Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 76 - 71 Salted Fish Disfigured, You Help Him Find a Match

Chapter 76: Chapter 71 Salted Fish Disfigured, You Help Him Find a Match

Eleven o’clock at night, Yanjiang Police Station.

Xu Sanye isn’t on duty tonight, waiting in the station for news from East Sea.

Li Weiguo is on duty tonight, originally planning to invite Captain Wang and Old Qian to form a group, play cards while waiting for news, but ultimately abandoned the idea and simply joined Xu Sanye in sorting through letters from the public.

The reason for not playing cards is not out of concern for looking bad, but mainly considering Xu Sanye’s card-playing temperament.

He has good luck; when he gets good cards, there’s no problem.

When he has bad luck, he always blames his partner.

Talking about his moral character, opinions are mixed.

But speaking of card-playing temperament, everyone’s evaluation is surprisingly unanimous—terribly poor!

Li Weiguo was grumbling internally about someone who can’t withstand losing even eighty points—who would want to play with you?

Xu Sanye put down the letter, picked up the phone to listen, confirmed the line was fine, and said with furrowed brows, "Six Indians took the 8:45 flight to Hong Kong, they should have been caught by now, how come there’s still no news."

"You said Salted Fish and Zhang Junyan were responsible for the three domestic suspects, maybe the timing wasn’t right, their group haven’t made a move yet."

"That’s possible."

While they were talking, the phone finally rang.

Li Weiguo, wide awake, put down the letter and pointed at the speakerphone.

Xu Sanye reacted quickly, picked up the phone, pressed the speaker button, and heard Zhang Junyan on the phone saying, "Director Xu, sorry for making you wait, I just finished a meeting."

"You were supposed to catch people, not attend meetings, what exactly happened, was the operation successful, were the suspects caught?"

"I just attended an analysis meeting of the case, the operation was very successful, six Indian seamen, three domestic suspects, and eight individuals privately exchanging currency with the suspects were all caught.

Thirty-six thousand eight hundred RMB and twenty-nine thousand four hundred US dollars were seized, Director Jiang and his team are conducting overnight searches at the three suspects’ homes, and the inside mole from the Ship Agency providing information has also been exposed."

"Over three hundred thousand RMB?"

Xu Sanye was shocked, thinking he heard wrong.

Li Weiguo also didn’t expect such a great outcome, and subconsciously pulled out a cigarette.

"Ye, Zhang, and Shen, at a ratio of 1:3 to 1:5, also bought several thousand Foreign Exchange Certificates in other places. Including those exchanged at our Binjiang, they have a total of ninety thousand eight hundred certificates in hand. Their efficiency is very high; they found Indian seamen to exchange RMB to dollars at the airport, then hastened to contact people needing US dollars..."

Zhang Junyan briefly explained how the battle was won, seizing the opportunity to offer some compliments.

"Director Xu, having worked for so many years, I admire few people, but you’re definitely one of them. Not to mention anything else, just the cultivation of talent and team building, I am truly impressed!"

What does this have to do with me?

Confused, Xu Sanye asked, "Old Zhang, have you been drinking?"

Zhang Junyan quickly replied, "How could I have time to drink, I’m speaking from my heart. Salted Fish just started working a few days ago, and you’ve already trained him well. Despite his young age, he dares to stand up in emergencies, he’s really brave."

What does "stand up" mean? Li Weiguo’s face suddenly changed.

Xu Sanye also realized something was off and asked anxiously, "Old Zhang, don’t beat around the bush, what exactly happened to Salted Fish."

Zhang Junyan hesitated briefly, then cautiously said, "Salted Fish was punched in the forehead and eyes by Zhang Asheng and his neck and behind his ears were scratched by Shen Rulan.

I’ve taken him to the hospital to be checked, the doctor said there were no major issues. The wounds were treated, some anti-inflammatory medicine was given, and he’s back."

