Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 458 - 323: You Gave Me Preferential Policies

Chapter 458: Chapter 323: You Gave Me Preferential Policies

After laboriously repairing the ship for nearly half a month, the superior leaders indeed arrived, but they stayed on the dunship for less than thirty minutes.

Seeing off the leaders, Han Xiangning was just about to go to Zhang Erxiao’s grain and oil warehouse to pick up the three children when his junior brother unexpectedly called from East Guang.

"They just left. The leaders from the Marine Administration took a look and listened to a report for a while before leaving. They weren’t really here to inspect us—nine times out of ten, they were lured to Bailong Port by Weasel Huang."

"What were the Marine Administration leaders inspecting?"

Han Yu was in the special zone, but his heart was with the dunship, knowing that the higher-ups might visit Bailong Port today, he naturally called to ask.

Han Xiangning poked his head outside and said with a bit of schadenfreude, "Sister Zhu said that the city is forming joint ventures with several big corporations. The projects they’re developing along the river are all done by boarding the train first and then buying the ticket. There has always been opposition, and someone even reported the city to the Ministry of Transport, accusing them of violating regulations on the use of the Yangtze River coastline and causing pollution to the Yangtze."

"Does that mean your Police Bureau is also responsible?"

"The Port Supervision Bureau is supposed to supervise the use of the coastline, but we can’t outmuscle the thigh if the city insists on development. Oh, by the way, the new Secretary Ye of Linghai also came today."

"What is Secretary Ye doing at Bailong Port?"

"A new official needs to make an impact. Secretary Ye, being newly appointed, wants to develop the economy expansively, plans to attract investment, and build a port near the Lingda Car Ferry close to the development zone."

Han Yu was greatly surprised: "Linghai also wants to build a port!"

Han Xiangning laughed, "The name is already thought out; it’s going to be called Linghai Port. But investing in building a port is a big deal. The city’s approval isn’t enough, nor is the approval of the Transportation Department alone. It requires the permission of the Yangtze River Navigation Administration and even the Ministry of Transport. With Marine Administration leaders inspecting Bailong Port, of course, they want to seize the opportunity."

"They ran to Bailong Port to report to the Marine Administration leaders?"

"They briefly reported on the dunship, and I guess they’re probably chasing after them back to the city by now."

Being a leader isn’t easy, wanting to do something also means asking for favors.

But compared to creating a sanitary city, investing in building a port is much more pragmatic.

If it really can be built, not only will the port make money, but it can also lead to the development of the area around the port. Maybe another development zone will be established near the Lingda Car Ferry, connected to the city’s development zone.

While Han Yu was secretly impressed by the audacity of the new magistrate, Han Xiangning muttered, "I almost forgot, Weasel Huang has also returned, and he is with the entourage. He was in the limelight just now, reporting on our situation as if all our previous achievements were his own doing. The leaders of the Marine Administration and Yangtze River Port Supervision Bureau were very pleased and impressed with him!"

It was expected.

Han Yu couldn’t help but smile and ask, "Where is he now?"

"He went back to the city with the leaders. Sister Zhu said that the way things look, he probably won’t stay in our bureau much longer."

"Is he being promoted?"

"With an education, ability, grassroots experience, and having achieved so much, if they don’t promote someone like him, then who should they promote? If it weren’t for Sister Zhu saying that family shame should not be spread abroad, I really wanted to expose him in front of the leaders just now."

"Forget it, don’t get angry at that kind of person, besides, him being transferred isn’t necessarily a bad thing."

"Sister Zhu said so, too, and Director Tang probably thinks the same. If he wants to be promoted and the superior unit is willing to take him, then let him go to wreak havoc in the superior unit, so he doesn’t stay in the bureau making trouble."

Where there is a big forest, there are all kinds of birds.

A high degree doesn’t necessarily mean a good character.

Han Yu really didn’t want to talk about Weasel Huang and asked with a smile, "What about Dongdong, Xunxun, and Yuanyuan?"

Nowadays, each family only has one child, each one treasured by their parents.

Compared to Weasel Huang, the three children were the bigger issue, Han Xiangning hurriedly said, "The leaders were supposed to inspect today, so I couldn’t let them stay on the dunship. Early in the morning, I sent them to President Zhang’s place and was just about to pick them up."

Han Yu knew all too well how tiring it was to take care of three children and asked, "When will you send them back home?"

"They don’t want to leave here, insisting on waiting for you to return."

"They’re enjoying themselves so much they’ve forgotten to return!"

"With food, drink, and play, I wouldn’t want to go home either."

...

Meanwhile, Director He, who had just accompanied the superior leaders in inspecting Bailong Port and returned to the bureau, felt a great sense of relief.

Political Commissioner Jiang had also just returned from Wushan Hotel and couldn’t help laughing at the thought that Secretary Ye of Linghai had chased from Bailong Port all the way to Wushan Hotel, "The leaders will rest for a bit and then go to the Port Supervision Bureau Pier to take the Supervision Boat across the river for inspection. I reckon Secretary Ye will most likely chase them to Zhangjia Port."

"It’s understandable, after all, at least they can find the leaders now. If they went to Hanwu or to the Capital, they might not even see the leaders."

"He’s very ambitious, actually wanting to invest in building a port."

"Now that economic construction is the center, as a top local official, of course, he wants to develop the economy. Building a port might require a large investment, but it has quick returns and it can also drive the development of surrounding towns. If he really accomplishes this, that’d be a significant political achievement!"

"There’s a saying that’s right; now everything revolves around money."

