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Chapter 295: Brother's Wisdom
Brother Xu said seriously, "Well, Deputy Director Shen's concerns are not completely unreasonable. Since everyone has objections, let's put this proposal aside for now and discuss the next topic. We can discuss this matter at the next meeting. Isn't it urgent?"

"Deputy Director Shen has just taken over the administration and personnel department, and there are many things he is not clear about. Let's give him some time and talk about it next time."

Brother Xu's method of putting the issue on hold was very clever. It avoided further arguments and hurting the harmony, and it showed his love for Shen Cheng.

At the same time, he also made his position clear to everyone, saying that the new deputy director cannot be bullied at will, and that the boss will protect him.

Secondly, he also rejected Shen Cheng's compromise proposal. You are a newcomer, who can give you the confidence to give us advice? Let us all listen to you.

I'm giving you face today. Please think about it and then consider the opinions of 'the majority of us'.

Thirdly, the combination of fighting and defense also suppressed Gao Jianbin's arrogance. I am the boss in the decision-making meeting, and my words count.

Tamar's.
The power to vote or not and under what circumstances to vote lies with me, not you. You are just a deputy director and you must understand your position clearly.

I know how to deal with this matter. I don't need you to make the decision for me!

Brother Xu established his supreme authority and at the same time intimidated the two deputy directors, his attitude as the top leader was clearly revealed.

Shen Cheng also saved his face. After all, you had abruptly blocked a proposal that was put forward by the senior second-in-command and that most people would agree with.

He also saved face and announced to everyone the toughness of the new deputy director.

No one will underestimate you anymore.
But at the same time, Shen Cheng only received limited support. After all, the compromise proposal was rejected by the boss, who did not even consider it and did not include it as an option.

For the boss, it doesn’t matter whether these people are promoted or not, or promoted one level or two levels, it’s not that important.

The key point is, I want you to know who is the top leader of the Police Department and whose words have the final say. I can't listen to you.

The authority of the eldest brother is the most important.
Shen Cheng was still not so clear about the subtleties of these powers, but Gao Jianbin figured out Yi Ge's thoughts after thinking about it.

He knew that the proposal had basically been passed, but he didn't announce it on the spot to give Shen Cheng face.

After his elder brother talked to him in private and gave him a way out, Shen Cheng agreed. At the next meeting, everyone voted to pass it and everyone was happy.

Gao Jianbin looked at his boss, who was calm and composed, with awe. The pride and arrogance he had just felt after being promoted to second-in-command subsided a little.

The tense confrontation was resolved effortlessly by Big Brother, achieving three goals at one stroke!
The number one brother is still the number one brother!

He has a perfect sense of priorities among powers, and his control over the overall situation is as solid as an iron barrel and cannot be shaken.

Although Brother Xu had taken great care of Shen Cheng's face, Shen Cheng still felt aggrieved. So as soon as the meeting was over, Shen Cheng left the Police Force and went to a police cemetery halfway up a mountain in Hong Kong Island to visit his old subordinate Lu Qichang.

More than 20 years ago, when Shen Cheng was a company commander, Lu Qichang was a new recruit under Shen Cheng. From the first time he saw Lu Qichang, Shen Cheng fell in love with this northern boy with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a simple face, and a sunny heart.

Selected personally from the recruit company to his own company, Lu Qichang trained actively, strived for progress, and dared to be the first. Later, Shen Cheng promoted him to be squad leader and platoon leader.

Later, Shen Cheng was given a glorious mission by his superiors. He gave up his position as a company commander and came to Hong Kong Island to become one of the first exchange police officers, starting as a grassroots police officer.

A few years later, on the recommendation of Shen Cheng, Lu Qichang also came to Hong Kong Island to start his own business.

Originally, Shen Cheng wanted to place them in the Yuen Long Divisional Police Station in the New Territories North, but his superiors believed that they came to Hong Kong Island only to understand the operating rules of regional police under different social and institutional environments, and not to form small circles or factions.

In order to avoid provoking the Victorians, the administrators at the time, and causing some conflicts, all the people who came over were dispersed and assigned to serve in various jurisdictions.

Although we are all in different jurisdictions, Hong Kong Island is not big. We are all old comrades in a foreign land, so we occasionally get together to have a drink, reminisce about the past, and exchange views and experiences on the operation of the police system in different regions of the same country.

What good aspects can be learned from and what inappropriate aspects need to be improved? Sometimes, everyone argues with each other over different opinions.

Two years ago, Shen Cheng suddenly heard the bad news and could not believe it. When he finally got confirmation that Lu Qichang had died in the line of duty, Shen Cheng was extremely sad.

This made him feel extremely guilty. If he had not recommended him to Hong Kong Island, perhaps he would not have gotten into trouble in the Mainland.

In the next two years, he came here every now and then to visit his old subordinates.

Today is Lu Qichang's second anniversary. I had planned to come here early in the morning, but who knew that a decision-making meeting was being held in the temporary department.

Shen Cheng, whose plan was interrupted, went to the meeting with unhappiness in his heart.

