Film and Television World Life Record

In the mediation room, Chen Xincheng said with a forced smile, "I'm so sorry, Comrade Shen. We've investigated the situation and it was indeed a misunderstanding. We even frightened the old lady, and we're truly sorry. But since the public called the police, we were just following the proper procedures. We're really sorry!"

Shen Dasheng sneered, "Misunderstanding? What makes you think there's a misunderstanding? The streets are full of elderly people with children, why suspect my mother? Just because she's poorly dressed?"

Chen Xincheng quickly raised his hand and said with a forced smile, "No, no, no..."

Shen Dasheng got more and more excited as he spoke, pointing at Chen Xincheng's nose and saying, "Are all you police officers so snobbish? You arrest bad guys based on their clothes."

Chen Xincheng could only suppress his anger and continued to smile apologetically, "Comrade Shen, don't get agitated. We police officers never make judgments based on clothing or appearance when catching bad guys. You can rest assured about that."

Shen Dasheng pointed at him and said sternly, "Then what right do you have to arrest people? Does a child crying mean they've been abducted? Which child doesn't cry on the street? Are there human traffickers everywhere?"

Chen Xincheng maintained his patience and said with a forced smile, "Comrade Shen, please calm down, you..."

Li Dawei couldn't stand it anymore: "This family is too difficult to deal with. What's wrong with us being cautious?"

Wang Shouyi glared at him: "Still talking? Instead of thinking about how to resolve this, what's the use of saying all this?"

Li Dawei: "I..."

Not knowing what to say, Li Dawei sighed and pushed open the door to the mediation room, walking in: "Brother..."

"Ahem~" Wang Shouyi coughed from behind.

Li Dawei immediately adjusted his tone and said with a forced smile, "Brother, the situation at the time was really easy to misunderstand. The child was crying on the bus, and the elderly person not only didn't comfort him, but also scared the child..."

Shen Dasheng ignored him completely, slamming his hand on the table and demanding, "What do you mean by scaring a child? Yes! My mother comes from the countryside, hasn't been to the city for long, doesn't speak Mandarin, and her voice isn't gentle enough, does that mean she's scaring a child?"

Li Dawei explained with a forced smile, "Yes, yes, you're right, I misspoke! I just wanted to verify the old lady's identity at first, but she didn't have any identification, nor did she have anything related to children, not even milk or a water bottle, so she was misunderstood..."

Shen Dasheng became even angrier, pointing at Li Dawei and shouting, "You still dare to argue? If you don't give me an explanation today, nobody will have a good time!"

Li Mu didn't want to get angry over this small dispute. This guy was really arrogant. He was being polite and smiling at the police, but he really didn't take the police seriously.

With a stern expression, he walked over and said seriously, "Who are you trying to make uncomfortable? What do you think this place is? A vegetable market? This is a police station, not a place for you to throw a tantrum."

Just moments ago, the police officers were all smiling and apologizing, but Li Mu suddenly did this, the contrast was too great, and Shen Dasheng's face instantly turned red.

Pointing at Li Mu with a face full of anger, he said, "What did you say? What did you just say? What is your attitude?"

Li Mu said, "That's the attitude you're going for. A bunch of police officers smiling and apologizing makes you think you're so great. What do you take us for? Restaurant waiters!"

“We are police officers, we are the country’s law enforcement agency, and we are responsible for protecting the lives and property of citizens. If we make a mistake, we will apologize and accept punishment. If we have done nothing wrong, we will not compromise and apologize just because of some people’s unreasonable demands.”

“Our police officers have already been very humble and sincere, but you’re still making trouble here. Do you think the police station is your home? You’re just throwing a tantrum here.”

Shen Dasheng was furious. He pointed at Li Mu and said, "You...you...you police are unreasonable? You're bullying people? You're arbitrarily arresting people? I'm going to sue you. You just wait."

Li Mu said, "Sure, that's your right. Our police force has done nothing wrong or bears any responsibility in this matter. Do as you please!"

Shen Dasheng was even angrier, but the policeman in front of him ignored him and told him to file a complaint as he pleased, completely unmoved by his words. After thinking for a long time, he said, "How do you know you have no responsibility? You arrested my mother as a human trafficker and brought her to the police station, and you still say you have no responsibility?"

Li Mu stared at him and said, "Comrade Shen, first of all, I need to correct you on one thing. It wasn't that we arrested your mother as a human trafficker, but rather that we received a report from the public."

“An hour ago, we received several calls reporting that there were human traffickers at the Balihe Station and that they had been apprehended by concerned citizens. So our police were dispatched and brought the people back for investigation.”

