Chapter 14 Role Model by Words and Deeds

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Chapter 14: Chapter 14 Role Model by Words and DeedsBefore you know it, it's the weekend again, and my brother has already been working at the Linghai Police Station along the Yanjiang River for over a week. When my brother graduated, he left his classmates with his contact address, and Han Ning looked at the letters sent by his brother's classmates from Hanwu and Jiangcheng with great concern. "Jiang Kun, San'er said he's going to take part in some kind of operation, he's so young and just started working, he doesn't understand anything, could there be any danger?" "The police is a quasi-militarized management unit, similar to our military. What you can think of, their leaders can think of too. Don't worry, he won't be in any danger." "Should we give him a call to ask?" "He said he was going to take part in an operation, how could we call him at this time?" Today, there's no need to go to Bailong Port to help repair the ships, so the couple decided to take their child back home to let the elders have a look. Zhang Jiangkun packed up the things to take back, picked up his son, and turned around to urge: "Stop worrying, let's hurry up and leave, it takes several hours to ride home." "Alright, I'll grab the bag." ... At the moment when the sister and brother-in-law were taking their child home, Han Yu was sitting cross-legged at the entrance of the ticket office at Old Dam Port Passenger Terminal, inconspicuously watching a fashionable couple who had just walked out of the bus station. The man was around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, wearing a white shirt and gray trousers ironed crisp, carrying big and small bags, and also had a camera hanging on his chest. The woman was very beautiful, with a melon-seed face, long hair, wearing a floral dress, and delicate sandals on her feet, tiptoeing carefully, afraid of stepping into a puddle and dirtying her socks. Whenever she encountered pedestrians sweating profusely or a Mobile three-wheeler spewing black smoke, she would cover her nose with a handkerchief. Fussy about cleanliness, disdainful of the dirtiness here and the unpleasant smells there, delicate and tender, you can tell she is from the city at a glance. Her accent doesn't sound local either. The man said a few words, went in to queue for tickets, and told the woman to watch the luggage at the entrance. The tickets for the ships today and tomorrow are definitely sold out; after several days of observation, Han Yu has already figured out where the tickets are going. People who make a living at Bailong Port Pier and the long-distance bus station, including staff from a few government-run units, have almost all joined the ranks of queuing for tickets. They live nearby and queue up as soon as the ticket office opens. Some ticket sellers recognize them and know they are buying to scalp, so they don't sell to them. They then ask friends and relatives to queue for them, and after purchasing, they sell the tickets to scalpers for an extra three yuan, who then resell them to desperate travelers for an extra ten yuan. These people are all greedy for small advantages. Real scalpers are not many, with only about twenty-six actively involved. From the newspaper that Director Zhang from the Bailong Port Police Station brought last time, the problem of ticket scalping in East Sea is more serious. Last year, the East Sea Police Bureau organized the divisions of Nan City, Hongkou, and Huangpu and the Shipping Police Bureau, mobilizing more than four thousand public security police and cracking down on more than nineteen hundred scalpers. Such great efforts were invested and so many scalpers were dealt with, but tickets from Sixteen Piers Pier to Bailong Port and other places are still hard to come by, showing how difficult it is to crack down on it. As expected, the man came out soon looking dejected and told the woman that they couldn't buy today's ship tickets. The woman got anxious and started complaining angrily. At this moment, a scalper approached them for a chat, said a few words, and led them towards the Travel Inn. Haggling was useless, fifteen yuan per ticket, not a cent less. S~eaʀᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The couple argued for a long time and finally had to fork out money to buy the overpriced tickets. The woman was discontented, while the man tried to placate her incessantly, it's unclear how he did it, but eventually, the woman showed a smile. They probably bought tickets for the evening ship, so they went to check in their bags first, took their luggage receipts, and started to stroll around. At this moment, Xu Sanye, wearing a safety helmet from a construction site and a pair of sunglasses on his nose bridge, appeared on a motorcycle. He had been pulling customers for a week and was very familiar with those who shuttle passengers and goods around here. He parked the motorcycle, pulled out his cigarettes, and started to chat with the people around him. The young and beautiful woman wanted to take pictures in front of the bus station for keepsake. The man opened the camera case, removed the lens cap, and started to frame the shot. The woman posed like a model on television, the man snapped away, sometimes standing up, sometimes crouching down, drawing many onlookers. After taking pictures in front of the bus station, they also went to the entrance of the waiting room with a big sign of Bailong Port for more photos, taking pictures at every spot as souvenirs. They must be criminal investigations investigators, truly getting into character... acting very convincingly... As Han Yu was silently contemplating, the voice of Xu Sanye came from behind: "What are you looking at?" Han Yu quickly regained his composure and hurriedly said: "Would you like to buy some Luji, sweet and tasty Luji, twenty cents a piece." "Give me one." Xu Sanye tossed twenty cents, took a piece of Luji, and walked toward the Travel Inn without looking back. In a short while, the young and stylish couple also walked past and started taking photos at the Travel Inn. Han Yu dared not keep staring and continued to observe the few scalpers who were watching the commotion earlier. "Little Han, how's business today?" "Too many people vying for business, I've only sold six since morning." The woman selling tea eggs sat down with a plop, looked at an old man and woman selling Luji to follow the trend, and said with a smile: "Who