Chapter 31 - 29 Ambush Right Here

Chapter 31: Chapter 29 Ambush Right HereI didn’t check the weather forecast and it unexpectedly started to rain. seaʀᴄh thё Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Unable to work outside and finding the cabin too stuffy, Han Yu simply packed up and headed back to the station. He intended to give the shipping company a call to ask Lin Xiaohui about how she would arrive tomorrow morning and roughly what time she would come to pick up the boat ticket, but he was stopped by the instructor. He was told that as a police officer, he should not only know how to repair and pilot boats but also understand the laws and regulations. He pulled out the regulations on internal affairs, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Public Security Administration Punishment Law, and a pile of documents such as regulations on the procedures for handling criminal cases by public security organs, and had him sit in the office to read them. Han Yu also felt that he should learn about police business, so he went to his dormitory to get his notebook and sat opposite him to study, asking when he didn’t understand something. Li Weiguo sat there physically, but his mind was at the bureau. Asking Han Yu to study was partly from a genuine desire for the young man to learn something useful, and partly because he was feeling irritable and wanted someone to talk to. After explaining a few legal provisions that Han Yu didn’t understand, he couldn’t help himself and reached out to call the bureau. There were only "three and a half" direct lines available in the bureau; one was the emergency police line "110", one was installed in the bureau chief’s office, and one was the main switchboard. Then there was the encrypted phone "Changhong", which only superior leaders could access, not ordinary people, hence it counts as a half. Three years ago, when the communication division was set up, they applied for a special fund from the Finance Bureau to purchase two fifty-line telephone exchanges. The bureau chief, instructors, several deputy chiefs, and various divisions’ offices, the criminal investigation team’s office, the security company, Jindun Hotel, and the labor service company, as well as the residences of middle-ranking officers, all had extensions installed. Because of the exchange, the communication division acted like a small post and telecommunications office. They were responsible for planning communication and also managing the switchboard. Li Weiguo asked the operator from the communication division to connect him to the preliminary investigation division, and after about a minute, the call was connected. "Hello, may I ask who is speaking..." "Xiao Fang, it’s me, Li Weiguo." "Instructor, what’s up!" Li Weiguo looked at Han Yu and asked softly, "Is it busy in the division?" "Extremely busy, Instructor, the cases you guys handle are over the top, evidence materials are piling up like a mountain. The criminal investigation team sent over a fifth of it, and we can’t even get through it all. Considering the office is too small, there’s no room for all the evidence, Tang Gu and Brother Xiang simply settled in the criminal investigation team’s office." Li Weiguo continued to inquire: "What about Du Gu?" "He’s in a meeting upstairs." "Are you the only one in the office?" "Just me. If I also went to the criminal investigation team, then there’d be no one to answer the phone." "What meeting is being held today?" Xiao Fang, realizing why his mentor made the call, quickly ran to close the door and returned to his desk to pick up the phone, murmuring: "A financial management work meeting. Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, County Magistrate Yu, and Director Zhao from the Finance Bureau are all here." Li Weiguo calmly asked, "How are they managing the finances?" Everyone knows that the bureau leadership has their eyes on the windfall Xu Sanye came into... Since the meeting started, several police officers from the neighboring offices have been looking for various excuses to go upstairs and eavesdrop. Although Xiao Fang doesn’t like gossip, today he pays extra attention. After all, this involves Xu Sanye, and also involves his mentor. Clutching the phone, he whispered: "The bureau wants to improve the financial system, have the logistics division open accounts for each police station and several special envoys. From now on, all confiscated and forfeited returns must be deposited into these accounts." Li Weiguo calmed his mind and said with a smile, "Opening accounts, that’s good." "What’s good about it? Once money is transferred in, it becomes the bureau’s money. If you want to use it later, you need to apply to the supervising leader and get their signature of approval!" "Using our own money, still need to ask the leader?" "Instructor, this is targeted at you guys, for being too wealthy." Xiao Fang paused, then added, "Considering that the grassroots teams can’t go without some cash flow, the bureau will