Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 453 - 319: Neither Solely Respecting Authority Nor Respecting Reality Alone_2

Chapter 453: Chapter 319: Neither Solely Respecting Authority Nor Respecting Reality Alone_2

"Director Yu, are you saying I should talk to the students?"

"Yep."

"I’m afraid I might not handle it well."

"What’s there to be afraid of? Just be bold. I started taking attached tasks when I was sixteen, and you’re already twenty this year, you can definitely do it."

"What about you?"

"I’m going to the Education Bureau later."

"Will the Education Bureau care?"

"Whether they care or not is one thing, whether we seek them out is another."

Han Yu looked around once more and added, "We’ve come a long way to get here, this matter isn’t big but isn’t small to them either. It’s hard to say whether they will have someone keep an eye on us, so for the sake of our next moves, I need to reach out to more related departments to cover for you."

Xiao Gong nervously asked, "Director Yu, if you persist, will they make things difficult for you, will they play dirty tricks on you?"

"During the crackdown period, do you think they dare to play dirty tricks on public security officers? Besides, I’m not unguarded, they’d have to think twice before trying anything on me."

Although Han Yu said this, he reminded himself to be cautious while away from home.

Seeing some people approaching, he quickly pulled Xiao Gong under the shade of the trees, advising him on what to pay attention to when talking to the students who were about to graduate.

Having worn the police uniform for several months, this was his first time handling a case.

Xiao Gong was both nervous and excited, nodding repeatedly, promising to complete the task.

Right after Han Yu finished instructing, Xiao Gong, remembering the conversation Director Liu had with the seniors, couldn’t help asking, "Director Yu, you didn’t offend Director He, why would he treat you like this?"

Han Yu didn’t expect him to ask this and laughed, "Director He isn’t deliberately targeting me."

"If he’s not targeting you, then why would he split the firefighter team into several police stations?"

"Director He is restructuring the forces, streamlining the government."

It’s essential to clarify this matter, or the subordinates wouldn’t be able to focus on their work.

Han Yu thought for a moment and patiently explained, "Our bureau is different from Linghai Police Bureau. Initially, it was a police station of Changhang East Sea Branch in Binjiang, later it became a police station of the Port Authority, then it merged with the Port Authority Security Department and was upgraded to the Binjiang Port Police Station.

Although previously under the Ministry of Transport Police, we were too far from the Capital, and the Ministry of Transport Police practically didn’t manage us, we were always led by the Port Authority.

Our police officers are generally older, not highly educated, and come from diverse backgrounds. Some are former security officers, some military transfer officials, and some promoted from the staff. Like my sister, she was originally a staff member.

But police work is special, and the security situation has also changed over the years, the management of the team, the quality of police officers, and professional skills have not kept up with the needs of the job."

Xiao Gong, not fully understanding, asked, "So, reform is necessary? It needs to be rectified?"

"In fact, the situation of local police was similar to ours before, but others started to normalize construction ten years ago. For example, at Linghai Police Bureau, contract-constrained police officers could no longer become permanent, and though military transfer officials were still accommodated, their numbers weren’t as high as before, and after being placed in the police bureau, they all had to attend training at Binjiang Police School."

"Our bureau didn’t used to?"

"Training costs money, there used to be less training. Organizing new police officers to train at the police school, Xiao Yu was the first batch, and he had barely been there for a few days when the leadership of the police school took a liking to him, and he was transferred there."

Han Yu chuckled, continuing, "Because we are not professional enough, household registration in the Port District has always been managed by Binjiang Police Port District Bureau, and major criminal cases are still handled by the City Bureau Criminal Investigation Team."

Xiao Gong curiously asked, "What about other branches?"

"I don’t know about other branches; I only know that Hanwu Branch is more professional than ours. They not only manage household registration and criminal case investigations but even have a traffic police team, and the Port District’s traffic is managed by the branch itself."

"Director He wants to make the bureau more professional, but what does that have to do with you?"

"Director He wants to make the bureau a real Changhang Bureau, but we can’t just be pure Changhang Public Security Officers."

"Why?"

"Because we carry many responsibilities that aren’t within the scope of the bureau’s work, like collaborating with the Water Police Station to maintain security in the North Branch Waters, assisting Port Supervision in law enforcement, rescues, helping Fishery Administration to protect fisheries, assisting Customs in combating smuggling, and so on."

Watching Xiao Gong reflectively, Han Yu laughed again, "It’s like you hire someone, pay him a salary, but he works for someone else instead. Anyone would feel uncomfortable in this situation.

Previously when we were under the Linghai Police Bureau, the leaders of Linghai Police Bureau didn’t understand us either. Later, when I was seconded to the Water Police Station, Director Peng wasn’t pleased either. So, it’s normal for Director He to be unhappy, nothing strange about that."

"There are some things I can ignore, avoiding extra trouble is better."

"If we don’t take care of them, then no one will."

"But always going on like this isn’t right either."

"Right or not, we must, in fact, that’s the reason we exist."

"Then how long do we need to keep up until the superiors are satisfied?"

"We need to persist until there’s a department managing everything in the North Branch Waters, it might take five years, maybe ten years, or even possibly longer. It seems endless, but it’s actually very meaningful, and as long as we manage it well, no one can deny our achievements."

"But the leaders aren’t happy."

"Whether the leaders are happy or not isn’t important; besides, even if they are unhappy, they can’t openly oppose, nor can they say we’ve done anything wrong. The ’First Post of the Yangtze River’ banner is secured exactly this way, making leaders unhappy is sort of our tradition."

Xiao Gong, with a smile tinged with frustration, asked, "What kind of tradition is that?"

Han Yu, reminded of his mentor, grinned, "It’s a good tradition; not blindly obedient, only guided by reality. Easy to say, not so easy to do. But we have always been doing it, and doing it well, and it will be even better in the future. Think about it, isn’t it more interesting than just blindly following orders?"

"Director Yu, I know you’re not afraid of Director He, but constantly offending the leaders, it’ll be difficult for you to advance."

"Who says so? Besides, how important is advancement?"

Thinking that his subordinates shouldn’t be hopeless, Han Yu laughed again, "The grass always seems greener on the other side, an outsider monk always chants better than a local one, these sayings fit us best.

As long as we do our work well, our bureau leaders might be unhappy, but leaders of other units will keep us in mind, they will naturally take care of us when it’s time to."

"Director Yu, are you saying there could be a transfer?"

"If you want to advance, first work hard for five years, then you can choose from Port Supervision, Water Police Station, Customs, Fishery Administration, wherever you want to go. They will not only accept you but will at least arrange a squad leader position for you."

"Really?"

Han Yu waved his hand grandly, laughing heartily, "Why would I lie to you, you should know that the ’First Post of the Yangtze River’ is not just our bureau’s alone, but also belongs to Port Supervision, Water Police Station, Customs, Fishery Administration, even Linghai Police Bureau. In the eyes of the leaders of those units, we are also their people."