If we look at it from the surface, Shen Zhifeng and Feng Qingshan are almost the same. They both have the rank of colonel, and their resumes are almost the same.
If broken down into personal abilities, Shen Zhifeng is obviously superior. He has been lurking in the enemy's high-level for more than ten years, which is an amazing achievement in any country.
However, politics has never been easy and can be seen clearly at a glance. In addition to ability and qualifications, interpersonal relationships are also very important factors.
Feng Qingshan has an advantage in this regard. He is a veteran spy from the Blue Clothes Club era. If we only talk about seniority, he is even older than Shen Zhifeng.
Therefore, Feng Qingshan falls into this category of people who are not capable enough but are young enough.
On the other hand, Feng Qingshan had served at the headquarters for many years and was able to resume his post and return to Yanjin Station. His old friends played a very key role.
Director Mao must also consider the opinions of all parties and be as objective and fair as possible in the appointment and dismissal of personnel without harming his own interests. This is also to establish a leadership image.
Shen Zhifeng was well aware of his own disadvantages, and the reason why he did not report the case of Delta Tailor Store was to add weight to the competition.
Now it was self-defeating. Jiang Xinyu's casual words made Shen Zhifeng suddenly nervous.
"Captain Jiang, as you can see, I only have a few people under my command. There are at least four people left at the Delta Clothing Store. Only one can be left to follow Zhang Meifang, and he can only monitor at the front entrance, so...
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"Well, I personally led the team to arrest, and such a big mistake happened. As the captain, I cannot absolve myself of the blame... You also know that cases involving the Communist Party are taken very seriously, and the closing report needs to be kept in the confidential room for future reference.
Will review in the future."
"Don't worry about this. I can explain the situation to the station commander. The failure to complete the mission successfully this time was mainly due to intelligence errors and has nothing to do with the action team."
"This is a bit too unfair to Deputy Director Shen..."
"It doesn't matter, we are all our own people, regardless of each other." Shen Zhifeng said dryly and politely.
He is not good at handling complex interpersonal relationships, especially being courteous to a suspect. Not only is his words somewhat insincere, but he also feels awkward.
But there is no other way. In order to be able to become the inspector as expected, we can only compromise for the time being. Stabilizing the situation is the most critical thing.
He and Feng Qingshan thought the same thing. If Director Mao asked Jiang Xinyu for his opinion on the selection of the inspector general, the attentiveness at the moment would be worth it no matter how unbearable it was.
Back at the station, Shen Zhifeng went to the stationmaster's office first. He had to fulfill his promise to Jiang Xinyu and explain to Qiao Mucai why something went wrong in the arrest operation.
After listening to Shen Zhifeng's report, Qiao Mucai nodded slightly and said: "Zhifeng, you don't have to blame yourself too much for this case. Although the reporter Zhang Meifang was escaped, it was not nothing. The Communist Party was eliminated.
important contact point, and successfully arrested the liaison officer Zhao Guisheng. The credit for these two things is not small."
Qiao Mucai had already made a plan in his mind. As long as there was no big fault, he would try to win over Shen Zhifeng to avoid getting in the way in the future.
"Webmaster, if there's nothing else, I'll go to the hospital to check on Zhao Guisheng's condition..."
"Secretary Wang has called the hospital. Zhao Guisheng is still undergoing surgery. You won't see anyone if you go now. Besides, there are people from the action team watching over him. It's okay."
"Oh, then I'm relieved."
"Zhifeng, there is something I want to talk to you about."
"You say."
"How are you preparing for your marriage?"
"Oh, Wenxiu has been mourning for less than three years, so the marriage may have to wait for a while longer."
Qiao Mucai lit a cigarette, looked at Shen Zhifeng in the smoke, and said: "Yesterday, the Political Office of the headquarters called and asked about your marriage status. You should also know that the Secrecy Bureau has an unwritten rule that unmarried people should not be reused. , Zhifeng, when it comes to issues related to my own future, I don’t think it’s necessary to abide by those red tapes.”
Qiao Muchai's words were like an enlightenment, making Shen Zhifeng suddenly realize where his shortcomings were in the competition with Feng Qingshan.
"I have always admired you, so I don't want to watch you take detours. The candidate for the inspectorate of Yanjin Station has not been finalized yet. At this time, if you miss a move, you will lose the game!" Qiao Mucai smiled meaningfully. Laughed.
Shen Zhifeng stood up and bowed formally: "Thank you, webmaster, for your advice!"
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the next day.
Office of the Deputy Director of the Intelligence Division.
"Deputy Director Shen, this is the physical evidence found at the Delta Clothing Store last night." The person from the Evidence Section put a cardboard box on the table.
Under normal circumstances, physical evidence is handed over to the Intelligence Division for processing. If it is of little use value, it is sent to the Physical Evidence Division for storage for a period of time.
Shen Zhifeng casually took out the account book of the clothing store and flipped through two pages: "Have Director Feng read it?"
"Director Feng said that you are responsible for the case and asked me to show you the things."
"He pushed it cleanly..."
I had already seen these physical evidences at the clothing store last night. They were all insignificant things. Shen Zhifeng threw the account book into the cardboard box and said half-heartedly: "Okay, take it away."
The person from the physical evidence department picked up the carton and walked towards the door.
Suddenly an idea flashed in Shen Zhifeng's mind, and he felt as if he had overlooked something...
"Wait a moment!"
"What other orders do you have?"
"Bring the box back and let me take a look at it again."
The cardboard box was placed on the desk again. Shen Zhifeng slowly stood up, looked at it intently for a while, and then reached out and took out a wad of large bills from the box.
The banknotes were all 10,000-yuan bills, and even the smell of ink still remained. The numbers on each banknote were sequentially numbered. There was no doubt that this was a batch of newly released banknotes.
"Keep the physical evidence first, you can leave." Shen Zhifeng said, holding up a banknote.
"Yes." The person from the physical evidence department bowed and walked out.
After a while, there was a knock on the door, "Tuk Tuk!"
"Come in!" Looking at the banknotes on the table, Shen Zhifeng's face looked thoughtful.
When the door rang, Bai Jumin opened the door and walked in: "Deputy Director Shen, I'm back."
Due to the accidental death of Qi Dashanren, Shen Zhifeng was demoted and punished. Bai Jumin was also involved and was suspended at home for three months to reflect.
It's his first day at work today and he came here specifically to report to Shen Zhifeng.
"You came back just in time. What I'm short of right now is manpower. Go check right away which bank these banknotes were withdrawn from. It won't take long and you should be able to find the person who withdrew the money." Shen Zhifeng didn't say a word. Nonsense, let’s get straight to the point.
"I'll check right away."
"Also, don't alarm anyone about this matter. I mean everyone, do you understand what I mean?"
"Understand."
"Go ahead."
"yes."
Bai Jumin took a few banknotes, turned around and walked out.
Shen Zhifeng stood up and came to the window and looked downstairs for a while. Feng Qingshan got out of the car with his briefcase and walked into the building with a satisfied step.
Shen Zhifeng knew that Feng Qingshan, as a representative of the Security Bureau, had just attended the joint meeting of the Garrison Command. This was a high-level military meeting. This shows how seriously Feng Qingshan was taken.
Shen Zhifeng pondered for a long time, and finally seemed to have made up his mind. He picked up the phone and dialed his home number: "Hello, Wenxiu, it's me."
Xu Wenxiu on the phone smiled and said: "I heard it, is there anything wrong?"