Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1109 - 11: Each Has Their Own Ambition! (Part 2)

Han Yu looked at the notification document, then couldn't help but smile, "Qiu Xuequan has been promoted!" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Just got promoted, now he's the Deputy Director of the Government Office."

"Director Zhang also serves as the deputy leader of the anti-smuggling leadership group, so does this mean I have to report to him?"

"Although there are smuggling activities in Linghai, they are small cases, like people buying smuggled cars from other places, or some tobacco and liquor stores selling smuggled cigarettes."

Deputy Mayor Shen laughed and continued, "These small cases are currently being handled by the police, industry and commerce, taxation, and tobacco departments, who are assisting customs in dealing with them. You don't need to worry about them; as Director of the Anti-Smuggling Office, your main task is to follow the command of the Binjiang Anti-Smuggling Office and join several law enforcement units on the river to combat maritime smuggling."

Han Yu wasn't afraid of Zhang Yidong; he mostly felt that Zhang Yidong was a bit odd and didn't like dealing with him.

Confirming he didn't need to report to Zhang Yidong, Han Yu felt a lot relieved and laughed as he asked, "Mayor Shen, I heard that in the construction of the Reserve Camp, the Armed Forces Department is planning some pilot programs, is that true?"

"Yes, it's confirmed."

"So does this mean our camp will be under the control of the Armed Forces Department in the future?"

"Yes, Yang Jianbo's work relations have been transferred to the Armed Forces Department; he is now serving as the deputy director of the political work division of the Armed Forces Department and also the instructor of the Linghai Reserve Camp."

The flood control efforts have already ended.

From Deputy Mayor Shen's perspective, the work at the Linghai Reserve Camp could come to a close, and the focus should shift to attracting investment to develop the economy.

He took a small sip of water from his teacup and said nonchalantly, "The work has been delayed due to the flooding, and there's so much to do next, it will be very busy. I won't be attending the National Flood Control Summary and Commendation Conference."

"If you don't go, who will?!"

"Yang Jianbo will go. He is now the deputy director of the political work division of the Linghai Armed Forces Department and also the instructor of the Linghai Reserve Camp, so he can fully represent Linghai at the commendation conference."

Han Yu was stunned, unable to believe that he actually wasn't going.

Seeing his confusion, Deputy Mayor Shen straightforwardly explained, "If I attend, I'd have to join the Liberation Army delegation first. I'm not an active-duty soldier, so how would I fit in? The reserve forces are a joint military and local project; the military is put before the local forces. Hao Qiusheng, Gu Pengfei, and Zhang Erxiao are all reserve officers. If I also go, it would mean there are no active-duty officers, what would the superiors think then?"

Han Yu suddenly understood and pondered, "Indeed, when you think about it, if all the attendees are reserve officers, it's just a local force; to put it bluntly, it's like local warlords."

Deputy Mayor Shen had never treated Han Yu as an outsider and confided, "There are active-duty officers in the camp, and they are the main political officers. If I really went to the commendation conference instead of letting Yang Jianbo attend, the superiors would surely think I wanted to steal the limelight and love to hog attention. Moreover, Secretary Ye attending the commendation conference is enough; even Mayor Qian isn't going, so what's my place there."

He neither wanted to outshine the active-duty officers nor steal Mayor Qian's spotlight.

Han Yu truly understood and simply changed the topic, mentioning Deputy Director Zeng's desire for him to transfer to Customs.

Deputy Mayor Shen was quite surprised, paused for a moment, and asked, "What do you think about it?"

"Director Zeng said I wouldn't have to handle other matters; I just need to be in charge of maintaining and managing the law enforcement vessels, taking care of the crew, and fighting maritime smuggling. I was the Secretary-General of the Water Fire Fighting Association before, and I still am after. The work is relatively straightforward, with fewer meetings. To be honest, I'm quite interested."

"Does Mayor Qin know?"

"He should know; he's the leader of the anti-smuggling team now, so Director Zeng and Director Zhou must have reported to him."

"While working in the development zone, I haven't asked you to handle other matters either!"

"Mayor Shen, it's not that I find the work too much in the development zone." Han Yu didn't know how to explain, so he simply laughed, "The superior is going to equip Customs with anti-smuggling boats similar to small gunboats, armed with machine guns!"

Deputy Mayor Shen was amused and said, "You want to play with guns?"

"The police also have guns, but different guns are different. Let me put it this way, I can currently patrol the Yangtze River, but if I transfer to Customs to drive an anti-smuggling boat, I can navigate the sea! Not only can I handle smuggling at the Yangtze River estuary, I can patrol the Dongqi, Dongru, and Si Gang Sea Areas, and even have the chance to patrol the East Sea and even the South Sea!"

"Isn't there a coast guard at sea?"

"The Coast Guard Brigade is just across the river, with only two shabby little boats. Can they manage it all?"

The greatest regret of his master while he was alive was not being able to venture across the sea. Now there was this opportunity, how could Han Yu miss it? Excitedly, he said, "I'm a deep-sea Chief Officer with unrestricted sailing areas. The best times of my life were spent on sea ships. I was away from home for four years, so Ningning waited for me at home for four years, and it was all for this moment!"

Besides, the current situation on the river is different from before. The Water Police Station has law enforcement boats; the Changhang Bureau has them too, along with Port Supervision, Fishery Administration, and Water Administration. It's not like before when incidents happened on the river and there was no one to manage it. Whether I am here or not is already not important, I can set my mind at ease and go to the sea."

He had to admit, everything he learned before was for this moment.

Continuing to stay by the river really underutilizes his talents.

At that time, he was transferred here due to the construction of Linghai Port. Now that the construction of Linghai Port is on track and the city is getting along well with several law enforcement units on the river, it's no longer like before when they didn't know anything or whom to approach when things happened.

Deputy Mayor Shen pondered for a while, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Salted Fish, if you transfer there, you will definitely have to go out to sea to fight smuggling. Even if you're just fighting smuggling in our Binjiang Sea Area, it will take a good ten days each time before you can return."