A Commendation Became a First-Class Merit. You Still Say You're Not Lucky?

After leaving the special forces, Chen Dong passed the civil service exam and became a police officer. On his first day at work, he caught a petty thief stealing an electric bike battery. During the interrogation, his head started spinning. “Why did you steal that electric bike battery?” “To sell it for money.” “And what did you need the money for?” “To visit a prostitute.” “You solicited a prostitute? Where, and how did you find out about the place?” “There’s a hair salon behind Third Street. Wang Peng took me there last time.” “Who’s Wang Peng? How did you meet him?” “We met gambling last time.” “You gamble too?” “I was stressed. Needed to unwind.” “Why were you stressed?” “My scams weren’t making any money.” “You commit fraud too? How much did you make?” “Just a few thousand. I made more from robbery.” “You robbed someone? How much did you take? What did you do with the money?” “Not much, just thirty or forty thousand. I used it to buy stock.” “Buy stock? What kind?” “Heroin.” “You deal drugs too? Who was your buyer?” “The buyer’s dead. He bought on credit last time and refused to pay, so I killed him.” Good grief! Chen Dong had thought he was dealing with a petty thief who would get fifteen days in detention. But the longer he questioned him, the more the suspect turned into a murderer facing the death penalty. His reward went straight from a verbal commendation to a First-Class Merit! After that, whenever Chen Dong worked a case, a First-Class Merit always seemed to find him. On his way home after work, he took a cab and found the driver was drunk and speeding. When he got back and questioned him, it turned out the driver was a murderer. He was assigned to provide security at a celebrity’s concert, and a routine response to a civil dispute led him to uncover an entire criminal network... Colleague: “Chen Dong, you still claim you’re not the luckiest guy alive?” Chen Dong: “I really don’t know. They just keep showing up at my doorstep on their own.”