Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 526 Like a Dream

11 p.m., at the bar.

Chen Chuan returned to the booth, glanced at the several dozen empty small glasses on the table and Chen Shu sipping beer, and shook his head.

Glancing at the girl who was fast asleep on the sofa, covered by a suit jacket, Chen Chuan plopped down next to Chen Shu, put his arm around Chen Shu's neck, and sighed, "I really underestimated the drinking capacity of people from our public security system. What, starting to drink beer?"

"I don't like this kind of foreign stuff." Chen Shu opened a bottle of Budweiser and handed it to him. "You should have some too, have a drink with me."

Without saying a word, Chen Chuan took the Budweiser, tilted his head back, and blew on it.

Chen Shu, cracking sunflower seeds, said, "We've known each other for so many years, we know each other inside and out, and you still pull this trick on me? Don't use these bad habits of the underworld on your brothers, you'll get into trouble sooner or later. The girl is probably still a college student, she looks so restrained in the bar, don't ruin her life."

Chen Chuan scoffed: "Today's college students aren't innocent at all; they just look pure on the outside."

Chen Shu cracked some sunflower seeds and handed over a bottle of Budweiser: "Have you ever been in a serious relationship?"

Chen Chuan took the beer, and the cold feel of it seemed to remind him of something.

"In high school, amidst the jeers of my roommates, I confessed my feelings to a girl I had liked for a long time on the sex field."

Chen Shu took a big gulp of beer, glanced at Chen Chuan, and said, "A campus romance story, I'm a little interested."

The bar's spotlights shone on Chen Chuan's face, making it appear somewhat white as they flickered.

Chen Chuan took a small sip, his eyes filled with memories: "Back then, I was young and thought that having more people meant I could accomplish anything. The place was packed with people back then, and my sons were also very enthusiastic in helping me out."

"It didn't work?"

"It didn't work out. But she came over and hugged me, and said something to me in a voice that only the two of us could hear."

"I've already hugged you, and it still hasn't happened? What did that girl say?"

"She said she didn't like me, but now I can hold her hand and leave the crowd."

Chen Shu nudged the wine bottle Chen Chuan was holding: "She's such a kind girl."

The girl who had arrived at some point leaned against the back of the sofa behind Chen Chuan, looking somewhat sad, and said, "These kinds of love stories can only exist in school. Once you get to society, well, that's it."

Chen Chuan turned around, his expression returning to its usual playful grin. He tossed the wine bottle in his hand into the wine basket under the table and said self-deprecatingly, "Hey, she not only rejected me, but also casually rejected me on behalf of other girls."

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"I was actually feeling quite sad, thank you." The girl rolled her eyes, got up, and wiggled her hips as she left.

Chen Shu patted the leather armrest and laughed, "That's enough, let's go. By the way, this young lady must have been drinking with customers for the first time. She's too straightforward and didn't know how to refuse, so she got herself drunk. When she wakes up later, call a car to take her home. If she can't get home, help her get a room."

Chen Chuan wiped his mouth: "The sales staff invited us to create this atmosphere. They are employees of their company, so we can leave it to them to handle."

"I'm worried about getting drunk in a place like this; it could lead to trouble."

"You're in this state yourself, and you still have the leisure to care about others?"

Chen Shu was taken aback and fell silent.

Yes, Chen Chuan came all the way from Dongzhou this time because he knew that he had suffered a blow and was afraid that something might happen to him if he went out alone.

Just like Julie, Chen Chuan was also being carefully protected.

And what right does he have to care about a girl he doesn't even know?

The bar was still bustling with activity, but the two knew it was time to end it.

Although Chen Chuan was stubborn, he still moved to the girl's side and nudged her before leaving. He called out a few times but couldn't wake her up, so he squeezed out of the crowd to call the salesperson.

At this moment, the girl sat up, rubbing her eyes, and said, "Ouch, my stomach hurts a little."

Since the stage was right next to the booths, the girl turned around and went up on stage, then snatched the microphone from the DJ who was singing and put it behind her.

Then, deafening farts blared from the bar's speakers.

The farts came in a continuous stream, sometimes like drumming, boom boom boom; sometimes like tearing newspaper, hiss hiss hiss hiss.

The entire venue fell silent. The female DJ paused the music, and whether she was suffocated by the fumes or genuinely frightened, she stumbled back several steps and fell onto a booth by the stage.

Upon seeing this, the security guards that Chen Chuan had called over pushed their way forward with all their might.

One of them, who looked like the team leader, pointed at the stage and shouted, "Hurry up! Drag her off the stage right now! Don't let her stay on the stage!"

He's a very knowledgeable security guard.

Chen Shu wasn't drunk after drinking all night, but he was truly drunk from laughing.

I feel a bit better now.

"Book! You smiled! Haha! You finally smiled! That's more like it! A man can't always have a long face, or he'll scare away beautiful women! Haha, we should have a sunny and positive attitude, so as not to waste this prosperous and flourishing world!"

Chen Chuan put an arm around Chen Shu's shoulder, pulled his brother closer, pointed at the beautiful women screaming all over the dance floor, and burst into laughter.

"The sun sets in the west, the rosy clouds fly high, the soldiers return to camp after target practice!"

"Red flowers on their chests reflect the colorful sunset, and joyful songs fill the sky~"

"Mi suo la mi so La suo mi dao rui~"

"Joyful songs fill the air, songs fly high~"

The two sang songs and walked back to the hotel with their arms around each other's shoulders, just like when they were back in police academy, climbing over the wall late at night on weekends to go out for drinks and then returning to their dorms.

