Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 80 Sleeping for Two Hours
Before leaving the case-handling area, Chen Shu went with Wang Chongming to the interrogation room to print out a copy of the case materials, including the identity information and statements of the three criminal suspects.

The reason why Wang Chongming regretted running away with the lookout earlier was mainly because the lookout at the casino was disguised as an ordinary person and hid in the dark corners outside, watching the movements near the road.

If there's any commotion at the casino, he's the first one to run away; if there's any noise on the street, he's the first one to spot it and the first to run away.

Therefore, lookouts have the lowest risk of being caught on the spot, which is why their salary in the casino is also the lowest.

The market price in Dongzhou is 500-1000 yuan per day, with no bonuses.

This is actually a misconception.

The other casino managers have all been arrested; they'll all implicate the lookout if they're not completely out of their minds. And once their identities are confirmed, it's only a matter of time before they're put on the police's wanted list.

Therefore, this is the least cost-effective position.

Generally, besides the owner who manages the casino, there are usually several other positions. These include drivers who pick up and drop off passengers, chip dealers, those who collect commissions, bookkeepers, and lookouts.

Larger casinos may also have loan sharks operating there. These are what we commonly call "high-interest loans," and as the name suggests, their interest rates are as high as an anti-aircraft gun, going as high as possible.

Chen Shu walked to the duty hall while flipping through the case files.

Zhu Chaoran, who had disappeared after seeing off Zheng Tianyou and the other three, was now standing by the front desk, chatting casually with Xiao Wang.

Chen Shu walked over, patted Zhu Chaoran's broad shoulder, and asked with a smile, "You've been working all night, why don't you go catch up on some sleep?"

Zhu Chaoran declared righteously: "The revolution is not yet complete; comrades must continue to strive!"

Chen Shu gave a big thumbs up: "Young man, you've got guts! After you finish the breakfast that was delivered, we'll go together to take him to the detention center."

"what!"

Zhu Chaoran's previously serious chubby face suddenly fell.

Chen Shu was amused by his colorful expressions: "Alright, I'll give you double the portion later."

"I already ordered double for him. But as soon as this fatso heard it was going to be charged to the security team's account, he started yelling that he wanted double. His shamelessness, tsk tsk, he's truly the best in Zhongshan Police Station." Xiao Wang sneered coldly from the corner.

It seems that Zhu Chaoran, besides being known as "the first person to line up for food in the cafeteria," will likely gain another resounding title tomorrow, as appointed by Comrade Xiao Wang, the gossip king of Zhongshan Institute.

Zhu Chaoran looked worried: "I was planning to eat breakfast and sleep until evening. I can't skip lunch."

Chen Shu sighed: "It's a real shame that someone as shrewd as you isn't doing auditing."

"Brother Shu, I still prefer sending my girlfriend to the detention center while I'm still in this unit!"

Chen Shu said, "I'm just kidding! After you finish breakfast, go to sleep. You can sleep for ten hours or so. We'll go for the physical exam and send you to the detention center at three o'clock this afternoon. You can just sleep for a while, and I'll come and wake you up when it's time."

Since the case is almost resolved and all that's left is to wait for approval, there's no need to keep extra officers at the station wasting time.

Chen Shu asked Xiao Wang to urge them to send the breakfast as soon as possible so that everyone could finish eating and rest early.

After explaining the breakfast arrangements, he went to the plainclothes team's office. The office was brightly lit with incandescent lights, but Captain Zheng Jie wasn't there.

Chen Shu thought for a moment, then took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to the other party, asking them to arrange for six team members who were on administrative duty that day to assemble in the duty hall at 3 PM sharp. He needed them to take the medical examinations and send them to the detention center. The remaining 24-hour summons period for the three individuals involved in the gambling case was still sufficient, so there was no need to rush to send them to the detention center immediately for medical examinations.

Tonight, I still need to submit the gambling case materials to the branch bureau's legal affairs team for approval.

Chen Shu patiently fought off his sleepiness and meticulously finished up the remaining tasks, then began arranging the work for the rest of the day.

Earlier, Officer Ma, who had run to the deputy director's office on the third floor, came down the stairs and headed straight for the case-handling area.

He stopped as he walked down the first-floor corridor and saw Chen Shu sitting in the plainclothes team's office.

Director Ma asked, "Secretary Chen, what's the current status of the case?"

Chen Shu thought that Wang Chongming was in charge of the case, and although he had also been involved, it wasn't really appropriate for him to say too much. However, since Director Ma was the leader, and he had been asked, he had to tell some trivial facts.

He put away his phone after sending the message, picked up the documents he had placed on the table beside him while sending the message, and handed them to Chief Ma: "Chief Ma, the case is still under investigation. Here are the relevant files; please take a look. This time, we plan to criminally detain three individuals."

Without the approval of the experienced staff in the branch's legal affairs team and the signature of the branch leaders, all the work is merely "preparation".

Ma took the documents, quickly flipped through a few pages, and then handed them back to Chen. He didn't mention the case again, but instead talked about the incident of money being lost on the way back to the station with gamblers that night.

After listening to Chen Shu's advice, he returned to his office and immediately contacted the deputy director on duty at the branch office, reporting the whole story.

The deputy director on duty hung up after hearing the report without saying much. Several hours later, he returned the call to Director Ma.

Tell him not to worry about losing money, but to continue investigating the case with all his might, and to handle it efficiently and effectively.

The implication of these words is that the people who run the casino should be criminally detained, and that it should be done as soon as possible.

Those below him couldn't easily guess the big boss's intentions, but he had already given specific targets. So, after hanging up the phone, Ma hurriedly went to the case-handling area on the first floor.

After listening, Chen Shu was somewhat glad that he hadn't said anything out of turn. This involved matters at the level of the branch bureau's leadership, and as a police officer at the very grassroots level of the police station, it was better to keep his head down and focus on handling the case.

After exchanging a few hurried words with Chen Shu, Ma went to the case-handling area on the first floor to find Wang Chongming. However, before leaving, he awkwardly expressed his gratitude to Chen Shu.

After all, when he was hesitating earlier, Chen Shu proposed a solution that seemed quite suitable at the moment.

Chen Shu walked out of the plainclothes team's office, looked around, and saw that there were only a few people left in the huge duty hall.

He took out a Liqun cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and slowly walked back to his dormitory at work, pulling the curtains to block out the gradually brightening light outside.

The dormitory immediately went dark.

He set his phone to ring at 8:30 a.m., placed it on the bedside table, and lay down.

Tomorrow morning I'll have to put in all my effort to outmaneuver the experienced officers in the branch's legal affairs team.

Chen Shu closed his eyes, lost in thought.

"Hmm, I can still sleep for another two hours."

(End of this chapter)