Chapter 882: First Patrol Mission
The group flew directly to Yunshan Province by plane, led by a leader of the International Peacekeeping Corps of the Secret Service of the Ministry of Public Security.
After getting off the plane, he took a bus to the China-Burma-Laos-Vietnamese-Thailand-Cambodia Peacekeeping Office in Hongjing City, Yunshan Province, and then took a boat along the Lancang River to go abroad.
Rushed to Hoi Sha, Laos, which is a transit point for the peacekeeping police of the six countries to patrol the Mekong River, and is also the headquarters of the headquarters.
Xu Zheng's job seems simple: just patrol the Mekong River and deal with all the cases that happened in the Mekong River basin of the Lancang River.
However, the social security situation in the Mekong River basin is very complex, with frequent violations and crimes such as hijacking of merchant ships, illegal immigration, trafficking in illegal drugs, and gun trafficking.
So it seems like a simple task, but in fact, the risk is not small, more than ten years ago there was a movie, and the names of 14 domestic police officers appeared in the end credits.
Even after all these years, crimes in the Mekong basin continue to emerge.
Therefore, the four countries jointly enforced the law on the Mekong River, but now they have also become a joint force of six countries, and the patrol range of the peacekeeping police is much larger than that of more than ten years ago, not to mention the difficulty of the task.
It was already evening when everyone arrived at the meeting, and after simply attending the welcome party and having dinner, they were assigned dormitories and prepared to rest.
The dormitory is a four-person room, Xu Zheng and Zhang Haishan are together, and it will be sunny in early March, even at night, it is still very hot here.
And when they set off from the capital, they were still wearing winter clothes, and it really became hotter the further south they went.
Fortunately, the accommodation here is not bad, in addition to air conditioning, there are various mosquito prevention facilities, at least sitting in the house has not been bitten by mosquitoes.
After washing, everyone lay on the bed, and finally had time to gossip for a while.
Zhang Haishan is not the first time to come to the Mekong, he must have been here for 10 years, lying on the bed, he said to Xu Zheng on the top bunk: "I remember the last time I came, it was a joint operation of China, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.
It wasn't called a peacekeeping police because it was a joint patrol of four of our countries, but then as crime became more and more rampant in South East Asia, there was also a change in international diplomacy.
The four countries became six countries, and then radiated to countries such as Malay, the Lion City and Indonesia.
Now it's the United Nations-led, six-nation Mekong Peacekeeping Police Force to help fight criminal syndicates in Southeast Asia.
In fact, our task is similar to before.
Basically, nothing has changed, except that you will receive an extra UN mission allowance and a peace medal if you do a good job."
Xu Zheng actually came here for other purposes, the so-called peacekeeping police job is just gilded for him.
But if you can get credit while gilding, of course, it is also a good thing.
"Team Zhang, you have been to so many countries to carry out peacekeeping missions, so why don't you go to work at the United Nations, the salary is high, and the domestic level remains the same."
Regarding Xu Zheng's question, Zhang Haishan was silent for a while, and seemed to think seriously before answering: "I am now the captain of the special service team of the Dongshan Provincial Department, and I am the actual leader.
After a few years at the United Nations, I may not be able to rise to this position.
There are also communication problems with these foreigners, which can make you angry.
Don't look at the foreigners we see today who speak fluent English, maybe because the way of thinking is different from ours, and some things are difficult to communicate.
In short, it's not about the money, it's better to work in China."
This is true, Xu Zheng personally does not like to deal with foreigners, especially people here in South East Asia, they always feel that they grew up eating betel nut.
At this time, another colleague in the dormitory asked curiously, "By the way, Team Zhang, we have one day off a week, how do you arrange it?"
"How you can arrange it depends on your own ideas." Zhang Haishan talked about his experience, "I saved for 3 months, a total of 12 days of vacation, and then returned to China.
There are also many colleagues who take advantage of the holidays to go around.
What about you, this is the first time you have gone abroad to carry out this kind of peacekeeping work, right?
I remember you're married, Ken
You must want to save up for the holidays to go back to China to visit your family, right?"
Zhang Haishan, as the captain, thought that it was more not to carry out the patrol mission of the six countries, but to bring all his team members back to China, especially Xu Zheng, who still remembered the leaders of the ministry's peacekeeping corps warning him more than once.
said that he must protect the young man in front of him.
Why, the leader was silent, but I think it should be that Xu Zheng's previous results were too good, and he was considered by the leaders of the ministry to be the seed player of the successor.
