Chapter 424 - 300

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Chapter 424: Chapter 300 "Osprey Team" (2)"Wait a moment, let the comrades here go first." Sailors opened the railing leading to the dunship dock, while attendants and onboard police kept reminding everyone. Passengers from second-class and third-class cabins disembarked first. Fortunately, there weren’t many passengers willing to spend a lot on tickets, so it was soon the turn of those in fourth-class cabins and individual seats. The chubby man had just stepped onto the dunship when the woman who had asked him earlier if there were any cars on the dock was about to slip away. Liang Xiaoyu grabbed her arm, "Weren’t you going to get off at Yangzhou? Hurry up then." "What are you doing, I...I..." "What are you? Were you about to say you forgot to take something?" "How did you know? I did forget to take something." The onboard police didn’t expect such an incident to occur and approached, asking, "What’s happening here? The ferry only docks for fifteen minutes. There are so many passengers who haven’t disembarked and others waiting to board. Why are you blocking the way here?" Liang Xiaoyu, still holding the woman with his right hand, pulled out his credentials with his left hand, "Hello, I’m Liang Xiaoyu from the Criminal Investigation Corps’ Special Crackdown Team. I need to speak with this lady about a situation." The specifics of which ferry the Special Crackdown Team would board, and when exactly they would do so, were not known to the onboard police team. But the superiors had already notified them earlier that the team would be boarding a ferry and required all branches along the Yangtze River and the Passenger Ferry Police Teams to fully cooperate. The onboard police realized and checked the credentials while Liang Xiaoyu looked up to his colleagues on the dock, "Comrade, please help me stop that chubby man over there, the one with the briefcase." The dock police officer instinctively asked, "What’s wrong with him?" "He lost his wallet." "Alright, right away." "What are you doing? You’re framing an innocent person. I’m not a thief, you can search me if you don’t believe it. Let go, or I will shout for the police for harassment..." The woman realized she was in big trouble and began to struggle and make a scene. "Cut the crap!" Liang Xiaoyu was not going to be polite with her. He twisted her arm behind her back and pinned her against the cabin wall before deftly handcuffing her. The woman got panicked and was about to shout. Yang San came over, dragging a skinny fellow, and holding up a wallet, "Brother Yu, he’s quite good at hiding things. Luckily, I’ve been watching him closely. I saw with my own eyes how he hid it. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy to find." The chubby man ran back, sweating profusely, and said anxiously, "Comrade, that wallet is mine. Who ripped my clothes? When did this happen!" "Don’t come up here; we will find out what happened." "But that wallet is mine!" "I know." Instructor Liu was supposed to keep an eye on another group of pickpockets. With such a commotion here, if the others stayed on the boat, they definitely wouldn’t dare to make a move. Liang Xiaoyu followed the pre-established plan and brought the pickpocket and the woman, who was likely his accomplice, ashore. The woman did not accept this and yelled, "You are wronging a good person. I don’t know him; I haven’t stolen anything. By what right are you arresting me?" Liang Xiaoyu could not worry about convenience, and he pulled out a ferry ticket from her pocket to look at it, then held it up to her face, "Both of you boarded the ferry from Jiujiang, right? Your tickets were for Qing’an, but you didn’t get off there. You didn’t disembark at Jiangcheng either. One of you acted and the other covered. Did you think we didn’t know?" Yang San scolded even more harshly, "Keep quiet! We’ve been watching you for a long time!" The dock police officer also noticed there was something off about the woman and asked while following them ashore, "Comrade Xiao Liang, what should we do now?" "We’ll use your place to interrogate them a bit, then report to the superiors. Whether to take them back to Hanwu or transfer them to you will depend on our superiors’ instructions." "Alright, our office is over there." ... Labor Day on May 1st allowed only one day off. Han Yu and Han Xiangning had already returned to the city center last night. They got up early today to clean their place because Ningning’s grandmother, maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother, and people like Director Yu who rushed back for the wedding feast were coming over to see their new home for the newlyweds. Wave after wave of visitors arrived, and it was impossible to find seats for everyone inside the house, nor was there room to stand in the small yard. Fortunately, everyone was just popping in for a visit, or more precisely, to familiarize themselves with the place. After going around, they followed the bride’s parents and sister and brother-in-law to a nearby restaurant by the People’s Hospital for a meal. After having lunch together, the young couple hurried back to their small home to change into new clothes. For Han Yu, the groom, it was simple. He just needed to put on a white shirt and slip into the suit prepared in advance. It was more troublesome for Han Xiangning. She needed to dress and put on makeup. With the help of Han Ning and Zhang Lan, it took over half an hour before she emerged from the room, looking a little embarrassed. Once everything was ready, they drove to the Wushan Hotel. The elders from all three families have arrived, as well as the prepared tobacco and alcohol. The banquet hall was already decorated with large red "double happiness" characters. Han Ning and Master Han’s father, along with Han Yu’s dad, were busy discussing the seating arrangements for the guests and leaders. Director Yu had nothing special today and arrived early. Political Commissioner Wang specially talked to the hotel manager, who then arranged for Director Yu to rest in a private room on the third floor. The leaders from the Port Authority, Port Supervision Bureau, and the police system hadn’t arrived. Han Yu and Liang Xiaojun couldn’t be of much help in the second-floor banquet hall, so they simply came up to keep Director Yu and Political Commissioner Wang company and play the card game Eighty Points. "Now that the Dunship is just you and Ningning’s family business, have you arranged everything there while you two go back to the city to