After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?

Chapter 509: Chapter 408: An Unexpected Change in Uncle’s Path?

This call, he should have made yesterday.

For a promotion as significant as this, to quickly get into the groove, he still needed the Detachment and the whole corps to grant him authority.

Simply put, it should be a privilege.

As an officer who had just been promoted without finishing Military Academy, although promoted soldiers were, in principle, definitely expected to return to their original units, the decisions regarding their official appointment and rank recommendation still lay with the Military Academy. Whether he could formally participate in the Squadron’s management work ahead of time depended on the authority given by the whole corps.

During these six months, the cooperation of his uncle, in whatever capacity he was, was crucial.

And he hadn’t called yet because there were some things he hadn’t thought through.

The last time he asked his uncle to visit Vice Bureau Chief Yu, he discussed it with Hu Peizhou. Old Hu thought that Old Zhang’s progress to this point couldn’t have been achieved without solid backing.

He really wasn’t clear about this since in his previous life his uncle had passed away early. He only knew that his uncle’s position as deputy chief must have been influenced by him, and it was very likely related to the Wen C incident.

But how could he know whether his uncle hadn’t received favor from superior leadership?

If he had, asking him to visit Vice Bureau Chief Yu at this critical juncture of promotion might be a bit...

So when he thought it over carefully, he suddenly felt that he had been impetuous.

Thinking took but two seconds amid the dial tone.

"Hello, Huai..."

The voice answered, seemingly in the middle of slurping noodles.

Fang Huai didn’t bother asking if he was busy and just said:

"Uncle, I’m back."

"When did you come back?"

"Last night."

There was the sound of chopsticks and bowls clashing from the other end, and Old Zhang’s tone wasn’t very good: "You come back and don’t know to call your parents, with such a huge investment waiting for your decision at home, your mom and dad are running around like headless chickens, too embarrassed to call you. They’ve been coming to me every other day asking about you, even last night."

Fang Huai scratched his head: "Tsk, there are big things to handle, gotta finish the important stuff before calling, there’s still time."

"What big thing? The investment has exceeded twenty million; what could be bigger than that? Did you go to the Olympic Games to win a gold medal?"

Fang Huai’s mouth twitched.

If you’re talking about winning an Olympic gold medal... well, that wouldn’t be such a big deal either.

"Well... it’s not really a big deal, I got promoted."

"What the heck?!""

Fang Huai curled his lips: "It’s not a big deal, why are you so excited?"

"Who promoted you? The Ministry leadership?"

His uncle was still perceptive. For a Soldier to be promoted, it wasn’t the authority of the whole corps; even the Ministry would find it tough to approve.

"It was Leader Liu and Vice Bureau Chief Yu. During the training camp, when we took part in the assessment...

...and then we went to BJ to participate in the security of the Olympic venues. Cell phones were controlled; I didn’t get my cell phone back until I returned."

Fang Huai recounted the process in detail, also allowing his uncle to help him assess if there were any mistakes or other risks.

Old Zhang on the other end was silent for a while, absorbing this information, and then asked:

"The qualification review, the political review, did you pass?"

Fang Huai thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... they said they would make it public tomorrow, so I should have passed, right? Since it’s definitely exceptional promotion, the qualification review would be relatively simple, and the political review, there definitely won’t be a problem."

After a long pause, Zhang Zhongting sighed.

"You’re lucky, encountering an old leader within the system. This path is so difficult, yet you’ve managed to make it through. Last time I asked my teacher, do you know how many firefighters were directly promoted this year?"

"How many?"

"Only six. There were originally eight, but two got eliminated. It’s been a long time since I’ve paid attention to this. Back in the nineties, the quota to directly promote from Soldier to Cadre was a lot more, and you didn’t need to go to the Military Academy. Typically, you only went to the Military Academy for further study after reaching a certain rank.

Nowadays, these slots are fewer and stricter, and you have to go to the Military Academy. This channel for promotion is gradually closing, being replaced by sponsored admissions. Soldiers have to study for two years, intern for one year, and then get their position.

My teacher didn’t dare promise a slot, just said he would do his best.

I even thought about whether telling you would dampen your enthusiasm. After consulting with Boss Wu, he said he could recommend you, and that’s why I didn’t talk to you about it. I didn’t expect that you would manage to secure a slot for this year."

Fang Huai raised his eyebrows, once again realizing the gap between the Ministry and the whole corps.

Even for his uncle who had reached such a level and had some standing, the process was fraught with difficulties. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Yet just the other day, with a mere word from the two leaders, the matter was settled.

"Vice Bureau Chief Yu has the authority; perhaps it wasn’t hard for him to handle this," Fang Huai suggested.

Zhang Zhongting pondered for a while and then said, "You mentioned that day, Leader Liu was invited by him to observe your assessment?"

Fang Huai chuckled, "Yeah."

Both the uncle and nephew knew that if someone acting as the Vice Bureau Chief could invite a superior leader from the fire department to watch by the river for an afternoon, that was definitely a connection.

His power should not be judged simply by his position.

After a moment of silence, and seeing that Old Zhang wasn’t speaking, Fang Huai tentatively said with a laugh:

"This time you got promoted to deputy chief, did you seek help from your teacher? If that’s the case, just ignore what I said last time, don’t let it affect your relationships."

"Heh."

Zhang Zhongting laughed, his teacher from Langfang indeed had some clout, but it wasn’t the kind of dependent relationship Fang Huai imagined.

"You didn’t consult with me and just agreed. What can I say? If it really were as you think, with your promotion, wouldn’t others think I went to other leaders for help?"