Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 265 Let's lie down together!

Although there were only two people, Chen Shu still followed his long-standing habit of entertaining guests and prepared four dishes and a soup.

After he placed the dishes on the table, he was about to go to the kitchen to get two more bowls of rice when Chen Chuan, who was already sitting at the table eating, stopped him.

Chen Chuan familiarly opened a beer and placed it in front of Chen Shu: "Let's drink first. There's so much food, we won't be able to finish it without some drinks."

Chen Shu hesitated, "I've been drinking for a week now, and my mouth tastes bitter. How about you let me off the hook today?"

"As the host, how can you watch your guests drink? We're not drinking red wine or white wine today, just a few bottles of beer, why are you dawdling like this?"

Chen Chuan had the idea of ​​"using Chen Shu's wine to dispel Chen Shu's sorrows," and at this moment he spared no effort in urging Chen Shu to drink.

"Come on, let me open a bottle for you!"

This guy is definitely up to no good today. Chen Shu sized up his classmate and clicked his tongue twice in his mind.

The Prince of Dongzhou's nightclubs is incredibly busy. Normally, after everyone gets off the plane, he should head straight to that drinking party. Then, he'll be indulging in a second half of the party, arms around women and drinking heartily.

Instead of sitting here with him, pushing beer carts and chatting about trivial things.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Chen Shu's mind. Although Chen Chuan was a rich second-generation, his information network within the bureau was unparalleled. In the previous incidents, he had obtained firsthand information each time.

He keeps a low profile, while others are openly fighting tooth and nail, he knows everything behind the scenes. Chen Chuan is still a policeman, which is directly related to his indifferent or disdainful attitude towards official positions.

Chen Shu sat back down at the table, smiling as he opened a beer and poured it into the glass that Chen Chuan had already placed in front of him.

"Chen Chuan, do you know the outcome of my suspension this time?"

Seeing that his intentions had been exposed, Chen Chuan said even more decisively, "I know. But you have to drink. If you finish this bottle, I'll tell you."

"Get lost! Do you think this is a bar? You're going to chug a bottle? Tell me if you want, I'm going to find out sooner or later anyway." Chen Shu's heart tightened, but on the surface he still looked indifferent.

"A demerit has been recorded."

Chen Chuan raised his glass and clinked it against Chen Shu's, then drank it all in one gulp.

A demerit? No dismissal. Chen Shu felt reassured, realizing it was just an administrative punishment and not a major issue.

Setting down his wine glass, Chen Chuan added, "No promotion within a year."

This time, Chen Shu raised his glass to Chen Chuan and laughed, "I'm lucky. I was just promoted to deputy section chief not long ago, and it's impossible for me to be promoted continuously anyway. The penalty of not being able to be promoted this year doesn't affect me much. Thanks, brother! Let's drink!"

Chen Chuan added with a bitter face, "Brother, although the bureau has officially ended the punishment for your matter, you can't escape the gossip of your subordinates, so you will be transferred from your original unit after the New Year."

"Transfer from the police station? Where to?"

Chen Chuan frowned and said, "It's not decided yet, but since it's to shut people up, it's definitely not a good place. Sigh, I've gotten myself into a lot of trouble these past few years, and I've always had my old man clean up my messes. Otherwise, I could have helped you out this time."

After a moment's thought, Chen Shu comforted Chen Chuan, saying, "Where in this bureau is there a place worse than the police station? It's alright."

Although she said she was fine, she was actually a little lonely inside.

The two then drank a few more cups, and their conversation returned.

Chen Chuan took out his phone and swiped around for a moment, then handed it to Chen Shu, pointing at the screen and saying, "Shu, there's a result regarding Huang Siqian's matter last time. Take a look."

Since Huang Sisi asked Chen Shu to bail out her uncle Chen Min for drunk driving, but was refused, the two hadn't been in contact for a long time. Chen Shu originally thought that the matter and this person were over, but unexpectedly, Chen Chuan brought it up again today.

