Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 984 - 650: The Best Steel for the Sharpest Blade! (Part 3)

"Paratroopers know how to do engineering?"

"Learning while doing, could you please not touch my documents, I just organized them."

"I'm sorry."

Just then, the Civilian Militia Camp Commander ran over, half-laughing, half-crying, and asked, "Leader, what did I just say, how come you came over here without a word? You really can't walk over there, if you step on the grouting hole, how will we find it later?"

"Sorry, I disrupted your work, I apologize."

"What's the use of apologizing, come on, come on, get moving, if you don't go now, I'm going to call someone!"

Who could you call, who could actually drive me away?

The Commander found it very amusing, but seeing how seriously they were working, he didn't want to disrupt their work anymore, so he was driven back to the Emergency Protection Zone and got in the car, instructing the driver to take a detour.

To his surprise, on the inspection route, he found several sections of the embankment with large signs left by the Jiangnan Province Military District Linghai Reserve Camp, Unit 90428, and Unit 83104.

The emergency protection situations varied, but the seriousness and responsibility were the same.

Most surprisingly to the Commander, when passing a large pit, he found that there were several signs posted around it.

Deep excavation pit, pay attention to safety!

Deep pit, deep water, prone to drowning!

...

Such warnings were all around, all signed by those three units.

Since it was an emergency, it must have been hectic.

Only these three units, whose names were on the warning signs, showed such professionalism, seriousness, and responsibility during the emergency operations route check.

The Commander grew more curious as he asked, "Comrade Zhou Guang, which is the nearest unit here?"

An accompanying officer responded without hesitation, "Reporting to the Commander, the 404th Division HQ and the 133rd Regiment of the 404th Division are closest, the 132nd Regiment is across the river."

"The warriors who dealt with the cracking danger we encountered this afternoon were from which unit?"

"Judging by the digital code of the emergency construction unit on the large sign, it should be the 132nd Regiment of the 404th Division."

"Paratroopers doing emergency construction, that's interesting. Do you have the contact number of the 404th Division's main officer?"

"Yes."

"Call and ask."

"Yes!"

The accompanying officer quickly took out a phone and dialed a number.

After waiting about ten seconds, the call connected, and a voice asked from the other end, "Director Zhou, you're a busy man, what made you think of calling me!"

"Major General Jiang, I'm not far from your command post, and seeing your unit's digital code reminded me of you."

"Escorting your province's leadership to inspect work?"

"Yes."

"What a pity."

"Pity for what?" Director Zhou instinctively looked up at the Commander, a bit awkward.

Unaware that the top leader of Beihu Province was beside his old friend at the Beihu Province Military District, Major General Jiang laughed, "The Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters requested our commander to dispatch the 'Hong Kong Garrison' for emergency support, and the army had our division temporarily manage the 'Hong Kong Garrison.'"

"The Hong Kong Garrison? Major General Jiang, the Hong Kong Garrison is here, how come I didn't know!"

"This Hong Kong Garrison is not that Hong Kong Garrison. The one we manage is stationed at Linghai Port in Jiangnan Province; there's a Hong Kong Road nearby, adjacent to their camp, so they're called the Hong Kong Garrison."

"You scared me; I thought the real Hong Kong Garrison was here."

"Why get startled, the Hong Kong Garrison is still a unit, just a higher rank. If I had a choice, I'd definitely choose this Hong Kong Garrison in Jiangnan, not the one in Hong Kong."

"Major General Jiang, are you kidding?"

"Director Zhou, have I ever joked with you?"

Major General Jiang stepped out from the canopy, gazing proudly at the opposite shore, saying, "What I said earlier about it being a pity wasn't a joke."

Director Zhou, half-laughing, half-crying, asked, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"If you weren't escorting your provincial leader for inspection, I could've invited you to cross the river to dine at the Linghai Hotel, and stay at the Linghai Hotel."

"What Linghai Hotel, what Linghai Hotel, are there any hotels or inns nearby?"

"There weren't any before, but there is now. Yesterday, under the guise of inspecting work, I tried out their food. The cuisine is genuinely good, a buffet with a variety of dishes, you can eat as you like. But I offered a bit of feedback, suggesting it could be a bit saltier and spicier."

"..."

"Director Zhou, I'm not joking with you. The accommodation conditions at Linghai Hotel are pretty good too, standard rooms with air conditioning, hot water, and the possibility to shower. I can't leave the command post for long, otherwise, I'd surely check on them for a few more days."

"Really, I... I'm not far from your command post, are you there now?"

"Yes, are you planning to come over?"

Seeing the Commander nod, Director Zhou whispered, "Yes, we'll be there soon."

Major General Jiang laughed, "Welcome, welcome, Director Zhou, to our division for inspection."

...

The old friend's mouth was running wild, and the Commander heard it all clearly.

Director Zhou wasn't too worried; after all, they belonged to the 105th Army, which wasn't a part of the provincial military district system, and didn't take leadership from local party committees and governments, but he still explained, "Commander, Major General Jiang just enjoys joking."

The Commander suddenly remembered something and pondered, "Maybe he's not joking."

"Not joking?"

"I've heard of that 'Hong Kong Garrison'; it's a pity they're on the opposite shore, or I'd definitely take a look."

"Commander, you've heard of it too!"

"It's a Reserve Camp of the Jiangnan Province Military District, built on the foundation of a road and bridge company in a county-level city. The mechanized construction equipment is complete and advanced, with two large excavators that played significant roles in dealing with the dangerous situations at the Old Temple Gate in Lingjiang County and the Yang Liu Section in Angong County."

The Commander rolled down the car window, glancing across the river, and said, "Xiao Yang, wasn't there news that several domestic excavator manufacturers donated over a dozen excavators?"

"Yes."

The secretary in the front passenger seat quickly turned back, reporting in detail, "Gui Mining donated six, Chengdu Kobelco donated four, Hefei Hitachi donated two. The anti-flood command sought help from the National Flood Control Headquarters and successfully obtained two, one donated by Gui Mining and the other by Hefei Hitachi, a joint venture company known for good-quality excavators."

Though it doesn't seem like much, the donations are quite considerable.

Hefei Hitachi, a leader in domestic construction machinery manufacturing, produces just 600 units a year, so they really are doing their best.

The Commander pondered in silence for a moment, then said, "Call the flood command, and when the excavator donated by Hefei Hitachi arrives, equip it to the Linghai Reserve Camp."

"Equip it to the Linghai Reserve Camp?"

"Good steel should be used on the blade, and besides, they wouldn't accept our excavator."

"Understood!"

... 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

PS: Today was just traveling, had a bit of time to write.

Tomorrow morning there's a meeting, and traveling again in the afternoon, updates might not be guaranteed, apologies to all the brothers and sisters.