Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1203 - 62: Emergency Mission!

The senior doesn't like Secretary Jiang of Linghai Development Zone Xinmin Street, always asks this and that, and speaks with hidden meanings.

Han Yu doesn't want this New Year to go poorly, and dares not return to Sanhe.

In fact, she doesn't have time to return even if she wanted to.

Every year-end, a comprehensive safety inspection is conducted before the Spring Festival. As the Secretary-General of the Binjiang Water Fire Fighting Association, he is required to follow the association's regulations and, along with the chairman and a few directors, visit each unit along the river. While expressing condolences to the enterprise firefighters, he also, in his capacity as a committee member of the Water Police Division, teams up with the Maritime Bureau and the Changhang Navigation Police Branch to inspect the ports, docks, key enterprises, and various vessels for any fire hazards.

Fire safety is no small matter; if nothing happens, it's fine, but if something happens, it's a big deal!

From Gaoru Port in the west to Dongqi Port in the east, the inspections lasted a full four days, and kept him busy until the 26th of the lunar month.

Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, while foreigners don't have the habit of celebrating it.

As the Spring Festival approached, foreign ships suddenly started to gather at Binjiang Port.

Han Xiangning was so busy that she didn't get home until half past nine tonight.

"Are you hungry? Mom left you some food, I'll go heat it up for you."

"No need to heat it, I ate at the office."

The security check is both technical and physical work. Han Xiangning was exhausted and slumped on the sofa, weakly asking, "Where are Mom and Dad?"

Han Yu poured her a glass of water, while continuing to look at Wu Heng's power boat designs, and said with a smile, "They took Han Han to the movies, with tickets given by the customs union."

"What movie? Was it any good?"

"Something called 'Endless', seems like it's a comedy."

"Are there any tickets left?"

"Yes, there are still four left."

"So many tickets!"

"Our Water Anti-Smuggling Department has a lot of people, so naturally, we got a lot of tickets. But Jiang Shengqi and the others have all gone back to their hometowns, and Xiao Gong took his girlfriend back to Yangzhou, so Wei Tao and I split them up, bringing back ten tickets."

"Are you busy tomorrow? If not, shall we go watch it tomorrow night?"

"I'm not busy."

Han Xiangning was too tired to move, holding her teacup as she asked, "San'er, did Mom and Dad say how we're spending the New Year?"

Han Yu put down the designs and laughed, "Yes, they did. They know we're busy and told us to focus on our work. They plan to take Han Han on a passenger boat to East Sea, then take a train back to Xichuan. It's rare for them to visit, so they plan to stay a bit longer and return after the Lantern Festival."

"They're really going back to Xichuan!" Han Xiangning was quite surprised.

"Mom hasn't been back for many years and misses home a lot."

"I mean, why aren't they taking us?"

"It would cost a lot for everyone to go. The train tickets alone are over eight hundred per person round-trip."

"Over eight hundred, that expensive?"

"Yes, for a sleeper berth, which takes a few days and nights. A hard seat would be unbearable."

Han Xiangning thought for a moment and then asked, "What about us? How are we spending the New Year?"

The New Year is busier than usual, and just thinking about it scares Han Yu, who responds with a bitter smile, "Your dad and mom are taking Han Han to Xichuan, we can't not go back to Si Gang. My parents, brother, and sister-in-law aren't planning to come back for the New Year, nor are my sister and brother-in-law, so we'll definitely go to Sansing."

"Let's visit Si Gang on the first day, and Sansing on the second day, how about that?"

"Sure, your call."

"What about the New Year's Eve dinner?"

"We can have it at Lang Mountain. Brother Haoran and Sister-in-law Xiao Qin are celebrating at Lang Mountain, Junjun is back, and his grandparents brought him back."

Han Yu laughed and continued, "Or we could have dinner at Bailong Port. Xiao Yu called me at noon, saying Uncle Qian misses us."

"Then let's go to Bailong Port. Uncle Ge and Master's wife will have enough people, they don't need the two of us." Han Xiangning suddenly remembered someone and asked, "What about Xiao Du, who came to Binjiang to spend the New Year with you? You can't ignore him, can you?"

"He's going to the regiment with Yang Jianbo. Many officers and soldiers aren't going home, so it's livelier there than here."

