Chapter 428: Strict Investigation
A prosperous commercial port like Sanya, while attracting wealth from all over the world, will also attract many people with ill intentions. Many people who steal chickens and dogs will try to try their luck here after knowing this place in Sanya, but Haihan has always been strict in the management of public security, whether it is petty theft or fraud and robbery, as long as they are caught, they will be thrown into a hard labor camp to serve their sentences. Since the opening of the port, there have been at least three to five hundred "heroes" from all walks of life who have been taken down for various reasons, and every six months or so, the relevant departments will organize a joint operation to crack down on illegal crimes, so the police do not have too much unfamiliarity with the task assigned by Yu Zhen.
Although the force value of these security police is relatively limited, and most of them have not had experience such as training before joining the army, scientific training methods and code of conduct can greatly compensate for their lack of personal force when enforcing the law. In addition to the daily batons and rattan shields, each police squadron will also be equipped with several short-barreled double-barreled flintlock pistols, which are powerful enough for the security police to be ten at close range, but for safety reasons, the code of conduct does not allow the police to carry guns on duty on the streets, and only in some special arrest operations, after the approval of the competent leader, guns can be used.
Of course, guns are rarely used as killing weapons, and the real tricky objects are often directly dispatched to the militia to deal with them, and there is no need for the security police to work hard. Most of the time they still rely on batons and rattan shields to maintain order, and if they can't control the scene, they can also blow the brass whistle around their necks to call for nearby support, and the sharp whistle can also play a role in deterring criminals.
Joining the police on the dock today was an observer from the Ministry of Security named Lin Nan, but this person was only naturalized, not a crosser. The main reason for the deployment of only one person is that the Ministry of Security has a limited staffing staffing and even fewer of them can carry out field tasks.
Aftershock noticed that the observer had a handcuff around his waist - though it was much larger than the repeating handcuffs that the chiefs were equipped. And it seems to be only a single shot, but it's enough to make Aftershock's eyes eager.
In a way, weaponry can also reflect the authority of the wearer, as security police like Aftershock do not currently have the authority to carry firearms, and such short guns are not equipped in police departments at all. Aftershock had heard Ren Liang mention that the security department had great authority at hand, and it could also be seen from this sidearm.
"Brother Lin, can you borrow this handcuff for the next view?" Yu Zhen looked at it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but open his mouth.
Lin Nan smiled. He didn't say much about it, and pulled the gun out of the holster at his waist. He broke open the breech and took out the ammunition inside, which was handed to Aftershock. Aftershock hurriedly took it with both hands and thanked him repeatedly.
This pistol is basically a reduced version of the Type 28 breech rifle, the body structure is almost exactly the same as the Type 28, but the caliber and length of the barrel have been greatly reduced, so that the range and power of this gun have also been reduced a lot, and it can only be used at a relatively close distance.
Aftershock noticed that the gun was also engraved with a row of characters unique to Haihan, which he had learned in a night school literacy class and had seen on a short-barreled rifle issued by the police department. Know that this is the number of the gun. The number of this gun is 29019, and Aftershock knows that the first two digits of the five-digit number represent the Haihan period, and the last three indicate that the batch of guns was not manufactured in large quantities, at best only 100 pieces, otherwise it should be like a short-barreled rifle, followed by a four-digit code after the year.
"I don't know how good this gun is, can Brother Lin introduce one or two to the next?" Aftershock played with the handcuff. He asked Lin Nan.
"This gun is a new 29-type pistol produced by Haihan Ordnance Industry this year, with a single shot in the breech, and it can easily wear transparent military cotton armor within 10 zhang, and the ammunition is the latest one-piece design, which is the same principle as the 28-type breech rifle. "Lin Nan is obviously also a weapon enthusiast, and he knows a lot about the performance of this gun. One by one: "This gun has a range of up to 40 zhang, but it is only more accurate within 5 zhang, and the chief said that the purpose of this gun is to fight at close range, and the combat environment is different from the battlefield, so the design deliberately weakens the range and accuracy." ”
"That makes sense! But when using this pistol, it probably can't be fired at the same time in a gun formation like the militia army, if the accuracy is not enough. Or maybe you miss in a hurry, and you probably won't have much chance to reload the second bullet in close combat!" Aftershock also discussed with Lin Nan with interest.
"This matter has also been reported to the chiefs below, but it is said that Haihan Ordnance has been trying to produce a more powerful pistol, which can be loaded with multiple rounds of ammunition at a time, and the chance of hitting the target is naturally several times greater when it is used!" Lin Nan said about the excitement, and unconsciously brought out some inside information.
"I just don't know the right way to assemble such a powerful weapon into our police department!" Aftershock listened to Lin Nan's explanation, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If we were equipped with pistols, it would be much easier to arrest those bold criminals." ”
"Brother Yu, isn't there a spear distributed by the police department, why not?" Lin Nan asked.
"Brother Lin doesn't know, this spear is equipped, but before you use it, you have to apply to your boss, and after getting approval, you can open the gun cabinet and take the gun to use it, otherwise it will be a violation. If you are in a hurry, how can you have time to apply to your boss for a gun! Last month, we arrested a thief in Xincheng City, who resisted with a weapon and injured several of our brothers, and if this pistol was available, he could be knocked down on the spot!"
"I see!" Lin Nan nodded and said: "If there is only a baton and a rattan shield, it will be a little dangerous to encounter a stubborn rebel! However, if you want to carry a gun every day, you must also conduct shooting training for the people of your police department in advance, and this matter will definitely be difficult to achieve without months of work." ”
"Then Brother Lin should have also been trained for a long time?" asked Aftershock curiously.
