Chapter 394 - 279: Deputy Division Commander!

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Chapter 394: Chapter 279: Deputy Division Commander!The sixth day of the first lunar month, the first day back to work after the Spring Festival. Shi Shengyong got up early and rushed to Bailong Port with Instructor Old Li and Deputy Director Jianghai, waiting on the riverbank for about half an hour until the director and political commissioner arrived before boarding the ship together. Director Tang, Sister Zhu, and other leaders from the Port Supervision Bureau, along with Zhang Junyan and other leaders from the Changhang Bureau, didn’t come by car; they arrived by Supervision Boat from upriver. Director Peng of the Water Police Station and Political Commissioner Wang and others were the last to arrive and they repeatedly apologized upon boarding the ship. The dunship, the old relic, and 001 were all set up in advance, and instead of one big sign on top of the dunship, there were now two, covered with red silk, each with a rope on the side. By pulling the rope, the red silk could be pulled down to reveal what sign was underneath. At the bow of the "old relic" was a flagpole, and behind the flagpole was a huge backdrop wall, made of tri-ply board and supported by steel pipes and scaffolding. The wall was painted with red primer, with two lines of big characters saying "Inauguration Ceremony for the Entry of the Dunship and Law Enforcement Rescue Boat of the Yangtze River Binjiang Port and Shipping Supervision Bureau Third Patrol Law Enforcement Team and the Establishment of the Changhang Public Security Bureau Binjiang Branch Water Fire Rescue Team." This was written by a projectionist from the Four Factory Cinema especially hired for painting movie posters. Even though it was hand-painted calligraphy, it looked nearly as good as printed text. In front of the flagpole was a small stand, with a microphone set on top of it. An electric cable was dragged up to the dunship and connected to the amplifier in the command and control room, which was then connected to the loudspeaker on top of the dunship. The ceremony was about to start, and the loudspeaker was happily playing "The Joyous Sheep." The position of the ship’s name on the bow of 001 and the outside of the second-floor cockpit were also covered with red silk. But the wind was strong on the river, and the silk was not as well fixed as on top of the dunship. A gust of wind made it clear that the name under the silk had changed from "Binjiang Water Police 001" to "Supervision 46." The noticeable "Police Patrol" on the second-floor cockpit had also been changed to "Port and Navigation Supervision." The signs for Port Supervision on both sides of the dunship’s corridor were still there, but the sign for Four Factory Police Station Water Police Team of the Linghai City Police Bureau was gone. Shi Shengyong glanced back at Salted Fish, who was talking to a female leader on the "old relic," and then looked at Director Peng and Political Commissioner Wang from the Water Police Station, who were talking cheerfully with Director Zhou and Political Commissioner Sun. He couldn’t help himself from pulling Old Zhang aside to inquire about the proceedings for later. Not knowing until asking, he found out he had been "deceived." Later there would only be the inaugural ceremony for the two ships, the unveiling ceremony for the Changhang Bureau and the Binjiang City Police Department Water Police Branch, the announcement of personnel appointments by the leaders of the Changhang Bureau and Water Police Branch, a few speeches by the leaders, and finally the flag-raising ceremony—there was no so-called handover ceremony at all. However, on the other hand, the two ships were sold in the last month of the lunar year, and the two Fishes were transferred to the Changhang Bureau in the last month of the lunar year. Be it the ships or the people, they no longer had any relation to the Linghai Police Bureau. It is worth mentioning that Xiao Yu, an auxiliary policeman who hadn’t even completed elementary school, was surprisingly wearing a police officer’s uniform. His police rank was the same as Salted Fish’s, and the epaulette and arm badge had also been swapped out for those of the shipping police. Just as he was lost in thought, the music stopped. A leader wearing glasses stepped forward, glanced up at the command and control room on the second floor of the dunship, gently tapped the microphone, and then said with a smile, "Comrades, the ceremony will start soon. Please take your places according to the markings on the deck." Various areas had already been marked out with white paint on the spacious deck of the "old