Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 836 First Deputy Group Leader

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"Secretary Lin, hello, hello." The rather elderly Director Zhu spoke with extreme politeness on the phone. "This is Zhu Zizai from Donghai. Is Old Wang free right now? Is it convenient for him to take a call? I need to speak with him about something."

"Okay, thank you, thank you."

After a while.

"Hello, teacher, I am your student Xiao Zhu."

"Thank you, thank you. These are just little things to pass the time, it's kind of you to remember them."

"Yes, yes, everything is fine. Work is still the same, there's nothing I can do, being a student is just a life of hard work."

"Teacher, I have something I'd like to ask you today."

After a long while, Zhu Ting slowly put down the microphone, and his brows, which had relaxed, furrowed again.

Director Ma, sitting opposite, could tell at a glance that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Yes, based on the economic losses and number of victims caused by telecom fraud in northern Myanmar over the years, the normal procedure should be for the Ministry of Public Security to take the lead and form a super-large task force composed of elite police officers from several key provinces to investigate the case on a monthly basis.

In critical moments, it may be necessary to deploy the armed police force.

How could such a transnational case be handed over to a municipal public security bureau with no reputation? I've never seen the Ministry make such an arrangement in decades.

Zhu Ting's deep thought made the atmosphere in the office even more somber.

“Chen Shu.” Zhu Ting seemed to have made up his mind and slowly said, “Old Wang said that the squad leader personally selected Chen Shu’s name at the small meeting and sent him to northern Myanmar.”

hiss!
Director Ma gasped, his nerves immediately tensing, his thoughts racing.

The squad leader's instructions? This information left him speechless.

Chen Shu is an ordinary deputy captain of the special police brigade in a county, at the section chief level.

No, in their provincial capital, there is no such rank as "section chief" or "deputy battalion commander."

He's just a clerk!
And then, I was actually called out by the class monitor!
You should know that this is a class that even a department-level cadre like Director Zhu can't get into!

"But... wait a minute... the class monitor knows Chen Shu? That's impossible!" Director Ma exclaimed, his mouth agape in disbelief.

You have to understand, he is the director of the office of the public security bureau of a major coastal province in the southeast. Although he is only at the level of a division chief, he can still make a splash wherever he goes.

Even so, Director Ma would bet his own head that the squad leader definitely didn't know him, and wouldn't bother to know or remember him.

You may have met him a few times for business, but afterwards you will absolutely, no, you will not remember him or his name.

There's no other reason than that the difference in levels is too great.

Boom. Boom. Boom.
Director Zhu tapped the table with his finger, his face grave: "At the beginning of the year, the ministry secretly sent four policemen to northern Myanmar for reconnaissance, but they lost contact last month. The ministry has mobilized a large number of police forces and resources for the search and rescue, but to this day, we have still found nothing."

"After all, it's in another country, so we can't make any big moves in the open. Everyone's watching the ministry, and there are too many constraints. So we can only send a few insignificant people from the bottom up."

Upon hearing this, Director Ma pieced together the information and immediately concluded: "Chen Shu's first-class merit award was under review by the ministry recently. His file would naturally be submitted, so he was internally selected as the candidate."

Director Ma, who knew Chen Shu's resume like the back of his hand, counted on his fingers and said one by one: "He wiped out a fully armed group of violent terrorists in southern Xinjiang, showing courage! In the anti-Korean war in Dongzhou, he raided the enemy's hideout that had been hidden for more than ten years, showing strategy! Last year, he also went deep into the fraud park in northern Myanmar and directly caught a leader, showing experience!"

"He's brave, resourceful, and has real-world experience!" Director Ma jumped up excitedly, as if his own son had become the top scholar in the imperial examinations. He was overjoyed. "If I were the class monitor, I would choose him too!"

Zhu Ting nodded, pondering for a moment before slowly asking in return, "Since you've chosen Chen Shu, you could have just given us a transfer order. Why did you specify the Dongzhou Public Security Bureau to handle the case? The document doesn't mention Chen Shu at all."

