Riverside Police.

Chapter 1338 Waiting at the Yangtze River Estuary (Part )
In order to crack down on criminals who destroy navigation lights, the Maritime Police and the Yangtze River Navigation Police have organized forces to carry out dozens of ambushes in the waters of the Yangtze River Estuary over the past three years.

Every time they returned empty-handed, and the light buoys were frequently destroyed, the comrades were holding their breath. Now that they have finally found the target, you can imagine how excited they are.

The third group was led by Xie Youdong, head of the Maritime Public Security Bureau's security detachment. According to the previously formulated plan and the information provided by the traffic control center, he directed the patrol boat with the lights turned off to quietly approach the designated waters. Standing at the bow of the boat in the rain, he vaguely saw a small boat with only a faint red light on through a telescope with infrared night vision function.

"Director Han, Director Han, I'm Xie Youdong, we found our target!"

"Report location!"

"In the waters of light buoy No. 6, there is a small boat about 12 meters long, heading from south to north towards light buoy No. 7."

"How far are you from your target?"

"About four kilometers."

"Has the target discovered you?"

"should not."

"Approach them quietly and don't alert them before reinforcements arrive."

"clear."

The Yangtze River estuary is so wide that blockade on the water is different from blockade on the shore. Moreover, it happened in the dark of night. If we act rashly without waiting for the law enforcement boats of the ambush teams to surround us, the target may escape.

After Han Yu issued the order, he immediately adjusted the frequency to contact the traffic control center and asked the traffic control center to assist in formulating a containment plan. Because the traffic control center has radar and VTS system, it has a clearer understanding of the situation in the waters where the incident occurred than the police officers on the front line. At the same time, he ordered the captain to adjust the course and rush to the target waters as quickly as possible.

Xie Youdong was worried about alerting the people on the suspected ship, so he asked the captain of the patrol boat to adjust the course and go around to the leeward side of the suspected ship.

After chasing against the wind for about 10 minutes, we could clearly see with the naked eye that the light on buoy No. 7 had gone out!
This area of ​​water is the main channel for large ships to enter and exit the Yangtze River. Under normal circumstances, Xie Youdong would be very anxious if the light buoy was damaged, and would report it to the traffic control center as soon as possible. The traffic control center would also contact the navigation authority as soon as possible to repair it in time to ensure the safety of the ship's navigation.

However, today is not an ordinary day.

Xie Youdong was so excited that he raised his intercom and shouted, "Director Han, the light on buoy No. 7 is not flashing! Now we can be sure that the boat in front of us is the pirate ship!"

The No. 6 light buoy is not flashing, there may be a malfunction.

The light buoy No. 6 just went out, and the light buoy No. 7 stopped flashing immediately afterwards. What does this indicate?
Han Yu was equally excited. He looked at the radar on the bridge and confirmed that although the encirclement was not very tight, all the teams had basically arrived at the designated waters. He weighed the pros and cons and gave an order: "Attention, all teams, attention, I am Han Yu, I order you to take action immediately and search and block the suspicious ships in the waters of the No. 7 light buoy as quickly as possible!"

"Yes!"

"Be careful when you move."

"clear."

Xie Youdong put down the walkie-talkie and signaled the captain to chase at the fastest speed.

As soon as the captain asked Lao Gui to increase the horsepower, Xiao Sun, the policeman from the public security detachment in charge of observation, put down his binoculars and said with a bitter face: "Thank you, the target is gone!"

"Gone?"

"It's gone in the blink of an eye."

"What happened? How could you fail at the critical moment?"

Xie Youdong was extremely anxious and immediately took the telescope and started searching on the river. However, the more he observed, the more anxious he became, because the boat that he had vaguely seen through the telescope just now was really gone.

After receiving the report, Han Yu was silent for a moment and said calmly, "Don't worry, keep searching, they will definitely not be able to escape!"

"Yes."

