Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 176 - 141 Major Action (Five)

Chapter 176: Chapter 141 Major Action (Five)

Binjiang Port Police Bureau prepared dozens of life jackets.

Considering that this was a cross-regional operation, even if the comrades weren’t hungry now, they would be by dawn, so two hundred packs of sesame crisps were also prepared.

Four large insulated barrels of hot water were brought in, those needing water quickly filled up their water bottles.

As the participating personnel queued up to get life jackets and dry rations, Li Weiguo, under Han Yu’s suggestion, asked Wei Station Chief from the Fishery Station to organize the sailors to lift the small 001 and the newly commissioned small speedboat from the Port Supervision Bureau onto the Fishery Administration Ship.

The two fiberglass speedboats were too small, towing them would be unsafe.

The Fishery Administration Ship was large enough and had cranes on board, making it fully capable of serving as the "mothership" for the small speedboats.

Everything was ready, and they embarked on the ship as planned.

The 001 had the most advanced electronic equipment and since it’s a police law enforcement boat, it naturally took the lead, turning on the police lights and sirens, slowly leaving the harbor.

The Bailong Port Passenger Pier’s traffic boat followed closely behind; it had people aboard, making towing unsafe, and had to be operated by a driver. Emergency fuel was ready on the pier, so there was no worry about not having enough fuel to return.

Then came Customs 008, Supervision 36, and Supervision 37.

Lastly came the largest tonnage, deepest draft Fishery Administration Ship.

Because there were many eel fishing boats on the river, you might not hit them, but they could suddenly spring out and hit you.

escorted on the right side of the formation, Binjiang Port Police Bureau’s traffic boat cum law enforcement boat escorted on the left side, and the three police boats in a triangular formation led the law enforcement fleet upstream against the current.

Han Yu was a member of the first assault team. After dawn, he was supposed to board and combat according to the original plan where he could have slept for a while.

However, Reporter Wang ended up on 001 and started to interview Director Xu and Director Yu shortly after boarding.

The senior student could come and help Captain Wang monitor the radar, watch the water depth, and chat with Captain Wang to prevent him from dozing off, but she couldn’t command the entire fleet of law enforcement vessels.

Though Han Yu was very tired, he had to energize himself and transform into the "chief navigator" for the law enforcement vessel fleet.

"001 calling 002, 001 calling 002."

"002 here, 001 please proceed."

"002 please note, radar shows about fifteen boats at about 1.5 kilometers to your front right, three of which show signs of crossing the waterway, please head there fast to deal with it."

"002 received, over."

Han Yu kept a close eye on the radar display and again picked up the walkie-talkie: "001 calling Supervision 36, 001 calling Supervision 36!"

"Supervision 36 here, 001 please proceed."

"Supervision 36, you’re moving too fast, maintain ten knots and keep a safe distance from Customs 008."

"Supervision 36 received, there might be something wrong with our speedometer, we will reduce speed immediately, over!"

As the "chief navigator", it was his responsibility to ensure the nighttime sailing safety of the entire fleet of law enforcement vessels, just as his father had said, one cannot rely solely on electronic equipment.

Han Yu stepped out of the curtains, opened the door, exited the cockpit, and braved the biting cold wind. He leaned on the second-floor railing to observe the river surface and the conditions of the other ships with binoculars.

If one did not observe, one wouldn’t know, but after watching for a while, he really identified some safety hazards.

"Police 001 calling Fishery 103, Police 001 calling Fishery 103."

"Fishery 103 here, 001 please proceed."

"I can only see the red light on your port side, but not the green light on your starboard side, please check immediately."

The captain of Fishery 103 was embarrassed because they rarely navigated at night and did not realize the navigation lights were out. He quickly said, "Fishery 103 received, I’ll immediately arrange for a crew member to check."

Navigation lights are very important for night navigation. Standing on the second floor of the 001, he could only see the mast lights and sidelights of each ship, but not the stern lights.

Han Yu, concerned, again picked up the walkie-talkie: "Police 001 calling all ships, Police 001 calling all ships, please observe the navigation lights of fellow ships and respond if received, over."

"002 received, over."

"Customs 008 received, over!"

...

