The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 853 Emergency Mission, Arrival at Factory 221, Liu Hong
At Factory 221, confidentiality is the top priority.

After the confidential package was lost, Lao Mao felt like he was facing a great enemy and immediately made a detailed report to Director Li.

The leaders of the Ninth Bureau and the Preparatory Office held an emergency meeting in a solemn atmosphere.

He immediately ordered Factory 221 to enter a level one alert state, and the entire factory was instantly filled with a tense atmosphere.

Director Li originally proposed that Lao Mao from the Confidentiality Department be responsible for the investigation.

However, under the "subtle suggestion" of relevant leaders.

He had to compromise and let the security corps join the investigation.

After the meeting, Director Li went out of his way to talk to Lao Mao in person.

The office was filled with smoke, and Director Li's worried face was vaguely visible behind the thick smoke.

"Team Leader Lao Mao, you probably already know what happened at the meeting today.

Although Zhao Jitian has been arrested, there are still many people in the factory who support his actions. "

Lao Mao keenly noticed that Director Li used the word "agree" instead of "accomplice" to describe those people.

The reason is actually not difficult to understand.

These people may not have any substantial collusion with Zhao Jitian. They may have just been bewitched by his sweet words and believed what he did.

Director Li shook off his cigarette ash, pushed aside a pile of files, and revealed a list of names with red pencil crosses underneath. "I've heard rumors that some people in the security regiment are trying to link the loss of the confidential package to the arrest of Zhao Jitian a while ago."

As he spoke, a cold laugh rolled out of his throat, "If they really succeed, you and I will probably never be able to be grass in Jinyintan in this lifetime."

After experiencing a series of disturbances a while ago, Director Li is no longer the same as before. He has become more cautious and more aware of the complexity of the situation.

The old cat glanced at the list and suddenly stood up and said, "Director, don't worry, I will find out the loss of the confidentiality package in the shortest possible time and find the confidentiality package."

Lao Mao was fully aware of the seriousness of the problem, and immediately led a group of capable personnel to coordinate with the security regiment to conduct a thorough and detailed investigation of the Ninth Bureau and the First Office.

All researchers were investigated without exception.

The dry building was also turned upside down, leaving no corner untouched.

People were sent to check repeatedly wherever Liu Hong had been.

He is so meticulous that even if a bird flies by, he would want to take off its pants to see whether it is male or female.

Logically speaking, such a simple case should be easily investigated.

But the result was disappointing and nothing was gained.

Two days later, Lao Mao received a call from Director Li. When he came to the director's office again, the old director looked frighteningly ugly.

As soon as Lao Mao came in, Director Li said directly: "We only have one week."

The air suddenly solidified.

"A week?" The old cat's face changed.

Director Li lit a cigarette and said, "This matter has alarmed the higher-ups. Someone is going to send a specialist to conduct a confidentiality inspection of our entire factory."

Lao Mao knew that the so-called confidentiality inspection was just an excuse.

The other party may still be unwilling to accept defeat.

"Has the higher-ups given permission?"

"The pressure from above was also great. After all, since the establishment of Factory 221, there has never been a confidentiality incident. However, the higher-ups still withstood the pressure and bought us a week."

As Director Li spoke, his face became serious: "Comrade Lao Mao, are you confident that you can get to the bottom of this matter within a week?"

"Yes!" Old Cat puffed out his chest and shouted, then whispered, "But I have to transfer someone from the Meteorological Bureau."

"Who?"

"Li Aiguo!"

Director Li: “.”

******
Beijing at this time.

The cold wind blew up scattered snow particles, which hit the cotton curtain of the tailor shop fiercely.

Chen Xueru was wrapped in a blue cotton jacket and sat beside the charcoal basin, her fingertips unconsciously stroking her slightly bulging belly.

Li Aiguo was leaning against the tailor's table, listening to his elder brother-in-law Chen Xingjia boasting with great joy about his newly promoted salary as a level 8 fitter: "Fifty-one dollars and fifty cents a month! Enough to make three sets of silver locks for Xueru's baby—"

Chen Xingjia was recently promoted to a higher level and now earns fifty-one yuan and fifty cents a month, which makes him considered a high-income earner in Beijing.

My eldest sister-in-law seemed particularly happy and was planning to buy more pork to send back to her parents' home at the end of the year.

"My brother has a very difficult life. He doesn't have a proper job and has to support a large family."

