Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 94 Arrival in Jiuping
After the others left, Chen Shu was left alone in the security team's office. He made himself a cup of Nestlé capsule coffee, took a few sips, and began to work.

He looked through the case files he had been given for a while.

The fugitive Wang Chongming is currently pursuing is named Ma Zhongyun, male, 36 years old, from Jilin Province. He has been punished three times for assault. While working in Dongzhou, he had a dispute with a colleague, then attacked him with a weapon, injuring him before fleeing. The victim was later determined to have suffered serious injuries, classified as level two.

According to the photo in the household registration information, Ma Zhongyun has a thick beard, triangular eyes, and a face full of fat, making him look like someone who is not easy to get along with.

He has now fled to his hometown village, where he has some connections with the villagers. Moreover, the area is far from the reach of the emperor, and the people of Jilin Province are known for their bravery and ruthlessness.

Chen Shu gasped and straightened his back. The fugitive in this case was much more difficult to apprehend than he had imagined.

Chen Shu chickened out, feeling a strange pang of sadness.

He mentally defined the roles of the team on this business trip:

Zhu Chaoran was bewildered. This fat man may look big and imposing, but in reality, as long as he doesn't get into trouble, he's fine. He doesn't expect the fat man to do anything.
Xiaoqiang is impatient. Although he is a veteran with guaranteed combat skills, his impulsive personality might cause him to explode if he clashed with people from Jilin Province.

The stubborn Xu Lei, although a formally trained professional with knowledge, culture and fighting ability, has too little social experience. He is easily led astray and drags everyone into a pit.

Chen Shu vigorously rubbed between his eyebrows a few times.

This business trip to Liaoning Province is unlikely to be easy; it will certainly be a difficult and challenging journey to recruit people.

On the morning of the second day, Chen Shu first went to the Zhengming District Public Security Bureau to get a letter of introduction printed, and then took the group of people on the business trip to the hospital for nucleic acid testing.

On the way back to the institute, Chen Shu got out of the car and bought a whole bag full of duck tongues at a food store called "Shouxu". There was a large bag weighing one pound, a small bag weighing half a pound, and some small loose bags.

Zhu Chaoran, sitting in the car, had his eyes shining. As soon as Chen Shu got back into the car, he shouted that he wanted to eat duck tongue.

The outstretched chubby hand was slapped away by Chen Shu.

"Brother Shu, you bought so much, it's enough for us to eat on the road! Let me taste it first. If it's not good, we can return it!" Zhu Chaoran said shamelessly, drool dripping from his mouth, completely oblivious to the meaning of shame.

Chen Shu moved his backpack away from Zhu Chaoran and said expressionlessly, "These are for the local police. Fatty, if I find even a small bag of food missing from your backpack on the road, I'll kick your belly until it's dented!"

Zhu Chaoran swallowed hard, shrank back, and drove quietly.

It was noon when Chen Shu returned to Zhongshan Institute. He picked up his gun, took two packs of Liqun cigarettes from his office, and immediately prepared to head to the airport.

According to regulations, at least two police officers should be dispatched to other areas for arrests. The fact that only Officer Chen Shu led the team this time was a last resort; as mentioned before, there's a severe shortage of police manpower at the grassroots level.

This time, Wang Chongming from the Zhongshan Police Station's security team took paternity leave because his wife was giving birth to their second child; Li Chaoyang attended a week-long police rank promotion training; and Ma, who was in charge of crime fighting, also took his annual leave because he was busy with a job transfer. Of the remaining three security officers, one was on sick leave, and the other two had to stay at the station for two shifts.

Therefore, Zeng Hong and Chen Shu agreed that Chen Shu would first go to investigate the situation and request the local police's cooperation in the arrest. After the fugitive was caught, Zeng Hong would then coordinate with another police officer to come and escort him to the area.

Before leaving, Zeng Hong, who was very concerned, pulled Chen Shu aside in the duty hall on the first floor of the office building and gave him several more instructions, just like an old mother who was looking forward to her son's departure.

"If you can't handle it, come back. Just don't let anything happen. Anyway, this guy's already on the wanted list, it's only a matter of time before he gets caught. Does he really think he'll just hide in this mountain valley forever?"

At this moment, Zeng Hong and Chen Shu, who were constantly talking, heard other old comrades talking about the "Zeng the Barber" who hated evil like poison twenty years ago, and they felt as if they were two different people.

Chen Shu waved his hand, somewhat annoyed by Zeng Hong's nagging, and left with the other three.

The flight was at 3 PM, and Chen Shu and his group of four arrived at the airport at 2 PM sharp to board.

Chen Shu had been on several business trips before, but each time he was accompanied by a senior colleague who had many years of experience in handling cases. In the end, no mistakes were made until the matter was resolved.

This was Chen Shu's first time leading a team out, and it was to arrest someone in another location. Looking at Zhu Chaoran, who was half asleep leaning against the side, Xu Lei, who was fiddling with his iPad and watching a movie, and Xiao Qiang, who was sitting a little further away and arguing with his neighbor.

Chen Shu's head began to throb, and he felt truly uneasy.

At 7 p.m., the plane landed on time at the airport in Kyaukpyu province.

Jiuping City is a prefecture-level city in Jilin Province, located in the central part of the Songliao Plain, at the junction of Liaoning, Jilin and Inner Mongolia provinces.

When Chen Shu took over this case, this was the crux of his problem. The fugitive, Ma Zhongyun, already had three prior convictions for fighting and brawling, and the charge against him online this time was intentional assault. This guy seemed to be the type who would resort to violence but wouldn't listen to reason.

You can't expect that once your troops arrive and you present the facts and the law to the other side, they will obediently come back.

When the monitoring system sends feedback to Zhongshan Police Station, it also simultaneously sends the fugitive's information to the local police in Jiuping City, Jilin Province.

Chen Shu pondered for a long time and concluded that this village must be known for being either difficult to deal with or for being united.

After getting off the plane, since it was already after get off work hours, the four of them took a ride-hailing service to a hotel near the Jiuping City Public Security Bureau and stayed there.

The next day, Chen Shu got up very early and looked at Zhu Chaoran, who was still fast asleep next to him. He wondered if the fat man had been faking sleep on the plane the day before.

He sent a WeChat message to the temporary four-person work group, telling everyone to make their own arrangements near the hotel. He then packed up the case materials, slung a backpack full of duckbill-shaped tumblers over his shoulder, and went to the neighboring Jiuping City Public Security Bureau to report the case.

(End of this chapter)