Binjiang Police Affairs

Chapter 1517 - 285: The Transfer! (Part 2)

Feng Qingshan nodded: "Not sooner or later, but very soon.""Very soon?"

"A military camp is like iron, but the soldiers flow like water. At this age, one must retire."

It’s difficult to train a pilot, and just as hard to train a diver.

Han Yu felt it was a pity for him to retire and asked, "Do you want to retire?"

"I’ve been a soldier for so many years, and besides diving, I don’t know how to do anything else. If it weren’t for reaching the age limit, who would want to retire?" Feng Qingshan sighed, then smiled bitterly, "My superiors would like me to stay for a few more years, but even then, I’d still have to retire."

Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang was also soon going to leave the military and could understand Feng Qingshan’s feelings, patting him on the shoulder: "Since you have to retire eventually, it’s better to do it sooner rather than later."

Han Yu didn’t want to see his old comrades leave the military, and pondered: "Captain Feng, if you want to continue working, I can think of a way to help, but if you want to continue, you’d have to transfer to Binjiang."

"Transfer to Binjiang?" Feng Qingshan asked instinctively.

"Our rescue boat team is currently working on an aid diving rescue project, and since it involves diving rescue, diving can’t be separated from it. Binjiang has two underwater construction teams, but they mostly work in inland rivers, rarely going out to sea for diving operations."

"But your team is a reserve force, while I am active duty."

"You can transfer to the Navy Retirement Home. Our team’s political commissar also serves as the retirement home’s political commissar."

The more Han Yu thought about it, the more feasible he found this plan, and he smiled: "Moreover, I have my own job, so I can’t devote all my energy to the rescue boat team. Commissar Fang would like to help me share the work, but the professionalism of our team is too high for a political cadre to be of much help."

The retirement home is still a military unit, but it’s somewhat different from most military units.

Officers at the retirement home can transfer to civilian cadres, and once they become civilian cadres, they can work until retirement without worrying about transitioning to civilian life again or finding a second career.

Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang thought this idea was good and couldn’t help but laugh: "Qingshan, you should seriously consider this suggestion of Salted Fish’s, I’m sure the leaders of Binjiang’s Party and Government would definitely support it!"

"Sir, what does this have to do with the local Party and Government leaders?"

"Of course, it does, it has a huge connection!"

Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang extinguished his cigarette and pointed to the evening event site being cleaned up, speaking with deep meaning: "You must have noticed that the Binjiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the Binjiang Military District highlight the emergency assault team from the flood fighting days as a major highlight of Binjiang’s militia reserve work, otherwise, they wouldn’t have invited you as a guest, and even less would have asked you to represent the diving team on stage.

Although our military station is not in Binjiang, under the strong recommendation of Secretary Lu, Mayor Wang, and Commander Wang, we will soon sign a military-civilian cooperative agreement with the Binjiang Municipal Government, and in the future, whenever we organize naval training, it will be like this time, coming to Binjiang.

If you transfer here, the emergency assault team composed of land, sea, and air forces, like tonight, could readily take the stage whenever the Binjiang Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government, and Military District want to hold an event. So, I dare to bet Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang would be very happy and supportive if they knew and might even arrange a good job for your wife."

Leadership is truly leadership, they’ve managed to think so comprehensively.

Moreover, one must admit, the city leaders do treat the old assault team as Binjiang’s own, with land, sea, and air forces; the army was established, the air force soon became a joint construction unit, and if the navy comes too, there’ll no longer be a shortage at events!

More importantly, the rescue boat team really needs someone like Feng Qingshan.

He’s an active-duty naval officer, and as the rescue boat team plans to engage in research and development, they need a naval officer to coordinate with the relevant units. If he could indeed transfer to the serene Navy Retirement Home, he could devote himself to assisting in the team’s construction.

Take the Linghai Reserve Camp, for example; it’s managed so effortlessly because of Liu Degui, the ’full-time reserve officer’, making daily operations a non-concern for Yang Jianbo and Sun Youyi.

