Han Yu's conversation with the Political Commissioner was clearly heard by Xu Haoran and Jiang Shengqi, who sat around the desk, eyeing Han Yu, wanting to speak but holding back.

Han Yu understood their feelings and smiled, "Don't worry; the clues we've painstakingly gathered won't just be handed over casually. Even if they are handed over, there must be an explanation as per regulations."

"Secretary Han, what regulations? What explanation can the superior give?"

"The regulations regarding handing over clues."

Han Yu lifted his cup, took a sip of water, and said confidently, "I forget the name of that regulation, but Instructor Li should remember. It's about requesting investigation by colleagues in other regions; if there are confiscations and fines returned, they must be shared proportionally with those colleagues. If the clues are handed over to other regions and they handle the investigation, they have to share any returns with us proportionally."

Jiang Shengqi laughed and asked, "Equivalent to a fee for providing clues?"

"Pretty much, if there's no payment, how can we motivate people? Who would provide clues to sister units in the future!"

It's akin to doing business.

Xu Haoran found it amusing and asked incredulously, "Is there really such a regulation?"

"There really is; it was issued by the Ministry of Police."

"But we are anti-smuggling police."

"Anti-smuggling police are also police. The Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau is part of the Ministry of Police, and the regulations issued by them also apply to us."

The junior is so stingy; he definitely wouldn't get regulations involving money wrong.

Xu Haoran had just relaxed a bit when the telephone rang again.

There was no need to ask; it was clearly the Political Commissioner calling. Han Yu steadied himself and pressed the speaker button.

"Salted Fish, are you there?"

"I'm here, Commissioner. Go ahead."

"The superior has decided that the theft and smuggling case will be jointly investigated by our branch and the Baoshan Branch of the East Sea Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau. The Baoshan Branch should have received the order by now. To swiftly solve and break the case, the superior has ordered us to immediately send the relevant personnel to Baoshan Branch."

"Joint investigation?" Han Yu asked with a smile.

All the leaders had left, leaving only one person in the office.

Zhou Huixin had nothing to worry about and couldn't help but smile, "Your name works magic; the leaders at the headquarters had to settle for the next best thing."

Han Yu asked, amused and helpless, "Commissioner, you're using me as a shield, turning me into the difficult type?"

"Why worry? The heads at headquarters can't control you no matter their position. Let's put it this way, borrowing your name is also Director Hu and Director Ma's intention. After all, we hold the clues; how can we just hand them over?"

"Commissioner, you're setting me up. Is this how you lead?"

"With all those honors surrounding you, let's use them while we can. Besides, don't you want to modify the anti-smuggling boat? How can you modify it without money? It's standard-issue gear from the superior; they surely won't fund your modifications. We've allowed you to modify it under pressure, so don't be ungrateful."

"Alright, just this once. Next time, don't do this, or the superior will have a headache every time they hear my name."

"Isn't this the tradition of your old Yanjiang Police Station? Such good traditions should be preserved and expanded, hahahaha."

The master back then wasn't favored by the superior, strictly speaking, didn't favor the superior, causing them quite a headache.

This "excellent tradition" was never intended to be "preserved and expanded," yet unexpectedly, the old leaders pushed me there, got registered at headquarters, becoming the difficult type that doesn't comply.

Han Yu was amused and exasperated, looking up at Xu Haoran and Jiang Shengqi, who were giggling sneakily, curious to ask, "Commissioner, since it's a joint investigation, is our branch leading or is Baoshan leading?"

"We can't spare many people; the case can only be led by them. But don't worry, the leaders at headquarters have coordinated with East Sea; if there's any confiscation return, both sides will equally share."

"That's more like it."

Zhou Huixin smiled and added, "I and Director Gu can't return for a while; we have to stay in Jiangcheng to recover the assets. Director Ma will return early tomorrow, but given how busy Director Ma is, he surely can't participate in the case investigation. Director Ma and I plan to have Director Yang join the joint task force as the deputy leader."

Since it's a collaboration, equality must be maintained.

If no bureau leader from the Binjiang Branch goes, it becomes an investigation under their command, rather than a joint investigation.

Han Yu felt this arrangement was good and thought of how only the Water Anti-Smuggling Department was left at the bureau, immediately saying, "Commissioner, I can only send Haoran here. Shengqi and Zhixin haven't completed their transfer procedures, they're still active-duty officers, even if they go, they can't be of help."

Zhou Huixin had already considered this and smiled, "Don't worry about manpower; first, arrange to send Li Dawei and other involved people to Baoshan, and tomorrow morning I'll send three investigators to join the task force."

"What about Haoran?"

"Haoran must go, including Director Yang, with us five, it should be enough."

"Alright."

...

The leaders at headquarters only instructed to jointly investigate the crude oil theft with the Baoshan Branch, without mentioning a joint investigation for the smuggling of 'Red Oil' case.

