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Chapter 403: The eldest brother stands up for Li Yan, who is promoted to Chief Superintendent

Facing Gao Jianbin's ridicule, Shen Cheng sneered in his heart: "Gao Jianbin, you made a wrong decision this time. Apart from other things, based on what Li Yan did for Brother Yi in private, and the recovery of 500 million to 600 million Hong Kong dollars for the Police Department, such a great achievement, even if I don't say anything, Brother Yi will also take credit for it!"

"Otherwise, I will lose face and no one will work for me in the future."

As expected, before Shen Cheng could say anything, Xu Dingan spoke up: "You can't say that. Although Li Yan is young, he is steady and has made many contributions. This kidnapping case has caused a lot of controversy. Under such unfavorable circumstances, Li Yan was still able to withstand the pressure and solve the case. It is not easy."

"Not only did he restore the reputation of the police force, but he also prevented nearly 600 million yuan of dirty money from being transferred. Just for this reason, it is a great achievement. If we don't commend him, wouldn't it make the grassroots police officers feel disheartened? Who will work hard to solve cases in the future?"

"Our police force emphasizes efficiency, and has an advanced mechanism that promotes the capable and demotes the incompetent. You can't get a high position by just hanging around for hours or showing off your qualifications. We won't promote such people, no matter how qualified they are."

Xu Dingan looked dignified as he surveyed the crowd. He said in a resounding voice, "On the other hand, as long as you have the ability, no matter how young you are, we will not hesitate to promote you."

"The police force must be younger and more elite. We cannot cling to the old mindset of blindly following the old rules and waiting for seniority to take over. This mindset must change to adapt to the new situation, the new era, and the need for an open-minded police force."

As the top leader, Xu Dingan made such a profound and far-reaching statement that everyone present nodded in approval.

Xu Dingan spoke not only to speak for Li Yan, but also because he didn't want the two deputies to continue arguing. A timely fight is conducive to the balance of power, but if it goes too far, it would be a slap in one's own face.

After all, he is the boss now. If he behaves improperly, it will only affect his dignity. If it gets out, the people above him will feel that he has no control over the situation.

When can we fight? To what extent? When will it end?
These are all under the personal control of the boss. This is the scope of the boss's power and also a manifestation of his prestige.

Gao Jianbin and Liang Feihu were upset by Yi Ge's remarks and felt annoyed and resentful.

Boss, we guys are arm wrestling, why are you joining in?

Seeing that the situation was calmed down, Xu Dingan said, "Okay, I think we don't need to discuss this matter anymore. Li Yan's rank will be promoted to Chief Superintendent, but his specific areas of responsibility will not be increased. He should still be in charge of the serious crime team!"

"This is the same as before, and there is no additional work content. I was able to manage it well before, and I think there will be no mistakes in the future. It's not a big change."

"After Chief Superintendent Wong Chi-kin retires, his CIB will be handed over to Fok Kai-keung. As for the title of Deputy Commissioner, I won't give him the title for now. Deputy Commissioner Ko is right. Young people need to exercise more and should not be promoted too quickly."

Gao Jianbin was stunned when he heard this, and his face suddenly turned black, as if he had eaten shit. Xu Dingan's way of handling the matter seemed to have made concessions on both sides, but in fact he suffered a great loss. He also used his words to make things clear, which was too bullying.

Is that what you mean?

Li Yan is already in charge of such a large operation department as the Major Crimes Unit, and he is already overwhelmed. He also has to take charge of the Internal Affairs Department, so it is impossible for him to be in charge of CIB. Even if he is allowed to take charge, he does not have the energy. Shen Cheng said that just to bargain. Gao Jianbin does not believe that his elder brother cannot see the mystery in this.

And Huo Qiqiang just took some credit and was promoted to the rank of senior superintendent. It was already too much for him to be in charge of a large department alone. As for the position of deputy commissioner, do you ask him if he dares to dream of this?

Even though Li Yan solved his uncle's case, he was only promoted to senior superintendent and in charge of the serious crime squad, and that was with the strong support of Gao Jianbin and Liang Feihu.

The deputy director was added at Shen Cheng's request, while the internal affairs department was secretly arranged by Yi Ge.

It was a combination of many coincidences that led to the last big improvement. Anyone in the police force who dared to say they wanted to follow the old practices knew that it was impossible.

Gao Jianbin glanced at the expressionless Yi Ge and felt a sinking feeling in his heart. It seemed that Yi Ge did think highly of Li Yan. Every time he met this person, he would face Yi Ge's protective attitude.

Is this guy really a cunning guy?

While relying on my job, Gao Jianbin, he secretly got in touch with the big boss and found a good backer for himself.

As soon as Xu Dingan said this, two department heads with the title of senior assistant director, Liao Chengzhe, director of the Supervision Department, and Zhang Yongguo, director of the Finance, Administration and Planning Department, all expressed their agreement and said a few flattering words like "the director is wise".

Shen Cheng and Director of the Criminal and Security Department He Chaohua naturally agreed. Only Gao Jianbin looked unhappy, and Liang Feihu looked at him awkwardly, not daring to object.

