Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 67 Police Rank Promotion
Zhu Chaoran saw the two men who came to pick up their motorcycles off from the police station, thus bringing the previous electric bicycle theft case to a close.

Chen Shu returned to the front desk and thought of Li Yishan and Wang Li in the case. However, considering the time, it was estimated that the case had just been sent to the branch bureau's legal affairs team for review, so he didn't rush to ask Liu Zhongwu, who was handling the case, about it.

More than half an hour later, Chen Shu saw Zhang Yun and his wife enter the courtyard one after the other. He gave the crowd a look, and everyone quieted down.

The two entered the duty hall. As the head of the family, Zhang Yun lingered in the hall with his head down, pacing back and forth, seemingly reluctant to come in.

Instead, his wife looked around in the lobby and spotted Chen Shu sitting behind the front desk. She grabbed her husband and rushed in.

Seeing that the other person had noticed him, Chen Shu stood up and greeted her, "Sister-in-law, you're here?"

When the middle-aged woman saw that the police officer had taken the initiative to greet her, her face immediately lit up with a smile, and she nodded repeatedly: "You're here, you're here. You should have come sooner! Don't call me sister-in-law, just call me Ah Zhen."

As she spoke, she pulled her husband in front of her and pushed him two steps forward.

Zhang Yun hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Officer Chen, I'm here to go to jail."

Chen Shu joked with a smile, "If you hadn't come over soon, I would have thought you had run away."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yun panicked and rushed to the front desk: "No! Why would I run away! I sent the child away a few days ago, packed a few things at home, and came over."

Ah Zhen, standing behind, was quite straightforward and loudly mocked, "If I hadn't dragged you here today, I bet you would have been stuck at home cleaning for another week!"

Seeing Zhang Yun's embarrassed and speechless expression, Chen Shu felt that Ah Zhen's words made a lot of sense. Judging from her behavior before and after, it seemed that she was the one in charge at home.

He led the two men to the interrogation room and made them sit down, then recounted Zhang Yun's criminal activities once again.

Ah Zhen was anxious and kicked Zhang Yun hard under the table several times: "Officer Chen, I know you're a good person. Ever since you left our house, the two kids have been nagging about you. The eldest even said he wants to be a policeman like you when he grows up."

Chen Shu smiled and nodded: "I can see that your two boys are both good children. If you raise them well, they will grow up to be pillars of the nation."

Ah Zhen pointed at Zhang Yun: "My husband made a mistake for a moment, and he's here today to accept the government's punishment. Officer Chen, you must make him sit here for a while, so he'll remember this! Let's see if he dares to steal again!"

Zhang Yun flinched, seemingly particularly sensitive to the word "stealing." He muttered, "I didn't steal it. I just took it to play with it for a bit, and I was going to return it later."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shu felt somewhat uncomfortable. However, he didn't show it, but secretly prepared himself to detain Zhang Yun for a few more days later.

Ah Zhen jumped up, pointed at Zhang Yun's forehead, and cursed, "You dead man! You're still being stubborn even at the police station! Whose pants weren't pulled up properly, causing your thing to stick out? And you even stole a young girl's phone? Why don't you just die?"

Chen Shu immediately looked at Ah Zhen with new respect. He felt that Zhang Yun was truly blessed to have found such a good wife. Knowing Ah Zhen's intentions, he didn't rush to express his opinion.

After fiercely berating Zhang Yun, Ah Zhen turned to Chen Shu with a hint of tears in her voice: "Officer Chen, please arrest this shameless guy and lock him up. I don't want to see him again. Sigh, how could I have fallen for him in the first place?"

After saying that, she sat down, turned to face the corner of the room, and ignored Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun reached out to grab Ah Zhen's arm, but she slapped it away.

He opened his mouth and said, "Wife, I was wrong. I was just too proud and worried about saving face. I know I was wrong now, and I'll go to jail right away. Please don't be angry, okay? After I get out of jail, I promise I'll be a good person, work hard to earn money, and never do these dirty things again." Chen Shu felt that Ah Zhen was sincere at this moment, and Zhang Yun should also realize his mistake.

However, the way the couple cried and wailed in the interrogation room, as if it were a matter of life and death, made people who didn't know the situation think that the man had committed some earth-shattering crime.

"Five days of administrative detention."

Chen Shu ultimately softened his heart.

Ah Zhen turned around and asked softly, "Officer Chen, I heard that if a father goes to jail, his child can't become a teacher or a policeman when he grows up. Is that true?"

Zhang Yun, standing to the side, also straightened up, extremely nervous.

Chen Shu walked to the water dispenser on the side, took out two disposable cups from the storage cabinet under the machine, filled them with water, and handed them to the two people.

His face darkened, and his expression grew increasingly serious: "This matter is rather complicated to explain. I'll just put it simply for you."

Chen Shu deliberately stopped talking, glanced at Zhang Yun who was full of worry and anxiety, and thought to himself that he would remember this lesson for the rest of his life.

He said slowly, "This case will definitely stay with you for life. In the future, as long as the relevant departments issue legal documents, they will be able to find your theft case information in the police station."

The couple gasped simultaneously. Zhang Yun's right hand, which was holding the disposable cup, suddenly trembled, spilling water across half the table.

“Since you made a mistake, you should be prepared to accept the punishment. Fortunately, you were able to confess immediately and cooperate with the public security authorities in the subsequent investigation, so this time you will only be given an administrative penalty. It will only affect you and will not affect the future of your children.”

After saying that, Chen Shu smiled slightly, picked up a rag from the side, and wiped the water off the table.

The couple were overjoyed.

"In bustling towns and quiet valleys, the figures of the people's police accompany the moonset and the sunrise. The sacred national emblem radiates the light of justice, and the golden shield guards every household."

Chen Shu hummed "The Song of the People's Police," carrying a bag of stir-fried green peppers and pork that Ah Zhen had insisted on stuffing into his hand before leaving, and walked briskly toward the instructor's office on the third floor.

He knocked on the door familiarly, and without waiting for Zeng Hong's reply, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"What's up? Your eyes are all smiles." Zeng Hong didn't seem offended and continued brewing tea.

Chen Shu walked to the desk and sat down, slamming the bag of stir-fried green peppers and pork in front of Zeng Hong. He said with a smile, "The protagonist of the Autumn Wind Action publicity report that I promised you two months ago is here. He's sitting downstairs."

Zeng Hong glanced at the bag, pondered his earlier words for a moment, and roughly made up his mind, but deliberately changed the subject: "By the way, it's your turn to be promoted next week."

"A week of training at the Dongzhou Police Academy?" Chen Shuli, who was about to drink his tea in one gulp, stopped abruptly and asked in surprise.

(End of this chapter)