Han Yu thought for a moment, then sighed gently, "Actually, Xiao Du wanted to spend the New Year with Hao Qiusheng, Sun Youyi, and the others, but Hao Qiusheng couldn't resist beauty and caused chaos at home.

The Linghai City People's Congress initially planned for him to run for the People's Congress Representative. In fact, he was already elected with a high vote.

But his behavior was disappointing, insisting on being like Chen Shimei. Considering the impact, the City People's Congress temporarily revoked his qualification as a representative."

"Did he go home?"

"No, Sun Youyi said he can't be found now, only reachable by phone."

"Truly, you can't judge a book by its cover; who would have thought he'd be so fickle?"

"It's bad enough he's not learning well, but he's also dragging Uncle Ge down."

"How is he dragging Uncle Ge down?"

"Because of Uncle Ge's marriage and children, many people laugh at him behind his back. It was thought time would fade everything away, and then Hao Qiusheng caused another stir. Everyone knows Hao Qiusheng was a cadre he promoted, and now everyone says that bad influence starts at the top. His reputation in Linghai is nearly ruined."

When Old Ge was in his prime, he was extremely successful, suddenly transforming into a professor-level senior engineer, familiar with top leaders, and attending award ceremonies at the People's Hall.

But in bad times, it's as if even cold water gets stuck in his teeth, and his reputation has plummeted in just a few months.

Recalling Old Ge's experiences in the past six months, Han Xiangning couldn't help but laugh, "He's hiding in Lang Mountain, what's he afraid of?"

"Indeed, who is he? He's faced many storms; at worst, he won't return to Linghai."

"What about Zhang Erxiao?"

"Zhang Erxiao is incredible, elected with a high vote as a standing member of the Linghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference! Chen Zikun, also a member of the Linghai Municipal Committee, voted for him and insisted he treat us tonight. Uncle Zhang and Chief Ding went, and Principal Gao also called me this afternoon, inviting us to dinner. I politely declined, saying I had no time."

Zhang Erxiao is definitely a "Five-Good" youth in Linghai!

With astonishing political awareness, he frequently attends various meetings and events, and even established a Party branch at Longgang Rice Industry.

In the past, whenever he visited Four Factory Primary School, Master Gao's colleagues would make fun of him. Now, even the principal of Four Factory Primary School treats him with respect.

The rice business is thriving more and more; it's not an exaggeration to say supply falls short of demand.

The cafeterias of the Military District, the Binjiang Reserve Regiment, the Linghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and the Armed Forces Department canteens of several nearby districts; the Linghai Development Zone Management Committee and Linghai Development Zone Center, as well as Sanhe Primary School and Four Factory Primary School—all purchase rice from him.

Several major supermarkets across Binjiang sell Longgang Rice Industry's rice.

If it weren't for limited production capacity and the need to prioritize supply to the East Sea market, his rice could even be supplied to the military, exported to several army groups.

The reason his business is so lively is not because of advertising; during flood prevention efforts, he didn't even intentionally seek business. It's mainly because of a news report by Central Television Station.

During the response to the sixth flood peak, the superiors demanded all participating soldiers go on the dam and prepared a large amount of emergency supplies.

When the Central Television Station reporters went to interview, they found several ships stopped on the river, fully loaded with Longgang Rice Industry's rice, mistakenly thinking the superiors planned to use thousands of tons of rice to reinforce the sub-dam and plug breaches, and the next day Longgang Rice Industry appeared on Central TV news.

Actually, the ships weren't loaded with rice, just with woven bags labeled "Longgang Rice Industry" filled with sand. Because the sandbags were automatically filled, the bag mouths were neatly sewn, and the outside was clean, causing the reporters and viewers at home to mistakenly believe it was rice.

Zhang Erxiao later won the national Anti-flood Model award, and "Longgang Rice Industry" became popular again!

The leaders of Linghai City originally planned to use this opportunity to make Linghai Bridge popular too, but Hao Qiusheng failed to seize the opportunity...

Two people went to fight the flood together; one became very popular, while the other became infamous.

Han Xiangning sighed softly and asked in a low voice, "Can Hao Qiusheng continue as the manager of the Road and Bridge Company?"

