Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 583 - 583 579 Recommended Candidates

583: Chapter 579: Recommended Candidates 583: Chapter 579: Recommended Candidates Ye Fan didn’t mind when Su Mengchen politely declined his invitation for a late-night snack.

They faced each other in silence for a few seconds.

Seeing that he had successfully apologized and having nothing more to say, Ye Fan spoke, “It’s windy now.

You should head back, and I need to go home too.”

“…Okay.” Su Mengchen replied, somewhat disappointed.

It was so cold, and the wind was so fierce.

He had been waiting for her outside the school gate for hours and only said a few words?

She had expected the conversation to last at least ten minutes or more.

If it had been somebody else, they might have insisted on talking with her till midnight.

However, since he had suggested they part ways, as a girl, she needed to maintain her dignity, so she could only reply, “Then, goodbye.

Be careful on your way home.”

She waved her tender white hand and then turned to walk back through the school gate.

“Goodbye,” Ye Fan said with a smile, also waving his hand, watching Su Mengchen’s figure disappear into the school, and then he turned and walked towards his car.

After entering through the school gate, Su Mengchen couldn’t help but reveal a smile on her pretty face.

Although they exchanged only a few words, she actually found Ye Fan quite naive in matters of courtship and didn’t know how to chase a girl.

“He’s actually a police officer,” she thought to herself, feeling pleased.

Ye Fan returned home, took a bath, and then sat down on the living room sofa.

Wei Ziling picked up the remote control and switched the channel from her Korean drama to the news channel Ye Fan wanted to watch, and then reminded him, “Mr.

Ye, you received a text message on your phone just now.”

Ye Fan reached for his phone on the table, opened it to see, and it was a message from Su Mengchen: “Ye Fan, have you gotten home safely?”

“Yep, I’m home now.

Thank you,” Ye Fan replied with a smile.

After sending the message, Su Mengchen quickly replied, “You’re welcome.

Good night.”

“Good night,” Ye Fan responded.

The next day, Ye Fan didn’t drive back to Hua Hai.

Although he was in regular telephone contact, he did miss Lu Xiaoman, Li Zhaojun, Tantai Wanrong, but work matters had tied him down for the moment.

Starting from 8:30 in the morning, after eating breakfast made by Wei Ziling, he took a city map in hand, walked out of the neighborhood, and then traversed the thoroughfares and alleys of the entire county.

While walking, he made a point to memorize the details of every street and residential complex.

Since he was responsible for the county’s public security, he needed to have every corner of the town at his fingertips, managing everything from a broader perspective so he could handle his duties with ease later on, without being blind.

This was a habit he developed in the military: he liked maps and being vividly familiar with his surroundings.

Ye Fan walked during the day and revisited some key streets at night.

After all, the nightscape greatly differed from daytime.

For instance, Wang Yuan Road seemed desolate during the day, but at night it buzzed with a bustling street of barbecue stalls.

Walking for over ten hours straight, an average person would be exhausted and have blisters on their feet, but Ye Fan, as a master of hidden energy and with robust Qi-Blood, didn’t feel tired at all.

On Sunday morning, Ye Fan asked Wei Ziling at breakfast with a smile, “Ziling, would you be interested in taking a drive to the towns?”

“Sure, hehe,” Wei Ziling enthusiastically replied, a bit surprised.

After breakfast, Ye Fan drove with Wei Ziling away from the county, heading towards the towns below Mingde County.

Of course, his purpose wasn’t simply to take pleasure drives through the towns, but to familiarize himself with the location and road conditions of each town and the environment in their centers.

It was nearly nine o’clock at night when Ye Fan and Wei Ziling finally returned home from the towns.

Ye Fan was fine, but Wei Ziling was completely exhausted.

On Monday, during the regular meeting, Ye Fan received high praise from Tang Xianlong, who encouraged everyone to learn from him.

Ye Fan sat gracefully in his seat, calmly accepting Tang Xianlong’s praise along with the various gazes from those present.

The atmosphere was entirely different from when he had first sat in this room for a meeting last week.

No one dared to look down on Ye Fan anymore.

Alongside the envious glances, most were filled with admiration and respect.

They had to admit defeat.

If they chalked Ye Fan’s cracking of the serial murder case to luck given that he only spent a day on it, then his leading the team to wipe out the pickpocket gang in Mingde County last Wednesday was certainly not just a stroke of luck.

Disbanding a twenty-five-member pickpocket gang was a significant achievement even by the city’s standards.

Achieving two major accomplishments within his first week, all they could do was sigh with awe.

Seeing that Ye Fan was young and rumored to be only twenty-two, it seemed his career had limitless prospects.

In that moment, whether out of jealousy or admiration, everyone in the room silently resolved to avoid troubling Ye Fan in the future and to provide him with as much goodwill and convenience as possible.

After the general meeting ended, the public security department’s meeting didn’t commence immediately.

The meeting was held early last week due to Ye Fan’s new appointment; normally, it would take place on Tuesday.

Just as Ye Fan sat down in his office, the ring of the desk phone on the right-hand corner of his office desk rang – it was a call from Tang Xianlong.

After taking the call, Ye Fan left his office to visit Tang Xianlong in his.

Knocking and entering, Ye Fan saw Tang Xianlong sitting at his desk, poring over a document.

“Director Tang,” Ye Fan greeted.

Tang Xianlong looked up, saw it was Ye Fan, and a smile appeared on his face, “Sit down, Ye Fan.”

However, Ye Fan noticed obvious signs of weariness on Tang Xianlong, showing that the pickpocket gang case had taken a toll on him.

Tang Xianlong got up from his desk and sat down on the sofa, and Ye Fan followed suit.

“Ye Fan, I called you here mainly to discuss the candidate for the deputy head of the public security department,” Tang Xianlong began, “As the direct supervisor, you have the right to make recommendations.

Who do you intend to recommend?”

Ye Fan didn’t hesitate, “I recommend Miao Jian.”

“Miao Jian?

Hmm, he is indeed a good comrade,” Tang Xianlong nodded, “In the next few days, we will hold a meeting for discussion and voting.”

Ye Fan said, “Thank you, Director Tang.”

Tang Xianlong gave a slight nod.

After thinking it over, Ye Fan stated, “Director Tang, after the new deputy head is confirmed, I’d like to make some adjustments to the responsibilities of all the deputy heads in the public security department.

I hope you can support this.”

The former deputy head, Chen Kunfei, was so domineering because he held too much power, nearly rivaling the chief.

Ye Fan’s plan to adjust the responsibilities of the three deputy heads was intended to curtail the power of the first deputy head.

As per tradition, the candidate for deputy head he recommended, as long as all criteria were met, would likely pass smoothly.

Miao Jian, being personally chosen by him early in his position, would probably not object to the reduction of authority in his post.

Therefore, this was the optimal opportunity to reshuffle the roles of the three deputy heads.

Tang Xianlong, being aware of the issues within the public security department, nodded and said, “Go ahead.

You have my support.”