"Yes, Commander, please rest assured, we will definitely do a good job of discipline!"
"Okay, I'm just suggesting it. You guys can figure out how to do it yourself!"
"Understood! It's already noon. Do you think we should go to the cafeteria to eat first?"
"Okay, I'm hungry too, so I'll take a look at the food in your cafeteria. But first, let me make it clear, no special treatment allowed!"
"I know the rules, don't worry!"
After saying that, Li Jianbin and Wei Tiejun led a few people out of the office and walked towards the cafeteria not far away.
Just as they arrived at the cafeteria door, they heard a gunshot in the distance, which immediately frightened Li Jianbin and Wei Tiejun, and cold sweat instantly broke out on their foreheads.
Just as the echo of the sound had not yet faded, two more gunshots rang out in the distance. With three gunshots now heard, it was basically possible to rule out the possibility of accidental discharge of a gun.
The moment the first gunshot rang out, Xu Jianguo, Tai Wei and Guo Bin quickly formed a triangle position, surrounding Ma Guoliang and Dong Jixiang in the middle.
Then the three of them simultaneously pulled out their pistols from their holsters. With a "click!", the bullets were loaded. The three of them raised their pistols, while their eyes were fixed on the movements of the people around them.
At this time, shrill alarms sounded throughout the labor reform farm. Hundreds of armed soldiers poured out from different places, then quickly dispersed and took custody of the prisoners who were undergoing labor reform. All the prisoners were squatting on the ground at this time.
After saying something to Ma Guoliang, Li Jianbin and Wei Tiejun also strode towards the direction where the gunshots came from. Behind them, about two squads of soldiers automatically followed.
"Commander, let's go back to the office first!" Xu Jianguo said, but while he was speaking, his eyes were still looking around vigilantly and he did not look back.
"Okay, let's go back first!" Ma Guoliang said in a deep voice, without any panic in his tone.
"I hope our soldiers are okay!" said Dong Jixiang.
"Um!"
The five people walked quickly towards the barracks where the office was located. Before they reached the door, they saw Gu Weihong and a squad of soldiers running towards them from a distance.
"Commander, Deputy Commander, are you two okay?" Gu Weihong asked breathlessly.
"Why are you running back when you're not on duty there?" Ma Guoliang asked with his eyes wide open.
"Didn't you hear the gunshot? I was worried something might be wrong here, so I brought some people over to check. Don't worry, the security has been arranged, so there won't be any trouble."
"I'm fine here, take your people back quickly!"
"Yes, then do you think I should leave a few people for you?"
"No, get out of here!"
"yes!"
After Gu Weihong and his men left, Xu Jianguo followed the two commanders into the office. Tai Wei and Guo Bin continued to act as door gods, but none of them put away their guns.
The situation is unclear now, and they must wait until it is confirmed to be safe before they can let down their guard.
The three of them waited in the office for less than twenty minutes before Li Jianbin's voice rang out from outside the door: "Report!"
"Come in!" As soon as Ma Guoliang finished speaking, Li Jianbin and Wei Tiejun pushed the door open and walked in.
"Commander, the matter has been investigated clearly. Two new prisoners who arrived today attempted to escape and were discovered by our soldiers. We fired three shots in total, one was killed and the other was slightly injured. The soldiers and other prisoners are fine." Li Jianbin recounted exactly what had happened.
"We must learn from what happened today and educate other prisoners ideologically, so that they know the consequences of daring to escape!" Ma Guoliang said.
"yes!"
"Okay, now that everything is settled, let's hurry up and eat. After lunch, we'll have a meeting this afternoon to discuss the next steps."
"OK!"
After finishing the conversation, several people left the office again and walked towards the cafeteria, while Xu Jianguo, Tai Wei and Guo Bin also put away their guns.
After lunch, Ma Guoliang organized a meeting for the cadres of the labor reform farm, and Xu Jianguo attended the meeting as an accompanying staff member.
The content of the meeting was all about daily aspects, such as agricultural production, ideological education, etc. In short, it was not very nutritious.
Soon, it was ten o'clock in the evening. As the lights-out signal sounded, the labor camp became completely quiet.
Because it is located in deep mountains and forests, the calls of animals can be heard from time to time, making Xu Jianguo feel as if he has returned to Sandaliang Village.
After dinner, Xu Jianguo used the excuse of digesting the food after the meal, said hello to Ma Guoliang, and then ran to the farm alone.
He wanted to take advantage of this time to find where old man Zhou Huainan lived.
Because these prisoners were all new and some had escaped during the day, Li Jianbin arranged these newcomers to a place closer to the camp.
This is to prevent prisoners from escaping again. If it happens again, many people, including the two farm officers Li Jianbin and Wei Tiejun, may be punished. In serious cases, they may even be stripped of their military uniforms and sent away.
Xu Jianguo walked leisurely in the farm, and opened the Eye of Time and Space to scan the surrounding prisoners' dormitories. After a while, he found Zhou Huainan.
Prisoners in labor camps are not allowed to eat in the cafeteria. Their meals are delivered to their dormitories by special personnel. Some prisoners who have committed serious crimes are required to wear handcuffs or shackles even when working.
When Xu Jianguo saw Zhou Huainan, he was eating. He had two cornmeal steamed buns in a small enamel pot. He couldn't see what was in the pot, but he thought it was probably a soup made with cabbage or radish.
The dormitories on the farm are not large, with eight people living in one dormitory. Unlike later prisons with iron beds and bunk beds, here there is only a large bunk bed with a kang that is almost ten meters long.
After finishing work every day, the prisoners would be escorted back by soldiers and were not allowed to go anywhere, let alone wash their faces, feet, or brush their teeth. They even had to go to the toilet in the house. It was okay in winter when the temperature was low, but if it was summer, you could imagine the smell in the house.
After Xu Jianguo secretly memorized Zhou Huainan's location, he turned around and returned to his residence. He waited until ten o'clock in the evening when the lights-out signal rang. Then he changed into black clothes and slipped into the space. When he appeared again, he had arrived in the shadow not far from Zhou Huainan's dormitory.
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