Diary of a Film Cop: Song Zi's Twenty-two Years

Name: Diary of a Film Cop: Song Zi's Twenty-two Years
Author: Alley Layman

by Alley Layman

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"Diary of a Police Officer: Song Zi's Twenty-Two Years" is a documentary literary novel about China's grassroots police officers written in the form of a diary. In the autumn of 2000, Chen Songtao, an outstanding graduate of the police academy, returned to his hometown of Songzi and became an ordinary community policeman at the Xinjiangkou Police Station. He did not face a shocking case. What he faced day after day were disputes over the ownership of farm cattle, helpless old people living alone calling the police, fights between migrant workers at construction sites, and late-night quarrels between husband and wife. From riding an erba barg to visit households in the village, to using the "Skynet" to protect urban peace; from a confused young man who mediates disputes on ridges, to a police station chief who leads a team to protect one side, Chen Songtao's career is in sync with the modernization process of China's grassroots police force, and is deeply intertwined with the changes in Songzi, a small agricultural town. Through faithful accounts of more than a thousand days and nights, this book depicts a group of grassroots police officers represented by Chen Songtao: the experienced old director, the auxiliary police brothers who are rooted in the local area, the prosperous community cadres, and the young faces who come and go. They are not heroes. They will be tired and confused. They often weigh between human relationships and legal principles, and struggle between family and responsibilities. But they measure the land with their feet and use their time to fulfill their oaths. In the process of mediating every dispute, escorting every drunkard home, and lighting every late-night police light, they interpret the simplest meaning of "people's police" - guarding the ordinary world every day. This is a story about time, perseverance and growth. It is a micro epic of China's grassroots social governance, dedicated to all the guardians who work silently in ordinary positions.