let you do such good business when you first came here, people are envious." Han Yu muttered: "What's the point of imitating me?" "Business is everyone's game, that's something that can't be helped. When I started selling tea eggs, there weren't many people doing it, look how many there are now." The middle-aged woman lifted the lid of the aluminum pot, while using a small iron spoon to flip the eggs from the bottom, gently tapping the shell, she asked: "Are you hungry? Do you want an egg?" Han Yu picked up a piece of Luji and said with a smile: "Trade?" "I have Luji at home, others might cherish it, but I don't!" ``` "Forget it, if you won't trade." The middle-aged woman didn't manage to do business with Han Yu. She laughed and scolded him, "What a cheapskate you are, not even willing to buy a tea egg." Han Yu retorted, "You're the cheapskate, not even willing to give me a tea egg to eat." The middle-aged woman asserted confidently, "I run a small business. If I give one to you, one to him, I'd lose everything!" "I'm also in business." "Little Han, no offense, but your business isn't easy. So many people are selling the same thing. Those old ladies across are selling them for five cents each, who's going to buy from you at twenty cents a piece?" "I paid money for mine, they're growing their own." "That's why your business is tough. Better off getting up early tomorrow and lining up to buy tickets." "Who would I sell them to after buying? The police inside the ticket scalping operation will catch you." "If you're afraid of the police, sell to my family's Liu Er. Make three yuan per ticket. If you have the capital, buy more. Sell ten and you make thirty yuan, better than sitting here selling Luji." "What if your Liu Er doesn't want them, then the tickets will be stuck with me." "How could he not want them? If he doesn't, come find me." Ticket scalping here is an open secret. People from Four Factory Town and even some officials from the county who want to go to East Sea, or who need to help friends and relatives buy boat tickets, would go through the village officials of Bailong Port Village or employees of nearby state-run shops, state-run travel inns, and warehouses to buy them. After all, those officials aren't very familiar with the workers in Bailong Port, even if they are, asking them for this favor would owe them. And these women are very shrewd, they sell to others with a higher price but sell the tickets to officials at cost. It is evident that ticket scalping has not only formed a grey chain of interests but also a network of personal connections, one can only imagine how many people Xu Sanye will offend next. As the saying goes, "the law does not punish the masses"; with so many involved, it's challenging to crack down. Worried for Xu Sanye, a familiar face appeared before my eyes. Huang Jiangsheng and Xiao Jiang from the shipyard unexpectedly arrived and were looking over here in surprise. Han Yu's heart skipped a beat, there was no time to hide, so he quickly started shouting, "Selling Luji, selling Luji, twenty cents a piece, don't pay if it's not sweet!" Xiao Jiang recognized Han Yu from afar and couldn't believe that the little police officer from Yanjiang Police Station had turned into a Luji vendor. He was about to go over and ask what was going on when he was suddenly held back by Huang Jiangsheng. Xiao Jiang turned around instinctively: "Brother, what are you doing?" "What's so good about Luji? Come on, I'll buy you some ice cream bricks instead." "But I want to ask..." "What's there to ask? Hurry up and leave." Huang Jiangsheng had run back from the North Border, and before he returned to the city, he had even joined a caravan and asked for wishes. With his bumpy experiences and rich societal knowledge, he knew that the little policeman wouldn't be selling Luji here for no reason. Afraid of ruining the little policeman's mission, he pretended not to recognize him and quickly left with his cousin. Finally, Han Yu let out a sigh of relief. Considering they might return, he quickly started packing up the Luji. "Little Han, are you closing up shop?" asked the middle-aged woman curiously. Han Yu replied sulkily, "I am not selling well anyway, what's the point of staying here." There are too many ticket scalpers, and tickets are getting harder to buy. The middle-aged woman didn't want to miss this opportunity and grabbed him, "Think it over about buying tickets. If you don't have the capital, I can lend it to you." "Alright, I am off to have lunch." Han Yu didn't dare to stay a moment longer, he packed the Luji resting by the wall into a snakeskin bag, tied it to his bike, and left. Xu Sanye watched everything clearly and thought it was strange. Discarding the Luji he had been chewing on and left with only a tail, he mounted his motorcycle, started the engine, circled around, and chased after him. "Salted Fish, what happened?" "I got recognized." "By who?" "The welder Xiao Jiang from the shipyard and his cousin who sells chicken eggs." Xu Sanye realized the gravity of the situation and asked anxiously, "Is your cover blown?" "No, his cousin seemed to realize I was on a mission and pretended not to know me, pulling him away." Han Yu felt like he had committed a grave error and didn't dare to look back at the Director. "You go back first and wait for them at the shipyard, make sure you explain to them the importance of maintaining secrecy." Assured that Salted Fish's identity had not been compromised, Xu Sanye somewhat relaxed. "How should I explain?" "Instruct them to keep the secret strictly. If it leaks, their responsibility will be pursued." "Understood." "We've pretty much finished investigating here, you don't need to come back this afternoon." Am I being sidelined? Han Yu didn't want to just drop out of the operation and pleaded with a sulky expression, "Director Xu..." Xu Sanye had been young once and knew the significance of participating in the first operation for a new police officer. He didn't want to dampen Salted Fish's enthusiasm and pondered, "We have basically figured out the situation at the pier. Wait until the photos are developed, then join Old Li and Old Zhang on the boat to learn how to investigate and collect evidence." To be able to participate in evidence collection, to be able to ride the big steamship to East Sea! Han Yu was overwhelmed with excitement and grinned, "Thank you, Director Xu." ```

Chapter 14 Role Model by Words and Deeds

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