Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 189 - 151: Stand Up and Take Charge

Chapter 189: Chapter 151: Stand Up and Take Charge

There are plenty of offices in the tube-shaped building, and Zhang Lan found a sunny one on the second floor, spread out the bedding, did a quick cleaning, and then went back down to the duty room on the first floor to continue exchanging glares with Han Yu.

"Sister Zhang, when do you plan to get married?"

"You’re asking me? How would I know."

Han Yu put some thought into it, then couldn’t help but ask, "Sister Zhang, do you know Niu Bin has a secret crush on Sister Xiang Ning!"

Zhang Lan said impatiently, "I know."

"How do you know!"

"I not only know Niu Bin has a secret crush on Han Xiangning, but I also know Chen Zikun, Ma Jintao, Lv Xiangping, and Liu Xinpei also have secret crushes on Han Xiangning."

Han Yu was shocked, thinking that none of them were good people...

Zhang Lan chuckled and said, "Are you jealous?"

"No."

"Still pretending, you can’t even lie. With Xiang Ning being so pretty, well-educated, from a good family, great job, and sensible, if I were a man I would like her too."

Zhang Lan leaned on the office desk and talked to herself, "Moreover, we have more men than women in the police force. It’s very normal for every single girl to be pursued. Back when I was just assigned to the Police Bureau, it was quite a scene, you’d be scared if I told you."

Han Yu subconsciously asked, "Was it spectacular?"

Zhang Lan lifted her head, proudly saying, "This leader gave a greeting, that sister helped to introduce, this one wrote you love letters, that one played harmonica under the female officers’ dormitory. Even going out to buy something, I could bump into male colleagues. It made me so indecisive, I almost threw the embroidered ball."

"How did you choose my senior brother then?"

"I was forced by your master, it made me so mad. If he doesn’t give a 200-yuan red packet for the wedding, I’ll resent him for a lifetime!"

Han Yu snickered and asked, "How did he force you?"

Zhang Lan straightened her hair and laughed, "At that time, your senior brother had been pursuing me for a while, and your master suddenly invited us to his house for dinner. At the dinner table, he asked Xu Mingyuan if he had feelings for me, Xu Mingyuan said he did. Then he asked me if I had feelings for Xu Mingyuan, I could only say I did, and he slammed the table, ’Then it’s settled, you two are in a relationship!’"

"So, my master is the matchmaker for you guys!"

"It’s almost like an arranged marriage, thinking about it makes me feel aggrieved."

"Don’t you like senior brother?"

"It’s not that I don’t like him, it’s mainly that I don’t like being arranged."

Zhang Lan thought about it, a bit unwillingly, and poked at him, "It’s very normal that so many people like Xiang Ning, you can like her too, but you better grow taller quickly."

"Sister Zhang, it’s not what you think," Han Yu hurriedly defended.

Zhang Lan had long noticed this kid felt inferior and didn’t dare to pursue Han Xiangning, his heart was still on that girl from the shipping company in East Sea.

But with so many people liking Han Xiangning, he must be jealous.

Zhang Lan was holding back a laugh, getting ready to tease him some more, when car horns sounded at the door. The two went out to look and saw seven or eight vehicles arriving, it turned out Director Yu, Director Wang, and Liu Xinpei and others had come.

Criminal Investigation Captain Wu Ren Guang of Linghai Police Bureau also arrived, asking immediately where they could detain criminals.

"Director Wu, we have a place." Han Yu promptly stepped forward, standing at attention and saluting.

"A fish pool?"

"That’s this place, there are no windows in the back, and the doors are iron, very sturdy!"

"Where is it, show me."

Wu Ren Guang followed Han Yu for a look and instantly laughed, "Is this a fish pool? It looks more like a pigpen."

"It’s really a fish pool. Do we use it or not? If we do, I can help you watch over it for a while."

"Use it. You guys heard that? Take the prisoners here first."

...

Just as Han Yu turned into a "Detention Centre Director," warning those criminals just locked up in the fish pool not to whisper to each other, not to try to collude, and to report if they wanted to use the restroom, Director Zhong came following closely with two city officials.

Scholar Yu had already set up the first floor duty room into an exhibition hall.

Last night’s apprehended criminals from Zhanghuang Port were quite arrogant, with electric batons, anesthesia guns, tear gas, and various controlled knives. The seized cash was stacked up, too tempting to resist grabbing, and there were over twenty kilograms of eel fry, all packed in plastic bags and placed in wooden barrels.

Eel fry are worthless once dead, so they were weighed on-site and handed over to the Fishery Administration.

As for other issues such as illegal operation, smuggling, and assault, they will be investigated by the Water Police Station in conjunction with the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and Customs.

