Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 563 - 563 559 New Position Sinister Trap

563: Chapter 559: New Position, Sinister Trap 563: Chapter 559: New Position, Sinister Trap The next morning, Monday, Ye Fan arrived at the county police station on time.

At the Monday morning meeting, Ye Fan was led into the conference room by Tang Xianlong and took the seat that used to belong to Zhang Zhiyuan.

When the senior and middle management of the county police station entered the conference room and saw a tall figure sitting in Zhang Zhiyuan’s seat, they all took a few more glances and started whispering to each other.

“He’s so young, he must be here for a golden opportunity from higher up.”

“Old Yang, you’re wrong this time.

I heard he comes from an ordinary background; he’s an ex-military officer who seemed to have received not too many military honors and had already become a Major before he transferred.

He has no connections.”

“Ah, the position of head of the public security squadron is so crucial, why would they assign it to a young lad who doesn’t know anything?

And he’s an ex-military at that.”

“Exactly.

Too green and no backing, I bet he won’t last six months.”

“Six months?

That’s giving him too much credit, I say three months.”

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Although those people were speaking in low voices, Ye Fan had exceptionally acute hearing and heard every word clearly, all indicating their doubts about him.

Finally, the meeting was about to start.

Tang Xianlong first introduced Ye Fan, and the others stood and applauded, feigning warm welcomes.

Ye Fan didn’t have much to show off; he simply made some routine remarks blandly and then sat down to focus on the meeting.

After the meeting started, Ye Fan listened attentively but was mostly confused.

However, one thing he did understand clearly was that the police station was handling a serial murder case, which had resulted in three victims.

The case had alarmed the city authorities, and even the city’s Party Committee Secretary had made inquiries.

Of course, to avoid causing public panic, the information was kept confidential.

For this serial murder case, the department had formed a special team led by Fan Feipeng, the head of the criminal investigation team, with Ye Fan, as the head of the public security squadron, automatically serving as the deputy leader.

This was mentioned to him two days ago during a confidential discussion by Zhang Zhiyuan.

However, with such a significant criminal case, the public security squadron could only provide support; they couldn’t genuinely intervene.

Not to mention that the former leader, Zhang Zhiyuan, had been suspended for the past six months, and Ye Fan, having just taken up his post, couldn’t intervene either.

Now, listening to Fan Feipeng’s report during the meeting, the case had progressed significantly, the suspect had been arrested, and the crime process had largely been confessed, only the final closure was pending.

After the meeting, upon leaving the venue, his next engagement was the public security department meeting.

Today, he officially took office; Tang Xianlong also attended the meeting along with all members of the public security department, including the leaders of the public security groups from the town police stations.

Tang Xianlong formally introduced Ye Fan to all members of the public security department and then introduced the three deputy heads of the department to Ye Fan.

The first-ranked deputy head was the very Deputy Head Chen he had encountered last week in Tang Xianlong’s office, precisely Chen Kunfei.

The second deputy head was named Wang Xianzhong, just over thirty, and had been close to Zhang Zhiyuan.

The third deputy head was Xu Xiangli, around thirty, pretty and tall, responsible for the administrative tasks like registry management, household registration approval, and population statistics.

After the introductions, Tang Xianlong did not interfere with Ye Fan’s first meeting as the new official and left early.

Once Tang Xianlong had left, Ye Fan sat on the chairman’s seat, with all eyes focused on him.

However, this was minor for him, so Ye Fan remained completely composed.

Scanning everyone, Ye Fan said blandly, “Some say, ‘a new official sets three fires.’ But there aren’t three fires here because I believe that Squad Leader Zhang did a fine job with the public security tasks across the county, and there’s no need for upheaval that might lead to mistakes.

So, you all need not worry or anticipate any position changes.

Settle your minds and perform your duties well.

Wherever there’s an issue, I will speak directly to the responsible person.”

The mass incident that had occurred a half-month earlier was a rare sporadic event, and both the county committee and county police had already done extensive work to correct and prevent such incidents, even slightly overcorrected, so there was no need for him to step in to plug any gaps.

“Next, let’s continue with the routine meeting,” Ye Fan said under the inquisitive and disdainful gazes of everyone.

