Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 778 Arrest
Is she angry, or...?
Chen Shu sat on the ground, somewhat lost in thought.

"Officer Chen!"

An angry roar pulled Chen Shu back to reality.

Seeing two anxious and serious old faces hovering above him, Chen Shu felt embarrassed to stay on the ground any longer, so he struggled to his feet, looking awkward.

Upon receiving the news, forensic doctor Lao Tang and expert Ma Rongcheng hurriedly arrived from the Criminal Investigation Brigade headquarters with several auxiliary police officers.

It was quite late when they arrived, and there weren't many pedestrians or vehicles on the road. They could see the two cars collide from a distance.

Previously, during the phone call, Lao Tang only knew that Huang Mao, Chen Shu, and others had apprehended the criminal suspect, but he was unaware of whether anyone had been injured.

The mess at the scene made Lao Tang's heart skip a beat, fearing that something unexpected had happened.

"Tang Forensic Doctor"

Chen Shu looked like a child who had done something wrong, bowing his head slightly in shame and unwilling to explain. Looking around, he realized the situation was actually quite bad.

Two cars collided on the road. One car's front end was severely dented, and its bumper was almost completely detached from the ground. The other car's side was twisted into several pieces, its tires were off-center due to the impact, and its windows and other debris were scattered all over the ground.

I never imagined that a speed of only 30 or 40 miles per hour could have such destructive power.
As far as I can remember, speeds below 100 km/h weren't considered a big deal.

"Officer Chen!"

A thunderous voice rang out again. Old Tang pointed at the chaotic scene, his beard bristling and eyes wide, and shouted, "Is this how the police in Donghai arrest people? Do you have any discipline? Do you have any sense of safety? Huh? This is reckless! This is utterly reckless! Do you even care about yourselves?!"

Chen Shu touched his nose, smiled bitterly to himself, and dared not look directly at him.

"Well said!" A voice suddenly rang out from the side. It was Chen Chuan walking over. "This guy's nickname in our area is 'Desperate Saburo'! Heh, I think he's more like a desperate idiot!"

Still not satisfied, Chen Chuan came over and kicked him.

Then you must be a complete idiot. With two senior figures present, Chen Shu could only accept his old classmate's warm greetings, silently refuting them in his heart, and the matter was considered even.

Ma Rongcheng, on the other hand, seemed calm. He took Old Tang's arm and joked, "Old Tang, it's normal for young people to be a little impatient. Haha, you had a much hotter temper than them when you were young! Do you want me to bring some up and have a chat, so you two can compare?"

When his old friend spoke up, Old Tang naturally calmed down.

He didn't even glance at the two criminal suspects who were handcuffed and lying on the ground, but chatted with Chen Shu for a few more minutes.

He seems like an elder.

This is the biggest difference between the public security system and other ordinary social jobs: the relationship between colleagues is more like the camaraderie of soldiers on the battlefield.

There was a feeling of an old soldier protecting a new recruit.

Knowing that the other party was acting out of concern, Chen Shu humbly accepted the compliment and nodded in agreement from the side.

"Sigh, even ten lives wouldn't be enough for you!"

Old Tang stamped his foot, then his tone softened: "Officer Chen, it's understandable for young people to be impulsive. But you're an officer, leading men. How can you act recklessly? If an accident happens, it'll be too late to regret it!"

"Forensic Doctor Tang, I understand." Chen Shu nodded repeatedly.

"At any time, safety should be our primary concern as leaders. If we can't catch a criminal suspect this time, there will be another one. We can't catch all these scoundrels, so what's the rush? Sigh, if something happens to us, how will we explain it to our families?"

"Forensic Doctor Tang, I know I was wrong." Chen Shu continued to nod.

"Haha, what's wrong or not? It's not a big deal. Just be more careful in the future." Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Ma Rongcheng chuckled and summarized the matter, effectively putting it behind him.

However, seeing Chen Shu's sincere attitude, he couldn't help but feel a bit of goodwill towards this young deputy captain.

This policeman, who was on vacation from another province, saw that his comrade was not yet very familiar with the work because he had just been transferred to civilian work, so he immediately took the initiative to take over the case that was not originally his responsibility.

He worked incredibly hard, risking his life to catch the suspect, only to be scolded in the end. Embarrassingly, the person scolding him was probably a lower-ranking clerk. In the end, he obediently bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

It's not easy.

"Hey, shouldn't we head back?" Zhu Yiba called out with a chuckle from a short distance away.

The two people lying on the ground seemed to have been woken up. They raised their heads, their eyes still blurry with sleep, not yet understanding what had happened.

The man in the baseball cap, in particular, kept turning his head from side to side, muttering about his hat that he didn't know where he had lost.

"Hey buddy, it's just a car accident, it's not like they're going to kill us, is it? Cough cough, it's really uncomfortable being pinned down, let me sit up and calm down." Zheng Jie blinked hard, still a little dazed, and seeing more and more people on the road, he subconsciously made a joke.

Chen Chuan curled his lip and said sarcastically, "Dude, you're only half right."

Zheng Jie squinted, thinking it was a joke: "Haha, I'm not the driver, you're not going to kill me alone, are you?"

You're the one who'll be executed.
The room fell silent for a moment, then everyone burst into laughter, the previous somber atmosphere vanished.

"Haha. Hiss!"

Zheng Jie initially smiled awkwardly, but as he gradually regained consciousness, he suddenly noticed several people in police uniforms standing among the group of people around him.

With a bang, it was as if a thunderbolt had struck him on the head.

He was immediately stunned.

Zheng Jie was arrested and brought to justice.

As usual, I sat in the middle of the back row of the Satana.

Once caught between two burly policemen, he was like a squawking chick; no amount of social skills could help him.

Throughout the journey, Zheng Jie kept shouting that he was innocent and that he had been drinking at a bar the day the deceased died and had not gone back to the hotel at all.

There were friends drinking together, and there was also surveillance footage from the bar and hotel.

Hey, that's a pretty clear logic for denying their alibi.

Chen Shu chuckled inwardly. Regardless of whether the witnesses and physical evidence were real or not, Zheng Jie's overtly suspicious behavior was enough to confirm his involvement in the case in the eyes of the veteran policeman.

In this respect, he's similar to his mother.

Although evidence is now highly valued, with prosecutors seeking to establish a complete chain of evidence and courts focusing on whether the established facts can be definitively determined based on evidence.

Evidence was everywhere along the way.

However, the police are different; they still use the old method of presuming guilt.

Maybe they don't say it, but that's exactly what they think and do.

As the vehicle arrived at its destination, Chen Shu opened the car door and got out. Looking at the office building lit up in the night, he figured he would have to stay up all night interrogating people to find out what happened before and after the crime.

But it's not a big problem; victory is just ahead.

Chen Shu was quite happy, as were Chen Chuan, Zhu Yiba, Jiang Hai, and Huang Mao who came down later.

Everyone was in a good mood.

"We're all hungry, let's buy some late-night snacks first," Chen Shu said with a smile.

He still prefers the feeling of going to work.

(End of this chapter)