Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1028 - 673: Well-Intentioned Motives! (2)

"I found that reporters use the 200 cards to make calls, send news and photos to the unit. It's cheap to use a 200 card to make calls. I asked Director Huang to buy a hundred cards and have them sent over by the water supply boat."

"We only have a phone line here, no card phones installed. What do we need the cards for?"

"200 cards are not magnetic cards!"

"As long as it's a card, we can't use it here. There's nowhere to insert it!"

"Old Wang, not to be mean, but you might have stayed in the countryside too long and missed the rapid changes outside. If you keep this up, you'll be left behind by the times."

Starts lecturing again. Why are you in any position to lecture me...

Old Wang was made very frustrated by this, impatiently responding, "Director Ge, if there's something to say, say it. If not, I'm hanging up. I'm busy right now."

"Alright, alright, let's talk business. The 200 card doesn't need to be inserted. There's a password on it, follow the steps noted on the card, enter the password, and the call will go through. Long-distance calls are very cheap, not only cheaper than making long-distance calls by phone but also cheaper than using the phone directly!"

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you? You'll know when you see the card."

Old Ge chuckled and continued, "I called Secretary Ye after returning. The city is busy celebrating and delivering good news reports. At the latest, by this afternoon, all the reports should be delivered. Considering that comrades haven't called home for a while, surely they miss it. Organize them to use the 200 card to call home."

The good news from back home should cheer up the comrades' families, and when the comrades hear it, they'll be happy and excited, and naturally, morale will rise.

Old Wang thought Old Ge made sense and couldn't help but smile, "Alright, we're about to change shifts here; I'll organize those off duty to call home for safety assurance."

"Calls can be made, but be mindful of confidentiality discipline."

"Don't worry, I understand."

"I almost forgot, there's another matter."

Old Wang instinctively asked, "What is it?"

Old Ge looked at the calendar schedule and said, "Not only did the superiors recognize Salted Fish and them with merits, certificates, and military medals, they also granted bonuses. First-level merits are 6000, second-class are 3000, and third-level merits are 1000, and all bonuses are with me. I have Xiao Qiu managing them."

"Why not distribute it to them?"

"If we're talking contributions, everyone made contributions, you have what others don't—how would you distribute the bonuses then?"

Old Ge retorted, then continued, "Also, you know the situation here. If we just hand it out like that, it's hard to say whether some comrades might donate their bonuses. If even one donates, others have to follow, and not donating would seem unloving, of lacking responsibility.

Donations are good, worth advocating, but they should be voluntary and within one's capacity. To express love, let the heart suffice.

Besides, every officer and soldier here has donated back home, almost without exception. Some comrades' families are still financially tight, so we can't distribute the bonuses for now, we'll hand them out once we return."

Old Wang was taken aback and curiously asked, "The comrades have all donated back home? How come I didn't know!"

"Not just the comrades, you and I have donated too, directly deducted from our wages."

"Ah..."

"Ah what, back when Binjiang was building an airport, the city called for donations, your township was the most enthusiastic! Directly deducting money from wages, back then Wang Dezhi, to earn first place, did it plenty! How is it now your wages get deducted and you're 'ah'-ing?"

"Is there any point discussing this, let's drop it, I've got business, I'm hanging up."

...

Old Wang said he'd hang up and directly hung up the phone.

Old Ge put down the phone, secretly feeling that indeed "where you stand depends on where you sit."

At this moment, the phone rang again.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Uncle Ge, it's me, surely you won't fail to recognize my voice."

"Ningning, how could I not recognize your voice, you hadn't said anything just now." Hearing his child calling, Old Ge was pleased, lit a cigarette, and smilingly asked, "What's up?"

Han Xiangning glanced back at the master's wife and chuckled secretly, "Early today, city leaders came to our unit with music and drums to deliver congratulatory news. My sister went to the East Sea, my brother-in-law and Dongdong's congratulatory reports were only for me to receive; I received three reports and three condolence payments!"

Old Ge chuckled and asked, "How much condolence money did you receive?"

