Chapter 722: High Allocation, Low Management

Book Chapter 722: High Allocation, Low Management (Update 5)

Criminal Investigation Team. Lin

Xiao Yu opened the door and stepped out of the car.

The team’s open lot was already packed with officers.

“Salute!” Zhao Changshan, his expression set in seriousness, led the salute.

Everyone quickly followed suit.

The other officers raised their hands in a unified salute.

Xiao Yu returned the salute with a complex expression.

Zhou Tinghu stepped back; he had now assumed the role of team instructor.

At the same time, his rank and position within the police system were upgraded.

He became a division head-level leader—a third-level Police Superintendent—in the high allocation, low management Criminal Investigation Team.

What does ‘high allocation, low management’ mean?

First, understand the hierarchy of the Criminal Investigation Team. County-level (Development Zone) teams top out at the section chief rank.

In first-tier cities like Bincheng (comparable to a provincial capital), teams directly assigned by the City Bureau can reach deputy division head levels.

But here we have a division head-level leader—a third-level Police Superintendent.

Managing an entire Criminal Investigation Team at this level isn’t exactly high allocation, low management.

To the uninitiated, it might seem like a posting to the backwater.

Everyone in the Criminal Investigation Team—and in the Bincheng police system—knew this.

Xiao Yu never really cared about ranks or titles.

All he cared about was the Criminal Investigation Team.

When Zhen27 wants to leave, the City Bureau and Provincial Department would even fight over personnel.

Of course, once you hit a certain rank—like Yun Xiangguo from Da Ju—

it becomes clear what else Xiao Yu represents.

To put it bluntly,

the City Bureau and Provincial Department aren’t on his level and wouldn’t dare poach his people.

They’d rather have the renowned National Security Group Leader work under you.

What merit do you have? How much cheap liquor have you consumed?

And these folks are well aware of Xiao Yu’s other identity.

Sometimes they even wonder if he’s been sampling fake liquor.

Why would a perfectly good National Security Group Leader skip his post to join the police?

They couldn’t comprehend it, nor did they dare ask—it was just illogical.

“Stop pretending—who doesn’t know who you are?”

Waving dismissively at everyone, Xiao Yu laughed, “Alright, disperse. Get on with your tasks.”

“Ha ha!”

Laughter erupted among them, especially from Wang Cheng, who even winked conspiratorially at his master.

Xiao Yu paid little mind to his hapless apprentice and headed to the office with Captain Zhao Changshan.

“Old Zhou just stepped down like that!”

With one of the Criminal Investigation Team’s three top figures gone, only Zhao Changshan and another remained. Zhao sighed.

“It was bound to happen sooner or later.”

Xiao Yu pulled out a cigarette and handed one to the boss. “What’s with you? With the boss enjoying a comfortable retirement at home, do you really have to keep dragging him to work until he drops?”

“Is that what you think?”

Zhao Changshan glared at Little Brother.

“What does that mean?”

Xiao Yu grinned and said, “The boss lives in Bincheng. If he feels like it, he’ll drop by. What’s binding anyone down?”

Zhao Changshan: …

Seems about right, huh?

“By the way,”

Xiao Yu, now serious, asked, “Did the boss’s kid say hello to the Provincial Department?”

“Of course.”

Zhao Changshan rolled his eyes, “I went to the Provincial Department under your banner—do you think they’d dare refuse?”

The two exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

Their values may be unconventional,

but they were nothing like the overly upright, old-fashioned Zhou Tinghu.

Is it so wrong to shed blood and sweat for the country while looking after your own?

As long as you don’t violate fundamental principles.

Even the military openly prioritizes service members’ families.

Who would dare talk nonsense?

Now that Zhou Tinghu has stepped aside, his ‘child’—Xiao Yu—and Zhao Changshan are certainly in charge of him.

But they’re not babysitters.

If you’ve got what it takes, we’ll promote you.

If not, just lie low, eat, and wait for your achievements.

Mess around and make mistakes, and you’ll be dealt with.

And the most important thing:

Anyone with skewed values will be removed from the Criminal Investigation Team.

This was a rule set by Zhao Changshan and Zhou Tinghu when Xiao Yu joined the team.

Even though Zhou Tinghu has stepped down, this rule stands as long as Xiao Yu and Zhao Changshan are here.

It won’t change!

…

Back in the office.

Xiao Yu spotted his hapless apprentice, busy pretending to clean.

“Hey, did your wedding leave expire, or are you just showing up at work?”

Xiao Yu snapped, “Get lost. Don’t loiter around here.”

“It just so happens that today marks the end of your fifteen-day leave.”

Wang Cheng chuckled, “Master, we missed you.”

“…”

Xiao Yu, getting goosebumps, retorted, “Get out, get out, get out—take your apprentice with you.”

Wang Cheng, now a Police Commander and no longer a rookie, had already started mentoring apprentices.

Lately, there hadn’t been any major cases in the Criminal Investigation Team, but minor ones were still plenty in their jurisdiction.

“Yan Yu Jie asked me to see if we could get together tonight?”

Wang Cheng scratched his head and grinned widely.

Their master and his wife had been the matchmakers for him and Zhou Yanyu.

They were all very close, often hanging out together over the past year.

Of course, there was one more key point.

In the past, young couples barely scraped by; now they were feasting like royalty.

So, Zhou Yanyu is pregnant!

Xiao Yu and Mu Qingwu, both experienced, wanted to seek advice.

“Have your wife get in touch with your mentor’s wife,”

Xiao Yu waved his hand and laughed, “Hurry up and scram!”

“Alright!” Wang Cheng happily ran off.

Xiao Yu shook his head with a smile, opened his computer, and began reviewing some case files.

That afternoon, a call came from the leadership at the City Bureau.

“Are you busy?” Yun Xiangguo asked with a smile.

“Got work?” Xiao Yu retorted, laughing.

“Hmm, though it’s nothing major,”

Yun Xiangguo sighed over the phone, “There’s someone I’d like you to keep an eye on—I’m not entirely sure about him.”

“What do you mean?” Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.

“Come over to the City Bureau,” Yun Xiangguo said, sighing again.

“What are you trying to say? With all that sighing…” Xiao Yu was completely baffled by Yun Xiangguo.

Their relationships were well known.

Xiao Yu drove straight to the City Bureau.

Arriving at the City Bureau building, he headed straight for Yun Xiangguo’s office.

Along the way, the man in the white shirt became a sight to behold within the Bureau.

The elders who knew Xiao Yu wore complex expressions.

Those who didn’t know him were left utterly dumbfounded.

Such a young Police Superintendent—enough to scare anyone!

When Xiao Yu entered Yun Xiangguo’s office, he froze at the sight of Yun, cigarette in hand, so absorbed that he nearly burned his fingers on the stub.

He knew something was wrong.

It likely wasn’t a major issue.

If it were just a case, it would be handled.

Remembering Yun Xiangguo’s request to ‘check on someone’,

could it be that…

Xiao Yu’s expression darkened.

Had an insider been compromised?

“I’m here.”

Coming to his senses, Yun Xiangguo smiled wryly at Xiao Yu and got straight to the point, “How much do you know about undercover operations?”

Sure enough… Xiao Yu sighed.

An undercover agent is still one of us!

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