Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 80 - 73: Both Work and Fight

Chapter 80: Chapter 73: Both Work and Fight

They had been out for three days, but Han Yu felt like it had been much longer.

As soon as the passenger ship docked at the pier, he heard someone shouting "Salted Fish" below. Squeezing to the side of the ship, he saw Director Xu and Uncle Qian were actually there, waiting on the Floating Pier.

"Director Xu, Uncle Qian, I’m here!" It felt good to have someone to meet him; Han Yu joyfully waved to them.

"I see you, no rush. There are many passengers disembarking, watch your step."

"Okay."

There were too many people on the pier; it was not a place for conversation.

Han Yu bid farewell to Shao Lei, making sure that Sister Liu was received by the police from Bailong Port Police Station, not wanting to obstruct the already narrow floating bridge, and quickly followed Director Xu and Uncle Qian ashore.

Xu Sanye stuffed a carton containing a recorder into the backseat of the jeep, then turned and grabbed him: "Don’t move, let me take a look."

"It’s nothing, just my left eye a bit hard to open, doesn’t even hurt if not touched."

"Can you see when you open it?"

"Yes."

"Turn around, let me see your neck."

"Okay."

There were seven scratch marks on his neck, but the wounds had already scabbed over.

Xu Sanye confirmed these were just superficial injuries, looked up and said, "Old Qian, don’t put soy sauce in the dishes these next few days."

"I know." Uncle Qian was heartbroken to see the good kid beaten up like this.

Han Yu quickly said, "Director Xu, I’m really fine."

"Even though it’s nothing serious, we need to learn from this. This was an unarmed suspect, but what if the suspect had a dagger?"

Xu Sanye walked around the front of the car, opened the door and got into the driver’s seat: "Tomorrow morning come with me to help Minister Lei send the new soldiers, and by the way, we’ll pick up Liang Xiaoyu from the firefighting team. It’s never too late to mend, starting from tomorrow, I’ll organize physical training for you all."

He had been beaten and lost his man.

Han Yu knew he wouldn’t be happy, grimacing as he asked, "What kind of training?"

"Five kilometers every morning and evening, running to and from Four Factory Police Station. Sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups too, a hundred each every day."

"That much!"

"What’s this? This is just an appetizer. Only by sweating more in peace can we bleed less in war."

Han Yu was caught between laughter and tears, as Xu Sanye, holding the steering wheel, added, "Even if you weren’t injured, I’d still organize this training. It’s different on water than on land, people on water tend to be fierce and confrontational, especially criminals who dare to violently resist the law. If we don’t have solid military qualities, how can we enforce the law on the Yangtze River?"

Indeed, water and land were different.

Han Yu had once witnessed a license-less cement outboard boat that, fearing a check by the Navigation Administration, tried to crash into their law enforcement boat.

After the law enforcement boat dodged, the people on the cement boat poked the officers with bamboo poles.

Despite risking their lives, two officers barely managed to board their boat, and they even pushed the first officer who jumped onto their boat into the river...

Xu Sanye, unaware of his thoughts, emphasized, "We now have the equipment; next, we need to organize professional training and strengthen military exercises to quickly build up combat capability."

Han Yu, curious, asked, "Director Xu, what kind of professional training?"

"Training in ship and navigation safety. You and Captain Wang are the teachers in this area, like organizing navigation in formation 001 and 002, towing and being towed, emergency anchoring training.

And like how to handle sudden situations during navigation such as main engine or rudder failure, fire in the Anchor Chain Room, hull breach leading to flooding, or man overboard."

Xu Sanye had been doing his homework during this period, and even phoned a naval officer classmate for advice. He looked back at Han Yu, spiritedly saying:

"I’ll handle the military training, like how to board another ship, climbing rope ladders, boarding and control operations, etc. We not only have to work on the river but also fight on it."

Boarding another ship was like risking life!

If it failed, one faced the danger of falling into the water or even being crushed to death between the two ships.

It was slightly better in calm weather, but in bad weather with high winds and big waves, the ship could sway by twenty or thirty degrees.

And sometimes the difference in height between the two ships could reach three to four meters, making the boarding not only difficult but also dangerous.

Han Yu realized that after entering the Yangtze River, it was not as simple as standing on the ship using a loudspeaker.

He looked up and said, "Director Xu, Shao Lei from the Qing Shen onboard police team said, when the East Sea Shipping Police Bureau patrols the river, they all wear steel helmets and carry 56 Assault Rifles."

"Armed patrols, that’s worth learning from."

"Do we have assault rifles?"

"The station doesn’t, but the bureau does. Let’s go to the bureau later to get a few; the river situation is too complicated, we must be armed to the teeth!"

Han Yu didn’t expect him to be serious, couldn’t help asking, "Assault rifles aren’t pistols, where do we store them when we get them back?"

Xu Sanye, without hesitation, said, "It’s easy at the station, I’ll handle getting a big safe. As for the ships, you rest well in the morning, and in the afternoon go to the shipyard to find Manager Wu, let him use a thicker steel plate to weld a sturdy gun cabinet in the crew cabin of 001."

This was gearing up for war!

But then again, working under him always felt like being ready to charge into battle at any moment.

Bailong Port Passenger Pier was very close to Yanjiang Police Station, he was still talking when the car had already driven into the station.

Perhaps having no family on land, returning to the unit, Han Yu felt as settled as if he were back home.

