Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1112 - 13: Xiao Yu’s Family Banquet

As night fell, Xiao Yu's house was brightly lit and filled with guests.

Mr. and Mrs. Liang had been busy all day, arranging five tables of delicious dishes. Three were set in the main room, and two in the west wing.

Old Zhang arrived, Old Ding arrived, and like Director Liu and Master Jiang from the former Bailong Port Police Station, they all brought their spouses. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The whole family of Principal Gao from Bailong Port Primary School was there, as well as Station Chief Li from the riverside gas station, Director Yang from the Bailong Port Lock Management Office, and Director Chen from the long-closed Bailong Port Health Center.

Chen Zikun, Zhang Ping, and Chen Youren came with their wives and children, while Xiao Gong and Xiao Chen, not yet married, could only bring their girlfriends to the banquet...

Han Yu, primarily tasked with looking after the kids today, arrived the earliest.

Since he couldn't drink and entertain the elders, he simply sat quietly in the west wing, sharing a table with the women and children!

"Han Han, don't touch it yet; we haven't started eating."

"Secretary Han, if Han Han wants to eat, let her eat. We don't have many rules at this table."

Chen Youren's wife placed a dish of cold food that Han Han liked in front of Han Yu, turned back, and smiled, "Jun Jun, when you're hungry, just eat whatever you like, it's fine."

Chen Zikun's wife, Meng Hualei, quickly said, "Jun Jun is a big kid, not like Han Han."

"All kids are the same."

"Salted fish, I just called Uncle Ge, and he and Master's Wife will be here in twenty minutes at most."

"We're not in a hurry. You don't need to worry about us over here; go keep Uncle Zhang and Uncle Ding company."

"Okay, I'll head out first."

With guests at home, Xiao Yu was busy and happily occupied.

Meng Hualei curiously asked, "Secretary Han, where did Ge Diao and Master's Wife go?"

"Isn't Ge Diao going to the Capital in a few days? His old suits are worn out, so Master's Wife took him to Wenfeng this afternoon to buy a new suit."

"Where's Ningning?"

"Ningning is here, chatting upstairs with Yu Zhen."

...

Han Xiangning wasn't just chatting idly with Yu Zhen, she was also repaying a debt.

The bonus for Han Yu's first-level merit had been issued, and combined with the city's condolence money and the family's half-year salary, they managed to gather twenty thousand.

Han Xiangning counted it in front of Yu Zhen, placed the money in front of her, and smiled, "Count it again, first repay the principal, and we'll deal with the interest after the principal is cleared."

"What's there to count? Why talk about interest? Sister Ningning, you're just slapping my face!"

"Even siblings settle accounts clearly, and besides, your money didn't fall from the sky."

"Sister Ningning, you keep the money; there's no need to repay it."

"What a joke, repay a loan to borrow again, how can I just take your money for nothing?"

"It's not for nothing. If you hadn't reminded me, I'd have suffered much bigger losses this time."

"Remind about what?"

"Hanwu's warehouse." Yu Zhen gently patted the little crocodile who had just fallen asleep and explained, "My cousin called saying the old warehouses were flooded, and many vendors in the market suffered heavy losses. If not for your reminder, I wouldn't have thought to ask my cousin to move the goods to higher ground."

Han Xiangning realized and couldn't help but laugh, "Let's keep things clear, just count it and put it away."

"I don't want it."

"If you're like this, I won't be happy, will we remain in touch in the future?"

"Alright, I'll put it away for now." Yu Zhen stuffed the twenty thousand into her bag, thought for a moment, and asked, "Sister Ningning, you're giving back all the money you've saved to me. Do you have the money for the mortgage for the latter half of the year?"

"We do, we pay over two thousand a month, and our family of four makes money."

"Really have enough?"

"Really, why would I lie to you?"

...

Meanwhile, Old Ding was happily chatting with Old Zhang, Old Wang, Old Liu, Old Jiang, Principal Gao, Director Chen, and other old colleagues and friends.

"Dongdong went to school today to give a flood relief report. Zhang Jiangkun and Han Ning also went, and Zhang Jiangkun was supposed to speak on stage as well. I got a bit worried, so I called Han Ning at noon. Han Ning said the report meeting was very successful, and many teachers and students were moved to tears!"

"Did Han Ning say how Dongdong delivered the report?"

"Dongdong has really grown up and matured. Han Ning said that once he was on stage, he focused on talking about others' flood relief efforts, the stories of Jingzhou's cadres and people, the deeds of East Sea warriors in the flood relief and rescue forces, and how Ming Yuan led the Party Member Assault Team into the floodwaters to lay down geotextiles.

Although he didn't say much about himself, he looked so thin and tanned. With calloused hands and sunburned neck, just standing there was touching!"

Jiang Xiaojun, who watched Dongdong grow up, sighed, "Participating in flood relief was exhausting, but it was beneficial for his growth."

Old Liu is also a veteran police officer at the Changhang Bureau, having watched Dongdong grow up as well. He deeply agreed, saying, "Initially, I was worried that Dongdong was too playful, thinking it might be better for him to go to Hanwu Police Academy instead of high school. Now it seems high school is better; in the future, he can attend university, and a college degree is the real path forward."

If he just wants a stable job, Dongdong has better options.

As a child of a Changhang Public Security Police, with Dongdong's high school entrance exam scores, he could easily attend Hanwu's Changhang Police Academy and graduate to become a Changhang Public Security Police officer like his mom.

