Chapter 9: Water Police Going Ashore

The Water Patrol Team is a yamen under the Beijing Police Department. It has more than a hundred people, guns, three small steamers, and several sampans. It is responsible for water security in the capital. It must be placed in the Qing Dynasty. This is a fat man. The rice, grain and materials transported from Jiangnan have to pass through the canal. Not to mention the geese passing by, it can still make you feel round and have a lot of money.

Nowadays, railways are developed, and Beijing to Tianjin Wei, Shanhaiguan, Zhangjiakou, and Hankou are connected to railways. Trains are much more convenient and faster than shipping. The transactions on the canal have plummeted, leaving only some cargo ships carrying bulk cargo and some small fishing boats. The water police also became sad. Except for the monthly salary of seven yuan, there were very few other incomes.

Recently, police chief Wu Bingxiang made a personnel transfer and transferred Xu Guodong, the former director of the Outer City Police Department, to the water police team to be the captain. Xu Guodong knew that this was the one Li Dingbang secretly rammed him. He hated him so much that his teeth were itchy, but he had no choice but to stay on the small steamer all day long to fish and pass the time, fantasizing that one day he would return to the city and get promoted and make a fortune.

The opportunity soon hit Xu Guodong. While the small steamer was patrolling the waters of Mentougou, Yongding River, someone shouted on the shore, as if something big had happened. Although the matter on the land was not under the control of the water police, the bored Xu Guodong didn't know what was wrong for a moment, so he sent someone to bring the man up with a small boat.

The man was in his forties and was dressed up by a poor man. Xu Guodong thought it was a small case such as a neighborhood dispute. He lazily lay on the chair and took a sip of tea, saying, "What's the matter, tell me."

The man held his fists and was full of energy, like a martial arts practitioner. "The chief, there is a big case. The lady of the Minister of Communications Yao's family was tied up by the thief. After following him, he lost his trace. The thief should have gone downstream. He was weak in power. He also asked the chief to mobilize his troops to chase and suppress the thief!"

The tea that Xu Guodong had just drunk was sprayed out in one sip, and the teapot almost came out. The lady of the Secretary Yao family was tied up. This was a huge case! He did not dare to neglect and quickly asked for the details. The man said this and this way. Xu Guodong took a breath, and a voice rang in his heart: Xu Guodong, your chance is here!

"Make a fire, get enough power to chase me!" Xu Guodong jumped up and gave an order, bowed to the middle-aged man and said, "What's the name?"

The middle-aged man said, "My surname is Xia, who is a man who is a craftsman in Tianqiao. When I go to Xiangshan to worship Buddha with my daughter, we can't ignore it. My daughter follows her first and leaves a secret note by the river. I thought that the thief was fierce and had to ask the government to come forward, so I alarmed the chief."

Xu Guodong looked awe-inspiringly: "It turns out that Master Xia is a man in the world, and he is indifferent to the storm. Xu Guodong, Master Xia, please give me a bow on the bow of the ship."

"Captain Xu, please." Master Xia's eyes were bright and he made a gesture of invitation.

The two came to the bow of the boat and stood side by side. The boatman took off his jacket, swung the big shovel, and shoveled the best Kailuan white coal into the boiler. The fire was raging and the black smoke rolled. Xu Guodong shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers, my surname is Xu, we are not familiar with him yet. I am nothing else. I am just one person. I can't stand my brothers starving and poor. Now there is a big case. The lady of the Minister of Transportation Yao's family has been tied up by the fucking bandits!"

The water police looked at each other. The long-standing ordinary life made their spirit disappear, and they did not have the courage to face bandits.

Xu Guodong continued to shout: "Brothers, our water police have a proud opportunity to kill the kidnappers and save Miss Yao. I guarantee that everyone will have a heavy reward, at least for each person!"

As he said that, he stretched out his five fingers and shook them.

A policeman said, "Fifty?"

Xu Guodong glared: "What do you think of Vice President Yao as? He is a rich man, five hundred! Do you know, five hundred are the oceans, there are only more, not less."

The police were all eyes straight, five hundred oceans appeared, what does it mean!

The average patrolman is paid seven yuan a month, and the food expenses of three or five yuan are deducted, and only three or five yuan is left. He also has to support his family. You can imagine this day. Five hundred yuan is equivalent to a ten-year salary!

Seeing that the water police's eyes began to be lively, Xu Guodong continued to bewitch, "What's so great about bandits? They're not just one head and two arms, but they'll still die if they get shot. We have twenty brothers in a boat, with swords and guns, and are you afraid that they won't be able to do it? I'll save Miss Yao, each of them will cost at least 500 yuan. You can buy a house and marry a wife. If anyone doesn't want to do it, I won't force it. Let him get off the boat. Brothers, what to do, you have the final say!"

"Yes, Captain Xu's words are reasonable!"

"Fuck them!"

"Save Miss Yao back and make money!"

The water police were motivated and they were waving their rifles and screaming. Xu Guodong smiled with relief. Not only did he effectively boost morale, but his prestige was also confirmed.

