345: Chapter 143: All of Them Are One in a Hundred Talents 345: Chapter 143: All of Them Are One in a Hundred Talents The police department’s problem with staff shortage wasn’t something new, but it remained unresolved.
At the dawn of the nation’s founding, there was much to rebuild, and human resources were in demand everywhere.
Even the Special Service Bureau had no spare hands, wishing they could split one person in half to get more work done.
However, to be fair, the main reason for this shortage, in some sense, was the new government’s own doing.
They wanted to do too many things, wanted to manage too many matters.
In the past, the County Government Office wouldn’t need so many people at all.
As soon as Qin Xiangdong arrived, he moved like a crab, side-stepping this way and that, hoarding every task for himself, never having enough staff.
Now, finally, when June arrived, the hard times seemed to come to an end.
Because June was precisely when schools of all levels graduated their students.
Qin Xiangdong once harbored unrealistic dreams of recruiting university graduates, but Wang Yunxiao talked him out of it.
Nowadays, university graduates were prized possessions, never having to worry about unemployment.
What kind of spell would they need to be under to come work as a junior police officer in the Nantong District branch?
But believe it or not, some actually did.
Today, astonishingly, three university students arrived all at once, which even surprised Wang Yunxiao.
Thanks to Qin Xiangdong’s relentless campaigning, this time the general registrants included a whopping thirty-four with junior high diplomas, twenty-five with high school diplomas, and those three gleaming university graduates.
Whether in the past or present, being literate was a basic prerequisite for becoming a government officer.
Of course, current demands were even stricter, especially regarding personal character and physical fitness.
There were actually quite a few registrants.
Even though university graduates looked down on the job, to ordinary people, being a police officer was still very attractive.
It wasn’t just an attractive position; four or five years earlier, you could have whatever you wanted without any issues.
As a result, the first round of written exams eliminated over a hundred people.
The questions themselves weren’t that difficult, mostly related to law and morality.
But back then, the new laws had not yet been widely promoted or understood, and the legal consciousness of the common folk was extremely indifferent.
Their moral compass still aligned with old traditions, so if the questions were slightly complex, the answers became varied and sometimes completely nonsensical.
Wang Yunxiao looked at the submitted papers and felt a headache coming on.
One of the questions was what to do if you saw a thief, you knew personally, stealing someone else’s property.
To Wang Yunxiao, this was practically a giveaway question, yet it garnered all sorts of imaginative answers.
Some answered that they would close their eyes and pretend not to see.
Others said to confiscate the stolen goods…
with no follow-up.
A thief?
Who said anything about a thief?
Some more astute individuals answered to catch the thief and give them twenty hard lashes after pulling down their pants.
And some were even harsher, saying to shoot the thief right there on the spot!
What kind of talents were these?
After eliminating that hundred or so people, those who moved on to the second round of interviews seemed more promising.
The main interviewer was Gao Shan, with Wang Yunxiao and Veronica sitting by his side.
At this stage, there wasn’t much of a technique involved, it was mainly about having a conversation face-to-face, understanding their family background, as well as their communication skills and mindset.
As long as there wasn’t any major issue, they would typically pass.
Unlike HRs of large corporations in later eras who threw bundles of resumes into the trash can, there was no room for such selectivity at this time.
The Special Service Section had slightly higher demands, adding the prerequisite of “mental maturity and a will of steel.”
Today, Veronica deliberately wore a breezy white gauze dress that fully showcased her developed figure.
Tall by nature, with the exotic appeal of her Russian heritage, once she sat down somewhere, she didn’t need to speak to be a veritable source of pollution.
In an age untouched by the pollution of internet information, the green little fellows fresh out of school had never seen such a spectacle.
They had all prepared speeches in advance, but the moment they walked in and saw Veronica, their brains froze, their eyes glazed over, and they couldn’t talk properly.
Wang Yunxiao quietly took notes at the side.
Those who lost their way at the sight of a beauty and couldn’t speak clearly were kicked out directly.
While it is true that everyone has an appreciation for beauty—it’s neither illegal nor immoral, and is a common human sentiment—
if one can’t even resist a temptation of this level, entering the Special Service Section would be tantamount to a death sentence.
This was a very simple yet effective screening method.
Veronica didn’t care about these trivial matters, the interviewees got a feast for their eyes, and only Gao Shan was extremely annoyed.
He now finally understood how Wang Yunxiao had felt when he first took him to the Outer Dimension.
He truly did not want to lead this group.
As expected, it was nearly a complete massacre, with only a few performing well.
Although they couldn’t help but take a couple of extra glances at the beauty, they managed to keep their heads clear and it did not affect their normal communication.
Ironically, these few were all heading to the Special Service Section, not under his supervision.
There was even an odd one who wasn’t affected at all and even dared to joke with Gao Shan, “Boss, does our police station have such great benefits?
Do we get a wife upon becoming official?
If I’d known, I would’ve come earlier!”
“What are you thinking about?”
Gao Shan replied irritably, “This is Comrade Mu Yusha, the deputy head of the Special Service Section, and also your interviewer.”
“Then I want to join the Special Service Section!”
The young man expressed his inner thoughts very directly.
Yet his gaze was very clear, not at all the look of someone who was infatuated.
Wang Yunxiao glanced at his resume.
Chen Yuguang, 22, male, graduate of the history department of Northern University, occupation of parents written as ‘none’…
That’s debatable.
How could an ordinary family afford to put a child through university?
His interests include singing and dancing…
No, that’s wrong; Western history research, antique appraisal, traveling, collecting intangible cultural heritage.
His ambition is to compile a reference book on ancient folk arts of Ming Country.
The reason for wanting to be a policeman is…
to write books without restrictions?
Good grief, you’re really a man of integrity, not bothering to make any excuses for yourself, are you?
After reading this resume, Wang Yunxiao felt there was no need to ask further.
The Special Service Section needed such plug-and-play treasures…
No, special talents!
Apart from Chen Yuguang, there were two other university graduates, both also from Northern University.
One was Xiao Ke from the engineering department, the other was Huang Zhen from the law department.
Don’t ask why it’s only Northern University, because Tianmen only had this one institution and no branches elsewhere.
Both of these individuals also had quality backgrounds and were very suitable for the Special Service Section, but their own desires to join were not particularly strong.
Xiao Ke was a second-generation government officer here for the prestige, and Qin Xiangdong had given special instructions regarding him.
And Huang Zhen wanted a civil position, not keen on field work.