Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 603 Background
Could Li Yancheng's smooth journey have been due to the influence of the Luo family?

Yes, that's undeniable.

But his ability to reach this position at such a young age is not entirely due to the Luo family.

If he hadn't been exceptionally capable, even if Old Master Luo had wanted to support him, he wouldn't have reached this point. After all, the Luo family has other sons.

No matter what, he's just a son-in-law. The old man will definitely take care of his own son first, and only when he has extra resources will he lend him a hand.

However, Li Yancheng is an oddball. Not only does he have superb medical skills, but through these skills he has also amassed connections that are difficult for many to match. He is also very capable in his professional work.

How could someone with both connections and ability not get promoted?

People like Zeng Jianming were practically raised by the Chen family. Although it was said that he was marrying a wife, it was no different from him marrying into the family. People like him just did whatever they were told to do.

Fortunately, Chen Xiangyang didn't drag him into doing those things later, otherwise he wouldn't be sitting here now, but would also be enjoying the benefits of solitary confinement.

In fact, Li Yancheng felt that Zeng Jianming was being a bit pretentious.

He had no choice in the matter; he simply failed to uphold his principles. He was beholden to those who offered him food and gifts, and he enjoyed the conveniences the Chen family provided, yet he couldn't bear to give them up, ultimately leading to this tragic end.

"As a person, you still need to have a bottom line and principles. Don't say that you have no choice. Whether it's you or me, in your words, we both married women from those kinds of families and enjoyed some visible and invisible benefits brought by our wives' families."

But don't we have the ability to judge what we can and cannot do? We…

Li Yancheng pointed at Zeng Jianming, then at himself: "We are all living, breathing human beings. As human beings, we should have the most basic sense of right and wrong. As a police officer of a certain rank, do you not even have this much ability? Don't you know what you can and cannot do?"

Or is it that you save people based on who they are? You'll risk your life to save someone who can bring you benefits or advantages, but treat ordinary people differently?

"Director Li, you're wronging me. When I saved my wife back then, I had no idea who she was." Zeng Jianming hurriedly spoke up to defend himself when he heard Li Yancheng trying to erase even his proudest achievement from his many years as a police officer.

"hehe"

Li Yancheng smiled and reached out to pick up the few sheets of paper that Zeng Jianming had just placed in front of him, gesturing to them.

"Then tell me, what are these? Did you write them yourself? Are these records of Chen Xiangyang bullying ordinary people, and you cleaning up the mess for him?"

Back then, you were willing to risk your life to save strangers, so why have you become like this now?
Don't tell me you're powerless to do anything. Whether you're powerless or not is up to you. Don't try to shift the blame onto others when something goes wrong so you can feel at ease.

You're shifting all the blame onto the Chen family, claiming you had no choice. Do you believe the Chen family must have thought, "Why did you help him? If you hadn't helped, their youngest son might not be in this situation today?"
If Chen Xiangyang had caused trouble for the first time, and you had handled it strictly according to the law instead of helping him clean up the mess, your life and job might have changed. But if you had acted uprightly and honestly, how could things have turned out like this?

Li Yancheng dislikes nothing more than shirking responsibility. If you do something wrong, you should reflect deeply and admit it, instead of blaming others. If you have this mentality, then you have not realized your mistake at all. Even if you are expelled from the police force, such a person will still be a danger to society.

What he needs to do now is not only to find out Zeng Jianming's criminal behavior, but also to make this guy fully realize his mistakes and know what to do in the future.

Otherwise, even if he is sentenced to several years in prison and goes to jail, he may go down a completely dark path after he gets out.

Zeng Jianming has worked on the public security front for quite some time. He is not the kind of incompetent person who just loafs around all day. He has worked in police stations, criminal investigation departments, and public security departments, and he is very knowledgeable about the work of the public security organs.

If he were to turn to the dark side and actually commit crimes, his counter-surveillance capabilities would be extremely strong, posing a great threat to society. Li Yancheng certainly didn't want to see that happen.

Therefore, he wanted Zeng Jianming to realize his own problems and not to harbor such resentment.

Over the next period of time, Li Yancheng talked to him a lot, carefully analyzing his mental journey over the years and why he had come to this point.

Gradually, Zeng Jianming also opened up and talked about his inner turmoil.

It was obvious to the naked eye that his expression was completely different from when he came before. He spoke much more sincerely and genuinely recognized his mistakes.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Li Yancheng called Sun Heping, the director of the Political Department and the director of the Supervision Office, and handed him over along with the letter of repentance.

First, the Supervisory Office will review Zeng Jianming's violations of rules and regulations. If, during the review, it is found that he has also violated the law and the circumstances are serious, the Supervisory Office will announce his disciplinary punishment after the review is completed. Only then will any other criminal clues and evidence discovered be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.

After they left, Li Yancheng got up and walked to the window to look out. The morning had passed in conversation, and it was almost lunchtime.

