The commendation ceremony was scheduled for ten in the morning.
Everyone exchanged a few words, and upon seeing Zheng Changjun and the others go on stage, each found a seat and sat down.
As soon as it was ten, the commendation ceremony officially began.
As usual, the beginning involved a brief summary of the work done over the past two months and recognition of outstanding units and individuals.
The speaker for the meeting was naturally Zheng Changjun.
The first case he mentioned was Old Wu’s case.
"The resolution of the March 11 serial dismemberment case last year was a remarkable victory for the entire Jiangzhou police force! Here, I need to specially commend two individuals, the newly appointed Captain of the Criminal Police Team, Zhao Donglai, and the leader of Team One, Luo Fei."
"Especially Comrade Luo Fei, who has been working for less than a year. He is meticulous and observant, and noticed the suspect as soon as he joined the squad."
"I hope everyone can learn from his spirit, paying more attention to details both in daily life and work, as these could be crucial to solving a case."
"Due to their excellent performance, the bureau has decided to award each of them a second-class individual merit. Of course, the comrades in the Criminal Police Division also performed well in this case, and the bureau initially planned to commend everyone, but..."
At this point, Zheng Changjun paused, and his tone became noticeably serious.
"You should all be aware of last year’s shooting and robbery case, which was arguably the most serious incident in recent years in our law enforcement career. The victim, Guo Jing, was wrongfully accused for over a year and almost faced execution."
"Although this was due to Zhou Lei and Wang Tao’s abuse of power, it still highlights some shortcomings in the squad’s work and their careless attitude towards the case."
"Therefore, as punishment, all commendations for the March 11 case have been revoked, and today, they are being publicly criticized as a warning to those present not to repeat such mistakes."
After Zheng Changjun finished speaking, all the members of the squad lowered their heads in shame, looking dejected.
Subsequently, Zheng Changjun announced other departments and individuals that performed excellently.
The City Narcotics Squad and the County Narcotics Squad were naturally among them.
Their drug bust was exceptionally well-handled, even earning personal commendation from the provincial level, and various departments had heard some news.
So when they learned that Luo Fei had also participated in this case and received a first-class individual merit, there was a buzz among them.
Even Liao Xingyu and the others looked at Luo Fei in shock, "Luo Fei, when did you go to help the Narcotics Squad? We didn’t hear about it."
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"You kept it quite secret, didn’t even drop a hint to us all this time."
As they joked with Luo Fei, others also talked among themselves.
Some envied him for consecutive awards, while others marvelled at his case-solving ability... but none were genuinely jealous.
After all, Zheng Changjun made it clear that if others were as capable as him, these honors wouldn’t have been denied to them either.
Ultimately, it’s about fairness: if you have the ability, step up; if not, let those who do take the lead.
So no one really had any complaints.
Then came the recognition segment.
Familiar with the process, Luo Fei went on stage to receive the award and took photographs, and that was basically it.
However, it’s worth noting that, besides the first-class prize of ten thousand and the second-class prize of six thousand, the city awarded an additional fifteen thousand each for Old Wu’s case.
Regarding the Guo Jing and Narcotics Squad case, Zheng Changjun mentioned there would be additional rewards, but those would be directly deposited into their salary accounts next month.
At twelve thirty, the commendation ceremony concluded.
Upon leaving the bureau, Yang Su and others congratulated the two.
"Captain Zhao, Luo Fei, we’ll head back first. Let’s gather next time when we’re free."
After Yang Su spoke, he signaled everyone to get ready to leave.
The crowd dispersed, and only then did Yang Mei have a chance to speak to Luo Fei.
"Luo Fei, I’ll head off first too. See you this weekend," she said reluctantly.
"Okay, be careful on your way. Call if there’s anything."
"Alright." Yang Mei nodded, waving to Zhao Donglai, "Uncle, I’m leaving."
Saying this, she quickly hurried to catch up with Yang Su and the others.
Among the crowd, Wu Xiaoyue teased, "Sister Yang Mei, you came over so quickly. You could’ve lingered with Luo Fei for a bit longer, we’re not in a rush, right, Captain Yang?"
"You mischievous girl, are you asking for trouble?" Yang Mei raised her fist in mock anger.
"Haha, Yang Mei, I think Xiaoyue’s right. It’s normal for young couples to have a hard time parting. Go ahead, we’ll wait for you another half-hour."
"Captain Yang, you’re joking too. Fine, I’m not talking to you anymore..."
Meanwhile, Luo Fei gazed at Yang Mei’s distant figure, lost in thought.
"Stop staring, she’s already far away."
Zhao Donglai patted him on the shoulder, teasing him a bit.
But in his heart, he was genuinely happy for their relationship, and he pondered privately about finding a way to get Yang Mei to work in the city.
In the afternoon at work, it was evident that the morale was low.
During training, they all looked listless.