Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 360 The Cow-Nose Cooking Team
Next to the Ford Transit troop carrier.

Chen Shu was somewhat surprised by Yang Chang's candor. In fact, having been in the police force for a long time, he had seen people who, once they passed the civil service exam, would completely give up.

Some people are so extreme that they'll even try their best to shirk their own responsibilities.

After all, he was a veteran in the brigade. Chen Shu, who was new to the area, thought for a moment and decided to focus on comforting him: "Brother Yang, I haven't blamed you at all from beginning to end. You should be able to tell that. There are so many people in our brigade, so there has to be a division of labor. It's not that the person who rushes to the front is necessarily the best."

"You're a former soldier, and there are still mess halls in the army, right? You know better than I do what the mess halls are in the company. Don't overthink it, just do your job."

"I've put you in the second team, I hope you don't mind."

Yang Chang said cheerfully, "I know, you still asked me to lead the team. Because you trust me so much, Chen Da, I just had a heart-to-heart talk with you. Nobody in the brigade knows about this."

Chen Shu nodded and smiled in agreement: "No one will know in the future."

Yang Chang's chubby face scrunched up, and he grinned broadly: "Chen Da, Zhao Mingfeng is a cook in the army. Don't let his short and skinny appearance fool you, his training results are top-notch."

Chen Shu was still worried about the follow-up arrangements of the operation, but considering the need to appease Yang Chang and ensure the smooth implementation of subsequent tasks, he could only suppress his emotions and wait for Yang Chang to finish his nagging.

However, it did broaden his horizons. He originally thought that the cooks in the army were awesome, a conclusion he drew from watching a few TV dramas in his early years. He didn't expect that they were actually really awesome.

In grassroots companies, military assessments are conducted on all personnel. However, due to the nature of their work, cooks have relatively little training time. If someone with poor military skills is assigned to the cookhouse, it will definitely affect the entire company's assessment results, and consequently, the company commander's future.

As a result, only the top performers in military training were assigned to the relatively less demanding mess hall. This led to situations where mess hall staff included sergeants who couldn't cook but could easily run 5 kilometers in under 17 minutes; mess hall sergeants who couldn't cook rice properly or steam buns but could easily perform pull-ups from 1 to 8; and mess hall sergeants who scored 48 points on 5 bullets.

After helping Yang Chang recall the mess hall, Chen Shu coaxed him into taking him to the troop transport vehicle behind.

Back in his car, he stood on the floor behind the door, his sharp gaze fixed on the nearly empty carriage before him.

Xu Mingliang, Ma Bowen, Zhang Qing, and Chen Chuan sat upright, their gazes fixed on the tall, sturdy figure before them. The otherwise quiet atmosphere suddenly surged like a turbulent wave.

The foreplay is over, and the curtain slowly rises.

"Perhaps because we've been patrolling for so long, outsiders think we're patrol officers, and even some of our own comrades have gotten used to it. But what are we really? Look down at your chest, what are those two words?"

"We are SWAT officers, special police! We always carry out the most arduous and difficult missions. Our primary mission is to combat heavily armed criminals."

"Now an opportunity is presented to us. Are you willing to let it go? Do you want to be patrol officers or special police officers?"

Ma Bowen, a recent graduate of the police academy, blushed with youthful energy, revealing a strong fighting spirit and confidence.

Zhang Qing, a newly recruited employee, adjusted his glasses, stood ramrod straight, and stared at Chen Shu with shining eyes.

Young people, who hasn't dreamed of being a special police officer?

As the only veteran special police officer over thirty years old at the scene, Xu Mingliang, with a cigarette in his mouth, acted as if nothing was wrong, his expression relaxed and natural.

Chen Shu nodded in satisfaction: "Everyone, get ready. We'll set off in half an hour. Chen Chuan, come here for a moment."

The two men got off the troop carrier and went to the street not far away.

With his hands behind his head, Chen Chuan followed Chen Shu, nagging incessantly, "You've got it tough too, catching an armed fugitive and you still have to give me a pre-battle pep talk. Bowen, on the other hand, is pretty good, he's got guts. Compared to him, those two retired soldiers are a bit cowardly." Chen Shu kicked him and said, "You're getting all worked up watching the show, starting to comment now? Don't change the subject, look at me. You either go with Yang Chang to the second team, or you go back to your unit right now. There are no other options."

Upon hearing this, Chen Chuan lowered his hands, revealing a pitiful expression: "Shu, when we were smuggling people into the Silver Triangle, I didn't back down an inch even when we had several big guns. Now you only have a small pistol, are you really willing to let me leave?"

"Get lost, get lost! Stop joking. This is a mission! You're only good for bullying your own kind. You've been sitting in the office for years and you're practically a white-collar worker now. Don't get involved in that kind of thing. It's dangerous!"

Chen Shu glared at the other person.

Knowing his personality, Chen Chuan could only walk with a sorrowful expression, turning back every three steps as he strolled toward the troop transport vehicle of the second team where Yang Chang was located.

Chen Shu composed himself and calmly watched Chen Chuan board the troop transport vehicle before walking towards Ren Guoqing.

He had just received news that Li Da had arrived in a boxy SWAT command vehicle, equipped with gear.

"How confident are you?" Ren Guoqing tilted his head and looked at the young policeman beside him.

"Absolutely perfect." He replied with a smirk.

"Chen Shu, be serious!" Li Da, standing opposite him, was somewhat anxious and couldn't help but lecturing him.

Li Da arrived at Jiefang Street with a car full of equipment and bumped into Ren Guoqing from the Criminal Investigation Department. Ren grabbed him and chatted for a long time before Li Da learned that Ren Guoqing had assigned the arrest mission to Chen Shu.

"It's alright, that's how young people should be!" Ren Guoqing looked at Chen Shu with admiration and continued to ask, "How do you plan to arrange this operation?"

Chen Shu stuffed the bulletproof vest he was holding back into the woven bag at his feet, squinted at the direction of the restaurant where the fugitive was, and slowly said:
"Li Da, it's summer now, and we'll be going into the restaurant in plain clothes, so we won't be wearing bulletproof vests. However, it would be best to arrange for an ambulance to be on standby, just in case, whether it's the police, criminals, or the general public."

"Ren Da, I'll bring three SWAT officers disguised and infiltrate the restaurant lobby to make the arrest."

It's hot, so everyone is wearing light clothing and can't wear a thick bulletproof vest.

Ren Guoqing and Li Da nodded slightly, waiting for Chen Shu's next plan. They waited for a long time, but he didn't speak.

"Is that all?" Li Da scratched his head and asked.

Chen Shu spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "Ren Da, how about a map of the scene? We're just guarding the front door and blocking the back door anyway."

Ren Guoqing was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter. He could sense Chen Shu's composure and confidence.

This operation to apprehend a suspect in a murder with a gun should have been a very serious matter, but in Chen Shu’s eyes, it seemed to be just a minor case of catching a petty thief.

This is not Chen Shu's obvious confidence and arrogance.

Just as Chen Chuan said before, they had fought real battles with more than a dozen thugs under the fraud group in the Silver Triangle. Looking back at this arrest operation, it was really nothing special.

This murderer sounds scary, but in the end, isn't he just a human being?
In the Silver Triangle, who doesn't have a few lives on their hands?

Chen Shu's composure, which he inadvertently displayed, was extremely rare among the younger generation of police officers, from Ren Guoqing's perspective.

(End of this chapter)