Although Chen Xingjia felt that his sister-in-law was a little too caring about her parents' home, he didn't say much. After all, it was human nature.

The eldest sister-in-law looked at Li Aiguo and asked, "Aiguo, I heard that you were on a business trip a while ago. It's almost the end of the year, and Xueru is pregnant again. You must not go on a business trip again, I tell you."

"Brother Aiguo probably won't go on business trips again." Seeing that her sister-in-law's tone was a bit aggressive, Chen Xueru quickly stopped her.

Just at this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside.

The shop door curtain was lifted high.

A tall and thin man in a gray Zhongshan suit stood outside the door, with a piece of leather gloves with the number "09-Special Service" printed on it exposed from his cuffs.

Li Aiguo's pupils suddenly shrank - that was the hidden sign of the weather station.

"He's my friend." Li Aiguo stood up and followed the man in the gray Zhongshan suit out.

Hongsheng in Chen Xueru's arms suddenly started crying.

As she was patting the child, she caught a glimpse of the muscles on the back of her husband's neck tensing like an iron ridge - the last time he had such a reaction was when he was on a business trip to the border late at night.

'Is this rough guy going on a business trip again?'

Sure enough, within a few minutes, Li Aiguo hurried into the shop.

"Wife, there are still some tails left from the last driving mission. I have to go and take care of it now. I will try to be back before the New Year."

Li Aiguo grabbed the cotton hat and put it on his head, his fingertips brushing the ends of her hair, "I will definitely be back before the New Year."

During the whole process, Chen Xueru didn't even have time to say a word.

This made my sister-in-law particularly angry.

The eldest sister-in-law had a hot temper and was so angry that she rushed out to stop Li Aiguo and ask him what had happened.

"What's going on with the Railway Bureau? They're trying to torture people to death during New Year's Day!"

The words stopped abruptly.

The Volga sedan that picked up Li Aiguo was rolling over the snow.

The passes for "National Defense Science and Technology Commission" and "Unit 09" were inserted side by side on the windshield, and the scarlet official seals made her eyelids twitch.

The sister-in-law watched the car speed away.

Seeing Chen Xueru coming out, he slapped his thigh and said, "Xueru, men should focus on their work. We women should take care of the family and stop throwing tantrums."

Chen Xueru: "."

Chen Xueru returned home alone carrying Xiao Hongsheng, which immediately attracted the attention of the residents.

Uncle Yan Bugui was stepping on the creaking electric wheel to power the radio.

"Xue Ru, where is your Aiguo?"

"Busy, Third Uncle." Chen Xueru greeted him and said with a smile, "He's on a business trip."

"The New Year is coming soon, why are you on a business trip again?" The third uncle felt a little regretful. If he had known that Li Aiguo was on a business trip again, he should have found a way to ask him to bring some local specialties from other places.

According to Yan Jiecheng, the Chinese New Year is approaching and the railway is turning a blind eye to employees smuggling local specialties for the sake of employee welfare.

"Alas, it's a pity that Jie Cheng didn't become a train driver."

Seeing Chen Xueru leave, the third uncle sighed helplessly and started pedaling the electric wheel again.

The news of Li Aiguo's business trip spread quickly in the courtyard as if it had wings.

Jia Dongxu was blowing up a balloon for Banggeng, his cheeks turned red from holding it in, but when he heard the news, he forgot to blow the balloon for a moment.

call.
His cheeks puffed up like a frog.

He opened his mouth and took a few deep breaths, saying sarcastically, "Huai Ru, see, even though Li Aiguo is very capable, he still left his pregnant wife and child at home, and he couldn't even be at home for the New Year.

If you want a good man, it has to be someone like me."

Qin Huairu: "."

****
The car went straight to the Beijing Meteorological Bureau.

Half an hour later, Li Aiguo set off again in a car and arrived at Nanyuan Airport fifty minutes later.

The propeller of the Il-14 transport plane had been spinning in the cold wind for a long time, and ice was formed on the sheepskin flight suit of the bearded pilot Lao Chen.

When he saw the visitor's face clearly, half of the Daqianmen cigarette fell to the ground: "I just sent you back from the Northwest last week. This time..."

The bearded pilot hurriedly put the cigarette back and held out his hand: "Commissioner Li, we meet again."

"Thank you very much. Can we set off now?" Li Aiguo shook hands with the bearded pilot.

"Of course, we are on an emergency mission this time and can set off at any time."

