Riverside police

Bailong Port is located at the mouth of Bailong River on the Yangtze River twenty miles southeast of Linghai County.

The Bailong River is a natural river formed by rising sand during the Qing Dynasty. Both sides are covered with reeds. The reeds meander for dozens of miles and are white, resembling a white dragon, hence the name.

As early as more than a hundred years ago, Linghai people had a tradition of going to Dongtan Beach.

Although Linghai is now a county belonging to Binjiang City, the people in Linghai have little feeling for Binjiang and only want to go to the East China Sea. Almost every household has relatives in the East China Sea.

Some people joke that the people from Linghai are either in the East China Sea or on the way to the East China Sea.

This is an important water and land hub for Linghai and even Binjiang, connecting the gold rush and dream roads from Linghai and even several northeastern Binjiang counties to the Dadonghai Sea.

The passenger terminal of Bailong Port has passenger ships running to and from Shiliupu Pier in the East China Sea, Wusong Pier in the East China Sea, Taoming Island in the East China Sea and Liuhe Port on the other side of the river every day. The daily passenger flow is more than 8,000 people.

Spend more than one yuan to buy a fifth-class ticket. You can get on the ship from here in the morning and enter the Huangpu River with tall buildings on both sides and flashing neon lights at around 4 p.m.

Three years ago, there were many inland water routes leading to various towns and villages.

Today's roads are easier to travel than before, there are more buses than before, and small passenger ferries on inland rivers are closed. The Bailonggang Bus Station, also built before liberation, became busier.

The river is surging and time flies.

Bailonggang is like an old man who has gone through many vicissitudes of life, carrying countless memories of Linghai people.

Han Yu has no relatives in the East China Sea, has never been on a large ship, or taken a bus at Bailonggang Bus Station, but he has passed through the Bailonggang ship lock many times and has memories of Bailonggang.

As long as I can remember, I have been sitting on the boat, watching the lock staff put down the iron clips tied to the strings as if fishing, and let my parents put the gate fee on the clips and fish.

I clearly remember that when I was a child, after entering the ship lock, I looked forward to opening it early so that I could enter the Yangtze River and see the large ships several stories high.

Especially when I see passenger ships such as Bai Shen and Bai Chong, I envy those children who can ride big ships.

Later, I applied for Binjiang Navigation School, which had a lot to do with my childhood experience. I had always dreamed of driving a large ship, and even wanted to drive a large warship.

As a result, he passed the shipping school and graduated with honors, but was assigned to the Public Security Bureau.

Returning to the Bailong River again, looking at the lively Bailong Port area in the distance, the ships moored by the river, and the ship locks in the distance, Han Yu was in a trance, feeling that everything was so unreal.

This place is still two kilometers away from the Yangtze River. Li Weiguo thought that he was disappointed that the Yanjiang Police Station was not on the riverside. He parked his bicycle and explained with a smile:

"There is nothing but reeds along the river. There is no space at the passenger terminal and bus station, so we can only work here."

"oh."

Han Yu calmed down and quickly pushed the bicycle into the small courtyard with a sign "Linghai County Public Security Bureau Water Police Team" at the gate.

In the courtyard is a two-story building running north-south, facing east from west, with the provincial road leading to Bailong Port in front and the Bailong River in the back.

You can clearly see several small docks on the river beach to the south, and a cement prefabrication field for pouring culvert pipes, cement boats and floor slabs. There are several small shipyards that produce and repair river iron boats on the river beach to the north.

There is also a small dock behind the office building. There is a tugboat painted white with the word "Public Security" parked beside the dock.

"This is the house of the Sichang Township Water Conservancy Station. It used to be a cement prefabricated yard. Now it is contracted to an individual. They only need the space but not an office. The township wanted to rent it but couldn't, so they lent it to us." Li Weiguo parked the car. , took off a large bunch of keys from his waist.

"Do you want rent?" Han Yu asked curiously.

"Whatever rent you pay, the office space is coordinated by the bureau."

Li Weiguo opened the office door next to the stairs and introduced: "Our office has just been established. Before you came, there were only three policemen, Xu Office, me and Lao Zhang. This is my office, and next door is Lao Zhang's back office. It also serves as the household registration room, and the lock room to the south is Xu Suo’s office.”

Han Yu raised his head and asked: "Where is it upstairs?"

Li Weiguo opened the back window for ventilation, walked to the washstand, leaned over and scooped a ladle of water from the bucket into the washbasin. While washing his face, he smiled and said: "The upstairs is the dormitory, but Xu Suo's home is in the county seat, and my home is on Farm 12." Team, Lao Zhang’s family is in the Fourth Factory Supply and Marketing Cooperative, which is not far from here. He doesn’t live here usually, only when he is on duty.”

"Aren't we the Yanjiang Police Station? Why isn't the sign hanging outside the police station?" Han Yu glanced at the tugboat parked by the river through the rear window and thought it looked familiar.