arrange a reserve fund for them. Big stations three thousand, middle stations two thousand, small stations a thousand, special envoys five hundred. How much is used will be reimbursed based on invoices, and the reimbursed amount will replenish the reserve fund." The bureau leadership has really thought of everything, but unfortunately, it’s too late to be effective now. Moreover, this financial system is somewhat out of touch with reality since most police stations and rural police special envoys are strapped for cash. They only have external debts without any spare cash, so what’s the use of the logistics division opening so many empty accounts at the bank. Thinking of these, Li Weiguo sighed softly. Han Yu, who heard everything clearly, finally understood why the three of them suddenly rushed to subcontract the project that morning and couldn’t help but laugh. Xiao Fang, not knowing what his mentor was thinking, said, "Now it’s a few happy families and a few worried ones. Originally, Sanxing Police Station was the wealthiest, Southern City Police Station was the second wealthiest, now you guys are the wealthiest, so your stations stand to lose the most. Those who were originally not very wealthy, police stations, and special envoys are happy; after all, they have no money to deposit so after the meeting they can still go to the logistics division to collect reserve funds." "The money belongs to the station, not to us personally." Li Weiguo chuckled, then asked, "Has the meeting adjourned?" "No, the leaders are having several station chiefs make declarations." "Our Director Xu hasn’t made a declaration." "He’s making one now." Mentioning this, Xiao Fang was a bit puzzled and murmured, "We all thought Director Xu would flip the table, but unexpectedly he strongly supports it. Others gave their statements in a few words, but he spoke for almost twenty minutes, and it seems like he’s still talking." The money is all spent, probably not enough, of course he supports. Holding back a laugh, Li Weiguo questioned, "What is he saying?" "He’s laying out the facts, talking about the importance of strengthening financial management, and he suggests that the bureau should also include the security joint defense fees of each township into financial management, and he strongly suggests a check on the ’little gold coffers.’ Instructor, did the bureau discuss this with you beforehand?" "No." "How come Director Xu is so agreeable, it feels like the sun has risen from the west." "Director Xu has high awareness." Han Yu couldn’t hold it anymore and almost laughed out loud. Li Weiguo quickly made a gesture and chatted a few words with the apprentice led by the pre-trial team before hanging up the phone. "Instructor, did you and Director Xu anticipate that the bureau would be concerned about our money?" "At first, I was just a bit worried, I didn’t expect the bureau leaders to actually take action." Li Weiguo put out his cigarette butt and added, "That’s hundreds of thousands, which can be used for many things. Who would feel safe entrusting such a large amount to a single police station? It’s not unreasonable for the bureau leaders to act this way." Han Yu didn’t expect him to say that and asked softly, "Without money, how can we repair our ship, how can we enforce the law on the river?" "We, the officers at Yanjiang Police Station, must of course consider the security on the river. But for bureau leaders, there are priorities and urgencies, and compared to the security on the river, the security on land is more important." Li Weiguo drank a small sip of water and said wryly, "Not just our Police Bureau, but other relevant departments as well. For example, the Transportation Bureau, as soon as they get some money, they use it to construct roads, and the funds used for dredging the inland river waterways are almost negligible. The rivers north of Bin Qi River have already silted up to be un-navigable, they turn a blind eye, and even to construct roads, they are unwilling to spend on bridges and simply build dams to fill up the rivers. This is the case at the county level, the city level, and probably not much different at the provincial level." Han Yu, with a sullen face, asked, "The superiors emphasize terrestrial transportation and neglect marine transportation?" "There’s some truth in ’to get rich, build roads first’." Li Weiguo knew that he graduated from a Shipping School and found it hard to accept this reality, saying helplessly, "Moreover, the situation along the river is too complicated. There are too many authorities involved, quite like ’Nine Dragons governing the water’. Without their interference, there are no issues; once they get involved, it’s all troubles, so some departments simply don’t interfere." Shipping used to be very popular, now it’s turned into this. Han Yu, a bit despondent, mixed with various feelings, said, "If they don’t want to deal with the affairs on the river, why establish the Yanjiang Police Station?" ... Meanwhile, the financial