Li Mu said, "No need to be so polite. It is our duty to help the people share their burdens."

He then turned to Jiwei and said, "Jiwei, here's the police report."

Zhao Jiwei took out the police report form again: "Ma'am, please sign it, and we'll take care of things for you."

The older sister readily took the pen and signed the document.

"Thank you!"

After finishing their call, on the way back, Zhao Jiwei suddenly called out, "Brother Li, look over there, isn't that Li Dawei? Several people on the roadside are filming him there."

Li Mu turned his head and saw Li Dawei, dressed in a police uniform, pulling at a simply dressed middle-aged man in front of an antique shop on the street.

Nearby, several onlookers were taking pictures with their phones, their faces full of gossip.

Li Mu knew that this must be Li Dawei encountering his irresponsible father, Li Yisheng.

Li Dawei's father was also a strange character. When he was young, he was never home and was always out and about. Not only did he not fulfill his responsibilities as a father and support his family, he also tried every means to swindle money from Li Dawei's mother.

Now that I'm older and can no longer run or play, I realized I still have a home, so I came back to retire.

Seeing the situation over there, and knowing that it was quite a distance with a road in between, Li Mu could only turn to Jiwei and say, "Jiwei, call him and remind him."

Zhao Jiwei took out his phone and said, "Okay!"

Li Dawei was still arguing with Li Yisheng when he heard the phone ring. As a policeman, he dared not ignore it, so he took out his phone and said, "Hello, who is this?"

Zhao Jiwei said, "Li Dawei, I am Zhao Jiwei. We were just passing by when we saw you getting into a scuffle with someone! Don't forget you're wearing a police uniform. I saw people around taking pictures of you!"

Li Dawei looked back and saw a police car approaching from a distance, and also noticed several people taking pictures of him.

He snapped irritably, "What are you filming for? What's it to you?"

Seeing this, the men immediately put away their phones. Li Dawei ignored them, grabbed Li Yisheng, and walked into the alley. When the men saw Li Dawei turn his face away and run into the alley, they took out their phones and continued to film him.

When the police car arrived at the intersection, apart from a few people filming from a distance, Li Dawei and his father had disappeared.

Li Mu said, "Jiwei, should we call again and ask?"

Zhao Jiwei dialed Li Dawei's cell phone again, mumbled a few words, and then hung up.

"Brother Li said he's fine and told us not to worry. He said we'll talk about it in detail when we have time."

Li Mu said, "In that case, let's go back to the station!"

……

In the afternoon, Wang Shouyi was chatting with Director Cheng in his office when he suddenly received a call from the branch office, and his expression turned serious.

Where is Li Dawei?!

Cheng Hao thought for a moment and said, "Are you off work?"

Wang Shouyi asked, "Where is his master, Xincheng?"

Cheng Hao asked, "They shouldn't have left yet. What happened?"

Wang Shouyi didn't answer and strode out. Cheng Hao followed curiously.

Chen Xincheng was about to leave work and go home when he saw Wang Shouyi rushing over: "Xincheng, where's Li Dawei?"

Chen Xincheng looked at Wang Shouyi, somewhat puzzled: "Shouldn't you have gone back by now?"

Wang Shouyi said, "Call him and tell him to come back to the station immediately. Ask him if he still wants to be a policeman. If he doesn't, he should get out of here as soon as possible!"

Chen Xincheng realized something might be wrong and immediately said, "Okay, I'll call right away."

Before Li Dawei could finish arguing with his father, his phone rang. He took it out and saw that the caller ID showed Chen Xincheng: "Master."

Chen Xincheng's voice was deep: "Where are you?"

Li Dawei said, "I'm sorry, Master. I saw it was time to get off work, so I came over to take care of some personal matters."

Chen Xincheng said, "Go back to the station quickly."

Li Dawei was taken aback: "What happened?"

Chen Xincheng got anxious: "I was about to ask you the same thing! What did you do to make the director angry? Come back and explain yourself."

After hanging up the phone, everyone turned their attention to Wang Shouyi. Wang Shouyi sighed and said, "Don't look at me. This is an accountability call from the bureau. Look at the videos online. What did Li Dawei do while wearing a police uniform?"

Everyone immediately took out their phones and searched for related content on local news, and soon found several relevant videos.

In the video, Li Dawei, wearing a police uniform, can be clearly seen pushing Li Yisheng, and then the two shove each other, with a crowd of people surrounding them.

In this situation, it's no wonder the police chief was so angry. He was in police uniform and causing a scene with the crowd, and someone even filmed it and posted it online. It's no wonder he was furious!

