Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 889 - 601: Old Ge’s New Mission

At 6:27, Vice Mayor Qin and Captain Xia received orders almost simultaneously from their superiors to have the Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp immediately go to Beihu to accept the command of the 404th Division of the 105th Army and assist the 404th Division in executing flood rescue tasks.

Orders must be executed resolutely upon receipt, and the advance troops set off immediately.

The only variation from the original plan was that instead of two vehicles and ten people, including drivers, the addition of Vice Minister Li from the Linghai Armed Forces Department changed it to three vehicles and thirteen people.

After saluting the leaders, Vice Minister Li got into the Linghai Armed Forces Department’s Jeep with Hao Qiusheng. Captain Xia and Political Commissioner Jiao watched with indignation, wishing they could rush over and pull him out.

But this thought could only be kept in their hearts, watching helplessly as Old Li took over their task, while still having to wave goodbye like Vice Mayor Qin, Secretary Ye, and Mayor Qian.

Vice Mayor Qin didn’t care whether they were happy or not, and after seeing off the three vehicles of the advance troops, he turned around and asked, "Xiao Wu, when can the bus, loader, and forklift be in place?"

Secretary Wu quickly replied, "Of the two Setras from Gaoru, one is already on the way to Jiangcheng, and we can’t just drop off dozens of passengers halfway and return to execute the troop transport task. One is on its way back from East Sea to Gaoru.

Mayor Yang of Gaoru said that the Setra returning from East Sea will be in place by 9 PM tonight. Considering one Setra isn’t enough, he asked Director Li from the Gaoru Transportation Bureau to temporarily dispatch two Ivecos from the Gaoru Bus Station, which will be in place by 8 PM at the latest."

Being a last-minute request, they didn’t even have time to prepare, so we can’t be too demanding.

Vice Mayor Qin nodded, indicating for Secretary Wu to continue.

"The situation in Changzhou is similar to Gaoru’s. We could only arrange for one Mercedes-Benz bus and two Ivecos. I just asked Administrator Liu Degui, and he said two buses and five Ivecos are sufficient."

Secretary Wu calmed down and continued to report, "As for the loaders and forklifts, both Gaoru and Changzhou have them. Liu Degui said only one forklift is needed, so I asked Changzhou to send one over, since it’s nearer. Loaders can play a major role in flood control and rescue, so I asked each of them to arrange for personnel to bring one over, and they’ll be able to reach the camp and be loaded by 8 PM at the latest."

"Since the troops’ transport vehicles won’t be fully in place until 9 PM, let’s tentatively schedule the main forces to depart at 9:30. Secretary Lu, Mayor Wang, and Commander Wang said they would come to see off the main forces, so quickly inform Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang’s secretaries of the situation here, and Commander Wang also needs to be contacted."

"Understood."

"Secretary Ye, Mayor Qian, do you have anything to arrange on your side?"

"We don’t. Both Shen Fan and Salted Fish have made all necessary arrangements."

Sending the main forces to Beihu for flood relief, what a significant task!

Old Ge was restless with inactivity, so he came over with a smile and asked, "Secretary Ye, Mayor Qian, I am a member of the camp’s Senior Expert Group. Can someone be reassigned to the development zone to be the Deputy Commander of Flood and Drought Relief, so I can go to Beihu with Salted Fish and the others?"

Secretary Ye was amused and looked at him with a smile, asking, "Old Ge, are you a member of the Expert Group?"

"I am a Senior Engineer, holding a legitimate professor-level title. Out of the entire Binjiang transportation system, there are only three, and I am one of them!"

"So, you really are of a high level."

"You flatter me, Secretary Ye. Actually, water resources and transportation are one and the same. I used to work at the Water Resources Bureau too. I am a member of the camp’s Expert Group, and with the troops going to Beihu for flood relief, I would be worried not to oversee things."

What are you worried about? You just want to loaf around and go out on a scenic trip!

Secretary Ye knew these old hands too well and asked without showing much emotion, "Old Ge, who else is in your Expert Group?"

"There are four of us: Master Xi from the Yangtze River Commission Water Bureau, Salted Fish’s father-in-law, Master Han from the Binjiang Meteorological Bureau, Master Xi and Master Han, both hold professor-level titles like me, and then... then there is Wang Dezhi."

"The Old Secretary from Tianbu Town?"

"Yes, it’s Old Wang."

Secretary Ye couldn’t help but laugh, asking, "If I’m not mistaken, Old Wang seems to be a high school graduate. He never attended college, never engaged in technical work, and certainly hasn’t done any research. How did he become an expert?"

Old Ge chuckled, "Old Wang’s status as an expert is a bit undeserved. I firmly opposed his application to join the Expert Group. But he’s taken advantage of his seniority, relying on the connection with Salted Fish’s mentor Xu Sanye, and stubbornly insisted on getting an expert appointment from Salted Fish. Salted Fish had no choice but to let him join our Senior Expert Group."

"Salted Fish, is that true?"

"Report to Secretary Ye, Secretary Wang said he is a Senior Economist and indeed possesses a Senior Economist certificate."

"What Senior Economist? As for the certificate, as long as you have money, you can buy one anywhere." Secretary Ye laughed a bit and pointed at Director Ge: "Old Ge, don’t be unhappy, but there’s some exaggeration in your Senior Expert title too. If I were Master Xi or Master Han, I’d definitely feel embarrassed to be in your group!"

Mayor Qian almost burst into tears from laughter, also pointing at him: "A decent Expert Group, with you and Old Wang joining, you’ve instantly lowered the tone."

Han Yu agreed too, but since both Old Ge and Secretary Wang were seniors, he had to support Old Ge in such situations and hurriedly said, "Secretary Ye, Mayor Qian, Director Ge and Secretary Wang have abundant experience in flood control and relief, offering us many good suggestions. We all highly respect the opinions of Director Ge and Secretary Wang."