"Xiao Xu, since you want to take advantage of the holiday to go around here, then I'll give it to the tour guide." Zhang Haishan did not hesitate much, did not even weigh the pros and cons, but immediately decided to sacrifice his vacation.
Xu Zheng's heart flashed with emotion, he wanted to persuade Zhang Haishan that there was no need for this, after all, his real purpose was definitely not to play, but to perform a special mission.
But now there are two other roommates in the dormitory, and there are many people, so he has to nod his head first to express his gratitude, "That's really thank Team Zhang, haha, to be honest, the higher the level in China, the less free."
Just take advantage of this opportunity to wander around this foreign country and see and hear."
"We support it, but you are young and handsome, you have to tighten your belt when you go out, the service staff here is uneven, don't mess around."
"It's okay to mess around, but if you find a service and find a waiter, can you still do it?"
Xu Zheng laughed, this kind of colored joke, he still made this kind of joke with his classmates when he was at school after turning off the lights, but now, he claims to be an identity, and it's nothing to listen to.
If he did, he really couldn't say it.
Fortunately, this kind of joke just made everyone laugh, and then Zhang Haishan continued to share with everyone the customs here, as well as the rules and regulations of the police forces of various countries.
and what he himself learned about the dangers of the Mekong Basin.
The night here is very short, and the rapid whistle sounded at five o'clock in the morning, Xu Zheng woke up instantly, realizing that this was the whistle of the morning exercise, and he hurriedly put on his training clothes.
In the courtyard of the station, all the peacekeepers who participated in the joint patrol of the Mekong River by the six countries soon formed six teams according to different countries.
Xu Zheng stood at the bottom of their queue, except for Zhang Haishan, everyone else was ranked from low to high.
He silently observed the other queues and found that some of these queues were also Chinese faces, but more of them were unique to Southeast Asia.
Wheat-colored skin, high hip bones, high nose bridge, deep eyes... In addition, Xu Zheng also observed that their standing posture and temperament are similar to those of ordinary special police officers in China.
It is obvious that after more than 20 years of joint patrolling of the Mekong River by the six countries, the police of the flower planting country have taught a large number of apprentices.
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Sure enough, as the morning exercise began, Xu Zheng felt more and more that the peacekeeping police of the other five countries were actually no different from the domestic special police.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone spoke English, he would really feel like he hadn't gone abroad.
In addition to the morning run, there is also a shooting training, which is said to be training, but in fact, the senior management of the station wants to see everyone's shooting level.
Xu Zheng didn't want to be too outstanding, so in the next rifle shooting and pistol targeting, he only hit the average.
Zhang Haishan and they knew Xu Zheng's real ability, but fortunately, everyone felt that the young man had just arrived, and he was restless, and his ability was not brought into play.
After the morning exercise, a meeting was held on the spot, and the relevant leaders of the station came out one after another to introduce themselves... After a boring opening statement, someone finally started assigning specific work.
The so-called joint patrol of the Mekong River by the six countries means that the peacekeeping police of the six countries patrol the Mekong River in batches and sections after they are dispersed.
Xu Zheng and Zhong Kai were equally assigned to a team, plus peacekeeping police from the other five countries, and were assigned to a law enforcement boat No. 53102.
The captain is a veteran policeman of the Yunshan Provincial Water Patrol Corps, Tan Jianjun, who is said to have worked on the river for 30 years, and has accumulated countless credits.
Xu Zheng saw that the old policeman's rank was a flower, a third-level police superintendent.
It is said that Tan Jianjun is in his fifties, and he can be transferred to the Yunshan Provincial Department to serve as an idle position, and there is no need to be on this seemingly calm Mekong River.
Drive a law enforcement boat back and forth.
But Xu Zheng knows that there are many veteran policemen in China, all of whom are like Tan Jianjun, who insist on working on the front line, just to help young comrades get to work as soon as possible.
Tan Jianjun is a veteran helmsman who has worked for more than 20 years and has witnessed the countless times he has driven law enforcement boats across the Mekong River from the early days of the four-nation alliance to the current six-nation joint patrol of the Mekong River.
He has also written many books on patrolling the Mekong River.
For example, "The Lancang Mekong River Channel and Pilotage" has become one of the books that peacekeeping police need to study.
After Xu Zheng and his teammates got on the boat, the first time they saw Tan Jianjun, they only felt that the old policeman was full of stories, his body was already slightly rickety, and his face had already turned red and black.
Especially wearing hearing aids on his ears, Xu Zheng understands how difficult it is for this veteran policeman to adhere to the cause.
