Binjiang Police Affairs

Zhang Ping peeked out and turned around to say, "Director Yu, that cargo vessel has the prefix 'Chang' in its name. You've worked at the Marine Bureau for several years; maybe you recognize some of the crew."

Han Yu, who had observed the vessel through a telescope earlier, sighed lightly, "I did work at the Marine Bureau for a few years and even served on one of their cargo ships, but the likelihood of recognizing the crew on that particular ship is slim. After all, the Marine Bureau has several companies and many ships, and those crew members hardly ever visit the company. Many employees retire without fully knowing all their colleagues."

"If it turns out they are guarding and stealing for themselves, you might have the chance to go back and take a look at the Marine Bureau."

"I'd like to go back for a look indeed, but unfortunately, I'm too tied up with other matters to do so."

As the two were casually chatting, they heard Captain Fan yelling through the megaphone, "Old Zhu, drop the anchor!"

Zhu Baogen immediately raised his right hand to acknowledge the command, then he activated the anchor winch at the stern of the ship. The anchor chain clattered as it unreel off the windlass and plunged into the river along with the anchor.

Han Yu turned around and quickly lifted his walkie-talkie: "Captain Fan, turn on the police lights, sound the siren!"

"Roger that!"

In a flash, the police lights were blinking, and the siren was screeching piercingly.

Zhao Guofu jumped in surprise and quickly turned around to look.

People on the large ship were confused and looked over in unison.

Han Yu took the communicator from Yang Yuan and shouted through the megaphone on vessel 001, "Attention Changsheng and Shuzhou 1021, we are the Changhang navigation police, we are the Changhang navigation police. We are going to conduct a routine inspection of your ship; please cooperate with the inspection and remain at your posts without moving!"

At the same time, Captain Fan used the drag of the stern anchor to make a sleek left turn on the water, and the starboard side of 001 gently approached the port side of the smaller vessel.

Zhang Ping was the first to take action, vaulting over the railing and leaping onto the small boat.

Yang Yuan followed closely behind.

"Don't move!"

"Police officer, we are just cleaning up pollution..."

"Did I ask you? Step back!"

Zhang Ping, with a Type 81 rifle in hand, forced the bewildered Zhao Guofu back under the canvas at the stern of the ship.

Yang Yuan, along with Han Yu who arrived closely behind, lifted the modified hatch cover of the ship and saw that the oil pipe was still extracting oil from the cargo vessel into the tank.

Han Yu bent over to look and turned back to ask, "Zhao Guofu, how come the oily water you're pumping out doesn't look the same as others? Looks to me like diesel?"

How does this police officer know my name...

Zhao Guofu was dumbfounded and at a loss for words.

Meanwhile, Xiao Gong, who had just tied the ropes, swiftly climbed onto the roof of the pilot house on 001, secured the safety rope around the mast, and then aimed his Type 81 at the crew on the cargo ship, warning them not to make any rash moves.

Han Yu looked back to make sure Xiao Gong had taken his prearranged position and said coldly, "Brother Zhang, handcuff him!"

"Yes!"

"Brother Yang, turn off the fuel pump."

"Alright."

Han Yu returned to vessel 001 and once again took the communicator, again announcing through the megaphone on 001, "Attention crew members on Changsheng, I command you to lower the pilot ladder immediately, and after doing so, retreat to the living area to await inspection. Do not stay on the deck!"

The crew members on the large ship were so frightened that they stood there at the rail, too scared to move.

"Lower the pilot ladder, did you not hear me? Or do I need to repeat myself!"

"Oh, okay."

Different from the small boat, setting sail on a large ship required preparation; even if they wanted to flee, they couldn't.

Crew members dared not disobey orders, hurriedly lowered the pilot ladder, and honestly retreated to the living quarters.

Han Yu didn't rush to board the ship, but instructed Zhang Ping and Yang Yuan to take Zhao Guofu up to 001, detain him in the crew cabin at the stern, and handcuff him to a steel pipe specially welded during the second retrofit and upgrade, then covered for Zhang Ping and Yang Yuan to board the ship...

At 5:29 AM, Director He, Political Commissioner Jiang, and from the Water Police Station, Director Peng and Political Commissioner Wang, finally received the call from Han Yu over the river.

"Salted Fish, no rush, take your time."

"Alright, the operation was very successful, we caught both the suspects and the evidence, all seven suspects have been arrested, and none of the police officers or auxiliary police involved in the operation were injured."

