Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 177 - 142: Major Action (Six)

Chapter 177: Chapter 142: Major Action (Six)

Busy all night, they caught a great number of eel fry.

Meng Daqing was both sleepy and tired and wanted to sleep for a while, but he was just a worker and had to listen to the ship captain, so he could only muster his energy to squat at the stern to make a fire and cook breakfast.

Working for thirty yuan a day, since he rushed to the Binjiang Waters and started casting his nets from the twenty-first of the twelfth lunar month, he had worked for half a month and earned four hundred and fifty yuan.

It seemed he could work for another month. Although he didn’t have a good time during the New Year and couldn’t go back for the Lantern Festival, he could earn more than a thousand yuan, equivalent to a year’s work for a factory worker.

If only he could catch more for a few more months, but people say eel fry are only around for these two months.

Meng Daqing envied the ship captain; the latter could earn at least a hundred thousand yen for one trip. Just as he secretly resolved to buy a fishing boat even if it meant selling all he had, he suddenly noticed a lot of boats coming from downstream.

"Boss Cui, Boss Cui!"

"Is the food ready?"

"Not yet."

"What are you calling me for if the food isn’t ready?" The ship captain turned over, wrapped in a quilt, and continued to sleep in the cabin.

Meng Daqing stood up, holding onto the cabin top and shouted, "Boss Cui, several police boats are coming!"

"The police don’t care about fishing."

"There are shipping administration boats too!"

"Don’t make a big fuss; the shipping administration doesn’t care either."

"There are police on those boats; they’re using binoculars to look at us!"

"If they want to look, let them. There are plenty of people fishing for eel fry on the river, can they even manage?"

That made sense.

Neither the police nor the shipping administration are in charge of this, and even if they wanted to, could they manage the multitude of people fishing for eel fry on the river?

Just as Meng Daqing felt there was nothing to fear, Scholar Yu and Xu Sanye were standing on the second floor of boat 001, observing through binoculars and confirming targets with the walkie-talkie.

"Supervision 36, you’re in charge of the two fishing boats by the oil barrel raft, have you seen them clearly?"

"Reporting to Director Yu, we see them, very clearly."

"Supervision 37, you’re in charge of the two at the river mouth, one of which has smoke at the stern, have you spotted the target?"

"Supervision 37 received, Supervision 37 has spotted it."

"Customs 008, you’re responsible for the boat with clothes drying at the bow and the one behind with the tallest mast, have you seen the target?"

"Customs 008 received, Customs 008 received, we see them very clearly."

The targets were distributed among the boats, and Scholar Yu turned to look at Xu Sanye.

Xu Sanye lifted his arm and pointed towards the distant awning boat; Scholar Yu suddenly realized and hurriedly lifted the walkie-talkie: "Zikun, Zikun, please respond if you receive."

"Received, Director Yu, go ahead."

"Did you hear the previous communication?"

"Reporting to Director Yu, heard it."

"Confirming one last time, is it these eight boats?"

"Yes!"

Seeing Xu Sanye tighten his combat belt and hold onto the railing to go down, Scholar Yu took several deep breaths and raised the walkie-talkie again: "All units, all units, proceed with the plan immediately, proceed with the plan immediately, pay attention to safety during the operation."

"Supervision 36 received!"

"Supervision 37 received!"

"Customs 008 received!"

"The guard unit received!"

With Scholar Yu’s command, all law enforcement vessels turned on their warning lights and sounded their sirens, and the drivers revved up their engines, steering their boats towards their respective targets.

From the loudspeaker of 001, Zhang Lan’s broadcast voice came out.

"Attention to the vessels ahead, attention to the vessels ahead, we are the police from the Binjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau Water Police Branch. According to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Criminal Procedure Law, and the Public Security Administration Punishments Law, among other laws and regulations, we are conducting a major security check on the water..."

