Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 676 Good News

Li Yancheng's judgment was correct. Jiang Haitao, the director of Yangchao Branch, did not give face to Cai, the deputy director of the Municipal Bureau, and did not agree to take Zheng Tian to the headquarters for interrogation.

Even though Deputy Director Cai said that if the bullet was really related to the "May 5.6 gun theft case," he would report it to the city and headquarters and give the Yangchao branch a first-class merit, Director Jiang Haitao still did not budge.

Comrade Cai was so angry that he almost smashed the phone in his office, but there was nothing he could do.

The municipal bureau has limited management authority over the county (district) bureaus below it, and its role is more focused on supervision and business guidance.

Deputy Director Cai wanted to bring the person to the headquarters for interrogation, not to claim credit, but simply to make a breakthrough as soon as possible and find out whether the kid was related to the gun theft case at the West City Sports School.

Director Jiang of the Yangchao branch clearly didn't think that way.

Old Cai picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers. When he got to the last number, he hesitated for a moment, then put the receiver back on the landline.

He originally intended to call Li Yancheng and ask the bureau chief to retrieve the person from the Yangchao branch. He believed that the bureau chief would be able to get the person back if he intervened.

But he felt that doing so seemed a bit like a child complaining to their parents, so he abandoned the plan at the last minute.

He sat back down in the chair behind his desk, lit a cigarette, closed his eyes slightly, and began to think about what he would do if he were the director or the deputy director.
In fact, their situations were completely different. When Li Yancheng was first transferred to the position of deputy director, he was a new broom sweeping clean, and within just one or two months, he had sent countless people to jail. The Municipal Supervisory Commission was constantly investigating him, but they couldn't keep up.

Those three actions immediately established his prestige, making him an absolute leader, and no one in the county (branch) bureaus dared to contradict him.

Not to mention the entire city's public security system, even the leaders and directors of the county (district) governments and organizations are incredibly friendly to him.

Cai Boming only arrived at the municipal bureau in April, so there's no point in talking about prestige. He probably hasn't even memorized all the leadership teams of the county (branch) bureaus and the criminal police captains yet.

This is the fundamental difference.

On the other side, after hanging up the report call from Jin Zhihai, Li Yancheng pondered for a moment, then picked up the phone and dialed again.

"Old Jiang, it's me."

"Director, hello!"

Upon hearing that the call was from the head of the municipal bureau, Director Jiang of the Yangchao branch bureau's face instantly turned ashen.

As if he could see it, Li Yancheng on the other end of the phone said with a smile, "Old Jiang, don't change your expression. Don't worry, I'm not calling to ask you for someone."

"Director Li, is this really true?"

"Of course, why would I lie to you about this? I called mainly to tell you that I still believe in the fighting power of the Yangchao branch. I believe you can definitely get Zheng Tian to talk."

But Lao Jiang, everyone's watching the case at the West City Sports School. The sooner it's closed, the sooner the leaders can rest easy, so..."

"Director Li, I'm pledging my life to you. Just give me one night. If we still can't get that kid to talk, I'll personally deliver him to the headquarters tomorrow morning."

"No need, no need. I said I trust you, and I really do. Old Jiang, you don't need to make any pledges. Just show me your statement tomorrow morning. However, tell the comrade in charge of the interrogation to be careful with the methods and not to use any special means."

"Don't worry, Director Li, I'll personally go and keep an eye on things, and I'll make sure they don't do anything reckless."

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."

"Thank you for your trust in our Yangchao branch. We will certainly live up to your trust."

"It should."

Because of their different positions, Li Yancheng never considered bringing the person to the headquarters for interrogation. To him, it didn't matter whether it was a branch office, the headquarters, or even a local police station; he didn't care which unit caught up with or found the clues to the case.

Originally, he was the head of the municipal bureau, so as long as the case was solved, that was enough.

In Li Yancheng's view, Deputy Director Cai's vision was still a bit narrow.

He is the deputy director of the municipal bureau in charge of criminal investigation, responsible for criminal investigation work throughout the city, and cannot just focus on the municipal bureau's criminal investigation team in front of him.

