Tracing the Current

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Su means tracing back to the source; Hui means swimming against the current.

The first time Zong Lian met Ling Yi, the latter was being shoved along by police at a police station in Malaysia. Curious, Zong Lian asked a few questions and learned that Ling Yi was the only sober one among a group of people high on drugs.

The second time Zong Lian saw Ling Yi was at Hong Kong Police Headquarters. Because of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, she and her senior colleague Wen Jie could only come to Hong Kong to assist with the case. The woman who had been sitting in a Malaysian jail not long ago had suddenly become her colleague. Zong Lian had to admit she felt rather conflicted.

Later, she and Ling Yi met many more times. Their time together helped Zong Lian painstakingly part the layers of dark clouds Ling Yi had buried in her heart, until she saw her own face there.

Zong Lian asked, “Why me?”

Ling Yi replied, “This is why I became a police officer.”

Only then did Zong Lian finally understand. Their fates had crossed in a drug den twenty-one years ago, and Ling Yi had come all the way from the very bottom, crossing mountains and rivers and swimming against the current toward her.

Why did you become a police officer?

“I want to be a good person.”

“Kill and burn, and you’ll wear a golden belt; build bridges and mend roads, and you’ll leave no bones behind.”

But there must be a reason for the justice you uphold.

This is not a story about the supernatural. There are no ghosts or gods. I firmly believe in socialism and One Country, Two Systems.

Two police officers: Hong Kong x mainland China

Happy ending

The entire story is made up, and the golden finger is turned up to the max.

A crime story with a touch of Hong Kong style.

Not a brain-burning mystery. The author doesn't have enough brains to burn.

Theme: Persevere against all odds and keep your heart on the right path