Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 289 - 207: Running Out of Money Again_2

Chapter 289: Chapter 207: Running Out of Money Again_2

"Gong Chunxia confessed that the scrap metal she purchased was sold to the waste recycling station on the East Bank."

"It’s easy to trace where the stolen goods went; the key is to find out who sold them the items."

"I’ve got nine of them here, although that’s hardly calling it having a handle on things because only two can be located, and they are itinerant peddlers who collect scraps from house to house on shore. Among the other seven, we only have a general description of their appearance, and judging by their accents, four of them are not locals."

Ma Jintao looked up and said, "Captain Yu, I’ve counted eight on my side, six of whom, judging from their accent, are not locals either. They must be the workers who came to the shore to work."

After weighing the situation, Han Yu stroked his chin and said, "Uncle Jia, later you should compile the suspects’ approximate ages, heights, distinctive features, and details of the goods they sold. Tomorrow morning, go to the Chonggang Branch and Development Zone Branch.

They definitely have records, even photos, of previous offenders. See if we can match any. Even if there’s no match, as long as victims have filed reports, they should have clues about the thefts. We’ll see if the goods match up."

Cases seized on the water are hard to resolve with just aquatic investigations alone.

Without a second thought, Jia Yongqiang said, "Alright, I’ll go tomorrow."

"As for those detained and summoned, based on the evidence we have and their confessions, we currently cannot confirm that the items are stolen goods and our evidence is insufficient. Therefore, we can only impose security penalties. You’ll have to work overtime tonight to prepare the administrative penalties."

"What about those unaccounted for stolen goods?"

"Seize them first and find a nearby warehouse to seal them in."

Thinking it over, Jia Yongqiang asked, "What about the boss who received the stolen goods, the one in Tri-fork Port?"

After weighing the situation, Han Yu looked up and said, "Brother Ma, set aside the water inspections for now. Split your team in two, one to check out that person surnamed Jiang, and the other to keep watch in Tri-fork Port. Observe which boats, especially which people, go there to sell stolen goods."

Ma Jintao clearly understood that Salted Fish was giving him an opportunity to make amends for past wrongs, and hastily said, "Yes!"

Han Yu looked at his watch and turned around with an apologetic face and said, "Uncle Jia, the team is so busy, and I have to go to Jiangcheng by boat from Binjiang later, I’m entrusting my home to you."

"No problem, this isn’t considered busy."

Jia Yongqiang put down the materials and smiled, "Just dozens of suspects involved in receiving and selling stolen goods, not some major case. We can handle it."

Indeed, it wasn’t considered a major case. At worst, they could just investigate slowly. After all, the seized goods were already secured, and they had a basic understanding of the suspects involved in receiving and selling stolen goods. They wouldn’t dare run away.

With the veteran police officer Jia Yongqiang in charge, there really wasn’t much to worry about.

Han Yu nodded and then added, "Also, when we have time, we can’t always stay by the river or focus on the water. We need to go ashore and look around. At the very least, we need to figure out how many businesses there are nearby, what those businesses produce, and how many employees they have.

We need to know how many construction crews there are, where those crews come from, even how many ex-offenders and migrants are on shore. Without understanding these things, we don’t have peace of mind, and we wouldn’t know what could happen on the water."

The water and land can’t be distinctly separated after all; people from shore come to the riverside, and those on the riverside and on boats go ashore.

Jia Yongqiang found this very reasonable and responded, "No problem, I’ll stroll ashore when we’re less busy."

Han Yu checked his watch again and said with a smile, "We’ve made a good haul this time. Once it’s all returned, we’ll have funds. We’ll strive to treat the police and Cooperative Defense Team members from ashore to a meal before the year’s end. If the leaders onshore are too lazy to befriend us, we’ll simply befriend the police and the Cooperative Defense Team from the land."

To maintain security on the water, support from colleagues onshore is indispensable.

Likewise, those onshore wanting to maintain security need the assistance of the Water Police.

Jia Yongqiang didn’t expect the young squad leader to humble himself and take the initiative to make friends with colleagues onshore but couldn’t help laughing, "That’s a good idea."

His senior sister was waiting at the Water Rescue Center.

Not wanting his senior sister to wait any longer and not wanting to miss tonight’s passenger ship, Han Yu said with an apologetic face, "Uncle Jia, Brother Ma, I’ll go first, my home is in your hands."

"It’s not a matter of being entrusted, go on. If you’re any later, you’ll miss the boat."

...

Han Yu returned to the office to change into casual clothes, donned gloves, a helmet, and rode the light motorcycle to the Port Supervision Bureau Water Rescue Center on the banks of Kuzi Port River.

Han Xiangning, who had been impatiently waiting, greeted the on-duty director and climbed onto the back of the light motorcycle, urging her junior to hurry and get going, while inquiring, "How come you only managed to come now?"

Han Yu briefly explained the situation at the squad and said with a wry smile, "The squad is at its busiest and here I am, the squad leader, running off. I feel rather embarrassed about it."

"If we’re talking about being busy, which unit isn’t? If one only knows work, there is always endless work to do."

Han Xiangning giggled, resting on his shoulder out of curiosity, "Xiao Yu mentioned this afternoon that Chen Zikun signed you up for something. Is it for a self-study exam?"

Mentioning this made Han Yu frustrated as he grumbled, "He’s using his public office for private gain, actually signing me up for the undergraduate segment of the self-study exam in Public Security Management at Public University. Thirteen courses in total, a hundred each for tuition, plus the exam and textbook fees, it might cost around two thousand!"

"Do they not cover it in the department?"

"If I weren’t the squad leader, Director Xu would definitely have helped me with some of it. But now that I’m here as the squad leader, how can I shamelessly go back to Director Xu?"

As a "quasi-police wife," Han Xiangning wasn’t entirely without knowledge of the police system.