Hunting Down the Most Heinous Criminals

I... vaguely remember how numb I felt when I first joined the criminal investigation team. Life wasn't like those TV dramas, where there's never a dull moment. My whole life was filled with tedious things, including investigating cases.

Here's a good example: it's like a wedding night. Ninety percent of the time is exhausting and dull, and only in the final few seconds do you feel that it truly means something.

The court hands down its verdict, the criminal is caught. After a few seconds of satisfaction comes the emptiness of facing the shattered families of the victims. And the exhaustion of having nothing left to fight with.

All we can do is grit our teeth and carry on. I've decided to write all this down, too. Not to glorify the greatness of this career, nor to describe its dangers. This isn't a case report, but the story of an intern's growth.

--- Wang Yuan, who joined the police force in 2018