The Shanghai Police General Bureau has seven branches: Shiliupu, Ximen, Pudong, Gaoqiao, Xinzha, North Railway Station, Caojiadu and the downtown branch. To save trouble, people in the police station simply call them the first branch and the second branch.
Branch offices and so on.
Among the seven branches, the downtown branch is undoubtedly the most important department.
Zhang Ziyang works as a detective in the general bureau. He is of course one level higher than the detectives in each branch, but not as good as the directors of each branch. Of course, the directors of each branch also have to give face to the detectives of the general bureau. This is just like the central and local governments.
The relationship is the same.
"Didn't this incident with Lao Shao happen? Our director felt that he had offended you and was afraid that you would hold a grudge. He wanted to ease the relationship with you, so he promoted me to show his sincerity and not to hit the smiling man." Zhang Ziyang
Said with a smile.
"Oh, that's right. Your director's knowledge is very deep." Lu Ming also laughed.
Lu Ming did hate Chief Shao, but he had already committed suicide, so Lu Ming had no choice but to say he hated the Police Headquarters. After all, Lao Shao was just a personal act, and he could not represent the police department.
"Do you think I should be the deputy director of this branch?" Zhang Ziyang asked.
Lu Ming began to think deeply, and after a while he smiled and said: "Zhang Ziyang, aren't you doing a good job as a detective? Why do you want to be an official?"
As a detective, your daily job is just to investigate and handle cases, which is more like a technical job, but as an official, you have to embark on an official career.
"Don't you want me to be an official? Besides, the salary should be increased." Zhang Ziyang chuckled.
"To be honest, I really don't want you to be an official. Spend your whole life doing detective work and doing something practical for the people, which is better than anything else." Lu Ming said.
"You mean that officialdom is too dark and boring, right?" Zhang Ziyang knew what Lu Ming meant.
"I didn't know that officialdom was so dark and politics was so dirty. After I joined the Fuxing Society, I saw it more clearly. What's so good about being an official? Didn't you see that I'm as tired as a dead dog all day long?
Yes, it may not necessarily please you." Lu Ming smiled bitterly again.
"You are asking for trouble. Are there any officials who do this? What official does not eat, drink, have fun, engage in prostitution, gambling and drugs? Look at our director, as long as it is not an earth-shattering event, he will have nothing to do.
Everything will be done by the people below. He can just listen to the report and make a comment." Zhang Ziyang laughed at Lu Ming.
"I can't. I can't do that. You have a lot of money. I'm worried that you're stuck in too deep. Officialdom is also an abyss. Once you step into it, you can't get out. You have to think about it." Lu Ming warned.
"What are you afraid of? There are many people who are just wiping their butts. There is nothing wrong with them. It turns out that General Yang Hu from the Songhu Security Command is living the life of an emperor." Zhang Ziyang had an envious expression on his face.
Lu Ming smiled bitterly. It's not that he didn't understand this truth. He could also be a hands-off shopkeeper and leave everything to the people below him, but he couldn't rest assured. Even if it was a small matter, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't handle it himself.
Not practical.
"Don't just look at this. People can do this because they have a backing. General Yang Hu's original backing was the commission, so he could live a luxurious and luxurious life. But he went too far and the appointment was all over.
If you can't stand it anymore, remove him from his post and give him an idle position in the Ministry of National Defense. If you want to be an official and not do anything, then you will have to work in the position of deputy director until you are old." Lu Ming reminded.
"I know this truth. Those corrupt officials do this because they are old and know that they have reached the end of their road and have no further pursuits. I am different. I am still young, I still have energy, and I still have the pursuit of progress." Zhang Ziyang said somewhat.
Said excitedly.
"So, you not only want to be the deputy director, but you also have greater political ambitions?" Lu Ming showed a sarcastic smile.
"No need to ask, who doesn't want to get promoted and get rich? What is the pursuit of life? It's nothing more than getting promoted, getting rich and marrying a beautiful woman. My third goal has been achieved." Zhang Ziyang burst into laughter.
"You brat, just be proud of yourself and don't get carried away." Lu Ming cursed with a smile.
It has to be said that the reason why Zhang Ziyang occupies the first place in the police station is that his wife is the most beautiful woman. Cai Lian was an oiran in Shanghai's romantic court back then, and her charm is still the same now.
