Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 134 Suspected Money Laundering
Compared to the cold and dry winters in Dongju City, the climate in Namhae Province is humid, and even in the coldest season of the year, the people living here wear very thin clothes.

The climate is pleasant, and the beautiful women are pleasing to the eye.

Chen Shu, Li Chaoyang, Zhu Chaoran, and Xiao Qiang sat leisurely eating and drinking at the entrance of a small seaside tavern in Fangdong City, South China Sea Province.

Watching Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang wolf down their food, Li Chaoyang glanced at the prominent price list hanging in front of the tavern and asked with lingering fear, "Senior brother, can this be reimbursed?"

Chen Shu took a steamed crab from the plate, tore it in half, and found it full of roe and meat, with golden and shiny fat, just like a fresh duck egg yolk.

He gave half of it to Li Chaoyang, and then dipped it in ginger vinegar and took a bite without hesitation.

Um! So delicious!

Chen Shu looked at Li Chaoyang, who was standing motionless with half a crab in his hand, and said with a smile, "You should learn from Zhu Chaoran and Xiaoqiang. With me here, why are you worried about these things? If you don't eat now, they'll eat it all."

Zhu Chaoran, who was engrossed in his work, looked up when he heard this. With seafood in his mouth, he mumbled, "Eat, hurry up and eat! We'll listen to Brother Shu!"

The travel allowance of 150 yuan per person per day is definitely not enough, and Chen Shu has to make up the difference personally.

This isn't really about money.

The police officers handling the case usually work overtime and on duty every day in Dongzhou, and every now and then they have to travel all over the country. If they don't take this opportunity to taste the local delicacies, they would really be doing themselves a disservice.

They find solace in this pursuit.

Li Chaoyang wasn't used to it yet, but after going out with Chen Shu a few more times, he would get used to it.

This is what we call tradition.

After finishing their meal, Chen Shu led them to the Criminal Investigation Division of the Fangdong City Public Security Bureau to report their situation, and then they found a clean hotel nearby to stay in.

Chen Shu and Li Chaoyang shared a room, while Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang shared a room.

After settling in, Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang cheered and ran into their room to immediately start playing 'Honor of Kings' together. Li Chaoyang returned to his room, leaned against the headboard, and quickly chatted with his blind date on WeChat.

It's really too difficult for a grassroots police officer to find a wife. Chen Shu glanced at the focused Li Chaoyang and thought helplessly.

The main purpose of this team's trip to Fangdong City, South China Sea Province, is to target Zhang Heng, the account holder of the transfer account provided by the victim Feng Yong in a fraud case we handled a few days ago.

As domestic efforts to combat telecom fraud intensify, fraud gangs are shifting their operations overseas and separating the fraudulent activities from the money transfer process. Zhang Heng's alleged crimes most likely involve involvement in a "money laundering operation," where illicit funds are laundered through bank transfers.

Because fraudsters are difficult to investigate overseas and are not under the jurisdiction of a local police station, while Zhang Heng, who provides money laundering services, is still in China, has a name and identity information.

Although he was just a low-level member of the entire telecom fraud industry, and his profits were probably far less than those of those upstream, it was still a crime.

According to data from the public security intranet:
Zhang Heng, 26 years old, from X province, currently works as a security guard at a private mining company in Fangdong City.

No prior criminal record.

Bank card applications: XX Bank, FF Bank, YY Bank (many more)
Thanks to the company's strict social insurance and housing fund system, finding this person was effortless.

Chen Shu rubbed his eyes, placed the case files on the bedside table, and prepared to turn off the light and go to sleep.

"Jingle Bell!"

Just then, his phone rang, and Chen Shu answered it. "Hello, Chen Chuan, what's up?"

"My beloved Captain Chen, when are we going to have a celebratory banquet?" Chen Chuan's leisurely voice came through the phone.

When Chen Shu received the call from Chen Chuan, the "king of free meals" and rich second-generation, asking him to treat him to a meal, he wasn't surprised at all. He was just a little curious as to how a police officer from the municipal bureau could find out about this so quickly.

Chen Shu glanced at the side, where Li Chaoyang, who had been leisurely leaning against the headboard, was now sitting up straight and staring at Chen Shu with wide eyes, presumably having heard Chen Chuan's words.

He smiled at Li Chaoyang, then straightened his expression and said, "Chen Chuan, don't talk nonsense about things that aren't certain yet. The documents haven't been issued yet."

"Tch, your executives specifically requested you at the personnel meeting. If you still manage to get this position, I'll cut off your head for you."

Chen Chuan spoke lightly, and Chen Shu was secretly pleased. Although he personally disliked this kind of promotion through connections with superiors, being able to go to the Criminal Investigation Division was indeed one of the ideals of every young police officer.

Furthermore, they can bypass the grid police chief in the station, which is equivalent to skipping half a level.

Sigh! Fine, I'll just have to choose a side! Others don't even have a chance to join Zhang Ju's line!
"I dare not accept your fine head, Young Master Chen." Chen Shu refused Chen Chuan's offer to behead him, but tacitly agreed to the promotion.

"Hey! You won't impulsively refuse this time like you did last time, will you?" Perhaps thinking of the last time the provincial police academy came to transfer Chen Shu, Chen Chuan casually mentioned it.

"Hehe, even a fool knows which choice to make! I'll treat everyone to dinner once things are settled!"

"Haha! I've been waiting for you to say that. Now I'm hanging up."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shu felt a little itchy inside after what Chen Chuan had said, and he suddenly lost his sleepiness. He put his hands behind his head, looked at the ceiling, and imagined his future work as a criminal police officer.

"Senior brother."

"Senior brother."

Hearing Li Chaoyang call him softly, Chen Shu sat up straight and looked back suspiciously.

"Brother Shu, are you going to the Criminal Investigation Department this time?"

Chen Shu nodded, knowing that Li Chaoyang had something on his mind, and waited for him to continue.

Li Chaoyang scratched his head and hummed for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to speak:
"Everyone was happy that you would be working at our Zhongshan branch during this competitive selection process. We were all prepared to go all out to meet the quota and give you some prestige in the bureau. Yes! Even Brother Wang, who doesn't care about worldly affairs, said he would double the quota!"

He paused for a moment, then said, "Ugh! Why am I saying all this! I'm definitely going to be the squad leader in the Criminal Investigation Department, okay? Everyone knows that! Time to sleep, time to sleep!"

After saying that, he lay down, turned to face the side of the room, and pulled the blanket over himself.

Chen Shu noticed a detail: as Li Chaoyang was speaking, his head drooped lower and lower. He spoke very quickly at the beginning, but slowed down more and more towards the end, and finally just gave up.

Clearly, he hadn't finished speaking!

Chen Shu thought about it over and over but couldn't figure out who his promotion would affect or what problems it might cause. But Li Chaoyang's behavior just now clearly showed that he had something on his mind.

Okay, I'll go to sleep first. I still have to arrest people and handle cases tomorrow. Anyway, there are still several days before the public announcement. I'll ask Chaoyang after I'm done with things here.

Chen Shu closed his eyes and fell asleep with some questions in his mind.

(End of this chapter)