Riverside police

It's late at night, and the countryside in the outer suburbs of Donghai is completely silent.

Jiang Xiaojun and Jiang Hai were not familiar with each other. They only knew roughly where they were, but they didn't know the specific location. They didn't dare to turn on the headlights and continue chasing.

Three and a half hours ago, the target got off the bus at Donghai Long-distance Bus Terminal, changed buses four times, and finally got into a van at a bus stop, driving all the way to this remote rural area that looked nothing like Donghai. .

I didn’t lose him in the extremely prosperous downtown area, but I lost him here!

Jiang Hai was so anxious that he held the steering wheel tightly and asked, "Jiang Ke, what should we do now?"

"There is a light over there. There should be someone's home. Go over there and ask where it is."

"OK."

"You drive over and ask, Lao Yan and I get out of the car and wait on the side of the road. If the van returns the same way, we will stop the van and ask the driver where he sent the people."

"Okay, that's all."

Asking for directions is easy.

Jiang Xiaojun and Police Officer Lao Yan from the No. 4 Police Station waited at the roadside for about fifteen minutes. Jiang Hai drove back. When he saw the two of them, he said eagerly: "Jiang Ke, this is Lu Chao, Lugang Town." The third group of the village is very close to the sea. There is no big port or wharf nearby, but there is a small fishing port and several branch ports."

"Where is the fishing port?"

"They say just go two kilometers and then turn right."

"Let's go and have a look!"

While Jiang Xiaojun signaled Jiang Hai to drive, he took out his mobile phone and called He Bureau, who also arrived at Donghai in the evening, to report.

…

At the same time, the fishery administration ship was sailing on the dark sea.

According to the sailing plan made before leaving the port, we must reach the waters of Shedao before two o'clock tonight.

Shedao is composed of three islands and reefs, spreading in an east-west direction. It is about 500 meters long from east to west and 200 meters wide from north to south. The whole island covers an area of ​​about 0.037 square kilometers. It is located at the confluence of the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Yangtze River Estuary. The easternmost island in the East China Sea.

There are no residents on the island, but there is a navy stationed on it. It is known as the "First Outpost in the East China Sea" by the people of the East China Sea.

The reason why it is said to be praised by Donghai people is because there is a dispute over the ownership of the island. Jiangnan people, especially Dongqi people, have always believed that She Island belongs to Jiangnan Province, but it is not like which province the Qiandao Island in the sea between Jiangnan Province and Dongshan Province belongs to. The jurisdiction is so controversial that after it was transferred from Minming Island to the East China Sea, it was actually under the jurisdiction of the East China Sea.

Talking about these gossips, Comrade Lao Yu, the first mate of the fishery administration ship, was very happy.

"The fishery resources on Qiandao are rich. Fishermen from both provinces go fishing. They fight every year and can't stop them."

"Does your superiors not care?"

"The father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law is right. How can the superiors control it?"

Lao Yu asked back and said with a helpless smile: "Our province went to Dongshan Province, but they refused to give up an inch of land. There are also troops stationed on the front island. You can't believe it when I tell you that every year in the twelfth lunar month, our leaders from Yungang City in Jiangnan Province Leaders from Zhaori City and Dongshan Province will go to the island to offer condolences, and they all want to declare their sovereignty in this way."

Fang Zhiqiang did not expect that the fishermen from the two provinces would break their heads because of the ownership of the island, and asked: "The navy is also stationed on the island?"

"It's not the navy, it's the border police."

Lao Yu smiled and continued: "The former garrison was under the control of Dongshan Province, and the current border armed police are from our Jiangnan Province. Historically, they have been kept in chaos. Fortunately, the fishery in that sea area is not under the jurisdiction of our Binjiang Fishery Industry." It is under the jurisdiction of the political detachment, otherwise we will definitely be in dire straits."

Xiaoyu asked curiously: "Uncle Yu, why is the dispute over the ownership of She Island not so big?"

"Who cares about a small island when such a large area is allocated to the East China Sea? The fishermen here are not as tough as the fishermen in the north, and the fishery resources in this area are not very rich. There is no need to worry about the sea area belonging to the East China Sea. Fight."

Comrade Lao Yu thought about it and smiled: "Furthermore, most of the fishermen who go fishing in the waters of Sheshan Island are Mingming people. The Mingming people have a deep connection with the Dongqi people and you Linghai people. How could they risk their lives just to grab fishing operations in the sea, even if they are related to each other?"

The three of them gossiped in the crew cabin.

It was Shi Shengyong's first time to go out to sea by boat. Although the wind and waves today were not very big, within three hours after leaving the port, he felt dizzy and swollen. He felt like his stomach was shaking, and he was vomiting in the next cabin.

The Miao Section of the Sanzao Port Border Police Station and four border armed police soldiers also went to bed. Several militiamen who participated in the operation drank some wine at night and went to bed earlier.

