Liu Changming, director of the Shengli District Police Department, is 55 years old this year. He has been in the police system since the establishment of the Longcheng Police Station. He has worked as a patrolman on the street, a civilian in the archives room, and later as the office director of the former director of the Shengli District Police Department. He has climbed up step by step.
When Liu Changming was young, he was very ambitious and wanted to move up, but after he was promoted to deputy director, his promotion speed slowed down significantly. Later, he finally became director and wanted to operate in the city, but when he inquired about the price, he found that it would cost at least 4 million yuan.
There was not even a penny at that time, and four million was definitely an astronomical figure. Liu Changming couldn't afford it, so he could only stay where he was.
As Liu Changming got older, his diabetes and liver cirrhosis became more serious, and his physical condition deteriorated. In addition, although he was rich now, his political career would not change much even if he joined the city leadership team at this age, so he chose to lie down completely and stay in Shengli District as a local emperor.
After Liu Changming turned fifty, he had accumulated an astonishing amount of wealth. His relatives, who were not related to him at all, actually owned more than a dozen high-end villas and apartments, as well as four financial companies in New York City and Waldo.
In the past two years, Liu Changming wanted to land smoothly very much. He handed over all the matters within the police department to his deputies. He would not come to the unit unless there were important meetings or matters to be done. He would just stay at home and indulge in calligraphy, practicing writing words with a click. He seemed to have seen through the world and was given the nickname Liu Yibi.
There are many people like Liu Changming in Longcheng who are lazy in administration but extremely corrupt. They usually keep a low profile and their ranks don't seem to be very high, but if you investigate them thoroughly, you will find that the wealth they possess is unimaginable for ordinary people.
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Liu Changming was just about to practice calligraphy in his office when Xu Jinbo walked in: "Hey, Mr. Liu, are you practicing calligraphy again?"
"Haha, I just came back, so I'm writing something casually." Liu Changming immediately put down his pen and said, "Come on, Mr. Xu, please sit down, please sit down."
After exchanging a few words, the two bent down and sat on the sofa.
"Have some tea, Mr. Xu!" A beautiful young female clerk came in, put the tea on the table, then left immediately and closed the door.
"Alas!" Xu Jinbo sighed, then intervened and said to Liu Changming, "I'm sorry to trouble you with the company's affairs, Lao Liu!"
"It's not a problem, it's just hard to handle." Without outsiders in the room, Liu Changming said whatever he wanted to say: "These workers are here to make trouble. You can't detain all of them, but you can't be too tough either. Otherwise, if a mass incident is provoked, it will be a big trouble."
"Yes." Xu Jinbo glanced at the other party and whispered back, "I am also discussing this with the group leaders, but there is no good plan at the moment because the workers are asking for too much. 980,000 per person, isn't this extortion?"
Liu Changming nodded but didn't respond.
"It's like this, Lao Liu!" Xu Jinbo lowered his voice and said softly, "Find a way to investigate the leaders of these two associations and lock them all up for at least six months. Then, report to the Municipal Police Department, explain the situation and scale of the disturbance, and ask the Police Department to put pressure on the city."
Liu Changming frowned: "I can't report it blindly, otherwise it will only add pressure to the leaders."
"No, no, I have arranged everything for the leader, and he is just waiting for your report. Don't worry, the higher-ups will definitely take action and won't let you make a false move." Xu Jinbo took a sip of tea and narrated softly, "The police department is in an awkward position. They have to give Li Mingsheng face, but they also have to listen to the supervisory committee in secret, so they won't take the initiative to ask you about the situation in the Victory District. But if you take the initiative to report it, they won't be able to ignore it. Do you understand what I mean?"
Liu Changming pondered for a while and said, "The Tongji Association has Lao Li's connection behind it, so if I do this...?"
"This is the crux of the matter! If Tongji Association didn't have Lao Li to support them, would they dare to make such a fuss?" Xu Jinbo lowered his voice and said, "Lao Li has been fighting with our regulatory committee since the last Zhao Weihu incident. So on the surface, it seems that it is the Tongji Association and us that are making trouble, but in fact, there is a disagreement between the higher-ups."
"That's definitely not right." Liu Changming agreed, "Old Li was almost killed outside the district. Anyone would feel unfair about this."
"So, we have to have a stand." Xu Jinbo said, "We are members of the regulatory committee, so naturally...!"
Liu Changming sighed: "Well, I understand what you mean. I will mention it to the police department tomorrow."
"Force the mayor's office to make a statement. As long as Li Mingsheng compromises, that small Tongji Association won't be able to make any waves!" Xu Jinbo said with a smile.
"Yes." Liu Mingchang picked up the teacup.
"Well, one of my brothers is traveling in Huadu, and he just happened to invite your distant nephew to have dinner together tonight." Xu Jinbo grinned and said, "Let their subordinates move around more, so as to enhance our relationship."
"Hahaha!" Liu Changming laughed: "You are too polite!"
…
Ten minutes later, Xu Jinbo left.
Liu Changming sat in his office and immediately called his distant nephew: "Did you meet him?"
"Yes, he sent a painting. It was written by the calligrapher who is very popular in the Chinese area and who even wrote a congratulatory message to the Governor's Office." The distant nephew replied immediately.
"I know that person. His calligraphy is just average, about equal to mine." Liu Changming pretended a little: "I don't have enough space to hang his calligraphy at home, so I'll find a place to sell it."
"Understood," the distant nephew nodded immediately, "Cash out tomorrow."
"It's safe!" Liu Changming said, hung up the phone, and hummed a little tune in a good mood.
…
Early the next morning.
At the city's morning work meeting, the police chief reported to Li Mingsheng about the illegal assembly of workers in Shengli District and their demand for compensation from Baolong Mining.
The police chief was very careful in his choice of words at the meeting, and many of his words were relatively neutral, but this also made Li Mingsheng very uncomfortable. Because group activities are by no means a trivial matter, once the police department broke this window paper, the city should have issued instructions.
At 10:30 in the morning, after the meeting, Li Mingsheng said to Li Yuan with a bad look on his face: "The Police Department has an attitude."
"Yes, they seem to be leaning towards the regulatory committee." Li Yuan nodded.
"Ask Su Tianyu to come over," Li Mingsheng frowned and ordered, "Right away!"
"Yes!" Li Yuan responded.
Li Mingsheng was very anxious at the moment, thinking that Su Tianyu had handled this matter a bit carelessly. Either you make a big noise and give Lao Li an opportunity; or you don't make any trouble and just break up. Otherwise, if the stalemate continues, the city government will be uncomfortable, and Lao Li will naturally be uncomfortable too.
Wouldn't it be a fool to force his boss to abdicate
About an hour later, Su Tianyu arrived at the municipal building, and Lao Li scolded him as soon as they met.
After Su Tianyu listened quietly, he began to tell Li Mingsheng his thoughts: "Leader, this is what I think...!"