Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 96 - 88 Joint Operation, Affiliation

Chapter 96: Chapter 88 Joint Operation, Affiliation

As they approached the ship lock, Director Dong and Han Xiangning suddenly discovered an air of tension enveloping the area.

Thick smoke was billowing from the lock chamber, and the loudspeakers of the ship lock management office were sounding the alarm, while warning lights kept flashing on the lock gate.

A worker wearing a safety helmet and a gas mask stood by the slowly opening lock gate, commanding the named vessels to prepare to exit the lock with a megaphone, evacuating the ships inside along with the vessel numbered 002 that had just arrived outside the lock.

The task for 001 right now was not firefighting, but preventing the spread of the fire.

Under the command of Xu Sanye, Han Yu, Liang Xiaoyu, and Zhu Baogen operated water cannons and hoses to create an "artificial rainfall" at the exit of the ship lock.

Those who participated in the firefighting exercise could pass through the lock without paying the lock fee.

Cargo ships loaded with goods that were not afraid of rain volunteered to participate in the firefighting exercise. The ship owners and crew, wearing raincoats and rain boots, covered their mouths and noses with damp towels, braving the "torrential downpour" to slowly drive the ships out under the direction of the ship lock staff and ship number 002.

Upon receiving the order, Captain Wang slowly maneuvered 001 into the ship lock, where he saw flames and thick smoke coming from a small steel buoy boat.

The water levels of the Yangtze River and Bailong River would never be the same, so the ship lock could only open one gate at any time.

With the north side gate open, the ships on the north side of the fire could exit, but the five cargo ships stuck next to the south gate could not move, trapped by the raging fire.

To prevent the spread of the fire, the ship lock staff on the shore were using hoses to create an "artificial rainfall" for them.

slowly approached the fire point from the left side of the lock chamber, and quickly extinguished the large fire.

To ensure that the "fire-stricken vessel" would not reignite, the high-pressure water cannon stopped spraying, but the water hoses were still in operation.

Captain Wang confirmed that Liang Xiaoyu and Zhu Baogen had tied the ropes to the buoy boat, promptly reversed the boat, and continued to spray water while towing the "fire-stricken vessel" out of the ship lock.

Watching the trapped cargo ships being guided out of the ship lock one after another by the ship lock staff, Director Dong remarked thoughtfully, "Simulating a fire on the vessel inside the lock chamber is a good setup for the fire point."

Old Zhang never expected him to know the ropes and couldn’t help but laugh, "The space in the lock chamber is enclosed, and once a fire breaks out on a ship, the other ships in the lock chamber simply cannot avoid it. If the fire is big and can’t be extinguished by the lock’s firefighting hose, the first thing to consider is to prevent the spread of the fire and to evacuate other vessels as quickly as possible."

"Uncle Zhang, have you guys practiced this before?"

"No, this is the first time."

"The first time?"

"Really the first time, but we have researched the plan."

Having equipment doesn’t equal combat effectiveness. Director Dong hadn’t expected their professionalism, and he asked out of curiosity, "Did you invite professional firefighters for guidance?"

"No, we didn’t."

Old Zhang raised his arm, pointing outside and explaining, "However, Director Xu has learned from the fire brigade and also arranged for Liang Xiaoyu, the tall kid, to train with the fire department for twenty-eight days."

Han Xiangning couldn’t help but ask, "Uncle Zhang, are you guys actually a police station or a fire brigade?"

As the future deputy director of the Yanjiang Police Station, Uncle Zhang was proud of aligning with Xu Sanye’s vision for the station, and he said with pride, "Of course, we’re a police station, but our Yanjiang Police Station is different from others. To maintain good public security and ensure safety in water transportation, we must be all-rounders in five areas."

"Which five areas?"

"Management of the population on the water, combatting illegal activities and crime, firefighting and rescue, disaster relief, and assisting other departments in law enforcement."

"Aren’t firefighting and rescue and disaster relief the same thing?"

"Of course not. The disaster relief I’m talking about refers to natural disasters such as typhoons and floods. Typhoons blow every year. The Port Supervision Bureau mainly rescues vessels in distress, while we not only save people on the river but also the people on shore."

Uncle Zhang paused for a moment, then added, "Every year when a typhoon hits, the ferry services are suspended, telephone lines are down, and we lose contact with Longyong Town on the opposite side of the river. Nobody knows the situation on the island; that’s when we come into play."

Linghai is not Dongqi; it’s rare for a typhoon to make landfall directly, but it’s affected by every typhoon, and almost every year there are economic losses and even casualties due to typhoons.

Director Dong realized they were not just an ordinary police station, and nodded slightly.

He and Han Xiangning initially thought the firefighting exercise was over and that they would proceed to do a towing force test, only to find out upon exiting the lock that it was just the beginning.

A fire point was set up at the riverside gas station. The station staff, just like the ship lock management office, were fully deployed to join force with 001 to extinguish the large fire; then came Bailong Port Passenger Pier.

The fire points were scientifically set up, and everything was close to actual combat!

It’s worth mentioning that there was always someone taking photos on shore.

By the time the exercise reached Bailong Port Passenger Pier, the number of photographers had increased from one at the lock to three, and impressively, a familiar face was smiling and greeting them.

"Staff Xiao, what brings you here!"

"There’s a firefighting exercise going on here; of course I had to come."

The Port Authority is definitely the unit that interacts with the Port Supervision Bureau the most. After greeting Director Dong, Staff Xiao from the Port Authority’s publicity department yelled to Han Yu, who was in the process of removing his firefighting gear, "Salted Fish, come over."

"Good to see you, Staff Xiao." Han Yu handed his wet firefighting gear to Liang Xiaoyu and climbed onto the dunship at the passenger pier.

"Let me see your eyes."

"They’ve healed a long time ago."

"What about your neck?"

"The neck has also pretty much healed."

Han Xiangning didn’t expect his junior brother to know someone from the Port Authority’s publicity department and walked over to ask, "What happened?"

Han Yu said with an embarrassed face, "Didn’t I tell you in the morning that I went to East Sea for a case before? I got some minor injuries that time, but they’re all healed now."