The secretary of the provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission swept his gaze over the resolute, solemn faces before him.
These were the elite of Liaodong Province's Political and Legal System. Every one of them was an outstanding official who had earned commendations and awards.
Among them were seasoned veterans such as Min Songtao, vice president of the Anping City Court, and Yang Yiqun, deputy secretary of the Baihe City Political and Legal Affairs Commission, as well as passionate, energetic young officials such as An Xin, chief of the Review and Arrest Approval Division at the Tongyuan City Procuratorate, and Zhou Yi, Public Security Director of Yangcheng City.
Deng Yadong had high hopes for this Special Task Force of fifteen elite officials. In particular, he was eager to see the renowned "Director Zhou" work his magic once again!
Immediately after its formation, the Special Task Force moved into the Case Investigation Center that the Provincial Public Security Department had cleared out specifically for them—the Rear Courtyard Old Office Building.
For the foreseeable future, unless they were out investigating, they would work, eat, and sleep here.
The building might have been old, but it was certainly no dump.
As Division Chief An Xin put it, old buildings were not all alike. It was just like him and Zhou Yi: both were young officials, but one was thirty-five and the other twenty-seven!
His point was that the Provincial Public Security Department's old building was far superior to their office building at the Tongyuan City Procuratorate, in both facilities and amenities.
Director Zhou merely smiled. Yangcheng might have been a county-level city, but it had spent plenty on prestige projects. The current Public Security Bureau building had only been in use for three years and was still practically new inside and out. Now