At four in the afternoon, a dunship at the Yanjiang Police Station.
Xu Sanye, dressed in the deep blue work clothes of a dock worker, is carrying a maintenance manual compiled last year by Han Yu and Master Zhou, inspecting the ship's mechanical and electrical equipment along with Liang Xiaoyu.
They check each cabin; after inspecting the anchor windlass and the electrical switch cabinets, they sign off in the maintenance log, then head to the duty room to change over to the maintenance manual for the 001 to conduct its daily inspection.
"This base screw is loose, bring over a wrench to tighten it."
"Yes."
Xu Sanye stands up straight, puts down the maintenance manual, and picks up a rag to wipe off the oil stains on the pipes.
Liang Xiaoyu fetches a wrench, squats down and, while tightening the auxiliary machine's base screws, asks curiously, "Director Xu, when are Salted Fish and Sister Ningning coming back?"
"In the next few days, if not tomorrow then the day after."
