Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 191 Fastest Arrival

China began managing firearms in the 1990s, when the "Firearms Control Law" was passed to strengthen firearms control and maintain social order.

Before that, the conflicts and struggles between several villages in the mainland were so intense that they could pull out submachine guns and fire several rounds of bullets, let alone pistols.

For the next two decades, public security organs rigorously investigated firearms and ammunition, showing zero tolerance and imposing extremely severe penalties. For example, possession of a real firearm was a criminal offense, with even minor offenses resulting in imprisonment! Even possession of replica firearms, if meeting certain standards and numbering two or more, was still considered a violation of the crime of illegal possession of firearms under the Criminal Law.

As time has passed, real guns are now rarely seen in society. Correspondingly, violent crimes that heavily rely on weapons, such as bank robberies or jewelry store robberies, have largely disappeared.

Chen Shu has been a police officer for eight years and has never heard of such a case!

He sat in the passenger seat, gripping the armrest with his right hand and holding an open walkie-talkie in his left, listening intently to the details of the robbery at the gold shop on Gaodengqiao Road.

The robbery occurred at a gold shop on Gaodengqiao Road, a street known for its numerous gold shops within the jurisdiction of Zhongshan Police Station.

According to reports from witnesses at the scene, there is only one suspect, a young man under thirty years old, who is armed with a kitchen knife. The hostage is a female employee of the jewelry store, around forty years old.

After taking the female jewelry store clerk hostage, the suspect became extremely agitated and is currently trapped inside the store by the crowd. The on-duty police officers and their supervisor from the Zhongshan Police Station are also on their way to the scene.

Something's not right!
Logically speaking, if the suspect had stolen the gold, he would have run away immediately. How could he have had the time and energy to take hostages?

If they can't steal the gold, they should run away instead of staying in the shop and waiting to be arrested and thrown in jail by the police.
The walkie-talkie mentioned that the person in question was currently being held up at a jewelry store by a crowd. Chen Shu simply couldn't believe this.

If this were the social climate twenty years ago, perhaps one or two people wielding kitchen knives might indeed have been tackled to the ground by onlookers in the heat of the moment.

Nowadays, onlookers really only know how to watch.

This isn't meant to be derogatory; it's a normal phenomenon as society develops. Professional tasks should still be handled by professionals. Criminals should indeed be left to the police.

Chen Shu only made a small remark.

Sitting in the back row, Yan Chenxi leaned over and glanced at Chen Shu's waist: "Chief Chen, what are we going to do there? Are we going to arrest someone directly? Did you bring a gun?"

Chen Shu patiently explained, "When the police officers at our police station are not on duty, they generally do not carry guns. In cases like today's, where a suspect robbed a jewelry store and took hostages, our duty as the local police station is to arrive at the scene as soon as possible, report the situation to the command center, and maintain order. These violent criminals are generally handled by the Criminal Investigation Division and the Special Police Team."

Yan Chenxi said "Oh" and then asked, "Are we just going to stand there and watch? That's so boring. Hey, what if that person tries to run away?"

Chen Shu knew that the other party was curious because it was their first time encountering a jewelry store robbery case, so he patiently continued to explain: "Actually, this is also my first time encountering this situation. Let's see what happens when we get to the scene."

Yan Chenxi's eyes darted around: "Director Chen, what if that person runs this way when they're running?"

Chen Shu was both amused and exasperated, but for the sake of the patrol car he was currently sitting in, he still had to explain: "So once you get to the scene, don't go to nearby areas, just maintain order outside."

After a brief pause, glancing at Zhu Chaoran, who was driving, and Xiao Qiang, who was poised to go, he said in a deep voice, "You two are the same. You'll stand outside and maintain order. If your partner runs out, don't stop him. Just let him get away. Got it?"

Zhu Chaoran stared ahead, saying without turning his head, "Okay, Brother Shu, I'll listen to you!"

Xiao Qiang muttered to himself, "I'm retired from the army" and "I can't disgrace the reconnaissance soldiers," but seeing Chen Shu's increasingly serious face, he finally nodded in agreement.

Chen Shu withdrew his gaze from Xiao Qiang, looked at Yan Chenxi, and said with a wry smile, "Isn't it different from what you imagined?"

Yan Chenxi nodded obediently, but this time she remained silent, knowing that the young but experienced policeman would explain things to her. Chen Shu originally intended to reiterate the old meeting platitudes about "protecting oneself in order to protect the public," but suddenly a different feeling welled up inside him.

He used to say these words all the time to his colleagues, but now that it was actually happening and the situation was so dangerous, he couldn't bring himself to say them.

He remained silent for a while before answering softly, "It's just a job, there's no need to risk your life."

The car fell silent immediately.

Zhu Chaoran is very skilled at driving the electric patrol car; he probably got the hang of it a few days ago.

He made full use of the vehicle's small size and ability to maneuver, accurately choosing the most correct route through the winding alleys of the old city center, and arriving at the scene in the shortest possible time at an extremely fast speed.

The crime scene was obvious. The entrance to a gold shop located at the corner of the alley was completely surrounded by people.

A sign hangs above their heads: Friendship Gold Shop!
At first glance, it was bustling with noise!

There were no police cars or police cars maintaining order nearby!

As Chen Shu had predicted, small cars are the most convenient and fastest way to navigate these alleyways!
They were the first police officers to arrive at the scene.

"I'm going inside to check the situation. You all stay outside and don't come in!"

Chen Shu took out protective gloves from a metal box in the car, stuffed them into his pocket, turned around, jumped off the electric bike, and rushed into the crowd, shouting, "Police! Police! Get out of my way!"

Zhu Chaoran parked the car on the side of the road, took reflective cones and guardrails from the trunk, and began to disperse the crowd with Xiao Qiang.

"Go quickly!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

"Get out of here! What are you still doing standing here!"

!!!

After Yan Chenxi got out of the car, she also stayed outside and began to help persuade the crowd to leave.

"Everyone, let's go home quickly! It's dangerous here!"

"Go home and watch the news!"

"Grandpa, let's go home. There's nothing to see here."

Although it was still noon, for some reason, Yan Chenxi, squeezed in the crowd, suddenly felt a chill. She subconsciously glanced in the direction Chen Shu had left.

That broad, reassuring figure was now completely lost in the crowd.

(End of this chapter)