To be honest, Du Weiguo has been traveling for so long. He has always stayed in the small city of Sijiu City. The farthest away is Zuojia Commune on the outskirts of the city. Most of the time, he wanders between factories and courtyards.
I've already been suffocating enough.
The land of China is vast, more than a thousand miles away. The world is so big, I can always go out and get some fresh air.
In this day and age, it’s really not easy to go out. Without a letter of introduction, you can’t even buy a ticket. Likewise, you can’t stay in a hotel.
Du Weiguo simply packed his luggage. It was almost March and the weather had begun to warm up, but it should still be freezing and snowy in the Northeast at this time.
Thinking of this, Comrade Xiao Du silently packed his toughest sheepskin hooded military coat and suede cowhide boots into the suitcase, followed by a few changes of shirts, underpants, underwear, single clothes and single pants.
After everything was tidied up, Comrade Du Weiguo sat at his desk and lit a cigarette. He would think of a small problem.
After he left for 20 days, it was already late March when he came back. He had to wait until April or even May at the earliest to deal with Xu Damao and arrange Qin Jingru's work.
After nearly two months, can Qin Jingru, who has no financial resources, be able to hold on?
Does it help or not?
I took the initiative to help, as if I really had an agenda. Du Weiguo was getting married soon, and he didn't want to cause trouble.
If she doesn’t help, will she really not be able to hold on? Although her sister also lives in the courtyard, Qin Huairu~
After all, I still won't help. It's none of my business. Anyway, Qin Huairu won't have to watch her cousin starve to death and freeze to death.
After thinking about it, Comrade Du Weiguo put out the cigarette in his hand and prepared to wash up and go to bed.
As soon as I walked to the bathroom and picked up the washbasin and footbath, I heard someone knocking on the door.
Du Weiguo suddenly felt a toothache and asked through the door: "Who is it?"
"I, Qin Jingru!"
Sure enough, what are you so afraid of?
Opening the door, Qin Jingru walked in. She was familiar with her once and twice. She was already the person who entered Du Weiguo's room the most in this quadrangle, even surpassing the main palace Yang Caiyu.
Du Weiguo frowned and asked in a cold voice: "It's so late, what's the matter with you?"
Qin Jingru said calmly: "I just want to ask about Xu Damao, have you forgotten it?"
Du Weiguo said impatiently, "No, I talked about him at work today, but I have to go on a business trip tomorrow, and I have to deal with him when I get back."
Qin Jingru asked in surprise: "Ah? Where are you going? How long will it take?"
Du Weiguo immediately frowned. He felt that Qin Jingru's question had gone beyond the limit. She didn't even ask Yang Caiyu, but she actually asked.
Du Weiguo's voice was as cold as ice: "Everything about my work is kept confidential. If you don't have anything else to do, just go back as soon as possible!"
Qin Jingru was frightened, and she quickly explained: "Ah! I don't want to know the secret, I just care about you."
Du Weiguo was already very impatient: "You don't need to care. I will handle what I promised you. You don't need to ask anymore. It's too late. Just go back!"
"I know you look down on me, and I also know that your partner is as beautiful as a fairy, but am I that annoying? You keep pushing me away!"
Qin Jingru's eyes were red, and she didn't know where she got the courage to question Du Weiguo.
Du Weiguo finally ran out of patience and growled: "I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, so get out of here!"
Qin Jingru turned around, opened the door and ran out, crying as she ran.
At this moment, she seemed to be obsessed with something. She was a little sad, complaining about Du Weiguo's indifference and ruthlessness, and his heart was as iron as iron.
She felt that Du Weiguo had helped her so many times and he had some thoughts about her. Even if he didn't like her, at worst he would treat her at a higher level than others.
Therefore, people should not interact too closely or too closely, as misunderstandings of one kind or another will always occur.
Du Weiguo also felt a little irritated. Damn it, he really shouldn't have taken on such a bunch of rubbish. It was like a sticky candy that couldn't be shaken off.
If you help her too many times, the person being helped will have the illusion that everything is as it should be, or that there are other motives.
Damn, it’s so hard to be a good person!
Du Weiguo could be regarded as experiencing a small and mild social beating. He became more and more determined to keep a distance from the bobcat beasts in the courtyard from now on, and he would never reach out again, life or death.
After washing up, Du Weiguo rolled on the bed for a while before falling asleep.
Spring 1964, February 24, 8:10 in the morning.
Du Weiguo packed up the security office building of the steel rolling mill and was ready to go.
Today he was wearing a straight black woolen tunic suit, black high-waisted cotton leather shoes, a black breeches double-breasted coat, leather gloves, and carrying a black leather suitcase.
Be in high spirits!