The ship captain, startled by the sirens and broadcast, scrambled out of his cabin without even bothering to put on a coat and panicked upon seeing the approaching police law enforcement boat.

Meng Daqing was also scared out of his wits and mumbled, "This is Jiangyin, not Binjiang, why are Binjiang’s police coming here to check."

"Boss Cui, look there, that’s a fishery administration boat!" A sleepy crewman at the bow pointed towards the river center and cried.

The ship captain regained his composure and commanded urgently: "Raise the anchor, crank the engine, let’s get going!"

"What about the net?"

"What time is it now? Get moving first." The ship captain steadied himself, ran over to grab a bamboo pole, then turned back and roared, "Meng Daqing, stop gawking, crank the engine!"

"Oh..."

Meng Daqing snapped to his senses and hurriedly picked up the crank handle.

The six people aboard the boat immediately started bustling about, but even their quickest reaction was too late.

Captain Wang gripped the wheel, and in a blink, he steered 001 to their port side, slowed down, and smoothly slid alongside.

The shipping company driver, Old Wu, was at the bow holding a rope, while Old Zou stood at the stern.

Xu Sanye, Han Yu, and five civilian soldiers stood in the middle of the port side; two members of the Criminal Investigation Fourth Squad, who were part of the Cooperative Defense Team, were now the main force of the "battle," holding bamboo poles ready to confront any criminals on the fishing boat, covering the assault team as they climbed aboard.

Ma Jintao stood at the railings on the second floor, crouching with a 56 assault rifle for cover.

"The first two rounds in the magazine are blanks, but the rest are live ammunition, after all, no one knows if the people on the fishing boats are desperadoes."

Scholar Yu led Liu Xinpei and other members of the second assault team on the starboard side, while Lv Xiangping stood on the right side of the second-floor cockpit, also aiming with a 56 Assault Rifle.

However, their target was another fishing boat, they had to wait until the first assault team boarded the nearest fishing boat before they could launch an assault.

"Please cooperate with the inspection, do not obstruct official duties, and do not attempt to evade the check. You are surrounded, there’s no escaping!"

"Anyone who dares to obstruct official duties and violently resist the law will be dealt with severely and strictly! Whoever should be arrested will be arrested; whoever should be sentenced will be sentenced. We will not be lenient and will certainly show no mercy!"

Zhang Lan was not bluffing.

On the river, two small speedboats and three motorboats with police lights flashing and sirens blaring weaved among the eight fishing boats, their crews also using loudspeakers to shout orders.

The atmosphere was tense, the scene spectacular.

No movie or TV drama could muster such an impressive display, and Reporter Wang’s blood was pumping as he hurriedly snapped photos.

At this time, boat 001 had already approached the target fishing boat.

The people on the fishing boat actually resisted stubbornly with bamboo poles, two cooperative defense team members desperately blocking with the poles, and the assault team’s civilian soldiers also used wooden sticks to cover the pilot who was tethering the boat.

"Dare to fight back, got a death wish?!" Xu Sanye pulled out his pistol, tilted his head back and roared: "Drop the bamboo poles immediately, do you hear me!"

The people at the bow were stunned for a moment, and the cooperative defense team seized the opportunity to thrust a pole, knocking the man to an unknown part.

"Director Xu, we’ve secured the bow!"

"We’ve secured the stern as well!"

"Ma Jintao!"

"Present."

"Warning shot!"

Xu Sanye shouted fiercely, returned the gun to its holster, grabbed the hemp rope with an iron hook that Han Yu had just thrown, gave it a sharp yank to ensure it was hooked, and was the first to climb aboard.

Ma Jintao raised the barrel of his gun decisively and pulled the trigger, a crisp sound of gunfire echoing above the river.

Boss Cui was knocked over by a bamboo pole from a cooperative defense team member. Just as he was struggling to sit up, he heard the gunfire.

Looking up, he saw a policeman in a steel helmet aiming at him from the second floor of the law enforcement boat, scaring him out of his wits, instinctively holding his head with both hands.

