Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 629

When the two met, Zhang Yang politely gave Chen Shu a light hug.

After letting go, she casually tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and began to talk about her recent interview with the SWAT team.

The reason is the "A_PARTY Orange Sweep Case" organized by the Special Police Brigade a few days ago. This incident has caused quite a stir in society.

Most importantly, it shattered the common perception that the police would not dare to target well-connected five-star hotels, thus demonstrating the integrity and incorruptibility of the police in law enforcement.

The online discussion continued to heat up, with reposts and likes exploding out of control.

Originally, a group of people in the industry, including the public security, judicial, and market departments, were all watching with a "let's see what happens" attitude. After all, such luxury hotels are obviously designed to serve the rich or powerful, so it's only natural that they would grant some special treatment. It hasn't happened in many years that someone dared to kick down the facade of a five-star hotel.

This period of time has allowed the people of Dongzhou to become accustomed to the unique privileges of five-star hotels in society. However, it has also accumulated a large amount of negative sentiment among the middle and lower classes that is directed at five-star hotels. This sentiment is very direct and easily ignited.

Therefore, when the special police brigade took action to investigate A_PARTY, the criminal penalties imposed on a large number of its management personnel far exceeded the public's expectations (they originally thought that at most it would be a public security penalty of suspension of business). As a result, after a series of heated discussions on the Internet, the public's evaluation of Dongzhou Public Security Bureau rose to a new starting point.

"They are fearless in the face of privilege, truly deserving of the title of 'orange-sweeping police'."

This crackdown on prostitution surprisingly avoided online ridicule. Especially on the Dongzhou local entertainment forum, which is known for its satire of police in solving cases but excels at cracking down on prostitution and gambling, a rare trend of refusing to comment emerged.

In this forum teeming with keyboard warriors, not commenting is the highest praise one can give to the police.

Photographer Xiao Zhao was very perceptive. Upon seeing Chen Shu arrive, he immediately made up an excuse to look around and find a suitable place for an interview, and then he ran off in a hurry.

The two looked at each other and smiled. They were both almost thirty years old. They understood Xiao Zhao's good intentions and were also aware of their own little schemes.

Since their return from northern Myanmar, their relationship has gone beyond that of ordinary friends, but neither of them has said anything, and they are both deliberately pretending not to know.

During the conversation, Chen Shu learned that Zhang Yang is now doing anti-fraud publicity work on a voluntary basis, and in his spare time he also helps some of the victims run around trying to recover some of their losses.

Chen Shu, still shaken, warned Zhang Yang not to venture further into northern Myanmar, to which Zhang Yang jokingly called her a coward. However, she knew it was out of concern, and explained that she would only go as far as Yunnan Province in the south, and would never leave the country.

Seeing the man in front of her exhale a sigh of relief, his genuine expression of relief stirred a slight ripple in her heart.

"The station assigned me a political task, saying that I must come to the special police team to do an exclusive interview with you and have a good talk about this orange-sweeping incident."

Zhang Yang and Chen Shu walked side by side in the special police compound. A gentle breeze blew, causing her long hair to flutter slightly, carrying with it a subtle, mature woman's fragrance that gently and softly entered Chen Shu's mind, lingering there.

It was already autumn, and the summer heat of Dongzhou had completely disappeared. Apart from being a little dry, the climate was quite pleasant. The unique garden layout in the northwest corner of the special police compound was indeed a good place for a stroll.

Chen Shu was actually a little embarrassed in front of Zhang Yang.

He knew Zhang Yang had always harbored feelings for him, but he himself felt somewhat absent-minded towards her. As they spent more time together, Chen Shu felt nothing but guilt, not wanting to hold the girl back. But he couldn't bring himself to talk about it openly, or it would be awkward for both of them.

Chen Shu smiled and took over the topic Zhang Yang had brought up: "No need to make it so formal, we just did what we were supposed to do."

Zhang Yang stopped and turned to look intently at Chen Shu, remaining silent and staring at him. Only when Chen Shu, somewhat embarrassed, looked away did Zhang Yang turn back, smiling naturally. "Brother Shu, you guys are really amazing, daring to investigate the entertainment department of the Sunshine Hotel. You truly deserve to be called heroes of Dongzhou, the Third Prince of Dongzhou."

Here, Zhang Yang displayed Chen Shu's nickname on the local Dongzhou internet, and his teasing smile was quite amusing.

"Oh, my dear reporter, please don't belittle me. We're a special police unit. Sending us to sweep oranges might not be something others might understand, but I'm quite embarrassed myself." Chen Shu waved his hands repeatedly, a little overwhelmed by Zhang Yang's big, expressive eyes.

"What's there to be ashamed of? The public security brigade and the public security branch have been silent for years. You've made a move, and we'll know whether you're capable or not!" Zhang Yang almost started humming a tune as he spoke.

Looking at the SWAT team members diligently training on the grass, Chen Shu couldn't help but feel a strange sense of emotion: "Investigating A_PARTY's prostitution is just a small episode. Our SWAT team still has to do what we're supposed to do."

This is the truth. Chen Shu has always complained about the bureau involving special police officers in routine anti-gambling and anti-illegal gambling operations.

It wasn't that he was unwilling to do it; in his early years at the Zhongshan Police Station, he had dealt with a lot of prostitution, gambling, and drug-related crimes, and arrested many suspects involved in these cases, consistently ranking first in the branch office in terms of the number of cases cracked.

The thought of fully armed police officers, carrying submachine guns and riot shields, storming into the brightly lit nightclubs to arrest those frail women running around screaming incessantly, made him incredibly embarrassed.

If the SWAT team does something like that, it's really embarrassing.

But Zhang Yang's perspective on the issue is different.

She was originally a person with a strong sense of justice, and was also a well-known internet celebrity reporter and host of legal programs in Dongzhou, so she was practically a member of the legal profession.

They basically know just how deep the waters are behind this five-star hotel. Ordinary police officers might not be able to handle it, let alone investigate it. They might not even be able to do anything during a routine inspection.

Therefore, Zhang Yang greatly approved of and admired the special police team, represented by Chen Shu, for being able to take down the entertainment department of a five-star hotel. She even had to admit that Chen Shu had some courage and skill. She hadn't seen or heard of this level of competence and method in many years.

Earlier, whenever the head of the publicity department of the Public Security Bureau came to her door with materials, asking her to praise the fairness and justice of the police in handling cases on her legal program "Yang Says News", she felt a little uncomfortable.

Because those who make the news are all minor figures, while the big stores and venues with real power and connections are still open for business and have plenty of entertainment.

This made Zhang Yang, who was standing in front of the camera with a microphone and claimed to be a mouthpiece for the masses, quite uncomfortable. In the end, he went to the station's leaders and firmly rejected this hypocritical propaganda work.

Yes, it's so fake.

It's so fake that even she's too lazy to pretend.

Zhang Yang walked briskly to the edge of the small pond with his hands behind his back, turned around halfway, and said with a grin, "You're still so modest, you haven't changed at all! But I'm really here on a heavy responsibility from my superiors, so you'd better give me some explanation, or I'm not going to stay here."

Chen Shu looked up and saw a gentle breeze blowing, causing Zhang Yang to raise her pretty and refined face. Her bright almond-shaped eyes were like clear pools after autumn, and the mischievous smile on her small lips was quite beautiful.

In his view, this was the smile of a victor.

It might be better not to leave; for some reason, this thought inexplicably arose in his mind.

(End of this chapter)