The train driver in the courtyard

Outside the bunker, a cold wind blew up some snowflakes.

Lao Mao's eyes narrowed, his whole body trembled, and he immediately reached for his waist and pulled out a pistol.

Load and aim, all in one go.

Chen Daping produces explosives, and no one can be sure whether he will make something big.

Li Aiguo waved his hands at the old cat, signaling him not to be impulsive.

Li Aiguo walked up to Chen Daping, took out a cigarette from his pocket and gently put it into his mouth.

Then he struck a match and lit it for him.

After Chen Daping's emotions calmed down a little, Li Aiguo smiled and said, "Chen Daping, do you have anything you want to confess?"

"Come with me." Chen Daping took a puff of his cigarette, hesitated for a moment, turned and walked towards the east side of No. 3 Work Station.

It was a wasteland with remnants of snow still remaining on the rocky ground.

Chen Daping walked to the corner of the wall, bent down, and dug in the snow with his butt sticking out for a long time.

Finally, a canvas bag was pulled out from a hidden hole in the ground.

He held the canvas bag above his head with both hands.

The number on the canvas bag was exactly - 216!

Chief Fu was standing in the distance. When he saw this scene, the expression of the experienced old security guard changed instantly.

His eyes widened with anger, he rushed over and grabbed Chen Daping by the collar, angrily scolding: "It turned out that you really stole the confidentiality package in the whole room, Chen Daping, it's a pity that I still defended you."

"Chief Fu, I'm sorry." Chen Daping hung his head.

"You are not sorry to me, you are sorry to your co-workers and our entire Second Branch." The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Chief Fu wanted to pull out his pistol and force this guy who brought shame to the Second Branch to death.

At this time, Li Aiguo had already stepped forward and carefully checked the confidential package.

It was found that the confidentiality string made of plasticine on the bag was not broken and there was no damage to the confidentiality bag.

He handed the confidential bag to Lao Mao, then walked forward and stopped the furious Chief Fu.

"Old Fu, this matter has not been investigated thoroughly yet, don't worry."

"What's there to investigate? Just the fact that he stole things is enough to get him shot!" Although Chief Fu spoke sternly, he still loosened Chen Daping's collar.

He grabbed Chen Daping's arm and spun him around like a top, so that his face was facing Li Aiguo.

"Chen Daping, this is Commissioner Li, who is in charge of investigating the loss of the confidential package. Tell us everything right away."

This old Fu is really not suitable to be the head of the security department. Li Aiguo waved his hand without waiting for Chen Daping to speak: "Let's go back to the confidentiality department and talk about it."

"Yes, yes, let's go to the confidentiality department to talk." Section Chief Fu came to his senses and realized that he had made a procedural error.

Twenty minutes passed in a flash, and the atmosphere in the interrogation room of the Confidentiality Department was so heavy that it was almost suffocating.

The dim light was like the last gasps of a terminally ill person, swaying in this small space, making everyone's figures twisted and strange.

Director Li of the Ninth Bureau, several leaders of the Preparatory Office, as well as the old commander and chief of staff of the security guards, all gathered here.

Their eyes were like searchlights, all focused on the culprit of the loss of the confidential package - Chen Daping.

Under this unbearable gaze, Chen Daping felt as if his spine had been pulled out, and he slumped in his chair, trembling.

"Chen Daping, don't be nervous. The leaders of the Ninth Bureau and the 221st Factory are here now. Tell us everything."

Li Aiguo’s meaning is very clear, this is your last chance.

Chen Daping, as a worker of the second factory, studied confidentiality regulations a lot on a daily basis, so he naturally understood the profound meaning behind them.

He glanced at Li Aiguo gratefully, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly.

However, his first sentence made Li Aiguo and all the leaders of Factory 221 stunned.

"Liu Hong and I are not in an illicit relationship."

Lao Mao had already placed the tip of his pen firmly on the manuscript paper, ready to take detailed notes, but at this moment he subconsciously raised his head, his eyes full of confusion.

