Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 452 - 319: Not Only Respecting Authority, But Valuing Practicality

Chapter 452: Chapter 319: Not Only Respecting Authority, But Valuing Practicality

Southern City Police Station Chief Huang Wenping had just finished a meeting at the bureau and was preparing to head back when Chief Qin from the South Gate Police Station stopped him.

"Old Huang, sorry about this, I’ve already reprimanded Chen Haijun. He realizes his mistake and assures it won’t happen again like yesterday afternoon and this morning."

"From the military to police, not knowing the rules is normal."

Overstepping bounds and meddling in affairs they shouldn’t have, Chief Qin felt somewhat embarrassed.

But recalling the situation he heard about before coming to the meeting, Chief Qin couldn’t help but remind, "Old Huang, I hear it’s a young Deputy Division Commander coming."

"What’s a Branch Captain in industrial police? Even Mao Ming’s Middle Court’s head of judicial police is a Branch Captain, at the end of the day, still just a doorman."

"The key is he’s very young."

"What do you mean?"

"Even in industrial police, could someone so young become a Deputy Division Commander without some background or connections?"

Huang Wenping looked back and said dismissively, "Any background would only matter in Jiangnan Province, and besides, he’s just a deputy commander of the Firefighting squad."

Chief Qin offered a cigarette, laughing, "I think having one more friend is better than making an enemy. Besides, in our line of work, who knows what might happen in the jurisdiction, it’s hard to say if we might need to make arrests in their area someday."

"I wanted to befriend him. I called Lin Chunsheng this morning, we agreed to refund half the tuition fee, what more does he want?"

"I heard those kids just arrived the day before yesterday."

"I understand, let me call Lin Chunsheng again."

"Hurry up and do it, it’s just a few thousand yuan, not a big deal. Refund them early and send them away early."

Who would willingly make enemies?

Convinced by the logic, Huang Wenping took out his cell phone and, in front of Chief Qin, contacted the head of Huayuan Technical School.

"Principal Lin, I’m Huang Wenping from the Southern City Police Station. The matter we discussed this morning, you really are at fault, making it look like you’re abducting minors. The local police have even come searching. Just cleanly refund the tuition fee and get them to leave early to avoid affecting your regular classes."

"If we refund every time someone asks, what will I do in the future?"

"It’s just a few thousand yuan; are you missing that amount?"

"Director Huang, running a school isn’t as profitable as you think; recruitment costs money, everything costs. It’s hard enough attracting a few students; if we just refund, who compensates our loss?"

"What costs do you have?"

"Advertising costs money; even a small space costs tens of thousands. Just relying on advertising isn’t enough, we also have to pay people to recruit students, a fee per student!"

These types of schools abound in Gaozhou, with many in Mao Ming as well. Competition is fierce.

Huang Wenping didn’t know what to say to the principal, straightforwardly asking, "So, you’re saying half at most?"

"At most half, I’m returning your call. If it was someone else, they wouldn’t get a dime back."

"Fine, don’t come to us next time you have an issue."

"Director Huang..."

"No more talk, that’s it."

Feeling a loss of face, Huang Wenping was somewhat embarrassed.

Chief Qin sighed quietly, knocking off his cigarette ash, "They are getting too much, not even understanding the principle of harmonious wealth. This way, sooner or later, there will be trouble."

"They have the city’s support, what can we say?"

"Really, the city as well. They could develop anything, yet they choose this."

"It brings in money fast. Think about it, tens of thousands of students come from other places each year; between tuition and other expenses, each would spend at least three or four thousand. That’s thirty to forty million."

Many people depend on technical training for their livelihood.

Besides, for a small county town, if not for this, how could so many outsiders come?

Chief Qin really didn’t know what to say anymore, chuckled, tossed his cigarette, and rode away on his motorcycle.

Thinking it over and still not reassured, Huang Wenping took out his cell phone again and dialed the duty phone at the station, instructing, "Xiao Wei, arrange a Cooperative Defense Team member to check where that Changhang Bureau’s Deputy Division Commander is staying."

"And then?"

"Keep an eye on them, see when they leave."

...

Meanwhile, Han Yu had just finished dealing with Old Wang and others, asking them to take the three kids to buy tickets to return home.

Old Wang was a bit worried, but thinking that the kids needed to enroll in proper technical schools, perhaps urgently needing to register, he didn’t dare delay the kids’ futures and had to pack up and leave first.

After sending off the three pairs of father and sons, Xiao Gong couldn’t help but ask, "Director Yu, how do we proceed with the investigation?"

"That fraud school operates on a roll-on roll-off basis. There will definitely be students finishing every few days. We’ll go to that inner-city village we visited yesterday this evening and see if we can meet any out-of-town students and find out if anyone has recently gone to work in Shenzhen."

"Will we be able to find out?"

Han Yu looked around confidently and said, "We’ll definitely find out. These students aren’t fools, nor are they three-year-old kids. They all know they’ve been duped, but having paid tuition and accommodation fees, they can only grit their teeth and study, hoping for the best regarding job arrangements."

Xiao Gong caught on, asking in a low voice, "Confront these students, get them to cooperate with us, and then help them get their tuition fees back?"

"Pretty much, but subtly, without alerting that fraudulent school."

"But they’ve seen us and know us."

"They’ve seen you, but probably don’t remember you well, so later we’ll split up. I’ll stay in this same motel, and you pack your bags and move somewhere else."