Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 740 Changes in Chen Shu

Given Chen Shu's usual character, Zhu Yiba was already prepared to be treated fairly and in accordance with the law. If he didn't want to drag Chen Chuan, who was already sleeping like a log, into his mess, he wouldn't have cared whether he was being extorted or not, and even if the matter was investigated and reported to the authorities afterward, they would still have the same attitude.

According to Zhu Yiba's intention in calling Chen Shu, it was definitely not to escape or seek help, but simply to give Chen Chuan, who knew nothing, someone to entrust with his affairs.

However, to his surprise, Chen Shu told him to run away immediately.

This result, however, was extremely unexpected to him.

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Yiba checked his phone's call log again to see if he had dialed the wrong number.

So, you're not a saint after all. Knowing that Chen Shu was coming, Zhu Yiba breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely. Surprisingly, he didn't think about running away first as Chen Shu had suggested, and just sat leisurely in the car.

He leaned back in his seat, staring at the roof, imagining what his father's expression and reaction would be if he found out about this mess. Just thinking about it made him think it would be quite interesting.

But perhaps the blackmailer wouldn't dare to get out. Zhu Yiba, who had been waiting in the car for a long time, thought to himself, and felt a little excited and hopeful, longing for the other party to arrive.

dong dong dong.

The man in the baseball cap still respectfully knocked on the car window.

Having decided to go all out, Zhu Yiba smirked, opened the car door, jumped out, and stood tall in front of the short man in the baseball cap, coldly looking down at him.

The man in the baseball cap took a half step back, steadied himself, and said, "Brother, although my car isn't worth much, you're still fully responsible. Do you have any objections?"

Zhu Yiba became interested and grinned, asking, "What are you going to do if I have objections? What are you going to do if I don't have objections?"

The man in the baseball cap glanced back at the Mazda sedan that had followed them; someone was sitting in the driver's seat.

He wiped his nose, then sniffed, and apologized, "Brother, I'm sorry, I've caught a cold recently, my nose is stuffy, and I can't smell anything."

He paused, glanced back at the Mazda, and continued, "Brother, if you have any objections, we can call 122 and have the police come and take a look. If you have no objections, then okay, how much compensation do you want?"

"Scraping the paint shouldn't cost much, right?"

"Bro, I don't know much about car repairs, so maybe you should just call 122 and report it to your insurance company. I feel more comfortable taking it to a 4S dealership. Bro, do you know anything about car repairs?"

"I don't really understand either."

"Alright, alright, bro, I'll take the loss. It's late at night and we all want to go home and sleep. It's too much trouble to stay here, and we have to wait for the police and the insurance company to arrive. Who knows when that will be? How about we settle this privately?"

"Sure, whatever you say."

The man in the baseball cap beamed and expertly held up three fingers together: "Brother, how about this amount? Let's go in cash, so it'll be easier for you to get back to your hotel suite sooner and discuss a few more big projects worth hundreds of millions with the girls from Yunnan Province."

Zhu Yiba smiled nonchalantly: "Why bother with cash for three hundred yuan? I'll transfer it to you right now." "What three hundred yuan! It's this amount! This amount!" The man in the baseball cap was getting anxious, waving three fingers in front of Zhu Yiba's eyes, almost sticking them up his nose. "Brother, if you have any objections, I'll call the police."

"Isn't it three hundred yuan? Then I..."

"and many more!"

A loud shout interrupted Zhu Yiba; at that moment, Chen Shu arrived.

He strode over, glared at Zhu Yiba, scolding him for not obeying his orders, and then pulled him behind him to confront him.

Chen Shu had already fallen asleep in his room. Only police officers would keep their phones on in the middle of the night. So, he was naturally very surprised to receive Zhu Yiba's call about drunk driving.

Upon learning that the other party might have been deliberately trying to extort money, Chen Shu instinctively reacted with protectiveness. Especially after witnessing the sacrifices of his subordinates Xiao Qiang and Xu Mingliang, subconsciously, Chen Shu had transformed his unforgiveness towards himself into a strong sense of protectiveness.

Given Chen Chuan and Zhu Yiba's personalities, returning to the hotel late at night after drinking is almost certainly drunk driving, and if they get caught, it could be considered criminal detention.

Although no accident occurred, the most likely outcome is that the defendant will not be prosecuted or will be exempt from criminal punishment. He may keep his uniform, but his political future will be completely ruined, which is equivalent to early retirement.

At that moment, Chen Shu saw Zhu Yiba still smiling and joking with others, and in a fit of anger, he couldn't help but give him a solid punch from behind.

Seeing that someone in charge had arrived, the man in the baseball cap standing to the side started peddling his extortion tactics again: "Hey bro. This guy hit my car earlier, so he needs some money to pay me. I was thinking it's too late for you to keep nagging, so how about we just give him some money and call it even?"

Then, the man in the baseball cap held up three fingers: "Not many, this number is fine! If there are any objections, we'll call the police and have them come and take a look."

Chen Shu already knew from Zhu Yiba's brief description of this type of incident that the other party intended to extort money after staging an accident; he had indeed seen too many of these kinds of incidents at the police station before.

Don't be fooled by someone yelling at you to call the police. A dog that bites doesn't bark. People who are after money are likely involved in multiple extortion cases recently, and their repeated police reports to the police are a fact.

Calling the police is just a means to an end; he won't gain anything by actually using it.

Chen Shu had Zhu Yiba run away earlier because he was certain that the extortionist wouldn't call the police, since they were thieves and didn't want to see the police. At the same time, he wanted to be efficient and find the next victim.
Secondly, if the other party had actually called the police, Zhu Yiba would have already returned to his room, grabbed a few bottles of liquor from the refrigerator to rinse his mouth, and there would be no evidence at the scene. For drunk driving, the scene of the incident is the only definitive evidence. Afterwards, witness testimonies alone are useless; in extreme cases, even if the driver admits to drinking to the police, it's still ineffective.
Third, just in the worst-case scenario, if there is a chain of evidence pointing to Zhu Yiba, the hit-and-run involving minor property damage from a vehicle scratch would at most be an administrative offense, which is much better than drunk driving, which could be a criminal offense.

Since Chen Shu arrived, Zhu Yiba, who had been squeezed to the back, squinted and observed Chen Shu's speech and demeanor, but his heart was undergoing a tremendous change.

Although Chen Shu rushed over to rescue himself, he was also the one who received help.

However, Zhu Yiba, a former border guard, still had a knot in his heart. The guy in front of him, who was whispering with his arm around someone's neck, kept overlapping with the tall figure that had always stood in front of them in his memory, but they could never quite match.

"Is this still the upright and honorable Officer Chen?"

(End of this chapter)