Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 232 - 177 "Old Cow Eats Tender Grass

Chapter 232: Chapter 177 "Old Cow Eats Tender Grass

Sailor Club, Wangjiang Hall.

This is a luxurious private room, not only equipped with air conditioning and a color TV, but also capable of karaoke.

The round table is large, equipped with a lazy Susan, and sixteen chairs are set around it, offering seating for sixteen diners.

Han Yu had been to Sailor Club to find her sister before, but she had never sat here as a guest.

Watching her brother-in-law offer cigarettes to Director Xu, Political Commissioner Wang, and her sister’s father Uncle Han, her sister and Sister Zhu, Aunt Xiang, and her fellow classmates laugh cheerfully, while Xiao Dongdong is busy playing with the shells brought back from Qingdao, Han Yu feels utterly bewildered, everything seems so unreal.

"Ningning, there’s the sea in Qingdao, did you go swimming?"

"It’s too cold, how could we swim."

"Did you eat seafood?"

"Not much, really."

In the week just past, Han Xiangning had such fun that she was oblivious to everything else. Seeing Sister Zhu and Han Ning’s envious looks, she patiently explained: "This August, there was a fire at an oil depot in Qingdao, causing nearly ten thousand tons of crude oil to spill, massively polluting Jiaozhou Bay. Many fish died, and many aquaculture farms suffered heavy losses, we couldn’t eat the fish and shrimp from the sea.

Plus, the oil spread to the city’s coastal area, the health department put up several warning signs saying ’For your health, please do not swim in the sea, especially those with skin diseases.’ We dared not enter the water, we could only look from the shore."

Victory Oilfield in Qingdao had a major fire and explosion accident, Han Ning had already known about it.

The Port Authority also has oil depots, often transporting oil via tankers and even has pipelines for oil unloading. Whenever other places have safety incidents related to oil tankers or oil depots, the Port Authority and Binjiang Port Police Station must carry out major safety inspections.

She asked these questions just to make conversation.

She was very satisfied with Han Xiangning this girl.

As the saying goes, an elder sister is like a mother. With parents working on ships and involving the lifelong issues of her brother, she as an elder sister had to take responsibility. As soon as she received a call from Director Zhang, she insisted that this meal must be her treat.

To show the importance the male side attached to this matter, she made up her mind to set up a banquet at the old unit, which was very helpful—arranging the best private room and even offering a discount when settling the bill later.

Han Yu was in the dark, like Han Xiangning who also had no clue, and couldn’t help asking, "Sister Han Ning, what exactly is the celebration today?"

"Nothing much, mainly just a gathering."

"A gathering doesn’t need such a fancy place."

Thinking that they had been there for over half an hour without starting the meal, waiting for Zhang Junyan, the Deputy Director of Binjiang Port Police Station and Chief of Bailong Port Police Station, Han Xiangning couldn’t help but laughingly ask, "Sister Han Ning, did you get promoted?"

Han Yu, catching on, also asked joyfully, "Sister, is it true?"

Han Ning didn’t know how to explain when Political Commissioner Wang turned around and laughed, "Han Ning isn’t new to the job, what promotion does she need? She’s been moved up."

"Sister Han Ning, you’ve been moved up, you are now an official police officer!"

"What promotions. The officers at the Port Authority aren’t the same as those at Port Supervision Bureau, nor are they like local officers. Even if the Port Authority is reassigned to the local government, Jiang Kun and the others won’t be affected much, but we port police will definitely be impacted, the City Bureau might not even want us."

"Talking about reassignment to the local level has been going on for years, and it’s still the same old situation, it’s not as simple as you think." Sister Zhu laughed and then said, "Moreover, even if the Port Authority is reassigned to the city, the superiors will definitely consider how to arrange the staff."

"Yeah, no need to worry." Xiang Fan smiled slightly, but couldn’t help glancing at the child bridegroom.

A few months without seeing him, he had grown a bit taller.

Although he still carried a touch of youthfulness, he was already a little gentleman, giving a very steady impression.

Unbeknownst to Han Yu who Aunt Xiang was watching, she kept thinking about the housing fund, noticing Director Xu and Political Commissioner Wang in good spirits, she couldn’t help asking, "Political Commissioner Wang, is the Water Police Station’s residential building starting construction at the end of the year?"

Wang Wenhong looked at her with a smile and asked, "Salted Fish, are you worried about the funding?"

Han Yu said embarrassingly, "If the house is built too quickly, I won’t have enough money."

Today, representing the Water Police Station at this celebration, she should share some good news since it’s important for the upcoming discussion...

Wang Wenhong exchanged glances with Xu Sanye, then looked at Han Shuqun and his wife, smiling, he said, "Our division will indeed be building a residential building, planning to start next month, but considering various factors, this project will no longer be a funded construction."

Han Xiangning, knowing that her junior was worried about not having enough money for the funding, eagerly asked, "Political Commissioner Wang, if it’s not funded construction, then what is it?"

"Our division’s officers are all quite young, and all at the age of starting a family. Our salary is not high, and maintaining water security is tough, if we don’t even have housing, not to mince words, the officers might not even find a partner."

Wang Wenhong paused, then continued, "But comrades who were transferred here previously worked under contract as police officers, and they still are. I mean, their salary was even lower before, asking them to suddenly come up with nearly twenty thousand, who could afford that."

"Distribute housing, free of charge!"

"That’s impossible for our division, neither do we have the capability, nor does it conform to current policies."

"Political Commissioner Wang, how do you plan to organize this?" asked Xiang Fan curiously.

Wang Wenhong took a cigarette from Jiang Kun, explaining, "We reported to the City Bureau, also looked into the housing management department, and with the approval of superiors, we’ll initially build it as a dormitory block. Once it’s completed, each officer will receive a unit, and after moving in, they will pay a symbolic rent each month, undoubtedly, utilities and sanitation fees must be managed by themselves."