Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 105 Internet Access at an Internet Cafe
After paying the bill, Chen Shu deliberately chose a seat by the window and leisurely sat down on the sofa.

While waiting for my computer to boot up, I glanced at the desk next to mine and saw a little guy playing PUBG.

The little guy isn't very old, probably around sixteen or seventeen, but his style is a bit sleazy. He likes corners and toilets and belongs to the "Old Sneaky AC" art style.

Chen Shu doesn't play PUBG much, but that doesn't stop him from watching others play. The game is somewhat similar to the real-life confrontation between police and criminals.

For example, in the four-player squad mode of the game, the front line draws fire while the mobile team flanks and mows down enemies; there are also tactics such as searching for high ground in the city and patiently waiting in the field during ambushes and then quickly withdrawing to prevent being ambushed.

Besides testing marksmanship, it also tests patience, thinking, and courage.

Chen Shu, who had served in the city's special police unit, was very familiar with this and had a favorable impression of it. However, given the harmonious and stable nature of Chinese society, such things are generally not needed.

Today, Chen Shu wasn't enjoying his game as much. After a moment's thought, he realized the little guy next door was playing too quietly. His left hand controlled the keyboard, his right hand moved the mouse, his eyes were calm, and there was no stereo sound effect when he killed or was killed, unlike the typical stereo sound effects in games.

Hmm? Is this kid underage?

This time, Chen Shu carefully observed the other party for a few seconds.

The law stipulates that internet cafes are prohibited from admitting minors.

"Hello, sir!"

A sound came from beside him. Chen Shu turned his head and saw a chubby young man, about twenty years old, wearing a white tracksuit and thick glasses, who looked like he was a regular at the internet cafe. He was holding a hundred yuan in cash and standing next to him with a grin.

Chen Shu quickly realized that this guy must be the owner or manager of the internet cafe. Judging from his previous relationship with the four auxiliary police officers, he came to say hello.

The 100 yuan in cash he was holding was exactly the amount he had prepaid at the internet cafe front desk, which he guessed was to pay him back.

Chen Shu had heard from older comrades that about twenty years ago, internet cafe owners did indeed bribe police stations to ensure their safety. However, at that time, the social situation was complex, and the people were a mixed bag, and internet cafes were indeed making money. So, the money was worthwhile.

However, this phenomenon has disappeared in recent years. Firstly, police station management has become standardized, and such management fees have long been strictly prohibited by higher authorities. Secondly, internet cafes are not particularly profitable nowadays, barely making enough to cover interest. These outdated practices have naturally disappeared.

Chen Shu smiled and nodded, then asked, "What is it?"

The chubby guy placed the banknotes on the table in front of Chen Shu, somewhat reservedly saying, "Boss, it's already a great honor for me that you came. There's no need to top up the bill. I can afford this electricity fee."

The chubby boy's smile was genuine; it couldn't be faked.

Chen Shu stood up, grabbed the chubby boy's chubby hand with his left hand, picked up the banknotes on the table with his right hand and stuffed them into the boy's hand, patting it: "You don't lack this electricity bill, and I don't lack this money either; don't underestimate me, and I won't treat you lightly. In that case, we can be friends."

The chubby guy was stunned. His internet cafe had been open for many years, and he had encountered many police officers coming to use the internet, but this one was different.

Chen Shu took out a Liqun cigarette, lit one for himself, and offered one to the chubby boy, naturally ending the previous conversation: "Is the person next to me an adult?"

The chubby guy took the cigarette, quickly pulled out a lighter from his shirt pocket, and lit it: "Don't worry, boss! There are no minors in my internet cafe, it's all strictly checked! Now, if you catch one, you get fined 10,000 yuan, who dares to mess with that!"

Chen Shu thought about it and realized it made sense. Besides the public security organs, there was also a cultural department keeping an eye on things, so the internet cafe probably wouldn't disregard the law for such a small amount of internet fees.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

The chubby boy was a little surprised. In his dazed state, a hundred yuan was chuckledly slipped back to him, and then he was gently pushed out of the corridor. By the time he realized what was happening, the other person had already put on headphones and entered the game.

At this point, those in the know understand that men who play games should not be disturbed.

The chubby boy rubbed his hands together and went back to the front desk.

Chen Shu calmed himself down, cleared his mind of distractions, and waited for the game's login bar to reach the top. "Haha! Chen Shu, you're supposed to be on standby today, what are you doing online!"

Chen Shu felt guilty; the tap on his shoulder had genuinely startled him. He took off his headphones and looked to the side. Yu Yu, a community police officer from Zhongshan Police Station, stood smiling in the corridor, his uniform impeccable, wearing an armband that read "Duty Officer" on his left shoulder.

Chen Shuwei sighed almost imperceptibly: "Old Yu, could you not shoot so hard next time? You almost scared the wits out of me. By the way, what are you doing here?"

Yu Yu shrugged: "We received a report that minors are surfing the internet here."

Chen Shu glanced at the young man at the next table, thinking that the chubby guy from earlier didn't seem like the type to lie: "Really?"

Yu Yu gestured towards the boy next to Chen Shu who was still engrossed in the game: "This guy is the only one who looks somewhat like him, but I just checked his identity information, and he just turned eighteen last week."

Chen Shu asked with some curiosity, "Who would report these kinds of things for no reason these days? Are they just bored out of their mind?"

"There's no other way, we have to respond to every call." Yu Yu asked Chen Shu for a cigarette, shook his head, and left.

According to regulations, when the police receive a tip-off, they must go to the scene to investigate. In the past, some people have fabricated facts based on this tip-off, anonymously reporting that the person being retaliated against is using drugs or soliciting prostitutes, deliberately trying to disgust them.

Local police officers don't have the energy to investigate back to the source; these things are simply forgotten once they've been done.

Report an internet cafe?

Could this be malicious business competition?

Chen Shu was somewhat puzzled, and thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile. He had studied economic crime investigation at the police academy, but after graduation, he first went to the special police detachment to do manual labor, and later was assigned to a grassroots police station to work like a slave.

My university major was completely unrelated to my major.

Chen Shu exhaled a breath of stale air, pinched his one-finger finger, and carefully entered letters and numbers one by one into the game's account and password fields.

"Dingle bell! Dingle bell!"

The cell phone rings.

Chen Shu was busy with his hands, so he took out his phone, put it to his ear without even looking at it, and rested it on his shoulder. A pleasant voice called out, "Brother Shu, what are you doing?"

Huang Sisi? Oh right, we've arranged to go camping tomorrow!

He was startled, put down what he was doing, and seriously picked up his phone to explain.

These past few days, the "Civilization Office" of China has come to supervise and inspect the "Civilized City" initiative, so all staff members have to work overtime, and tomorrow's camping trip has to be canceled.

Huang Sisi felt somewhat regretful.

Chen Shu felt even more guilty and gave a long explanation on the phone, but didn't mention what he was doing right now.

We can't let it tarnish our glorious image as police officers!

After hanging up the phone, he looked around and carefully double-clicked to open "League of Legends".

I chose the Sword Saint.

He liked the hero's fighting style, just like in real life, where he would relentlessly pursue criminals.

(End of this chapter)