"This involves jurisdiction. This is Bailonggang Village in Sichang Township. The security of Bailonggang Village is under the jurisdiction of the Sichang Police Station.

The security of Bailonggang Terminal is under the jurisdiction of Binjiang Port Public Security Bureau, and the policemen on duty at the pier are all sent by Binjiang Port Public Security Bureau.

Bailonggang Bus Station is under the management of Binjiang Bus Station, and the police at the bus station are sent by the Bus Branch of Binjiang Public Security Bureau. "

Li Weiguo took off a towel to dry his face and added: "We are only responsible for the security of the river, the Bailong River channel and a few small businesses along the river. The shore is not under our control. If the sign of the police station along the river is posted, the nearby people will not be able to understand it. If you encounter any problem, you will come to us to report it.”

What a fart, there are actually four police stations in this place.

Han Yu found it a bit funny, thought about it and asked again: "Are we going to patrol the water?"

"Are you talking about that tugboat? It looks like a law enforcement boat, but it actually broke down a long time ago. It was specially dragged here to show off."

"Pretending?"

Li Weiguo put down his towel and explained: "Before Xu took office, he told the bureau leaders that we were responsible for water security and could not do without law enforcement boats. But law enforcement boats are more expensive than police cars, so how could the bureau afford them? We coordinated with the Transportation Bureau to put these Paint a scrapped tugboat and tow it to the riverside, which can act as a deterrent to some extent."

"No other ship?"

"You can find it if you want to. The bureau used to have a small motorboat, but it was too old and broken. It could only be parked at the dock of the fertilizer plant to show off."

Han Yu asked puzzledly: "How can we maintain water security without a boat?"

This kid never asks these embarrassing questions.

Li Weiguo was really worried that he would not be able to pass Xu Sanye's test later, so he sat down and explained: "Xiao Han, you graduated from a shipping school. You should know that passenger ships, cargo ships and small cargo ships on the water are under the supervision of the port, and fishing boats are under the fishery administration. , water traffic accidents are also handled by them. Public security cases generally cannot come to us. If a criminal case occurs, there is a criminal investigation team."

Han Yu asked blankly: "Then what do we care about?"

"If a water security case occurs and boat people find us here, of course we have to deal with it. But at this stage, the main thing is to apply for the boat people's household registration, boat people's certificate and temporary boat people's certificate. The boat people and fishermen are floating on the water and have no fixed residence. It is difficult to find them. Easy, so this job is tricky."

“How can we find those boat people and fishermen without a boat?”

"They will eventually dock. Xu Suo and Lao Zhang are mobilizing boat people and fishermen outside to apply for certificates."

"You still want to mobilize?"

"Of course we need to mobilize. If others don't know, you should know that it's not just the boat people of Linghai who live in our Linghai waters, there are also many people from other places, and a large part of them have been living in our Linghai for decades."

Li Weiguo opened the drawer and took out a document and handed it to him: "According to regulations, we can only apply for temporary residence permits for them. We must mobilize them to return to their place of residence as soon as possible to apply for the boat people's household registration book and boat people's certificate."

Han Yu took the document and muttered: "People have been away from home for decades. Some of them were born and raised in Linghai. There are probably no people in their hometown. The village cadres may not know anyone. This household registration book and boat citizen certificate are probably not Easy to handle."

"Yes, some hometowns are still far away, such as those in Dongshan, Nanhe, and Hui'an. It costs a lot of travel expenses to go back and forth. But this is a rule from the superiors, and they can't always be a gangster, so they have to mobilize."

Li Weiguo didn't want the child to think that the work in the institute was unimportant, and added: "The process of applying for a certificate is also a thorough process. You know how chaotic the river is. Are there any criminals among those gangsters? We can pass the screening process for the certificate." Once again.”

No wonder there are only three people, including the director and instructor, who are in charge.

Han Yuzheng didn't know what to say, but the sound of a motorcycle engine came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged policeman in his forties drove a three-wheeled motorcycle and parked in front of the office.

He had a Chinese character face, a tall build, and tanned skin. You could clearly see the pistol in his waist. He pulled out the car keys and walked in quickly, majesticly.

"Old Li, where is the man? Have you received him?"

"Got it, that's it."

Li Weiguo stood up and pointed at Han Yu.

Xu Sanye rushed back under the scorching sun. His forehead was so oily that he didn't bother to wipe it with a towel. He stared at Han Yu who was worried, with a look of astonishment on his face.

"Xiao Han, this is our Xu Institute. Xu Institute, his surname is Han and his name is Han Yu. He is sixteen this year and a technical secondary school student who graduated from Binjiang Shipping School."

"Hello, Xu."

Han Yu reacted and stood up quickly.

Is this a policeman? This is obviously a little kid!

Xu Sanye couldn't believe his eyes. He was stunned for a while before he said with a gloomy face: "Old Li, come out first."