I am a policeman

Chapter 679 Postscript 6 - Successor
In 2002, the Office of the Commissioner of Xiangjiang Police Force.

"Mr. Dong wants to retire?" Lei Weidong couldn't believe his ears when he heard the news from Yang Jianhua, the visiting director of the Security Bureau.

"Yes!" Yang Jianhua nodded, indicating that the news was true.

"why?"

Regarding the news that Mr. Dong wanted to retire, Lei Weidong had no news at all. It was obviously a temporary decision. Lei Weidong was a little strange about this, because compared to his previous life, Mr. Dong's situation was too much.

In his previous life, Mr. Dong was really unlucky.

Just three months after Xiangjiang's return to China, the financial turmoil came head-on.

As a result, Xiangjiang, whose economy has been growing for more than ten years, experienced economic recession for five consecutive quarters, leading to a sharp drop in property prices.

The depreciation of fixed assets has reduced hundreds of thousands of middle-class people to the "negative bourgeoisie", making many people angry at Mr. Dong, thinking that he cannot take on important responsibilities.

Fortunately, with the support of the mainland, Heung Kong weathered the Asian financial turmoil. Its economy ended five consecutive quarters of negative growth and took steps toward recovery.

And in the first quarter of 2000, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, and the economic growth rate reached 13%, the highest in 10.5 years, which restored everyone's trust in Mr. Dong.

But in this year, the old American technology stocks crashed, which affected the whole world. Coupled with the subsequent 911, Xiangjiang's economy fell into a trough again, and there was no growth again, which hit Mr. Dong's reputation.

After finally getting out of the predicament, the economy had just improved. In August 2002, the financial crisis hit again. This was the follow-up to the Asian financial turmoil. The international hot money was unwilling to fail and wanted to come back for revenge.

Fortunately, with the support of the mainland, Xiangjiang survived again.

After successfully resisting the crisis in 2002, Xiangjiang's economy seemed to see the dawn of recovery again.

Because in this year, the mainland and Xiangjiang started free travel, that is, allowing mainland tourists to travel and spend in Xiangjiang, so as to make up for the decline of Xiangjiang in terms of finance and technology.

It has to be said that the tourism industry is quick to make money. In 2002 alone, the number of mainland tourists to Xiangjiang reached 1657 million, an increase of 2001% over 20.7.

Coupled with the Mainland's accession to the WTO, the Mainland's import and export trade soared, and the re-export trade in Hong Kong increased significantly. This made Hong Kong's economy start to recover. At the end of 2002, it reached 1.5% again.

Just when everything was going well, a disease never before seen in human history hit quietly, making Xiangjiang's economy, which had endured the financial turmoil and the bursting of the real estate bubble, even worse, and once again fell to the bottom.

That is to say, under such circumstances, the haggard Mr. Dong chose to resign.

But in the Hong Kong comprehensive world, because of the support of the richest man Lei Weidong, Xiangjiang had an early warning in the Asian storm, and lost a little in the front, but the final closing and beating the dog made the international hot money vomit blood, which is more ruthless than the financial defense battle in the real world too much.

Coupled with the large-scale development of the northern metropolitan area, Xiangjiang's economy has a second spring. Its economic growth has been strong. Even in the Asian financial turmoil, it has not fallen below 3 percentage points.

Don't underestimate 3 percentage points. Unlike the mainland, Hong Kong is already a developed economy with a per capita income of more than 2 trillion US dollars. The growth of 3 percentage points is already very high.

In addition, with the support of Lei Weidong, land reclamation continued even after the reunification, making Xiangjiang in 02 18 square kilometers more land than in history.

Don't underestimate the 18 square kilometers. A dozen square kilometers is nothing in the mainland, but in Xiangjiang, where every inch of land is precious, every extra square kilometer can do a lot of things and resettle many people.

With sufficient land, Mr. Dong can realize his dream of improving the living environment of Xiangjiang citizens.

这些年，香江政府在填海的土地以及北部大都会，总共完成了30万套45平方米、30万套65平方米经济适用房，40万套110平方米商品房的建设。

A total of one million houses that can accommodate more than 400 million people have entered the society, not only improving the living environment of Xiangjiang citizens, but also sweeping the ugly phenomenon of cage houses that have existed in Xiangjiang for decades into the garbage dump.

It also allowed the real estate market to grow healthily. Its housing price has not changed for ten years and has remained stable at the price in the early 90s, allowing ordinary citizens to have the money to buy commercial housing to improve their living environment.