Before the bearded pilot wanted to explain something, Li Aiguo had already climbed up the spiral staircase and boarded the plane.

The bearded pilot made a gesture to the ground control, and after receiving a response, he turned and entered the cabin.

At this time, the co-pilot was checking the instrument, and without looking up, he asked, "Old Chen, which unit's chief is this guest?"

"An old acquaintance, the guest from a few days ago." The bearded pilot had not yet recovered from his shock.

"Are you talking about that young man from a few days ago?" The co-pilot couldn't help but gasp after getting a definite answer.

You know, the last time the original transportation plan was interrupted in order to carry out the flight mission.

This time they had already loaded a batch of arms and were ready to go to the Southeast Military Region.

As a result, he was temporarily transferred to the Northwest before he even set off.

"Did this guy mistake our plane for a chartered car?" the co-pilot scratched his head and said a little depressed.

As a pilot, you also have your own dignity.

"Ahem, please pay attention to discipline. Since the superiors have arranged this, there must be a reason. Our only mission is to send the guests to their destination safely."

At this moment, the bearded pilot came to his senses and immediately reminded the co-pilot.

To be able to become a pilot, the co-pilot must have a very high level of ideological awareness and understood it immediately.

He picked up the intercom and called: "Tower, Tower, this is flight 2134, requesting takeoff."

"Roger that, clearance for takeoff."

The bearded pilot pushed down the joystick, the transport plane taxied rapidly on the runway, and then leaped into the sky.

In the cabin, as the only passenger, Li Aiguo sat in the C position - directly behind the cockpit, looking at the white clouds outside the window and fell into deep thought.

The situation at Factory 221 was finally settled, so how come something happened again?

Especially this time, even the farmer was a little nervous and asked Li Aiguo to investigate the matter thoroughly within a week.

"It seems that this mission is not ordinary."

Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes slightly, pulled his coat together, leaned against the warehouse wall and fell into a deep sleep.

The only thing he can do now is to conserve his energy.

Late at night, the transport plane arrived safely at the military airport of Factory 221. Stationmaster Liu stood frozen on the apron holding a three-section flashlight. When he saw the familiar figure jumping down the gangway, he slapped his forehead and said, "Why is it the same guy again?"

The staff member next to him yawned and said, "Stationmaster, am I sleepwalking?"

Stationmaster Liu: “.”

the other side.

The snow on the hood of the jeep fell off, and when Li Aiguo got into the back seat, Lao Mao had already placed the brown paper file bag on his knees.

The car lights pierced the cold Gobi night, and the flashlight halo shattered into ice chips during the bumpy ride.

"Look on the road, hurry up." The collar of Lao Mao's military coat was covered with white frost, and the sound of his Adam's apple rolling was duller than the engine.

The flashlight beam swung back and forth, and it took Li Aiguo a full ten minutes to finally figure out the whole story.

The matter was simple: Liu Hong lost the confidential package.

Lao Mao's investigation was also very detailed. He investigated everyone who had contact with Liu Hong and checked every place Liu Hong passed by.

However, such a simple matter has not been clarified yet.

"Aiguo, now under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, the 221 factory is in a state of panic. I have no choice this time, so I invited you here." Lao Mao said apologetically.

He is a bachelor, so naturally he doesn't care.

But Li Aiguo has a family to support, and the Spring Festival is coming soon.

"Look at what you said. We are all bricks of the organization. We can be moved wherever we are needed." Li Aiguo woke up from his thoughts and packed the materials into a canvas bag.

"Go to the confidentiality office now."

"Don't you want to take a rest?" The old cat frowned.

Li Aiguo laughed: "I had a good rest on the way here. I learned this trick from you."

Lao Mao also realized that the situation was urgent, so he stopped trembling and asked the driver to drive the jeep directly into the compound of the Confidentiality Office.

Factory 221 is huge in scale and can be roughly divided into two areas: A and B.

Area A is the main factory area integrating production and scientific research. From a distance, it is composed of low cellar-style buildings lying quietly on the desolate grassland, surrounded by checkpoints and strict security.

Area B is the residential area for the families of cadres and staff, and it is equipped with all necessary living facilities.

Cinemas, hospitals, nurseries, schools and other institutions constitute a relatively complete living circle.

The distance between the two is more than ten miles.

The compound of the Confidentiality Department is located between Area A and Area B, and is also one of the most heavily guarded locations in the entire Factory 221.

