Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 137 Mother's Love
Chen Shu looked at the middle-aged man in his early forties in front of him, whose dejected appearance left him feeling helpless.

Given China's current economic vitality, job opportunities are everywhere as long as you are willing to work hard. Leaving aside factory work with room and board provided, just considering the flexible hours of delivery drivers or food delivery workers, as long as you are willing to endure some hardship and spend some time, it is impossible not to save tens of thousands of yuan in a few years.

Unless, he's gotten involved in gambling.

The case has reached a point where it's practically closed. Zhang Heng's crimes are clear, and the evidence is sufficient. He's essentially guilty of aiding and abetting.

At this point, the only thing he could do was cooperate with the public security authorities to actively return the stolen money. Although 30,000 yuan is not a small amount for an ordinary family, it was worthwhile in terms of obtaining a "no prosecution" decision from the procuratorate later.

Chen Shu actually had some ulterior motives. If the 30,000 yuan of stolen money could be returned, besides the 3,000 yuan to Feng Yong, the other victims could also get 27,000 yuan back. In any case, it would be a win-win situation.

Chen Shu said in a deep voice, "The total amount of money that passed through your bank card this time was more than 800,000 yuan, of which 30,000 yuan was related to the case. I know you didn't take the 30,000 yuan, but if you want to be released on bail, you must return the 30,000 yuan voluntarily."

Chen Shu did not mention the possibility of the procuratorate's "non-prosecution" afterward. Firstly, this is only a possibility and does not mean that you will not be prosecuted if you return the stolen goods; secondly, Zhang Heng probably did not understand either.

"Officer, can I return the four thousand yuan I earned?"

Chen Shu shook his head.

Zhang Heng's pupils froze instantly.

It's not that he doesn't want to withdraw; it's that he doesn't have the money.

Chen Shu: "Ask your relatives, friends, or ex-wife?"

Zhang Heng lowered his head, fiddling with the handcuffs on his wrists; the only sound in the room was the clanging of the cuffs.

After initial questioning, Chen Shu learned that Zhang Heng was now penniless and had nothing left. A gambler's end can only be one: he will have no family, friends, wife, or children. People will avoid him like the plague.

Except for one person.

After hesitating for a long time, Chen Shu finally hinted to Zhang Heng with difficulty that they could ask their parents for help.

Hey!
Parents suffer the most, and in the end, I still took advantage of this human weakness.

Zhang Heng is indeed a criminal suspect, and Chen Shu wouldn't feel the slightest bit uncomfortable if he were sentenced and imprisoned. However, the mere 30,000 yuan in returned embezzled funds is clearly going to severely wound a mother's heart.

She would find out sooner or later. Perhaps being able to help her son at a crucial moment would be a good thing for her. Chen Shu could only console herself with this thought.

He handed his work phone to Zhang Han.

Considering the possibility of him tipping off the police, Zhang Heng's own cell phone had already been confiscated when he was summoned.

Zhang Heng held the phone with trembling hands. It took him a while to type in all eleven digits of the number. Just as he was about to press the "call" button, Chen Shu, who had been standing behind him, suddenly snatched the phone away and returned to the interrogation table.

Through the intranet, they began to query the owner information of the number Zhang Heng entered, as well as related life information.

All the computers in the public security organs across the country are unified in the public security intranet, so even though Chen Shu is far away from Donghai Province, he can still use the special USB flash drive issued by the Donghai Municipal Public Security Bureau for digital authentication and thus access the vast public security information network.

Upon investigation, the account holder was found to be a 67-year-old woman residing in Fangdong City. Further investigation revealed that Zhang Heng was among the registered residents and co-residents.

Finally, they retrieved Zhang Heng's confiscated phone, entered the password he provided, and found a contact listed as "Mom" in the contacts list. Checking the call logs revealed that the two had not been in contact for nearly a week; their WeChat messages showed the last one was over a month ago.

Chen Shu nodded slightly at the surveillance camera above the interrogation room. The subsequent money laundering case fell under the jurisdiction of the Huahai Police Station, so he had to be careful.

Behind Zhang Heng is a potentially enormous money laundering ring. Generally speaking, giving Zhang Heng his phone at this point might lead him to call and tip off others. It's even possible that his mother is the head of this ring!
At the slightest disturbance, the thieves all fled!
Therefore, Chen Shu took a certain risk by handing the phone to Zhang Heng this time.

However, just as Li Meng said, Chen Shu did indeed bring some of his own emotions into his handling of cases.

At this moment, he was probably more focused on his years of experience in handling cases, confident that Zhang Heng wouldn't reveal any details. His attention was concentrated on the returned 30,000 yuan, while he ignored everything else.

At this moment, the young police officer on duty at Huahai Police Station knocked on the door of the interrogation room, then gently turned the doorknob, opened the door a crack five fingers wide, and nodded to Chen Shu.

Chen Shu understood what the other party meant, placed the two cell phones on the table, walked outside, and closed the door to the interrogation room.

The police officer rubbed his hands together, somewhat embarrassed. "Officer Chen, it's best not to give this phone to your partner. Look..."

Chen Shu understood his feelings; from an official standpoint, it was all for the sake of work. As a suspect clearly linked to a criminal gang, giving him his phone at this point was too risky.

They are all police officers, and they are currently on someone else's turf. Furthermore, the subsequent money laundering case is under their jurisdiction. At this moment, the police officer is already giving Chen Shu a lot of face by considering the reputation of his colleagues.

At that moment, Li Meng's face, with her glasses on, suddenly appeared in Chen Shu's mind.

At the time, he righteously accused the other party of disregarding the common people and only solving cases for the sake of solving cases.

At this moment, standing in the South China Sea Province, thousands of miles away, with his young colleague who was already extremely polite to him, Chen Shu felt a mix of emotions.

He knew this comrade couldn't make the decision, so he smiled at him and said, "I'll ask your Wang office."

After saying that, he immediately went to the next room. Wang Gang remained in his original seat, but this time he did not get up. He just stared at the monitor next to him and did not even glance at Chen Shu who had just entered the room.

Chen Shu walked over and sat down opposite him, took out his police ID card, placed it on the table, and slowly pushed it towards the other person.

He said firmly, "This responsibility rests with me."

Wang Gang shifted his gaze from the monitor to Chen Shu, somewhat surprised, but more confused.

Chen Shu returned to the interrogation room, re-entered Zhang Heng's mother's phone number into his phone, pressed the call button, turned on speakerphone, and gently placed the phone on the small table on the tiger bench where Zhang Heng was sitting amidst the beeping sounds.

after awhile,

"Hello, is this Xiao Heng?"

A very gentle voice came from the phone.

"mom!"

Zhang Heng, who just turned forty-two this year, was in tears at this moment.

(End of this chapter)