Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 619 Suspect

Xu Chaofan had met many people, but he felt that Chen Chuan was no ordinary person the moment he walked in. Now that he knew that this person came from the Municipal Bureau of Technical Investigation, and considering that the level of secrecy involved was no less than that of the National Security Bureau, he immediately had great respect for Chen Chuan.

Yes, respect.

To put it dramatically, police officers at local police stations and those at the municipal police bureau are essentially two different species. Think of it this way: if a local police officer had two choices—to be promoted to deputy director of a police station or to become a police officer at the municipal police bureau—100% of them would choose the latter.

In particular, Xu Chaofan, as the deputy director in charge of public security, didn't usually have many needs for technical investigations, but when it came to critical moments, he would practically beg and plead with everyone he could. For example, back then, he would have been willing to kneel down immediately just to get access to a digital account for case handling.

After a moment's consideration, Xu Chaofan said, "There are three problems. First, Chen Shu didn't report this operation according to procedure; how can we make amends? Second, what is the true purpose of Zhao Feifei, the captain of the Public Security Brigade? I simply don't believe that a captain would come to the front line to handle a case alone; third..."

After a pause, Xu Chaofan finally lowered his head, adopting a posture of weakness or even shame, and softly said, "Xiao Yang, you deserve it..."

Upon hearing the first two points, Chen Chuan's expression changed drastically, and he said quickly, "Chen Shu, didn't you report this to your bureau leader?"

Chen Shu awkwardly touched his nose, realizing from Chen Chuan's attitude that this was a very serious problem.

Chen Chuan got up and circled the room in reverse, following Xu Chaofan's previous steps. After a while, he resolutely said, "I'll go find your captain and sound her out. Only someone of her rank can handle this."

After saying that, he left the office like a gust of wind.

After Chen Chuan left, Xu Chaofan picked up his teacup and put it down, then picked it up again, hesitating for a long time. Seeing that Chen Shu didn't speak but just quietly watched him, he finally revealed the ultimate purpose of his visit that evening:
"Chen Shu, what should we do about Xiao Yang?"

Chen Shu casually tossed the body camera clipped to his shoulder to Xu Chaofan: "Watch this first, I'm going downstairs for a stroll."

As the door closed, Chen Shu peeked through the crack and saw Xu Chaofan sitting upright, staring at the small screen of the recorder in his hand. He couldn't help but let out another long sigh.

Be a teacher for one day, and be a father for life.

After leaving the house, Chen Shu turned into a corner and called his old classmate Cheng Mian, who worked in the Legal Affairs Division. The call lasted a long time, with Cheng Mian doing most of the talking while Chen Shu nodded repeatedly.

"Are you going to be a bad guy?"

Chen Shu gripped the phone with its screen off, his feelings a mix of emotions.

Case-handling area, interrogation room.

As Chen Shu passed by, he heard the man inside speaking in a relaxed and natural tone, even with a hint of excitement. Curious about the man's mindset, he turned around and stepped into the interrogation room.

Generally, when interrogating someone, they will fall into two categories. One is those who fiercely resist and oppose the police, and the other is those who are relatively calm and answer whatever the police ask.

There are two main types of people who fiercely resist: one type is those who have indeed committed a crime, and even know in their hearts that it is a serious crime, so they resist fiercely; the other type is innocent, and they know in their hearts that they have done nothing.

Therefore, one must be cautious when interrogating someone who resists fiercely.

Those who maintain a relaxed and carefree attitude throughout, and even dare to joke with the police, are usually seasoned veterans who have been in and out of the police force. They have some responsibilities, but they are quite knowledgeable about police investigations, so they are not afraid of not getting out.

After entering the room, Chen Shu first gestured for Zhang Qing, who was taking a statement, to continue working, and then stood by the computer and glanced at it a few times.

"Oh, this must be the boss. Hello, boss, when can I go home? I'm here to drink with some girls, is that okay? I'm a little sleepy and want to go home and sleep early."

A young man in a loose coat sat behind the table, winking and gesturing towards Chen Shu. When Chen Shu looked over, the young man grinned and held up two fingers. This kind of person was clearly a seasoned veteran.

Chen Shu tossed him a cigarette: "Have a smoke to clear your head, hang in there, we'll go back after I finish giving my statement."

"Okay, thank you, boss!" The young man clasped his hands together to catch the cigarette, put it in his mouth, and looked over obsequiously.

Chen Shu lit a cigarette for him.

The young man squinted, took a deep breath, and continued, "It must have been around eleven o'clock, everyone had drunk quite a bit. Then Mommy ran into the private room to turn off the lights."

Zhang Qing interrupted the other person's statement and asked, "What's this mother's name?"

"I don't know her name. We usually call her Xiaoling. She used to be one of the girls at A_PARTY, but she became a mommy last month. Ugh, now that she's a mommy, she doesn't let us touch her anymore. I'm never booking her table again!"

"Let's continue talking about what happened in the private room."

"Okay, officer." Xiaoling went into the private room, covered the small transparent window on the door with a magazine, and then turned off all the lights in the room, leaving only a few spotlights, the kind of lights you see in dance halls, with different colors spinning around.

"Then Xiaoling would use the microphone to shout out to the hostesses to take off their clothes, and, well, we'd all take them off too. Once they were all shirtless, we'd hug and dance in the private room, hehe, the hostesses would even throw off their bras, just wearing shorts!"
The young man was talking happily, gesturing wildly as if he still wanted to continue.

Zhang Qing frowned and, following the other party's instructions, recorded the details word by word into the record-keeping system.

Finally, Chen Shu asked a series of questions:
"Who invited those girls to come and play with you?"

"Xiao Ling."

"Who is managing these young ladies?"

"Xiao Ling."

"Who told you that these girls can go out with clients?"

"Xiao Ling."

"Whose money did you give the fees for these production services to?"

"Xiao Ling."

Chen Shu turned and left the interrogation room, walked down the long corridor, crossed an iron gate, and entered a small room covered with soft cloth on all sides.

An acrylic sign was pasted next to the door.

Interrogation room (1).

(PS: Questioning is used to identify suspected offenders or witnesses, while interrogation is only for criminal suspects. One is related to the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law," and the other is related to the "Criminal Law." Although there is only one word difference, there is a big difference.)
It's a pity that the sofa dance was deleted.

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