"He can't do it anymore, although he hasn't been officially dismissed, the Transportation Bureau has already clearly appointed Sun Youyi to take charge of the Road and Bridge Company."

"Then what will he do in the future?"

"Who knows."

The couple was lamenting the situation when Han Yu's phone suddenly rang.

He looked at the caller ID and saw it was from the duty room at the Water Police Station.

Han Yu quickly hung up and used the home landline to call back.

"Hello, this is Han Yu, who's calling?"

"Secretary Han, this is Liu Junhai, there has just been a homicide at Beihao Bridge. The City Bureau has ordered our division's entire police force to gather immediately and assist the Port District Bureau in setting up checkpoints to inspect suspicious persons!"

"Has the notice been sent?"

"It's been sent out, but Director Wang returned to Linghai and had too much to drink tonight; he won't be able to return soon. Even if he does, he won't be able to direct operations. The Political Commissioner is hospitalized due to illness and just had surgery yesterday. Director Zhao is out capturing suspects in another place and won't be back soon either."

"Understood, I'll be there right away!"

With an urgent task at hand, the division cannot be without leadership.

Han Yu dared not delay for a moment, hurriedly grabbed his phone and rushed downstairs, then rode his light motorcycle in a hurry to reach the Water Police Station.

The policemen and auxiliary police who could return have done so and there are roughly around twenty people.

The Office Director and Political Work Office Director Liu Junhai sighed in relief when Han Yu arrived, handed him a walkie-talkie: "Secretary Han, Director Liu from Chonggang Branch is waiting for updates, please report to Director Liu."

"Alright."

Han Yu took the walkie-talkie, signaled his comrades to get in the car, and shouted into the walkie-talkie: "Director Liu, Director Liu, this is Han Yu from the Water Police Station, please respond."

"Received, how many people do you have there?"

"We've gathered over twenty people on our side, I'm not familiar with the situation, we'll follow your instructions."

"Only twenty people?"

"It looks like we have quite a few people, but our jurisdiction is vast, ranging from Gaoru to Linghai, and for now, we can only gather this many."

"Alright, please assist us in guarding the road junctions from Yanjiang Road Port Authority Pier No.3 to the Maritime Bureau, preventing suspects from escaping into the port area via waterways!"

"Received, we're heading out immediately."

Director Liu is the Deputy Director managing criminal investigations at Chonggang Branch, and when there's a homicide in the city, criminal investigation departments are the busiest.

Han Yu didn't want to disrupt their work, so he didn't ask many questions, and immediately led the policemen and auxiliary guards of the division to the designated location to set up checkpoints.

From Port Authority Pier No.3 to the Maritime Bureau, there are seven road junctions leading to the riverside.

Three people at each junction could barely hold them.

Han Yu confirmed the personnel were all in place, then raised the walkie-talkie again: "Director Liu, Director Liu, Water Police Station personnel are in place; how shall we conduct checks next, please advise!"

"Focus on inspecting suspicious males under thirty; there might be blood stains on them."

"They... Director Liu, you mean there's more than one person fleeing from justice?"

"There are a total of seven individuals, at least two of them are armed with knives. Be mindful of your safety during checks."

"Can you be more specific, such as appearance features, clothing, and height?"

"It's been less than 45 minutes since the crime occurred. Captain Wei is organizing forces for investigation, detailed information isn't available yet. You start checking, the suspects may have transportation, meaning you need to inspect both people and vehicles!"

"I understand."

The resolution of homicide cases is no joke.

Plus, the murder occurred on the eve of the New Year; if they can't catch the killers, not only will Captain Wei have a difficult New Year, but Director Chen would probably have trouble celebrating as well.

Han Yu quickly conveyed the superior's requirements and then turned to say: "Director Liu, we're short on manpower and unsure how long the check will take, immediately notify Ma Jintao and the others to come back."

"Understood!"

Thinking the west side is close to Changhang Bureau, Han Yu adjusted the frequency and shouted: "Director Qi, Director Qi, this is Han Yu from the Water Police Station, did you receive the City Bureau's notification, are you assisting with setting up checkpoints?"

"Received, received, we're conducting checks, you are here too, where are you located?"

"I'm over at the Maritime Bureau."

"Salted Fish, I've allowed some of the policemen who live outside the area to take a vacation early, manpower is short. Can you send a few people to help?"