Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 908 - 609: How Is This a Reserve Camp? (Part 3)

The meal was only halfway through when the phone rang again.

Seeing Master Yao stand up to take the call, Master Dai couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Chen, does your camp have boats?"

"Of course, we have a lot of boats. We are originally a waterborne mobile rescue unit. If it weren't for the superior's order for us to come to Jingzhou for rescue, we wouldn't be using cars for transportation."

"How many boats do you have?"

"Let me think." Xiao Chen put down his chopsticks, counting on his fingers like counting treasures, and said, "First, the big boats and the high-powered ones— we have the Linggang Tuo 001, and Brother Liu is the Chief Officer of Linggang Tuo 001. We also have two big dunships, like buildings on the water; one has two floors, the other three, capable of housing hundreds of people.

We also have ferryboats, floating cranes, integrated supply ships, water factory ships, kitchen ships, and water refueling stations. Master Yao said that yesterday we requisitioned a high-powered full-turn tugboat from Zhangjia Port. That tugboat is more expensive than all our boats combined. Both Liu and I have seen it; just that tugboat alone is worth more than thirty million."

Worth more than thirty million!

Isn't that insane, what kind of boat could be that expensive?

Master Dai was shocked and asked, "What about the small boats?"

"I haven't even gotten to the small boats yet."

Xiao Chen chuckled, his eyebrows dancing with excitement, and said, "Now for the law enforcement vessels for security and guard duty—our 001 you just sat on; besides 001, we have the Binjiang Police 002, Yangtze Police 110, and the Port Supervision Department's Supervision 48. All four are new ships, all built at Hanwu Shipyard, and each one is worth over six hundred thousand.

There are many small boats. Master Yao said our camp's structure has been adjusted; now the Third Company is the original Second Company, the Third Company is a Water Rescue Team, with fifteen speedboats equipped with imported diesel engines and fifteen fiberglass boats. I don't know how many boats the water transport team has."

Master Dai couldn't believe his ears, paused for a moment, and then asked, "How many boats in total with both large and small boats included?"

Just boasting, he forgot to count, and Xiao Chen was momentarily stumped by the question.

Captain Fan, secretly amused at how this lad resembled Xiao Yu, couldn't help but speak up, "Combined with the large and small boats, there are forty-eight, and the number of boats in the transport team depends on the situation."

Master Dai then asked, "What about the equipment onshore?"

Xiao Chen picked up the thread again, speaking animatedly, "We have two imported large excavators, each with a bucket that can grab two cubic meters of earth. Originally, we had only one large loader and one bulldozer. Master Yao said that when they came to support Jingjiang this time, they also requisitioned two large loaders. There are also two large imported dump trucks, each capable of carrying thirty tons, and a fleet of sixteen trailer tippers—those are the types with a steering wheel."

"You have so much equipment!"

"And we also have cars; we have three military trucks similar to those in your regiment, all equipped for the logistics support company for President Zhang and the others to buy groceries and supplies."

"With this much equipment, are you really just a camp?"

"Yes, we are the Linghai Reserve Camp. We don't rely on human-wave tactics; we are mechanized for emergency rescue. As Secretary Han puts it, wherever machinery can be used, we don't use manual labor. Medical and dietary support must always be in place; if thirsty, we should be able to reach for water, if sick, seek timely medical attention, and have clothes to change into when wet."

"With over sixty pieces of equipment both on water and shore, you only have two hundred and eleven people in total, averaging out to one piece of equipment for every three and a half persons?"

"I haven't done the math, but we do have plenty of equipment."

"How much is all your equipment worth in total?"

"I haven't calculated either, but it's certainly not a small amount."

Captain Fan looked up and casually said, "Seventy to eighty million should be right, and it's mainly because the boats are expensive."

Xiao Chen envied Xiao Yu for being able to operate excavators and muttered, "Excavators are expensive too, I've heard that each costs over four million, so two would be eight million."

A reserve camp with equipment worth seventy to eighty million, even our division's assets don't total up to that amount.

It's worse for the regiment, with only three small vehicles and a dozen old trucks.

Master Dai couldn't focus on eating anymore, set down his bowl and chopsticks, and rushed out to find where there was a public phone. But the hydrological station was by the river, and if it wasn't for the flooding, there wouldn't be a soul in sight, let alone a public phone nearby.

He was worried that Master Yao and Master Xu would suddenly have to leave on a boat and didn't want to be left alone at the hydrological station, so he had no choice but to return first.