Chapter 150 Farewell Party
Chapter 150 Farewell Party
When Jia Dongming returned to the steel mill from the General Administration, it was already past ten in the morning. Seeing everyone chatting in the conference room, Jia Dongming immediately walked into the conference room and said to Lin Zhendong with a smile, "Director Lin! I'm really sorry. After the meeting at the General Administration, I was planning to rush back to attend your farewell party, but I was called by the leaders of the General Administration for a talk, so I came back so late."
Everyone in the small conference room heard Jia Dongming's introduction and got some unusual information from his words. Lin Zhendong smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Comrade Dongming! From what you said, I'm afraid you will be promoted again this time, right?"
When Jia Dongming heard Lin Zhenzhong's question and saw the curious expressions on everyone's faces, he subconsciously waved his hand and replied, "The rank was not raised. They just wanted me to meet the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Dongcheng Branch."
Jia Dongming paused for a moment and continued, "Comrades! In view of the achievements made by our security department during this period, the General Administration has decided to award our security department a third-class collective merit. Tomorrow, the propaganda department of the General Administration will come to the factory to commend us."
"Chief! Are you telling the truth? Did the General Administration really award our Security Department the honor of the third-class collective merit?" People of this era generally attach great importance to honor. When Guo Jianguo heard the news announced by Jia Dongming, an ecstatic expression immediately appeared on his face, and he hurried to confirm the news with Jia Dongming.
When Jia Dongming heard Guo Jianguo's question and saw the excited expressions on everyone's faces, he nodded affirmatively and replied, "This is absolutely true. Tomorrow, people from the Propaganda Department of the General Administration will come to our factory to present the medals."
Jia Dongming said this and immediately instructed Zhang Guoping, "Guoping! Remember to notify all the comrades in the department to wear uniforms tomorrow and accept the honor awarded by the General Administration in the best possible manner."
When Zhang Guoping heard Jia Dongming's instructions, he happily patted his chest and assured Jia Dongming: "Chief! Don't worry, I promise to complete the task."
When Jia Dongming heard Zhang Guoping's words, he thought of the things he had arranged for Zhang Guoping to do before he went to the meeting, and smiled and asked Zhang Guoping: "Comrade Guoping! Have you completed all the things I arranged for you to do before I went to the meeting?"
When Zhang Guoping heard Jia Dongming's question, he immediately understood what Jia Dongming was talking about and quickly reported to Jia Dongming: "Chief! Everything has been settled. After the farewell party here is over, we can go to the canteen."
After hearing Zhang Guoping's answer, Jia Dongming nodded with satisfaction and said to the middle-level cadres present: "Comrades! Director Lin has been working in our security department since he returned to the local area. Although Director Lin's health has always been a little poor, Director Lin has been conscientious in his work over the years and has made great contributions to the construction of our security department."
"The organization has considered Director Lin's current physical condition and has decided that he can no longer continue to work on the front line. Therefore, the organization has decided to let Director Lin retire early and go home to recuperate. Let's send Director Lin off with warm applause."
When Jia Dongming said this, he took the lead in applauding, and when everyone in the conference room saw Jia Dongming applauding, they also followed suit.
When Lin Zhendong heard what Jia Dongming had just said and saw everyone applauding, he did not feel the slightest joy in his heart. Instead, he felt very uncomfortable.
At first, his superiors considered his physical condition and did not allow him to participate in front-line work, so they assigned him to the security department of the steel mill, a leisurely department. However, after he took office at the steel mill, he only cared about taking care of his own health and ignored the work of the security department, which gave the enemy spies an opportunity. Not long after Jia Dongming was transferred to the steel mill, he sought a lot of benefits for the security department. In just less than a few days, he solved a case of enemy spies targeting the steel mill, and won a collective third-class merit for the security department.
Comparing his actions now with those of Jia Dongming, Lin Zhendong realized how incompetent he had been during the years he had been in office. It also made Lin Zhendong feel that he had failed to live up to the trust placed in him by his superiors.
When Lin Zhendong saw the people applauding, he knew clearly in his heart that these middle-level managers of the Security Department were not applauding to see him off, but to the third-class merit that the Security Department had just won.
After hearing Jia Dongming's words and thinking about what he had done in the past few years, Lin Zhendong said to Jia Dongming with a guilty look on his face: "Chief Jia! I, Lin, really feel guilty about what you just said!"
"My superiors took care of me and arranged me to work in the steel mill. As the head of the security department of the steel mill, even if my physical condition does not allow me to be on the front line, I still have no problem doing simple clerical work."
"As a result, I only thought about taking care of my health, but ignored my job. This gave the enemy spies an opportunity to take advantage of me, and almost caused a major enemy spy case in the steel mill. I would like to say sorry to everyone here! I have failed the trust of the organization and everyone in me."
When Jia Dongming heard what Lin Zhendong said and saw that Lin Zhendong was sincerely apologizing to everyone, he quickly said to Lin Zhendong: "Director Lin! The reason your superiors arranged for you to work at the steel mill was to give you enough time to take care of your health. So the matter of the enemy spies has nothing to do with you. You must not hold a grudge against this matter."
"When I went to the General Administration for a meeting this morning, I specifically reported your retirement to Vice President Ma. Vice President Ma told me that your superiors arranged for you to retire early because of your health concerns. It has nothing to do with the enemy spy case, so you should not feel any psychological burden."
Lin Zhendong knew exactly why he retired early. Hearing Jia Dongming's words, he knew that Jia Dongming was trying to save his face. He said to Jia Dongming with gratitude, "Chief Jia! The Security Department will be handed over to you from now on. I believe that with your ability, you will definitely be able to lead the comrades in the Security Department to create more glories and make more contributions."
When Jia Dongming heard Lin Zhendong's words, he immediately assured Lin Zhendong: "Director Lin! Please rest assured that I will do my best to lead our team and ensure the safe production of the steel mill."
"Chief! I think it's almost time. Why don't we go to the canteen?" Seeing that it was almost time, Zhang Guoping whispered a suggestion to Jia Dongming.
(End of this chapter)