management conference at the bureau just successfully concluded. Xu Sanye spoke enthusiastically like a leader for twenty-five minutes. Normally, the leaders would find it tedious, but today they were delighted. Who could expect that not only did he not blow up, but he supported the bureau’s practice of improving financial management systems, clearly. Must be learning from past mistakes, knowing to respect his superiors. Secretary Li originally came to "deal with" Xu Sanye, but seeing that Xu Sanye didn’t freak out, he was genuinely happy. He didn’t hurry back to the county committee but grabbed Xu Sanye and Instructor Ding and walked into the small conference room together. Director Yang saw off Deputy County Magistrate Yu and the god of wealth, rushing back to accompany Secretary Li. Planning to praise Xu Sanye and even prepared, if Xu Sanye made any requests or conditions, to agree as long as it wasn’t too excessive. Small meetings for big issues, big meetings for small issues. Only a few leaders left, now it was time to discuss major issues. Seeing Director Yang come in smiling, Xu Sanye stopped chatting with Secretary Li and took out a thick stack of contracts from his briefcase. "Director Yang, Old Ding, sorry. If Secretary Li hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten to report this matter." "Sanye, what is it." "The construction projects of our unit. We are Yanjiang Police Station, not some riverside station, we must maintain good security on the river. The year is almost ending, and by late December, those illegal eel fry fishers will swarm in." Xu Sanye looked back at Secretary Li sitting beside him, worriedly said, "If the enforcement and rescue equipment and related facilities cannot be put in place by December, who knows how many people will drown again, it might even block the Yangtze River Channel." Illegal eel fry fishing has been rampant these years, but that falls under the Fishery Administration... Director Yang didn’t know what to say to him, and simply picked up the "document" he brought. Didn’t realize until he saw it, and was completely stunned! Instructor Ding noticed that the chief’s face was wrong, and quickly picked up a copy, only to find out it was a contract for purchasing diesel from the riverside gas station signed by the Yanjiang Police Station. Buying oil is normal, but never seen buying like this, buying diesel worth twenty thousand in one go. Then looking at the contract and blueprints below, finally understanding why he was so supportive of the bureau "improving" financial management earlier; turns out he had prepared in advance, laying the trap here. "Building Dunships, constructing pontoons... spending two hundred and fifty thousand in one stroke, Xu Sanye, what audacity!" "Director Yang, what audacity..." "Stop playing dumb, why didn’t you report such a big issue first?" "The station used seized and confiscated returns for some construction, do I need to report that first? Director Yang, I wasn’t aware that there was such a regulation in the bureau." There were no such regulations in the bureau before because most police stations didn’t have much money, and wouldn’t get involved in construction. Even those well-funded stations would just hire a few more people, provide some food subsidies, and not engage in infrastructure either. Director Yang was so angry that his face turned ashen, and he slammed his hand on the table, "Xu Sanye, are you even one of Linghai Police Bureau’s officers, do you even have the bureau’s party committee in mind?" One is the Police Chief, and the other saved his life, a confidant despite the age difference. Secretary Li found himself in a difficult position, hastily said, "Old Yang, don’t rush, let’s sit and talk." "Secretary Li, I’m sorry." Director Yang took several deep breaths, sat down, and stared closely at Xu Sanye, "Who gave you the power for such large-scale construction?" Others might fear the chief, but Xu Sanye doesn’t. He casually picked up a cigarette in front of Secretary Li, lit one, and pointed in the direction of the chief’s office, "Director Yang, I’ve sat in your position for a few years, I know how hard it is to run this ’household’..." "Sanye, what are you talking about!" "Secretary Li, there are no outsiders here." Xu Sanye knocked the ash off his cigarette and confidently said, "They say, ’govern according to your position’, Director Yang, you are the chief, you have to consider the overall situation. I, Xu Sanye, am the chief of Yanjiang Police Station, naturally I need to consider the work of Yanjiang Police Station." Director Yang suppressed his anger, asking coldly, "Is this your reason for taking action first and reporting later?" "I’m doing my duty, when have I ever acted first and reported later?" Xu Sanye countered, tapping the table, "Besides, it’s you who appointed me as the chief of Yanjiang Police Station, not me, Xu Sanye, who wanted it. Since I took the position, I must strive to do my best, leaving no room for regret!"