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Chapter 354 Li Yan's Countermeasures

On the way back to the West Kowloon Police Station, Li Yan sat in Yin Jianqiang's car. The two were discussing the case and the meeting of the Police Department in the morning.

Yin Jianqiang said excitedly: "Li Yan, that's great. Deputy Director Shen is in charge personally. If this case is handled well, it will be a great achievement!"

Yin Jianqiang was a little surprised when he saw that Li Yan did not respond to him. This guy has always been the most cunning one, always saying nice things, but why didn't he agree with him this time?

When he turned around, his heart sank. Instead of a trace of happiness on Li Yan's face, his brows were tightly furrowed and he looked worried.

He calmed down a bit and asked tentatively, "Why, Li Yan, do you think this case is hard to solve?"

"Ugh"

Li Yan sighed heavily and said with a heavy heart: "Director, this matter is very complicated. I'm afraid it's not as simple as you think?"

Before Yin Jianqiang could ask, Li Yan asked, "Director, you said that the headquarters sent a deputy director to be the head of the special task force. Then who in our department should be assigned as the deputy head?"

"In order to show our importance, several of us directors and deputy directors will definitely be among them, and heads of several important departments will also be involved." Yin Jianqiang was stunned, thought for a while and said.

When Li Yan heard this, he realized it was true. He had spent a lot of effort to build such a big platform. If this group of people got in, how much credit would he still be able to gain?

Forget about Shen Cheng, it would be better not to have people like Yin Jianqiang, Huang Zhicheng, and Ma Weinan. This way, all the credit will be accumulated on oneself, allowing one to smoothly take over the title of Chief Superintendent of Police from Huang Zhijian.

After considering the wording, Li Yan slowly said, "That's exactly what we should do, but Director, this is no longer just a simple case. Don't you realize that?"

"What do you mean?" Yin Jianqiang was stunned for a moment, his heart skipped a beat, an ominous premonition came to his mind, and he asked in doubt.

Seeing that Yin Jianqiang didn't understand, Li Yan described the situation at the decision-making meeting again, and then said in a heavy tone: "Director, it is obvious that this case has now become a game field for Deputy Director Gao and Deputy Director Shen to compete, and both parties have intervened."

"If one wants it, the other will certainly not let it happen. We, the West Kowloon Police Station, are caught in the middle. If we are not careful, we will be dragged into the struggle among the upper echelons and be torn to pieces."

Li Yan's words were rather sharp and alarmist, causing Yin Jianqiang's relaxed mood to disappear in an instant, and was replaced by deep worry.

Li Yanyi reminded him and thought back to the meeting in the morning. It was indeed like this. Director Xu would retire in three years, and the two deputy directors would be the most likely to succeed him. The relationship between Gao and Shen had become increasingly severe recently, and two factions had been formed, fighting constantly.

Yin Jianqiang had also heard a little about it.
Now it seems that the conflict is not only at the headquarters. The contradictions at the top will gradually spread to the regional police stations under its jurisdiction, dragging the people below into it and triggering one conflict after another. I didn't expect that it would fall on my head so soon.

Fuck it, why do you guys have to involve me when you guys are fighting? I just want to live well in my own little piece of land and gain experience peacefully.

Yin Jianqiang is in his early fifties this year. If he is lucky, he can work in two more circles and maybe even move up a level.

If there is no other option, I will stay as director until retirement. I really don't want to get involved in such high-level struggles.

A contest at that level is simply too complicated.

Li Yan's words made Yin Jianqiang feel completely heavy-hearted, and he was no longer as eager to get involved in the case as he had been in the beginning.

"Director, do you know what Director Liang told me and Huang Zhicheng when he called us over just now?"

Of course Yin Jianqiang knew that when he went to see the eldest brother just now, Li and Huang went to Liang Feihu. These two people were originally promoted by Liang Feihu, so it was not surprising for them to go to see their old boss.

Seeing that Li Yan was willing to reveal the content of their conversation to him, he couldn't help but become curious: "What instructions does Director Liang have?"

"Director, although Director Liang is the head of an important department at the headquarters, you have been very kind to me and have taken good care of me over the past two years. We are actually in the same boat on this matter, so I am not afraid to tell you the truth."

Li Yan tried to get closer to the person, with a sincere look on his face. Anyone who saw this would think that the person who was speaking was sincere.

Seeing Yin Jianqiang's satisfied face, he patted his shoulder with emotion, as if they were all his own and everything was self-explanatory.

So he continued, "Director Liang said that we must investigate this case carefully and do a thorough investigation. Don't be impatient, take your time, and don't rush to solve the case because of pressure from above, which may lead to innocent people being wrongly accused."

If you encounter any practical difficulties, please report to him at any time. Deputy Director Gao attaches great importance to this case and will always pay attention to it."

"Moreover, Commissioner Liang just told Deputy Commissioner Huang Zhicheng that Deputy Commissioner Gao does not want the upper echelons of West Kowloon to be involved. Deputy Commissioner Gao said that this case is, after all, just an ordinary criminal case, and it is high enough to have a deputy commissioner of the police leading it."

"What's going on if a senior executive of the headquarters squeezes in? Don't they want to work? Who will take care of other things?"

"Having the major crime squad join in is already a good enough standard. If the major crime squad can't solve the case, then what's the point of other people getting involved?"