At this time, the voice of Shen Yize, the instructor of Wusong Police Station who was in charge of the second team, came from the intercom: "Director Han, Director Han, this is Shen Yize. We have searched the waters near the No. 8 light buoy and found a small boat about 12 meters long moored next to the No. 8 light buoy. Its characteristics match what Xie Zhi saw before! Its characteristics match what Xie Zhi saw before!"

"Get closer and take action!"

"Yes!"

As soon as Shen Yize finished speaking, Lao Liang, a member of the second team of police officers who was looking out from the bow of the boat, shouted anxiously, "Coach Shen, the people on the boat have discovered us. They threw two heavy-looking objects into the river!"

"It must be the battery!"

The opportunity was fleeting, Shen Yize did not dare to delay for a moment, and turned back to order: "Captain Liu, turn on the warning lights, sound the sirens, and speed up."

"Ok."

"Coach Shen, they quickly started the engine and turned around to head towards Changxing Island!" Lao Liang shouted while holding a telescope and staring at the suspected ship.

"Chase!" Shen Yize put down the walkie-talkie, opened the door of the cab, walked to the bow holding the railing, and prepared to board the ship with his comrades.

After receiving the report from the second team, Han Yu immediately adjusted the plan and ordered several groups of police officers involved in the operation to quickly launch an encirclement.

At 22:27, the second group of patrol boats successfully caught up with the suspected ship.

Shen Yize took Lao Liang's age into consideration and asked him to go to the bridge to make a call. The people on the boat saw that there were law enforcement boats in front, behind, left and right, the closest one was only six or seven meters away from them, and the farther one could vaguely see the police lights. They realized that they could not escape and could only stop the boat according to Lao Liang's order.

The moment the patrol boat approached the small boat, Shen Yize, holding his pistol tightly, personally led three police officers to jump onto the boat.

"Don't move, squat down."

"Hold your head with your hands!"

"I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"

"Public Security Comrades, what are you doing?" A man in his thirties asked nervously, holding his head in his hands.

"You still have the nerve to ask us what we are doing? I would like to ask you what you just did!" Shen Yize and other crew members of the patrol boat came to take over the cockpit, grabbed the man in his thirties, stared at him and asked with gritted teeth.

"We didn't do anything."

"You didn't do anything, yet you still dare to confront me. Tell me the truth, what did you throw into the river just now?"

"I didn't throw anything."

"Didn't throw it away?" Shen Yize was getting more and more angry. He couldn't help but slap him and scolded him, "We not only saw it clearly just now, but also filmed it with a camera, and have notified the relevant departments to salvage it in the waters of the No. 8 buoy. The evidence is irrefutable, and you still dare to quibble with me. What do you think we are?"

I captured it with a camera...

The man in his thirties was unsure when he saw that the last police officer who boarded the boat was holding a small camera and he dared not to argue anymore.

There were three people on the boat, all taken to the Shanghai patrol boat and interrogated separately!

When Han Yu arrived, the crew member with the worst psychological quality had already confessed to the crime of stealing beacon light batteries. He also admitted that tonight was not his first time committing the crime, and that he had participated in thefts at least three times before.

At 3:45 am, the participating boats and personnel returned safely to the Wusong Maritime Affairs Office Pier.

Compared with the murder, arson, poisoning and other cases investigated by local police, the current suspects caught tonight are not really a big case, but they are of great significance to the port and shipping police. Because in the past three years, the light buoys in the waters of the Yangtze River estuary have been frequently damaged and the batteries of the navigation lights have been frequently stolen, and the maritime police and the Yangtze River Shipping police have tried their best but have not been able to crack them.

Political Commissar Bi, who was in charge of the bureau, rushed over overnight.

He Bin, director of the Changhang East China Sea Branch, also hurried over.

Even Deputy Director Liu of the Maritime Safety Administration and Director Yang of the Navigation Department came in person.

