Chapter 53: So You Are Comrade Lu’s Lover
Su Heng nodded and told the story again truthfully.
After hearing this, several leaders frowned. This matter must be investigated thoroughly.
They had also heard of Lu Mingchuan and knew more about him. Lu Mingchuan had just been promoted to major before he retired.
The major was only twenty years old, and his ability and character were beyond doubt, so was the credibility of the matter.
"In that case, young comrade, please take us to the place where the explosion occurred. Don't worry, we will specially assign personnel to ensure your safety." Secretary Zou said.
Su Heng naturally agreed. With professional guards, she was not afraid of any danger.
However, this matter actually alarmed the secretary, who had to go to the front line in person to knock on the door, which was indeed a bit beyond Su Heng's expectations.
The leaders acted quickly, and soon a group of soldiers in plain clothes and carrying guns gathered outside the door.
Su Heng took her leader's special car and asked someone to ride her bicycle home for her.
A car is faster than a pedal-powered bicycle. Su Heng was sitting in a car with several secretaries and directors.
Secretary Zou was very friendly and asked with a smile, "Comrade Xiao Su, are you from the same brigade as Comrade Lu?"
"Yes, he and I are... a family." The word "husband and wife" was a bit hot to the tongue.
"So you are Comrade Lu's lover." Another Director Cao said with a smile.
Su Heng suddenly felt that these leaders were too gossipy. Shouldn’t the mission be serious?
The car quickly entered the village, and the old men and women sitting under the big tree at the entrance of the village stopped chatting and ran forward to see what was happening.
Especially when he saw Su Heng in the back seat, he was extremely surprised.
This little Su has really made it big, he can actually ride in such a high-end four-wheeled vehicle.
Some people wanted to come up and say hello, but when they first saw such a high-end and imposing car and the people inside who looked like high-ranking officials, they felt a little scared.
Secretary Feng, who was driving in front, saw the villagers coming up and surrounding the car, so he had to slow down and drive at a snail's pace.
Granny Huang was also in the crowd. When she saw Su Heng, she bravely asked, "Su girl, this car is so impressive. Who are these people?"
The matter had not been resolved yet, and the villagers could not know about it, so Su Heng lied calmly: "This is the leader who came to see the wheat field."
"Wow, this is incredible! This must be the city leader."
"That's really impressive. Does the leader need a guide?"
"I think you're dreaming, Comrade Xiao Su is here to get you your turn!"
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Su Heng hurriedly said, "Don't bother the uncles and aunts. The leader needs to go to my house first to understand the situation. He won't be going to the fields at the moment."
Time is tight now, and I don’t have time to check the wheat. If I don’t hurry up, I’m afraid I’ll have to go up the mountain in the dark.
After hearing what she said, everyone gave up.
Su Heng called out to Grandma Huang: "Grandma Huang, can you help me ask the Party Secretary to come to my house?"
"Oh, okay, I'll go and shout."
Old Mrs. Huang was very happy to be entrusted with the important task. She took on the task with great honor and went to call the branch secretary with nimble steps.
Secretary Chen has always been very caring towards Su Heng. After all, he is the head of the brigade, so he can also give him an opportunity to improve his reputation in front of the city leaders.
After the car passed that section of road, it finally left the onlookers behind and was able to drive normally.
Mayor Zou admired: "Comrade Xiao Su is very responsive and a talented person."
Su Heng smiled generously: "It's just some quick wit, not as good as the great wisdom of the leaders."
Everyone in the car was immediately amused.
"What was that wheat Comrade Su was talking about just now?" Director Cao heard a villager mention some disease or expert.
This matter had not yet reached the ears of the higher-ups, so Su Heng briefly explained the whole story.
Secretary Zou immediately took it seriously after hearing this: "Comrade Su is a well-deserved hero. Once today's matter is resolved, we will go to the fields and take a look. Every year, there are many cases where production is drastically reduced due to disease. This is indeed a difficult problem."
