It's rare for us to get together, so we should have a good chat.
"Transferred to the soon-to-be-established Smuggling Cri Investigation Bureau?"
"Yes."
"I thought you were going to Customs."
"The Smuggling Cri Investigation Bureau is set up under Customs, receiving dual leadership from Customs and police, mainly under the leadership of Customs."
Han Yu patiently explained his situation, and Li Shousong quietly said, "Even though it's a Director position, you're better off continuing as the Political and Legal Committee Secretary and Military Minister in the developnt zone. Your Linghai Developnt Zone is developing so well that it's only a matter of ti before it gets upgraded to national level. Then you can be promoted from Deputy Director to even Director level!"
"Yes."
Feng Qingsong also thought Han Yu's choice was unwise, analyzing, "I've dealt with Customs. Since the soon-to-be-established Smuggling Cri Investigation Bureau is mainly led by Customs, you anti-smuggling police officers definitely have a lower status than Customs officers.
In the Smuggling Cri Investigation Bureau, the Water Anti-Smuggling Departnt can't compete with the Investigation Departnt. People always say they'd rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. You're doing well locally, so why beco a water anti-smuggling policeman!"
You must admit, at Customs, it's the Customs officers who are the main players.
The anti-smuggling police are like supporting actors, and the water anti-smuggling police are like supporting actors among supporting actors.
"Guys, I was originally a water policeman."
Han Yu understood his friends' good intentions and laughed, "Life needs many things to support it, including money, ti, freedom, as well as family, friendship, and love, and also a sense of achievent, or let's call it self-value realization.
Being a policeman ans different things to different people; so like patrolling, so like solving cases and catching criminals, so like sitting in the office, and so like being leaders. Different people choose different lives. I like being a water policeman. For , being a water policeman fulfills my personal ideals and values, so I chose this path."
Li Shousong reminded, "Secretary Han, just because you think this way now doesn't an you will think like this in the future. We're all people living in reality, and we need to look at the real world with realistic eyes. I think you should reconsider, otherwise you might regret it."
"I won't regret it. Since I chose this path, I will stand firm without retreat, make my move without regrets!"
Han Yu laughed and then changed the topic: "Being a water policeman is actually pretty good. You may not believe it, but when my forr Yanjiang Police Station was lacking funds and even in debt, we had enough funds and saved oil tickets worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Before mobile phones hit the dostic market, I was already using a satellite phone. When mobile phones were available dostically but not popular, and only leaders had them, I was using one just like the leaders! When others didn't have cars, we had police cars. When people had only seen computers on TV, we had computers installed on our boats.
While others think being a water policeman is tough, I think it's pretty good. To not exaggerate, in the past ten years, I've caught up with all the fashion trends, and I'll soon have one of the country's most advanced anti-smuggling boats, equipped with machine guns and even GPS!"
Li Shousong and Feng Qingshan couldn't imagine how well Han Yu lived on the water, nor could they imagine the pressure of his mortgage paynts.
Both were unsure of what to say next when the secretary of Vice Army Commander Lu suddenly knocked on the door.
"Secretary Chen, what's the matter?"
"The commander wants to see you."
"Which commander?"
"Your Provincial Military District's Political Commissioner Tian." Secretary Chen suppressed a laugh and added, "He's in Vice Army Commander Lu's room with Political Commissioner Wu from the Naval Engineering College."
Why is Political Commissioner Tian looking for ?
Han Yu was startled and quickly steadied himself, following Secretary Chen to take the elevator upstairs, stopping in front of Vice Army Commander Lu's room to report.
"Co in."
"Yes."
The commanders were staying in a suite.
The three commanders were sitting with Secretary Lu in the suite's living room playing cards.
Political Commissioner Tian looked up and coldly asked, "Salted Fish, I heard you've rebelled?"
Han Yu said with a wry smile, "Commander, I'm a party mber. How could I possibly rebel!"
