Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 412 - 290: The Best Student

The first week of new police officer training is military training.

During the day, they march in formation and practice their military posture; in the evening, they study regulations and orders, and sometimes there are emergency assemblies at night.

The instructor is a former member of the Armed Police Force, with a lean face and half a circle of stubble around his jaw. When he speaks, his mouth opens and closes and his beard bristles, looking fierce. His partially worn police uniform, with knees and elbows nearly white from excessive washing, is notorious in the Shipping Police School for his obsession with training.

Many students fear the instructor, but Xiao Yu does not, having experienced all this seven years ago.

The instructor notices Xiao Yu’s good military qualities and, considering that Xiao Yu is the Zone Captain, often asks him to help organize training.

Xiao Yu does not disappoint the instructor.

When explaining essentials, his speech is concise and to the point.

When demonstrating, his movements are accurate and well-placed.

From breaking down moves to performing them fluidly, his actions are crisp and sharp, with no dragging or wavering.

Practicing the military posture, legs clamped together, standing tall like a pine, sweat soaking through time and again, leaving white salt stains on the dark fabric of his back...

Throughout the day, the students’ necks, waists, and legs progress from exertion to weakness to pain. After a week, their whole bodies go from painful to numb.

Yet Xiao Yu seems unfazed and even starts to enjoy life at the police academy.

He had been worried about not being able to keep up and being laughed at, perhaps even stripped of his uniform. But after arriving, he finds no need to study physics, chemistry or mathematics, or any of those challenging cultural classes.

The theoretical part mainly involves studying Deng Xiaoping Theory and the "Three Represents" important thought, China’s political system and the operation of government institutions, as well as office document writing, and secrets and national security.

On the professional front, it’s mainly the history of the police, the basic qualities and professional ethics of the People’s Police, as well as the Constitution, criminal law, administrative law, civil law, and the basics of public security business knowledge like security management.

He had learned the grand principles during organizational activities before, and Uncle Li had taught him the law and professional knowledge years ago. They are not too difficult.

But compared to theory and professional classes, he prefers physical education, Sanda (Chinese boxing) and military combat classes.

Physical education is running, horizontal bars, etc., mainly focused on physical training.

In Sanda classes, they practice boxing, Sanda, and wrestling to train for combat.

Military combat classes focus on capturing and restraint techniques to control an opponent.

Xiao Yu excels in all of these, unbeatable among all students when it comes to running and the horizontal bar.

In Sanda and capture techniques, he is equally dominant!

Furthermore, his capturing techniques differ from what the instructor teaches; they were passed down personally by Director Xu. They contain no fancy or showy moves, each one aimed at subduing the enemy, a strike to the throat, a unique specialty of reconnaissance soldiers in field units.

The instructor realizing his moves are different, asks him to demonstrate.

First, he goes through set routines, twenty moves of Qindi Fist, with his waist and legs exerting force, eyes and hands coordinating, showing a solid foundation.

Then he demonstrates break falls, falling forward, backward, and sideways, then leaping forward into a fall, without bruising or bleeding from the elbows.

The instructor, noticing the callus on his elbows, realizes he had truly practiced before, and sees him as the perfect sparring partner.

He plays the role of the "blue team," taking turns to practice with the students.

With move names like "leg-hugging suplex," "wrist fold and leading the sheep," "crotch poke and carry throw," "crotch scoop and neck chop," their fearsome nature is apparent—throwing classmates hard, until their skin bruises and tears, their teeth clenched in frustration.

When it’s the students’ turn to throw him, with the animosity of sworn enemies, they don’t hold back, throwing with full force, seeking an eye for an eye.

Being a sparring partner is a skillful task; others would have been thrown out of joint or even broken bones, but even though Xiao Yu gets dizzy and feels pain all over without injury, he doesn’t hold grudges, and waits for his turn to throw others in repayment.

The new police officers in training consist of military transfer officials, regular onboard police from the onboard police squad, and graduates allocated to the Changhang Police System from local institutions.

The military transfer officials are all over thirty-five years old; their military qualities might have been good, but age is unforgiving, and they can’t compete with the vigorous Xiao Yu.

