<h4>Chapter 952: Chapter 888 Award Ceremony</h4><h4></h4>


    For an entire month, Jiang Yuan mainly focused on Qinghe City, striking out in all directions to solve cases.


    The Qinghe City Bureau’s designated "Year of Assault on umted Homicide Cases" seemed to have turned into "Jiang Yuan’s Year of Assault on umted Cases", but that was essentially the goal of the Qinghe City Bureau. Such a grandbine harvester should not merely work the fields of Ningtai County; that would indeed be unreasonable.


    As for the costs of working in other districts and counties, including Qinghe City Bureau, obviously none could afford them—the cost of living index shot up with the needs of big cities. Small cities couldn’t afford the executive cars of Didi, much less afford Jiang Yuan. However, Qinghe City Bureau was able to offer a good deal of administrative perks.


    For example, the staffing of Jiang Yuan’s umted Case Team, at 12 people, was approved without a hitch. The surrounding districts and counties did not demand an exnation or throw tantrums for benefits, including Comrade Hou Lejia from Longli County.


    Monday.


    Jiang Yuan’s umted Case Team assembled in Qinghe City to attend the meritorious service award ceremony.


    Hou Lejia and others dressed up spiritedly, enthusiastically pushing the police officers from Ningtai County Bureau to the front.


    Huang Qiangmin, ustomed to undercover work, was somewhat embarrassed, and with a grin said, "It’s fine for me to sit over here, you guys are the seniors..."


    "You are the creditor; if you sit back there, we’ll feel even worse," Hou Lejia said warmly, ushering Huang Qiangmin towards the front.


    Huang Qiangminughed, "What debt? Just pay it back on time."


    Hou Lejia was notughing, "Old Huang, don’t talk like that. It’s a day of celebration; why can’t we be happy?"


    Huang Qiangmin patted Hou Lejia’s shoulder, "We policemen, a spittle and a nail; you were happy when you borrowed the money, it’s only right to be unhappy when paying it back."


    "When I borrowed the money, you were happy, and when I repay it, you’re also happy..." Hou Lejia paused, then turned to Bai Jian and others, "It seems Old Huang is getting carried away. Later, when the city bureau leaders give speeches, let’s apud for half a minute. When Old Huang takes the stage to speak, we will apud for two minutes, to give Old Huang a bit of encouragement."


    Huang Qiangmin was astonished, staring intently at Hou Lejia, "Old Hou, when did you grow a brain?"


    "Pretty impressive, huh." Hou Lejiaughed heartily as he pushed Huang Qiangmin to the front row, then added, "Recently, on a case, the suspect did just this,pletely messing with people’s mental states."


    "It must be a clever person. How did they end upmitting a crime that you managed to solve?" Huang Qiangmin said, frankly feeling puzzled.


    Hou Lejia hummed twice and said, "The one whomitted the crime is the dumb one. The smart one is at thepany, setting up a sting operation, driving the dumb one to the edge. One night, the dumb one got drunk, felt more and more aggrieved, went over and gave the smart one two hard hits with a stool, breaking an arm and splitting the head, ending uppensating with a car’s worth."


    "You’re crazy about cars, aren’t you?" Huang Qiangminughed.


    Hou Lejia did notugh; he now drives a 3.0L naturally-aspirated Toyota Crown, a car that 20


    years ago would have cost over 400,000. At that time, if he chose to buy a house, he could have bought one inside the third ring of Beijing with no problem. The thought of his rear end resting on such a once valuable state asset, Hou Lejia couldn’t muster a smile.


    At 10 o’clock, the city bureau leaders were all present.


    After greeting Jiang Yuan and the police officers one by one, the leaders on the stage announced the start of the ceremony.


    "Congrattions to Ningtai County Criminal Police Team’s Jiang Yuan umted Case Team...awarded the Group Second-ss Merit!"


    "Congrattions to Ningtai County Criminal Police Team’s umted Case Squad Mu Zhiyang...awarded the Individual Second-ss Merit!"


    "Congrattions to Ningtai County Criminal Police Team’s First Squad Wu Junhao...awarded the Individual Second-ss Merit!"


    ...


    "Congrattions to Ningtai County Criminal Police Team’s First Squad...awarded the Group Third-ss Merit!"


    "Congrattions...Wang Chuanxing...awarded the Individual Third-ss Merit!"


    "Congrattions...Mu Zhiyang...awarded the Individual Third-ss Merit!"


    ...


    "Congrattions...Tang Jia...honored with Individual Commendation!"


    "Congrattions...Mu Zhiyang...honored with Individual Commendation!"


    ...


    Hou Lejia and others, as previously mentioned, pped their hands off throughout the ceremony.


