Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1202 - 61: Refusing to Wake Up

Han Yu took a deep breath and continued, "Given that he may negatively impact our camp, we will request our superiors to remove him from the reserve forces. The City Committee and Municipal Government will remove him from his position as manager of the Road and Bridge Company. If the court rules for a divorce, the judge will also support his wife's demands.

In other words, the man you love desperately will end up with nothing. He's in his forties, and finding a decent job will be difficult. Are you prepared to share a life of hardship with him? Do you plan to wander with him, or even work hard to help pay for child support?"

Hao Qiusheng did not expect Han Yu to be so blunt, and instinctively turned to look at the woman he loved.

Yang Xiaolin suddenly was not afraid anymore. She came out and tightly held Hao Qiusheng's arm, saying excitedly, "I'm willing, I love him for who he is, not for his money, or his uniform!"

"He's almost forty-five!"

"I know."

"He has a family, he has children!"

"I know, loving someone isn't a crime."

"He will soon be left with nothing. What do you see in him?"

"I see nothing; I just like him."

It's over.

What to do now with someone so stubborn.

Han Yu didn't know what to say, and Liu Degui, with a gloomy face, said, "President Hao, you should go back. You don't need to attend this afternoon's meeting, or any future ones. I will recommend that the superiors relieve you of your position as Camp Commander, remove you from the team, and withdraw your uniform and rank."

Hao Qiusheng didn't want to take off his uniform, but the situation was beyond redemption. After a moment of silence, he said with a choke, "I'm sorry, I've let you down."

"Go on."

"Goodbye."

Hao Qiusheng opened the car door, got into the car, and left with Yang Xiaolin.

Han Yu sighed deeply, muttering to himself, "When did they get together? There wasn't a hint beforehand. Director Tao called me saying that his wife went to the bureau to make a scene. I was shocked, really thought Director Tao was mistaken."

Liu Degui took out a cigarette, smiled bitterly, and said, "I asked Sun Youyi. He said Hao probably got together with Yang Xiaolin after attending the flood relief award ceremony."

"How did they know each other?"

"They knew each other before; Yang Xiaolin's company had business dealings with the Road and Bridge Company. Sun Youyi said Yang Xiaolin approached him first, and he didn't have that kind of intention before. When a man pursues a woman, it's like a mountain; when a woman pursues a man, it's like a veil. That's how they got together, really, a hero can't resist a beauty's charm."

"Uncle Liu, what should we do now?"

"He's already over forty, not a child. He didn't listen when Ge Diao talked to him. What good would it do for us to say anything? Besides, this Yang Xiaolin really is younger and more attractive than his wife."

Just then, Yang Jianbo and Zhao Jiang arrived.

The four of them stepped into the office, exchanging looks.

Han Yu knew what Yang Jianbo wanted to say and also knew he found it hard to open his mouth, so Han Yu could only say helplessly, "President Hao is out of control. We have to prepare for the worst. In fact, Uncle Liu has already warned him clearly that if he doesn't come to his senses, we will ask the superiors to relieve him of his Camp Commander duties, remove him from the team, retrieve his uniform, rank, and Reserve Officer certificate."

"Who will be the Camp Commander?"

"You!"

"Me?"

"Who else but you is capable?" Han Yu thought for a moment and added, "Serve as Camp Commander in an active officer's capacity first, and continue in a reserve officer's capacity after transferring. As Secretary Qian and Mayor Shen said, we've already made one mistake in personnel, and we can't afford a second."

Feeling genuine regret for Hao Qiusheng ruining his career, Yang Jianbo was silent for a moment before looking up and saying, "Secretary Han, without the Road and Bridge Company's Linghai Reserve Camp, it's a crippled Linghai Reserve Camp!"

"Rest assured about that. If President Hao doesn't turn back, he won't make it as the Road and Bridge Company manager either. The city plans to appoint Sun Youyi as the Road and Bridge Company manager."

"All for a woman, causing a family breakup, losing everything; what's the point, President Hao?"

"Who can really explain these things?"

Han Yu asked rhetorically, then continued, "Meanwhile, as I was preparing to establish the Rescue Boat Team, I suddenly thought that Cosco Shipyard became Cosco Kawasaki, transitioning from a state-owned enterprise to a Sino-Japanese joint venture. The Japanese side will send management over. From both a business management and confidentiality perspective, it is no longer appropriate for Cosco colleagues to serve in the reserve. Talk to the few colleagues from Cosco Shipyard and work on their mindset to have them voluntarily withdraw."

The reserve force is still a military force.

Having personnel from a Sino-Japanese joint venture serve in the reserves is truly inappropriate. Yang Jianbo realized this and quickly nodded.

Pointing in the direction of the Honor Room, Han Yu continued, "Although our superiors awarded us the honorary title of Model Reserve Camp for Flood Relief, it's merely an acknowledgment of our flood relief efforts. Being a reserve force, the primary focus is warfare. Fighting is the main occupation, flood relief is secondary, and this must be clearly recognized."

