Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 730 Traffic Accidents

Zhu Yiba suddenly interjected, "I think, someone like Chen Chuan, a nouveau riche..."

"Hey, Lao Zhu, even nouveau riche have to have class," Chen Chuan said quietly from the side.

Zhu Yiba ignored him and said, "A nouveau riche like Chen Chuan, although he's a bit ugly, is still rich, so naturally he's never short of beautiful women around him. I was just thinking, maybe this guy got tired of playing around with girls in society and wanted to drive his luxury car to chase after his ex-girlfriend. He thought she would come back and fawn over him, but it turns out she'd rather elope with her current boyfriend who rides an electric scooter than even look back at him."

"Haha!" Zhu Yiba laughed at himself as he spoke.

"Heh, Brother Zhu, you're wasting your talent not being a screenwriter." Chen Chuan said angrily, as if he had eaten something disgusting. "Look at the plot design of this story, and then think about it."

Zhu Yiba continued to ignore her, raising his voice slightly: "Only then did our Comrade Chen Chuan realize that she had truly loved him all along, and that leaving him wasn't because she was poor. So what was it then?"

Zhu Yiba pretended to think, then clapped his hands together and said excitedly, "Maybe it's because I'm ugly, haha, just kidding."

Seeing the fire spitting from Chen Chuan's eyes, Zhu Yiba wisely shut his mouth.

Jiang Hai, who wasn't very adept at social skills, started to follow Zhu Yiba's lead with a sense of unease, lamenting as if he had seen Chen Chuan's ex: "Brother Chuan, do you know what a wonderful girl you missed? Sigh, there will never be another girl like her again."

"Zhu Yiba has lost his mind. This is obviously a made-up story, and you guys actually believe it?" Chen Chuan angrily pounded on the steering wheel, but everyone was happy to see this guy, who was usually the most talkative, get his comeuppance.

“Nothing is more beautiful than memories.” Chen Shu sighed over the young people’s love, then joked, “Actually, it’s a good thing, it means that this new car should be able to be driven back to Dongzhou smoothly this time.”

Last time the group went to Myanmar, Chen Chuan bought a Toyota Prado there, then sold it as a used car afterward, and flew home.

Chen Shu, who was standing by on crutches due to his injury and had been watching the whole thing, couldn't help but offer to drive the car back to Dongzhou when he saw the car dealer's wide-open mouth.

However, Chen Chuan dismissed the offer, saying that things at home were already too busy to stop.

"Thank you for your kind words." Chen Chuan patted the steering wheel lightly, unusually agreeing with someone.

Too calm, not like his usual self at all. Chen Shu stared at Chen Chuan's calm face for a long time before finally admitting that the kid had indeed overcome that emotional hurdle.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw the rear of a police car getting closer and closer in front of his windshield.

The speed of the rear-end collision didn't slow down at all; without a doubt, Chen Chuan had lost focus again.

"Chen Chuan, step on the brakes!"

At Chen Shu's hurried, loud reminder, Chen Chuan finally reacted and slammed on the brakes.

Squeak—bang.

The newly purchased Horch, after leaving a skid mark more than ten meters long, rear-ended the back of a police pickup truck that was stopped in the middle of the road.

Fortunately, Chen Shu's reminder came in time. The people sitting in the car only felt a slight jolt, and then they all shuddered and it was over. It should be a minor traffic accident.

At this moment, several police officers who were conducting alcohol checks at a roadside checkpoint nearby gathered around.

One of the traffic police officers, holding a detector, knocked on the car window. After the window rolled down, he asked with a serious face, "Rear-ending someone so early in the morning, were you drinking?"

The traffic policeman's tone was a bit harsh, and Chen Chuan, who had just come to his senses, retorted without hesitation: "You guys stopped your car in the middle of the road, don't you bear any responsibility? You deserved to be hit!"

Perhaps because he was used to being a policeman, Chen Chuan didn't have the usual respect that drivers have for traffic police, and he was quite blunt when he confronted them. Ha, it turns out he was just pretending to be calm. Seeing Chen Chuan back to his usual sharp-tongued self, Chen Shu felt a little relieved, thinking that this was the normal reaction his buddy should have.

