Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 640 Commendation Order (For donations+)

The next day, Xiaowei ate breakfast and drove his SUV to work.

Xiao Liu recognized the car and rushed over before it had even stopped: "We're here? Get out, get out, let me do a lap around."

Xiao Wei got out of the car and let Xiao Liu walk into the police station.

The three instructors, Lu and Huang, were having breakfast when Xiao Wei rushed in and nodded. After this incident, the relationship between the three of them became closer, no longer just superficial.

Around 10 a.m., Director Lu and the instructor came to Director Huang's office, excitedly saying, "The commendation order has come down! The department has notified us to attend the commendation meeting at 2 p.m. This time, we brothers can finally show off in front of our colleagues across the province, haha!"

Xiao Wei asked, "What kind of prize will we get?"

Huang remained calm and said, "A medal, a certificate, a handshake with the leaders, a notification throughout the entire department—what more could you want? Money? Dream on."

Lu said, "Huang has accumulated many military medals and doesn't care about them anymore. This is my first time. In the past, I would only receive a little praise at most."

The instructor smiled and said, "I'm just taking advantage of their position, I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky." He was a political officer and also a logistics officer, and he deserved credit for everything the institute had done.

Lu said, "Don't say that. You deserve it. Who did you get it from? The most important things in war are logistics and ideological work. Our merits show that you did a good job, and our rear is stable."

Xiao Wei asked, "Are Old Zhang and Liu Junyi from that militia company coming too?"

Lu said, "I don't know. I'll definitely get the reward, but whether I'll attend the meeting is uncertain."

The instructor said, "Okay, a few of us will go to a meeting this afternoon. Let the people at home organize their move. The things at school are all packed up. The dorms were all moved out last night, so there's nothing else."

Xiao Wei said, "Then I'll tell the construction team to come and demolish it tomorrow. Shall we take a group photo here to commemorate this?"

Huang said, "This suggestion is good, this is good, I'll call a driver over." He reached for the phone.

Xiao Wei said, "Do we need to find someone? I can take the photos for you."

Huang dialed the number, shook his head, and said, "No, you have to be photographed too; you're part of the station as well."

Xiao Wei was a little touched. He lowered his head to hide his embarrassment and said, "Okay, I'll follow along too. If I hang out with you guys for a bit, I can brag about it later."

The photographer arrived quickly with his equipment. Chief Huang organized all the officers in the station to line up at the main gate. It took a while to get them in an orderly fashion. All twenty-odd officers, including the hired cook, were present, leaving behind a memory of the era in front of this old building that was about to disappear.

After the group photo was taken, Xiao Liu ran over to Xiao Wei: "Key, key, I want to take a picture of the car."

Xiao Wei took out the SUV keys and handed them to him. Xiao Liu took the keys and called to the photographer, "Hey, come here, take a good picture of me. I'm going to use this photo to pick up girls." A group of policemen joined in the fun, each taking a photo with the Mercedes in what they thought were very cool poses.

The only regret is that the police uniforms back then were really ugly.

Lu also pulled Huang and the instructor to take a picture with Xiao Wei and the other two, as a memento of Xiao Wei's life in the police force.

After taking photos outside, someone suggested taking pictures of the current office and living environment, saying they'd keep them for future memories. The photographer was initially reluctant, thinking it was just a group photo, but he had to come because it was the police station. Turns out, he came to the right place; he took three whole rolls of film, which was equivalent to several days' worth of his usual work.

Taking photos is quite profitable these days. He charges two yuan per photo, and the price remains the same even if he takes more photos. In no time, he can make several hundred yuan.

After the photos were taken, the instructor checked the time and said, "Those who have things to do, go take care of them; those who don't, pack up and move. We'll move now. Xiao Liu, you make the arrangements."

Xiao Liu also works as an internal affairs officer, which is like a leader without being a leader. He is responsible for making forms, writing reports, and distributing salaries. He mainly handles the daily trivial matters of the station. In addition to his regular work, he also has to spend time dealing with these things, which is more tiring than that of ordinary police officers. The advantage is that he is always in front of the leaders, so he has a better chance of being promoted than others.

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

The small auditorium of the Public Security Bureau.

In the 90s, major criminal cases like these were not publicly announced, nor were they reported in the news. Awards were only given in small, internal meetings. However, there were internal reports within the national public security system, describing the case and its resolution without photos. This is why it's so difficult for us to find any information about these cases in later generations.

In a case like this, if it happened in later years, it would have been known throughout the country long ago. But in this era, only those connected to the parties involved knew about it. Recognition was done internally, and commendations were limited to the provincial system.

The commendation process was simple: the department leader gave a speech, relayed the ministry's commendation order, presented certificates and medals to the award recipients, and shook hands.

Jixian was awarded a collective second-class merit, Lu and Huang were awarded individual second-class merits, the instructor and Xiao Liu were awarded individual third-class merits, and the three short guys in the same group as Xiao Wei and Xiao Liu were awarded individual commendations. These are the lowest standards for merit awards.

The collective second-class merit was awarded by the ministry, while the individual merit was awarded by the provincial department. Along with the commendation order came a bonus; the collective second-class merit awarded 50,000 yuan. This kind of collective bonus is not allowed to be distributed; it can only be used within the institute and is considered part of the institute's official operating expenses.

The provincial department also awarded bonuses: 10,000 yuan for second-class merit, 5,000 yuan for third-class merit, and 1,000 yuan for commendation.

Hao Dawei was awarded a cash prize of 1,000 yuan, which was distributed by the police station. Lao Cao was neither rewarded nor punished because he did not report the case in time.

Xiaowei was the last to be called; his situation was rather special.

He was awarded a cash prize of 10,000 yuan, the title of honorary police officer, and a certificate of outstanding citizen representative. A commendation letter had already been sent to the Provincial Political Consultative Conference and the Provincial People's Congress.

The commendation letter was essentially a thank-you letter from the Public Security Bureau, but it did have some benefits. Subsequently, Xiaowei became an alternate member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference and was nominated as a representative to the Provincial People's Congress, which was considered a promotion, although he didn't actually have any official rank.

In fact, there is no such thing as alternate member in the CPPCC. It is just an internal custom. The member's certificate is the same as that of the current official member. It just needs to be officially approved by the government at the next meeting. Before that, they cannot legally participate in the meeting.

The police-community cooperation agreement between the department and Xiaowei's side had already been signed before this, and it is not within the scope of this reward.

After leaving the provincial office, Xiao Wei had to go to the Provincial Political Consultative Conference and the Provincial People's Congress, so he parted ways with the others from the Lu and Huang offices. Before getting into the car, Xiao Wei said, "I'm treating everyone to dinner at eight o'clock tonight. Everyone come, don't miss a single one. I won't go back to the office. I'll wait for you guys at the restaurant at eight o'clock."

Lu agreed, and Xiao Wei drove straight to the CPPCC.

The CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) involved filling out forms and getting new certificates, while the NPC (People's Congress) was more complicated. Since the nomination was originally done at the district level and there was no certificate, I had to go to the district to get the documents, fill out a bunch of forms, submit photos, etc., which took more than two hours. I was also required to write an application to join the Party.

After finishing all his business at the People's Congress, Xiaowei checked the time and drove directly to Wanliu.

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