The slump in housing prices made Mr. Dong resented by real estate developers for delaying them from making money, but with the support of the middle and lower class citizens, Mr. Dong's support rate was astonishingly high.

Under such circumstances, Mr. Dong took the initiative to retire, which surprised Lei Weidong.

"The main reason is that he is getting older, and Xiangjiang's economy has been very good these years. The development of the northern metropolis has allowed Mr. Dong to fulfill his childhood dream, so he thought about retreating bravely."

Yang Jianhua said with a smile, "And there is a good heir, so that Mr. Dong won't worry about losing power."

"A good heir, who does Mr. Dong take a fancy to?"

"What do you think?" Yang Jianhua shrugged.

"It can't be me?" Lei Weidong pointed to his nose.

"Who else can be besides you, it won't be Mr. Huo!" Yang Jianhua asked back.

"It really can't be Mr. Huo." Lei Weidong nodded.

This is not to say that Mr. Huo is not qualified enough, it is because he is too old, he is now in his eighties, and he is hospitalized several times a year.

"I'm the Chief of Police now, do you want me!" Lei Weidong sighed and nodded, "That's right, I've been the Chief of Police for nearly ten years, and it's time for me to abdicate."

Generally speaking, apart from the fact that the emperor can die all the time, that is, a position without real power like the crown prince of the Great Eagle Empire can have no time limit.

In other positions, especially positions with real power, people will basically be replaced in the next ten years. The purpose is to prevent one person from working in the same position for a long time and forming cliques.

Lei Weidong's influence on the police force can be said to have penetrated deep into his bones during the past ten years as the police chief, far more than before he became the chief.

Especially the older generation of police officers like Lin Meng, Bid Shu, and Huang Bingyao. After retiring and resigning, the police force has become Lei Weidong's world.

The two deputy directors, Li Ying, who was in charge of operations, and Yazi, who was in charge of management, were either Lei Weidong's cronies or his wife.

The five senior assistant directors, Instructor Hu, Bo Kailun, Jian Huizhen, Ma Jun, and Li Zhongguang are also Lei Weidong's confidantes and wives.

Even more than a dozen assistant directors, Zhou Xingxing, Chen Yalun, Hui Yinghong, Zhu Huabiao, Yuan Haoyun, Fang Zheng, Guo Haihua, Yin Mingyang, Song Zijie, Miao Zhishun and others were all from Lei Weidong.

Not to mention the superintendents and inspectors below, more than 90.00% of them are from Lei Weidong's faction.

It can be said that Lei Weidong's deployment in the police force for decades has completely exploded in this decade, falling from the top and firmly controlling the police force.

For other factions, if they have a good relationship with the mainland, Lei Weidong will take Yang Jianhua's face and hand over the security department to them. They are marginal figures in the police force.

If the relationship with the mainland is not good, such as people like Cai Yuanqi who are close to the ghost forces, they will all be raised by Lei Weidong to the police force.

In this situation, not to mention that Lei Weidong is still in the police force, even if he leaves, the impact on him will last for 20 or even 30 years, and it will not dissipate in 40 years.

Even though the superiors trust Lei Weidong a lot, they still need to pay attention to the influence of trust. It is time for Lei Weidong to leave the police force.

"I'll talk to Mr. Dong. If he has made up his mind, I will leave the police force." Lei Weidong was silent for a while, nodded, and agreed with Yang Jianhua's suggestion.

"Who do you think will replace you?" Yang Jianhua asked.

As the head of the Security Bureau, Yang Jianhua has the right to make decisions about the chief of police, but with Lei Weidong's prestige in the police force, I still have to give him face and let him designate his successor
"Yazi, the Xiangjiang Police Force has been established for so many years, it's time for a female police chief to appear." Between his cronies and his wife, Lei Weidong would definitely choose his wife.

I believe Li Ying will agree with this point.

"Compared to Li Ying, Yazi is much more suitable." Yang Jianhua nodded.

Compared with Yazi, who was trained in Eagle Country and has a bachelor's degree, the reckless Li Ying's management ability is much worse. He can become the deputy director of operations, not only because of Lei Weidong's support, but also because of the deputy director of operations Ability is mainly reflected in action.

If it were the deputy director of management, Li Ying would definitely make a mess.

Let him be the director. I believe that even if Lei Weidong nominates him, he will refuse.

