Film and Television World Life Record

Chapter 352 New Police Officer Onboarding

After chatting for a few minutes, Wang Shouyi said, "Xiao Jie, from now on you will follow Director Cheng; he will be your mentor."

Xia Jie nodded: "Okay! Director."

Deputy Director Cheng Hao said, "Originally, you female comrades should have been assigned to be led by the instructors, since it's easier for female comrades to take care of them. But this time, I won't allow it."

"As people get older, they don't want to compete for anything, but becoming your mentor is something I absolutely have to fight for. The old director was my mentor back then, and now I'm your mentor—it's a matter of lineage!"

Wang Shouyi smiled but remained silent.

Ye Wei said helplessly, "Xiao Jie, you see! I originally wanted to take you, but I couldn't get a place to go."

Cheng Hao laughed and said, "I can't let you take it from me!"

Xia Jie said gratefully, "Thank you, Director, thank you, Chief Cheng, thank you, Instructor, thank you, Chief Li, thank you everyone for taking care of me."

Wang Shouyi waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. We're all family, why are you being so polite? From now on, Cheng Hao will be your mentor. Let him show you around first. When Director Song comes over later, you can join the welcome ceremony for the newcomers."

Zhao Jiwei stood quietly to the side, listening intently. He felt a pang of envy when he heard the instructor and the director vying to take Xia Jie as their apprentice.

The people present were all leaders, and he wanted to become their apprentice, but he was just a nobody and no one paid any attention to him.

Looking at the leaders in front of me, I realized I hadn't yet greeted Director Cheng, who arrived last.

He immediately stepped forward and said loudly, "Reporting to Chief Cheng, I am Zhao Jiwei, a trainee police officer!"

The group was startled. Cheng Hao said, "Alright, young man, do a good job."

Then she turned her head and said, "Xiao Jie, come on, let us show you around first."

Xia Jie looked at Zhao Jiwei and hesitated for a moment, "Let me sweep the yard too."

Wang Shouyi said, "I don't need you, go and take a walk first."

Watching Director Cheng lead Xia Jie toward the office building, Zhao Jiwei was filled with envy. Li Mu walked over and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't be envious. Xia Jie is being taken care of by the institute because her father risked his life for it. If given a choice, no one would want to receive such care."

"Be down-to-earth, work hard, and your opportunity will come."

Zhao Jiwei snapped out of his daze, looking a little embarrassed. He saluted Li Mu and said earnestly, "Director Li, I've got it. I'll do my job well."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Okay, go ahead!"

Zhao Jiwei nodded vigorously, picked up the broom, and continued cleaning.

Wang Shouyi glanced at Zhao Jiwei, then looked around and frowned: "Two of the four have arrived, where are the other two? Why haven't they come yet?"

Li Mu said, "Wang Suo, at this point, don't be anxious, it won't help."

Wang Shouyi said helplessly, "The director is almost here, but half of the staff are still missing. We have to hurry."

Just then, Chen Xincheng rushed past from the case-handling hall with an auxiliary police officer.

Wang Shouyi called out to him, "Xincheng, the bureau chief will be here soon. Where are you going?"

Chen Xincheng said, "We just received a report that there are suspected human traffickers on the bus at the Balihe bus station."

Li Mu said, "Human traffickers? Working during the morning rush hour!"

Wang Shouyi also asked in confusion, "Yes! What kind of criminal would be so stupid? Committing a crime during rush hour, could it be a misunderstanding?"

Chen Xincheng said, "I don't know, I'll go check on the situation first."

Wang Shouyi quickly stopped him, saying, "Xincheng, don't go yet, I'll only take half a minute of your time. Four new people have joined the station recently, would you like to choose one as an apprentice…?"

Chen Xincheng quickly waved his hand and said, "Chief, please don't bother me with this, about my apprentice..."

Wang Shouyi interrupted him: "Don't make a decision yet, let's see if it works out. Besides, aren't you always saying you're busy? If we get someone who can help you with the work, things will be easier."

Chen Xincheng wanted to say something, but Wang Shouyi waved his hand and said, "Alright, that's enough. Getting out of there is the priority. If you can handle it on the spot, try not to bring it back."

"Understood." Chen Xincheng nodded dejectedly and ran towards the police car.

"What a mess on such a joyous day!" Wang Shouyi shook his head, glanced at his watch, and muttered, "What time is it and we're still not here? No organization or discipline on the first day of work! We can't tolerate this!"

Wang Shouyi muttered to himself, then looked at Ye Wei beside him and suddenly thought of something.

He quickly said, "Instructor, go check the registration documents transferred from the bureau. See if they have the contact information for the two people on them."

Ye Wei nodded: "Okay!" and turned to walk towards the office building.

Wang Shouyi sighed, calming himself down. He turned to Li Mu and said, "You've seen it for yourself after being here for so long. The grassroots police station is different from the municipal bureau; nothing is easy for them. The key is that many times they are not understood by their superiors, who think that the lower-ups are just giving them the runaround, and they can't explain themselves clearly."

