Chapter 153: Subjugating An Changlin
2:30 pm, Government Auditorium!
The conference room was noisy, and everyone was whispering about Qi Tongwei, the new police chief.
Listening to the sour words, there are many people who are envious and jealous.
At this moment, Qi Tongwei, accompanied by Liu Bin, An Changlin and others, slowly walked into the venue, and the discussions in the audience came to an abrupt end.
After the members of the Municipal Bureau Party Committee took their seats according to the seating arrangement, Political Commissar Liu Bin announced the start of the meeting, which he chaired.
At the first item of the meeting, Liu Bin introduced Qi Tongwei to everyone and welcomed his arrival on behalf of the Party Committee and all police officers.
He said that all police officers will resolutely obey orders, follow commands, and do their best to complete various tasks.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was warm applause in the conference hall, but whether it was sincere or not remains to be seen.
After a while, the applause stopped.
Liu Bin began to introduce the members of the Party Committee and the heads of various departments one by one.
Every time he read out a person's name, that person would immediately stand up and salute Qi Tongwei, and Qi Tongwei would also stand up and salute in return.
After the introduction, the last item of the conference began, Qi Tongwei’s speech, which was also the highlight of today.
Qi Tongwei looked around and said, "Dear comrades, I am Qi Tongwei.
He was appointed by the organization as the director of the Jinghai Municipal Public Security Bureau.
Today is my first day in office. I originally planned to conduct a field survey first to understand the situation before holding this meeting.
But after careful consideration, I decided to hold the conference directly. I believe that a cursory survey will not achieve any effect. It will also save you from cheating and making false data in order to prepare for my survey.
Let’s not talk about irrelevant things and get straight to the point.
Before coming to Jinghai, Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee had a personal talk with me, clearly pointing out that the crime rate in Jinghai City has remained high in recent years, seriously damaging the investment environment and affecting economic development, and demanded that this situation must be changed.
What does this show? It shows that everyone’s work has not been done well and has not been recognized by the provincial party committee.
Today I asked Deputy Director An to calculate the crime rate and the crime clearance rate in Jinghai City in the past five years. To be honest, it is unbearable to watch.
It is said that things are getting better and better, but the situation in Jinghai is just the opposite. The crime rate is increasing year by year, but the crime clearance rate is decreasing year by year.
Just take the first half of this year as an example, there were 98 serious cases!
And what about the crime clearance rate?
Only 9 cases were broken!
Less than 10%!
I don’t know how you feel, but I am too ashamed to see anyone, too ashamed to talk about this number, and too ashamed to explain to my superiors and the people.
What are we police officers? We are the team that makes the most sacrifices and contributions in peacetime. We are a glorious and sacred team!
But some of us have brought discredit to this sacred team.
Everyone, tell me, are these people hateful or not?" Qi Tongwei raised his voice when he spoke here.
Everyone in the audience sat upright and did not make any sound. No one expected that the new director would show his authority on his first day in office.
Seeing that no one reacted, Qi Tongwei picked up the water cup and took a sip, giving everyone some time to think.
Then he continued: "Having said this, I would like to warn my fellow police officers to remember their original aspirations as police officers and to keep their original aspirations in mind and their mission in mind.
Of course, our leadership team must set an example and take the lead. We must not engage in corruption ourselves, eat and drink with gangsters, and force our subordinates to abide by discipline. This kind of phenomenon will never be allowed to happen again in the future.
Once discovered, we will deal with it together and will not tolerate it!
I hope that everyone will maintain the good image of being a police officer, resolutely not associate with criminals, cherish the police uniform, and resolutely not do anything that would tarnish their identity.
I know that some of our people have connections with the outside underworld, otherwise the crime-solving rate would not be so low. I think they themselves know very well who it is.
I would like to give these people a piece of advice: if they surrender themselves to me as soon as possible, they may be given a lighter punishment. But if I find out, I will show no mercy and will punish them to the maximum extent possible.
In view of this, the Jinghai Municipal Public Security Bureau will conduct an internal self-inspection in the next month.
The main purpose is to check whether there is any connection with the underworld, or any illegal behavior such as taking bribes, and at the same time, to deal with those who are drawing a salary without doing anything.
This work will be under the specific charge of Deputy Director An. After the specific plan is studied and decided by the Party Committee, it will be issued to various units and departments, and all police officers must follow it.
That’s all I have to say. Do you have anything else to say? "
Everyone was thinking about Qi Tongwei's speech and said they had nothing to say.
After the meeting, Qi Tongwei went to the Public Security Bureau, where he also had his own office.
What Qi Tongwei didn't know was that people from all walks of life in Jinghai City were paying close attention to his meeting, hoping to guess the strength of his law enforcement through his speech.
The content of the meeting spread as soon as it ended. Some people were nervous, while others felt that it was just the first three things a new official would do upon taking office.