Thinking even grasshoppers are meat, Han Yu didn't rush to arrange for personnel to send Li Dawei and others involved to East Sea together with Xu Haoran. Rather, taking advantage of his return, adding Xu Haoran, there's a valuable opportunity with two formal policemen available, to seize the chance to handle the smuggling 'Red Oil' case according to procedures.

Kept busy until half past three in the morning, it wasn't until all the records were done and confirmed to have no issues by the old pretrial officer Li Weiguo, that we finally organized the transfer of related personnel to East Sea.

Seeing off Xu Haoran and the others, the sky was already bright. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Han Yu hadn't rested well for a few days, feeling tired and sleepy, he was just about to go to the dormitory to take a nap when his senior called suddenly.

"When did you come back?"

"I came back yesterday afternoon, but then there was a case for questioning and recording, been busy until now."

"You didn't sleep all night!" Han Xiangning asked in astonishment.

"Yeah."

"If you haven't slept, go get some sleep, I'll take mom, dad, and Han Han to the long-distance bus station."

Han Yu instinctively asked, "Mom and Dad are taking Han Han to Si Gang?"

Han Xiangning glanced back at their mom who was helping Han Han pack, and mumbled into the phone, "What are you thinking all day? Dad's going to the Capital today, I told you long ago, did you forget?"

Han Yu suddenly remembered that his father-in-law is not only a special expert at the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission Water Meteorology Department but also a specially invited professor at the National Meteorological College.

However, being a specially invited professor, his father-in-law is different from other professors.

He wasn't originally from an academic background in meteorology; he transitioned from focusing on meteorological equipment support.

In meteorological forecasting, he had an impressive debut during flood control and rescue. But in terms of meteorological equipment support, he truly made significant contributions.

With numerous types, models, and standards of meteorological equipment involved, covering temperature, pressure, humidity, wind, rain, thunder... he knew the construction of each type of equipment inside out and was familiar with every possible equipment malfunction.

While in the army, he consecutively acted as a coach for four air force meteorological equipment support skill competition training teams, with his teams winning the overall championship three times. He even wrote several texts on meteorological station maintenance and servicing, providing training and guidance to observation staff across the air force bases.

With ongoing technological advancements, the quality of meteorological detection has greatly improved, especially in the informationization of meteorological equipment support work.

However, the more advanced the equipment, the more expensive it is; for example, a digital radar can easily cost tens of millions. Therefore, grassroots station staff still rely heavily on traditional meteorological equipment in detection work.

The National Meteorological College is about to launch this year's first nationwide grassroots station meteorological business training course, and considering his expertise, the college leadership invited him to train grassroots station meteorological equipment support personnel.

In short, his father-in-law handles this job with ease.

More importantly, lecturing comes with a lecturer's fee!

Han Yu couldn't help but laugh and asked, "I know Dad is going to the Capital, but why are Mom and Han Han going too?"

Han Xiangning instinctively looked at her daughter who was sitting groggily on the sofa, explaining, "Dad called the college management and they said that everyone in the Capital gets a private room. Senior and Sister Zhang Lan both took Yuanyuan out for a trip, and Han Han has only been to Xichuan and East Sea once, never really traveled, so Dad wanted to take Mom and Han Han for a fun trip in the Capital."

"He has lectures to give, will he have time to take Mom and Han Han out?"

"He only has two classes a day, besides, Mom isn't an illiterate rural woman; even if he doesn't have time, Mom has time, she can take Han Han out."

"Will the Meteorological College reimburse Mom's travel expenses to the Capital?"

"Mom isn't invited to lecture, why would they reimburse? Han Han doesn't need a ticket and it's just a ticket for Mom, not much cost both ways."

"Alright, you see them off, I'm really tired…"

"I understand, go get some sleep."

"Okay."

"Wait a minute."

"What else?" Han Yu asked softly.

Han Xiangning hurriedly said, "I almost forgot, tomorrow is the last voyage of 'Bai Shen'. After running the Bai Shen Line, it will stop service. Didn't you say you wanted to take the last ferry? Are you going? If you are, I'll ask for two days off from the leader."

The training schedule for the Water Anti-Smuggling team is very tight.

All personnel have just acquired their seaman's certificate, competence certificate, and the Four Small Certificates, and next, they need to organize swimming, boarding, boarding and water rescue training subjects.

Furthermore, these subjects were delayed due to anti-smuggling operations and joint actions against illegal eel fry fishing and we cannot fall behind in the training schedule, we can't keep being "off track."

Han Yu weighed the options and reluctantly said, "Let's just go to Bailong Port tomorrow to see off the 'Bai Shen', forget about taking the ferry, there really isn't enough time."

"Alright, as you say."

"Speaking of which, I remembered I have to call my brother-in-law."

Han Xiangning instinctively asked, "Why do you need to call him?"

Han Yu smiled wryly and said, "Last time when he was back, I mentioned to him that we were planning to take the last ferry to East Sea. If I don't tell him, he'll surely prepare this and that."

Han Xiangning realized, and quickly said, "Then go and call him, I've packed up here, I'll take Mom, Dad, and Han Han to the bus station first."