    Thismendation award ceremony, rather than being for Qinghe City range, might as well be a specialmendation award ceremony dedicated to Jiang Yuan’s umted Case Team.


    For the members of Jiang Yuan’s umted Case Team, it could be said that everyone received an award, and several members who nned to end their secondment ahead of schedule for various reasons were given additional consideration, a rarity in other units.


    Of course, this was also because the transfer to Ningtai County Bureau was a reverse secondment, meaning once personnel returned to their original unit, they’d be considered leaders if they came back to Ningtai County.


    However, from the beginning to the end of the ceremony, there was no award for Jiang Yuan.


    At the end, the Bureau Chief made a special trip over and said, "Xiao Jiang, you applied for a first-ss merit, and the Provincial Department wants to present it to you personally. I’ll take you there tomorrow."


    Having arrived at the meeting, Jiang Yuan naturally brought his emotional intelligence with him and epted the news with a smile.


    Beside him, Huang Qiangmin inquired on his behalf: "If it’s a first-ss merit, Jiang Yuan has already received two of them. Why does he need to go to the Provincial Department this time? What are they thinking?"


    "Maybe they’re thinking of transferring Jiang Yuan to the Provincial Department?" The Bureau Chiefughed for a moment before his expression became serious as he looked at Huang Qiangmin.


    Startled at first, Huang Qiangmin’s expression gradually became solemn.


    "We are vigorously creating a team centered around Jiang Yuan, capable of supporting criminal specialist teams across the country and even the world. What’s the benefit for Jiang Yuan to go to the Provincial Department?" Huang Qiangmin’s perspective, however, differed from what the Bureau Chief had in mind.


    Of course, the attitude was still what the Bureau Chief wanted to see.


    The Bureau Chief nodded and said, "That depends on how determined you are."


    Huang Qiangmin then turned his gaze to Jiang Yuan.


    Jiang Yuan confidently stated, "I am not going to the Provincial Department."


    Upon hearing this, Huang Qiangmin became instantly more confident and said, "Jiang Yuan won’t go to the Provincial Department, not even for an emperor!"


    The Bureau Chief chuckled: "If you insist, we at Qinghe City Bureau also support you. Of course, you still need to go to the Provincial Department to receive the award."


    Police departments are simultaneously managed by the higher-level police departments and the local administration; the former mainly provides operational guidance, while thetter has the most crucial authority over personnel, finance, and materials. In other words, the real superior authority is local.


    Therefore, under these circumstances, it’s not easy for a police officer to be transferred from one county or city to another, or from a county to a city, or from a city to a province. It’s not an internal transfer but an external one that requires consent from both the transferring and receiving units. Meaning, not only must the unit epting the transfer agree, but the releasing unit must also consent.


    Under such circumstances, if the city and the county firmly oppose, even the Provincial Department can’t transfer someone. At least, the Provincial Department needs to do the groundwork in persuasion first.


    Additionally, the individual’s wish is most crucial, and Jiang Yuan’s desire to stay in Ningtai County is the most important.


    After returning with the team, they would make a special trip to Changyang City in two days.


    Compared to Qinghe City Bureau, the standards in Changyang City were much higher.


    The bright and spacious auditorium, therge scale, and even the presence of leaders from the Ministry attending the event.


    "Come,e, Jiang Yuan, Director Song hase all the way from Beijing to see you." The leaders from the Provincial Department had a kind of warmly distant familiarity with Jiang Yuan as they cheerfully nudged the familiar Song Tiancheng towards him.


    Unlike figures such as Cui Xiaohu, Song Tiancheng was a well-known significant figure,st appearing after an incident with Jianyuan Group in Qinghe City. In terms of Journey to the West, he would be akin to the Barefoot Immortal.


    "Director Song, is there a case?" Jiang Yuan didn’t think he was worthy of Song Tiancheng’s attendance just for receiving a first-ss merit. It might make sense for a group award, as this was the third first-ss merit in his life. Without a rted body, he didn’t warrant Song Tiancheng’s attendance.


    "I’m waiting for your ceremony to conclude," Song Tiancheng said with a smile.


    "The ceremony is not as important as the case." With his ever-present emotional intelligence, Jiang Yuan inquired, "When did the case happen?"


    "Just now, an explosion case, with the death toll exceeding ten," Song Tiancheng checked the watch on his wrist. "It has only been four hours since the incident urred."


    He was meant to go there to direct or evenmand the situation, but after much thought, Song Tiancheng still preferred to waste a few hours and take Jiang Yuan with him from Changyang City.


    Inparison, what the Shannan Provincial Department thinks is irrelevant.


    "I understand. For an explosion case..." Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment: "Let’s receive the first-ss merit as quickly as possible."


    He stillcked expertise rted to explosives and needed to receive the first-ss merit before he could be promoted to utilize it.