Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 451 Something is going to happen
In the afternoon, at the spectator stands of the police academy's sports field.

Because it started to drizzle, and unlike the main stage which had a canopy, people sitting in the open-air stands opened their umbrellas.

Despite the heavy rain, the atmosphere in the stands grew even more enthusiastic.

"It's different now, completely different! She has a different aura, even the sparkle in her eyes is different!"

"It's your son! Honey, look! That's your son!"

"His eyes are so small, yet he can stare so wide, haha! This kid is not bad, he's starting to look like a man!"

"Brother, your son looks very energetic, just like you!"

"Yours is good too, tall and strong!"

"Ha ha!"

The parents sat in the stands, commenting on the formations already lined up on the playground, waiting for the leaders to enter and inspect them. They were all parents of children, and although they didn't know each other, they quickly started chatting in the crowded stands.

Unlike the visiting parents who would squeeze to the front whenever they had the chance, Chen Shu and Zhou Qinghu deliberately chose a relatively empty spot in the last row, where they sat under a black umbrella and chatted.

"I remember you were a model soldier back then, right?" Zhou Qinghu took out a pack of Liqun cigarettes and handed one to Chen Shu.

Chen Shu did not respond, his gaze slowly sweeping across the blindingly white platform and then over the red synthetic track below. The raindrops in the air seemed much more intense at this moment, briefly bringing him back to the scene of his police training years ago.

"What impressed me most was the parade. As we passed the reviewing stand, I shouted 'Right!' and the brothers behind me responded in unison, 'Look!' Everyone marched in perfect unison, showcasing the best they had been building up over the past month to their parents."
"Hehe, a guy from Lishui was so nervous he was moving his arms and legs in unison, but looking at the photos later, you can't really see much difference. What I do remember most vividly are his wide, serious eyes."

Zhou Qinghu sat quietly to the side, taking small sips of his cigarette. He squinted as he surveyed the police academy's training ground, where he had spent more than ten years, braving rain and wind every day, yet it remained largely unchanged. He felt that time had flown by, and his expression relaxed considerably.

Raindrops fall slowly, time flows on.

"Chen Shu! What are you doing here!"

Chen Shu, who was enjoying the cool drizzle under his umbrella, heard someone calling him from the side.

Following the familiar voice, I looked over and saw a beautiful figure standing on the steps not far to my left.

The person who arrived was not carrying an umbrella, yet she possessed a mature and elegant beauty, like a crabapple blossom quietly blooming under the moonlight. Raindrops slid down her unadorned face, while her eyes were hidden in the shadows cast by her eyelashes, both as deep as the sea and as pure as the purest black gemstones.

Chen Shu was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses: "Julie!"

Seeing that it was an acquaintance, Julie didn't stand on ceremony. She swayed her graceful figure and walked over to sit next to Chen Shu, reaching out to move the umbrella handle closer to her own position.

Her jet-black hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall, and she wore a loose white T-shirt, shorts, and canvas shoes. Her eyes were large and bright, and her features were flawless.

Chen Shu was taken aback for a moment, then felt the fragrance wafting towards him. After a brief moment of adjustment, he glanced at Zhou Qinghu, who was sitting upright beside him, scratched his head, and then replied, "I just came to visit an old classmate."

Unwittingly, Chen Shu concealed the fact that he had accompanied Yan Chenxi. The words had barely left his mouth when he realized his mistake and felt a sudden pang of shame.

Instinctively wanting to change the subject, and thinking of Yan Chenxi coming to visit her younger brother Jiang Hai, Chen Shu asked, "Zhu Li, what are you doing here? Are you here to visit relatives?"

Although nearing thirty, Zhu Li still looked fresh and lovely after taking off her police uniform. She pouted her cute little lips, glanced at the podium behind Chen Shu, and said with a hint of helplessness, "Yes, I'm just here to visit relatives." Chen Shu stubbed out his cigarette, put the butt in his pocket, and turned halfway to reveal Zhou Qinghu sitting on the other side, introducing him, "This is my classmate from police academy, Zhou Qinghu, who now works at the academy. Qinghu, this is Zhu Li, she's a forensic doctor at our branch's criminal investigation department."

