When ordering food, Ye Cangtian was even more surprised to see the other party order so many dishes.
"Did you win the lottery? You can't possibly finish all this food! It's such a waste."
"Eat it or don't, why so much nonsense!"
Xu Weiwei retorted, then lowered her head and added, "I got promoted!"
Ye Cangtian was stunned. Although he didn't understand the police system, he knew Xu Weiwei held a significant position. Another promotion meant she was even more remarkable.
He beamed and congratulated her, "It looks like I'll have to call you Director Xu from now on!"
Xu Weiwei couldn't help but blush, feeling a bit shy, yet she had to maintain a stern face. "What are you congratulating me for? Besides, I'm only a deputy!"
"It's all the same, it's only a matter of time!" Ye Cangtian said with a smile. A deputy director is still a director after all!
For once, Xu Weiwei didn't object. She was actually quite happy about the swift promotion!
Back when she defied her family's wishes to become an ordinary police officer in a city like Yangzhou, she had resolved to achieve something significant.
Stubborn by nature, when the bureau initially planned to assign her a clerical role, she insisted on joining the criminal investigation team.
To prove herself, she worked with swift and decisive action, treating her job with utmost seriousness.
This was also why she was known in the police department for her temper!
This was also why her colleagues viewed her with apprehension!
How much hardship did it take for a woman to achieve what most men could not?
While Ye Cangtian played a significant role in her promotion this time, it was also a result of her accumulated efforts. Otherwise, the superiors wouldn't have promoted her based on just these two cases.
At this moment, the waiter began serving the dishes, filling the table. The spread of food clearly indicated the sincerity of Xu Weiwei's invitation to Ye Cangtian.
The waitress serving the two was a girl under twenty. During the service, she kept glancing at Ye Cangtian.
Noticing this detail after the girl left, Xu Weiwei couldn't help but ask, "Do you know that girl? She looked at you several times."
Ye Cangtian hadn't paid attention before. Upon hearing her words, he turned to look, just in time to see the girl in the waitress uniform turn her head.
Perhaps feeling shy, she quickly turned away upon seeing Ye Cangtian looking at her.
Ye Cangtian was first surprised, then a sense of recognition dawned on him.
He might have encountered her a few days ago at the riverside park. At that time, some thugs were harassing three girls, and he had intervened to drive them away.
Ye Cangtian grinned and said, "Maybe I'm just too handsome. Girls always secretly pay attention to me wherever I go!"
Xu Weiwei pouted, "Don't flatter yourself. You like this? If anyone truly liked you, they'd be blind!"
Ye Cangtian looked at her with feigned pity, shaking his head and sighing, "Alas, how could your eyes be blind at such a young age!"
Xu Weiwei was speechless. I would never like a shameless person like you!
As they ate, they chatted.
Ye Cangtian also recalled the matter of Li Dazhuang's sister and brought it up with Xu Weiwei during the meal.
Xu Weiwei was slightly taken aback. She remembered Li Dazhuang, who had his wallet stolen at the train station and later got into a brawl with some thugs, bringing him to the police station.
Upon learning that Ye Cangtian had arranged for Li Dazhuang to work at Haitian Pharmaceutical later, she gave him a peculiar look. She hadn't expected him to be so helpful.
She thought for a moment and nodded, "There are only a few universities in Yangzhou. As long as we confirm there's such a person, it'll be easy to find her. I'll check it out tomorrow."
The police were quite experienced in finding people. The most straightforward method would be to call the few universities and inquire.
As they were discussing Li Dazhuang's sister, they suddenly heard the sound of a tray hitting the floor and an angry curse from afar.
In the distance, a girl stood looking somewhat flustered.
Earlier, as she was serving customers, a patron had tried to touch her. While dodging him, she accidentally dropped the food tray.
The food spilled all over the floor, and some of it splashed onto a customer's leather shoes, enraging him.
The man was rough and had tattoos on his arm. Seeing the owner emerge, he said, "Boss, how can your waitress be so clumsy? She got my shoes dirty. What are you going to do about it?"
The owner, a middle-aged man, immediately apologized and scolded the girl.
The thug looked amused and sneered, "An apology is not enough. Let your waitress have a few drinks with us brothers, and that will be considered an apology!"
The people at that table were all thugs, and they were now all looking at the helpless girl with wicked eyes.
The girl shook her head guiltily, "I'm sorry, I don't drink!"
The restaurant owner also looked distressed. However, he recognized these thugs. They were known troublemakers in the area, rumored to have connections to underground forces.
He couldn't afford to offend such people, or his business would suffer in the future.
With that thought, the owner sternly said to the girl, "What are you waiting for? You made a mistake, and you have to apologize. What's wrong with having a few drinks? It won't cost you a limb!"
The girl shook her head and remained silent. She could clearly tell these thugs had ill intentions, especially after one of them had tried to take liberties with her. Drinking with them might lead to further trouble!
The thug's face darkened. He reached out to grab the girl's hand and said with a sneer, "It's not okay if you don't drink. Come, let brother teach you how to drink... Ah!"
The thug quickly let go. There were now several bite marks on his arm, which were bleeding!
"Damn it, you bitch, you don't know what's good for you!" he immediately flew into a rage. The thugs behind him also stood up.
They surrounded the girl, forcing her into a corner!
The restaurant owner hesitated, then shook his head and turned away indifferently, not even glancing at the girl.
The girl's face turned pale with fright, unsure of what to do. Especially when she saw the owner act as if he saw nothing, she couldn't help but shed tears of despair.
In the restaurant, there were only a few tables left in the main hall at this time, and the other patrons chose to remain indifferent upon seeing the thugs.
The thug whose arm was bitten snorted and swung his hand towards the girl's face.
However, at that moment, a hand grabbed his arm, preventing the slap from landing.
The thugs reacted, and the one whose arm was caught turned around and shouted, "You want to die, you son of a bitch!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a fist slammed into his face.
Instantly, his teeth flew out, and blood gushed from his mouth!