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Chapter 402: The debate between the two sides regarding Li Yan's promotion to Chief Superintendent
The first point is easy to explain, as it is a technical issue, and the second point can be said to be a matter of the overall situation.

The third one was particularly regrettable. As a deputy commissioner of police, he personally extended an olive branch to a senior superintendent of a general district, but did not get Li Yan's wholehearted commitment. This made Shen Cheng feel extremely frustrated.

This is more frustrating than an unsolved case.

So, after returning to the headquarters, Shen Cheng has been reflecting on why this situation happened?

There is no doubt about Li Yan's ability. This time Liang Feihu treated him as a pawn, and Li Yan helped him solve the case. He had obviously offended Gao Jianbin and Liang Feihu completely. Logically speaking, Li Yan should have taken advantage of the situation to join him, which was in his interest.

But Li Yan would rather rely on his elder brother Xu Dingan than completely devote himself to himself.

Although Li Yan acted very close to him, Shen Cheng, as the person involved, naturally knew how much he was close to Li Yan. In the end, Li Yan was fully aware of Liang Feihu's private actions, and tacitly agreed that his men followed Liang Feihu's arrangements to silence the man.

He knew all of this. Even though his elder brother had instructed him, Li Yan did not tell him the truth and explain everything clearly, which meant that he had not made a complete choice.

Yes, Shen Cheng still doesn't think that Li Yan condoned Liang Feihu to kill the witness out of his own interests. Instead, he thinks that it was because Yi Ge was considering the overall situation and didn't want the situation to get out of control and expand infinitely, so he hinted to Li Yan to turn a blind eye and end it in time.

But Li Yan didn't explain it clearly to himself, which means that he can only be considered a limited refuge at best. Why is this so?
After careful thought, Shen Cheng felt that Li Yan might be resentful after being abandoned by Gao Jianbin and Liang Feihu, but was afraid that he would be completely defeated in the fight with Gao Jianbin, so he was always hesitating.

This was most likely related to Shen Cheng's usual weak style of doing things and always giving in when faced with difficulties, which made Li Yan lack confidence in whether he could defeat the arrogant and overbearing Gao Jianbin.

If this is what most mid- and senior-level police officers think, then there is a serious problem.

Therefore, Shen Cheng felt that he had thought things too simply before, and that blindly appeasing people might not be suitable for the current situation. This made Shen Cheng realize that Gao Jianbin's strong style might not be due to his personality, but rather a strategy that could influence a large number of middle and senior police officers.

This allows them to make choices based on the strength or weakness of the wind at the decision-making meeting, and this choice may affect the final outcome.

Thinking of this, Shen Cheng was suddenly startled and finally realized his mistake. Because of his sudden arrival, he focused too much on building good relationships with his colleagues and forgot that his current situation was different from when he first arrived three years ago.

Now is the time to fight a desperate battle, so Shen Cheng made up his mind to change his way of doing things and not always give in.

After all, it is a competition for the top position. From deputy to full-time, it is a qualitative leap. It is impossible to be promoted smoothly by working hard, conscientiously, being gentle, respectful, frugal and responsible as before. One has to go through a bottleneck and undergo a transformation.

To put it bluntly, it means stepping on the corpses of your opponents, sucking the blood of your enemies, devouring them, and ascending to the throne of the winner.

Shen Cheng finally realized that between him and Gao Jianbin, only one of them could survive.

At the beginning of the meeting, Gao Jianbin started to suppress Shen Cheng forcefully. If Shen Cheng won the case and returned with honor, but was still suppressed like a grandson, then others would look down on Shen Cheng even more. It was obvious that Gao Jianbin knew how to win people's hearts and fortune better than Shen Cheng.

So this time Shen Cheng did not retreat again, but confronted Gao Jianbin and started arguing at the decision-making meeting. Shen Cheng wanted to take advantage of this great victory to show his strong side. No matter what, the meritorious promotion personnel he proposed this time must be implemented.

Shen Cheng wanted to let the senior officials of the Police Department see that his will would eventually be implemented.

It is also very important to do it forcefully.

Faced with Shen Cheng's drastic change in style, Xu Ding'an, who was in a high position, raised his eyebrows, feeling a little surprised, but a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes. If Shen Cheng always needed his secret support, then he would definitely not have the chance to become director. Unexpectedly, after going down to gain experience, Shen Cheng actually realized his biggest problem. Yi Ge nodded secretly.

It can be said that the battle for the dragon has only just begun.

Gao Jianbin was furious, but Shen Cheng was using the power of Yige and Gao Jianbin to stand up for himself. The high standards of the case were set by Yige himself, and Gao Jianbin did say at the time that he would be the team leader himself.

Shen Cheng's words were full of traps. If one was not careful, one would step on a landmine and either offend the eldest brother or trap Gao Jianbin himself.

