Chapter 76

After chatting about the upcoming groundbreaking of the "Liangzhuang New Village" project, Old Lu returned to the original topic.

"Appointing a deputy township chief is, first, a necessity for work, and second, because you, Xiao Han, truly have the ability. You helped the construction station recover two million yuan in principal and interest, cracked down on illegal silkworm cocoon dealers, and assisted the township in generating over 300,000 yuan in unplanned income. Among the more than 30 administrative cadres in the township, who can do that? Cadres are those who work. We can't let those who work hard feel disheartened; we need to entrust them with important tasks and give them more responsibilities."

It turns out that apprehending criminals across provinces doesn't count as an achievement; helping the township make money is what counts.

However, to put it another way, everything centers around economic development. It's not just you, Old Lu; other townships and even the Public Security Bureau are the same. You can lack anything, but you can't lack money.

Excessive modesty is pride. Han Bo listened attentively and didn't say anything about not being qualified.

His immediate superior, who is so favored by the township party secretary, has actually become a deputy township chief.

According to the custom in Sige, a deputy township chief is almost the same as a township chief. When they meet, they are called "Township Chief" rather than "Deputy Township Chief." Chen Meng and Xiao Ren were extremely excited, eager to return to the police station and announce this good news.

However, Mi Jinlong thought this wasn't a good thing for him.

Practice has shown that the closer one gets to Old Lu, the less smooth one's career path will be.

Those who have always followed Old Lu's orders have not been promoted. Those who came to Liangzhuang and had a falling out with Old Lu, leaving in disgrace, have mostly been heavily utilized. It truly is a case of "a blessing in disguise."

Old Lu finished the last bit of wine in his cup and gently guided, "Xiao Han, you are a high achiever with a lawyer's qualification. It's understandable that you have different opinions about the public arrest rally. But rural work has its special characteristics. I am the township party secretary, and Old Cui is the deputy secretary. What should we do, and what do we do every day? To sum it up in four sentences: meetings, study, visits, inspections, welcoming and sending off, conveying instructions, spring planting, summer management, urging grain payments, and civil mediation, including forced abortions. If we say this out loud, people will laugh.

I've gone off-topic. The more difficult the work, the more complex the social situation, the more the township party committee and government, especially us township cadres, need authority.

Holding a public arrest rally can intimidate criminals, improve social morals, and promote other work. For example, the autumn tax collection will start soon, and the public security fees for your police station will be easier to collect. It will also be easier to explain to the people of the whole township. Look, this 20 yuan wasn't wasted. With this money, we can maintain social order and catch criminals who have fled far away."

Old Lu took the cigarette and continued, "Rural work has its special characteristics, and your work is even more special. As a public security commissioner, you must have authority. To put it bluntly, you need to make people fear you! Old Li had no gun and no police car, but what did he rely on for over ten years as a public security commissioner? He relied on authority. Just standing there, without saying a word or taking action, no one, good or bad, would dare to move.

Everyone in the township, all 30,000 people, knows the name Li Shuncheng. Who doesn't know him?

The older generation of public security commissioners could basically achieve this. Now, the police station chiefs and criminal investigation team leaders can't. How many people in their jurisdiction know their names? How many can remember them? If the people can't even remember their names, how can they have any authority? In this aspect, you need to learn from Old Li. You need to build your reputation. When a child is misbehaving, the first thing parents think of should be 'Han Bo is coming, the special commissioner is coming...'"

"Secretary Lu, Xiao Han's authority has basically been established. Yesterday, when he went to Liu Zhong, almost everyone knew him. Using his name to scare children is no problem. The next phase of work should be easier to carry out."

Deputy Secretary Cui smiled and added, with a very expressive face.

He's already famous, no need to rely on a public arrest rally to establish authority.

Capturing so many silkworm cocoon dealers, involving over a thousand households in more than ten administrative villages, made it impossible for the people whose silkworm cocoons were seized that night to sleep. Everyone cursed the new public security commissioner for only knowing how to catch dealers and impose fines, not criminals.

After the public arrest rally, probably no one in the township won't know me, Han Bo. But this reputation is different from yours; the people only fear me, not respect me.

The more Han Bo thought about it, the more he found it amusing, unable to believe he had become a "Yellow Public Security" figure.

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After the meal, the meeting began.

The Party and government office, the comprehensive management office, and the cultural station had been planning for several days, preparing thoroughly, and making it a grand event.

At 1:30 PM, the participants began to enter the venue.

Following Old Lu's instructions, the party secretaries of all the villages and the heads of enterprises and institutions called all the people with criminal records, petty thieves, loafers, and those who clearly had money but refused to pay agricultural taxes and the "three levies and five unifications."

The cinema was not small, but the number of people was too large.

All the primary and secondary school students couldn't fit, so only a few representatives from the lower grades were allowed to attend. All the junior high school students who were about to graduate had to come.

Those who couldn't fit brought their own chairs and sat in the aisles.

Three loudspeakers were set up outside the cinema, and the equipment from the radio station was moved over for a live broadcast. Whatever was said in the venue could be heard throughout the township.

The stage was set up like the Great Hall of the People, with the party flag and national flag behind it, the party emblem in the center, and a large banner and slogan above. The name and position plaques on the red-cloth-covered stage were clearly written by Wu Daqing, the head of the cultural station.

To the surprise of some village cadres sitting in the front row, the plaque on the far left of the stage read "Deputy Township Chief Han Bo"!

Although he wasn't a member of the township party committee, being able to sit on the stage meant he was a township leader. This promotion was too fast.

The public arrest rally was presided over by Deputy Township Chief Zhang, who was responsible for comprehensive management. He first introduced the situation of the "Severe Crackdown" this year, how many people were arrested and sentenced in the county, and then invited Deputy Secretary Cui to speak. Old Cui called on all the people of the township to abide by the laws and regulations of the state...

In Liangzhuang, Old Lu always gave the final speech.

Finally, he took the microphone and announced in a stern voice that Deputy Township Chief and Public Security Commissioner Han Bo, following the instructions of the township party committee and government, had led the police station officers on a 2,000-kilometer journey to apprehend Gu Xingu, a Liangzhuang scoundrel who had fled for six years.

He emphasized the township party committee and government's attitude toward criminal behavior, which could be summed up in three words: "Zero Tolerance"!

"Bring Gu Xingu up!"

At his command, the public arrest rally reached its climax.

Xiao Dan, Chen Meng, An Xiaoyong, and Xiao Ren, fully armed, escorted Gu Xingu onto the stage from the left side.

Following the agenda, Han Bo stood up, opened the file, and read the arrest warrant with a serious expression and a firm voice.

Cheng Wenming and several criminal investigators came on stage from the right, took over the suspect, and then, through a deliberately left open passage, escorted Gu Xingu out of the cinema and onto a truck with slogans on both sides, starting the parade.

A police car led the way, and another followed behind.

With flashing police lights and wailing sirens, they circled the market twice and then headed straight to the detention center.

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PS: Starting from tonight, I will begin the ranking push. I need your recommendation votes. I'm a bit nervous, but I'm counting on all of you!

Also, the cover has been changed. For now, it will have to do. I'll replace it with a better one in the future.

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