Xu Sanye was anxious, "How could this happen, was his identity exposed?"

"The people exchanging currency with the suspects aren’t just a few, like a carousel, one coming after the next. When we finally seized the chance, we hid and captured one by one. But as it went on, we ran out of manpower..."

Zhang Junyan explained how Salted Fish got injured and then anxiously said, "We didn’t want this to happen, it was just too sudden."

"You can’t even take care of a kid, what else can you do!"

"It’s my fault, I didn’t consider it thoroughly, I wasn’t well-prepared."

"What do you mean not thoroughly considered, you didn’t consider at all! There are priorities in every situation, in such a case, you should first focus on the main suspects and the money. Focusing on the wrong thing, wasn’t it like losing the melon to pick up sesame seeds!"

"You’re right in your criticism, I’ll reflect on this."

"Salted Fish got injured, what use is your reflection!"

"Director Chen said we’ll reward him well."

"Reward, reward, is this about money? If something really happened to Salted Fish, how would I explain to his parents?"

Zhang Junyan quickly replied, "I know, thankfully it wasn’t serious, I really feel guilty."

Xu Sanye and Li Weiguo exchanged glances, Xu Sanye’s face darkened as he asked, "Both his face and neck were injured, will he be disfigured?"

Zhang Junyan didn’t expect him to ask this, hurriedly replied, "His face wasn’t scratched, just some punches, the swelling will subside in a few days, he won’t be disfigured."

Listening that the injury wasn’t too severe, Xu Sanye finally relaxed, tapping the table he said, "Zhang Junyan, I’m telling you this, if Salted Fish ends up disfigured, you’ll be responsible for finding him a partner in the future!"

He thinks far ahead, truly treating Salted Fish as his own son.

Zhang Junyan couldn’t help but smile, "Director Xu, using Director Chen’s words, Salted Fish is not only your soldier but also our Port Authority’s child. We will definitely keep his future relationship matters in mind."

Zhang Junyan being able to smile indicated that Little Salted Fish was not in serious trouble.

Li Weiguo, whose heart had been hanging by a thread, finally relaxed. He struck a match to light it and helped Xu Sanye light his cigarette, then lit one for himself.

Xu Sanye was just thinking that while Little Salted Fish was not in big trouble, their issues with him weren’t over. Zhang Junyan shifted the topic, "Director Xu, although this case has been cracked, regarding how to proceed with investigations, we just had a meeting where Director Chen asked me to communicate with you."

"The toughest nut has been cracked, what could be the issue with the investigation?"

"There are, mainly two aspects."

"Which two aspects?"

"One is that we didn’t expect so many people to exchange US Dollars with the suspect. They only violated the law without committing a crime, which by regulation should be handled by the industrial and commercial departments."

It seems like the industrial and commercial bureau can manage everything, yet can hardly manage anything well.

But in this case, whether it’s concerning people who exchanged Foreign Exchange Certificates with the suspect or those who exchanged US Dollars, the police have no authority to punish. Only the foreign exchange administration and industrial and commercial departments have the authority.

If the nature of the offence involves smuggling or evasion of exchange controls, it should be handled by customs.

Xu Sanye very well understood that they could only transfer the cases they had, he asked quietly, "Transfer to the industrial and commercial department in East Sea?"

"Our colleagues in East Sea have helped us a lot, they contacted the industrial and commercial bureau, and their personnel have already come over, we can only collect evidence first, after which we will transfer the people to them."

"What about the US Dollars that eight people exchanged from the suspect?"

"People from the National Foreign Exchange Administration East Sea Branch also came, they were discussing this matter in the meeting just earlier."

Xu Sanye pressed on, "What conclusion did they come to?"

When it involves achievements and results, Zhang Junyan knew he would ask this, he smiled and answered, "The thirty-some thousand RMB that the suspect exchanged for the US Dollars is considered confiscated; we will definitely bring it back, it has nothing to do with them.

