On April 8, Lao Chen, an "anti-fraud police officer" in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, posted a video saying that he decided to resign from public office to focus on public welfare and continue to engage in anti-fraud public welfare and publicity as an ordinary person.

On the afternoon of the 8th, a reporter from Yangtse Evening News/Ziniu News confirmed to Chen Guoping about his resignation. He said, "I have resigned. The procedures are approved today." Later, the reporter also contacted the staff of the Political Department of the Seaport Branch of the Qinhuangdao Public Security Bureau. He said that : "The resignation report submitted a few days ago should have been approved today. The detailed procedures are not very clear, and I am also very uncomfortable."

  According to a report by the Yangtze Evening News on September 3, 2021, a policeman named "Lao Chen" in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province has been on fire since September last year.

He broadcasts live broadcasts with anchors on social platforms to promote anti-fraud knowledge. One video after another is hotly searched. His humorous and funny quotes left a deep impression on netizens, and quickly set off a wave of anti-fraud publicity on the Internet.

  "Old Chen", formerly known as Chen Guoping, used to be a policeman in the Haigang District Public Security Bureau of Qinhuangdao City. He has made anti-fraud dramas and written anti-fraud songs.

In 2018, Chen Guoping discovered that Kuaishou, Douyin and other short video platforms were developing rapidly and gathered a large number of netizens. He had a new idea.

He partnered with his colleagues to try to adapt real cases around him into short videos and send them online, and introduce anti-fraud knowledge to everyone in this popular way.

  On the afternoon of April 8, when it came to resignation, Chen Guoping told Ziniu News reporter that it was not on impulse, "I am on the cusp of the storm now, and I am a big fan of the wind. Any voice may lead to controversy, mainly Lian Mai 'Cambodia Little 6'. Doing donation activities with the opening of the reward function caused dissatisfaction among netizens, and many people reported me with their real names, fearing that it would have a bad impact on the unit, so they resigned!"

  According to media reports, in Chen Guoping's public welfare live broadcast on March 27, a netizen brushed 333 carnivals for him, worth one million yuan.

For this reward, Chen Guoping told Ziniu News reporter that he didn't keep a penny, but donated it all.

The reason why I only donated 790,000 yuan is because I paid taxes.

  When it comes to resignation, Chen Guoping said that in fact, it was very difficult for him to make this decision. "It made me give up my love for this profession, and the flowers and applause I used to give up." He revealed that he only told about his resignation. Wife, "I only told my daughter-in-law, and she was still supportive. She said to me, 'You can decide for yourself, we have no opinion.'"

  The Ziniu News reporter saw that Chen Guoping also recalled his popularity in the video, "When I helped more people stay away from fraud through live broadcast for the first time, when I first broadcast live to help those parents find their children, when I donated all my live broadcast rewards, this kind of power of truth, goodness and beauty released by influencing others made Lao Chen decide to persevere."

  When it comes to future plans, Chen Guoping said that he has no specific plans. He wants to cross the river by feeling the stones, and will rely on his own influence to cooperate with some institutions and groups. "I want to use my personal account to do some public welfare activities, and the official account will be certified. It's all handed over to the unit, and I won't use it in the future."

  "In the future, I will continue to do anti-fraud and public welfare publicity as an ordinary person, and help those in need within the scope of my ability." Chen Guoping said that although he has resigned, Lao Chen is still the enthusiastic It's just that the way of greeting will change in the future, "Hello, I'm Lao Chen, the anti-fraud public welfare anchor, what kind of anchor are you. May the world be free from fraud and public welfare will last forever."

  Yangtze Evening News/Ziniu News Trainee Reporter

  Yan Chunxu Da Yue