The eagerness to solve the case is understandable, but things shouldn't be done that way.

Doing so will only cause resentment among the comrades in the lower-level county (branch) bureaus.

Fortunately, Deputy Director Cai did not intervene administratively; otherwise, he estimated that Lao Jiang from the Yangchao branch would have filed a complaint all the way to the city.

Li Yancheng put the phone receiver back on the landline and let out a soft breath. If the bullet found by the Yangchao branch could really be linked to the Chengxi Sports School case, then this case that had captivated countless people would finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. More than two months had passed since the incident, and he felt it was time to end it.

……

"Dong dong dong..."

"Please come in"

Luo Min, who graduated in 1982 and returned to work at the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Social Affairs, is now the head of the Confidential Section under the Office. Because of the relatively spacious environment, she has her own independent office, although it is quite small.

It was already 5:30, and she was tidying up the documents on her desk, waiting for her time to go home, when she heard someone knocking on the door.

"Xiaomin"

"Hey, Sister Zhang, come in quickly."

"Did I disturb your work, Xiaomin?"

The office door was pushed open from the outside, and a woman who looked to be in her fifties stood in the doorway and asked with a smile.

"Oh dear, it's almost time to get off work, there's not much work left, I'm just tidying up the table."

Seeing that the visitor was the cashier from the finance department, Luo Min smiled and stood up from behind her desk to invite the person in.

"Don't pour water, Xiaomin. With what you're saying, it's almost time to get off work. I didn't have anything to do, so I just dropped by."

"You're really not going to pour water, Sister Zhang? I won't stand on ceremony with you."

"No need, please sit down."

"Alright!" Luo Min didn't stand on ceremony any longer and plopped back down in her seat behind the desk.

Her office was small, with no room for a sofa, so visitors had to sit in the chair in front of her desk. "Sister Zhang, you've come at the right time. I was just saying there was something I wanted to ask you about later."

"what's up?"

"I heard they're going to give us a raise, is that true?"

Although the family is already well-off, with over two million yuan in the bank, and her husband's basic salary has soared to over two hundred since he was promoted to bureau chief, plus his position salary and other government subsidies, his monthly income exceeds five hundred. In other words, he can't spend it all, he simply can't spend it all.

But when the topic of a raise came up, Luo Min's eyes still lit up.

In her words, it just felt different.

"Wow, you're quite well-informed. I only heard about it this morning. You already... uh..." At this point, the middle-aged woman, referred to as Sister Zhang, suddenly realized something was wrong and raised her hand to gently pat her forehead.

"See, what I'm saying is obvious. With Director Li around, how could you not know about this?"

Luo Min smiled but didn't say anything. She hadn't actually heard about the raise from her husband, because Li Yancheng didn't even know about it yet.

The salary increase is currently just a rumor; no official document has been issued. Apart from a very few close friends, no one will discuss these "trivial matters" with him anymore.

It is said that the higher you climb, the colder it gets, and Li Yancheng has only just stepped into the "advanced" ranks, yet he has already begun to experience it.

Luo Min understood what Sister Zhang meant. Her eyes flashed and she asked, "Sister Zhang, from what you're saying, it's true, and it's not just a rumor?"

“That’s right, there will definitely be a pay raise.” Sister Zhang nodded with certainty: “After hearing the rumors this morning, I called an old friend who works at the Planning Commission. She said that there is indeed a pay raise, and the leaders in their commission have already discussed the matter and submitted a written report.”

She added that a wage increase is almost certain, since it was originally proposed by higher authorities; they just need the Planning Commission to come up with a concrete plan.

My friend read the meeting summary. The leaders in their committee discussed a plan for salary changes. She said that if the plan is approved, the salary increase will be quite large, and some people's salaries could double. By the way, Xiaomin, I think your Director Li's salary is about the same.

But my friend estimates that even if a pay rise doesn't start this year, it might not be until next year at the earliest.

Double!
No one would complain about having a high salary, and Luo Min was no exception. When she heard that her husband's salary might double, her eyes lit up, and she completely ignored what Sister Zhang said at the end.

