Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 219 A sudden turn of events
Publicity Department, Zhengming District Public Security Bureau
"Sigh, this is the trend. The videos are going viral online, we can't stop them, and there's nothing we can do to stop them." Wu Zhiyong, the head of the publicity department, slumped into his chair, staring at the teacup in his hand, and sighed.

Zeng Hong rubbed his hands together and asked, "How do we usually handle these kinds of public opinion incidents involving the police in our bureau?"

Wu Zhiyong glanced at it: "They're all pretty much the same. Didn't we just have a meeting with Director Zhang and decide on the procedure? It's basically the same process."

"It's a matter of fate!"

Wu Zhiyong: "That's how it's handled in order to maintain stability."

Zeng Hong glanced at Chen Shu, who had been sitting silently on the sofa, and asked, "Is there really no way at all?"

Wu Zhiyong sighed, "Compared to the public security and official media that are the target of public criticism, netizens trust those big internet celebrities more. Now, unless a big V comes out to stand on our side, there's nothing we can do."

Zeng Hong wanted to try again: "Old Wu, aren't you very familiar with those reporters and big V's? Can you get them to come out and help us out?"

"Professor Zeng, what are you thinking? My relationship with them is purely professional; we have no personal connection whatsoever. Besides, we're being attacked by a large number of netizens right now. Who would dare to stand up for us at a time like this?"
They wouldn't dare take these kinds of cases; they might get bombarded with online criticism. This is their livelihood; they only know how to capitalize on the trend and reap the benefits of a large following, and they wouldn't dare go against the tide.

Zeng Hong, shameless as ever, said, "Old Wu, you're a police officer, calling them is a sign of respect. Why don't you give it a try?"

"No, in their eyes, we're just clerks. Nobody cares," Wu Zhiyong quickly waved his hand.

The office fell silent immediately.

In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that if a problem couldn't be solved in the previous meeting in Director Zhang's office, how could it possibly be handled well in this small branch office's publicity department?

Zeng Hong was also desperate and sought help from Wu Zhiyong, his old classmate from when he was transferred from the military to a police academy.

In truth, Chen Shu hadn't expected things to escalate to such a serious point. He had initially thought that at worst he would just receive a disciplinary action, but through Zeng Hong and Wu Zhiyong's conversation, he realized that the handling of this public opinion incident involving the police would likely end with his dismissal.

After all, this is how public opinion has always been handled.

Public opinion won't sit down and reason with you. Once a public opinion crisis occurs, the only thing the public security organs can do is to quickly extinguish it in the shortest possible time, before its social impact escalates into a disaster.

As for how to extinguish it?

It's very simple: they just put forward a scapegoat to serve as an outlet for public venting.

Maintaining stability is the most important thing.

Once Chen Shu understood the situation, he decided he didn't want Zeng Hong to keep acting subservient in front of others. He gave Zeng Hong a look and prepared to get up and take his leave.

At this moment, a young auxiliary police officer hurriedly pushed open the door and walked in. He glanced at Chen Shu sitting there and his expression was somewhat excited.

"Section Chief Wu, take a look at 'Yang Says News' on Douyin! The latest episode has a commentary on us! It's about Officer Chen's case!"

Upon hearing this, the group immediately became interested and took out their phones to search for the software.

Judging from the young auxiliary police officer's excited demeanor, it shouldn't be bad news!

"Hello everyone, this is your old friend Yangyang. Today I received a news report from the provincial capital. A case of robbery and murder has occurred in Jiande, the provincial capital. The suspect is a random knife-wielding assailant, and the victim is a pregnant woman who is three months along."

At this point, Zhang Yang paused for a moment, and the camera gave the host a close-up. Her eyes were red and swollen, and there were still traces of tears on her fair cheeks, clearly indicating that she had just been crying. "The woman who died was just an ordinary person, just like you and me. She was even carrying a baby in her womb who had never seen this world before. We could not stop this dark tragedy, nor could we undo it."

The scene then cuts to a man in a white coat standing outside a window, hands on his hips, coldly looking down at the view below.

"He is the murderer! I don't know how he could remain so calm and indifferent after committing burglary and murder! Doesn't he know that his hands are stained with the blood of innocent people?"

The scene then cuts back to Zhang Yang.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Friends, don't underestimate the evil in human nature."

Wiping away his tears, Zhang Yang took a few deep breaths to calm himself and said seriously, "This morning I also received a news report from Dongzhou City. It said that police were beating people; in public, police officers in Dongzhou City were hitting people with steel pipes, again and again. So, who were they hitting?"

At this moment, a woman wearing a black coat with her head blurred walked into the frame. Zhang Yang handed the microphone to her and said, "Hello, could you tell me what happened?"

The woman nodded: "Yesterday at noon, when I was home alone, someone knocked on the door and said he was delivering food. After I opened the door, the person rushed into the house, took out a knife, and robbed me of more than 1,000 yuan before running away."

By the time I realized what was happening, the man was already on the road. I leaned out of my window, pointed at him, and shouted, "Help! Robbery!" At that moment, a man in a black coat rushed over.

Zhang Yang asked, "Were you scared when someone pointed a knife at you at home?"

Goosebumps rose on the woman's fair neck, and she shivered: "I was scared. My mind went blank. I thought I was going to die."

Zhang Yang continued, "How many people chased after the robber?"

The woman thought for a moment: "There were many people watching, but only one person chased after him. It was the man in the black coat. Later I found out he was a policeman from Zhongshan Police Station."

Do you know his name?

The woman scratched her head, somewhat helplessly: "I asked him, but he wouldn't tell me."

"So what did he say to you?"

The woman laughed, her voice light and cheerful: "He said, 'Don't be afraid, I'm a policeman.'"

Zhang Yang excitedly took the microphone: "A plainclothes policeman was walking home alone. At that moment, no one knew he was a policeman. But when he encountered an armed robbery, he rushed forward without hesitation."

Police officers are ordinary people too, and their physical fitness isn't as good as people imagine. Irregular lifestyles and lack of exercise may even make them physically weaker than some people. So why did he rush in at that moment?
It was the role of a police officer that gave him the courage to face the criminals.

Zhang Yang bowed deeply.

On behalf of the people of Dongzhou, thank you!

This morning I saw on Douyin that a random burglary and murder occurred in Jiande, Zhejiang Province. The victim was a woman who was three months pregnant.

Just as Zhang Yang said, never underestimate the evil in people.

I hope my friends will be careful in everything they do and take good care of themselves.

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(End of this chapter)