In the past, law enforcement boats were not as good as they are now, especially the noise, and the members of the E&M team often had to suffer from the noise, and over time, everyone's hearing deteriorated.
Tan Jianjun was very friendly to Xu Zheng and their newcomers, in addition to saying hello to everyone in English, he also said a few words to Xu Zheng and Zhong Kaiping in Chinese.
"The two of you are both peers from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so you have to be prepared to endure hardships when you come here."
For his predecessors, Xu Zheng has always been very respectful, and he said with a smile: "The old captain has been running on this river for more than 20 years, not to mention the hardships, and the hardships we have endured cannot be compared with you."
"Haha" Tan Jianjun looked very happy when he heard this, his thin face was full of wrinkles, like chrysanthemums blooming, "I know you, I thought you were not your name."
But now that I look at it, I can only say that it is better to be famous than to meet.
The young man was not only handsome, but his eyes were full of evil at first glance, and he had a lot of blood on his hands, which was certainly not as they said.
What part of the leader advocated the detective who handled the case?"
Xu Zheng didn't expect this old-timer to be such a practical person, he said everything in his heart, he smiled, knowing that he had too many medals when he was young, and there must be a lot of domestic counterparts who were not convinced.
"Look at what you always say, I think I'm humble, don't you think I'm hypocritical?"
Tan Jianjun smiled, chatted with Xu Zheng and the others for a while, and when it was time to leave, he took off his hearing aids and put on headphones, picked up the megaphone, and ordered to set sail.
This time, Xu Zheng and their patrol went from Huisai to Jinghong City in Yunshan Province, and the time was uncertain, if it went well, they would turn back once in a day or two, and if it didn't go well, it might take three or four days.
If you have a difficult errand, it may take longer.
The law enforcement boat No. 53102 went upriver to the north, the speed was indeed not fast, Xu Zheng and Zhong Kaiping and their newly acquainted companions sat in the cabin on the second floor, although the big guys were from different countries, but it did not affect the communication.
Speaking English with different accents, they looked at the scenery on both sides of the Mekong River and listened to experienced veteran comrades share their previous experiences of participating in patrols.
Xu Zheng thinks this job is quite good.
It was only in the afternoon that when they arrived in Myanmar and further north, the leader of their patrol team, Song Pashan, reminded him in English with a serious face: "Every year when our patrol team is replaced.
Unfriendly things always happen in the China-Myanmar border basin.
It may be smuggling or smuggling, or it may be the sale of illegal drugs.
So get ready, check your weapons, and the equipment on your body, and be ready for battle."
After speaking, he also deliberately glanced at Xu Zheng and Zhong Kaiping twice, and reminded again: "Our mission is to put our own safety first, and we don't need to be obsessed with catching the job.
Because if you catch it alive, you will sacrifice more."
Xu Zheng and the others nodded, this Thai big brother is right, it is not only more dangerous to catch alive, but also to attract the accomplices of those criminal gangs
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Shaking the Czech SAVZ58 assault rifle in his hand, Xu Zheng checked the magazine, which was full of 30 rounds, and then checked the M1935 on his waist, the Browning high-power automatic pistol.
He has a kind of heroic spirit with a gun in his hand, who dares to fight, but he also understands that it is not easy to shoot here, saying that it is a patrol, but in fact, when you really encounter gunmen, it is mainly defense.
In this regard, these peacekeepers were warned many times by the leaders of the peacekeeping corps before they left the country.
It probably means that I am worried that these newcomers are too excited to go abroad for the first time, and that they are afraid that they will shoot without restraint
Xu Zheng looked at the emerald green scenery on both sides of the strait, to be honest, he didn't care about the instructions of those leaders, and if he was really in danger, he would definitely shoot back.
There are many bends in the Mekong River, especially in the area of Jinshan Kok, and there are more merchant ships here, and at the same time, the face of Song Phrashan in the procession is becoming more and more grim.
The other members of the team also silently clenched their weapons in their hands, carefully observing the passing merchant ships.
At this time, a dark-faced peacekeeper in the team pointed to a ship 300 meters away in front of the left and reported: "Captain, the merchant ship with the blue flag in front of you seems to have never been seen before."
Xu Zheng picked up the binoculars on his chest and looked over, the ship was twice as large as the law enforcement boat, about 12 meters long and three stories high.
Song Pashan observed carefully for a while, nodded and said, "Tell me to go down, first signal the ship to stop, and everyone is on guard and waiting for my command."
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