Chapter 91
Secretary Zhai was extremely shocked: "Deputy Commander Chen, are you sure? If what you said is true, then this is a very serious matter. We have to report it to the Ava Corps and then proceed with the arrest."
"Let's make a phone call." Chen Shengqing made a gesture of invitation, "Hurry up. If you want to make that person succeed, it won't just be your farm that will suffer the loss."
Secretary Zhai was startled and immediately took Chen Shengqing to the regiment office to call the Ava Corps for instructions.
After receiving the reply from his superiors, he quickly gathered a group of cadres in the regiment and asked Han Yongxin to wake up the people in the armed forces. All of them were armed and drove two large trucks used by the regiment to follow the military vehicles to the destination where Chen Shengqing had stolen the items.
On the way, Secretary Zhai and Farm Director Lu Xingxian squeezed into the back seat of the jeep led by Chen Shengqing.
Lu Xingxian said sleepily, "Deputy Head Chen, there is one thing I don't quite understand. Xiang Anfu is the leader of the revolutionary group sent by the four people in the capital. He is a revolutionary fighter. Regardless of his identity and background, he has no reason to do anything that is pro-Soviet and revisionist and harms the interests of the country. How can you be sure that he is really doing bad things?"
"You are questioning my military technology." Chen Shengqing drove the car and said without looking back: "Our border defense department is best at wireless warfare. That man brought a wireless eavesdropping device that I assembled myself. I am very sure and certain that he has contacted a Soviet revisionist and is now secretly on his way to the Karama oil field closest to us. He may have been deceived by the other party, but he can secretly contact the Soviet pro-Soviet elements in the middle of the night, which obviously means he has no good intentions. We would rather catch him for interrogation than miss what he is about to do."
Lu Xingxian choked: "What if he was just contacting those people to do something else? If you bring your troops and our armed forces to arrest people, what if something goes wrong and offends Xiang Anfu? Will our farm be safe in the future?"
"If it's really a big oolong, I will take full responsibility. Your farm is just cooperating with our border defense department. If that person really wants to be held accountable, it should be me."
Having said that, Secretary Zhai held Lu Xingxian's shoulder and signaled him to stop talking.
Secretary Zhai said: "Deputy Regiment Commander Chen, our farm armed forces department fully supports your work. Can you tell me why Xiang Anfu contacted the Soviet spy and went to the oil field with the spy in the middle of the night?"
Chen Shengqing also did not hide the truth from them: "Half a month ago, our troops successfully shot down several Soviet helicopters that were surveying oil fields. At the same time, we killed dozens of Soviet spies in the Junggar Basin desert and seized a map showing the approximate locations of several oil fields on our border. Soviet spies ignored the Sino-Soviet regulations signed with our country in recent years and went to great lengths to survey the locations of our oil fields. If they fail in their first attack, they will definitely continue to sabotage us in other ways. Xiang Anfu may want to make a contribution, or he may have been deceived. In any case, he is now with those Soviet spies, so he should be arrested as a spy."
Well, looking at it this way, the situation is really serious.
The country's oil fields, except for the Tarim Oilfield in the vast desert, the enemy forces could not find its exact location. After the country announced the name of this oilfield, the names of other oilfields were given ambiguous names based on the place names, making it difficult to distinguish their exact locations. The same is true for some small oilfields.
If Xiang Anfu really follows the Soviet spies to find the location of the oil field, the other side will blow up the oil field no matter what his purpose is, so this guy must be caught.
The adults were talking, and Chen Tianyou sat in the passenger seat the entire time, watching their expressions, without saying a word or interrupting.
The car left the farm and continued on the road in the Gobi Desert. It was pitch black all around and it was hard to tell where we were.
Only the radio tracking device that Chen Shengqing was carrying made a tiny ticking sound from time to time, providing guidance on the direction.
"Deputy Regiment Commander Chen, that's your son, right?" Secretary Zhai seemed to have just discovered Chen Tianyou: "I remember his name was Tian something? At such a young age, he followed your father to the battlefield to gain experience. It's true that a tiger father will have a dog son. Aren't you afraid?"