So for a moment, he was just angry and didn't know how to fight back. He just glanced at Liang Feihu and signaled his younger brother to follow. Liang Feihu saw that it was not a good idea to keep deadlocking. Seeing that Yi Ge and Gao Jianbin had no intention of talking, he gritted his teeth and laughed, took over the conversation, and said with a smile: "Deputy Director Shen's words make sense. In fact, we all have no big objections to this promotion list. It's just that Huo Qiqiang's promotion to Senior Superintendent and Wu Changqing's promotion to Superintendent are no problem."

"It's just that Chief Superintendent Li Yansheng is a little inappropriate."

Liang Feihu directly exposed the confrontation between the two, took a step back on the surface, and turned the topic to the specific promotion list.

The foot below gently kicked Gao Jianbin next to him and continued: "Of course, we all saw Li Yan's contribution in this case, which is indelible. However, Li Yan is too young. He is only 30 years old this year."

"As everyone knows, among the more than 30,000 police officers in the Hong Kong Island Police Force, there are only about 40 chief superintendents, all of whom are dignified middle-aged men. They are experienced and steady in their work, so they can hold down the position of chief superintendent."

"If Li Yan is promoted to Chief Superintendent at such a young age, the outside world will think that our police force is too frivolous and not serious enough. Should we wait for another two years until Li Yan has accumulated some experience?"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liang Feihu decisively changed his strategy. On the surface, he seemed to have given in, but in fact his intentions were more sinister.

In the report on the process of solving the case, Shen Cheng originally planned to include the fact that he and Li Yan were in cahoots with each other, so that he could highlight himself to the greatest extent.

He can turn around the bad impression that he had created over the past period of time because of his acting, show his intelligence and wisdom, devise a clever plan, and solve the case in one fell swoop.

Moreover, in this way, Li Yan's position would inevitably be completely exposed, forcing him and Gao Liang to part ways and turn to his side.

But after thinking about it, Shen Cheng still felt that it was not appropriate, and finally gave up this idea. In the case report, he described that after Li Yan was kicked out of the task force by him, he was forced to search for clues under pressure, which led to the capture of the whereabouts of the Vietnamese kidnappers and finally the capture of them.

Because if we go by the original report, it is hard to explain why they had to stage an internal show to deceive most of the task force members. Should they just say there was a spy?
Although this is indeed the case and the boss knows it, this is an unspoken rule that cannot be spoken of, otherwise it will inevitably cause a huge uproar. If there is a spy, he must be investigated. This will be a more serious matter than kidnapping. There is a problem within the police force.

If everyone is in danger because of Shen Cheng, then Shen Cheng will completely offend the people below him, and the loss will outweigh the gain in the end.

Shen Cheng didn't want to stir up this hornet's nest. Yi Ge originally wanted to find the traitor within the police force and mentioned this matter several times in his words and deeds. However, he faced too much resistance and finally gave up after weighing the pros and cons.

If I stir up trouble again and the boss takes advantage of the situation to implement internal supervision, I will be the one to take the blame in the end.

Not worth it
Another reason was that his intention was too obvious. Li Yan was too shrewd, and Shen Cheng still couldn't figure him out. He was also a little unsure if he really did this, would Li Yan turn to him, or would it backfire, and he might even lose the friendship he had accumulated through several interactions.

After comprehensive consideration, Shen Cheng gave up his plan and decided to show his presence by fighting with Gao Jianbin, so as to attract Li Yan to take the initiative to be loyal to him willingly.

Therefore, the most crucial thing at this time is to overpower Gao Jianbin at the decision-making meeting and help Li Yan be promoted to Chief Superintendent.

Liang Feihu must have also noticed this, so he let Huo Qiqiang and his own man Wu Changqing go, and instead singled out Li Yan and denied him.

On the surface, it was a major concession. Look, both of them agreed. They just prevented Li Yan from being promoted. They still acknowledged his contribution and gave him a promotion in two years on the grounds of his youth. No one could say anything.

Gao Jianbin also realized instantly that Shen Cheng had made great contributions after all, and it would definitely be a bit too much to completely deny the other party's actions this time. It would be better to make some concessions and block them at the most critical point, which would also weaken Shen Cheng's prestige.

As soon as Liang Feihu mentioned this, everyone present realized that Li Yan was the most important candidate for the promotion this time, and everyone knew what Liang Feihu was planning.

Gao Jianbin also understood, so he slowly suppressed the anger that had just risen, calmed himself, and looked at Shen Cheng with a hint of sarcasm: "Yes, Li Yan is too young after all, and acts impulsively. I heard that during the time when Deputy Director Shen was handling the case, he often went out to play in the name of investigating the case."

"What's worse, he even contradicted his superior in public. It shows that he is not stable enough and too impetuous. It is indeed not appropriate to promote him to Chief Superintendent."

"Besides, this is also for his own good. If a young person is too prominent, he will easily become the target of public criticism, which is not conducive to his growth. It is better for him to hone himself and accumulate some experience. It will also be beneficial to his future growth."

(End of this chapter)