Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 692 Safe Journey

The police officers who witnessed this scene could not remain indifferent.

Some tried to stop Chen Shu's outburst, but they were intimidated by his overwhelming anger, and the rest of them only took a few steps forward before giving up in frustration.

They were both police officers. Although there was no concrete evidence to prove that Li Meng did it intentionally, and no one could find any reason to believe that Li Meng would make a mistake on such an important matter, Li Meng's lack of confidence during their face-to-face confrontation had already betrayed him.

Subconsciously, everyone felt that as long as Chen Shu didn't draw his gun, everything could be resolved peacefully.

"Why!"

"why."

"Why."

After the storm, several drops of blood slowly flowed from Chen Shu's right sleeve, falling to the ground one after another, the dripping sound crisp and clear in the corridor filled with police officers.

This is the spot where he was cut by a dagger during a close-quarters fight with K members on the rooftop, and it burst open again due to the violent movement.

Chen Shu stood there unsteadily, his right hand hanging limply at his sides. He silently watched Li Meng, who was cowering timidly in the corner, his eyes filled with disappointment and sadness.

He understood that this violence could not change anything, nor could it bring the dead Xu Mingliang back to life.

In the corridor, the group of police officers watching remained silent, only able to watch helplessly as Chen Shu dragged his exhausted body out of the hospital step by step.

Ren Guoqing walked over to Li Meng, bent down to take Li Meng's arm, and tried to help his apprentice up, but Li Meng twisted his arm and broke free of his help.

Not long after, a grown man, the dignified deputy captain of the Zhengming Criminal Investigation Brigade, began to sob.

I don't know if it's out of fear of future punishment or regret for my initial decision.

Ren Guoqing shook his head, sighed softly, and uttered three words: "Why?"

Li Meng lowered her head deeply, burying it in the small space formed by her arms and legs, hiding in the corner of the corridor like a ball of flesh, refusing all communication with the outside world.

Director Wang watched coldly as he walked to the spot where the two had just fought, bent down, and picked up a bloody tooth.

The liaison officer jogged over, assuming that the leader was showing concern for his subordinates, and quickly lay down on the ground to carefully search for anything else.

Zhang Xuming walked over with an embarrassed look on his face. As the executive director of the Zhengming branch, he bore an unshirkable leadership responsibility for what had happened.

"Director Wang, about what happened just now..." Zhang Xuming was stopped by Director Wang waving his hand before he could say more than a few words.

After a moment, once the liaison officer confirmed that there was nothing else on the ground, Director Wang handed the tooth back to Zhang Xuming and said in a deep voice, "The bureau will send someone over to investigate this matter in a few days. You'd better watch yourselves."

After saying that, Director Wang turned and left.

The main force followed and left, leaving only a group of people from the Zhengming Branch in the once-bustling corridor, which suddenly appeared empty.

Several nurses who had been watching from a distance in a corner quietly retreated to their offices, gossiping about their thoughts and opinions.

In this age of advanced communication, they learned about the gunshots in Qingyueqiao Community early on from Douyin (TikTok).

"It must be that the man didn't follow orders, so he got beaten up by the captain," a tall nurse said with certainty.

"Sigh, it's because someone died." Another nurse wearing glasses hit the nail on the head.

"Hmm, that makes sense. Sigh, being a police officer is really dangerous. I definitely won't date a policeman," the tall nurse said.

"I heard from Dongzhou Baixiao that a gang of ruthless bandits came, and that captain just took them all down by himself! So impressive!" The usually serious head nurse unusually joined the discussion, then took out her phone and pointed at the short video. "That captain, his arm is still bleeding, we need to bandage it up quickly!" The bespectacled nurse suddenly realized and ran out.

Having grown up watching "Major Crime Squad," she harbors a strange sense of admiration and respect for police officers.

Upon arriving at the hospital lobby, the bespectacled nurse looked around for a long time, watching many police officers coming and going, but she could no longer find the captain with the injured arm.

"Hey!"

The bespectacled nurse stamped her foot, knowing she could no longer remember the captain's face, but she could feel the deep sorrow in his eyes even from a distance down the corridor.

"The moment I fell in love with him, I didn't even get a good look at what he looked like," the bespectacled nurse whispered as she lay in bed chatting on the phone with her best friend that night.

"You've fallen in love with their uniforms and the stories they've been through." Having grown accustomed to her infatuated expression, her best friend was somewhat dismissive.

is it?

The bespectacled nurse thought to herself.

Back at the SWAT team, Chen Shu walked into the general office where Xu Mingliang worked.

In the afternoon, he was thinking of talking to Xu Mingliang about his transfer to the rural police station, to comfort this veteran who had dedicated more than ten years of his youth to the bomb disposal cause in Dongzhou.

It’s vivid in my mind.

The laptop on Xu Mingliang's workstation was still lit up. Chen Shu pulled up a chair and sat down, quietly looking at the "QQ Password Retrieval" dialog box on the screen.

Q: What is your dream?

Answer: English.

"Dying young?"

Chen Shu tried to make a joke, but couldn't laugh.

He bitterly moved the mouse to the "X" in the upper right corner of the window frame and clicked it.

With the QQ interface closed, the laptop displayed a clean desktop, with no other applications except for the "My Computer" icon, and a group photo as the background.

This is a photo that looks quite old. The background is a private room in a small restaurant, where four young men with buzz cuts are sitting upright and neatly in a row.

Xu Mingliang, with his youthful face, sat on the far side. It was clear that all four of them were smiling happily, their eyes filled with the pride and aspirations for the future unique to young people.

Snapped.

The screen went dark.

Chen Shu gently closed the notebook, placed it in the drawer, then gently lit a cigarette and placed it on the notch in the ashtray on the table.

Smoke billowed up, as if the old comrade Xu Mingliang was smoking, smiling as he said goodbye.

Parting always comes like a storm, catching us off guard. But sometimes, upon closer reflection, we realize that it was all already contained in the raindrops and thunderclaps not long ago. We should cherish what we have.

"Brother Xu, have a safe journey."

(The Battle of Qingyue Bridge in Dongzhou against X has ended.)
(End of this chapter)