relic," including a spot below the flagpole for the leaders. Although Sun Jiawen was the political commissioner of the Linghai Police, he did not qualify to stand at the front today with several department-level leaders present. He coughed and led Shi Shengyong and others to the area for the Linghai Police Bureau. When everyone boarded, Han Yu and Han Xiangning had already introduced the event’s program, so Jin Weiguo and Wang Wenhong led the personnel from the Port Supervision Bureau and Water Police Station to their respective unit areas to line up, and the Changhang Bureau did likewise. Director Peng of the Water Police Station and Linghai Police Director Zhou Huixin made way for each other, and at Han Xiangning’s invitation, moved forward with Director Tang and Zhang Junyan. The leader wearing glasses was Director Huang of the Port Supervision Bureau Office, who also served as the master of ceremonies for the day. He introduced the leaders who were participating in the event with cadence and invited everyone to welcome Deputy Director Zhu Chunmiao with warm applause for her speech. Sister Zhu pulled out her speech, walked to the microphone, and reviewed the achievements since the founding of the Port Supervision Bureau Third Team, referred to the new situations faced by the Yangtze River waterfront section, especially in the North Branch Waters, with economic development, emphasized the importance of strengthening the construction of water law enforcement facilities, and expounded comprehensively on the necessity and urgency of acquiring dunships and law enforcement rescue boats... A round of warm applause followed. Director Huang invited the leaders of the Linghai Police Bureau, Water Police Station, and Changhang Bureau to join Director Tang to pull the ropes. Amidst the cheerful music, a gentle tug from the group brought down the huge red silk, revealing the big sign of "Port and Navigation Supervision" on top of the dunship. Old Qian and a few workers from the Port Supervision Bureau were well-prepared, immediately setting off firecrackers. Next, it was Director Tang’s turn to speak. He sincerely thanked the Linghai Police and Changhang Bureau for their support of the Port Supervision Bureau’s work over the years, set new expectations for the Port Supervision Bureau Third Team now equipped with its own law enforcement vessels, and earnestly requested the Changhang Bureau, Water Police Station, and Linghai Police to continue their support for the Port Supervision work as always. According to the event program, Director Zhou was to make the first commitment. Both ships were sold during his tenure, and the "First Post of the Yangtze River" was given away on his watch, leaving Director Zhou somewhat bitter, so he decided to skip the prepared speech and improvised. "As everyone knows, the dunship and 001 are two ships with distinguished service. Our frontier Yanjiang Police Station and the former Four Factory Police Station Water Police Team are units with excellent traditions!" At this moment, as one of your own, I sincerely hope that the dunship and 001 will accomplish new feats after joining the Port Supervision Bureau. I hope comrades like Han Yu and Liang Xiaoyu can bring the good traditions of Linghai Police Bureau to Changhang Bureau, starting from a new beginning, striving towards a new journey..." Director Zhou’s words made Han Yu couldn’t help but recall his six-year career in local police, and a strong sense of guilt welled up. Xiao Yu was recruited by Li Weiguo to join the Yanjiang Police Station, and had been as a temporary worker for many years, always staying at Bailong Port, with no particular attachment to the bureau, so naturally felt no guilt. He stood with his back straight, occasionally glancing at his epaulettes, transitioning from temporary to permanent staff, finally becoming a real police officer, and even at this moment, he still felt as if he were dreaming. Applause broke out once again, with the Linghai Police "Squadron" being the most enthusiastic. Bringing the good traditions into Changhang Bureau, what do you mean by that? It’s as if you’re implying that Changhang Bureau lacks fine traditions. Zhang Junyan’s mouth twitched slightly, a bit sullen. Sister Zhu led the applause, thinking that having bought someone’s ship, poached their people and even intending to take over their ’First Post of the Yangtze River’ golden signboard, it was only right to allow them to grumble a bit. Next, Director Peng made a statement, representing the Water Police Branch to express continued support for Port Supervision work and announcing the establishment of the Water Police Third Team, appointing Jia Yongqiang, the captain of Yingchuan