Han Yu grew more excited the more he thought about it, so he simply took out his phone and contacted Adviser Wu far away in the capital, on speaker for everyone to hear.

"Director Han, what brings you to call me? Do you want the Binjiang ship to visit Binjiang? By my calculations, it should be returning, you must be quite busy as the host!"

"Reporting to Chief of Staff Wu, the Binjiang Ship is returning, but it’s not because I want it to, and besides, our city’s leaders are the hosts, not me."

"Being a host costs money, of course, you don’t want the job, hahaha."

"What are you saying, making me sound stingy."

"Aren’t you stingy?"

"I’m very generous, but I just don’t have money, so I can’t be generous." Han Yu noticed Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang, Gu Pengfei, Xiao Yu, Ma Jintao, and the others all laughed, and hurriedly cleared his throat to change the subject: "Adviser Wu, this is serious, I need to report something to you."

"Stop joking, what you need to report to me."

"I’m not joking, it’s serious."

"Okay, go ahead, I’ll report it to Captain Shen for you tomorrow."

Han Yu briefly explained Feng Qingshan’s situation and emphasized repeatedly how much transferring Feng to Binjiang would benefit the rescue boat team’s aid diving rescue project.

Adviser Wu, having understood the whole situation, chuckled: "I thought it was a big deal, but transferring a diving instructor from the Engineering Institute to assist you with the aid diving rescue is perfect."

"You mean it’s possible?"

"There shouldn’t be a big problem."

"But I heard that the retirement home’s allocation is very tight."

"Even if the resources are tight, it can be resolved. After all, transferring someone over isn’t for serving the retirees; both you and I understand priorities, doesn’t the higher-up?"

"Got it, I’ll leave it to you."

"No bother, it’s also my job, plus our relationship."

"True, hahaha."

Just as Han Yu hung up and put down his phone, Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang curiously asked: "Is he a staff officer at the East Sea Base?"

"No."

"East Sea Fleet then?"

"Still no." Han Yu pocketed his phone, grinning: "He’s a staff officer at headquarters. Last year, during the amphibious combat exercise, I served as an observer with him. Recently, when the navy fleet visited Malaysia, Tanzania, and South Africa, we traveled around the globe together."

"A staff officer from headquarters, it seems like there’s no big issue with the transfer." Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang realized that Salted Fish’s network might be broader than his own, and turned back smiling: "Qingshan, just wait for the news. Once the transfer order comes, let Salted Fish help you find the city leaders to help arrange your wife’s job."

Transferring isn’t an easy task, especially for an officer on the brink of retirement.

For a moment, Feng Qingshan felt as though he were dreaming, and after being dazed for a while, he happily asked: "Secretary Han, do I really have a chance to transfer to the Binjiang Navy Retirement House?"

"We’ll find out tomorrow if it’s possible."

"How could I accept this?"

"There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Besides, you transferring here is both a work necessity and to help me; I should be the one thanking you."

Li Shousong had long known Han Yu was impressive, but didn’t expect he could indeed help transfer a deputy regiment-level officer, and jokingly said: "Secretary Han, you really ought to work in the military; if transferred there, you’d do better than in local government."

"Yeah, Director Han, you should consider special recruitment." Gu Pengfei agreed wholeheartedly.

Han Yu replied without hesitation: "It’s not as easy as you think it is. Forget about me not being able to become a soldier; even if I want to, going to the military doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll have a better time than now."

"Why not!"

"What would I do in the military? Would the superior give me a deputy regiment position?"

"Newcomers always have an edge," as the saying goes, this holds some truth.

In local government, Salted Fish is seen as invaluable by military commanders.

If Salted Fish were specially recruited into the military to become an active-duty officer, he might really turn into a nobody.

Recalling those singing and dancing celebrities who, with a little fame, are specially recruited into the military, immediately enjoying the treatment of regiment-level cadres after entering the art troupe, Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang couldn’t help but sigh silently.