Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 155 Anomaly Found
Zhengming District Public Security Bureau, Command Center.

Executive Deputy Director Zhang Xuming, accompanied by a group of police officers, stood in front of the huge monitoring screen wall in the command center, his hands behind his back, scrutinizing each piece of information data on one side.

Although he was only a section-level cadre, his actual power was much greater than that of leaders of the same level in ordinary units.

Perhaps because he had been in a leadership position for many years, his tone was quite gentle, but his expression carried the authority of a superior.

"Director Liang, how's the security situation in our area lately? Have any major problems arisen?"

A bald, middle-aged policeman standing on the right rear side of the group followed Zhang Xuming's gaze to one of the computer screens, which displayed the number of criminal cases in Zhengming District in recent times, as well as year-on-year and month-on-month data.

He glanced at the data carefully and said thoughtfully, "Everything is normal, there's nothing to worry about."

Zhang Xuming snorted and walked towards the back door of the command room, signaling to Ren Guoqing beside him to follow alone.

The two entered the empty elevator reserved for the bureau chief, one after the other.

As the elevator doors slowly closed, the calm on Zhang Xuming's face vanished: "Ahu, what's the situation with the case? There are less than two days left. Have they caught the person?"

Fearing that Ren Guoqing might not dare to tell the truth, he added, "Family members can speak behind closed doors without much concern for each other."

Ren Guoqing, nicknamed "Tiger of Righteousness," knew that Zhang Xuming carried heavy responsibilities for both the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Municipal Government, and comforted him, saying, "The suspect has been identified, and the entire brigade went with Li Meng to make the arrest. Judging by the time, they should have arrived at the location by now. We should receive news in a few hours."

When Director Zhang heard that the team was led by Li Meng, the "criminal superstar" who was known for solving every murder case, he felt a little relieved: "I hope there won't be any problems."

Dongming Police Station, interrogation room in the outdoor corridor.

The interrogation room door was tightly closed, and the interrogation inside was completely silent outside.

Chen Shu, Xu Chaofan, and Xiao Yang leaned against the window frame, smoking.

Xiao Yang: "Chief Xu, based on what Sister Li said earlier, I estimate that the murderer should be the victim's husband. The criminal investigation team should be there to arrest him."

In fact, Julie only participated in the autopsy at the crime scene in the early stages. If Li Meng hadn't led a large team to the deceased's husband's hometown, and if the criminal record required two investigators, she, as a forensic doctor, wouldn't have had a chance to come out. Therefore, in the previous meetings, she could only mention the extent of damage to the body.

For example, information such as repeated blows to the face with heavy objects, cause of death, and time of death are available, but there is not much information about the specific cases.

Xiao Yang deduced from these minor details that the murderer was the victim's husband.

Xu Chaofan: "Don't make things up without evidence."

With the competitive spirit typical of young people, Xiao Yang argued vehemently: "Isn't it obvious? As soon as his wife died, he turned off his phone and ran back to his hometown. Isn't that a sign of guilt?"

Xu Chaofan frowned and said sternly, "We absolutely cannot take things for granted when handling cases! You'll cause problems later if you do this! Those wrongful convictions in the past started with you!"

With Chen Shu, an outsider, watching from the sidelines, Xu Chaofan's words weren't actually too harsh.

However, as a member of the post-90s generation who is used to throwing away his job, Xiao Yang completely ignored his boss, threw his cigarette on the ground, and stormed off.

Xu Chaofan was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry you had to see this."

Chen Shu empathized: "Times have changed. We have to coax them. Even if they're late for work, we have to praise them by saying, 'You're ten minutes earlier than yesterday, that's progress.'"

The two complained to each other about how difficult it was to lead this young team, and then the topic returned to the case.

Xu Chaofan: "I heard from Zhu Li that the city gave us a three-day deadline for this case. So all the criminal investigation officers rushed off to other places to arrest people." Chen Shu nodded: "If they weren't short-staffed, this case wouldn't have been our police station's responsibility to assist in the investigation. Why don't you go in and take a look?"

"It's just a mistress providing evidence of her husband's motive for killing her; what's so interesting about that?"

Chen Shu said meaningfully, "I don't think the people from the Criminal Investigation Department are very proactive; they're just going through the motions. You should go in and take a look. You might find something, and then you can show it off to the female forensic doctor."

After observing their interactions these past few days, even a fool would know about their entanglement.

Xu Chaofan's eyes lit up: "Let's go."

He had just pushed open the door to the interrogation room when a voice came from inside.

"Damn it! It must have been Zhang Fei who killed Xiao Yan! A few days ago, Zhang Fei found out about our affair, and he was probably already plotting something! What a bastard! He even dragged me into this mess!"

Xu Chaofan, eager to show off in front of Zhu Li, was caught up in his urge to enter the room when he heard Ma Hengyuan swearing. He immediately kicked Ma Hengyuan, yelling, "You dare to use slogans here? Where do you think you are? I'll f*** you!"

Chen Shu, who was originally standing outside with no intention of entering, was amused by Xu Chaofan's behavior in front of and behind people, and decided to watch the show as he followed Xu into the interrogation room.

Despite his tall and burly appearance, Ma Hengyuan was intimidated by Xu Chaofan's "thuggish" look and lowered his head, saying timidly, "I'm just telling the truth. Zhang Fei was too fierce and strong back then. He even made my head bleed."

"Pah! Serves you right! You're lucky you weren't beaten to death, you scum who destroys other people's families." Xu Chaofan, quick to react, seized the opportunity to show Zhu Li his loyalty to love and family.

Heh, Zhang Fei truly lives up to his name. To be able to subdue this tall and burly Ma Hengyuan like this, he must be a fierce general just like his ancestor. Chen Shu took a drag of his cigarette, watching the good show unfold before him with amusement.

boom!
Boom boom!

Boom boom boom!
Was Zhang Fei fierce? And incredibly strong?
Zhang Fei actually managed to beat Ma Hengyuan so badly!!! ???

Amidst the lightning and thunder,

Chen Shu suddenly realized that everyone had overlooked a point!

A very serious problem!

He threw away his cigarette, strode to the interrogation table, and, ignoring Zhang Liyun's attempts to stop him, took the case file bag directly from the table.

After flipping through a few pages, finding the interrogation room too dimly lit, he ran to the corridor to quickly review the case files.

Xu Chaofan, who had been hurling insults in the interrogation room, sensed something was wrong when he saw Chen Shu's unusual behavior. He turned and walked to the door, stopping Zhang Liyun, who was trying to come out to retrieve the case file.

44-year-old Zhang Liyun had long since given up his competitive spirit. Seeing the equally assertive manner of the two deputy directors of the public security bureau, who were both very popular in the branch, he shook his head and returned to his seat with the mindset of "it's better to avoid trouble."

Julie approached Xu Chaofan with a puzzled look, about to ask something, but he shook his head, stopping her from speaking. The two looked at Chen Shu, whose expression was extremely serious, as if a chilling wind had swept over them.

After a few minutes, Chen Shu composed himself and exhaled a breath of stale air: "Zhang Fei is very likely not the murderer! Xing Da's trip to X Province this time was probably a waste of time."

"Ah!" Julie exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Chaofan was shocked and stared at his young colleague in disbelief.

How dare a local police officer question the Zhengming District Criminal Investigation Brigade, which was the first in China to propose and resolutely implement the "all homicide cases must be solved" policy!
(End of this chapter)