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sid_guardian2020-09-11 09:33 pm
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Focus on: Minister Gao: the man behind the desk
Minister Gao (Gāo Jìngfēng | 高劲风) is the bureaucratic head of the Haixing Inspectorate and Zhao Yunlan's boss.
When we first meet Minister Gao, he is the head of the Haixing Inspectorate, under the Xingdu Bureau, where Zhao Xinci is the director. The SID reports to the Haixing Inspectorate, and Zhao Yunlan reports to Minister Gao.
Zhao Xinci is someone Minister Gao looks up to and is somewhat close to. Minister Gao doesn't know Zhao Yunlan well enough to be suspicious of Zhao Yunlan's self-criticism written with a brush. He also doesn't know that Zhao Yunlan and Zhao Xinci aren't close, and that Zhao Yunlan isn't aware of his father's recent promotion. Zhao Yunlan doesn't know Minister Gao is friends with his father, so he may not have known they were partners before.
In the past, Gao Jingfeng and Zhao Xinci were partners chasing Dixing criminals. They took down one gang and its leader committed suicide. It's Gao Jingfeng who mentions that their superiors want to create a special investigation unit to deal with Dixing people.
At the wedding of Li Jiaqi and Huang Linqi, Minister Gao is greeted by Li Jiaqi's father, who takes him aside to thank the SID for their help. Minister Gao tells him that as long as Mr. Li hasn't done anything illegal, the SID and Haixing Inspectorate will support him with all their power. When Zhu Jiu attacks the wedding using Zheng Yi and her Dixing power, Minister Gao witnesses Shen Wei single-handedly putting a stop to the violent chaos (but apparently doesn't realize Shen Wei is a Dixing person). Favorably impressed, he shakes hands with Shen Wei and remembers him later, when Zhao Yunlan takes Shen Wei to the Haixing Inspectorate.
Although Minister Gao says he has faith in Zhao Yunlan, he frequently disapproves of Zhao Yunlan's unusual methods of running the SID (such as letting Da Qing impersonate someone from the Xingdu Bureau to release Lin Jing and Cong Bo from being detained). And as Professor Ouyang's serum experiments ramp up, Minister Gao attempts to block information from the SID.
When Zhao Xinci is kidnapped as part of Wang Xiangyang's and Sha Ya's revenge plan, Minister Gao is in the same car and is also taken. Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei find him in an abandoned Jeep and revive him.
He's grateful to them for being saved, but the disagreements between Minister Gao and Zhao Yunlan become more intense when Ye Zun escalates his plans to conquer Haixing. Zhao Yunlan wants to let the people know about the crisis they're about to face, but Minister Gao fears unrest and social collapse. He says, "To be honest I don't know if my actions are correct or not. But humans have lived in peace for so long they can't bear such fear or cope with such turmoil. Only we can bear this great crisis silently."
As things go from bad to worse, news about the SID is leaked to the public and Minister Gao abolishes the SID. He makes Zhao Yunlan the scapegoat when Zhao Yunlan refuses to sacrifice Chu Shuzhi or any member of the SID to appease public opinion.
When Professor Ouyang pushes Minister Gao to approve distribution of his experimental serum, Minister Gao hesitates because the results haven't been perfect. While they're arguing, Ye Zun shows up in his snazzy whiteprom outfit suit and says if they hand over Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei to him, he'll consider withdrawing his Dixing army. Minister Gao tells Ye Zun they'll consider it. After Ye Zun leaves, Minister Gao says that Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei, whether they're right or wrong, don't deserve to be betrayed. But he reluctantly approves the distribution of Professor Ouyang's serum. When Guo Ying eavesdrops and enters to beg him to reconsider, Minister Gao has Guo Ying dragged off by guards to be locked up. Later on, Minister Gao tells Zhao Xinci that the serum experiment is "going well."
After losing contact with Professor Ouyang when the invasion starts, Minister Gao gives the order to deploy the reserve forces at the entrance to Dixing. If they can't crush the invasion in one blow, Minister Gao will be ruined. Zhao Xinci berates him for acting rashly after he's always done things steadily. Minister Gao admits that the burden of the Haixing Inspectorate's responsibility is heavy. Every decision he makes affects thousands of people's lives. Zhao Xinci is going to ask the Xingdu Bureau to hand over Minister Gao's executive powers to him so Minister Gao can rest, but Minister Gao punches him on the back of the head and knocks him down. Zhao Xinci/Zhang Shi gets up and knocks Minister Gao unconscious.
We don't see Minister Gao again until a year after Ye Zun was defeated. Guo Ying is now the minister in charge of the Haixing Inspectorate, and Gao Jingfeng is his secretary and has adapted to his role. Zhao Xinci tells him a secretary needs a strong sense of responsibility, and not to look down on a secretary's role.
These stories on AO3 have tags for Minister Gao:
Thy treasure is thy heart by EmBlu (IcyDeath)
As Diplomacy Demands by ExtraPenguin
Spirit of the Living by through_shadows_falling (crossover with Detroit: Become Human)
Comment with more Minister Gao fanworks that I missed!
Come talk about Minister Gao!
1. Did Minister Gao make any good decisions?
2. Gao Jingfeng is there when Zhang Shi chooses Zhao Xinci as his new host. What if Zhang Shi had inhabited Gao Jingfeng instead?
