Chapter 822: Holding the Name and the Power
On November 29th, at 8:10 in the morning, the clear and bright sunlight of the autumn morning shone into the room.
Chen Chuan put on the uniform of the investigation director of the Processing Bureau, checked to make sure there were no wrinkles or defects, then put on the outermost coat, fastened the copper buttons, took the wide-brimmed hat and put it on properly, and finally took the Xuejun knife from the knife rack with his gloved hand and walked out of the mansion.
The special car from the Government Affairs Office had arrived early, and when the attendant saw him come out, he immediately opened the door for him.
After Chen Chuan got in, the car door slowly closed. Through the car window and rearview mirror, he could see that there were armored vehicles in front and behind the car. The driver in front looked back and asked, "Boss?"
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Let's drive."
As his car started slowly, the armored vehicles in front and behind all started moving, and a long convoy drove along the road that had been blocked for a long time towards Weiguang District.
Three quarters of an hour later, the convoy arrived at the core area of the central city, in front of the administrative office building of the Jibei Provincial Government. There were uniformed armed guards and patrol security personnel on each side of the square, and there were armed airships hovering on both sides in the sky.
After getting out of the car, Chen Chuan looked up at the tallest building in Weiguang District and the third tallest in the central city. Then, under the guidance of the reception staff sent in advance by the Government Affairs Office, he entered the building and took the elevator directly to the lecture hall on the 30th floor.
A group of officials from the Government Affairs Office, led by Chief of Government Affairs Qi Weizhao, had already been waiting here in advance. Commissioner Liang from the Ministry of Defense, Director Wei Huan of the Processing Bureau, Director Qian Shushan of the Esoteric Religion Investigation Bureau and others were also present. In front of them stood a row of appointed officials from the capital, who were standing there with serious expressions.
Almost half of the officials above the middle level in the central city are here today. Even the chairman of the municipal council came in person, and several important council members came with him.
At this time, a crisp sound was heard, and the spacious elevator door slowly opened. Everyone looked over and saw a tall, straight, handsome and heroic young man standing there, with a lofty and clear light in his eyes and a long sword in his hand.
When people walked out of the elevator and walked towards them, everyone's breathing involuntarily stopped, and some people even felt as if there were needles pricking their skin.
The security personnel on both sides became visibly nervous. This was their unconscious reaction. Even though they knew that Chen Chuan was not an enemy, when a fighter with extremely destructive power came close, even if they were mentally prepared, they found it difficult to overcome the physical discomfort.
When Chen Chuan arrived, he greeted Qi Weizhao, Commissioner Liang, and the others waiting there. After some officials in the back briefly greeted him, Qi Weizhao said to the commissioned official from the capital, "Commissioner Cheng, Director Chen has arrived. Can we start?"
Commissioner Cheng nodded in agreement, then asked Chen Chuan to stand in the middle. The noises that had just arisen around him quieted down.
He took out a letter of appointment from his briefcase and read it out on the spot:
"The Dashun Republic Executive Government orders that Chen Chuan, the Investigation Director of the Jibei Province Central City Processing Bureau, be promoted to Director of the Jibei Province Security and Defense Office, a member of the Jibei Province Central City Security Decision-Making Group, and a member of the Jibei Province Interchange Military Advisory Committee for his courageous and dedicated service and outstanding achievements during his tenure.
This order is issued by the Executive Government of the Dashun Republic of China:
Chief of the General Political Department Tao Changru.
The Privy Council President Gu Mingxiang.
Counselor of the Supreme Security Advisory Group: Pei Xiyan.
November 29, the 95th year of the reign of the Republic of China.
After reading it, he put it down, walked forward a few steps, handed the letter of appointment to Chen Chuan, then took a finely crafted cane sword from the box held by a servant beside him and handed it to him.
"Director Chen." Commissioner Cheng finally put aside his serious expression, smiled, and raised his hands to shake his hand. "Congratulations."
Qi Weizhao took the lead in clapping softly, and applause immediately broke out around him.
Speaker Quan looked at him with deep eyes. Although he had expected it, he was still shocked by Chen Chuan's promotion to this position. Several members of parliament beside him showed a hint of uneasiness.
The Security and Defense Department, whose full name is Jibei Province City Security and Defense Department, is theoretically the superior department of the City Patrol and Processing Bureau. The director is responsible for managing these two departments and is accountable to the Chief Administrative Officer, but in terms of rank, they are at the same level as the Chief Administrative Officer.
The members of the security decision-making group are even more heavyweights. This group is composed of Minister of Government Qi Weizhao, Commissioner of the Ministry of Defense Liang Guanghai, Inspector General of the Jiaorong Garrison Qiao Weiting, and Wuyi Principal Yao Zhiyi.
Aside from the Municipal Council, this group was the highest decision-making body for Central City's political affairs. More importantly, these people all held some authority over the government, and now Chen Chuan had joined...
