Reborn as a Police Officer in India

Chapter 537 Paving the Way for Roton

If Vides is arrested, how will the Indian people view the CBI?

If Vides was arrested, what about us old guys in the CBI?
If the People's Party takes advantage of the situation, we old people are not much better than Vides. Wouldn't we all be threatened by the People's Party then?

Although his relationship with the People's Party is pretty good, these relationships often become ineffective in the face of huge interests.

For Sharif, he still trusts the CBI the most.

The reason why the senior officials of the People's Party maintain a good relationship with me is not because of me, but because I retired from the Central Bureau of Investigation.

In fact, the influence of the Central Bureau of Investigation is still behind him.

This is why so many people value me and fear me.

If the Central Bureau of Investigation is completely overturned and completely trampled under the feet of the Enforcement Bureau, then its own value will not be that great.

The guys from the People's Party, let alone being on good terms with me, might even cause trouble for me. That's how realistic people are.

Sharif naturally couldn't let this happen.

"What's too much? Haven't they always been like this? Especially in the second term, look at their actions. Whoever they don't like is doomed." Vides sighed.

"What do you think?" Sharif asked with a frown.

"I can also go directly to the Enforcement Bureau," said Vides.

After hearing this, Sharif remained silent for a while.

"Is it wrong?" Seeing Sharif like this, Vides couldn't help but ask again.

"Do you think the CBI, given its current situation, can defeat the Enforcement Directorate?" Sharif asked.

Vides was silent.

He understood what Sharif meant. The Enforcement Directorate had the support of the BJP and was too arrogant. The Central Bureau of Investigation was under great pressure.

Even if he gave the order to arrest some people from the law enforcement bureau, he would probably encounter a lot of internal opposition, and it would be difficult to unify the voice and speak to the outside world.

Now a large part of the voices within the Central Bureau of Investigation are mainly about self-protection and trying to avoid conflict with the Enforcement Bureau.

In Vides' view, this is actually a sign of cowardice.

"I think even if it's some of your trusted subordinates, arresting some middle and lower-level law enforcement officials, it may not be a big problem. But if you arrest the higher-ups of the law enforcement bureau, even deputy directors or directors, would they dare?" Sharif continued to ask.

"This is indeed a big problem." Vides did not deny it.

"So your idea won't work," Sharif said.

"Well, if that's the case, I really can't think of a better way for the time being." Sharif sighed.

"It is very difficult for the outside world and the law enforcement agency," Sharif said.

Vides' heart moved.

It is very difficult to reach out to external parties. What does this mean?
Does Sharif mean that there won’t be much difficulty internally?

But what about internally?
What does this have to do with internal affairs?
"I don't quite understand what you mean." Vides asked.

"If you really want to hear my advice, I do have a way, but I don't know if you are willing to do it." Sharif said with a faint smile.

"I'm asking for your advice sincerely." Vides said hurriedly.

Sharif's words made Vides feel more at ease.

He is a little clueless now.

After all, his original plan was rejected by Sharif. Sharif was right. His plan was difficult to implement.

Now Sharif has a solution, so he will definitely listen to it.

Sharif has been in charge of the Central Bureau of Investigation for much longer than me, and I am still far inferior to him.

It will definitely be beneficial to seek more advice from such an old senior.

Otherwise, he would not have come to Sharif today. Isn't this hoping to get Sharif's guidance?

"Actually, I said that last time." Sharif smiled.

"What did you say last time?" Vides was stunned.

He reacted quickly.

The last time was about the selection of the director of the Delhi branch. At that time, I decided to transfer Roton over.

It now seems that this move was very successful.

The Delhi branch chief is still in his hands.

Even giving up the position of director of the Mabang branch is acceptable.

Of course, Sharif also mentioned a large-scale purge within the Central Bureau of Investigation at that time.

In fact, Wides did not do this completely.

The purge during this period eliminated many people supported by Nirmala.

However, the scale of this number is still not comparable to the scale mentioned by Sharif at that time.

Sharif wanted to carry out a major purge of the Central Bureau of Investigation, and this was just a small move by himself.

"Clean up all the people related to Nirmala?" Vides frowned and asked, "Isn't this too much of a commotion?"

"What? What are you worried about?" Sharif asked. "If you want to target the Enforcement Department and arrest them, that's not going to happen. But now it's your turn to clean up the mess. As the director, you have the authority to do so. Even if Nirmala isn't happy, so what? You've already done it. If you eliminate one person, you'll offend them all. It's better to offend them completely. You'll face retaliation anyway."

Vides couldn't help but take a deep breath.

I have to say, Sharif is right.

This time, I cleaned out a lot of people who supported Nirmala, which led to Nirmala's preparation to take ruthless action against me.

Originally, I had controlled the scale this time, thinking that this would not irritate Nirmala too much.

I didn't expect the other party to react so strongly.

Come to think of it, the other party must have disliked me for a long time, and my action just gave them an excuse to take action.

Even if this incident had not happened, Nirmala would definitely have caused trouble for himself.

After all, the People's Party obviously wants to get itself out of power.

"Yes, I was still a little hesitant," said Vides.

"Well said, you are too cautious and lack courage." Sharif said in a deep voice.

This made Vides a little confused.

Is Sharif criticizing himself?

The tone is a bit harsh.

Sharif rarely uses such a tone since he became director.

"Vides, don't you think it would be enough to just get rid of those who support Nirmala?" Sharif continued to ask without waiting for Vides to answer.

"This?" Vides was very confused. What else did Sharif want to say?
"Not only those who support Nirmala, but also those who oppose you within the CBI, all must be eliminated." Sharif's face was full of murderous intent.

