"Slowing down is all it takes? You were just speeding so fast that the waves caused someone's anchor chain to snap! Immediately head to the ocean liner anchorage to stop and accept punishment!"

"Traffic control, I really wasn't paying attention. Can I get a chance? I was wrong, and I promise not to speed like that anymore."

"If you are told to head to the ocean liner anchorage, then head to the ocean liner anchorage. This is an order!"

...

Hu Genhua rushed to the side of the Dunship at the Linghai Port Engineering Command Center, and a traffic boat was slowly approaching.

Han Xiangning took the briefcase but didn't rush to board the traffic boat. Instead, she waited for about five minutes until Uncle Jiang, a police officer from the Port District Bureau, arrived with two members of the Cooperative Defense Team, and then called everyone to get on the construction unit's traffic boat to head to the ocean liner anchorage.

This was Hu Genhua's first time participating in water law enforcement, and he felt both excited and a bit nervous.

His nervousness was not due to the fear that the cargo ship's crew would violently resist the law, but because he was new to the Port Supervision work and worried he wouldn't be helpful later with his inadequate skills.

Old Jiang, since being assigned to the river bank, had already participated in more than a dozen water law enforcement actions, and he knew clearly that the next task was to support the director's wife; looking towards the ocean liner anchorage he asked, "Han Da, is it that three-story one?"

"Mm, that's the one."

"What's their issue?"

"Speeding."

"There is speeding on the river too?"

"Yes, indeed."

After moving the Dunship to the Sanhe Waters, Han Xiangning not only found herself rekindling the feeling she had working at the Traffic Control Center but also the experience she had when she went to Bailong Port with a safe and a big stack of fines receipts.

She turned to look in the direction of the ferry port and reminded, "Brother Hu, when we board the ship later, we're not only going to punish them for speeding but also take this opportunity to conduct a thorough inspection, and you will be in charge of taking notes."

Hu Genhua hastily replied, "Alright."

Old Jiang jokingly asked, "What about us, Han Da?"

Han Xiangning chuckled and said, "Uncle Jiang, you guys are responsible for protecting us. By the way, did you bring a gun?"

"Bringing a gun is troublesome. I brought a police baton and handcuffs."

"Salted Fish used to assist us in law enforcement with an assault rifle."

"Director Yu is Director Yu, I am me. If I had the guts of your family's Director Yu, I wouldn't still be just a regular police officer nearly retired."

…

After some jokes, the traffic boat quickly arrived at the ocean liner anchorage.

At Han Xiangning's request, the pilot circled around the newly-anchored Tai Xiang 658 to ensure there were no dangers, then slowly moved closer to let the crew set up the ladder.

Climbing up the cargo ship's ladder, showing their credentials, and starting the inspections.

First, they checked the ship's certificates, seamen licenses, and port entry and exit permits, then the condition of the ship.

Little did they know until they inspected – a myriad of issues popped up.

Where Han Xiangning checked, she pointed out the problems, and Hu Genhua was taken aback, unable to believe that his young and attractive superior was so professional, and at one point, even forgot to take notes.

The captain and crew looked worried and followed behind, continuously pleading and even trying to offer money to settle the issue.

"What are you doing, trying to bribe?"

After inspecting the ship, Han Xiangning returned to the three-layer control room, pulled out a chair to sit, opened her briefcase and took out the "Inland River Traffic Safety Management Violation Punishment Regulations," blank violation charge notifications, and a calculator. She took the notes Hu Genhua had made during the inspection and called the captain to sit down.

A thrilling moment had arrived again!

The director's wife was adept at writing tickets; although the money from the fines didn't benefit the bureau directly, so Old Jiang and other members of the Cooperative Defense Team who participated in joint law enforcement were still very excited. Especially when the calculator sounded "equals zero," they knew that the "sum" wouldn't be far off.

"Captain Liu, let's go through it one by one."

"Comrade, can we reduce the fine? I'm just a worker, and it'll be impossible to explain to the company if the fine is too high."

"Here we go again; is this something you can bargain over?"

As expected by Old Jiang, Han Xiangning instinctively pressed the "reset" button and said at an unchanging pace, "Firstly, just now you were navigating at a speed that cannot ensure your own safety and jeopardized the safety of other vessels, according to regulations, the fine should be between fifty to one hundred yuan."