That scene just happened.
Now after the meeting, on the way here, Shen Cheng's mood slowly calmed down, thinking about how Brother Xu had indeed defended him before, it was just because he was in a depressed mood and a little irrational, so he was so fussy about the appointment of several police superintendents in a general office.

This was not a mistake a mature official should make. Director Chen recommended me to the Police Force to build good relations with the locals on Hong Kong Island, not to quarrel with my colleagues over a few positions. Moreover, I did not have any confidants who needed to fight for these positions.

I didn't control my emotions well. I'll go back and apologize to Director Xu later. Director Chen said that this person is not bad, has a strong sense of the overall situation, and has a high degree of recognition of the mainland.

Hong Kong Island has been away from the embrace of its motherland for nearly a hundred years. Several generations have passed. It is normal to have some rejection. Now, as a representative of the mainland, we should show our broad mind to tolerate and accept them, so that they can gradually identify with the mainland from the heart and return to their motherland.

When he arrived at Lu Qichang's tomb, Shen Cheng's mentality also adjusted!
This is why Shen Cheng often visits this old subordinate. Even though Lu Qichang has left, his enthusiasm for this land and its citizens will still infect him, allowing him to look at any difficulties he encounters from a broader perspective.

It's just that today seems a little different
Shen Cheng saw from afar a young man sitting in front of Lu Qichang's tombstone. He seemed to be muttering something and occasionally lit a cigarette and put it in front of the tomb.

This made Shen Cheng curious. He had been here many times but had never met anyone else.

I don't know this person himself, but judging by his dress and temperament, he doesn't look like someone from the mainland. So, he must be a local from Hong Kong Island. I wonder what his relationship with Qichang is?
Shen Cheng came to the tomb, stood there as if no one was around, and mourned in silence for a while.

Then he reached out and took out a handkerchief from his arms, and silently and carefully wiped Lu Qichang's photo and the entire tombstone.

Finally, he picked up the cigarette butt on the top of the monument, looked at it carefully, turned around and looked at Li Yan who had been standing beside him and looking at him curiously: "So it's you?"

"you know me?"

Shen Cheng smiled slightly and shook his head: "I don't know him."

After saying that, he waved the cigarette butt in front of Li Yan and said, "But I know it. I have seen cigarette butts left in front of Qichang's tomb several times when I came here."

"I know that people often come to see him, but every time we just pass by each other and never meet."

Li Yan nodded in understanding and asked curiously, "Are you Lu Sir's friend?"

“We have been friends for 20 years.”

Shen Cheng has a good impression of Li Yan, a young man who often visits Lu Qichang. In addition, he always comes alone. Now he finally meets an acquaintance and wants to get to know his friend Qichang.

"Qichang doesn't have many friends here, just some colleagues. I know most of them, but why have I never seen you?"

Li Yan knew what Shen Cheng meant. Although Lu Qichang was magnanimous and open-minded, people in Hong Kong Island were subtly repulsed by him because of the different environment, system, ideas and ways of thinking.

In addition, Lu Qichang hates evil and does not tolerate any injustice, so even the more realistic and practical locals find it difficult to get along with him.

Such a situation once made Lu Qichang particularly troubled and distressed!

Li Yan is essentially a mainlander. When he traveled through time, he brought the memories and habits of his previous identity with him. In addition, he was born and raised locally, so it was easy for him to blend in with these people and be recognized by them from the bottom of their hearts.

Because of his emotional thinking, Li Yan was closer to Lu Qichang and had a higher degree of identification with him, so during the years when they were undercover, they became close friends who could talk about anything.

This made Lu Qichang, a northern man with a slightly honest temperament, particularly happy, because he felt that he had finally made friends with the locals of Hong Kong Island and could complete the tasks assigned to him by his superiors.

If he wasn't afraid that frequent contact with Li Yan would expose Li Yan's identity and bring him danger, Lu Qichang would want to ask Li Yan out every day to drink and chat.
Unexpectedly, Li Yan's momentary carelessness would lead to eternal regret and remorse.

Lu Qichang's death also became the most painful thing for Li Yan in the world of Infernal Affairs.
Only when you lose something do you know how to cherish and regret it. This matter has been weighing on Li Yan's mind all these years. Today, when he met this fellow from the north who was also Lu Qichang, Li Yan could no longer suppress his inner desire to talk.

So, he told the story of how he and Lu Qichang got to know each other!

"That year, I was 21 years old and graduated from the Law Department of Hong Kong Island University. I was young, full of vigor and enthusiasm, and I wanted to serve my country."

"Uh, no."

"Oh, that's right. This Zuguo belongs to our Dazhongguo. Don't get me wrong. It doesn't belong to the foreigners."

Li Yan couldn't help talking nonsense. Thinking of the background of the person opposite him, he hurriedly explained, fearing that the other party would misunderstand and define him as a banana person.

Shen Cheng found it quite interesting. Li Yan was obviously a native of Hong Kong Island.

But when he talks, or when he brags, he does sound a bit like those middle-aged youths in mainland China.

This made Shen Cheng even more curious. The word choice in Li Yan's speech was completely different from the young people in Hong Kong Island that he knew.

For example, Shen Cheng had never heard of the phrase "serving the motherland" or the teacher's quotes from the teacher.

(End of this chapter)