Just then, the phone on his desk rang, and he turned around and went to answer it.

"Hello, I am Li Yancheng."

"Yan Cheng, it's me."

"Dad, you're back?"

The caller was his father-in-law, who had just returned from inspecting and guiding work at the grassroots level.

"You're back. You just arrived a little after nine. Yan Cheng, you've been making quite a stir lately."

“I didn’t want to make such a big fuss, but someone just had to run into me. There’s nothing I can do, it just might cause you a lot of trouble.”

"Haha, what trouble or not, it's alright. As long as you have a pure heart and are truly acting for the public good and the people, you don't need to worry about anything else. I can hold on for a few more days. You don't need to think about anything else. Just follow your own ideas and go for it boldly."

"Thanks dad!"

"There's no need for such formalities between us. By the way, Yan Cheng, Comrade Gao Shuyuan's retirement application has been approved. Did you know that?"

"Director Gao told me."

"Just so you know, he recommended Comrade Dai Liwei to headquarters and the city."

"Yes, Director Gao also told me about this."

The position of Director of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau is very important and of a high rank. Who will hold this position is no longer something that headquarters and the city can decide. They can only recommend suitable candidates to the higher-level organization department. The specific candidate will be selected after the organization department has conducted an investigation and then reported to higher authorities. The final candidate will be discussed at a meeting held at higher levels.

As the first deputy in charge of political affairs, Luo Lao had a great deal of say in personnel arrangements at the level of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau Director.

"The person he recommended might not get accepted."

!!!

Upon hearing this, Li Yancheng on the other end of the phone was slightly taken aback and asked with considerable curiosity, "Dad, what's the reason you can't go? Is someone objecting?"

"It has nothing to do with whether anyone objects or not. The main issue is that it's inconsistent with policy. After the last meeting, the organization department should have issued new guidelines for the appointment of cadres. Didn't you see them?"

Reminded by this, Li Yancheng remembered that indeed, three days after the meeting where his father-in-law was elected first deputy, the organization department issued a trial version of the new cadre appointment guidelines. One of the guidelines roughly stated that the top leaders of governments and units at all levels must have experience in governing grassroots units.

In other words, to become the head of a municipal bureau in Beijing, one must have experience as the head of a district or county branch bureau.

Old Dai was completely blank on this point. He was transferred to the Public Security Army along with the army back then, and then worked his way up in criminal investigation.

It should be said that this policy is extremely disadvantageous to cadres with his kind of experience.

That's why Mr. Luo said it was possible they wouldn't make it, rather than certain they wouldn't.

Just as Li Yancheng was about to say something, he suddenly paused, thinking of himself. He hadn't had this experience either, so what about the future...?

Haha, it's not that he lacks experience as a leader at the grassroots level, but rather that he has absolutely no grassroots experience.

So what should his next step be?
On the other end of the phone, Old Luo seemed to be able to see directly into his son-in-law's mind through the phone line, knowing what he was thinking, and then he spoke.

"Don't worry about your situation yet. You're still young. Gain experience in this position for a few more years before we talk about it."

"Uh... Dad, you misunderstood. I wasn't worried about that much."

He did indeed only think about the issue briefly before dismissing it without much concern. After all, he had only been the deputy director for a month at most, and thinking about the next step now would be overthinking things.

"I'm wondering, if Director Dai can't go up, then who will?"

"I don't know yet. I just overheard it. I haven't seen the candidate recommended by the organization department. Whoever it is in the future, just do your job well and cooperate actively."

"Thanks for reminding me, Dad. I understand!"

"Well, if you're not too busy these next couple of days, come back tonight and let's have a chat. Oh, I almost forgot, the Cheng family donated dozens of cars in their private capacity, specifically to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau as police vehicles. Everyone knows that's because of you."

I heard that the ship carrying the car seems to have arrived at the port of Jinshi and should be here in the next few days. Your younger brother, Cheng Jianwen, is coming with it.

The implication is that since you're brothers, the reception duties are entrusted to you. Of course, relevant leaders will definitely show up on the first day.

Li Yancheng was stunned by what his father-in-law said next.

Did the Cheng family donate cars to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau free of charge for police use? And dozens of them at that?
What are they going to do?
To give himself political achievements?
Does this count as a political achievement? Of course it does! And it absolutely must!
If anyone disagrees, let him find someone to make a free donation as well.

Hey! The Cheng family is really something! They pulled this stunt on him without saying a word!
"I understand, Dad. I'm sure I can handle the reception, but the case I'm working on isn't finished yet. In a couple of days, it will probably be in its final stages."

This case involves Old Chen's youngest son and son-in-law. Without resorting to underhanded tactics, that youngest son will definitely be a tough nut to crack. I'm worried that we won't have the resources to deal with him later. As you know, the pressure of this case is immense.

