Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 1024 The Vanguard

“My opinion is exactly the opposite of Comrade Zuo Ming’s.” Duan Feng straightened his body and expressed his views. “After a year of hard work, the security environment in Beishan has improved significantly. In fact, we don’t really need a police chief with an overly tough style.”

The existing leadership team is functioning well. Kang Keming is experienced, has a stable and cautious work style, and is obedient to instructions, making him well-suited to the current stable and developing environment in Beishan.

Before Qi Tongwei and the others could react to Duan Feng's speech, Xia Guanglei frowned.

Duan Feng's words seemed like old clichés, but they were clearly out of place and full of loopholes.

Sure enough, as soon as Duan Feng finished speaking...

Zuo Ming seized the opportunity and said with a smile, "Comrade Duan Feng, what are you saying?"

When can we let our guard down once the security situation improves?

Public security work is always dynamic, and we must always be vigilant. If we relax our efforts even slightly, all our previous work may be in vain.

If we all think like this, then can we also say that the Discipline Inspection Commission has achieved remarkable results in its anti-corruption efforts this year, so our Discipline Inspection Commission can relax a bit? Huh?

This is utter nonsense.

Although Beishan has not experienced any major disturbances in the near term and seems very calm, signs of new types of crime, economic crimes, and organized crime still exist.

Just two days ago, our city's news station reported a fraud case. Several men got a car and, posing as leaders of a certain bureau or owners of a large company, pretended to have unpaid phone bills and asked passersby to borrow their phones. Once they got the phones, they drove off and have not been caught yet.

What does this mean? It means that the security situation in our city is still very serious.

I believe that not only should we not relax our efforts, but we also need to continue to strengthen and consolidate our foundation. We need another daring, decisive, and enterprising bureau chief to further solidify our base.

Duan Feng realized he had made a big mistake and was speechless for a moment. He looked at Xia Guanglei, who glanced at him expressionlessly and then turned his gaze to Wu Yingjie.

Upon receiving the signal, Wu Yingjie coughed twice and stepped forward. "Comrade Zuo Ming, I agree with your suggestion to strengthen the public security force, but that doesn't mean the top leader has to be a 'trailblazer'."

Let's not go too far back, let's talk about our former municipal party secretary, Comrade He Anxia. Was he a "trailblazer"? I don't think so.

However, Beishan's rapid development over the past year is undeniable, and you can't deny that Comrade He Anxia lacks ability and courage.

Therefore, judging from the experience of the previous leadership team, as long as the team is reasonably composed, it is still feasible to promote reforms even if the top leader is not a "trailblazer".

Appointing Comrade Kang Keming as the Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, along with one or two capable deputy directors, will not only not hinder the work, but will also lead to a more rational leadership structure due to clear division of responsibilities and complementary strengths.

Wu Yingjie's remarks immediately drew Xia Guanglei's secret applause.

This logic of "team collaboration" acknowledges the diversity of "trailblazer" qualities and uses the case of Secretary He Anxia to demonstrate the governance effectiveness of "non-trailblazer-type leaders," providing theoretical support for Kang Keming's nomination.

Moreover, He Anxia is a former municipal party secretary. Denying these remarks is tantamount to denying He Anxia, ​​and at the same time, denying oneself.

Zuo Ming was also taken aback and didn't know how to refute it for a moment. Xu Lian opened his mouth, wanting to interject, but he also couldn't come up with a solution and could only look to Qi Tongwei for help.

Qi Tongwei nodded calmly and continued, "Minister Wu's words make a lot of sense."

As long as the team members are properly matched, the top leader can be diverse.

However, we must also understand that there is a difference between 'top leader' and 'top leader'.

The top leader of each region needs to take into account the overall situation of the Party and government, so the professional requirements can be appropriately relaxed.

However, positions like the director of the municipal public security bureau directly combat criminals, facing urgent, difficult, and dangerous law enforcement tasks and complex and severe public security situations. It is certainly not acceptable to lack solid professional knowledge.

What is the public security force? It is the "knife handle" of the Party and the people. At critical moments, it must dare to draw its sword and be able to charge forward.

Given the nature of this position, it dictates that one must possess the tough, decisive style and courage of a "trailblazer."

With a direction in mind, Xu Lian immediately chimed in, "That's right, professionalism has always been our standard for evaluating cadres."

We can't let those in charge of the discipline inspection commissions be involved in economic affairs, and let those who are good at economic affairs be in charge of handling cases.

Similarly, lax enforcement and a lack of toughness are precisely signs of a lack of professionalism.

If the position of police chief doesn't carry enough weight in its command, the team's "blade" will lack sharpness.

Over the past year, every single public security problem that has arisen in Beishan City has been resolved thanks to Comrade Xiao Long's decisive decisions and swift actions. When has our municipal party committee and government ever had to worry about it?

If someone in this position were hesitant and indecisive, they probably wouldn't even be able to handle a sudden emergency, let alone maintain peace and order in the area.

Zuo Ming nodded slightly and added, "Comrade Xu Lian explained it very well."

Police work is not about "playing it safe," it's about "tackling tough challenges head-on." From cracking down on organized crime to combating fraud and deception, from maintaining social stability to responding to emergencies, which task doesn't require a spirit of "daring to take risks" and a tenacious drive?

Being a "trailblazer" doesn't mean acting recklessly, but rather daring to take responsibility under the principles of Party spirit and making decisions within the legal framework—not avoiding conflicts and not backing down when faced with difficulties. This is what a top public security official should be like.

Clearly, Comrade Kang Keming does not meet any of these conditions.

He paused for a moment, then continued, “In the past, when we selected cadres, we sometimes fell into the misconception of ‘seeking stability and fearing chaos,’ always thinking that ‘not making mistakes’ meant being a ‘good cadre.’”

This has resulted in the lack of improvement in the public security environment of Beishan.

The prerequisite for being a police chief without making mistakes is being competent. If, out of fear of taking risks or making mistakes, an official is chosen who seeks stability in everything and relies solely on documents, that is not being responsible to the team, but rather to the people.

What the people want is 'peace', not 'stability'; what they want is 'the courage to take charge', not 'no charge'.

Only by placing those courageous, resourceful, and professionally competent "trailblazers" in this position can the police force truly become an impregnable bulwark protecting the peace of Beishan.

The group's coordinated attack almost completely denigrated Kang Keming.

In fact, Kang Keming didn't have any outstanding achievements. His promotion to the position of executive deputy director of the municipal public security bureau was all due to Duan Feng pushing him up step by step.

This outcome was exactly what Duan Feng wanted. If Kang Keming couldn't get promoted, then it was a foregone conclusion that he would take on the role himself. It was better for him to have it than for anyone else, but he still pretended to be angry.

"He's the executive deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. If he doesn't take the position, who else in our bureau is more suitable? Are we going to try to promote someone out of turn?"