Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 470 - 332 The Situation Has Changed

"Not getting anywhere with half a word too much."

Just as he was at a loss about how to proceed, Chief Dai received a phone call and had to leave on urgent business, taking with him Southern City Police Station Chief Huang Wenhua.

Director Zheng excused himself saying there was something he needed to take care of and asked to wait for a moment, but he didn’t return after he left.

After being left hanging for almost half an hour, Han Yu and Director Li didn’t want to wait any longer. They simply said goodbye to a police officer, gathered up their request for assistance paperwork, left the Police Bureau, hailed a motorized tricycle, and rushed to Wanghai Hotel.

They didn’t sleep well last night and needed to catch up on some sleep; otherwise, they wouldn’t have the energy to deal with others. The two drivers who brought them here also needed to rest and were sound asleep in the next room.

They woke up at half past four in the afternoon, and it was Old Zhang and Jianghai who roused them.

"Director Zhang, Director Jiang, how come you’ve returned?"

"Something’s come up; staying at Southern City Police Station is useless now!"

Han Yu looked at Director Li, who had just squeezed in, and Chen Zikun who had just rushed to Gaozhou from afar, and asked anxiously, "What happened?"

Old Zhang had not slept well the previous night and had spent nearly a whole day today at the Southern City Police Station. His eyes were bloodshot, and while rubbing his eyes he said, "Gaozhou City Police Bureau has filed a case against Huayuan, claiming Huayuan is suspected of unlawful business operations. Lin Hexiang, Jiang Yan, and Zhang Dongmei have now become the people they’ve arrested. They’ve just granted bail pending trial to the three and let them return to the school."

"They released them!"

"Mhmm."

"Aren’t they afraid that we will arrest them again?"

"They’ve thought it through; the Police Bureau’s security company has taken over Huayuan’s security, and Southern City Police Station has also assigned a police officer to station at Huayuan."

As soon as Old Zhang finished speaking, Jianghai clenched his teeth and said, "This isn’t just Gaozhou City Police Bureau’s own decision; it seems to be a decision by the Gaozhou Municipal Committee and Municipal Government. They say it’s a cleanup of the vocational education industry. Now all vocational training schools are under closed management. Security has been beefed up everywhere, students are not allowed to leave, and all key personnel must stay at the schools."

Director Li scratched his neck and said with a wry smile, "It’s easier to protect them if they’re all concentrated together; only if they’re gathered together can we prevent them from being defeated one by one."

This morning’s cards were on the table, and I thought they would sacrifice the pawns to save the chariot. I didn’t expect their determination to engage in local protectionism to be so great.

Han Yu realized he had thought too simply before and was considering how to respond when he heard Zhang Lan calling from outside, "Director Li, Salted Fish, Mayor Jiang is asking for you."

Han Yu subconsciously asked, "Mayor Jiang?"

Old Zhang quickly explained, "We couldn’t negotiate anything substantial, the working group staying here would just be burning through resources. Mayor Jiang asked the leaders from the Education Bureau, Labor Bureau, and Commerce Bureau to go back first. She didn’t leave. She moved from the government guesthouse this afternoon and came here with Commissioner Ding."

Deputy Mayor Jiang probably didn’t want to just go back like that, otherwise without any accomplishments, it would be quite embarrassing.

Feeling somewhat apologetic that city leadership was put in such an awkward position, Han Yu quickly said, "I’m going to wash my face first. Director Yu, Brother Chen, let’s go over there together in a bit."

Deputy Captain Yu Wei Qiang of Zhuangming Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Team was once the deputy director of Long March Police Station in Zhuangming and had been neighbors with Linghai Police’s Longyong Police Station for five years.

Every time there was a typhoon, Longyong, being on an island, suffered the most damage.

So every typhoon, helicopter 001 would brave the storm to send anti-flood command leaders to the island to organize and direct disaster relief efforts, and the nearby Long March Farm, situated near Linghai’s enclave Longyong, also had to carry out disaster relief work. After a few such occasions, Comrade Old Yu became acquainted with Xu Sanye and also got to know Han Yu quite early.

Their bureau allowed him to lead a team to participate in the investigation of Huayuan’s fraud case precisely because he was quite familiar with Linghai Police.

With Linghai Police Bureau taking the lead with Han Yu, Yu Wei Qiang naturally looked up to Han Yu as the leader and readily agreed, "Okay."

At 4:58 pm, an internal meeting was convened in Commissioner Ding’s room.

Deputy Mayor Jiang was sitting in front of the desk, first explaining the various measures Gaozhou Municipal Committee and Municipal Government had adopted against the joint task force today.

"They determined that Huayuan is suspected of illegal operations, which means they too have jurisdiction over the case. A fierce dragon cannot crush a local tyrant, so in terms of whether to arrest or release the three accomplices, they have the absolute initiative. Next, they will definitely arrange for someone with proper procedures to go to Director Zhou, wanting to bring the main culprits back for investigation."

"Mayor Jiang, our Director Zhou will definitely not transfer the main culprits to them."

"They will go to Binjiang Police and may even go to Jiangnan Province Police Department."

Seeing Han Yu and the others in a contemplative mood, Deputy Mayor Jiang reminded them with a bitter smile, "Director Li, Xiao Han, China may be vast for us, but for the big leaders of the province, China is actually quite small."

The leaders of East Guang Police Department definitely know the leaders of Jiangnan Provincial Department, and their relationship might be quite good.

Han Yu caught on and asked in a low voice, "Mayor Jiang, are you suggesting that the leaders of East Guang Province Office will help them?"

"Publicly, they are acting in accordance with the regulations to investigate illegal business operations, so their superiors will definitely support them and will surely help to facilitate communication and coordination. Privately, when encountering some controversial issues, their superiors will definitely stand by them."

"This is too much..."

"Too much what?"

Deputy Mayor Jiang counter-asked and said helplessly, "Xiao Han, many things are not as simple as you imagine. Besides, in the eyes of most leaders, the Huayuan case can be seen as a big deal or a small one. I haven’t been idle these past two days; I called a few friends in the education system.

They say that situations like Huayuan’s are quite common, and in practice, they generally result in administrative penalties. To label it as illegal business is already escalating the issue, and deeming it fraud is considered by some to be making a mountain out of a molehill."

Han Yu, touching the corner of his mouth, said, "But they are indeed committing fraud!"