Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 321 I enrolled in a training course
Late one March night, the incandescent light in an office of the Dongzhou TV station building was faintly crackling with the sound of electricity.

A young woman with fair skin and a focused expression sat in front of the computer, her eyes sparkling with desire, her hands moving swiftly across the keyboard. Her face was flawless, as if sculpted from ice crystal, with a straight and beautiful nose and full, luscious lips.

After a moment, she slammed the spacebar down again, leaned back in her chair, stared at the lit ceiling, let out a long sigh, and wearily closed her eyes, her thick, interlaced eyelashes like a brush.

Just then, the office door was flung open by a boisterous young man. He grabbed the doorknob and poked his head in: "Sister Yang, the midnight snack is here! Today it's the new J Big Plate Chicken! Come on out and eat! Everyone's grabbing it, it'll be gone in no time!"

Zhang Yang opened his eyes and looked at the photographer Xiao Zhao's slightly immature and simple face. Then, thinking back to the crazy and vicious faces he had encountered in the Silver Triangle half a month ago, it felt like a lifetime had passed.

"Okay, I'm coming, I'm coming."

She pushed aside the desk and chair, stood up, and walked out of the office with a smile.

"Sister Yang, when are we going to visit Brother Shu together? Or how about we invite him out for a meal?"

"Brother Shu? Not bad. You used to call him 'that cop' or 'this cop' all the time. When did you become so affectionate?"

"Oh, please stop making fun of me."

The sound traveled further and further away, gradually fading into the distance.

The computer monitor in the office was lit up, and the text on the Word document was clearly visible:

"There are many casinos here, they are everywhere on the streets. Large casinos are more than ten stories high, offering a one-stop service of eating, drinking, gambling and prostitution; small casinos sometimes just set up a tent on the side of the road, and if you think about it carefully, they are even smaller than small mahjong parlors in China."

Brother B, the number one henchman of the fraud ring, was taken to the police station in Daluo Town, along with the video footage of their crimes that Xiao Zhao had filmed on his phone. He had initially been nonchalant, even declaring he'd be a hero again in eighteen years, but upon learning that the police had frozen all the funds in his bank cards on suspicion of fraud, he immediately knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

As the plane slowly landed on the land of Dongzhou, my anxious heart finally calmed down. Looking at the H country flag fluttering in the airport, I could no longer control my emotions, and tears streamed down my face. All the grievances in my heart were released at this moment.

He told me that the world doesn't care whether we subjectively want it or not, because the facts are there, whether good or bad. The beauty we perceive in the world is simply because we've always been protected and therefore haven't seen it.

Hopefully we'll never have to confront these terrible evils head-on, but I think people should at least have some awareness of the dark side of this real world.

After returning from the Silver Triangle, Chen Shu finally settled down to properly recover from his injuries. The two weeks passed quickly thanks to his mother's daily care of chicken, duck, fish, and meat.

During this period, many relatives and friends came to visit and offer their condolences, and several classmates I hadn't been in touch with for a long time also came over for a casual meal.

Wang Chongming and Liu Zhongwu from the Zhongshan Institute also took some time to come over and sit for a while. During the conversation, they learned that Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang had submitted their resignation letters to the institute half a month ago, but disappeared before the institute leaders could approve them. They didn't know why they resigned.

"The economic situation isn't good right now, and it's already difficult to find a stable job," Wang Chongming sighed.

According to common perception, auxiliary police officers are temporary workers who are not officially employed, have low wages, and are often overworked. This is true, but in reality, although they are temporary workers, the police station rarely fires auxiliary police officers unless they commit a serious offense.

For example, Lao Ding, who works in the detention room, was a member of the joint defense team in his youth. Later, he was transferred to the patrol team and worked there for twenty years. When he got older and could no longer run around, the station arranged for him to work in the detention room, a position that does not require him to run around.

For example, positions in the police station's guardhouse, community assistants, and logistics departments are reserved for veteran auxiliary police officers who have served for over ten or twenty years. There's absolutely no chance of companies laying off employees after they turn 35, as is common practice in the private sector. During this period, due to the pandemic, the economy is actually quite poor, and unemployment is rampant. While auxiliary police officers' salaries aren't high, they receive free room and board, along with social insurance and housing fund benefits, making their employment relatively stable.

“Old Wang, why are you sighing? With such a meager salary, how are these young people supposed to survive? I think they're right to start looking for work while they're young; who knows, they might make something of themselves someday. In my opinion, people who just stay at the police station and do nothing will live a pretty mediocre life.”

Liu Zhongwu looked at the sighing Wang Chongming with disdain, feeling that the man was being far too presumptuous.

Chen Shu, who was happily peeling sunflower seeds, overheard the conversation between the two. When he compared the time when Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang resigned with the time when they accompanied him to X North, he immediately realized the reason for their resignation.

He asked with some concern, "Do you know how they are doing now?"

"do not know."

"Xiao Lin thinks he saw them playing duo queue at an internet cafe."

Chen Shu absentmindedly chatted with the two for a while longer. After they said goodbye, he opened a webpage and searched on Zhihu for "[What should a police auxiliary officer do after resigning]".

After looking around for a while, I finally have a better understanding.

Chen Shu found a civil servant training class with the best teaching staff in Dongzhou online, and directly called to add their sales representative on WeChat.

Chen Shu usually books the plane tickets when they travel for business, so he has both of their ID numbers on his phone. He then signed them up for a training course costing 19800 yuan, which included written test training and one-on-one interview practice.

Chen Shu created a group chat for Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang, and was just about to give them a pre-battle pep talk when Xiao Qiang unexpectedly posted a link to a five-player King of Glory match. Not to be outdone, Zhu Chaoran immediately followed up with a link to a PUBG team match.

"These guys."

Chen Shu rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on.

After forwarding the training receipt and class schedule he received from the training instructor to the group, he added a sentence.

"If you fail this exam, I'll keep a close eye on your hotel booking records while I'm on duty, and I might even pay you a visit. Anyway, I don't have much else in the SWAT team, but I have plenty of time!"

"Brother Shu, you're a pervert!"

"Hey! The police show up while we're doing our job, how are we supposed to get anything done?"

Chen Shu chatted with the two lively characters on his phone for a while, and only after receiving their repeated assurances did he put down his phone with satisfaction.

At this moment, Chen Shu suddenly thought of the young master who had come all the way to help, carrying a heavy cell phone locator. He couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"I asked Brother Wang to check on the intranet earlier, and I didn't see any punishment notice from their technical investigation department. Chen Chuan should be fine, right?"

(End of this chapter)