Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 191 - 153: A Busy Day

Chapter 191: Chapter 153: A Busy Day

The new day is destined to be a busy one.

Han Yu had planned to get up early, but perhaps due to exhaustion from the previous days, he ended up sleeping until past eight o’clock.

Liang Xiaoyu was doing the laundry, and the sight of the overflowing wooden tub made it clear that it included not only his clothes but also those of Director Xu, Captain Wang, and even Old Qian.

Captain Wang was also very tired and sat there wrapped up like a cotton bundle, watching Old Qian fish.

Zhu Baogen had something to tend to at home and rode his bicycle back early in the morning. The deck of the dunship had now become a parking spot for bicycles and light motorcycles.

The senior had just finished broadcasting the news and was now airing the weather forecast and waterway conditions for the Yangtze River waterfront.

Han Yu quickly finished the breakfast Old Qian had delivered in a thermos and hurriedly ran down to the port supervision duty room on the first floor to call the Water Police Division.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

"I’m looking for Director Yu, is Director Yu there?"

"Our unit only deals with live and marine fish, we don’t have any ’Director Yu’."

"What about Director Wang, is Director Wang there?"

"We don’t have a Director with the surname Wang here."

"What about Political Commissioner Wang, do you have a Political Commissioner Wang? Aren’t you the Water Police Division..."

"Manager Zhang, it’s another call for the Water Police Division!"

After about a dozen seconds, a man’s voice came through the phone: "Hello, this is Binjiang Aquatic Products Company Zha Gang Branch, not any Police Station! The phone has been moved, please don’t call this number again and don’t mention any Police Station!"

The person on the other end was banging on the table, and even through the phone line, one could feel his anger.

Han Yu took a moment to recover and hurriedly said: "Manager Zhang, it’s you, I’m Han Yu, we met yesterday. I’m sorry, I just want to know, if I don’t call this number, how can I contact the Water Police Division?"

"You little ancestor, it’s you again!"

"Manager Zhang, what’s wrong with me?"

"Early in the morning, seven or eight people called looking for the Water Police Station, scaring away all my customers!"

What Manager Zhang really wanted to say was that he was just a guy buying and selling fish. Whether those people were illegally catching eel fry or you were cracking down on those illegal catchers, what did it have to do with him?

Because of this phone, he had been mistakenly thought to be involved with the illegal eel fry catchers yesterday.

Begging and pleading, he finally got the post and telecommunications staff to move his phone over, only for people coming to his office to think that those caught by the police from the fisheries system were likely sold out by him, the manager of the fisheries branch.

Otherwise, why would the police always call you, and why would you have to keep explaining...

Manager Zhang almost regretted his guts, glanced at the note, and quickly reported a string of numbers. He hung up before Han Yu could say thank you, thinking that if he had known it would turn out like this, he should have personally gone to clear space the day before yesterday.

Han Yu didn’t know what Manager Zhang was thinking and quickly got in touch with Chen Zikun.

"Could you help us pack up, how could I possibly impose?"

"Brother Chen, I know you’re busy, leave this little task to me. It’s just that the desks, cabinets, and beds are too big and not easy to move down from the dunship."

"Then there’s no need to move the office furniture, since everything’s available over here."

"Alright then, I’ll just help you pack up personal belongings."

"Thank you."

"No need to thank me. By the way, does anyone need to go to the Fourth Squad for a case? If so, I’ll find a vehicle later, so your people can follow, I wouldn’t feel at ease not knowing whether the items have been delivered properly."

"I do, I do, I’m going to call the Fourth Squad right now."

At Bailong Port Passenger Center, there was a large truck. Using the walkie-talkie, he called Old Liu.

Old Liu asked around, and they said their truck was free today and could help with the delivery.

Han Yu was overjoyed and was about to get up to call Liang Xiaoyu to help with moving things when his office was blocked by the senior.

"Salted Fish, you’re making unauthorized calls with our phone again!"

"What do you mean unauthorized? I saw you doing a broadcast notification and didn’t want to interrupt your work, that’s why I came down to use your squadron’s phone. Besides, our phone bills are paid by you all, why would I need to sneak around to use it?"

"Right, both phones on the ship have their bills paid by us."

"So next time don’t accuse people wrongly."

Han Yu gave a wry smile, about to pull her hand away and squeeze out when he was stopped again.

Han Xiangning gave him a look, saying discontentedly: "What are you rushing for, I haven’t finished speaking."

"What is it?"

"Sister Wei called to say that Linghai People’s Hospital is crowded, Director Xu went for treatment, and it’s uncertain if he can get a spot this morning. Even if he does, after getting the injection one must observe for fifteen minutes, but typically one should not engage in physical activity for twenty-four hours."

"So Director Xu won’t be able to make it today?"

"He might need to take leave tomorrow as well."

In the past, Mom always complained about aches and pains. With every gust of wind or rain, her whole body hurt, gobbling pills as though they were candy.

Back then, she used to say not to take medicine carelessly, especially painkillers and something Synomin that couldn’t cure everything.

Thinking about it now, once someone has rheumatism and arthritis, it must really hurt; Mom must have been in unbearable pain to consume so many medications.

Han Yu didn’t know what to say at that moment, when Han Xiangning added: "Your Instructor Li is hosting a lunch at his home today, he can’t come this morning and will only be available in the afternoon."

