Chapter 822: Holding the Name and Holding the Opportunity

On November 29th, at 8:10 in the morning, the clear and bright sunlight of the autumn morning shone into the room.

Chen Chuan put on the uniform of the investigation director of the Processing Bureau, checked to make sure there were no wrinkles or defects, then put on the outermost coat, fastened the copper buttons, took the wide-brimmed hat and put it on properly, finally took the Xuejun knife from the knife rack with his gloved hand and walked out of the mansion.

The special car from the Government Affairs Office had arrived early, and when the attendant saw him coming out, he immediately opened the door for him.

After Chen Chuan got in, the door slowly closed. Through the car window and rearview mirror, he could see that there were armed vehicles in front and behind the car. The driver in front looked back and asked, "Manager?"

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Let's drive."

As his car started slowly, the armored vehicles in front and behind all started moving, and a long convoy drove along the road that had been blocked for a long time towards Weiguang District.

Three quarters of an hour later, the convoy arrived at the core area of the central city, in front of the administrative office building of the Jibei Dao Government Affairs Office. On each side of the square there were uniformed armed guards and patrol security personnel, and there were armed airships hovering on both sides in the sky.

After getting out of the car, Chen Chuan looked up at the tallest building in Weiguang District and the third tallest in the central city. Then, under the guidance of the welcoming staff sent by the Government Affairs Office in advance, he entered the building and took the elevator directly to the lecture hall on the 30th floor.

A group of officials from the Government Affairs Office, led by Chief of Government Affairs Qi Weizhao, had been waiting here in advance. Commissioner Liang from the Ministry of Defense, Director Wei Huan of the Processing Bureau, Director Qian Shushan of the Esoteric Religion Inspection Bureau and others were also present. In front of them stood a row of appointed officials from the capital, who were standing there with serious expressions.

Almost half of the officials above the middle level in the central city are here today. Even the Speaker of the Municipal Council came in person, and several important councilors came with him.

At this time, a crisp sound was heard, and the spacious elevator door slowly opened. Everyone looked over and saw a tall, upright, handsome and heroic young man standing there, with a lofty and clear light in his eyes and a long knife in his hand.

When people walked out of the elevator and walked towards them, everyone's breathing involuntarily stopped, and some people even felt as if there were needles pricking their skin.

The security personnel on both sides became visibly nervous. This was their unconscious reaction. Even though they knew Chen Chuan was not an enemy, when a fighter with extremely destructive power came close, even if they were mentally prepared, they found it difficult to overcome the physical discomfort.

When Chen Chuan came closer, he greeted Qi Weizhao, Commissioner Liang and others who were waiting there. After some officials in the back briefly greeted him, Qi Weizhao said to the appointed official from the capital: "Commissioner Cheng, Director Chen is here. Can we start?"

Commissioner Cheng nodded and said yes, then asked Chen Chuan to stand in the middle. The noises that had just arisen around him quieted down.

He took out a letter of appointment from his briefcase and read it out on the spot:

"The Executive Government of the Republic of China orders that Chen Chuan, the investigation supervisor of the Jibei Province Central City Processing Bureau, has been courageous, conscientious and meritorious during his tenure. He is hereby promoted to the position of Director of the Jibei Province Security and Defense Department, a member of the Jibei Province Central City Security Decision-making Group, and appointed as a member of the Jibei Province Interchange Military Advisory Committee.

This order, the Executive Government of the Dashun Republic of China:

Chief of the General Political Department Tao Changru.

The Privy Council President Gu Mingxiang.

Counselor of the Supreme Security Advisory Group: Pei Xiyan.

November 29, the 95th year of the Dashun Republic of China.

After reading it, he put it down, took a few steps forward, handed the letter of appointment to Chen Chuan, then took out a finely crafted staff sword from the box held by a servant beside him and handed it to him as well.

"Director Chen." Commissioner Cheng finally put aside his serious expression, smiled, raised his hands and shook hands with him, "Congratulations."

Qi Weizhao took the lead in clapping softly, and applause immediately broke out around him.

Speaker Quan looked at him with deep eyes. Although he had expected it, Chen Chuan's promotion to this position still made him feel a chill in his heart. Several members of the parliament beside him even showed a hint of uneasiness.

The Security and Defense Department, whose full name is Jibei Province City Security and Defense Department, is theoretically the superior department of the City Patrol and Processing Bureau. The director is responsible for the overall management of these two departments and is accountable to the Chief Administrative Officer, but in terms of rank, they are at the same level as the Chief Administrative Officer.

The members of the security decision-making group are even more heavyweight. This group is composed of Minister of Government Qi Weizhao, Commissioner of the Ministry of Defense Liang Guanghai, Inspector General of the Jiaorong Garrison Qiao Weiting, and Wuyi Principal Yao Zhiyi.

Apart from the Municipal Council, this group was the highest decision-making body in the central city's government affairs. More importantly, all of these people held some authority over the government, and now Chen Chuan had also joined...

