Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 150 - 125 "Deeply Grieved

Chapter 150: Chapter 125 "Deeply Grieved

"Senior Sister told me to go to bed early, so Han Yu quickly washed up and went to bed.

Too tired and sleepy, he drew the curtains and snuggled into bed, falling asleep not long after. Logically, he should have slept soundly, but instead he started having nightmares.

First, he dreamed of going on a rescue mission on the river with Captain Wang in boat 001.

Many people fell into the water, some clinging to floating logs drifting with the waves, some desperately calling for help in life jackets, and some being tossed around by the waves while caught in life rings.

Standing on the deck, he threw life rings tied with ropes to the people in the water, while urging Captain Wang to speed up the boat. He saved one person after another until he was completely exhausted.

Just when he collapsed on the deck from fatigue, he heard cries for help from the distance— it was Han Cheng!

So far away, yet he could see him clearly, he could even hear him complaining about why he was only rescuing others and not him.

His brother was in the water, and Han Yu was frantic with worry.

But at the critical moment, he couldn’t speak or muster any strength, couldn’t even call out to Captain Wang to turn around. He could only watch helplessly as Han Cheng drifted further away, disappearing into a huge wave.

Just as he was overwhelmed with regret and heartbreak, Sister Zhu reported via a powerful radio that there was a person overboard in the Wusong Water Area.

Boat 001 was clearly on the river, but somehow, Senior Sister had boarded the vessel.

Arriving at the scene with Captain Wang, Senior Sister slipped and plunged into the river with a splash!

He was terrified, using all his strength to frantically shout for Captain Wang to slow down, then tying a rope around his waist, preparing to jump into the water to rescue her when he shockingly found that it was Lin Xiaohui’s family boat and Lin Xiaohui was calling for help in the water, both of them desperately shouting his name.

To save Senior Sister or to save Lin Xiaohui first...

He was secretly anxious when he was startled awake by knocks on the door.

"Salted Fish, Salted Fish, are you alright?"

"Ah..."

"Open the door."

Han Yu was genuinely terrified by the nightmare, rubbed his bleary eyes, and realized they were full of tears.

Realizing that it was Director Xu knocking, he quickly put on the military coat lying on his bed, put on his cotton shoes, and ran to open the door. A cold wind blew in, instantly making him much more alert.

"Director Xu, what’s the matter?"

"I was about to ask you the same, were you having a nightmare?"

"Director Xu, how did you know?"

"You were talking in your sleep, shouting from inside."

Once Xu Sanye confirmed he was alright, he turned and pointed at him with a pained expression: "Old Ge, this is the Little Salted Fish, Director Feng and the Binjiang Port Police Station Director Chen mentioned this morning, just transferred to our station. He was talking in his sleep just now, shouting even while asleep, must have been exhausted from the nighttime rescue."

Only then did Han Yu notice an older leader had arrived, realizing he was only wearing longjohns below, he instinctively hugged his coat tighter.

"Salted Fish, close the door and go back to bed, you shouldn’t have nightmares now."

"Oh, thank you, Director Xu."

Han Yu closed the door, still haunted by the nightmare he just had.

Director Ge felt like he was currently in a nightmare, calmed his spirit, and suggested: "Sanye, this dunship is nice, but it’s a bit wobbly, makes my head spin, how about we go to that restaurant we had lunch at?"

"Are you treating me to a meal?"

"It’s been a while since we’ve caught up, let’s go have a few drinks."

"It’s only four-thirty, they’re not open yet, besides, I have an event tonight."

"What event tonight?"

"A deputy director from the Changhang East Sea Police Branch, Zhang Junyan...it’s just that the Bailong Port Police Station director couldn’t handle it, insisted on having me accompany."

Commissioner Ding was not being alarmist this morning, he’s now a big deal, truly ’jesters full of scholars, no laymen in his dealings’, interacting with major leaders.

Director Ge was growing more fearful, not knowing what to say, when Xu Sanye climbed over the guardrail and boarded boat 001.

"Old Ge, come up, I’ll show you around my law enforcement rescue boat."

"Oh, okay."

"Be careful, you’re fifty already, can’t afford to break your old arms and legs."

Director Ge climbed to the bow with his help, and continuing his words asked: "Sanye, how many years have we known each other?"

Xu Sanye opened the door to the command cabin, turned back smiling: "I was seventeen when I met you, about the same age as Little Salted Fish back then, time flies, I’m forty-three in the blink of an eye."

Bringing up Little Salted Fish again, it seems this won’t be an easy passage.

Director Ge took a moment to steady his heart, feigning surprise asked: "So we’ve known each other for twenty-six years?"

"About that."

Xu Sanye lifted his arm, pointing across the river: "Back then, the county organized the public for river works, to build dikes on the opposite shore. I can’t remember if you were the county clerk or accountant then, but I saw you keeping the accounts."

Director Ge couldn’t help but recall those passionate years, smiling said: "Back then, I was a correspondent for the county committee, that year we suddenly summoned over three thousand laborers, not enough scribes to record the work, no one directing where to fill the earth, Secretary Yue saw the chaos on the riverbank, so he put me in charge of a work section."

"So you were a correspondent back then, I remember some people cheating, clearly only moving less than a cubic meter of earth, but claimed to have finished the task. They were numerous and aggressive, you were not scared at all, sticking to the principles. I admired you at that time, felt that officials should be like you."

"If you hadn’t arrived in time, I would’ve suffered a severe loss that time, some even raised their carrying poles to beat me."

Director Ge thought for a moment, curiously asked: "Sanye, you were only seventeen then, how come you also came to carry the earth like others?"

"My father was ill at that time, in my family it was only my father and I able to work, if he was sick, who else would come if not me."