Kai's onboarding is very simple, just go directly to the Western District Police Chief and report. Los Angeles is a bit more impetuous than Chicago, perhaps due to the influence of Hollywood, which likes to spread gossip. Before Kai took office, some news about him was flying all over the place.
Of course, the most widely circulated thing is not Kai's sturdy record, but his relationship with Tony Stark. In an entertainment city, the focus is always on gossip.
But it is precisely because of this that the police officers in the West District are not very optimistic about Kai, a newcomer who came in through connections, thinking that he is just an embroidered pillow. Fortunately, the director of the West District, Dustin, is not so superficial. He has seen Kai's complete file. (Seemingly complete), I know that this is a solid dragon crossing the river, and it is also the anger of the General Administration for losing control of the Western District. Otherwise, the leader of the serious crime team in such an important place as the Western District would not be directly promoted from the authorities.
The West District is such an important place. All kinds of celebrities and powerful people are in this district. There are Hollywood District and West Hollywood District under the West District Police Station. Beverly Hills and Sunset Boulevard are right there. The situation is complicated and cannot be solved by just one person. It can be solved. On the contrary, to be a leader in this place, you must have very strong social skills, and at least you should be able to handle various complex interpersonal relationships.
After all, the West District has always been a place where all kinds of donations gather. Even many of the donations from the General Administration come from the rich people in the West District. If you don't take good care of them, you won't have money to eat!
Compared to Chicago, which has the three largest police departments in the United States, the life of the Los Angeles police is much more comfortable. The most direct reflection is the salary. The average annual salary of the Chicago police is about 34,000 US dollars. But in Los Angeles, this number Both exceeded 55,000, and there were also quite generous subsidies.
For example, rent subsidies. Housing prices in Los Angeles are much higher than in Chicago, so many police officers rent. Each police officer can receive about two thousand to four thousand dollars in rental subsidies per year. If it is housing, it will be even more.
There are also other miscellaneous subsidies. In total, a Los Angeles police officer can receive about $65,000 in compensation from the police department, which is already a typical American middle-class income level. If I have to say something bad, it would be that the tax rate is relatively high, even the highest in the United States.
Of course, these are all minor issues, so I won’t waste any more time.
Dustin is a handsome middle-aged man, thin, serious, with piercing eyes. He is also very polite to others, but very formulaic. Overall, Kai feels that the first meeting with his direct boss is neither good nor bad. Too bad.
Kai could feel that he was a little resistant to his arrival, but he couldn't say he was bored, just a little worried.
Looking back at the situation at the Western District Police Station, Kai could understand his concerns. The West District seems to be a peaceful place. After all, the wealthy areas are clustered together, the public security situation is good, and there are sufficient manpower. But in fact, the further here you go, the more difficult it is, because you have to be skillful in doing things here, and you won't get anyone's support if you act recklessly.
After chatting with Dustin for a while, Dustin asked his secretary to take Kai to the major crimes unit.
The Western District Major Crime Team is quite large, with a total of six teams and more than thirty people. Together with forensics and forensics, there are a total of fifty people. This is the benefit of having money. Human hands and feet! While other districts always complain about lack of manpower, this problem does not exist at all in the Western District.
The team is led by the sergeant, followed by detectives.
When Kai arrived at the major crime team, six team leaders and the head of the forensic forensics department were already in place to greet the airborne leader.
"Hey, Dan, do you think that Kai is really Tony Stark's boyfriend?" A middle-aged man who was obviously of Latin American descent was obviously a little bored with waiting. He whispered to a serious-looking and muscular man next to him. The man gossiped.
The man named Dan glanced at his colleague, Chap Londoño, a typical rogue policeman. Many people suspected that this guy had something to do with the gang, but in fact Dan knew very well that although this guy looked like a bastard, he was actually a bastard, but he was a good policeman. Although his methods might be a bit extreme, he was He was better at fighting criminals than anyone here.
"Do you believe this?" Dan said disdainfully.
"Hmm... I don't really believe it." Chap shook his head. Regardless of the fact that those rumors were true, few really smart people would believe this. Because if the rumors are true, then the bureau can put this newcomer in a free and safe position and offer it high. Why put it in the major crimes unit?
The West District is indeed better than the branches in other districts, but the crime team is not a good job anywhere.
Chap said with a wicked smile: "Did you spread those rumors?"
Dan glanced sideways at Chap, sneered and said, "Why me?"
"Who doesn't know that you were originally the most likely candidate to succeed the team leader, but now..."