Li Aiguo rubbed his ears and looked at Chen Daping: "Chen Daping, you are not married, right?"

"No." Chen Daping's voice was as small as a mosquito or fly, with a slight tremor.

"Liu Hong is not married either, right?"

"No."

"Since both of you are unmarried, even if you are dating, how can it be an improper relationship between a man and a woman?" Li Aiguo frowned and tapped the table lightly, trying to help Chen Daping sort out his thoughts.

Chen Daping took a deep breath, his face flushed red: "I am a worker, with only a primary school education."

Hearing this, the Chief of Staff could not help but slap his hands on the table twice. "Chen Daping, I asked you to explain the problem. First you brought up an improper relationship between a man and a woman, and then you brought up Gao Xiao's culture. Do you think this is a crosstalk for fun?!"

It doesn't matter if he yells like that.

Chen Daping was nervous to begin with, and now he was so frightened that his face turned pale. His whole body was shaking violently in his chair, as if he was sieving chaff.

The chair legs rubbed against the ground, making a teeth-grinding squeaking sound.

"Staff Officer Zhang, what are the regulations before we enter the interrogation room?!" Li Aiguo turned around and glanced at the chief of staff of the security regiment without any hesitation.

Staff Officer Zhang, as the second-in-command of the security regiment, usually has the final say and is very powerful.

But at this moment, he was scolded by Li Aiguo in front of so many people. He felt humiliated and his face turned blue and red.

"Commissioner Li, this case is not just the business of your Confidentiality Department. Our security regiment is also responsible for the protection of Factory 221."

When talking about the interrogation, Chief of Staff Zhang became furious.

There are less than three days left until the deadline, and Chief of Staff Zhang is already prepared to welcome the Beijing investigation team.

Who would have thought that Li Aiguo had only been here for one day and had already found the suspect after walking around the room. This was not important.

Chief of Staff Zhang was already prepared to argue. As long as the Confidentiality Bureau interrogated the suspect alone, he could refuse the interrogation results on the grounds that the Confidentiality Bureau was operating behind the scenes.

Then he asked the capital to send an investigation team as soon as possible to find out the truth.

but.

What Chief of Staff Zhang never expected was that Li Aiguo did not interrogate the suspect directly, but reported the case to Director Li and the preparatory office, and also notified the security regiment.

Request a joint trial by three parties.

When Chief of Staff Zhang received the notice, he was a little surprised, but he didn't panic.

As long as he can participate in the interrogation, he will have room for maneuver.

At this time, something happened that Chief of Staff Zhang had never expected - Li Aiguo actually seized the right of interrogation firmly in his hands under the banner of the weather station.

Their presence here can only be to "supervise" the interrogation.

After Chief of Staff Zhang realized that he had been tricked, he wanted to refuse directly, but unexpectedly the old commander agreed immediately.

"Chief of Staff Zhang, this is the agreement reached between our Security Department and the Security Regiment." Li Aiguo said, his eyes fell on the old commander.

His implication was obvious: the old commander is the head of the security regiment, and you, as the chief of staff, should be more restrained.

Lao Mao was stunned. The train driver didn't even take the chief of staff seriously. He was so arrogant.

At this time, the old regiment commander coughed and said, "Lao Zhang, we are a disciplined team. We can't just ask the soldiers to abide by the discipline. We leaders must abide by the discipline even more."

He did not criticize Chief of Staff Zhang to his face, but slapped him in the face secretly.

If you dare to violate the interrogation discipline again, you will be violating the discipline of the Guard Corps.

"I am anxious too." Chief of Staff Zhang was slapped in the face, his face turned red, and he lowered his head and remained silent.

The atmosphere in the interrogation room calmed down.

Li Aiguo stood up and walked to Chen Daping, took out another cigarette and put it in his mouth.

