"Uncle in military uniform?" Li Mancang was shocked. He didn't know why the army members would come to his house to look for him at this time. After all, he had retired for many years.
Li Mancang got up, put on his shoes and walked out. Xu Jianguo thought about it and didn't follow him out. He was afraid that if the other person wanted to tell him something confidential, it would be embarrassing if he followed him rashly.
Everyone in the room didn't know what was going on, so they all waited inside. After a while, Li Mancang walked in from outside and said to Xu Jianguo, "Jianguo, come out for a moment!"
Xu Jianguo was confused and followed Li Mancang out. He saw three people standing in the yard. He had recognized one of them before. He was the postman who had always been in charge of their village. The other two were soldiers wearing military uniforms with resolute expressions.
"Comrade Xu Jianguo, Happy New Year, there's a letter for you!" the postman took out an envelope and said.
"Happy New Year, thank you for your hard work!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile and took the letter.
After the postman handed the letter to Xu Jianguo, he said hello to Li Mancang and then pushed his bicycle away.
Xu Jianguo thought he had nothing to do, so he took the letter and prepared to go back to the house, but he was stopped by Li Mancang: "Jianguo, these two comrades want to talk to you, I'm going to go back first!"
"Ah? Looking for me?" Xu Jianguo asked in some confusion.
"Yes, I'm looking for you!" Li Mancang said, nodded at the two of them and went back to the house.
"What do you want from me?" Xu Jianguo asked.
"Hello, Comrade Xu Jianguo, please show us your ID first so we can check it," one of the soldiers said.
Xu Jianguo curled his lips, took out his ID and handed it over.
After checking, the soldier returned the ID to Xu Jianguo and then said, "Comrade Xu Jianguo, we are from the Northern Military Region Guard. My name is Yue Yang, and this is my comrade Xing Bin. Please open the letter in your hand and we will talk after you read it."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jianguo nodded and opened the envelope in his hand. There were two things in the envelope, one was a letter and the other was a remittance slip from the post office.
When he opened the remittance slip, it was just as he had guessed. It was still from the Compilation and Translation Bureau, and the amount was 716 yuan. He thought it was the royalties for his last translation.
After putting away the remittance slip, Xu Jianguo opened the letter in his hand and began to read.
After a moment, Xu Jianguo put away the letter, looked up at the two people in front of him, and said, "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
The letter was written to him by Yan Wenhua. The content was still very brief. It first told him that the manuscript he translated last time had been verified by experts and there was no problem. His superiors were very satisfied with his efficiency and accuracy.
Secondly, because of his outstanding work ability, his superiors assigned him a new job. However, this time the job was rather special. Xu Jianguo was required to follow the two soldiers in front of him to a unit with a higher level of confidentiality to perform on-site translation.
Since the information that needs to be translated this time is military secrets, Xu Jianguo is not allowed to translate it at home as he did before. I hope he can understand.
"Comrade Xu Jianguo, we need you to leave with us immediately and work somewhere else." Xing Bin said in a cold tone, leaving no room for questioning.
"Where are you going? How long will you be gone? When will you be back?" Xu Jianguo said.
"Sorry, no comment!" Xing Bin said.
"I can't leave now. Can you come a few days later?" Xu Jianguo continued to ask.
"Comrade Xu Jianguo, this concerns national interests, you must obey unconditionally! We are not discussing with you, but informing you that if you refuse, we have the right to take compulsory measures against you!" Xing Bin said to Xu Jianguo with cold eyes.
"I'm not discussing this with you. I've already said I can't leave now. Before you take coercive measures against me, consider whether you have the ability to do so!" Xu Jianguo's tone also turned cold, and the Eye of Time and Space automatically opened, revealing the aura of a cultivator. Xing Bin suddenly felt as if he was falling into an ice cave, as if he was being stared at by some ferocious beast.
"You..." Xing Bin spoke with a trembling voice, but could not utter a word.
Yue Yang, who was standing nearby, saw that something was wrong and quickly said, "Comrade Xu Jianguo, may I ask what's going on? Why can't you leave with us now?"
Xu Jianguo restrained his aura, glanced at Yue Yang, and said, "I want to get my marriage certificate with my partner. Is there any problem?"
"I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to ask my superiors for instructions. Please don't leave the village. I will contact my superiors now!" Yue Yang said.
"Yueyang, let me go, you keep an eye on him in the village!" Xing Bin next to him breathed a sigh of relief and spoke.
Before Yue Yang could speak, Xu Jianguo spoke first: "It's New Year's Day, can you speak? I'm not a prisoner, why are you looking at me?!"
Xing Bin didn't say anything, but avoided Xu Jianguo's gaze, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.
"Okay, I'll stay in the village and you go report to your superiors." Yue Yang said.
After the two of them had discussed it, Xing Bin left. Xu Jianguo didn't want to pay attention to Yue Yang at first, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate to do so, so he said, "Come in and warm up!"
"Okay!" Yue Yang agreed.
After the two entered the house, Wen Sitian came over first and asked, "Jianguo, are you okay?"
Xu Jianguo smiled and said, "It's okay. The Compilation Bureau has arranged new work for me and this comrade. I didn't agree, but I thought we'd go see Uncle Gao in the third year of junior high school. After getting the letter of introduction, we'll go get the certificate first. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."
When Wen Sitian heard Xu Jianguo talk about getting a marriage certificate in front of so many people, she couldn't help but blush again. She said a little embarrassedly, "You really are such a fool. What's there to be uneasy about? I can't run away..."
Looking at Wen Sitian's cute appearance, others couldn't help but laugh kindly, making her pretty face even redder.
Li Mancang invited Yueyang to take off his shoes and sit on the kang, and prepared some food for him. Yueyang refused at first, but when he learned that Li Dashan and Li Mancang were both former soldiers, he quickly stood at attention and saluted, shouting, "Hello, squad leader!"
The two men returned the salute, and Li Dashan said, "Alright, we've all been retired for quite some time. Don't be shy, young man. We won't force you to drink. Fill your stomach first. Only when you're full will you have the strength to continue the revolution!"
Yue Yang couldn't refuse after hearing this, so he said, "Yes!"
Zhang Meijuan brought a large plate of steaming dumplings and gave him some vinegar. Yue Yang didn't act pretentiously and started eating with big mouthfuls.
The others had almost finished eating. After Yueyang finished, the women began to clear the table. Li Mancang took the kettle from the stove, poured a bowl of tea for each of them, and chatted with them idly.
After waiting for more than an hour, Xing Bin's voice was heard in the yard.
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