Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 167 A Chance Encounter with Chen Chuan
The elevator doors opened, and the noise outside rushed in, especially the hostess with her very prominent cleavage, which caught everyone off guard.

As Chen Shu stepped outside, he seemed to remember something and turned back, only to be met with three pairs of bright, dreamy eyes.

"Cough cough!"

He deliberately coughed loudly a few times, and the three of them finally came to their senses and followed him out of the elevator.

Chen Shu led the three of them inside. A young man in a white shirt, holding a folder, came out from behind a row of women on the left and quickly walked to Chen Shu's left side, half a step behind.

The young man asked with a fawning smile, "Brother, which private room are you going to?"

Now that they had passed the security checkpoint and entered the KTV, Chen Shu stopped being coy and said casually, "Since it's our first time here, could you give us a private room?"

The young man turned around and looked at Zhu Chaoran, Xiao Qiang, Xu Lei and the other two who were following him. He said enthusiastically, "Brother, there must be at least eight of you. A small room is enough for you."

"Oh, they've already calculated there are eight of us. We can't lose face. Small, medium, large—since we have small, we can't be short of large. It shouldn't be too expensive, right?" Chen Shu thought to himself, but smiled slightly on the surface: "I'll take the large one."

The young man's smile grew even more enthusiastic, and the minimum spending requirements for small and large bags were not comparable: "This way, please!"

He quickly walked a few steps forward, bent over, and led everyone to VIP room number 15.

Unlike the opulent or luxurious European-style decor of typical KTVs, this private room features a simple design that caters to the minimalist aesthetic of modern young people, with black as the main color.

After everyone took their seats in the private room, the young waiter took out a drink order and menu from his pocket and handed them to Chen Shu, saying humbly, "Brother, what would you like to drink?"

Chen Shu sat down with an air of authority, grunted in agreement, took the form, and glanced down at it.

Six bottles of beer for 599 yuan!
I've never even heard of Jägermeister, and it costs 999 yuan!
Or should I just drink water?

He glanced at it, line by line.

Bottled water costs 15 yuan.
puff!

He swallowed a mouthful of blood.

Xu Lei, the young man sitting to the side, reacted very quickly. Seeing that Chen Shu had picked up some menus but hadn't spoken yet, he glanced at him a few times and interjected, "Well, we're mainly here to practice singing, so we don't need to drink anything. Just give us a few bottles of water."

Chen Shu looked at Xu Lei with some satisfaction. He'd set a good example, but practicing singing at a karaoke bar was a bit of a stretch. His social practice was lacking. Still, he was much better than the two guys who were already crowding in front of the karaoke machine.

You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; how can you know the inside story of Shang K without drinking?

Xiao Lei is still a bit too young.

As expected, after hearing Xu Lei's reply, the young man straightened up. Although his tone was still polite, his expression had changed: "Oh, okay. By the way, we have a minimum charge. This private room is 1688 yuan."

Chen Shu calmly handed the menu back: "Okay. Just give me a set meal for 1688 yuan."

The young man retrieved the drink list and menu, and left the private room without hesitation.

A few minutes later, two waitresses brought over the set meal on a large platter: four small bottles of beer, a three-tiered fruit platter, and some snacks such as shredded squid, fried cauliflower, braised beef, and boneless chicken feet.

After everything was set out, a female server stayed in the private room to help open the bottles and pour the drinks. To be fair, this young lady was much nicer than the guy from before.

I guess a tip is expected.

I don't know if 300 yuan is enough or not.
Chen Shu looked around, feeling extremely distressed at the thought of spending so much money at once. He knew that some expenses were unavoidable when investigating cases, such as these investigative costs that were clearly not reimbursable. But then he remembered how, when investigating bathhouses or massage parlors, sending plainclothes officers inside only cost a few hundred yuan, and his heart ached again.

Things are different now, so let's treat this as a small team-building activity for everyone!

As soon as the song started, Xiao Qiang's loud voice took the stage, and his highly aggressive sound waves swept indiscriminately over everyone else in the private room.

Zhu Chaoran then followed suit, picking up another microphone and displaying double the intimidation.

Chen Shu endured it, endured it again, and endured it with great difficulty.

More than half an hour passed, but the beautiful mother who was expected did not appear. The waitress also opened and poured the wine in a proper manner. During the intervals, she just stood in the corner and quietly watched the projection screen in the private room, without making any other unnecessary movements or hints.

Is this place really just a simple karaoke bar, as that fat guy Zheng Tianyou described?

But the young man who greeted us just now clearly counted the number of people according to a mix of men and women.

Chen Shu stood up, intending to leave the private room under the pretext of going to the restroom, but when he got to the door, he found that there was a restroom inside the room.

After thinking about it, I went outside anyway.

After closing the door and stepping out of the private room, the corridor was quiet, without a single guest or waiter.

Chen Shu strolled along the corridor, glancing into each private room through the observation window on the door. He looked into seven or eight private rooms along the way, some with men and some with women, but it was clear at a glance that the women were normal customers, not so-called hostesses.

I walked around the KTV but didn't find any unusual women or those waiting rooms.

Everything was very natural, just as Zheng Tianyou had confidently stated in the online community that this KTV was indeed a chain KTV.

Chen Shu saw that it was about the same. As he returned to the door of his private room, the entire wall on the right suddenly shook, and then slowly and smoothly moved to the right as a whole. As the wall moved, a corridor with the same decoration style gradually appeared behind it.

I hadn't noticed before and thought my room, number 15, was at the very bottom of the KTV. I didn't realize it was right next to an automatic wall door.

Just as Chen Shu looked up at the mechanical device on the top of the wall and door, a familiar voice came from the opposite side.

"Chen Shu? What are you doing here!" All the doors and walls were open, and a man stood on the other side, shocked.

Chen Shu looked closely and realized that the person wearing the floral shirt who was putting the cigar back into his mouth after speaking was none other than Chen Chuan, the rich second-generation playboy!

Judging from their posture, they're definitely here for entertainment!
So tacky!
The two stared at each other, both simultaneously wanting to criticize the other's fashion sense.

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind Chen Shu: "Mr. Chen, why didn't you let me know you were coming?"

Zheng Tianyou, that fat guy, is here!

Chen Shu's heart sank. He quickly winked at the person opposite him, then turned around with a smile and greeted the chubby boy who was running quickly from the other end of the corridor.

Chen Chuan continued walking down as if nothing had happened;
Zheng Tianyou rushed over, panting.

The two crossed paths, but it wasn't really an intersection; they went their separate ways.

(End of this chapter)