Chapter 331: Chapter 271: Promotion (Please subscribe!)_1 Tang Qing, who just left, had no idea of Wang Sheng’s plan. He assumed it was all for business gain. In his previous life, Wang Sheng accumulated a net worth of billions of RMB. That would have been impossible without a little ambition and networking acumen. He also didn’t know the identity of Wang Sheng’s brother-in-law. In his previous life, Wang Yan never mentioned it and seldom spoke about her father’s business affairs. She never flaunted her wealth in front of him, and even when shopping for clothes, she prompted him to buy cheap stuff. It was difficult to imagine a billionaire’s daughter being so accommodating to a poor lad, and for so many years at that, but Wang Yan did just that. When he returned to his uncle’s place, it was already quite late. As soon as he entered, he saw his aunty watching a martial arts drama by herself. The lights in his younger cousins’ room were still on, probably because they were doing their homework. "Aunty, you’re still up," Tang Qing said. "Yes, your uncle is not back yet," she replied. "Is he at a banquet?" asked Tang Qing. His uncle rarely had banquets or rather, he rarely attended any. Usually, only his superiors would invite him to dinner during the weekends. "Yeah, he seems a bit busy lately. He was even dragged off for a meal on the weekend," his aunty complained a bit. "It’s work – no one has it easy," Tang Qing comforted her. After that, Tang Qing went to clean himself up. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂 As he was preparing to go back to his room after washing up, Qin Yugang came back. His face was slightly red, implying that he drank quite a lot of wine. As his uncle had excellent alcohol tolerance, his face would only turn red if he drank a large amount of wine. Fortunately, for some reason, even if uncle drank a lot and his face turned red, he didn’t tremble while walking. One could say that he was physically unique. "Uncle." Tang Qing promptly went forward to take his uncle’s coat. "Tangtang, you just got back too?" Seeing Tang Qing after getting cleaned up, with his hair still a bit wet, it was apparent that he had just come back. His uncle knew about Tang Qing going for a free meal and that it was Wang Yan, but he was aware that Tang Qing had a sense of proportion. His chatter would be a nuisance, so he decided to have a proper conversation when there was an opportunity next time, in order to prevent Tang Qing from acting rashly. "Yes, uncle, is there some good news?" asked Tang Qing with a smile. He definitely saw the flicker of joy in Qin Yugang’s brows. There must be something good happening. "How did you figure it out?" Qin Yugang asked, puzzled. "I guessed from your expression," Tang Qing honestly answered. "Little rascal, what can you read from my face?" Qin Yugang clearly didn’t believe him. "Hehe, I can just tell. Your eyes gave you away," said Tang Qing with a smug smile. This skill came from learning with Little Two. After watching Ba Song’s interrogation video frame by frame with Little Two’s narration and analysis, his understanding of people’s facial expressions had leveled up a lot. "Alright, it doesn’t harm to tell you in advance. I am getting a promotion." Qin Yugang confessed. "Promotion! To which position?" his aunty asked joyfully. Being a deputy director is the equivalent of a deputy departmental level officer in the city. That’s a significant position too. Her husband had only cracked a case not too long ago, and now his official rank had already been promoted twice. "The municipal committee hasn’t approved it yet, so don’t announce it outside for now. But it’s certain. I am going to be the director of the police station in the economic development zone, and also the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau," said Qin Yugang with a slight smile. Of course, these benefits were given by a big shot from the province who contacted him personally. In fact, he had two other choices: one was to serve as a member of the county committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee in a county below, and the other was to be the director of a police station in the provincial capital, also a deputy departmental level, and even directly under the supervision of that big shot. Promotions in that instance were even easier. In a year or two, he could jump to the level of director, a departmental level position. However, after much consideration, Qin Yugang chose his current position. He didn’t want to be too far away from his wife and children. In a few years, his two daughters will be in university. Afterwards, they will receive education, work, and get married elsewhere. They will rarely be at home, and he will have even less time to spend with them. So, for the sake of his family, and for the sake of being able to see his wife and daughters every day for these last few years, he gave up the opportunity to go to the provincial capital. He didn’t go to serve as the secretary of the County Political and Legal Affairs Committee either. Even though promotions are slower here, weighing the pros and cons, he chose his family. At that time, he spoke of these concerns to the big shot in the province. The latter even promised to help arrange his wife’s work and children’s school issues, but he refused. He had a lot of relatives here, and he didn’t want to move. Of course, Qin Yugang naturally wouldn’t discuss these things with his wife and Tang Qing. "Congratulations on your promotion, Uncle. When do you take office?" Tang Qing said joyfully. In his previous life, his uncle took 7-8 years to go from a regular science position to a deputy department level. He believed that his uncle’s official career should be smooth sailing from now on, because he had him. "I still need to hand over my work. I guess I will take office the Monday after next week. It is definitely going to be busy again," said Qin Yugang, shaking his head with a bitter smile. With promotion came more power and increased responsibilities. The higher up on the ladder one is, the busier it gets. "What’s the difference? Isn’t it the same as the previous work?" his aunty muttered. Qin Yugang explained, "It’s not the same. Previously, I only managed the things at the police station, but now I will often have to attend meetings at the municipal