Chen Tianyou didn't say anything for a long time. Chen Shengqing looked at him and said, "Uncle is asking you a question. You should speak when it's time to speak."
Chen Tianyou then replied: "Uncle Zhai, my name is Chen Tianyou, I just followed my dad to take a look, why should I be afraid?"
"It's true that the young are fearless. I don't know how dangerous our border areas are. In recent years, anyone who has anything to do with the Soviet Union has had frictions and gun battles at any time, and small-scale military wars have broken out. Aren't you afraid of being shot?" Secretary Zhai sighed and asked, "Does your mother know that you came out tonight?"
"My mom doesn't know, but I'm not afraid of being shot. With my dad around, I'm not afraid of anything." Chen Tianyou said, sticking out his tongue.
In fact, a child of his age had no idea about war and friction. He followed Chen Shengqing out more to experience the excitement of a night out and did not think about life and death at all.
"You are still lucky. When I joined the Red Army, I had no food to eat..." Secretary Zhai began his reminiscence.
Chen Tianyou listened intermittently and didn't know how long the car had been driving when suddenly the emergency brakes slammed and everyone in the car was thrown forward.
"What's wrong?" Lu Xingxian, who was about to fall asleep in the back seat of the car, asked while covering his forehead.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several large trucks parked on the road ahead. At the same time, a group of fully armed men in green military uniforms came over and shouted, "Stop! This is a military stronghold ahead. No outsiders are allowed to enter. Get out of the cars and be inspected!"
"There is a military stronghold here, how could I not know about it?" Chen Shengqing sneered and gestured to the two guards sitting in the back row: "Notify the people in the back to prepare for battle."
A guard immediately blew his whistle.
Another guard with a crew cut loaded his gun, kicked open the car door, leaned against the car window and fired wildly at the gang, cursing: "Fuck, a bunch of big hairy running dogs, you think you can pass yourself off as our people just by wearing fake skins? Military stronghold, accept inspection? This is the territory of our Tianshan Border Defense Department, I didn't even know there was a military stronghold here, and you guys are still pretending, get killed!"
The group on the opposite side was stunned for less than a second before realizing that they were facing real Chinese soldiers. The leader yelled something in Russian, and the other side immediately raised their guns and fought back.
Upon hearing the whistle, the border guards and armed militiamen all raised their guns and started shooting.
At this time, a familiar figure waved his hands and shouted among the Soviet spies: "Comrades from the Border Defense Department, please stop. You have misunderstood. They are not Soviet spies. They are a scientific research team sent by the country to do research nearby..."
No one believed him, and no one responded to him. If they were really a scientific research team and wanted to enter a certain border area to conduct research, it would be impossible for them not to report to the local government and the border defense garrison, because reporting is a necessary procedure, which makes it convenient to seek help from these two departments when encountering danger.
I don't know whether Xiang Anfu was really stupid or had been bribed by those spies and was still speaking for them when he was about to die.
The loud sound of gunfire exploded in his ears. Chen Tianyou, who had never seen such a scene, leaned against the window and stared at the muzzle sparks flashing in the darkness with wide eyes. He was so excited that he couldn't help but say, "So this is a gun battle."
"Kid, lie down!" Secretary Zhai jumped from the back seat to the passenger seat and threw Chen Tianyou under him.
Chen Tianyou heard a loud bang beside his ear, the car window was shattered by bullets, Secretary Zhai pressed tightly on him, making him unable to move, and soon he felt a stream of hot liquid dripping on his back, and at the same time a strong smell of blood filled his nostrils.
It's blood!
"Uncle Zhai, are you okay?" Chen Tianyou asked in horror.
No one responded to him. Outside, the sounds of machine gun fire, grenade explosions and bullets were endless. He could only hear the sound of his own heart beating like a drum.
After a long time, the gunfire finally stopped.
The car door was opened, and Chen Shengqing anxiously pulled him: "Secretary Zhai, Tianyou, are you okay?"
