Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 448 - 316: Local Protectionism_2

Chapter 448: Chapter 316: Local Protectionism_2

Deputy Battalion Commander Wu’s old comrade-in-arms, Chen Haijun, also came, but the situation today was a bit tricky, making the helping Chen Haijun feel rather awkward.

"Director Huang, it’s them, they’re treating me like a criminal, even taking a statement from me!"

"Director Huang, here’s what happened..."

"Is this within your jurisdiction, do you even have the authority to handle this, do you know if Chief Qin is aware you’re here?"

The Academic Director surnamed Lin actually dragged the Director of the local Police Station into this, and upon seeing Chen Haijun, immediately bombarded him with questions.

Chen Haijun wanted to speak but hesitated, Han Yu hurriedly said: "Director Huang, right? Brother Chen is my friend, we’re strangers here, so we asked Brother Chen to accompany us."

"What’s your honorable surname?"

"No need for honors, my surname is Han, with the given name Yu, here’s my ID."

Director Huang, in his fifties, tall and thin, exuded an imposing aura without showing anger.

He took the ID and looked at it, then with heavily accented Mandarin asked: "Changhang Police Bureau Binjiang Branch Water Fire Rescue Team, the fire brigade should be active-duty police, which means the Armed Police, is this work ID of yours real?"

"You can call my unit to confirm."

"No need for calls or to confirm, I can tell without that you’re an impostor, no way there’s such a young Deputy Division Commander, you don’t even know how to swindle properly!" Director Huang pocketed Han Yu’s work ID and said coldly: "Come with me."

"Where to?"

"To the Police Station!"

Director Huang turned to Old Wang and the others, then continued: "You all are students’ parents, right? I heard you want a refund for the tuition, but the school has its rules, only part of the food expenses can be refunded. Director Lin, have your accountant refund the food expenses and let them leave quickly."

So, it was a fake cop, but even if it were a real one, as long as they dared to cause trouble here, they’d be dealt with just the same.

Director Lin glanced at Han Yu, then at Chen Haijun, and said: "Come, let’s go to the next room to process your food expense refund."

Chen Haijun became anxious, with a bitter face he said: "Director Huang, Captain Han is really a colleague!"

"Even if he is a colleague, the rules must be followed. When handling a case in my jurisdiction, shouldn’t you notify me first? Also, where are the procedures for handling a case out of your district, the introduction letter from your unit, and the letter for cross-district collaboration?"

"Director Huang, won’t you even ask what we came here for?"

"I’ve asked already, no need to ask again."

Director Huang pulled out his bulky cell phone, dialed a number, and with a grim expression said: "The school reported you for provoking trouble and disturbing the order of the school operations. Come with me to the Police Station; if you have anything to say, say it there."

Han Yu had not expected him to side with this scam school; thinking to himself, so you want the letter of introduction and the request for cross-district collaboration procedures, they are in my bag, prepared in advance knowing there could be trouble, just haven’t had the chance to take them out.

At that moment, Director Huang spoke rapidly in the local dialect, then lifted his bulky cell phone to Chen Haijun and said in the local Mandarin: "Chief Qin is looking for you; answer it quickly."

Chen Haijun had no choice but to take the call, his head heavy with reluctance.

The station leaders were very angry, telling him to get back immediately.

Chen Haijun had no choice but to inform Han Yu before leaving.

Han Yu told Old Wang and the others not to worry, and then followed Director Huang to the Police Station, not expecting his local colleagues to actually treat him like a swindling impostor, interrogating him as if he were a suspect.

"Director Huang, just now at the ’school’ you asked if I had the procedures for handling a case outside of my district, but you didn’t give me a chance to speak. Now, I can tell you, I have all the necessary procedures."

"Really? Show them to me."

"Alright."

Han Yu opened his bag and took out the introduction letter and the request for cross-district collaboration.

Director Huang was stunned, unable to believe that Han Yu was truly a colleague, and even more unable to believe that Han Yu had all the proper paperwork.

The young police officer also present at the interrogation asked: "Comrade Han Yu, if you have the paperwork, why didn’t you notify us in advance?"

"I wasn’t aware of the situation initially; I thought something might have happened to the three children. After we found the three children and confirmed they were fine, there was naturally no need to trouble the two of you. Also, we wanted to downplay the issue, if the tuition fees could be refunded, we’d just go back to where we came from."