So many vessels from around four or five departments, their captains and drivers were not familiar with each other, and this was their first time traveling in formation, requiring them to adapt.

Han Yu was checking the radar and also going out to watch and observe, frequently reminding them for about an hour until the law enforcement fleet’s formation, speed, and distance between each ship were adjusted to the same "frequency."

Captain Wang saw this and reflected internally.

Whether a person could achieve something depends a lot on the position they are placed in.

If Little Salted Fish had been assigned to the Port and Navigation System, for someone like him with just a diploma, although not particularly scarce, there were too many experienced old captains and drivers; it might take him at least ten or twenty years to make a name for himself.

But being in the police system was different; not only could he immediately work as a captain, but he could even command so many ships...

Han Yu didn’t know what his senior was pondering and sat down to ask, "Captain Wang, are you tired, if you are, I can take over."

"I slept quite well in the first half of the night, not tired."

"You slept during the first half of the night?"

"It’s different for me, I’ve been on this ship for many years, I can even sleep standing up."

"My dad is the same."

"By the way, which ship did your dad and brother board, I didn’t quite catch it at the pier."

"They’re on Supervision 36."

"Going into battle alongside father and son, eh."

"Hahaha."

Captain Wang laughed again and asked, "Is Reporter Wang still interviewing Director Xu?"

Han Yu looked at the radar displayй and said, "Director Yu and Director Jin are also in the command cabin."

Thinking back to what happened earlier at Binjiang Port No.3 Pier, Captain Wang sighed, "In terms of leadership, Director Xu is decisive, but in some aspects, really not as good as Director Yu."

"What aspects?"

"Director Yu organized the personnel well and set up tasks, but he didn’t immediately let us get dry rations on board. Instead, he invited leaders from the Agricultural Bureau to give speeches, leaders from Binjiang Port Police Bureau to give pre-combat pep talks, and leaders from the Port Supervision Bureau to give the departure orders. Tell me, isn’t he better than Director Xu in this respect?"

It had to be admitted, Director Yu really knew how to manage people, considering all aspects, giving several leaders the opportunity to show their faces, and they were all very pleased.

Han Yu thought for a moment and couldn’t help but smile, "It’s not that Director Xu doesn’t know how to do these things, it’s mainly that he doesn’t bother with them."

"That’s true, Director Xu is a leader himself. If he had spoken out, where would there have been a chance for others?"

"So Director Yu owes a big favor now."

"Director Xu is playing a big game, if Director Yu can become the real director, it’s only beneficial and not harmful to our Yanjiang Police Station, especially for you."

...

As dawn broke, the fish belly white appeared in the east.

At a river mouth in the Jiangyin Waters, a black-awning boat bobbed up and down with the surging waves.

This small wooden boat was rented with money from someone in Jiangyin Waters, and Chen Zikun neither knew how to pole the boat nor how to row, let alone fish.

At the beginning, he even dared not move, fearing that a careless move might shake the little wooden boat and flip it into the river.

Fortunately, they brought a sailor from Hui’an Province who was skilled at finding the thugs who had robbed and assaulted others; the sailor knew everything.

Considering they should not raise suspicions among the nearby thugs, they rowed the little fishing boat over and started net fishing for eel fry like the other nearby fishing boats.

Unexpectedly, they not only made a catch but a rather sizable one.

From 9 AM yesterday to now, they actually caught over six hundred eel fry!

Sailor Xiao Shen cleaned up the net and squatted at the bow and lowered it again, turning around to laugh and say, "Captain Chen, we’ve earned back the boat rental fee, and then some."

Chen Zikun shone his flashlight on the wooden barrel, looking at the barely visible "soft gold" inside, and marveled, "Just this little bit is worth nearly two thousand, no wonder they say the river brings the God of Fortune, becoming ten thousand yuan households overnight."

Their master had been injured by those thugs not far away and was still in the hospital.

Xiao Shen was now intent on revenge, uninterested in how much the eel fry were worth, keeping his eyes fixed on those busy thugs on the river, and whispered, "Captain Chen, when will your leaders bring people to catch them?"

Chen Zikun poked his head out to look outside, yawning non-stop and said, "They should be arriving soon."

"What time is it now?"

"Six ten."

"Captain Chen, are you hungry? I still have a baked bun here."

