Some people are willing to stay alone for a lifetime, while others can't bear to be lonely.
After returning to the army, he strictly took away all my personal belongings, in the name of helping me keep it, and then continued to train me.
After the late autumn, it was rainy and rainy. I thought I didn’t need to train anymore when it rained. In fact, I had to train even in the wind and rain. I was tired and half-dead every day, and I didn’t see Zheng Xiumin for several days.
It finally came to Sunday. This is my free time. Although I can't leave the army, I can call my family and even see Zheng Xiumin.
But I didn’t see Zheng Xiumin. She just called and said to me: "Xiao Yuan, you can train in the army with peace of mind. Miss Yuan and Pan Gui have returned to Wuhan. The money she made is enough to support your parents. I have left Xi’an and I am in Wuhan now, but I have asked Captain Mo to investigate the phone you provided. This is an IC card phone, just outside Fuxingmen. It is difficult for the caller to find it, but I will Continue to investigate!"
She hung up the phone, and I felt even more frustrated, and now instruct me to be here alone.
After the winter, the army gave us warm underwear and velvet pants, as well as military coats, and my military and police boots came in handy again.
On another Sunday, I called my cousin at home and was waiting for Zheng Xiumin's call. Deputy Yan Ban said to me, "Are you waiting for Military Doctor Zheng's call?"
I nodded, and he said: "You don't have to wait anymore, she can't call over if she has something to do, but Commander Chu is looking for you!"
Following him, I left the computer room and came to Commander Chu's office, where the heating was on and it was very warm.
Commander Chu motioned for me and Stern to take a seat, and said to me: "Xiao Yuan, how long have you been training in the army?"
I answered: "It's almost two months!"
The other party said: "According to Xiao Yan's report, your performance is very good and your progress is very fast, but there is only one chance to do meritorious service. If you do meritorious service, you can join the party smoothly!"
I continued to listen, and Commander Chu said: "After the winter, according to the practice of the army, a group of soldiers will be sent to the mountain area to assist fire fighters and forest police in investigating hidden dangers in the mountain area and combating poaching. This is a must. Good opportunity, so the company decided to choose you to execute!"
"Commander Chu, shall I go alone?"
Commander Chu introduced: "Of course not. The spy company will pick you out alone, and other companies will also pick out people. Therefore, this competition is still fierce. You must cooperate well with the fire brigade and forest police comrades. Do you understand that while looking for opportunities to do meritorious services, you still can’t do things that violate the rules?"
I nodded to express my understanding.
Commander Chu asked Severely to take me away.
After returning to the dormitory, in the enviable eyes of my roommate, I packed up my clothes and prepared to go to the mountainous area to carry out the task. Sternly called me to the company and said to me: "This action, I can't go with you. , You have to take care of yourself. These are your personal belongings. According to the regulations, the organization cannot equip you with guns, but Zheng Xiumin specifically called me and told me that you must let you carry weapons, this revolver and a shot of bullets. Put it away, if you have to, don’t use it!"
I thanked him hurriedly, picked up the pistol and the bullet, and carefully rubbed it.
The other party took out another sharp knife, drew it out, and said, "This one is the sharp knife your grandfather left for you. It was originally in the physical evidence department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. It was also taken by Army Doctor Zheng and equipped with a leather sheath. , You can wear this knife for self-defense, but it's best not to pull it out. You know the reason best!"
I packed everything up, and sternly said to me: "Bring your bag with you. After lunch, someone will tell you to assemble, and then leave the army to perform the task."
Before lunch, squad leader You had called me out of the dormitory, and snow fluttered in the sky.
I lined up on the training ground with other comrades who were selected by the company to perform the task. An officer gave me a lesson and then let us go to the restaurant for lunch.
Today’s lunch was very hearty, with two meats, two vegetarians and one soup, which was regarded as a farewell for us.
After lunch, a military truck with a green tarpaulin drove us out of the army gate. Through the conversations with teammates in the car, I knew that the location of this mission might be southeast of Chang'an County.
It is designated as a key protected area by the state.
After dark, the car stopped in front of a row of bungalows. It can be seen from the sign at the gate that this is the 295 protected area.
My teammates and I lined up in the yard and received training.
The one who was in charge of training us was a firefighter armed police. His face was blue, but his eyes were piercing. He said in a Xi'an accent: "On behalf of all the firefighters and forest policemen stationed at 295, I welcome your arrival."
Next, he explained to me our mission in detail. Because of the snow, we have to patrol the mountain. Their manpower is not enough and we need our cooperation.
Poaching and stealing are more frequent here, but no one has been found daring to make trouble in this mountainous area, mainly by inspection and prevention.
The patrol was in groups of three, consisting of a fire fighter and a forest police officer, plus a soldier from the army, and a police dog.
I was in the group with a young armed police soldier Meng Kuan. He was from Yan Liang, not tall, but short and slender, while this forest policeman was a brawny man named Yang Zexin, born with a strong back, but more expensive than a pan. It's far from Zhenmin brother.
The black police dog equipped for us is called Fox Hunt, and once caught an adult fox.
After the training, we arranged for dinner.
Our group is numbered T03, and the three of us live in a room.
The room is an ordinary red brick and blue tiled room, without air conditioning, no heating, and even no stove for heating. We can only wear clothes, cover the marching quilt and coats to keep out the cold.
Before going to bed, the two men briefed me on the details of the mission and the inspection route.
"There is a miserable fox ditch where we patrolled this time. Usually no one is seen. Now that it snows, no one will be infested. But there is a rare plant called Cedarwood, which is a good material for making coffins. A cedar with thick arms can sell for one hundred yuan; there is also the snow fox, a second-level national protected animal, which is more valuable. A two-year snow fox can sell for at least five hundred yuan on the black market. We must be strict. Take precautions and inspect carefully."
In their introduction, I quietly fell asleep, dreaming of a snow-covered mountain forest where the snow fox leaped among the snowy firs.
I was awakened by Meng Kuan. After I got up, I started to wash and eat. At this time, it was still dark.
Breakfast is millet porridge with steamed buns and fried pumpkin.
After breakfast, we were assembled again, and last night we issued an inspection order to the armed police who spoke to us. When we left the station, the sky was just bright.
It snowed all night yesterday, and my military and police boots creaked on them.
The fox hunt happily led the way, Meng Kuan carried a fire extinguisher on his back, and Yang Zexin held a whistle stick in his hand. We carried three days of dry food and started the inspection trip.
Mountain roads are not easy to walk, so we walked very slowly. Meng Kuan constantly explored the traces on the snow. Except for the traces left by animals, we have not found human footprints.
As soon as I entered Beihu Gully, a cold wind blew from the ditch, and it hit my face like a knife.
The jackdaw crowed, the north wind howled, and in the remote mountains and forests, the three of us and a dog were walking slowly.
I wrapped the military cotton cap tightly, showing only my eyes, but soon a layer of frost formed on my eyebrows, Meng Kuan showed his mouth, and said, "Our greatest enemy is not the thief, but the wicked one. The weather and the environment here are the easiest to get lost here, so we have to leave marks along the way, and the fox hunting can remember the way when we came.” (End of this chapter)