Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 882 - 598: You’re Not the Right Person to Go! (Part 2)

"I want to go to Beihu to fight the flood with my dad and uncle, but my aunt won’t let me go, she wants to drag me back to Bailong Port!"

"You’re still so young, flood control is an adult’s responsibility, what are you going to do? I think your aunt is right on this matter, listen to her and go back with her."

"Mayor Qin, I’m sixteen this year!"

"Sixteen is still a kid."

"When my uncle was sixteen, he was already working. Not only did he fight floods, but he also went to East Sea to catch bad guys and even got hurt!"

How fun it would be to go fight the flood, going back to Bailong Port means studying, Dongdong thought and emphasized again: "Uncle Xiao Yu as well, when he was sixteen, he was already with Grandpa Xu catching water bandits on the river!"

Salted Fish went to East Sea to catch bad guys when he was sixteen...

Catching what bad guys, kid, are you talking about me?

Zhang Asheng realized, secretly muttering that he wasn’t a bad guy; he just did a little foreign exchange certificate trading. As for Salted Fish getting hurt, that indeed happened; my wife and I beat him black and blue.

Vice Mayor Qin didn’t know about this, looked at Dongdong with a smile and said, "Your uncle started working quite early, but times are different, your task now is to study."

"I know I need to study, but it’s summer vacation now."

"Why are you being so disobedient, kid."

"Uncle Xiao Yu has already agreed to it."

"His agreement doesn’t count."

"But I really am a reserve soldier now, Mayor Qin, if you don’t believe it, I can get the roster to show you."

No need to ask, it must be that Captain Xia and the others reported too few people for the flood control achievements, so they counted this half-grown kid too.

After all, the reserve forces are not only short of funds, but also short of manpower, adding people is normal procedure.

Vice Mayor Qin was unsure how to resolve this family matter when Secretary Ye and Mayor Wang from Linghai City finished their meeting in the city and came over, and Captain Xia of the reserve regiment also returned.

Because the courtyard was full of large vehicles, their cars couldn’t get in and had to park on the road outside.

The three exchanged a few pleasantries and walked into a dormitory in tacit understanding.

The local party and government leaders had things to discuss, Captain Xia and several directors and deputy directors from the Changhang department couldn’t follow in, so they continued to chat outside.

Huang Yuanchang was still on the phone next to the anti-aircraft gun, he didn’t know how many calls he made today, and he had already changed two phone batteries, the ones he took out were charging in the reserve camp office.

Captain Xia was just about to ask where Han Yu and Chief of Staff Cui had gone when Secretary Ye and Mayor Wang walked out of the dormitory, smiling, "Captain Xia, Mayor Qin asked you to come over for a moment."

"Oh, thank you."

Could the order have come down?

Captain Xia steadied himself and quickly walked into the fourth dormitory on the left of the camp office.

Vice Mayor Qin gestured for him to close the door, inviting him to sit on the bunk, and said, "Comrade Jianqiang, if the superior really orders the flood rescue camp to go to Beihu for support, how do you plan to arrange things for the regiment?"

"Mayor Qin, I’ve already discussed it with Political Commissioner Jiao, Chief of Staff Cui and I will lead the team to Beihu, with Political Commissioner Jiao presiding over the work of the regiment."

"You and Chief of Staff Cui want to go to Beihu?"

"Such a big matter, we can’t not go."

"But if the superior really issues an order, it’s only for one camp to be dispatched. Comrade Jianqiang, you are the regiment commander, you have more than just this one camp under you. Moreover, the flood situation in Binjiang is also very severe, at this critical juncture, you and Chief of Staff Cui leading the team to Beihu, do you think it’s appropriate?"

Captain Xia was stunned, staring at Vice Mayor Qin, unsure how to respond.

Vice Mayor Qin took out a cigarette, offered one to Xia, saying unhurriedly, "Comrade Jianqiang, I know you’re acting out of a public spirit, but public opinion is formidable. If you just go like that, it’s hard to say whether the superior might think you’re not sensible, not considering the big picture, or even that you’re just trying to show off and earn a reward."

If the order really comes down.

The superior only orders one camp, yet you, the regiment commander, enthusiastically rush over, especially when Binjiang needs flood control; it’s not quite appropriate upon reflection.

Captain Xia was really frustrated, taking several deep breaths, he said, "Mayor Qin, you’re right, I can’t go, so we’ll have Chief of Staff Cui lead the team. It’s not that I don’t trust Comrade Han Yu’s ability, but mainly because he’s too young; I’m worried that when he arrives, people won’t take him seriously. And he has never been a soldier, he’s not very familiar with the organization’s structure and command style of the unit." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Old Cui going is also not suitable."

"Mayor Qin, in such situations, according to convention, the regiment should definitely send a deputy."

"I understand, Secretary Lu, Mayor Wang, and Commander Wang have discussed this issue with me, and I just consulted Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian from Linghai, we all agreed that it’s more appropriate for Vice Mayor Shen Fan of Linghai City to lead the team."

"Let Mayor Shen lead the team!"

"He is not only a City Committee Member, Vice Mayor, and Secretary of the development zone in Linghai, but also the Deputy Political Commissioner of the reserve regiment and the first secretary of the flood rescue camp, possessing triple identities in party, government, and military. Keep in mind this is flood rescue, not warfare, upon arrival, he must deal with both the troops and the local party and government, which gives him an advantage in handling these tasks."

Seeing Captain Xia hesitating to speak, Vice Mayor Qin added significantly, "More importantly, the reserve forces have their particularities. For instance, the flood rescue camp is newly established, with little training time, organized and trained in batches.

All the officers and soldiers in the camp, who they are, and which unit they are from, not to mention you as the regiment commander, I bet even Salted Fish as the camp commander doesn’t recognize everyone. How can a general who doesn’t know the soldiers go to fight floods on the front line, and how to command on the front line?