Han Yu asked his old and current leaders to go to the Maritime Affairs Office conference room to rest first, while he personally interrogated the case with the police officers. They continued the interrogation until dawn, then knocked on the door of the conference room and reported the situation to Director Liu and his old leader.

"Xianyu, have all three suspects confessed?"

"Explained."

Han Yu did not bring a transcript with him, but he took notes during the interrogation. He put down his notebook and yawned as he said, "The main criminal's surname is Tang Yide, he is 33 years old this year, from Dongqi, he has a junior high school education, he has a crew certificate, he used to work on a fishing boat, but later he found it too hard to work on a fishing boat, so he switched to working on an inland cargo ship.

According to his account, an inland cargo ship he had been on before crashed into a light buoy while sailing in the Yangtze River estuary. Instead of reporting it to the traffic control department, the ship owner removed the battery of the light buoy and sold it. Since then, he has been eyeing the batteries of navigation lights. From February last year to this night, he was arrested. He committed crimes six times and stole 2 batteries of navigation lights.

Just a small group caused so much damage!
Director Liu became more and more angry. He rubbed his eyes and asked, "Do you know the name and number of the ship he worked on before?"

"I know. He confessed." Han Yu could understand Director Liu's feelings and continued to report, "We were helpless before because we couldn't find a breakthrough. Now that the breakthrough has been made, we will conduct a thorough investigation. No matter who damaged the light buoy or stole the light buoy, every one of them will be severely punished. We will also severely crack down on those suspects who dare to receive and sell stolen goods!"

"We need to set up a special task force, Xianyu. I know you've handled really big cases before, but this series of cases of sabotaging aids to navigation is a big case for us maritime affairs. You have to personally serve as the head of the special task force and get to the bottom of this series of cases of sabotaging aids to navigation as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Director Liu. I will personally organize the investigation."

"Director He, where are the Changhang Public Security Bureau?"

"Joint investigation, I will select the best and brightest to join the task force, I can also serve as the deputy team leader."

"thank you."

"It's not that I can thank you. After all, the Yangtze River Estuary is still under our jurisdiction."

In terms of police officers handling the case, the maritime police have neither as many nor as professional as the Changhang police. If his old unit does not help, Han Yu can only ask for help from the Donghai Port Public Security Bureau.

Facts have proved that the old unit and its leaders are very supportive, and Han Yu was very touched.

Thinking that arresting three suspects was just the beginning, Han Yu said quickly, "Director Liu, we need evidence to handle cases. If we only have confessions but no physical evidence, it will be more troublesome to transfer the case in the future."

Director Liu asked without hesitation: "What do you need me to do?"

Han Yu said with an embarrassed look on his face: "The three suspects threw the two navigation light batteries they stole tonight into the river, in the No. 8 floating area. If possible, I would like to ask you to help us communicate and coordinate with the salvage department to salvage the two batteries as soon as possible. If it's too late, we may not be able to salvage them."

The Yangtze River estuary is severely silted, and it is not an easy task to salvage two batteries there.

Director Liu was silent for a moment, then resolutely said, "Okay, I'll help you coordinate it right away, and you don't need to worry about the salvage costs, but I can't guarantee that it can be salvaged."

Just as Han Yu was about to speak, He Bin asked with a smile, "Xianyu, why don't you call Director Jian and ask him if he can get the divers from the commando team to come back and participate in the salvage."

It is difficult to solve a case without physical evidence, and recovering physical evidence cannot rely solely on the salvage department.

Since Director Liu has spoken, he will definitely arrange for the salvage department to salvage the body, but they will definitely not treat it as their own business, or they will be affected by the salvage environment and will salvage as much as possible. If someone from their own team joins, the success rate of the salvage will obviously double.

Han Yu felt that his old leader's words made sense, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll call Director Jian later. Although the capital's Olympic security is important, the capital is neither near the river nor the sea, and police officers who are good at diving can't play a big role there."

(End of this chapter)