Chapter 214
A few days later, when the old policeman came to eat again, he specially expressed his gratitude to Su Miao.
"Sister, you have made a great contribution this time, but I haven't told anyone about your affairs. Can you understand?"
"Uncle Wei, I understand. Those drug dealers are desperate criminals. If they knew I tipped off the drug dealers, they would definitely retaliate."
The old police officer sighed and said, "Yes, these drug dealers carry huge amounts of drugs in order to make money. If they are caught, they will definitely be sentenced to death, so they will fight desperately.
This group was smuggling drugs from the border into China, and several of our anti-drug comrades were killed fighting them. These two slipped through the net and refused to give up on the deal. This time, we caught them before they could make the deal, and by following the clues, we've also busted the buyers."
Su Miao was happy that the drug dealers were caught, but sad for the heroes who sacrificed their lives on the anti-drug front.
Drug enforcement officers are often called secret heroes. They cannot show their faces during their lifetime, and their tombstones remain nameless after their death.
Many drug enforcement police officers use pseudonyms because if they use their real names, ruthless drug traffickers will use various means to find their information and retaliate against the drug enforcement police officers and their families.
Since the late 1970s, drug trafficking has spread all over the world. A triangular area located on the border of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos is called the "Golden Triangle". This area is rich in opium and other drugs and is the world's major drug producing area.
The local residents have been growing opium for generations and have armed themselves to fight against the governments of several countries. Many drug tycoons have moved to the "Golden Triangle" to occupy the land and become kings, making the situation turbulent.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the armies of Thailand and Myanmar campaigned against drug cartels and destroyed a number of opium plantations.
In order to stabilize the local economy and persuade residents to give up the drug industry, the United Nations Drug Abuse Control Fund has also allocated funds to promote the planting of grains and coffee in the "Golden Triangle" instead of opium.
This policy was effective for a period of time, with opium production falling significantly.
But the good times did not last long. Due to a combination of complex factors, within a few years it became the world's largest drug production base. Various forces gathered there, and it became an internationally difficult-to-eradicate cancer.
Those three countries are our border countries, with a border line of more than 4,000 kilometers. Yunnan Province shoulders the heaviest burden of drug control in the southwest border and is also at the forefront of drug control.
The Guangxi region where Su Miao is located is adjacent to Yunnan Province. Not only does he have to fight against the Maluo Kingdom, but he also has to guard against the influx of drugs at all times.
The humiliation of modern times reminds us that drugs can destroy a family or even a nation. Therefore, drug prevention education should start from childhood.
There was once a classic case in which a thief broke into a house and found suspicious white powder scattered on the floor. He didn't care whether he would be caught or not and called the police directly.
Afterwards, he said he didn't know whether it was left by a drug dealer or a drug addict, but in short, he couldn't touch drugs! He couldn't buy them either. Every penny he spent on drugs was a bullet fired at the drug enforcement police. Although he was a thief, he still had his own bottom line.
As soon as this story came out, it immediately attracted widespread attention and discussion from all walks of life.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Narcotics Control Office and the Publicity Department, more people have come to realize the enormous harm that drugs bring to individuals, families and society as a whole.
Under the protection of countless heroes, people in the residential area lead a peaceful and stable life as usual. At this moment, the atmosphere is filled with a touch of eagerness and warmth, because the first batch of Taiwanese compatriots returning to the mainland to visit relatives arrived in Xiamen. People all over the country saw on TV the scenes of them hugging and crying with their relatives who had been separated for many years.
Taiwan's opening up of family visits was the result of lengthy negotiations and the joint efforts of countless people. With the efforts of various parties at home and abroad, on September 16, 1987, the Taiwan Party Central Standing Committee announced that it would open up family visits to the mainland, breaking the deadlock between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and initiating cross-strait civil exchanges.
On October 15, the Taiwan Party authorities officially announced the opening of family visits. Within just a few days after the official opening, tens of thousands of people went to register, and one could feel everyone's desire to return to their homeland.
The shallow strait, the deep ravine, the howling wind, for the family affection, for the sorrow of separation.
On November 2, 1987, Taiwan's immigration department began to formally process family visit registrations. After passing layers of review, they finally obtained the qualification to board the ship home.
The next day, the Xiamen "Gulangyu" passenger ship passed through Hong Kong and arrived at Xiamen Heping Wharf with the first batch of 21 Taiwanese compatriots returning to the mainland to visit relatives.
Reporters on the front line recorded this historic moment with cameras and emotional words, and countless Chinese people were deeply moved in front of their TVs.
"The entire Heping Wharf was filled with an exciting and sentimental atmosphere, and scenes of relatives hugging each other and crying could be seen everywhere."
"When I turned around, the wind blew my black hair away; when I looked back again, my hair was already covered in snow."
They were young and strong when they left, but when they returned to their homeland they were already old men with gray hair.
It's not just them, the relatives who are anxiously waiting at the dock are also like this. They have waited for this moment for too long, and many fathers and mothers who are looking forward to having children have died with regrets before they even get to see them.
This milestone event in cross-strait exchanges broke the nearly 40-year closed state between the two sides and opened the prelude to people-to-people exchanges. In the days that followed, a large number of compatriots returned to the mainland to reunite with their families.
Since then, "visiting relatives" and "seeking roots" have become the hottest words between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait for many years, connecting the emotions between the two sides more closely.
In early December, two veterans and their son came to the residential area to "visit relatives". Before dawn, the lights in both houses were already on. In order to welcome their relatives whom they had not seen for many years, they purchased a tricycle full of food.
Starting from seven in the morning, they took turns going to the gate of the yard and stretched their necks to look towards the alley.
Both families have the surname Lin and are from the same clan. They currently live in the same yard. Seeing how happy they looked these days, the neighbors had asked them about it a long time ago, and they said frankly that their family had come from Taiwan to visit.
After being closed off for so many years, everyone is very interested in people and things "outside", especially when they hear that Taiwan is now much richer than the mainland, everyone also wants to see people from developed areas.
Su Miao and Ye Jiayin had nothing to do, so they squatted at the door of the store to watch the fun.
It wasn't until half past ten that the car that was coming to pick them up appeared at the entrance of the alley. Lin Jiawang, who had been squatting at the gate, suddenly jumped up and shouted into the yard, "They're back! They're back! Dad has brought my uncle and the others back!"
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