Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 694 One of your teeth isn't enough
Half an hour ago.

With his head swollen like a pig, Li Meng slunk out of the captain's office and walked back to his own office, keeping his head down and ignoring any greetings from his colleagues.

With a bang, Li Meng slammed the door shut. Sitting at the table, she suddenly swept her hands across the desk, scattering the documents and files across the floor.

His eyes were filled with resentment and anger, his chest heaving. After a long while, as if all his strength had been exhausted, he slumped onto the table, staring blankly at the desktop photo on the computer screen.

This is a photo taken a few years ago when he was promoted to instructor for being an "outstanding" young police officer, and he was photographed with the branch bureau chief.

In the photo, Li Meng is wearing a dress with a sash and a sparkling police hat, her face glowing with happiness.

The bureau chief standing beside him was also all smiles, which was both an affirmation of the young police officer's work ability and an expression of appreciation for his promising future.

click!
crackle.

Li Meng slammed his fist on the computer screen, his face contorted with rage, muttering incessantly about the police academy student who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and exposed his lies, as well as the government officials who had stood by and watched indifferently at the time.

"Damn it! Where did this dead man without parents come from?!"

"Instead of studying properly at school, are you going to go to Dongzhou and eat dog shit?!"

"They're all so idle, like they're taking a dump. All they do is sit in the outhouse scheming against others!"

"We do all the hard and dirty work, and all you're left with is picking peaches. Now get back to picking them properly!"

"Besides giving orders to those at the grassroots level, what else can you do?"

"Investigate? Investigate your mother's AC!"

"Chen Shu! It's you! It's all your fault!"

"If it weren't for you, that guy who lost his mother would be studying at the police academy perfectly fine, and he wouldn't have come to Dongzhou!"

"If it weren't for you, everyone would be surrounding me, the youngest section chief in the municipal bureau!"

"You! You! How dare you hit me in front of so many people!"

"Who do you think you are! How dare you hit me!"

"what!!!"

Li Meng's face twisted and convulsed at times, as if a terrifying force was controlling his hands, tightly gripping his neck, making it impossible for him to breathe or release his grip, accompanied by the pain of self-harm and the anger of helplessness.

At this moment, led by Ren Guoqing, the captain of the criminal investigation team, Shen Ke and Deng Xiaochao from the municipal bureau's discipline department investigation team slowly walked into the office.

Li Meng was initially surprised, but seeing her master personally bring the person into her office, she knew that the other party must be a senior investigator at the municipal bureau level.

She glanced at the face and spotted a familiar one, which relieved Li Meng's anxiety.

Deng Xiaochao, a police officer from the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Supervision Brigade, had previously visited the Criminal Investigation Brigade and interacted with Li Meng several times.

Since it was an inspector, it meant the bureau was probably going to handle it internally. Whether it was confinement or dismissal, this matter shouldn't be escalated. Li Meng breathed a sigh of relief and pushed aside the table and chairs to greet him.

"Captain Deng, it's been a long time." Li Meng, who always addressed him by his first name, added a non-existent official title before his surname for the first time, using the full title "Captain" to show respect.

Deng Xiaochao gave a cold snort with a stern face.

Li Meng was taken aback: Was this some kind of scheme to manipulate me? For a mere inspector to call you 'Captain' was already giving you face!
Seeing his naturally proud apprentice's expression change rapidly, Ren Guoqing knew exactly what Li Meng was thinking. He immediately stopped him, saying, "Li Meng! This is Section Chief Shen from the Municipal Bureau's Discipline Department. He's here today to investigate the anti-X operation at Qingyue Bridge."

"The disciplinary department?" Li Meng's pupils dilated instantly, her mouth opened slightly, and she stammered, "How...how is that possible?"

Like a drowning person grasping at a straw, Li Meng suddenly slammed her head against Deng Xiaochao, who was standing to the side, and asked, "Captain Deng, aren't you from the Municipal Bureau's inspection team?"

Deng Xiaochao curled the corners of his mouth but ignored him. However, he was extremely pleased with the fear in the other party's eyes. This kind of pressure was something he could not experience back in the inspectorate.

Deng Xiaochao still showed no intention of answering Li Meng's question.

A few years ago, he was working in the publicity department of the traffic police team. He had met this deputy captain, who was considered the most popular star under the city bureau at the time, a few times in private. He still vividly remembers the scene where the other party raised his chin almost to the ceiling.

Deng Xiaochao looked at Shen Ke, and after receiving a slight nod from him, he turned to the head of the criminal investigation team and said, "Ren Da, why don't you all leave for a moment? We need to ask you a few questions."