The small steamer rushed around the Yongding River with black smoke. The ships were all avoiding it. In a short while, they found a wooden boat leaning against the shore in the distance. The cabin was smashed to pieces and blood was everywhere.

Master Xia's heart was hanging. What he was worried about was not the safety of the hostages, but the safety of his daughter. His daughter was impatient and reckless in doing things. If there was an accident, how could he be worthy of her mother in the dark?

The small steamer slowly attached to the wooden boat. The water police pulled the bolts, as if they were facing a great enemy. Xu Guodong held a gun in one hand and a microphone made of iron in the other, shouting loudly: "Come out and surrender quickly, otherwise we will shoot."

There was a dead silence and no one answered.

"Captain, look," a water policeman shouted, pointing to the river.

A slut's corpse floated in the river.

Master Xia's heart moved. According to A Fu's account, there was indeed a dwarf among the kidnappers. He was worried about his daughter and flew to the other party's boat in a flash. His beautiful light skills made the water police amazed.

After searching on the boat, he didn't find his daughter. Master Xia shouted to the little steamer: "No one vented, come here."

The water police then begged to help him with confidence. After searching, they found five bloody corpses, as well as a cabin of oceans and banknotes.

"Captain, there is still a living person." A water policeman found the dying Lao Yan.

Xu Guodong went up to check, ordered someone to bandage the wound on Lao Yan, and then cheered the water police and said, "Brothers, the duck you got cannot be allowed to fly. If you have any breeds, come ashore with me to save people."

"Save people, save people!" The water police saw that the bandits were injured and had a greater chance of winning.

"Xiao Wang, you go back to the team immediately and report to Director Wu of the Police Department on the phone, saying that our water police team discovered the kidnappers. After fierce firefighting, five bandits were killed and one person was captured alive. They are currently landing on the shore to pursue them."

"Yes!" Xiao Wang took two policemen, stopped a passing boat, and headed north.

Xu Guodong left a few policemen on the boat, carrying the rest of the men, bullets loaded, bayonets were unsheathed, and tracked them away with murderous intent.

...

The sky gradually darkened, and the black wind rode on the horse's back, his mind was dizzy, and the scenery in front of him gradually blurred. The horse's hooves hurt his vitality and coughed up blood, and he almost saw the King of Hell.

The military advisor was not very injured. He was shot on his foot, and the blood was soaked in his shoes. Miss Yao bitten on his arm, and the flesh and blood were sore.

"Damn it, this woman is a dog!" The military advisor cursed in a low voice.

Miss Yao was not much better. Her clothes were torn, her face was swollen, and she had a big bump on her forehead. She looked like a refugee. At this moment, she was tied up with her hands on her horse, and she looked at the two bandits with her eyes wide open.

"What are you looking at? Believe it or not, I'll dig your eyes." The military advisor whispered to intimidate her.

Miss Yao smiled contemptuously: "You are not that kind of person."

"Then tell me, what kind of person am I?" the military advisor sneered.

"You are a scholar who rebels and fails to succeed in three years, you are a sour scholar." Yao Yilei said.

These words hit the military advisor's sore spot, his face turned cold, and he no longer paid attention to her.

"I know you are a good person. If you let me go, I promise that you will not be held accountable. I will also give you rewards. I will give you as much as you want. How about it." Yao Yilei judged the situation and knew that the kidnappers were in a very poor situation at the moment, which was a good time to divide and disintegrate and disrupt their positions.

The military advisor couldn't help but look back at the boss. Heifeng sat on his horse and was shaking. The blood on his head covered his eyes and did not notice the conversation between them at all.

"Hmph, I am a loyal person and I will not do anything to sell my brothers. Please save money." The military advisor refused Miss Yao righteously, but Yao Yilei saw a little shake in his eyes.

"Boss, are you okay?" The military advisor asked to come to Heifeng.

Heifeng raised his head, his voice hoarse: "I was kicked by this beast, and it hurts so much."

"Where are you going now?" The military advisor looked around vigilantly and whispered. They were injured all over and did not dare to walk on the main road. At this moment, they didn't know where they had gone. There were farmlands and villages in the distance. The sheep were eating grass on the hillside, which was a pastoral scenery.

"I'm afraid I can't do it when I get home. I'll see my mother for the last time." Heifeng spit out a mouthful of blood, his voice so weak.

"What should I do with this girl?" the military advisor asked.

"Take her, if I die, I will have to be with me." Heifeng took out a few gold bars from his arms and handed them to the military advisor.

"Qingyan, I'm sorry to you. You are a scholar, but you have joined the Green Forest and become a bandit with me. I am not a good leader. I'm a rough man and have caused my brothers to die. If I die, don't avenge me. Take the money to Tianjin, Hankou, do some small business, and stop taking the dark road."

"You can't die, I'll help you find a doctor." The military advisor choked up.

Hei Feng waved his hand weakly: "Don't delay, go home, I miss my mother."

The military advisor nodded with tears in his eyes.

"Don't let her run away." Hei Feng nodded.

The military advisor turned his head and saw that Yao Yilei was running wildly when she was rolling off the horse.
Chapter completed!