Director Cao also agreed: "Yes, the main reason is that there are few pesticides on the market now, and farmers can't afford them. If they get sick, they have no choice but to reduce their production. I wonder how much Comrade Su's method will cost?"
When they want to promote it, the first thing they care about is the cost. Otherwise, if farmers cannot afford it, it will be useless.
Su Heng had already thought of an excuse, and said with a hint of shame, "I also took advantage of luck. I used several herbs at the time, and I accidentally found those few plants after digging wild vegetables in the mountains for several months. I'm afraid the cost is impossible to estimate."
Now that the medicine has been used up, there's naturally nothing left to investigate. However, Su Heng added, "I heard from Professor Pu that this batch of wheat might be disease-resistant, so I've given him some to take back for research."
After hearing what she said, the leader's attention shifted to Pu Fengliang.
Secretary Cao said, "Comrade Su and Comrade Lu are truly a family, a perfect match. Both are revolutionary heroes who have quietly contributed to the people."
Secretary Zou also nodded, and Su Heng was almost overwhelmed by the praise.
Fortunately, they arrived at Lu's house soon. When Secretary Zou saw Lu Mingchuan as soon as he got out of the car, he smiled and went down to shake his hand: "Nice to see you again, Comrade Lu. How are you?"
Lu Mingchuan nodded and politely greeted several leaders.
He had put away some of the eye-catching things in the yard in advance. The rabbits, chickens and ducks were all kept in the backyard, and the leader was brought into the main room.
Soon Secretary Chen came over and learned about the situation and was frightened.
He immediately expressed that he had no choice but to go with them.
The team behind arrived soon after. They were large in number and attracted a lot of attention. They were divided into several teams and came in through a shortcut.
"Then please, Comrade Su, lead the way and take us to the mountain."
Su Heng nodded.
She was a little surprised that Secretary Zou was going to go up the mountain in person.
After all, he was the top leader of the city, and it was beyond her expectation that he would come to the village in person.
I didn’t expect that leaders these days would really rush to the front line when they are in danger.
Lu Mingchuan looked at their backs as they walked up the mountain, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself. His eyes flickered, but in the end he said nothing.
Su Heng found the foot of the mountain that he had observed at that time, and asked his fellow soldiers to lead the way up the mountain.
Fortunately, the sun sets late in the summer, but the soldiers were fully armed and brought flashlights and other equipment.
What surprised Su Heng was that the leaders who looked well-mannered did not show any signs of decline when climbing up the undeveloped forest.
The higher she went, the less Su Heng thought about anything else. The forest became denser and denser, and she had to look carefully to avoid going astray.
Fortunately, when Su Heng reached the mountainside, he could sense the water vapor above. He would not go astray if he followed this path. He walked slowly upwards and saw the small ditch.
When we were almost at the top of the mountain, the soldier who was exploring the way ahead suddenly gestured to stop.
Su Heng was completely confused when she heard the team leader say, "There's movement ahead, take cover."
The soldiers following the few people immediately protected Secretary Zou and Su Heng and took cover behind the bushes using the terrain.
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers in front sent out a small team to investigate. Several soldiers in dark green casual clothes quickly and quietly moved forward under the cover of the mountains and forests.
The grass leaves swayed slightly, and soon the investigators disappeared from view.
The rest of the people hid behind and waited for news. The sun was about to set and the mosquitoes came out of their holes.
Su Heng didn't dare to move to slap the mosquito, so he could only feed it silently.
Suddenly, a gunshot from the mountain broke the apparent silence.
Then there were several more gunshots, and the people hiding below suddenly became serious.
Secretary Zou quickly took the gun handed to him by the guard, loaded it and prepared for battle. Director Cao did the same, and even Secretary Chen got a gun.
Only Su Heng had two more guards beside him.
Although I have heard that everyone was a soldier in the early years, is it really true that she is the only one who can't use a gun?
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