As for those eight people who exchanged currency, they will definitely face administrative penalties, the US Dollars they exchanged from the suspect will be forcefully converted to RMB as per regulations."

"What about the results?"

"As for achievements, each will calculate their own, each will write their own report."

"This arrangement is okay, what about the second aspect?"

"The second is that those six Indians were very shrewd. They didn’t engage in face-to-face cash for exchange deals directly with the three suspects but helped them to convert the Foreign Exchange Certificates to US Dollars, asking for an ’introduction fee’ of six thousand US Dollars from the three suspects."

Zhang Junyan paused and then continued, "They did not know the three suspects before, and it’s unlikely they’ll contact them after returning to their country, nor did they treat switching or back-to-back transactions as regular business.

They claimed they didn’t understand Chinese law, thinking Shen Rulan was an employee of the ship agency, claiming they were deceived."

Xu Sanye subconsciously asked, "Can’t pursue their criminal responsibility?"

"People from East Sea City Bureau also came, dealing with foreign-related cases is more experienced by them than us; based on the existing evidence, it’s very hard to pursue the criminal responsibility of those six Indian seamen."

"So, we just let them go?"

"We can’t just let them go like that, otherwise any foreigner would dare to come to our China and engage in illegal activities. Director Chen has consulted with supreme department leaders, planning to first escort them back to Binjiang. Tomorrow morning we will notify the Indian Consulate in East Sea, while meanwhile, asking the ship agency to contact the British shipowner."

"What next?"

"Wait until their superiors assign the ship agency or a lawyer to handle their bail pending trial, let them stay a few days at the Binjiang Seaman Club, then we will transfer the case to the industrial and commercial bureau, after the bureau has dealt with it, they can go back."

Xu San laughed and asked, "Let them spend all their US Dollars in their pocket before leaving?"

Zhang Junyan laughed, "If they really want to enter the detention center, we can also arrange that, besides staying at the Seaman Club counts as their personal expenses, the industrial and commercial department can only fine them according to regulations. By the way, once they leave, they are prohibited from entering China for the next five years."

"They got off cheap."

"Director Xu, this is the best solution we can think of at the moment. After all, they are foreigners and indeed do not reach the level for pursuing criminal responsibility; handling it otherwise could easily turn it into a diplomatic event."

"Which industrial and commercial bureau do you plan to involve?"

"Definitely our Binjiang’s."

Zhang Junyan smiled, adding, "The three suspects crazily developed intermediaries to help them purchase Foreign Exchange Certificates, their sources of Foreign Exchange Certificates are numerous. Director Chen just spoke with Director Li of the City Industrial and Commercial Bureau on the phone, planning to carry out a joint investigation.

We will provide clues to the industrial and commercial bureau, being a strong backing. Once further results are achieved, our industrial and commercial bureau will definitely get their portion."

Credit where credit is due, especially from an official of the Standard Department Level, definitely higher than Director Yang.

Xu Sanye felt there was nothing bad about how the Binjiang Port Police Station arranged things, immediately changing the subject:’ "Old Zhang, I don’t care how you handle it next, just want to ask you one question. Salted Fish’s identity has been exposed, and his sibling relationship with Han Ning has also been exposed.

Salted Fish is in my Yanjiang Police Station, I’m not too worried about his personal safety. But we can’t exclude the possibility of the suspects retaliating against Han Ning in the future. What plans do you have for handling this?"

"We haven’t got around to thinking of these yet, but we had previously considered the possibility of the suspects retaliating one day, even prepared all the procedures for the arrest of Little Salted Fish, the plan did not anticipate changes."

"Talking about this now is meaningless, let’s hurry up and think about how to follow up."

"Director Xu, rest assured, Little Salted Fish is our Port Authority’s child, his sister works at our Port Authority, we will surely consider their safety and will come up with a plan as soon as possible."

"Okay, I’ll wait for your message."