Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 631 The Special Police's Livestream
As behind-the-scenes footage of the live stream gradually unfolded, the number of online viewers skyrocketed.

What started as a live stream for local netizens in Dongzhou to join in the fun turned into a huge hit, attracting viewers from all over the country to flock to the live stream to see the special police officers' muscles and firearms. Gifts were also flooding the screen.

The impact of this is enormous. For example, the "Dongzhou Special Police" account, which was also live-streaming, saw its follower count skyrocket. It surpassed 100,000 followers in just half a day, and the momentum shows no signs of slowing down.

This account was previously managed by the Special Police Detachment, but it never expected to become so popular. Perhaps it's due to the influence of the internet celebrity host Zhang Yang, or perhaps it's because Chen Shu's initial reputation in Dongzhou attracted the first wave of fans.

Later on, even colleagues from the Publicity Department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau called to inquire, and not long after, several police cars rushed into the special police compound.

Director Wu of the Political Affairs Department of the branch office accompanied several city bureau leaders who looked very distinguished on the visit.

"Very much like an internet celebrity," commented a man in a white shirt who looked like a big shot.

Director Wu waved at the opportune moment, signaling Chen Shu to come over and show his face in front of the bigwig.

The big boss's amiable demeanor was nothing like that of a powerful figure in charge of economic crime investigation and cyber security, holding the fate of tens of thousands of people in Dongzhou in his hands.

He asked with a smile, "Chen Shu, you handled the A_PARTY case?"

Chen Shu was taken aback. He had thought the person had called him over to ask about the live stream, but he hadn't expected this big shot to ask him about A_PARTY so openly.

Normally, investigations are handled discreetly, and even if they've entered into proper procedures, one shouldn't comment on them indiscriminately. The problem is, this bigwig in front of me doesn't seem to care about these rules at all.

It seems the water in this five-star hotel is truly deep. Chen Shu's mind raced, and he quickly replied, "Yes, Director Wang."

Although the two were far apart in rank, and in theory they shouldn't have much interaction in work or life, fate in this world is so wonderful.

Director Wang, who had just been promoted from the traffic police detachment to a leadership position in the municipal bureau, encountered a hostage situation at the train station one day while on duty. He rushed to the train station to take charge of the scene, but he was actually quite unsure of himself because he had never experienced such a violent incident before.

Then, on his first day working with the SWAT team, Chen Shu unexpectedly defeated the kidnapper and rescued the female hostage. The hostage was unharmed, and the media and crowd at the scene erupted in applause.

Director Wang was praised for his skillful command.

Then came the high-speed train accident, which happened to be his shift that day. The scene was horrific; high-ranking officials were all present, and Director Wang was prepared to be used as a pawn. Then, at the accident site, he encountered Chen Shu leading his entire team in a standoff with a professional, high-ranking rescue team from the north.

He was very nervous at the time because this reckless young man was a member of the Dongzhou Municipal Bureau. Anyway, he was too old to be promoted, so in the end he gritted his teeth and stood behind Chen Shu.

Director Wang was criticized for not fearing authority.

Then one day, he was put in charge of the SWAT team, a relatively quiet department, and participated in the annual Dongzhou SWAT team competition. Coincidentally, a serious fire broke out not far from the police academy after the competition. Seeing Chen Shu, whom he considered a lucky charm, Director Wang resolutely went to the scene to direct the firefighting efforts.

He was really going all out at that point, standing on the roof of the car giving instructions without thinking, and even rushing up to the second floor to observe for a while. He was unharmed, but his white shirt ended up turning black, and passersby filmed it in a short video.

Director Wang was awarded the title of "Courageously Taking on the Mission".

This series of windfalls fed Director Wang solidly, and as soon as the previous executive director of the municipal bureau retired, he was swept up in the position of executive director of the municipal bureau as if blown by the wind.

From then on, Director Wang treated Chen Shu like his own deputy general, taking great care of him.

