After lunch, he looked around and no one was paying attention. Jiang Xinyu strolled to the backyard, where the boiler room and the General Affairs Office warehouse were.
Compared with other buildings, the boiler room and warehouse are very high. The warehouse is almost four meters high, and the boiler room is even higher.
Jiang Xinyu calculated the distance and the pigeon landed nearby.
He stepped into the boiler room and looked around with his hands behind his back. The temperature in the room was very hot. The boilerman was sweating profusely and was adding coal to the furnace with a spade.
Hearing footsteps behind him, the boilerman stopped and turned around to see Jiang Xinyu looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Hello, sir." The boilermaker bowed.
In fact, boiler workers rarely have the opportunity to go to the office building. Except for Director Huang, who is in charge of the general affairs department of his superior, the other officers are unknown to him.
However, he recognized a truth. In this courtyard, as long as he was well-dressed, he had the right to yell at him.
Jiang Xinyu nodded slightly and said, "You are busy with your business, I just took a look."
There was a choking smell of coal ash in the boiler room. No one would keep homing pigeons in such a place. Jiang Xinyu quickly left.
Excluding the boiler room, only two warehouses, one east and one west, remain.
There is a row of small windows at the top of the warehouse, mainly to facilitate ventilation. When the weather is fine, all the windows will be opened.
Jiang Xinyu has been to the warehouse more than once. The one-meter-high spire is actually a small attic with wooden stairs to climb up.
Since the last time I saw a pigeon, time has passed and I haven't seen any pigeons again.
This situation can at least mean one thing, someone is taking care of this or several pigeons!
The question is, who would keep pigeons in the Secret Service?
The pigeons are familiar and must have been raised for a while. If there was no hidden place, someone would have discovered them long ago.
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Operations Captain's Room.
Lei Ban pushed the door open and walked in. He sat on the chair and took out a handful of melon seeds from his pocket. While eating the melon seeds, he said, "Captain Jiang, what's the point of summoning me to a humble position?"
Jiang Xinyu threw a newspaper over and said, "Don't throw melon seed peels all over the floor, put them on the newspaper."
"Yes." Ray-Ban said with a playful smile.
"Ray-Ban, I noticed that you have been having trouble lately."
"What's wrong?"
"In my pocket, there are either melon seeds or nuts. What was it last time..."
"hazelnut."
"Yes, Hazelnut. You are getting more and more nourished these days, all you need is a small teapot hanging around your neck."
Lei Ban sighed and said: "Well, how about I learn how to steal holes from mice, and learn to pinch chickens from weasels? I asked Xiao Taohong to kidnap me. I like to eat snacks no matter what."
"You, you are obviously greedy, so you insist on talking about Xiao Taohong."
"It's not about her... Oh, by the way, what happened in the Victory Park case? How did I hear that you were deceived by the Communist Party?"
"That's right. Try to ask as little as possible about things that have nothing to do with you."
"Don't make fun of family rules, right?"
"It's good to know."
"What do you want from me?"
Jiang Xinyu opened the drawer, took out two vouchers, pushed them along the table, and said: "A bag of rice and ten pounds of oil are all at your general affairs office. Go and get them yourself."
The voucher was stamped with the seal of the Military Supplies Department. This was a Double Ten holiday benefit given to officers above the rank of colonel. Ray-Ban's military rank was only a second lieutenant, so naturally he was not eligible.
Lei Ban put the voucher into his arms and said with a smile: "It happens that we are out of food at home and the oil bottle is at the bottom. Xin Yu, you are my timely rain!"
Jiang Xinyu said: "Lei Pen, you said that your salary is quite high and you earn a lot of extra money. Why are you living in such a mess?"
"Oh, who asked me to marry a wife who spends money like water... I told her to save some money and save as much as possible. What do you think she said?"
"Say what?"
"She said, in today's world, there is no tomorrow, and if the communist army comes one day, no matter how much money the family has, it will all be given to you. Besides, we don't have children, so what's the use of saving money?
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Jiang Xinyu smiled and said, "I guess Xiao Taohong's last words shut you up completely."
"No, my little mouth was blaring like a machine gun, and I was blinded by what I said. I couldn't refute her, so I had to let her do whatever she wanted." Lei Ban said helplessly.
Jiang Xinyu made two cups of tea, handed one to Lei Ban, and said, "I just passed by the General Affairs Office. The door locks of the old warehouse are all rusty. How long has it been since you went in to clean them?"
There are two warehouses in the General Affairs Office, both at the back of the office building.
"There is nothing left in the old warehouse except old tables and chairs. There is nothing to clean..." Ray-Ban patted the skin of the melon seeds on his hand, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"The old warehouse is no longer in use?"
"The old warehouse is too small. Water often seeps through the walls when it rains. Even after several repairs, it has not been repaired."
Water seepage will lead to increased humidity. There are many things in the warehouse that are afraid of moisture, such as tables, chairs, food, etc. The General Affairs Office has abandoned the old warehouse.
Jiang Xinyu picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said to himself: "Water seepage is a small problem. It happens that the station lacks an activity room. It will be better if it is slightly renovated. Table tennis, basketball..."
Lei Ban's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "It's best to put up a few billiard tables so that everyone can exercise when nothing happens."
Lei Ban especially likes to play billiards. The billiard room in Yanjin charges a lot of money. When money is tight, he can only go there as few times as possible.
"Who has the key to the warehouse?" Jiang Xinyu casually took a newspaper and asked casually while browsing.
Jiang Xinyu mentioned the key. Lei Ban was stunned for a few seconds, suddenly slapped his thigh, and said angrily: "It's over. I just remembered that you started too late!"
"Why is it too late to start?"
"Director Zhou has already planned to convert the old warehouse into a library."
"Oh...forget it then, we'll find another way to deal with the activity room."
Lei Pen was disappointed and said with emotion: "Director Zhou is really conscientious in his work. He goes to the old warehouse every once in a while."
Jiang Xinyu said: "So, the key to the warehouse is in Director Zhou's hands?"
"I'm sure... Xinyu, if you ask me, you can't discuss it with the deputy station director."
"What to discuss?"
"Don't build a library. Everyone is so busy. Who has time to read a book? Wouldn't it be nice to turn it into an activity room?"
"Ray-Ban, it's been two years since you came to the Secrecy Bureau, right?"
"More than two years..."
"Then you haven't figured out the truth yet?"
"What's the point?"
"Director Zhou planned to build a library, and the station approved it, but I turned back and said no. Isn't this unnecessary making enemies for myself?"
"You are a colonel and Director Zhou is a major. Do you need to be afraid of him?"
Jiang Xinyu said calmly: "Don't forget where the deputy webmaster is from and where Director Zhou is from."