Chapter 48

The bride's situation is similar to Gao Changxing's.

Nangang was one of the first coastal cities to open up nationwide, with well-developed water transportation but very backward land transportation.

The people of Nangang had been longing for a railway for decades, and finally, the provincial railway office and local railway office signed an agreement with the railway transportation college and the railway police school to recruit railway transportation professionals. After graduation, students would be assigned to the railway under construction.

Against this backdrop, many Nangang junior high school graduates began their studies as commissioned students.

However, the "railway, long awaited, never came." For so many years, it remained on the map, and these batches of "railway classes" students found themselves unemployed upon graduation. Some found jobs on their own, some were不服气 (unwilling to accept it) and wrote letters to the provincial government. The provincial railway office sought help from the provincial personnel department, which simply asked the local government to arrange employment.

This was different from the national unified allocation; the county government couldn't do much about it.

She was lucky; her major was in demand. The railway police school was also a police school, and the police force was short-handed. She was assigned to work as a local police officer in the police station, handling internal affairs for three years, making her a senior officer.

Among the first three to take office, only Ren Zhongnian didn't have to worry about his position.

At 19, with a baby face and a hint of innocence, his physique was "very police-like." He was tall and robust, with broad shoulders and a strong back, standing like a wall. As a student from the provincial police school, as long as he didn't make mistakes, he would be 100% guaranteed a job, with a special legal and political allocation, no questions asked.

He was in his growing years and could eat a lot. One serving of food wasn't enough, and he would ask for another. If this continued, he would eat them into poverty. Fortunately, he was an intern, so they only had to provide meals, not a salary.

Being the "top leader" wasn't easy; he had to find funds and consider the equipment.

The bureau could only be described with two words: stingy!

There were no idle walkie-talkies, and the electric batons were old and broken, not as good as rubber batons. The bureau would give guns, but the key was whether you dared to take them. A broken gun would only make you worry about it getting lost, and real guns with real ammunition were out of the question.

After spending about ten minutes in the equipment and finance department, he managed to get a few rubber batons and pairs of handcuffs.

Fortunately, Gao Changxing was very loyal. When the patrol team was first formed, it was a large team with dozens of people. Now, most had left, and it had been downgraded to a medium-sized team (the original large team was temporary and not recognized by the county compilation office). There were many idle equipment items. He borrowed a pair of walkie-talkies, four new-style duty belts, and four "pistols" that could spray tear gas and also serve as electric batons, which, when placed in the holster with a gun strap, no one would know were fake.

Xiao Dan drove the motorcycle, the bride and the intern sat in the police car, and they arrived at the Liangzhuang township government compound right at the start of the afternoon shift.

"Director Zhou, where is Lei Jianwei?"

The meeting room was empty, and Han Bo held the public security administrative penalty decision document, not knowing who to give it to.

He was a bookworm; grassroots work wasn't done this way.

Zhou Zhengfa laughed, not without pride, and said, "Special Envoy Han, as soon as you left, his wife brought the fine to me. There was a truck at the T-junction, and they found one. They didn't eat lunch, loaded the game machine, and left. They were afraid of being sent to labor camp and didn't dare to stay a minute longer. They didn't want the decision document or the receipt."

"Don't want it?" Han Bo was at a loss.

"Being handled by the police isn't something to be proud of. The fine receipt wouldn't be reimbursed, so what use would the decision document and receipt be to him?" Zhou Zhengfa laughed so hard that tears came to his eyes.

Han Bo scratched his head and muttered, "I'll send it back to him, at least I have his home address."

This bookworm was truly hopeless.

Zhou Zhengfa was thoroughly convinced and looked at his three subordinates curiously, then said, "The fine is for you, 3000 yuan. The other 2000 was given to the finance office, which is more efficient. No need to go through the hassle of returning it."

"Director Zhou, this doesn't follow the procedure."

"Let the police finance department cover it. The money will go to the finance bureau and come back. That's it, count it."

As one of Old Lu's most trusted subordinates, his style was similar. The 2000 yuan fine would never be returned from the finance office, so Han Bo could only say, "Comrade Wang Yan, you're in charge of the money, count it."

"Yes!"

They said they would set up a police station, and they brought all their luggage. There was only one office, so where would they stay at night?

You are a police special envoy, a section-level cadre. It was right to welcome you yesterday, but you have to manage your subordinates yourself. Zhou Zhengfa made up his mind and found an excuse to leave.