Such murderous aura made Vides feel a chill.

He seemed to have gone back to the old days, when Sharif was the CBI director.

Of course, even when Sharif was the head of government, he rarely acted like this, unless something really made Sharif furious.

Obviously, Sharif must have thought carefully before saying this.

"Even some of the neutrals can be eliminated if you think they might oppose you or trip you up in the future," Sharif said coldly.

Vides' heart was trembling.

Is Sharif crazy?

If this happens, it will be like a magnitude 10 earthquake for the Central Bureau of Investigation.

At least one-third of the personnel within the Central Bureau of Investigation will be purged.

Of course, most of them are still aimed at middle and senior management, especially senior management.

For example, deputy directors and directors of branches in various states.

It's too exaggerated that one-third of these senior executives were cleared out.

Vides now understands Sharif's intention.

That is to eliminate all discordant voices within the Central Bureau of Investigation.

This will allow the CBI to concentrate its strength to fight against the Enforcement Directorate and even the BJP.

The Central Bureau of Investigation is now in a state of unrest, especially with the constant infiltration from Nirmala's side, which has caused some originally neutral officials to waver.

Not to mention some of those who were originally against him, many of them joined Nirmala's side.

This trend of surrender is becoming more and more obvious.

This time he cleaned out those who supported Nirmala, in fact, he wanted to eliminate this influence as much as possible and give some deterrent to other people who had such thoughts.

However, even if he could intimidate these people this time and prevent them from continuing to defect to Nirmala.

However, these people have ulterior motives and may even refuse to implement some of the policies they have issued.

This kind of thing will definitely happen, and it will undermine the authority of the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Internal strife and internal friction are extremely terrible.

If our side is not united, it will become more difficult to fight against the law enforcement agency.

"I've thought about it before," said Vides, "but it's too unrealistic. If I really did that, I probably wouldn't be able to continue as director."

Vides smiled bitterly.

If he really exercises the power of the director, he can still do it.

After all, the CBI is a privileged structure and he, as its director, wields enormous power.

And which of those people below can withstand the investigation?

As long as we investigate, we can find all kinds of evidence to catch them.

Once we get our internal affairs in order, it will be basically difficult for others to interfere.

But just because it's difficult to interfere doesn't mean others can't put pressure on him.

The People's Party will definitely not agree with me doing this.

So, even if he resists the pressure and does this, he will probably be forced to step down in the end.

Because his behavior offended too many people. Among those members of the Central Bureau of Investigation who were purged by him, especially the senior ones, which one was simple?

There are people behind them, and various complicated networks of relationships.

With so many people joining forces, how can I hold on to the position of director?

The director's privileges are great, but there is a limit.

"Yes, you can't do your job as director anymore," Sharif agreed.

Vides stared at Sharif in surprise.

Why propose such a method?
This method is simply not feasible.

"Vides, you're being targeted by the People's Party now. I'm afraid it'll be hard for you to hold on to your position as director." Sharif, knowing some of Vides's doubts, explained, "Even if you stop now, they won't let you go."

Vides finally reacted.

Is this just a way to let yourself go?
"You have to leave yourself some way out." Sharif sighed.

Vides's expression turned a little ugly.

If the People's Party brings me out of power, my fate will definitely not be good.

The best outcome would probably be losing his position as director.

If things go badly, you will be held accountable for various crimes and may even be thrown into jail.

Vides could not accept such an outcome.

"A way out?" Vides let out a long sigh. "If I wanted to leave myself a way out, I shouldn't have offended so many people."

If he had followed what Sharif had just done, he would have offended even more people, and wouldn't his death have been even more miserable?

Sharif had given himself a bad idea.

But Sharif said this method in front of him, which means that he was really doing it for his own good.

But he couldn't think of anything here that could benefit him or give him a way out.

"Do you think you can back down now?" Sharif sneered. "Even if you give in now, do you think they'll let you go? They'll just think you're weak and easy to bully, and they'll intensify their efforts against you. Don't forget Bovede. How can you resolve your grudge so easily? Back then, you had more power than him, so he had to beg for mercy. And what about now? His power is no less than yours, perhaps even greater. Look at the Enforcement Agency's actions; many of them are Bovede's targeting of you. If you're no longer the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, do you think you'll be able to enjoy your retirement?"

Sharif's words made Vides' face turn pale.

It has to be said that these are also some of the concerns that Vides had after he couldn't sleep at midnight.

Now he is the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation and holds great power. Most people cannot do anything to him.

But what if I am no longer the director?
Besides, even if he is the director now, the People’s Party wants to target him.

My current situation is very dangerous.

With this guy Powede around, if I really fall into his hands, my end will definitely be very miserable.

"What do you think I should do?" Vides was a little confused by Sharif's words.

This hasn't happened in many years.

Especially as his position became higher and his power grew, there were very few things that could make him lose his composure like this.

"Roton." Sharif finally stated his purpose.

"Roden?" Vides murmured.

"That's right, it's Rotun." Sharif sighed deeply. "If you want to stay safe after you step down as director, you can only rely on Rotun. In fact, old guys like me will have to rely on Rotun in the future. I don't want to see a declining CBI, a CBI that's used as a dog. If that situation really comes to that, we've offended so many people while in office, and they'll probably all pounce on us and tear us apart. The CBI must be strong to ensure a worry-free old age."

Vides's expression changed again and again.

He was very conflicted.

At this time, how could he not understand Sharif's meaning?

Sharif's proposal to conduct a large-scale internal purge was actually to pave the way for Rodon.

(End of this chapter)