Huang Tao simply opened the ID and took a look at it, then snapped it shut. Then he straightened up, raised his hand to salute Xu Jianguo, and said loudly, "Hello, Commander!"
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At nine o'clock in the evening, two military vehicles drove out of the gate of the administrative garrison base.
Sitting in the jeep at the front were Xu Jianguo and guard platoon leader Huang Tao.
The big truck at the back was pulling the soldiers from the guard platoon.
The orange headlights of the two cars shot into the darkness, and they sped away, their destination being Fu'an County.
Since there were no street lights on the roads in that era and the road conditions were bad, Huang Tao was very cautious when driving the jeep, which directly led to the car's speed not being able to increase at all.
However, Xu Jianguo was not in a hurry about this. He sat in the co-pilot seat with his eyes closed, but in fact he was giving instructions to Fu Bo.
In order to give the soldiers a place to sleep and not go hungry, Xu Jianguo asked Fu Bo to send some tents, camp beds and food to Wen Sitian's uncle's old house in Fu'an County.
At twelve o'clock in the night, Xu Jianguo and his group arrived in Fu'an County safely.
After instructing Huang Tao to park the car outside the alley, the soldiers of the guard platoon got out of the car quietly and followed Xu Jianguo into the alley.
Soon, the group arrived at a yard at the end of the alley. Xu Jianguo took out his key, opened the rubber cover on the lock, opened the gate, and waved to the back.
Led by Huang Tao, the guards filed in without making any unnecessary noise.
When Xu Jianguo closed the gate, the soldiers had already lined up in an orderly manner.
Pointing to the canvas beside the courtyard wall, Xu Jianguo said with a smile: "Everyone relax, this is my home. There is not enough room to live, so there are tents and camp beds under the canvas. Huang Tao, you will be responsible for organizing everyone to set up the tents!"
"yes!"
"After setting up the tent, there are canned food and dry food inside. I asked people to prepare them in advance. If you need water, there is a kettle and stove in the house. You can get water and boil it yourself. After eating and drinking, rest as soon as possible!"
"Chief, are you not carrying out the mission tonight?" Huang Tao asked.
"Yes, there are no missions tonight, so you can sleep peacefully and be alert tomorrow!"
"Yes, I promise to complete the task!"
"Disband!"
As the order was issued, more than a dozen guards quickly dispersed and began to work hard at their respective duties.
No words were spoken that night.
At five o'clock the next morning, Xu Jianguo woke up from his sleep.
After getting dressed and walking out of the house, Xu Jianguo ran into Huang Tao who had just come out of the tent.
He took out some money and tickets from his pocket and handed them to him, asking them to go out and buy some breakfast in the morning.
Seeing this, Huang Tao was about to refuse immediately.
Xu Jianguo stuffed the money directly into his hand and said, "This is an order!" Then he walked out of the yard and closed the door casually.
The moment the courtyard gate closed, Xu Jianguo disappeared from the spot and appeared in space.
Because it was still early, he did not go to see Wen Sitian and the children, but went directly through the space portal and returned to his home in Sandaliang Village.
Although he hasn't been back for more than two years, the house doesn't look dilapidated at all, which shows that Li Mancang often comes to help clean the house.
After walking out of the house, Xu Jianguo directly climbed over the courtyard wall and walked towards Li Mancang's house.
As time went on, the sky began to turn white, and smoke began to rise from the chimneys of some houses, making the whole village look particularly peaceful and tranquil.
When he arrived outside Li Mancang's yard, Xu Jianguo saw Li Xin who had gotten up early and was sweeping the yard with a big broom.
Xu Jianguo raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and stood at the gate of the courtyard and called out softly: "Brother Jinzi!"
Li Xin, who was sweeping the yard, was slightly stunned. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xu Jianguo standing outside the yard grinning at him. His eyes immediately lit up.
Li Xin threw the broom on the ground and ran over. As he opened the door, he asked with a look of surprise, "Jianguo, when did you come back?"
"I took the train to the government office last night, returned to the county overnight, and got up early this morning to rush back to the village." Xu Jianguo said with a smile and walked into the yard.
"You haven't eaten yet, hurry up and go inside to rest for a while. I'll ask your sister-in-law to get up and cook!"
"Brother Jinzi, don't worry about eating. I came back just to tell my uncle that you don't have to worry about the village affairs. I will take care of them. You just need to live peacefully!"
"Hey, hey, good! You don't know, my father, Uncle Erniu, and the old men in our village have been worried sick these past few days. At first, my father didn't want to call you, fearing that it would cause you trouble. Later, he had no choice but to take me to the county post office, but he still hasn't been able to contact you!"
"I was away from work because of something, and only found out about this after I got home. I bought a train ticket back that evening!"
"Come on, come on, go inside and take a rest!"
Just as the two were talking, the door of the main hall was opened from the inside, and then Xu Jianguo saw Li Mancang walking out wearing a coat.
He couldn't believe what he saw and rubbed his eyes hard.
"What's wrong, Uncle Mancang? Don't you recognize me?" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
"Oh shit, Jianguo, it's really you! When did you come back? Did you answer the letter I left for you?"
As Li Mancang was talking, he walked forward in a hurry. Because he was walking too fast, he stumbled forward and almost fell.
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