Chapter 525: Real Progress

Dongzhou, Zhengming District Branch.

When Chen Shu came back, Director Wu of the Political Affairs Department of Zhengming Branch specially organized a welcome party for the branch.

At the meeting, Director Wu fully affirmed and highly praised Chen Shu for helping the local police solve the Keji Coal Mine case.

Finally, on behalf of the branch team, he personally presented flowers to express condolences and gratitude, and took photos as a souvenir.

The venue was filled with thunderous applause.

After this series of moves, Chen Shu almost thought that he really went to Xinjiang to help, not to conduct research.

Director Wu asked him to speak, but Chen Shu held the microphone and thanked all the leaders at all levels as if he had received an award in his early years, saying a bunch of meaningless words, without talking about what he saw and thought in NX.

After the meeting, Director Wu took Chen Shu to the office of Executive Director Zhang.

Zhang Xuming was still the same. He criticized Chen Shu for his lack of organization and discipline with a stern face. He said that it was a public matter. How could he make a decision on his own? If something happened, how could the unit face his parents?

Chen Shu seemed to have returned to his student days. After school, he was specially pulled to the office by the head teacher to stand by and be scolded, but he felt warm in his heart.

After the scolding was almost over, Director Wu smiled and stood up to be a good person. He pulled Chen Shu to sit on the sofa and chatted about family matters.

The two leaders kept nagging, and Chen Shu's ears were almost calloused. However, knowing that they were both concerned, he was still moved.

"What are your plans next? Do you have any ideas? Are you used to being in the special police?" Director Wu went around and finally pointed out the theme of this conversation.

Zhang Xuming listened and didn't speak.

Chen Shu said calmly: "It's good."

Director Wu glanced at Zhang Xuming, and when he was about to say something, he was stopped by the other party.

Zhang Xuming picked up the teacup, and Chen Shu left after seeing the complaint.

As soon as the door was closed, Director Wu couldn't wait to ask: "Director Zhang, didn't we agree to let Chen Shu go to the station to take charge of the work and hone his experience as a grassroots officer? Why are you so angry when the time comes?"

Taking a sip of tea, Zhang Xuming said lightly: "The biggest difference between Chen Shu and other young people is that he is bold and careful. He never gets scared when facing us, the old people, and he always says what he wants."

Director Wu remembered that when Zhang Xuming was about to let Chen Shu go to the Criminal Police Bureau to perform his duties, he was slapped in the face by the other party with righteous words, and ended up staying in the police station as a small police chief.

Zhang Xuming put down the teacup and continued: "But did you notice that from the time Chen Shu entered the room to the time he left, he said a few words? Or even, how many words did he say?"

At Zhang Xuming's reminder, Director Wu recalled the speech Chen Shu made while sitting on the stage when the "Returning Welcome Party" was held in the conference room.

He only said one sentence.

If we ignore the polite greetings before and after, the more accurate report on this business trip should be just two words: shame.

Director Wu's face changed slightly, as if he remembered something: "Director Zhang, a few days ago, the NX Public Security Bureau sent me a document, which seemed to be asking Chen Shu to apply for a first-class merit. At that time, I thought it was just a process to show us good, and the superiors would definitely not approve it, so I didn't report it to you."

Zhang Xuming took a document from the corner of the table and flipped through a few pages, and suddenly paused: "After the XX coal mine incident, the special investigation team defeated a XX. Except for the lone person who surrendered, the rest of the XXX were all XX in the cave."

As he said, Zhang Xuming turned his head and pushed the A4 paper in front of Director Wu, pointing to a color photo printed on it.

This is a photo with a background of a cave near the desolate Gobi Mountain. The person who took the photo should be a special investigation team member who participated in the war.

Two policemen were lying on the mountain next to the entrance of the cave, one wearing a police uniform with the words "Special Investigation" printed on it, and the other wearing a green military coat.

However, because the distance was a bit far, the faces were a bit blurry.

"Chen Shu went out for research this time without a police uniform. Old Wu, look at this man in a green military coat and see if he looks like Chen Shu." Zhang Xuming put his finger on the man in the military coat.

"Yeah, a bit." Director Old Wu nodded.

"Read the following text carefully again."

".XXXXXXXXXX." Director Old Wu frowned and read it out word by word, and then thought of the first-class merit that NX applied for Chen Shu, and he immediately reacted.

Zi X!

Director Old Wu took a breath and suddenly stood there with his eyes wide open: "Director Zhang! Did Chen Shu X a lot of XXX, so the local public security bureau applied for a personal first-class merit like this?"

The first-class merit, if it is not a great achievement, then for the police who receive the award, it means four words, either death or disability.

Basically, the family members have to come to receive the award.

This is the most essential difference between the first-class merit and other merits.

Zhang Xuming rubbed his forehead, feeling helpless: "It's almost certain! This guy always rushes to the front, regardless of whether it's his own business or not. But he must have made a lot of efforts in this mission, so the local public security bureau reported this achievement."

"Then why didn't they mention this in the fax they sent me?"

"This case involving XXX must be kept confidential if it can be kept confidential. If it is leaked, it will easily cause XXX's revenge."

"Oh."

After talking for so long, Director Wu finally understood Director Zhang's intentions. He knew that he was worried that Chen Shu might not be able to bear it psychologically after experiencing such a murder, especially with so many people.

"Director Zhang, should we ask the psychological counselor in the bureau to treat this matter?"

Zhang Xuming waved his hand: "There are so many eyes in the bureau watching, and your help will backfire. The whole bureau will know about it the next day. If it spreads again, the smell will become bad, which will not be good for Chen Shu's future development. He has to bear this matter himself."

Director Wu finally understood: "Director Zhang, you mean to wait until he gets over this matter, and then we will arrange the next work for him."

"Yes."

"But what if, I mean what if, he can't get over it? We won't let him make progress? Director Zhang, he has made a great contribution!"

Zhang Xuming was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "The reason why many people achieve nothing in their lives is that they are actually quite fragile in nature. They naively think that their temporary success comes from themselves, and ignore the help of their parents and units.

"Chen Shu, his next road is a big road, a bumpy road. He needs to change his inner self to adapt to this world. This is the real progress for him personally.

"No one can help him with this matter. He has to get through it himself."