Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 307 Chen Chuan's Money Power
The following afternoon at 3 PM, Dalo Town.

This is a small border town in southwestern H country. The town has the same police station, post office, and telecommunications facilities found elsewhere in China. The lives of the people here remain peaceful and tranquil, attracting countless online celebrities and backpackers every year.

Compared to Dongzhou's rapid development over the past decade, this small town seems to have remained in the 1980s. The tallest buildings on the street are no more than five or six stories high, with dilapidated facades covered in grime. The shops on the ground floor are filled with local ethnic minority styles, and some corner shops don't even have Chinese characters on their signs.

Because it is located in the tropics, even in winter, the daytime temperature here reaches around 20 degrees Celsius.

Chen Shu, who had just gotten off the long-distance bus, leaned on his cane with his left hand, hung his coat on the suitcase on his right side, stood at the entrance of the small town station where he had arranged to meet Zhu Chaoran, lit a cigarette, and waited quietly.

Chen Shu felt guilty for asking Fatty to come and help this time.

His left foot is still swollen from the injury. Although it's not broken, he can't walk long distances. His high school classmates are now either working 9-to-5 jobs in state-owned enterprises or working 996 jobs in first-tier cities in China. Even if some of them have the time, their past life experiences are not actually suitable for going to North X for rescue work.

Forcing it will only backfire.

As for his classmates from the police academy, although they are brothers who have fought side by side, and are capable and courageous, especially those who have served in the Criminal Investigation Division or the police station's investigation team, they might look more like criminals than the criminals themselves when dressed in plainclothes. But now everyone is a police officer, with families and jobs, and they are busy every day. No one has any reason to come out and risk their life with Chen Shu.

After all, this is a private matter, and there may be violations of discipline, or even a certain degree of danger.

Chen Shu leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to rest for a while.

"Book, did you miss me?"

Suddenly, a familiar teasing voice rang out.

As the image overlapped with the one in his memory, Chen Shu opened his eyes in disbelief, only to see three people casually standing in front of him.

The person leading the way was none other than Chen Chuan!

Following behind were Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang!

"Why are you here?" Chen Shu was extremely surprised.

"Damn it! Chief Chen, have you forgotten what I used to do? A scout! How could you leave me out of this?" Xiao Qiang crossed his arms, his chin almost pointing to the sky.

In the military, reconnaissance soldiers are a type of special forces. Compared to ordinary soldiers, due to the special and dangerous nature of their combat missions, reconnaissance soldiers are required to have a more comprehensive range of abilities, making them the absolute elite of the military.

"Keep your voice down, it's noisy here." Chen Shu patted the other man's arm gratefully, paused, and slowly said, "Xiao Qiang, from now on you can call me Brother Shu, just like Fatty did."

Xiao Qiang wiped his finger under his nose and happily admitted it.

Chen Shu turned around, freeing his right hand to push Chen Chuan out: "Can you manage your work? You'll be in big trouble if your workplace finds out! Go back now, don't come here and cause trouble!"

Although Chen Chuan was loyal, a policeman, and Chen Shu's good friend, in Chen Shu's mind, Chen Chuan was more like a rich young master who spent his time in the government.

This comment wasn't malicious; Chen Chuan's presence today was a huge favor to Chen Shu. But the matter at hand was far too dangerous for a skinny rich kid like him to get involved in.

Chen Chuan scoffed, nonchalantly saying, "It's only the end of the year, my annual leave has been refreshed! Alright, enough rambling, everyone's here, let's get in the car!"

Over here, Zhu Chaoran, who had secretly gathered people, ran over with his head down to help Chen Shu lift the luggage that was placed to the side, and jogged towards a Toyota Prado parked by the roadside. Chen Shu shook his head, not blaming him.

After the four got into the car, Chen Chuan drove directly out of the town, heading towards the destination shown on the car's central control display screen.

Along the way, as time passed, the sky grew darker and darker, and the nearby roads became narrower and narrower.

Chen Shu asked, "Chen Chuan, do you know how to get to North X?"

Chen Chuan chuckled, still maintaining his nonchalant attitude: "I don't know."

Chen Shu was anxious. Although he knew that Chen Chuan and the others had come purely out of a sense of duty, he couldn't help but complain, "Chen Chuan, we're going to rescue people, not on vacation. Time is of the essence; this might be all it takes."

"Squeak!"

The Toyota Prado suddenly stopped and came to a complete halt.

Chen Shu looked outside and saw that it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything. Even the area illuminated by the headlights had disappeared from view.

Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang in the back row began packing their luggage, and Chen Shu knew that they had arrived at their destination.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Chen Chuan turned around and took his backpack from Zhu Chaoran's hand, smiling as he said, "Shu, Xiao Qiang volunteered this time because of his experience in land warfare. Do you know what makes me think I can help you this time?"

Before the other party could reply, Chen Chuan unzipped his backpack, pulled out several stacks of neatly bundled red banknotes and a large satellite phone, and said with a smile:
"Money power".

"Trust me, we will definitely reach our destination in the shortest possible time."

In an instant, looking at the scene before him, Chen Shu felt as if he had returned to Dongzhou a year ago, when he bumped into Chen Chuan during the raid on the business KTV.

At the time, Chen Chuan, dressed in flamboyant clothes and drunk, also displayed a cynical attitude, yet he helped Chen Shu obtain crucial evidence in the Shang K case, establishing the Zhongshan and Dongming police stations as renowned figures in Dongzhou's entertainment industry. Behind the scenes, Chen Chuan simply went to Chen Shu's house afterwards with a smile, specifically requesting that Chen Shu personally cook a four-dish meal and soup for him that evening.

That's it.

Out of the blue, Chen Shu asked, "Chen Chuan, did you find that girl later?"

The smile that had been on his face slowly disappeared. Chen Chuan sniffed, squinted at the dark tropical jungle in the distance, and said firmly, "Shu, this time we will definitely rescue your girl!"

Then, Chen Chuan turned on his satellite phone and made contact with someone.

A few minutes later, four motorcycles with their lights on drove up. The four men got off, left the Land Cruiser on the roadside, and, with Chen Chuan's help, each sat on the back of one of the motorcycles.

The motorcycle team slowly moved forward along the embankment of the rubber plantation. The rubber plantation was planted along the mountainside, with one rubber tree planted on each level. You can imagine how narrow the embankment was; if you weren't careful, you could roll down the hillside.

Chen Shu, who had originally planned to take things one step at a time once he reached the border city, now had to admire Chen Chuan's financial power.

Clearly, they are rushing to North X as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)