Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 444 Brother-in-law!

Although the Provincial Police Academy was also Chen Shu's alma mater, the main character today was Jiang Hai, who was going to attend the new student commissioning ceremony in the afternoon, so naturally he led the group around the school. Along the way, the group chatted happily, but Chen Shu, who was following behind, keenly noticed that Jiang Hai's legs were not coordinated. However, based on his early experience, he assumed that the other party had been injured during police training.

This is quite normal in the annual new police training.

"Sis, this is our East Police Department's emblem, the loyal horse!"

As the group walked through the gates of the police academy, the first thing that caught their eye was a statue placed on the central axis of the academy.

This is a solemn and imposing statue of a police officer on horseback saluting. Its black color conveys a sense of solemnity and dignity. A uniformed officer on horseback stands upright, looking straight ahead, holding the reins in his left hand and saluting with his right. Although modern police have access to modern transportation such as police cars and motorcycles, the solemnity of the mounted officer in the statue remains consistent.

Standing beneath the statue, Chen Shu's thoughts drifted back more than a decade to when he came to the Provincial Police Academy to take the physical fitness test before the college entrance examination. At that time, the Provincial Police Academy had not yet been upgraded to a university; it was only a junior college. However, its admission score, which was as high as that of a first-tier university, still deterred many high school seniors aspiring to a career in public security.

At the time, Chen Shu's father had a simple idea: his son was simple-minded and only had slightly better grades than others. He feared that once he entered society, he would suffer the same fate as he had, having been an honest man his whole life. But being a policeman meant being paid by the government, which was like wearing a tiger's skin, with the state backing him up, ensuring a life of comfort and security.

At the time, Chen Shu actually volunteered to join the army, but he couldn't resist his parents' nagging and eventually gave in to their wishes. However, when he first truly came into contact with the police, his inner reaction was genuine.

On the day of the physical fitness test, Chen's father brought him to the school. The two stayed at a nearby hotel and got up early to come over. As soon as they entered, they followed the crowd and lined up to take a group photo under the loyal horse, afraid that they would regret it if they failed the test.

"Brother Shu, come over and take a picture together!" Jiang Hai pulled Yan Chenxi to stand under Zhongcheng's horse and called out to Chen Shu.

Chen Shu followed the sound and looked over, gazing at Jiang Hai's youthful and sunny face, his thoughts constantly shifting between the past and the present.

It was as if I could hear the assembly whistle from the covered playground again;

It was as if I could see the neat and orderly ranks in front of the rostrum again;

It's as if I can smell the youthful passion and excitement of the awarding ceremony again.

The wind and rain on the training ground tempered us, and loyalty was demonstrated on horseback. The police academy years that once seemed long and arduous are now, in retrospect, the most unforgettable memories of my life.

My initial aspiration to become a police officer began here.

"Okay, sure," Chen Shu replied with a smile.

After getting help from passersby to take photos, Jiang Hai continued to lead the two of them inside the police academy. When they passed the dormitory, they happened to bump into the short, fat man running down from upstairs.

The short, fat man was originally running towards the cafeteria, but when he saw Jiang Hai and his group at the intersection, he turned around and immediately went around them.

"Sister, you're here!" the short, fat man greeted him warmly.

Yan Chenxi was a little surprised at first, but after glancing at her younger brother Jiang Hai's expression, she knew that the two must be classmates, and they must be the kind of people who have a good relationship.

She smiled and nodded: "Hello."

Jiang Hai stepped forward and kicked the short, fat man: "Get lost!"

The short, fat man nimbly dodged away with a twist of his hips. He had only come to say hello, and after showing his face, he was ready to leave.

Before leaving, he saw a handsome man standing next to Yan Chenxi, the two very close together. Judging from the man's appearance, he should be about the same age as Jiang Hai's sister, so the short, fat man naturally greeted him: "Oh, brother-in-law is here too."

Today is the open day for parents of new students, and those who came are all parents, mostly couples. In the short, chubby man's view, everyone who came is family, so he addressed them casually.

Upon hearing this, Yan Chenxi's heart skipped a beat.