Starting in the eleventh year after the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the extremely difficult circumstances at that time, the policy of raising wages was shelved, and even changes in seniority-based wages were suspended during this period.

This situation continued for seven or eight years before seniority-based wages were restored to the previous policy, increasing with longer service, but the base wage remained unchanged. This time, there is finally some progress.

Ok?
"Sister Zhang, you just said that the price increase won't happen until next year?"

"It's not certain that prices will rise next year, but the earliest it will be is next year."

"Uh..." The excitement that Luo Min had just felt from hearing about the salary increase, and by such a large amount, vanished in an instant.

It's only the end of July now, next year? Haha...

"Alright, then let's not consider it for now," Luo Min muttered somewhat listlessly.

Sister Zhang rolled her eyes in annoyance, wanting to complain, but swallowed the words back.

Although she didn't know exactly how much Li Yancheng earned each month, judging from their bureau chief's information, it was definitely no less than three hundred. Adding Luo Min's salary of over one hundred and ten per month, the couple's combined income was close to five hundred. Even if they ate meat every day, they couldn't spend all that money.

Moreover, she had heard that Director Li had apparently submitted something to the state, and the state had rewarded him with a considerable sum of money, an amount that could be described as astronomical.

In her opinion, since they are already so rich, why should they care about such a small amount of money as a raise?
"That's enough, your family is so rich, why would you care about this?" Sister Zhang couldn't help but say.

“It’s different, it’s different.” Luo Min waved her hand and said, “I know you’re talking about the reward money, Sister Zhang, but for me it’s a windfall. I don’t feel at ease with that kind of money. My salary is different. It’s earned through my labor, and I feel at ease spending it.”

"Come on, I'm telling you, you're just being pretentious. You don't even feel secure with it." Sister Zhang said with a look of disgust.

"Although I don't know exactly how much the government rewarded Director Li, the amount must be considerable. Since it's a government reward, what's there to be uneasy about? Who would dare to say anything?"

To protect Li Yancheng from gossip, he twice presented the money he had earned from the prescriptions. The explanation given was that he had handed over something very good and useful, and the state had given him a monetary reward, but this reward could not even cover a fraction of the value of the two items he had handed over.

If someone dares to say that the money he received came from selling things, hey, he'd better wait to be "impeached".

Of course, not everyone knows about this, and not many people are qualified to know. The reason why this Ms. Zhang was able to hear about it is entirely because her husband works in the General Office of the State Council.

Luo Min chuckled, a little embarrassed by what was said.

Sister Zhang is right. She is indeed a bit pretentious about this, which is related to her upbringing. That's why she feels uneasy when she sees money.

However, the money was brought back by her husband, and it was indeed approved by the higher-ups. Although she felt uneasy, she didn't say much.

In fact, she sometimes worries that something like what happened more than ten years ago might suddenly happen again.

When her father was suddenly sent to work in that small town in the Northwest, it really terrified her.

That incident happened so recently, and now her husband has brought back so much money twice. It would be a lie to say she's not afraid.

Despite her fear, she believed that husband and wife were one, and regardless of whether the money would cause trouble in the future, she would stand by her husband.

"Snapped"

Sitting opposite Luo Min, Sister Zhang raised her hand and patted her forehead again.

"Look at me, Xiaomin, I came to see you because I had something to say, but you interrupted me and I almost forgot."

"What's up, Sister Zhang?"

"Well, yesterday afternoon after get off work I went to my parents' house. Oh, my parents' house is in Yangchao District. My father has passed away, and now my mother lives with my younger brother."

My brother called me yesterday and said that my mother was feeling a little unwell. After I got off work, I went back to check on her. While we were eating, my niece, who is my brother's youngest daughter, told me that she accidentally found a gun and a few oddly shaped bullets in the satchel of a boy named Liu Xiaotian in the alley.

My niece couldn't tell whether it was a bullet or not. She said it looked different from the bullets she used when she was doing target practice in militia training.

I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but after I finished my work, I suddenly remembered it and thought about it for a while. The more I thought about it, the more something seemed off.

(End of this chapter)