So when Zhengming SWAT's live stream went viral online, it just so happened that Director Wang, who was on duty at the unit, stumbled upon the stream and naturally brought his team over. Are you kidding me? On duty + Chen Shu = a windfall!
There's still a tiny bit of hope in my heart, maybe it'll fall from the sky again!
After answering Director Wang's question about A_PARTY, Chen Shu subconsciously shrank back, bracing himself for a scolding from his superior.

He'd already vented his anger, and that would have been the end of it. It was just a matter of cleaning a five-star hotel's orange bar; why did everyone seem to be causing him trouble? Chen Shu glanced at Old Wu, the branch office director, with whom he had a good relationship, wondering if the latter would put in a good word for him and ease the big boss's anger.

Unexpectedly, Director Wang patted Chen Shu on the shoulder and praised him, "Only young people can keep things in order. Which of these old men in the bureau would dare to get involved in something like this?"

After saying that, he jokingly gestured with his chin toward one of the branch captains next to him: "Do you dare?"

The squad leader hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, ah, no. Executive officer, this matter is not under my jurisdiction."

Director Wang glanced at him sideways: "Who told you we were going to raid oranges? I'm asking you, does the Economic Crime Investigation Department cover businesses? If it does, why don't you give it a try? There are so many entertainment venues in Dongzhou, why don't your branch launch an 'autumn offensive'?"

The squad leader had no choice but to lower his head.

Director Wang then smiled at another director on the other side and said, "Then it's up to you?"

"Hehe, hehe, hehe." The person who was stumped by the question had a stiff expression and could not utter a single word except for a silly laugh.

Everyone else standing on the sidelines was stunned. Anyone with eyes could see that Director Wang was backing Chen Shu up.

Director Wu of the branch office, who was accompanying Chen Shu, was utterly shocked. He had originally thought that it was Chen Shu's good fortune to have Zhang Xuming backing him up, but he never expected that this young man had such a hidden trick up his sleeve.

I'm good!

Director Wang, this is the executive director of the municipal bureau!
Generally speaking, unless it's a direct relative like one's parents or grandparents, the correct approach is to conceal one's background and not let colleagues or superiors know one's true capabilities. The outward manifestation is usually something like someone getting promoted, but no one can figure out why they were promoted, leading to endless discussions and the assumption that the person simply got lucky.

After some time, when the time came, he was promoted smoothly and quietly, to a key position. Oh! At this point, even the slowest person would realize that someone with connections was guiding and paving the way for him.

There are two scenarios when someone reveals their background. One is that the promotion has been completed, and the influential person with connections can no longer offer further opportunities for advancement. Even if that's not possible, this influential person is still above you and will certainly be helpful for your future work. Therefore, their role shifts from promotion to showcasing their influence to others.

The second type involves connections to someone's background, but that person doesn't acknowledge you or intend to wholeheartedly support you. In this case, if you step forward and say that someone is your "big brother," or subtly mention at a dinner party that someone is your "connection," the purpose is more to integrate into their circle; essentially, you're a commodity to be traded.

They won't take you seriously because of their connections. Maybe they'll help you with something convenient in the future, or maybe they'll need you to run errands for them at work. And you, you know perfectly well that this relationship won't amount to anything really important, but that doesn't stop you from using it as a resource and a source of productivity.

After squinting and looking around, Director Wang turned his gaze to Chen Shu, but his eyes immediately curved into a smile: "Chen Shu, you've done a good job. Keep up the good work. Go for it with any ideas you have in the future. Young people should try more things. Otherwise, how will you know right from wrong when you become a leader?"

Chen Shu gave a heavy "hmm," fully expressing his trust in the kind and approachable leader before him.

"Director Wang, this time they specially set up a case-handling area for the A_PARTY case, and it's very well set up, built entirely according to the standards of a first-class police station."

Director Wu knew that the Municipal Bureau's Audit Department had recently audited their Special Police Brigade, and their weakness lay in this case-handling area. Now that they had handled such a high-profile case as A_PARTY, and with the Municipal Bureau's Executive Director showing Chen Shuqing favoritism, if they added his subtle affirmation, it might just turn into an "Outstanding Internal Audit Project" for the commendation.

He'd seen this kind of thing countless times; it was all just a matter of a leader's word.

(End of this chapter)