Police officer Chen Shu.

Time flies, and several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

My rank has risen to Diamond 1.

As the top-ranked gaming region on PC in the Ionia region, its "Diamond 1" ranking is extremely prestigious.

Chen Shuxin exited the game screen with satisfaction. He moved the mouse to the internet cafe management application in the lower right corner of the desktop and was about to settle the internet fee when he found that the balance showed an unbelievable four numbers.

9999!

Chen Shu rubbed his eyes, pressed his hand against the screen, and tapped it carefully.

9999!

Chen Shu sighed, guessing it was that chubby kid who was behind it.

This guy is a good person, but he's a bit arrogant.

Chen Shu was also someone who disliked trouble, but this matter still had to be dealt with. After all, as a police officer, he absolutely could not touch anything with such a terrible impact.

Even if someone offers it to him, he has to kick it back.

Chen Shu walked to the front desk of the internet cafe and saw the chubby boy wearing large headphones sitting in the back, waving his arms and legs excitedly.

They're probably playing video games.

Chen Shu lit a cigarette and watched the chubby boy's performance with great interest.

"Hmph! Hmph! How dare you underestimate me, Fatty!"

The chubby boy smugly took off his headphones, then looked up and saw the policeman from before leaning against the front desk glaring at him. He was startled.

In a few seconds, he quickly recalled his glorious exploits of secretly hanging out with girls a while ago, then shrank back and asked in a timid whisper, "Boss, what's up?"

Chen Shu stubbed out his cigarette: "Boss, did you set the balance of 9999 on my machine just now?"

Upon hearing this, the chubby boy laughed heartily, stretching out his entire body. His voice grew louder, tinged with smugness: "The maximum amount allowed in this internet cafe's system is 9999, but the number could be even higher!"

Chen Shu was somewhat amused and exasperated. Seeing the young man's naiveté, he deliberately put on a serious face and said, "Boss, this is bribery, which will land you in jail!"

The chubby boy was startled and froze on the spot: "This...this...I'm not the boss, I just watch the shop for my old man. If you need anything, go find him."

After saying that, he ducked down and slipped into the back office with fluid movements, unlike a fat man.

......

Chen Shu walked out of "Narnia Internet Cafe", checked the time and saw that it was still early, so he strolled leisurely around the area under the jurisdiction of Zhongshan Institute.

Recently, Dongzhou City is preparing for the "Civilized City" inspection. There are many more government employees on the road, cars are no longer honking, and pedestrians are obeying traffic lights.

As Chen Shu walked along the road, feeling the peace and tranquility of a harmonious society, he pondered the incident at the internet cafe earlier.

"Narnia Internet Cafe" has a very good location. There are no suitable places for other internet cafes to operate within a few hundred meters, so it has been doing well for many years. At the beginning of the year, it was renovated and the equipment was upgraded.

Logically speaking, without competitors, there should be no malicious reports.

Furthermore, judging from the young boss's character, he is a sociable and cheerful person, so he shouldn't be interested in revenge.

Chen Shu's face was grim. He vaguely felt that there was something fishy about this, but he couldn't quite figure it out.

"Hey! Big star, what's up? You've got a dark look on your face."

Chen Shu looked towards the direction of the voice and saw his classmate from the police academy, Chen Chuan, who now works in the Action Technical Investigation Detachment of the Dongzhou Public Security Bureau, standing on the roadside with his arms crossed, wearing a black peaked cap and looking over with a big smile.

Seeing Chen Chuan, the great comedian, Chen Shu felt a surge of joy. The two of them quickly walked to the side, exchanged cigarettes, and began to chat.

Chen Shu joked, "Don't burn me. By the way, how did you, a city bureau leader, end up being demoted to the streets? Did you do something wrong?"

Chen Chuan took off his peaked cap and tucked it under his armpit, complaining, "For the civilized city assessment, all the police officers are supposed to go down to the road to assist the traffic police in regulating non-motorized vehicles. You tell me, what can I, who doesn't know anything about this, regulate? I'm just a tool, a background character."

Chen Shu rubbed his forehead, wondering why "civilized city" signs were everywhere today.

Before he could speak, Chen Chuan looked Chen Shu up and down, who was dressed in plain clothes, and asked curiously, "What brings you here today? Aren't all the police officers on standby?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shu immediately tensed up: "There's a case."

Chen Chuan said "Oh," still somewhat skeptical.

When the usually composed Chen Shu saw this college classmate, he became somewhat impatient for some reason. He hurriedly began to explain, but unexpectedly, he didn't actually have any cases on hand. It took him a long time to finally recount what happened at the internet cafe.

At the very end, he added, "It should be malicious business competition," which made him seem rather guilty.

He craned his neck to watch Chen Chuan's reaction, knowing that this rich second-generation and young master was no pushover and was afraid that Chen Chuan would see through his forced and contrived act.

However, Chen Chuan, who came from a merchant family, fell silent after hearing the account. He gently stroked his chin with one hand, lost in thought.

Upon seeing this, Chen Shu knew that his old classmate, who came from a business empire, must have sensed something.

Chen Chuan's eyes lit up: "I think there's something wrong with this. It feels a bit like a business war, a conspiracy! If it were malicious reporting of someone for drug use or prostitution, that would be disgusting, and we wouldn't be surprised. But reporting minors online is interesting. Give me the reporting hotline later, and I'll investigate when I have time."

Chen Shu, who had initially felt guilty for sneaking out to surf the internet, was now somewhat taken aback by Chen Chuan's explanation. He knew that Chen Chuan, who worked in the technical investigation department of the municipal bureau, truly possessed advanced, high-tech electronic investigation technology.

However, there are too many criminal cases of all kinds in the city, and the number of operators and equipment is in short supply. Cases are basically submitted by the police officers handling the case in accordance with regulations, and then they wait in line for notification.

This is why most malicious reports ultimately come to nothing.

Local police stations lack sufficient manpower, and the technical investigation teams that can conduct follow-up investigations don't have time to deal with these minor matters.

Chen Shu hesitated for a moment: "Won't this have a negative impact?"

According to regulations, when using the high-tech electronic technology of the Municipal Bureau's Technical Investigation Detachment for case investigation, approval and signatures are required from the leaders of the police station and the branch bureau, and then the police officers handling the case submit the application to the Municipal Bureau's Technical Investigation Detachment to wait for notification.

Clearly, the internet cafe complaint case that Chen Shu just mentioned to Chen Chuan would not be signed off by either the branch office leaders or the leaders of the Zhongshan Police Station.

If I submit this application report, I'll be laughed at.

Chen Chuan waved his hand: "I don't need those things, I'll just do a little bit."

Chen Shu felt relieved. He figured he had some free time lately and didn't have any cases, so he might as well practice his skills on "malicious business competition".

On another note, we should also thank the preparations for the "Civilized City" inspection. All government agencies in Dongzhou City are currently busy with this matter, and all previous autumn and winter campaigns have been cancelled.

Compared to meeting performance targets, I believe the vast majority of frontline police officers prefer their current relaxed work environment of being on standby.

After discussing the case, Chen Chuan reached out and touched Chen Shu's slightly protruding belly, teasing him for a while.

According to Chen Chuan, Chen Shu has excellent physical condition, partly due to innate factors and partly due to his training. Now that he's at the police station, it would be a shame to let his talents go to waste.

Chen Shu patted his lower belly, somewhat helplessly.