Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 375 - 265 One in a Thousand_3

"Looks like this Salted Fish is not only skilled in repairing and piloting ships."

"We made efforts back then to send him for an exchange at the East Sea Shipping Public Security Bureau, not just to learn ship repairing and piloting but also to pick up police operations. He started as an undercover onboard police on a passenger ship and later was responsible for political security on a coastal cargo ship."

"Political security?"

"In recent years, there were criminals who hijacked ships to defect, and it’s said that even the Navy has had such incidents."

Director Yang paused, then continued, "Later on, he was entrusted by the Marine Bureau and Marine Police Bureau with a significant task—leading more than a dozen crew members on a foreign ocean-going cargo ship rented by the Marine Bureau, traveling to over twenty countries. The same number of crew members he took abroad came back with him; no one defected, nor did anyone stay overseas."

Ordinary people are unaware of such incidents, but Director Chen had heard about some.

A few soldiers with malicious intentions had even fired at officers, commandeering a torpedo boat to defect.

In order to capture those scoundrels, many warships and fighter jets were deployed, even entering South Korean territorial waters, nearly causing a military friction.

Hearing this from Director Yang, Director Chen realized that the young man he had met by the river in the morning was not only a skilled technician but also politically reliable. Pulling out his ’big brother’ phone, he flipped through it looking for Secretary Wu of the City Disciplinary Committee’s number while sighing, "Old Yang, I think that fish might be worth more than those two ships."

"That is indeed the case. After all, ships can be built provided there is funding, but training a police officer who is highly skilled technically, proficient in police work, and absolutely reliable politically is not so easy. In fact, the Provincial Department has considered that the Salted Fish meets all three criteria, hence whenever a high-ranking commander inspects the Yangtze River, Salted Fish is brought in to participate in the maritime security detail."

"Does the security office know about this fish?"

"Yes, this March, a specialist was sent for political evaluation, and by July, he was pulled to perform security duties, going ahead to inspect the ship’s condition and set the sailing plan according to the commander’s schedule, waterway, and weather. Once the commander boarded, he stayed in the cockpit until he safely transported the commander from Jiangcheng to East Sea."

To say it mildly, a police officer who can perform such tasks is truly one in a thousand!

Director Chen looked up and said, "Old Yang, you’ve done well in nurturing this talent."

Director Yang did not miss the opportunity to praise Salted Fish, regrettably saying, "Salted Fish is now definitely the best ship repairing and piloting policeman in the province, but just like those two ships, we at Linghai can’t keep him."

Now, Director Chen neither wanted to be a ’middle-man’ selling ships nor did he want to let go of the person, pondering, "Aren’t those two ships still usable for another three or four years? Let’s talk about later matters at a later time, maybe by then the financial crunch won’t be as tight, and we could afford it."

The implied meaning of the leadership was clear.

It was a unit capable of producing results. Since the two ships could last another three or four years, let the Water Police Squadron continue serving and achieving results for another three or four years before considering selling.

Director Yang suddenly felt some regret over a previous decision, sighing with a wry smile, "Maybe by then the ships can still be supported, but it’s not certain that people will stay."

"The young man is good; he likely won’t jump ship."

"Director Chen, I’m not just talking about Salted Fish but also Xiao Yu and even auxiliary police Zhu Baogen. They are all technical talents, with each person’s credentials filling a drawer; not only are Port Supervision, Customs, and Fishery Administration eager to poach them, but even private shipping enterprises need such personnel."

"Is the external salary much higher?"

"They just need to decide to switch jobs, and finding one is too easy, with salaries no less than a thousand per month, higher than my salary as a county-level Police Chief."

"Why don’t they switch then?"

"They were all trained by the first director of Yanjiang Police Station, Xu Sanye, and both the Dunship and 001 were Xu Sanye’s lifeblood. You could say it’s a legacy, hence having a good tradition in a unit is really important."

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