To the other members of the Linhai Province Public Security Department's leadership and most of those attending the welcome reception, saying Zhou Yi's name was renowned was no exaggeration.
Anyone who leafed through his résumé and studied it carefully would soon realize that the man had unmistakably been handed the protagonist's script.
In a nutshell-a born genius, seemingly blessed by divine aid, who had fought far and wide and earned countless honors.
He was practically a fictional legend, the sort of character who should only have existed in a novel, embellished and invented by its author.
Now that this "legend" was about to become their colleague, they would have a chance to observe him up close and discover just what made this "Director Zhou" so special!
Zhou Yi gave a brief speech, then demonstrated his friendly, modest, and unassuming approach in his interactions with the leaders and his colleagues afterward.
Yes, Deputy Department Director Zhou had already resolved to switch into slacker mode, coast through his remaining time here, and then walk away.
Ahem. After some reflection, he felt he had been promoted far too quickly! It was time to slow down and leave opportunities for advancement to those who needed them more-Deputy Department Director Tian Zhengbing, for instance, who kept sizing him up.
This was undoubtedly a forceful, domineering man, rough in his methods and ruthless at heart. With subordinates and rank-and-file officers in particular, he would berate them at best and beat them at worst. To be fair, though, the man certainly had some real ability.
Zhou Yi had no desire to view Tian Zhengbing as an adversary, but the danger was that while he meant the tiger no harm, the tiger might still want to hurt him.
After the reception, Tian Zhengbing, in his capacity as executive