Port Water Police Team, as Squad Commander, who would share an office with the dunship and Port Supervision Third Team. To others, it seemed like the Water Police Branch wanted to reap the benefits, but that was not the case. Because the management of river security is divided by jurisdiction, Changhang Bureau has hitherto only had authority over the port district shorelines. If Linghai Police Bureau pulls out from the Yangtze River and the Water Police Branch doesn’t take over, there would be a vacuum in the security management of the Linghai section of the Yangtze River. In other words, this was to back up Port Supervision Bureau by purchasing the ship and to support Changhang Bureau by poaching their people. Zhang Junyan, being of the highest administrative rank, spoke last on behalf of Changhang Bureau. Not only did he promise continued support for the work of Port Supervision but also the establishment of a Water Firefighting Team. The Water Firefighting Team will share an office on the dunship with both the Port Supervision Third Team and the Water Police Third Team. He pulled out an appointment and removal document and announced in front of everyone: "After the study and decision by the bureau’s party committee, comrade Han Yu is appointed as the deputy director of the Firefighting Department, deputy division commander and captain of the Water Firefighting Team, while deputy director Zhang Guishan of Bailong Port Police Station is also acting as the Water Firefighting Team Instructor." Promoted to the deputy director level at just twenty-three years old and upon transfer, immediately promoted to deputy division commander! Shi Shengyong was stunned, hardly believing it was true. Old Li and Jianghai were also stupefied, wondering whether they should stand at attention and salute Salted Fish in the future. Old Zhang and Old Ding laughed, very joyfully. Old Qian looked at Salted Fish, then at Xiao Yu, with a smile that wouldn’t close. Director Zhou hadn’t expected Changhang Bureau to make such an exaggerated move, secretly scoffing at how he was supposed to manage his work in the future and lead the team. Sun Jiawen also felt a headache coming on, silently deciding to suggest to the chief to convene a meeting of the mid-level cadres later on, to discuss the Water Police Squadron’s dissolution and to emphasize the differences between shipping police and local police. Shipping police are not really police; they’re just an enterprise’s internal security, not even civil servants, and cannot be compared with local police... The Port Supervision Bureau’s event came to an end, and next was the police’s turn. Director Huang invited Wang Wenhong forward, who represented the Water Police Branch to thank the Port Supervision Bureau for its support and invited Director Tang, Sister Zhu and other leaders to join Director Peng in pulling the rope and hanging the plaque. The pleasant music began again, and with a gentle tug by the leaders, the second red cloth fell, revealing the big sign of "Water Police" atop the dunship, alongside "Port and Navigation Supervision". Following that, they hung up nameplates and took a group photo. The Water Police Branch’s segment concluded, and Changhang Bureau’s segment commenced. The political commissioner of Changhang Bureau presided, again thanking the Port Supervision Bureau for its support of Changhang Bureau’s work, inviting Director Tang, Sister Zhu and other leaders to join Director Zhang in hanging a sign for the Water Firefighting Team. These two segments had nothing to do with Linghai Police! If it weren’t for the upcoming group flag-raising, Zhou Huixin really wanted to find an excuse to leave early. A small event within a large one, but all in all, it was rather brief, finishing in just an hour and a half. Watching the sign he previously took down now repainted and re-hung with the name of the new unit, Shi Shengyong had mixed feelings and couldn’t help asking: "Political Commissioner, Salted Fish is now a deputy division commander?" Sun Jiawen replied casually: "Changhang Bureau is a standard department level unit; it’s high-ranking, with many corrective positions, so a promotion to deputy director is perfectly normal." Shi Shengyong peered at the chief who was talking to Zhang Junyan, then asked: "So, in the future, when we call Salted Fish, do we call him Captain Han or Director Yu?" To Sun Jiawen, Salted Fish was just a kid, a kid who in six years reached a position it took him nearly twenty to achieve. Sun Jiawen felt a bit sour inside and pulled out a cigarette, saying: "Call him whatever you want."

Chapter 394 - 279: Deputy Division Commander!

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