Read two chapters today!
警察執勤中：正義的代價
jingcha zhiqin zhong ： zhengyi de daijia
Author
顏瑜 · Yen Yu
Language
Traditional Chinese · Taiwan
Format
Novel
Published
2022
Pages
272
Read
2026-06-25
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Just read a few pages today. I actually wanted to read a full chapter but I had no time and no energy anyway. I did read a few pages to stay in the story (because I haven’t touched the book during the weekend).
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Finished chapter 2! Love it as much as 403小組，警隊出動！so far.
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Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to read much, but I absolutely love the beginning! I had no idea that this book featured one of the main characters of 403小組，警隊出動！, that’s really a nice surprise.
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Oh, 林木森 is also from 403小組，警隊出動！, hard to forget that name!
After just 2 or 3 pages, I was thinking that this Wang Shuochan felt very similar to the partner of the protagonist in 403小組，警隊出動！And the more I was thinking that, the more the name actually sounded similar, so I checked: it’s the same character!
That’s pretty cool!! I’m super happy, really loved this character! 
So given that I’m following a list that gave chronological order for Yen Yu’s books, I guess that this novel takes place after the events in 403小組，警隊出動！
Characters
第四章
林家豪
Lin Chia-hao
police officer from the station with whom Shuochan should partner.
里長
Li
Owner of the casino, knows Ah-Ch’in
阿霞
Ah-hsia
daughter of the owner of the bento shop near Linguang police station
阿豪
Ah-Hao
police officer from Linguang station who wants to get transferred.
阿浩
Ah-Hao
young police officer from Linguang station.
王春暉
Wang Ch'un-huei
Chief of Police
阿欽
Ah-Ch'in
Shuochan’s informant.
阿三仔
Ah-San
bookmaker who lost money to Ah-Ch’in
奶瓶
“Nai-p'ing”
Surname of a female police officer at Linguang station.
王碩產
Wang Shuo-ch'an
Police officer for more than 10 years.
阿弟仔
Ah-Ti
Young police officer who just graduated from police school.
李玉潔
Li Yü-chieh
Former Senior Executive Officer now working as volunteer at Linguang police station.
許碩宏
Hsü Shuo-hung
Another police officer of Linguang station.
林木森
Lin Mu-sen
Linguang police station chief.
林玉昆
Lin Yü-k'un
Police officer of Linguang station.
Quotes
王碩彥點出了官僚文化的一個特點，不僅僅不能做「多」，甚至也不能做「好」，你要是把一件事做到很完美，那你就慘了，以後這事都由你來做了，甚至標準會越來越高。
Vocabulary
第三章
| Word | Reading | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 爐渣 | lú zhā | (metallurgy) slag |
| 瀝青 | lì qīng | asphalt |
| 冶煉 | yě liàn | to smelt metal |
| 巡邏箱 | xúnluóxiāng | Patrol box |
From my understanding, patrol boxes are wall-mounted metal boxes installed by police departments on police officers patrol route. The boxes contain a log, so the officer in duty open the box, and sign their name to prove they patrolled the area.
I also read that citizens can apply to have a patrol box placed near their house if they want the police to add their area in their patrol (to prevent burglary when they’re away for vacation)
Apparently, the paper log is now replaced with electronic devices.
第二章
| Word | Reading | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 六合彩 | liù hé cǎi | Mark Six (Hong Kong lottery game, but used in Taiwan and Mainland China as the basis for underground, illegal gambling rings). |
| 莊家 | zhuāng jiā | banker (gambling), bookmaker |
第一章
| Word | Reading | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 志工 | zhìgōng | (Tw) a volunteer |
| 志工台 | zhìgōng tái | Volunteer service counter, a kind of information desk in public places staffed by volunteers to offer assistance and guidance to the public. |
| 警政監 | jǐngzhèngjiān | Senior Executive Officer, a very high police rank in Taiwan’s police hierarchy (higher than 分局長). |
| 里長 | lǐzhǎng | Elected local community leader. |