"Hmph! Even if I were to do this, I wouldn't spread such low-level rumors." Dan said a little proudly.
Even though Dan looks young, in fact this guy is already thirty-eight, but it’s hard to tell because of his tender face. He joined the police force at the age of eighteen and worked in the major crime team for almost fifteen years. His qualifications are very old and he handles cases. There is also a way of saying that he has a high prestige in the serious crime team, but he has a very serious personality, so he is not very likable. At least the dead team leader who took office disliked him very much.
"Okay, stop arguing, the new team leader is here!"
It was also at this time that a female police officer interrupted the conversation between the two.
The Los Angeles Police Department has the largest number of female police officers in the United States, accounting for about 20%. Secondly, more than 30% of the police officers here are Hispanic. Who said California is not far from Mexico?
The first meeting was very formal. Kai introduced himself and then announced that he was looking for a mother.
But Kai kept Dan and Chap behind.
Kai has done his homework before. Dan and Chap are the two oldest police sergeants in the major crimes unit, and they are also the most capable. However, one is a prick and makes trouble all day long, and the other is too serious and unlikable. , so it has been wasted.
"I don't like working in the office, so Dan, you will be the deputy team leader from now on. You will be responsible for all daily affairs. You will arrange your own people to take charge of your team. As for Chap, I already know a little about your abilities. From now on, your team will be separated separately and I will be directly responsible for targeting those gangsters. You can transfer people from other teams. I need to take down the largest gangster in the West District in the shortest possible time. Let us open up the situation."
Generally speaking, the crime squad is not responsible for gang cases, but if the case is big enough, it is another matter. This time the leader of the serious crime team was killed, it was definitely a major case. Kai naturally knew why he was transferred to this position, so he had to do something at the beginning of taking office.
Dan and Chap's eyes lit up as they listened.
For Dan, others think he is the best candidate for team leader. Doesn’t he have any idea at all? Of course it's impossible. But now it's a fait accompli, what can he do? Encourage others to make the new team leader look bad and push the new team leader away?
It would be too stupid to do that. It would not do any good except making the General Administration dissatisfied with Dan.
So he could only endure it.
As a result, now, as soon as the new team leader came, he was put in charge of the daily work of the entire serious crime team, and he was given the title of deputy team leader. It was obvious that he valued him, and even released a message in advance, that is, as long as he is the team leader If he gets promoted or leaves, the next team leader will definitely recommend him.
You know, the crime team does not have the title of deputy leader at all.
Letting him be responsible for daily work also exercises his management skills. Even Kai did not separate his original team from his hands. This is how his biological father treats him, not to mention that others are just his leaders.
Chap didn't expect that the new team leader would delegate power on the first day. As for his team being under the direct control of the new team leader, there were pros and cons, but he didn't care very much. The new team leader would do big things as soon as he came in, and he would take him with him. , what else?
"Understood!"*2
"Very good. Tomorrow I will see detailed information about the gangs in our jurisdiction. Now... just do whatever you have to do."
"yes!"
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Kai's next time was to read the information, and then call several leaders in to talk. This is what Kai learned from his previous leader. When you are new to a new environment, understanding and communication are the most important.
The conversation with the police sergeants was pretty good. Although the workplace is dangerous, the question is how much intrigue can there be in a divisional crime squad. Everyone is very busy. So everyone was finally relieved to see that the new team leader was willing to communicate instead of messing around when he first came up. For a violent organization like theirs, what they fear most is that the layman leads the expert and gives blind orders.
But Kai didn't touch the current rules. Instead, he was willing to respect everyone's style and power, and everyone was naturally willing to give him face.
Just when Kai had finished chatting with a few bosses, he was about to call in a few police officers with outstanding capabilities for further understanding.
Suddenly there was a quarrel outside.
This made Kai frown. Although Kai was willing to respect the original rules, there were some things he couldn't compromise on. The first point was discipline!
There are some things that everyone can be freer about, but there are some things that we cannot touch.
Even if Kai was in Chicago, he would not embarrass his superiors within the police department. After all, the police were still disciplinary forces, and it was up to you whether you listened to some things, but openly stabbing someone broke the rules.
"What's going on?" Kai brought the two parties to his office.
Unexpectedly, it was Dan and a female police officer under him.
"I remember I just gave you the power to take charge of daily affairs, and now you want me to take back this power? Do you want to deliberately embarrass me, or do you plan to tell me that you have a problem with your ability and can't even handle your own team members? ?”
