Chapter 1391: Chapter 195: When the East Is Dark, the West Is Bright (Part 2)
Xiao Yu couldn’t understand English and signaled Xiao Li to quickly board the ship, then he led two armed police soldiers along the ship’s side to the stern, asking, "Who is the ship owner?"
"I, I am."
"Why did you run when you saw us?"
"Police comrades, we... we didn’t run."
Xiao Yu looked back at the cargo hold and pressed further, "What was transferred over from the sea ship?"
The cargo is all in the hold; it’s impossible for it to have magically disappeared.
The ship captain didn’t dare to take chances and anxiously said, "Sugar."
"Where did this sugar come from?" Xiao Yu realized they might be involved in smuggling and fixed his authoritative gaze on the ship captain.
"I don’t know." The ship captain hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the sea ship.
The ship woman didn’t want to be caught by the police and couldn’t help but say, "Police comrades, the cargo owner called and asked us to load the cargo, so we came to load it. It’s not our concern where the cargo came from, we’re just ship runners."
"Where’s the cargo bill?"
"The cargo owner didn’t issue it to us."
"You dare to transport cargo without a known source?"
As soon as Xiao Yu finished speaking, Han Yu walked over and patted his arm, "First, check their IDs and Seaman’s Certificates; I’ll go check the sea ship."
"Alright.
...
Han Yu climbed onto the sea ship, which was far taller than inland river cargo ships, glanced at the sugar not yet transferred to the inland river cargo ship and quickly made his way to the bridge, climbing the stairs to the cockpit in one go.
The captain, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer, Second Chief Engineer, and several crew members were present, facing Xiao Li and the stern-looking Xiao Sheng with armed police, each hung their heads without daring to speak.
"Who is the captain?"
"I am."
"Look carefully, I’m Han Yu from the Jiangnan Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau Binjiang Branch. Under the Customs Law, I have the authority to inspect your ship, please cooperate. Understood?"
The captain took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Understood."
Han Yu put away his police badge and said coldly, "I need to first inspect the ship’s documents, Seaman’s Certificates, and logbook."
"Okay, alright."
The captain dared not delay and promptly brought a bunch of certificates.
As Han Yu checked them, he asked, "Where’s the cargo bill?"
"..."
"I asked, where’s the cargo bill?"
The captain couldn’t produce it and looked troubled, not knowing what to say.
Han Yu put down the certificates, fixed his eyes on him, and asked, "Where did the sugar on your ship come from, and where were you planning to transport it on the river ship?"
"Police comrade, can we talk in my room?"
"Why go to your room, speak here!"
The captain took out a cigarette, cautiously saying, "Help me out, let’s be friends."
Han Yu pushed his arm away, looked down at his Certificate of Competence, seriously warned, "Xu Guishan, the goods and evidence are already seized, your attitude now decides everything, I advise you not to harbor hopes of escaping."
"I... I... I just transported some sugar."
"How much did you transport?"
"Five hundred tons."
"From where?"
Unlucky to be caught by anti-smuggling police.
Even if I don’t speak, my crew will speak.
Xu Guishan regretted deeply, thinking he shouldn’t have been hopeful, he should have waited to call the inland river cargo ship for transfer.
His whole family is waiting for him to go home for dinner, Han Yu didn’t have time to waste words, he fixed his gaze on him and said, "Ask one last time, where did this sugar come from?"
"From... from the sea."
"Does sugar exist in the sea?"
"Transferred from a large ship."
"What size ship?"
"Over ten thousand tons."
"From where?"
"Philippines."
"Did the Filipinos sell it to you?"
"No."
"Then who sold it to you?"
"A fellow countryman."
"What’s your fellow countryman’s surname, and what’s his name?"
The fellow countryman had already stowed away abroad and is now a foreigner, usually doesn’t return to the country.
At this point, Xu Guishan had nothing to hide and could only confess honestly.
Han Yu, having figured out the whole story, signaled Xiao Li and Wang Xiaosheng, along with other police and armed police, to cuff them. He then walked out of the pilot room, took out his phone, and dialed the number of the bureau leadership.
"What, you seized a shipload of smuggled sugar!" Vice Port Director Ma couldn’t believe it.
Overlooking the cargo hold, Han Yu laughed and said, "They say it’s a shipload, but it’s actually only five hundred tons. The main culprit’s surname is Xu, named Xu Guishan, from Jianfu. The sea vessel used for smuggling sugar is also his. The supplier is a Malaysian Chinese, originally from the same hometown as him, and they contacted each other by phone. The buyer had long been arranged, surnamed Gu, named Gu Chen, from Shuzhou, involved in the wholesale of sugar, tobacco, and alcohol. I didn’t thoroughly interrogate, but I can be certain this isn’t their first time smuggling."
"That’s great, I didn’t expect there would be a reward."
"It was luck. If I hadn’t inadvertently discovered them anchored where they shouldn’t be, we might have missed them."
"Luck is part of solving a case. Wait there, control the people, ship, and goods first. I’ll notify the Investigation Department to take over."
"Okay, I’ll wait on the river."
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The original thought was that not being in one’s position meant not concerning oneself with politics, using the guise of joint anti-smuggling to chase the escaped on the river. In the end, no fugitives were caught, but a water smuggling case was inadvertently discovered, truly a case of the east not brightening while the west brightens.
