Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 225 - 172: Grand Opening on the Ship_2

Chapter 225: Chapter 172: Grand Opening on the Ship_2

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"Speak up, what’s your name and which part of the Northeast are you from?"

He is from the Northeast, not a Dongshan person!

Only then did Han Yu realize that Special Commissioner Xiao had suspected something was off with his accent, which was why he was brought here from below deck.

Zhang Dahai was scared out of his wits and remained completely silent.

"So you won’t talk, huh? You think by not talking we won’t be able to find out who you really are?"

Xiao Zhengfa snorted coldly, picked up the switchblade, looked it over carefully under the light, and then sniffed it near his nose.

"It smells like blood, did you stab someone?"

"..."

Zhang Dahai shuddered like chaff in the wind, his head drooping, not daring to look up.

Xiao Zhengfa put the switchblade aside, took out handcuffs, bent over, and grabbed his arm, swiftly handcuffing him with a click.

Han Yu quickly grasped his left arm, waiting for Xiao Zhengfa to handcuff his left wrist, then they both lifted him up.

"Old Jin, bring a flashlight."

"Oh, I’ll go get it right away."

Old Jin snapped out of it and hurriedly fetched a flashlight.

Xiao Zhengfa took the flashlight, ordered Zhang Dahai to stand properly, then turned on the flashlight and carefully examined Zhang Dahai’s clothes.

"What’s this spot? Such a big one, looks a bit like bloodstains. You stabbed someone, right? How many times?"

"..."

"I’m telling you, you stabbed someone and didn’t turn yourself in to the police, that’s one thing, but you have so much money on you and you didn’t even think to change your clothes. Do you really think you could get away or escape the law?"

Xiao Zhengfa returned the flashlight to Old Jin and pushed "Zhang Dahai" back into the corner again, pulled up a chair to sit in front of him, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and started questioning him casually.

"Do you want a smoke? Do you want one?"

"..."

"Zhang Dahai" licked his lips, still not making a sound.

Xiao Zhengfa lit up a cigarette, took a couple of satisfying puffs, and said leisurely, "You must have run off in such a hurry you didn’t get a chance to buy new clothes to change into. But even if you did change, it wouldn’t help. The net of heaven has large meshes, but nothing escapes it. If you’ve done something wrong, you’ll be caught sooner or later. You can’t run away."

"Wishful thinking is useless. China is only so big, and your accent is so distinctive. Once the ship docks at port, I will send you to the Criminal Investigation team to take a couple of photos, and then we’ll fax your picture to the police authorities in the related provinces and cities..."

Realizing they had caught a big fish, Old Jin took the opportunity to say, "Young man, your attitude decides everything. If you confess now, not only can you seek leniency, but you’ll also suffer less. If you refuse to confess and resist stubbornly, not only will you suffer, but you’ll also be dealt with severely."

"Zhang Dahai" turned ashen-faced, trembling so much he couldn’t squat anymore and collapsed onto the ground.

Han Yu saw Special Commissioner Xiao give a glance and immediately squeezed out of the duty room to go to the onboard police office to get paper and pen ready for a statement.

"Come clean and we can all save trouble, you’ll be able to get a good night’s sleep, and I’ll arrange a single room for you."

Xiao Zhengfa lit a cigarette, placed it in his mouth, and sat down on the corner of the table, giving up the chair to Han Yu to make the record.

"Zhang Dahai" lifted his trembling handcuffed hand, took the cigarette, and took several puffs in a row.

"That’s more like it. Actually, you’re very clear in your heart that it’s useless to keep hoping against hope since we’ve caught you."

Xiao Zhengfa crossed his arms, persuading gently: "East Sea has a reception and deportation station. If you keep silent, once we dock, we’ll have to send you to the station, for education, labor, and review, until we find out everything about you.

Moreover, considering the crime hasn’t been long since it happened, with so much money gone, the local police will be paying close attention. I guess it won’t be long before a warrant is issued..."

Zhang Dahai’s mental defenses completely collapsed, he said despairingly, "I didn’t kill anyone, I’m not a murderer."

"What about the bloodstains on the knife and the blood on your body?"

"The blood on me is dog’s blood, not human blood!"

"Dog blood... You killed a dog?"

"I ran into a mad dog chasing me, I stabbed it a few times."

"And this money?"

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"They’re stolen."

"Where did you steal them from?"