Seeing Chen Chuan frequently taking a sip of his drink after handing over his phone, Chen Shu knew that this was probably not good news.

He glanced down at his phone; it showed chat logs between Chen Chuan and Zhang Wei, a classmate who worked as a traffic police officer.

In Chen Min's case involving suspected dangerous driving, the traffic police, following standard procedures, prepared the case and transferred it to the procuratorate for approval of arrest. According to regulations, the procuratorate has seven days to review and approve the arrest warrant; not a day more is permitted. During these seven days, the procuratorate must review the evidence submitted by the traffic police and determine whether the case meets the standards for arrest.

This case has complete on-site video surveillance, the suspect's confession record, and blood alcohol content report. Based on past experience, there should be no problem in approving an arrest or even prosecuting the suspect.

Of course, if the prosecutor believes that the evidence is still insufficient, according to past practice, the prosecutor will contact the traffic police handling the case within seven days to ask them to supplement the evidence.

The prosecutor's next move was completely unexpected.

The prosecutor did not contact the traffic police handling the case for the next seven days. However, on the seventh day, the last day of the deadline, half an hour before the end of the workday, the prosecutor called the traffic police handling the case to ask them to provide the value of the damage to the vehicle driven by the suspect.

The traffic police handling the case questioned the necessity of submitting this evidence, because this requirement had not been placed in previous drunk driving cases.

The prosecutor made an excuse about the new policy and hurriedly hung up the phone.

The traffic police handling the case were also in a hurry. In half an hour, they first contacted the traffic police parking lot to take photos of the vehicle involved inside and out, and then contacted the local 4S store to urgently issue a vehicle damage estimate form with the company seal.

I finally managed to fax the documents requested by the prosecutor before leaving get off work.

The other party called back and said that the estimate was not acceptable and could not be considered evidence; a formal invoice was required.

The traffic police officers handling the case were completely dumbfounded.

The car is still parked in the traffic police station's parking lot. How can I get the 4S store to issue an invoice?
Besides, you have to pay the 4S store for the car repairs before you can get an invoice. The suspect is still in detention, so you can't expect the traffic police to pay for it.

At 5 p.m., the prosecutor's office rejected the case, citing insufficient evidence provided by the investigative authorities.

The time limit for the case had expired, and the traffic police handling the case had no choice but to take Chen Min out of the detention center according to regulations, change the compulsory measures, and grant him bail pending trial, which means releasing him.

It is said that on that evening, without notifying Chen Min's family, a couple, as if they had foreseen the future, ran to the traffic police station and accompanied Chen Min to complete the formalities.

It turns out they went directly through connections at the procuratorate; no wonder the police stopped making any moves later. That couple must be Huang Siqian and her lawyer mentor. Chen Shu handed back his phone, slowly walked to the kitchen refrigerator, opened the door, and gazed intently at the bottles and jars inside with his deep, weathered eyes.

Damn it, we're drinking until we drop tonight!

"It's so damn frustrating! You've solved one big case after another, and each injury is more serious than the last, yet you don't get any credit. Your girlfriend left you, and you even have to pay out of your own pocket to solve cases! How come all these unlucky things have to happen to you?"

Chen Chuan slammed his hand on the dining table, exasperated: "Books, what the hell! Just lie down with me!"

Bang bang bang, brothers, Chen Shu is about to change the map! Hehe, as for where it is, I'll keep you in suspense for now. I reckon it'll be an unexpected surprise! Or maybe a shock...

I want to thank all the brothers who have accompanied me along the way. Without your support, I probably wouldn't have been able to finish such a long novel of several hundred thousand words. For more than three months, I've opened the assistant app every day and seen that string of familiar names. It feels like we've become true old friends.

As the old saying goes, we've known each other for a long time. :)
Thank you! I remember all your votes and monthly tickets perfectly!

By the way, I also saw many friends with police officer avatars on the fan list. They must be brothers working in public security. If there are any discrepancies in the novel, please feel free to point them out!
The following novel, like the previous ones, will focus on depicting the real work and lives of police officers. I hope you will enjoy it!

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