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Chapter 273 The Secret to Promotion

So from the beginning, it only took Lin Guoping three minutes to clean the two cabinets, but now it takes him half an hour to finish, and he has to wipe some places back and forth repeatedly.

After all, the office is too small. I can't sit across from Li Yan's desk and chat about gossip seriously, right?
Li Yan felt that it was about time, so he thought for a while and asked Lin Guoping to sit opposite him.

He said seriously, "Guoping, you have been my secretary for a few months. How do you feel? Are you adapting to the work? Are there any difficulties?"

Seeing that Li Yan was not in a hurry to talk about the matter, he instead showed an attitude of wanting to have a conversation.

Lin Guoping was startled, and then he straightened up: "Mr. Li, thank you for your concern. Did I make any mistakes in my recent work?"

"If I do something wrong, you can criticize me."

Although Lin Guoping didn't know much about the officialdom and the workplace, he was good at building interpersonal relationships. Since becoming Li Yan's secretary, Han Chen increased his support for Lin Guoping, and the monthly development funds increased several times.

Under Han Chen's guidance, Lin Guoping generously mingled with several superiors and secretaries in the office. He would invite them to dinner, drinks, and bars every now and then, and also support and care for the young ladies who had fallen into the water.

In addition, Lin Guoping is now considered the superior's secretary, and he is following Li Yan, who has great potential. It can be said that he has a bright future.

We are all from the same class and have a lot of private interactions, so we never know when we will help each other.

As the other party is also willing to make friends, Lin Guoping has now become brothers with those secretaries and they are indistinguishable from each other.

Lin Guoping learned from other people's experience that once your superior has a heart-to-heart talk with you, you must pay close attention, because you will either get benefits such as promotion and salary increase, or you will be criticized and transferred from your position.

With the mentality of preparing for the worst, Lin Guoping began to review himself.

The attitude is very good
Li Yan saw the other party's panic and smiled in his heart. This guy is indeed smart and can adapt to the work quickly.

Given a chance, this guy made friends with other secretaries while building good relationships with people in the group. It can be said that he used his power to weave a network in the shortest time possible.

From time to time, in the name of reporting work or chatting, the private secrets of Zhang Tingdong, several other team leaders, and some team members were talked about.

Sometimes there are some personal opinions mixed in, such as reporting on colleagues who don't get along with him.

Li Yan did not try to stop him, but was rather interested in him. After several attempts, Lin Guoping probably understood Li Yan's thoughts and intensified his investigation in this regard.

So although those members pretended to be very serious in front of Li Yan, Li Yan knew everything that was going on between them very well.

This is the benefit of having a secretary, who can serve as your eyes and ears, reach out and help you grasp everything within the department, so that no disturbance can escape your notice.

It can be said that Lin Guoping played the role of a villain.

But villains play a role in being cautious. If there were no villains, sometimes the superiors would become deaf and blind.

After all, a gentleman would not tell tales.

With Li Yan's deliberate connivance and instigation, Lin Guoping intended to develop into an intelligence collector.

In view of this, Li Yan planned to give Lin Guoping some grass to eat and some substantial rewards, not just verbal praise, otherwise he would lose motivation after a long time.

"No, Guoping, you have done a great job during this period. I have seen your efforts. Overall, I agree with your work. You are an excellent police officer."

Li Yan first affirmed his work.

Then he took out a piece of paper from the drawer and placed it in front of Lin Guoping, smiling and saying, "In recognition of your hard work and performance over this period of time, the police superiors have decided to promote you to the rank of police sergeant."

When Lin Guoping saw this, his face was excited and he stood up quickly and gave Li Yan a standard salute: "Mr. Li, thank you for your appreciation. I will not be arrogant and will continue to work hard."

"Ok!"

Li Yan also stood up, walked in front of Lin Guoping, put on the posture of a superior, patted him on the shoulder cordially, his face full of approval.

"Do a good job, Guoping. Your hard work and dedication are obvious to everyone. Your talents are definitely not limited to the title of police chief. I believe that you will have a brighter future."

"Next month, a group of junior police officers will hold a promotion ceremony. You will attend it. It will be a glorious moment, and you must perform well."

"Yes, Sir Li!"

Lin Guoping was greatly encouraged at this time, and thought he had mastered the trick to get promoted in the officialdom, which was to get along well with his superiors and provide good service. He didn't have to worry about anything else.

Thinking back to the time when I had worked so hard to solve cases and how I had risked my life to catch those bad guys, I had been injured several times and ended up with nothing good.

I thought I could get promoted by working hard, but I didn't expect that it was different here than in the club. I didn't need to work hard, I just had to please my superiors.

Getting promoted is that simple.
What a fool!

Lin Guoping is now extremely grateful that he was the first to approach Li Yan when he just arrived and others were still watching.

It has only been less than half a year and he has been promoted to the next level. According to past experience, if it were not for Li Yan's promotion, it would take at least two years to get promoted to this level.

Lin Guoping was so excited that his face flushed red, and he looked like he was ready to go through fire and water for Li Yan.

Li Yan believed that as long as the other party failed to climb to a higher position, he would definitely protect his own interests, because he was the other party's only hope for promotion and would also be his backer in the officialdom in the future.

Over time, Han Chen's words may not be as effective as his own.

Seeing that the other party was satisfied with his plans and full of confidence in the future, Li Yan smiled slightly in his heart.

"Go and call Huo Qiqiang over."

Lin Guoping thanked him profusely and left. After a while, Huo Qiqiang came to Li Yan's office and sat opposite him: "Mr. Li, you called me?"