get married?" "It’s all settled, but actually, it wasn’t me who arranged it." "Who arranged it then?" Yu Xiangqian asked curiously. Han Yu explained with an embarrassed look: "Director Zhang insisted on keeping an eye on things on the Dunship; he said he had already celebrated my and Ningning’s marriage many times. Chief Ding did the same; he won’t come over tonight and insisted on staying at Bailong Port to stand a watch shift with Director Liu, Director Jiang, and the rest." Political Commissioner Wang sighed and said: "They watched you grow up and treat you like their own children. Now you’re transferred to the Changhang Bureau, and your wedding is such a big event, of course, you have to invite Liu Xinmin and Jiang Xiaojun. If they don’t help out with the shift, Liu Xinmin and Jiang Xiaojun won’t be able to make it." "That’s exactly what Director Zhang and Chief Ding said. They said they could miss it, but we have to invite Director Liu and Director Jiang." "Bring them a few bottles of wine and a couple of packs of cigarettes tonight. Make sure to bring more wedding candies." "I know, my father-in-law has already prepared everything." "Who did you invite from the Port Authority?" Xu Sanye was gone, and with Salted Fish’s big wedding, Yu Xiangqian felt the need to ask clearly. Han Yu quickly said, "Secretary Miao, Director Yu, Chairman Qian of the union, Captain Chen from the Safety Production Department, and Director Yang from the Logistics Department." Yu Xiangqian asked with a smile, "Secretary Miao is coming, too?" "Director Tang and Director Zhang did the inviting; I don’t have such clout." Han Yu subconsciously glanced at his brother-in-law sitting across and then smiled and said: "There are several couples from the Port Authority getting married today, and they all invited Secretary Miao. At first, Secretary Miao didn’t know where to go. Director Tang told him I’m practically a Port Authority employee, and Xiao Jun and Mengmeng are also getting married today. Mengmeng is genuinely a Port Authority person. We have two couples here. He will definitely prioritize us." "Now that I think about it, it’s true, Salted Fish, Xiao Liang, your big family has quite a few people in the Port District." "Yes, even though Ningning is at the Port Supervision Bureau and my sister is at our bureau, they both work in the Port District just like me. And as for my brother-in-law and Mengmeng, I don’t need to mention it, our family has four people working in the Port District." "If your mentor could see you getting married, he would be very happy." "Director Yu, why bring that up?" Political Commissioner Wang quickly changed the subject and said with pretended regret: "It’s a pity that Xiao Yu and Yu Zhen went to Hanwu; otherwise, it would be even livelier today." Han Yu didn’t know what to say when suddenly, his pager rang. He took it out and saw that the number calling him was from Yangzhou. He knew many people in East Sea, but had hardly any acquaintances in Yangzhou... Could it be a wrong number... Han Yu was puzzled when Yu Xiangqian urged him: "Quick, go reply. There’s a public phone in the lobby on the first floor." "Okay, you guys wait a moment, I’ll be right back up." "No rush, we’ll wait for you." Yu Xiangqian put down his playing cards and turned to ask about Liang Xiaojun’s work situation. Liang Xiaojun, having grown up in the military, had seen the world and was not intimidated by the two police bureau leaders. As they were chatting, Han Yu returned from the phone call and said with a smile as he entered, "Political Commissioner, you just mentioned Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu just called me. He reached Yangzhou last night and is currently at Yangzhou bus station, about to take the long-distance bus back to Binjiang. He should be able to make it in time for the meal." "Why did he go to Yangzhou?" "He was seconded to the Osprey Team of the Changhang Police Department Criminal Investigation Team. Last night, they caught two thieves on a passenger ferry and escorted them ashore for processing. After being busy for most of the day, they just followed the superiors’ instructions and handed the people over to Yangzhou Port Police Station, and now he is hurrying back to Binjiang." "Osprey Team... So he has a leader and colleagues?" "I asked about that; otherwise, how could my father and the others arrange seats later? He said he has parted with the leaders and colleagues of the team at Yangzhou Port as their leaders and a colleague have to keep an eye on another group of thieves tonight. They have reached East Sea Branch now and plan to take this afternoon’s ferry back." Glad his good friend was hurrying back for the wedding feast, Han Yu picked up the cards and added: "He’s with Director Yang’s third son. After drinking with me and Ningning, he plans to go to the dock and meet up with the leaders and colleagues of the team." "He’s quite busy!" "The two thousand plus kilometers of the Yangtze River Mainline from Jiangcheng to East Sea are their battlefield; if necessary, they might even take the Bai Shen to Bailong Port." Xiao Yu was coming into his own, and Yu Xiangqian was both happy and reassured. He threw down a pair of twos and laughed, "Changhang police already have jurisdiction over Yangtze Security across different areas, just like the railway police’s Iron Eagle Squad which roams all over the place. They have the authority over any criminal cases occurring within the jurisdiction of Changhang police, including Binjiang Port and Bailong Port." Political Commissioner Wang looked up teasingly: "Salted Fish, Xiao Yu is even more impressive now than you, a deputy division commander." "It’s not about being impressive; what matters is being able to see the world and broaden his horizons." "That’s true. He used to stay at Bailong Port and rarely went far, so he needs to go out and gain some experience." As they were speaking, Han Xiangning knocked and came in, looking embarrassed, "San’er, Secretary Lu has something come up and can’t make it; Director Lu and Director Zhao have arrived, my parents asked us to go downstairs to welcome the guests." "Ah..." "What ’ah’? Hurry up and go." Yu Xiangqian put down his cards, looked up, and laughed: "Xiao Liang, you go down too. You two couples need to stand at the entrance today to welcome the guests." Political Commissioner Wang also laughed and said: "Don’t worry about us. I’ll call Director Zhang and Director Tong in a bit to get them to speed things up."

Chapter 424 - 300

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