Xu Mingyuan was sitting in the small conference room inside the cab, watching the operator of the fishery ship send and receive telegrams. Han Yu stood in front of the bridge chatting with Captain Wu while waiting for news.

"Time flies so fast. When we went to Jiangyin waters to catch the criminals who robbed the fleet, you and Xiaoyu were still children. In the blink of an eye, you were already the deputy captain of the detachment, and Xiaoyu also went to the police academy. Instructor."

Captain Wu is fifty-three years old this year, and his body and spirit are not as good as before. When he thinks back to those days, he is filled with emotion.

Han Yu couldn't help but think of the first time he met Captain Wu, and couldn't help but smile: "Uncle Wu, although I was young at that time, when we go to Jiangyin waters to capture, you all have to obey my command when sailing."

"The sidelights are not working. You noticed it and reminded me to fix it quickly."

"I was ignorant at that time, and I did whatever I wanted to do, which made Uncle Wu laugh."

"This is not just a trick. We usually sail on the sea and are not familiar with the Yangtze River waterway. It was a night voyage, and there were many ships sailing together. There are also many eel fishing boats on the river. We must listen to you, otherwise what will happen if we collide with each other? .”

When talking about this, Captain Wu changed the subject: "Xianyu, our new ship is about to be launched. It is bigger than the current one and has more advanced electronic equipment than the current one. Has Director Zhou asked you if you would like to be transferred here? Captain of the new ship?”

Han Yu smiled and said: "I am the first mate, how can I be qualified to be the captain?"

"You are the first mate of an ocean-going ship. You have experienced more strong winds and waves than me. As long as you are willing to be transferred, you can train as a captain for at most one year. Besides, if you are really transferred, you will not just be the captain. The bureau leaders will definitely let you You become the detachment leader.”

"Who doesn't want to build a new ship, but if I am transferred here, what will happen to Jiangshang? Besides, we are also building a new ship. The drawings have been designed and we will organize a tender immediately. It is estimated that the keel will be laid in two months."

"How big a boat?"

"Two hundred tons, it is designed according to the standards of tugboats used in coastal ports. It will also be built according to the standards of tugboats used in coastal ports."

Captain Wu asked: "It will cost a lot of money."

Han Yu chuckled and said: "The total budget is 10 million, but our bureau now only has more than 5 million. We will owe the remaining part first and pay it back slowly in the future."

He is obviously the first mate of a seagoing ship in an unlimited navigation area, but he still wants to stay on the river and drive a small boat.

Captain Wu felt very sorry and couldn't help but sigh: "Our new ship is about to be launched, but the personnel are not in place yet. Especially the captain and chief engineer. It is useless to recruit those without competency certificates. Those with competency certificates are unwilling to accept the low wages." Come."

This is a very real problem.

It’s hard for people to accumulate enough service qualifications on seagoing ships and finally get the certificate of competency. Of course they want to make more money. The wages at the Fishery Administration Station are very average. Even if you are a captain, you will not earn as much as an ordinary sailor on a foreign trade ship.

Moreover, with a captain's certificate, one can go to the Port Supervision Bureau or the Marine Supervision Bureau. Although the wages and benefits of the Harbor Supervision Bureau and the Marine Supervision Bureau are not very high, their social status is higher than that of the Fishery Administration.

Han Yuzheng didn't know what to say, but Xu Mingyuan came over: "Xianyu, telegram."

"oh."

Han Yu calmed down, quickly took the telegram, walked over and opened the curtain, turned on the light, closed the curtain, and read it carefully.

There was a helmsman at the wheel, and Captain Wu followed him into the curtain and asked in a low voice: "What telegram?"

"This was forwarded by my father-in-law to the fishery radio station. He said that based on the latest satellite cloud images and data analysis such as air pressure and airflow, it is unlikely that the typhoon will turn towards us. It is still moving steadily in the same direction as half an hour ago. Moving west-northwest."

"Where are you now?"

Han Yu pulled out a chart, pointed at it and said: "Here, if the direction remains unchanged, we will land from the coastal area of ​​Jiangzhan City, Dongguang Province."

Captain Wu asked: "Where's the wind?"

"According to the forecast of the Dongguang Meteorological Department, the maximum wind force near the center is level 12, with a wind circle radius of 180 kilometers to 300 kilometers."

"The wind is so strong, but fortunately it's not coming towards us."

"It's hard to say now whether it will turn or not. Even if it doesn't turn to our side, it will be affected."

Captain Wu has confidence in his ship and crew. As long as the wind force is below level 8, it can cope with it. Since the center of the typhoon is so far away from the Binjiang waters, the impact will not be great.

He touched the corner of his mouth, looked at the chart, and asked, "Is there another one?"

Han Yu said solemnly: "This was forwarded by Bureau Zhou and Political Commissar Jiang at the request of Fisheries Radio. Fifteen minutes ago, Jiang Ke and Jiang Suo reported that the stowaways they were tracking and monitoring were taken to Lugang in the East China Sea by a van. Lugang is on the seaside, and there are few people on the seaside. They didn't dare to follow too closely at night, and they lost track of them."

