Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 193 - 154: Watch the House Carefully! _2

Chapter 193: Chapter 154: Watch the House Carefully! _2

After a day of hustle, drenched in sweat.

But it was worth it, at least Sister Xiang Ning is safe now!

Just as he was busy boiling water with a large coal stove to prepare for a bath, Zhang Lan rode his beloved motorcycle back to the Fourth Squad from the county.

Xu Mingyuan wasn’t there, unexpectedly, Niu Bin ran out from the cafeteria, which she found strange.

In Niu Bin’s view, Little Salted Fish, taking advantage of his close discipleship under Director Xu, behaves unscrupulously, with only the Master’s wife able to keep him in check, immediately starting to complain.

Zhang Lan figured out what had happened and asked, "Did he also send away Director Yu and Chen Zikun’s stuff?"

"Sent away. Captain Chen called us this morning."

"Interesting."

"What’s interesting?"

"Nothing special, just cook properly."

Zhang Lan slightly smiled, put on her helmet, hopped on the light motorcycle, and headed straight for the riverside.

Her driving skills now far surpassed those of Han Yu, the owner; she drove to the river embankment, carefully pushed the bike onto the floating bridge, then rode up slowly and shakily onto the dunship.

Every time Han Yu saw her ride her motorcycle onto the boat, he was scared, not afraid of her falling into the river, but worried about the light motorcycle falling.

"Sister Zhang, you’re a public security police officer, not a circus performer. Even if you don’t cherish yourself, you should at least cherish my bike!"

"Don’t worry, nothing will happen."

"Where were you this morning? Not coming to work without even a call."

"I don’t have a phone at home, besides, Director Xu knows."

"You met Director Xu?"

Realizing she had misspoken, Zhang Lan quickly changed the topic: "Where’s Xiang Ning? I don’t see her around."

Han Yu smiled, "She went home to rest. Today Director Jin is on duty."

"Where is Director Jin?"

"There are still people catching eel fry on the river, just not many. The Agricultural Bureau just sent two more people, and Director Jin went patrolling with them on boat 002, driven by Captain Wang."

"Just you alone on the dunship?"

"Uncle Qian and Xiao Yu went to Bailong Port to buy stuff, it’s just me now."

Making sure there was no one else around, Zhang Lan couldn’t hold it in any longer, covering her mouth and giggled, "Salted Fish, you really did great, a quick and clean solution, beautifully done. You truly are a worthy disciple of your master, more decisive than your senior brother!"

Han Yu knew very well he couldn’t hide it from her but still asked, "What quick solution? What decisiveness..."

"Keeping those irrelevant people away from your Sister Xiang Ning, don’t pretend to be confused with me."

"Sister Zhang, if you keep spouting nonsense, I won’t lend you the bike anymore."

"Did I speak nonsense?"

After thinking for a moment, Han Yu muttered, "They are not worthy of my Sister Xiang Ning!"

Zhang Lan looked back, then hugged his shoulders and chuckled, "That’s right, isn’t it? I’m like your close elder sister, I even lent you my uniform. You can tell me any personal matters, whispers, or confidences that you find awkward to discuss with someone else."

"Sister Zhang, what exactly do you want to say?" Han Yu was uncomfortable and disliked being embraced by her, quickly pushing her arm away.

"I see you as my own younger brother, I definitely support you."

"Support me in what?"

"In pursuing Sister Xiang!"

"Stop talking nonsense, it would be bad if others heard us. I’m not worthy of Sister Xiang either, besides I have... I have..."

"You have Lin Xiaohui?" Zhang Lan countered, her expression showing a mixture of disappointment and frustration.

"I’m not talking to you anymore, I’m going to take a bath."

"I have something to tell you."

"Say it quickly."

Among everyone at the Yanjiang Police Station and the Criminal Investigation Fourth Squad, Zhang Lan was the first to know Han Yu. She really treated Han Yu as a younger brother, which is why she even lent her uniform to a guy.

Three months of ship repairing, spending days and nights together.

Plus the brotherly relationship between Xu Mingyuan and Han Yu, now she sees him both as a brother and a younger brother-in-law.

She turned back to look behind her again, slightly embarrassed, and said, "Today is Tuesday, don’t run around on Saturday."

"Something on Saturday?"

"Going to Xu Mingyuan’s home to warm the bed."

"You’re getting married this Sunday!"