Wearing this outfit today is not just for the sake of looking good. The clothes are close-fitting and not bulky, allowing Du Weiguo to make effective movements immediately. Moreover, his current appearance is more like that of a senior cadre, which can reduce the alertness of others.
54 pistol and two fully loaded spare magazines. He pretended to have it on his waist, but actually put it into the space.
At critical moments, it is much faster to take a gun from space than from the waist.
Bart is wearing an old military coat, and Wang Yang is also wearing a 55-style sheepskin military coat.
They all looked very energetic and had their pistols put away.
Six people took two cars, Du Weiguo, Director Lu, and Professor Yuan took one car, and the others took one car. There was no nonsense like mobilization, and everyone arrived and went straight to the train station.
Director Lu was carrying a black iron box with him, and he knew without asking that it was the secret box.
On the way to the station, Du Weiguo suddenly asked:
"Director Lu, how important is this box?"
"It is very important and can support the output value of our steel rolling mill for at least two years."
Hiss! Du Weiguo was shocked, what is the output value of a steel rolling mill in two years? Hua Ca, are you kidding me? The annual output value of a small steel rolling mill with 20,000 people must be tens of millions, right?
"So important? Are we too negligent?"
Director Lu smiled and explained: "Haha, what do you say about this thing? Foreigners may not like it, but laymen can't understand it. It's not military intelligence, so although it is important, there is no need to be too nervous."
Du Weiguo frowned and asked, "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to keep it like this? Just carry it in plain sight?"
Factory Director Lu was very gentle and explained in detail: "There is a lead on this box. In a critical moment, all the information inside will be destroyed as soon as it is put in, so I hold it like this."
Du Weiguo's brows furrowed even more tightly, and he hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask:
"Uh~ Factory Director Lu, you see, according to what you just said, this information is disdainful to foreigners and incomprehensible to outsiders. It is not important military intelligence, so there is no need to destroy the information, right?"
Director Lu said seriously: "That's not the case. If they were enemy agents, they would be eager to destroy our data and disrupt our production progress."
Du Weiguo slapped his thigh. He couldn't bear it anymore: "So, Director Lu, our mission is to protect this information no matter what, you have made a self-destruct device, this is not~"
The car suddenly became audible. After a few seconds, Director Lu took a breath of air as if waking up from a dream and said:
"Hi~ That's right! Why on earth would I want to get this self-destruct device? Isn't this causing trouble for myself?"
"Director Lu, can this thing be dismantled? Dismantle it quickly and put the confidentiality box into the suitcase. Wouldn't it be much safer?"
Du Weiguo was absolutely speechless. Two senior intellectuals engaged in research, their heads were full of mathematical formulas, and they still wanted to work as agents, and they also had some kind of self-destruction device, just carrying it in plain sight.
Why did I accidentally pull it when I was getting on and off the train? It was not in vain.
In fact, this is not surprising. This is a misunderstanding and a consistent method to protect important files.
"Yes, yes, I'll open it right now. Lao Yuan, help me hold the box. Driver, please drive slower."
Du Weiguo glanced back, what the hell is a self-destruct device? Isn't it just an incendiary grenade made with a Soviet wooden handle? The lead has been extended outside the box.
Really convinced.
Director Lu took out the grenade and placed it on the seat next to him very casually.
"Xiao Du, thank you for reminding me in time~"
"Director Lu, hand the incendiary grenade to me slowly, be careful of the fuse."
Du Weiguo shouted sharply! His voice was urgent and had an unquestionable tone.
Du Weiguo's forehead was already sweating now. If he accidentally detonated this incendiary bomb in a small compartment, no one would survive. Sputtering white phosphorus incendiary bombs are not so easy to extinguish.
This is really like dying before you start your battle.
What happened just now was even more thrilling than the shootout he had with the bandits on a snowy night.
Carefully take the grenade and make sure it is safe.
Du Weiguo directly judged Director Lu in a serious tone:
"Director Lu, what you did just now almost killed everyone in this car. This is a white phosphorus incendiary bomb, and you extended the fuse. You accidentally sat on it. Once it detonates, have you thought about the consequences?"
"Oh, I was careless. I admit my mistake. I admit my mistake. I'm sorry, comrades."
Director Lu admitted his mistake in a very upright manner, and Du Weiguo could not continue to say anything.
Du Weiguo took out a small knife, which was a small Tang knife in space. It was extremely sharp and cut off the lead of the grenade, thus temporarily turning it into a dumb bomb.
When getting out of the car, Du Weiguo handed the grenade to the driver and asked him to take it back for processing. The driver Liu Dajiang, who had always been unsmiling, looked at Xiao Du very gratefully.
it is more than words.
The secret box was put into the suitcase. Director Lu also felt that it was safer this way, as it was not conspicuous at all!
Board the train, find the box, place your luggage, and as the train whistle roars, the train heads north.