Binjiang Police Affairs

Chapter 1504 - 278: Welcome Ceremony (2)

"Dong two, Dong two, the provincial leaders’ convoy is entering the venue!""Received, guide them."

"Dong two, Dong two, this is Dong guai, the TV reporters want to climb up crane number 5 to shoot footage of the Binjiang Ship entering the port. Should we let them go up?"

Shooting from a high angle would indeed produce nice footage, but why didn’t they plan this earlier? That crane is several dozen meters high, and climbing it is quite dangerous, especially since they need to take their camera equipment up there.

Han Yu really didn’t know what to say about those reporters. Standing by the scheduling room window, he glanced at crane number 5 and picked up the walkie-talkie: "Let them go up, but arrange for two people to accompany them."

Leaders attend meeting activities, make speeches, show faces, take photos, and then leave, while the people below tirelessly run back and forth organizing the meeting.

To welcome the Binjiang Ship’s homecoming, the city and the military district jointly formed a "leadership group", designating the scheduling room at pier number 4 as a temporary command center.

The City Committee Office, Government Office, Military District Command, City’s Double Support Office, Binjiang Branch of Armed Police, Binjiang Border Control Station, Binjiang Fire Department, 120 Command Center, City Police Bureau, and Binjiang Port Group all assigned personnel to join the command center.

Vice Mayor Qin is the head of the "leadership group", with the Military District Commander and the City Committee Secretary-General serving as deputy heads. However, all three leaders were accompanying higher-ranking officials, so Han Yu was appointed by Vice Mayor Qin as the on-site commander of the welcome ceremony.

This task was not easy, but it had to be done for the sake of upcoming business.

Otherwise, if Vice Mayor Qin appointed someone else to command, how would the Rescue Boat Team’s affiliated units serve the community in the following days?

The command center set up six subgroups: on-site coordination, security, traffic, publicity, medical, and firefighting, with radio call signs of Dong three, Dong four, Dong five, Dong six, and Dong guai. As for Dong yao, that was Vice Mayor Qin’s code, though the walkie-talkie seemed to be with his secretary instead.

Han Yu’s code was Dong two. He put down the walkie-talkie and turned to Minister Yang, representing the Binjiang Port Group in the command center: "Minister Yang, you heard the publicity group’s call too. Quickly arrange for two employees to accompany the TV crew up crane number 5 for filming, and remind them to stay safe."

"Right away!"

"Dong two, Dong two, this is Dong three. The large banner on crane number 3 has fallen off. Not sure if it’s due to strong winds or if it wasn’t tied properly."

"Got it, I’ll have it re-hung immediately!"

Even though so much preparation had been done, at crucial moments there would still be issues like this. Han Yu sighed inwardly and quickly arranged for "remedies".

Amidst the hectic activities, the radio call from the Binjiang Ship came through.

"Hello, port dispatcher, this is the Chinese Navy Binjiang Ship. Requesting permission to enter port, requesting permission to enter port!"

"Hello Binjiang Ship, this is the port dispatcher. Entry permitted; welcome home!"

"Thank you."

An exhilarating moment had arrived, at least for the leaders at the wharf it was.

Han Yu put down the high-frequency radio transceiver, walked to the window to overlook, and picked up the walkie-talkie again: "Dong three, Dong three, this is Dong two. The Binjiang Ship has weighed anchor from the sea anchor point and is ready to enter the port, ready to enter the port!"

"Dong three received, Dong three received!"

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There was also a small command center on the pier. As soon as the City Committee’s Deputy Secretary-General, responsible for on-site coordination, gave the order, a military band, enlisted from who knows where, immediately started playing a cheerful march.

As the military music began, the "visiting" old revolutionaries and veterans were reminded by staff to return to their designated spots, and the leaders hastily returned to the central pavilion to await the arrival of the Binjiang Ship.

Teachers quickly organized the children into formation, ready to wave flowers and shout "Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome." Armed Police from the Binjiang Branch stood by the salute cannons, ready to fire at any moment.

The pilot from the Yangtze River Pilot Center had long departed, and the pilot currently guiding the Binjiang Ship was from Binjiang Port.

Today, Binjiang Police 002 and Binjiang Police 003 not only raised the national flag but also hoisted full flags, while flashing police lights. Alongside Hai Xun 48, decorated with colorful flags, they cleared the way on the river for the Binjiang Ship!

Due to aging and an unattractive design, Small 001 had completed its mission by escorting the Binjiang Ship to the sea anchor point and then returned to Bailong Port.

Considering the Binjiang Ship wasn’t very large, having only one Binjiang Ship seemed too "thin." At the request of city leaders, Han Yu invited the old unit to dispatch the China Customs 825 boat, forming a temporary fleet with the Binjiang Ship.

The most excited of all was Jiang Shengqi!

Piloting the most advanced customs anti-smuggling boat and together with the Binjiang Ship on which he had served, alongside leaders and comrades from the old unit, accepting the "hometown people’s" inspection was such an exhilarating affair.

It’s worth mentioning that boat 825 not only hoisted full flags but was manned by a crew wearing navy uniforms, donning navy reserve ranks. Just like the officers and soldiers of the Binjiang Ship, they stood along the starboard side. If not for the clearly visible words "China Customs," one might mistakenly think boat 825 was a naval vessel.

Han Yu watched through the binoculars for a while and couldn’t help but chuckle: "Minister Yang, Director Fan, the city’s leaders are wise. Without the 825 boat for comparison, the Binjiang Ship certainly wouldn’t look as large as it does now."

Vice Director Fan of the City Police Bureau leaned over to look and couldn’t help but laugh, "The contrast is stark. Compared to the Binjiang Ship, the anti-smuggling boat seems like a small patrol boat."

Just as Minister Yang was about to speak, Deputy Chief of Staff Li from the Military District softly said, "The Binjiang Ship doesn’t look small; there seem to be sixty or seventy officers standing on the deck."