"Calling me Sir Li is just a nickname used in front of outsiders."

"There are no outsiders here, just call me Brother Yan or Brother-in-law." Li Yan's enthusiasm made Huo Qiqiang a little flattered. "Before, I called him Brother Yan, but you scolded me rudely, saying that we should call each other by their titles in the company, otherwise it would seem that we are forming a clique and affecting unity."

"Yes, Brother Yan!"

Huo Qiqiang was somewhat helpless, but the higher-ranking official had the more power he could muster, and his parents also told him to listen to Li Yan in the police force.

At Li Yan's signal, Lin Guoping made a cup of coffee for Huo Qiqiang, then closed the door and went out.

Li Yan put on a talkative attitude and asked with concern: "Qiangzi! How are you doing recently? Is there anything you are not used to?"

“Are you getting along well with your colleagues?”

Those who are familiar with him know that Li Yan is holding something bad in his heart.
It’s just that Huo Qiqiang is young and ignorant, and doesn’t understand the habits of people like Li Yan.

"It's all fine. I'm not a new member of the police force. I've worked in Wan Chai for four or five years before."

"Although the serious crime squad and Organized Crime and Triad Bureau have different focuses, they are similar. I am familiar with the procedures, and my colleagues in Group B are all very friendly to me. I feel that it is no different from before, and I am very comfortable with it." Seeing Li Yan's concerned look, Huo Qiqiang also started chatting with Li Yan.

Speaking of which, Huo Qiqiang has been in the police force for four or five years. In terms of experience, he is more experienced than Li Yan, who has just returned to the police force.

"Well, you've been here for a while now, and you've done a good job. Everyone's response has been very good."

"But when doing things, you can't just keep your head down and work hard. When appropriate, you have to look up and see the road. You also have to report your work to your superiors and actively move closer to them. Doing things with both hands is the right way."

Huo Qiqiang was a little confused. What did his brother-in-law mean by this?
I go to your house for dinner often, and under your suggestion, the Moutai in my grandfather's wine cellar is almost emptied.

There are also those who often, after get off work, would secretly tell my cousin that they were working overtime in the police force, but in fact they would invite me to a bar, nightclub, sauna, massage, etc.

They are all purchased by myself.
Apart from that, everything that could be done was done.

Are you still not satisfied?

How else can we get closer?

However, on this point, Huo Qiqiang still admired Li Yan very much. He never played with women outside, no matter how coquettish and attractive those women were.

The bottom line is still firmly held, which is why Huo Qiqiang can often invite Li Yan to these places to relax.

Of course, in Li Yan's words, how can these mediocre women compare to your cousin?

Huo Qiqiang also agreed with Li Yan's opinion. His cousin was a fairy-like figure. If she was not his biological cousin, how could it be Li Yan's turn?
Hearing Li Yan's "teachings" at this time, Huo Qiqiang's face looked a little strange.

After thinking for a while, he stammered and asked tentatively: "Brother-in-law, there are some things I still don't understand. Can you explain it more clearly? Are the words you just said hinting that I should send it to you?"

"Send some money"

Li Yan looked at the blockhead opposite him. This boy was really born lucky. In terms of comprehension, he was not even as good as Lin Guoping.

"You got kicked in the head by a donkey!"

"What I mean is that you have been in West Kowloon for a while now. You should learn to build good relationships with your superiors. For example, you can invite Mr. Huang and Director Liang to dinner or something, and show them how you have changed so that their attitude towards you will change."

Li Yan glanced at the confused Huo Qiqiang with a hint, then winked and made his point clear: "People can't always stay where they are. They should actively strive for progress, right?"

"You've been a senior inspector for quite some time now. Don't you want to be promoted to a higher position?"

Huo Qiqiang suddenly realized, and then an excited look appeared on his face: "Brother-in-law, is this okay? I have only been promoted to Senior Inspector for more than a year. Can I be promoted now?"

"My parents used to help me find solutions. I really don't understand this aspect. What should I do, brother-in-law? I will listen to you."

Li Yan nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, if you don't worry about things like promotion, who will care about you?"

"Why do we fight so hard in the police force? Isn't it just to move up?"

"As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. If you don't rack your brains to figure out this, and just hang around at the grassroots level every day, it's useless!"

"In the past, you always relied on your family for help, so they were disappointed. Now you have to prove that you can climb up on your own without their help, so that they will look up to you."

No one had ever told Huo Qiqiang these things before, so he didn't understand. Now that Li Yan acted like one of his own, Huo Qiqiang felt that he had vaguely touched upon the true meaning of being an official.

I think what Li Yan said makes sense. He doesn't rely on his background. He is so young, but he holds a higher position than me. He must have his own way of being an official.

Now that I'm married to my cousin, it seems that she treats my cousin as her own and is ready to be honest with me.
"Brother-in-law, just give the order, as long as it can lead to promotion, uh."

Although Huo Qiqiang was in front of Li Yan, he still felt that this was too utilitarian, so he borrowed Li Yan's words: "As long as there is progress, I promise to listen to you."

"What do you say? What do I do?"

Li Yan nodded with satisfaction: "Well, Confucian scholars are teachable!"

"Qiangzi, as long as you listen to me, I promise that within three months, I will make you a Chief Inspector and let you take my place."

"Brother-in-law, if I take your seat, what about you?"

Li Yan looked at the other person with contempt, and tacitly turned to the person next to him and said, "Of course it's Team Leader Huang's current position."

Huo Qiqiang suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at Yan in disbelief, and gave him a thumbs up.

"Hey hey hey"

The two of them laughed like foxes stealing fish.
(End of this chapter)