I asked you to pursue a career, but you turned out to be a scumbag

Chapter 296: Third Class Personal Merit

"Brother Zhang, you have made great contributions in this campaign against organized crime."

"That is, first we eradicated the evil forces in Hanjiang City, and then we went to support Xiaxin City and wiped out the evil forces that had been entrenched in Xiaxin City for many years."

"The most important thing is that Brother Zhang is still so young, his future is limitless!"

"At today's commendation meeting, I guess Mr. Hu will definitely focus on praising Brother Zhang."

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A group of people gathered around Zhang Hao and praised him in a flurry of voices.

As for Zhang Hao, he kept smiling and pretended to be nice to them, and he didn't believe their praises at all.

In his previous life, he had been in the officialdom and had become accustomed to the fickleness of human nature and the indifference of the world.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these people are gathered around him and seem very warm and friendly. In fact, they all have their own ulterior motives. If any problems arise, they will definitely be the ones who take advantage of the situation.

As for Zhu Shide on the other side, he was not so lucky. There was no one around him, and even the two members of his group seemed to be alienated.

The reason why others stay away from him is very simple. That is, among so many teams in the fight against organized crime, only Zhu Shide's team has not completed the task of combating organized crime and still needs Zhang Hao's help. Although Hu Yongxin will inevitably criticize them at this commendation meeting, he will definitely not reuse them in the future, and it is very likely that they will not make any progress in their entire life.

If that's the case, why waste time making friends with them?

As for his two team members, they believed that it was because of Zhu Shide's leadership that they gained nothing and missed the opportunity to achieve political achievements by joining the anti-gangster and evil inspection team.

If they had said a few nice words when Zhang Hao came and investigated with Zhang Hao, they would have had a share of the credit for destroying Human Paradise and capturing Yu Ling.

It was Zhu Shide who made them miss the opportunity and the chance to be promoted. How could they not be angry with Zhu Shide?

Zhu Shide sat alone, looking at Zhang Hao, who was like the moon surrounded by stars, and Hong Ziyi's smile, with jealousy burning in his eyes. In his opinion, all this was Zhang Hao's fault. He clenched his fists, determined not to give himself a chance, otherwise he would make Zhang Hao pay.

At this moment, Hu Yongxin and his group walked into the conference hall. The whole scene became quiet and everyone returned to their seats.

Hu Yongxin sat in the main seat and said, "Comrades, thank you for your hard work this time. In the past month, through the unremitting efforts of all comrades, the province has dismantled a total of 203 criminal gangs and more than 300 criminal groups involved in evil, criminally detained 5050 criminal suspects, and filed cases against more than 1000 people involved in river-related corruption and their protection. The amount involved is as high as 1000 billion yuan. This has improved the social, political and economic ecology. All of this is inseparable from the efforts of all comrades. On behalf of the Party and the government, I thank you all for your tireless efforts this month."

There was applause in the conference hall.

After the applause ended.

Hu Yongxin continued: "In this campaign to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil, all comrades have made contributions, so our province has been awarded the Advanced Collective in the Special Campaign to Crack Down on Gangsters and Eliminate Evil!"

Another round of applause.

After the applause, Hu Yongxin said, "There are several comrades who have performed quite well and have been awarded the title of Advanced Worker. Please invite Wei Zhengxian, Hong Ziyi, Wendi, Wang Hongling, Ishikawa Xue...comrades to the stage."

The person whose name was called walked up to the stage, received the certificate, and took a photo, all in one go.

Hu Yongxin continued, "In addition to these comrades, there is another comrade who, in order to collect evidence during the special campaign against organized crime, risked his life and was even kidnapped by criminal gangs. However, he did not succumb to the threats of the criminal gangs. After completing his own mission, he went to other cities to help others complete the campaign. This person is Comrade Zhang Hao."

Everyone's eyes were on Zhang Hao, and the applause was thunderous. Their eyes were full of envy and jealousy. To be singled out at such a commendation meeting and to be specifically discussed by provincial leaders, he would surely rise to a high position in the future.

"After research and discussion between me and the provincial leaders, we decided to award Comrade Zhang Hao the Second Class Merit, and the team led by Zhang Hao received the Third Class Merit as a group!"

People at the venue were even more envious, this was a second-class merit!

Not only do civil servants who win second-class merit receive bonuses, but it also serves as political capital, and they will be given priority for promotion in the future.

Wei Zhengxian and Hong Ziyi who were on the stage together were even more envious and jealous. As far as they knew, all the cases were basically handled by Zhang Hao alone, and the two of them played almost no role. Yet they were able to receive the third-class collective merit, which was a huge win.

Wei Zhengxian couldn't stop smiling. He made a huge profit. He didn't do anything this time, but he got the title of advanced individual and the third-class collective merit. It was a wise choice for him to admit his mistake in time.

I was originally in a critical period of promotion, but there was someone with similar qualifications and level competing with me, which resulted in this position not being decided. Now with the blessing of advanced individual and collective third-class merit, this position will definitely be mine.

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The commendation meeting is basically over at this point, and the next step is the same old process, a group dinner.

Zhang Hao's side had the most people, and many people came over to toast and build relationships with Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao was awarded the second-class individual merit and was well known by provincial leaders. He would definitely join the Provincial Procuratorate or even the Supreme People's Procuratorate in the future, so there was absolutely nothing wrong with building a good relationship with Zhang Hao in advance.

Zhang Hao smiled at everyone who came. After no one came, Wei Zhengxian picked up his glass and said, "Team leader, I'll toast you."

"Old Wei, now that the anti-gangster and anti-evil task force has been disbanded, you don't have to call me team leader. Just call me Zhang Hao."

Wei Zhengxian refused, "No, you will always be my team leader in my heart. Without you this time, I wouldn't be able to become an advanced individual and get a third-class collective merit. If you have any instructions in the future, come to me. Just tell me what I do and I'll do it."

After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Zhang Hao had no choice but to drink a glass with him, but Zhang Hao was not good at drinking, and after drinking, he started coughing violently.

Hong Ziyi said on the side: "If you don't know how to drink, drink less!"

Wei Zhengxian said: "Sister-in-law, it's my fault. I shouldn't have let my brother drink so much."

When Hong Ziyi heard this, her pretty face flushed and she spat lightly: "Bah, what nonsense are you talking about, I have nothing to do with him."

Wei Zhengxian was filled with contempt in his heart. I don’t believe you at all. You flirt with me every day and I have heard so many things I shouldn’t have heard. Now you say that you two have nothing to do with each other, who would believe me?

Zhang Hao saw Wei Zhengxian's random matchmaking and said angrily, "Stop talking nonsense. Alright, let's go give Mr. Hu a toast."

Although Zhang Hao doesn't like to flatter, it is a social custom.

It is only right and proper for me to toast Hu Yongxin. If it were not for Hu Yongxin, I would not have been able to join the special task force to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil.

Then the group walked towards Hu Yongxin...