If you don't manage it, I will. Everything is arranged at the sericulture guidance station.

Moving, they all pitched in, moving the files left by the previous police special envoy onto the truck, including the safe. It took two trips to fit everything, and the township officials came out to watch. Old Lu should not be there; if he were, they wouldn't dare.

"Comrade Han, this large office is for you, and this phone is for your use. The desks and chairs are too troublesome to move, so they are also for you. Upstairs, we have three rooms for you, which can be used as dormitories or as the special envoy's office. Manager Wang said we are one family, and the water, electricity, and phone bills will be covered by the station, so you don't have to worry."

The police station moving to the station made the sericulture guidance station and the cocoon acquisition station suddenly "high-end."

In a few days, no one would dare to cause trouble during the autumn cocoon acquisition. The million-yuan worth of cocoons in the back warehouse wouldn't be stolen, and it would also prevent the outflow of cocoons. The autumn cocoon acquisition task would be easier to complete than the spring and summer tasks. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement, and Station Manager Zhu was generous and enthusiastic.

"Station Manager Zhu, thank you so much, thank you so much." It was truly a turnkey office, and Han Bo tightly held his hand, expressing his gratitude.

"One family, no need for formalities. Settle in first, and then we'll have a meal together at Fufu Restaurant. It's all arranged. Old Cao just took office like you, and you are old colleagues. Meeting an old friend in a foreign place, it's a good time to gather."

Cao Yunsong, the family planning office director of the silk weaving factory, whose original office was next to the security department, was transferred to the silk company and became the deputy director of the Liangzhuang sericulture guidance station. It was truly "meeting an old friend in a foreign place."

The family planning office director mainly worked with women and was very approachable, with no airs.

Xiao Dan had joked with him a lot at his original unit and couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Station Manager Zhu, where is Director Cao? I didn't see him in the back yard."

"There are three acquisition points below. I sent someone to accompany him to check them out. It's not busy now, but it will be in a few days. Each person has to take responsibility and prepare in advance."

Station Manager Zhu had to attend to some business and left. Han Bo and his two subordinates and the intern began planning their police station.

This large office was right next to the old party school, over 60 square meters, with a row of roller shutters and a grand glass door below. To make it look better, the exposed part of the roller shutters was covered with aluminum plastic boards.

The hall had two desks, four chairs, two sets of sofas with a coffee table, and a pot of lush iron tree. The ceiling was suspended, made of gypsum board, with several rows of fluorescent lights and two ceiling fans. The wiring was hidden, and the switches were panel switches, not pull switches.

"Special Envoy Han, this is too luxurious, like a post and telecommunications company's business hall (at the time, post and telecommunications were not separated)!" Wang Yan was delighted to work in such a spacious and bright environment.

Xiao Dan chuckled, "The environment is nice, but it feels empty, like a big empty space."

Xiao Ren, who had studied in Jiangcheng for over two years and had seen a lot, suggested, "Special Envoy Han, we can set up a service counter like the post and telecommunications company. It's high, with one side for household registration and the other for receiving reports. We can place some chairs outside for the public to sit on while we work inside in an open layout. It will definitely feel good."

"This is a good suggestion, but setting up a service counter will cost money, and we need to show service."

"Special Envoy Han, aren't we here to serve the people?" Wang Yan giggled.

"The bride is right. We'll do it when we have the money. We also need to put up the slogan 'Serve the People' on the wall."

Xiao Dan walked to the door and pointed up, "Comrade Han, we should make a large light box, with the police emblem sprayed on it. We can also make a sign for the police station and hang it next to the door."

"We should buy some standing file cabinets. These two desks are too old-fashioned. We need those grid-style desks and computer desks to look more modern."

"The wall should have the police emblem, regulations, and some promotional posters."

"Wang Sister, we can't just serve; we also need to manage. We need to convert one of the classrooms in the back yard into an interrogation room and a detention room. The detention room should have a duty room outside to monitor and prevent suspects from committing suicide or self-harm."

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The comrades were enthusiastic, and they proposed over thirty reasonable suggestions.

Han Bo couldn't help but ask, "Bride, you are the internal affairs officer. Estimate how much it would cost to do all this."

Wang Yan thought for a moment and held up two fingers, "20,000 yuan should be enough, at most 30,000 yuan."

"But we don't have a penny now. The 3000 yuan you have is a fine, which needs