However, the most delighted were not Han Yu, but the cooperative armed police like Wang Xiaosheng.
By 7:45, customs officers from the Customs Investigation Bureau and officers from the Smuggling Crime Investigation Branch’s Investigation Department arrived on Yangtze River Police 111 and Hai Xun 48. Wang Xiaosheng and other armed police soldiers were all smiling with joy. After all, they had recently switched defenses and were able to participate in the seizure of smuggling, truly not an easy task.
The Water Anti-Smuggling Department currently doesn’t handle cases, leaving Han Yu as the only lone commander, unable to handle it even if he wanted to.
After handing over the people and ship to the Investigation Department, Han Yu and Xiao Yu and others traveled back on Yangtze River Police 110.
After disembarking, Han Yu didn’t hurry home but first went to the Changhang Bureau, using the duty room phone to dial the mobile phone of Captain Wei.
"Salted Fish, what prompted you to call me? Is there something going on?"
"Uncle Wei, the way you say it, can’t I call you if there’s nothing happening?"
A murder case occurred in Dongqi.
Captain Wei rushed to Dongqi early in the morning to guide the investigation and was now returning to Binjiang. While rubbing his temples and yawning repeatedly, he said, "If I remember correctly, you’re busy chasing fugitives on the water. If nothing was happening, you definitely wouldn’t call me."
"Captain Wei, how do you know I’m chasing fugitives on the water?"
"Reported by the Water Police Station. The pursuit of fugitives is a special operation, and every unit must report the progress of the pursuit, especially the results." Captain Wei chuckled, then curiously asked, "Is there any harvest, did you catch a big fish?"
"Not to mention big fish, we didn’t even catch small fish or shrimp."
"That can’t be, as I know, you started netting in the river three days ago."
This fugitive pursuit operation is different from previous ones.
This time, new technology was used. As long as the participating units achieved results, it was just a matter of catching more or less.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Han Yu smiled bitterly, "Truly no gain, nothing at all!"
"Not having results isn’t a bad thing. It means there are no fugitives on the river, implying good security on the river, indicating your competence as the ’Binjiang Water Army Commander.’
"The mobility of ships and crew on the river is so high, failing to capture fugitives doesn’t explain anything." Han Yu paused, straightforwardly saying, "Captain Wei, I think there might be a problem with the CDs issued by the City Bureau."
"What problem could there be with the CDs?" Captain Wei retorted, then continued, "If there were a problem with the CDs, our Binjiang Police System wouldn’t have achieved such great results since the launch of the fugitive pursuit special operation."
"Captain Wei, you’ve misunderstood."
Han Yu gathered his thoughts and explained, "I know the CD can store a lot of fugitive information, but its capacity is limited, and it can’t record information on all fugitives nationwide."
Suddenly realizing what Han Yu meant by "problem," Captain Wei laughed, "Now that you mention it, I remember, the Provincial Department gave us the first batch of fugitive CDs. There will be a second, third batch following."
"What’s mainly included in the first batch of CDs, or which areas’ fugitives does it mainly cover?"
"Mainly from our province and not comprehensive. Besides that, there are some wanted criminals from the Ministry of Police."
"Seems the issue lies here. The CDs mainly contain fugitives onshore, primarily those within our province. Captain Wei, can you help us ask our superiors if it’s possible to record and issue a batch involving those on the water, preferably covering fugitive CDs involving Yangtze River shipping and even maritime from all along the Yangtze and coastal provinces and cities?"
Captain Wei laughed heartily, "The river doesn’t fall under our City Bureau’s jurisdiction, let alone the sea. Salted Fish, you need to find the Changhang Bureau, request Director Qi to report it to the superiors."
"Makes sense. Perhaps we can request the Ministry of Transport Police to issue a batch of fugitive CDs."
"That’s why for any matter you need to find the right person."
"Captain Wei, I won’t disturb you anymore. I’m right at the Changhang Bureau and will go find Director Qi now."
...
As Han Yu put down the phone and was about to go upstairs to find Director Qi, he suddenly noticed Xiao Yu in casual clothes but not riding his motorcycle home.
"Why haven’t you gone home yet?"
"What’s the point of going home, coming back first thing tomorrow morning."
"Then where are you planning to go?" Han Yu smiled, looking at him and asked.
Xiao Yu looked back over his shoulder, chuckled, and said, "I’ve made plans with some friends to go to an internet café, play for a while, and stay overnight at the bureau’s dormitory."
"Internet café?"
"Just west of the Port Authority. It just opened, with over fifty computers, and they are high-spec computers!"
"You’ve made plans with friends, which friends?"
"Internet friends, you don’t know them." Xiao Yu was eager to play games, didn’t want his internet friends to wait, and left a sentence before leaving.
Watching Xiao Yu’s back, Han Yu didn’t know what to say.
Ever since learning to play computer games under the guidance of Xiao Gong, Xiao Yu’s world consisted only of work, eating, sleeping, and playing computer games.
Yu Zhen had argued with him countless times over his gaming, and now he had developed the habit of not even returning home for the sake of gaming.
Things can’t continue like this!
He wouldn’t listen to nagging, so it seems finding someone who can influence him is the only way to knock some sense into him.
Thinking of this, Han Yu picked up the phone once more and quickly dialed Li Weiguo’s home number.
