Officer Bai Zhang badge number 67482 [done]

Bai grew up in a rough part of town. Her father worked as a drug dealer and her mother was a prostitute. A real stand up family. Due to their professions both of her parents were barely every around, meaning that she mostly spent her time between a crappy school and an empty apartment. On a somewhat bright note she did always have more than she needed due to her father's income, even if she was never around. When she was at home she spent most of her time reading old detective novels she bought after selling all the useless stuff her father bought her in an attempt to get in her good graces. Needless to say her relationship with her parents wasn't the best.

It was in the third grade when she first learned about the brutality and discrimination the Faunus face. Though she didn't look it she herself was a Faunus, though due to the fact that her tail had been severed in an accident shortly after her birth she was always treated as a human. It was on her way home from school one fateful day when she knew what she wanted to do when she grew up. A group of older Faunus, maybe in high school or so, were walking across the street from her, generally minding their own business and being unobtrusive. A police cruiser pulled up and two officers emerged.

The next several seconds were a blur and when it was over two of the young Faunus were dead and the officers each had their weapons drawn on the remaining teens. After handcuffing the living teenagers Bai witnessed the officers plant firearms on the two dead Faunus. Despite her pleas to the local police department the officers actions were deemed to be justified and they were put back on duty. A seething rage slowly began to build in her soul. As she grew Bai kept hearing about the institutional injustices towards Faunus. Though unlike most in her situation she didn't just say “F the police” and turn to a life of crime.

She knew she had a unique opportunity before her. Due to the fact that she looked human she knew she would be treated as such in almost every situation. It was about middle school when she decided that she was going to join the police force and change it from within. Instead of going to high school she pushed herself and joined a combat school. In most cases she was average, average speed, average strength, average fighting skill. Where her power laid was not in her physical abilities, but in her mind. Almost every battle she won was not through her skill with firearms or fighting talent but because she out thought her opponent.

After combat school Bai applied at Syne academy. After being accepted to the school she quickly found herself challenged beyond what she had ever done before. Mostly in the physical aspect of the courses she took. Her interest in becoming an officer of the law was not a secret, and it caught the attention of one of her instructors. He had been on the police force in Bellmuse for years and ended up pulling a few strings. After her second year a chief within one of the districts contacted her with an offer. She would be allowed to join the police force with only two years at Syne under her belt if she could pass the detective's exam as well as the police academy.

Bai enthusiastically agreed. The next six months were possibly easier than her two previous years at Syne. The physical requirements were about the same, but the classes were far more strict and militant. Of course several members within her class were... less than desirable as officers of the law. Half way though the academy she knew something had to be done when she overheard two of the other trainees conspiring to get one of the Faunus trainees kicked out. She knew that she couldn't stop them going by the book, and so she broke the rules. Of course she was careful about it and didn't get caught. In the end she got the two kicked out, passed the academy third in her class and passed the detective's exam.

At the ripe young age of twenty years she joined the Bellmuse Police Department, precinct 11. Bai worked hard, harder than most, climbing the ranks and covertly fighting corruption within the force. In the rare case she was willing to bend or break the rules to make sure that proper justice was rendered. Of course she knew that some people might catch on, considering that several of the officers she put in the spotlight had been on the force for years. Her chief, Dunhan, the same one who had given her the offer, was behind her however.

Despite the suspicions about someone going after crooked cops, no one ever seemed to consider that Bai was behind it. She tried to be friendly with everyone in the department and ended up making quite a few friends. Most everyone considered her to be a fine officer and a good person.

After being in the force for two years Bai was chosen as a candidate for detective. While she had already passed the exam she had to take it once again, and once again she passed. Of course that wasn't all she needed to to. Though after several interviews and a mock investigation she was selected to be one of three new detectives and was placed on a six month probationary period. Assigned to the theft unit due to her high scores on the exam she managed to solve a record number of cases within her first year. A whopping two a month. Most recently she was transferred to the violent crimes unit as their newest member.  

“Damn, this is boring,” Bai yawned as she leaned back in the passenger seat of the police cruiser with a half eaten burger in hand.

“Yeah, well most stakeouts are,” Devon, her partner and veteran of the force for ten years said as he looked down the binoculars at the building they had been watching for the past seven hours. Their investigation had led them to this worn out old warehouse. Despite the fact that the building was supposed to be abandoned it seemed like someone was using it for something, and if Bai's logic was right then this was where a fence was running his operation.

“How much longer before we actually check the place out? It's been hours and nothing has happened,” Bai asked as she casually munched on her burger.

“Patience rookie, we can't get a warrant until the morning and even if we could if this guy has the operation we think he does then we're gonna need a tac team to raid the place,” Devon said putting down the binoculars and picking up his large cup of coffee. A soft beeping sound came from Bai's scroll as her timer went off.

“Alright, well I'm taking a nap, wake me if anything interesting happens,” Bai yawned again as she pulled the leaver on her seat to let it fall all the way back. Just as she closed her eyes...

“Someone’s coming out.”

Instantly Bai was back up in a sitting position and grabbing at the binoculars. She stared at the person coming out. A tall figure in a long coat with a high collar walked out towards the car that had been parked at the warehouse Devon stared the cruiser as the figure got in the vehilce and took off.

“I'm calling it in,” Bai picked up the radio as the cruiser began to follow the car.