Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 453 Director Ma's Misunderstanding
When the vice president arrived at the scene, Director Xu, Director Lin, and the three officers surrounding Chen Shu immediately shut their mouths and stood still without saying a word.

Vice President Wang was extremely angry at this moment, pointing at everyone with his finger and rebuking them one by one. Although he spoke in a low voice, his aggressive tone was ultimately directed at Director Lin Dakai.

After all, the troublemakers were all from the Student Affairs Office. Regardless of who was right or wrong, he, as the director, had to be the first to bear the leadership responsibility.

"Look at you all! You have no sense of the bigger picture at all! Do you know what day it is today? The leaders from the department are here, and so many eyes are watching. How dare you act recklessly at this critical moment!"

"How dare you! How dare you! Lin Dakai, what kind of section chief are you! You can't even handle the relationships between colleagues in the section, I think we should replace you! If you want to do research, then go do research!"

Vice President Wang stomped his foot hard, his chest heaving violently, his square face turning blue with anger.

Everyone was dejected after being scolded, especially Lin Dakai, who was forced to resign by his subordinates and reprimanded by his superiors. At this moment, the veins on his forehead were bulging with anger, but he could only hang his tightly clenched fists, reminding himself to prioritize the overall situation while calming his inner anger. He had probably never felt so frustrated before.

Standing behind Lin Dakai, Zhou Qinghu was also utterly dejected, his eyes filled with undisguised disappointment. He knew he had truly fallen into a trap this time. His image in the eyes of the hospital leaders had been severely damaged. And since he and Lin Dakai were bound together by fate, his disappointment in Lin Dakai was palpable, especially seeing Vice President Wang's furious expression. He, Zhou Qinghu, didn't know how much time and effort he would have to expend to climb back up.

Except for Xu Chu, who was secretly pleased with himself.

He knew that once today was over, the hospital leaders would definitely come up with this matter. At that time, as long as he exposed Lin Dakai's abuse of power in helping people revoke punishments, the position of head of the work department would fall into his hands in the blink of an eye.

"Hey, steady as a rock." Director Xu, who had been keeping his head down and not saying a word, couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Chen Shu didn't even glance at the newly arrived Vice Dean Wang. With a forceful push, he shoved aside the people around him and went straight to the side to help Zhu Li, who had just fallen to the ground, up.

"Julie, I'm so sorry. I've dragged you into this. Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I came here to join in the fun myself." Julie didn't mind. She took Chen Shu's arm with her left hand for support, and reached down with her right hand to pat her already dirty white jeans. She shook her head with a smile.

A moment later, a flurry of footsteps approached, and a policeman, also wearing a white shirt, led several other officers from the other end of the corridor.

When Vice President Wang, who had arrived first, turned around and saw the newcomer, he immediately put on a smile and said respectfully, "Director Ma, what brings you here? There's nothing else here; everything has been resolved."

Even among the big shots in white coats, there are actually different levels. Take Vice President Wang, who arrived first, for example. Although he is of the same rank as the office director in the provincial department, he is in a relatively idle department like the police academy. In the end, his power is not as substantial as that of the director of the provincial department's office.

And this director, though a newly promoted white-collar worker and only a division-level official, is still serving the top two officials in the department. He spends all his time around the two biggest bosses in the department, which is exactly what the old saying means: "He is not like a boss, but he is more like a boss."

Director Ma frowned, his tone icy: "It's making a huge commotion up here, even the executive director can hear it, not to mention the parents in the stands. What if the public takes pictures and videos and posts them online? You need to settle things down quickly."

"Yes, yes, Director Ma is right. Fortunately, everyone was busy looking for their children in the formation, so they probably didn't pay much attention to this." Vice Dean Wang wiped his forehead and nodded guiltily in a low voice.

As he spoke, Director Ma casually glanced at the people involved who were standing in a circle not far away. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, he stopped talking, turned around, and stared intently at them.

The people accompanying him also noticed Director Ma's unusual behavior and followed his gaze. They saw two young men and women in casual clothes supporting each other, standing close together, their behavior somewhat intimate. The man's white T-shirt was already crumpled and in terrible condition, while the woman beside him was in an even worse state. The seemingly weak woman was holding onto the man with one hand while constantly patting her dirty jeans with the other.

Director Ma was extremely anxious. He rushed to the woman's side, looking extremely distressed, and bent over, sighing repeatedly: "Xiao Li, what happened? Are you hurt? Does it hurt?"

"Uncle Ma, it's nothing, it's nothing. I just tripped and fell. Look, I can walk and jump again." Julie looked up and saw Uncle Ma, whom she had known since childhood. She nervously glanced around and realized that about a dozen people in the room were quietly staring at her. She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"That puts my mind at ease. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to explain it to your father."

These words caused an uproar throughout the room.

The person even the director of the provincial department's office had to answer to, how high-ranking must that be? And this high-ranking official's precious daughter had been standing by, watching them all.

Then someone knocked him to the ground!
Most importantly, this girl seems to be the young man's lover?
Seeing that Julie was indeed alright, Director Ma breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up, looked at the young man standing to the side, and compared him with the figure in the short video he had seen in the car earlier, and slowly smiled.

It seems that Chang's prediction was pretty accurate; Xiaoli's relationship with the man is probably close to that. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to the police academy and even brought her boyfriend along.

That young couple is so lovey-dovey!
He patted the man's shoulder with great satisfaction, as if it were an elder's affection: "Chen Shu, the daredevil of Dongzhou, the fire-fighting hero of Dongzhou. You did a great job! Come to my office tomorrow and have a good chat. I've been wanting to hear about your heroic deeds."

"Not free tomorrow? How about tonight? Xiaoli's dad's here too, let's go out for dinner together?"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone in the room froze, their eyes widening as they all turned to the young man and woman in the corner of the room, their clothes covered in dirt and grime.

Especially Xu, who had previously deduced that Chen Shu was one of Lin Dakai's gang, and Xiao Yan, the first officer to lay a hand on Chen Shu, seemed to hear something inside them collapsing and crumbling away.

It's over, completely over. Director Xu's heart sank, and his last bit of hope vanished.

"Uncle Ma! What nonsense are you talking about!" Zhu, the forensic doctor who had handled hundreds of unrecognizable corpses and was known in his unit as "Zhu the Impermanent Man with a White Face," felt a sense of shame so great that he wanted to cover his face and disappear into the ground.

Then, realizing that she was the one being watched, she stomped her foot and ran away.

Director Ma stood beside Chen Shu with a chuckle, reminding Chen Shu to make sure to arrange some time that evening, while watching Zhu Li's departing figure.

Only after Julie's figure completely disappeared from the scene did he revert to his cold demeanor, glance at the group of people standing there, snort coldly, and leave with the words "handle it properly," before waving his hand and leading his men back to the podium.

The whole place was silent.

(End of this chapter)