Chapter 70

"Jiang Xiao, take a few people and clean the yard quickly. In a while, Director Feng from the county bureau will be coming over. Make sure everything is tidied up properly; this concerns the overall image of our police station, understand?" Chen Shengjie stood in the courtyard of the police station early in the morning, his belly protruding as he shouted loudly.

As one of the formal police officers at the station, Chen Shengjie was usually nowhere to be seen before 9 a.m. He was always dragging his feet at work, but because there were few formal police officers, and he was quite respectful to Li Qiuli, Li Qiuli generally turned a blind eye to his work attitude. However, today, as soon as it was light, he hurried over.

When things are out of the ordinary, there must be a reason. The people at the police station were all smart; many had already figured out what was going on yesterday.

"Director Chen, have a cigarette." Jiang Xiao waved to a few young men behind him to start cleaning, and then skillfully handed a cigarette to Chen Shengjie, lighting it for him.

Chen Shengjie took a satisfying puff and glanced around. Seeing that most people were busy working, he felt very pleased.

"Jiang Xiao, you're doing well." He blew out a smoke ring and lowered his voice, "Jiang Xiao, a few days ago, I had dinner with the leader in charge of personnel at the bureau. According to them, to strengthen the grassroots police stations, the bureau plans to provide each station with a promotion quota this year. You should seize this opportunity!"

Jiang Xiao's face turned bright red with excitement. "Director Chen, as you know, I'm like a widow—no one to back me up. I'm counting on you to help me with this!"

"I'll definitely do my part, but you need to win over Director Li and the county bureau leaders!" Chen Shengjie, seeing Jiang Xiao's fawning expression, felt secretly pleased. Don't underestimate these few casual words; this year, Jiang Xiao's gifts will be even more generous!

After making a few demands, Chen Shengjie was about to head back to his office to warm up when he saw Old Zuo, who was responsible for cooking at the police station, walking out with a bowl of soup. "Director Chen, here's some freshly made mutton soup, try it!"

Chen Shengjie looked at Old Zuo's ingratiating face and felt even more pleased. Old Zuo was a relative of a county bureau leader. Despite just being a cook, he acted more arrogantly than anyone else. He looked down on Chen Shengjie, a formal police officer.

This guy must have heard that I'm about to be promoted, so he's hurrying over to curry favor. Although Chen Shengjie was annoyed with Old Zuo, he thought it was better not to make an enemy of a smiling person, especially with everyone watching. He reached out to take the bowl, "Oh, okay, I'll go eat in my room."

"Director Chen, don't touch it, it's too hot. I'll bring it to your room, drink it while it's hot!" Old Zuo said with a smile, which made Chen Shengjie chuckle. Am I afraid of the heat? Do you think your hands are made of pig hooves?

A steaming bowl of mutton soup made Chen Shengjie sweat profusely, feeling thoroughly refreshed, as if all his pores were open. Hey, when you're down on your luck, even a sip of cold water can get stuck in your teeth; but when you're in luck, good things come one after another, like a string of handshakes.

The auxiliary police officers in the yard were still busy, cleaning cars and sweeping the ground. The yard was already taking shape. Just as he was about to light a cigarette and enjoy it, he saw Liu Tairan walk in.

Liu Tairan still had his head held high and chest out, which made Chen Shengjie's teeth itch. What are you so proud of? I'll be the deputy director soon, and when I say stand, you'll have to stand! Hmph, keep up the act, keep up the act, do you think I don't know how much you're suffering? It must be like losing your own mother!

Ever since he came to the police station, Chen Shengjie and Liu Tairan had never gotten along. This guy always thought he had seniority and some skills, so he didn't take Chen Shengjie seriously. Hmph, what good are skills? Solving more cases doesn't mean anything. Whether you're capable or not, it's not up to you, Liu Tairan.

Being capable doesn't necessarily mean you're fit for leadership. Take me, for example. I have the talent to lead, so I don't bother with the grunt work like you! You don't understand anything!

But now that I'm going to be the deputy director, people will flock to me. Why should I bother with Liu Tairan's petty issues? That's not the kind of leader I want to be!

"Old Liu, have you eaten? Old Zuo made some mutton soup, go get a bowl and try it!" Chen Shengjie strolled out of the office and called to Liu Tairan.

"I've already eaten," Liu Tairan said without looking up.

Liu Tairan knew why Chen Shengjie was acting out of character today. The county bureau was coming to appoint him as deputy director. Damn, these days, leaders are blind.

