The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

It's a real shame that people who work for the county government don't go to the intelligence bureau. As soon as Chen Shi left the county government, his background was thoroughly exposed.

Within the county government, there are no secrets in this small area. The county town is simply too small to be mysterious.

Before he left, he asked Zhang Xiangdong for his private phone number so that he could report directly to him if anything came up.

After leaving the county government, Chen Shi first took a taxi to Qingcheng Hotel, then drove a police car to Heaven on Earth to pick up Wang Jianming.

Wang Jianming got into the car with a dark face. Even though he was angry, he still sat in the passenger seat, not daring to underestimate Chen Shi.

He glanced at his watch; it was almost two o'clock. He said coldly, "What time is it? Will I even be able to get to work if I go back?"

Chen Shi said with a smile, "I didn't realize that Director Wang liked going to work so much."

"Always keep serving the people in mind, understand?"

Chen Shi was driving and wanted to laugh. They were all old foxes, why were they playing at Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?

"Commander Wang, there are only the two of us in the car. What's the point of saying all this?"

Wang Jianming's face darkened even more.

Chen Shi continued, "I know your concerns, that you're afraid I'll take your position as director. Let's be frank, I don't care about this position."

The head of a police station in a remote town is nobody.

Wang Jianming felt offended, and his lips trembled with anger: "You..."

"What do you mean, Wang? Think bigger. I've already gotten in touch with Liu County. Do you still think I can stay in a godforsaken place like Fushan Town for long?"

It takes more than two hours to get to the county seat. The economy there is... well, let's just say it's tough. If you want to advance your career, you at least have to come to the county seat. Don't you think so?

The words may be rough, but the principle is sound. That's exactly right. Wang Jianming's gaze turned cold. He had taken the other party as an opponent, but he hadn't expected that the other party wouldn't take him seriously at all.

Chen Shi continued, "I want the position of deputy director, but it's just a stepping stone. With this foundation, it won't be a problem to be promoted to deputy section chief in two or three years at most, or in a year at least."

Although you are also a deputy section chief, are you comparable to a deputy section chief in the county? You are just the captain of the public security management brigade. He can do whatever he wants in the county. Can you?

"If you're looking to make money, there are a few entertainment venues in rural towns. But in Fushan Town, besides a few internet cafes, there isn't even a single KTV. It's not that no one wants to open one; it's that nobody goes there. They closed down in less than a month."

At this point, Chen Shi burst out laughing.

"Sorry, I couldn't help it."

Wang Jianming's face darkened further. If you get angry when someone criticizes you, it means they're right and have hit a nerve.

He also wanted to advance his career and come to the county town to become the captain of the public security management brigade. There were so many entertainment venues in the county town that people had to give gifts to the captain during holidays.

The same applies to gift-giving, but the difference between those below and those above is incomparable; gifts given by those above are in the tens of thousands.

The most expensive gift he received never exceeded five thousand.

As Chen Shi drove, he said, "It's really unnecessary for you to treat me like an adversary. With that energy, you should go to the county town more often, use your connections to get yourself transferred there. That would be much better than anything else."

Wang Jianming retorted, "Why don't you come to the county town?"

"It's not the right time yet."

Wang Jianming fell into deep thought. He had mentioned his desire to work at the Public Security Bureau to Lei Heng many times, but every time he brought it up, Lei Heng would change the subject.

Without any powerful connections, being able to serve as a director and concurrently as a deputy town mayor was already his limit; any further advancement would be harder than climbing to heaven.

On second thought, Chen Shi had established a relationship with the county magistrate. If he could cultivate a good relationship with Chen Shi, and Chen Shi became the director of the Public Security Bureau, wouldn't he also be able to advance his career?

Wang Jianming couldn't help but laugh out loud. What was he thinking? How old was Chen Shi? How old was he? By the time Chen Shi became the director of the Public Security Bureau, he would have already retired.

Chen Shi asked, "Wang Suo, what are you laughing at? Tell me and we can have a laugh together."

Wang Jianming forced a smile: "It's nothing."

Chen Shi is right. There's no need for me to keep an eye on Chen Shi. With his background, he won't stay at the police station for long. There's no need to offend a young man with unlimited potential.

"Director Chen, if you need any help in the future, just let me know. I'll support you in whatever way I can."

If you make progress in the future, just don't forget about me, the director.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "I hope even more that we can progress together."

Who doesn't want to improve? It's a pity there's no opportunity, Wang Jianming thought to himself.

The two have reconciled. There was no deep-seated hatred or conflict of interest between them, so they have reconciled.

Chen Shi really looked down on the head of a police station in a remote town; he saw no future in it and thought that joining the police force as soon as possible was the right path for him.

Today, I'm being frank and open, and I want to achieve results without anyone hindering me.

If you want to get into the Public Security Bureau and become a leader, you have to achieve results. Without results, even if the leader wants to promote you, you won't have a chance.

The reason why it's difficult to promote people in township police stations is because they can't produce results. Even if a major case comes up, it gets snatched up by the public security bureau.

Wang Jianming has given up on further advancement; now he's just cooperating with Chen Shi to get rid of him. Having such a powerful subordinate makes anyone uneasy.

The two returned to the police station at around 5 p.m., and the rural roads were too narrow to drive on.

Wang Jianming didn't go to the police station; he went straight home. Chen Shi drove the car back to the police station.

Wang Yanhong called to say that Xu Mengmeng wanted to treat everyone to dinner.

Chen Shi knew that Xu Mengmeng was pleading for Zhang Hu, but now was not the time. To teach him a lesson, he needed to make him suffer enough.

He said he was too busy to eat and would talk about it another day.

Chen Shi was going to the logistics team to find Zhang Youcai. Now that the dormitories were under the management of the logistics department, his dormitory was too small and he needed to move to a bigger one.

He went to the logistics team, to Zhang Youcai's office.

Zhang Youcai was about to leave work and go home when he saw Chen Shi come in, and he quickly greeted him with a smile.

"Director, you're back from the meeting."

"Just arrived"

Chen Shi sat in his boss's chair, and Zhang Youcai quickly poured him tea.

With a forced smile, he asked, "Chief, what are your instructions?"

"Are there any larger dorm rooms?"

Zhang Youcai understood what Chen Shi meant: "The dormitory has two suites, and the rest are single rooms."

Both suites are three-bedroom, one-living-room apartments. Wang occupies one, and the other is occupied by the former Deputy Director Chang, whose belongings are still there.

Chen Shi's face darkened, and he looked at Zhang Youcai without saying a word.

Zhang Youcai had long wanted to vacate his cousin's apartment for Chen Shi to live in, considering that Chen Shi rarely stayed at the police station.

That's my cousin's house. He's been able to manage logistics for so many years thanks to my cousin's help. He can't bring himself to ask someone to vacate the house now that my cousin has just retired.

Now that Chen Shi has asked, he has no choice but to ask him to vacate the house, since he hasn't retired yet and wants to stay a few more years.

As for my cousin's ideas, it doesn't matter; I can't control myself right now.

"Don't worry, Chief Chen, I'll have his family come and move out tomorrow, and we'll have someone renovate it so you can move in."

Chen Shi nodded in satisfaction. He had the right to refuse use of it; otherwise, it would expire.

There's a three-bedroom apartment here, why bother renting outside? Just ask Wang Yanhong to move in; wouldn't it be better if it were free?