The captain asked cautiously, "Would fifty work?"

"This is the first time you've violated regulations in the waters of our team. If it was just minor overspeeding, I would not fine you, I would use criticism and education and give you a written warning. But you were severely overspeeding, the waves you created even snapped someone's anchor chain. How can I make exceptions for you? I can only impose the maximum penalty."

Han Xiangning explained it very patiently, insisting on the enforcement of the law until the other party was completely convinced.

Hu Genhua felt that the female comrade's enforcement was a bit soft; arguing with the other party for just fifty yuan. He glanced unconsciously at Old Jiang, secretly thinking that it was a waste of police support for her.

The captain nodded helplessly, watching the young and beautiful Han Xiangning fill out the penalty notice.

"Captain Liu, your ship just now, in the waters downstream of buoy number 21, was overtaking other ships forcefully and without right. Do you disagree with this point?"

"Did I overtake aggressively?"

"We have VTS, your movement trajectories are on radar, and there are crew members from two other boats who can testify. In fact, I only noticed your speeding after receiving someone else's report."

"..."

"According to the 'Inland River Traffic Safety Management Violation Punishment Regulations' Article 26, a fine of one hundred yuan."

Han Xiangning quickly filled out the second penalty notice, then said, "Now onto the issues found during the inspection. First, when processing the vessel's port entry and exit visa, you did not truthfully report the loading conditions, a fine of one hundred yuan; second, you did not fill out the navigation log as required, a fine of two hundred yuan. The engine log is well documented, so why didn't you document the navigation log? I don't know what to say to you, you must take a lesson from this."

Issuing the penalty notice so smoothly is quite rare to see.

Old Jiang unconsciously covered half of his face, afraid to burst into laughter.

"Navigation light signals equipment not fully equipped, a fine of fifty yuan; fire fighting equipment not up to standard, a fine of fifty yuan; you were ordered to anchor at the sea's anchorage for inspection, yet you did not display the anchoring signal as required by regulations, a fine of fifty yuan..."

Han Xiangning listed each point, clearly and logically.

Hu Genhua suddenly realized she had not looked up legal articles; she remembered them crystal clear. He also noticed that she only filled in which regulations were violated on the penalty notice and did not directly fill in the amount of the fine but noted how much to fine on a draft paper on the side.

"Next, this is regarding the ship owner, that is, your company."

Han Xiangning pulled out the insurance policy, took another look at the date, and said, lifting her head, "Your ship has been uninsured for nine days now, this falls under failure to process insurance or lack of insurance documents/certificates; according to regulations, a fine of five hundred to one thousand yuan is imposed. Considering that your vessel was previously insured and not a 'three-no' vessel, and other procedures are complete, the lapse in insurance might have been due to some issues, so I will not go for the higher amount but the lower, only fining you five hundred, but the ship cannot leave, the certificate will be temporarily confiscated until the insurance is renewed then we can let you go."

Just earlier, she explained so much for just fifty yuan, now suddenly for a case of violation, she went with "going for the lower and not the higher," letting go of five hundred yuan just like that, Hu Genhua found it very strange.

The captain wanted to speak but hesitated, not knowing how to start, Han Xiangning placed the 'Inland River Traffic Safety Management Violation Punishment Regulations' in front of Captain Liu.

"Captain Liu, look at Articles 44 and 48."

"What to look at..."

"What was just mentioned regarding the fine, was just a base number. Since your ship exceeds 1600 total tons, according to regulations, the fine for the violations committed by the personnel and the ship owner, should be five times the base amount."

Han Xiangning quickly filled in the amount after multiplying by five, then picked up the calculator to add them up, Old Jiang finally heard the constant "adding."

"Captain Liu, please take a look at the penalty notice to see if there's any issue, if not, please sign."

"How much in total?"

"Eight thousand seven hundred and fifty."

"That much, can we... can we..."

"Captain Liu, the punishment should be as much as it should be, you can check if our Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau Port Patrol Third Team can bargain or not."

Violated regulations and inspected with a plethora of problems.

The captain realized there was no point in saying more and could only begrudgingly accept the punishment.

So the earlier figure was just a base, and it needed to be multiplied by five, Hu Genhua finally caught on, as he looked up at his superior, his perspective had changed.

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