Qin Minghui remained silent, he didn’t plead with Director Wang, it was Director Wang who called him over proactively.
Director Wang called Qin Minghui over, not to give him a chance to amend, but because he just wrote a report to Li Banfeng, writing two copies in total.
Director Wang is someone who understands nurturing health, he has to vent when he’s frustrated.
He earnestly advised Qin Minghui: "As law enforcement, knowing the law and breaking it, in my view, is an unforgivable crime, letting you go is a favor,
your behavior, at a small scale, tarnishes the reputation of the entire Public Security Team, at a large scale, it brings disgrace to the entire Dark Star’s work!"
...
After being reprimanded for more than half an hour, Qin Minghui left the office and ran into Ming Xing in the hallway.
Light Bulb came up and consoled, "Chuuni, don’t take it to heart, let’s start anew somewhere else."
Qin Minghui smiled and nodded his head.
Light Bulb asked again, "What are you planning to do next?"
Qin Minghui shook his head, he hadn’t decided yet, being a Dark Energy User, he faces many restrictions on employment, and he can’t leave Yuezhou under non-special circumstances.
The two chatted casually for a bit, and Old Sun, who manages logistics for the Public Security Team, came by: "Xiao Qin, go tidy up the locker in the changing room, the new people are coming soon, hurry and make space."
Old Sun is close to retirement, the office assigned him an easy job, and he is quite dutiful, managing those lockers very strictly.
When Qin Minghui first arrived, he had to go through a two-month application process just to get a locker, and now before the paperwork is even issued, Old Sun immediately asked Qin Minghui to vacate his locker upon hearing he was getting fired.
As Qin Minghui was preparing to go to the changing room, Light Bulb said, "Chuuni, I’ll go with you."
Old Sun said, "He’s no longer with the bureau, you can’t use the codename anymore, Light Bulb, you’ve been here for two years, I shouldn’t have to remind you of the rules, should I?"
Light Bulb turned to Old Sun, "What does that have to do with you?"
Old Sun frowned and said, "What’s wrong with calling you out? You’re young, yet have quite a temper!"
"Temper? You’re overstepping your bounds!"
Light Bulb rarely argues with others, but today he couldn’t hold back his annoyance, the two looked close to an argument when Dumpling approached and said to Qin Minghui, "Chuuni, Director Li wants to see you."
Qin Minghui forced a laugh, "Another scolding?"
Dumpling didn’t explain, "I’m just relaying Director Li’s orders."
Old Sun sneered from the side, "Shameful, really running circles in shame."
Dumpling looked at Old Sun, "Director Li said the changing room hygiene isn’t up to standard, he wants you to clean it."
Old Sun was startled, "Director Li went to the changing room?"
Dumpling nodded, "He just went to inspect."
Old Sun didn’t believe it, "Xiao You, you shouldn’t talk nonsense about this!"
Dumpling expressionlessly said, "During work time, address by codenames, if you don’t want to go, just wait for Director Li to come to you personally."
Old Sun had his doubts, considering Director Li’s rank, he shouldn’t care about such minor issues.
But this Director Li’s temperament is hard to guess, Old Sun muttered to himself on the way, yet still headed to the changing room.
Light Bulb whispered to Dumpling, "Did Director Li really go to the changing room?"
Dumpling shrugged his eyebrows without responding.
Qin Minghui arrived at Li Qi’s office, standing properly in front of the desk, scolding was a daily routine these days, he got used to it.
Li Banfeng first asked a question: "Where did you get the harmonizing agent from?"
Qin Minghui answered truthfully: "It was confiscated from the black market."
"What was it used for?"
"To consume." Qin Minghui was very candid.
"Why eat such things?"
"To become stronger."
"Why do you want to become stronger?"
"To protect this world, and all the important things in this world." This was the answer Chuuni gave when he first arrived at the Dark Star Bureau, and to this day, this answer hasn’t changed.
Li Banfeng asked, "What are the important things in this world?"
Chuuni thought for a moment, shook his head, "I can’t define it, at the textile factory, two children about to be eaten by domestic silkworms seemed very important to me, in the Garden Community, the residents of the apartment building seemed very important, and also..."
Li Banfeng pointed to a chair, "Sit down, speak slowly, explain the entire series of events clearly."
...
In the afternoon, it was time for the meeting room.
Li Qi scanned each director, the directors were focused on reading the meeting materials, not wanting to look at Li Qi.
Shen Jingye presided over the meeting, Li Qi first proposed a suggestion: "I suggest we start with personnel handling issues."
Shen Jingye didn’t emphasize the meeting procedures, he immediately agreed with Li Qi’s suggestion, through the interaction over this period, he summarized a rule: it’s best not to provoke Li Qi over trivial matters.
The recommendations for handling it were already written, generally, these topics just needed to go through the motions.
However, after the topic was read out, Li Qi was the first to voice opposition.
He first opposed Chen Changrui’s post adjustment: "The Ruirong Textile Factory had a hidden form space, Chen Changrui didn’t know the specifics beforehand, the main responsibility for this event doesn’t lie with him."
Director Wang expressed a different opinion: "As the Security Team Captain, conducting a thorough investigation on site is the foundation of work, undertaking action rashly without sufficient understanding of the scene is a dereliction of duty in itself."
Li Qi had anticipated this kind of rhetoric long ago, finding faults is the easiest thing in the world, bar none, as long as these people want to nitpick, any defense will be in vain.
Is there a way to resolve this matter?
Yes.
Li Banfeng asked Director Wang: "Who assigned Chen Changrui to carry out this task?"
Director Wang was momentarily stunned, then immediately answered: "I assigned it based on the division of duties..."
Before he could finish, Li Banfeng continued to ask: "Did you conduct thorough site investigations? Did you assess potential risks? Did you formulate preventive measures for hidden dangers at the site?"