Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 222 - 171: Learn Business Too

Chapter 222: Chapter 171: Learn Business Too

In everyone’s eyes, Han Yu was here to learn how to pilot a ship.

In fact, not only did he need to learn how to pilot, but he also needed to learn about police operations.

With the high mobility and complex composition of maritime passengers, the onboard police teams of the Marine Police Bureau were able to catch a number of fugitives, thieves, and even smugglers among the passengers each year.

This year, significant results have been achieved in intercepting itinerant criminals. In January, the Changsheng onboard police team arrested the principal offender in a major case involving the theft of steel materials worth 140,000 yuan from Anshan Steel Company; Changbai onboard police team captured the principal offender in a major robbery case in Fuzhou City.

In March, the Changjin onboard police team caught three major criminals who had fled after robbing a vehicle in Yang Shen;

In April, the Changhe Ship onboard police team apprehended two principal offenders of a major robbery gang wanted by the Capital Police Bureau...

Changxiu has identified two fugitives from January to now, caught six thieves, seized one handgun, twelve bullets, and more than twenty various types of controlled knives.

Twilight fell, passengers finished watching the sunset and dinner, and the dining room was turned into a video hall. Many people bought tickets to watch the video showing.

The movie for tonight was ’007’. Han Yu had seen it before and naturally wouldn’t watch it again. After finishing the tasks assigned by the Boatswain, he began his routine secret patrol as usual.

He was dressed in work clothes, appearing to everyone as just an ordinary sailor, not especially noticeable.

The onboard police team’s seniors designated persons, timing, and cabin locations, conducting searches of suspicious individuals as required by Special Commissioner Xiao.

And his task was to observe quietly to see if anyone was playing "hide and seek" with the police. If anyone avoided the police, that person definitely had issues!

In fact, Han Yu was not the only "plain clothes" officer; Special Commissioner Xiao and the Deputy Leader of the onboard police team, Brother Peng, were also quietly watching and listening.

The first-class cabins had four rooms, two with double beds and two with two single beds, hosting eight passengers in total.

The second-class cabins had six rooms, each with two beds, accommodating twelve passengers.

The third-class cabins had fourteen rooms, with bunk beds, housing fifty-six passengers.

The fourth-class cabins had sixteen rooms, each with six bunk beds, accommodating ninety-six passengers.

The rooms above third-class all had private bathrooms with showers that offered substantial water flow, making showering quite comfortable.

Guests in the third-class and above rooms were usually high-ranking officials, chairpersons or general managers of large corporations, or foreign guests, and under normal circumstances, there was no need to inspect them.

The fourth-class cabins were more complicated, with forty-six rooms located one deck below the main deck, with twelve smaller rooms near the bow—four rooms with four beds and eight with six beds. The rest all had eight bunk beds, accommodating three hundred thirty-six passengers in total.

The fifth-class cabins had two large rooms in total, located two decks below the main deck; one room housed seventy-six passengers and the other one hundred fourteen passengers, all in bunk beds.

The situation with scattered seating was the most complicated because there was no such thing as assigned seating.

Passengers who bought scattered-ticket seats received a mat after boarding and could lie anywhere on the decks or below deck, in corridors, on stairs; there were people everywhere, with over nine hundred scattered-seat passengers just today.

Han Yu, afraid of stepping on a scattered-seat passenger holding a child, had to carefully navigate using the cabin walls and found a spot to step, just reaching a turn, he saw Brother Wu of the police team ahead reminding, "The ship is not like the shore, and even onshore, firefighting safety is crucial. Those carrying dangerous goods, please report voluntarily."

"Comrade, what is this?"

"Just water, I filled it up front."

Brother Wu reached out and felt a middle-aged passenger’s bag, inspected it carefully, then leaned down to sniff, and then said, "Please open the bag and let me have a look."

The passenger, clearly annoyed, said: "Comrade, I’m not lying, it’s really water. What’s there to see in water?"

"Since it’s water, what can’t be seen? Please cooperate with our work."

"These young comrades really, the place is so cramped, we can barely sit down, and you want me to mess up my bag. How am I supposed to organize it again?"

"Hurry up and open it, I’ll help you tidy it after."

The middle-aged passenger had no choice but to open his travel bag under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Brother Wu took out and searched below, pulling out two bottles containing a liquid and a metal can, and coldly asked, "Is this water?"

The middle-aged passenger lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.

It turned out to be two bottles of turpentine and a can of paint, totaling approximately three to four kilograms, flammable items that had been brought onto the ship.

Brother Wu motioned for the middle-aged passenger to pick up his travel bag and took him to the onboard police office for processing.

Other passengers were buzzing with discussion; some felt it wasn’t a big deal, while others thought it was dangerous. Bringing turpentine onboard was considered a safety hazard and should be punished.

Han Yu quietly reflected that merely learning the theory was not enough; practical integration was necessary. Previously, he only knew that inspecting prohibited dangerous goods followed the "Six-step work method."

That is, one to explain (propagate), two touch (grasp patterns and characteristics), three see (observe), four smell, five check (based on touching, seeing, smelling to thoroughly inspect), six deal (manage according to relevant regulations).

Previously, it seemed like merely chanting slogans, but now thinking about it, the methods summarized by the seniors are worth learning. Just now, Brother Wu did just that and successfully discovered the dangerous goods hidden in the middle-aged passenger’s bag.

Recalling what Special Commissioner Xiao taught about emphasizing "check, talk, watch" during cabin patrols to enhance theft prevention and ensure the safety of passenger and cargo transportation. His current task was "to watch," so he steadied his mind and continued forward.