Liu Degui agreed deeply and said, "Once the new year passes, we'll rotate military training sessions. All camp officers and soldiers are combatants first, then rescue team members."

"Military training should be organized but with a focus, close to actual combat. I've never served, so I'm not well-versed in this. You'd better consult the regiment or even the division."

"Secretary Han, before Commissar Fang left last time, he said the emergency rescue assault team shouldn't be disbanded, and there should be joint exercises next."

"The commander said the main reason for not disbanding is reluctance. As always, war is our primary task, flood control and disaster relief are secondary. Of course, we must heed the commander's words, so I plan to organize joint exercises each year with a few reserve officers, either at the 404th Division or at the Naval Engineering College, to catch up and chat with old comrades."

"Just discussing on paper, not real exercises?"

"They have their own duties and can't specialize in flood control and disaster relief. In fact, deploying troops to the frontline for flood relief is a necessary measure, and we must have a clear understanding of this and distinguish between priorities."

Yang Jianbo agreed with Han Yu's rationale and analyzed, "Secretary Han, organizing military training must have a focus. Besides flood control and water rescue, our camp needs a unique feature. What do you think the focus of our future construction should be?"

Han Yu, not knowledgeable himself, could only say, "Whatever the construction, it must be in line with our actual conditions."

The point of not resting on past achievements is already clear.

Thinking about the need for a distinctive feature and practicality, Liu Degui suggested, "Salted Fish, Instructor Yang, since the assault team hasn't disbanded, and the military district commander even suggested incorporating the Rescue Boat Team into it, we should combine the strengths of both units."

"How to combine them?"

"Last time when Lu Diao from Si Gang attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Hailuo Cement, he suggested that, hearing you're forming a Navy Reserve Camp, we should establish a Marine Corps Reserve Unit. The Rescue Boat Team has boats, and our camp has people, so we can organize the Water Rescue Team for military training, turning it into a Marine Camp!"

"But you guys are the Army, why is the Army forming a Marine Corps?"

"The Marine Corps needs to land, we have assault boats, and we can transport the marines to land!"

"This sounds feasible, essentially forming an Army Boat Bridge Unit."

"Then it's settled!"

Yang Jianbo was well aware that whether the Linghai Reserve Camp could achieve further success depended on Han Yu, the old camp commander. Determined to align with the Rescue Boat Team, he eagerly said, "Secretary Han, since we're talking about landing, we'll need landing craft. The assault boats lack stability and can't carry many people."

Han Yu replied, "The Rescue Boat Team doesn't have landing craft, and you guys certainly won't."

"We don't need the Navy's type. We can equip a few power boats, design them ourselves, and entrust the construction to the Changyu Shipbuilding Factory and Linghai Shipyard. These can be used for flood control, water rescue, assisting marine and army officers with landing, or even bridge-building across water."

"That will cost quite a bit."

Before Yang Jianbo and Liu Degui could respond, Zhao Jiang laughed, "Secretary Han, the last thing we're short of now is money!"

"Then go for it."

Han Yu suddenly remembered that the Linghai Reserve Camp was currently extremely well-funded, not needing to worry about finances, and nodded slightly, "The Rescue Boat Team can requisition training ships from the Shipping Academy. These ships have cranes, so when designing power boats, first measure the cargo hold sizes of the training ships. When the time comes, the power boats can be loaded onto the training ships, using them as the mother ships for the landing craft units."

While chatting, the phone suddenly rang.

Han Yu took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, and then hung up.

"Who is it, why didn't you answer?"

"A call from Mayor Shen, probably about President Hao."

Han Yu sighed lightly, picked up the fixed-line phone and dialed back.

After about fifteen seconds, Mayor Shen's voice came through the earpiece, "Han Yu, what did Hao Qiusheng say?"

"Ge Diao couldn't persuade him, let alone us."

"So he's determined to go down that path?"

"I recommend appointing Instructor Yang as camp commander."

"Seems like that's our only choice. It's fortunate you stepped down as camp commander not long ago; if he had been acting commander for a while and then this happened, the impact would be worse."

"Who could have anticipated this?"

"Enough about that, I've got some good news for you."

Han Yu asked curiously, "What good news?"

Shen Fan looked at the newly issued document from the City Committee Office and smiled, "Mayor Qin has been elected to the Standing Committee and is now Deputy Mayor from today."

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Shen Fan chuckled and continued, "And Director Chen from your Binjiang City Bureau is no longer a member of the City Government's Party Leadership Group but is a candidate for Vice Mayor."

"What do you mean 'candidate for Vice Mayor'?"

"It needs to be voted on by the People's Congress. Districts and counties are having their two sessions, Linghai's is tomorrow, and after the New Year, the city will have its session. By then, Director Chen will be Vice Mayor Chen."

...... 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

PS: May Day is just around the corner. I'll be taking care of two kids during the holiday, and two relatives' kids are getting married. A heads-up to everyone; I might only manage two updates then.