Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 190 - 152 My Future is Not a Dream

Chapter 190: Chapter 152 My Future is Not a Dream

Director Yu returned to Binjiang to become the real director.

Chen Zikun, Ma Jintao, Lv Xiangping, and Liu Xinpei also left, and finally, tranquility was restored on the dunship. Han Yu felt that this was how the Yanjiang Police Station should be.

What he couldn’t believe and found hard to accept was that Director Xu, such a strong man, was actually wrapped in a thick military coat, sitting in a chair unable to stand up, his right arm unable to lift.

"Director Xu, is it very painful?"

"Not too bad."

"Have you taken any medicine?"

"Rheumatism, arthritis, old problems. Medicines are useless. Help me light a cigarette."

The man of iron couldn’t even light his own cigarette, and Han Yu felt quite uneasy.

Li Weiguo put down the newspapers borrowed from Bailong Port Passenger Center, looked up, and said, "What rheumatism and arthritis, it’s clearly from not taking care of your body when you were young, working in rivers and carrying heavy loads since your teens. It must be the lingering effects of that period."

"Maybe."

Xu Sanye took a couple of puffs of his cigarette and said helplessly, "Tomorrow I’ll go to the People’s Hospital for an injection, one in the arm, one in the leg. Once done, it won’t hurt anymore."

Zhang Mingyuan reminded, "Injection therapy is symptomatic, not curative."

"As long as the symptoms are managed, that should be okay." Xu Sanye said with a forced smile, and asked, "Old Li, any news?"

"There are quite a few pieces written by Reporter Wang."

"He still dares to make waves!"

"People’s Daily and Central Television Station have both reported his news. What wouldn’t he dare to do? These days, the city is holding a People’s Congress meeting, and Mayor Cao is so busy, yet he even gave an interview to him. The news headline is quite interesting, too."

"What’s the headline?"

"Strengthen public opinion supervision to crack down on illegal activities."

When it came to current affairs, Zhang Mingyuan was also interested and smiled as he picked up a newspaper: "Here is an interview with the commander of the Provincial Fishery Command. He says that after Binjiang People’s Broadcasting Station continuously reported the City Government’s efforts to crack down on illegal fishing and smuggling of eel fry, it was also reproduced and broadcasted by People’s Daily, Central People’s Broadcasting Station, and Liberation Daily, offering great support to our Jiangnan Province’s enforcement work."

Indeed, it was support!

Without the reports by Reporter Wang, the few people at the Binjiang Fishery Station definitely wouldn’t have been able to enforce the ban.

While Han Yu was silently reflecting, Xu Sanye asked, "Then what?"

Old Zhang read, "Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture’s Aquatic Division, Fishery Administration Bureau, and Fishery Administration Offices all made speeches, affirming the methods of Binjiang City. The province has now urgently sprung into action. Deputy Director Wang Changgen of the Provincial Fisheries Bureau led comrades to the Jiangnan Coast frontline.

China’s Fishery Law Enforcement Ship 5127 arrived yesterday at Zhangjia Port on the Yangtze River to direct the enforcement operation on the river. The Fishery Administration departments of Guzhou City and Wuxi City have also been mobilized. The leaders of Jiangyin City personally arranged for the port to be sealed and checked vessels, confiscate fishing nets, and so on.

The County Magistrate Xu of Jingjiang County led personnel in patrolling the Yangtze River for several days; Zhangjia Port also deployed Fishery Administration Ships to conduct investigations on the Yangtze River. Next, the province will organize a second batch of Fishery and Port Supervision Law Enforcement Vessels to carry out inspections in the downstream of the Yangtze River. Binjiang City’s work is leading the way, with the radio station timely reporting, which is a great boost to the province-wide enforcement efforts."

The more Han Yu heard, the more confused he was, asking in bewilderment, "Binjiang’s work is leading the way?"

"The Binjiang Fishery Station did indeed start work before the New Year, although it wasn’t done well."

Xu Sanye thought for a while and then laughed, "Besides, our Linghai is also a part of Binjiang. The work we do is the work of Binjiang, so it’s not an exaggeration to describe it as leading the way."

"Scholar Yu gets to reap the benefits!" Li Weiguo muttered.

"If he does well, we will do even better. Old Li, one should be magnanimous."

"I’m not that generous."

Li Weiguo lit a cigarette and said softly, "And there’s Wang Xiazhi, who actually took eleven people to take up his post. His reinforcements arrived and immediately sent Salted Fish and Zhang Lan back. Who does things like this? I think he’s burning bridges after crossing."

Han Yu hastily said, "Instructor Li, Sister Zhang Lan and I asked to come back on our own."

"You decided to come back by yourselves?"

"We didn’t have much to do there. Instructor, you said Director Wang is going to take up his post; is Director Wang going to be transferred to the Water Police Station?"

"Mhm."

"What will he do there?"

"Political Commissioner." Xu Sanye took over the conversation and explained with a smile: "Old Li, in fact, those eleven people were sent by me through Wang Xiazhi. After all, even recruiting contract police isn’t an overnight matter. But Jiang Shangzheng needs police support for enforcement, so naturally, we’d draw officers from the Water Police Station first."

Li Weiguo thought he had misheard and asked doubtfully, "You sent him? One or eleven?"

Yes, the bureau was short-staffed everywhere; how could they let Director Wang take so many people all at once? Han Yu also found it strange.

"Actually, it’s only one in a sense."

"What do you mean?"

