Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 482 - 338 What’s his relationship?_2

What was even more thrilling was the discovery that the recently frozen corporate account and six personal bank accounts contained over 6.3 million. Although 2 million of that was raised capital, there was still over 4 million left even after subtracting it.

Who could have imagined that all this was resolved with just a phone call taken at the City Committee by Salted Fish?

Zhou Huixin couldn’t help but ask, "Old Li, who exactly did Salted Fish contact to have to take a call at the City Committee?"

"I don’t know."

"You didn’t ask?"

"I did, but he said it was confidential."

"Where is he now?"

"He just left."

"Where did he go?"

"To the airport in Guangzhou. The Military Department arranged a car to take him, he said he was going to carry out an urgent task."

"What urgent task?"

"I don’t know."

"Can his cell phone be reached?

"It should be reachable now, but you don’t need to call him; he will definitely call you."

"Okay, I’ll wait for his call."

After hanging up, Zhou Huixin looked up and said, "The local Armed Forces Department took him to the City Committee to take the call, then provided transport to the airport, and sent him on an urgent task. Old Sun, does Salted Fish have acquaintances in the military, or any connections with the armed forces?"

Sun Jiawen was taken aback and replied subconsciously, "He hangs around by the river every day, dealing with the Fire Brigade, the border inspection, and even collaborated with the Coast Guard last year to crack down on illegal monopolization of fishing areas and forcible buying and selling of eel fry by water bandits."

"Our Binjiang’s Fire Brigade, Border Inspection can’t help him that much. Moreover, whether it’s the Fire Brigade or Border Inspection, they are all part of the active police service. The Armed Forces Department answers to the Military District, which in turn reports to the Provincial Military District – they are entirely separate from the active police service."

"Yes, they are not from the same system."

"Think some more."

"I remember now!"

Sun Jiawen slapped on his forehead and laughed, "He doesn’t have any connections with the military, but Xu Sanye had lots of wild connections. Xu Sanye had many classmates recommended by the military during his time at Beijing University. When Xu Sanye had his water burial, several military leaders came to pay their respects, I heard one was a Deputy Division Commander."

Zhou Huixin nodded, "That explains it. He is Xu Sanye’s closed-door disciple, and he can utilize Xu Sanye’s connections."

"As for connections, those might be more useful to Xu Haoran since he’s actually in the military."

"What’s his current position?"

"Last year he was a Deputy Company Commander, I don’t know what his current position is."

"They say the kid went directly from high school to the military academy, how old is he now?"

"He’s either twenty-eight or twenty-nine."

"Twenty-eight or twenty-nine and still a Deputy Company Commander."

"That Deputy Company Commander is different."

"How so, is he like those special forces in movies?"

"It’s not that, he’s a Deputy Company Commander in the Military Department’s Guard Company."

"Well, that’s decent, being a Deputy Company Commander for the Guard Company definitely has its advantages since he’s always under the Commander’s supervision. If he were just a regular infantry Deputy Company Commander, he’d have to transfer out if he didn’t get promoted in a few years. If he transitions and gets assigned to our local police, he might end up working under Salted Fish."

It was said in jest, but it was indeed a possibility.

The iron bastion flows and the soldiers come and go; unless one becomes a Deputy Division Commander, they will eventually transfer out.

And military transfer officials, no matter how well they performed while in the army, have to start from scratch once they join the local police force, especially those at or below the battalion level. These few years, those who transferred to the Local Police only qualified for ordinary police duties.

Although Xu Haoran has a higher education and started working earlier than Salted Fish, he is still just a Deputy Company Commander.

Salted Fish is already a Deputy Branch Captain, and if he were reassigned to the local police department, even if he couldn’t get into the party leadership group of the District County Police Department due to his seniority, he would equate to a Deputy Director of the District County Police Bureau.

By the time Xu Haoran transitions, Salted Fish will surely be a real bureau leader.

Salted Fish leading Xu Haoran...

The two found this rather amusing, just as the phone on the table rang again.

Some leaders are very particular about answering calls, deliberately waiting a bit before picking up, to show how busy they are.

Zhou Huixin isn’t one for such formalities, he answered the phone by bringing it to his ear: "Hello, this is Zhou Huixin from Linghai Police, may I ask who’s calling?"

