booktalesy Chapter 54 Commendation
Chapter 54 Commendation
Upon hearing his name called, Wu Feilin eagerly stood up, straightened his clothes, and strode onto the stage.
Walking to the center of the stage, he saluted Chen Shoucheng, then saluted the audience, and finally accepted the banner handed to him by Wang Weiguo with both hands.
After receiving the banner, Wu Feilin turned around and showed it to the audience.
The banner had eight large characters written on it.
[Swiftly solves cases, a loyal guardian.]
In an instant, the flashbulbs went off, and applause erupted from the audience.
After the applause subsided, Wang Weiguo waved to Wu Feilin, signaling him to say a few words.
Wu Feilin walked to the front of the podium, took out a piece of paper from his pocket and placed it on the podium table. This was a speech he had written overnight, specifically for the current situation.
"Respected leaders and comrades, on behalf of the First Brigade, I would like to express my gratitude to the Party Committee of the Bureau and the leaders of the Detachment for their trust and guidance. The success of this case is due to the wise decisions and effective command of the leaders. As the person in charge on the front line, I simply carried out the instructions of the superiors and checked and set the direction at key points... In short, the honor belongs to the collective, and even more so to the leaders who led us forward."
Listening to Wu Feilin's speech, Gu Huai secretly curled his lip.
He'd heard those kinds of flattering words to his superiors so many times in his past life that he was practically sick of them.
I never expected to hear it again so soon in this lifetime.
It really feels like a different world.
After Wu Feilin was commended as the representative of the group, it was time for individual commendations.
Wang Weiguo read out several names from the list, "Hou Hao, Ling Yue, Gu Huai, please come up on stage."
Although he had made some preparations beforehand, Hou Hao was still very excited when he heard his name called, so much so that his legs trembled a little when he stood up.
It was Gu Huai who pulled him back, preventing him from losing face in front of so many people.
When he walked to the front of the stage, Gu Huai deliberately adjusted his position so that Hou Hao would stand in the middle.
This commendation ceremony was just icing on the cake for him, but for Hou Hao, it was a recognition of him by the bureau.
Gu Huai had seen Hou Hao's predicament in the bureau over the past few days, so he naturally wouldn't try to steal Hou Hao's thunder at this time.
After the three of them stood on the stage, some people in the audience began to whisper among themselves.
"Is that Gu Huai? I heard he solved the case?"
"No way? Isn't he the newly reported police cadet? Shouldn't he be Old Wu?"
"Really, I heard it's the suspect he identified."
"Why didn't Lao Wu mention him when he was giving his acceptance speech?"
"Who knows?"
Gu Huai heard all these whispers.
He glanced at Wu Feilin sitting in the first row out of the corner of his eye and found that he was sitting there with a livid face.
These words clearly reached his ears as well.
He had no way to defend himself, so he could only sit there expressionless, sulking.
Not long after the three of them stood still, Wang Weiguo picked up three envelopes from the table and handed them to them respectively.
"This envelope contains a 300 yuan bonus and a commendation certificate. The money isn't much, but it's the organization's recognition of you. You should continue to work hard."
"Thank you, leader," the three replied in unison, and gave a uniform salute.
Wang Weiguo nodded in satisfaction, then strode to the podium, picked up the microphone, and raised his voice by half an octave.
"Now, I announce a decision: after deliberation by the detachment and with the approval of the Party Committee of the Bureau, Comrade Gu Huai has made outstanding contributions in the case investigation. Therefore, it is hereby approved that he skip the probationary period and be directly transferred to the First Brigade of the Criminal Investigation Detachment."
There was a moment of silence in the audience, then it erupted into chaos.
Don't underestimate this seemingly minor matter of early promotion; it makes him the first person in the history of the Pengcheng Municipal Public Security Bureau to achieve this.
Shenzhen is unlike other places. As a special reform zone, it is a place that is watched by the whole country. Any extraordinary move made by the municipal bureau is not an easy thing.
Hou Hao was the first to react, turning around and giving Gu Huai a bear hug. "Huai! You've been promoted!"
