Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 92 A Little Fun
The next morning, the rain stopped and the sun shone brightly.

Chen Shu arrived at the meeting room of the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment according to his work schedule.

The morning study and discussion meeting hadn't started yet, but the meeting room was already packed and bustling with activity.

Police officers from different units also took this opportunity to get to know each other and exchange ideas, forming circles of all sizes.

Lin Dakai and Zhou Qinghu were among the most popular members of the large circle, and they handled the situation with ease, likely having seen it all before.

Chen Shu chose a seat near the door as usual. He came today for two reasons: firstly, to continue accompanying guests and take them to the train station in the afternoon; and secondly, to genuinely learn and see the detectives' crime-solving methods.

"Snapped."

Chen Shu felt a thud on his left shoulder. He looked up and saw Li Meng standing by the door, her eyes shining brightly as she stared at Lin Dakai's position in the conference room.

"Chen Shu, why are you so late this morning? If Director Lin needs anything, wouldn't we be neglecting him?"

Chen Shu nodded, agreeing with Li Meng's statement: "Fortunately, you have a high level of political sensitivity."

Chen Shu felt Li Meng's hand tighten on his shoulder again.

"Hehe, old classmate, we've known each other for so long, I still don't know if you're praising me or subtly insulting me."

Chen Shu took out a Liqun cigarette from his pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to Li Meng: "You still have time to care about this?"

"You know me best." Li Meng politely pushed away her cigarette, adjusted her non-prescription glasses, and strode towards Lin Dakai's location.

As Chen Shu put the cigarette in his mouth and was about to stuff the remaining Liqun cigarettes back into his pocket, a large hand swept past him and quickly snatched the cigarettes away.

"Thanks."

Chen Shu looked up and saw his old classmate, Chen Chuan, from the Municipal Bureau's Technical Investigation Detachment, leaning against the door frame, smiling broadly as he lit a cigarette.

"If you're used to smoking Huazi, it's nice to try Liqun once in a while."

Looking at the carefree Chen Chuan, Chen Shu felt inexplicably better. He stood up and pulled Chen Chuan a few steps to the side, saying, "Don't block the door."

Chen Chuan lit a cigarette, took two satisfying puffs, and laughed heartily: "There's no one here anymore, everyone's inside. We have guests from the province, who wouldn't rush in to get to know them?"

As he spoke, he rolled his eyes at Li Meng.

Chen Shu took the remaining Liqun cigarettes back from Chen Chuan and joked, "Do you think everyone is like you, with a coal mine waiting to be inherited?"

Chen Chuan chuckled, a hint of disdain in his eyes: "Some people are just too stubborn. They think they know everything just because they got promoted a little earlier than others. Little do they know that the path of officialdom is first and foremost about being a good person, and only then about doing things well."

Chen Shu was somewhat surprised that such words would come out of the mouth of Chen Chuan, who was always carefree and irresponsible. He originally thought that Chen Chuan was someone who didn't care about becoming an official, but he didn't expect that his words revealed that he also had some thoughts about entering officialdom.

It seems this rich kid isn't just a figurehead; he's got substance to his name.

Chen Shu silently lit a cigarette for himself.

"You're just too honest." Chen Chuan, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, glanced sideways at Chen Shu. "Do you know why Li Meng went to great lengths to find connections and connections to take on the task of entertaining this guy in the white shirt from the province?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shu laughed: "He wants a promotion, huh? But I'm not curious about Li Meng's situation. How did you know he was going around pulling strings this time?"

Chen Chuan's face stiffened. He opened his mouth as if to explain something, but then remained silent.

Half a minute later, he changed the subject, saying, "I heard that the leader from our police academy came here this time to file a report with the provincial department, and is preparing to transfer a police officer from our bureau to the police academy!"

Chen Shu simply said "Oh" and didn't continue.

"Tsk tsk, I wonder who has such connections to pull in someone like this. Doesn't Li Meng even think about it? How could a personnel transfer of this level be a decision made on a whim? Even if you give him a ladder to climb, do you think he can make it?"

Chen Shu walked to the side, picked up two chairs, placed them against the wall, patted Chen Chuan on the shoulder, and the two sat down.

The morning study and discussion session has begun.

