Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 314 She knew he was coming.

Zhang Yang stood up, controlling his breathing and pace, and slowly walked to the sideboard by the window. He took a new wine glass and then went to the table by the door to get a cigar.

No one disturbed us during this process.

The big boss, who had been watching her since she got up, had a glint in his eyes. He thought that Zhang Yang's mental fortitude had been honed in just three days, and she was no longer the rookie who had just arrived in North X.

The kind of timid woman who screams at the sight of blood is not suitable for X Bei; the kind of mature woman who has experienced a lot and doesn't easily frown even when she sees a lot of blood is not suitable for him.

The big boss nodded in satisfaction, affirming his own judgment, returned to his seat, and invited everyone to eat again.

Two male counselors tiptoed to the body of the skinny man. One of them took out an iron hook, the kind commonly used in vegetable markets for hanging pig heads, and stuck it into the skinny man's neck. With a quick hook, pull, and drag, he neatly put the body into the other man's open woven bag, then sealed it with a rope, tied a knot, and dragged it away.

Zhang Yang stood by the door, cigarettes and alcohol in hand, watching the body being dragged away. She glanced at the people at the table; the big boss, Brother B, and several others all looked calm, some eating, some drinking, and two continuing their earlier drinking game.

No one cared that someone had died here just minutes before—one of their colleagues. This disregard for life chilled Zhang Yang to the bone.

She took a deep breath, abandoning her naive idea of ​​using money to negotiate with the big boss. Right now, she had to survive and gain the approval of these demons.

She has to be strong; there's no one here she can rely on.

She bit her lip and walked towards the round table. Everything is difficult at the beginning, so she decided to start with this table!
As Zhang Yang passed by the window, he casually glanced outside.

Ah, a few men are walking by, arms around each other's shoulders, they look quite like that group. Especially that fat guy walking backwards and waving his arms at everyone, he looks just like them when he's being silly.

I don't know why, but less than half a month has passed, it feels like I'm in two different worlds with that man. But why do I feel like every man I see on the street looks like his friend, like him?

You miss him, don't you?
He's probably still at home recovering from his leg injury; after all, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Haha, I wonder if I'll ever see him again. If he does come, he'll probably be on crutches.

Just like the man downstairs who was behind that group of people, he hopped along with difficulty, leaning on his cane.

leaning on a cane
Zhang Yang shook his head violently, casting aside all unrealistic fantasies, forced a smile, and walked towards the large round table with his wine glass in hand.

She is very strong!

After finishing their dinner at the restaurant, Chen Chuan and his group were about to leave when, as they passed the large private room on the first floor, Chen Shu, adhering to the principle of not overlooking any detail in their investigation, led the group to force their way inside.

The young man guarding the gate naturally disagreed, blocking the entrance and glaring angrily at Chen Shu and his group. Accustomed to being arrogant in North X, he naturally didn't take these people, who were clearly not locals or even Chinese, seriously.

Achai came up from behind, chatted with the young man guarding the gate for a few words, and then pulled down his shirt to reveal a large black star pinned to his waist.

"Brother, we'll just go in and take a look. Don't worry, we absolutely won't cause any trouble. If anyone is inside, we'll follow the rules and charge you the full amount. We definitely won't make things difficult for you."

Standing behind, watching Ah Chai strike up a conversation with practiced ease, Chen Shu frowned slightly and began to adjust his mindset. He realized he was being too hasty; he wasn't usually this straightforward when investigating cases.

Chen Shu thought to himself, "I can't let my mindset affect me any longer."

It must have been the Black Star that made the difference. The young man, who had previously refused to budge, backed down slightly this time and agreed to open only one door. Then, the group of them had to stand at the door and watch.

The commotion outside must have already attracted attention inside, because when the door opened, everyone inside looked up at it.

This way it saves some effort.

Chen Shu and the others craned their necks and looked around inside, but didn't see anyone. Before leaving, Chen Shu, as was his habit, offered a cigarette to the young man guarding the gate to ease the tension.

When you're away from home, you might need to ask for help again next time.

Or rather, it's better to avoid trouble. After leaving the restaurant, as if sensing something, before getting into the car, Chen Shu stopped and looked up at the upstairs of the restaurant where they had dinner.

The windows were tightly closed, with only a few figures reflected on the glass.

"Books, get on the bus, let's get to work!"

"Brother Shu, we've been waiting for you!"

"Dry!"

Chen Shu turned around, reached out and grabbed a hand that was sticking out of the car door, and pulled himself into the car.

It was already dark. Chen Shu squinted at the colorful neon lights in the distance, his eyes resolute: "Let's go."

The Toyota Alphard drove towards the city center.

After Chen Shu and his group finished inspecting the large private room on the first floor and left, someone ran up to the small private room on the top floor to report the situation to the big boss.

Although it does happen occasionally that groups of Chinese people come to North X to look for someone, it's not something that requires special attention, but the young man guarding the gate always felt that this group didn't look like ordinary people.

Especially the lame one; the moment his gaze swept over, a chill ran down his spine. That look was just like the domestic criminal police officer who had shoved his head to the ground when he was arrested.

Yes, a detective!

Especially when he came over to offer a cigarette as he was leaving, his familiar way of striking up a conversation, his facial expression and tone were so similar to those of the criminal police officer who had pretended to approach him in order to arrest him.

On the surface, they were all very polite, but only someone like him, who had been forced to submit, could truly understand the deep-seated contempt for criminals.

"Boss, don't listen to his nonsense. He's just a cripple, how could he be a cop? Are they here to die? Xiao Zhang, he just wants a chance to show his face in front of you!"

"This little rascal, he's usually so careless at work, but he's quick-witted when it comes to these kinds of things!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The big boss thought about it and agreed that it made sense; plainclothes police officers did come to Xbei sometimes. But someone with a limp like this definitely wasn't a police officer.

Just like the bald guy said, how much of a death wish would someone with a limp dare to come to North China to handle a case?
The big boss stopped thinking about it, raised his glass, and said loudly, "Let's finish the drinks on the table and then go to karaoke!"

"it is good!"

"The boss is mighty!"

The crowd cheered.

At that moment, their conversation seemed to explode like thunder in Zhang Yang's ears, shattering his soul and tearing his heart apart.

She followed the others, picked up her glass and downed it in one gulp. Then, pretending to be drunk, she covered her mouth and ran to the restroom in the private room amidst the teasing of the others, before locking the door behind her.

After a brief moment of safety, she knelt on the ground, tightly covering her mouth, afraid to make a sound, while tears streamed down her face.

She thought she was very strong, but she wasn't.

She knew he had come.

(End of this chapter)