Ling Yue smiled and extended her hand, "Congratulations."
Gu Huai shook hands with her and replied in a low voice, "I'll treat you tonight. You can choose any place you like."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and saluted the audience.
His movements were very standard.
This scene had played out countless times in his dreams in his past life, and he absolutely could not allow himself to make any mistakes when it actually happened.
As he was about to step down from the stage, Chen Shoucheng stood up and stopped the crowd.
He walked up to Gu Huai, extended his hand, and said, "Little Gu, right?"
Gu Huai immediately clasped his hands and said, "Hello, Director Chen."
"Good." Chen Shoucheng looked him up and down and nodded with satisfaction. "I heard from Wei Guo that you made a great contribution to this case. Not bad, young man."
"Director Chen, you flatter me. This case was solved entirely thanks to the effective command of the branch leadership and the concerted efforts of the comrades in the first brigade. I was just doing my job."
Chen Shoucheng smiled and said, "Humility is a good thing, but excessive humility is arrogance."
"I'm speaking from the heart," Gu Huai said without changing his expression.
Chen Shoucheng glanced at him again, nodded, and without saying anything more, let him leave.
After stepping off the stage, Lingyue came over and teased in a low voice, "Ah Huai, what you said just now was really good, like you had memorized it beforehand."
"Come on," Gu Huai retorted, "I learned all of this from Captain Wu."
Ling Yue grinned, gave Gu Huai a meaningful look, and didn't continue speaking.
Hou Hao, who was standing to the side, chimed in, "I think Ah Huai is right. Without Director Wang's approval and my master's coordination, the three of us alone couldn't have turned this case around."
Seeing Hou Hao's serious expression, Gu Huai knew that Hou Hao had been thoroughly spoiled by his master, and he needed to find a way to expose him to the world.
After the awards ceremony, the meeting ended quickly because everyone had a lot of work to do.
Just as Gu Huai was holding the envelope, preparing to call home to share the good news, a figure appeared in front of him.
Gu Huai looked up and saw that it was Zhou Shouzheng, the captain of the second brigade, who was smiling at him.
"Xiao Gu, you did a great job today."
Gu Huai didn't reply, but nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Captain Zhou."
"Not bad, young man." Zhou Shouzhen patted him on the shoulder: "If you ever feel uncomfortable staying in the First Brigade and want to come to the Second Brigade, just come to me anytime. The door to the Second Brigade is always open for you."
These words were quite blunt. Zhou Shouzhen had no intention of avoiding people at all, so much so that several people who hadn't left yet heard them and looked over.
Looking at Zhou Shouzhen's smiling face, Gu Huai couldn't help but think to himself, "The power struggle in the Pengcheng City Public Security Bureau is too intense. Has it already reached the point of real violence?"
However, despite his thoughts, Gu Huai had to keep a composed expression. "Thank you for your kind words, Captain Zhou. I'm new to the branch and don't know anything yet. I still need to learn a lot from Captain Wu and the other seniors. Once I've learned everything, I'll come back to ask you for guidance. Please don't look down on me then."
Zhou Shouzhen was very satisfied with Gu Huai's attitude. In fact, he never thought that Gu Huai would agree. He only came here to make things difficult for Wu Feilin.
Then he laughed loudly and said, "You little rascal, you know how to talk."
After saying that, he patted him on the shoulder and left.
After Zhou Shouzhen left, Hou Hao muttered to himself, "Why would Captain Zhou do that? Isn't this blatant poaching?"
"What poaching? They were just being polite, don't take it seriously," Gu Huai laughed it off.
"Oh, is that so?" Hou Hao scratched his head and muttered, "Even if it's just being polite, you can't say it like that."
Ling Yue, standing to the side, shook her head. She knew very well that Zhou Shouzhen never joked; he really wanted Gu Huai.
However, for Gu Huai, he had witnessed the intensity of the struggle.
He knew in his heart that he had already made a great splash at today's awards ceremony.
What I need to do next is to keep a low profile.