"What about Director Zhang?"

"Director Zhang said that there’s a county meeting to crack down on illegal eel fry fishing, to implement the spirit of the superior’s fax and telegram. Heads of relevant departments such as agriculture, transportation, industry and commerce, taxation, police, and finance all need to attend."

"Fishing for eel fry on the river, will it be useful for them to hold meetings in the county?"

Han Xiangning snickered: "First convey the spirit, first make arrangements."

Han Yu thought for a moment and then asked, "What does it have to do with finance, and why do financial bureau people need to attend?"

Han Xiangning pointed to his forehead: "Usually, you seem pretty smart, why can’t you figure this out? Any kind of crackdown operation would need funding, where do the funds come from if not the finance bureau?"

"Understood."

"There’s actually another possibility."

"What possibility?"

"Possibly they have their eyes on the Fourth Squad’s seized goods. The Fishery Administration wants the seized eel fry, and the finance bureau wants the hundreds of thousands of RMB."

Director Xu had already considered this point last night.

His attitude was clear: the Yanjiang Police Station is not a business entity, nor can it abandon its main job for the sake of some money to do a side job.

The station had mobilized so much manpower to help the Fishery Administration bust several dens in one fell swoop, especially concerning the return of seized goods, which should be discussed by Commissioner Ding with the Fishery Administration, or by the two of them with the Commercial Administration and Customs.

It’s none of his business, so naturally Han Yu was ready to wash his hands off the matter.

Just stepping out of the Port Supervision duty room, ready to call Liang Xiaoyu to help tidy up, he suddenly saw Liang Xiaoyu carrying a dangerous-looking gas canister down from boat 001.

"Xiao Yu, where did this come from?"

"Seized on the sandbar the night before last, Director Jin has seen this thing, said it’s for cooking."

"Just this canister, nothing else?"

"There is, there’s a tube, and something that seems like a biogas stove burner."

"Bring it here and let me have a look."

"Okay."

Liang Xiaoyu scurried back to the crew cabin behind 001 and fetched the stove burner.

It is a gas stove!

It is canned liquefied gas!

This kind of stove that burns liquefied gas is not something you can buy or use whenever you want.

Firstly, you need to pay the gas company a hefty "installation fee," pay extra when buying liquefied gas, similar to installing a telephone line.

Moreover, there are few places where you can fill up, having to carry the canister to refill.

Plus, liquefied gas is not cheap; if you can burn straw or briquettes, who would be willing to burn this?

The more Han Yu looked, the more he liked it, lifting up the canister and shaking it. It seemed quite heavy, probably full of gas.

He had seen it used at the Port Authority. Han Yu deftly set it up, it was really just connecting two ends, the interfaces on both ends were different, very simple; no need for studying instructions.

Han Xiangning’s family had always wanted to buy one but never relented. Seeing the younger schoolmate press the switch underneath the stove and twist it, just hearing a click, a blue flame ignited on the stove burner, she was astonished!

Liang Xiaoyu was even more surprised, muttering: "Salted fish, this is much more convenient than burning straw and cotton stalks, no need to take up space piling up straw or cotton stalks, or to prepare dry grass for fire."

"Smugglers really live a high standard of life."

"They have money, he even has a walkie-talkie, imported one, more advanced than ours."

Han Yu tiptoed to look at where the mortar was placed on the bow of the 001, asking curiously: "Xiao Yu, how many illumination rounds were fired the night before last?"

Liang Xiaoyu scratched his head: "I don’t know, I only know it was lively."

"Alright, help me move the gas stove into the water room first."

"Salted fish, these are seized goods, Director Xu said all seizures must be public property."

"Handing it to the station is making it public property, otherwise where do you think you’d send it!"

"I was thinking of sending it to the Fourth Squad, because the things seized the night before last were all sent there."

"I’ll do it myself, you hurry up and go wash your clothes, and after washing, help tidy up."

"Tidy up what?"

"I’ll tell you later."

Turns out the younger schoolmate was afraid Xiao Yu would take it seriously, Han Xiangning couldn’t help but laugh.

What surprised her even more was that Han Yu moved the gas stove and gas canister into the water room, then took out keys to run down to the machine workshop below the deck, took a tape measure to size everything up, and then he was running up and down, turning on the cutting machine, then the welding machine, very busy and seemingly happy.

When she finished filling out the work log for the past few days and came back to the first floor, she was shocked to find that the women’s bathroom had turned into a kitchen!

"San’er, what are you doing!"

"From now on, this is the place for cooking, over there is a public bathroom. This afternoon, I’m going to the passenger terminal to find a lock with ’Occupied’ or ’Vacant’ to install, then it can be shared by men and women."

Mission accomplished, Han Yu felt a great sense of achievement.

The Chief Director Instructor and Uncle Zhang are not at home today, so in the station, my word is law!

In a while, I’ll call Old Qian, who just went back to the Fourth Squad to cook lunch, to move.

Let him cook on the dunship from now on, even stay there in the morning and evening, never go back to the Fourth Squad again. And those from the Fourth Squad, don’t come over if it’s not necessary, especially that Niu Bin.

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PS: Still not over the cold, just two Chapters today.