Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 59 Back to the Police Station
Zhu Chaoran cried out in surprise, and everyone's eyes were drawn to the right waist of Chen Shu's T-shirt, which was stained red with blood.

Huang Sisi hurriedly pulled up the hem of Chen Shu's T-shirt, her face turning pale: "Ah!"

With a whoosh, people nearby who were surfing the internet crowded in, and some even leaned over to observe his injuries up close, spouting a bunch of technical terms related to nursing and treatment.

Chen Shu was unaware of his injuries and didn't think to check them carefully at the moment. He gently patted Huang Siqian, who was clutching the hem of his T-shirt, signaling her to let go.

He then pulled Huang Sisi, whose face was flushed and who was pacing around anxiously like an ant on a hot pan, to his uninjured left side and comforted her with a smile:
"I'm fine, I feel good. This wound must have been from when that dagger was thrown at me. It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious. Xiaoqiang, you and Fatty take that guy on the ground to the car. I'll be there in a bit."

With that, he sat down on a single sofa with Huang Sisi's help. He cleared his throat and called out to those around him, "Everyone, disperse, it's alright, everyone disperse."

Xiaoqiang came to his senses, walked over to the short guy lying on the ground pretending to be dead, grabbed him, and dragged him out of the internet cafe.

"Wait!" Chen Shu shouted.

Xiaoqiang turned around in confusion.

Chen Shu said to Zhu Chaoran, who was standing to the side, "That big guy had a knife on him, and I reckon this guy probably has something else on him too. Go search him."

Zhu Chaoran ran over and, using his expertise in picking pockets, quickly found a folding knife and some hardware tools in the short man's pants pocket.

The crowd, which had been slowly dispersing, gathered again after Zhu Chaoran found a folding knife, pointing and whispering among themselves, creating quite a stir.

Chen Shu felt somewhat helpless. He understood the Chinese people's love of gossip and spectacle, so he stopped interfering.

After the short guy was taken away by Xiaoqiang and Zhu Chaoran, the people gathered in the internet cafe gradually dispersed. Everyone returned to their seats and resumed surfing the internet.

Huang Siqian stood next to Chen Shu, hesitant to speak, looking somewhat at a loss.

Chen Shu patted the empty single sofa next to him, gesturing for him to sit down: "Sit down. You've been frightened, rest for a while."

Huang Sisi didn't sit down, but asked, "Should I call an ambulance for you?"

Chen Shu, who finally had a moment to spare, lifted his T-shirt to check his injury. He shook his head, somewhat unconcerned: "The bleeding has stopped, it's just a big cut. I have a lot of fat here, it's nothing serious."

Huang Sisi stared intently at the wound on his waist with her beautiful eyes, her high nose wrinkling slightly, looking as if she was about to cry.

Chen Shu, who is usually eloquent, seemed to have become mute at this moment, stammering and not knowing what to say.

He could only change the subject, asking, "By the way, Xiaoqian, what information are you looking up here tonight? I wasn't paying attention. The screen seemed to be full of text."

Upon hearing this, Huang Sisi immediately lowered her head and turned her gaze to a corner. Even though the lighting in the internet cafe was dim, Chen Shu could still see at a glance that her cheeks were flushed.

The scene was a little awkward.

Chen Shu scratched his head and continued, "I'm a little embarrassed today; I didn't expect the perpetrator to show up so suddenly."

He immediately realized that this was entirely his responsibility.

He was originally out handling a case, but he ended up thinking of moving his seat next to Huang Siqian.

Isn't this just hurting people?
As he spoke, his voice lowered.

Seeing that the man who had been so brave and decisive just moments before, who hadn't even blinked after being cut by a knife, now resembled a little boy who had done something wrong and was facing his mother, Huang Sisi couldn't help but take Chen Shu's large hand and comfort him, saying, "Didn't you just ask me what information I was looking up on the computer? I'll tell you now. I'm preparing for the bar exam! My dream is to become a lawyer!"

Chen Shu's attention was drawn to it: "Lawyer? You passed the objective questions this year?"

"I won't tell you!" She smiled brightly, her eyes filled with pride.

Chen Shu touched his nose, neither confirming nor denying.

Chen Shu felt waves of pain coming from his waist and left foot. He had wanted to continue teasing the little girl, but he could only endure it and remain silent.

The wound on your waist isn't a big problem; it'll probably just need a few stitches. However, the problem with your foot is more serious; it's very likely a fracture.

Let's deal with the internet cafe issue first. This mess is tarnishing the glorious image of our people's police.

Chen Shuchao waved to the internet cafe manager who was standing not far away, who kept looking at him but didn't dare to come over.

"Excuse me, I'll send someone over later to copy your surveillance video. Please cooperate. Your surveillance cameras are working properly, right?"

The network administrator nodded.

"Yes, I'm Chen Shu from Zhongshan Police Station. Take a few photos of the damage here and make a list. I'll send someone over to collect it tomorrow. Don't worry, we'll definitely compensate you."

The network administrator nodded vigorously.

"I apologize for disturbing your business today. I'll come back to visit you again once we've sorted out this case and it's over."

The network administrator was taken aback, then quickly shook his head, and after a few shakes, hurriedly nodded.

Just then, Zhu Chaoran led two men in white carrying a stretcher over and jogged over, asking with concern, "Brother Shu, I've already put him in the car. Xiao Qiang is keeping an eye on him. Are you alright? Someone called for an ambulance earlier, and it's here."

Chen Shu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then pointed to a row of tables and said, "I won't go to the hospital. That guy's dagger should be there, find it first. Later, we'll go back to the station, put him in a cage, and then you can help me get him to the hospital."

"Brother Shu, Xiaoqiang and I can take this person back. You should go to the hospital with them first."

Chen Shu waved his hand: "I know what I'm doing. Sorry to have made you both come all this way for nothing. My injury isn't serious, I'll go to the hospital myself later. Thank you!"

Seeing that Chen Shu spoke clearly and logically, and did not appear to be seriously injured, the two medical staff exchanged a glance and then went back.

Zhu Chaoran nodded and didn't insist anymore. A few minutes later, he found the dagger on a single sofa. The dagger was sharpened, and there was blood on the blade.

He took a few photos near the sofa, then asked the internet cafe manager for newspapers and bags to wrap the dagger before helping Chen Shu back to the car.

Zhu Chaoran was driving, and Xiao Qiang was sitting in the back seat controlling the short guy next to him.

The short man's right hand was handcuffed to the handle above the car window, while his left hand held the back of his head, burying his head between his thighs.

As Chen Shu sat in the passenger seat, the image in his mind was Huang Siqian standing on the steps at the entrance of the internet cafe, her eyebrows furrowed with worry.

(End of this chapter)