"Out-of-town case handling requires at least two formal police officers."

"We came with two people, and there’s another police officer at the hotel watching over three kids."

Seeing his fellow officers looking somewhat at a loss, Han Yu calmly said, "That so-called school not only overexaggerated in the newspaper, publishing recruitment ads that were completely false, but also somehow obtained the names of the middle school graduates in our jurisdiction, just like a regular school, sending out acceptance letters to students.

The three children are all minors, oblivious to the treacherous human heart, they came here without their parents knowing. The parents, thinking something happened to their children, were extremely anxious and reported to us. Tell me, in face of such an incident, can we just not care and not investigate?"

This was not the first time something like this had happened.

Countless parents had come looking for their children over the years, but this was the first time the police were involved in the search.

Director Huang didn’t want to blow things out of proportion and, putting down the letter of introduction, asked, "Comrade Han Yu, you’re with firefighting, does this kind of issue fall under your jurisdiction?"

Han Yu took out his business card and gently handed it over, "I’m not just the Deputy Division Commander of Changhang Binjiang Branch Water Fire Rescue Team, but also the Deputy Director of Bailong Port Police Station under Changhang Binjiang Branch. Both security and firefighting in this area are under my purview."

"Hold on, I’m going to step outside to make a phone call."

"Sure, no rush."

After about fifteen minutes, Director Huang returned and in a negotiating tone, he asked, "Captain Han, I’ve spoken with the school’s administration for you. The school has its rules and regulations, but in the end, the school’s administration agreed to refund half of the tuition fee. What do you think?"

"That’s unacceptable."

"What’s unacceptable?"

"They must refund the full amount, not just the tuition and accommodation fees, but they also need to clearly explain how they obtained the names of the three children."

"Captain Han, if there are issues, we address them; this way of handling things is really unnecessary."

"Director Huang, you are responsible for the ’schools’ in your area, and I am equally responsible for the children in my jurisdiction. If this issue is not thoroughly investigated, who knows if they might send acceptance letters to other children in my area again, who can guarantee that similar incidents won’t occur?"

"Huayuan’s education quality is quite good, and the student employment situation is relatively favorable. Captain Han, you can’t treat Huayuan as a scam school."

"We both know very well whether it’s a scam school or not."

"So you’re saying there’s no room for negotiation?"

"None."

In recent years, vocational training schools have popped up in Gaozhou like mushrooms after rain, almost all of them are managed by people from related government departments or those with powerful connections. Moreover, the city has been developing the vocational training as an industry, sending skilled workers to places like Shenzhen.

Director Huang originally wanted to minimize the issue, but didn’t expect Han Yu’s firm stance, and simply returned all the paperwork including the work permit and letter of introduction to Han Yu.

"Captain Han, if mediation is not possible, then go through the legal process. We police may oversee everything from the heavens to earth, but we can’t interfere with education; you can go to the Education Bureau, the Labor Bureau, or even sue in court."

"Director Huang, you’re saying you won’t handle this?"

"All three kids have gone to the hotel with you. Huayuan’s teachers haven’t hit them, nor have they detained them. This is neither a security case nor a criminal case; it doesn’t fall under our jurisdiction."

"Director Huang, you are practicing discrimination."

"What discrimination?"

"We are demanding Huayuan refund the tuition and accommodation fees. After a phone call from Huayuan’s people, you concluded that we were initiating a fight, disturbing the normal order of teaching, and even brought me to the police station for this. Now I’m asking for an explanation, and you say it’s not your responsibility. If this isn’t discrimination, what is?"

"Captain Han, what you’re saying makes no sense. I’m not getting involved in your affairs, you can ask whoever you want for an explanation, but I have a meeting and can’t accompany you anymore."

Director Huang, surnamed Huang, left as soon as he said he would. The policemen who were "interrogating" alongside him also packed up their things and left the office, leaving Han Yu alone hanging there.

This was unequivocal local protectionism!

He couldn’t just go back like that; otherwise, who knows how many more kids from his hometown would be deceived in the future. He had to teach these scam schools a lesson, make them think twice before swindling others, and ensure that they would take a wide berth around Linghai and even Binjiang.

Moreover, he couldn’t let his friends who came to help be wronged.

Determined, Han Yu stepped out of the police station, called a tricycle, and went back to the hotel to call Shi Shengyong far away in the hometown.