Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 674 The So-Called Justifiable Cause
Qingyue Bridge, outside a residential area.

Autumn is more than halfway over, and the temperature drops unbearably at night. By eight or nine o'clock, there are hardly any pedestrians on the streets.

At the corner of an old building, several men were hiding by the wall, talking.

"Li Da, the person went in and hasn't come out since. Xiao Yao is downstairs watching the door now," the plainclothes detective codenamed "Little Chicken" said, pointing in the direction of the residential area.

Li Meng nodded and asked, "Is someone staying on the balcony?"

"Two were kept."

"What about the front and back gates of the residential complex?"

"They left, and also arranged for three people to patrol around the perimeter of the community."

"As usual, delivery drivers and runners who are located near the target area must be replaced at the entrance."

"it is good."

The chick hesitated for a moment and asked, "Li Da, didn't we just say to keep an eye on things? Do we have to do it again?"

According to the previous plan, the Zhengming Criminal Investigation Brigade was only responsible for tracking down the hideout, and the subsequent operations were to be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Detachment and Special Police Detachment that were about to arrive to provide support.

"Little Chicken, that's a good code name for you, it suits your guts." Qian Tan, who was leaning against the wall smoking, exhaled a puff of smoke and mocked coldly.

The chick glanced at him and then looked away without saying a word. The team was pretty much used to Qian Tan's sarcastic remarks and his lazy, idle lifestyle.

No matter how many cases you solve, it's useless if you can't get promoted.

The chick stretched out its left hand, holding a Type 92 rifle in its palm: "Li Da, we'll all listen to you."

Li Meng's eyes softened slightly, and he raised his hand to gently pat the gleaming gun in the chicken's hand, accepting the support the other party was giving him at this crucial moment.

"Thank you."

Wen Zhao, who had been hiding silently to the side, stepped out of the shadows and asked, "Li Da, how do you explain this to the higher-ups?"

As Wen Zhao, who had been following Li Meng the whole time, all signs indicated that his deputy captain had already harbored the intention to steal credit and had even made certain preparations.

But Wen Zhao also knew that as a criminal investigator who only accepted tracking missions, Zhengming Xingda had no way of forcibly reaching out to snatch this task that everyone was watching with wide eyes.

Even the moment of touching it would be immediately stopped by superiors.

Upon hearing Wen Zhao's question, Li Meng's square face seemed to flash with a storm for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.

He took out his walkie-talkie, switched to the channel agreed upon with the command center, and said in a deep voice, "Command center, command center, this is Eagle."

sizzle.

"Command center received, please proceed."

"The target is suspected of being out of control, so the entire Eagle Team will enter the community to conduct a thorough search."

Twig shedding?

When Wen Zhao and Xiao Ji first heard Li Meng's report, they both wondered if they were hallucinating.

They exchanged a glance, and both read disbelief in each other's eyes.

They successfully tracked down the hideout, and Qian even risked getting close to test the group to identify the one with a gun or explosives through his reaction.

The mission can be said to have been successfully completed, so why did Li Da still report to his superiors that he had lost track of the person?

This is no small matter.

This large-scale operation mobilized all the elite forces of the entire municipal bureau, while the provincial department also dispatched a team of experienced experts who were on their way.

They even abandoned their previous safe plan of sending them into an ambush to annihilate them, all in order to raid their base.

Throughout the command center, from the municipal bureau's executive to the upright detachment leaders, everyone craned their necks, wishing they could see right through the heavens.

So you replied that you lost track of the person?
It's fair to say that the entire Zhengming Brigade, with its hundred or so members, couldn't afford the consequences.

Wen Zhao is still in a daze.

The chick reacted faster, suddenly turning its head to look at Qian Tan, who was leaning against the wall, still calmly exhaling smoke rings.

Perhaps unable to withstand the chick's burning gaze, Qian Tan finally spoke up: "So, chick, you're a few years older than Li Danian but you're still a chick, while Li Danian is already a leading eagle. Don't worry, we'll have a legitimate reason to act soon."