"Zhang Dahai" was very cooperative, honestly confessing that his real name was Gu Haijun, he was not a Dongshan person, but from the Northeast.

He used to work at a company under a street committee, where he didn’t get along with the leadership.

He knew that the leader’s spouse worked as an accountant at a middle school, and she violated regulations by depositing the collected tuition fees into a bank account to earn interest.

His own salary was not high, and he was always targeted by the company leadership. Learning that the leader’s spouse was about to withdraw the tens of thousands of yuan in privately deposited tuition fees to account for them, he harbored ill intentions and snuck into the leader’s house at night to steal.

Unexpectedly, the leader’s family had a dog, and after the heist, he was chased and bitten by the dog. He managed to escape, but the theft was exposed...

If all of this is true, it’s just a theft.

Whether it is true or not is not difficult to find out. Once the ship docks, just contact the police bureau in his hometown to know.

Xiao Zhengfa had Old Jin keep an eye on him, took the stolen money and the spring-loaded knife to the onboard police room, locked them in the safe, and then smiled as he took the statement from Han Yu, saying, "We’ve made a start."

Han Yu asked subconsciously, "Uncle Xiao, what start?"

"Although you’re here to learn how to pilot the ship, at your work unit, especially in the records, you are here to intern with our Marine Police Bureau. Today we caught a fugitive, isn’t that making a start?"

"Uncle Xiao, I actually made a start a long time ago."

"I know, you were even awarded a third-level merit by the Ministry of Transport Police, but that’s just past achievements. Today’s accomplishment was earned in our Changxiu onboard police team."

"I didn’t do anything, so how is that an achievement?"

"You were the first to find that kid suspicious. How is that not an achievement?"

Xiao Zhengfa put down the statement and smiled as he patted his arm, "Director Yu and Director Zhang of Binjiang Port Police Station would definitely be very pleased if they knew."

Catching a criminal filled Han Yu with a sense of achievement, and he grinned, "If not for your guidance, Uncle Xiao, I wouldn’t have noticed."

"It’s one thing for me to teach; it’s another for you to learn. Noticing something suspicious about that boy just now shows that you have been attentive."

Xiao Zhengfa smiled slightly and continued, "Work hard, study hard, and when you qualify as a Chief Officer in the future, you can be completely transferred to our Marine Bureau."

The Marine Bureau, although under the Ministry of Transport, is still in the East Sea.

Whether transferred to a passenger company at the Marine Bureau as a Chief Officer or to the Marine Police Bureau as a police officer, these are things others wouldn’t even dare think about.

But Han Yu had never thought of transferring to work in the East Sea. Even if Lin Xiaohui hoped he could come to East Sea, he would refuse without hesitation, "Thank you, Uncle Xiao, but even if it’s difficult to transfer, or if there is a chance, I would not want to transfer."

"Why?"

"I’m definitely going back."

Xiao Zhengfa thought he had heard wrong, went to close the door, and turned back to ask, "Salted Fish, have you ever thought about why Director Yu and Director Zhang sent you to learn here?"

Han Yu laughed, "They want me to learn how to pilot ships."

"You silly boy, they’re creating opportunities for you, understand? Whether you continue piloting ships or working as police, being able to transfer over here is more promising than staying in Binjiang!"

"Uncle Xiao, actually... actually, Director Yu and Director Zhang sent me here because they were asked by someone."

"Asked by someone?"

"Yeah, it was Director Xu who asked them to send me. I’m a police officer from the Yanjiang Police Station, and the station is almost like my home. I will definitely go back to Bailong Port, returning to the Yanjiang Police Station."

Staying at a Police Station, how could there be any future...

Xiao Zhengfa really couldn’t understand, and he straightforwardly assumed it was because Han Yu was young and didn’t know what it meant to be transferred to a large unit in a big city. He simply changed the subject:

"You said yesterday that your sister was coming to visit you, and she plans to take the opportunity to travel to Qingdao."

"That’s right."

"When is she planning to come?"

"She was going to come at the end of this month, but later felt that four days were not enough. She is thinking of swapping some shifts with her colleagues, planning to come over next month, so she can have more days to enjoy."

"Okay, let me know the exact time when it’s confirmed."

Xiao Zhengfa smiled and added, "By then, I’ll talk to the Captain and the Political Commissioner, and arrange for you to have a couple of days off so you can accompany your sister on land for fun."