National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 630 - 574: Ming Ascending

Chapter 630: Chapter 574: Ming Ascending

The breeze caressed the face, and the Ningtai waters rippled.

Just a few days after Jiang Yuan and the others returned, Chai Tong convened a department-wide meeting, emphasizing the commendation letters from several municipal bureaus, and did the same for Jiang Yuan, Wu Junhao, and others.

"Jiang Yuan’s Cold Case Squad, collective third-class merit."

"The first squad of the detective brigade, collective third-class merit."

"Forensic Expert Jiang Yuan from the Criminal Science and Technology Squadron of the detective brigade, awarded a personal commendation."

"Wu Junhao from the first squad of the detective brigade, awarded a personal commendation."

Chai Tong read the documents with a cadence at the podium.

For the county bureau, a collective third-class merit was somewhat substantial, as those who received such commendations were given priority consideration for excellence awards, promotions, and professional titles; depending on the financial situation, there was usually also a small bonus.

The personal commendations were also good, but for Jiang Yuan and Wu Junhao, they were somewhat basic.

For Jiang Yuan, he currently had one first-class merit and one commendation, and hadn’t chosen a skill for either, meaning he could gain an additional Level 6 and a Level 3 skill, which was quite nice.

Of course, Chai Tong was unaware of this, and his purpose lied elsewhere.

When the meeting ended, Chai Tong left the venue on his own without uttering an extra word.

The non-compliance of Huang Qiangmin and others, especially Jiang Yuan’s, had naturally accumulated quite a bit of pressure on him. The flood of praise and invitations that came with solving the triple homicide on the Jingyang Line further multiplied the pressure.

"Director Chai is going to make a big move," relayed Huang Qiangmin to Jiang Yuan after the meeting.

"What kind of move?" Jiang Yuan asked curiously.

"Nothing but personnel and financial power. Financial power is a bit slow, and it’s a matter of whether it’s used or not. So, it’s personnel adjustments," said Huang Qiangmin in a low voice.

On their trip, they had incidentally resolved the income issue for the Bald Strike Team. If Chai Tong held back performance bonuses and the like, it didn’t matter if other counties provided some support.

However, when it came to personnel matters, no one else could interfere.

Director Chai’s style was actually unremarkable; many leaders were like that, but not many subordinates were like Huang Qiangmin and Jiang Yuan.

So, for Huang Qiangmin, what Chai Tong was going to do, what he could do, and his possible reactions were not particularly surprising.

However, guesswork aside, as a newly promoted deputy, there wasn’t really a way for him to hold his own against someone with the top authority, like trying to arm-wrestle without a point of leverage; normally it meant more failures than successes.

Huang Qiangmin’s familiar Guan Xi had gone to the municipal bureau. His only support was Jiang Yuan, and to a lesser extent, homegrown advantage.

However, turning back to Jiang Yuan, staying in Ningtai with Huang Qiangmin’s protection was the most comfortable option. Director Chai belonged to the type who wanted to sell the piglets as quickly as possible and get promoted.

If they followed the regular political route, now would be the time to discuss promoting Director Chai, which would be most beneficial.

However, neither Huang Qiangmin nor Jiang Yuan had the heart for that.

The waters remained calm for a few days, and Huang Qiangmin even relaxed for a couple of days, with time to burn ritual paper money with Wu Jun, purportedly to bring good fortune, prevent disasters, and secure promotions and pay raises.

Then, come Monday, Huang Qiangmin returned with a face of iron.

"Wu Junhao has been transferred," he declared.

Huang Qiangmin strode into the forensic office, fuming, and chugged down a bottle of mineral water at once.

"Transferred to where?" Jiang Yuan passed another bottle of water to Huang Qiangmin.

"To the Litang Township Police Station, as the deputy chief," Huang Qiangmin said angrily. "Under the grand-sounding policy of job rotation, the detective brigade was to support the township police stations, with three personnel swapped between them, including Wu Junhao."

The captain of the detective brigade had been reassigned as the deputy chief of a police station, which nominally seemed like a promotion and important assignment. Many people might have been happy with this, as a deputy chief of a police station held some power and the workload was relatively light. But what it actually felt like was something only the person concerned would know.