bureau. There will be many more things to consider. I even heard that I will also have to undertake the task of attracting investments. It won’t be as relaxed as before." "When should we celebrate?" Tang Qing suggested from the side. "What’s there to celebrate? It’s not appropriate right now. Let’s wait until I take office and everything stabilizes," said Qin Yugang, dismissing the idea. "Yes, no hurry. Uncle, let me know if you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask," said Tang Qing, nodding and smiling. "What could you possibly need to help me with?" Qin Yugang asked doubtfully. Tang Qing quickly replied, "Of course there is, like sponsoring a few police cars for your station, I can figure out a way to do that. Just say the word, I’ll sort it all out for you." Qin Yugang shook his head lightly and said, "You? Let’s not, I don’t want to owe any favors." "Uncle, who’s talking about owing favors? You’re thinking too much. I’m talking about my second uncle. He’s so rich he doesn’t even know where to spend his money," Tang Qing said with a laugh. Nowadays, his second uncle was always the scapegoat for all sorts of nonsense. As long as his name was involved, it was easy to cover everything up. Qin Yugang tapped his head; he had only just remembered that Tang Qing’s second uncle was a super-wealthy tycoon. He had thought Tang Qing was seeking help from a friend. Slightly annoyed, he said: "Will your second uncle not beat you for squandering money?" "Hey, hey, it’s just a small amount of money. Besides, my second uncle wouldn’t dare beat me. I’m the only male heir to the Tang family. My second uncle treats me really well. If you need it, a few million is not a big deal, especially since you might have some investment tasks. Just say the word, and I’ll help you complete them in a minute," Tang Qing said with a big smile. Facing Tang Qing’s ’arrogant’ tone, Qin Yugang didn’t feel good about dampening his enthusiasm and reluctantly nodded his head, saying: "Alright, if I need it, I’ll ask your second uncle for some sponsorship." "No problem, money matters are trivial," Tang Qing said again. "You stinky kid, it’s not your money you’re spending. It’s easy when you’re not the one paying," Qin Yugang said, laughing and scolding. "Hehe, we’re family, what’s this about money?" Tang Qing chuckled. "Alright, go to bed now," Qin Yugang said. "Mhm." Afterwards, Tang Qing returned to his room. Locked the door. Entered the command room. "Tang Yi, intensify the investigation and surveillance of Qingyan City’s Economic Development Zone. I remember that we have a lot of case dossiers from there in our database. Have someone accelerate the investigation and collection of major cases that can be solved. Whether it’s through anonymous tips or anything else, find a suitable opportunity to let my uncle know. In short, I need to ensure that after my uncle takes office, he can bring out a lot of achievements in a short time. Break this out into a separate plan, code name: Qingyun. I will authorize you with one hundred million RMB later," Tang Qing slowly said. He couldn’t have helped his uncle get promoted in the past, but now that he’s capable, he naturally wouldn’t miss the opportunity. Although these fighters were not professional criminal investigation experts, those intelligence analysts were absolutely legitimate psychology experts, masters of conspiracy, including all aspects of criminal psychology. With Little Two’s modeling and facial analysis system, no criminal could escape their ’eyes’. "Yes, Commander," Tang Yi obeyed respectfully. "Hmm, I don’t have anything else, you can go about your business," Tang Qing said. After speaking, Tang Qing gave Little Two a hundred million RMB, teleported back to his room, took a grey Bart from the warehouse, placed it on the table, and put six large armor-piercing incendiary bombs in line on the muzzle. It looked quite explosive. He was tired of doing ink painting, so sketching seemed quite good. Originally, he wanted to dismantle the Bart and sketch the parts, but he gave up on this idea. These things couldn’t be put in the command room, and if they were placed outside and seen by his uncle, it would be hard to explain. ... In the following days, Tang Qing deeply realized the difficulties in climbing up the official ladder. Monday morning. The Qingyan Municipal Party Committee approved Uncle Qin Yugang’s appointment as Chief of the Economic Development Zone Police Station, Deputy Director of the Qingyan Municipal Public Security Bureau, Party Member, and Deputy Division Level official. After the meeting, the news of his uncle’s promotion spread, and many people came to visit. Not that they were asking for favors, after all, a little inquiry about Qin Yugang’s style of work would reveal that. No one who came knocking was a fool, they would only want to make their faces familiar, especially those enterprises in the Economic Development Zone. When Qin Yugang was just the Chief, few people came to visit him. But now, he suddenly became a city bureau leader, and a key position at that. This position was very critical. In this era of GDP-leading, as long as the local enterprises were developing healthily, it was easy to move up. Perhaps one day Qin Yugang could even become the state-level bureau director. In the end, all the gifts except fruits and wines were rejected by Qin Yugang, but it was also annoying. He couldn’t really drive people away too bluntly. After all, it was perfectly justified to visit in advance to get their faces known, he had done it before too. As for this culture, Tang Qing didn’t find anything wrong with it, and he didn’t think it was decayed, because doesn’t the entire world operate in the same way? What’s there to be surprised or disdainful about? The U.S. and other Western countries are no different. They’ve just relocated these visits to occasions like banquets, parties, and the like, and gifts have shifted to other forms of support. Essentially, there’s not much difference. Western countries are even bolder, putting interest exchange on the table. China is just more subtle in its approach. What’s so big about that? Aren’t relationships built like this? PS: Thank you to readers Xinruo Xiangyang, Mingmen, and Mo for your support. Dear readers, enjoy your weekend. It’s the end of the month, need your votes!