Binjiang Police Affa Chapter 753 - 511: Making a Big Appearance!

Chapter 753: Chapter 511: Making a Big Appearance!

The torrential rain had been pouring for two days and two nights before it finally stopped.

But no one in Linghai could afford to relax—after all, the flood season had just begun. Who knew if a typhoon would strike again, or if there would be another downpour?

While the city was hurriedly organizing drainage, it also mobilized party cadres and all sectors of society to donate money.

n and won, young and old, joined forces to build sea walls and river embanknts. In fact, not only in Linghai but also in all districts and counties along the Yangtze River and the coast, there was a surge of community mobilization to improve water conservancy, with everyone united in repairing sea walls and river embanknts—a stark contrast to the desolation right after the typhoon.

The Linghai Police Bureau organized a donation drive, with each officer contributing thirty yuan, deducted directly from their salaries.

The Port Supervision Bureau donated even more than the local police, with each person contributing fifty yuan—also taken directly from their salaries.

Han Xiangning, looking at the payroll slip, lanted with a pained face, "It’s fine for us to donate fifty yuan, but why do San’er and the others also have to donate thirty?"

The Han family was going through a critical ti and had just suffered from the disaster.

Sister Ling could understand Han Xiangning’s feelings at that mont and hesitated before asking, "Isn’t your Salted Fish not only a party cadre but also a Developnt Zone Work Committee mber and Developnt Zone Branch Director? He should naturally lead by example in donating."

"I’m not talking about that. I an that they donate every year and have been for many years."

"We donate every year as well, which is very normal."

"It’s different."

"How is it different?"

"In Jiangnan Province, there is a water fund, which consists of donations from the staff of party and governnt offices and public institutions across the province. Everyone has to donate ten yuan each year, directly deducted from their salaries."

"There’s such a thing? How do you know about it?"

"I’ve always been the one managing his salary. I know how much is donated each year and exactly where it goes—better than he does!"

Others just donate a few tens.

There are four wage earners in her family; when they donate together, it sums up to over a hundred.

For a family just burdened with a mortgage for a new apartnt, this is truly adding insult to injury.

Sister Ling sympathized with Han Xiangning’s predicant and advised, "Those who have money should give money, those who have strength should contribute effort. It’s also good to properly fix the river and sea embanknts; otherwise, if another flood like this happens, everyone will suffer. We’re relatively lucky here; Zhehai suffered even more losses. I heard that in Sann County alone, ninety-seven people died!"

"It seems people died on the opposite bank of the river too."

"People died on the river as well. This morning at the bureau eting, Director Zhu said that during the last rescue operation by your Salted Fish’s fleet, one of the crew mbers fell overboard and has not been found yet. No one has seen him alive or dead; it’s likely he didn’t survive."

In the face of such natural disasters, compared to those who perished, the living can indeed consider themselves fortunate.

Han Xiangning heaved a silent sigh and picked up the phone to mutter, "Let’s not talk about this now. I’ll make a call and ask when San’er will be back."

"Where is he now?"

"He’s probably in Huai’an by now."

"Your Salted Fish really stood out this ti, escorting the provincial leaders all the way. Not everyone gets such an opportunity."

"What’s the use of standing out? It doesn’t bring in money."

The typhoon and flooding affected not just the cities along both banks of the Yangtze River and the coastline but also locations such as Si Gang in the Liu Xia River area and even further north around Shaobo Lake and Hongze Lake.

The urban waterlogging was severe, and the provincial leaders needed to inspect the sites in person.

Considering that so areas may not have suitable boats, the Provincial Departnt’s security section commandeered vessels 001 and 002 due to the political reliability of Han Yu, Ma Jintao, Yang Yong, and others.

The flood situation in Jiangbei was not as severe as Jiangnan, and the roads were largely passable.

The provincial leaders mainly traveled by car, but they would take boats to visit and console the disaster-stricken areas when they arrived.

Like Jiangnan, Jiangbei is in a region crisscrossed by rivers and canals. Han Yu led vessels 001 and 002 along the route of the provincial leaders’ inspections, ready to take Commanders on river patrols at any ti.

Han Xiangning called, but the call did not go through. She guessed the Commander might be on 001, with her junior in charge of the security task.

She had just put the phone down when, to her surprise, Sister Zhu called and said cheerfully as soon as the call connected, "Ningning, there will be a eting tomorrow at nine in the morning in the small conference room on the third floor of the City Governnt."

"Which City Governnt?"

"Binjiang Municipal Governnt."

"Sister Zhu, are you sure? Why would I go to the City Governnt for a eting?"

"A seminar."

"What’s the seminar about?"

Sister Zhu glanced at the notice just sent by the Binjiang Municipal Governnt and explained with a smile, "The Provincial People’s Congress and the Provincial Legal Affairs Office take the illegal sand mining on the river very seriously. They knew that Binjiang recently took action against it, so they’ve co all the way from Jiangcheng to study Binjiang’s asures against illegal sand mining—it’s like they’re coming to learn from us."

Han Xiangning instinctively asked, "What does this have to do with us at the Port Supervision?"

"We were involved in the enforcent action, and we played a key role. You contacted the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission and the three Port Supervision Departnts across the river. Also, you were the first to crack down on the sand mining boats and are most familiar with the situation. Director Tang is having you join Director Xu to attend the seminar tomorrow."

"So the Water Administration and the police are both sending representatives?"

"Of course, even the courts are sending people."

"What are the courts there for?"

"So illegal sand mining bosses were unhappy with the penalties imposed by the Water Resources Supervision Enforcent Team and took their complaints to court. But you were well prepared, and the court definitely ruled in favor of the water administration. Those bosses still aren’t satisfied and are planning to appeal."

Han Yu had ntioned over the phone a few days ago that the provincial governnt was taking the issue of illegal sand mining on the river very seriously now.

When the provincial governnt pays attention, it makes the work of those below much easier.

Han Xiangning was eager to participate in such a seminar and asked curiously, "Sister Zhu, who’s attending from the police side?"

"I’m not sure who’s going from the City Bureau, but I do know that Director Wang from the Water Police Station and Political Commissioner Jiang from the Changhang Bureau will be there."