"Then we contacted the family members, which is you, and we cleared the woman of suspicion."

"Procedurally, we have no problems. Our apology just now was merely to demonstrate the police's stance; this was indeed a misunderstanding. We have expressed our position, but that doesn't mean the police did anything wrong or made a mistake in responding to the call!"

“If you’re angry, go outside and vent it. This isn’t the place for you to vent your anger.”

Shen Dasheng was furious and clearly didn't want to accept this argument. He shouted, "My mother isn't a human trafficker! You arrest people just because they report her? Who told you to send the police? You believe whatever the police officer says?"

Li Mu said, "First of all, regardless of whether this is true or false, as long as the public calls the police, we will respond promptly, especially since multiple people have called. Do you really want the police to be able to determine whether your calls are true or false before deciding whether to respond?"

"Our police force has done nothing wrong in responding to the call."

Shen Dasheng opened his mouth, unsure how to refute it. There was truly nothing to criticize in this regard. If someone called the police claiming human trafficking, would the police not respond? No matter what, there was absolutely no problem with the police responding.

Li Mu stared at him and continued, "Furthermore, it's not that we, the police, said your mother was a human trafficker. From beginning to end, we, the police, have never reached that conclusion."

Shen Dasheng immediately retorted, "You're shirking responsibility and saying it wasn't your police's fault! Then why did you take my mother to the police station? Why did you do that?"

Li Mu said, "From what I understand, your mother was mistaken for a human trafficker and grabbed by the helpful passengers and the driver on the bus, which is why they called the police."

"And the officer who just explained the situation to you, he just reported for duty today and didn't have a police ID. He was mistaken for your mother's accomplice and was also restrained by the passengers on the bus."

“When our police arrived at the scene, they only managed to get your mother back from the passengers and take her to the police station. They then contacted you and your family members, and that’s when you started causing all sorts of trouble here.”

"Tell me, what did we police do wrong? What's wrong with you that made you so angry, and why are you still so relentless even after we've apologized?"

Faced with Li Mu's sharp gaze, Shen Dasheng felt a little sweaty and didn't know how to refute him. The police had indeed handled the matter without any problems.

Not wanting to back down so easily, he thought for a long time before saying, "Even if it's okay for you to respond to the call, you scared my mom. My mom's health isn't good to begin with, and she's prone to heart palpitations. If she gets scared and something goes wrong, who's going to take responsibility?"

At this moment, the old lady suddenly stood up: "Dasheng, I'm fine, stop arguing, let's go home!"

Shen Dasheng said with a look of resentment, "Mom!"

On the other side, Shen Dasheng's wife, who had been silent until now, also stood up: "Dasheng, stop causing trouble. The police mean well. If we really encounter human traffickers one day and everyone stays out of it, would you be happy? What about our children?"

Shen Dasheng looked at his mother and wife with a grim expression: "You...you're leaving now?"

Shen's wife glared at him and retorted, "You're not leaving? You want to stay here? You're quick to blame the police, but why don't you think about your own responsibility? You shouldn't have let Mom bring the child out today. Now that something's happened, you're blaming this person and that person. It's only because the police are good-natured that they haven't held it against you. Can't you be a little more righteous?"

The old woman said, "Go home, go home..."

Shen Dasheng hesitated for a moment, then looked at his wife who had already walked out of the mediation room and followed her dejectedly.

After everyone left, Wang Shouyi looked Li Mu up and down.

"That was excellent! What you said just now was really good."

Li Mu smiled and said, "It's all thanks to the director setting a good example."

Wang Shouyi's face hardened, and he tapped the table, saying, "Don't think I'm just praising you. I also have to criticize you. We are a grassroots police station, serving the people. Sometimes it's inevitable that we'll suffer some grievances."

“Ask any of the police officers at the station, they all went through this. When you encounter something like this, you have to relax and not take it too seriously. Just resolve the matter first. Luckily, we managed to settle things just now. If it had blown up, we wouldn’t know how to handle it.”

Li Mu said, "Chief Wang, but in this matter, our police procedures were indeed correct. Making an apology is enough. The other party is being unreasonable, why should we tolerate him? We can't just assume whoever makes a scene is right."

Wang Shouyi pointed at him and said, "You're still too young. Things at the grassroots level are very complicated, and there are all kinds of people there. If we really take this too seriously, we won't be able to do anything at all."

Li Dawei suddenly interjected, "Chief, why can't we be serious? I think Chief Li did a great job. Right is right, and wrong is wrong. We can't just indulge them because they're being unreasonable."

Wang Shouyi glared at him: "Li Dawei, what are you interrupting for? I haven't settled accounts with you for what happened today!"