Along the way, even though the jeep was led by the old cat, it still went through at least five inspections.

This type of inspection not only checks the people on the vehicle, but also checks the inside and under the jeep.

Li Aiguo smelled the scent of gunpowder from the nervous expressions of the sentries.

It seems that the confidential package incident is more serious than I thought.

By the time we arrived at the Confidential Affairs Office compound, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

Lao Mao immediately notified all responsible leaders to come to the meeting room.

Some leaders did not know Li Aiguo, but when they heard that he was the person personally named by the farmer, the disapproval on their faces immediately faded a little.

"It has been three days since the incident, and we still have no clue. The higher-ups have sent Commissioner Li to handle this matter. I hope everyone can actively cooperate."

After Lao Mao finished speaking, he handed over the hosting rights to Li Aiguo: "Aiguo, what do you think about this case?"

Li Aiguo lit a cigarette and straightened his collar: "The case is very simple. We couldn't find the confidentiality package. We must have overlooked something.

Therefore, I ask everyone to focus on Liu Hong and not blindly expand the scope of the investigation."

On the way here, Lao Mao has introduced the current investigation strategy.

Several leaders, represented by the Security Corps, strongly suggested that the entire Ninth Bureau be included in the scope of the investigation.

Stop all scientific research projects, stop all normal work, and everyone must be investigated.

However, it was not implemented due to the strong opposition from Lao Mao.

Li Aiguo's words now were equivalent to completely standing on the side of Lao Mao, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of some people.

"Commissioner Li, we have investigated all of Liu Hong's circumstances, and there is no suspicion about her at all. Therefore, this matter must be related to someone else."

"Yes, according to the confidentiality regulations, we should arrest everyone and interrogate them. We will definitely catch the enemy."

"Snapped!"

As soon as they finished speaking, Li Aiguo slammed the table and said, "Bad guys? You have already determined that there are bad guys in Factory 221 before the matter has been thoroughly investigated. You are drawing the target first and then shooting the arrow! This kind of work attitude is unacceptable."

As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room exploded.

The steel chair legs scraped against the concrete floor with a sharp whistling sound, and four or five young comrades stood up at the same time, excited.

The figure of the weather station was swaying between the gaps in the curtains.

The moonlight swept across their bulging hems - where protrusions different from those of standard guns were hidden.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

Sweat was forming on the old cat's palms.

He didn't expect that Li Aiguo's working style would be so "brutal".

Li Aiguo knew clearly that before the capital intervened in the matter, the Meteorological Station and the Ninth Bureau had an absolute advantage.

At this moment, we should play to our strengths and take the initiative in the investigation.

Otherwise, continuing to drag it out will only give the other party a chance to turn the tables.

really.

The old commander of the security regiment, who had been sitting in silence in the corner, sighed slightly.

"Everyone sit down!" The old team leader tapped the ground with his cane, and the confidentiality regulations frame on the wall trembled in response. "What are you doing! Commissioner Li is the leader of the investigation team. Are you guys going to rebel? Do you still have any organizational discipline?"

The young men were scolded and although they were not convinced, they had to sit down.

The old team leader raised his eyes and looked at Li Aiguo: "Commissioner Li, I understand that you are worried about the impact on mushroom making, so you want to limit the scope of the investigation to the smallest possible range.

However, if the confidential information is leaked, then our 221 factory will be in big trouble, so I hope you can find out the truth as soon as possible."

"Don't worry." Li Aiguo also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

There is nothing wrong with these young people in the guard regiment.

It's just that he is hot-headed and has a bad temper, and if he is not careful, he can cause a lot of trouble.

After the meeting, the security group, as the "loser", decided to temporarily withdraw from the investigation.

The atmosphere in the GAZ jeep returning to the garrison was extremely depressing. The chief of staff hesitated for a moment and glanced at the soldier who was driving.

"Pause."

The jeep slowly stopped.

The old commander seemed to have anticipated the chief of staff's intention. After getting off the car, he walked straight to a nearby place, lit a cigarette, and looked quietly into the distance.

The Chief of Staff walked over quickly and whispered, "Old Commander, today... why are you helping the Security Department? This makes our Guard Regiment lose face."

"Help the Confidential Affairs Office?" The old leader suddenly pointed his cigarette butt at something in the darkness. "Old Zhao, do you remember the oath we made when we first came to this Gobi Desert?"

