Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 481 - 338: What Does It Have to Do with Him?

10:24 AM, Changhang Bureau.

Director He put down the phone after arranging the urgent tasks assigned by his superiors, finding it hard to calm down for a long time.

Initially, he thought Salted Fish had caused trouble in East Guang and had been reported to Ministry of Police, which really startled him. After the Changhang navigation police leadership conveyed the orders of the Ministry of Police, he finally relaxed, only to be replaced by shock.

Troubles on the river either don’t happen or they are significant, enough to alarm the central Party leadership. For instance, a major safety accident or the massive eel-catching battles of the past.

Political Commissioner Jiang, having been on the riverbank for so long and having experienced so many events, although surprised by the Ministry of Police’s emergency requisition of Salted Fish for a mission, wasn’t shocked and promptly called Liu Xinmin, Director of Bailong Port Police Station, to request him, who was planning to retire early, to stay on his post for three more months, to man his last shift no matter what.

"We need a passport, seaman’s certificate and competency certificate. Old Jiang, is the Ministry planning to send Salted Fish overseas?"

"It seems so, otherwise why would they need a passport?"

After finishing the call, Political Commissioner Jiang thought and then laughed, saying, "It’s actually not strange. We are always by the river and feel as if the navigation police is just our Changhang navigation police, but in fact, navigation police isn’t just us—there’s also the Marine Police Bureau and several port police departments."

It’s truly a case of not seeing the wood for the trees, Director He suddenly realized: "Are you saying the Ministry is going to send Salted Fish on a mission aboard a marine vessel?"

"Probably."

"Does Salted Fish have connections in the Ministry?"

"What kind of connections could Salted Fish have in the Ministry, let alone Salted Fish, even Director Zhang doesn’t have many acquaintances there. Director Chen is quite familiar with the Ministry, but that was many years ago."

Director He puzzledly asked, "Then how did the Ministry know about Salted Fish."

Political Commissioner Jiang sat down, smiled and said, "It’s normal for the Ministry to know about him. Back in the day, we and Yanjiang Police Station worked together to crack down on illegal money exchange; at that time, he had just started working. Although he was a police officer at the Yanjiang Police Station, he participated in the investigation of that case which had certain particularities, and the Ministry awarded him with third-level merit.

Later, he was sent by Director Zhang and Director Yu to study at the East Sea Shipping Public Security Bureau. During his study and exchange period, he performed well, and the Ministry awarded him another third-level merit. Regarding accolades, the superiors definitely review the materials, and at his young age during the first award, the superiors definitely had a deep impression of him."

The Ministry of Transport Police is equivalent to the "Ministry of Police" within the transportation system.

Among all the police bureaus under the Ministry of Transport Police, Changhang Police Bureau has the longest jurisdiction over the water area, spanning over two thousand kilometers and crossing nine provinces and cities. However, its status within the Ministry of Transport Police is far less significant than that of East Sea Shipping Public Security Bureau, East Sea Port, Tianjin Port, and several other major port police bureaus.

It’s both political and economic factors.

This is the same reason why, among the many branches of Changhang Police Bureau, the Hanwu Branch and East Sea Branch are always at the forefront.

Thinking of this, Director He pondered, "I almost forgot, he worked at the East Sea Shipping Public Security Bureau for four years."

Political Commissioner Jiang laughed, "Not only did he work there for more than four years, but he also did very well. It’s said that the leadership of the Marine Police Bureau really liked him and wanted to transfer him there more than once, but he was blissfully unaware of his good fortune and insisted on returning to Bailong Port."

"Everyone wants to move to a big city, it’s so hard to get transferred to East Sea!"

"In fact, if he really wanted to go to East Sea, he didn’t necessarily need to be transferred to the Marine Police Bureau. Half of his certificates were obtained in East Sea. You could say that his position as a chief officer on an ocean-going vessel was groomed by the East Sea Shipping Bureau; he could totally stay in the Marine Bureau to sail ships or lead teams on assignments."

As a veteran of Changhang Police, Director He clearly knew how valuable being a chief officer on ocean-going vessels was, he couldn’t help but laugh: "You guys really did well to cultivate such a unique individual. If Scholar Yu is a scholar-type police officer, he is a technical-type police officer, specializing in navigation and ship-handling technologies rather than other technologies."

"Director He, your summary is spot on; his master wanted to train him to be the best at sailing and understanding navigation," laughed Political Commissioner Jiang.

"It’s a pity his master passed away young and didn’t get to see this day."

Director He sighed lightly and then asked, "Old Jiang, you said he’s been pulled for a mission, do you think he might not come back?"

Political Commissioner Jiang, who knew Salted Fish well, said without hesitation, "No way, he’ll definitely return."

"Why not?"

"He has his mission. If he doesn’t return, what about the dunship and 001, and if something happens on the river who will manage it? Besides, his specialty, while necessary, is somewhat superfluous within our police system. The superiors need him now; that doesn’t mean they will in the future."

"It’s like how the Jiangnan Province Hall Guard Office doesn’t need him normally but calls him for waterborne security tasks?"

"Exactly."

Political Commissioner Jiang smiled confidently, "Only in Binjiang can he truly show off his skills and prove his worth."

Director He nodded, "That’s good to hear. If the Ministry really transferred him, I’d really miss him."

...

Meanwhile, Commissioner Sun Jiawen was in the Linghai Police Bureau director’s office, listening to the director speaking on the phone with Director Li in East Guang.

"We’ve settled several principle issues, and the three accomplices have just been transferred to us. We also need to arrange a vehicle to take us to Guangzhou Railway Station after lunch to escort the accomplices back. Considering the substantial follow-up work, I’ve asked Old Zhang, Jianghai, and Zhang Lan to stay here..."

From the tone, one could tell Comrade Old Li was thrilled.

In fact, both Sun Jiawen and the director were as excited; they had finally fully cracked this tough case, which was incredibly challenging and fraught with twists and turns.