The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Chen Shi woke up the next day full of energy, while Wang Yanhong, feeling unable to move her limbs, still struggled to get up.

Chen Shi joked, "Take a day off today. I'll ask your principal for leave and tell him we had a fierce battle last night, so I need to rest for a day."

Wang Yanhong slapped Chen Shi: "You bad person, I don't need you to ask for leave."

After washing up, Chen Shi changed into his police uniform, grabbed his briefcase, and went to work at the police station.

I waited in the office until ten o'clock, then got up and went to the director's office, gently knocking on the door.

Wang Jianming called out, "Come in."

Chen Shi pushed open the door and went in: "Wang Suo".

Wang Jianming smiled and said, "Sit down."

Chen Shi sat down, and Wang Jianming poured him a cup of tea.

"Chief Chen, what's the matter?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Chief Wang, I talked to my colleagues at the police station these past few days, and they said that there are too few leadership positions in our police station. All the work is on your shoulders, and you are busy day and night. It's too hard. You should take care of yourself and get some rest."

In response to the issues raised, I have made some adjustments to the personnel at the police station. Here is the personnel adjustment plan; please take a look.

Chen Shi handed the personnel adjustment plan to Wang Jianming.

He explained, "The police station has three groups: logistics, administration, and public security. Each group has a leader under the deputy director who is responsible for a specific task."

Wang Jianming took over the personnel adjustment plan. "Good lad, he wants to decentralize power right away. Isn't personnel adjustment just about decentralizing power?"

You're too hasty. You haven't even settled in yet, and you're already trying to seize power. I was going to refuse outright, but then I remembered that Chen Shi is County Magistrate Liu's man, so I had to give him face.

Wang Jianming took over the personnel adjustment plan. He found a seemingly legitimate excuse, but the subordinates reacted by saying that they were worried about their hard work and that he was afraid of them getting tired, so he created three leadership positions.

Why set up so many leadership positions in a police station? I think you, the deputy director, are superfluous. If it weren't a standard position in a police station, I would want to get rid of you.

Wang Jianming looked at it carefully and was surprised when he saw the signatures of Zhang Youcai, Xu Linlin, and Ma Guoliang.

How did Chen Shi win over Ma Guoliang and Xu Linlin?

Xu Linlin is his mistress, so why hasn't he heard her mention this?

Especially Ma Guoliang, who was robbed of his deputy directorship by Chen Shi, how could he possibly reconcile with Chen Shi?

Wang Jianming was filled with questions. Judging from this personnel adjustment alone, Chen Shi had not taken away his power.

I recommended Xu Linlin as the head of the administrative group and Ma Guoliang as the head of the security group; these two have always been my people.

As for Zhang Youcai being appointed as the head of the logistics group, and the deputy director being in charge of logistics, this is the usual practice, and it doesn't matter who is the head of the logistics group.

This personnel adjustment—you could say it was an adjustment, and it was, with three more team leaders—or you could say it wasn't an adjustment, and it seems there wasn't any substantial change, just a different title.

Previously, they were called the head of the administrative office and the head of the logistics office; they were just missing a formal title.

Chen Shi quietly watched Wang Jianming, awaiting his decision. If he dared to object, he would be pushing Xu Linlin and Ma Guoliang to his side, thus offending them.

Chen Shi had already done his favor, and he didn't care whether Wang Jianming agreed or disagreed, as it would benefit him anyway.

Wang Jianming was naturally aware of this, and he couldn't help but look at Chen Shi with new respect. He was young, promising, and resourceful, and he became even more wary of him.

Wang Jianming put down the personnel adjustment plan, smiled and said, "This plan is very good. I've had this idea for a long time, and I agree to the personnel adjustment."

The three team leaders' recommenders have worked at the police station for many years and can definitely share some of our workload.

Chen Shi smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Director Wang, if you have no objections, please sign here. Then we'll officially issue a notice about this plan and hold a plenary meeting to report on it."

Wang Jianming picked up the pen on the table and signed his name. The moment he signed, he felt coerced; he had no choice but to sign, even if he didn't want to.

