Binjiang Police Affairs

In the afternoon when Shi Shengyong came to the city, he was very happy and excited, as not everyone has the chance to dine with leaders from two bureaus and the Port Supervision Bureau.

Moreover, Director He of the Changhang Bureau and Director Tang of the Port Supervision Bureau are not ordinary directors; they are both of standard departmental level, truly big leaders!

When Lu Binxiang was picked up from the dinner table by leaders from the City Bureau Criminal Investigation Team and the Port District Bureau, Shi Shengyong greatly regretted coming to this meal. Later, when he followed Political Commissioner Jiang to the Water Police Station awaiting news from Salted Fish and figured out what crime Lu Binxiang had committed, he regretted it even more.

After all, a police station chief exchanging toasts and fraternizing with a murderer—if that leaked, the impact would be tremendously bad, possibly even implicating the Linghai Police Bureau.

Assured that the City Bureau leaders would not pursue the matter further and that the leaders from the Criminal Investigation Team and Port District Bureau would provide "cover," he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, there was an operation involving Salted Fish on the way home.

Although the dinner was apprehensively consumed, tonight could indeed be described as full of twists and turns!

Last month, the station exceeded its quota, and how to achieve this month's quota remains uncertain.

Opportunities come but do not come again; Shi Shengyong couldn't help but laugh and say, "Director Yu, count me in. It's just about catching someone in the act; I'll obey orders and follow commands!"

"You're not just the station chief, but also my former superior, how could I command you."

"Police situations are commands, you're most familiar with the situation, of course I should follow your command. Political Commissioner Jiang, don't you agree?"

They had never thought to involve the Four Factory Police Station in this case, but seeing the circumstances, it seems he brazenly insisted, and in the dead of night, they couldn't just abandon him halfway.

With no other option, Political Commissioner Jiang could only smile and say, "Salted Fish, since Director Shi is willing to help, let's count the Four Factory Police Station in."

It was just him; he hadn't done anything before but by happening upon it, now he had to share the credit; what a situation!

While reversing and looking at the rearview mirror, Han Yu said, "Director Shi, if we can make it in time, the Four Factory Police Station will be included. If we can't make it, there's nothing we can do. After all, our comrades did a lot of work before, just to include you, the comrades will surely have thoughts."

Shi Shengyong subconsciously asked: "Can't make it?"

"Wang Xiaoshan and the others are now at the junction between Gaoru and Xingtai by the riverbank, and the road condition is poor; even if we rush there, it will take at least an hour and a half."

Han Yu gripping the steering wheel, said helplessly, "Moreover, unloading oil isn't like unloading coal, from what Director Jia has reported, the criminals preparing to unload oil came prepared. They definitely have a pump on their small boat, and if the pump's power is sufficient, it will suck up quickly."

"What should we do then?"

"Political Commissioner, I need to drive and can't be distracted; you should quickly call the Gaoru Port Police Station, ask the on-duty police and auxiliary police of the Rugao Port Police Station to hurry up and meet up with Wang Xiaoshan's team. The oil tanker is on the river, it's highly unlikely we'll catch up; even if we do, catching someone in the act will be difficult, we can only try to catch people and vehicles onshore instead!"

"Alright, you focus on driving, I'll make the call and arrange."

...

At twelve minutes past midnight, the waters at the junction of Yangtze River between Gaoru and Xingtai were eerily quiet.

Wang Xiaoshan sat on a small cargo ship anchored by the river, holding a telescope and clearly saw a cargo ship of about thirty to forty tons, using the faint starlight to move downstream silently approaching an oil tanker.

He could even clearly see someone on the oil tanker using a powerful flashlight to direct its position.

Soon after, two dark figures could be vaguely seen moving from the oil tanker's superstructure to the deck, adeptly opening the oil tank cover and deftly inserting one end of the oil pipe into the oil tank and the other end into the cargo ship's hold.

The noise of the diesel engine driving the oil pump came faintly, one could imagine the petrol on the oil tanker being continuously sucked into the small cargo ship.

"Old Huang, Old Huang, what's happening on your side?"

"Another oil tanker truck has arrived, the drivers of two tanker trucks and a van are talking on the pier. I don't dare get too close, what should we do now."

"Director Peng and Political Commissioner Jiang just called me, the First Company of the Water Police First Team and the officers from Gaoru Port Police Station are rushing here, they will call you when they are about to arrive, be ready to coordinate."

It's every day in this deserted riverbank on stakeout, didn't expect it would indeed yield results.

Huang Yuhua was both excited and worried, he asked in a low voice, "When can the First Company and the officers from Gaoru Port Police Station get here?"

"Up to forty-five minutes."

"Will it be in time?"

"It should be in time."

Wang Xiaoshan put down the telescope and looked back in the direction of the small pier, confidently said, "It looks like they plan to transfer; first pumping from the oil tanker to the small boat, then drive the small boat to the pier, and pump the oil to the tanker trucks to haul away."

Huang Yuhua realized and couldn't help laughing, "Those two tanker trucks combined can hold at least forty to fifty tons of oil; they won't finish in two to three hours."

"So definitely we will make it, keep an eye on the trucks and make sure not to alarm them."

"And you?"

"I can't see the oil tanker's ship name from here, but now can't act rashly, can only keep an eye out like this."

...

Time quietly slipped away minute by minute.

Wang Xiaoshan and the boat captain, Master Liu, had been monitoring on the river for an hour and a half, watching as the oil-saturated cargo ship untied its moorings, drifted down the river, started its engine, and turned heading for the open little pier on the shore.

The roaring sounds of startup from the main and auxiliary machines of the oil tanker came, the previously dropped anchor was slowly retracted, and subsequently, the spotlight was turned on full power to navigate.

