Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 249 Is Your Partner Dead?

It was already 2 a.m. when Chen Shu finished questioning Qi Tiantian. He told Xu Lei to go back to the dormitory to rest first, while he would take his girlfriend to the detention room.

They were both fellow students from the police academy, and they usually got along quite casually. Xu Lei didn't have any particular sense of superiority or subordinate towards Chen Shu. At this moment, out of his junior brother's modesty, he insisted on taking his girlfriend to the detention room.

"Go to sleep now. You'll have plenty of work to do after you get promoted." Chen Shu patted Xu Lei on the shoulder, his tone casual but his meaning firm.

Xu Lei shrugged, picked up his phone and charger from the table, and went upstairs.

Chen Shu handcuffed Qi Tiantian's hands and walked towards the detention room behind the office building. When they passed the restroom, Qi Tiantian asked to use it.

According to regulations, female officers must be accompanied by a female police officer when they need to use the restroom. But in the middle of the night, where are the female officers at the station?

Chen Shuwei said with difficulty, "If you need to use the toilet, you have to leave the door open so I can see you, or I'll give you a disposable cup later, and you can find a secluded corner in the detention room to take care of it yourself?"

"Officer, may I wash my hands?" Qi Tiantian asked calmly.

Chen Shu led her to the sink in the restroom and gestured for her to stand on one side.

Because the faucet on the sink had been broken for a few days, Chen Shu took the washbasin from the nearby washstand and filled it with water.

Qi Tiantian rolled up her long sleeves and first applied some hand sanitizer. Her fair hands were immersed in the water, her slender and well-proportioned fingers showing.

"Well, there aren't any spots or needle marks on my arms. If I'm more determined, maybe I can quit," Chen Shuxin said, standing by and watching.

"Crash."

The handcuffs made a noise as Qi Tiantian rubbed them in the basin, but neither of them paid any attention to it.

After washing her hands, Qi Tiantian took a dozen tissues from the side and carefully wiped them clean, looking so meticulous that it was as if there was really something dirty stuck to her hands that couldn't be washed off.

Chen Shu didn't urge him, but just watched silently from the side, but a knot suddenly formed in his heart.

What normal person would use ten or more tissues to dry their hands after washing them? Maybe it's a symptom of ox addiction. That's the only way he could comfort himself.

In his eyes, people who use ox have mental illnesses, but as long as the target can behave, it doesn't matter if he waits a little longer or does a little more chores.

After Qi Tiantian washed her hands, Chen Shu led her to a nearby conference room. He took out a few disposable cups and some tissues from the cabinet and handed them to Qi Tiantian.

However, she politely declined, saying, "It's okay, I don't need to go to the bathroom."

Chen Shu frowned.

How can you just stop releasing water like that?

However, he didn't care much. He put his things on the table next to him and walked towards the detention room with Qi Tiantian.

Inside the detention room, the newly arrived auxiliary police officer, Lin Fan, was lying on the desk with his back to the two people who entered, seemingly doing nothing. He was oblivious to the loud noise of the large iron door opening and closing.

Chen Shu led Qi Tiantian to Lin Fan's desk and glanced at the civil service exam study materials that were prominently displayed on the desk.

"Lin Fan, search your boyfriend and lock him up."

After silently reciting a few lines, Lin Fan picked up the registration form from the corner of the table and made some notes. Then he led Qi Tiantian to the next inspection station to begin the routine entry inspection.

Chen Shu didn't leave immediately. He sat down in Lin Fan's seat, casually flipped through a few documents on the table, and then put them back in their original positions.

Since there were no other people in the detention room, it was fine for Lin Fan to read a book for a while.

The detention room was extremely quiet, making it a good place for studying.

As long as it doesn't affect my work, it's fine.

After Lin Fan followed standard procedure to put Qi Tiantian into the cage, he returned to his desk. He saw that the police officer who had come by that afternoon was still there, sitting in his chair looking at the study materials on the table with great interest. Lin Fan said somewhat guiltily, "I just pick up a few books to read when I have nothing to do at night. I probably won't pass the exam."

Chen Shu waved his hand dismissively, only reminding them, "When you're not in the detention room, you can read books or use your phones, it's fine, just be careful not to let it affect your work. By the way, the girl who was just locked up is addicted to omega, so you'll have to keep an eye on her tonight and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Ok."

After leaving the detention room, Chen Shu went to the front desk to watch the video of the detention room on the monitoring computer. He saw Lin Fan pacing aimlessly around the desk, and Qi Tiantian sitting quietly in the corner of the cage with her legs tucked in.

At this moment, the dispatcher, Xiao Wang, was squatting next to his desk tidying up his bedding, presumably preparing to sleep on the floor.

"Xiao Wang, are you getting ready for bed?"

"Yes, Director Chen, I'm a little tired," Xiao Wang replied while continuing with his work.

Chen Shu was shy and didn't want to interrupt, but recalling the girl's unusual behavior while washing her hands, his lips twitched, and he still instructed, "Xiao Wang, it was just taken in."

Just then, Li Chaoyang burst in from outside in a flurry of activity.

"Senior brother, still awake? Have you caught them yet?"

Chen Shu paused, then turned to Li Chaoyang and said, "We arrested a female college student, and she's in a cage right now. There are no female police officers around, so we'll wait until she's on duty during the day to conduct a urine test."

Li Chaoyang took off his armor belt and placed it on the front desk: "Okay, senior brother, go to sleep. Don't worry about tomorrow morning's matters. Leave this woman to me. I'll get the case sorted out by tomorrow."

Chen Shu didn't leave. He asked, "Is everything settled at the detention center?"

"Everything is done, and the person has been sent in."

"That's good. By the way, that woman inside is probably on steroids, so be careful tonight. Um, you'd better go check on her when you have some free time."

Li Chaoyang nodded: "Okay, I understand."

At this moment, Xiao Wang, who had just finished tidying up his bedding, came over and chimed in, "Chief Chen, it's already past three o'clock and almost dawn, so I doubt anyone will call the police."

Chen Shu gave a few more instructions and then left for his dormitory upstairs.

At 7:00 AM, the dormitory of Zhongshan Institute
"Jingle Bell!"

"Jingle Bell!"

A sudden, urgent cell phone ringtone woke Chen Shu, who felt like he had only slept for a blink of an eye.

He lingered in bed, reluctant to get up, and reached for his phone on the bedside table to answer it.

"Hey," Chen Shu said in a dazed tone.

"Senior brother, something's happened! Qi Tiantian is dead!"

"What! Say it again!" Chen Shu sat up abruptly, wondering if he had misheard.

"Qi Tiantian hanged herself in the cage!"

Chen Shu was startled, a chill rising from his abdomen to his heart. The image of Qi Tiantian standing in front of the sink in the early hours of the morning, repeatedly taking out several tissues to wipe her hands.

"People are dead?"

He was incredulous, his phone slipping from his hand without him noticing.

(End of this chapter)