Binjiang Police Affairs

Han Yu had not expected such intense vigilance onshore, where even the air was filled with a tense atmosphere. He couldn't help but recall the scene when he had gone with his master, Director Yu, to Jiangyin Waters to capture suspects, and he felt somewhat bewildered as he had stood guard at Binjiang Port Pier at night.

"Salted Fish, the Commander is waiting for you onshore."

"Oh."

Reminded by Wu Ren Guang who had come with the ship, Han Yu quickly regained his composure, straightened his uniform, and climbed ashore with Shi Shengyong, Director Liu, Captain Pei, and Captain Wu.

The investigation of the smuggling case had always been led by the Four Factory Police Station. Now that there was a chance to appear, it was only natural to stick close to Old Shi, something that had been agreed upon on the ship.

A hiccup delayed the process, as seasickness prevented participation in the capture operation.

Shi Shengyong felt somewhat embarrassed, but considering he now not only represented the Four Factory Police Station but also the Linghai Police Bureau, and seeing that Director Zhou and Political Commissioner Sun had also arrived, albeit standing somewhat in the back, he quickly steeled his nerves and saluted Director Chen.

"Reporting to Director Chen, the Four Factory Police Station of the Linghai Police Bureau, in collaboration with the San Zao Port Border Police Station of the Linghai Police Bureau, the Changhang Bureau Bai Long Port Police Station, and the Jiangnan Border Defense Corps Marine Police Team, have, after two days and nights of maritime search and capture, successfully intercepted two unregistered fishing boats transporting stowaways, capturing six suspects involved in organizing smuggling, and one hundred twenty-one smuggled individuals. Please instruct, Four Factory Police Station Chief Shi Shengyong!"

"Bring the suspects ashore!"

"Yes!"

Shi Shengyong performed a standard about-turn and hurried to the side of the ship, commanding, "Comrade Xu Mingyuan, bring the six suspects up."

"Yes!"

The higher-ups had been notified of the procedure the night before. Xu Mingyuan, Fang Zhiqiang, and Xiao Yu were well-prepared. With the assistance of the Armed Police Soldiers from the Border Police Station, the six suspects were escorted out of the crew cabin of the Fishery Administration Ship.

Chief of Staff Yu, from the Border Guard Branch Corps, gestured grandly, and twelve armed Border Guard Soldiers rushed forward, with two soldiers responsible for escorting each suspect, all lined up and brought in front of the leaders.

Reporters were bustling with excitement, filming and snapping photos energetically.

Once the reporters had roughly finished, Director Chen turned around and said, "Case officers, take custody of the suspects."

"Yes!"

Jiang Xiaojun, Jianghai, and officers from the newly joined Special Task Force of the San Zao Port Police Station stepped quickly forward, took the list from Shi Shengyong's hands, and ordered the six suspects to lift their heads for identification, asking for their names, home addresses, and ID numbers, one by one confirming their identities.

Then they unlocked the handcuffs, replaced them with their own, and with the assistance of the Armed Police Soldiers from the Border Guard Branch Corps, the six suspects were escorted onto the police vehicles parked to the left.

Immediately after, Director Chen ordered the stowaways to be brought ashore.

They came ashore in groups of ten, in line.

Within moments, the dock square was neatly filled with over a hundred crestfallen stowaways, presenting a spectacular sight.

Although they were part of the same case, unlike the previous six suspects who were suspected of committing a crime, these stowaways were only suspected of illegal acts and were not criminally liable.

The Border Guards would mainly handle the subsequent enforcement.

Chief of Staff Yu of the City Bureau Border Guard Branch Corps took the list of names from Director Liu of the San Zao Port Police Station, and together with the case officers of the Armed Police, one by one, they checked the identities of the stowaways before methodically escorting them into the vehicles.

The reporters at the scene were stunned and fearfully snapped away, not wanting to miss any captivating moments.

However, Han Yu felt heavy-hearted because he could imagine that after being punished, it wouldn't be long before these stowaways would attempt to cross borders again.

Especially those from Jianfu—they had long regarded smuggling as their ultimate goal.

Their homeland was the well-known "Overseas Chinese Village," where unauthorized overseas travel had become a tradition.

Most of them were not like their ancestors of decades or centuries past, who took to the sea out of sheer livelihood. Instead, they felt that smuggling abroad to strike it rich was a matter of pride, and it would be shameful not to do so when others had.

In essence, there wasn't just a tradition in their area but also a strong smuggling culture.

To them, getting caught smuggling was quite normal and even interpreted as "no gains without pains." Once successful, their families would even set off firecrackers in celebration.

In fact, their rate of successful smuggling was very high. As long as they had the "perseverance," they could eventually make it out.

Faced with this scene and thinking of what he had learned through interrogation on the ship, Han Yu felt dazed and even began questioning the significance of all his efforts, to the point where he hadn't even clearly heard what the leadership was saying.

"Salted Fish, Salted Fish, come here."

"Oh."

After snapping back to reality, Han Yu approached Director He and embarrassedly said, "Director He, I apologize, I was lost in thought."

"You haven't rested well these past few days; you've worked hard."

"It's not hard."

"Get some good sleep when you go back."

Director He patted his arm and turned with a smile, "President Gao has something to ask you."

Only then did Han Yu notice Chief Gao looking at him with a smile, and he quickly stood at attention to salute, "Commander, hello!"

"Salted Fish, right? Although it's our first meeting today, I heard about your reputation last year."

"Commander, you've heard of me?"

"Director Zhang from the Provincial Department Police Security Branch, you are familiar with him, right?"

"Familiar. Director Zhang has called me to participate in security tasks."

"That's the one."

President Gao looked back at Director Ding and Director Chen, then at Captain Pei standing to the side, and with a smile said, "Although our Border Guard Main Corps and the Police Security Branch are both part of the police force, we have different job responsibilities and do not interact much under normal circumstances.

During a meeting one time, they mentioned water security. I said that our Border Defense could provide assistance, as our Coast Guard is experienced in maritime law enforcement. To us, carrying out security tasks on the river is child's play."