"Yep, and I’m going to need the car for one more week."

"That’s so soon."

"Last night I felt unwell, went to the People’s Hospital with my mom today for a checkup... and just happened to run into your master and Sister Wei. They suggested we get married earlier."

"Stomach discomfort, stomach discomfort, Sister Zhang, you’re pregnant with my senior brother’s baby!"

"Why are you shouting? Your senior brother and I have already registered for marriage, we don’t only have the marriage certificate, but also the birth permit. Besides, I never teased you, and here you are making fun of me."

In Linghai, just registering doesn’t count as being married, only after the celebration does it become official.

If there was no celebration, no wedding candies handed out, no firecrackers set off, and if one gets pregnant, people will laugh.

Han Yu found it amusing, but Zhang Lan suddenly changed the subject: "My job has been transferred again, your master called the bureau leaders, and I’ve been moved to Four Factory Police Station."

"Why?"

"I get seasick, how can I... how can I carry a baby on a ship?"

"That makes sense, but what about the household registration?"

"Director Xu has sorted it out with the bureau. From now on, Yanjiang Police Station will only handle waterborne security, not the household registration on water. After all, the coastline along the river is so long, it’s better to let each township’s police station handle it than making people travel extra distances."

"It’s better that way."

"I should head back now, give me two oil tickets."

"Sister Zhang, you came to ask for oil tickets from me!"

"I’m here to support and aid you, and also to take some informant fees. If it weren’t for the information I provided, would your crackdowns be so accurate, to capture all of them in one go?"

It kind of made sense.

If it weren’t for her information, who would have thought Chen Zikun and Ma Jintao were mere toads lusting after a swan’s flesh?

Besides, now there are three sources for oil tickets, sometimes Director Xu gives a couple, sometimes Director Zhang, and sometimes Director Jin as well, luckily I don’t have to pay out of my pocket.

Rarely generous, Han Yu went back to the dormitory, opened the drawer, and got her two oil tickets.

"Thanks, remember to come early Saturday afternoon."

"I don’t know where your senior brother’s house is."

"If he isn’t busy, he’ll come to pick you up. If he is, I’ll come get you, I’ll take you there."

"What if he’s too busy even to spare time for his own wedding?"

"Then you’ll go pick me up on his behalf, haha."

"You’re joking about such a big thing, Sister Zhang, you don’t sound like a bride at all."

"Of course he won’t be that busy, but it has happened before."

"Really?" Han Yu asked in surprise.

Zhang Lan put on her helmet, pushed her light motorcycle, and while walking to the shore, she said with emotion: "Wang Yan from the Fourth Squad was like that, he had everything planned, the train, the ship, the date to go back home for the wedding. But just after he packed up and left the dorm, he was urgently summoned to the Old Mountain Frontline.

He didn’t even have time to send a telegram, the farewell letter was written on the train to the frontline.

His family waited and waited but he never showed up. It was several years ago when economic conditions were worse, arranging a wedding was not easy. All the relatives and friends were invited, they couldn’t just send them back. Finally, with no other choices, his family had his younger brother stand in for him, and go through the wedding rituals with his fiancée."

Three years ago, watching "Flowers Under the High Mountain," I cried.

Back then, I thought everyone who went to the frontline were heroes, I greatly admired them.

Since I started working, I’ve met two people who came back from the frontline.

One from the Armed Forces Department, and the other, Wang Yan, the deputy instructor of the Fourth Squad.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m too familiar with them, or if Director Xu’s influence is too strong, but I don’t adore them like before, I don’t even think of them as heroes anymore.

Hearing Zhang Lan say this, Han Yu was moved, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Almost forgot the main thing, your master’s arms and legs hurt severely this time, the doctor said that even a block injection might not work, he’s been scheduled for hospitalization. He wanted me to pass a message to you."

"What did he say?"

"Take good care of the house."

"Sister Zhang, which ward is Director Xu in at People’s Hospital, I’ll go see him too."

"He asked you not to come, Dunship and 001 are his lifelines, he’s uneasy without you on the ship."

"Can I call him?"

Zhang Lan hadn’t expected Han Yu to be crying so hard, she hastily said with an internal sigh of relief that Director Xu hadn’t doted on him in vain, "Why cry, your master’s pain is a chronic problem. As for the phone, there definitely won’t be one in the ward, there should be in the doctor’s office, I’ll ask for you later."