Bai Jiaxuan heard a rush of footsteps and turned around to see Xiaowu walking up to him nervously. He told his father an unexpected news: "Director Dadian asked me to fill the vacancy of the first security guard." "I don't want to be the first security guard."
Bai Jiaxuan said, "You go to the county to handle that matter first. Your uncle Zilin's aunt came here just now... You get up early tomorrow morning."
Lu Zilin had calmed down. From the time when the security team members wrapped a thin hemp rope around his arms, until they dragged him across the original official road and into Zishui County, there was only one small hole.
He opened the cell door, spent an afternoon and a night in a cell that exuded a rancid smell, and looked forward to the unfamiliar first dawn in the prison. He had been in a state of anger to madness. From the small hole,
When he took the yellow bowl from the prisoner for the first meal, he became even more furious. He raised his hand and threw it against the wall. After he accepted the first interrogation, he immediately calmed down and sat quietly on the bed board against the wall.
He exhaled and inhaled evenly. When he took a bowl of steaming rice glutinous rice dumplings from the small hole, he said a naughty word to the jailer who delivered the meal: "Brother, you are the one who cooks the glutinous rice dumplings."
At that time, were you playing with the rice dumplings and the rice dumplings were burnt? Even if you feed my dog, they won’t drink it.” Lu Zilin still drank the bowl of rice dumplings that exuded a burnt and bitter smell, and drank not a drop left, using chopsticks.
The boss scraped the grains of grits stuck to the wall of the yellow bowl more and more cheerfully. He still couldn't bear to give up, so he simply threw away the chopsticks and stuck out his tongue to lick it. Only now did he recall that the previous meal was at his house.
This bowl of rice happened to be two days and one night apart from the previous meal.
The first interrogation was very simple: "If you reveal your son's whereabouts, we will let you go. When you figure it out, you can speak at any time. We have sufficient evidence to prove that you know the details of your son." Luzi
After Lin understood it, he was no longer flustered or angry, and he would no longer throw bowls and chopsticks against the food. He was immediately prepared to die on this hard bed. During the interrogation, he only asked:
In one sentence: "If I can't tell Zhaopeng's whereabouts, I will probably have to squat in this house without wind or rain until I die." The judge pursed his lips and did not answer his provocation. Lu Zilin ate
After finishing, he lay on his back on the bed, raised one leg up high, and thought to himself: The purpose of building a prison is to pretend that people can enjoy happiness and suffer pain, be able to go in front of others and be behind others, and be able to stand up and jump down.
Only then could he live calmly, otherwise he had to hit the wall to death. The only thing Lu Zilin felt uncomfortable was that he didn't have a cigarette. He slapped himself hard, and his lips touched his teeth to suppress the stinging pain.
Smoking addiction. The heavy wooden door creaked, and Bai Xiaowen stepped in. Lu Zilin jumped off the wooden bed and jumped to the ground: "Xiaowen, quickly get a cigarette for uncle." Bai Xiaowen took out the cigarette case from his pocket and handed it to him.
Give it to him. Lu Zilin eagerly took out one, lit it with trembling fingers on the match Xiaowen struck, and inhaled for a while, followed by a puff of thick smoke, which made him cough loudly and shed tears.
, smiled innocently like a child and said: "I can bear my hunger and thirst, but I can't bear my addiction to cigarettes."
Bai Xiaowen was dressed in a straight military uniform, showing the elegance of a Confucian general. Lu Zilin's smoking addiction was alleviated and his mood calmed down. He looked at Xiaowen standing in front of him and thought of the prodigal son who was only half a step away from death in the restaurant.
The image of him. He made a relaxed posture of being indifferent and suddenly enlightened, and readily accepted Xiaowen's care and comfort: "Old nephew, don't worry, I have an open mind about worldly affairs, and I can also think about this matter. Can you come today?
It's enough to see your uncle once. Send a message to your aunt and ask her to buy me two kilograms of dry tobacco leaves. I don't care about anything else." Bai Xiaowen said: "I will send someone to give you one later.
Take the tobacco leaves." Then he told him: "Secretary Yue was beaten by the boss in the province and lost his temper when he returned to the county... He personally decided to arrest you. Some people said that you had approached Zhaopeng. Secretary Yue speculated that you
He must know the details of Zhaopeng. Secretary Yue will catch you and demand Zhaopeng from you, and no one can speak to him..." Lu Zilin burst out laughing when he heard this: "Secretary Yue will really get the blame for listening to those rumors.