Li Weiguo came out to greet him, smiling as he said, "Salted Fish, you’re finally back. Seeing you daily I didn’t feel much, but these days you were gone, the station felt really empty."

Old Qian deeply agreed, hopping out of the jeep, picking up the recorder, and laughing, "Really, with the two kids not home, even meals felt lonely."

"Well, here I am back, and Liang Xiaoyu will be back tomorrow too."

Xu Sanye laughed heartily, pointing to the reception room: "Salted Fish, did you buy any cassette tapes? If you have some, play them for us to listen."

"I bought them, several boxes." Han Yu hastily took down his travel bag, walked into the reception room, and took out the tapes one by one.

"So many, let’s play Dong Wenhua’s first!"

"There’s also Huangmei opera, I like this one."

"Salted Fish, what kind of tape is this?"

"This one is blank."

Han Yu opened the cardboard box, carefully took out the recorder, plugged it in, and started explaining the two slots.

"If you want to listen to a song and we don’t have the tape, you can borrow someone else’s tape, put it in this slot, and record it onto a blank tape in this slot."

Xu Sanye liked it more and more, smiled with his teeth showing, and asked, "After recording, if you play it, does it sound the same as the original tape?"

"The same, I tried it when I was buying it."

"Can it be connected to an amplifier?"

"Yes, the port is right here."

"Salted Fish, what is this for?"

"This is the button for the radio, it can play tapes as well as tune into radio stations."

"How much did it cost?"

Han Yu took out the invoice: "Including the tapes, a total of one thousand two hundred and forty-two."

Xu Sanye took the invoice, looked at it, and said with his head raised, "It’s over."

"Sanyo’s are a bit cheaper, but they have better quality than Yanwu’s. I thought if we’re buying, we might as well get good quality, so I covered the extra forty-two yuan."

"Get reimbursed from Director Zhang later, if he doesn’t cover the forty-two yuan, the station will cover it for you."

"Thank you, Director Xu."

"What are you thanking for, it’s part of the station’s business."

Xu Sanye watched the cassette constantly spinning, listening to "Blood-stained Glory," and smiled, "People on the ship can’t listen to the broadcast like those onshore. Our riverside base isn’t far from the mooring site.

I’ll find an amplifier later, and also get two tweeters, install them on top of the Dunship, facing the anchorage, and broadcast the Central People’s Broadcasting Station’s news, play songs, weather forecasts, and some navigation safety messages every morning and evening. We can also use the broadcast to notify any issues."

This is like setting up a broadcast station by the river.

Upon realizing that once he goes there, he would be involved in everything, Han Yu couldn’t help but smile, "That would mean we need a Radiotelegraphist."

"You will be the Radiotelegraphist; once the radio system is set up, you will have to decode daily reports from the Binjiang Port station."

Xu Sanye patted his shoulder, very seriously and solemnly said, "Large ships with radios and Radiotelegraphists can receive the information, but small boats without them can’t. There’s no way around that, but since we have the means, we might as well notify them via the broadcast."

This is a matter of port supervision...

But thinking that it was just a small effort, and remembering that his parents, brother, and old neighbors from the shipping company all sailed by boat, if they passed through Bailong Port Waters, they could listen to the broadcast and sail more safely, Han Yu agreed without hesitation.

After chatting with them for a while, listening to a few songs, he took the travel bag upstairs.

He was about to take the dirty clothes out to wash, when he found the binoculars still in the bag, having forgotten to return them to Sister Liu at the Binjiang Port Authority station.

Han Yu hurried downstairs, intending to deliver the binoculars to the Bailong Port Police Station.

As soon as Xu Sanye saw the good-quality binoculars, his eyes lit up, and he hung them around his neck, walking to the door, raising them to look here and there, completely infatuated.

"Director Xu, they asked me to look after this."

"I know."

Xu Sanye put down the binoculars, grinned, and said, "Since they forgot to ask for it back, let’s help them keep it for a few more days."

One should be faithful to a trust.

Concerned that Sister Liu couldn’t report back properly, Han Yu reminded, "The binoculars were borrowed from the port’s control room by Director Zhang."

The Dunship was being painted for the first time today; in no more than half a month, it would be towed to the riverside.

Next was law enforcement on the river. It wouldn’t be convenient without a pair of binoculars, and such high-quality ones might not be available even with money.

Xu Sanye had made up his mind to "keep it safe," and casually said, "Don’t worry about it, I’ll call Old Zhang and talk to him."

"This doesn’t seem right."

"It’s just a pair of binoculars, what’s inappropriate about it?"

Xu Sanye carefully screwed on the lens cap and turned to look at Han Yu’s swollen and blackened eyes, "I remember Huang Jiangsheng has a pair of sunglasses, he should be at the sluice gate grinding rice now. Go find him and borrow the sunglasses to wear for a few days."

In his current state, he couldn’t face people, and sunglasses could provide some cover.

With a good attitude, Han Yu rode his bicycle directly to the small sluice.

Huang Jiangsheng was startled at his bruised face; the case was being investigated, and Han Yu couldn’t say much. After borrowing sunglasses, he headed straight for the shipyard.

Captain Wang had known about his injury since early morning, looked at his eyes, and started discussing official matters.

"The inspectors will come next Friday. All the documents are ready; Master Zhou has checked them and checked again, there’s nothing to worry about. The sailing trial is not an issue; mainly, where to do the towing test."

"Is there an inspection plan?"

"Yes, on 001."

"I’ll go up and have a look."

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