"Isn't it him who's daring enough not to show you respect?"

"He sure is daring, all the veteran comrades in the office follow his lead. When he was seconded to the Water Police Station, no one could touch Yanjiang Police Station's funds without his approval."

Zhou Huixin chuckled and continued, "Later on, when Yanjiang Police Station was dissolved, the original team was merged into Four Factory Police Station, and Salted Fish returned from the Water Police Station to become the squad leader of the Four Factory Police Station Water Police Team. The then Four Factory Police Station chief, Shi Shengyong, was dirt poor, but he still couldn't even think about using the Water Police Team's money."

Wang Changjiang asked puzzledly, "Political Commissioner, was Haoran's father deceased by then?"

"Yes, he passed away."

"His mentor wasn't around anymore, what were you afraid of? You were the chief!"

"Do you know how many apprentices his mentor had, and how many mentors he has?"

"What do you mean?"

"Yu Xiangqian, the Vice Mayor and Police Chief of Yungang City, and Zhang Junyan, the Changhang Jiangcheng Branch Director, were groomed by his mentor. The Water Police Station was established with their full support, and back then, both the Police Chief and Political Commissioner were 'promoted' by his mentor."

With a slight smile, Zhou Huixin continued, "As for Salted Fish, he wasn't just trained by his mentor but also by leaders like Director Zeng, Director Zhu, and other units from Customs and Port Supervision Bureau. Even county leaders have to show him respect. What am I, a mere Police Chief, dare to disrespect him?"

Seeing Wang Changjiang's astonished expression, Zhou Huixin laughed again, "Director Zhu from the Maritime Bureau is both his lover's mentor and their matchmaker, and Director Zhu is also Mayor Qin's lover. Mayor Qin wasn't the Vice Mayor back then, but was the City Planning Commission Director, but even the Commission Director couldn't afford to offend him."

Wang Changjiang finally understood what "local tyrant" meant, remarking, "Salted Fish has such strong connections!"

"Having connections is just one aspect."

Zhou Huixin took a deep breath and lamented, "The things he's done in the past are beyond imagination. When dealing with a ship fire on the Yangtze River, he found a foreign vessel suspiciously behaving as if it entered without permission. He used high-pressure water cannons directly when verbal warnings were ignored...

When he and his lover were returning to Linghai, they encountered a bunch of juvenile delinquents blocking the road for robbery. He subdued them all, tied them up like a string, and paraded them through Linghai, coincidentally during Linghai's bid to create a sanitary city. The evaluation team saw it, and single-handedly he ruined Linghai's first sanitation campaign.

A Port Authority staff's child was scammed into attending a fraudulent school in East Guang. He chased them down to East Guang, demanding the school refund the fees and compensate for losses. The school's head was oblivious, causing a huge uproar until the local City Committee and Municipal Government stepped in to resolve it.

Just last year, the Wujiang Local Maritime Office was charging arbitrary fees. He issued them a final warning to arrest people. Once they realized whom they were dealing with, they sought help from Linghai city leaders to smooth things over, returning the improperly charged fines to our Binjiang Shipping Company and individual transports without missing a dime."

With so many leaders backing him, of course he's daring enough to go all out!

Wang Changjiang pondered for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Political Commissioner, you were Salted Fish's old leader, knowing how tough he was, yet you and Director Ma had our Investigation Department compete with theirs earlier this year. I was new, and our department's investigators were all landlubbers. How could we compete with him?"

"That's not fair. You instigated this matter initially, you were treating them like seamen, continuously asserting our investigators shouldn't be inferior to them. With such heightened enthusiasm, Ma and I of course had to support and encourage you, hahahaha."

"Political Commissioner, you were just trying to mock us!"

"Nobody would mock you, besides, it's not too late to understand this now."

Having gone through so much, Wang Changjiang no longer dared to compete with Salted Fish, and remarked emotionally, "Political Commissioner, I feel Salted Fish serving as a department head in our bureau is a waste of talent."

Zhou Huixin nodded, gently sighed, "Indeed, transferring him here was just a temporary measure."

Vice Director Gu asked softly, "Political Commissioner, are you saying Salted Fish won't stay long in our bureau?"

"How many years can Wang Wenhong keep going? When Wang Wenhong eventually steps down, the City Bureau will surely transfer Salted Fish back. Water police operations aren't the same as land police operations; not everyone can effectively be the Water Police Station chief."

Zhou Huixin pondered for a moment before adding, "Recently, during dinner with Director Qi from Changhang Bureau, he mentioned the leadership from Changhang Bureau and Changhang Police Bureau inquiring about Salted Fish, contemplating bringing him back."

"Bring him back?"

"They always consider Salted Fish one of theirs."

"Director Zeng and Director Ma certainly won't let Salted Fish go, even if they agree, Chief Xu and Director Hu won't consent."

"Old Gu, Salted Fish's situation is not as simple as you think. You should know he was nurtured by several parties together. When he went to East Sea to learn sailing, it was arranged by Changhang Police Bureau. If they truly wish to bring him back, and Salted Fish is willing to go, we can only release him."