"My old nephew who was knocked unconscious, I know you can't do anything about it. All you have to do is bring the tobacco leaves to my uncle."
The next day, the guards escorted Lu Zilin out again. Lu Zilin had a feeling that the interrogation was a daily routine and was no longer new. When he walked out of the door, he realized that he was going in the opposite direction to the road he took during the first interrogation. He suddenly thought that it would be so fast. He was so confused that the gun exploded. When he was escorted into the county gate, he still had doubts. Lu Zilin was escorted into a small house. Unexpectedly, Secretary Yue Weishan came out of the suite and untied his arm. Lu Zilin twisted his arms and refused Yue Weishan's hypocrisy: "Don't tie it off, don't tie it off, just tie it up like this." He squinted his sunken eyes and looked at the window. Yue Weishan put away the smile on his face, Sitting upright on a chair, he spoke: "Don't be too confused. Don't try to force me to tolerate adultery. Why are you showing off your temper?" Lu Zilin said hard: "If you want to tolerate adultery, you can't blame me, Lu. Who was silent on the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party? Who sat side by side with Zhaopeng on the rostrum at the founding meeting of the Bailu District Branch. Who held Zhaopeng's hand and raised it above his head when he spoke. I didn't approve of Zhaopeng's communism at that time. It's a good time, you fell out and put me in jail." Yue Weishan smiled flatly and said: "This is called this moment and that moment. I heard that you led your daughter-in-law to the city to find Zhaopeng. Is this the case?" Lu Zilin Raising his head: "Yes", the loud voice showed sincerity and also meant that this matter was not important. Then he explained in a calm tone: "My daughter-in-law is sick, which is an internal disease in the woman's family. Her father is a gentleman and specializes in treating People treat diseases, but it is not easy to ask about the symptoms of my daughter, so I took her to the city to see a doctor. Some people in the village abused me and said that I had given the disease to my daughter-in-law, so I went to find my son to take over... What do you think, Secretary Yue of Zishui County? Just because of the rumors, I was tied up and imprisoned, which just confirmed this lie. Not to mention that I am not the same as the common people, this lie alone exposed my face and peeled it off. I have no shame in living. I'm ready to die in your prison and don't think about anything else." Yue Weishan was not interested in whether he had anything like that with his daughter-in-law, but he was surprised that he told the matter without hesitation, so he stabbed him with a cold face. He nodded: "Lu Zilin, you have such a thick face. You don't want to fight with me or act like a rogue. People die in prison. Think about it. What will happen if you lure your daughter-in-law to see a doctor or to find Zhaopeng? I'm not sure at all." I can tie you up. Don't be smart, don't act rogue, tell the truth. Think about it carefully, think about it again, and if you think about it and tell the truth, I'll let you go home. If you say it in the morning, I'll let you go at noon. "Your matter is not complicated, that's all." Lu Zilin said: "There is nothing to think about. I have been living a boring life for a long time. I have sacrificed my life for the country and the people as a child, and it is as if I don't have him as a child." It would be better for me to die when I am left alone in the world." Yue Weishan said: "Don't be a rogue or be clever, I know you."
Bai Xiaowu returned to Bailu Village from the county and told his father in detail how he rescued Lu Zilin. Finally, he said: "Yue Weishan personally pinched Uncle Zilin's neck and asked him for Zhaopeng. No one dared to ask him to let go of his hand right now. ." Bai Jiaxuan slowly smoked the hookah and listened, blowing out the ash from the hookah copper pipe with a pop, and said calmly: "Go and give your Aunt Zilin a reply. We have done our best." Xiaowu changed his mind. He changed the topic and said: "Dad, Hei Wa said that he would come back to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors." Bai Jiaxuan couldn't help being stunned.
Xiaowu went on to narrate the incident: He was having dinner at brother Xiaowen's place. Heiwa came to Xiaowen to discuss the matter. He also told him about Lu Zilin being imprisoned. Then he said to him: "Xiaowu, go back to Jiaxuan."