Kai became very angry when he learned that it was one of his police officers who was arguing with Dan. But Kai also had reasons to be angry. He had just put more burden on you with his front foot, and you stretched his crotch with his back foot. Even a leader could not help but be angry. Whose face was this slap in the face?
"I..." The policewoman didn't expect it to happen like this and immediately planned to explain something.
But Kai waved his hand and stopped her from speaking. "Now is not the time for you to talk! Dan, tell me what is going on!"
The matter is not complicated. The reason is that Kai put Dan in charge of the daily operations of the serious crime team and asked Dan to promote a police officer from among his own team members to take charge of his original team. Although neither Dan nor the police officer who succeeded Dan in charge of his original squad had any change in rank. But power is very different.
That's what happened. Dan hands over the reins of the team to his partner, a police officer named Hyde, who has been on the force for six years. Having been partnered with Dan before, this was nothing to do originally, but Chloe, the only female police officer under Dan, was not convinced.
Speaking of Chloe, we have to talk about her relationship with Dan. She is Dan's ex-wife. The two met and got married in the police force, and later divorced. Chloe has been on the police force for twelve years, starting as a patrol officer and now working as a detective in the major crimes unit.
The working experience is also quite rich.
But Kai didn't care what Dan thought. He only cared about why Dan couldn't control his police officer.
"I don't care what kind of mentality you have in making this decision. That's your business. I only care about one thing! That is how did you become a leader? It was the first time I saw that there were police officers under you. A police officer can blatantly disobey the orders of the direct police chief! This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed! Don’t say she is your ex-wife, even if she is your mother!”
If every police officer acted like Chloe, then the police department would stop working and just change it into a soap opera!
Chloe endured it, and finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Report!"
"Say!" Kai now had time to pay attention to the policewoman.
Chloe is the typical American sweet girl, with a good figure, blond hair and big waves, the kind that can be taken apart and read. She looks like a Hollywood heroine, beautiful and full of personality.
"I want to protest!"
Kai looked at Dan and then at Chloe, who had a serious face.
"Protest for what?"
“Protest against Dan’s discrimination against women!”
This accusation is quite serious. After all, in this politically correct environment, discrimination against women is more difficult than discrimination against black people. After all, discrimination against black people only makes black people angry, but how can it discriminate against women? Women in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple will scold you, and even men will scold you too. Macho chauvinism is basically something that everyone calls out nowadays.
Dan blushed.
"Just because he didn't let you be in charge of his original team?" Kai asked a little surprised. This ex-wife is a bit cruel. If others find out, Dan's future will be over. Los Angeles has always been a left-leaning camp. After all, Hollywood has always been the benchmark for the left. Just look at their movies and you will know that the white left is prevalent.
"It's not just that. I don't become a police officer just to stay in the office. I want to realize my own value, but he always uses caring about me as an excuse to prevent me from doing my best because I am a woman and also his ex-wife." The police should fulfill their responsibilities! I am not afraid of danger when I become a police officer. Just because I am a woman cannot deprive me of the right to realize my self-worth! And I also believe that I can lead a group. I have the qualifications and the ability to do my best. good!"
Kai glanced pitifully at Dan, whose face had turned red and turned purple.
However, Kai agreed with Chloe's defense. Although he is also a chauvinist, he can distinguish between work and life. Now that you are a policeman, are you still afraid of danger? It would be better not to join this industry at all. Criminals don't care if you are a man or a woman.
Kai pondered for a while and said: "Since Dan has appointed the person in charge, in principle I will not interfere. But what you said makes sense. So, don't you want to handle the case? Just go to Chapu's group. Pick him up there. There will definitely be a big scene down there, and if you back down then, I'll be sorry, the police force doesn't need a weak policeman. Do you understand what I mean?"
Chloe opened her mouth, she felt like Kai just wanted to drive her away.
Kai didn't wait for her to speak: "This is your punishment. Remember this is the police station, not your home. I can't tolerate a police officer disobeying his immediate superior's orders in public. I have given you the opportunity. It's up to you how you choose."
After speaking, Kai said to Dan: "In view of what you did, I originally planned to cancel the previous decision, but this time the situation is a bit special. I can forgive you once. Remember, it is only once. If you still can't do it next time If you control your police officers very well, that means you are not suitable to be a leader, do you understand?"
But he wanted to object to Kai's decision just now, but Kai didn't say anything wrong. This was the rule that the police should have. If he said anything else, he would be shameless.
"Okay, get out of here. Don't let this trivial matter between you get involved in work, otherwise you two will go home and take care of the kids together!"