At the same time, a van that had been waiting for a long time drove up to the little pier, the driver took the oil pipe thrown up from the cargo ship, connected it to the oil pump installed in the van, then passed another long oil pipe to the tanker truck driver, inserting it inside the tanker truck.

Subsequently, the roaring sound of the van's oil pump and the golden-yellow petrol was continuously pumped from the cargo ship into the tanker truck.

The instructor Jiang Hao from the First Company of the Water Police First Team and the deputy director Li Xiaoliang from Changhang Division Gaoru Port Police Station had arrived long ago, hidden in the bushes about thirty meters from the small pier, observing the movements on the pier while holding walkie-talkies waiting for orders.

"Director Li, Director Li, this is Han Yu, we are almost there, just saw your cars parked on the small road, what's your situation now?"

"The oil tanker has left, people onshore are currently pumping oil from the cargo ship to the shore."

"How many people are there in total?"

"On the ship there are two, onshore there are three, a total of five people."

"Okay, let them smoke for a while."

Han Yu turned off the car headlights, leaned over the steering wheel, and continued to call, "Xiao Shan, Xiao Shan, what's the situation on your side?"

Finally hearing Salted Fish's voice, Wang Xiaoshan breathed a sigh of relief, lifting the walkie-talkie to say, "The oil tanker just passed before my eyes, it's on the main waterway, I'm by the Yangtze River bank, too far to see the ship's name."

"It's okay if you can't see clearly; it travels fast but not as fast as a car."

"Director Yu, are you planning to drive and pursue?"

Han Yu turned back to see Political Commissioner Jiang yawning continuously and Shi Shengyong looking spirited, and smiled, "Director He had already helped us coordinate with Zhenjiang Branch and Xingtai Port Police Station an hour and a half ago; Xingtai Port Police Station has a small motorboat, and Commissioner Jiang and I will head there."

Wang Xiaoshan asked anxiously, "If you leave, what about this side?"

Han Yu did not answer his question but shouted instead, "Director Li, Director Li, Commissioner Jiang and I are going to intercept the tanker at Xingtai Port waters, this side will be under your care."

The suspects involved in receiving stolen goods only numbered six, while police and auxiliary police from two bureaus here amounted to nine.

Li Xiaoliang had been not only surveilling just now but also quietly observing the terrain, even strategizing how to make arrests, and said without hesitation, "No problem!"

"So, shall we go?"

"Yes, go on. The road by the river is rough, be careful."

"Also be careful during the arrest."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Time was of the essence, so Han Yu dared not delay.

After arranging everything on this end, he immediately started the engine and dashed non-stop towards Xingtai.

As soon as Li Xiaoliang, the Deputy Chief of Gaoru Port Police Station, confirmed that Han Yu had left, he immediately consulted with Jiang Hao, an instructor from Water Police First Company, left an auxiliary police to continue surveillance, and everyone else quietly returned to where the vehicles were parked and drove straight to the small wharf.

The wind was strong by the river, and so was the noise from the diesel engines driving the oil pumps.

Several drivers and people on the ship were busy unloading oil; nobody noticed the arrival of three vehicles.

When the police cars from Changhang Division Gaoru Port Police Station and Water Police First Company approached the wharf, Li Xiaoliang ordered to turn on the headlights and the siren, sounding the police horn!

The several drivers were stunned.

The people on the ship froze.

"Don't move, we are the police!"

"What about you, where are you running to, think you can escape?"

Meanwhile, Wang Xiaoshan's cargo ship also came over at full speed, the searchlights on the ship made it hard for the people on the "little oil boat" to open their eyes.

Police and auxiliary police from Changhang navigation police and Water Police swarmed in, Li Xiaoliang and Jiang Hao even holding guns, the three drivers involved in unloading the oil did not dare to make any rash moves, one after another, they were subdued and handcuffed.

The two people on the "little oil boat" saw the police boats approaching, realizing they couldn't escape, and could only watch helplessly as the two police officers jumped aboard...

Political Commissioner Jiang and Salted Fish were waiting for news, perhaps even the Director was waiting.

Li Xiaoliang did not dare to delay, grabbed the handcuffed van driver, and asked sternly, "Who's the boss, who's in charge?"

"Comrade from the police, it's not my affair, I'm just a worker."

"Whose worker are you?"

The van driver hesitated to speak.

The two tanker truck drivers hung their heads and dared not make a sound.

At that moment, a man in his forties, nervous and anxious, said, "Me."

"You're the boss, what's your name?"

"Ren Fuqiang."

"Do you know why we arrested you?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know!" Li Xiaoliang dragged him in front of the police car headlights, pointing at the tanker truck and demanded, "Tell the truth, what were you transferring from the ship into the tanker?"

Ren Fuqiang, who had previously denied knowing anything, was now trembling with fear, realizing he had been caught red-handed by the police, unable to deny it, he said tremblingly, "Oil."

Li Xiaoliang pressed on, "What oil?"

"Gasoline."

"Where does the gasoline come from?"

"Bought it."

"Where did you buy it?"

"From a petroleum company in East Sea."

This guy was caught red-handed but still hoped for leniency.

Li Xiaoliang, infuriated, swung his arm and gave him a slap across the face, then dragged him to the wharf, pointing harshly at the cargo ship that had just docked next to the "little oil boat," saying, "Look carefully, we have been on stakeouts on the river for so many days just for you! The oil was clearly pumped from the tanker, yet you dare lie to our faces!"

Ren Fuqiang no longer dared to gamble with luck, distraught, he confessed, "I admit it, I was wrong, the oil was bought from the people on the tanker."