"A legitimate reason for the attack?" Little Chicken seemed to realize something and nudged the stunned Wen Zhao awake with an elbow. The two squeezed to the side and whispered among themselves, guessing that they had guessed their deputy captain's thinking.

The original plan was for Li Meng's tracking team to find out the route taken by the three people who got out of the taxi, and then leave a few people to keep an eye on the front and back exits of their destination.

The subsequent arrest operation will be handled by the Criminal Investigation Division and the Special Police Division.

For grassroots police officers who are used to having their achievements taken by their superiors, this arrangement is quite appropriate. After all, giving them the task of tracking Zhengming Criminal Investigation Division officers is considered front-line investigation, and their future performance in terms of profit sharing will be among the top.

Li Meng had no objection to the special police being the main force in the assault.

Please note that Li Meng's concession here stems from the long-standing habit of superiors reaping the benefits at the grassroots level. In his mind, because he tacitly accepted the superiors' superiors' superiors' superiors' superiors, he was able to convince himself to accept this common and unfair arrangement.

But when he learned that his old classmate from the same batch was now in the position of overall commander of this operation, he felt a surge of emotion as he compared the two of them. He knew that if the operation were to succeed, the credit for his role as the on-site commander would be unimaginable.

The only way to reverse this situation is to strike first.

The prerequisite for taking action is having a legitimate reason to bring a large group of people into the residential area, and then seizing the opportunity to rush into the building and arrest the person.

What's the reason for arresting them? We can always make it up later.

Chance encounter? Emergency? Sudden danger? These are not problems, because for decades, the criminal investigation department has always judged success by results.

Therefore, the scene of Li Meng deliberately lying about "escaping" occurred.

He was also very nervous.

However, he couldn't show weakness in front of his subordinates, so he remained silent, simply pursing his lips and waiting for a reply from the command center. He was afraid that his superiors would use his mistake as a pretext to replace him on the spot. In that case, he would lose both his wife and his troops.

Haha, he embarrassed himself at the crucial moment.

That place must be in complete chaos.

If it were him, he would surely have suppressed the crowd and issued the expected order.

As Li Meng pondered her old classmate's thoughts, her palms, gripping the walkie-talkie, were drenched in cold sweat.

"Zizzizi."

First, a series of electronic sounds, seemingly interference, came from the walkie-talkie, and then a man's hoarse voice came through.

The voice startled Li Meng, because he recognized it and was looking forward to its reply.

"Eagle, Eagle, this is the command center."

Li Meng took a deep breath, first looking at the leisurely Qian Tan, then at Wen Zhao and Xiao Ji standing to the side, eager to try, and slowly said:
"I am the eagle, please speak."

"You have two hours. Once the time is up, you must get out of there."

"receive."

Become!

The bet was won!
Li Meng exhaled a breath of stale air.

More than a decade ago, when he and Chen Shu were still studying at the police academy, they watched a movie about tank warfare together one weekend. He had long forgotten the plot, but one scene had remained vivid in his mind.

One of the German officers, who was very experienced in combat, was extremely conflicted when facing his subordinates who were all new recruits. He said that in the past, he had to live with the new recruits for at least six months to build mutual trust and understanding before he could lead the troops into battle.

At that moment, Chen Shu pointed to the laptop screen and said solemnly, word by word, "Changing generals at the last minute is a major taboo."

Perhaps due to the passage of time, her memory has become somewhat hazy, or even fragmented, and the context may be inconsistent. However, Chen Shu's statement, "Changing generals in the midst of battle is a major taboo," is firmly etched in Li Meng's memory.

Ah, Chen Shu, it's Chen Shu again.

He's only giving me two hours? Ah, no, he should be giving himself two hours to prepare.

When the time comes, he will surely come again, just like before, with a large entourage to save me from my mistakes and the people who are about to be ravaged.

Hehe, sorry, it's my turn this time.

Li Meng was thrilled, feeling that the credit was already in his hands.

Qian Tan, Xiao Ji, Wen Zhao, and others, who were standing on the side with their eyes gleaming green, all looked like hunters waiting to prey on their dying prey.

The credit for the arrest is fantastic!
(End of this chapter)