Commander Wang’s words indeed have a point, and there’s no room for humility here. Han Yu nodded in agreement.

Commander Wang pursued the details further, then curiously asked: "Wasn’t Captain Peng, who was temporarily managing you, supposed to be promoted to Deputy Division Commander? How did he transition into Maritime Bureau under Huang Yuanchang’s command?"

"He was supposed to be promoted to Deputy Division Commander and had already gone to study at the National Defense University. However, for some unknown reason, after returning from the studies, the superiors talked to him, intending to make him Deputy Chief of Staff of the division."

The Chief of Staff for the division is the Deputy Division Commander, while the Deputy Chief of Staff is a Regular Army position.

The position of Deputy Chief of Staff is generally reserved for cadres who cannot be promoted further.

Thinking about this, Commander Wang sighed: "The higher you go, the fewer positions there are, especially the hurdle from Regular Army to Deputy Division Commander, the competition is too fierce, and so many people are stuck at this point!"

Political Commissioner Chen agreed deeply: "This requires both ability and luck, and it seems Captain Peng’s luck wasn’t too good."

It’s hard for a Regular Army to be promoted to Deputy Division Commander.

It’s even harder for a Commander to be promoted to Deputy Army Level.

Han Yu couldn’t help but think about Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang, who would have to transition in two years at most, and after a moment of silence said: "Captain Peng’s transition is not bad; now he’s the Deputy Director of the Navigation Management Office of the Yangtze River Maritime Bureau, enjoying the treatment of a Standard Department Level cadre."

Political Commissioner Chen curiously asked: "What does the Navigation Management Office manage?"

"It manages the navigation environment of the jurisdiction, responsible for the demarcation, approval, and supervision of the waterway functions in navigation areas, restricted navigation areas, bridge areas, traffic control areas, anchorage areas, berthing areas, and safety operation areas. It’s a substantial office, with administrative approval rights, such as our Binjiang’s dedicated waterway for Yingchuan Port and Linghai Port, which are all approved by the Navigation Management Office. Although they’re no longer under their jurisdiction, now they’re separated."

"They’re practically the Transportation Bureau on the river; the power isn’t small when you think about it."

"Commander Wang, Political Commissioner Chen, I almost forgot to report earlier, General Lu of the 105th Army and Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang are quite familiar with the ’Boss Officers’ of the Linghai Reserve Camp. More precisely, those ’Boss Officers’ made a deep impression on them during the logistics support work in flood rescue and relief. They want those ’Boss Officers’ to participate in the logistics support work of the Special Warfare Group during the Binjiang Sea Training."

You have opened "Linghai Hotel" in Jingjiang before.

The commanders of the 105th Army were regulars at the "Linghai Hotel" back in the day. How could they not be familiar with those ’Boss Officers’ responsible for operating the "Linghai Hotel"?

Commander Wang found it more amusing the more he thought about it, and readily agreed: "No problem, they are here for the Linghai Reserve Camp anyway. Even if the commander didn’t request this, we still need to gather all the camp’s officers and soldiers to assist with the sea training."

Political Commissioner Chen whispered: "Does the Rescue Boat Team participate?"

"The sea training only requires the Linghai Reserve Camp’s power boats, not big ships. The Rescue Boat Team only needs to send an instructor."

"Who?"

"Guo Weitao."

"Acrobat!"

"He’s not just an acrobat; his military skills are excellent, especially his specialized skills on water; even Xiao Yu admires them."

Commander Wang had a deep impression of Guo Weitao, lightly sighed: "I’m not looking down on Xiao Guo; I’m just saying Xiao Guo is a practitioner. He started training from age five, suffered countless hardships and injuries, and his kung fu has surpassed the realm of military skills. Such talent, yet it was overlooked by the Police Bureau. If it weren’t for you, he might still be a traffic police officer."

"The main issue was his low educational qualifications, but now he’s doing quite well. When I came back yesterday, I called Ma Guan and Political Commissioner Zhou; Ma Guan said the 825 boat’s rotational battle task is ending soon. In the past six months, they have seized smuggled goods worth over 50 million and captured over 200 smugglers."

Han Yu paused, then continued: "Guo Weitao is the combat team leader; every time he captures smugglers, he leads the charge, jumping onboard and climbing the sides. The General Administration of Customs and the Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau have just awarded him a personal First-level Merit. When they return, both the Binjiang Branch Office and the Jiangnan Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau will celebrate his achievements."

"Xiao Guo earned a First-level Merit!"

"Yes."

"Salted Fish, Xiao Guo’s achievement in earning a First-level Merit brings you glory too."

Han Yu said, feeling embarrassed, "It’s not just Guo Weitao who earned merit; Jiang Shengqi and Xiao Gong also earned merits, even I, who did not participate in the rotational battle, got a third-level merit."

Commander Wang laughed, heartily saying: "This capable anti-smuggling team was built by you from scratch; despite not participating in the rotational battles, earning a third-level merit is well deserved!"

"Yes, there’s no need to be embarrassed." Political Commissioner Chen patted his arm, smiled, and said: "Don’t leave this afternoon, join us for dinner tonight, Commander Wang and I will celebrate your achievement."

"I can’t; I need to hurry back to the branch office. The superior said they’re letting Political Commissioner Jiang and Director Gu step down. Actually, it means letting them go home and wait for retirement. There will be a tea party at the bureau this afternoon, and we’ll set two tables tonight to give them a proper farewell."

"I almost forgot, you are now in bureau leadership. Since you have work, we won’t hold you back. Once you return after completing the ’escort captain’ mission, we’ll celebrate your achievement together!"