"San'er received a first-level merit, the city gave 3000 yuan, my brother-in-law and Dongdong received third-level merits, each received 1000 yuan from the city."

"That's plenty. Our Linghai is not like Binjiang Development Zone, we have a large base of award-receiving personnel, and this is just the first batch. If we operate like the Binjiang Development Zone, when all the camp officers and soldiers receive awards, the city won't be able to sustain."

"I know, I'm not complaining about too little, I'm just curious if the troops awarded San'er and my brother-in-law, will they also give bonuses."

"Of course they will, don't worry, the bonuses are all with me and will be uniformly distributed when we return."

Han Xiangning chuckled and asked, "How much did the troops award San'er?"

This child isn't fixated on money, just pressured by the mortgage.

Old Ge felt a sting of pity, quickly saying, "First-level merits 6000, third-level merits are the same as home, 1000."

"That's great, thanks Uncle Ge."

"Why thank me, I'm not the one giving the bonus to San'er."

"Thank you for keeping it safe, San'er is always careless, busy directing rescue efforts, I'm worried if he got the money, he'd lose it."

"It won't get lost with me."

"That sets my mind at ease. Uncle Ge, the master's wife is beside me, she wants to speak with you."

"Hold on."

"What else is there?" Han Xiangning simply hit the speaker button, letting the master's wife listen in.

Old Ge now has work on his mind, supporting his chin, asking, "Ningning, you mentioned just now Han Ning went to the East Sea?"

"Uh-huh, she was transferred several days ago. She called me last night and said East Sea Long-Haul Hospital there is pretty good, the hospital leaders are very caring, arranging a two-bedroom apartment in the hospital's residential area for her."

Han Xiangning genuinely envied her older sister and added, "She's now under Changhang East Sea Branch's security team management, but the hospital is a bit far from the branch. She only needs to return to the unit weekly for meetings, unless she catches a thief otherwise."

"She's just one female comrade, can she catch thieves?"

"She's not alone; the hospital has security guards under her command. The superiors understand she can't work 24/7, planning to assign another police officer to the hospital police room.

Uncle Ge, you probably remember Shao Lei from Bai Shen Police Team, Director He is considering him because my sister and Shao Lei are familiar, and Shao Lei's home is conveniently in Pudong. The plan is to transfer Shao Lei from the police team to the Changhang Hospital Police Room to work with my sister."

"That's reassuring."

Old Ge chuckled, pondered, and said, "Since it's delivering congratulatory news to family, it should be delivered to the family's workplace and the family themselves. Besides, your sister's situation is different from others, Jiang Kun and Dongdong both earned merits, we should make it lively."

Sister Wei couldn't help but ask, "Old Ge, how do you plan to do it?"

Old Ge weighed things and chuckled, "I'll call Political Commissar Yang shortly, ask him to report to the superiors to see if they can send a letter to the East Sea Defense Zone, request them to notify the Armed Forces Department in your sister's district to deliver the congratulatory news to your sister."

Sister Wei confusedly asked, "Guard district?"

"East Sea is a city directly under central control, there's no provincial military district but only this guard district, it's quite like our Jiangnan Province Military District."

"Is it really necessary to get this complicated?"

"This isn't complicated, this is as it should be! For instance, when a Linghai soldier earns merits in the troop, they likewise notify Linghai Armed Forces Department, the department will then deliver good news!"

Old Ge paused, then continued, "Han Ning just transferred and hasn't really settled yet, hard to tell if colleagues are gossiping behind her back. Remember, the Changhang East Sea Branch's office police are uninterested in working at the hospital police room, but those onboard police on ferries and in Baoshan, Wusong police stations definitely are; after all, who wouldn't want to be closer to home?" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Sister Wei received enlightenment, murmuring, "As long as they deliver good news with a fanfare, colleagues at the new unit can't say much behind her back."

Han Xiangning realized Old Ge's considerate intentions and sincerely agreed, "My brother-in-law and Dongdong were involved in flood rescue and earned merits. Even if the superiors favor my sister, others wouldn't comment!"