“Deputy Captain Wang will temporarily chair the meeting on my behalf.”

He had never dealt with the routine meetings of the Public Security Department before, so he couldn’t forcefully preside over it.

Thus, having the somewhat trustworthy Wang Xianzhong chair the meeting was the most suitable arrangement.

As his voice fell, the meeting room was filled with buzzing whispers.

It’s no wonder, being young already made it hard to command respect, and added to that, he was a parachuted retiree from the military who now completely relinquished the rights usually claimed by new officials.

To many, he seemed to be at a significant disadvantage.

Ye Fan remained composed; he had his reasons.

Cheng Yaojin’s three-axe approach might seem terrifying, but without a clear understanding of the situation, recklessly swinging his axes would surely backfire, leaving him disgraceful.

Whether he was strong or weak as a leader would be gradually established in time.

Wang Xianzhong was clearly briefed by Zhang Zhiyuan beforehand; thus, being appointed by Ye Fan to chair the meeting was not a surprise to him.

Therefore, while everyone was buzzing privately, Wang Xianzhong immediately cleared his throat into the microphone and said, “Everyone, be quiet!”

After all, Wang Xianzhong was the vice captain and had some authority, so the meeting room immediately quieted down.

Next, instead of immediately proceeding with the weekly meeting, Wang Xianzhong led all the Public Security personnel in giving Ye Fan a warm welcome and expressed their loyalty.

Ye Fan calmly nodded his head with a slight smile, without overemphasizing his response.

The routine meeting ended, and Ye Fan directly dismissed it without calling the three deputy captains for a smaller meeting.

Wang Xianzhong originally wanted to follow up, but Ye Fan told him to go about his business.

Entering the Public Security Captain’s office, Zhang Zhiyuan had been waiting for a long time.

Today was the official handover of work.

Meanwhile, after the meeting, Chen Kunfei took his subordinates back to his office for a small meeting.

On the way, the team leaders walking behind him whispered, “Captain Chen, that guy is way too green, totally unqualified!”

“Exactly!

He just got lucky with military merits.

Policing and maintaining public order isn’t as simple as fighting wars—brute force won’t do!

Without experience or education.

This crucial position fits no one but our Captain Chen.”

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His trusted subordinates belittled Ye Fan and praised him; Chen Kunfei did not stop them; he had already determined to get rid of Ye Fan.

Even if not removing him, he intended to render Ye Fan powerless.

“Trying to take my position, he is still too naive!” he scorned inwardly.

After the small meeting, Chen Kunfei’s most trusted confidant, Fang Jinsan, stayed behind.

“Jinsan, think of a way to first make that Ye miserable,” Chen Kunfei told Fang Jinsan.

Fang Jinsan thought for a moment and said, “Isn’t the recent serial murder case about to be closed?

But the suspect Jiang Weidong’s family has been causing a scene at the department, begging everywhere, claiming Jiang Weidong is not the killer, appearing very pitiful.”

“Are you suggesting we let Jiang Weidong’s family plead with Mr.

Ye?” Chen Kunfei pondered.

Fang Jinsan sinisterly smiled and said, “Exactly.

Mr.

Ye is just over twenty, full of vigor, and hasn’t seen much of the darker side of society.

With Jiang Weidong’s family’s pitiful act, he will definitely be moved and think Jiang Weidong was really wronged, wanting to overturn the case for him.

As soon as he attempts to overturn the case, he’ll almost offend half the department, even disgusting the chief…”

“Hahaha, brilliant!

Simply brilliant!” Chen Kunfei couldn’t help but burst into laughter, “Jinsan, go now and have Jiang Weidong’s family begging Mr.

Ye.

They’ve already begged all over the police department wearing out their dignity; with a new target, they will surely beg Mr.

Ye without hesitation!”

“Alright, I’m on it!” Fang Jinsan responded and immediately left the office to find Jiang Weidong’s family.

He also despised Ye Fan.

As Chen Kunfei’s most trusted confidant, he had thought that with Zhang Zhiyuan’s dismissal, Chen Kunfei, the most hopeful one, would take the lead, boosting his own position as well—possibly even earning him a promotion to deputy captain.

Yet Ye Fan’s sudden arrival had shattered his fantasies.