Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 226 Clues Arrive
Principal's Office

Principal Li slammed his hand on the desk, his tone stern: "Teacher Liu, you brought this person into my office without even asking what happened. What, do you think this is a marketplace where anyone can just walk in?"

At this moment, Teacher Liu, who was standing up again, looked like a primary school student who had done something wrong, bending down and bowing his head to admit his mistake.

“Principal Li, it was my fault for not doing my job properly. I thought that the policeman was cooperating with reporter Zhang in handling the case. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have let him in; I would have stopped him there.”

As she spoke, Teacher Liu shrank her chubby head, probably thinking of Zhang Yang, the famous and outspoken female reporter in Dongzhou.

To exaggerate a bit, if she just opens her mouth, half the citizens would have to take sides. That kind of presence would really intimidate most people or organizations.

“These police officers usually just stand guard at the school gate for us. I will definitely take precautions from now on and not let them in! I know what you mean, Principal Li. These uniformed people coming into our school is definitely not good for our reputation.”

Teacher Liu raised his hand to wipe the sweat dripping down his forehead, and, trying to understand the leader's intentions, said a few words in a similar tone.

"Ah."

Principal Li gave a noncommittal reply, opened a drawer under the desk, took out a pack of Lanliqun cigarettes, tore open the outer transparent packaging, pulled out a cigarette and tossed it to Teacher Liu who was standing there.

"Sit down and have a smoke."

Teacher Liu held a cigarette but didn't light it. He carefully sat down on half of it and said confidently, "Principal Li, don't worry, I guarantee you that these policemen will never be able to enter our school again."

Principal Li was satisfied with the other party's attitude. He lit a cigarette and waited for the white smoke to rise slowly before saying, "In ancient times, these people would be yamen runners, not from our department. Although our school doesn't follow that system, that's something teachers do. You're the office director, you're part of the management."

What is management doing? Isn't it just about providing a comfortable and peaceful environment for everyone, so that teachers can focus on teaching and students can focus on studying? Therefore, some things are better left unattended; we should just focus on doing our own job well.

Teacher Liu chuckled dryly, recalling the young deputy director's red-eyed expression earlier, and asked, "Principal Li, are we really not going to tell that policeman what happened earlier? What if something happens later?"

"Snapped!"

Principal Li slammed his hand on the table: "There's no 'what if'!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Teacher Liu was startled, then stood up again, nodding vigorously.

"Jingle Bell!"

The ringing of Mr. Liu's phone broke the previous awkward silence. He quickly took out his phone, glanced at it, and immediately pressed the mute button.

Perhaps thinking of something, Principal Li casually asked, "Whose call was it?"

"It's a call from the guardhouse. It's still afternoon class time, so it's unlikely to be a parent; it's probably..."

"Call back and ask what happened." Perhaps thinking of something, Principal Li's heart stirred, and he interrupted Teacher Liu's answer, giving the order.

Teacher Liu took out her phone and called back. After a few seconds of listening, she hung up with a pained expression, as if she were constipated.

"Principal Li, the woman is here."

Which woman?

"The outspokenness of Yang Shuo News".

"What! Why is she here?" Teacher Liu's words struck Principal Li like a thunderbolt, and for the first time, his stern face showed intense emotional turmoil.

Oh no, she must have come here because of that policeman!
This absolutely must not be exposed in the media!

This is a show of force intended to intimidate me!
Having navigated the treacherous waters of officialdom for several years, Principal Li reacted swiftly and made a decision immediately.

"Where is that policeman? Call him back right now!"

"Call him back? Didn't we say we wouldn't care about him?"

"Snapped!"

"You idiot, go call him right now! Bring him back! Be polite, bring him back, right now!"

But I don't have his phone number!

"Couldn't you have asked? Zhongshan Police Station, call 114! How did I end up with such a pig-like teammate!"

"Hello, is this 114? This is me."

Chaos erupted in the office.

Forward Police Station!
Chen Shu, Yu Yu, and Zhu Chaoran sat in the office surrounded by smoke, staring at each other speechlessly.

Chen Shu tapped the table and began, "Yu Yu, what do you think about this?"

Yu Yu squinted and picked up Chen Shu's phone from the table, then read through the WeChat messages again: "Director Chen, now that we have a lead, let's do it."

Zhu Chaoran secretly took the cigarette that Chen Shu had placed on the corner of the table, lit it, and started smoking, looking completely absorbed in the moment.

Chen Shu glanced at the fat man and said to Yu, "This is the company address that Jiang Hai asked for. I don't know if it's real or not, and I don't know if it will implicate that child."

Footsteps came from behind, followed by Zeng Hong's confident voice: "Since when have you, Chen Shu, been afraid of this and that? Xiao Zhu has told me everything. Just do it, and I'll take care of the rest."

Chen Shu didn't turn his head, but kicked Zhu Chaoran from under the table, his words succinct: "I object. I still maintain that Jiang Hai cannot be involved in the case. This isn't a matter of who's right or wrong; it's a matter of principle."

Zeng Hong pulled up a chair and plopped down: "The school's office director just called and asked us to come to their school to discuss this matter in detail. They will give us all the materials then."

Zeng Hong took the phone from Yu Yu and glanced at the addresses of the microfinance companies on the screen: "For example, the address of this company involved in the case was provided to us by the school. I will thank them one by one in subsequent publicity reports."

Zeng Hong knew that Chen Shu didn't want Jiang Hai to be involved, so he did this to push all the matter and clues onto the school.

This police operation was conducted in cooperation with the school to crack down on crime!

"why?"

Chen Shu found the school's drastically different attitudes unacceptable. The previous leader had acted as if to say, "I won't cooperate, what can you do about it?" How could they surrender in less than an hour?
Zeng Hong made the appearance?
That's impossible; he probably doesn't have much influence in other organizations.
Seeing Chen Shu's suspicious look, Zeng Hong shoved the phone back into his hand and smiled knowingly: "You just left, and Teacher Zhang followed you to the school right after."

"You two worked together really well. You almost scared them so much they ran straight to our station!"

(End of this chapter)