The same goes for the onboard police. Not to mention the graduates from local institutions.

Now everyone who sees Xiao Yu is afraid, begging for mercy at the sight of him.

The instructor likes him a lot, and the Branch Captain Instructor also thinks highly of him, considering Liang Xiaoyu to be the best performing and most outstanding student in recent years!

And now, the school’s jeep is broken, and they are calling for Xiao Yu to help fix it.

"Instructor Liu, how do you know I can fix cars?"

"You helped Xiao Lv with a repair the day before yesterday at lunchtime. Xiao Lv told me. Hurry up and fix it; Principal Miao will need it later to pick someone up from the pier."

The day before yesterday, after finishing lunch and heading back to the dormitory, he saw the driver Xiao Lv struggling to start the car and went over to help with the repair.

Realizing this, Xiao Yu quickly takes the gloves offered by Xiao Lv: "Alright, I’ll check it out first."

The instructor looks back at the office building, curiously asking, "Xiao Yu, have you learned car repair?"

"No."

"Then how do you know how to fix it?"

"We had a 212 at our station before that often broke down, and we always fixed it ourselves. Besides, I was originally in the business of piloting and repairing ships. The main and auxiliary engines of a ship are different from a car engine, but the principles are similar."

"You know how to pilot and fix ships?"

"Yes, I started learning to pilot and fix ships with Salted Fish when I was sixteen."

"Salted Fish?"

"We grew up together. He’s highly educated, graduated from technical secondary school, can fix anything, and is now the Deputy Division Commander."

This kid has no guile; he’s really simple-hearted.

He fulfills his role as Zone Captain exceptionally well, completing every task assigned by the station to the letter, and he is also very proficient in public security business. There’s really no need for someone like him to attend training.

Remembering the school leadership’s instructions, the instructor again asks with a smile, "Xiao Yu, do you have a certificate for piloting and fixing ships?"

"Yes, I have many certificates!" Xiao Yu chuckles, bending down to check the electrical system.

The instructor persists, "What kind of certificates?"

"Seaman’s Certificate, Four Small Certificates, inland river Third-level Vessel Second Officer Competence Certificate, and inland river Third-level Vessel Second Chief Engineer’s Certificate, plus Electrician, Fitter, Welder, and Firefighter Certificates. That’s right, I also have motorcycle and car driving licenses—I don’t just know how to repair them; I can drive them as well."

"You have so many certificates!"

Driver Xiao Lv was stunned, hardly believing his ears.

Xiao Yu turned around with a smile and said, "My master always said that no matter what you do, you need to have a skill. Actually, in our unit, I don’t have the most certificates."

The police system was not a factory enterprise. Why would his master want him to learn so many technical skills?

Instructor also felt it was strange and asked with a smile, "What kind of unit are you from? What were your leaders thinking allowing you to learn all this?"

"We are the ’First Post of the Yangtze River’, tasked with guarding the Yangtze River Tail and preserving the eastward flow of its spring waters. We usually crack down on illegal activities on the river and along the shoreline, and we handle firefighting and rescue when emergencies happen on the river. Every year during typhoons, we carry out disaster relief work."

Xiao Yu thought for a moment, then added with a smile, "Our unit is on boats, including a Dunship with three levels below the deck and a Law Enforcement Rescue Boat upgraded using tugboats. Understanding ship navigation and engineering is necessary, just as knowing electrical, fitter, and welder skills are essential."

Instructor pursued, "You are stationed at the Yangtze River Tail?"

"Mhmm, anything that happens on the river, they come to us. We have cooperated countless times with Port Supervision, Customs, Fishery Administration, and Coast Guard. I’m here for training. If it weren’t for the training, I would be busy assisting Port Supervision and Fishery Administration in cracking down on illegal eel fry fishing."

"Do you handle criminal cases? Do you deal with criminal cases?"

"Of course, we’ve handled hundreds. Instructor, I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve personally apprehended close to two hundred criminals, and we’ve indeed seized several guns."

"That’s quite impressive."

"There are even more impressive things."

"How so?"

