Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 597

Hearing the praise from both his senior brother and master, Li Chaoyang did not feel as happy or proud as he had imagined.

He paused for a moment, then voiced a thought that had been lingering in his mind for a long time: "Senior, to be honest, I think it's quite pointless for us police officers to deal with these petty matters every day. You know, these prostitution and trafficking cases are just a private affair between a man and a woman, how bad is the impact on society? It's the same with gambling; even if we legislate and sentence people who really want to gamble, we can't stop them."

"Instead of wasting energy on these cases, we should think of ways to crack down on telecom fraud or illicit activities. These are the cases that are most relevant to the vital interests of ordinary people."

These thoughts had been buried in Li Chaoyang's heart for quite some time, but now, as the leader in charge of law enforcement at the station, he could only keep them to himself. If they were accidentally revealed, it would affect the morale of the entire security team.

It was only because Chen Shu had come over today that Li Chaoyang had a chance to vent his frustrations.

Chen Shu gave the other person a deep look. He had naturally thought about this when he was young, but as he got older, he realized that some things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.

However, at this moment, Chen Shu did not patiently persuade him like he had in his younger brother in the past. He simply said, "This is a quota given by the higher-ups. Since we are paid, we have to live up to this job."

The two talked about the crackdown on prostitution for a while, and then discussed the ultimate purpose of Chen Shu's visit, which was to work with the Zhongshan Police Station to raid A_PARTY in his jurisdiction.

Previously, Li Chaoyang had received reports from the public about A_PARTY being involved in prostitution. However, after instructing the auxiliary police captain Lao Ma to conduct several private investigations, he learned that while paid companionship did exist at the venue, prostitution was not the case.

"Old Ma? Isn't Zheng Jie the captain of the plainclothes team?"

“Zheng Jie is no longer working here. This old Ma used to be the auxiliary police captain at Dongming Police Station. Then something happened, and coincidentally, Zheng Jie resigned. He was dismissed from there and then transferred here.”

Grassroots police stations face a wide range of problems, more or less, and sometimes problems do arise that require auxiliary police officers to take the blame. Those who are dismissed on duty in this way are usually transferred to other police stations or business teams of the branch bureau to continue working.

When Li Chaoyang mentioned Dongming Police Station, Chen Shu immediately thought of their deputy director, Xu Chaofan. It was Xu Chaofan who had conveniently "stumbled" upon Chen Shu's first murder case.

Then I thought of forensic pathologist Julie.

Back then, Xu Chaofan was relentlessly pursuing her, even declaring he wouldn't marry anyone but her! I wonder what's become of him now, whether he's still in Dongming Police Station.

Finally, I thought of the new police officer, Xiao Yang, who later got into trouble.

I wonder what kind of work he did after leaving the police force, how much he earned a month, whether it was enough to live on, and whether he had a girlfriend.
Chen Shu suddenly felt a little melancholy. He unbuttoned his shirt, pulled out a crumpled pack of cigarettes, took one out, lit it, and took a deep drag. The smoke slowly billowed from his mouth, gradually obscuring his face.

After a moment, Chen Shu stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and said seriously, "Chaoyang, I won't stand on ceremony with you. This time, the A_PARTY case will be handled by our special police, with your station assisting."

Li Chaoyang shrugged, saying meaningfully, "I don't care about being the organizer or co-organizer. Senior brother, have you thought this through? This A_PARTY is being held at the Sunshine Hotel, which is a five-star hotel."

Although there is no explicit rule, the unspoken rule that has been in place for decades is that unless substantial clues or evidence are obtained, no department or team may inspect five-star hotels without authorization, as this would affect the business environment of Dongzhou City.

Chen Shu patted the other man on the shoulder and joked, "Chaoyang, you've become quite the big shot now that you're the deputy director. You even know how to lecture your senior brother?"

"Just a heads-up." "I've reviewed the phone records of their senior management over the past six months, and the owners and shareholders of these two companies haven't had any contact. A_PARTY is just renting space in the Sunshine Hotel, so it's not really affiliated with the hotel. Therefore, we can just investigate without reporting it to the branch office."

"What if we have someone in our department?"

Chen Shu walked to the window, faced the glass, and looked down at the brightly lit police station compound below, without saying anything more.

He knew that the bureau headquarters was not his home turf.

First of all, the "Operation Orange Sweep" involves a five-star hotel, so it's not as simple as just solving a case. This is not something that can be accomplished by just being clever.
Secondly, those who fought their way up from the grassroots units to the bureau are all smart people, and they all have intricate networks of connections. What qualifications does a mere, insignificant deputy captain of the special police have to touch this pie?
Chen Shu wouldn't be so arrogant as to think he could fight those people for three hundred rounds.

In that instant, he also understood why Li Da and Xie Chi had behaved the way they had when he went to see them that afternoon.

Chen Shu hesitated for a moment, wanting to take the opportunity to back down, but his junior brother, who had been following him on cases since graduating from the police academy, was staring at him with admiration and shining eyes.

"We're all grown up now, so stop looking at people like children." Chen Shu smiled wryly, his mind racing, and finally managed to come up with a good solution.

Chen Shu hesitated for a moment, knowing full well that there were many complexities involved, and finally made the decision: "Call Zhao Feifei, Zhao Da."

"Senior brother, are you using this as a shield? Do you think they'll agree to it?"

"I know this 'stubborn sister' well; in a word, she's all about getting things done! I've worked with her on cases before, and she doesn't have the complicated social connections that other leaders have. I worked with her on cases when she was the deputy captain of the public security brigade, and there's no question about it!"

"Senior brother, this is a five-star hotel after all. Be careful."

"You're right to remind me."

To be honest, this was the first time Chen Shu had targeted an entertainment venue that was suspected of having the backing of a five-star hotel. It was impossible for him not to be nervous, but the die was cast.

With Chen Chuan, that rich second-generation kid who never misses a chance to cause trouble, and Zhu Yiba, that stubborn, obstinate military nature, just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm in trouble.

Chen Shu convinced himself of this, and then decisively said, "Let's do it!"

The call connected within seconds. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Chen Shu proposed his idea of ​​leading a crackdown on A_PARTY.

"Must do it!"

A clear and unambiguous reply came from the other end of the conversation.

(End of this chapter)