"Dad, I'm fine. Uncle Zhai is injured." Chen Tianyou watched Chen Shengqing pull Secretary Zhai up. His chest was stained with blood and he was in a coma.
Chen Tianyou was terribly frightened and cried, "Dad, it's all my fault. Uncle Zhai bled to protect me. Please save him. I hope nothing happens to him, wuwuwu."
Chen Shengqing carefully checked Secretary Zhai's injuries and said, "Don't cry, he is just temporarily unconscious. If he is sent to the hospital in time, there will be no problem. If you have nothing to do, go out and see if the uncles and aunts need help."
When the battle started, Chen Shengqing backed up his car for a distance, but was still seen by the enemy, who smashed his jeep into a hornet's nest.
Apart from Secretary Zhai who was injured and two guards who got out of the car to join the fight, one was killed and the other was injured, Lu Xingxian was lying on the back seat with his head in his hands, unharmed.
In order to avoid being accused by Chen Shengqing of being greedy and cowardly, he got off the car when Chen Tianyou did, and was stunned.
In the gradually brightening sky, more than a dozen different vehicles were parked everywhere on the Gobi Beach where they were. The vehicles farther away from them were basically riddled with bullet holes from looting and shooting. Several were even completely destroyed by bombs, with parts burning and emitting green smoke.
Near the vehicle, the ground was littered with dead bodies, most of them were from the enemy, and a small number were from border guards and farm armed militia. Each of them had died in a tragic manner.
When Chen Tianyou saw a familiar-looking border soldier, whose body was blown off at the waist, his internal organs spilled all over the floor, and he died with his eyes open, he turned around and vomited violently due to physical discomfort. He finally realized that real war was completely different from the war education he had received from books and the anti-Japanese war movies he had watched.
It was at this time that he became more determined. He must study hard, get admitted to a good university, and enter the Dongfeng Research Laboratory in the future to invent and manufacture more advanced weapons and equipment for the country, so that our soldiers can hold powerful weapons and no longer bleed, get injured or die.
Yang Qiujin slept well that night and woke up early the next morning. She was not surprised to see Chen Shengqing.
Unexpected situations may occur in the troops at any time. It is not the first time that Chen Shengqing suddenly left the team in the middle of the night while on a mission.
However, Chen Tianyou also disappeared, which clearly showed that something was fishy.
Li Xiu'e didn't see her grandson, and she was so anxious that she ran around looking for the child everywhere.
"Mom, don't worry. Tianyou is no longer the kid who ran around back then. The army has sentries at the gate and they won't let a child go out in the middle of the night. He is probably out with his dad." Yang Qiujin said calmly after finishing breakfast.
The two waited at home for a while, and sure enough, Chen Shengqing, covered in blood and dust, came back with Chen Tianyou, whose face was also covered in black and dust.
Seeing that the two women in the family looked unhappy, Chen Shengqing coughed and said uncomfortably: "Qiu Jin, I can explain, last night..."
He briefly recounted what happened last night, emphasizing that he took the child out in order to train her courage, that the child was not hurt, and that he hoped she would not be angry.
Yang Qiujin did not get angry after hearing this. Instead, she asked Chen Tianyou with a smile, "Is it fun?"
"It's not fun. Many people died and many were injured. Uncle Zhai bled a lot to protect me and is still lying in the hospital unconscious." Chen Tianyou shook his head like a rattle. "I will never twist you to get angry, play with guns, or shoot people with a slingshot again. I will study hard, get admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology, join the scientific research team, and fight for the rise of our country."
Yang Qiujin suppressed the smile on her face, "Very good, it seems your father's efforts this time have not been in vain. Tianyou, remember that the stable life you have now is earned by countless people who have been carrying on in the darkness. Now that you have seen those darknesses, you must remember them firmly and fight for your ideal goals, so that you can live up to those who sacrificed their lives and live up to your father's efforts."
Chen Tianyou clenched his fists and nodded heavily, "Mom, I'll remember it."
