. The mall was three stories high, and a young woman was straddling the exterior wall of the roof. She looked to be just in her early twenties, around Tan Jingya's age.

The local police substation officers hadn't arrived yet, and the surrounding area was chaotic with onlookers. Han Bin flashed his police badge to maintain order.

"Police! Step back, everyone!"

"Security, where are security guards?" Han Bin shouted.

"Come here, use the barricades to rope off the area and keep the onlookers from getting close."

"Get your manager. Find some sturdy cloths and nets, and set them up around the drop zone."

Han Bin separated the crowd and, with the assistance of the security guards, brought the situation under control.

"That woman is standing up!"

"Look, she's about to jump."

"Jump already if you're going to, stop dawdling and putting on a show for everyone."

"Exactly, probably won't jump after all this fuss."

People in the crowd said all sorts of things; many onlookers just loved the spectacle and didn't mind how big it got.

"Han Bin, let's go upstairs." Tan Jingya suggested.

Just as Han Bin had noted, she was young, beautiful, and fashionably dressed, so nobody took her for a police officer. When Han Bin scolded the crowd, they listened; when she spoke, no one paid attention.

Han Bin had no experience in talking someone out of jumping off a building, but the situation was urgent, and with no other police officers on the scene, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

Han Bin tracked down the mall manager and had him lead the way up to the roof.

The mall manager was also extremely anxious and fully cooperated with Han Bin's work. If this woman successfully jumped, his career as manager would undoubtedly be over.

The door to the roof had been bolted from the inside. Fortunately, the manager fetched a key and successfully unlocked the door.

"Creak..."

As soon as the door opened, the suicidal woman shouted loudly, "Don't come any closer, or I'll jump right now!"

"Don't jump. I'm a police officer. You can tell me whatever is troubling you," Han Bin said with a serious expression.

"Will telling you do any good?" the woman sneered.

"It will."

"Can you really fix it?"

"I will do my utmost," Han Bin said with a sincere expression.

"Really?"

"Trust me."

The woman looked at Han Bin, and for reasons unknown, she spat out:

"Pui, jerk!"