Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 454 - 320 Dare to Fight and Struggle

Chapter 454: Chapter 320 Dare to Fight and Struggle

Before, when there were no difficult situations, even encountering issues would be taken care of by elders and leaders. Life’s hardness was unknown, especially how difficult it is for ordinary people to solve issues when they encounter them.

After two days of running around, Han Yu finally experienced what it meant to have doors hard to enter, faces hard to look at, words hard to listen to, and tasks hard to manage!

It was not easy to get inside, find someone, and speak up, but soon deeply learned what it meant to be given the run-around, and how departments shifted responsibilities onto each other.

The education department said those schools were not under their jurisdiction, directing Han Yu to the Labor Bureau.

Upon reaching the Labor Bureau, initially, no one greeted; after knocking on each office door, someone finally showed up, but after explaining the situation, directed him back to the education department.

Returning to the education department to report the issue again, they emphasized repeatedly it was not their responsibility and sent him back to the Labor Bureau while suggesting to also go to the Adult Education Committee and the Vocational Education Association.

At least the Adult Education Committee was a government administrative department, but what was the Vocational Education Association?

After much inquiry, it turned out to be a nonprofit societal organization voluntarily formed by various enterprises, institutions, and administrative units engaged in staff education, vocational training, and vocational skill certification, and Huayuan was a member of this association.

Originally trying to report on Huayuan’s issues to relevant departments, being sent to an association consisting of vocational training schools seemed like a joke to Han Yu.

As expected, the host defended Huayuan staunchly, even citing the Constitution and various laws and regulations, claiming that private education was encouraged by the state and that charging miscellaneous fees was legal and reasonable, as it was clearly written in the documents that educational entities or individuals could receive "reasonable compensation."

As for whether fees were refunded upon dropping out, that was the school’s policy.

Although he never hoped they would solve the issue, Han Yu still pulled out a newspaper with recruitment advertisements from his bag: "Secretary-General, but they are engaging in false advertising. What is said in these recruitment ads is completely different from reality; this is deception, even fraud!"

The elderly secretary-general in his fifties glanced at the newspaper, chuckled, and said while setting the newspaper aside: "It’s just an advertisement. Exaggeration is a part of advertisements; without it, it wouldn’t be an advertisement."

"Is this merely an exaggeration?"

"Comrade Han Yu, aren’t the ads on TV all exaggerated? Does Kongfu Family Wine really make you homesick? If you think there’s an issue with the advertisement, you can report it to the business regulatory authorities. We are a Vocational Education Association, mainly working with the city government on vocational education development."

"So you’re saying this isn’t your concern?"

"It’s not under our management, and the issues you’ve brought up are not considered problems. Huayuan’s Principal Lin has agreed to refund you half of the tuition fee; what more do you want?"

Xiao Gong did not disappoint, and the progress of handling the matter of students going to work in the Shenzhen Special Zone was smooth; they were leaving early tomorrow, and Han Yu had no reason to stay there anymore. He folded the newspaper, stood up, and said, "Secretary-General, could you deliver a message to Principal Lin for me?"

"You should find him yourself and speak to him directly."

"I have tried to find him, visited the school four times, but he avoided meeting me."

Han Yu smiled meaningfully and said: "Please tell him that refunding half of the tuition fee is certainly not acceptable; our current demand is a full refund of the tuition and miscellaneous fees, compensation for the economic losses of the three children and their parents - that includes travel costs to Gaozhou and lost work wages, and they must clarify how they learned the names of students in my jurisdiction."

Initially, the demand was just for a tuition fee and accommodation refund, later evolving into a tuition fee, accommodation fee, and a clear explanation of their recruitment practices, but now the conditions had changed to include compensation for losses!

The association’s secretary-general really couldn’t understand where this firefighter had the confidence from, and dismissively said: "I’m sorry, I have no obligation to relay your message."

"All right, goodbye."

Having said all that could be said and since they refused to take the offered deal seriously, it was time to show them some consequences.

Han Yu left the Vocational Education Association and hailed a motorcycle taxi on the street to rush to the Gaozhou City Police Bureau. He met with an on-duty policeman, revealed his identity, presented his introduction letter, work ID, and a document requesting cooperation, explaining the purpose of his visit.

As expected, once the situation was understood, they were unable to assist, mentioning that this was an educational dispute, similar to an economic dispute, and not within their jurisdiction.

While Han Yu was back at the hotel packing up, Huayuan Vocational Technical School’s Principal Lin was dining with a few friends at a restaurant.

The secretary-general of the association Han Yu had previously contacted was also present, and naturally, after a couple of drinks, they started discussing the young deputy division commander of firefighting at the Changhang Public Security Bureau Binjiang Branch who was demanding a refund of the tuition and miscellaneous fees from Huayuan, even planning to have Huayuan compensate for the losses.

"I know, he went to the education bureau, the labor bureau, the adult education office, and just now even went to the police bureau."

"Principal Lin, this kid is relentless."

"Let him try. I looked into it; he’s not regular police, sort of like the onboard police, not even a national officer. Even if he were formal police, why should I be afraid? We are legally operating schools."

These past days, calls were constantly coming in about that firefighter.

The more Principal Lin thought about it, the more depressed he became, lifting his glass and said: "Back then, I agreed to refund them half the tuition fee just to save face for Huang Wenhua at the Southern City Police Station. Since he’s not appreciating that, not a single penny should be refunded now and he can keep complaining about my issues wherever he wants."

A slightly short and chubby colleague looked up and said: "But this can’t go on like this; he goes to one unit and complains, then another department and reports issues. It’s a bad look, and if the city leaders find out, they surely won’t be pleased."