Chapter Nineteen: Public Recruitment

  First, she listened to her mother's teachings for a while, and the next day at work, she was lectured by her uncle again. Then every night, she was happily locked at home reading books, studying and searching for materials, and this bitter life lasted for a week. Next came taking photos, physical examination, and filling out a thick stack of forms that even she didn't know what they were for, until the organization notified her that she had passed the political review, and the exam finally arrived as scheduled!

  The day before the exam, Liu Jianmin's boss personally helped Tian Miao Miao ask for a day off. At noon, her father brought her favorite dish, braised big prawns. Tian Miao Miao couldn't help but think of how her father had run all over Da Yuan City on the eve of the college entrance examination to buy live prawns from the aquatic market and cook her favorite braised big prawns...

  The next morning, my mother took another half-day off and accompanied her daughter all the way to the examination hall. With a thousand reminders and warnings, she condensed her words into one sentence: You must be calm and composed, get good grades, this time you have to make me proud!

  This exam, due to its social orientation, had a very enthusiastic response from applicants. With only 12 spots available, the number of applicants reached 388!

  Among them are many students from previous years who have applied for junior college, undergraduate, double degree and graduate studies. Tian Miao feels that her own diploma is quite impressive, and in terms of identity, there are far more than 12 children of public security system officials and graduates from counterpart universities.

  He Tiantian is different, Zhang Tong doesn't want to take the exam this time! Since knowing that this exam started, Zhang Tong knew that anyone who can wear a police uniform as they wish is either exceptionally excellent and outstanding in their grades, even if you don't have any connections or background; or regardless of their grades, their family has either very strong connections or a lot of money, these people can also achieve their goals.

  Unfortunately, I don't belong to either of the two types. No background, no connections, no money... What's even more absurd is that I don't even have any real skills, I get nervous as soon as I take a test, and I get confused as soon as I step into the examination hall!

  A few days ago, Zhang Tong heard his parents discussing in a low voice in the room: His father had inquired through connections and found out that both the exam and interview required some "connections" to be made, and after getting the job, there would also be a one-year probationary period during which they would have to continue making "connections", otherwise all their previous efforts might be wasted.

  It seems that I've roughly understood that to get through the connections, it would cost around 100,000 yuan. If I really have to wear that police uniform, I estimate that just like when I was in college, my dad's hard-earned money from driving a taxi and my mom's meager salary might end up in some corrupt official's pocket again, and our family would go bankrupt once more. Zhang Tong secretly made up his mind, hoping that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, so he might as well let his parents be disappointed this time...

  No matter how they thought, they had to take the exam first. The two girls met in the examination room and encouraged each other for a while. This time, the examination was held at the administrative office building of the Municipal Bureau. Inside and outside, there were people wearing police uniforms standing guard, and the police proctors looked extremely solemn. The atmosphere was even more intimidating than the college entrance exam. Looking at those dark faces and police uniforms, they didn't dare to have any thoughts of cheating.

  The Administrative Occupational Ability Test and Public Security Basic Knowledge test this morning were questions like whether you prefer to coordinate with colleagues or direct others, what your first reaction is when encountering danger.

  Noon is not allowed to leave, lunch is eaten in the municipal bureau cafeteria, and the afternoon exam includes "Shen Lun" and "Psychological Quality Test".

  The topic is about a heroic deed, telling the story of a police officer who sacrificed himself last year to save a child wearing red and crossing the road, using his body as a safety airbag. The task requires writing an advanced report on the incident and a notice to learn from the comrade's example.

  Tian Miao was stuck for half a day and wrote out about 200 words. When it was almost time to hand in the paper, she took a closer look at what she had written and found that these words were just like those spoken by Huang Xue, her instructor!

  The exam time for the day was over, and next was supposed to be a month of waiting. However, this year the province introduced a new policy, which allowed those who had served as auxiliary police officers or security personnel at the grassroots level for more than a year, with a college degree or above, to take part in an early interview. This is probably a convenient door left open for the children of public security officials. Although Tian Miao and Liu Jianmin did not meet the length of service requirement, they were also included due to their connections.

  The interview was scheduled for the next day, and it would be held within the Daxian City Police Academy. The next morning, Tian Miao and Zhang Tong arrived early to wait for the interview. In the courtyard, high-end police cars and various expensive private cars were parked all over the yard. Some people, dressed in police uniforms, directly escorted their sons or daughters into the teaching building for the interview.

  Tian Miao and Zhang Tong also met Gao Xiang today, the three of them asked each other about their exams, after seeing the scene today, they felt even more uncertain.

  It was finally Tian Miao's turn, and when she entered the classroom, she saw four people sitting in a row on the platform, all wearing police uniforms with shining badges. There were three men and one woman, and next to them sat someone who looked like a recorder. Tian Miao was stunned - the female police officer was actually someone she knew, Li Police Officer.

  Sat down on a chair in a cramped manner, answered questions about name, age, place of origin, admission ticket number, family members and so on. Then the policeman in the middle began to speak:

  "Comrade Tian Miao, according to the relevant regulations of the provincial department regarding this recruitment, we will now conduct an interview with you. Before the interview, I would like to introduce the members of the interview panel. I am the chief examiner for this interview, Zhang Lu from the Personnel Department of the Provincial Public Security Bureau; this is Zhou Wen, Li Xing, and the secretary Xiao Changbin. If you have any objections to the composition of the interview panel or need anyone to recuse themselves, please speak up now!"

  Tian Niao Niao only then knew that Li Jie was actually called Li Xing, and looked like a high-ranking official, a second-level police supervisor, apparently not the head but the deputy.

  Tian Miao Miao shook her head indicating no objection. Zhang Lu, the chief examiner, asked first:

  Tian Miao, hello. Xiao Li is humble and low-key, only focusing on his own work, usually not speaking out, and following others' opinions. Over time, colleagues think he lacks enterprising spirit and initiative. How do you view Xiao Li's approach to things? What should Xiao Li correct?

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  Zhang Tong came in and was also this examiner. After a set of procedures, the one asking questions became Zhou Wen.

  Zhang Tong, hello! If you find that there is a wrong Chinese character on the backdrop of the conference venue one hour before the meeting, what would you do?

  Zhang Tong

  When it was Gao Xiang's turn, Zhou Wen was no longer there, leaving only two interviewers and a secretary. This time, Li Xing asked:

  Gao Xiang, don't be nervous, my question is just a brief introduction to your family.

  Gao Xiang

  The three questions did not have any difficult parts in them, they were all very common civil service interview questions. The three of them also answered quite normally, but something unexpected happened on Zhang Tong's side.