Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 379 Team Leader

The following morning, in the SWAT team's office on the third floor.

"The leadership bears undeniable responsibility for failing to fire a warning shot before killing the suspect."
"What the hell! This guy is charging at your face with a knife, and you still fire a warning shot? Isn't that just reckless!"
"Dismissal? I'll waive your Malaysian Ringgit!"

Li Da, the burly captain of the special police brigade, read the "Notice" for a long time, getting angrier and angrier, and finally slammed it on his desk.

The deputy instructor Xie Chi, who was sitting next to him, leaned over, picked up the document from the table, and examined it carefully for a long time. Finally, he comforted him, saying, "You've been relieved of your post, but you still retain your rank. Don't worry, Chen Shu, once this matter cools down, you'll be back in the office!"

Chen Shu sat on the sofa, smiling broadly, seemingly without any worry whatsoever.

He stretched out his hands and said with a smile, "Being a police officer in our brigade is much more comfortable than being a leader. Have you forgotten that police officers work eight-day shifts? Now that you've added me, it's nine-day shifts!"

Li Da and Xie Chi exchanged a glance, knowing that Chen Shu had not been affected by his dismissal.

Xie Chi joked, "Of course, we're going back to the miserable days of working shifts every two days."

Li Da shook his big head: "No, Xie Jiao just said that you're only being dismissed, but your rank remains. You still have to work with us on duty!"

"Haha, it works!"

After joking around, the three started discussing serious matters. Although Chen Shu had been relieved of his post, he was still in the SWAT team, so they needed to find something for him to do; otherwise, it would be a waste of this great talent.

Li Da had been looking forward to seeing this thigh for a long time.

Previously, Li Da and Xie Chi were worried that Chen Shu's condition and mentality were not good, and originally wanted to give him a period of leave. However, seeing Chen Shu in high spirits and not taking the punishment seriously at all, Li Da had other ideas.

After all, when he shamelessly asked his superiors to transfer Chen Shu to the special police brigade, he still had the idea of ​​making some achievements.

Chen Shu's successful raid on the train station hostage situation had given him this idea. And his performance in the recent operation to capture the murderer reinforced this thought.

With Chen Shu now relieved of his post and freed from the distractions of administrative affairs, he should be able to accomplish this task more effectively and truly establish the reputation of the Zhengming Special Police Brigade.

That is to form a special task force; that is the core of the SWAT team!
Whether it's within the special police system or in terms of external social impact, riot control and emergency response best demonstrate a unit's combat effectiveness.

Li Da, who was rough around the edges but shrewd, rolled his eyes, moved over a few steps, sat down on the sofa next to Chen Shu, and kept staring at him while chuckling.

"Li Da, just say what's on your mind. It's creepy to see you staring at me like that," Chen Shu said, his skin crawling.

Li Da deliberately lowered his voice, his words filled with excitement, as if he couldn't wait to share his secret with Chen Shu. "Chen Shu, how about you pick a few people from the brigade to form a commando team? Use them for training in peacetime, and then pull them out for some serious combat when needed."

"Fighting and killing?" Chen Shu was stunned for a moment, then asked blankly, "Does it involve killing people?"

Let me explain the basic structure of the SWAT team. At the city level, the SWAT unit is called the SWAT detachment, which is usually directly subordinate to three battalions. The first battalion is the anti-terrorism assault battalion, which includes skill-based squadrons such as drone, bomb disposal, and sniper units. The second battalion is the mobile battalion, which, as the name suggests, is a mobile force. The third battalion is the patrol battalion.

District and county-level special police brigades only have patrol and stability maintenance functions, so their full names are generally "XX Special Patrol Police Brigade" or "XX Special Patrol Police Brigade," with the word "patrol" in their unit names. If they encounter major incidents that they cannot handle themselves, they will report them to both the branch bureau and the special police detachment, and the detachment will dispatch the corresponding directly subordinate brigade to the scene.

Let me elaborate a bit more on the assault team. Unlike regular SWAT teams, which are responsible for patrols, maintaining stability, and security, the assault team spends most of their time training. Their job is to maintain peak mental and physical condition at all times. Occasionally, they participate in drills and represent the branch in provincial competitions.

The commando unit was originally established to deal with terrorist incidents or sudden major criminal incidents, such as criminals possessing highly lethal weapons.

Therefore, Xie Chi, the deputy instructor of the brigade, who was sitting in the office drinking tea and watching the show, froze on the spot when he heard the brigade leader Li Da's suggestion. His originally cheerful square face became as still as a stone carving.

He swallowed the half-eaten sunflower seed shells and said impatiently, "Li Da, aren't you just looking for trouble? If we had that kind of energy, we should patrol the streets more!"
"We've been living peacefully for so many years, why do you still keep trying to take the blame upon yourself? Putting aside whether our task force is good or bad, aren't you afraid that our other units will laugh at us for this reputation?"

“Right now, the district and county brigades are only doing patrols. If we jump out and do some kind of raid, we’ll get caught up in the competition. Huff huff huff huff” Xie Chi was a little flustered and spoke quickly and a lot. He couldn’t hold back for a moment and patted his chest to catch his breath.

"Old Xie, take your time, no rush, we're all listening. Let's share our ideas and discuss them together!" Li Da said with a smile, speaking calmly and patiently.

"Why aren't you in a hurry! When are you going to change this habit of making decisions on a whim? Last time you were clamoring to build a case-handling area, and what happened? The brigade spent over 100,000 yuan to renovate it for you, and it's been months now, has it been used even once?" The thrifty "Mother Xie" glared at him, feeling a bit suffocated just thinking about it.

The spendthrift Li Da glanced ashamedly at Chen Shu sitting beside him and said quietly, "This isn't my fault."

Chen Shu, who was caught in the crossfire, was both amused and exasperated by Li Da's childlike reaction.

However, he was initially taken aback by Li Da's sudden suggestion to form a commando squad within the brigade. Taking advantage of the lull in Xie Chi's persuasion, he thought about it carefully and realized that from a purely work-related perspective, it was indeed a good idea.

In particular, having personally experienced several major cases, he deeply understands that, given the fastest reaction time, a prepared battle is definitely much better than being forced into a fight, and it is also more effective in nipping problems in the bud.

The special police detachment's assault team is indeed very strong in all aspects, but they are a small team. They are usually stationed at the detachment and occasionally go out to train in the mountains. If something happens in the districts or counties below, by the time they arrive, it may be too late.

Regardless, the district/county brigade where the incident occurred will definitely have the fastest response time.

At this point, the obvious choice is whether to wait for support from the detachment while the incident continues to escalate and lead to unmanageable consequences, or to deploy the battalion's direct assault team, which has already achieved combat readiness, to extinguish the sparks.

(End of this chapter)