Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 383 How well you do on the exam doesn't matter
The person who arrived at this moment was none other than the newly appointed director of the Zhengming Public Security Bureau. People within the police force call him Director Zhao, while those outside the system call him Deputy Director Zhao. His full title should be Deputy Director Zhao concurrently serving as the director of the district public security bureau.

A few years ago, the head of the public security bureau would be part of the district leadership team, holding a rank half a grade higher than a regular deputy district head. Things are different now. Although police salaries have increased significantly in recent years, with some districts even seeing them double, their status has correspondingly declined considerably.

Director Zhao brought quite a few people, some in police uniforms and others in civilian clothes, with the air of a high-ranking leader.

Chen Shu strode outside and gestured to Chen Chuan to lead the SWAT team to maintain order in the surrounding area. He himself didn't try to get close to the leaders, figuring that the group from the branch office was probably there to do propaganda, and it didn't concern him much.

Just as she turned around, she saw Yan Chenxi emerge from the tent and stand by the roadside under the scorching sun. Seeing Chen Shu looking in her direction, she playfully stuck out her pink tongue.

It's extremely hot outside right now. The heat reflected from the asphalt road definitely exceeds 50 degrees Celsius, which even young people can't withstand.

Chen Shu walked over to Yan Chenxi and whispered, "Chenxi, it's so hot outside, you should go back to the tent. The school will ring a bell when the exam is over, then you can come out and wait for Jiang Hai."

Jiang Hai is Yan Chenxi's younger brother. Because their parents divorced when they were young, the siblings no longer share the same surname. However, their relationship was not affected by the difference in surnames; on the contrary, it became even closer.

"It's pretty boring to be all alone in the shed. Standing outside allows you to watch the excitement, which is quite nice." Yan Chenxi's cheerful expression was rather cute, not at all like a serious second-in-command of the street.

After saying that, she leaned close to Chen Shu's ear, pinched her nose and whispered, "Brother Shu, the location of your shed is wrong. There's a small river right behind it, and the smell from there is really unbearable."

"Hmm? I didn't really notice it before, but now that you mention it, it does seem to have a certain flavor to it."

"See? I knew it."

After assigning tasks to his team members, Chen Chuan finally had some free time. He sidled up to the two men and, watching the branch office staff setting up their propaganda booth in the distance, remarked with amusement, "These people don't seem to mind the heat outside. It's so comfortable cozy inside the office with the air conditioning on. Look at those women, their faces are so pale; I wouldn't be surprised if they fainted any second now."

“This is work too,” Yan Chenxi, who is also a woman, remarked.

Li Meng from the Criminal Investigation Department accompanied Director Zhao and his group. She took a moment to run over to Chen Shu, glanced at Yan Chenxi standing behind her classmates from the police academy, and said casually, "Chen Shu, can you introduce her? And who is this?"

A beautiful and graceful woman is desirable to everyone.

Chen Chuan, who was chatting happily, noticed that his classmate Li Meng hadn't greeted him but instead had Chen Shu greet the pretty girl. Feeling somewhat annoyed, he then picked on the administrative rank that Li Meng cared about most and made a sarcastic remark:

"Yan Chenxi, Director of Yangyi Subdistrict, is a cadre at the level of a full-fledged director."

Sure enough, Li Meng, the youngest section chief at the Zhengming District Branch, froze upon hearing Chen Chuan's introduction and gave an unnatural "hehe".

Not to mention the difference in their administrative ranks, in terms of their positions, he was a local management cadre in charge of "blocks" and was the second-in-command, which was much better than him, a "vertical" cadre.

Actually, this is not Li Meng's fault. There are very few leadership positions in the Public Security Bureau. Unlike other units where people just sit around doing nothing, they can still get their turn when the time comes.

Chen Chuan simply couldn't stand Li Meng's pretentious behavior, so he deliberately made sarcastic remarks.

Seeing the embarrassed expression on the other person's face after being thwarted, Chen Chuan felt a surge of satisfaction. He then turned to Yan Chenxi and introduced her simply: "Li Meng, from the Criminal Investigation Division of the branch bureau, she's my classmate."

Upon hearing that she was Chen Shu's classmate, Yan Chenxi extended her right hand and greeted her gracefully, "Hello, Li Meng. I've heard so much about your 'Detective' name. You're the one who came up with the slogan 'Every murder case must be solved' for your branch, right? I hope you'll take good care of me in the future." Li Meng was flattered. The unpleasant words she had just heard from her classmate Chen Chuan were instantly soothed by the words of the beautiful leader in front of her.

He grasped Yan Chenxi's right hand with some excitement and said with emotion, "These are just nicknames that we police officers made up without thinking. I never thought they would spread to other units. I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed."

After saying that, he shook his head a few times. His smug look made Chen Chuan, who was waiting to see a good show, so angry that his mouth twisted.

Yan Chenxi smiled and withdrew her hand, her large almond-shaped eyes wide open, continuing to shower her with praise: "I heard that you solved the reservoir murder case in our neighborhood at the end of last year."

Upon hearing this, the scene immediately fell silent. Li Meng's previously upturned smile froze on her face, and her eyes flickered as if she were constipated.

Chen Chuan, who had been feeling down for a while, suddenly broke into a smile and was about to explain, but then, thinking he wanted to see Li Meng's embarrassing state a few more times, he swallowed his words.

Yan Chenxi also sensed something was wrong, thinking she had said something wrong. She frowned slightly, thinking for a while but still couldn't figure it out. Seeing that neither of the two involved spoke, she then turned her gaze to Chen Shu, who was standing beside her.

The Yangyi Reservoir murder case was initially handled by the Criminal Investigation Department. Dozens of officers from the department were misled by the main perpetrator and taken to another province, while the perpetrator secretly prepared to flee the country.

Finally, Chen Shu, who happened to be passing by the Dongming Police Station in Yangyi Street, caught him. Later, out of consideration for the reputation of the unit, everyone tried to handle the matter quietly, so outsiders thought it was a normal case solved by the Criminal Investigation Department.

Chen Shu shrugged and fell silent; he had no desire to engage in such self-aggrandizement.

That's so embarrassing!
The atmosphere grew tense again. Chen Chuan, never one to shy away from stirring things up, smiled and said to Li Meng, "Li Meng, why don't you tell our Director Yan how this case was solved? I heard that this faceless female corpse was involved in a love triangle."

Yan Chenxi, who had always worked a regular job in the government, had never heard of such a thing before. Now, Chen Chuan's curiosity was piqued, and she also looked at Li Meng.

Li Meng, who had been interrupted by Chen Chuan, didn't know how to respond. She could only smile awkwardly, neither daring to nod nor shake her head. She could only stand to the side, so embarrassed that she could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of her toes.

Time flies, and with the school bell ringing, this year's college entrance examination has finally come to an end.

Yan Chenxi and Chen Shu greeted each other from the roadside, then turned around and squeezed into the crowd at the school gate like other ordinary parents, looking around nervously with a little hope.

At this moment, she didn't seem like a supervisor at a grassroots unit at all; she was just an ordinary family member of a test-taker, waiting for her younger brother to return.

"sister!"

Jiang Hai's voice was loud, and even in the crowded school gate, it still reached Yan Chenxi's ears clearly.

"Are you tired? Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious later." Yan Chenxi took her younger brother's hand and said with concern.

Jiang Hai said smugly, "Aren't you going to ask me how I did on the exam?"

"How well you did on the exam doesn't matter. In my heart, you're always the best." Yan Chenxi chuckled and gently ruffled his hair.

(End of this chapter)