“If we act too forcefully, we get complaints and then get calls from higher-ups demanding accountability. We can’t bring our leaders over to see for themselves and understand our difficulties, so we’re caught in the middle.”

Li Mu said, "Yes! Grassroots work may seem trivial, but it is indeed quite difficult. However, the method you just mentioned is quite good. We should find an opportunity to let the leaders personally experience the difficulties at the grassroots level, instead of resorting to accountability at the drop of a hat."

Wang Shouyi pointed at him and laughed, "What are you thinking, kid! Let the bureau leaders experience it for themselves. It's not that easy. If things really go wrong, they'll criticize us to death."

Li Mu smiled and said, "It all depends on human effort!"

At that moment, Officer Ding ran over.

"Chief, the boy from the Xu family will be released soon, but Chief Cheng is worried about running into the Qiao family and wants to postpone his release..."

Wang Shouyi said dismissively, "Then let's wait a while, until the director leaves."

At this moment, Ye Wei also walked over quickly: "Director, there was no contact information in the notice... However, Director Song contacted the station and said he would be there soon."

Wang Shouyi was about to curse when he suddenly remembered something and looked at Li Mu with a smile. He was surprised that they didn't even have the two newcomers' contact information.

Li Mu laughed and said, "Director Wang, don't look at me. The director will be here soon. The problems with the Qiao and Xu families have not been resolved yet. Now is a good opportunity to show the leaders how difficult it is to do grassroots work and let them personally experience how difficult it is."

Wang Shouyi chuckled, sat down to make a decision, and quickly called out to Xiao Ding, "Wait, avoiding us all the time isn't a solution. Xiao Ding, let them go when they should. If things really escalate, it's better to make a scene sooner rather than later."

"Yes!" Xiao Ding quickly ran over to handle it.

Wang Shouyi suddenly regretted it and looked at Li Mu, saying, "If we really do this, won't we mess it up?"

Li Mu said, "Don't look at me, I don't know either."

"However, the director used to be the mentor of the bureau chief, so even if he messes up, he can handle it and it's fine."

Wang Shouyi pointed helplessly at Li Mu: "If things really go wrong, you won't escape either; we'll both get criticized."

Ye Wei asked curiously, "What are you two talking about? It's so weird."

The two smiled.

"nothing!"

"He didn't say anything!"

A few minutes later, the chief's car finally arrived. The remaining two officers still hadn't reported for duty, so Wang Shouyi had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead a group of police officers to greet them.

Director Song got out of the car, but instead of greeting everyone, he waved to the people inside and said, "Get out."

At this moment, a fair-skinned, scholarly-looking young man got off the bus, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to him.

Feeling everyone's gaze, the young man became a little uneasy.

Director Song smiled and said, "This is Yang Shu, a law master's graduate from Peking University, and also your new police officer. It wasn't easy for the department to snatch him up. Don't say I didn't take care of Balihe later!"

In the crowd, Xia Jie and Zhao Jiwei, the two newcomers who had just arrived, exchanged a glance. Yang Shu also noticed them.

Wang Shouyi quickly stepped forward with a smile.

"Thank you, Director, for sending us a top student from Peking University."

He then turned around and warmly shook hands with Yang Shu: "Dr. Yang, welcome to the Balihe Police Station."

Yang Shu was a little flustered and at a loss for what to do. He whispered, "Director, I'm a master's student..."

Wang Shouyi grinned: "Doctors and masters are all academics, so they're all top students!"

Yang Shu opened his mouth, smiled, and wisely kept quiet.

At this moment, Director Song stepped forward and said, "Everyone's here! Let's begin."

Wang Shouyi pulled Director Song aside somewhat embarrassedly: "Um... there's still one new person who hasn't arrived yet."

Director Song asked, "Who?"

Wang Shouyi made a gesture of grabbing something and putting it into the scale pan: "That's the extra part!"

Director Song glanced around and, finding no one there, looked rather displeased.

Wang Shouyi whispered, "Should we start now, or wait?"

Just then, Chen Xincheng returned from a police call and waved to Wang Shouyi through the car window.

Director Song looked at Wang Shouyi, who was also a little confused. Not knowing what to say to the director, he quickly ran over.

Chen Xincheng leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Chief, there might be a misunderstanding about the human traffickers."

Wang Shouyi nodded silently.

At this moment, a young man poked his head out of the car, saw Wang Shouyi, and immediately said familiarly, "Brother, I am Li Dawei, a trainee police officer."

Seeing the new police officer who had caused him so much trouble, Wang Shouyi's temper flared up, and his face hardened: "Who's your brother!"

Chen Xincheng quickly introduced, "This is Director Wang."

Wang Shouyi ignored Li Dawei and turned to Chen Xincheng, instructing, "Take your men and handle this quickly, before anything goes wrong."

At this moment, Li Dawei also jumped out of the car, ran up to Wang Shouyi, stood at attention and saluted: "Chief, I am Li Dawei, a trainee police officer who has come to report for duty!"

Wang Shouyi got angry whenever he saw Li Dawei, and felt like punching him.