Once, I wanted to be a good person-Chapter 727 - 171

727: 171.

The people in this department are really too friendly.

727: 171.

The people in this department are really too friendly.

These days, although Fang Ze had entered and exited the State Security Bureau many times, people did not know about his affairs before and thus paid no attention to him.

They merely regarded him as a commissioner handling affairs at the state government. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

But now, things were different.

After the incident of arresting the council member was exposed, everyone knew Fang Ze’s identity.

As a result, Fang Ze once again experienced the feeling of being a celebrity: as long as the passing commissioners saw him, they would involuntarily glance at him.

However, to be fair, the professionalism of the commissioners at the State Security Bureau was much higher than that of the ones in Emerald City.

Although they were curious about Fang Ze, they neither whispered discussions nor secretly stared.

They simply glanced at Fang Ze curiously, smiled in greeting, and passed by without lingering.

This made Fang Ze appreciate once again how different the commissioners at the State Security Bureau were.

Thinking this, Fang Ze, along with Xiao You and Nan Yi, first went to the director’s office to report.

Lan Bing’s work remained very busy.

After Fang Ze entered the office, her phone didn’t stop ringing, often ending one call and immediately picking up another.

Fang Ze patiently waited for over ten minutes before Lan Bing finally hung up the last call with a blank expression.

Soon after, she signaled Fang Ze to be patient.

Then she picked up the phone again and pressed a few numbers.

Moments later, the call connected and Lan Bing briefly spoke a few words to the person on the other end.

From Lan Bing’s tone and content, Fang Ze guessed that the call was made to the old director of the Judicial Department.

Indeed, after finishing the call, Lan Bing put the document in her hand into a file folder, quickly tidied up the desk full of unprocessed files, and stood up to personally take Fang Ze for the onboarding.

Seeing how busy she was, Fang Ze couldn’t help but feel a bit uncomfortable and tried persuading, “Director, we can actually go by ourselves.”

Upon hearing Fang Ze’s words, Lan Bing shook her head and coldly said, “No problem.”

Fang Ze wanted to persuade further, but Lan Bing had already put on her coat and briskly walked out of the office….

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The Judicial Department, being the core department of the State Security Bureau, also had the largest number of personnel and occupied the most office space.

Out of the 11 floors of the State Security Bureau, the Judicial Department alone occupied three floors — the second, third, and fourth, which were the largest floors.

Accompanied by Lan Bing and Qing, Fang Ze took the elevator to the fourth floor.

Before the elevator doors even opened, Fang Ze saw three people already waiting at the elevator entrance.

Among these three, one was an elderly man with white hair and a wrinkled face.

The other two, one had fair skin and bright, fox-like eyes that glittered; the other was burly with wide shoulders and a thick waist, appearing very sturdy.

However, his head seemed disproportionately large compared to his body, exuding a sense of might.

Upon seeing the three, the female director strode out of the elevator and professionally introduced them to Fang Ze, “Shi Tai, Wen Long, Wu Hu.

The three directors of the Judicial Department.”

Fang Ze’s gaze lingered on the three for a moment.

Reflexively showing a professional smile, he prepared to greet them.

But before he could speak, the elderly man took the initiative with a smile and extended his wrinkled hand towards Fang Ze, “This must be Councilor Fang?

It’s an honor to meet you.”

Faced with Shi Tai’s enthusiasm, Fang Ze was momentarily stunned but then responded with equal warmth, “You must be the old director.

It’s likewise an honor to meet you.”

With just a simple handshake and brief conversation, the two astute individuals quickly understood each other’s demeanor, instantly making the atmosphere more congenial.

The female director, Lan Bing, was not fond of talking.

Hence, after arriving at the Judicial Department, Shi Tai led the way, taking the group to inspect one office after another.

During the inspection, Fang Ze gained a rough understanding of the current organizational structure of the Judicial Department.

As the core department of the State Security Bureau, the Judicial Department was extensive, divided into thirteen sections and dozens of departments.

These sections included Case Processing, Special Operations, Interstate Operations, Surveillance, Review, Examination, City One, City Two…

and so on.

In essence, regardless of any transcendent event occurring anywhere in Xida State, the Judicial Department had a corresponding department or section to handle it.

During the inspection, Fang Ze also learned about the operational procedures of the Judicial Department.

Generally, when a transcendent case occurred in the state, the Judicial Department would promptly receive the relevant information.

However, at this stage, the Judicial Department wouldn’t directly intervene, but would first authorize local security bureaus to handle it, while providing supervision and oversight.

If it was found that the local security bureau couldn’t manage the case, the Judicial Department would escalate the case, forming a special case team to take over and investigate.

During case handling, the Judicial Department had the authority to mobilize local security bureaus, investigation bureaus, and even request cooperation from the Governing Hall.

When necessary, the Judicial Department could directly mobilize up to a hundred executive commissioners from the State Security Bureau without prior approval.

Therefore, generally speaking, there were very few cases that the Judicial Department couldn’t resolve….

It must be said, Shi Tai was very meticulous in his work.

Although it was merely an inspection, whenever they encountered key departments or departments that were not busy, he would call out their heads to introduce them to Fang Ze.

With Shi Tai’s influence and the presence of Lan Bing, each of the heads who came out was respectful to Fang Ze, without causing any trouble.

This smooth beginning somewhat surprised Fang Ze.

He had expected that he would have to deal with some dramatic trouble before successfully onboarding.

After inspecting the entire Judicial Department, the old director Shi Tai led the group to the director’s office.

By that time, the director’s office had already been thoroughly cleaned, with all the furniture replaced with new ones, and the place spotless.

Obviously, Shi Tai had been well prepared for Fang Ze’s onboarding.

Besides the furniture, the only items in the office were stacks of documents on the desk.

Shi Tai called in a secretary and had Wen Long assist, explaining the documents to Fang Ze one by one, effectively completing the final handover to Fang Ze.

This handover process lasted the entire morning.

After thoroughly briefing Fang Ze on every detail of the Judicial Department, Shi Tai grasped Fang Ze’s hand once again and said with deep emotion, “Councilor Fang, the Judicial Department is now entrusted to you.”

Looking at the elderly man before him, at his white hair and wrinkled face, Fang Ze nodded firmly.

Seeing Fang Ze’s agreement, Shi Tai smiled, then released Fang Ze’s hand, took a lingering look around the office, glanced at the colleagues he had nurtured for over ten years, and nodded slightly to them before turning and leaving the office.