Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 171 - 139: Major Action (Part 3)

Chapter 171: Chapter 139: Major Action (Part 3)

The weather is wonderful, the night is calm with little wind and small waves.

At midnight, all personnel involved in the operation boarded the ship on time.

Considering the small ships and larger number of people at Bailong Port, the Customs’ law enforcement boat didn’t wait at Binjiang for a rally; at Xu Sanye’s request, it had arrived earlier in the evening.

The illegal fishing and crimes on the river do not fall under the jurisdiction of Customs, it was purely out of friendship that they helped, sending only one pilot and one sailor.

Even with the support of Customs’ Boat 008, the traffic boats of Great 001, 002, and Bailong Port were still overcrowded.

Many civilian soldiers couldn’t enter the cabin and had to wrap themselves in blankets, sitting at either the bow or the stern deck.

Small Boat 001 was empty and was just being towed like a lifeboat, along with Traffic Boats 002 and that of Bailong Port by the Tug 001.

It was not a lack of pilots, but rather that 002 and Small 001 had too small fuel tanks, if they were driven there normally, it was likely they wouldn’t reach their destination.

Even if they reached the target waters, they would no longer have fuel for guard duty.

Old Zhang, hearing there was a major operation at the station, rushed back to duty without even completing his hospital discharge process, giving his hospital bed to Liang Xiaoyu; Old Qian stayed at the health clinic to look after him.

The doctor mentioned that Liang Xiaoyu might have food poisoning, had given him some medicine and started an IV.

The passenger safety of Bailong Port shouldn’t be affected by the arrest operation, thus the Bailong Port Police Station instructor Old Liu, Master Zhou, and Zhu Baogen stayed behind.

After dawn, they would use the traffic boat from the ship lock management to pick up Bai Shen, Bai Liu, and Bai Zhuang, then continue to escort several ferries of the "Bainiu Line."

Due to the shortage of police officers, officers need to lead or even command teams personally.

Han Yu would join the assault team for climbing and fighting aboard ships after sunrise; as the captain, he was only responsible for navigating the Great 001 to the docking spot at the Port Supervision Bureau, he needed to rest in the second half of the night, otherwise, he would lack the energy to participate in apprehensions.

Han Zhengxian saw his younger son piloting a tugboat for the first time and felt uneasy, so he climbed to the second floor and squeezed into the cockpit.

"San’er, are you sure you can handle this? Operating a ship isn’t something else, you can’t boast without real capability!"

"Dad, I am licensed and I’ve piloted for a long time now."

"Having a license doesn’t mean you can operate a ship. Besides, you’re not like Han Shen, you’ve hardly run on this river, are you familiar with the waterways, do you know the depths?"

The unit leadership has so much trust in him, yet his own family does not.

Han Yu was inwardly lamenting about his lack of status at home, when Han Xiangning couldn’t help but laugh.

There was someone else hidden inside, which startled Han Zhengxian.

Han Xiangning stuck out her head, chuckling, "Uncle Han, we might not have been on the river as long as you, but we have advanced equipment, we might know the waterways and depths better than you guys."

Turns out, it’s their cousin from Port Supervision, what’s she doing in the cockpit, could she also pilot a ship...

Han Zhengxian didn’t know what to say to a young girl, but Han Xiangning pulled aside the thick velvet curtain, making sure the light from two equipment monitors wouldn’t interfere with her younger brother’s piloting, smiling as she explained, "Uncle Han, look here, we have radar, a Water Depth Detector."

"I’ve seen radars, is a Water Depth Detector for measuring depth?"

"Yes."

"Can it really measure how many feet it is from the bottom of the ship to the riverbed?"

"Yes, look here if you don’t believe it."

"I don’t understand, is that foreign lettering?"

"This is English, this shows our ship’s bottom, this is the riverbed, this side shows the depth of water on the left, and this is on the right."

Han Zhengxian couldn’t believe the current instrument equipment was so advanced, he mumbled, "Not only can it detect below the ship, but around it as well?"

Han Xiangning nodded softly with a smile, "Yeah."

"It’s too incredible, with this stuff, even a fool could navigate a ship!"

"..."

Han Xiangning didn’t expect such a comment from the old pilot and was left speechless for a moment.

Han Yu was also rendered speechless by his father, but thinking it through, it made sense as they operated ships without any equipment, purely based on experience.

"Dad, you need to help steering the fishing boats tomorrow, it’s past midnight, you should go down and get some sleep."

"Alright, I’m heading down."

The old pilot opened the door and walked out of the cockpit, but still feeling unease, turned back and warned, "There are a lot of boats fishing for eel fry on the river, be cautious. Instruments are advanced but can break down, don’t rely solely on equipment when piloting."

Han Yu hurriedly responded, "I know, I’ll be careful."

"Friend Han, keep an eye on San’er for me, don’t let him fall asleep."

"Don’t worry, Uncle Han, I’ll keep watch."

"The government really has money, turned a brick factory’s tugboat into this, I barely recognized it..." Old Han, leaning on the railing, descended filled with emotions.

Han Xiangning with a laugh pulled the curtains shut, snickered, "Did you hear that? Stay sharp and steer properly."

Han Yu, responsible for the helm, muttered, "Sister Xiang Ning, why are you doing this too!"

"It’s your dad’s request."

"He trusts everybody but me."

"I’ve got the advantage here, my dad consults me humbly when he encounters things he doesn’t understand."

"Your dad is different from mine, your dad’s an official, an engineer, a senior intellectual, my dad is uneducated, he only knows how to pilot ships."

Han Xiangning suddenly realized that Friend Han resembled Captain Wang a bit, and reflected, "Your dad’s personality probably has a lot to do with his job, now he operates his own ship, responsible for his family and the cargo. Before as a fleet captain, he had to be responsible for all sailors and transported cargo, being assertive was necessary."

"Maybe." Han Yu nodded and said no further.

...

First-level command cabin, Xu San was discussing and devising tomorrow’s arrest strategy with Director Yu, Instructor Li, Director Zhang, Jin Weiguo who had rushed back for the operation, and Fourth Squad Instructor Fang Zhiqiang.

"There are only four ships that can get close: Great 001, Customs 008, Supervision 36, and Supervision 37."