"I've been to Loogang. There's a fishing port there."

"So several bureau leaders agreed that the smugglers would probably organize the stowaways to board the boats from Lu Port and use fishing boats to send the stowaways out to sea."

Captain Wu realized the seriousness of the problem. He frowned at the chart and said, "We are too far away from there. We won't be able to get there until noon tomorrow at the earliest. It's impossible for the stowaway ship to wait for us to arrive before setting sail." .”

Xu Mingyuan felt his heart freeze when he heard this, and asked eagerly: "Xianyu, why don't you go to the East China Sea Marine Surveillance Bureau? Can you ask the Marine Surveillance Bureau to use radar to help us monitor it?"

Han Yu said helplessly: "There is a VTS system in the East China Sea, but the coastline of the East China Sea is very long, and there is no deep-water port in Lugang. The monitoring range of the VTS system's radar station is not likely to cover that area."

Captain Wu added in a low voice: "Even if it can be covered, it can only cover offshore waters."

"Now what?"

"Salted fish, what do you think?"

Han Yu was silent for a moment and said with a wry smile: "It's useless to look for anyone now, we can only try our luck."

Xu Mingyuan asked in a low voice: "How to try your luck?"

Han Yu took a deep breath, pointed at the chart and said: "We have the most timely weather information and know that it is unlikely that a typhoon will come to us, but the boss of the fishing boat may not know that. He doesn't even dare to turn on the radio. That is Said he didn’t dare to go too far from the coastline.”

Every fishing ban season, Captain Wu goes out to patrol the sea. He is very familiar with fishing boats. While gesturing on the chart, he said: "The speed of fishing boats is generally around ten to fifteen knots. If there is no boat to respond on the high seas, Then they have to sail towards us for safety reasons. Judging from the speed, if we are lucky, we can 'encounter' it around eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

This encounter is not a real encounter, it just reaches the same latitude.

The maximum detection range of the fishery vessel's radar is about twelve nautical miles. Considering the blind zone and possible interference, it can only be calculated as ten nautical miles. More importantly, who knows how far the boat owner suspected of helping the illegal immigrants will drive the fishing boat to the center of the sea.

Han Yu racked his brains for a moment and then drew on the chart: "Uncle Wu, our course remains unchanged and we will continue to She Island. After all, further south is the sea area under our jurisdiction."

"Then what?"

"After three hours of anchoring on She Island, we sailed from west to east, then east to west, in a zigzag pattern, heading north to search. Our speed was faster than theirs, and the search frontage was so large, as long as they dared to pass through this area , we will definitely find them.”

Xu Mingyuan asked as if he didn't understand: "What if there is a ship on the high seas to meet us?"

Han Yu said firmly: "It's possible in normal times, but it's unlikely these days. They don't know whether the typhoon will come, so they shouldn't dare to risk the ship's destruction and death by arranging other ships to pick up the ship."

"Xianyu, are you saying that the fishing boats that helped the stowaways probably planned to send the stowaways all the way to Japanese waters?"

"almost."

“Can fishing boats go that far?”

“Our fishing boats from Linghai have all gone to the South China Sea, so it’s not that far to go to Japan.”

Just as he was talking, the operator opened the curtain and squeezed in, handing over another telegram.

Han Yu took the telegram and looked at it, then raised his head and said: "Jiang Ke and Jiang Suo ran along the seawall for several kilometers and vaguely saw two fishing boats going out to sea in the middle of the night. A typhoon was about to hit, and it was now a closed fishing season. There must be something wrong with what you are doing out at sea in the middle of the night!”

"Two fishing boats?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"Whether he was smuggled in or not, we will find out soon."

"How did you know so soon?"

Han Yu handed over the telegram and said calmly: "He Bureau is requesting assistance from colleagues in the East China Sea. Jiang Ke and Jiang Suo cannot catch up with the fishing boat but can move on the shore. They are looking for the van. As long as they can be found with the assistance of their colleagues in the East China Sea, With that car, we can figure out where the smugglers went, and we can also figure out what happened to the two fishing boats that went out to sea in the middle of the night."

Xu Mingyuan thought about it and asked: "Aren't you worried about alerting the enemy now?"

"There is nothing to worry about now. The stowaways are most likely at sea. Even if the ship boss and the smuggler have mobile phones, there is no signal at sea. There is no need to worry about someone leaking information."

Han Yu touched the corner of his mouth, then turned around and said, "Uncle Wu, you are not in good health and cannot stay up late. I will be on duty on the bridge at night. You should go down and rest as soon as possible."

Captain Wu smiled and said: "There is an old man on duty."

"Uncle Yu is not young either, so I should be on duty."

"Otherwise, if you are worth three points, let Lao Yu come up and replace you."

"also."