Binjiang Police Affairs

The fire needs to be investigated, and since it needs investigation, the scene must be preserved.

Han Yu dared not tamper with the scene, only organize the workers with the dock director to clean up the scene overnight.

They need to drain the water from the hoses, roll them up one by one, and move them together with the dividers onto 001. The containers that had been hoisted earlier needed to be hoisted away, and the sections of the fence that were smashed to extinguish the fire needed to be urgently rebuilt.

These tasks seem simple but are not easy to accomplish.

After the full-scale attack, it took a whole hour and a half to fight the fire, with dozens of water cannons spraying simultaneously, and the burning ashes clogged the sewers, submerging the entire scene in dark water.

Previously complaining about the lack of water, now they not only need to "drain," but also need to do other work at the same time.

Completely soaked from the waist down, a chill from the river wind pierced to the bone, especially the feet, soaked in water-filled boots, freezing painfully.

Han Yu was thinking about finding a pair of dry boots to change into, but Sister Zhu called him onto the supervision boat.

"Look, half of the river has been dyed black. I just made a round, and the wastewater has flowed downstream, reaching Lang Mountain already!"

"Sister Zhu, this is ash from burning wood, not a chemical spill."

"Regardless of what has turned the river surface like this, it has already polluted the Yangtze River. The Water Resources Commission and environmental protection have monitoring stations downstream; they will definitely come to us once they find out."

Han Yu looked at the black river water illuminated by the searchlight, grimacing, and asked, "With so much wastewater on shore, where else if not into the river? Besides, it's the dock and storage yard; if we don't hurry to drain the water, it will freeze tomorrow, making the ground hard, how can the dock operate then? The economic loss would be even greater!"

Sister Zhu didn't want the environmental protection agency knocking on her door, helplessly said, "I can't handle this, you figure out a solution quickly, but you can't just keep discharging wastewater into the river."

So much wastewater, how can it be dealt with in such a short time?

Han Yu was stressed and with a troubled frown said, "Sister Zhu, I'm just firefighting, you're asking the wrong person, you should talk to the Port Authority!"

"Yeah, why am I asking you."

Sister Zhu suddenly remembered the young man was only the general commander during the firefighting; now that the fire was out, it was inappropriate to involve him. She smiled awkwardly, and immediately took out her phone to contact Deputy Director Liu from the Port Authority.

Han Yu didn't think the Port Authority leaders would have any good solutions. Just as he climbed ashore, Political Commissioner Jiang waded over, "Salted Fish, Bailong Port can't be left unmanned, gather your equipment and head back first."

"What about the fire investigation?"

"Secretary Miao just called, said that a joint investigation team is going to be established."

Political Commissioner Jiang waved to Sister Zhu and said with a bitter smile, "Director Zhu, don't even think about going home to rest tonight, I reckon Director Tang will call you soon."

Sister Zhu asked subconsciously, "What call?"

"Secretary Miao has requested the formation of a joint investigation team. From the Port Supervision Bureau, it's you; Port Authority, it's Director Liu; Water Police Station, it's Political Commissioner Wang; City Bureau Fire Department, not sure who will come; and from our subdivision, it's me. Five agencies to jointly investigate until we find out the results."

"I don't understand any of this, why should I be part of this investigation?"

"I don't understand either."

As they were talking, Sister Zhu's phone rang, indeed from Director Tang.

Investigating a fire is similar to solving a case; it requires knowledgeable people. Why would Secretary Miao specifically call together leaders from five different units for the investigation?

Observing Political Commissioner Jiang's hesitance and recalling Secretary Miao's dissatisfaction expressed before leaving regarding the Port Authority's fire brigade being 'not at home' during the fire disaster in the port district, Han Yu realized forming a joint investigation team was not simply about investigating the cause of the fire. He quickly gathered his equipment and sailed back with his爸爸 father, elder brother, brother-in-law, and Baogen.

...

After struggling till past midnight, wanting to sleep until naturally waking up, but Bai Shen, Bai Liu, and the ferries running to and from Wusong Port didn't stop for the New Year. Since no one else was on duty at the institute today, Han Yu had to muster his energy to go to the dock for duty and to also wish the Captain, Political Commissioner, and colleagues from the onboard police a happy New Year.

In the afternoon, nothing much was happening, so he first returned to the Dunship to wish Old Qian, who was helping with guard duty, a happy New Year, then went to wish Principal Gao of Bailong Port Primary School, Station Chief Xu of the riverside gas station, the duty leaders of the ship lock management office, and Old Zhan, who was on duty at the Bainiu Ferry, a happy New Year.

New Year's greetings aren't just about saying a few auspicious words and leaving; you have to sit down for some tea, crack some seeds, chat for a while.

When he completed the round of New Year's visits and returned to the family area of Bailong Port Passenger Pier, he was surprised to find his brother-in-law, who was supposed to take Dongdong back to his hometown for the New Year, had returned.

Han Yu asked puzzledly, "Brother-in-law, aren't you going back to your hometown?"

Zhang Jiangkun was about to speak when Han Xiangning bitterly smiled and said, "San'er, your brother-in-law has been transferred here."

"Transferred here?"

"Not just me, your sister has been transferred here too."

"You were doing well in the city, why did you get transferred here? If both of you are transferred here, what will happen with Dongdong's schooling?"

Zhang Jiangkun was unsure how to explain, and Han Ning, lifting the curtain and walking in, said, "This is the leadership's care for us. As for Dongdong, he can transfer to Four Factory Middle School."

Han Yu was even more confused, urgently asked, "Leadership's care, sister, what's going on?"

"Do you really not know?"

"I don't know anything."

Han Ning hesitated for a moment, then bitterly explained, "Troubles don't build up overnight. Last night's fire brought out the tensions that had been accumulating for nearly a year. Not only does the leadership of the Port Authority want to investigate the cause of the accident, but they also want to pursue responsibility."

"How does that relate to you?"

"It's not directly related to us, but there is an indirect connection."