Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 833 Branch Office
Zhengming Branch of Dongzhou Public Security Bureau.

Sunlight filtered through the dense foliage into the yard, casting dappled shadows on the grass.

Executive Deputy Director Zhang Xuming strolled along the path, digesting the lunch he had eaten earlier in the small canteen. His mood relaxed considerably with this rare moment of leisure from work.

From the excitement of being promoted when I was young to the habit of sitting in the position of executive director of the branch office a few years ago, time flies by, and thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Throughout his career, Zhang Xuming's dedication to his work has been evident to all.

That was when I truly treated my workplace as my home, and I spent far more time with my colleagues than with my family. Even when I slept, I mostly slept in the small dormitory room behind the office.

Outsiders might find it tough, but personally, Zhang Xuming quite enjoys working overtime. Besides the sense of value his work brings him, he also finds satisfaction in the position he's in.

What others see and hear about police work is receiving reports, solving cases, and handling disputes of all sizes. It involves danger and the annoyance of the public.

In reality, the job of public security leaders is simply signing a bunch of documents to make decisions, assigning tasks to others, controlling the progress of projects, and then holding meetings.

Of course, during meetings, everyone has to listen to him and take notes.

Sometimes when he had free time, Zhang Xuming would put on a stern face and deliberately have someone repeat his meeting summary to see if he had taken notes carefully.

Who wouldn't enjoy such a fulfilling and enjoyable experience?
Who wouldn't want to stay at work?
However, there are still drawbacks. The higher the position, the greater the responsibility, like a sword hanging over one's head that could fall at any moment.

In contrast, they might be given a more precious and rare sword instead.

"Director Zhang!" A young voice interrupted Zhang Xuming's thoughts. He looked up and saw it was the new liaison officer, Xiao Wang.

Despite their youth, they are full of energy when it comes to work.

Yes, his former liaison officer had been reassigned to a local police station as an instructor. Although it was a small suburban station in a remote area, the number of police officers in the entire station could be counted on two hands.

However, the position of instructor is at least at the section chief level, and when attending bureau-level meetings, one is qualified to sit behind a nameplate with red background and black lettering.

With such excellent examples before him, how could he possibly lack motivation?

"Director Zhang" ran up to the executive officer, and Xiao Wang took out a document. "Here is an application for the special task force. You need to sign it."

Zhang Xuming didn't take the documents, but continued pacing forward, saying indifferently, "What task force is in such a hurry? Let's deal with it when we start work this afternoon."

Xiao Wang stared at his boss's retreating figure, speechless.

He thought that this leader in the bureau, who was known for his love of working overtime, would, like he had done a few days ago, immediately get to work when the documents arrived, even though it was already past his shift.

Unexpectedly, the other party simply walked away leisurely, leaving him, his nominal secretary, on the roadside without any intention of paying him any attention.

The new liaison officer stood there by the roadside, stunned, unsure whether to speak or leave, feeling extremely awkward.

For a fleeting moment, Xiao Wang suddenly remembered the repeated reminders and instructions given to him by his senior colleague, Xiao Li, during the handover of his work.

Unless it is a direct order from a superior, do not disturb Director Zhang's walk after lunch or before work.

"Absolutely not."

Before saying goodbye, I vividly remembered Senior Li's words of advice.

For liaison officers like them, who work as secretaries, the most important thing is to serve the leader in the smallest details. Even if they do their job well, if they offend the leader over a small matter, they might be sent back to their original unit on some random excuse.

If someone like him, who has risen to a position close to a leader, is then sent back, what will those around him think? What will his former superiors think?
Thinking of this, young Wang froze, not daring to move an inch.

After all, he was a new liaison officer, and it was understandable that he didn't know about his habit of not liking to be disturbed during his afternoon walk. Zhang Xuming walked a few steps forward with his hands behind his back, slowly uttered a few words, and showed his leadership demeanor.

"By the way, Xiao Wang, what case is it?"

As if he had been rescued, Xiao Wang, who had been frozen in place, immediately followed closely behind his leader.

He bent down slightly and said quickly, "Director Zhang, it's from the Criminal Investigation Division. They said it's a document from the Municipal Public Security Bureau's branch, asking them to set up an anti-fraud task force, so they need to transfer special personnel."

“Anti-fraud task force? More like a special investigation team.” Zhang Xuming chuckled, quickening his pace. “They always say they’re too busy, that one person has to be doubled, so how come they have time to set up a special investigation team now? By the way, Xiao Wang, I remember you used to work at the Criminal Investigation Department, right? What does their anti-fraud center usually do?”

Xiao Wang, bending over and walking briskly behind his superior, replied, "Director Zhang, the Anti-Fraud Center's work mainly focuses on anti-fraud publicity, early warning and dissuasion, card-breaking operations, and rapid fund transfer."

"Alright," Director Zhang waved his hand, his tone tinged with impatience. "Busy?"

Xiao Wang immediately shut up, cautiously glancing at his supervisor's slightly furrowed brows, and changed the subject, saying, "It's just sitting in the office staring at the computer, making a few phone calls, it's alright. Hmm, when I worked there, I never heard of the anti-fraud center handling cases, so why were they sending in special police this time?"

"Heh." Zhang Xuming couldn't take it anymore, waved his hand, and ended the conversation. "Alright, let's talk about it this afternoon."

"Yes, Director Zhang." Xiao Wang straightened up, then turned around with a snap, ready to leave quickly, but was suddenly called back before he could go.

"Wait, what did you just say?"

Xiao Wang turned around and hissed as he gasped for breath.

The leader, who was originally strolling lazily in the sunlight with his back to him, suddenly turned his eyes to him with shining eyes, as if he wanted to devour him!
This unusual aura gave Xiao Wang a jolt.

He quickly recalled what he had just said, afraid of missing any important information.

"Director Zhang," Xiao Wang swallowed hard, speaking cautiously and nervously, "Director Zhang, when I was working at the Criminal Investigation Division, I never heard of the Anti-Fraud Center handling any cases."

"That's not it. I don't care whether you handle cases or not." Zhang Xuming quickly waved his hand, stopping Xiao Wang's statement, then stared into the other's eyes and asked with a cheerful tone, "Didn't you just say that the Criminal Investigation Division was going to transfer special police officers? Who are they transferring?"

Under the leader's pressure, Xiao Wang suddenly couldn't recall the information he had already reviewed.

He immediately looked down and flipped through the pages: "Director Zhang, it's Chen Shu, the deputy captain of the special police. Hmm, why would they transfer the deputy captain? That doesn't seem to be in accordance with regulations. And Chen Shu also took his annual leave. Hmm, he's currently on the border of Yunnan Province."

After speaking, Xiao Wang looked up and saw that the eyes of the executive deputy director in front of him had become even brighter and bigger, and he had even glared at him!

These little brats are really after me.

Even on holiday, you can't stop causing trouble. Haha, do you think I'll let you get away with this?
"Let's go, we're back to the office right away." Zhang Xuming waved his hand sharply, quickly strode past Xiao Wang who was standing to the side, and headed straight for the office building. "What are you thinking about! Hurry up! We still need to report this to the Municipal Bureau later!"

"Yes!"

It seems that the leader's afternoon walk can be disturbed after all. The urging interrupted Xiao Wang's thoughts, and he responded loudly and followed him out as fast as he could.

(End of this chapter)