"Hmph, he's just talking some incomprehensible nonsense. Don't pay attention to him. Bai Jiangbo's place should be cleaned up as usual." Xu Jiang reached out to turn off the recorder. The recorder was playing Qi Tongwei's speech.
Qi Tongwei didn't know that the Jinghai City police had been infiltrated so badly. Many people even took orders directly from underworld bosses like Xu Jiang. Of course, this was only an isolated phenomenon.
"Yes, boss." A younger brother agreed.
"Bullshit, are you really not able to hear it or are you just pretending not to be able to hear it.
Am I stupid? Committing a crime at this time and going against the police chief?" Xu Jiang slapped his younger brother.
Xu Jiang cursed with a smile, "Let Bai Jiangbo be free for a while, and then we'll deal with him later. Send a letter to those sons of bitches and ask them to find out what the new director likes.
I don't believe there is a cat that doesn't steal fish. As long as you are a human, you have weaknesses. I, Xu Jiang, like to help people find their weaknesses and train and strengthen them. "
"Yes, big brother." The younger brother responded quickly.
If Qi Tongwei saw all this, he would definitely look at this underworld boss with new eyes. He lost to Gao Qiqiang not because he was weak, but because he was unlucky.
In fact, Gao Qiqiang had the deepest understanding of Xu Jiang in his previous life.
Xu Jiang is a ruthless, daring and slick gangster boss. If he hadn't lost his mind due to his son's death, he would have been difficult to deal with.
Qi Tongwei didn't care about other people's evaluation of him. He was meeting An Changlin at the time, and he was ready to get straight to the point with the executive deputy director.
After getting advice from Meng Dehai this afternoon, he arranged for someone to investigate An Changlin. His background was very simple. Having come to this point today, his background has been exhausted, and his future career can only depend on himself.
It is also because of this that he developed a cautious character and does not express his opinions easily.
He would only take action when he was 70% to 80% sure of something. If he wanted him to cooperate with him directly, there would be tangible benefits.
Only if he sees a chance of winning will he cooperate, otherwise he will definitely pretend to obey but actually disobey.
After investigating An Changlin's background, Qi Tongwei knew how to make An Changlin cooperate with him.
In fact, An Changlin had already received a call from Meng Dehai, who, as a friend, advised him to fully cooperate with Qi Tongwei and emphasized Qi Tongwei's background to him.
An Changlin did not express his opinion, but decided to meet Qi Tongwei first.
Qi Tongwei is not a rookie, he can be said to be an old fox in the officialdom in his previous life. He knows that it is useless to play witty tricks on people like An Changlin, so it is best to put everything on the table and let him choose.
Therefore, after An Changlin arrived at the office, he directly put his conditions on the table.
"Old An, I have investigated all the members of the Jinghai City Public Security Bureau Party Committee. You are one of the best among them. Logically speaking, with your qualifications and abilities, you are more than qualified to be the director of the Public Security Bureau.
However, the position of Public Security Bureau Chief has always been a focus of competition among various parties. With your background, your chances are probably slim. Do you agree with this view?"
An Changlin didn't know what Qi Tongwei meant, but he knew that he was right, so he nodded in agreement.
Qi Tongwei continued: "To tell you the truth, Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee received a letter of complaint, and there is some evidence to prove that some of our Jinghai Standing Committee members and some scum in the public security team have colluded with the underworld.
Because I had experience in cracking down on gangs and eliminating evil, he transferred me to Jinghai City. The purpose was to use the crackdown on gangs as a starting point to eliminate the protective umbrellas behind the underworld, and then promote anti-corruption and optimize the business environment.
Therefore, as long as the crackdown on gangsters and evil is completed, I will have completed my mission and will 100% leave the post of Public Security Bureau Director. At the very least, I will be a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, a deputy mayor, or an executive deputy mayor.
I can’t guarantee who will take over as the director of the Public Security Bureau after I leave, but 80% of the time it will be decided based on my recommendation.”
An Changlin tightly grasped the armrest of the sofa and asked nervously, "What do you mean?"
"My ideal is very ambitious. The small Jinghai is just a transition. I don't want to waste too much time here, so I want to complete the task assigned by Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee as quickly as possible.
I never treat my people unfairly. In Ninghai County, where I worked before, my county magistrate had just been promoted from acting county magistrate for less than a year. Before I left, I recommended him to be the county party secretary, and the appointment document had already been issued.
I hope that after I leave, your title, An Changlin, will have changed to Director of the Jinghai City Public Security Bureau, and naturally you will be the Deputy Mayor in two years. I wonder if you are willing to make progress?"
Qi Tongwei confirmed that An Changlin did not have any eavesdropping equipment or recorder on him, so he spoke boldly.
An Changlin swallowed his saliva, stood up, saluted Qi Tongwei, and said solemnly: "Director Qi, from now on, I will fight wherever you point me, and I, An Changlin, will never say no."
"Okay." Qi Tongwei happily returned the salute. With An Changlin's help, he believed that the task could be completed quickly.