Even though it doesn't affect my rights, I'm still unhappy. It wasn't a title I gave myself; I was forced to give it. How can that be the same?

After Chen Shi left, Wang Jianming called Xu Linlin over.

Xu Linlin walked into the office and saw Wang Jianming with a gloomy face. She knew that Chen Shi had reported the personnel adjustment plan to him and blamed herself for not informing him in advance, catching him off guard.

Xu Linlin said with a smile, "Chief, you wanted to see me?"

Wang Jianming stared intently at Xu Linlin, who giggled and said, "Chief, don't look at me like that, it scares me."

Wang Jianming said in a deep voice, "This is a workplace, so be serious."

"What exactly happened?" Xu Linlin asked knowingly.

Wang Jianming coughed lightly: "What's going on with the personnel adjustments?"

Xu Linlin smiled charmingly: "This matter, Chen Shi came to me and said that he wanted to make personnel adjustments, change the administrative office into an administrative group, and recommended me as the group leader, and asked me to sign off on it."

I think the administrative office and administrative team are the same; I was already the person in charge, I just changed my name and signed it.

She blinked her big, bright eyes, sat on Wang Jianming's lap, and said in a coquettish tone, "Chief, what's wrong? Is it because of this that you're blaming me?"

Wang Jianming said irritably, "Forget it, I'm angry because you didn't tell me beforehand. You're one of my people, and I'll give you benefits if there are any. Chen Shi is just a deputy director; he doesn't have that authority."

"They know, but they think it's a small matter, and seeing that you're busy, they haven't said anything."

He cupped Wang Jianming's face and kissed him on the cheek.

Wang Jianming's anger subsided completely: "Alright, this is a police station. Be mindful of your behavior and go back. I've approved the personnel adjustment and promoted you to head of the administrative group. You're practically a leader now, so be careful what you do."

Xu Linlin stood up, smiling, and said, "Thank you, Director. I'll take my leave now."

Wang Jianming also wanted to win over his own people, telling them that the plan was proposed by Chen Shi and could not be implemented without his approval.

He called Ma Guoliang again and asked him to come to his office.

Knowing what it was about, Ma Guoliang quickly went to Wang Jianming's office and pushed the door open.

"Chief, you wanted to see me?"

Wang Jianming smiled and said, "Sit down."

Ma Guoliang sat down and, without waiting for Wang Jianming to ask, took the initiative to say, "Director, I was also here to report to you about my work."

Chen Shi treated me to dinner last night, and he was very humble; I had to give him face.

He said the police station needed to make some personnel adjustments, showed me the plan, and recommended me to be the head of some kind of security team. I was drunk at the time, dizzy, and signed the document haphazardly.

This morning, after I sobered up, I kept thinking something was wrong, so I rushed over to tell you.

Wang Jianming glanced at his watch. It was almost midnight. "If I don't call you, you won't tell me what to do."

He's a master of playing dumb; he clearly craved the security team leader's services, but acted as if nothing was wrong.

"Chen Shi came to report to me. It's not a major adjustment. He recommended you as the head of the security team, and I agree. I've already signed the document."

Even if Chen Shi hadn't brought it up, I would have made some personnel arrangements and applied to the higher-ups to create another deputy director position. I was prepared to recommend you, but Chen Shi brought the personnel adjustment plan, and you signed it. The team leader is also a leadership position, so you can continue doing that for now. When the opportunity arises, I still hope you will become the deputy director.

Ma Guoliang thought to himself, "He's just making empty promises. I'm past the age of dreaming. I only want tangible things. Making empty promises won't work."

Chen Shi hasn't proposed any personnel adjustments for so many years. He's been clinging to his power, and he hasn't given Xu Linlin any official status. She's been with him for so long, not to mention himself.

His face showed gratitude: "Chief, let me say it again, I am your soldier, I will follow you for life, I will do whatever you ask me to do."

Wang Jianming was very satisfied. "You want to fight me? Chen Shi, you're still too green."