Li Dawei shrank his neck.

Wang Shouyi waved his hand: "This is none of your business. Go out now."

Li Dawei could only leave the mediation room with a dejected look on his face.

Wang Shouyi softened his tone and said to Li Mu, "Do you not understand what I'm saying? Do you think I'm being too soft and making our police officers give in at every turn?"

Li Mu said, "You must have your reasons for saying that, and I understand. Sometimes taking a step back can lead to a better future and reduce a lot of disputes."

Li Mu truly understood why Wang Shouyi would say that. In the drama, during the scene where Dr. Wu's child went missing, Xia Jie did nothing wrong, but Dr. Wu made all sorts of unreasonable demands, even slapping Xia Jie, and then demanding that Xia Jie apologize to her, otherwise she would report her to various authorities.

Wang Shouyi actually advised Xia Jie to relax, swallow her anger, and apologize to Dr. Wu. This part is really hard to understand. His own police officer did nothing wrong and was wronged, yet he actually advised her to apologize to that unreasonable doctor.

Xia Jie refused to go, but Wang Shouyi actually insisted on going in person to apologize, which was very frustrating to watch. The bad guys would just make a fuss and then give in, making the good guys suffer in order to quell the situation.

Given this example, it's not surprising that Wang Shouyi said these things.

Wang Shouyi laughed and said, "That's right! Don't worry too much about those trivial matters. Our grassroots police station encounters too many troublesome things. If you really worry about them, you'll just drive yourself crazy."

Li Mu smiled and said, "What you said makes sense. However, Chief Wang, I think that our public security organs represent the country's laws and social conscience. We should not only solve problems, but also punish evil and promote good, and uphold justice. We cannot let good people who abide by the rules suffer injustice and shed tears, while bad people take advantage of everything. Otherwise, what is the point of dealing with some things?"

Wang Shouyi looked at him helplessly: "You! You! Why are you so stubborn? But you're right, we can't let good people who follow the rules suffer. It's just that it's too difficult to do that."

"Don't oversimplify things. Spend a couple more years at the grassroots level and you'll understand. There are too many unsatisfactory and confusing things, sometimes even blurring the lines between right and wrong. We simply don't have that much time and energy to distinguish and resolve them. We can only handle things in the quickest way possible, leaving more time to deal with other issues."

Li Mu laughed and said, "Perhaps. Perhaps it's because I come from a criminal investigation background, and the cases I've handled in the past are different from those in the police station. Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and if you're wrong, you have to be punished by law. I rarely encounter situations like today, where someone dares to slam their fist on the table with a criminal investigator and has to make the investigator smile and apologize."

Wang Shouyi thought it seemed to make sense. The cases and suspects that criminal police and police officers deal with are completely different. They are clearly distinguished between right and wrong, and once they are caught, they can be sent to prison.

Unlike the police station, where you're lucky if they detain you for a few days.

He patted Li Mu on the shoulder and said, "Work hard. I'm telling you this not to discourage you, but to remind you to protect yourself. Too much pride can lead to a broken heart."

“You should know Chen Xincheng from our institute. He usually seems quite passive, always trying to shirk his work and minimize his responsibilities.”

"What you may not know is that he was also very passionate when he was young, always rushing to the front in any action. Once, he saw a girl jumping off a building and desperately tried to save her, holding on tightly and refusing to let go. His arms were rubbed raw and bloody, even exposing the bone. In the end, the girl had no will to die and still fell."

"Then, the family blamed Chen Xincheng for everything, and filed complaints everywhere, making a scene that never ended."

"Everyone in the bureau and the office knows that Chen Xincheng is innocent, but in order to appease the family and prevent them from causing any more trouble, we have no choice but to give Chen Xincheng a punishment."

"As you can see, Chen Xincheng hasn't been promoted in all these years, and he's become quite dejected."

"Therefore, protecting yourself is very important. Only by protecting yourself can you protect others. Sometimes, if you can resolve the issue by swallowing your pride and taking a step back, there's nothing wrong with that."

Li Mu nodded earnestly: "I'll remember that, Director." Whether or not he agreed with his ideas was not important; Wang Shouyi's words were truly sincere.

Wang Shouyi smiled and said, "Alright, let's go and see our new lad."

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Chapter 354 Call the Police

On the other side, Li Dawei returned to the police reception hall, where several other new recruits immediately surrounded him, asking about what had just happened.

Li Dawei then began to talk to the others.

In closing, he remarked, "You know, why is our station chief so fond of smoothing things over? No wonder, out of 163 police stations in the city, our station ranks 144th."