Her husband and children returned home safely. Yang Qiujin did not bother to ask them about what happened last night. She only asked about the things that concerned her: "Is Secretary Zhai in danger? Is Xiang Anfu dead?"
Chen Shengqing stood by the pool on the right side of the yard, holding out his hands and washing his face with cold water. "Secretary Zhai was not shot, but was hit in the chest by a car window glass fragment. His life is not in danger. Xiang Anfu confirmed his name. He was alive and well despite the bloodshed last night. When we found him, he was hiding behind a car, terrified, and raised his hands to surrender to us. No matter what explanation he gives this time, no one can save him. Your farm can be restored to its original state."
Yang Qiujin nodded. She was not too surprised that Xiang Anfu suddenly contacted the Soviet spies. She knew without thinking that it was very likely that Secretary Zhai had intervened, making Xiang Anfu think that he had caught Secretary Zhai's handle. In order to make a great contribution, Xiang Anfu took the initiative to contact those spies, but he did not expect to fall into Secretary Zhai's trap.
Now that Secretary Zhai was injured while saving Chen Tianyou, she had to go see him out of both moral and logical reasons.
Yang Qiujin harnessed a horse-drawn cart so that Chen Shengqing wouldn't have to take her to work. She hurried to the supply and marketing cooperative of the farm group headquarters, bought some nutritional supplements, and carried them to the farm hospital to visit Secretary Zhai.
When she arrived, Secretary Zhai had already woken up, and a group of farm officials, both big and small, were standing in the ward.
"Xiao Yang, we were just talking about you and you're here." Seeing Yang Qiujin appear, Secretary Zhai greeted her with a rosy face, without any sign of weakness or injury.
"Secretary Zhai, are you seriously injured? How do you feel?" Yang Qiujin put the nutritional supplements she bought on the bedside table, stood beside his bed, and asked with concern.
"It's okay. A piece of glass hit my chest and I lost too much blood. The doctor took it out and stopped the bleeding. I'm fine now." Secretary Zhai waved at Yang Qiujin, motioning her to find a seat. "Little Yang, this time it's thanks to your husband's timely action that we, the farm's armed forces, were able to catch the Soviet spies. If they had been allowed to find the location of the Karama oil field, the consequences would have been disastrous."
Yang Qiujin did not sit down, and spoke in a codeword that both of them understood, "It was also because of your great cooperation with Secretary Zhai that my wife was able to accurately catch those spies."
Secretary Zhai smiled and neither admitted nor denied it.
However, the union chairman who came to visit Secretary Zhai said: "Xiang Anfu is now suspected of tracing the Soviet Union and has been taken away by the Border Defense Department for interrogation. With the evidence solid, he can't save himself. Without anyone messing around, our farm can finally resume its previous production."
Another cadre asked, "Secretary Zhai, when will our farm's experimental field be opened?"
This is a disguised way of asking what to do with those professors who are still suffering.
Secretary Zhai said, "To be on the safe side, let's wait until the border defense department is done before we talk about the test field. The results will be out in a month at the latest."
Seeing that Secretary Zhai was in good spirits, Yang Qiujin chatted with him and a few other officials, then left the ward and planned to return to the farm.
But as soon as she arrived at the outpatient hall, she saw a group of people rushing into the hall, one of whom shouted, "Doctor, nurse, help me."
Yang Qiujin immediately recognized one of the men as a worker from their farm. She walked over and asked, "Wu Ping, what happened?"
"Director Yang..." Wu Ping didn't expect to see her in the hospital, and hesitantly said, "No, nothing happened, it's just that my family is feeling unwell."
He was carrying an unconscious child on his back. Next to him was a middle-aged woman who was his wife, and an elderly couple who were his parents. All of them had gray faces and were holding their stomachs. Each of them was holding a child with the same expression, and all of them looked very ill.
If it was just their family who came to the hospital for treatment, Yang Qiujin would not find it surprising. However, around them, there was a group of people, young and old, who were also seriously ill. They were all farm workers and their families. Moreover, they were all workers who participated in the destruction of sick pigs yesterday. This coincidence was too strong.