"Have some more to warm up!" Seeing Liu Tairan's proud face, Chen Shengjie said magnanimously. He thought, you must be upset, the more upset you are, the happier I am.

Thinking of Director Li's usual demeanor, he added, "It's cold, it's better to be warm. By the way, Director Li might be a bit late, he's picking up the county bureau leaders. He specifically told us to dress neatly and look our best!"

Liu Tairan understood Chen Shengjie's intentions but didn't say anything, just huffed.

"Old Liu, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you. You should avoid that Cheng guy in the future." Chen Shengjie deliberately lowered his voice, "Do you know why other places treat the agricultural support cadres like royalty, but ours are treated like outcasts? It's because this guy has offended people! They've already given the order from above to let him rot in his position!"

"Don't fight a losing battle, don't say I didn't warn you."

Liu Tairan wasn't too concerned at first, but hearing this, his heart skipped a beat. Could Cheng Jemin's cold treatment in the countryside be for a reason?

"Who told you this?"

Seeing Liu Tairan's interest, Chen Shengjie smiled smugly and said mysteriously, "I'm not spreading rumors. This is what Director Zhao told me personally, it's true!"

Liu Tairan frowned, worried about Cheng Jemin. Just as he was considering whether to warn Cheng Jemin, his pager beeped.

He picked it up and saw the message: "Bureau leaders will arrive at the station in 20 minutes, prepare for their arrival." The message was from Li Qiuli.

Why did Li Qiuli send the pager to him? But he didn't think much of it. The bureau leaders were arriving soon, so he decided to talk to Jemin in the afternoon. It didn't matter if he waited until then.

When Liu Tairan and the others were standing at the entrance, a police jeep sped up to the station. The first to get out was Director Li Qiuli.

Although Li Qiuli usually acted important at the police station, at this moment, he was like a small attendant. Before he was steady on his feet, he tried to open the car door for the leader, but he stumbled.

Li Qiuli winced in pain but smiled broadly. He quickly opened the back door and said with a smile, "Director Feng, it's been a while since you last inspected our station. I'm so excited. Please give us some valuable advice; our future work depends on your guidance!"

"You, Director Li, are quite the talker. The achievements of your police station are due to your leadership, not just my guidance," Director Feng, who looked to be in his forties with a slightly dark complexion, said, but his actions showed a good relationship with Li Qiuli.

Li Qiuli responded even faster, "Leader, with your guidance, we can make great strides toward our goals. You have a broad perspective, which I can't match."

"Ha ha ha, you always know what I like to hear," Director Feng said, patting Li Qiuli on the shoulder.

As they were talking, everyone else got out of the car. Since they were all from the same system, Liu Tairan recognized everyone. Besides Deputy Director Feng Jinping, who was in charge of personnel at the bureau, there was also the deputy head of the personnel department and the driver.

Seeing Director Feng looking their way, Chen Shengjie's legs went weak. He ran up a few steps and called out cheerfully, "Director Feng, thank you for your hard work, welcome to inspect and guide our work."

Feng Jinping looked at Chen Shengjie's police uniform and extended his hand, "I'm not the one who's been working hard; it's you, Comrade Tairan, standing in the wind."

Chen Shengjie felt as if he had been choked by a fish bone instead of eating the fish. He was speechless. Damn, why did Director Feng mistake me for Liu Tairan? But it wasn't the right time to correct him, so he just ignored it...

Just as he was in a dilemma, Li Qiuli spoke up, "Director Feng, this is Comrade Chen Shengjie, a hardworking and capable officer, one of our main pillars."

"Ah, it's Comrade Chen, hello! I've heard many good things about you from Director Li. You're young and promising, keep up the good work, very good," Feng Jinping, after a moment of surprise, patted Chen Shengjie on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Hearing Feng Jinping's warm words, Chen Shengjie's earlier displeasure quickly dissipated. He immediately said respectfully, "Director Feng, I don't dare to take credit; it's all due to Director Li's wise leadership."

During the laughter, Feng Jinping shook hands with Liu Tairan, though he didn't say anything, he gave Liu Tairan a meaningful look. However, Chen Shengjie didn't notice this at all.

In the small meeting room of the police station, Feng Jinping sat in the center, his face serious, as if the smile had been wiped away.

Chen Shengjie, with a rosy complexion, sat in the front row, his eyes fixed on a document in Feng Jinping's hand. The primary task of Feng Jinping's visit today was to read this appointment document.

That's his appointment document!

PS: Next week, there's a chance to climb the rankings. I urgently need clicks, recommendations, and favorites. I hope all my brothers can help me out! Deeply grateful!

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