He leaned forward, smiled apologetically at the police officer outside the car, and said that his brother had definitely not been drinking; he had just broken up with his girlfriend, so he was feeling emotionally unstable.
As he spoke, Chen Shu raised his finger and circled it a few times near his temple.

Chen Chuan was still sulking and didn't bother to respond.

The traffic policeman leaned into the car and sniffed, then used a detector to check Chen Chuan's mouth twice. After that, he took Chen Chuan's driver's license and went to ask his superior for instructions.

The policeman, who appeared to be the captain, jumped out of the pickup truck in front, took Chen Chuan's driver's license, walked to Huo Xi's side, and told Chen Chuan and the others to get out of the car.

The captain patted the hood and asked, "Oh, a brand new A8, what a waste. Are you planning to settle this privately or officially?"

"It's not an A8, it's a Huoxi." Chen Chuan was annoyed that the police were no good. He was about to say something when Chen Shu grabbed his sleeve to stop him and then asked Zhu Yiba to take him to the roadside to wait for a smoke and clear his head.

Chen Shu glanced at the small groups of onlookers around him, but did not reveal his identity as a police officer. He said politely, "Officer, this is all our fault for being careless. I will listen to how you want to handle it."

Seeing that the other party's attitude was acceptable, the captain's anger subsided considerably. He waved his hand and said, "I don't think the damage is too great. Mine only had a broken taillight, and yours only had some paint chipped off. Let's settle this privately."

Chen Shu nodded: "Okay."

The team leader took out his phone and made a call. The other party was probably from a car repair shop, and they quoted a fee of 500 yuan.

The price is quite reasonable. Chen Shu took out his phone and prepared to transfer the money.

The team leader waved his hand: "Go stand over there and wait until we pack up and go back to the unit to deal with it."

After saying that, he left without looking back and got back into the police pickup truck parked in the middle of the road.

"Traffic cops? They're so unprofessional." Chen Shu returned to the roadside and heard Chen Chuan, who was squatting there, complaining incessantly, "A8? What kind of eyes do you have? This is Huo Xi! Huo Xi! You must have shit for eyes, you deserve to be a cop on the street for the rest of your life!"

He thought Chen Chuan was complaining about the police parking haphazardly, but it turned out he was still arguing about the car model. Chen Shu shook his head and smiled wryly, but he felt much more relaxed. This was the Chen Chuan he knew.

"Alright, alright, it's Huo Xi, it's Huo Xi." Chen Shu approached, smiling and reassuring him, "The matter is resolved. They only need to compensate us 500 yuan, which is fair."

"Alright, let's go." Chen Chuan patted his trouser leg, stood up, stretched out his hand to Chen Shu, and beckoned, "Give me back my driver's license."

Chen Shu shrugged: "It's still on him. I have to accompany them to check for drunk driving. I can only finish dealing with the matter after we finish by going to their workplace."

Chen Chuan curled his lip and said sarcastically, "You don't have a high official hat, but you have a big attitude. I say, since our car only has temporary license plates, and we'll have to go back to Dongzhou to register it later anyway, let's just leave."

Zhu Yiba walked over to the spot where the two cars collided, glanced at it a few times, and then came back: "The damage isn't too great. If they really want to cause trouble, let them go to the police station. We don't need to pay them any attention."

Jiang Hai offered his advice methodically: "I remember the teacher saying in class that the public security information in Yunnan Province and our Dong Province is not connected. A driver's license alone can't make things difficult for us."

Chen Shu laughed so hard, pointing at each of them one by one: "You're a rich second-generation, you're a king of soldiers, you're a top student, do you still look like policemen? So I'm the only ordinary citizen standing here who's afraid of trouble?"

"We're not waiting for you to save us, so just stay put!"

Although no one mentioned it, everyone regarded Chen Shu as the leader. Since he made the decision, the matter was naturally settled.

(End of this chapter)