Vice Army Commander Lu threw down a pair of nines and pointed to the smiling but silent Political Commissioner Wu: "Salted Fish, you have dual identities as a local cadre and a reserve officer. As a local cadre, you defected to Customs. As an Army Reserve officer, you rebelled to the Navy. You have defected twice!"
As per convention, Secretary Lu would eventually be promoted to Deputy Minister.
Even if he wasn't promoted to Deputy Minister, he's now the top leader in Binjiang, with a status similar to the three generals.
Seeing Vice Army Commander Lu hit him when down, he pretended to be displeased and said, "I've only ever heard of double agents. I never expected to et a double traitor like you. Search your heart, has Political Commissioner Tian or I done wrong by you?"
Political Commissioner Tian is the Political Commissioner of the Provincial Military District, and I'm just a small Reserve Battalion Commander. Do I even have the qualification to make Political Commissioner Tian unhappy with ?
You're the City Secretary of Binjiang and I'm just a county-level Director. I have no reason to make you unhappy either!
Han Yu realized that the four big leaders were joking and quickly said, "Report to the three commanders, report to Secretary Lu, Customs is under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. The party commands the gun, and the Navy is also under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. As long as I don't betray the party, transferring to Customs or serving in the Navy Reserve doesn't count as being a traitor."
"They say the Army is earthy, and the Navy is sophisticated. You've only served in the Navy Reserve for a few days, but you're already arguing with us."
"Yes, even if you argue, can you out-argue Political Commissioner Tian and Secretary Lu?"
"Commander, I can't argue with them, but Political Commissioner Wu can."
Political Commissioner Wu laughed, raised his head, and said, "You're not going to drag into this. I didn't bring you on as a Navy Reserve officer, nor do I manage your Rescue Boat Team. This has nothing to do with ."
Han Yu grinned and said, "But you are a Navy Chief."
"You've got so nerve, trying to promote . As a Reserve Officer, you should mind your words. The Navy Chief is in the Capital, when did I beco the Navy Chief?"
"I'm wrong, I... I..."
"Know you're wrong?" Political Commissioner Tian finished his play, looked at him with a smile, and said, "If you know you're wrong, change!"
Han Yu said with a bitter face, "Political Commissioner Tian, the job transfer is already decided, and serving in the Navy Reserve is also settled. How can I change now? Besides, even if we're in the Navy Reserve, our Rescue Boat Team still needs to follow the Military District. Ultimately, I'm still your soldier."
"I'm Army, I can't lead the Navy."
"I'm a Reserve Navy, not active Navy. I'm truly your soldier."
Theoretically, all Reserve Forces in Jiangnan Province are governed by the Provincial Military District, but the case with the Navy Reserve Forces is quite special. It's never happened before, and the leadership relations are hard to sort out.
Political Commissioner Tian sincerely hoped Han Yu wouldn't transfer, but since it was a done deal, he could only support it. He simply laughed and said, "A defection is a defection, but you still need to hold the position as the leader of the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters Ergency Mobile Assault Team."
Han Yu was taken aback and asked puzzled, "Wasn't the assault team disbanded long ago?"
"Who said it was disbanded?"
Secretary Lu took over the conversation, put down the cards, and tapped the table: "What was the plaque Director Zhang awarded to the Linghai Reserve Camp today? Why did the National Flood Control Headquarters have Director Zhang present this plaque?"
Vice Army Commander Lu smilingly explained, "We achieved final victory in this year's flood fight, but who can guarantee there won't be floods in the future. So I, Political Commissioner Tian, Political Commissioner Wu, and Secretary Lu all agree that the assault team cannot be disbanded. We can't just store our weapons and retire our horses just because we've beaten back the flood."
Political Commissioner Tian shuffled the cards while looking at Han Yu and said, "Not only do you have to hold the position of the assault team leader, but you also have to do it well. We've decided that the units comprising the assault team will conduct a joint exercise every year from now on."
"You are responsible for coming up with the plan on how and where to conduct the joint exercise."
Secretary Lu smiled slightly and added, "You can consider incorporating your Rescue Boat Team into the assault team. You have to know the assault team is now a national level ergency response force."
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