"You haven’t made any mistakes, it’s just that the Police Departnt already has enough personnel lately. So the superiors decided to let you take a break for a while, and when things get busy again, you can co back," the leader said.
"No, what’s that supposed to an? But when I was initially brought into the Police Departnt, that’s not what the superiors said. Now they’re suddenly suspending — what am I supposed to do? I still have a father to take care of. You stopped my job now, how am I supposed to support my father?" Hua Xiangrong shouted angrily.
Today, she decided to go all out. Previously, Xiao Yifei’s case, which involved influential people, was simply dropped, and she had been holding onto a grudge since then. Now, her job was being suspended for no reason. Is there no fairness and justice in this world?
"Look at yourself, always so impulsive. I promise, we won’t suspend you for long. After so ti passes, we’ll let you return to work," the leader said. He didn’t expect Hua Xiangrong, normally quiet, to be so fierce when angry.
"You an after the Xiao Yifei case blows over, then I can co back to work, right? You’re not letting work because of this, aren’t you!" Hua Xiangrong said. At this point, she had nothing to fear; if she lost this job, so be it. She could surely find another job to support herself.
"I warned you before you took on the case to give it up and not get involved too deeply. But you didn’t listen, and now you’ve offended the higher-ups; there’s nothing I can do," the leader said.
With the leader’s confird response, Hua Xiangrong thought it was indeed the case. Could the law really do nothing against these people? Was the world really this scary, and would she have to give up?
She almost blurted out her resignation but hesitated and didn’t say it. She had worked hard to beco a police officer, and she couldn’t just give up easily now. This was just the beginning of her career. If she resigned over this, she wouldn’t be Hua Xiangrong.
"Alright, leader, I accept the suspension, but can I return to work sooner? Staying idle at ho is just that — idle," Hua Xiangrong said calmly to the leader. One must be flexible. If she gave up this job at this critical mont, it wouldn’t make sense.
"Glad you accepted. You see, you have many good qualities, but you’re too impulsive. If it were another leader, with your temper, you’d have been dismissed long ago," the leader said, teaching Hua Xiangrong.
Actually, Hua Xiangrong’s leader was quite nice, albeit obsessed with ti managent. He saw Hua Xiangrong as a young girl and took care of her, usually assigning her cases that weren’t dangerous. He had warned her about this case, but Hua Xiangrong didn’t listen, leading to this outco.
"You’re still young, but you’ll understand later. There are many things beyond our control, even if we try our best, we might not accomplish anything. So you have to learn to be flexible," the leader said.
Hua Xiangrong knew these truths well, having heard them countless tis from her father and on TV. Everyone teaches us to protect ourselves and stay out of things that don’t concern us. But if everyone thought like this, our society would be distorted.
Hua Xiangrong rembered a passage she once read, engraved on the monunt of Holocaust victims in Boston, United States, written by a man nad Martin, who was a victim himself.
"In Germany, they first ca for the Communists, but I didn’t speak up—because I wasn’t a Communist;
Then they ca for the Socialists, but I didn’t speak up—because I wasn’t a Socialist; Then they ca for the trade unionists, but I didn’t speak up—because I wasn’t a trade unionist; Then they ca for the Jews, but I didn’t speak up—because I was a Protestant; Finally, they ca for , and there was no one left to speak for ."
If everyone distances themselves from things that don’t concern them or because it threatens their interests, then when unfortunate events happen to us, there will be no one to help us either.
Hua Xiangrong also rembered a story she once read about a little boy playing by the beach after the tide had receded. Upon seeing the stranded fish, knowing they would soon die without water, he started putting them back into the sea one by one. An old man walking by found this strange.
So he asked the boy, "There are so many fish on the beach, even if you save one or two, can you save them all? Even if you save these fish, who cares?"
"They all care. As long as what I do matters to them, I’ll keep doing it," the boy answered seriously.
Thinking of these two incidents, Hua Xiangrong said to her leader, "But there are so many unfair things in the world, soone has to do sothing about it. If everyone has this ntality, the world will only get worse. But if we each contribute to resisting evil, maybe we will all beco better."
"That’s true, and I understand the principles. But applying these principles to actions is extraordinarily difficult. I was once as naïve as you, seeing only justice in everything I did, but quickly learned so harsh lessons, maybe even getting severely hurt."
"We beca police officers for justice. I’m not asking you to give up your right to enforce justice. Just find a more tactful, less harmful way. You’re just a small officer now. Even if you’re not in the departnt, it will still function well. But if you were the chief, your existence would be crucial for the entire Police Departnt."
"So you need to try to beco strong first, so others won’t easily undermine you, won’t suspend you just like that. Then you’ll have more capability to uphold justice, to protect those you want to protect," the leader said.
He rarely spoke like this to others, and everyone understood these truths.
Hua Xiangrong listened quietly to the leader’s words. It was the first ti she genuinely listened. In these matters, the quiet leader had such thorough thoughts.
"Leader, you’re right to educate , so I should work within my abilities. Doing otherwise might bring unnecessary danger," Hua Xiangrong said.
Now Hua Xiangrong had to strive to do what she could. When she beca strong enough to fear nothing, she could uphold greater justice.
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