Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 904 Ambition Reaching Great Heights
"Hmm? I received this policeman from Donghai, Chen Shu? He has people from the Ninth Bureau following him?" Director Dong frowned slightly, recalling, then his eyes lit up and he leaned back slightly.

He was about to take out his phone to ask the horse hall, but then gave up.

This Deputy Director Ma concurrently served as the Director of the Provincial Security Bureau. Later, I realized that although both the Ninth Bureau and the Provincial Security Bureau were related to security, they were actually two completely different departments.

Veteran criminal investigator Ma Rongcheng knew at a glance that his superior had remembered, but he couldn't say it directly, since his superior wouldn't make a mistake, so he needed to provide a way out.

For example, what benefits would it bring to appoint Chen Shu as the commander of the region?

Now is the time to discuss this topic, although Director Dong has already made up his mind.

Ma Rongcheng continued, "First of all, Chen Shu understands telecom fraud and has experience in this area. Last year, he handled a case in the telecom fraud park in northern Myanmar and even arrested a telecom fraud boss. He extracted several million from this person alone. This matter caused a sensation in his hometown, and I remember it was even on the news in the provincial capital."

"Secondly, Chen Shu is a skilled marksman."

At this point, Sister Ying, who was standing next to her, chuckled. Although she immediately put on a serious face and looked wronged, the atmosphere on the scene became much more harmonious and relaxed.

Director Dong smiled and waved, gesturing for the two to sit down and talk.

This was a gesture of goodwill, and Ma Rongcheng immediately sat down, leaning halfway on his backside, and continued, "Director Dong, this is no joke. The place is called a self-governing zone to put it nicely, but it's actually a war zone. If a policeman doesn't have any battlefield experience, going there is practically suicide."

"And Chen Shu, it is said, cracked a murder case committed by spies who infiltrated our country in the southern border region, and single-handedly took down a small team of fully armed terrorists. Oh, by the way, Sister Ying should know about this."

Sister Ying was unaware of the murder case Ma Wing-shing mentioned earlier, but she had a very detailed understanding of the anti-Korean movement mentioned later.

In order to clear her name of any previous lapses in work ethic in front of her superiors, Sister Ying naturally followed up on Ma Rongcheng's topic: "That's right, the ministry even awarded him a first-class merit, a first-class merit for being alive!"

As she spoke, Yingjie Hai stood up and said excitedly, "Director Dong, this is the first time in my life that I have ever seen a First-Class Merit Citation recipient who is alive and able to walk normally!"

Yingjie's exaggerated remarks were partly an explanation for her previous recommendation.

After being flattered by the two men, Director Dong sat up straighter and finally became serious.

Director Dong pondered for a long time, almost half an hour, before finally saying, "A senior officer from the Myanmar Police Headquarters will accompany us to handle the relevant matters. Our people will just go there to reserve positions; they won't actually go to those war zones."

Old Ma immediately replied, "Director Dong, that's not an area under Burmese control. They're just a figurehead there, no different from us. Director Dong, you heard the press conference. This operation will definitely involve real weapons. If our people go there, they'll just stay in their offices and not go anywhere else. Do you think they can complete the mission that way?"

Director Dong said, "How about we send a few officers from the Criminal Investigation Department over there?"

The term "Criminal Investigation Corps" is short for the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Provincial Public Security Department. In the public security system, officers in the Criminal Investigation Corps are generally considered to be both literate and skilled in martial arts, capable of handling tasks independently.

However, the Criminal Investigation Department is a special case because they generally do not do specific business work, but are only responsible for organizing, coordinating and guiding work. As it has developed to this day, it has basically lost its practical functions.

Ma Rongcheng was well aware of these circumstances; otherwise, he, a criminal police officer with a position at the grassroots level, would not have been seconded to the provincial department to do backbreaking work. However, he could not refuse his superiors on the spot.

Ma Rongcheng cautiously evaded the question, saying, "The police officers are good at shooting, very accurate, but do they have battlefield experience?" He paused, then lowered his voice, "With so many operational areas, we can't have fighting everywhere, can we?" Director Dong seemed to understand and laughed, "Old Ma, do you think all the captain positions in this operation team are reserved for our Yunnan province? Didn't you see those young men who came with Deputy Commander Ling, they're all eyeing them?"

Ma Rongcheng pointed to the map of northern Myanmar on his desk and said solemnly, "Give this to Chen Shu. I believe he will deliver a satisfactory answer."

Where is this?

Dong Ting stood up, placed his hands on the table, and looked in the direction Ma Rongcheng was pointing.

The secretary stepped forward, flipping through the documents in his hand as he explained, "The Dalalin region is the territory of the Karen National Defense Army. The leader is called Ang Soling, whose main business is drug manufacturing and trafficking. However, in recent years he has also started to get involved in gambling, telecom fraud, and money laundering. Hmm, he runs a large telecom fraud park on his territory and has attracted six or seven domestic investors."

Director Dong squinted at the mountainous area marked "Dalalin" on the map: "What is our relationship with this place called Angsolin? How many guns do they have?"

The secretary quickly flipped through the documents, and after a moment, he looked pleadingly at Director Ying of the International Office.

“Northern Myanmar is a bit complicated. There are more than twenty armed groups with names and identities in such a small area. I really can’t conduct a detailed investigation into their identities and backgrounds.” Sister Ying shook her head with a wry smile.

Director Dong looked at Ma Rongcheng.

Ma Rongcheng dared not show any expression on his face, let alone smile smugly. His entire face was tense, and it was time for him to show his strength.

He recalled the information Zhu Yiba had shared with him and said seriously, "This guy named Ang Suoling has his own village and mines. A few years ago, he couldn't find much jade in the mines, so he focused his efforts on the village."

Ma Rongcheng bent over and stood up halfway, pointing to a remote mountain forest on the map, and continued, "The village has a complete set of drug-making equipment. After the drugs are made, they are handed over to special transporters to be sent to China, with Kunming as the destination."

Recalling Zhu Yiba's painful past, Ma Rongcheng couldn't help but point to the location of this village: "As long as Ang Suoling gives the order, the villagers will help him make drugs, and even killing people is common. This place is his core stronghold and source of soldiers, and they are loyal to the death."

As he spoke, he slowly moved his finger northward, stopping at a flat area surrounded by a river: "This is both their transit warehouse for transporting drugs and the newly built telecom fraud park in Ang Soling. The defense force surrounding this river is second only to that of the villages."

After a pause, Ma Rongcheng drew a large circle on half of the map and said in a deep voice, "And this telecom fraud park is the largest in the entire northern Myanmar. It is said that Aung Soe Lwin's money laundering organization is also located here, and the amount of money handled every year is astronomical."

“This money is all the hard-earned money of our people.” Director Dong first glanced at the village hidden deep in the mountains, then turned his gaze to the telecom fraud industrial park, and nodded. “Therefore, this is also the place with the strongest armed forces.”

Now that the leader has acknowledged the pain point, the subsequent recommendation becomes a natural progression.

Ma Rongcheng smiled slightly, but his back was sticky and soaked from the cold sweat he had just shed. However, this feeling, so different from solving a case, was very good.

When I was young, all I knew was how to solve cases. I thought that if I solved a lot of cases, the people would respect me, the leaders would rely on me, and I could easily rise through the ranks.

Dream on! You're dreaming!
Ma Rongcheng only realized this when he got older: discussing important matters with leaders is almost like fighting a war.

These are wars without gunfire, ranging from decisive battles to complex local skirmishes aimed at achieving smaller goals. They take all forms, and a casual conversation might just change the course of fate, without you even knowing what happened.

His life was the stake.