After working hard for half a day, it turned out to be a false alarm, and everyone felt a bit frustrated.

Several officers involved in the case took turns lecturing the father and son.

The admonishment lasted for more than two hours.

David Thompson, with his big mouth, talked alone for half an hour, spraying spit all over the faces of the Cao father and son.

By the time the lecture was over, it was already eleven o'clock at night.

Cao Hua and his father were scolded like elementary school students, sitting properly and repeatedly promising that they would never make a false police report again.

Brian Hall also said a few words, then found an excuse to slip back home.

“Ding dong...”

At that moment, the police badge notification sounded.

“Officer 577533, you promptly discovered anomalies in the case and provided important clues for solving it, saving police resources.”

“Footprint identification skill, proficiency +2; merit points +2”

Brian Hall was in a great mood. Although the case was fake, the skill proficiency and merit points were real rewards.

He felt that his day's work was worthwhile.

Chapter 0013 New Case

Qindao City Third Hospital.

These days, the criminal police team had no cases, and David Thompson was feeling unwell, so he took leave to see a doctor at the hospital.

As soon as he entered the hospital, David Thompson felt a bit irritable. There were people everywhere, shoulder to shoulder, and he was afraid of stepping on someone as he walked.

He didn't know if it was a side effect from getting injections as a child, but as soon as he entered the hospital, David Thompson felt uncomfortable all over, his body even a bit weak.

David Thompson waited in line for a long time before it was finally his turn.

At the registration window, a young nurse asked, “What’s your illness?”

“Ahem, please register me for proctology.”

“I’m asking what’s wrong with you?”

“Hemorrhoids.”

“Regular appointment or specialist?”

“Specialist.”

Perhaps considering patient privacy, the proctology office was on the fourth floor.

Originally, David Thompson planned to take the elevator, but saw a crowd gathered by the elevator, including elderly people and patients.

As a people's police officer, David Thompson felt embarrassed to squeeze into the elevator with the elderly, women, and children.

So he decided to take the stairs.

David Thompson was a criminal police officer with good physical fitness, so climbing a few flights of stairs was usually nothing to him.

But today, a certain part of his body hurt, and climbing stairs made it worse.

By the time he reached the second floor, he was already regretting it. Damn, I'm a patient myself—what right do I have to act all heroic?

“Sigh, just bear with it.”

David Thompson continued up the stairs, but the pain made his posture a bit odd.

At the stairwell corner, someone was standing and smoking. Seeing David Thompson's strange movements, he couldn't help glancing a few times, barely holding back laughter.

David Thompson felt even more embarrassed.

Enduring the pain, he made it to the fourth floor. The departments on this floor dealt with uncommon illnesses, so it was relatively quiet.

David Thompson glanced at the door signs. The finance office was also on this floor, while proctology was at the other end of the corridor, so he still had some distance to walk.

As David Thompson walked, he kept feeling he heard some unusual noises. Out of a police officer’s vigilance, he stopped and listened carefully, realizing the sounds were coming from the finance office. As he got closer, the noises grew louder.

“Woo woo...”

“Bang bang...”

David Thompson raised his eyebrows: “Something’s up!”

...

Qindao City Sub-bureau.

These days, there were no cases.

Brian Hall actually felt bored. He glanced at the clock on the wall—it was already past five, almost time to get off work.

Brian Hall's micro-expression analysis skill was learned on an installment plan, requiring a payment of 10 merit points every month.

The pressure was huge.

He currently had three skills.

Rewarded skill: Footprint identification (advanced), proficiency +7.

Installment skill: Micro-expression analysis (beginner), proficiency +2; installment bill (120 merit points)

Life skill: Shandong cuisine (intermediate), proficiency +3;

Merit points +16

Brian Hall currently had a total of 16 merit points. Micro-expression analysis proficiency +2 could be converted into 2 merit points, enough to pay next month's skill installment, so he wasn't under too much pressure yet.

“The feeling of being in debt is really unpleasant.”

“Pa pa...” A series of slaps sounded.

Paul Bennett walked into the office: “Everyone, come over, we have a case.”

“Captain Bennett, what kind of case?” Brian Hall asked.

With a case, there was a chance to earn merit points. He hoped to pay off his installment bill soon.

“Robbery.”

“Was it a bank or a jewelry store?”

“Neither.” Paul Bennett shook his head. “Get in the car first, I’ll explain on the way.”

“Should we notify the forensics team?”

“I’ve already contacted them, they’ll be there soon.”

Everyone gathered their police equipment and got into an SUV. James Reed sat in the driver’s seat: “Captain Bennett, where to?”

“The Third City Hospital.”

“A robbery in a hospital? That’s rare.” Lily Turner was a bit surprised.

“These days, besides banks, hospitals have the most money.” Paul Bennett snorted.

“There’s a large flow of people in hospitals, mostly strangers, so it’s actually harder to be noticed. Wearing a white coat and a mask also makes it easier to hide.” Brian Hall analyzed.