3. Do you think Minister Gao ever knew Shen Wei was a Dixing person or the Black-Cloaked Envoy? What if Minister Gao had found out Shen Wei was a Dixing person when they first met?
4. What does Minister Gao fear the most?
5. Is Gao Jingfeng really happy as a secretary at the end, or he is just pretending for his superiors?
Minister Gao is a drama-only character.
When we first meet Minister Gao, he is the head of the Haixing Inspectorate, under the Xingdu Bureau, where Zhao Xinci is the director. The SID reports to the Haixing Inspectorate, and Zhao Yunlan reports to Minister Gao.
Zhao Xinci is someone Minister Gao looks up to and is somewhat close to. Minister Gao doesn't know Zhao Yunlan well enough to be suspicious of Zhao Yunlan's self-criticism written with a brush. He also doesn't know that Zhao Yunlan and Zhao Xinci aren't close, and that Zhao Yunlan isn't aware of his father's recent promotion. Zhao Yunlan doesn't know Minister Gao is friends with his father, so he may not have known they were partners before.
In the past, Gao Jingfeng and Zhao Xinci were partners chasing Dixing criminals. They took down one gang and its leader committed suicide. It's Gao Jingfeng who mentions that their superiors want to create a special investigation unit to deal with Dixing people.
At the wedding of Li Jiaqi and Huang Linqi, Minister Gao is greeted by Li Jiaqi's father, who takes him aside to thank the SID for their help. Minister Gao tells him that as long as Mr. Li hasn't done anything illegal, the SID and Haixing Inspectorate will support him with all their power. When Zhu Jiu attacks the wedding using Zheng Yi and her Dixing power, Minister Gao witnesses Shen Wei single-handedly putting a stop to the violent chaos (but apparently doesn't realize Shen Wei is a Dixing person). Favorably impressed, he shakes hands with Shen Wei and remembers him later, when Zhao Yunlan takes Shen Wei to the Haixing Inspectorate.
Although Minister Gao says he has faith in Zhao Yunlan, he frequently disapproves of Zhao Yunlan's unusual methods of running the SID (such as letting Da Qing impersonate someone from the Xingdu Bureau to release Lin Jing and Cong Bo from being detained). And as Professor Ouyang's serum experiments ramp up, Minister Gao attempts to block information from the SID.
When Zhao Xinci is kidnapped as part of Wang Xiangyang's and Sha Ya's revenge plan, Minister Gao is in the same car and is also taken. Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei find him in an abandoned Jeep and revive him.
He's grateful to them for being saved, but the disagreements between Minister Gao and Zhao Yunlan become more intense when Ye Zun escalates his plans to conquer Haixing. Zhao Yunlan wants to let the people know about the crisis they're about to face, but Minister Gao fears unrest and social collapse. He says, "To be honest I don't know if my actions are correct or not. But humans have lived in peace for so long they can't bear such fear or cope with such turmoil. Only we can bear this great crisis silently."
As things go from bad to worse, news about the SID is leaked to the public and Minister Gao abolishes the SID. He makes Zhao Yunlan the scapegoat when Zhao Yunlan refuses to sacrifice Chu Shuzhi or any member of the SID to appease public opinion.
When Professor Ouyang pushes Minister Gao to approve distribution of his experimental serum, Minister Gao hesitates because the results haven't been perfect. While they're arguing, Ye Zun shows up in his snazzy white
After losing contact with Professor Ouyang when the invasion starts, Minister Gao gives the order to deploy the reserve forces at the entrance to Dixing. If they can't crush the invasion in one blow, Minister Gao will be ruined. Zhao Xinci berates him for acting rashly after he's always done things steadily. Minister Gao admits that the burden of the Haixing Inspectorate's responsibility is heavy. Every decision he makes affects thousands of people's lives. Zhao Xinci is going to ask the Xingdu Bureau to hand over Minister Gao's executive powers to him so Minister Gao can rest, but Minister Gao punches him on the back of the head and knocks him down. Zhao Xinci/Zhang Shi gets up and knocks Minister Gao unconscious.
We don't see Minister Gao again until a year after Ye Zun was defeated. Guo Ying is now the minister in charge of the Haixing Inspectorate, and Gao Jingfeng is his secretary and has adapted to his role. Zhao Xinci tells him a secretary needs a strong sense of responsibility, and not to look down on a secretary's role.
These stories on AO3 have tags for Minister Gao:
Thy treasure is thy heart by EmBlu (IcyDeath)
As Diplomacy Demands by ExtraPenguin
Spirit of the Living by through_shadows_falling (crossover with Detroit: Become Human)
Comment with more Minister Gao fanworks that I missed!
Come talk about Minister Gao!
1. Did Minister Gao make any good decisions?
2. Gao Jingfeng is there when Zhang Shi chooses Zhao Xinci as his new host. What if Zhang Shi had inhabited Gao Jingfeng instead?
3. Do you think Minister Gao ever knew Shen Wei was a Dixing person or the Black-Cloaked Envoy? What if Minister Gao had found out Shen Wei was a Dixing person when they first met?
4. What does Minister Gao fear the most?
5. Is Gao Jingfeng really happy as a secretary at the end, or he is just pretending for his superiors?
Minister Gao is a drama-only character.