Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 731 Love or Debt?

Chen Chuan pouted and muttered, "These damn traffic cops, checking for drunk driving in broad daylight, aren't they just deliberately trying to cause trouble? Who would drink during the day?"

Little did they know that those who dare to drink and drive are not normal people.

Contrary to what most people imagine, people who drive early in the morning are rushing to work or dropping off their children, so how could they possibly be drinking?

Actually, that's not the case. A significant number of people have a habit of getting hungovers, and then they have various reasons to get up early the next day, which leads to drunk driving.

If we simply count the numbers, this phenomenon is probably more prevalent than at midnight.

However, considering that morning checks for drunk driving would cause traffic congestion, traffic police generally do not conduct such checks on weekday mornings, especially on busy roads.

However, there are exceptions, such as during the World Cup.

I must say, you can see some really interesting things when you're checking for drunk driving.

For example, there was a burly guy, wearing a T-shirt in the middle of autumn, revealing a five-clawed dragon tattoo. He was driving by in the opposite lane without incident, but then he deliberately made a 360-degree U-turn at the next intersection, abruptly running into a traffic police checkpoint for drunk driving.

The traffic policeman handed over a baton, which beeped incessantly, and the cool red lights flashed at the same time.

This self-defeating attitude is truly astonishing; a gangster boss is indeed extraordinary.

"A lawless madman." The onlookers also gave him extremely high praise.

There was another young man who, I don't know where he got his ridiculous tutorial from, parked his car in front of a traffic police checkpoint, got out of the driver's seat with a bottle of liquor in his hand, and started chugging it down right in front of the camera in the middle of the road. He then swore that he hadn't been drinking while driving, only that he had drunk alcohol when he got out of the car.

The presence of alcohol in the breath test is not considered valid because the person had just consumed alcohol; it cannot be classified as drunk driving.

Whether it counts or not is definitely not up to him to decide, so the result was, of course, that he was forced to take them away.

As an aside, this behavior constitutes drunk driving and may be subject to more severe penalties.

For example, this young man's blood alcohol content was originally 70mg/100ml while driving. When he encountered a traffic police checkpoint ahead, he immediately got out of the car and drank half a bottle of alcohol, resulting in his content rising to 80mg/100ml.

After a blood test at the hospital to collect evidence, the drunk driving charge was changed to driving under the influence (DUI). What was originally an administrative violation resulting in a 12-point deduction has morphed into a criminal offense that could land one in jail. What a loss!
Having apparently met their quota, the traffic police officers began packing up and leaving after taking away two drunk drivers. Chen Shu and his colleagues also drove their Huo Xi along with the main group of traffic police to their squadron.

Once they arrived at the station, an internal affairs police officer from the squadron received Chen Shu and the others. He printed out an agreement that looked very formal, then they signed and affixed their fingerprints, and finally he asked them to transfer 500 yuan.

After getting his driver's license back, Chen Chuan couldn't resist teasing, "Why bother with all this? Why not just pay the money earlier?"

The internal affairs police officer was quite good-natured and patiently explained, "When the police are checking for alcohol at the scene, the onlookers and the drivers who are caught are generally hostile. If you transfer money and someone takes a video and posts it online, we won't be able to explain ourselves no matter what. It'll be impossible to clear our name even if we jump into the Yellow River."

Chen Chuan dismissed it: "We've done nothing wrong, what are we afraid of? We can just issue a statement to explain, and that'll be fine."

The internal affairs police officer smiled and said, "Do you think netizens will believe your explanation, or mine, or just like to join in the fun? By the time we explain it clearly, it will be too late."

Zhu Yiba suddenly realized: "So that's what it means. It's really not easy for you grassroots police officers."

The internal affairs police officer shook his head and smiled wryly: "Who can argue with that?"

The little incident ended there. That evening, during a dinner gathering, everyone drank quite a bit of alcohol, and even Jiang Hai, who was still studying at the police academy, was forced to drink four or five beers.

As a police officer, alcohol is an insurmountable obstacle, so Chen Shu did not stop Chen Chuan, Zhu Yiba, and others from intentionally or unintentionally drinking with Jiang Hai. It was better to have it in the hands of his own people than to be exposed in front of outsiders later.

According to Chen Chuan, can a policeman who doesn't drink be a policeman?

Zhu Yiba had a simple rule: the first thing new recruits had to do upon arriving at their unit was get drunk, and very drunk at that.

Amidst the bustling and noisy atmosphere of the restaurant, the two men's righteous and serious demeanor was almost comical, but Chen Shu really couldn't do anything about them, especially since one was more eloquent than him and the other had off-the-charts fighting skills. Seeing that Jiang Hai's speech was starting to become incoherent and repetitive, Chen Shu waved his hand to signal Chen Chuan that that was enough, and told him to stop bothering Jiang Hai with drinking.