After a moment of contemplation, Old Master Luo on the other end of the phone said, "You're right, the case is important. I heard from my secretary that a lot of them were dug up in Langshi, all done by the youngest son of the Chen family."

"Yes, the dead man was someone who followed Chen Xiangyang around doing his dirty work. He must have known too many of his secrets. The theft of the grain depot has been exposed, and we will find out who is behind it sooner or later. That's why he ordered the murders. The person who did it was Jiang Xiaodong, who was adopted by the Chen family."

The key issue now is that we do not yet have concrete evidence of Chen Xiangyang's crimes. If we rely solely on Jiang Xiaodong's testimony, the evidence is still somewhat weak.

On the one hand, we need to confirm the theft at the Mengou Grain Depot and his involvement. The State Grain Administration is cooperating with us in investigating the mole, and we hope that through this mole, we can find evidence of Chen Xiangyang's crimes.

On the other hand, we need to see if we can find evidence that Chen Xiangyang instructed Jiang Xiaodong to commit murder. We are also still working to gather evidence of his other crimes and identify the victims.

Li Yancheng was telling his father-in-law these things as a work report, but from a purely work perspective, it was considered reporting to a higher level, and in a way that was completely out of line.

But since they are father-in-law and son-in-law, even if Old Luo gets the details of the case and the next steps of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Corps from here, he certainly won't tell anyone, let alone let others know.

"In that case, I'll talk to the foreign affairs department and have someone else take over the job of receiving your brother. You can meet with your brother when you have time."

The higher-ups want you to ask if your biological mother has decided to come to China to receive your treatment.

"I know dad."

"Okay, then. Try to come back sometime in the next couple of days."

"Okay! Dad, you just got back from a long journey today, you should rest more, your health is important."

"I know, I'll hang up now."

After hearing the busy tone from the phone receiver, Li Yancheng put the receiver back on the landline.

To be honest, his father-in-law really treated him like a son.

Li Yancheng was willing to bet that Luo Yang still didn't know the old man had returned.

The phone call consisted of three things, all of which were about him.

Firstly, the old man expressed his support for his work, which meant that he could give full play to his abilities without any worries.

Secondly, he was told that if Lao Dai didn't get promoted this time, his chances of becoming the executive vice president would be almost nil, unless Lao Dai was transferred.

The third one is simple; it concerns his biological family.

The reason he didn't rush to interrogate Chen Xiangyang himself or have the pre-trial investigator handle the case after Chen Xiangyang was brought over to surrender by the Chen family was not only because he felt the evidence was insufficient, but also because, most importantly, he was afraid that if the kid opened his mouth, he would definitely implicate a whole bunch of people from well-off families, muddying the waters.

Should we investigate the people this guy implicates?
Not going to investigate? Then Li Yancheng doesn't deserve to wear this police uniform.

An investigation is definitely necessary, but the method and approach to it must be carefully considered.

Forcing it is not impossible, but it is very easy to suffer heavy losses on both sides, and there is also the possibility of things he does not want to see happening.

Individually, those generations might not be too difficult to manage, but when they come together, the energy unleashed by their families is something even Elder Luo or those other surviving elders would have to think twice about.

He originally planned to visit the sanatorium where those veteran comrades lived in the afternoon or tomorrow, and talk to them about the case. He believed that these veteran comrades would be willing to help him withstand the pressure.

Now that my father-in-law is back, there's no need to bother those old comrades anymore.

Those people are all quite old. If they knew that someone had done something so heinous, they would definitely be furious and slam their fists on the table and throw their chairs. If the old man got sick from all the anger, he would be held responsible.

He planned to have lunch at the bureau's canteen later, and then go to the brigade headquarters to meet Chen Xiangyang, the third son of the Chen family. It was time to clean up some of the atmosphere in Beijing.

He had long disliked some of the older generation who did nothing of substance but abused their family background to commit crimes. This time, as long as he could obtain concrete evidence of their illegal activities, he would take care of them one by one, and let those guys know why the flowers are so red.

The social security environment in Beijing must be cleaned up.

……

Meanwhile, in a private room on the second floor of a state-run restaurant on Qianmen Street, five young men in their twenties and thirties sat around a round table, frowning and ignoring the food on the table without saying a word. One of them, wearing black-rimmed glasses, was none other than the young master Meng that Lü Jiandong had teased at his friend's house yesterday afternoon.

The five people remained silent with their heads down, neither speaking nor looking at the others. After a while, one of them slowly raised his head.

He first glanced at the others, and seeing that they were all still looking down, he coughed lightly.

"Cough cough..."

His dry cough made the others look up.

"Alright, stop looking so gloomy. The sky isn't going to fall. Even if it does, there's always someone taller to hold it up. Li Yancheng is powerful, that's true, I have to admit, but I don't believe he would dare to attack us all at once."

(End of this chapter)