"Since everyone has no objection, let's settle it." Xu Ding'an set the tone, then turned to Shen Cheng and said, "Deputy Director Shen, tomorrow you will take the personnel department to West Kowloon to announce the promotion appointment, and then prepare all kinds of case materials. Within three days, the case will be closed. I will instruct the Public Relations Department to hold an external press conference on the case."

"I will be there when the time comes. You can bring along the meritorious officers in the case to join us and strive to establish a positive image of our Hong Kong Island Police Force as an excellent and efficient force."

Shen Cheng quickly responded: "Yes, Director."

Gao Jian's face darkened again. For such a high-profile matter, Brother Yi called Shen Cheng, which was equivalent to picking himself out. This was clearly embarrassing for him.

After Xu Dingan gave his instructions, he left without paying any attention to Gao Jianbin.

Come to think of it, it makes sense, except that Xu Dingan wanted to give credit to Li Yan as a consolation.

In this game, Shen Cheng won, so naturally, Big Brother had to give Shen Cheng enough face, stand up for Shen Cheng and suppress Gao Jianbin. This was an inevitable affirmation of the winner.

You, Gao Jianbin, wanted to frame someone but failed in the end. So what? Do you still want me to praise you?

If you lose this round, you have to admit defeat and applaud the winner honestly in the audience. This is an unspoken rule.

After losing, you still want to make trouble in the decision-making meeting, and still want the boss to support you. Aren’t you dreaming?

Everyone at the scene knew that in the coming period of time, with the support of a brother, Shen Cheng would inevitably overshadow Gao Jianbin. If Gao Jianbin wanted to reverse the trend, he could only wait until the next game and make a comeback.

Struggle must have its process. No one can break the rules just by being shameless. Otherwise, everyone will suffer in the end.

So this time, basically no one helped Gao Jianbin.

Shen Cheng, with the momentum of a great victory, came to the West Kowloon Police Station in person the next morning. Yin Jianqiang, along with all the deputy commissioners of the region and senior superintendents and above, greeted him at the door. This time the occasion was obviously much higher than the last time. Yin Jianqiang smiled more often, and almost bent over slightly, he personally brought Shen Cheng to the conference hall.

There were more than a hundred people sitting at the scene, and all the inspectors and above from various district police stations were present. When Shen Cheng came in, they all stood up and applauded to welcome him. The atmosphere was extremely warm.

People in official circles are well-informed. After Shen Cheng solved the case, he became very popular in the headquarters, and all the names of meritorious persons he recommended were approved. Even Gao Jianbin's personal intervention to stop him did not help at all.

It can be seen that Shen Cheng has the upper hand now, and Gao Jianbin is obviously at the receiving end.

After Shen Cheng said a few polite words, he announced on the spot that Li Yan was promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police, and he would still be in charge of his original area of ​​responsibility, and his position would not change.

Everyone is aware of this. Li Yan is already a powerful person. He is the deputy commissioner and the head of the major crime unit, and he is also in charge of the internal affairs department. Now he has been promoted to chief superintendent. It is impossible to increase his rank. If the major crime unit is really replaced by CIB, it is not known whether it is a promotion or a demotion.
A 30-year-old Chief Superintendent was the only one in Hong Kong Island. For a time, Li Yan was the most popular person.

Everyone expected that Ho Kai-keung would be promoted to Senior Superintendent and take sole charge of CIB, but this was limited to CIB. The Commercial Crime Bureau and Traffic Department previously under Wong Chi-kin were separated and handed over to other people to manage.

However, Huo Qiqiang is already very satisfied with this. If he really has to manage so many departments, he will definitely not be able to manage them all. If something goes wrong, it will be bad.

There is only one CIB, and Huo Qiqiang is confident that he can win after years of experience.
Wu Changqing's advancement over the middle level to the position of superintendent of police was beyond everyone's expectation. Considering that Shen Cheng was now in the limelight, it was reasonable for him to spend a fortune to reward those who worked hard for him.

People in official circles are the most realistic. Seeing that Shen Cheng is gaining momentum, many people are tempted and want to find an opportunity to get close to Deputy Director Shen so that when Shen Cheng takes office, they can also get some credit for his support.

Compared to Wu Changqing's ecstasy, Zhu Hongxuan, another person who had been particularly active in the entire case, was particularly disappointed, because he did not participate in the final operation and did not get any credit on the surface. After Liang Feihu scolded Zhu Hongxuan, he also seemed to have abandoned him.

Zhu Hongxuan called Liang Feihu several times, but he ignored him. Now Zhu Hongxuan was of no use, so Liang Feihu naturally didn't want to deal with a young inspector-level police officer.

Zhu Hongxuan looked at Wu Changqing, who was so excited, and his heart was full of resentment. It was all because of this failed Wang Padan. If it weren't for him, he would have been promoted to superintendent and enjoyed unlimited glory today.

Zhu Hongxuan didn't think that what he had done in private had been exposed, because neither Shen Cheng nor Li Yan had said anything special to him. Logically, if they had discovered his private dealings with Liang Feihu, even if they hadn't dealt with it at the time, now that the case had been solved, they should have confronted him, but neither of them had mentioned anything.

(End of this chapter)