"Those ten contract police officers brought by Zhao Hongxing, some had worked in the bureau for four to five years, others for two to three years, all of whom considered resigning due to low salary. The contract police of the Water Police Station are different from those onshore; they receive equal pay for equal work as the formal police."

Xu Sanye used his functioning left hand to put out his cigarette butt and added, "Although the salary after equal pay is still not high, it’s somewhat more acceptable to everyone."

Li Weiguo suddenly realized: "No wonder Director Yang and Commissioner Ding are so good to Wang Xiazhi. Turns out those people were beyond retaining."

Han Yu couldn’t believe that Wang, who got seasick to such an extent, was actually going to be the Political Commissioner of the Water Police Division. Unable to hold back, he asked, "Director Xu, will Director Wang have authority over us?"

"They are the Water Police Division; we are part of the Linghai Police Bureau, two completely different matters. If he smoothly becomes the Political Commissioner of the Water Police Department, he will just be a part of the superior business guidance department."

"They have nothing to do with us?"

"Normally no relationship, but when we need them, there is."

Xu Sanye smiled, turned to look at Li Weiguo and Zhang Mingdong: "We’ve been really tired recently and need to rest up properly. They’re launching a new department and the new officials are full of ambition; let’s not add to their troubles."

Zhang Mingdong forced a smile and said, "Director Xu, what exactly are we after?"

"We’re after their initiative to combat the river bandits on the Yangtze River. As long as they can get this one thing done, all our efforts will have been worth it."

Han Yu probably understood now.

From now on, the relationship with Director Yu and Director Wang would be one of cooperation.

Couldn’t afford to no longer treat Director Yu as a real director or Director Wang as a leader.

The reason for helping them so much was to fight the water bandits on the river and maintain good security on the river.

Thinking of this, Han Yu couldn’t help but ask, "Director Xu, it’s estimated that Director Yu and Captain Chen won’t be coming back, they’ve just got their place sorted out, and they lack everything. Should we help them pack up and send all their stuff back?"

"Yes, my arm can’t move, so get Old Zhu and Xiao Yu to start on it first thing tomorrow."

"And the bedding and personal belongings of Ma Jintao, Lv Xiangping, and Liu Xinpei."

"Pack them up together, find a truck later, and send it all back in one go."

Letting you secretly admire Sister Xiang Ning, sweeping you out the door, no more chances for you to offer unsolicited help, now you know how tough I am.

Han Yu was secretly amused when there was a knock at the door outside.

Looking back, speaking of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; my senior sister is outside, continuously winking.

"Director Xu, Instructor Li, I... I..."

"Why me? Go ahead."

Han Yu opened the door and stepped out with an embarrassed face, Old Zhang then rested his chin on his hands and asked, "Director Xu, do you think Salted Fish has grown taller these past few months?"

Xu Sanye muttered, "He’s always in front of my eyes, hard to tell."

Li Weiguo laughed and said, "Didn’t you make a mark in the Fourth Squad? Tomorrow at breakfast, I’ll pull him over to measure."

Han Yu didn’t know the director was teasing his height behind his back, turned on a flashlight, and walked up the pontoon with Han Xiangning.

"San’er, didn’t you say you would come back in a couple of days? How come you are back today?"

"You asked me to come back earlier on the phone, I saw that things at the Fishery weren’t too busy, so I took the initiative to come back."

"Thanks a lot."

"It’s nothing, it’s what I should do."

Carefully climbing onto the riverbank, Han Xiangning took the flashlight and shone it into the distance before heading into the ladies’ restroom.

Han Yu knew she was embarrassed, so he walked westward about ten meters or so, buttoned up his coat tightly, stomped his feet, and started singing as usual.

"I know my future isn’t a dream, I earnestly live every minute, my future isn’t a dream, my heart follows the hope that moves. My future isn’t a dream, I earnestly live every minute, my future isn’t a dream, my heart follows the hope that moves, follows the hope that moves..."

The riverbank was howling with a cold wind in pitch dark, not a sign of life for miles around, belting out a few tunes was both to embolden my senior sister and myself.

As he was singing with gusto, Han Xiangning emerged from the restroom, flashlight in hand, and laughed, "Why do you keep singing just these few lines? What about the beginning and end?"

Han Yu ran over and laughed, "I haven’t learned the beginning, and I can’t sing the end."

"I’ll teach you, it’s very simple."

"Okay."

"The first line is, ’Are you like me, bowing your head under the sun?’"

"’Are you like me, bowing your head under the sun?’"

"It’s not like that, let’s try again."

...

Han Xiangning taught him line by line, and Han Yu quickly learned how to sing the beginning.

Xu Sanye had to go to the People’s Hospital for an injection first thing tomorrow morning and returned home by police car from Bailong Port Police Station that evening.

He had just made it to the hallway, assisted by Li Weiguo and Old Zhang, when he saw the two kids singing their way back and couldn’t help but show a kindly smile like that of an elderly father.

"Instructor Li, let me hold the flashlight for you."

"No need, you guys go back on duty."

"Director Xu..."

"My arthritis is acting up, it’s no big deal, I’ll be upset if you don’t go back now."

There was a big operation last night; aside from Zhang Lan and himself, all the other police and Cooperative Defense Team members participated.

Captain Wang, Old Zhu, and Liang Xiaoyu were so exhausted that they went back to the dorm to sleep right after dinner. Old Zhou from the ship lock management office was worried he wouldn’t sleep well on the Dunship and simply went back to the ship lock to rest.

Now that the Instructor and Old Zhang were going home to rest, Han Yu realized he had to be on duty that night. He quickly responded and returned to the second floor control room with his senior sister.