"Last summer, a foreign cargo ship tried to avoid paying fees. They entered the Yangtze River without applying with Port Supervision, Border Inspection, Customs, or the Health Inspection department. We spotted them, and when they didn’t comply with our hails, we had to take tough measures..."

Using the high-pressure water cannon to shatter the glass of a foreign ship’s bridge, injuring a foreign crew member—his third-level merit came from such an incident.

Previously, he was always thought of as a greenhorn from the countryside, because he seemed to know nothing, curious about everything in a big city like Hanwu. Now it seems he is no greenhorn; he’s seen the world, just in a different way from others.

Instructor simply couldn’t imagine what kind of master could have trained such a disciple and asked casually, "Xiao Yu, if you were to work on a passenger cruise to catch pickpockets, what kind of police officer do you think should be chosen for this?"

"You need someone with an unfamiliar face. The pickpockets on the cruise are similar to those on the pier; those scoundrels are smart. They remember the faces of the onboard police, hiding when they see them and reemerging to commit crimes once the police are gone."

"How about personnel arrangement? If you were to lead a team to catch pickpockets, how many people would you need?"

"At least three."

"Why?"

"Catching thieves is not the same as apprehending other criminals. You have to catch them red-handed; otherwise, even if you apprehend them without evidence, you can’t process them. So, you have to consider whether they have accomplices, if they are transferring stolen goods, and if the victims might be in a hurry to disembark—without a complainant, there’s no one to testify."

"Have you ever worked on pickpocketing?"

"Never done that, but I’ve often gone to Bailong Port Passenger Pier’s waiting rooms, ticket offices, and Bailong Port Long-distance Bus Station to help catch thieves."

"With so many passengers, thieves blend in among them; how can you spot them right away?"

"It’s about observing their words and expressions, quite simple."

"How is it simple?"

"They are different from ordinary people; they pay attention to other people’s bags, avoid the police when they see them; they have the look of a thief—the saying describes them perfectly." Xiao Yu chuckled and turned around to say, "Master Lv, go ahead, try and see if it starts."

Driver Xiao Lv paused for a moment and asked in disbelief, "It’s fixed?"

"Just give it a try."

"Alright, I’ll try starting the engine."

The true skill of a professional is immediately apparent.

The driver started the engine, and the engine that previously wouldn’t ignite now roared to life.

Xiao Yu took off his gloves and walked to the window, proudly saying, "Next time you encounter a situation with gas and spark but the engine fails to start while everything was normal before parking, first check the carburetor. If the fuel system is all good, then check the electrical circuit.

Pull out the high-voltage wire in the middle, turn on the ignition switch, and see if the high-voltage sparks are intermittent. If that’s the case, then you need to check if there’s bad contact at the breaker points..."

Driver Xiao Lv turned off the engine and started it again, confirming that the engine started up normally once more. He hopped off and asked, "Was it a bad contact just now?"

"Yeah."

Xiao Yu took him to the engine with its cover lifted and explained, "You have to check the circuits in sections. When I was checking, I noticed that the insulating block’s screw had loosened at the connector post where the capacitor connects to the breaker arm spring, which caused the low-voltage circuit at the breaker points to malfunction. Tightening the screw fixed it."

Xiao Lv, realizing the issue with the circuit, quickly thanked him, "Thank you so much."

"It’s no big deal, don’t mention it."

"Xiao Yu, you know how to drive, so why don’t you take it for a spin since Principal Miao isn’t down yet. Show me."

"Drive around the school?"

"Just a lap around the sports field, in case it breaks down on the road again."

"Okay."

Xiao Yu got into the driver’s seat, adjusted the seat, buckled up, started the engine, and drove Instructor and driver Xiao Lv around the school twice.

Instructor verified that the guy wasn’t just boasting and patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, let’s go to the office."

"What do we need to go to the office for?"

"I need to write something."

"What writing?"

"The application form your branch filled out before wasn’t detailed enough; the school requires more detail."

"How much more detail?" Xiao Yu unconsciously asked.

Instructor casually responded, "Mainly two aspects. First, your work history—start from the year you began working, then specify the operations you took part in each year; you need to be as detailed as possible. Then, all those certificates you have—when did you take the training, and when did you obtain them; you’ll have to jot down each one."

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