Director He laughed, "Great, that's wonderful, carry on."

"I conducted a preliminary interrogation on the ship, and Dai Xiangyuan, the chief engineer of the freighter Changsheng, confessed that, bewitched and lured by small profits, he succumbed to Zhao Guofu's temptation, and along with the Chief Chief, Second Chief Engineer, and two sailors, began to abuse their positions under the guise of waste disposal, and started selling the ship's fuel oil to Zhao Guofu at a low price since December the year before last."

"Did he specify how much they sold in total?"

"Each time it was around twenty tons, stolen and sold a total of seven times. Calculated at 1,700 yuan per ton, the amount involved exceeds 240,000 yuan. Of course, they didn't sell to Zhao Guofu at this price, they traded at 1,000 yuan per ton."

Standing on the deck, Han Yu held up his phone and looked towards the living quarters of the freighter, adding, "Zhao Guofu is detained in the crew cabin on 001, we haven't had time to interrogate him yet. Judging from the amount of fuel he sold, his suppliers are definitely not limited to just the Changsheng."

Stealing over a hundred tons of fuel oil was already a major case, but this was just the tip of the iceberg.

Next, we need to thoroughly interrogate Zhao, aiming to expand our results.

The more Director He thought about it, the more excited he became, and both Director Peng and Political Commissioner Wang also showed smiles.

Political Commissioner Jiang was a bit more composed, leaning in towards the speakerphone to ask, "Salted Fish, now that you've caught both the suspects and the evidence, when do you plan to return, and approximately what time can you make it back to Bailong Port?"

What Han Yu really wanted to report was precisely this, and he quickly said, "Leaders, there is a problem right now. The Changsheng is supposed to load cargo tonight at Baoshan Pier, and even if we don't load cargo, the freighter can't be left unattended. If we take all the engine department suspects and a few sailors from the deck department back with us, the freighter will just become a ghost ship drifting on the river."

Director He instinctively asked, "Then what should we do?"

"I've already contacted Baoshan Port using the ship's radio, asked Baoshan Port to contact the Marine Bureau, and also briefed the East Sea Port Police Bureau. The comrades from the Marine Bureau and the East Sea Port Police Bureau have asked us not to hurry back, and to wait until their replacement crew arrives before returning."

"The suspects can be escorted back, right?"

"The suspects must be escorted back; they didn't propose any other demands. They're primarily concerned about the freighter, as it's anchored on the river."

"As long as we can bring back the suspects, that's good enough, it's just that we don't know when we'll wait, and since you departed so hastily, how will you solve the dinner issue on the river?"

The leadership was very concerned about everyone, even considering the matter of dinner.

Han Yu was very pleased, and couldn't help but laugh, "Director He, rest assured, I'm currently on the freighter, which has a cold storage and kitchen, and the cold storage has everything, so dinner will be easy to solve."

"Okay, the crackdown on waters has finally fired its first shot. Director Peng and I would like to congratulate you again, and after you have escorted the suspects back, Director Peng and I will treat everyone to dinner at Bailong Port."

"Thank you, Director He, thank you Director Peng, and thanks to all the leaders."

"No need to thank us, it's what we should do. Also, there is another operation tonight; we've decided, after discussing, to have Comrade Zhao Hongxing, the captain of the Water Police First Team, go to Dongqi to arrest the brothers, Lu Zhonghua and Lu Zhongjun, who have been surveilled by Chen Zikun, and destroy their den which produces inferior diesel."

"That's excellent news, we need to arrest those we can immediately; otherwise, we'll be too busy later on."

"We think so too."

Director He chuckled, then thought for a moment and asked, "Salted Fish, regarding the case of the crew of Changsheng stealing and Zhao Guofu receiving stolen goods for sale, do you need us to do anything?"

Han Yu quickly said, "We need personnel, assistance from Criminal Investigation and pre-trial review. Director He, how about forming a Special Task Force? I'll transfer the case and the suspects to them."

"Form a Special Task Force and transfer the case and the suspects to them?"

"The gang that Xiao Yu and Luo Wenjiang have been watching has been active these past two days, and various signs show they will definitely make a move these next few days. They're tougher to handle than the crew of Changsheng and Zhao Guofu, and we need to focus our efforts on them next."

"No problem, I'll discuss right away with Director Peng and Political Commissioner Wang about which comrades to allocate to form the Special Task Force."