Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 370 - 262 "Incognito Visit

The early morning in Bali Gou was as dim as evening. Standing in a shack with sewage flowing all around and looking west, the three-story office building of the mining area was faintly visible through the haze.

Two miners squatted at the door of the diagonally opposite shack, eating noodles from large bowls.

The two devoured their noodles with garlic, eating heartily, as the foreman with a safety helmet approached them.

"Old Si, where’s Southern Barbarian?"

"Who knows which corner he’s hiding in."

Just as the short miner finished speaking, a miner, dark as a black man, came out and asked, "Captain Yang, were you looking for me?"

The foreman asked unhappily, "It’s almost time to start working, why aren’t you eating your meal?"

The swarthy miner turned and looked back, explaining, "I don’t eat noodles, I was cooking inside."

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Shi Shengyong and Li Shichang followed the police from Bali Gou Mine Police Station led by Old Hu early before dawn. They peeked through the gaps in the shack’s small window curtain, secretly observing the miners from other places.

Old Hu asked in a low voice in Mandarin, "Director Shi, is it him?"

"It should be, based on the accent."

Shi Shengyong took out a photo to compare again. However, the photo in his hand was taken twelve years ago by Xu Chunhua. The miner opposite had a scruffy beard and messy hair, and his body and skin were dirty and blackened, appearing nothing like the same person.

Old Hu looked out cautiously and whispered, "He’s the only one here from the south."

The Shadi accent from Linghai is too distinctive. Appearance can change but the accent is hard to alter.

Shi Shengyong no longer hesitated, put away the photo, and said, "Whether it is or not, we’ll know if we ask."

"Okay!"

Old Hu walked over and opened the door, and Li Shichang instinctively pulled out his gun.

Shi Shengyong strode briskly out of the cramped shack, crossed the sewage-flooded path, staring at the swarthy miner who was talking to the foreman, and shouted, "Xu Chunhua!"

The swarthy miner trembled slightly, frightened to the extent that he could not even hold his bowl steady. A clattering sound was heard as the bowl fell and shattered, and the just-served congee splattered everywhere, releasing white steam.

Others were just surprised, not reacting so intensely.

Only he was terrified out of his wits, clearly not the wrong person.

Li Shichang, overwhelmed with joy, rushed up and grabbed the swarthy miner by the shoulder, pressing the gun against the miner’s forehead, "Don’t move, we are the police!"

The miner stumbled and was pushed against the wall.

Shi Shengyong quickly grabbed the miner’s left arm, sternly asked in his native language, "Do you know where we came from, do you know why we’re arresting you?" frёeωebɳovel.com

The miner recuperated, facing two sudden intruders with fear and palpitations.

"Lift your head up, look at me!"

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The miner’s lips trembled and he was momentarily unable to speak.

A person’s appearance can change significantly, but the basic outlines may not change much.

From afar, it wasn’t clear.

Now face to face, Shi Shengyong was almost certain that this miner was Xu Chunhua. With Old Hu’s help from the mine station, they handcuffed Xu Chunhua and pursued him relentlessly, "Answer the question, don’t play dumb."

Xu Chunhua, scared and sweating, trembled, "I know."

"What do you know?"

"I knew you came to arrest me."

"Do you know where we came from to arrest you?"

"From home."

"Where is home?"

"Linghai."

"Linghai is big, where in Linghai?"

"Four Factory."

"Do you know why we came so far to arrest you?"

"I know, I... I... I stole stuff."

"What’s your name?"

"Xu Chunhua."

After nine days out and visiting five mine shafts, they finally caught him!

Shi Shengyong finally relaxed, thinking when he took this bastard back to the mine police station for questioning, he could then escort him back to Linghai.

Meanwhile, Han Yu was sitting in the office at the grain and oil warehouse, answering a call while taking notes.

Considering Luo Wenjiang was carrying a walkie-talkie could expose his identity, he requisitioned Zhang Erxiao’s cell phone yesterday. The call he was currently answering was from Luo Wenjiang using that "cell phone."

"Yesterday at four thirty-two PM, Huang Yueping went to visit Feng Biguo, stayed at his home for forty-six minutes, then went to building 12 to find Qian Youwei; at six fourteen PM, both went to building 8 to find Zhou Jianmin.

At 6:38 PM, Zhu Liangui also went to Zhou Jianmin’s house. The three of them had dinner at Zhou Jianmin’s place, played mahjong after dinner, and didn’t disperse until 11:30 PM."

"Huang Yueping went to Feng Biguo’s house!"

"He did, I don’t know what they talked about, but Feng Biguo looked very panicked. He just contacted Gu Datou, asking Gu Datou to take him to Bailong Port later, saying he needed to go to East Sea to visit relatives. Captain Yu, Brother Ma asked if we should follow him, and if so, we should go to East Sea too."

This is a new situation.

Han Yu didn’t rush to make a decision, and continued to ask, "What is Huang Yueping doing now?"

"He’s at home sleeping, hasn’t gotten up yet."

"What about Zhou Jianmin, Zhu Liangui, and Qian Youwei?"

"Zhou Jianmin and Zhu Liangui didn’t leave their homes; Qian Youwei is currently having breakfast with his kids at an early morning diner in a back street."

"What about the others?"

"Gu Datou subtly inquired. Liu Minghua, Zhao Jianmin, and others, some went to work in Shenzhen, some went to East Sea, and some to Binjiang. Of the Economic Police from before, only seven are still left at Four Factory."