Director Ma gradually calmed down and, following Director Zhu's line of thought, speculated: "In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the four missing police officers, we cannot transfer Chen Shu to the ministry, or even place him in the department, as that would be too conspicuous. Therefore, we can only indirectly assign the Dongzhou Public Security Bureau to handle the case."

He paused, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he said nervously, "There's a mole in the ministry? Impossible, right? But that's not necessarily true. Those bosses in northern Myanmar can rake in hundreds of billions a year. With that much money, even a god could be bribed! Tsk tsk, they're incredibly audacious to dare to extend their reach into Beijing!"

"Old Ma! Don't talk nonsense!" Zhu, the director, slammed his knuckles on the table with a thud, speaking sternly. The atmosphere in the office became tense. Director Ma, realizing his slip of the tongue, patted his cheek and lowered his head slightly.

"Regardless, the four police officers are indeed missing." Zhu Ting took a deep breath, his eyes filled with certainty. "In the Dongzhou Public Security Bureau, or rather, in all the police forces of Donghai Province, besides Chen Shu, can you find a second more suitable candidate?"

"Director Zhu, I just said with certainty that, given the current situation, the police force across the country might not be able to find a more suitable candidate than Chen Shu." Director Ma tried to calm himself down from his excitement and continued, "So as long as this case is assigned to Dongzhou, the leaders of the Dongzhou Public Security Bureau, as long as they're not stupid, will definitely send Chen Shu there."

As he continued, Director Ma stated unequivocally, "It can only be him!"

Zhu Ting picked up the teacup on the table and sipped it repeatedly, seemingly unconcerned that the tea had gone cold during their discussion.

After a long while, the elderly man with half-gray hair said, "Old Ma."

"Eh."

"Chen Shu, how old is he? When we were his age, wouldn't we still be in the police station, staking out gambling and prostitution raids every day?"

The office fell silent for a moment, and even the ticking of the clock on the wall seemed to grow louder.

Bang bang bang, before we knew it, it was already nine o'clock at night.

Zhu Ting gazed thoughtfully out the window, his heart filled with complex emotions.

On the one hand, he genuinely approves of his prospective son-in-law, including his tacit acceptance of Director Ma's special arrangement to select him for a job in the provincial department, which was out of a desire to protect Chen Shu.

After all, working at the grassroots level is too dangerous.

Chen Shu, on the other hand, is the kind of person who would definitely draw his sword if he saw injustice.

On the other hand, he was getting old and knew he wouldn't be able to stay in his position for many more years. He thought that while he still had some influence in the provincial department, he should give Chen Shu a hand.

A deputy director position is something no one could refuse.

Based on these publicly available achievements, when Chen Shu gets a little older, even if he is placed in a full-fledged position, probably no one would object.

This kid, over the years, seems to be a reliable guy who cherishes the past and is grateful.

In this way, even if he retires to the second line, his family will still have a successor, making up for his regret of not having a son.

Zhu Ting suddenly felt a sense of relief, leaned back in his chair, and sighed, "Old Ma, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel old. This world will belong to the young people from now on."

That was the final word, and the matter was settled.

Just as Director Ma was about to offer a few words of comfort, there was a knock on the door.

Zhu Ting coughed a few times, sat up straight, and said authoritatively, "Come in."

The secretary entered with a stack of documents and reported, "Executive Director, here is a report from the Dongzhou Municipal Bureau. They want to establish an anti-fraud task force targeting northern Myanmar. Because it involves foreign entities, your approval is required."

"Okay, I understand. You can put it here for now."

Zhu was surprised, but he still pointed to the desk in front of him without showing any emotion.

The secretary placed the documents on the table and walked away backwards.

The two of them had just been discussing the document issued by the ministry when their Dongzhou Public Security Bureau took the initiative to apply to the provincial department. What a coincidence! Is this what they call destiny?

Director Ma picked up the documents on the table, opened the first page, and smiled.

He flipped the document over, pushed it in front of Director Zhu, pointed to the personnel arrangements on it, and laughed:

"Director Zhu, the first deputy group leader is Chen Shu."

(End of this chapter)