Chapter 17: Militia Investigation (Bug Hunting) Everyone was given a militia team...
Chapter 17 Militia Investigation~
People of this generation experienced the most difficult childhood and adolescence in the ravages of war. They finally survived and have great enthusiasm for building a new Xuan country.
We work and struggle together, and we share the same hatred towards bad people and things.
"Alright, stop arguing. Each team, submit your work points for today. Now let the militia platoon leader have a few words."
Speaking of militiamen, Wang Dali glanced at the members below and said, "Have all the core militiamen arrived? I'll take attendance. We'll go to the next room for a meeting later to discuss and assign tasks."
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Let me introduce here. There are five brigades under the Red Star Commune. Xinghua Brigade is the poorer one. It is the farthest located and has a small population. There are only about seventy households in total, and the total number of men, women, and children is less than five hundred.
In an era of universal military service, among these 500 or so men, there were 213 militiamen and 28 core militiamen. Those who were not selected were either not strong enough in character, too old or too young. In short, all young and strong men, regardless of their pedigree, were required to join the militia training.
We must ensure that we serve the people in peacetime and the soldiers in wartime.
They can be sent out to fight and come back to farm and work.
Yan Jiuru and Chen Yin are both basic militiamen. Men selected for the basic militia must be between 18 and 28 years old, and women must be between 18 and 25 years old. Those who exceed the age limit will automatically be demoted to ordinary militiamen.
At that time, the militia had truly carried guns, fired 60mm cannons, and had experienced combat and "three defenses and three strikes" training: defense against atomic, chemical, and biological weapons, and against airplanes, tanks, and airborne assaults.
Don’t think that shooting down airplanes is funny. In fact, when our country’s weapons were not yet developed enough, we used rifles to shoot down American planes and tanks.
The militia usually focuses on productive labor, and only trains and performs tasks in their spare time.
Normally, whenever there is something happening in the village, the militia will come out to maintain order, conduct investigations, visits, and escorts.
Chen Yin's keen sense of being peeped is the result of regular training.
Liu Aihua and Sister Mingli are both over the age requirement for basic militia, and their energy is mostly occupied by family and production labor, so they are not as sharp.
After the news of peeping at women spread in the village, the militiamen naturally knew that there might be a mission today, and all the basic militiamen arrived.
Before retiring, Wang Dali was a serious platoon leader in the army.
If his father had not broken his leg during the water conservancy project in the winter of 1970, and his brothers and sisters were still young, and his mother had a hard time supporting the family alone, he would not have given up the opportunity for promotion and returned to his hometown to farm and support the family.
Wang Dali first arranged for two militiamen to stand guard outside to prevent anyone from eavesdropping, and then he said: "As for the incident of peeping at female comrades breastfeeding, we went to the scene to investigate. In addition to the weeds and shrubs that were stepped on, there were obvious water marks on the ground. To be more precise, it might be semen or fluid.
We must pay enough attention to this matter.
What does this mean?
This shows that the suspect is on the verge of committing a crime, and if things continue to develop, he is very likely to become a hooligan or commit serious crimes such as rape or raping.
Regarding the case of the female educated youth in Shanliangzi Brigade in 1969, although I was not in the brigade at the time, the militia company commander talked about it specifically after I came back.
If harassment is not strictly stopped, the consequences of allowing it to happen may be unimaginable."
When Platoon Leader Wang mentioned this, everyone suddenly remembered the sensational incident that year.
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A female educated youth who went to the countryside was noticed by the son of the local brigade secretary because of her fair and pretty appearance.
The female educated youth came from a big city and her family was well-off. Naturally, she disdained to date the young men in the village. After several refusals, she was tricked out on a rainy night and raped. After resisting, she was strangled to death.
This incident also caused the local educated youth to collectively protest at the county revolutionary committee, which had a bad impact and greatly undermined the policy of sending educated youth to the countryside.
Moreover, the secretary's son didn't know that the female educated youth's parents were not ordinary, and not the type they could control as they imagined.
As a result, not only was the son shot, but his parents were also identified as accomplices who knew about the crime and provided advice, and their behavior was considered heinous, so they were shot as well.
Not only were three lives sacrificed for one, but the local educated youth refused to return to the brigade or even the commune. The county had to set up another educated youth farm to accommodate everyone, and only then did the incident subside.
All local cadres, from production teams to communes, who were relevant, were cleared out. Even the county cadres who were responsible for leadership were criticized and punished.
At that time, no one could have imagined that a young man from the countryside flirting with a female educated youth would lead to such serious consequences.
If I had known and stopped it in time, this wouldn't have happened.
"We must nip this problem in the bud and catch this person as soon as possible."
Now the militiamen realized the seriousness of the matter and stopped just watching the fun. They began to take it seriously.
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The first step is to set up an investigation team.
The leading members are the team leader and the party secretary. One of them is a former guerrilla fighter, and the other is hardworking and always takes the lead. They are all dedicated to developing production. They are trustworthy.
Secondly, Wang Dali and the basic militiamen were all members of the assault team. They were always the leaders in the work. When the incident happened, they were leading everyone in the work and were sure that there was no problem.
The members had no objection to these people forming an investigation team.
The investigation team launched a comprehensive investigation that night.
This step is relatively simple.
During the busy farming season, all the village laborers aged 14 to 60, regardless of gender, have to go to the fields to work. First, they check to see if anyone has asked for leave, and then they assign people to various farm tasks.
There are records of all leave requests, so this is easy.
