Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 144 Female Captain
After leaving the conference room, Chen Shu hurriedly headed to the security department on the eighth floor.

He hadn't walked far from the elevator when, across the long corridor, he heard a barrage of insults coming his way.

Following the sound, I walked over and only realized at the end that it was the police security department that I had been looking for today.

Inside the office, a male and a female police officer were clearly in a standoff, glaring at each other angrily.

A few people stood scattered around in a circle, looking embarrassed, with their arms half-outstretched, seemingly wanting to mediate but not daring to step forward.

"They owe us six months' worth of travel expenses! How long do you expect us to wait?!"

"I have no say in the budget allocation within this bureau."

"Wait, wait, wait! We've been waiting for half a year! And we still have to wait! The police are covering this 200,000 yuan!"

"I'm not targeting you personally; this is the situation in every organization right now!"

"I don't care! If you don't get this done today, I'm not going anywhere! I'm just going to stay here all day!"

A policewoman stood opposite a large desk at the far end of the office, her back to everyone, raising her arm and pointing at a middle-aged man standing behind the desk.

She was probably in her thirties, not very tall, and wore a simple high ponytail. Her tone suggested she was a very assertive woman.

Judging from the size of the desk and the fact that it was the only separate workstation in the office, the man who was being forced into the position should be the leader of the security department.

Chen Shu nudged a middle-aged man who was also standing by the door watching the commotion from inside with his elbow: "What's going on?"

The man stared intently inside and said, "Zhao Feifei, the deputy captain of the security brigade downstairs, is here to ask Section Chief Zhou for reimbursement."

Chen Shu noticed a large stack of receipts tucked under his armpit, realizing that the other person was also there to claim reimbursement from the police insurance department.

He quickly took out a Zhonghua cigarette from his breast pocket and handed it to him, saying, "Brother, what's your surname? Which department are you from?"

Since my promotion, considering that I will be in contact with more leaders, I still keep a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes in my jacket pocket, even though I have been smoking Liqun cigarettes for many years.

The man felt his forearm being lightly touched again. He glanced around and saw a cigarette in front of him. Reluctantly, he pulled his gaze away from the argument.

He reached out and took the cigarette, lit it, and said with a smile, "No need for formalities. I am Xu Chaofan from Dongming Police Station."

Chen Shu had never heard of this person, but he knew that most of the people coming to the Police Security Section to claim reimbursements at this time were business managers from various units.

He picked up on what he knew and flattered her appropriately: "Although Dongming Police Station is located in the suburbs and it is not easy to handle cases, its number of crackdowns is not lagging behind. It rose from second to last in the branch two years ago to second in last year, which is really impressive."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chaofan, who had been leaning casually against the doorframe, immediately stood up straight, nodded in satisfaction, and his tone became enthusiastic: "Haha, you're quite the sharp-eyed one. There's nothing we can do, the higher-ups are pushing too hard, but the guys in the station are doing a great job! It's just that the fees are a bit high."

As he spoke, he unconsciously pulled out a stack of receipts from under his arm and shook them, his mouth practically stretched to his cheeks: "By the way, young man, where do you work?"

This was the first time Chen Shu had visited the branch office for matters concerning his unit since taking office. For example, he had never even known which floor the police security section was on before, so it was normal that he had never met the other party before.

"I'm from the Zhongshan Institute."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chaofan's smug smile froze on his face. After scrutinizing the young policeman for a moment, he cautiously inquired, "Zhongshan Police Station?"

Chen Shu nodded, somewhat puzzled by the other party's reaction.

Suddenly, a loud "bang!" came from inside the room. Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

It turned out that Zhao Feifei had slammed the manila envelope she was carrying onto the table in front of Chief Zhou of the Police Security Section.

"Old Zhou! Don't you dare hogging the toilet without doing your job! If you don't get these orders reimbursed this time, we'll see Director Zhang tomorrow!"

After saying that, he walked out of the house without looking back, his imposing manner causing Chen Shu and Xu Chaofan to quickly move aside and watch him intently as he passed the door.

Turning back, Chen Shu stopped Xu Chaofan, who was about to go inside. Meeting the other's questioning gaze, he gestured with his chin towards the inside and said, "Given the situation, let's not go in. It's not worth offending the section chief."

Xu Chaofan looked inside and saw Section Chief Zhou sitting in his office chair, his right hand hanging on the table, holding a thermos and sighing.

The two exchanged a smile and retreated.

Secretary Chen, who was on duty leading the team to set up a checkpoint that night, said goodbye to Xu Chaofan and left in a hurry.

"Chief Xu, who is this guy? Why did you seem so excited when he mentioned 'Zhongshan Police Station'?" A young policeman following behind Xu Chaofan asked after Chen Shu had walked away.

Xu Chaofan raised his right hand, which was holding a cigarette, to his eyes and examined it for a moment: "Some time ago, during the branch's competitive recruitment, Director Zhang specifically requested that a police officer from a police station be promoted directly to the captain of the criminal investigation team, but the officer refused. That person is him."

The young policeman felt like a million alpacas were stampeding through his mind: "What! This is a direct slap in the face to the executive director! He seems like a very worldly person, how could he be so reckless?"

"If even a fresh-out-of-school police officer like you knows this, how could he not have some idea? There must be more to the story."

Xu Chaofan tossed aside his cigarette and stubbed it out: "I'll find some time later to visit the police station and reconnect. By the way, Xiao Ma, do you know which police station had the highest number of crackdowns a few years ago?"

Xiao Ma didn't actually know, but since Xu asked the question, it must be the answer: "It's not Zhongshan, is it? Wasn't he just promoted this month?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the long-empty corridor.

Xu Chaofan also looked over, but suddenly thought of Ma Wei, the former deputy director of the Zhongshan Police Station, who had been busy with transfers from the police force for many years and neglected his duties.

"This kid is something else."

When Chen Shu arrived at the branch office, there was still more than an hour before the end of the workday. After much deliberation, he went to the fruit shop at the entrance of the branch office and bought two imported durians.

The same fruit given to Master Li as in the previous case of the bow and arrow incident.

There's actually a bit of an art to gift-giving. Last time, because of a case, I could only send it privately. This time, Chen Shu was in the branch office for a meeting, so bringing some fruit along would seem less deliberate.

Chen Shu chose the same fruit as last time, again by a clever trick. The psychological significance lies in creating a mental anchor for Master Li, so that seeing durian would remind him of Chen Shu.

Ultimately, it's all about getting to know the face.

Previously, he only handled a handful of cases. Now, he'll be responsible for all the security cases in the station, meaning he'll be dealing with several experienced officers from the Legal Affairs Team quite often!

"Boom boom boom!"

Chen Shu, who had been promoted to deputy section chief, arrived at the door of the Legal Affairs Brigade's general office. As always, he stood respectfully at the door waiting for the police officers inside to review the case before gently knocking on the door a few times.

(End of this chapter)