Yesterday was too rushed; they forgot to bring provisions onto the boat.

Chen Zikun was cold, hungry, and sleepy, just about to say he’d take half a piece when suddenly the familiar voice of the leader came through the walkie-talkie.

"Zikun, Zikun, can you hear me?"

"Director Yu, I can hear you, where are you guys!"

"We are about eight kilometers from you; first report the situation there."

The main force has finally arrived!

Chen Zikun was overwhelmed with excitement, he opened the curtain and looked at the river, saying, "There are eight boats at the estuary, the closest at about twenty meters, the furthest about five hundred meters. They have been fishing all night, and for lighting purposes, they have broken many navigation lights."

"Are there any other boats nearby?"

"Yes, there are many."

"How many is many?"

Chen Zikun peeked around, helplessly saying, "Within a one-kilometer radius in the water, there are seventy to eighty boats fishing for eel fry, but most are small fishing boats and small concrete boats, with three or four cargo ships anchored here."

Scholar Yu pressed further, "What about inside the estuary?"

"There are also quite a few boats fishing in the river, but this river isn’t navigable, there is a water gate from the Ministry of Water Resources inside."

"What about the folks from Jiangyin?"

"They rented a fishing boat for us from the Police Station yesterday then went back, saying to contact the Police Station if anything."

"Understood, continue surveillance; we’ll be there soon."

...

With so many law enforcement vessels moving in formation, the boats fishing for eel fry in the river were not scared, especially the small fishing boats near the South Bank, doing whatever they were doing as if they saw nothing.

But then again, they indeed had no reason to be frightened.

Their boats were small, with shallow drafts.

If you tried to catch them, they would row toward the shallows, potentially even rushing onto the riverbank, then disembark and carry their boat away.

Such small fishing boats indeed could be carried by two people!

No matter how capable you are, could you drive a boat up to the shore?

Watching this, the fishery law enforcement personnel were anxious in their hearts, but Scholar Yu and Xu Sanye were not concerned since they were here to capture criminals today.

Once confirmed they were close to the target, they immediately ordered the Fishery Administration Ship to use the onboard crane to lower the small 001 and Port Supervision’s speedboat onto the river surface and ordered all vessels to prepare for the capture and to guard.

Han Yu had just slept an hour, and upon hearing the order, hastily got up, put on his steel helmet, carried his Micro Machine Gun, and ran out from the crew cabin to the bow.

Scholar Yu actively responded to Xu Sanye’s call, personally taking on the role of captain of the second assault team, also putting on a steel helmet, but he used a handgun instead of a 56 Assault Rifle.

Han Yu was about to ask where the target was when suddenly someone grabbed him.

"Reporter Wang, what’s up?"

"Don’t move; just like that, let me take a photo."

"Can it be published in the newspaper?" Han Yu couldn’t help but ask.

"Dream on." Reporter Wang chuckled, after taking the photo, patted Han Yu on the shoulder: "I’ll print two copies for you later, have a colleague from Binjiang Port Police Bureau bring them over for you as a memento."

It was a bit regretful not to make the news.

But thinking about having a photo taken as a keepsake was also not bad, Han Yu grinned and said, "Reporter Wang, no need to trouble others; my sister works at Binjiang Port Police Station, just send the photo to my sister."

"What’s your sister’s name."

"Han Ning."

"Your sister is a police officer?"

"Yeah, she just transferred there before the New Year."

"Hahaha."

"Reporter Wang, what are you laughing at?"

"Han Ning is your sister? I just met her yesterday."

"You know my sister?"

"I do, you better get ready, we can chat more later."

The big operation was imminent, and Wang Xiangguang couldn’t spare time for idle chat, for better framing, he and his assistant Xiao Ma climbed to the second level.

Raising his camera to take a look, he felt it wasn’t high enough with a limited view, so he simply climbed on top of the cabin.

Han Yu got a fright and hastily said, "Reporter Wang, you guys are standing too high, it’s very dangerous!"

"Little Salted Fish, can you find us a rope?"

"What do you need a rope for?"

"Do us a favor, find a rope, we need to tie ourselves to the mast."

These two reporters really went all out for an interview...

Regaining his senses, Han Yu quickly said, "Okay, right away."