Yang Qiujin's eyelids twitched, and she had a bad feeling in her heart, "Could it be that you didn't destroy those sick pigs and take the sick pork meat home to share with your family members?"
"What sick pigs?" Upon hearing this, the emergency doctor looked at Yang Qiujin fiercely and said, "Director Yang, please explain clearly."
Yang Qiujin looked at Wu Ping and several workers and said in a stern tone: "What's going on? Tell the doctors and nurses clearly! Swine fever is a very serious infectious disease that can be transmitted between humans and animals. If you steal and eat sick pork, you will not only get sick, but also spread the disease and kill people. If you conceal it and cause collective infection on the farm and delay production, even if you die a thousand times, it will not be enough to compensate for your lives! If you had explained it clearly earlier and received treatment in time, maybe you could still be saved."
So serious?!
Wu Ping's legs went limp, and he started to cry like a grown man: "I'm sorry, Director Yang. When we destroyed the sick pigs yesterday as you requested, we thought it would be a pity to burn so many pigs, so we thought we could take some back and cook them to eat. But after we ate them, we had vomiting and diarrhea, and felt dizzy. The elderly and children also had convulsions and foamed at the mouth. We were so scared that we rushed to the hospital for treatment early in the morning."
The emergency doctor was shocked: "You are so confused. How could you think of eating infected pork? It would be fatal! So many people have eaten infected pork. Hurry up and call them to the hospital for isolation and treatment. It will be too late to save them."
"We had five employees who participated in the destruction. Each of them took a pig back and distributed some of the meat to friends and family. If we counted the number of people who ate the diseased pork, we estimated that no less than 60 people ate the meat," said Wu Ping after adding up the numbers.
The emergency doctor was almost infuriated by these ignorant staff and shouted to the doctors and nurses in the clinic hall: "Quick, activate the emergency status, and isolate and treat these patients who ate the sick pork. Send people to bring those patients who have not come for treatment to be isolated as well."
Medical technology was not well developed back then, and any outbreak of an epidemic could take a person's life. Once it spread, the consequences would be disastrous.
The clinic hall became abuzz. Dozens of doctors and nurses in white coats and thick masks came forward to help the patients and took them to the hospital's infectious disease department for centralized isolation.
The entire hospital was in a state of tension. Yang Qiujin wanted to leave, but was stopped by a doctor: "Director Yang, you just came into contact with a patient infected with the plague. You must also be isolated to prevent the infection from spreading to others."
Yang Qiujin frowned, "I didn't eat the diseased pork, so why should I go? I'm eight months pregnant, and I have to stay with a patient with the plague. If I get infected with the plague, what will happen to the baby in my belly?"
"Don't worry, we will get you a single room and keep you in solitary isolation for observation. It only takes a week. If you don't feel any discomfort, you can leave." The doctor assured.
Plague can be a big deal or a small one. When Yang Qiujin was young, she had seen plague in the next village, where many people died, so she did not object. "Then you have to help me make two calls. One is to the office of Deputy Director Yu of the farm, asking him to take over my job and take care of the farm's production. The other is to the communications room of the border defense department to tell my husband that I'm isolated."
"Okay, I'll help you."
When Chen Shengqing received the call from the communications room, he ignored the fatigue of traveling all night and drove to the hospital quickly to see Yang Qiujin.
A nurse wearing a thick mask, protective clothing, and gloves stopped him at the door. "Deputy Head Chen, the entire farm hospital is under martial law now. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the isolation room at will. If you want to see Director Yang, you have to wait a week before coming back. Please cooperate with our work and don't make it difficult for us."
Once a plague like this one is discovered, it must be strictly isolated and treated to prevent the virus from spreading and causing more serious consequences.
Everyone in the hospital, from top to bottom, must be on high alert. If anyone opens their mouth and lets a patient escape, or allows an outsider to come in and spread the virus, causing serious consequences, and the higher-ups hold them accountable, no medical staff in the hospital will escape.
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