After reaching the 40th floor, the two stepped out of the elevator and saw a waiter and several police officers surrounding the door opposite their room.

The waiter stood at the door, hand raised as if about to knock, while several police officers stood on either side of the door. The leader was a young officer with two crutches on his shoulder, and the others appeared to be auxiliary police officers based on their uniforms.

At this moment, they also spotted Chen Shu and Chen Chuan returning from drinking. The young policeman gave them a stern shushing gesture.

Chen Chuan chuckled softly, "It looks like a police station. They're probably arresting your girlfriend."

Chen Shu stopped Chen Chuan and nodded: "Let them get on with their business first."

The young policeman smiled when he saw the two of them stop and stand aside cooperatively, then turned to signal the waiter to continue. "Knock knock knock, waiter."

There was no sound from inside.

"Knock knock knock, waiter."

There was still no sound from inside.

"Knock knock knock, waiter." The waiter persisted.

"What is it? It's so late, can't a person get some sleep?" A muffled male voice came from inside.

"Hello, our hotel offers fruit and snacks to be delivered in the evening."

Although delivering late-night snacks at this hour felt a bit awkward, the waiter had a good attitude, speaking calmly and naturally, clearly a veteran with plenty of experience.

A soft rustling sound came from inside the room as the lock was being opened.

Chen Shu and Chen Chuan exchanged a glance. Although they had experienced many such ward rounds, they were still somewhat excited from the perspective of a third party observing.

Chen Shu even began to imagine himself as the young policeman leading the team. He was eager to try, ready to rush in and subdue the man inside the moment the door opened a crack, completing the task with a standard grappling move.

Perhaps I forgot before.

At that moment, for some unknown reason, the young policeman reached out and "clicked" to turn on the body camera on his shoulder.

"To protect your legitimate rights and interests and to monitor my law enforcement actions, this law enforcement process was recorded in its entirety."

The voice coming from the body camera was a cold, emotionless electronic tone that echoed through the hotel corridor.

The air was suddenly quiet.

"Damn it! Police!"

The door, which had been slightly ajar, was slammed shut again with a loud bang, leaving the police and others standing there dumbfounded, staring at each other.

After his initial surprise, Chen Chuan pointed at the police and sneered, and Chen Shu couldn't stop him.

Of course, Chen Shu himself was laughing as he pulled, he really couldn't help it.

Even though they were both professionally trained.

The young policeman wasn't annoyed. He smiled awkwardly, then gently pulled the waiter over, walked to the door, and knocked on it, saying in a deep voice, "Open the door! Police are conducting an inspection!"

The door was not open.

A police auxiliary officer standing behind him leaned close to the young policeman and whispered a few words in his ear.

The young policeman nodded, and then a burly auxiliary policeman kicked the door open, and the policemen outside rushed in.

Immediately, vicious curses and the somewhat immature shouts of a young policeman came from inside the room.

After a moment, two auxiliary police officers escorted the handcuffed man, who felt he had no good luck, out of the room. A young policeman, whose clothes were disheveled from the ordeal, followed behind with a dejected woman.

Before leaving, he politely thanked the waiter for his hard work and smiled and nodded as he passed Chen Shu and Chen Chuan.

After laughing, Chen Shu suddenly realized something. He recalled the exhausted yet nonchalant smiles of Yu Maiken and Captain Zhao, and Zhang Wei, who had almost collapsed in prison the night before but was still meticulously educating his students the next day.

Police officers in NX lead lives quite differently from those in other provinces; almost everyone has experienced some battles that sound terrifying.

But for them, it's all very ordinary, nothing special.

Whether we're on duty or not, the first thing we do when we get up is to grab our toothbrushes and wash up, while they can only tighten their grip on the guns in their arms.

"What a great place!"

During a night of manhunt in the Gobi Desert, when Chen Shu was chatting with them about the inland and coastal areas, Yu Maiken said something similar, and Zhao and his team must have thought the same thing.

Back in his room, Chen Chuan, wrapped in a white towel after a shower, joked as he dried his hair, "Why do we risk our lives to defend our homeland? Because delicious food can grow anywhere on this land!"

Chen Shu was both amused and exasperated, and said, "So you're a patriot after all?"

"Hehe, that's a must! I'm going to sleep. You should get some rest too."

After saying that, Chen Chuan collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

He was snoring loudly; he was sleeping very soundly.

Chen Shu walked to the bedside and helped cover him with the blanket. He knew that all along the way, Chen Chuan had arranged for him to go to nightclubs and kept telling lame jokes, which was actually to help him calm down.

The room quieted down, and Chen Shu pulled a brown envelope from his suitcase. It was a letter that Julie had left for him before she left.

He took a cup of coffee, sat on the balcony, and opened the envelope in the evening breeze.

"When you take pictures of the moon or sunrise, you'll find that the pictures aren't as beautiful as what you actually see, but you won't think it's because the sky is ugly."

"Because you know that a mobile phone can't really capture the beauty of the sky, well, you should see yourself in the same way."

"Chen Shu, you have always been shining. You have things that others envy and experiences that you are proud of. You can't just focus on those minor flaws."

"In fact, you shine as brightly as the North Star."

Chen Shu put down the letter in his hand and looked up at the bright moon.

For some reason, the image of Chen Chuan's confession during sex that night suddenly popped into my mind.

A noisy crowd surrounded a man and a woman.

The girl walked over, gently hugged the helpless Chen Shu, and whispered in his ear in a voice only the two of them could hear.

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Ah, that wasn't my moon, but for a moment it shone on me.

(End of this chapter)