But things are different now; previously, a technical school diploma was valued, but now it's almost the same as vocational or secondary technical school diplomas.

Talking about Dongdong naturally led to discussions about the work of Jiang Kun and Han Ning.

Old Ding smiled and asked, "Director Liu, do you remember how Sanye collaborated with you for cracking down on scalpers back in the day?"

"Yes, first gather evidence, then catch them. I still vividly remember this approach today—getting passengers from Bailong Port to Sixteen Piers Pier to identify people and record statements was so exhausting my hand nearly broke!"

Old Liu reminisced and laughed again, "Back then, my daughter was about to get married, and finally we'd reached East Sea, planning to buy some wedding sweets on Nanjing Road. However, on the way, Salted Fish was mistaken by the East Sea police for a scammer because she wore a women's police uniform and was nearly arrested."

Everyone present had heard about this before, but it had been ten years ago; if Old Liu hadn't mentioned it, they wouldn't have remembered, and they couldn't help but laugh.

Old Ding, after laughing, lit a cigarette and said leisurely, "The tactic you used back then to crack down on scalpers was learned and mimicked by Han Ning and Shao Lei. They first asked colleagues from the Changhang East Sea Branch Criminal Police Team to disguise as patients to discreetly take photos and keep records of scalpers long active in Changhang Hospital.

Changhang Hospital is large, with advanced equipment, and the security department has closed-circuit TV surveillance. Surveillance tapes can also be used as evidence. Anyway, once they had a grasp of the scalpers' basic situation, they had doctors from various outpatient departments assist by asking patients if their appointment numbers were booked at the window or bought from scalpers and quietly recorded their statements."

Jiang Xiaojun laughed and asked, "Gather evidence first, then close the net?"

"Yes, Han Ning said that on the day they closed the net, the Security Team and Criminal Investigation Team police from their branch were all present, and since there weren't enough people, they drew twenty-some from the Passenger Police Team. Not only did they catch thirty-nine scalpers at once, but they also caught a wanted criminal who had long been stealing in major hospitals around East Sea."

"Han Ning is quite capable; seems she didn't just spend her time idly at our Binjiang Branch."

"She might not eat pork, but she's definitely seen pigs running; plus, having grown up on a boat, a girl from a boat is often quite assertive!"

Zhang Erxiao, meanwhile, chatted with comrades like Chen Zikun, Chen Youren, and Xiao Gong about other battle mates.

"President Wu and President Qian decided to invest in building a factory in our Linghai Development Zone. They might be worried that leaders from the Binjiang Development Zone would be displeased, so they plan to sign the contract after New Year's Day."

Compared to those "Boss Officer" comrades, Chen Zikun and Chen Youren were more interested in comrades still in the system and curiously asked, "President Zhang, what about Captain Wu and Director Dong?"

"Captain Wu was promoted to Director, transferred back to the Port Supervision Bureau as the Director of the Traffic Control Center. Director Dong used to be the Deputy Director of the Customs Supervision division and got promoted to Director; seems like he switched departments, but I forgot which one."

"What about Director Gu from the Port Authority?"

"Transferred to No.3 Pier, he's now the Director of No.3 Pier."

"No.3 Pier is a container pier, moving from the Floating Crane Pier to the container pier is a big role."

...

Everyone was happily chatting when the sound of a motorcycle engine came from outside.

Turning around, Old Ge and Sister Wei arrived, Sister Wei holding a bunch of exquisitely packed clothes bags.

Old Ge parked his big scooter and came in profusely apologizing to everyone.

He is now a legitimate city leader, so no one can criticize him for being late; instead, everyone stood to welcome him. Han Yu had just stepped out to welcome him and was pulled aside by Sister Wei.

"Master's wife, what's the matter?"

"Too many people inside; let's talk outside."

"Okay."

Han Yu followed the master's wife to the door, who then grimaced and said, "Haoran called me this afternoon, saying their unit plans to switch from a division to a brigade. The regiment will become a battalion, and they won't need so many officers and warriors. Though he's been a company commander in the Guard Company at the military headquarters for many years, moving under the commander's nose every day, he actually has no real connections."

Han Yu realized and asked softly, "Does Brother Haoran want to change careers?"

"Yes, keeping at it doesn't promise much of a future; things are different now—whatever you do, you need connections."

"Then let him come back."

"Coming back is easy, but what about work? Others changing careers have units giving holidays early, allowing them to return home first to arrange jobs. Their unit, however, just reforms without giving people time to prepare."

"Finding work is manageable; the Customs is currently short of staff."

"Can he be placed at the Customs?"

"There shouldn't be any problem."

Han Yu smiled, thought for a moment, and glanced back towards the main room: "With Uncle Ge here, Sister-in-law Xiao Qin's job transfer shouldn't be difficult either."

The master's wife finally relaxed, couldn't help but smile, "That gives me peace of mind."

"Let's quickly go inside for the meal."

"Alright."

The changes in the military this year were really vast, with so many units restructuring or even disbanding.

Han Yu hadn't expected Xu Haoran's unit to also change to a brigade. After sending the master's wife to the west wing, he thought about it and then made an excuse to go out and call Deputy Director Zeng.

Deputy Director Zeng, understanding the situation, said meaningfully, "It's good for Haoran to come back; although I've never been a soldier, I have many friends in the military. As for the current military situation, Haoran is too much like his dad, not blending in well with the military is to be expected."