She pretended to be nonchalant and turned her head to look in the other direction, but in that instant, she secretly glanced in Chen Shu's direction out of the corner of her eye. Seeing the calm on his face, she felt a slight pang of disappointment. Chen Shu, however, didn't seem to care, smiling and waving his hand: "I'm your senior brother."

"Senior brother?" The short, fat man who was about to leave came back and found an excuse to follow Jiang Hai, chatting with Chen Shu in a rambling manner.

Knowing that Chen Shu was a senior ten years their senior, the short, chubby man became much more respectful in his words and a little more composed in front of everyone. After greeting him, he leaned close to Jiang Hai's side and whispered in his ear, "How's your big toe? Can you still walk? How about I show your sister and brother-in-law around for a bit?"

Jiang Hai casually elbowed him, saying, "Brother-in-law, you're still holding on. Don't worry about me, go back and be with your parents."

The short, chubby guy shrugged, still worried about his roommate: "It won't make a difference if it takes a little more time."

A few people strolled through the picturesque campus of the police academy, chatting about interesting things in a fairly harmonious atmosphere.

However, after passing through several places, listening to the bustling chatter of the new students, who were also accompanied by their families, discussing the opening ceremony the next day, Jiang Hai felt extremely awkward.

He simply couldn't bring himself to explain to his sister why he couldn't play that afternoon. He also didn't want to lie to his sister who had raised him from childhood.

That's why last night the skinny guy advised him to pretend to have a leg injury to cover up his absence from the police parade in the afternoon, and after thinking about it all night, he still decided to stand at the gate of the police station in the morning to greet his sister and take her around the police station.

However, Jiang Hai still did not make up his mind to tell the truth.

He felt he still couldn't bear the look of disappointment and loss in his sister's eyes.

I couldn't sleep at all last night, tossing and turning, constantly agonizing over whether to hide it from my sister, but I also felt that such deception would be unfair to my sister who had taken care of me wholeheartedly for so many years.

I tossed and turned, deeply regretting my impulsive act that had caused such great trouble.

Young Jiang Hai was in great pain and wished he could chop himself up with a knife.

Before he knew it, it was lunchtime. The short, fat man gave Jiang Hai a look and then said goodbye to go find his family.

"Brother Shu, Sister, let's go eat at the garbage street next to the school. There are lots of good restaurants there, and the prices aren't expensive," Jiang Hai suggested.

Yan Chenxi didn't speak, habitually glancing at the man standing beside her. If her younger brother, Jiang Hai, had witnessed this, he would have been utterly astonished. Because their parents divorced when they were young, Yan Chenxi, as the older sister, was remarkably independent, and later, after taking on a leadership position, she became even more extraordinary.

However, Jiang Hai was preoccupied with something and extremely agitated. He fidgeted with his hands behind his back, secretly struggling with whether he should find some time later to explain to his sister that he would be missing the police parade that afternoon.

Chen Shu, on the other hand, didn't have the same worries as Jiang Hai. He simply considered things from Yan Chenxi's perspective for a moment and concluded that the food on Garbage Street was nothing special, and only students at the Police Academy, who were confined to the school every day and not allowed to go out, would find it appealing.

Speaking of food, the police academy's canteen has a rather unique flavor compared to other universities. Because there is a Tibetan class in the police academy, the canteen also has a separate window for Tibetan specialty snacks. I heard from students in the Tibetan class that the taste is quite authentic.

Encouraged by Chen Shu's words, Yan Chenxi nodded repeatedly in agreement to eat in the school cafeteria. Firstly, having grown up in poverty and being frugal, Yan Chenxi knew that even the most affordable food at restaurants would be significantly more expensive than in the school cafeteria; secondly, she wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the school environment her younger brother would be spending the next three years in.

Seeing that his sister and brother Shu were determined to go to the school cafeteria for lunch, Jiang Hai, who was extremely unwilling, struggled for a few words, but finally took the two of them to the cafeteria.

If you stretch out your head, it's a knife, if you shrink your head, it's also a knife.

Jiang Hai, with the mindset that he was going to die sooner or later anyway, led the team towards the cafeteria with the look of someone going to the execution ground.

He knew perfectly well that his disciplinary warning notice was clearly posted on the notice board directly opposite the west gate of the cafeteria.

Very fresh!

(End of this chapter)