"In the seventh year of the Apocalypse...... No, it was Haihan who signed up for the militia in 1627, and in the past two years, the militia army has fought overseas several times, and he has participated in it!" Lin Nan proudly said his qualifications.
Sure enough, when Yu Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but praise: "It turns out that Brother Lin was once a soldier of the militia army, and he was disrespectful and disrespectful! Since Brother Lin has participated in several overseas battles, he has accumulated a lot of military merits. Why do you want to leave the military and join the Ministry of Security?"
Lin Nan shook his head and said, "This matter is not up to the bottom to decide, what the leaders say is what it is." ”
Regarding the secrets during the job transfer, Lin Nan didn't dare to take them out and chat with Yu Zhen anymore, which already involved some internal secrets of the Ministry of Security. The Ministry of Security does not send a letter of order to the military to complete the matter, but first of all, it must examine the personal file to make sure that the person's political inclination and loyalty can be trusted. Secondly, it depends on whether the person's condition is qualified for the position required by the Ministry of Security. For example, a person like Lin Nan who performs field duties needs him to have a certain degree of personal combat ability.
With Lin Nan's qualifications, of course. It is not difficult to be qualified for this kind of position, he himself has a history of military service, knows how to use firearms, and has some combat experience, and the training courses after entering the Ministry of Security will be easier to accept. More training could focus on working methods and codes of conduct, rather than spending a lot of time training his personal combat skills.
With Lin Nan's appearance in the army, the appointment of a platoon commander in the near future is basically a sure thing, but being transferred to the Ministry of Security is not a bad thing for him. This department with great authority has a great influence in the Haihan social system, but it has not been fully reflected at this stage. However, compared with the fierce competition in the military, the security department, which still has a shortage of manpower, obviously has more opportunities for promotion.
The two of them sat under the pergola of the dock and chatted without a word about tea to pass the time. It wasn't until almost noon that two foreign merchant ships came into the port, one was the Portuguese Galen, and the other was the Huizhou Haifeng.
I saw that a ship had arrived. The two stopped chatting and got up to do something. Their mission is to screen all incoming ships that have recently entered the port, check the people on board, and identify suspicious elements.
The Ministry of Security attaches great importance to the personnel sent by the Fusi of Jinyi Weinan Town, believing that since these people have come with the "imperial order", it is unlikely that they will be bribed and controlled. If these spies really report back the situation in Sanya clearly, it will inevitably bring a lot of trouble to this base area. Therefore, the requirement of the Ministry of Security is to find these spies as soon as possible through investigation and to prosecute them - at least to restrict their personal freedom and not to allow them to pass on the information.
As for the means that can be taken in the process of arrest, Hao Wanqing did not restrict this, which means that even if a firearm is used to kill him on the spot, it is also allowed. There is also a certain amount of risk associated with doing so. However, the Ministry of Security believes that if this group of people is missed, the danger will be even greater, so the tone of the action is that it is necessary to arrest all the Jinyi guards who participated in the infiltration, regardless of the casualties.
After the establishment of the Ministry of Security, it is rare to use this kind of means in field missions, and Lin Nan can naturally feel the importance that the leaders attach to this matter. However, due to the small number of personnel, he can only go to the Sanya River Port alone to serve as an observer, so he has to rely more on the power of the security police such as aftershock.
The two boats slowly approached the trestle on the shore, and Aftershock had already commanded his police squadron to temporarily seal off the pier. No one is allowed to enter or leave the area until the two ships have been inspected.
The two ships that arrived at the port were obviously not the first to arrive, and the people on board did not rush to disembark after docking, but waited for the arrival of the port staff. This is also the rule that was established at the beginning of the opening of the port, and all foreign ships arriving in the port must first complete the registration of the port department before the personnel and goods on board can be allowed to disembark, and the violation of this rule will be punished with different fines according to the strict zhòng chengdù.
Today, however, the situation was a little different from usual, and in addition to the usual doctors who were used to performing quarantine, there were also uniformed Haehan security policemen on board the ship.
The port staff read out to the shocked captain the "Provisional Regulations on the Administration of the Port Area" issued by the Executive Committee, announcing that all ships arriving at the port in the next two months must first undergo all inspections by the relevant departments and check and register all crew members on board. Of course, the Executive Committee has a very good reason for doing this, which is "to maintain good order in the port area and at the same time protect the legitimate rights and interests of outsiders from being infringed upon", and whether the interests of shipowners have been protected or infringed upon in this process is not the focus of the issue.
The captains of the two ships knew that the rules of the Haihan people were to say the same, and there would be no room for bargaining, since they said that they would inspect, it was useless to refuse, so they had to arrange for someone to take the police down to the cabin to investigate.
This kind of work is naturally not the turn of Aftershock and Lin Nan to operate it personally, and the police officers under them will complete it, and they only need to supervise whether there are any omissions in the process. And then again, the smell in the cabins of these ocean-going vessels is indeed unbearable, and no one would be willing to burrow into such a horrible smell if it were not for the needs of the job.
The process is long and tedious, as officers need to check the status of the cargo on board against the manifest provided by the shipowner, and also have to register and check the people on board. Aftershocks didn't expect to be able to find out the spy directly through this kind of check, because the turnover rate of sailors and crews was extremely high, and there was no such thing as a database to check their identities, and even if someone made up a fake identity, it would be difficult to find out. He only hoped that such a measure would make those with bad intentions react aberrationly, and if he showed the slightest clue, he would be able to distinguish them from the crowd.
The ship from Macau was quickly inspected, and there were no suspicious figures on board, and the twenty crew members plus the captain were all Portuese, so all suspicions could be eliminated at a glance. Yu Zhen and Lin Nan signed the port registration form one after another, plus the signatures of the port and health departments, this registration form can be considered valid, and the personnel on board can only disembark and land.