With other members of the organization present, Chen Shu felt it inappropriate to address Zhou Qinghu as Chairman, as it could easily lead to misunderstandings. Back in the day, one of Chen Shu's classmates had his ID card registered under the name "Political Commissar Li," exactly the same character. Later, after graduation, when he returned to work in a local area, he immediately changed his name to "Li Zhenwei" before reporting for duty—a homophone with different characters, illustrating the same point.

Remembering how her father had been urging her to date her police academy teacher in the car, Julie suddenly lost interest in Chen Shu's introduction. She rested her chin on her hand and gave a soft "oh," completely lacking proper politeness and not even bothering to maintain a semblance of courtesy.

This left Zhou Qinghu, who had just managed to reach out, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Chen Shu pressed down Zhou Qinghu's right hand, which was raised in front of him, and whispered in his ear, "The forensic doctors in our area all have very bad tempers, please forgive them, Chairman."

Generally speaking, forensic doctors deal with all sorts of messy corpses every day and are used to disgusting scenes. Therefore, it is a common understanding in grassroots units that forensic doctors have bad tempers.

Aside from the forensic doctor's own family members, they don't care whether you're a police officer, a station chief, a captain, or even a bureau chief.

There was once an old forensic doctor who, after working late into the night examining a corpse, was smoking a cigarette Chen Shu handed him and said something that left a deep impression on him. It was something like, "When forensic doctors touch and rub things so much while working, even digging inside corpses, the feeling when they go home and touch their own wives' bodies at night is indescribable."

"Understand, understand."

Zhou Qinghu understood immediately after Chen Shu's explanation. After all, he was a veteran police officer who had been in the public security system for ten years, and although there were some things he hadn't seen, he had heard a lot about them. At this moment, he no longer had the thought of blaming the other party for being ignorant, after all, she was a beautiful policewoman.

"Chen Shu." Zhou Qinghu nodded to a group of white-clad bigwigs who were entering the stage one after another and said, "Do you remember what our Wang Da said back then? The opening ceremony might be the day we see the most high-ranking police officials in our lives, including those from the provincial department, the municipal bureau, and the academy leaders who are usually rarely seen. Hehe."

Zhou Qinghu spoke each word carefully. Although it was a recollection, the burning desire in his eyes made Chen Shu realize that his old classmate, who had been the chairman during their student days, had his own thoughts.

Of course, he also has overall strengths, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to stay at the university after graduation.

Chen Shu casually echoed, but Yu Guangzhong noticed that Zhu Li, sitting next to him, didn't even glance at the podium, seemingly having no interest in these bigwigs at all.

After all, she was a girl. Chen Shu sat on the concrete stands and followed Zhou Qinghu's gaze to the white-clad official who looked quite old and was surrounded by many people in white shirts. She thought to herself casually.

After the high-ranking official sat down in the center seat, he glanced around the stands a few times. Chen Shu wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the official paused for a moment when looking in his direction before looking away and casually chatting with the secretary accompanying him.

Chen Shu leaned close to Zhou Qinghu's ear: "Chairman, is that high-ranking official someone you're related to?"

"Huh? What's the relationship?" Zhou Qinghu's attention wasn't on this; his eyes were fixed intently on the podium.

Chen Shu smiled wryly, didn't ask any more questions, and turned back to chat with Zhu Li for a few words, after all, they were fellow villagers in a foreign land.

As it turned out, the other person was intently watching a small group of people near a small door next to the stands. Chen Shu was curious and looked over as well, only to find that his old acquaintance Lin Dakai was surrounded by several people.

Lin Dakai, who thought he had already left, was now surrounded by three or four police officers in uniform. Looking at their excited expressions and posture, it didn't seem like a normal conversation. Chen Shuxin knew something was wrong.

He reached out and pulled Zhou Qinghu over, gesturing for him to look in that direction.

Zhou Qinghu turned his head just in time to look in the direction Chen Shu was pointing, and his expression suddenly changed.

(End of this chapter)