Everyone present was an old fox. The moment Secretary Bai made his proposal, they immediately understood Yan Chen's true arrangement for Qiu Tu!
Although Qiu Tu appeared to have been promoted by one rank, he had actually taken over Qin ZhengGuang's entire scope of authority perfectly!
That raised a problem.
Since Qiu Tu had taken over all of Qin ZhengGuang's authority, did the Public Security Department still need to appoint another deputy director to fill Qin ZhengGuang's position? Appoint one?
Then what would that deputy director even do?
Not appoint one?
Then wouldn't that position be reserved for Qiu Tu?
To put it bluntly, Yan Chen had only promoted Qiu Tu from Deputy Section Chief to Full Section Chief, but he had expanded Qiu Tu's authority all the way to the deputy director level.
Moreover, he had reserved the position of Deputy Director of the Public Security Department for Qiu Tu. Once Qiu Tu earned a few more merits and built up some seniority, he could be promoted directly!
What made the higher-ups think even more deeply and fearfully was this: although Qiu Tu had taken over Qin ZhengGuang's authority, his title was still Deputy Director of the Political Department's Action Division!
So while Qiu Tu was not directly in charge of the Action Division's work, could he mobilize the Action Division's personnel?
Could he participate in the Action Division's personnel arrangements? Could he vote on important Action Division matters?
Yan Chen was practically creating an incredibly terrifying "monster" spanning two departments, expanding its authority without restraint.
For now, Qiu Tu was only stirring things up in the Public Security Department and the Political Department, but who knew whether he might suddenly extend his reach into a third department?
Once that precedent was set, other than Yan Chen, who could