Without changing his expression, Chen Chuan chuckled and leaned closer, holding his cup, teasingly saying, "My handsome Chen, you haven't even married Director Yan yet, and you're already feeling sorry for your brother-in-law?"

Before Chen Shu could refute, Zhu Yiba, who was sitting next to him, drank a cup of wine and mocked, "Marriage? Don't let yourself get dazzled by the choices and end up with nothing."

"Zhu Yiba, what are you saying? Drink your wine!" Chen Chuan glared at Zhu Yiba, then turned around with a big smile and asked, "Shu, I have a very sharp eye. The female forensic doctor from the Criminal Investigation Department seems to have a thing for you. Go find her, and you can comfortably become the son-in-law of a high-ranking official in the system. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"This is something we brothers should just talk about. Don't go around saying it outside. I have nothing to do with Julie." Chen Shu picked up his wine glass, clinked it slightly with Chen Chuan's, and drank it down. He put down his glass and casually said, "She's Director Zhu's daughter. Even a fool would know it's impossible!"

"Books, these kinds of things are all about mutual consent. The gossips at the city bureau know exactly what's on Julie's mind," Chen Chuan said, arms crossed, looking confident.

Chen Shu considered himself a person who kept his mouth shut quite well, and he thought that Julie, as a woman, would be even less likely to gossip about such intimate matters between children, so how did they find out?
Meeting Chen Shu's questioning gaze, Chen Chuan smiled and said, "A while ago, the department issued a selection notice. Everyone knew it was a 'potential spot' set up for Zhu Li, so naturally, they took care of her. But when it came to the interview, she didn't go. She just gave up a provincial department position that others would envy for a lifetime. Do you know why?"

Chen Shu shook his head: "I don't know."

Chen Chuan pointed at Chen Shu with his finger: "Forgot? Back then, you were disqualified from the interview because of the investigation into the prostitution scandal at a five-star hotel, so Julie didn't go either."

"Tsk tsk, what a mess." Zhu Yiba sighed, interjecting at the opportune moment, then patted Jiang Hai's head, who was fast asleep on the table, with feigned sorrow.

Seeing that Chen Shu remained silent, Chen Chuan pressed his advantage, saying, "Let me tell you something else. In this day and age, sometimes you really have to use your ass to think. First of all, your relationship with Julie is consensual, so what does it have to do with Director Zhu? Secondly, fate is a strange thing. Maybe you owed her something in your past life and are paying it back in this one."

Speaking of this, Chen Shu suddenly thought of another person, Zhang Yang, who was always traveling around advocating for the people. Just how many lives or how much gold and silver did he owe her in his past life, that he had to run around so many times to save her in this life?

Then she thought of Jiang Hai's sister, who was fast asleep beside him, the woman who had always silently sacrificed for him. Did she owe him something in her past life, so she had to bring her younger brother along to pay off that debt in this one?

But is this love?

"at last!"

Chen Chuan waved his hand excitedly and said, "Julie is the most elegant beauty in our bureau, and her long legs have captivated countless people. Book, cherish it!"

After the show ended, Chen Chuan, along with Zhu Yiba, clamored to go to the second half to see the charm of the beauties from Southwest China, while Chen Shu naturally took the drunk Jiang Hai back to the hotel.

Back at the hotel, Chen Shu was worried about Jiang Hai's drunkenness, so he took him to his room. However, since the room had been booked as a double room and Chen Shu wasn't used to sharing a bed with others, he had to ask the staff for a blanket and sleep on the sofa.

The hotel's long sofa wasn't long enough, and Chen Shu could only squeeze in about half of his body, with his knees resting on the armrests. He didn't feel like he could sleep very soundly.

In the middle of the night, while he was half asleep, Chen Shu vaguely felt someone calling him.

Startled awake, Chen Shu listened to Jiang Hai's steady snoring and looked up at the dark ceiling above him, unable to help but recall the dream he had just had.

The person in my dream seemed to be calling for help, pleading for his assistance.

The voice sounded somewhat familiar, but I couldn't immediately place it.

After frowning for a while, Chen Shu suddenly smiled and realized that he was just too bored during his trip to stay up late thinking about the stories in his dreams.

I turned over, trying to see if I could go back into the dream to see who it was.

"Zhang Zhangyang?"

As he slowly closed his eyes, just as his consciousness was about to sink into darkness, Chen Shu had a fleeting moment of realization.

(End of this chapter)