"Alright, please, please." Seeing that the other party had no intention of inviting them back for tea, Ren Guoqing assumed they would just go along with it and quickly told everyone to leave.

"Shishi." Li Meng was momentarily timid, and before she could utter a sound, people had already retreated from the room like a tide, leaving her with the remaining words stuck in her throat. Li Meng, the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team who had arrested countless criminals, suddenly felt panicked and confused at this moment, her mind went blank, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

He shook himself twice, then clutched his head and slumped into a chair.

He couldn't understand how he, who had always been the one interrogating criminal suspects with a stern face, had ended up like this today.

I don't understand.

I really can't understand it.
That's right, it's Chen Shu!

it's him!
If it weren't for him, I would never have become like this!
What did I do wrong?

How could I possibly be wrong?!

Li Meng clutched her head, letting out a low, painful growl. Her hair was disheveled, and her expression was extremely distorted, resembling the despair of someone abandoned by the world.

"Li Meng".

"Li Meng".

"Li Meng!"

Shen Ke called out her name three times, but received no response. Seeing that his girlfriend looked blank, he knew she was a novice and looked down on her.

Just as he had previously taught Deng Xiaochao, some people, despite their usual swaggering and domineering behavior in front of their subordinates and the masses, will immediately collapse once they reveal their true identities, and that is no exaggeration.

"What's the point of talking in this state? Take him back to the station," Shen Ke ordered Deng Xiaochao.

Deng Xiaochao glanced in Li Meng's direction, then turned to Shen Ke and said, "Shen Ke, he doesn't seem to be in a normal state. It would be troublesome if something happened to him on the way. Why don't we let him calm down first, and take him back after he's a bit more composed?"

Shen Ke noticed that his partner's silly appearance was indeed a bit off, so he found a chair, sat down, and prepared to rest for a while.

Deng Xiaochao added, "Shen Ke, that captain thought it was just a talk and left quite happily. Do you think it would be a loss of face for us to take him away in the end? After all, he's the top dog in the unit. I think you should go over and explain things to him?"

"Explain? Do we, the disciplinary department, need to explain ourselves to others when handling cases?" Shen Ke glanced at Deng Xiaochao dismissively, seemingly dissatisfied with the other's disdain for the department.

Deng Xiaochao flattered, "Of course, it's impossible for us to explain to others. But Shen Ke, think about it, whether Li Meng takes her away or not is a matter decided by the bureau leaders, it has nothing to do with us, and we don't need to take the blame for it."

"After all, so many of your men followed Ren Da here. Now, if you go over and have a few words with that old man, ostensibly it's an investigation, but privately you can reveal some details about the case. Wouldn't that do you a favor?"

Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, it is about human relations.

Many people think that disciplinary departments are all about arresting people and handling cases, and that their incorruptible style is a deep impression on others.

In reality, it's one thing for disciplinary departments to handle cases impartially, but in private, whose life doesn't require the help of their colleagues?

It's common for them to loosen the reins a little above the bottom line.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ke stood up, patted his trouser leg, and said, "Alright, Xiao Chao, you stay here and keep an eye on them. I'll go find their boss for a cup of tea."

Deng Xiaochao smiled so much his eyes narrowed, and nodded, saying, "Shen Ke, don't mention drinking tea in front of him, it will scare him away."

Shen Ke smiled and pointed at Deng Xiaochao with his finger: "Haha, I got it."

After Shen Ke left, Deng Xiaochao's expression suddenly changed as he looked towards the door. A gloomy look filled his face. He clearly heard the name "Chen Shu" that Li Meng had been repeating.

"Chen Shu? I never thought you'd fall into my hands again." The old grudge he had with Chen Shu years ago surged into his heart, and Deng Xiaochao gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

When he turned to face Li Meng, he immediately regained his composure.

After thoroughly investigating the cause and effect of the incident within his unit, Deng Xiaochao knew that simply focusing on the perspective of command and responsibility would not be enough to bring down Chen Shu; at most, it would only scratch the surface and not damage the opponent's foundation.

They could only resort to unorthodox methods, such as beating a colleague until they sustained minor injuries.

Deng Xiaochao walked over to Li Meng, leaned down, and whispered, "Hehe, Li Meng, Captain Li, one of your teeth isn't enough. This is more like a tickle. It would be too embarrassing to let this matter drop like this."

Li Meng, who had been muttering to himself with his head down, suddenly raised his head and stared wide-eyed at his colleague from the disciplinary department, who was looking at him with a relaxed expression.

(End of this chapter)