Uncle, I want to go back to my hometown to worship my ancestors." Xiaowu was undecided about this sudden request. He was afraid that his father would not agree to this request, so he said, "I'll make sure to pass on your message." Xiaowu's second
When Tian came back, he detoured to Bailu Academy to visit his aunt and uncle Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu said solemnly: "Lu Zhaoqian wants to return to his original place to worship his ancestors. You can send a message to your father and I will accompany him."
He went back to where he was."
When Bai Jiaxuan heard this, he hurriedly asked: "What's your reply to your uncle?" Xiaowu said: "I said this matter is of great importance, and I will send it back intact." Bai Jiaxuan put the hookah on the table:
"Idiot, you can't even distinguish such a thing. You are so stupid." Xiao Wu's mood was suddenly frustrated: "I wonder how someone like Hei Wa can enter the ancestral hall again." Bai Jiaxuan stood up solemnly: "You will find a few people tomorrow.
, clean the ancestral hall, and prepare all the incense and wax paper tables. The day after tomorrow, you will go to the county to welcome Lu Zhaoqian."
In accordance with the agreement reached during the surrender negotiations, nearly a hundred bandit brothers were brought into the third battalion, the artillery camp. Heiwa accepted Commander Zhang's order to conduct training in the artillery camp. Three military instructors came to the artillery camp to conduct training on the artillery camp.
The young juniors who came in underwent basic military drills with the bandits. The formation drill alone lasted for half a month before they could barely step into a regular pace. The bandit brothers didn't care much about this mechanical and monotonous training from the beginning.
He said that this kind of purely decorative action was of no use, and there was no need to rely on these showboats to fight the war. Heiwa had received formal military training in the Xi Brigade, and was very angry at the brothers' careless behavior. He publicly scolded two people who dared to do so.
He contradicted the brother who was the military instructor, and then said with a serious face: "Brothers, we are now a regular army, and we must follow the rules of the army." Then there was a gun drill. The bandits' original messy guns were all put into storage, and every day
They were issued a new gun with a shining blue light. The bandit brothers were in the limelight at this time, and the hit rate of live ammunition surprised the three instructors. Finally, there was a cannon shooting drill, and according to regulations, the rifle should be withdrawn. Heiwa refused to perform
This order. Commander Zhang explained: "The artillery battalion is not issued with rifles, and the same is true in the regular army." Hei Wa said: "I understand the rules. I must be equipped with rifles, otherwise the second battalion will do the artillery work.
." Captain Zhang blinked and smiled in relief: "Okay, I understand, I won't take away the rifle."
Going to Captain Zhang's house for a banquet was an important step for Heiwa after he surrendered. When Heiwa entered the house, the commander of the first battalion, Bai Xiaowen, and the commander of the second battalion, Jiao Zhenguo, were already there. After the commander greeted him, he called his wife to meet him and get to know him.
Captain Zhang specially invited Master Feng, the top spoon chef in the county, to cook. Heiwa could not bear to touch the chopsticks when faced with plates of exquisite dishes. After three rounds of wine, Captain Zhang said to Heiwa:
"Zhaoqian, if you don't sleep with your eyes closed at night, I will ask you to go back to the mountain and be your mountain king again." Bai Xiaowen and Jiao Zhenguo both laughed. There is a mysterious legend in the security team that the commander of the third battalion, Lu Zhaoqian, has something to do at night.
The habit of sleeping with eyes open. It was difficult for Hei Wa to explain, because what the leader said was just a joke, so he smiled nonchalantly: "Don't listen to those people talking nonsense to me." However, Captain Zhang became serious.
"I don't think it's nonsense. You haven't slept a night in the city circle since you came down from the mountain, right?" Heiwa's artillery battalion was stationed at Guguanyukou. He had always insisted on living in the battalion headquarters, so he nodded and said:
"Officers should not leave their troops. This is the rule of leading troops." Captain Zhang shook his head and said: "The rule is not a bad rule. But you don't trust me, you are afraid that I will deal with you alone. Don't glare at me. You insist on giving me
I’ve made it clear whether the rifles issued to the artillery battalion soldiers are in accordance with the rules or not, but it’s to protect me, right?” Hei Wa was a little at a loss under such sudden questioning. Bai Xiaowen and Jiao Zhenguo also didn’t expect it and became embarrassed. Captain Zhang again
He further said: "You still can't trust me. You can't trust me. How can I work with me as a regiment leader? Even my battalion commander can't trust me. How come I'm an outsider and rely on friends to go out? You can't trust me.