Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 270: A Major Case to Close
Three poles in the sun.

Chen Shu yawned. Although it was already past ten o'clock in the morning, the drowsiness of getting up in winter still lingered.

Zeng Hong was still fast asleep on the bed next to him, snoring in waves.

Recalling how Director Xia chatted and drank with Zeng Hong during the dinner last night, and how Zeng Hong was in high spirits, and then thinking back to how he was ignored by Director Xia in his office yesterday afternoon, Chen Shu felt as if it were a lifetime ago.

Yes, Julie, even a fool knows it's because of her.

I just don't know who this female forensic doctor from the Criminal Investigation Department is.

However, it was indeed a great help. I must take some time to treat them to a meal when I get back to Dongzhou.

Chen Shu went to the bathroom, turned on the tap, and splashed cold water on his face several times. He shivered and became much more awake.

Back in my room, I boiled some water, rinsed a transparent cup, cracked an egg into it (which I had specially bought from the convenience store downstairs yesterday), stirred it, added a small spoonful of sugar and a few drops of sesame oil, and drank it down as soon as it cooled down.

Cool!
I tidied myself up quite carefully, put on my shoes and went out. First, I went to the parking lot to pick up a bag of duck tongues that I had prepared in Dongzhou beforehand.

Originally, this bag of duck tongues was intended for Zhou Qinghu, a classmate who worked at the provincial police academy. However, Zhu Li, who had intervened out of turn, suddenly appeared, and Chen Shu could only silently apologize to Old Zhou in his heart.

Walking on the way to the provincial government building, I relaxed and enjoyed the lush green scenery along the roadside, which was a relaxing and leisurely experience.

However, when he suddenly thought of the meal expenses from last night and the half-case of Moutai he had drunk, Chen Shu couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

Everyone says that we Southerners can only drink beer by the bottle, but I never expected to see someone who drinks baijiu by the bottle yesterday.

Excluding Zeng Hong, Director Xia, and their later comrades-in-arms, all of whom were from the military and later worked in public security, their astonishing drinking capacity was still expected.

Little did anyone know that Julie was just as formidable as any man when it came to drinking, having downed a bottle of Moutai.

Tsk tsk, I'm going to be eating dirt for the next few months.

Fortunately, at least they managed to secure a good school for their unborn child.

This second-class merit is really hard to get.

Chen Shu touched the backside where the wallet was, feeling sorry for it, and suddenly remembered that he and Chen Chuan had gone to Liuya for recuperation some time ago.

When the two of them ordered Martell Cordon Bleu at the bar, Chen Shu complained that the wine was too expensive. However, Chen Chuan retorted, "Everyone knows this is a good wine, so whose fault is it that it's expensive?" Chen Shu was speechless for a long time.

After placing the gift in the locker in the provincial security office and signing his name, Chen Shu clapped his hands and walked outside. Looking at the bright sunshine outside, he felt a strong urge to go home.

"Well, now that things are done, it's time to head back."

The following morning, at the Zhongshan Police Station, in the conference room.
Today's meeting on combating crime was again chaired by Chen Shu, who was serving as the deputy director. In addition to the three police officers Li Chaoyang, Wang Chongming and Liu Zhongwu from the security team, the attendees included trainee police officer Xu Lei, auxiliary police officer Zhu Chaoran and community assistant Xiao Qiang.

Community assistants are actually under the jurisdiction of the community police, but Xiaoqiang is an exception. Xiaoqiang, who runs to the security team every day, is assumed by everyone except his direct superior, the community police officer Yu Yu, to have been transferred to the plainclothes team of the security team.

Due to Xiaoqiang's unique combat skills as a retired reconnaissance soldier, he gradually became the main force of the security team, and he was always indispensable in any major operation.

"Dry!"

After hearing Chen Shu's next work plan, Xiao Qiang replied without hesitation, "Director Chen, no problem, whatever you say goes!"

Zhu Chaoran, always the one who creates the atmosphere, followed suit: "Brother Shu, you can't go wrong with what I say!"

Chen Shu knew these two people; he guessed that after making their stance clear now, they had even forgotten the tasks he had previously assigned them.

He turned to his two senior colleagues, Wang Chongming and Liu Zhongwu, and said, "Brother Wang, Brother Liu, I'll have to ask you two for help with this. We don't need to deal with the drug users anymore. The branch office has already met its quota for this operation. Let's see if we can catch a few big fish."

Wang Chongming and Liu Zhongwu nodded in agreement. Both of them had been working in grassroots police stations for over ten years, and they had their own informants or channels. They were usually the fastest at completing their quotas, often finishing the entire month's quota by the early 20th, and then spending the rest of the week on their own business except for their shifts.

According to Zheng Jie, the auxiliary police captain in charge of dispatching plainclothes officers when the police were handling cases, these two veteran officers did not actually dispatch plainclothes officers for the first half of the month and the second half of the month.

The meaning behind this is quite clear: it means that they weren't handling any cases for the first half of the month, and they took a few days in the middle of the month to complete the quota, which made it seem like the quota was still quite difficult to complete, while also allowing themselves ample time to rest.

Unlike Li Chaoyang, who had worked at the institute for two or three years, he had to pay out of his own pocket to buy quotas from colleagues or outsiders every other month.

Chen Shu looked at Li Chaoyang: "Chaoyang, it's your shift today. Be careful when you're on duty, and see if you can catch a few."

In the afternoon, the first-floor duty hall was quiet and peaceful.

Police officer Li Chaoyang, on duty, carried a large, cannon-shaped water cup and a small transparent plastic bag. He took out some tea leaves from the plastic bag, ran to the water dispenser in the corner to fill a whole cup with hot water, and then sat down with a thud and leaned back.

His face practically screamed: "On duty today, may everything go smoothly."

Ah, he exudes a sense of ease and comfort from head to toe!
After all, there's no market for poison during the day.

No rush, let's rest first.

Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit rushed into the police station in a panic. He didn't say anything after entering, but went to sit down on a chair in the lobby, scratching his head and ears, looking quite anxious.

Seeing that there was only one man sitting in the huge hall, Li Chaoyang got up, walked out from behind the front desk, and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

The man glanced at the police officer who had come to inquire, then ignored him and replied, "Wait a minute, let me think about it."

This statement is quite inexplicable, but it's not uncommon to see people like this in police stations—crazy, stupid, drunk, or mentally unstable due to drug overdose—as long as they pose no real danger.

Li Chaoyang shrugged and went back to drinking tea.

After a while, the middle-aged man seemed to have made up his mind. He walked straight to the front desk, looked directly at Li Chaoyang, and said solemnly, "Officer, I want to report a case."

Li Chaoyang took a sip of tea. Hmm, it tastes sweet.

He asked lazily, "What case do you want to report?"

The middle-aged man took a deep breath: "Someone is trafficking drugs."

"puff!"

Li Chaoyang, who was drinking tea, almost choked on his sip of water.

"Wait a minute, cough cough! Wait a moment."

Li Chaoyang wiped his mouth.

This is like a godsend; Chen Shu had just finished a meeting this morning to give everyone a proper ending to the bureau's "Breaking the Ice" operation, and now someone comes to report a crime.

It's a reseller!

After briefly inquiring about the situation, Li Chaoyang confirmed that it was indeed a drug trafficking case. Overjoyed, he went outside into the corridor and made a phone call to Chen Shu.

"Senior brother, judging from the serious look on the person's face, it shouldn't be a small-time case."

Li Chaoyang hung up the phone, feeling refreshed, knowing that tonight would definitely be a big battle.

(End of this chapter)