"Other than the four just mentioned, what are the other three doing?"

Luo Wenjiang flipped through his notebook and said, "Dai Qigen is learning to drive at the driving school of the Transportation Bureau. It is said he plans to buy a truck and go into transportation; Zhang Ping is doing the best, he went to a privately owned small textile factory to become the deputy factory manager. The owner of that small textile factory was formerly a workshop director at Four Factory.

Fang Hanguo, with his brother’s help, took over a storefront on Front Street and opened a business dealing in knitting and weaving machine parts. Last night, he invited a few people from the procurement department of Four Factory for dinner, and after dinner, they went and sang karaoke for two hours."

"Thank you for your hard work."

"It’s not hard, the current issue is Feng Biguo. Brother Ma is asking what to do."

The police organization emphasizes swift investigation and resolution.

Moreover, the bureau has only allocated so much funding, and our police force is equally strained.

Han Yu weighed the options and said pensively, "Send him to Bailong Port, I’ll handle the rest."

Luo Wenjiang couldn’t help but ask, "Captain Yu, are you planning on making an arrest?"

"How can we arrest without evidence? But we can summon for questioning."

"Alright, I’ll go tell Brother Ma."

Han Yu hung up the phone, put away his notebook, walked out of the office, and greeted Zhang Erxiao. He then rode his bicycle straight to Bailong Port Passenger Pier.

While he was busy arranging things, a convoy comprised of a police car and two civilian cars bearing police license plates was en route to Bailong Port.

Just a few days ago, Director Chen had met with old cadres to survey the branches of City Police Department, and the district and county police departments of Chonggang, Port District, development zone, and Changzhou.

According to the prior itinerary, today they planned to survey the Linghai Police Bureau.

The office had notified this two days ago, and the leaders of Linghai Municipal Committee and Linghai Police Bureau were waiting. In theory, they should have gone directly to the Linghai City District. However, no sooner had the convoy left the urban area than Director Chen instructed to adjust the route to go to Bailong Port via the riverside road first.

The accompanying Deputy Director Shen from the office found it strange, looked back at the Passat where Director Chen sat, and couldn’t help asking, "Director Dong, what is Director Chen doing going to Bailong Port? There used to be a Yanjiang Police Station in Bailong Port, but now there’s only a station from Changhang Bureau there. There doesn’t seem to be anything worth inspecting."

Director Dong guessed the reason and whispered, "There was nothing before, but there is now."

"What is there now?"

"Something worth inspecting."

"What is it?"

"Changhang Bureau has applied to the Port Authority for funds to crack down on crime, and applying to the Port Authority is akin to applying to the city. The city thinks that instead of funds, Changhang Bureau needs more water law enforcement and firefighting vessels. They plan to transfer one dunship and one law enforcement rescue boat from Linghai Police Bureau to Changhang Bureau."

"What does that have to do with our City Police Department?"

"It’s said those two boats are worth several hundred thousand. The city government having Linghai Police Bureau transfer the boats to Changhang Bureau certainly will provide some compensation to Linghai Police Bureau. The city wouldn’t provide funds directly to Linghai Police Bureau, but rather allocate them to our City Bureau, which would then transfer them to Linghai. However, Yang Zhengguo is reluctant to transfer them."

The transaction worth hundreds of thousands certainly warranted Director Chen making a trip, especially with the tight funding at the City Department.

Deputy Director Shen realized this and couldn’t help but smile as he asked, "Yang Zhengguo is reluctant to transfer because he’s worried about not getting the money, correct?"

"Probably."

Director Dong looked in the rearview mirror, a bit awkwardly adding, "Now there’s a new situation. The Provincial Department somehow heard about the Law Enforcement Rescue Boat of Linghai Police Bureau. Three months ago, it intercepted a foreign freighter that had entered Yangtze River without permission from Port Supervision, Customs, and border control. They even used a high-pressure water cannon to smash the boat’s cockpit glass, injuring a foreign crew member."

Deputy Director Shen, hearing this for the first time, asked in amazement, "Will there be accountability?"

"The vessel not only ensured the safety of water traffic but also upheld national sovereignty. What accountability is there to pursue?"

"So, the Provincial Department wants to commend?"

"Yes, they’re having us hurry the documentation. But this matter involves both the Water Police Station and Linghai Police, to whom exactly this achievement belongs, I really can’t be sure. I can only ask Director Chen."

"What does the Water Police Station have to do with it?"

"When they intercepted the vessel, the Law Enforcement Rescue Boat was in Yingchuan Port, under the command of Yingchuan Port Squadron of Water Police Station, simultaneously assisting the Water Rescue Center of Port Supervision Bureau in firefighting and rescue."

Feeling tired from waking up early, Director Dong yawned before continuing, "But the Water Police Captain is a police officer from Linghai Police Bureau, who was just temporarily stationed at the Water Police Station. The Law Enforcement Rescue Boat belongs to Linghai Police Bureau, and the personnel were from Linghai Police Bureau too. You see, this situation is quite troublesome."

"What did Director Chen say?"

"Director Chen said to first check it out."

"I understand." Deputy Director Shen nodded and then asked, "Should we notify Linghai Police Bureau?"

Director Dong again looked in the rearview mirror and pondered, "Director Chen didn’t instruct to notify, so let’s not notify; otherwise, it would be like leaking information."

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