My Mr. Mermaid

Untitled Part 37

Chapter 37 by ryuxenji

When Yun Duo woke up the next day, Tang Yi-Bai had already left. He had to return to the team today. Madam Lu did not have morning exercises, so she was taking Er-Bai to task. He had ravaged the first aid kit. The medicines had been scattered everywhere; it was a complete mess. He too seemed to know he had done something wrong. He lay down motionless on the ground, turning his face away from Madam Lu. When he saw Yun Duo walking out of her room, he stared at her pleadingly, seeking support by acting cute. Yun Duo did not dare to help him — she kept her head bowed and pretended not to see him.

She had no interviews today, so she went in to the office for work. As soon as Yun Duo arrived at the office, Lin Zi told her excitedly that: The fugitive murderer had been caught. Rumour had it that he had been apprehended by two brave and righteous, ordinary citizens.

Yun Duo affected a look of aloof pride, merely smiling in silence.

She finally understood why so many people loved being unsung heroes — this feeling of 'I am that great hero you're worshipping but I will not tell you that I am hahaha' was really satisfying ...

However, she didn't get to enjoy it for long. The leader of the public security bureau had come to her office with a pennant, to formally thank this good citizen for her courageous act. Their arrival was so high-profile that even Director Liu was startled.

When the police car first stopped at the entrance, some people thought that someone in the agency had committed a crime. However, after seeing the pennant, they were all left murmuring in awe. Yun Duo's name was printed on the pennant, along with the words 'to boldly do what is righteous, to proudly embody a positive spirit'. How strange ... wasn't Yun Duo that young lady in the editing centre? It's been less than a year since she joined the agency, what righteous act of courage could she have done?

Out of curiosity, several people trailed after the policemen, some even craning their necks as they tried to see what was going on.

Director Liu moved in reaction to the commotion. By the time the police found Yun Duo, he was present at the scene as well.

In front of the crowd, the police narrated what happened with Yun Duo, drawing heartfelt applause from everyone. Director Liu felt proud by association — he felt that the words 'to boldly do what is righteous, to proudly embody a positive spirit' were the direct result of his teachings.

Yun Duo felt terribly embarrassed. She accepted the pennant from the police, face flushed, and her eyes swept across the scene. Even Director Lou was clapping for her — only Lin Zi's expression was rather dark for some unknown reason.

After the pennant was bestowed, the police also gave Yun Duo a cheque. It was clearly stated on the wanted notices that anyone who provided important clues to the authorities would be awarded 100,000 yuan. Frankly, the police did not believe that 100,000 was enough to reward Yun Duo and Tang Yi-Bai for the arrest of the criminal, but no one had expected such a thing could happen, so the stipulated amount had been capped at 100,000.

100,000 yuan was truly a astronomical sum of money for Yun Duo right now. Yun Duo carefully took the cheque from the police, and the officer asked, "May I know where your boyfriend's office is? Or is he still a student? He did not fill in that information yesterday, and when we went to look for him at his home today, he wasn't there. He's not answering his phone either."

Yun Duo felt too lazy to continue explaining the boyfriend issue. She thought, 'Luckily Uncle Tang and Auntie Lu have both gone to work. Otherwise, if they find out their son had been fighting with a criminal, they would definitely be worried after the fact.' Still, wasn't it a thing to be proud of to have such a courageous and upstanding son?