The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 465 Who will win the flower?
The British have always had the final say in personnel arrangements at the police station. This has only changed in the last two years, and everyone knows what the British are thinking.

He will just watch you fight among yourselves and act as the referee.

Anyway, the situation is like this, and the control power below is getting smaller and smaller, so it is better to hold the most core power in our hands.

In fact, they had foreseen that once the Japanese army used force against the concession, they would most likely be forced to evacuate Shanghai.

What’s the point of keeping these powers?

Let the Japanese fight the Chinese.

Didn’t I see that during the personnel discussion for the acting leader of the Chinese group in the political department, was the leader of the Japanese group also present?

He may not have the power to make decisions, but his opinion is probably extremely important.

Cheng Mo was not very interested in the acting leader of the Chinese group, so he just listened the whole time and did not speak.

Until he was named.

He had no choice but to speak. He had already prepared a speech in his mind. He first expressed his anger at Tan Shaoliang's assassination, then affirmed Tan's work as the leader of the Chinese group, then said that the Chinese group needed an experienced person to lead it, and then promised to cooperate with the new leader's work...

Anyway, just try not to mention yourself.

Guarding one's own piece of land is Cheng Mo's basic attitude and principle.

In fact, at the meeting, most people preferred Tan Shaoliang's deputy, Wang Shiru, one of the two deputy group leaders of the Chinese group.

Wang Shiru is Tan Shaoliang's sworn brother and has worked with Tan Shaoliang for many years. He is familiar with the work of the Chinese group and even on weekdays, the work of the Chinese group is basically done by Wang Shiru.

Moreover, Wang Shiru is a humble person and is able to unite Tan Shaoliang's men. As long as Tan is not dead, Tan's men will definitely listen to Wang.

Just when everyone thought the appointment was about to be finalized.

Suddenly, the door of the conference room was pushed open and a man came in. He walked up to the head of the political section, Robertson, who was presiding over the meeting, and whispered something in his ear.

Robert's face changed instantly when he heard this, and he confirmed in a questioning tone whether what the other party said was true.

After receiving a positive answer from the other party, Robertson instantly changed his original decision. Without discussing with anyone, he directly announced that Cheng Mo would be the acting head of the Chinese Group of the Political Section of the Municipal Council.

When the appointment was announced, everyone was stunned, including Cheng Mo himself and Wang Shiru, who was ready to accept congratulations from others.

How could such an appointment be changed just because of a few words from one person?

Everyone looked at Robertson who announced the appointment in astonishment, wanting to hear a reasonable explanation from him.

"Just now we received news from the Red Cross Hospital that Chief Inspector Tan's condition has rapidly worsened and he has fallen into a coma," Robertson explained.

As soon as this news came out, everyone understood why Wang Shiru was taken down at the last moment.

Because Wang Shiru has Tan Shaoliang behind him, as long as Tan Shaoliang is safe, he can have a smooth transition in this acting team leader position. At worst, he can wait until Tan Shaoliang recovers from his injury and then return the team leader position to him.

But it’s different now that Tan Shaoliang may not be able to survive. Wang Shiru lacks the courage and ability to stabilize the overall situation of the Chinese group. A strong person must be in charge.

Robert would naturally not choose those losers who had competed with Tan Shaoliang in the past, and Cheng Mo was selected and promoted by him, so he was naturally the first choice.

The candidate has been announced, so there will be no changes. Otherwise, Robert would be slapping himself in the face. But everyone was surprised by this result. After all, although Cheng Mo's momentum was very strong, he was promoted to such an important position all of a sudden. Everyone still felt that the British were a bit too dramatic.

Even if Wang Shiru is not the most suitable one, he can still be allowed to take over, his level can be raised, and the treatment can be given to him.

This is the last level of the Chinese police. If you can cross it, cross it. If you can’t, you will never have another chance.

Cheng Mo is so young. If he stays in this position for ten or eight years, wouldn’t he block the paths of many people?
How much hatred would this cause?
So, except for Xu Qinghe who came to the meeting with Cheng Mo, everyone else left one after another, and there was no congratulations at all.

This situation really caught him off guard.

However, Robertson had announced it publicly, and he could not refuse the appointment. He had no choice but to do it.

"Boss, you've caused me so much trouble. I never thought of being the acting leader of the Chinese group." Cheng Mo followed Robert into his office.

"I have no choice. Wang Shihe is not the right candidate, but as long as there is hope for Tan Shaoliang to recover, this position will have to wait for him to come back. Therefore, choosing Wang Shihe is the safest choice. But now the situation has changed. Tan Shaoliang may not be able to hold on. We have to change the principles of selecting and appointing people. There is no need to come up with a transitional candidate. It is better to do it in one step to avoid twists and turns in the middle." Robert explained.

"But I am still inexperienced and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince others."

"The rules in your Chinese officialdom are outdated customs to us British people. We do not consider age or qualifications when hiring people. We only care about loyalty and ability, and loyalty is more important than ability. Cheng, your loyalty is obvious to all, and your ability is naturally not bad. If we don't choose you, who else can we choose?" Robert said without hiding his admiration.

Foreigners speak so directly, Cheng Mo naturally understands this, but this emphasis is not necessarily a good thing for him.

What's more, he has been appointed as the acting team leader. In theory, his power is smaller than that of the official team leader.

The work that follows may not be easy.

"Master, can I make two requests?"

"You said, as long as it's not particularly difficult, I can consider it." Robert thought for a moment and nodded.

"I don't want to work at the Central Police Station. I want to stay in the Laozha Police Station." Cheng Mo said.

"That's no problem. You can continue to work at the Laozha Police Station. You don't need to go to the Central Police Station on Simalu." Robert nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work." Cheng Mo thanked.

"Any other requests?"

"If Team Leader Tan is really unlucky, should I just remove the word 'acting' from my title as acting team leader?"

"In theory, yes." Robert thought about it and nodded.

"I will nominate another deputy team leader for the Chinese group. Otherwise, I will serve as the acting team leader at most until the official team leader takes office." Cheng Mo said.

"This..." Robert hesitated for a moment. Cheng Mo's purpose was obviously to promote one of his own.

This is asking for power for oneself.

But without this power, Cheng Mo, the leader of the Chinese group, is probably the weakest.

(End of this chapter)