As soon as Li Yan finished repeating what he said, Yin Jianqiang's heart sank to the bottom. As a senior official with a long career in the officialdom, Yin Jianqiang understood the speaker's meaning immediately after hearing these words.

Liang Feihu was hinting that there was no need to rush to solve the case and that it should be delayed. If Shen Cheng dared to oppress you, Deputy Director Gao would naturally support you. Fight him and kill him.

No one is allowed to help. Whoever dares to support Shen Cheng will be my enemy.
Yin Jianqiang was in a state of shock. Has the dispute between Gao and Shen developed to this point? It was obvious that Gao Jianbin intended to use this case to drag Shen Cheng to death, so that Shen Cheng would take a big fall in West Kowloon and lose the opportunity to compete with him for the position of director.

It's too dark.
Yin Jianqiang's heart trembled. He looked at Li Yan, who also looked like he was in great trouble. He complained bitterly, "Director, Deputy Director Gao and Director Liang's intentions are very clear. They want us to be passive and lazy, and even hinder Deputy Director Shen at the critical moment, creating obstacles and preventing him from solving the case."

"But Deputy Director Shen was able to maintain an evenly matched situation with Deputy Director Gao in the fierce battle between the headquarters and not lose the upper hand. He must be no pushover. If he fails to solve the case, he will certainly not get any good things, but before he ends up in disgrace, he will definitely deal with those of us who fought for Liang Feihu."

"Director, to be honest, you are innocent in this matter, and I don't want to see you suffer. As the head of the serious crime team, I have to bear the brunt of it and I have no choice but to bear it."

"But you are different. Instead of filling the hole together, it is better to sacrifice me and save everyone."

Yin Jianqiang didn't expect Li Yan to have such a high level of awareness. He felt touched and guilty. This made him look like a deserter.

But I really don't want to get involved in this matter!

If the case is solved, Gao will be unhappy; if the case is not solved, Shen will be unhappy. No matter which side he offends, he can't afford to offend. If he is not careful, he will be in trouble.

Thinking of this, Yin Jianqiang patted Li Yan on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "Li Yan, although you are young, you are really a good person and do things well. In this situation, you still consider us. We are really ashamed."

Li Yan knew that Yin Jianqiang said this just to prepare for the next step of backing down. Seeing that this case was about to become a meat grinder, who would be willing to jump in?
"Ugh"

Li Yan pretended to sigh and said, "Director, I'm not that great. I just can't help it. My position is too critical. You can avoid it, but I can't."

"Since I can't escape, why should I drag you into this? I'll save as many as I can. Don't let the West Kowloon high-level officials be caught in one fell swoop when the case is over. That would be really tragic."

"At least you saved me. When Director Shen exiled me, you were able to plead for me and find a good place for me to stay. If there is a chance in the future, you can still help me."

Li Yan's words were alarmist and intimidating, and Yin Jianqiang was frightened so much that his face turned pale and blue.

"Don't worry, Li Yan, I will remember your kindness. As long as I, Yin Jianqiang, am in West Kowloon, I will never forget you!"

Although Yin Jianqiang spoke in a heroic tone, he quietly agreed to Li Yan's suggestion that the top management would no longer participate in the investigation of the task force.

Yin Jianqiang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling lucky that he had avoided the big pit he was about to jump into.

Li Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. He finally squeezed out those people who shared the credit and could take it all for himself.

After Yin Jianqiang finished the meeting at the headquarters, the first thing he did when he returned to the agency was to hold a meeting, gathering senior officials at the superintendent level and above, to convey the spirit of the headquarters as soon as possible and hold a meeting to implement the spirit of the superior meeting.

Although most departments have nothing to do with this case, the meeting still has to be held. This also shows the importance attached to it. If your superiors attach importance to this matter, do you dare to attach importance to it?
But how to show the importance of subordinates?

Do we need to bang gongs and shout to tell others? Of course not. The best way is to hold a meeting as soon as possible. Not only should we hold a meeting, but we should also hold it with more people, longer duration, and wider coverage than the above.

So Li Yan held a one-hour meeting in the department in the morning and another two-hour meeting in the office in the afternoon. He almost fell asleep while listening to Yin Jianqiang's long-winded nonsense.

Finally, Yin Jianqiang saw that the time was almost up, and said in a rhythmic tone: "In short, at the request of the headquarters, the agency was entrusted by Director Xu Dingan to become the 001 case task force, and Deputy Director Shen of the Police Department will personally lead the investigation of the case."

"Now, let's arrange the candidates for the other members of the task force. First of all, Deputy Director Li Yan, the head of the serious crime team, is naturally the candidate for deputy head."

"Li Yan, do you have any questions?"

"Director, I have no problem with that. I will definitely follow your arrangements."

The two had already discussed everything clearly on the way back to the police station. Li Yan had no way to avoid this situation, so he was well aware of the arrangements.

Faced with Yin Jianqiang's appointment, he accepted it without hesitation!

Are you kidding? This drama was originally supposed to be performed by me. I have created such a big fuss and taken huge risks. If I really appoint other people, I will be making wedding clothes for others.

Of course, it is not too difficult. Li Yan is mentally prepared for all kinds of accidents.

It's just a little troublesome, and I will have to deal with it a lot, and put in a lot of effort, like a dark period before dawn, to squeeze these people out.

(End of this chapter)