Meanwhile, Commissioner Cheng added, "In addition, we have a certificate for you. Due to the special nature of this certificate and your current status, we will not be holding a ceremony for you. Please understand."
As he spoke, he took a briefcase from a servant, took out a hard letter and document from it, and handed them to him.
Chen Chuan handed the thing in his hand to the attendant who came up, opened the hard letter, and saw a line of words written on it.
"National-level martial artist Chen Chuan is hereby granted unlimited defense authority. Note: This authority is indefinite and effective immediately. Signed by: Liang Yonghang, Head of the National Audit Team."
Chen Chuan glanced at the briefcase, which should contain the Unlimited Defense Certificate A.
He now understood that not all fighters who graduated from Wuyi would be awarded this certificate. To obtain this, the binding agreement must be at least level five or above, and they must have made important contributions to the country.
He was awarded this because his contribution in killing Wei Guochan and causing the collapse of the old imperial family's power in the Jibei Road intersection area had been recognized by the Dashun government.
He put the letter down and shook hands with Commissioner Cheng again. "Commissioner Cheng, thank you."
Commissioner Cheng smiled and said, "Director Chen, you're welcome. You've made great contributions to our country and deserve this honor."
After he stepped aside, Chen Chuan shook hands with Qi Weizhao, Commissioner Liang, Director Wei, and the others. Officials from the Government Affairs Office came forward to congratulate him, each aware that the power structure within the Central City government might be shifting again.
In the past, in order to defend the intersection, personnel needed to be frequently transferred between the Processing Bureau and the Ministry of Defense. This special necessity, coupled with the deliberate manipulation of the upper echelons of the Government Affairs Office, meant that the Security and Defense Office had almost no real power and was only responsible for city patrols. Communication between the Processing Bureau and the Government Affairs Office basically did not go through them, and at most they only went through some necessary procedures and documents.
Although the former Director Bei had a high rank, he actually had a very weak presence.
However, this director is different. First of all, he used to be the chief investigator of the processing bureau, and during his tenure he was actually in charge of the overall situation. He also brought back the remains of Director Wen and was very popular in the processing bureau.
Now that he has become the director of a higher-level department, it goes without saying that his orders will definitely reach the middle and lower levels of the bureau. It can be said that he is already a powerful director before he even takes office.
After Chen Chuan dealt with this simply, he declined Qi Weizhao's invitation to attend the ceremony banquet, saying that he had just returned and still had some things to deal with, so it was inconvenient for him to stay long.
Qi Weizhao also understood this. If Chen Chuan was an ordinary person, it would be fine. But as a fighter with extremely strong destructive power, it was indeed not appropriate for him to stay here. Everyone would feel uncomfortable. So he immediately called his secretary Qiao Yang and asked him to arrange a special car to take Chen Chuan back.
After saying goodbye to him, Commissioner Liang and others one by one, Chen Chuan took his things out of the lecture hall, took the elevator downstairs and left the administrative building.
After getting on the special car he came in, he clicked on the certificate for the lower world. His permissions had been updated, but there were still a few important places that required login verification.
He took a look and first retrieved the information of the Security and Defense Department. After a rough look, he found that Director Bei had been in this position for more than ten years and had made almost no achievements. The administrative orders from the Security and Defense Department were almost waste paper, and the Processing Bureau was only responsible to the Government Affairs Department.
This person is nominally the Director of the Defense Department. Some people would have thought that he was the head of the city security patrol. This shouldn't be the case, so he guessed that this is probably because Director Bei comes from another faction in the government, so he was sidelined by the government department and the processing bureau.
But his situation was different. After he took this position, the Bureau of Processing could no longer be easily circumvented, and of course, it was not allowed to do so. In the past, this position was very critical. If it was not consistent with the Government Affairs Office, it would likely have adverse effects on the safety of the central city.
Under the Director Zheng, there are three deputy directors in the Defense Department. However, two of them were obviously kicked out to retire because of failure in political struggles. The person in charge of daily affairs is a Deputy Director Lu. Putting aside this person's ability, he only remembers that this person's son seemed to have some problems.
I looked at his past records again and found that his performance was mediocre. Of course, it is impossible for him to achieve any results in this position. However, he receives a lot of donations from society and companies every year, so we cannot rule out the possibility that this person has connections with the company, and perhaps also with the municipal council.
Under the current circumstances, he would have to come to a decisive battle with the municipal council sooner or later, and he couldn't let the problem remain, so he planned to transfer this person away when he returned.
As the Director of Defense, he does not have this power, but as a member of the Central City Security Decision-Making Group, he can do this.
The armed forces of the security department are the most important, and the first thing he needs to do next is to form an armed team directly under his command that will only obey his orders.
Although the Defense Department had one before, it was formed by drawing on the already scarce elite personnel from the city patrols and adding hired and recruited security personnel, so it could barely be considered a framework.
He looked down on these people, and his plan was to transfer all the previous teams here to establish an exclusive armed force within the department that would only obey his own orders.
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(End of this chapter)