Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 128 Journey to the West
Late at night, there were very few vehicles on the wide main road.

A black Passat sedan with license plate number Dong C-9A011 was speeding along the highway.

Director Zhang and Zeng Hong sat in the back of the Passat, while a young man with a buzz cut drove the car.

Director Zhang opened a bottle of Evian, took a small sip, shook his head and said, "I'm getting old, my alcohol tolerance has decreased a lot."

Zeng Hong scoffed, saying in a somewhat joking tone, "Hmph, you've ruined your health by socializing every day since you became a leader."

Zeng Hong and Director Zhang were discharged from the military in the same batch and transferred to civilian life. They also trained together at the Dongzhou Police Academy for three months and had an excellent relationship in private.

Director Zhang didn't refute, but just sighed slightly: "They're all deputy section chiefs. Why do you think Ma Wei has been so determined to leave all these years?"

Zeng Hong was silent for a moment, then said seriously, "You've really been in leadership positions for too long and have forgotten the hardships your brothers endure. Tell me, which other unit requires 24-hour shifts every few days? And which unit has to be on standby several times a year?"

Director Zhang coughed to cover his embarrassment, then changed the subject: "By the way, do you remember that time you asked me to promote that policeman named Chen Shu in your station?"

Zeng Hong nodded, looking at Director Zhang suspiciously: "What's wrong? Is this going to go wrong? Let me tell you, I haven't asked you for help in all these years, but if you do this..."

Director Zhang half-raised his hand to interrupt Zeng Hong's rambling, and said with a smile, "You know Ah Hu's temper. He always has a long face as if someone owes him money. Hehe, a few days ago he forced a smile, but oh dear, his smile looked like a bitter face."

He paused deliberately, piquing Zeng Hong's curiosity, "Do you know why he came to see me?"

Zeng Hong, who had been interrupted earlier and was now being deliberately kept in suspense, simply gave him a light punch: "Quick, tell me, what do you want!"

"You want me to go to the Criminal Investigation Department as a squad leader!"

The "Tiger" that Director Zhang mentioned is Ren Guoqing, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Division of the branch bureau, nicknamed "Zhengming Tiger".

After saying that, he looked at Zeng Hong with a smug expression.

Zeng Hong was taken aback.
Damn it! This is like trying to kidnap someone from their own home!
At this moment, Chen Shu, completely unaware that he had been robbed, was happily sitting in the passenger seat of the rented seven-seater van, carrying the hotel's packed food, and sending his drunk colleagues home one by one.

One bag per person, no more, no less, just right!
The following morning, at Building No. 1 of the Dongzhou Public Security Bureau
During dinner last night, Zeng Hong spoke privately with Chen Shu, implying that he didn't need to come to work for the next three days and should focus on preparing for the exam.

Chen Shu had no experience with competitive selection, so after thinking it over, he went to the Municipal Bureau to find Cheng Mian, who had extensive experience in selection.

The new office building of Dongzhou Public Security Bureau is located at No. 1 Jinhai Road. It was officially put into use in October 201X. The entire project covers an area of ​​20 mu (approximately 1.3 hectares) and has a building area of ​​more than 40,000 square meters. It consists of a 21-story main building and a 4-story auxiliary building, with a total investment of nearly 400 million yuan.

Cheng Mian's legal affairs team is located on the 14th floor of the main building.

Chen Shu took the elevator to the 14th floor and encountered a police inspector in a white shirt. However, there were quite a few people surrounding this leader, so Chen Shu didn't greet him.

Of course, the greeting was probably just wishful thinking on his part and shouldn't be taken seriously.

The elevator ascended quickly and soon reached the fourteenth floor. Chen Shu hurriedly squeezed out of the elevator and headed straight for Cheng Mian's office.

Cheng Mian is still a police officer in the Legal Affairs Division. He does not have a separate office and works in the main office with other police officers.

After Chen Shu arrived, Cheng Mian led him to a small reception room, poured two cups of hot water, and had them sit down according to their status.

Since Cheng Mian was still a junior staff member, Chen Shu was actually worried that Cheng Mian might not be interested when he came to him for this job competition. However, Cheng Mian was truly the only person he could confide in who also had experience with this kind of exam.

He was somewhat embarrassed, while Cheng Mian was overjoyed. The two chatted for a while about their daily lives and work. Because of Chen Shu's recent promotion, Cheng Mian then revealed the inside story of his transfer. It turned out that he was able to transfer from the detention center to the Municipal Bureau's Legal Affairs Division through connections with two deputy directors. One deputy director in charge of the detention center was responsible for releasing people, and the other deputy director in charge of the Legal Affairs Division was responsible for receiving them. Then, they would ask the director of the Political Department for a favor, and that was it.

After listening, Chen Shu was somewhat astonished. Recalling the scene earlier where he couldn't even squeeze around a person in a white shirt in the elevator, he secretly admired Cheng Mian's ability to get past three people in white shirts in one go.

This tactic is even more impressive than promoting someone to the rank of section chief within your own organization!

Cheng Mian picked up his teacup and took a few sips of hot water: "Are you just here to make up the numbers this time, or have you already secured a spot?"

Chen Shu scratched his head, not giving a direct answer, but just smiled sheepishly.

Cheng Mian nodded, understanding his meaning.

"It's good that it wasn't a waste of effort. I've never participated in a competitive selection process before, but I've chatted with some of the colleagues who set the exam questions in previous years."

Chen Shu suddenly looked up and stared at him, feeling that she had found the right person.

Cheng Mian smiled, his tone full of confidence: "Competitive selection, selection, and transfer exams are all pretty much the same. Your deputy section chief exam this time was set by the branch office, so it must be based on the meeting minutes of your director recently."

Go back to the branch office's website and memorize all the conversations your branch office director has had during this period; these will definitely be on the test.

Then, following the order of Lao Yi, the city bureau chief, and the provincial department chief, read through all three of their conversations, and memorize them if you can.

Finally, go to Douyin and watch all the news from the 'Official Daily' for the past month, memorize the summaries, and that should be about it.

After saying that, he tilted his head back and gulped down all the water in the cup in a few mouthfuls.

"It's over?" Chen Shu asked, somewhat surprised.

Cheng Mian smiled naturally: "It's over."

Chen Shu paused for a moment, still somewhat uneasy: "What about the interviews and presentations afterwards?"

Cheng Mian pointed to his mouth: "Those of us who come from the grassroots level rely on our mouths to work and make a living. With our daily battles on all sides, are you afraid of interviews or public speaking? They're just paper tigers."

Chen Shu added in his mind: I'm still a little scared. But I can't afford to lose face!
“Then there’s definitely no problem.” Chen Shu nodded calmly.

After chatting for a while, it was almost lunchtime. Cheng Mian called on Chen Chuan, a fellow "freeloader" who also worked in the technical investigation department of the municipal bureau, and the three of them went to the small canteen together, ordered four dishes and a soup, and had a good meal.

While the three of them were eating, Chen Chuan stared at Chen Shu repeatedly, scrutinizing him for a while.

This made Cheng Mian somewhat embarrassed.

They've been classmates for over ten years, so he said directly, "Chen Chuan, we're eating. What are you looking at? Chen Shu is just a deputy section chief, why do you need to stare at him like that?"

"Deputy Chief?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chuan revealed a playful smile.

(End of this chapter)