"You don't lack anything, so you are lazy about everything. Now it's better. Mingzhu has gone to the United States, and Du Juan has been captured by the Japanese. You should also reflect on yourself." Zhang Ziyang counterattacked and said
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"Yes, speaking of it, from ancient times to the present, although people's pursuits are complex and diverse, they can be summed up in three categories: power, money and sex. But why can't I get any energy for these three?" Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
Although Lu Ming also likes to deal with beauties, he doesn't seem to be tempted at all. Maybe it's because he has seen too many beauties and is a little numb.
Getting promoted and making a fortune was not what he wanted. He set up the secret service school and the secret intelligence service just to contribute to the country and had nothing to do with personal interests.
If it were not for the national crisis and the nation facing various crises, he would rather return to the United States to be a university teacher and live a carefree life.
"Glory, wealth, fine clothes and food are all too easy for you, so you don't know how to cherish them. People who have never been hungry will not treat steamed buns as delicacies." Zhang Ziyang joked.
"Let's not talk about this. In fact, I really don't like you to be involved in politics. I don't want you to pursue an official career. This road is too rough and dirty, and it will change people." Lu Ming said what was in his heart.
"What if I can be a detective for the rest of my life? Maybe I can become a chief detective when I get older, but that's not that interesting. I still want to try the road of becoming an official. You don't have to think about getting promoted and making a fortune. All this is meaningless to you. I still want to
I want to give it a try." Zhang Ziyang said.
Lu Ming didn't say anything. In fact, Lu Ming wanted Zhang Ziyang to work in the Secret Intelligence Service at first, but Zhang Ziyang didn't like intelligence work. He preferred to handle cases.
Lu Ming also understood that Zhang Ziyang's rejection of him had another meaning, which was that he didn't want to rely on him for everything and wanted to get ahead on his own ability.
Zhang Ziyang is a person with a very strong self-esteem, which is his greatest strength and also his fatal weakness.
"Zi Yang, you have to understand that there are two ways to be an official. One is my kind, which is purely for doing things, without seeking promotion or getting rich. This kind of thing is very simple to say, but in fact it will offend many people.
It's thankless. The other is to be a pure official, which has a different philosophy and needs to have a good relationship with the top. Many times you have to do things that are against your will, you have to say things that are against your will, and sometimes you even have to sell your own conscience.
."
Lu Ming has been involved in the officialdom for five or six years since he joined the Fuxing Society. The things he has seen and experienced have almost subverted his three views, but he insists on not doing anything wrong or saying anything against his conscience.
In fact, he offended a large number of Nanjing government bureaucrats, but since Lu Mingzhi was not in the officialdom, those bureaucrats had nothing to do with him.
"When you founded a secret intelligence service and a special agent school, was there no interference from above? I don't think I've ever heard you mention it." Zhang Ziyang suddenly thought of this.
"Of course there are, there are all kinds of interferences. The reason why I can concentrate on doing things without being disturbed by them is because others are blocking political matters for me, so I don't have to worry about them at all. But if you want to be an official, just
You have to deal with these things by yourself." Lu Ming's words stopped short, but they contained profound meaning.
"Hey, I'm just the deputy director of a branch, so I won't encounter so many things." Zhang Ziyang joked to himself.
"No matter how big or small the officialdom is, the truth is the same. To put it bluntly, I am a little worried about whether you can survive in the officialdom, or I am worried that you will have a bad conscience and transform into a villain in the officialdom in the future." Lu Ming said worriedly.
Zhang Ziyang was hesitant. He had never been an official, but he had a lot of experience. He also hated many phenomena in the officialdom, and even more hated the darkness and filth behind the officialdom. However, the temptation of power and money was too great for him.
It's like stinky tofu, it smells bad and tastes delicious.
"I still want to give it a try, I just hope you can always support me." Zhang Ziyang said.
"If you decide, then go ahead. We are brothers. I don't support who you support, but I will supervise you and prevent you from slipping into the quagmire." Lu Ming clinked glasses with him with a smile.
Although Lu Ming doesn't like Zhang Ziyang taking the official career route, everyone has his own path. Even close brothers cannot arrange other people's lives. All he can do is support behind the scenes.
Zhang Ziyang seemed to have let go of the last burden in his heart when he heard what Lu Ming said. The two of them drank slowly until midnight, each of them drank a bottle of whiskey before they broke up.
After breaking up with Zhang Ziyang, Lu Ming felt heavy in his heart.
The two brothers have walked side by side until today. Lu Ming suddenly had a premonition that they had reached a fork in the road and the two brothers might go their separate ways in the future.