Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 273 - 197: Three Years in a Blink_3

Chapter 273: Chapter 197: Three Years in a Blink_3

"Several leaders at the City Bureau have either been transferred away or stepped back to secondary positions, and the Sailor Club also falls under the jurisdiction of the Binjiang Port Police Station. With security not managed well and cases unsolved, Director Chen couldn’t escape accountability and was also transferred away."

What case was it that, because the perpetrator was not caught, so many leaders were transferred or demoted?

Han Yu was secretly alarmed, and Xu Sanye continued, "Although Zhang Junyan was promoted to deputy director earlier, he wasn’t reused and stayed at Bailong Port. As luck would have it, he replaced Director Chen as the chief."

"Director Zhang is now the head of the Binjiang Port Police Station!"

"There is no more Binjiang Port Police Station."

"Sister, I don’t quite understand..."

Han Ning put down her chopsticks and explained, "The Port Authority was handed over to the city, and we were incorporated into Changhang Police, now we are the Changhang Public Security Bureau Binjiang Branch."

Thinking of his disciple curiously observing the new uniforms and ranks of the dock police, Xu Sanye took over the conversation: "Last September, our police force changed uniforms, and ranks were also instituted similar to the military. At that time, you had been working for less than four years, so you could only be granted Second-Level Police Officer."

Han Ning added, "That means the badge only has one triangular star."

The new police uniforms are better than the old ones, and they look crisper, but Han Xiangning still felt the old uniforms were more imposing.

Thinking again about his junior brother who had received several awards and had endured hardships while learning to sail, yet had only one triangular star, he couldn’t help asking, "Director Xu, doesn’t three years at a specialized secondary school count as service duration?"

"According to national regulations, time spent studying at police academies or local colleges cannot be counted as service duration. However, superiors, considering the need for the People’s Police to be more educated and professionalized to attract talent and enhance the quality of the police force, allow the time spent at full-time police academies and local colleges to be included in the service duration at the initial rank assignment."

Xu Sanye put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, and then explained, "Salted Fish graduated from a specialized secondary school, not a college, so the three years at specialized school don’t count as service duration."

Han Ning hurriedly said, "It’s been four years now; according to regulations, promotion to First-level Police Officer is possible."

"Two triangular stars?"

"Actually, one more or one less star doesn’t make much difference; the salary is almost the same."

Though working in the Marine Bureau involved no salary, there were service fees and subsidies, and they were substantial.

Han Yu now wasn’t short of money; having experienced severe storms at sea, whether having one more or one less triangular star didn’t concern him much. Instead, he was curious and asked, "Director Xu, how is the Water Police Station doing now?"

"Things are quite good now, except..." Xu hesitated, "Lv Xiangping and Liu Xinpei wouldn’t take advice, felt there was no hope for regularization, and eventually resigned thinking they would be dismissed."

"Shortly after their resignations, the province and the city formulated relevant policies for contract-based police, and most of those who stayed got regularized."

"They must regret it now."

"Regret is not quite the word; one started a small business down at sea and the other went to Shenzhen. In terms of making money, they earn more than us."

When it came to making money, Han Xiangning couldn’t help but think of someone.

She really didn’t want to bring her up, but it was inevitable that her younger school brother would sooner or later find out, so she reluctantly muttered, "San’er, Lin Xiaohui has returned to Linghai."

Han Yu was stunned and after a moment of silence asked, "What is she doing back in Linghai?"

"I almost forgot, Linghai, Gaoru, and Dongqi have all been upgraded from counties to county-level cities. She was brought back by your Linghai city leaders from East Sea to attract investment."

"City leaders went to East Sea for Lin Xiaohui?"

"It’s true."

The shipping company’s girl has been very promising, Xu Sanye smiled warmly as he explained, "She used to return to Linghai to recruit workers often in the past few years, helping many young women get jobs. Hearing that she was a white-collar worker in a Hong Kong-funded enterprise and that Linghai was developing its textile industry, city leaders were motivated to try and visit her.

Unexpectedly, with her help, they indeed met a big boss from Hong Kong, who already employed many workers from Linghai and was quite interested in investing there, so he brought several people to inspect."

Unable to contain his curiosity, Han Yu asked, "Did it work out?"

"Yes, they bought a large piece of land in Southern City and are building a factory. Once the factory is completed, Lin Xiaohui seems to be in charge of the Linghai branch."

"Director Xu, how do you know this?"

"A ’Golden Phoenix’ emerged from your shipping company; now everyone knows."

Not happy about the conversation possibly leading to trouble, Han Yu quickly changed the topic, "Director Xu, I still have a lot of things to hand over at the Marine Bureau, and my certificate is still deposited there, I haven’t been able to retrieve it; I might need to stay in East Sea for a few days before I can return."

"I understand, in a while, your sister and I will head back first. Finish the matters here in East Sea, and also use this opportunity to spend some good time with Ningning in East Sea."

Xu Sanye smiled and added, "The documents and materials for the awards you received at the Marine Police Bureau—Director Zhang has taken care of them, you don’t need to worry. Just accompany Ningning well, and once everything is settled, you can assume your new role upon your return."

"A new position?"

"The Water Police Station has set up a Water Police Squadron at Yingchuan Port, Director Zhou and Political Commissioner Wang have already coordinated with Director Yang, arranging for you to take over there, serving as the captain of the Yingchuan Port Water Police Team."

Concerned that his younger brother might not understand Director Xu’s thoughtful intentions, Han Ning reminded him, "Yingchuan Port is close to the city area."

Just as Han Yu was about to express his gratitude, Xu Sanye’s expression grew serious, "Assigning you to Yingchuan Port is not just because it’s closer to the city, but also because life there is quite complex."

"How complex?"

"That area has a lot of traffic coming into Yangtze River, and with Binjiang Development Zone being nearby, there’s a lot of external boats and newcomers. For you, this is a chance to develop your skills. If you can do well as the captain of the Water Police Team, work hard for a few years, you can come back to Bailong Port to take over my position."