"Did you stab with the bamboo pole?"

Xu Sanye climbed aboard the boat, violently grabbed his hair, and pressed him face down on the deck.

Boss Cui didn’t expect the police would actually shoot, trembling with fear, he stuttered: "I daren’t, officer, I daren’t anymore..."

"Now you know you daren’t, but it’s too late!"

Xu Sanye kneeled on his back with one knee, drew out his gun and pointed it at the other people, and shouted: "Drop the fish spears, do you hear me! And you, what are you sailing for, where do you want to go, turn off the engine immediately!"

Han Yu climbed aboard the boat, quickly raised his micro machine gun.

The guys on the ship, having recovered, hurriedly dropped the bamboo poles, hammers, and fish spears in their hands.

Ma Jintao holstered his gun and ran to the first floor, climbing aboard the fishing boat with five police, and pressed every person aboard down onto the deck.

Boat 001 had to deal with two fishing boats, one of which had not been taken yet and was fleeing at full speed.

Han Yu holstered his gun and untethered the boat, Xu Sanye, not quite trusting Director Yu, threw down the words, "Salted Fish Xiao Ma, leave this to you," then braced against the gunwale and leaped onto 001, stood up and signaled to Captain Wang to chase the fleeing fishing boat.

Those bastards actually dared to fight back, if it weren’t for the timely warning shot, the assault team members and pilot could really have been injured...

Reporter Wang watched with bated breath and turned to ask, "Xiao Ma, how many shots did you get?"

"Got it, the film is all used up."

"Quick, change it."

Han Yu could not afford to watch the situation on 001 or the progress of the brother assault team; he quickly ran to the stern, picked up the crank, and vigorously started the just-extinguished diesel engine, then dropped the crank and maneuvered the lever, steering the boat while lifting the radio to call.

"Captain Wang, Captain Wang, the water is too shallow in the south, the fishing boat has a shallow draft, don’t get too close, I’ll chase from the south, we’ll pincer them!"

"They have set many fixed nets, be careful to avoid them, don’t get the propeller tangled in the fishing nets."

"I know, I am watching."

Meanwhile, Director Jiang’s third assault team had taken control of a fishing boat.

Hearing Little Salted Fish on the radio discussing with Captain Wang, and seeing that the second fishing boat that Supervision 36 was to control was also fleeing, he quickly bent over and shouted, "Master Xiao Han, come on up and pilot the boat, we’ll help chase!"

Han Shen was taken aback for a moment, hurriedly grabbed the cable and climbed onto the fishing boat.

With his eldest son and younger son piloting the just-controlled fishing boats to chase the fleeing fishing boats, Friend Han felt itching to join them, thinking secretly that my boat is handled better than theirs, why didn’t they call me to take over.

Although three fishing boats tried to evade the inspection, Xu Sanye and Scholar Yu were not worried they would escape.

Because no matter how fast the fishing boats were, they were not as fast as 002 and the traffic boats of Binjiang Port Police Station, let alone the small speedboat 001 and the newly commissioned speedboats of the Port Supervision Bureau.

Li Weiguo had already led the fleet of small boats to chase after them, shouting warnings around those three fishing boats.

"You can’t escape, this is your last chance, stop the boat and drop anchor for inspection immediately, otherwise the law will severely punish you!"

"If you don’t stop the boat now, we won’t be polite anymore!"

Those who wanted to head to the river’s center were blocked by a large Fishery Administration ship.

Those who wanted to head to the shallow waters in the south were blocked by two fishing boats controlled by the police.

The police and Port Supervision’s law enforcement ships were hot on their heels from behind, with police’s speedboats circling in front...

The ship captain, who was running the fastest, realized that escape was futile. If they kept running, the police might really fire their guns, so he quickly killed the engine, ran to the side of the boat, and surrendered with his hands up.