After Scholar Yu reported the night’s operations, he said with an embarrassed face, "Secretary Li, all these police officers were borrowed from the Linghai Police, coming from over a dozen grassroots stations under the Linghai Police Bureau."

Secretary Li had heard about Scholar Yu’s "legendary story" from Mayor Cao. Looking at Scholar Yu, scruffy and wan, he grasped his hand firmly, "Friend Xiang Qian, you’ve worked hard."

"It’s not hard; compared to the comrades, what is my suffering?"

Without realizing it, Scholar Yu looked back, and the City Committee’s Secretary Li clearly heard two police officers who had just returned start snoring next door.

At this point, Director Zhong took out a piece of paper, "Xiang Qian, the Provincial Department wants an understanding of the situation, and you know it best. Quickly report to the Provincial Department."

"Yes!"

"Secretary Li, the encirclement of the uninhabited Sandbar between the main and secondary waterways of the Changzhou Waters was organized and commanded by the Political Commissioner of the Linghai Police Bureau, and this is Comrade Wang Wenhong, Director of the Political Work Office of the Linghai Police Bureau. Director Wang is quite familiar with the situation. Why don’t we let him report to you?"

"Hello, Comrade Wen Hong, you’ve been inconvenienced, thank you for your hard work."

Secretary Li, not wanting to disturb Scholar Yu as he made the call to report to the Provincial Department, voluntarily left the duty room and became familiar with the environment that was even filled with the smell of fish in the air.

Director Wang never imagined there would come a day when he would report to Secretary Li. He felt more excited than when Zhang Lan saw the Mayor yesterday.

His report was very modest, starting from when Scholar Yu went to Bailong Port alone to build goodwill with grassroots police officers, up to last night’s operation, repeatedly claiming he was moved by Scholar Yu’s spirit.

Han Yu listened clearly and suddenly realized after Director Wang’s summary that Director Yu really went to great lengths for the job. The deeds of Director Yu were indeed touching.

"Secretary Li, this is Little Salted Fish."

"Hello, Leader!"

"Good, young man, well done."

Secretary Li patted Han Yu on the arm, preparing to offer a few words of encouragement when a truck pulled up to the gate.

Han Yu hurried to open the gate and was surprised to find ten contracted police officers standing in the truck bed, with backpacks on.

A familiar-looking older brother jumped out of the driver’s seat, ran towards Director Wang, and stood at attention saluting, "Reporting to Director Wang, Zhao Hongxing is hereby ordered to lead ten contracted police officers to report for duty. Director Yang and Commissioner Ding have directed that all actions are to follow Director Yu’s command. If Director Yu needs people here after the operation, we will stay. If Director Yu does not need people here, please organize to take us back."

"Comrades."

With a whoosh, all ten police officers stood at attention.

City Committee Secretary Li and City Bureau Director Zhong were behind, and now was the right time to showcase Linghai Police’s image. Director Wang steadied his mind, "Comrades, please relax. From now on, we’ll split into two groups, one to take luggage upstairs to settle in, and one to take over from Little Salted Fish in guarding the suspects."

The Linghai Police Bureau has capable people. To help Scholar Yu establish the Water Police Station, they even sent eleven officers, including both formal and contracted police!

Director Zhong looked at Little Salted Fish who was handing over duties to the reinforcements and whispered, "Now we just lack official positions."

Secretary Li turned and asked, "What positions are we lacking?"

"Unit establishment and personnel establishment."

"We’ll resolve it once we get back."

Binjiang has seven districts and counties. Now that Binjiang is in trouble, it seems that Linghai is stepping up and it’s as if it has nothing to do with the other six "gourds."

Secretary Li thought of the severe issues in Binjiang County, Gaoru County, and Changzhou County, where even a few Party cadres were involved. He intended to give a good scolding after returning...

The city leaders and bureau leaders had left, leaving only a few customs and industrial and commercial bureau personnel in the joint case office, who were fast asleep just like Director Yu and Captain Wu.

Han Yu found himself with nothing to do, walked into the duty room on the first floor, knocked on the door: "Director Wang, if there’s nothing else, then Sister Zhang and I will head back."

A good beginning is half the battle.

With eleven reinforcements arriving, ten of whom were contracted police personally handpicked by Director Wang, he now had manpower at his disposal and wasn’t worried, readily agreeing, "Okay, drive slowly on your way back."

Zhang Lan, hearing they could leave, was overjoyed.

Although Linghai is near the sea, only one or two townships are by the seashore, and it’s not easy for other townships to get sea fish.

The two packed up their belongings, hopped on a scooter, saw someone at the cold storage entrance, and decisively pooled money to wholesale a box of cutlassfish, happily on their way back.

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PS: Feeling awful with a cold, with body aches, fatigue, dizziness, and a swollen head. I persisted in writing a Chapter, dear readers, please bear with it.