Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1121 - 18: Loyal and Righteous! (Part 2)

If you take a car, it takes even longer, and traveling by car is more exhausting than by train.

Because it's far from the provincial capital, Yungang has that sense of "high sky and remote emperor." Although the cadres in Yungang aren't as rebellious as those in some districts and counties of Binjiang, when it comes to implementing superior directives, they're not as effective as the Binjiang cadres, and there's no comparison with those from Guzhou and Wuxi.

Secondly, located at the border of two provinces, the local customs are fierce, and the people's character resembles that of Dongshan people, not as obedient and easy to manage as Binjiang's citizens.

Moreover, even though Yungang has railways, seaports, and even the nationally renowned scenic spot Huaguo Mountain, its economic development in recent years has not matched Binjiang's, let alone the cities of Guzhou and Wuxi across the river.

Without money, nothing can be accomplished, especially in the police system, where insufficient funding can easily lead to incidents, and once something happens, it's always a major issue!

Yu Xiangqian's appointment as Vice Mayor and Police Chief of Yungang City can be described as taking up a duty in times of crisis.

Director Chen was thinking about the former police chief and vice chief of Yungang City Police Department who were just imprisoned, whom he knew well and had even drunk together, as the car slowly pulled to the entrance of Wenfeng Hotel.

Chief of Water Police Division, Wang Wenhong, was waiting at the door, and upon seeing the chief's car approaching, he hurried over to help open the car door.

"Old Wang, where's Mayor Yu?"

"In the room chatting while playing cards with Mayor Qin, Chief Liu, and Director Gao."

Accompanied by Wang Wenhong, Director Chen walked toward the elevator, laughing and asking, "Does Salted Fish know his senior brother has returned to Binjiang?"

"He doesn't know. I originally wanted to tell him, but Mayor Qin said to give Salted Fish a surprise."

"Have Xu Sanye's son and daughter-in-law returned?"

"They're on their way back to Binjiang, expected to arrive in Jiangcheng around 5:30 a.m. tomorrow. Director Zhang intended to pick them up at the train station and then arrange a car to bring them back. Upon hearing that Mayor Yu had returned, he decided to personally escort Xu Haoran and his wife home."

"Zhang Junyan is truly a person who values friendship and loyalty."

Director Chen sighed and continued, "Old Wang, you are the same. If Xu Sanye is watching from above, knowing how much you care for his son, he would be very comforted."

Wang Wenhong was momentarily unsure how to respond and casually asked, half-jokingly, "Director Chen, does this count as forming cliques?"

"You have a camaraderie; it's not forming cliques. Old Wang, honestly, I somewhat envy you all, and even more envy Xu Sanye for having comrades like you."

"Director Chen..."

"Let's leave it, which room is Mayor Yu in?"

"Ahead."

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As police chiefs of prefecture-level cities, there are notable differences between one chief and another.

Take Yu Xiangqian, for example, not only is he young and well-educated, he also possesses experience working both at the grassroots level and in government agencies, and even has a track record that impressed provincial leaders and department leaders!

He established the Water Police Division from scratch, leading efforts to combat river pirates.

After years working at the Provincial Department, he became the deputy chief at Huaiyin City Police Bureau, responsible for fighting canal bandits.

The canal's security issues and notorious bandits were well known. But under Yu Xiangqian's relentless efforts, canal security saw significant improvement.

At Suqian, as Police Chief, although his fight against various crimes wasn't as dazzling as before, when he took office, Suqian was a newly established prefecture-level city, needing to integrate its hastily assembled police system to build cohesion, testing a leader's capabilities beyond merely combatting crime.

Now, taking on the role as Vice Mayor and Police Chief of Yungang under challenging circumstances, it's clear the city's police system will need stability for Yu Xiangqian to advance further!

This is why Director Chen, despite feeling fatigued, came over late at night to greet Yu Xiangqian.

When the two directors met, the atmosphere was especially warm.

Director Gao quickly made room, laughing, "Director Chen, I'm not good at this. Mayor Yu and Mayor Qin have reached Old K, while Liu Guan and I are only at 6."

"Alright, leave it to me; watch how I turn this around."

Director Chen sat down, shuffling cards as he laughed, "Mayor Yu, you're back just in time. Mayor Qin is acting against us, colluding with Liu Guan to poach from the Binjiang Police Department. It's one thing to take Xu Mingyuan, but trying to take Salted Fish, who's a cadre you trained in Binjiang, come on, you judge for yourself."