"After Yazi, do you have someone to choose?" Yang Jianhua continued to ask.

"After Yazi, she is not yet 40 years old, so she can work for ten years. Is it too early to think about it?"

"not early!"

Yang Jianhua shook his head and said, "I will be the chief of the security bureau for another five years, and I plan to hand it over to Yazi, and then I will elect another director."

"After Yazi, let Jian Huizhen or instructor Hu take over." Lei Weidong's favorite candidate is Jian Huizhen. After working in the office for so many years, Jian Huizhen's organizational skills are good enough for the position of director.

It's just that the two successors in a row are both his wives. Even though Lei Weidong has a thicker skin than the Great Wall, he still has a fever, so he also mentions Instructor Hu.

How to choose exactly depends on Yazi.

"You can do whatever you want, I have no objection." Even though he knew that the candidate was Jian Huizhen, Instructor Hu just pulled it out to make a show. Yang Jianhua shrugged and said that he had no objection to Lei Weidong's choice.
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"Report!"*2
Yazi and Li Ying entered Lei Weidong's office at the same time and stood at attention to salute him.

"sit!"

Lei Weidong waved his hand, motioned for the two to sit down, looked them in the eyes and said.

"Mr. Dong is not going to be re-elected. The higher-ups want me to take over Mr. Dong's position. The position of Chief of Police needs to be given up. Tell us your thoughts on who is more suitable for this position."

Yazi and Li Ying were stunned at the same time. They did not expect that Lei Weidong would resign from the position of police chief and leave the police force that had been struggling for nearly 30 years.

But then, the two were happy again.

Because Lei Weidong said that the reason why he resigned from the post of police chief was to take over from Mr. Dong.

Yes, the Chief of Police is jokingly called the most powerful person in Xiangjiang because of his control over the violent police force, and he is nicknamed the first brother.

But everyone knows that the highest status in Xiangjiang is not the police chief, but Mr. Dong's position. The police department is just a department of the government, and even the Security Bureau is a level higher than him.

If Lei Weidong took the position of Mr. Dong, he would really be the No. 1 of Xiangjiang.

"Director, I'm a big bastard. I only graduated from Form Five by copying. I'm no longer able to be the deputy director in charge of operations. Let me be the director. It's better to let me die."

Li Ying spoke first, "Let Miss Yazi take this position."

"Director, let Brother Li take this position. He is older than me and has higher qualifications than me. After he takes the position, everyone will obey him. I'll talk about it in a few years."

Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers.

Yazi has already reached the position of deputy director, and it is a lie to say that she does not want to go any further. She seems to be the first female director.

It's just that Yazi knows that, as Lei Weidong's wife, what she has to do at this time is to avoid suspicion and not take the initiative.

If Lei Weidong wanted to take over by himself, he would be able to take the position of director without mentioning it himself. On the contrary, the same is true, no matter how active he is, it will be nothing.

"I'm 52 this year. Even if I become a director, I won't be able to do it for a few years. It's better to retire early and travel around the world with my wife. Jenny reminds me not once or twice. I don't want to let her down again." Li Ying Shaking his head, he said in an authentic tone:

"Director, if you force me to take over, then I will have to resign."

Hong Kong law clearly stipulates that the retirement age of civil servants is 60 years old.

However, because the work of the police is somewhat dangerous and requires a lot of physical strength, it is stipulated that the police must retire at the age of 55. Only the special constitutional ranks such as the director can only be delayed for two years, and the retirement can only be done at the maximum age of 57.

At the same time, it is stipulated that police officers can apply for early retirement, as long as they are 50 years old, they can apply, and once they apply, they must be approved, and according to the regulations, police officers can get a large pension when they retire.

With Li Ying's current position, not only can he receive millions of dollars, but he can also receive a certain amount of pension every month and enjoy free medical expenses and public transportation expenses.

The most important thing is not to take the risk of being a policeman.

If he was young, Li Ying would definitely not want to do this, but Li Ying, who is over half a century old and in his fifties, is no longer as reckless as before, and starts to care about his wife and children. It is time to enjoy life after retirement.

"In this case, Yazi, go back and get ready to take over as the chief of the police department." Seeing that Li Ying was determined and would rather resign than be the chief, Lei Weidong looked at Yazi and said.

"Became the first female police chief in Hong Kong."

"YESSIR!" Yazi stood up excitedly and saluted when she heard that she was going to be the chief, the first female police chief.

(End of this chapter)