Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 625 Chen Shu's Face

Special Police Unit, Office.

"In joint crimes, there is a principle of full responsibility for some members. Look at the transcript here, her daily work is to manage this group of girls in Group C, to be responsible for their prostitution and to collect their commissions. So this girl named Xiaoling is basically bound to the organization for prostitution, she can't escape."

"Look at this document about the organization selling women. Her actions demonstrate the characteristics of organization, management, and control over the women. Hmm, but you can try to find some mitigating grounds for her, such as that she did not participate in the recruitment or interviewing of the women. Hmm, try to frame her as an accomplice to the organization."

A tall, muscular young policeman with dark skin and a much more energetic demeanor than police officers like Li Chaoyang and Xu Chaofan sat opposite Chen Shu and the others, talking eloquently.

Chen Shu remained noncommittal, but turned to Xu Chaofan, who was sitting next to him looking uneasy, and said, "Brother Xu, Cheng Mian is a good brother of mine from the police academy, he's one of us. Just say what you want to say."

Xu Chaofan smiled gratefully at Chen Shu.

For someone like him, recruited from the general public, the biggest difference compared to graduates from police academies isn't the four years of professional technical training. In fact, some police academy graduates, even those older than him, still need to consult him on law enforcement and case handling.

The biggest difference between the two lies in the social circles of their classmates.

For example, although Chen Shu was just a deputy director of a local police station like him, and the environments, things, and people they encountered were almost identical, Chen Shu had far too many classmates. In the public security system, you could find his classmates in almost every department that you could name.

Even if his classmates weren't around, he had senior and junior classmates to back him up, and he could even get a teacher to intervene. This kind of resource was something Xu Chaofan had always envied. Police officers, if they only operated within their own small circle, would basically never go far.

Although Cheng Mian was only a deputy section-level officer, he was in charge of bail pending trial and legal system assessments for the entire city. His daily work involved dealing with the legal system captains of the branch and county bureaus. "Dealing with" is an understatement; given his responsibility for assessments, those captains were extremely polite to Cheng Mian, and only those with closer relationships could address him as a brother.

It is said that when Cheng Mian was just a clerk, his treatment was actually similar to what it is now. People only looked at his seat and the business he was in charge of. For police officers in the municipal bureau, rank was often not as important as people imagined.

Although Xu Chaofan was only a deputy director, he had to be extremely respectful and deferential even to the veteran officers in the branch's legal affairs team, fearing they might obstruct his cases or deduct points from his monthly performance evaluation. And this was just the lowest level of legal affairs officers, yet it still put considerable pressure on Xu Chaofan.

So when Xu Chaofan met Cheng Mian this time, and the other party politely discussed Yang Yang's case with him, he felt like he was dreaming. He glanced at Chen Shu, who was sitting calmly to the side, and knew that this was all because of him.

Xu Chaofan remembered this great favor and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart. Although his apprentice had only been with him for less than a year, there was an old saying that "a teacher for a day is a father for life." This responsibility had been planted in his heart from the moment Xiao Yang called him "master."

"Brother, let's handle Xiaoling's matter this way, but can Yang Yang get her out given his condition?"

Cheng Mian glanced at Chen Shu, and seeing the other party nod slightly, he then said, "Yang Yang's matter isn't a big problem. Firstly, he really didn't receive any salary from the A_PARTY owner; secondly, he didn't participate in the management of the venue; and finally, the auxiliary police officer who tipped him off was just playing a role in passing on information, which doesn't amount to much."

"As long as he explains things clearly, and then the boss, finance, and that female manager cooperate to take statements in this direction. Oh, right, luckily the female manager transferred the money to Yang Yang to Xiao Ling's WeChat, so Xiao Ling needs to make some additions. She has to take responsibility for this. And Yang Yang can't acknowledge this so-called salary or commission."

Cheng Mian tapped the table with his knuckles and concluded, "Generally speaking, we can release people during our investigation phase. Of course, the premise is that Yang Yang himself must not admit it."

As he spoke, he chuckled and said, "He wouldn't be so foolish as to confess, would he? What's that saying again? 'Confess and you'll be treated leniently,'"

Xu Chaofan said with a forced smile, "After being a policeman for so many years, how could I not know this little thing?" Chen Shu interjected, "Brother Xu, you'll have to talk to him about this yourself."

Xu Chaofan pointed to his nose, somewhat surprised: "I can go into the cage?"

Chen Shu smiled slightly: "I've also included your Dongming Police Station in the list of co-organizers, so of course you can go to the cage. No need to thank me. There's no law or regulation that says a master would be a suspect subject to avoidance, right?"

Xu Chaofan nodded gratefully and left in a hurry.

After everyone left, Cheng Mian's expression changed. He stared in the direction Xu Chaofan had gone and gave a stiff, forced smile: "You're almost forty years old, and you're still a grassroots worker. Aren't you afraid of getting yourself arrested?"

"He's his apprentice."

"Apprentice? What a joke! In today's society, besides parents and children, where is there any real affection left?"

"Godfather, please accept my bow!"

"Stop with your glib talk." Cheng Mian angrily pointed at Chen Shu and scolded him, "Chen Shu, don't just sit there grinning like an idiot! You're helping this young lady and thug thing? Be careful you don't get dragged into it and end up being friends with that Xu guy inside!"

For an average police officer, handling one criminal case every three or four days is considered a lot. But as a deputy section-level officer responsible for reviewing bail applications and legal assessments across the city, Cheng Mian might review and go through seven or eight cases a day. Therefore, in both the sheer number of cases and his understanding of the law, he far surpasses others.

Cheng Mian, with his square face, casually tossed the documents in his hand onto the table. Several documents that could determine the fate of others were scattered haphazardly on the table, with a few slipping onto the floor.

Seeing Chen Shu's indifferent expression, Cheng Mian said with heartache, "How many times have I told you? If you can get promoted, then do it as soon as possible. How many injustices in the world can you help by yourself? Always staying at the grassroots level, dealing with these low-quality, messy cases all day long, is a waste of time! It harms others and yourself!"

The harm done to others and oneself naturally falls on Cheng Mian's own shoulders. This was said in anger, but it was also the truth. Things are different now. Cases are handled on a single line of operations. If luck had almost capsized, everything might have been lost.

Since he had asked for help, and he had already done so, Chen Shu naturally had to keep his head down and obediently let the other party treat him well.

After the others had finished scolding him, he offered them a cigarette with a forced smile: "Hey, it's lucky that you, a leader from the Municipal Bureau, came to guide our work, otherwise I would have been so flustered and embarrassed."

Cheng Mian didn't really take it seriously, but he felt a little sorry for the other party. After all, in the turbulent years of the police academy, Chen Shu was one of the most outstanding people, which was obvious to everyone.

He pushed the cigarette in front of Chen Shu, then took out a lighter from his pocket to light it for him, and said with a smile, "What are you talking about? Even if I were a provincial leader, I wouldn't dare let our district captain hand me a cigarette."

The two smiled at each other.

(End of this chapter)