I had lost my watch and I needed to report this lost to the Police to make a claim under my insurance policy. I write a letter and I am met at the school gate by a Chinese teacher.
We go to the police station with the letter, my passport and my foreign expert certificate. The police station is an interesting situation. First you go in and wait. There is no police officer there. You wait until someone shows up.
Eventually someone shows up. The Chinese person is told that we need to report it to the school police. Didn't know there was such a thing. We go back to the school campus and the Chinese person organizes that.
My next encounter with the police is when I need to report my wallet stolen. This is interesting. I go to the police station and this time there are police officers waiting. I look at them and they look at me. I sat down at the desk hoping that someone would come to the desk. I given them the letter, the translated letter and my passport.
They continue to look at me. Eventually they ring an interpreter service. I speak with the interpreter and explain the situation. The interpreter tells me that next time I must have an interpreter provided by the school. She asked to speak to the police officer they do what they do and tell me to leave.
A very strange and uncomfortable situation.