Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 617

After getting out of the car, Chen Shu closed the door behind him. In the special police compound, he could hear the old man's loud and clear questioning voice from the investigation area.

"I'm an undercover agent! Why did you lock me up too?!"

"I've told you several times, I'm a legitimate undercover agent!"

"I can't explain this to you. Go find your supervisor!"

This guy's identity's been exposed so badly the whole building knows. I wonder where he learned this undercover skill from. Even TV dramas don't act like this. Chen Shu shook his head, smiled wryly, and went inside.

Sending the old man into A_PARTY as an informant to gather clues was originally a spur-of-the-moment idea Chen Shu had after meeting him at the Zhongshan Police Station. Unexpectedly, the old man took it seriously and insisted on becoming an undercover agent.

The result was alright. According to Zhao Mingfeng, who was lying in wait at the back door, the old man was the first couple to come out of the back door of A_PARTY. It probably had a certain ripple effect. As the saying goes, "throwing out a brick to attract jade" (a Chinese idiom meaning to set off a chain reaction of provocation), and then it lured out a whole bunch of men and women after him.

Two of these couples went directly to rooms in the hotel next door.

"Chen Da".

As soon as Zhao Mingfeng saw the commander-in-chief of tonight's operation enter, she immediately signaled the auxiliary police officer sitting next to her to temporarily take over, and then pulled Chen Shu out.

The two arrived at a pond in the courtyard.

Seeing that no one was around, Zhao Mingfeng asked, "Brother Chen, this old man said you sent him infiltrated this operation. He's been watching too much TV, hasn't he? At first, I thought he was just making things up. You know, we can't handle an old man this age when he gets shameless. But then he started telling the story in such a detailed way, he even gave me your badge number."

"I sent him in."

"What? There really is an undercover agent?" Zhao Mingfeng, who had only seen undercover agents on TV, was taken aback, but then understood. "That makes sense. Our special police have started handling prostitution cases, so having an undercover agent is probably a normal thing."

"Oh, that doesn't sound like a compliment to me."

"Chen Da, you're just kidding. But seriously, what should we do with this old man?"

"Deal with? Did he and that woman...?"

"That's not all. When we came in, the old man had the woman dressed in a police uniform, handcuffed her hands and feet with four pairs of handcuffs, and made her lie face down on the bed in a 'spread-eagle' position. Tsk tsk, what a scene! I'm impressed, this old man really knows how to have fun even more than young people."

"Okay, let's proceed according to procedure."

"Detained? Chen Da, didn't you say he was an undercover agent you sent out?"

"I sent the person out, but I didn't ask him to give the ticket immediately."

"This Mr. Chen, could you please go in and go through the procedures for him? I'm afraid I'll be drowned in his spittle."

Chen Shu smiled and shook his head. He had come specifically to visit this old friend, and based on his understanding of the old man, he knew that the old man obviously wouldn't take detention as a punishment to heart.

Because he wouldn't be detained at all, and the detention center wouldn't accept an elderly man like him. Only a special police officer like Zhao Mingfeng, who has basically never handled cases, would be intimidated.

The old man was making a scene in the interrogation room, and his purpose was likely one of two things: either he wanted to attract the attention of his superiors, or he wanted to make a name for himself, since he was indeed an informant sent out by the police.

Back in the interrogation room, the old man crossed his legs and smiled as he rubbed two fingers together.

"Grandpa, you're here?" Chen Shu smiled and offered him a cigarette, lighting it for him.

"Yes, you're here. Boss, you need to change this chair. It's quite uncomfortable to sit in, it's hard on your butt." The old man took a few puffs of his cigarette with a satisfied look and gave a few pointers in a pretentious manner.

He'd smoked cigarettes for most of his life, some costing hundreds of yuan a pack, and he'd even tried getting special supplies that weren't available on the market, but nothing felt as good as the one in his hand right now. Ever since that time he smoked a cigarette a policeman gave him in the cell at the police station, he'd become addicted to it—not the cigarette itself, but the place where he smoked. He felt incredibly comfortable!

"Okay, I'll change it when I spend the budget at the end of the year, so you can be more comfortable next time you come." Chen Shu made a harmless little joke, going along with the old man's words.

"Haha, you little rascal, you're thinking of sending me undercover?" The old man grinned, holding a cigarette between his fingers and pointing it at the police leader sitting opposite him.

The old man was over seventy years old, about the same age as Chen Shu's grandfather, so Chen Shu didn't mind being manipulated by him because of his age. He even chatted with him casually for a few minutes.

"Sir, now we need to discuss work. Shall we proceed with the formalities?"

"Let's go. The mission is done, and I want to go home and rest as soon as possible, otherwise my heart will start to feel uncomfortable."

"Name, gender, age".

"Huang Laosan, male, 74 years old."

"family address."

"No. 102, Liming Road, Zhengming District, Dongzhou City, Donghai Province, Home of Honor"

Holy crap, Zhao Mingfeng, who was typing away at the veterans' home, rolled his eyes. As they were both retired soldiers, his opinion of the old man had plummeted.

"Kid, don't laugh. I can tell you're a soldier too. Tsk tsk, back in the old days, you'd be jumping up and down saluting me when you saw me." The old man saw through Zhao Mingfeng's little scheme with his sharp eyes and said angrily.

“Sir, let’s not even mention the ‘Home of Honor’.” Chen Shu was also amused. After a moment, he asked, “Do you know why you were arrested this time?”

"Playing with women, but you're the one who sent me there."

"I sent you there to go to a KTV to spend money, did I let you go to the bed in the hotel room next door? Didn't I specifically warn you not to actually do anything?"

"Sigh, I originally intended to reveal my identity after entering the room, but when I went through her bag, I saw something I shouldn't have seen. Sigh, I couldn't resist the temptation, and now my reputation is ruined."

"You've long since lost your reputation in your later years," Chen Shu said with a smile and a shake of his head.

After some back and forth, the two finally finalized the statement.

When Zhao Mingfeng handed the record to the old man for his signature, he didn't even look at it. He just took the pen and paper and started signing quickly, then asked, "Boss, when will my reimbursement come through? By the way, is there any bonus?"

"Reimbursement? Did you get an invoice?" Chen Shu deliberately made things difficult.

With a clatter, the old man lost his grip on the pen and it fell onto the table. Thinking of the huge sum of money he had just swiped, the old man finally lost his relaxed attitude and his face instantly turned sour.

"Boss, why are you bullying an old man like this? Ouch, why is my heart suddenly hurting?" The old man clutched his left chest and cried out in pain as if he knew how to do it.

"No, no, sir, I was just joking. I'll settle the bill with you after the formalities are done."

"I knew the boss wouldn't lie to me. By the way, remember to call me next time there's work to be done."

The veteran sat up straight and smiled like a child.

Chen Shu smiled too. The bad mood he had felt earlier because of Yang Yang seemed to have improved a lot. He had a few insights into his life.

Perhaps, in life, we must move to the next stage, or the stage after that, and be filled with new challenges and aspirations before we can truly let go of the things we cared about in the past.

(End of this chapter)