"It’s Han Yu!"

"I was just waiting for your call, tell me, what’s going on?"

"Sorry Director Zhou, I was busy instructing the police station and the fire brigade, only now did I manage to call you."

"No worries, tell me about your current situation first."

"I’m on my way to Guangzhou, received a notice this morning that I need to go on a business trip for a mission. The mission is urgent and might take about two or three months to complete, so I’m afraid I have to leave the Huayuan fraud case to Director Li."

"Don’t worry about the case, where exactly are you headed and what is the mission?"

"I can’t disclose that, it’s confidential."

"Which superior informed you?"

"Our department."

"Ministry of Transport Police?"

"Yes."

"Since it’s confidential, I won’t inquire further."

"Thank you, Director Zhou."

Han Yu, looking at the scenery outside, said apologetically: "Director Zhou, with you in command and Director Li organizing the investigation, I’m not worried about the case, I’m just concerned about..."

Zhou Huixin knew very well what Salted Fish was concerned about, and immediately chuckled: "Don’t worry, a case this big can’t be wrapped up in two to three months. Even if we could transfer it to the Procuratorate within two months, the Procuratorate’s review and prosecution, and the court’s trial and sentencing would take time.

Only after the court’s verdict can the frozen illicit money and possible fines be transferred to the state treasury. The money will only be returned proportionally by the finance bureau after it reaches the treasury. After all, we must follow the due process, we can’t simply sit and disburse funds. The part of income generated legally will be distributed when you return."

Unable to suppress a laugh, Han Yu said: "Thank you, Director Zhou!"

The idea that so much money is visible but untouchable to the leaders of the Changhang Bureau seemed amusing to Zhou Huixin, who could not help but jest: "Salted Fish, how do you plan to spend the money, surely you can’t just exchange it for oil tickets again."

Han Yu had already thought it through, chuckling: "Can’t exchange too many oil tickets, keeping hundreds of thousands of oil tickets doesn’t make sense, nor does setting up a private fund. I plan to first replace the main and auxiliary engines of boat 001, and also replace the firefighting water cannon on 001 with a more powerful one that can spray at least one hundred and twenty meters."

"How much will that cost?"

"About two hundred thousand."

"What about the remaining funds?"

"I want to build a new boat, but it’s not as simple as having the money and letting the shipyard build it. A lot of preliminary work needs to be done."

"What kind of preliminary work?"

"Firstly, the design. If we build, it should be the most advanced, integrating water policing, towing rescue and water firefighting into one, ensuring it can be used for thirty years. Nowadays cargo ships are being built bigger and bigger, so the power of the newly constructed law enforcement rescue boats should also be large. In any case, design is very important, it’s worth spending money on hiring people to design it."

"You plan to spend hundreds of thousands on design!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Ship design costs are inherently expensive, typically accounting for three to seven percent of the total construction cost, neglecting it could lead to serious issues. Last year, a shipyard in Hui’an built a full turn tugboat that sunk on its maiden voyage due to design flaws."

Salted Fish’s money spent on the ship is equivalent to spending it on the river, which can only benefit the Linghai Police and Linghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

Reassured that the Changhang Bureau wouldn’t lay hands on the money, Zhou Huixin laughed: "In that case, these few hundreds of thousands cannot be saved, we need a powerful and capable agency for the design. Talk to them, ask them to design the hull bigger, add a few more cabins. Not like 001, which has only one command cabin and it’s so small."

Everything related to ships isn’t cheap, no amount of money seems enough.

Han Yu gave a wry smile: "I too want to build a bigger law enforcement rescue boat, but I don’t have that much money, I can’t afford to build it."

"That’s a ten-year plan, manage a few hundred thousand a year, in ten years that adds up to a few million. Design it bigger, definitely no problem. Must be forward-looking, understand?"

"Alright, I’ll see how it goes."

This new chief of his hometown has an interesting perspective, enjoys a spectacle without fearing complications.

However, Han Yu felt there was some truth in his words. 001 was indeed too small, directly affecting its endurance and its ability to withstand wind and waves also fell short, far inferior to sea-going vessels.

If there genuinely was that much money, it was worth considering doing it right in one go, designing and building a law enforcement rescue boat that could operate both on the river and at sea for rescue missions!