Chapter 34

"Commissar, Director Ji, the factory has just given me a car, the one registered with the Chengxi Police Station. Can I take it to Liangzhuang?" Although he was obedient, he still had to fight for what he wanted. Han Bo took out the car keys, his face full of anticipation.

A car was given to him so easily, it seemed the leadership of the Silk Weaving General Factory really valued him.

The work arrangements were not entirely satisfactory, and after Director Zhang returned, he would have to greet Factory Director Hou and Secretary Ding. The car could be used by him, after all, it was brought from his original unit.

Commissar Yuan agreed, then his expression turned serious: "Xiao Han, the situation in Liangzhuang Township is quite complex. The police force was restructured in 1984, and most of the officers were transferred from various units. Most of the township police commissioners were directly appointed from township officials, and Comrade Li Shuncheng was one of those appointed, having served for over a decade. He is different from the police chiefs of other townships and the other five commissioners. Four years ago, he entered the township party committee, becoming a member and a deputy section-level official.

Being both a police officer and a township leader, he tends to favor the township government when handling certain matters. For example, he often participates in controversial non-police activities, and when penalizing violations of public security management, he does not report to the county bureau or have the county bureau make the decision. Instead, the fines are directly handed over to the township treasury. Many people who have been penalized have strong opinions about him and the Liangzhuang Township Public Security Defense Team, and they have sent letters of complaint to the county party committee.

After you take office tomorrow, you need to quickly improve the image of our police officers in the eyes of the people. The defense team needs to be reorganized, and you need to handle the relationship with the township party committee and government well. After all, whether it's a police commissioner or a police station, they must work under the leadership of the township party committee and government..."

Director Ji took out a stack of documents and added: "The township's decisions on public security violations are not without legal basis. According to the Public Security Administration Punishment Regulations, in rural areas without a police station, the public security organs can entrust the township government to make decisions. You have a lawyer's qualification and are proficient in the law. You need to straighten out these relationships and reclaim the authority to make public security decisions without affecting unity."

Liangzhuang Township is located on the westernmost edge of Sigan County, bordering Xin'an County in Anle City, 48 kilometers from the county seat, and is known as Sigan County's 'Siberia.'

With the county seat far away, the township treasury is tight, and they have resorted to using fines from public security violations.

Not a single cent of the fines has reached the Public Security Bureau, and instead, they have to bear the blame. From the materials provided by Director Ji, the Liangzhuang Township Public Security Defense Team has many issues. They do not provide receipts for fines and even go to Xin'an County to crack down on gambling.

Regardless of whether you have the authority to enforce the law, you cannot enforce the law in another city's jurisdiction, even if the person you catch is from your township, and even if it is just across a river.

Reorganizing the defense team is not an easy task.

The Public Security Defense Team is a 'mass-based self-defense and self-governance organization,' with its direct superior being the township comprehensive management office. The police only have the authority to guide, not to lead. Liangzhuang Township is not Sihetown. From the materials, the township leadership is very strong, and they can simply refuse to let you manage if they don't want you to.

"Commissar, Director Ji, I am too young, and I fear I am not up to the task." Without the necessary skills, one should not take on such a task. Han Bo was not backing out; he was just hesitant to agree easily.

Liangzhuang has a rich cultural heritage. Since the restoration of the college entrance examination, three provincial top scorers in both arts and sciences have come from here, and at least two of the ten top scorers in the county are from Liangzhuang. Those who fail to get into college join the military, and those who fail to get into military schools stay as volunteers. Very few of those who leave ever return.

Before the restoration of the college entrance examination, many officials also came from here.

The highest-ranking official is at the provincial level, and several are at the division or regiment level in the military.

Liangzhuang Township Party Secretary Lu Huisheng is 54 years old, the oldest and least educated township leader in the county. He has held almost every position in the township and village-level institutions, from production team leader to township party secretary. He has a straightforward personality and a tough style, and at his age, he is not as ambitious as others.

To leave a good reputation, he would rather be repeatedly vetoed and not be rated as advanced for years than to collect funds through levies like other townships. He is a tough character who can stand up to the city's levies.

If it were someone else, they would have lost their position many times.

But not him. With so many old officials and leaders backing him, and with a good reputation and the support of the people, no one dares to touch him while he is the party secretary of Liangzhuang Township. The county government is unwilling to provoke him, and the merger of townships has been put on hold, waiting for him to step down in a year or two.

Relying on his seniority and the support of others, he runs a one-man show and an independent kingdom, unafraid of being vetoed, but the bureau is afraid!

There is no choice but to face it head-on.

Aren't you bold and adventurous? Go to Liangzhuang and give it a try. If you can fool Old Lu and stand your ground under his watch, you will be a hero, and the bureau will truly accept you. If you are humiliated and return in disgrace, you will be stuck in the Public Security Bureau.

One position, one person. At this stage, this is the only arrangement. Commissar Yuan would not give him a chance to back out. He patted his arm again and said warmly, "Comrade Han Bo, this is a decision made by the bureau's party committee. Work hard; you can do it. We have confidence in you."

"Commissar..."

"That's settled. Director Ji, help Xiao Han with the procedures. Get familiar with the situation today, and you will personally take him to his new post tomorrow."

Going to the most remote township, working under the most difficult township party secretary in the county, and implementing the bureau's intentions, the bureau leaders were still very generous and considerate in other aspects.

The car he brought from his original unit was officially assigned to him.

A Motorola Elite Chinese pager with a large screen was provided, which would cost over a thousand yuan if bought personally.

According to the police rank regulations, the first rank is granted based on the position level.

Although he has only been working for a little over two months, his position level in the Silk Weaving General Factory is recognized by the Political Department, making him a Second-Class Inspector, which is reported to the provincial department. The bureau's report is generally not rejected by the provincial department. If it were not according to Article 10 of the police rank regulations but Article 12, for graduates and recruits from society, the highest rank for a bachelor's degree would be a Third-Class Inspector (95-style police rank).

The summer and winter uniforms, hats, suitcases, and ties were all new. Director Ji even had someone from the patrol team find the latest model of the duty belt, along with a police work bag, a telescopic baton holder, a radio holder, handcuff holder, flashlight holder, gun holster, and ammunition clip holder, with six or seven items on the belt, and a shoulder strap, making him look like a patrol officer.

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