"We know him too. Who is he?"
"Cao Dejiang!"
"Ah? That guy is doing forced labor here? Hey, I thought he could be exiled to the Northwest to live with his father-in-law!"
"Some time ago, I heard from an old comrade that Guo Youde was not having a good time in the Northwest. He was said to be in poor health and probably wouldn't live long," Dong Jixiang said.
"No, can you two tell me, why people like them are not shot directly?" Xu Jianguo asked with some confusion. In fact, he knew some of the reasons, but he did not have the opportunity to join the organization in his previous life, so he did not particularly understand the specific twists and turns, so he asked.
"You are too young, so it's normal that you don't understand the logic here. Logically speaking, the mistakes these two made are enough to be shot, but they are all members of the organization, and they have worked hard for the country and made many contributions before the founding of the People's Republic of China. So even if they made mistakes, the organization couldn't bear to kill them. This can be regarded as the last dignity the organization leaves for them. I hope they can atone for their sins through labor." Ma Guoliang said.
Sure enough, it was exactly as he guessed, which fully confirmed a popular saying among the people in later generations: "...stay safe."
Without dwelling on Cao Dejiang's affairs, the group continued to visit the labor camp under the guidance of Li Jianbin.
Soon, forty minutes passed.
At this time, a soldier with a rifle on his back came running from a distance and reported to Li Jianbin that the convoy escorting the prisoners had returned.
After hearing this, Li Jianbin quickly asked Ma Guoliang for instructions, and finally everyone walked towards the farm gate in a mighty manner.
When the group arrived at the farm gate, large trucks had already been parked neatly in the open space.
Hundreds of newly arrived prisoners were now standing in front of the trucks. Around them, more than a hundred soldiers, including the Dawali base guard platoon, had already stood with guns and started their guard work.
After saying something to Ma Guoliang and Dong Jixiang, Li Jianbin took everyone on the farm away. With so many new prisoners arriving at once, he, as the team leader of the farm, had to properly accommodate them to avoid unnecessary trouble.
You have to know that among those who can come to Daxinganling for labor reform, except for those unforgivable criminals, many people actually have the intention to die, especially those who have suffered injustice. When they have no hope of survival, they are more likely to do extreme things. This is why Li Jianbin asked Ma Guoliang for help.
Xu Jianguo stood behind Ma Guoliang and looked at these people. Except for some guys with fat faces, most of them wore glasses and worn Zhongshan suits, and they were obviously intellectuals.
Although there may be some people who were wrongfully imprisoned, for Xu Jianguo, their current identity is only one, that is, labor camp prisoners.
When the storm is coming in a few years, there will be more and more people like this. Xu Jianguo is not a saint and cannot save everyone, but some people who are close to him are a different story. This is why Mr. Su Dingshan supports their transfer to the Northeast.
Xu Jianguo's goal is to save more people who will be useful to the future development of the country within his ability. After all, he doesn't know how long he can stay in the army.
However, according to his own plan, when the storm passes and the college entrance examination is resumed, it may be time for him to leave the army. After all, for him, making money through business seems to be easier, and he can also continue to help the country's development from another perspective.
The goal is the same, but the division of labor is different.
In order to achieve this goal, he needs to save as many people as possible, because he knows that these people will be able to bring him great help after they are rehabilitated in the future.
Xu Jianguo looked at the group of prisoners not far away who were like zombies. Their former elegance was long gone, and the passage of time had pressed down their once proud heads. Except for a few who still stood straight, most of them just stood there with their heads down.
As he watched, Xu Jianguo's brows suddenly furrowed. It was because he saw an acquaintance among this large group of prisoners, and this acquaintance had helped him before.
To say that he and Wen Sitian were able to get to know each other, fall in love, and then get married, it was all because of a decision made by this acquaintance.
That’s right, this acquaintance was none other than the old man who Xu Jianguo had rescued from the vehicle trapped in the accident scene outside Fu’an County, the director of the Provincial Machinery Administration Bureau, Zhou Huainan!
Xu Jianguo never thought that he would meet Mr. Zhou here, and the reason why he noticed this old man was because he was one of the very few people who still stood straight.
At this time, Zhou Huainan no longer had the rosy complexion of the past, and had become an ordinary old man with a pale face, messy hair, and an untidy beard.
But despite this, Xu Jianguo could still see a gleam of brilliance in his eyes. Although he looked a little sloppy on the surface, it was not difficult to tell from his posture that the old man still had his integrity in his heart and was still the old Zhou who held great power.
Xu Jianguo's face did not show any expression, he just watched all this silently, but he had already made up his mind. At night, he would find a chance to meet the old man and ask him what had happened.
After all, he and Gao Wangshan had talked about Mr. Zhou the last time he went home to visit his relatives, but at that time he had not received any news about the old man's accident. It must have happened after he left.
Following the arrangements of Li Jianbin and others, teams of prisoners were taken away from the crowd by the guards. By the time everyone was settled, it was already noon.
In the meantime, the farm instructor came once and invited Ma Guoliang and his team to his office, and then went back to work.
"Commander!" Li Jianbin and instructor Wei Tiejun walked into the office from outside and shouted.
"Are you done?"
"Yes, everything has been arranged. Sorry to have kept you waiting!"
Ma Guoliang waved his hand, indicating he didn't care. He thought for a moment and then said, "There are quite a few people this time. We must get a grasp of each of their situations as soon as possible. Don't be polite to those stubborn elements. Sometimes those who wield pens can cause more harm to the country than those of us who wield guns!"
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