You can imagine how one task force and work group after another will come, each with greater significance than the last, and any previously agreed sponsorship fees will go down the drain.
Shi Shengyong, not wanting to end the night with nothing, weighed his options and agreed: "Okay, I can buy the factory a few hours, if by 8 am tomorrow we haven’t found those two guns, then I can only report to the superior."
"Also, Police Department officer Li Jingen’s theft of firearms is already suspected of a criminal offense, we must file a case for investigation."
"Comrade Shengyong, he did steal Tong Xianhe’s guns, but his intention was not to rob or kill, just...just..."
"Secretary Xue, you mean his motive."
"Yes, the motive, he objectively didn’t have a criminal motive."
"But he has committed a criminal act, if even theft of firearms and ammunition is not criminally prosecuted, then what’s the use of the law. In fact, Feng Biguo is also suspected of a crime for his severe dereliction of duty, although that’s not for our police to handle."
The Four Factory Police Station not only needs funding but also needs to demonstrate firm action.
Catching a firearms-related case, how could Shi Shengyong let Li Jingen go, looking back at the giant cardboard box in the conference room, he continued: "Leaders, given the many problems in the Police Department, firearms and ammunition should no longer stay in the department. We will take them all back later, helping leaders safeguard them."
Confiscating the firearms is one of the key tasks of this crackdown.
The superior says it’s for safekeeping, but in reality, it’s confiscation.
So many guns and bullets handed over to the bureau, what a significant achievement!
Han Yu secretly applauded, thinking, if my master were here, he’d do the same.
Mr. Song clearly understood what Shi Shengyong wanted to do, but now that his "weak point" was caught, he could only nod.
Shi Shengyong glanced at his watch, seizing the moment, said: "Just now following Secretary Xue’s instructions, I coordinated with Director Liu, Master Jiang, and Xiao Shao, who also reported to the superior using the Police Department’s phone. If we can find those two guns before 8 am tomorrow, Changhang Police will transfer the case to our Linghai Police Bureau, and they won’t pursue further.
But considering the Police Department and Economic Police Team are rotten from top to bottom, we must push for reform next, I suggest the factory take drastic measures and decisively solve the issue of the Police Department and Economic Police Team in one fell swoop."
Mr. Song calmly asked, "What do you mean by drastic measures, and how to do it in one fell swoop?"
"Dissolve the Police Department and Economic Police Team."
"Dissolving is easy, just file a report, the city Police Bureau will likely agree, but what about so many people, who will handle the factory’s security?"
"Deal with problem personnel as they should be, those without issues can join our bureau’s security company. As for the factory’s security work, it can entirely be handled by the security company."
Shi Shengyong paused, then added: "It’s just a few gatekeepers, leaving it to the security company is worry-free and could even save the factory a substantial amount of funds."
This new Director of the Police Station had his sights set on Four Factory, planning to completely absorb the Police Department and Economic Police Team.
Mr. Song had never felt this stifled, but after thinking it through, he felt the proposal had some merit.
With such a major incident in the factory, and during a crackdown period, the superior would definitely demand a rectification and might even send a work group.
By dissolving the Police Department and disbanding the Economic Police Team, my stance is clear enough that even if the superior wants to send a work group, they’ll find no target for rectification, not knowing who to reform.
What’s more, the Police Department and Economic Police Team indeed have many issues, and if not decisively resolved now, who knows what issues they might cause later.
Mr. Song was silent for a moment, then said: "Okay, but the priority is to find the guns."
"Mr. Song, then it’s settled."
Shi Shengyong glanced at his watch again, thought for a moment, then said: "We just found out that there’s quite a lot of money in the Police Department’s private fund, totaling over 176,000. Mr. Song, Secretary Xue, how about arranging a car to send Instructor Liu, Director Jiang, and Xiao Shao back first."
Secretary Xue quickly responded, "Alright, I’ll arrange that now."