As everyone was being kept busy with their own task, the sky gradually brightened and the first sign of dawn burst out from the horizon, striking a brilliant hue of gold and purple across the sky.
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, yet the atmosphere in the bureau was so stiff as if someone had held a funeral there.
The air was suffused with the thick smell of instant noodles, pig trotters and cigarettes. Officers with dark circles under their eyes were intently staring at the computer screen in front of them. The whole situation was extremely bleak and dreary, interspersed only with the clicks of mouse and keyboard bars.
In story books, the life of a criminal investigator might be action-packed and full of thrill. Hunting down criminals, brandishing a gun, fighting countless battles between life and death… but in fact, the truth was so far from it that it was laughable.
