novelslam Chapter 53 Commendation Meeting
Chapter 53 Commendation Meeting
The next morning at 8:30.
Gu Huai tidied himself up and left the dormitory on time.
When he finished breakfast and walked into the city bureau auditorium, he felt that the atmosphere of the entire auditorium was different.
At this moment, a red banner with white characters was hanging in the lobby on the first floor of the auditorium, with several large characters written on it.
A warm welcome to our colleagues from the Guangzhou police force for their guidance.
Several unfamiliar faces appeared in the corridor of the auditorium, dressed in crisp police uniforms. Judging from their reserved demeanor, they were clearly from out of town.
Seeing that everyone was busy, Gu Huai did not choose to continue standing in the auditorium and getting in the way.
Instead, I planned to find a quiet place to stay and go at 9 o'clock sharp.
Just as Gu Huai was about to leave the auditorium, he saw Ling Yue walking quickly toward him.
"Good morning, Sister Ling." Gu Huai greeted her.
Ling Yue nodded. "Stop running around. Go and change into this."
As she spoke, Ling Yue handed the things in her hand to Gu Huai.
It was only then that Gu Huai noticed that what Ling Yue was holding was actually a brand new police uniform.
Gu Huai stared blankly at Ling Yue, holding the police uniform. "Sister Ling, this..."
"What? You don't want it?" Ling Yue teased. "If you don't want it, give it back to me."
As she spoke, Ling Yue smiled and reached out her hand, making a gesture as if to take the police uniform away.
"Yes! Of course I want it! I've been dreaming of it!" Once he got his hands on it, Gu Huai wasn't about to let it go.
He immediately turned his body away, tightly protecting his police uniform in front of his chest.
To be honest, wearing a formal police uniform has been Gu Huai's obsession since his rebirth.
He originally thought he would have to wait a while longer, but he never expected that this happiness would come so suddenly.
"Sister Ling, this police uniform..."
Seeing Gu Huai's anxious expression, Ling Yue stopped teasing him and said, "Don't worry, Wang Zhi asked me to give it to you. He told me to put it on right away, as we'll need it for the meeting later."
After thinking for a moment, Gu Huai understood the meaning behind those words.
He immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."
With Ling Yue's help, Gu Huai found an empty room in the auditorium.
In the room, Gu Huai carefully changed his clothes, afraid of getting the brand-new police uniform dirty or wrinkled.
After changing, he checked it carefully again, afraid that he had put it on wrong.
Looking in the mirror, Gu Huai's emotions surged.
There is nothing more fulfilling than achieving your dreams.
Outside the door, Ling Yue was chatting with Hou Hao, eating steamed buns in her hand.
Seeing Gu Huai come out, Ling Yue put down the steamed buns and quickly went to greet him.
"I didn't expect you to look so smart in your police uniform."
"It's all thanks to Sister Ling's excellent choice," Gu Huai said with a silly grin. "These clothes fit me perfectly."
Hou Hao quietly walked up to Gu Huai and handed him a steamed bun, saying, "Sorry about yesterday."
"It's nothing." Gu Huai took the steamed bun, took a bite, and said, "It's also my fault. I shouldn't have brought that up suddenly."
Hou Hao opened his mouth, as if to say something, but the words stuck in his throat and he swallowed them back.
In the end, he just grunted in response and continued eating his steamed bun.
"You two, stop playing games," Ling Yue interjected. "We might be going on stage to receive an award soon, so get ready."
"An award?" Hou Hao's eyes widened. "I'm in one too?"
"You participated in the investigation, how come you weren't involved?" Ling Yue rolled her eyes at him. "Didn't you and Ah Huai discover this case together?"
Hou Hao was about to say something when Gu Huai stopped him.
"Sister Ling is right, Brother Hou, don't be modest. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the authority to conduct the investigation. You could say that without you, this case wouldn't have been filed."
"But..."
"There's no 'buts' about it. Whether someone gets credit or not is decided by the leaders, not by us." Gu Huai patted his shoulder. "Let's go upstairs."
Seeing that Gu Huai had no objections, Hou Hao could only nod and follow the two of them to the second floor of the auditorium.
The second floor of the auditorium was already quite crowded with people, including those from various brigades under the detachment.
Even the technical and forensic departments, which are usually not very visible, sent representatives.
The corridor was filled with smoke, and several veteran detectives sat huddled in a corner, smoking and whispering among themselves.
Gu Huai heard a few words in their conversation from afar: "Yangcheng", "fourteen", and "taxi".
Upon seeing Gu Huai approach, they all stopped their discussion, and one of the veteran detectives even reached out to greet him.
This is because the cooked food from yesterday had an effect.
Gu Huai responded with a smile to each of their responses and then followed Ling Yue further inside.
The conference room on the second floor of the auditorium is very large and can seat more than 100 people.
Gu Huai glanced at the podium and noticed that the nameplate on it read the deputy director's name.
"Such a high-level event this time? Director Chen is here too?" Hou Hao asked in surprise.
"It's because the leadership values it," Gu Huai replied. "After all, the head of the Guangzhou Criminal Investigation Detachment is here, so we have to pay a little more attention to it, since Guangzhou is the provincial capital."
Guangzhou and Shenzhen are both sub-provincial cities, and they often look down on each other.
But basic harmony was still maintained. Since the other party was attending their commendation meeting, Pengcheng naturally sent someone of a higher rank to take the main seat.
After listening to Gu Huai's explanation, Hou Hao nodded as if he understood but not quite.
Gu Huai and his two companions were seated in the second row.
Logically speaking, given their rank, they shouldn't be in this position.
Being assigned here is thanks to the merits of the detective who solved the case.
After sitting down, Hou Hao leaned over and whispered, "My master is in a good mood today."
"Of course I'm in a good mood now that the case is solved," Gu Huai said.
"No." Hou Hao shook his head and said, "The people from Yangcheng came yesterday. The leaders held a small meeting, and at the meeting, Wang Zhi specifically praised the First Brigade, saying that my master was good at leading troops."
"Speaking of which, Director Chen is here today too. My mentor is going to show off in front of the leaders."
Gu Huai glanced at Wu Feilin.
At this moment, he was talking to Zhou Shouzheng, the captain of the second brigade. When he mentioned that Wu Feilin was the deputy team leader of this case, Wu Feilin laughed loudly, and several people around him turned to look.
Seeing Wu Feilin's excitement, Gu Huai smiled slightly.
[He really is forgetful, as if he wasn't the only one who didn't want to be the deputy team leader in the first place.]
The meeting began at 9:00 AM sharp.
Wang Weiguo was the first to walk to the podium and give a very brief opening speech.
Then he immediately asked Deputy Director Chen Shoucheng to speak.
Chen Shoucheng is fifty-four years old this year. He is not tall, and having held a leadership position for many years, he speaks slowly and deliberately, but every word he says is powerful and resounding.
He walked to the podium, picked up the microphone, and began to summarize the case.
"...The cracking of this case fully demonstrates the excellent work style of our city's criminal investigation team in daring to fight tough battles and winning victories."
In particular, the comrades of the First Detachment of the Criminal Investigation Division, facing immense pressure and unclear leads in the early stages of the case, rose to the challenge and ultimately identified the suspect, making a crucial contribution to the complete resolution of the case.
As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
Wu Feilin sat in the first row, his back ramrod straight, and the smile on his lips was impossible to suppress.
"Next, please welcome Comrade Wu Feilin to the stage to receive the award on behalf of the First Brigade."