"That’s quite normal. Otherwise, even ’Salted Fish’ wouldn’t be racking their brains to make money." Director He sighed lightly and then asked, "Has ’Salted Fish’ called you to report in the last few days?"

Political Commissioner Jiang hurriedly said, "No."

"Give him a call back and ask if there’s been any progress. If there isn’t, tell him to come back sooner."

"Director He, are you saying..."

"I’ve been thinking it over these past few days, and I feel that case isn’t so easy to investigate. We might just end up shooting ourselves in the foot."

The city, for the sake of economic development, had been sued for the development of the Yangtze River coastline, so the superiors came to inspect specially. It seems that the police chief is also worried about being sued by East Guang and regrets letting ’Salted Fish’ "move freely."

But you agreed to let ’Salted Fish’ investigate earlier, and now you disagree, isn’t that being inconsistent?

Political Commissioner Jiang was at a loss for what to say when his pager suddenly beeped. He took it out and checked the displayed number, and couldn’t help but laugh, "Speak of the devil and he shall appear. We were just talking about ’Salted Fish’, and now ’Salted Fish’ is paging me."

"Hurry and reply. Ask him exactly what’s going on."

"Alright."

Political Commissioner Jiang picked up the phone and dialed back, quickly hearing ’Salted Fish’s’ voice.

"Political Commissioner, is it convenient to talk?"

"It is. I’m actually with Director He, discussing your situation. What’s going on?"

So, Political Commissioner Jiang was together with Director He. Han Yu quickly said, "Here’s the situation, I just got a call from Director Shi of the Four Factory Police Station. He said that the mole has been found, it’s an official from the Linghai Education Bureau. The official confessed that a certain Mr. Chai, a teacher in charge of admissions, approached him to provide lists of junior and senior high school graduates, mainly those with average grades.

The fake schools use the lists to send out admission letters, and for each student recruited, they give him a hundred yuan in kickbacks. He started supplying student lists last year and has referred thirty-four students so far, making a total of three thousand four hundred yuan in kickbacks."

Political Commissioner Jiang pressed the speakerphone button and asked with a chuckle, "What’s the plan at Linghai Police Bureau?"

"Director Zhou of the Linghai Police Bureau is determined. A few days ago, they requested assistance from police departments in brother districts and counties to lay the groundwork. As of noon today, they’ve preliminarily tallied at least one hundred twenty-six students who’ve been scammed in Binjiang, with more than a dozen students scammed in Zhuangming as well.

Linghai Police Bureau has already drawn forces from the Criminal Investigation Team, Security Team, and several police stations to form a Special Task Force, working in conjunction with Zhuangming Police Department to investigate and collect evidence. Director Shi is making even more progress – following the mole’s leads, he rushed to Salt Sea and arrested that admissions teacher surnamed Chai."

Joining forces with Zhuangming County Police Department amounted to cooperation between police organs of two provinces and cities!

Director He was not acquainted with Zhou Hui, the director of Linghai Police Bureau, but he was very aware that for Linghai Police Bureau to make such a big decision and collaborate with Zhuangming County Police Department meant that the case was solvable and could indeed achieve unexpectedly significant results. He leaned forward and asked, "Have arrests started?"

"Reporting to Director He, yes, the arrests have been made, just at noon."

"How were the arrests made, under what charges?"

"Suspected of fraud."

Han Yu glanced at the phone call record made ten minutes ago, excitedly saying, "The admissions teacher not only is from Gaozhou but also an employee of that fraud school, responsible for recruiting students from places like Binjiang and Salt Sea, specifically targeting officials from various district and county education bureaus.

Director Shi is currently interrogating on-site, with Mr. Chai confessing that their school’s paperwork isn’t complete and they aren’t qualified to offer junior college or college education; the diplomas they issue for junior college and college aren’t recognized by the country. As for short-term training and arranging employment, it’s all a scam – the school was established purely to make money, or more precisely, to scam money."

Director He pressed further: "What are your plans going forward?"

"Joint action by the three parties, organizing police forces to go to East Guang, and when the timing is right, we’ll close in."

"Our sub-bureau also needs to send people?"

"Director He, Director Zhou asked me to report to you and the Political Commissioner, if possible, it would be best to arrange for four more police officers to join the joint Special Task Force."

"Joint collaboration is fine, but which bureau will primarily be responsible for the investigation?"

"Of course, it’s the Linghai Police Bureau; they’ve put in the most police effort and have done a lot of preliminary work."

"What about the distribution of rewards if there are any successful results?"

"It’s split forty-forty-twenty, with Linghai Police Bureau and Zhuangming Police Department each getting forty percent, and we get twenty percent."

"That ratio is too low; since it’s a joint investigation by three parties, it should be an equal split among all three."

"But they’ve conducted a great deal of preliminary work, and all the preliminary expenses were paid by them."

The chief concerned himself so greatly with the distribution of rewards, which gave Han Yu a reminder, and he said with significant implication, "Director He, I’m counting on the fines and confiscated proceeds to build a new ship. Director Zhou’s proposed distribution ratio is a bit low, I’ll give him another call to negotiate."

You’re counting on the fines and confiscated proceeds to build a new ship, what do you mean by that...

Director He was stunned for a moment, and Political Commissioner Jiang suddenly felt like laughing, quickly covering his mouth.

Almost every leader’s eyes light up at the sight of money.

Han Yu wouldn’t give the bureau leader a chance to renege. Striking while the iron was hot, he said, "Director He, didn’t you grant me preferential policies? I assure you, you won’t be disappointed. Even if I have to pawn everything, I’ll have our sub-bureau’s Law Enforcement Rescue Boat built within ten years!"