Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 75 Opening a Casino

Chen Shu strode over to Zheng Tianyou, who was squatting in the corner of the room, and gently kicked him in the shin, teasingly asking in a low voice, "Boss Zheng, what are you doing squatting here?"

Although the sound was deliberately kept very low, the dozens of people involved in gambling nearby, who were squatting on the ground with their heads down, all cast questioning glances in this direction.

Zheng Tianyou strained his eyes to the left and right, his face flushed red as he hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back.

Chen Shu changed the subject, saying, "Oh, I see. You can ride in my car later, and we can talk more when we get to the station."

After saying that, disregarding Zheng Tianyou's embarrassment, he walked straight to Wang Chongming's side and nodded with a smile.

Wang Chongming knew what was going on and cooperated by shouting, "Zhang Li, Xiao Wang! You two take that fat guy out first. The rest of you continue searching him and cleaning up the scene. We have to get everything done before sending him back to the station in batches!"

Upon hearing this, two auxiliary police officers quickly ran to Zheng Tianyou's side, one on each side, and dragged his limp body out in front of dozens of people.

Chen Shu sat smiling in the Wuling minivan parked on the side of the road outside the old residential building, waiting for Zheng Tianyou to be pulled in.

Chen Shu politely said to the two auxiliary police officers, "Just put him next to me, you two go inside and get busy. There are a lot of people inside, so please keep an eye on things. Thank you for your hard work."

"It should."

"Ok."

After the two auxiliary police officers agreed, they put Zheng Tianyou down and went back into the old residential building.

Chen Shu asked with concern, "Boss Zheng, I've never seen you have this hobby before. What happened to you today?"

Zheng Tianyou is a smart man, but today he couldn't understand why Chen Shu would behave like this in front of everyone. Wasn't this pushing him into a fire pit?
These gamblers probably already consider Zheng Tianyou a "dog eater" in their hearts and hate him to death.

The Dongzhou City slang term "eating dog food" is a derogatory term for people who provide the police with clues about other people's illegal and criminal activities in exchange for their own benefit. It also implies that these people are the police's dogs, eating the food given to them by the police.

However, Zheng Tianyou, facing Chen Shu's concerned expression and not daring to criticize him directly, still harbored a small hope in his heart.

He weakly raised his hands, which were bound with plastic straps: "Boss, I was visiting relatives tonight. After drinking, I had nothing to do, and they told me that a new gambling den had opened here and it was quite lively. So I wandered over with them. I really didn't gamble. You can ask other people if you don't believe me!"

Chen Shu gently pressed down his raised hands and expressed his understanding in a kind tone: "You even brought relatives to gamble together? Tsk tsk, if they were all locked in cages, you wouldn't be able to face your relatives when they come out."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Tianyou immediately realized that Chen Shu's deliberate behavior in front of everyone in the old residential building must have been intentional.

Chen Shu deliberately placed him under the suspicion of so many people. If, when they returned to the police station and Chen Shu took each of them out individually to give statements, he could use a little trickery to confirm that he was "eating dog food."

This was a mess, impossible to clean up. Having weathered many years of life's storms, he understood Chen Shu's plan and abandoned his attempts to continue his charade and protests, waiting for the next words. He knew in his heart that the matter was about to be brought to the table.

He also understood that Chen Shu always left a way out for both parties in his dealings with people and things, and would not do things to the point of no return. In his usual way of speaking, it was an equal exchange.

Looking at Zheng Tianyou, who had fallen completely silent, Chen Shu knew that he understood the cause and effect. He nodded and said, "I like dealing with smart people because they are not stubborn, they can see the situation clearly, and most importantly, they know how to make choices."

Chen Shu paused, glanced at Zheng Tianyou who remained silent with his lips tightly pressed together, and continued, "We've been staking out this den for a long time. Since we're making our move today, the evidence is solid and irrefutable. All of these people running the casino will be going in today!"

He pointed a finger at the location of the old residential building: "Criminal detention, criminal detention. If they want to get out again, it'll probably be several years. They'll all go in eventually, and you don't need to take the blame for them. Besides, don't you have a few relatives in there? We'll get them all out of there when the time comes."

Chen Shu took two bottles of mineral water from the car seat next to him, handed one to Zheng Tianyou, and opened one for himself and slowly drank it.

Zheng Tianyou calmly accepted the bottled water, but a sense of unease crept into his mind.

The situation was dire. Chen Shu's presence there was tantamount to being roasted over a fire. The people running the casino inside were probably convinced he was an informant. He, who only knew how to run a small business, couldn't afford their methods.

Besides the people who run the casino, some of the gamblers are also from the surrounding villages. If they are detained and hold a grudge, they will probably cause him a lot of trouble in the future.

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Zheng Tianyou made his decision and nodded to Chen Shu.

Chen Shu chuckled and said, "Old Zheng, don't worry. You won't suffer any losses. When your relatives come out tomorrow, I guarantee they'll all fawn over you from now on."

Those who run casinos must be criminally detained, while gamblers, given the current situation, will at most be fined, and administrative detention would be a stretch.

It wasn't just Zheng Tianyou who understood the importance of making choices; Chen Shu, Wang Chongming, and even the leaders of the Zhongshan branch office and the legal officers of the branch's legal affairs team who approved the case today would understand.

For this case involving the operation of a casino to proceed smoothly and quickly, identification and statements from Zheng Tianyou and his relatives and friends are required.

After agreeing on the terms with Zheng Tianyou, Chen Shu returned to the old residential building and briefed Wang Chongming on the situation.

The two experienced investigators quickly made a decision. Chen Shuxian took Zheng Tianyou back to Zhongshan Police Station alone and detained him in a room to conduct a full "tainted witness" testimony to secure his identification of the other three suspects in the case.

The remaining dozens of people were sent to Zhongshan Detention Center in batches, where Chen Shu was responsible for allocating detention rooms and receiving the people.

Wang Chongming continued to oversee the work at the old residential building.

After agreeing on the case-handling procedures, Chen Shu took Zheng Tianyou to the Zhongshan Police Station in a Wuling minivan driven by Zhu Chaoran.

(End of this chapter)