The suspect has been identified, so next steps of investigation and evidence gathering will not involve Han Yu, Xu Haoran, or Guo Weitao. After all, Zhao Hongxing, Jiang Hechun, and Liu Guixiang are the real experts in solving cases, and having these anti-smuggling police continue to participate would be straying from their duties.

For the next three days, every day was either spent on maintaining the 825 boat or busy with test sails to familiarize with the upgraded and modified performance of the 825 boat.

Today’s test sail didn’t travel far, just docked at the Changzhou Maritime Office Pier.

When Mayor Shen acted as the Deputy Mayor and District Secretary of the development zone in Linghai, he already considered the then Deputy Mayor of Changzhou City a strong competitor.

Due to leading flood rescue efforts at Beihu two years ago, his promotion speed was rapid, bypassing the roles of Deputy Mayor and Deputy Secretary of the City, appointed directly as the Acting Mayor of Linghai City, then becoming Mayor.

Mayor Hou from Changzhou also progressed quickly, serving only two years as Deputy Mayor before being appointed as Acting Mayor of Changzhou City. After the People’s Congress is over in a few days, he will be Mayor!

This is extremely rare in the recent years of leadership appointments in district counties of Binjiang, but one must admit Mayor Hou of Changzhou is indeed capable.

Regarding the development of the Yangtze River coastline, Changzhou didn’t blindly follow the trend of building ports, but instead heavily invested in shipbuilding industry.

Mayor Hou personally brought in a shipyard from South Korea two years ago, and it has been completed, receiving orders for four ten-thousand-ton container ships, with the first ship under construction on the slipway.

As the "Binjiang Water Army Commander," Han Yu naturally wouldn’t miss this learning opportunity, leading Jiang Shengqi, Wang Zhixin, Guo Weitao, and others including Xiao Gong who just returned from family leave to visit the shipyard under the guidance of Deputy Director Wang from the Changzhou Maritime Office.

After touring the shipyard and roughly understanding the shipbuilding process from South Korea, they took a look at the fire safety status of the shipyard and returned to the fitting-out pier, ready to set sail back to Lang Mountain. On the walkie-talkie, a call came from his sister saying her husband had arrived at the Maritime Office and urged them to come for a meal together.

It’s not often that brother-in-law returns, so it must become a gathering.

Han Yu asked Jiang Shengqi and the others to return the 825 boat and went together with Deputy Director Wang to the Changzhou Maritime Office.

Unexpectedly, upon entering the Director’s office upstairs, he saw his brother-in-law dressed in military uniform, wearing the rank of a Reserve Major!

"Brother-in-law, why are you dressed like this?" Han Yu confusedly asked.

Zhang Jiangkun put down the newspaper, got up and explained: "I came back this time for both personal and official reasons. The East Sea Defense Zone organized leaders from Cosco, Zhonghai Armed Forces Department, and four Reserve Transport Regiment Commanders and Political Commissioners to visit the Linghai Reserve Camp for learning.

The Defense Zone Commander and Minister Feng might consider that I’m quite familiar with the situation in the camp, so they specifically named me to participate. After the leaders finished the visit and took a car from Lingda Car Ferry, I bid them farewell at the ferry terminal and came here directly."

His sister and brother-in-law truly cared deeply for San’er and him.

In Han Xiangning’s heart, his brother-in-law was not just a brother-in-law, he was almost like an elder.

Han Xiangning was truly happy for his brother-in-law’s return, holding his teacup, he smiled and said: "Yang Jianbo drove brother-in-law here. I invited him for a meal, but he said he had something and insisted on leaving."

Compared to Yang Jianbo, Han Yu was more concerned about Director Feng, curiously asking: "Brother-in-law, did Director Feng come back this time?"

"No, he went back to the Capital a few days ago."

"Then who led the team to visit Linghai Reserve Camp this time?"

"Deputy Chief of Staff Sun from the East Sea Defense Zone."

"Who welcomed them on Linghai’s side?"

"Secretary Qian and Minister Yang."

"Secretary Qian personally welcomed them!"

Zhang Jiangkun explained with a smile: "The organization of four Reserve Transport Regiment Commanders and Political Commissioners to visit and learn was requested by the Military Region Commander from Nanjing, and the Jiangnan Province Military District attached great importance to it. The Major General Jiang of Jiangnan Army Reserve Division personally came from Jiangcheng to accompany them. Mayor Qin and Military District Commander Wang also came, how could Secretary Qian not come!"

The Major General Jiang of Jiangnan Army Reserve Division is also the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Provincial Military District.

The Deputy Chief of Staff of the East Sea Defense Zone led the visit, and they visited the Linghai Reserve Camp, Major General Jiang indeed needed to accompany them, otherwise, equality would not be demonstrated.

Han Yu realized, sarcastically saying: "Such an important reception activity didn’t even notify me, truly ’out of sight, out of mind’!"

"Who do you think you are? The world will still spin regardless of anyone’s absence." Han Xiangning reprimanded with a laugh and then spoke seriously: "San’er, brother-in-law will go to Binjiang in the afternoon to pay the money, and after it’s paid, he’ll handle the procedures. Once the procedures are completed, the Bailong Port Passenger Pier dormitories will be ours!"

"Isn’t brother-in-law back to help dad buy a house?"

"I’m saying that after buying it, the Bailong Port over there can’t be left without someone to look after the house. I just called your brother, he said your parents would return only in seven or eight days. Even after returning, they won’t stay for long, as after the New Year, they’ll go out to do business again."

Buying those two rows of dormitories but having no one living there truly presents a problem.

Seeing his brother-in-law’s concerned expression, Han Yu asked in a low voice: "How about asking Uncle Qian to help look after it?"

"That’s what I thought too, but we can’t just call him. I think we should go back to Bailong Port and talk to Uncle Qian face-to-face."

"Alright, tomorrow is Friday, the day after is Saturday, let’s go back together on Saturday."

Just as Han Yu finished speaking, Zhang Jiangkun suddenly opened his satchel, took out a long rectangular package wrapped in newspaper, resembling a brick, handed it over with a smile: "San’er, Ningning, this is what mom and dad asked me to bring for you."

"Money?"

"Yes, five thousand in total, count it."

"Why give us money? The loan for changing the ship isn’t even paid off yet!" Han Xiangning opened the newspaper, revealing five thick bundles of cash inside.