These were the information Song Yangyu learned personally from Fan Yingguang after he immediately took a military plane to the Henan Provincial Command Headquarters after receiving the order.
Fan Yingguang is 45 years old this year, which is not old among the regimental cadres. In addition, his strict exercise habits over the years make him look less than 40 years old. He is strong and sturdy, with bright eyes. He is intimidating without being angry, speaks in a loud voice and laughs heartily.
But Fan Yingguang, who appeared in front of Song Yangyu at that time, seemed like a different person. He always had a frown on his face, and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to have appeared overnight. New white hair could be vaguely seen on his temples, as if he had suddenly aged ten years.
When Song Yangyu asked him how he knew that Banqiao Reservoir might be in danger, Fan Yingguang's eyes turned red and his voice was slightly choked.
From him, Song Yangyu learned that the alarm was originally issued by a battalion commander who was engaged in disaster relief work in Anfeng Town. Unfortunately, due to the time required for information transmission and verification, by the time the general command issued the transfer order, Anfeng Town, which was only 50 kilometers away from Banqiao Reservoir, had already been submerged by floods.
The reconnaissance plane patrolled at high altitude and found that the entire urban area of Anfeng Town and the surrounding villages had disappeared from the map. The scene had turned into a boundless swamp, with only a part of the mountains surrounding Anfeng Town still exposed above the water.
Fan Yingguang blamed himself for his arbitrary decision, for not trusting Lu Zhan's judgment, and for not reporting to his superiors in a timely manner. He cannot escape the blame for the serious consequences that have now occurred.
He has taken the initiative to submit an application for transfer to the higher authorities, and will be discharged from the army once the rescue work for the flood in Henan Province is completed.
Because of his arbitrary decision, so many soldiers and civilians who could have been saved lost their precious lives. He felt unworthy of the military uniform he wore and had no face to stay in the army any longer.
In fact, the organization praised Fan Yingguang's report. After all, he did not have any actual evidence at the time, but he reported the situation to his superiors based on his trust in his subordinates and his concern for the safety of people's lives and property.
If it weren't for his report, the General Command might not have received the news of the reservoir collapse in Henan Province until today, and the loss of life and property would have been even more serious than it is now.
But after listening to Fan Yingguang's story, Song Yangyu could also understand his thoughts at the moment. A young subordinate who was favored by him and had a bright future reported the danger to him in time, but he did not trust him, so that more people who stayed behind to wait for news died in the flood.
Not everyone can bear such a heavy psychological burden. It is already strong enough that Fan Yingguang can still persist on the front line of flood control.
However, Song Yangyu was extremely perceptive and discovered some inexplicable points in Fan Yingguang's words:
1. Lu Zhan is not a local, and he does not know the specific location of Anfeng Town in Henan Province. Why did he think of looking at the map of Henan Province and pay special attention to the surrounding reservoirs?
Second, because a large fish was found in the river, the idea of contacting the upstream reservoir and the local garrison came into being. However, for the rescue team, who were busy with disaster relief work and racing against time every moment, it would be difficult for them to have the energy to think about this.
3. They arrived in Anfeng Town and moved everyone to the town hall, which was located at a relatively high position, within just one day. Why did Lu Zhan still inquire about the water level in Anfeng Town a few days ago and compare it with the water level on that day?
4. Why were they so sure that the red flares rising in the night sky were an alarm of a dam collapse when there was no contact with the local garrison?
Many of Lu Zhan's actions seemed to make sense, but they were not the first conditioned reactions he would have as a soldier. This was even more suspicious to Song Yangyu, who was doing counter-espionage work.
Although Lu Zhan has lost contact in the flood, we must dig deeper to find out whether there are more and bigger secrets hidden behind these problems.
What's more, if the dam collapse was not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster, it would be even more important to find out who was planning and manipulating all this behind the scenes. Whether Lu Zhan was loyal or treacherous in this matter also required a thorough investigation before a final conclusion could be made.
Afterwards, he took a train from the Henan Provincial Command Headquarters to Ning City without stopping.
Counter-espionage work is different from ordinary detective work. You have to think at least twice more about everything.
Because enemy spies are often very good at disguising themselves in various identities and appearing in the work and living environment of the target person, they are even willing to sacrifice money and sex to unconditionally approach the target person, and then through long-term subtle influence or corruption, they ultimately achieve the goal of undermining national security and harming the safety of people's lives and property.
Therefore, Song Yangyu planned to start with Lu Zhan’s social relations first, and the second step was to investigate the relations within his unit. After all, for enemy spies, it is much easier to integrate into the living environment than into the military environment.
It wasn't really a surprise to him that he saw Shao Jingque sprained her ankle on the street.
Early this morning, Song Yangyu went to the military compound. Lu Zhan's personal file recorded that he had lived in the military compound for a short period of half a year, and then moved into the army's single dormitory on the grounds that it was inconvenient for training. He lived in the single dormitory until he set out for disaster relief in Henan Province, and there was no record of him living in other places.
By visiting the military families in the military compound, Song Yangyu learned that in the eyes of others, Lu Zhan is a serious, hard-working and motivated young man. He is introverted and does not like to talk to others actively, but he is very polite to everyone in the compound and is willing to help others when they ask for help.
During his stay in the military compound, he was always seen alone, and no relatives or friends came to visit him.
But in fact, Song Yangyu could see from Lu Zhan's file that both his parents had passed away, but he had a sister named Lu Xiaoxi who was three years younger than him. During the period recorded in the file, Lu Xiaoxi was in the first grade of the county middle school in Lu Zhan's hometown. She should be about to graduate from high school now.
I think it might be because his sister was still a student and had to attend classes at school during the day, so she didn't come to the military compound to find Lu Zhan during that period.
Song Yangyu specifically asked the older sisters who were sitting at the gate of the compound drying soybeans and chatting about Lu Zhan's personal situation. He was handsome, had a warm smile, and a sweet mouth. He was dressed in a military uniform and could enter and exit the military compound freely with his work permit. The older sisters had no guard against him at all. They were just happy that there was a young man in the compound who liked to gossip as much as they did.
Talking about the young officer with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes but a stern face all day long, the older sisters talked endlessly.
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