……

When Li Dawei returned to the station, he saw everyone looking at him with strange eyes, and he was completely confused. He walked up to Chen Xincheng, who was drinking tea, and said, "Master."

Chen Xincheng put down his teacup and pushed him outside. He growled in a low voice, "Are you tired of wearing that police uniform?"

Li Dawei was stunned: "Aren't you tired of wearing it, Master? I've been very obedient all day!"

Chen Xincheng went viral: "Listen to me? You were wearing a police uniform and shoving and pushing ordinary people in the street, and it even made it to the local trending topics!"

Li Dawei was taken aback for a moment, then immediately said with a grin, "Hey, it's nothing, I can handle it."

Chen Xincheng sneered: "You think you can handle this? Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Then, Director Wang Shouyi and Chen Xincheng joined in, bombarding Li Dawei with questions, trying to get the reason for what happened. Unfortunately, Li Dawei refused to say a word.

Ultimately, Li Dawei was punished by being sent to solitary confinement, writing a self-criticism, and awaiting further action.

However, the wind may have been blowing, but the trees wouldn't stop. An hour or two later, the matter remained unresolved, but the video was rapidly gaining traction online.

Instructor Ye Wei arrived at Wang Shouyi's office with a helpless expression: "Director, the bureau inspector just called to inquire about the progress of this matter."

Wang Shouyi sighed and said, "The director also called. He meant that Li Dawei was originally just an accomplice, and now this incident has happened during his probationary period, which has a bad influence. If he really made a mistake and hit the public, then we can't keep him."

Ye Wei was taken aback: "That serious?"

Wang Shouyi was equally exasperated: "This brat... he's such a handful."

……

Li Mu had just returned from a long-distance police mission when he heard the station discussing the matter. Back in his office, he used his police terminal to retrieve the files of Li Dawei and his father, reviewed them carefully, and then got up and walked toward the station chief's office.

"Director, Sister Ye!"

When Wang Shouyi saw Li Mu, he forced a smile and said, "I heard you went to Xiaowangzhuang. The situation there is too complicated. It takes a lot of time to mediate between the two sides each time. Thank you for your hard work."

Li Mu smiled and said, "It's not hard work. I've learned a lot recently."

Then, changing the subject, she said, "I heard that Li Dawei has caused some trouble, and you're all worried about him!"

Wang Shouyi slammed his fist on the table in anger: "That's right! I don't know what he was thinking, getting into a conflict with the crowd while wearing a police uniform. Now the bureau is starting to hold him accountable, and I don't know how to protect him."

Li Mu said, "I know a little about this matter. We happened to be driving by when it happened. I don't think the cause of the incident necessarily lies with Li Dawei."

Wang Shouyi asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"

Li Mu laughed and said, "Guess who the man he clashed with is?"

Wang Shouyi and Ye Wei looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Who?"

Li Mu said, "Li Dawei's father is his biological son."

The two were immediately stunned.

"How could it be his father?"

Li Mu said, "Isn't this normal? As a policeman, Li Dawei knows what's important and wouldn't get entangled with an ordinary citizen."

Wang Shouyi slammed his hand on the table and said, "Even if it's his father, he can't pull or shove like that."

Li Mu said, "Even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes. I've heard some things about Li Dawei's family. It seems his father is never home and is always out gallivanting. The father and son must not have a good relationship, which is why things have turned out this way."

"I think it's better to let Li Da handle this kind of thing himself; our institute shouldn't get involved."

Wang Shouyi said helplessly, "If we don't get involved, that's fine. The bureau and the inspection team have called, asking us to give a result and quell public opinion as soon as possible."

Li Mu said, "Then tell them the truth, tell them that the person in the video is Li Dawei's father, this is a private matter, a family conflict."

"Police officers are human too, and they can't be perfect in everything. This is something that the police can't control, and neither can netizens. They shouldn't use this kind of thing to attack the police; whoever does that is truly malicious."

Wang Shouyi naturally understood this principle: turning the police-community conflict into a family dispute would make things easier to handle. The bureau couldn't punish Li Dawei simply because he had a bad relationship with his father.

He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll call the bureau and let them know."

"However, Li Dawei's personality is still too impulsive. We need to take this opportunity to temper him. Half a day of confinement and a written self-criticism are still necessary."

Li Mu said, "Director, I support you on this point. It will be good for the future if newcomers get more experience and training."

Ye Wei looked at the two of them speechlessly.

"You guys are really something, doing good deeds and then leaving half of them unfinished." He laughed as he said this.

Chapter 363 Going Home

In the past, people thought police officers were very prestigious, and even Li Mu thought being a police officer was a great profession.

You only realize how difficult it is when you actually become a police officer.

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