At the scene, Commissioner Cheng said, "In addition, we have a certificate for you. Due to the special nature of this certificate and your current status, we will not hold a ceremony for you. Please understand."

As he spoke, he took a briefcase from a servant, took out a hard-covered letter and handed it to him. Chen Chuan handed the things in his hand to the attendant who came up, opened the hard-covered letter, and saw a line of words written on it.

"National-level fighter Chen Chuan is hereby granted unlimited defense authority. Note: This authority has no time limit and is effective from today. Signed by: National Audit Group Leader, Liang Yonghang."

Chen Chuan took a look at the briefcase, which should contain Certificate A of the unlimited self-defense certificate.

He now understands that not all fighters who graduate from Wuyi will be awarded this certificate. In order to obtain this, the binding agreement must be at least level five or above, and they must have made important contributions to the country.

He was awarded this probably because his contribution in killing Wei Guochan and causing the collapse of the old imperial family's power in the Jibei Road intersection area had been recognized by the Dashun government.

He put the letter down and shook hands with Commissioner Cheng again, "Commissioner Cheng, thank you."

Commissioner Cheng smiled and said, "Director Chen, you're welcome. You have made contributions to the country and deserve this honor."

After he stepped aside, Chen Chuan shook hands with Qi Weizhao, Commissioner Liang, Director Wei and others. A group of officials from the Government Affairs Office came up to congratulate him. Each of them knew that the power structure of the Central City government might change again.

In the past, in order to defend the intersection, personnel between the Management Bureau and the Ministry of Defense needed to be frequently transferred. Due to this special necessity and the intentional manipulation of the upper echelons of the Government Affairs Office, the Security and Defense Department had almost no real power and was only responsible for city patrols. Communication between the Management Bureau and the Government Affairs Office basically did not go through them, and at most they just went through some necessary procedures and documents.

Although the original Director Bei had a high rank, his presence was actually very weak.

However, this director is different. First of all, he used to be the investigation chief of the Processing Bureau and was actually in charge of the overall situation during his tenure. He also brought back the remains of Director Wen and was very popular in the Processing Bureau.

Now that he has become the head of a higher-level department, it goes without saying that his orders will reach the middle and lower levels of the bureau directly. It can be said that he is already a powerful director before he even takes office.

After Chen Chuan dealt with this simply, he declined Qi Weizhao's invitation to attend the ceremony banquet, saying that he had just returned and had some things to deal with, so it was inconvenient for him to stay long.

Qi Weizhao understood this. If Chen Chuan was an ordinary person, it would be fine. However, as a fighter with extremely strong destructive power, it was indeed not appropriate for him to stay here. Everyone would feel uncomfortable. So he immediately called his secretary Qiao Yang and asked him to arrange a special car to send Chen Chuan back.

After saying goodbye to him, Commissioner Liang and others one by one, Chen Chuan took his things out of the lecture hall, took the elevator downstairs and left the administrative building.

After getting on the special car he came in, he clicked on the lower world pass, on which his permissions had been updated, but there were still a few important places that required login verification.

He took a look and first retrieved the information of the Security and Defense Department. After a rough look, he found that Director Bei had been in this position for more than ten years and had made almost no achievements. The administrative orders issued by the Security and Defense Department were almost waste paper, and the Processing Bureau was only responsible to the Government Affairs Department.

This person is nominally the Director of the Defense Department. One might think that he is the head of the city security patrol. This shouldn't be the case, so he guessed that this is probably because Director Bei comes from another faction in the government, so he was sidelined by the government department and the processing bureau.

But it's different here. After he takes this position, it's impossible for the Bureau to bypass it easily, and of course it shouldn't be done. In the past, this position was very critical. If it was not consistent with the Government Affairs Office, it would likely have adverse effects on the safety of the central city.

Under the director, there are three deputy directors in the Defense Department. However, two of them were obviously kicked out to retire because of failure in political struggles. The person in charge of daily affairs is a Deputy Director Lu. Putting aside this person's ability, he only remembers that this person's son seemed to have some problems.

I looked at his past records again, and his performance was mediocre. Of course, it is impossible for him to achieve any results in this position. However, he receives a lot of donations from society and companies every year, so we cannot rule out that this person has connections with the company, and perhaps also with the municipal council.

Under the current circumstances, he would have to come to a decisive battle with the Municipal Council sooner or later, and he couldn't let the problem remain unsolved, so he planned to transfer this person away when he returned.

As the Director of Defense, he does not have this power, but as a member of the Central City Security Decision-making Group, he can do this.

The armed forces of the security department are the most important, and the first thing he needs to do next is to form an armed team directly under his command.

Although there had been some in the Defense Department before, they were all formed by drawing on the already scarce elite personnel from the city patrols and hiring and recruiting security personnel, so it was barely a formality.

He looked down on these people, and his plan was to transfer all the previous teams over to establish an exclusive armed force within the department that would only obey his own orders.

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(End of this chapter)

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