The speakers were representatives from the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment, Criminal Technology Detachment, and Legal Affairs Detachment. Afterwards, several key officers from the branch bureau's Criminal Investigation Division also gave presentations. This training session was a feast for the eyes and very rewarding for Chen Shu. Chen Chuan, on the other hand, put on his Bluetooth headphones and started scrolling through Douyin (TikTok).

The two got along very well.

The meeting ended at 11:00 AM.

Lin Dakai declined the invitations from several leaders of the Dongzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau to stay for dinner, saying that he had urgent business at the police academy in the afternoon.

Chen Shu had driven the chauffeur's car—a black Passat—to the lobby entrance early on the first floor. This time, Li Meng had learned her lesson and didn't accompany the guests downstairs. Instead, she followed Chen Shu into the car and sat in the passenger seat.

The group bid farewell to Lin Dakai and Zhou Qinghu for a long time outside the main entrance of the municipal bureau office building before letting them into the car.

After following Lin Dakai for two days, Li Meng had come to understand his temperament. Although it was almost noon, she didn't mention lunch again.

He tried to pick something to say along the way, but every time he turned around, he saw Lin Dakai leaning back in the back seat with his eyes closed, so he didn't dare to disturb him.

There were few cars on the road around noon, and the group quickly arrived at the train station.

As he was about to get out of the car, Lin Dakai opened his eyes, sat up straight, looked directly at Chen Shu, and said in a deep voice, "Chen Shu, what's your decision?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Li Meng's eyes, reflected behind the mirror, immediately revealed a cold and indifferent expression!
Zhou Qinghu, on the other hand, seemed quite relaxed, comfortably leaning back in his chair as if none of this mattered. He believed that no low-level police officer in the world could resist this temptation, such as the deputy captain sitting in front of him, whose eyes were wide with disbelief.

The moment had finally arrived. Sigh, he still wasn't used to saying no. Chen Shu was a little nervous, coughed, and directly declined Lin Dakai's invitation.

Lin Dakai, who had served as a peacekeeping team leader abroad, was also an extremely straightforward person. Upon hearing Chen Shu's reply, although he suppressed his disbelief, he did not ask for further explanation.

She pursed her lips, nodded, said "Goodbye," and got off the bus.

Zhou Qinghu suddenly pounced on Chen Shu's chair, ignoring Li Meng, whose eyes were practically popping out of their sockets, and demanded in shock, "Why!"

One word wasn't enough; he reached out and grabbed Chen Shu's right arm, demanding, "Why?!"

Chen Shu scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed, unsure of what to say.

"This... Chen Shu, what are you thinking?"

Zhou Qinghu glanced at Li Meng, who was rambling incoherently.

After getting out of the car, he walked to Chen Shu's side, opened the driver's side door, pulled Chen Shu aside, and asked again in a low voice, "Why didn't you come over? Are you getting promoted?"

Chen Shu quickly waved his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded shyly.

Zhou Qinghu stared at Chen Shu for a long time, then sighed and said, "What kind of bullshit deputy section chief are you talking about? The personnel bureau doesn't even have that level! Are you planning to stay in this remote corner for the rest of your life? Are you out of your mind?!"

At this moment, Zhou Qinghu lost his usual composure and said some things he shouldn't have said.

"No, no, it has nothing to do with that. Actually, I'm just a little reluctant to part with it," Chen Shu replied casually, scratching the corner of his eye.

Zhou Qinghu placed his hands on Chen Shu's shoulders, somewhat discouraged: "You, you have a gentle exterior but a strong interior. Back in school, you were usually quiet, but you always had your own ideas. At that time, even though I was a student leader, I was still a little envious of you."

He tightened his grip on Chen Shu's arms and said sincerely, "I hope you can forge your own bright path in the future. Although I didn't know you before, I actually admire you and have been praising you all along."

This time, Chen Shu remained silent, standing there blankly with his head down, feeling somewhat ashamed of the two people in front of him.

Zhou Qinghu knew what was going on, but before leaving, he was still somewhat disappointed: "Isn't this a bit too frivolous of you?"

Chen Shu's mind flashed through scenes of punishing evil and helping ordinary people over the years, one by one like a PowerPoint presentation, finally settling on Huang Siqian's smiling face.

Upon hearing this, he raised his head and looked directly at Zhou Qinghu, his eyes clear and bright.

"Chairman, a little."

(End of this chapter)