"Keeping secrets means protecting lives, and success means protecting peace!" The chief of staff looked serious.

"Our real goal in keeping secrets and protecting our environment is to successfully produce a bomb that will make us proud. We cannot keep secrets just for the sake of keeping secrets, and we cannot protect just for the sake of protecting our environment."

A gust of cold wind blew by, and the old commander's words were intermittent in the strong wind, but they were deeply imprinted in the chief of staff's heart.

"The wind blows away the stones, but the oath is stronger than the stone!"

"Old Zhao, our guard regiment is the guard regiment of Factory 221, not the guard regiment of some people. As the chief of staff, you should understand this."

By the time the chief of staff came to his senses, the old commander had already turned around and returned to the jeep.

He threw away the cigarette butt, stomped it out with his big feet, and let out a long sigh.

******
Li Aiguo knew very well that with the help of the old commander, he could temporarily appease the people in the security regiment.

However, if the lost confidential package cannot be found within a week and the capital intervenes, things will develop in an uncontrollable direction.

After the meeting, Li Aiguo did not stop for a moment and immediately interrogated Liu Hong.

In the interrogation room, the dim light flickered, casting light on the faces of Liu Hong and Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo looked at the familiar person in front of him, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.

Although Liu Hong is a little older, she has always been a girl who loves beauty very much.

On weekdays, she always likes to apply hair oil on her hair and keep it neat. She also especially likes to apply vanishing cream, and her whole body exudes a faint fragrance.

But now, after being detained for a few days, she looked much more haggard, her hair became messy and lusterless, her face turned yellow, and she looked exhausted and vicissitudes of life.

When Liu Hong saw Li Aiguo, she was a little surprised at first, but soon became excited.

"Driver Li, so you are the leader of the Confidentiality Department. I said Zhou Xiaomeng has good taste."

"Ahem, Comrade Liu Hong, please pay attention to your identity." Li Aiguo pointed to the chair and asked Liu Hong to sit down.

After Liu Hong sat down, she continued to build relationships: "Driver Li, I was wronged. I don't know how the confidentiality package was lost. We have such a good relationship, you have to help me. I will definitely praise you in front of Zhou Xiaomeng."

Li Aiguo frowned and interrupted her: "According to regulations, confidentiality packages must be carried with you when you are at work, and must be handed over to the confidentiality specialist for safekeeping before leaving get off work each time.

That is to say, you have been carrying the confidentiality bag with you all the time, and now it is lost, how come you don't know?"

"I just don't know." Seeing Li Aiguo's cold tone, Liu Hong also stood up, "I was busy with work, and when I got off work, I went to get the confidentiality package on the table, only to find that the confidentiality package was missing.

Zhou Xiaomeng can testify for me on this matter."

Afterwards, Li Aiguo asked some questions over and over again, and Liu Hong answered them fluently, as if she had already prepared the answers.

She always had only one point of view: the confidential bag was stolen, and she was also a victim and knew nothing.

"Okay, you go back first." Seeing that it was almost dawn, Li Aiguo waved his hand and decided to end the interrogation.

Before leaving, Liu Hong shouted, "Driver Li, you must catch that thief."

After the door of the interrogation room was closed again, Lao Mao handed Li Aiguo a cigarette and lit it with a match.

"Patriotism, what do you think?"

Li Aiguo took a puff of his cigarette and slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke, which spread under the dim light.

"There's something wrong with this woman."

The old cat frowned, his face full of doubts: "This shouldn't be the case. I asked Lao Hei to conduct a high-intensity interrogation on her, and used a variety of methods...

You should know that few people can withstand this kind of interrogation. Liu Hong is just an ordinary female intellectual, how could she possibly withstand it?"

"Some women are born actors." Li Aiguo smoked a cigarette and pointed at an empty seat. "When Liu Hong sat down just now, she put her hands on her thighs and clenched her fists with her palms facing down. This is a standard subconscious resistance behavior."

"I walked up to her and asked her to stand up and sit down again, but after she sat down, she still resisted."

"That's enough to show that she's hiding something."

Of course, Li Aiguo’s detective skills are as high as 61 points, comparable to the great detectives of later generations.

The mistakes Liu Hong just showed were far more than just these.

It is not convenient to talk about Li Aiguo here.

But the old cat's eyes widened when he heard this: "Aiguo, your level is getting higher and higher."

(End of this chapter)