The failure of Tong Hua, as if a signal, conveyed a sense of danger.
"Truly as stupid as a pig," Qiao Huali was speechless with anger. Just as Tong Hua was captured, Xie Xi immediately arranged for Ouyang Wen to take over, making him the head of the Judicial Section.
It seemed that overnight, the people Qiao Huali had cultivated all encountered problems.
Even the crucial position of head of the Judicial Section was snatched away.
Qiao Huali had a bad premonition.
Ouyang Wen's position was now vacant, who would fill it? In a sense, this position was more important than that of the head of the Judicial Section.
It could directly mobilize all members of the Criminal Investigation Team.
After all, the Judicial Section managed internal affairs, while the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team held real power.
Qiao Huali stubbed out the cigarette in his hand fiercely. No, he had to strike first.
...
"Lu Qingqing, dereliction of duty. Effective today, she is removed as the leader of the second team. The second team will be managed by Tong Meng. Hu Jia is too willful and does not comply with military discipline, so he is first dismissed. The leader of the first team will be temporarily managed by Li Han."
As soon as the morning meeting began, Qiao Huali announced these two decisions.
This stunned everyone.
"Deputy Director Qiao, may I ask if this is your personal decision or a decision from above?" Li Yang was the first to stand up.
"Does it make a difference? Am I not your superior?"
"Even if this is a decision from above, we should at least inform the two parties involved, and our head of the Judicial Section, Ouyang Wen, is not present." Yu Yue immediately voiced her support.
"In your eyes, besides Hu Jia and Ouyang Wen, is there even a deputy director like me?" Qiao Huali no longer intended to pretend.
"Deputy Director Qiao, that's a pointless statement. We respect all your decisions and those from above, but shouldn't every decision be communicated layer by layer?"
"Ouyang Kezhang is our direct superior, and he is directly in charge of personnel appointments. If we don't hear the personal transmission from Ouyang Kezhang about this matter, we find it difficult to comply."
Not only Yu Yue and Li Yang, but Zhan Ruoxuan and Zhou Fengjiu also started to make a fuss.
Qiao Huali was furious. His gaze swept over Li Han and the others. He was outnumbered now, but if these people also stood up to support him, it would silence Li Yang and the others.
However, Li Han lowered his head, lost in thought. Looking at the others, some were trimming their nails, some were writing diligently, and some were even more outrageous, sitting there daydreaming.
"Cough, cough!" Qiao Huali coughed heavily.
Tong Meng understood. "Li Han, what are your opinions?"
Qiao Huali was, after all, a deputy director, and it was not easy for him to seek support. However, Tong Meng was different. During crucial moments, there could be no mistakes.
She directly named them, these people were all within her grasp.
As long as they followed Qiao Huali's decision, they wouldn't have to worry about Li Yang and the others causing a scene.
But Li Han still didn't look up.
Not only did Li Han not react, but the others also remained silent.
Tong Meng became anxious. "Li Han!"
As soon as she finished speaking, another male voice sounded, "Since this is a personnel appointment, as the director, I should also have something to say."
Xie Xi walked in, with Ouyang Wen behind him.
Xie Xi glanced indifferently at Qiao Huali. "Deputy Director Qiao, are you busy?"
Qiao Huali's face turned red. He looked at Ouyang Wen, who didn't even give him a glance. At that moment, he seemed to understand a lot.
Upon seeing Xie Xi enter, everyone present respectfully greeted him, a stark contrast to their attitude when Qiao Huali first entered.
"I believe you all already know that the head of the Judicial Section has become Ouyang Wen. I hope that under his leadership, you can all shine and contribute more to the police station. Protect the citizens and eliminate evil forces." Xie Xi said he came to listen, but he didn't give anyone any room to speak, directly giving an opening speech, highlighting Ouyang Wen's status.
"Additionally, Ouyang Kezhang has just found me. Because of his promotion, the position of captain of the Criminal Investigation Team has been vacant. I am very democratic, so let's have an internal election." Xie Xi said with a smile, his words hitting Qiao Huali the hardest.
You like to make mandatory arrangements? Then I'll hold a democratic election.
"Who do you think is suitable to be the chief captain? Recommend one person and we'll vote."
Upon hearing Xie Xi's words, the people below immediately began to discuss.
Everyone's expression was different.
Especially Tong Meng, who was overjoyed.
With nearly 20 people in the team, she directly controlled more than half of them.
Hahaha, it seemed this chief captain position was hers.
Although Qiao Huali felt relieved, seeing Xie Xi's smiling face, he vaguely felt that things were not as simple as he thought.
Soon, the people below began to raise their hands to nominate their chosen candidates.
"I recommend Lu Qingqing. Although she has not been in the Municipal Police Bureau for a long time, she has accumulated rich case-solving experience at the grassroots level. I believe you have all noticed this from her past case-solving actions."
"I also recommend Lu Qingqing. Many people in the police force have studied at the training institute, but few have received outstanding student awards. Lu Qingqing left a deep impression on me during the training exercise. Her agility and team spirit, I believe, will help us unite as one and contribute better to the stability of Chongqing."
"I recommend Hu Jia. I don't need to introduce his experience and case-solving ability again. After all, a person with the title of 'Divine Detective' is no ordinary individual."
For a moment, the entire meeting hall was in a commotion. However, the candidates recommended by most people were concentrated on Lu Qingqing and Hu Jia.
Tong Meng was anxious listening from the side.
She kept looking back and glaring at Li Han. What was this kid doing? Why hadn't he nominated her, Tong Meng?
Soon, Li Yang and the others finished stating their choices for captain.
Xie Xi looked at everyone. "Does anyone else have anyone to recommend? If not, we will proceed with the vote based on the recommendations just made."
"Wait." Tong Meng couldn't help herself. She couldn't understand what Li Han and the others were doing; such a good opportunity and they hadn't nominated her.
"I have one more person to recommend." Tong Meng took a deep breath. "That is me, Tong Meng, I recommend myself."
Qiao Huali glanced at Tong Meng and sighed inwardly. He no longer wanted to stay here. Judging from all the previous performances, Tong Meng's self-recommendation was simply asking for humiliation.
He gave Tong Meng a deep look, then looked at Li Han and the others, and turned to Xie Xi, saying, "Since Director Xie is here to preside, I am relieved. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."
"Hey, Old Qiao..."
Before Xie Xi could finish speaking, Qiao Huali left.
Leaving behind a crowd eager to watch the drama unfold and a bewildered Tong Meng.