Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 679 Permission to Fire

Li Meng, wearing a yellow delivery uniform, stood at the door. Now that she was closer, she could vaguely hear the sounds of drinking and arguing upstairs.

"They might just be ordinary people who have been brainwashed, paper tigers. Maybe we can take them down if we're ruthless!"

Li Meng harbored a faint, unrealistic hope, but the sight of the woman tortured to death in the bathroom of the Yiwu City hotel forced him to confront reality.

That is to say, the methods used upstairs are cruel, and are indeed extremely dangerous.

They also carried explosives, and most likely guns.

Li Meng raised his hand to knock on the door, then lowered it again, then raised it again. His gambling instincts and reason were intertwined in his mind, making it impossible for him to make a decision.

bomb.

A bomb that will go "bang".

If it explodes, it's no joke.

I'm still young. If it doesn't work this time, there's always next time.

But Chen Shuren is in charge on-site. If this succeeds, he will definitely climb over my head!

Li Meng was tense, and anxiety and tension filled the air.

So much so that when the people in the next room opened the iron gate from the inside, he was still lost in his own world, weighing whether Chen Shu should be promoted or not, and the explosives upstairs that could go off at any moment.

boom.

"Hey! Why did it take so long to arrive? We're starving! Hey, you delivery guys, can you use your brains for once?"
"Why was it delivered to the neighbor's house again? We are two households, understand? Two households!"
"It's so slow! Three of my friends came all this way today, waiting to eat!"

"Ugh, next time I'll have Lao Guan put up the house number. He always gets it wrong, it's such a hassle!"

The person who opened the door was a very fat man. His huge body even blocked a lot of the light coming from inside the house, and the dark light reflected on Li Meng made her feel quite intimidated.

He was equally unceremonious, taking a few steps forward to grab the takeout bag from Li Meng's hand, cursing as he slammed the door shut with tremendous force.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Li Meng did not move, or rather, she did not dare to move.

The man's words kept repeating in his mind.

"Why was it delivered to the next door again?"

Subconsciously, he turned his head and glanced at the next room.

Same house number, same metal gate, same three-story building—if you're not careful, you might mistake one for the other. No, even if you're careful, you might still get them confused.

A thought vaguely surfaced in Li Meng's mind.

He was surprised that he had come up with such an idea, but after a moment's thought, he decided to carry out this sudden inspiration.

"How vicious! Hehehe."

Meanwhile, Jiang Hai, who was standing not far away pretending to be a drunkard and leaning against the wall, also saw all of this.

"Hmm, so this is where they live. Is this the final boss's lair? Tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes me excited."

"I didn't expect the guy from the west to be so strong. He's probably just bloated. I wonder if I can handle him in a one-on-one fight."

Just as Chen Shu was about to leave, the command center received the latest report from the front line, saying that the tracking team had located the target building.

With the mission imminent, Chen Shu promptly summoned Zhang Zhongzhen, the assault squadron leader of the detachment, and ordered him to immediately assemble the assault team and head to the scene.

Thanks to Chen Chuan's introduction, Chen Shu also invited Lao Guo from the Technical Investigation Detachment over without any hesitation to see if any technical means could be used to help them locate the target as quickly as possible.

A short while later, a deputy captain from the criminal investigation team in charge of the tracking operation came over and joined in formulating the raid plan that would be implemented later.

The four of them worked out a plan based on the photos sent from the scene by Zhengming Criminal Investigation Department and the aerial photos transmitted by the drone, striving to strike the target in one fell swoop.

Several experts from the Special Police Detachment also joined in.

They are all veterans with many years of experience in reconnaissance and training at the detachment, and two of them were recruited from the Armed Police Special Forces and the Army Anti-Drug Special Forces a few years ago.

After a brief exchange, they developed a strong interest in the man in front of them, who was supposedly just the deputy captain of a district or county brigade under their detachment.

Sitting not far away, Director Wang poured himself a strong cup of tea, pointed to the lively seminar that Chen Shu was conducting, and laughed, "I have to say, Chen Shu is quite the all-rounder. He's good at solving cases, he's good at raids, and I heard he's also quite skilled at anti-fraud and loss recovery. Tsk tsk, not bad, not bad."

"Yes, yes, last year's competition. Under his leadership, the Zhengming Brigade won first place for the first time. Director Wang, let me tell you, this first place wasn't easy. You have no idea about the Zhengming Brigade's previous achievements. Tsk tsk."

The special police captain, who shared both honor and disgrace, smiled and nodded frequently. After all, Chen Shu was under his command, and his achievements brought him pride.

"How could I not know? Wasn't I the one who presided over that competition? Have you forgotten?" Director Wang chuckled, pointing out the obvious with a smile. Seeing the operation making progress, his mood naturally improved considerably. The SWAT team leader scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Seeing his colleague speechless, the head of the criminal investigation team quickly stepped forward and offered a small but significant compliment: "Director Wang, I think you've hit the nail on the head."

"On point?" Director Wang asked, puzzled. He seemed to have said nothing at all.

The head of the criminal investigation branch said earnestly, "That's right. You see, our branch's configuration is among the most luxurious in the city bureau. We have the criminal science institute for technology, a specially recruited expert group for personnel, and we buy the most expensive equipment directly. Basically, we have everything we need. We also organize personnel to go to other places for inspection and learning every quarter."

