Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 223 Organizing Manpower
A black Santana sedan is driving on the highway.

Zhu Chaoran rested his left arm on the car frame and his right hand on the steering wheel: "Brother Shu, why don't you let that kid get involved? If you drive him away like that, he'll hold a grudge against you for a long time."

Chen Shu looked down at his phone and searched for information related to "campus stalkers": "Students should prioritize their studies. If they meddle in these trivial matters, their grades will definitely suffer."

Zhu Chaoran scoffed, "Brother Shu, I've been following you for so long, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? The way you're offering cigarettes to people the moment we meet, are you really that old-fashioned?"

Chen Shu listened with interest, put down his phone, looked up, and asked with a smile, "Then tell me what I think."

Zhu Chaoran said smugly, "Follow your line of thinking. You've been nagging us about safety all the time. We're tired of hearing it, but at least we all know what's going on. The first thing we think of in everything is 'safety.' The reason you won't let that kid in is because this case isn't safe."

Chen Shu nodded: "That's right, the fact that you could think of that shows you've made great progress."

"Brother Shu, there's something I don't understand. Are these kinds of loan cases very dangerous?"

“Students’ online lending is now explicitly prohibited by the state, so I suspect these cases are likely related to offline private lending. If it is confirmed to be offline usury, then it is very likely to involve organized crime.”

"Involved in organized crime?"

The involvement of organized crime likely means that the case is likely to be accompanied by violent crimes such as sanctioning, illegal imprisonment, or intentional assault. Zhu Chaoran realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately fell silent.

When they passed the Qianxing Police Station, which is under the jurisdiction of Zhongshan Police Station, Chen Shu asked Zhu Chaoran to park the car in front of the police station and wait in the car, saying he would be right back.

After getting out of the car, Chen Shu quickly walked into the police station.

Fortunately, Yu Yu, a community police officer from Zhongshan Police Station, was working inside.

"Director Chen, what brings you here today?"

Yu Yu heard a noise outside and assumed it was a community assistant or someone coming in. But when he looked up, he was surprised to see Chen Shu, who was in charge of public security at the station.

Chen Shu walked to Yu Yu's desk, pulled out a chair and sat down, asking, "Do we have auxiliary police officers assigned to maintain order at the school gates during school hours in our jurisdiction?"

"Yes, they will arrange for an auxiliary police officer to stand guard at the school gate during peak hours for students going to and from school."

"Who contacted the school about this? It was Dongzhou No. 13 Middle School."

"I was the one who contacted them, so what?"

Chen Shu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked eagerly, "Since you have connections with No. 13 Middle School, I have a few cases I'd like to ask their teachers about. Would that be convenient for you?"

Yu Yu hesitated for a moment before nodding: "It should be possible. I just contacted your security chief. He should cooperate with our investigation if there are any cases. Chief Chen, what case?"

"Campus smuggling, it is said that several students from their school attempted suicide because of this."

"No. 13 Middle School? This is a high school! Have any parents come to report it to the police?"

Seeing Chen Shu shake his head seriously, Yu Yu felt a chill run down her spine.

He didn't press for an explanation, paused for a moment, and added, "In this kind of situation, if the parents don't come to report it, the school might not cooperate with us for the sake of its reputation."

Besides, the person I contacted, to put it nicely, is a section chief, but in reality, he's just the captain of their school's security team. "Director Chen, this is a difficult matter." Putting himself in Chen Shu's shoes, if he were the principal of No. 13 Middle School, and a policeman from a local police station came to investigate a student's attempted suicide and the possible presence of spies on campus, he would definitely be a hundred times unwilling.

Putting aside the disruption to the school's daily order caused by the police entering the school to conduct investigations, the psychological pressure on other students is certainly real.

Besides, no one would do something that would backfire.

Chen Shu nodded, understanding, and said, "In that case, we don't need their school's cooperation in the investigation. You can take some time to have tea and chat with their section chief and see if you can find any clues."

Chen Shu only knows that campus loan sharks may exist in No. 13 Middle School, but he knows nothing about the specific loan sharks, loan companies, or students who took out loans.

At this point, Yu Yu, a community police officer who frequently contacts them, could step in and pretend to conduct a routine inspection, which might uncover some clues.

Yu knew that the young deputy director in front of him was not the kind of policeman who would sit in the station waiting for cases to come to him. After hearing the other party's arrangements, and knowing that it concerned school students, he agreed without hesitation.

One more thing to add: in some busy police stations, the officers, besides being on duty, spend their days handling 110 calls. They're so busy they really don't have time to actively seek out cases in the community.

The Santana drove very fast, and we arrived at Dawn Grid in just over ten minutes.

After parking the car at the entrance, the two hurriedly walked towards Yan Chenxi's office.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Please come in."

Chen Shu pushed open the door and entered, only to see Yan Chenxi, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, still sitting at her desk, flipping through materials as always.

"Hey, our great hero from Dongzhou City has arrived!" Yan Chenxi pouted her rosy lips and greeted him playfully.

Some time ago, Zhang Yang, the host of Dongzhou TV's flagship program "Yang Says News" and a popular internet celebrity, stood in the eye of the storm by standing up for Chen Shu against the odds, which in turn boosted the reputation of police officer Chen Shu in the local area.

In no time, anyone in Dongzhou who followed local news or Douyin (TikTok) knew this lone policeman who stood up for justice and helped those in need.

Chen Shu waved his hand helplessly: "Grid leader, don't tease me. To be honest, I almost got my clothes ripped off because of this. By the way, I came here today because I have something urgent to discuss with you."

No matter how modestly Chen Shu speaks, his deeds are supported by video evidence and his flamboyant and emotional speeches, all of which have elevated him to a positive image in Dongzhou. Even his colleagues at the Liming Grid have been talking about their heroic grid police chief these past few days.

Yan Chenxi sat up straight, her face still bearing a sweet smile: "Director Chen, please speak."

Do you know what a campus loan is?

“Yes, I know. When I was in school, the school really emphasized how dangerous this thing was and told us not to touch it. Later, the police even came to our school to hold a meeting. I remember the name of it was something like ‘Protecting the School and Safeguarding the Garden’.”

“The country has cracked down on them very hard in recent years, and you can hardly find them in universities anymore. But I found that there might be campus spies at No. 13 Middle School.”

"What?! That's a high school!"

Chen Shu's words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, causing a huge uproar in Yan Chenxi's heart.

(End of this chapter)