"What did Captain Wu say?" Jiang Yuan was curious about Wu Junhao’s thoughts. Given his age, becoming a deputy chief should be a good thing, as it was a big step forward in his career and also beneficial to his health.

However, this move would mean that the Bald Strike Team would come under someone else’s control. Moreover, Litang Township is a certain distance from the county seat of Ningtai County, and working conditions are not very good, which could potentially harm family harmony.

Huang Qiangmin was also a bit uncertain for a moment and slowly said, "I haven’t told him yet, but he should find out soon."

As Huang Qiangmin spoke, he took a Zhonghua cigarette from Jiang Yuan’s desk, lit one for himself, and then called Wu Junhao.

After a while, Wu Junhao arrived, rubbing his shiny bald head.

Huang Qiangmin roughly explained the situation of the meeting and then asked Wu Junhao, "What do you think?"

"Whatever you say, I’ll do, and that’ll be the end of it." Wu Junhao expressed his desire not to use his brain.

With an inquiring expression, Huang Qiangmin turned to Jiang Yuan and asked, "What do you think?"

Jiang Yuan passed a cigarette to Wu Junhao and said, "If you’re asking me, my opinion is to solve cases. I’ll follow Brother Wu to Litang Township and crack a wave of cases before we talk."

Upon hearing this, Wu Junhao felt great and immediately nodded, saying, "That’s good! I agree. Let’s just focus on solving cases. Who cares about the rest."

Huang Qiangmin laughed in exasperation, "Your first squadron is gone. What are you going to do?"

"I never liked managing people anyway. If it’s okay, then okay; if not, forget it. I can resign and go home to be a security guard. Isn’t the soil everywhere good enough to bury a person?" Wu Junhao said this out loud, but deep down, he was actually fed up.

If not for Jiang Yuan and Huang Qiangmin’s utmost help, Wu Junhao might have already let everything go.

What he couldn’t let go of and couldn’t tolerate the most was his first squadron being treated with disdain. Now that he had resigned from his position, he actually felt more relaxed.

Huang Qiangmin, angry with himself, still had to comfort Wu Junhao.

Before Jiang Yuan’s eyes, the system interface popped up:

Task: The Final Straw, A Group’s Lightness Breaks the Axle

Task content: Wu Junhao has an outspoken and brave personality and does not like to compromise. Now, the pressure he’s under has reached 30% of what normal people can bear. He can’t take any more. Help him with his work in Litang Township.

Task progress: 0/X

Task reward: +1 Crime Scene Investigation

...

Jiang Yuan had acquired the skill of Crime Scene Investigation Level 4 a long time ago. Nowadays, even with complex scenes, the skill is still very handy.

But, to speak frankly, adding +1 to the skill to reach Level 5 would definitely make it more handy, especially handy!

This type of skill is used so frequently that the cost-benefit of upgrading it appears particularly high.

Not to mention that Jiang Yuan already supported Wu Junhao, now with the system providing compensation, it just had to be done swiftly and decisively.

Seeing Huang Qiangmin’s helpless and pained expression, Jiang Yuan said, "Regardless, Captain Wu is getting a promotion. Let’s all go together and send Captain Wu off to his new post... and while we’re at it, help Captain Wu solve a bunch of cases."

"Solving a bunch of cases sounds more like it." Wu Junhao’s pressure slightly eased, and he smiled briefly before saying, "Actually, Jiang Yuan, if you’re too busy, you don’t need to come over. I can look for cases myself, and when I need technical support, I’ll come to you. I’m only going to be a deputy, so I might not even be able to command the people there..."

"Captain Wu, even if you’re getting transferred, you shouldn’t talk about Director Huang like that," Jiang Yuan said seriously.

Wu Junhao was taken aback, then laughed, clearly relieved.

Seeing this, Huang Qiangmin just gave Jiang Yuan’s shoulder a firm pat.

To tell the truth, his own pressure was immense, but as someone who had served as the chief of the criminal police for a long time, his tolerance for stress was very high.

Wu Junhao left quietly, without notifying anyone else.

The three men, with three cars, escorted Wu Junhao to his new position as the deputy head of the station.