The leaders were worried that if he resigned and threw in the towel, no one would be left to write the reports, so they slapped a sign on the Water Security Department that read "Binjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau Water Police Branch," and then... nothing followed.
Xu Sanye knew that Director Yu hadn’t come to Bailong Port for no reason. Half-joking, he asked, "Scholar Yu, is it that you no longer want to be a commander with no troops? Have you taken a fancy to my Yanjiang Police Station?"
"Big bro’s indeed a straightforward man. I’m the Chief of Water Security Department and you’re the Yanjiang Police Station Chief. I think we can have a talk."
"Do you have people?"
Xu Sanye laughed heartily and said, "You have nothing at all, what’s there to talk about with me!"
The audacity to pick the peaches without having anything to offer, how bold of him.
Director Wei couldn’t help but laugh, and Zhang Junyan was afraid that Director Yu would feel awkward, so he simply turned away.
Director Yu wasn’t displeased and smiled as he took out an official seal from his bag.
Xu Sanye looked at it and chuckled, "Scholar Yu, your Water Police Division is almost like a shell company. Are you planning to bag a windfall without investing anything, intending to use this carrot stamp to take over my Yanjiang Police Station?"
"Brother, if you’re interested, I can work on it."
"I’m not interested, and you can’t get it done."
"Why can’t it be done?"
"We’ve spent nearly four hundred thousand on the riverfront, do you think you, Scholar Yu, can just pluck this peach whenever you want? Not to mention that I wouldn’t agree, even if I did, Director Yang wouldn’t consent unless you brought him four hundred thousand."
"Brother, I’m not doing too well myself; I really can’t raise the money. But we can form an alliance, and you can affiliate with me. I won’t charge you any affiliation fee."
These recent years, "alliances" and "affiliations" have been all the rage in society.
For instance, Boss Wu’s Bailong Port Shipyard is affiliated under Bailong Port Primary School; firstly, it’s difficult for a private individual to set up a factory, and secondly, school-run factories enjoy certain tax benefits.
Xu Sanye realized that Scholar Yu was desperate for a cut and couldn’t help but ask with a smile, "Why should I form an alliance with you, and why should I hang my hat on your shell Police Station?"
"If you ally with me and affiliate here, you wouldn’t just manage the Linghai section of the river. Eventually, you would have authority over the entire Yangtze River waterfront section, from Gaoru all the way to the estuary!"
Seeing Xu Sanye lost in thought, Director Yu struck while the iron was hot, "Just give the nod, and I’ll go back right now to talk to our Bureau leaders to coordinate with Director Yang."
"We’ll put up a sign for you that reads ’Binjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau Water Police Branch Water Police Station,’ you’ll be the Big Commander, your instructor will be the Instructor, and you’ll have jurisdiction over any case in the Binjiang Waters."
Such a clever calculation, someone else might have been tempted.
But Xu Sanye was no ordinary person; he thought that the larger the jurisdiction, the greater the responsibility. If anything were to happen on the river, his superiors wouldn’t care whether he was allied or affiliated with Scholar Yu.
You invest according to your means, don’t aim too high and miss.
Remembering Director Yang’s and the wall grass’s attitude toward the Yanjiang Police Station, Xu Sanye saw a chance to strengthen his Police Station’s power and mused:
"Brother, such a big matter needs some thought. In half a month, our Dunship will be towed to the riverside, and by then I’d like to invite you to show support and help us in the ribbon-cutting ceremony."
"Sure thing, I’ll definitely be there!"
"Let’s go have lunch, can’t keep the Port Supervision folks waiting."
Zhang Junyan didn’t expect Xu Sanye to be so amiable. On the way to Bailong Port Restaurant, he quietly tugged at Xu Sanye and asked, "Director Xu, are you really planning to ally with Scholar Yu?"
Xu Sanye looked up and saw Scholar Yu having a lively chat with Li Weiguo, and said in an unperturbed tone, "No matter what, he is the head of the superior water security management department. Giving him face, inviting him to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and letting a few people from our bureau see it is also pretty good."
PS: A big 4,500-word Chapter is served, the next update will be before 4 pm in the afternoon.