"Director Chen, I just passed the message from Liu Guan, not poaching your personnel."

Vice Mayor Qin took a cigarette from Wang Wenhong, lit it, and laughed, "Blame it on Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang, they insisted I lead the anti-smuggling task force; otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have helped Liu Guan pass the message."

Yu Xiangqian had long known about Salted Fish's transfer to Customs, and he laughed, "Director Chen, I know you don't want to let Salted Fish go, but his transfer to Customs is indeed more advantageous for work and future development."

"It's easier to find soldiers than good generals; this feels like cutting out my heart." Director Chen looked earnestly at Wang Wenhong, saying, "Regarding Salted Fish's future development, I've long considered it. If you don't believe me, ask Old Wang; our bureau does cultivate Salted Fish as a reserve leader, genuinely intending for him to succeed Old Wang."

"I know, and I appreciate Director Chen's concern for Salted Fish, but from a broader perspective, transferring Salted Fish to Customs is more suitable than to the Water Police Division."

"But the Water Police Division was your creation!"

"Indeed, I established the Water Police Division. You might not believe me, but ten years ago, I told him to work hard and eventually take over my position. Actually, I, Old Zhang, and his mentor back then were cultivating him for this goal; otherwise, we wouldn't have sent him to East Sea to learn sailing."

While dealing cards, Yu Xiangqian said emotionally, "But what he learned doesn't apply to the Water Police Division! Mayor Qin just mentioned that Salted Fish claims he's directing anti-smuggling at sea, but in fact, these days, he's doing Port Supervision and piloting work, mainly overseeing maritime vessels entering and leaving anchorage for inspections."

Just as Secretary Ye of Linghai said before, Customs didn't just recruit an officer experienced in maritime law enforcement but also someone who led a National Flood Control Advanced Group as an Anti-flood Model!

Chief Liu was thrilled by the unexpected benefit, laughing, "Director Chen, I guarantee Salted Fish's transfer to our Customs will not impact river and shoreline security and firefighting but instead will enhance enforcement on rivers and shores."

"Aren't you just using two anti-smuggling boats, equipped with machine guns, to lure Salted Fish away? And Salted Fish is really dumb, easily tricked."

"Central's determination to combat smuggling is robust; coastal Customs offices will be equipped with anti-smuggling boats, and soon, our maritime anti-smuggling force will become the Second Navy."

"Even Port Supervision claims to be the Second Navy, isn't that right, Mayor Qin?"

Vice Mayor Qin couldn't help but laugh, "In the sea, Port Supervision is called Marine Supervision. Though Marine Supervision has law enforcement vessels, those vessels don't have machine guns."

It only took two machine guns to lure Salted Fish away, what nonsense!

Talking about Central's significant determination to combat smuggling is akin to exerting pressure through authority, isn't it?

Director Chen felt quite frustrated and was about to complain a bit when Yu Xiangqian laughed, "Director Chen, when I transferred from Provincial Department to Huaiyin, my primary work was combating canal bandits. At that time, I even more desperately needed experienced water law enforcement officers like Salted Fish, Xu Mingyuan, and Xiao Yu. I thought more than once about bringing them over.

At the time, if I wanted to transfer them, it would've been 100% possible, but ultimately I refrained from mentioning it. When Zhang Junyan initially transferred to Jiangcheng, Changhang Jiangcheng Police Division's officers were generally older with lower education levels, he also wanted to transfer Salted Fish, but eventually refrained from doing so.

Why we didn't transfer Salted Fish is because we had worked in Binjiang, understood the situation on the river, and were very aware that the river couldn't do without officers like Salted Fish. Now, Liu Guan merely transferred Salted Fish from the police system to Customs without relocating him from Binjiang, meaning as long as Salted Fish doesn't leave Binjiang, it's fine."

Vice Mayor Qin, knowing Director Chen was reluctant to let Salted Fish go, smiled and added, "Director Chen, in the nationwide anti-smuggling work meeting, it was clearly stated that a team of anti-smuggling police would be established. Once formed, they will undoubtedly fall under police leadership, meaning Salted Fish remains your subordinate, unable to escape your Five-Finger Mountain."