Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 572 Spring Offensive - Sweeping Away Oranges

early morning.

Chen Shu ate a bowl of sticky rice at a breakfast shop near his workplace to change his taste, and then strolled leisurely toward the gate of the Special Police Brigade while humming a song.

He seems to be in good spirits.

I drank quite a bit of alcohol the day before yesterday while welcoming new students, so I stayed home and rested all day Sunday. I've only just recovered today.

The office building of the Zhengming Special Police Brigade was originally used as a guesthouse by the military. It consists of a detached residential building and a two-story annex used for catering.

Later, a policy was introduced and the policy was abolished. Just then, Zhengming Special Police encountered an opportunity to expand their patrol team and urgently needed office and training space. The city then assigned this place to Zhengming Public Security Bureau, and then transferred it to Zhengming Special Police.

If the former SWAT team's base at the foot of the mountains in the suburbs were a place that was previously hidden away, the newly renovated building and compound would be a paradise.

Logically speaking, the work of a special police officer is much more comfortable than that of a police station officer.

First, while others have to pay to go to the gym, working in the SWAT team allows them to exercise and earn a salary at the same time—a win-win situation. Besides the standard gym provided by the unit, there's also a billiards room, etc.

Secondly, overtime at the police station means staying up all night and handling cases. Even if you provided the police station with three billiard rooms, it would just be for show, because no one would use them.

Meanwhile, SWAT officers, even on the highest level of heightened duty, can sleep soundly until dawn. Incidents requiring SWAT team deployment are extremely rare.

Third, the dispatch station has quotas.

There are also drawbacks. Since the special police brigade is not a business brigade, their daily work consists of patrolling, standby duty, and training. They deal with emergencies when there are incidents and conduct on-site training when there are no incidents. It is a place even more barren than a government office.

To be honest, no colleagues from other units would come knocking on their door, and naturally no one would consider themselves on equal footing with the special police.

With weakened connections between units, some greetings became impossible. Only classmates who graduated from police academy together, sharing a bond of camaraderie, could maintain contact, albeit reluctantly.

As I entered the courtyard, I saw Chen Chuan picking his teeth as he came out of the cafeteria.

"It's rare to see one of our dispatched officials come to work so early," Chen Shu said sarcastically to Chen Chuan without any politeness.

Chen Chuan didn't take it seriously and shook his head: "I'll be at work in the middle of the night!"

Chen Shu sniffed the faint smell of alcohol in the air: "The second half ended late, so they were too lazy to go home."

With dark circles under his eyes, Chen Chuan tilted his head and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect: "I'm going to the guardhouse for my shift. See you later."

When Chen Chuan was transferred from the Municipal Public Security Bureau to the Special Police Brigade, the brigade leader, Li Da, knew he couldn't manage this new recruit who was there to gain experience through connections, so he assigned him to the unit's gatehouse.

The guardhouse is a small two-story building. To be more precise, it's a rest room built on the foundation of the already high ceilings on the first floor.

This small room was originally intended for the two auxiliary police officers who guarded the gate to rest during their shifts. Unexpectedly, when Chen Chuan arrived, he gave up his own dormitory and moved both his office and dormitory to this second floor.

They say it allows them to balance work and rest.

Chen Shu quickened his pace and walked alongside Chen Chuan: "Tell me about Lily."

"Lily? Book, you're not interested in her, are you?" Chen Chuan, who was originally very sleepy, instantly woke up and became energetic.

Chen Chuan was about to gossip a bit when he suddenly frowned, paused for a long time, and, recalling the 'Spring Offensive' that the branch office had just issued a few days ago, his expression slowly became serious: "Director Chen, you're not thinking of taking this place down, are you?"

Chen Shu nodded. Chen Chuan put his hands on Chen Shu's shoulders and said incredulously, "Shu, we're special police, you understand? We're special police! What cases do we handle? We just do a few to get by with the station, the bureau doesn't require anything from us, why would we take on any more cases? Don't you think it's too much trouble?"

He tried to persuade him further: "Books are mass-produced; there aren't any in stock that meet your needs."

"When you and Zhu Yiba sang a love song duet, I went out for a walk and there was a girl wearing a space helmet and dressed as a rabbit with a head dancing in one of the private rooms. Tsk tsk, is this what you call entertainment?"

Chen Chuan's spirits lifted again, as if he had found a kindred spirit: "This is Johnny's exclusive 'Wandering Earth' package, and it's legal!"

Chen Shu sneered: "Dancing is legal, but what about the girls sitting down there? Heh, I just wandered around and saw that most of the place was filled with escorts. Don't tell me they're all working for free."

Chen Chuan looked constipated: "Books, it's rare for me to find one that suits my taste."

Chen Shu tossed Chen Chuan a cigarette: "Chen Chuan, we're police officers."

Chen Chuan snorted, somewhat annoyed: "Come on, you think you're the good cop, and I'm just protecting San. Okay? Are you satisfied now?"

The two had been inseparable since they started at the police academy. Chen Shu knew that the other simply enjoyed going to nightclubs and never slept with prostitutes, while Chen Chuan's family was far better off than the average person and didn't need to engage in any power, money, or sex transactions. Therefore, the words "protecting San" were just said in anger.

Chen Shu advised, "These girls have been around nightclubs for a while, none of them are innocent. Just have some fun and relax. There's no need to confine yourself to these kinds of places where you're just playing around. Our team management is expected to become stricter and stricter from now on, so it's best to avoid going if you can."

"Besides, by sweeping through this smoky and chaotic place, we can give some girls who are trapped there a chance to start anew. Chen Chuan, this is a life-saving act, a meritorious deed!"

Paid companionship is only punished on the KTV side; the female escorts are not punished at all and are let go.

That's why there's the story of Chen Shu saving people.

Chen Chuan, whose face was tense, suddenly chuckled: "You were quite serious at the beginning, but the last sentence was just to comfort people. Don't treat me like a child; I can still tell right from wrong."

Chen Shu nodded with a smile.

After a while, Chen Chuan spoke up: "A_Party is at least ostensibly a chain karaoke bar, but I have indeed met the madams leading the groups there a few times."

"Mami," also known as "team leader" or "brothel madam," is a specific term in the nightlife industry referring to the intermediary who connects female hostesses with male customers. Mami are typically managers within the company and receive a fixed salary and performance-based commissions.

Their main job was to recruit numerous young women to accompany male customers to the club for drinks and karaoke, and even to engage in prostitution. They would then take a cut from the ticket revenue collected by the women. Some of this commission was given to the company, while some was kept for themselves.

The latest type includes the "mama" who initially collaborated with the company and brought the girls along, but has no affiliation with the nightclub.

Chen Shu tossed him a cigarette: "Is there a possibility of organized prostitution? What role does Lily play in it? Is she the madam? Introduce her?"

“Lily is definitely not. Have you ever seen someone involved in prostitution personally serving customers for a small tip?” Chen Chuan shook his head vigorously.

He exhaled a puff of smoke and changed the subject: "A_Party's renovation cost a fortune. They claim to have spent 40 million yuan. If I give you a 50% discount, it's definitely 20 million. With such a large investment, especially for a newly opened nightclub, it's unlikely they'd fail right away."

"What do you mean?"

"At most, it's paid companionship, that's all."

Chen Shu leaned back on the sofa, staring at the ceiling: "Then it's not very interesting."

(End of this chapter)