“Every time my subordinates report to me, it's about someone getting a promotion or someone getting more experience. But what's the result? All those methods are misused. They can lose track of someone even with a simple tracking maneuver. Sigh, Director Wang, I'm truly ashamed.”

The rather elderly head of the criminal investigation team started wiping away tears as he spoke, and after a few moments, his eyes were red and there were a few tears.

The head of the technical investigation team glanced at Lao Guo, who had been forcibly dragged over, and said with some pride, "Things are different now than before. If a criminal investigator doesn't know how to use science and technology, he's practically blind."

The head of the criminal investigation branch was only showing weakness in front of Director Wang, but he was completely unbothered by the head of the technical investigation branch, who was half a rank lower than him. He wiped his eyes and retorted loudly, "Heh, it's only when we criminal police actually get to the ground, locate the good guys and their addresses, that you have room to use your technical skills. Otherwise, how could those bespectacled guys who only know how to pound away on keyboards catch anyone?"

The technical investigation team leader was angry, but after all, the other party was of a higher rank than him, and he had also said something wrong before, so he held back.

In a cheerful mood, Director Wang waved his hand, not taking the argument between his two senior officers to heart: "Speaking of which, when I first started working, whether it was the police station, the criminal investigation, or the patrol officers, they were all like Xiao Chen, capable in both academics and martial arts, and able to do anything."

As Director Wang spoke, he looked at Chen Shu, who was standing in the crowd making operational arrangements, and the more he looked at him, the more he liked and admired him.

Nowadays, with a large influx of police academy graduates into the public security system, it's not uncommon to see criminal investigators who are skilled in both interpersonal and case handling. After all, police academy students, who have undergone three years of training, generally have excellent physical fitness.

Similarly, talents who used to have to travel to big cities and large organizations for special recruitment are no longer a rarity. Every year, tens of millions of college students graduate, and hundreds of thousands of graduate students. As soon as they hear about any available positions, regardless of the type, they are snapped up instantly.

For example, many of this year's top students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities have joined the police force in order to obtain a permanent position. In the past, this would have been an unimaginable waste of resources.

This social phenomenon was something that Director Wang, who was just a graduate of a police academy at the time, could not have imagined or understand.

However, no matter how high their academic qualifications are, those who can truly apply technology to actual case handling and combine the two are still extremely rare.

Among the thousands of police officers in Dongzhou Public Security Bureau, there is no shortage of experts, even highly skilled ones. However, a police officer like Chen Shu, who has multiple skills and an outstanding resume, is indeed extremely rare.

Most importantly, this rare police officer also has a deep connection with Director Wang, how could he not be overjoyed?
Before Director Wang could speak, Chen Shu came running over.

First, he stood at attention and shouted "Report!" His attitude was very proper, and he did not act arrogantly because of the favor he received. This favor, of course, was from Director Zhu of the provincial government.

This greatly increased Director Wang's satisfaction with the other party.

Chen Shu spread the map out in front of Director Wang and pointed to a conspicuous red circle on it, saying, "Director Wang, we all agree that launching the attack at three in the morning is the most appropriate time."

Director Wang stood up, placed his hands on either side of the map, and carefully examined the map, which was covered with many complex numbers and intricate text.

Director Wang's mind wasn't on the map. Although his eyes were on it, he was quickly weighing the pros and cons of having Chen Shu lead the attack.

He mumbled "uh-huh" for a while, pondering the matter in his mind, before finally standing up again, staring intently at Chen Shu, and saying in a deep voice, "Execute according to plan."

Chen Shu almost answered "yes," but the plan was still in his hands and hadn't been handed over yet.

Calming himself down, Chen Shu lowered his head slightly and whispered to Director Wang, who was shorter than him, "Director Wang, now that it has been confirmed that they are carrying explosives, I need to apply to you for a firing order."

Unable to contain the serious atmosphere, Director Wang laughed and said, "What kind of firing order does our Public Security Bureau have? Chen Shu, do you want me to teach you how to fire a gun?"

Chen Shu was taken aback, thinking that Director Wang disagreed with firing the gun. However, seeing the other party's cheerful expression, which didn't seem like an objection, he hesitated and asked, "Director Wang, can't we fire the gun?"

With a long sigh, Director Wang slowly looked around at the mid-level cadres of the municipal bureau sitting around him and asked, "How many years has it been since there have been any gunshots in the urban area of ​​Dongzhou City?"

The room fell silent. Finally, under Director Wang's direct gaze, the head of the criminal investigation team had no choice but to stand up and answer, "It should be three or four years, maybe four or five?"

Director Wang didn't look at him, but frowned slightly as if recalling something: "If I remember correctly, there haven't been any gun-related cases in our city for over ten years."

As he spoke, he withdrew his smile and said solemnly, "Qingyue Bridge is located in the city center, and the surrounding area is full of ordinary people. Opening fire would show the public that this is an extremely serious Uyghur incident, and it would also demonstrate the inaction, irresponsibility, and lack of accountability of our Dongzhou Public Security Bureau!"

"This is a dereliction of duty by everyone present! It is a disgrace to the entire Dongzhou Public Security Bureau!"

Everyone felt a chill, but they also felt it was only natural. No matter what, social impact and stability always come first. This is the most important task, and everything else must give way to it.

We can't fire our guns? Then who will guarantee the safety of the police officers?

Chen Shu looked at Director Wang in disbelief, and stepped forward to explain.

Director Wang turned to him first and said, word by word:

"But today, I permit you to fire."

(End of this chapter)