"Chen Daping, this is your chance, and also Liu Hong's chance. You must seize it." Li Aiguo lit a cigarette for him.

Chen Daping took a deep puff of cigarette, and gradually relaxed. He held the cigarette between his fingers and continued:

"Liu Hong and I are both from Beijing. Our two homes are separated by only two alleys, and we have known each other since we were young.

We grew up together and had a mutual affection for each other.

Later, I went to work in a factory while Liu Hong continued to study.

I worked for a few years and saved some money. I originally planned to marry Liu Hong, but she rejected me. ”

At this point, Chen Daping's voice suddenly choked and he could no longer speak.

This strong man, who was usually not afraid of explosives, was now like a helpless child, with tears streaming down his face.

Li Aiguo waited quietly, and when Chen Daping calmed down a little, he asked softly, "Why?"

Chen Daping wanted to take another puff of his cigarette, but it had already been soaked by his tears.

Li Aiguo gave him another one.

Taking a puff of cigarette, Chen Daping raised his sleeve to wipe his tears: "I only have a primary school education. Liu Hong's parents are both professors. They stipulated from a young age that Liu Hong should marry a high-level intellectual. Later, even after liberation, they only added the option of cadre leadership."

"So you guys persisted in neither getting married nor breaking up?" Li Aiguo coaxed.

Chen Daping nodded: "In the beginning, in order to rebel against her family, Liu Hong took the initiative to sign up and come to Factory 221, and I followed him."

"Since you're at Factory 221, why don't you get married yet?" Li Aiguo realized he had asked a stupid question as soon as he opened his mouth.

He looked at Chen Daping with a trace of pity in his eyes: "It's not just Liu Hong's parents who really want to marry an intellectual and a leading cadre, but also Liu Hong herself, right?"

Li Aiguo recalled Zhou Xiaomeng's evaluation of Liu Hong: She is a very enthusiastic and nice person, but a little snobbish and looks down on the working people.

"Liu Hong likes me, she is just worried about being talked about." Chen Daping quickly defended Liu Hong: "You also know that the whole room is full of senior intellectuals and scientific researchers. The people her colleagues are dating are either researchers or college graduates. And I am just an ordinary worker."

Sure enough, there is no shortage of such "suck-ups" in any era.

Li Aiguo secretly sighed in his heart and continued, "So, you don't want to break up, but you can't get married, and you dare not let your friends know about your relationship, so you can only keep it secret."

Seeing that Chen Daping did not respond, Li Aiguo continued to analyze: "The Second Branch and the First Office are both confidential units within the 221 Factory. You can only meet during lunch.

If I'm not mistaken, the place where you met was in a wasteland outside."

"Four days ago, you met as usual, but the difference was that Liu Hong left the confidentiality package there when she left."

After listening to Li Aiguo's analysis, Chen Daping couldn't help but look up, his eyes full of shock: "How do you know everything?"

Li Aiguo did not answer him, but he felt sad in his heart.

Who would have thought that in the 221 factory where confidentiality was so strict, the real reason for this shocking incident was actually such a distorted relationship between men and women?
Chen Daping sighed and continued, "We didn't do anything out of the ordinary. We just couldn't help hugging each other, and then we sat in the sun, basking in the sun and talking about our hometown. Later, when the time came, I helped Liu Hong climb up the wall and prepared to leave, when I saw a confidentiality package on the ground.

I knew the importance of the confidentiality package. I was very scared at that time and wanted to climb over the wall and return the confidentiality package to Liu Hong, but who knew that she had already left.

There were sentries patrolling in Room 1, so I didn't dare stay any longer and could only take the confidentiality package back to Branch 2."

After saying that, he raised his head, his eyes full of pleading: "Commissioner Li, we really didn't expect the matter to become so serious. Can you please show some mercy?"

Li Aiguo looked at Chen Daping and was silent for a moment.

Then he turned back to Lao Mao and handed him the interrogation record.

"Sign it."

(End of this chapter)