Those who are absent from their posts, such as the rice planters, have a certain number of rows for each person. With so many people planting rice together, they can verify each other's positions. Moreover, if any person is missing, there will be a gap in the rice field, which is very easy to check.
In addition, the same goes for those who dig up the seedlings. Most of the people who do this work are women, and most of them are the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, and pregnant, so they are also easy to check.
The only people with some mobility were those pushing carts or carrying loads of rice seedlings. These people were rushing back and forth on the road, and it was very likely that they would fall behind.
There are also scorers, hygienists, custodians, and veterinarians. While participating in the labor, these people also have to deal with various problems. They may be called away at any time. They are relatively flexible and mobile, and they also have to check.
Because it happened in the afternoon, everyone remembered it clearly and quickly identified five key individuals.
Among them, three people asked for leave. One was a educated youth who asked for sick leave. He fainted from exhaustion from working in the morning and rested at the educated youth camp in the afternoon.
Another educated youth asked for leave to go to the commune post office to pick up a package. He was worried that the food sent by his family would go bad. Since there was no oxcart available that afternoon, he borrowed a bicycle from the brigade secretary.
Another person who asked for leave was Li Erlangzi from the village. His wife was about to give birth, so he stayed at home to take care of her.
In addition, there are two other suspects. One is Feng Laosan, an old bachelor in the village, who had diarrhea while pushing a cart to transport rice seedlings in the afternoon;
There was also the warehouse keeper Wang Chunling. In the afternoon, several members' carts and baskets broke down, and the members went to the warehouse to replace the tools. He had about twenty minutes of free time after the members received the tools, and was not with others.
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It will be easier if you have a key goal.
Wang Dali called out to four people, "Jiuru, Chongyi, Daniu, and Changsheng, tonight, the four of you will follow me to question these people from house to house. Mingli and Shengzi will be on duty here, and the others can go back first. You're tired from a long day's work, so go back and wait for instructions."
The militiamen’s training and missions in the village are all voluntary. They receive no work points and receive no subsidies. They rely solely on their passionate hearts.
After the others left, the remaining few people were each given a red armband with the words "Militia on Duty" from the militia team and received their own guns - a Type 65 semi-automatic rifle and five rounds of bullets.
Normally, the basic militiamen keep their service guns at home so that they can get familiar with the guns and maintain them. However, during the busy farming season, when no one is home, they are afraid that the guns may be lost or that unattended children may play with them, so they collect all the guns and keep them in a unified place.
This was the first time Yan Jiuru had touched a real gun in this world since his awakening. As his spiritual sense passed through it, the gun structure and usage that he was once extremely familiar with instantly returned to him, and became even clearer and clearer.
He took the rifle, disassembled and checked all the parts with a few clicks, then quickly assembled them, closed the bayonet, loaded the bullet, and turned off the safety. His movements were smooth and fluid.
Wang Dali glanced at him and said with a smile: "Alright, Jiuru, your hand speed has improved again. It would be a shame if you don't join the army."
Yan Jiuru smiled.
He was originally a basic militiaman. He trained seriously and hard, had accurate shooting skills and quick reactions. Unfortunately, he was not recruited after graduating from high school.
There was a recruitment drive later, but there were only one or two vacancies, which were given to the children of commune cadres. He was the eldest son in the family, and his many younger brothers and sisters were useless.
This is also one of the reasons why he was not elected.
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The group went to the educated youth site first.
Zheng Zhongyi was the person in charge of the educated youth site. He went in first and said something.
The educated youth had just returned from a meeting and were sitting around in the main room, obviously knowing that there would be an inspection in the evening.
After all, there were two or three militiamen among the educated youth, and they knew something.
It still felt a bit oppressive when Wang Dali came in with a few armed militiamen.
"Everyone, don't be nervous. We're just checking for suspicion. Can anyone tell us what you were doing between 3:30 and 4:00 this afternoon? Also, if there's anything unusual that needs to be reported, please provide us with the details."
The male educated youth were the focus. Needless to say, everyone was working, and many people could testify to this. Wang Dali focused on the two who had asked for leave.
"Where's Sun Xu? Is he feeling better?"
Zheng Zhongyi came out of the room where the male educated youth lived, looking a little worried. He said, "He's in the inner room. He has a fever. We need someone to find a health worker."
There were two rooms for men and women in the educated youth camp, each with a large kang (kang bed). There were really not enough beds available, and at this time, Sun Xu's face was red with fever, and he was lying on the cold kang in the inner room in a daze.
That's it. Forget about peeping, you might even get yourself into trouble.
Wang Dali touched his forehead with his hand and frowned, "He's so seriously ill, didn't you arrange for someone to take care of him?"
Zheng Zhongyi said helplessly, "He didn't have a fever at lunchtime. I thought it was just heatstroke. Plus, he had just arrived and wasn't used to it yet. I didn't expect it to be so serious."
Wang Dali: Children in cities, especially those born after the founding of the People's Republic of China, have it easier than children in rural areas no matter how hard and tiring their lives are. Once the busy farming season arrives, even these tough guys will lose ten pounds, let alone the pretty boys from the city.
"Call the nurse." It was obviously unrealistic to carry the person to the clinic. Why bother with such a high fever?
Yan Jiuru thought for a moment and said, "Send someone to my house first to look for Chen Yin. Tell them I asked them to go and get three fever-reducing pills. Come back quickly."
The nurse probably didn't have any fever-reducing medicine left, so he went to the county to buy some so he could borrow a few for emergency use.
It's just to save someone, so don't worry about it.
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