In August 1949, Lichuan County was liberated. Because before the surrender, the Kuomintang Security Brigade occupied Limin Primary School as its headquarters, making a mess in the school, so as soon as the People's Liberation Army entered the city, Cen Huanian was bold and took Xiao Peng, a school worker, to check. Just when he had just finished half of the campus and felt heartache and anger that many places inside had been ruined by Kuomintang soldiers, Xiao Peng, a school worker, came to tell him that a young man in a People's Liberation Army uniform had come to look for him outside, saying that he had something to discuss.

Who could that be a young man in a PLA uniform? Cen Huanian was a little strange, because apart from his only uncle, who participated in the Kuomintang Youth Army's war against Japan during the Anti-Japanese War, his family had never been a soldier or had any dealings with the army. However, if you want to think about it, you still have to see it. So he walked out. When he saw a young soldier standing at the school gate, he was also spotted by the other party who was looking towards the school. I saw the young soldier take a few steps and stepped forward to greet him, "You are Principal Cen, right?"

"It's me," Cen Huanian hurriedly bowed in agreement, "You are—"

"I am Gong Heping of the Democracy Movement Department of the Political Department of the 39th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, hello President Cen!"

"Hello!" Seeing that the other party stretched out his hand very enthusiastically, Cen Huanian also stretched out his hand. But between the handshakes, he was still a little puzzled: "You are looking for me-"

"Ah, that's right, due to the needs of the army's work, and I heard that Limin Primary School has been temporarily closed, so I was assigned by the chief to ask you to temporarily lend us the primary school campus for three days. ”

"There's no problem, it's just-" Although Cen Huanian was in contact with the People's Liberation Army for the first time, he had already heard that this was a righteous army, so he agreed, but he looked back at the mess in the school and had some concerns.

"Do you think the school doesn't look like it now?" Gong Heping had already heard that just a few days ago, this place had been occupied by Kuomintang troops, so he comforted: "It doesn't matter, we will clean it up, and it will be returned in good condition when the time comes." ”

"As long as you don't dislike it, then it just works. Cen Huanian hurriedly said.

"Then I thank you on behalf of our chief and all the commanders and fighters. Gong Heping was very happy, and once again stretched out his hand and held Cen Huanian's hand tightly.

In this way, Cen Huanian got acquainted with Gong Heping, a young cadre of the People's Liberation Army. In him, he thought that with so many people in the army, borrowing a house would be a very common thing, and there would be no intersection in the future. But who wants to turn around one morning of the New Year, Gong Heping came to Limin Primary School again.

"You are-" Looking at Gong Heping, who was still wearing a military uniform but without a cockade symbol, Cen Huanian was greatly surprised.

"I don't think it's like that," looking at his surprised expression, Gong Heping felt that it was very interesting. He looked at his chest and said with a smile, "Not only others, but myself, I am not used to it. ”

"Yes. Cen Huanian thought it was strange

"When the army marched westward, the local party organization asked me to stay, and I spoke to the head of the political department many times, and in order to support the locality, I had to change jobs. Gong Heping explained to Cen Huanian, "To be honest, I am really reluctant to take off the cockade symbol that I am used to." ”

"That's too. Cen Huanian expressed his understanding and welcomed Gong Heping into his office. To be honest, although he has only dealt with the other party twice about borrowing and returning the house, he feels quite good. This is not only because the People's Liberation Army cleaned up the campus before leaving, and also sent 200 catties of rice and three loads of firewood, which could not be thanked, but also because Gong Heping handled them single-handedly.

"Principal Cen, we're going to have to deal with each other a lot in the future. Taking the tea poured by Cen Huanian, Gong Heping said cordially.

"You're now—"

"Comrade Heping is now a member of the county party committee and director of the education bureau. The young man who came with him asked and answered on his behalf.

"That's great. Hearing the news, Cen Huanian was very happy. He has seen the new atmosphere since the liberation of Lichuan and remembered it in his heart. In the old days, the county education bureau not only did not support private primary schools, but on the contrary, there were many difficulties. It wasn't because his father had a will before his death, and there were so many children and their parents who wanted to study in front of him, that he didn't want to suffer that kind of wretchedness. Now that the situation is very good, and Gong Heping, a government official who is very easy to deal with at a glance, the running of Limin Primary School will definitely be smoother than in the past, if you can see this scene, my father's spirit in the sky does not know how happy he is.

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"That's all?" Hearing this, the transferee became impatient.

"Then what do you want to know?" Cen Huanian was puzzled.

"Tell me about his problem. The external investigator felt that Cen Huanian was really unenlightened, and he had to show his intentions.

"Question, what's wrong with Gong Heping?" Cen Huanian seemed to ask the other party and himself. "I didn't see anything wrong with him. ”

"Not at all?" Looking at Cen Huanian like this, Jiang Ming, who had not spoken on the side, was very dissatisfied, Cen Huanian glanced at him and said nothing.

"Oh, old Cen, think about it again," the transferee made a calm gesture to Jiang Ming, and said to Cen Huanian: "By the way, let's talk about the fact that he mobilized you to join the party back then." ”

Hearing them say this, Cen Huanian became vigilant.

"It's okay, we're just going to find out. The other party sensed this and explained.

"Back then, County Magistrate Gong talked to me about getting closer to the party organization, but I felt that compared with comrades like them who had fought on the battlefield and experienced the test of life and death, my own conditions were not enough, and I still needed to undergo more tests. Cen Huanian saw that they were staring at him, and it was obviously not okay not to say anything, so he said carefully, "He also affirmed my attitude." ”

"What did he say when he mobilized you?" the dispatcher was eager to know this.

He said that after joining the party, one must act in accordance with the party constitution and party discipline, which is tantamount to putting a tight spell on oneself. This may seem like the loss of some freedom, but it is a great boost for oneself, because it can make oneself live a clearer and more spiritual life, and one can live a fuller and happier life because of one's conscious contribution to the people and the country. ”

"Did he really say that?" Hearing Cen Huanian say this, the transferee was very disappointed. They even came up with the idea that the seemingly honest cadre student in front of them was not going to play tricks on themselves. After a while, the middle-aged expatriate said: "That's all for this matter, and there is one more thing, you can also recall." ”

Hearing this, Cen Huanian felt very unhappy in his heart, thinking to himself what is this, didn't he have to find out something about Gong Heping before letting himself go? However, he didn't dare to show this kind of emotion, so he could only continue to be questioned.

"Someone reported that when Limin Primary School was changed to People's Primary School, that is, when the private school was converted into a public school, Gong Heping took credit for it, and he got a lot of benefits between his hands, isn't it?" Seeing him listening carefully, the young transferee glanced at his middle-aged companion and said.

"Who said that?" Hearing this, Cen Huanian was very angry. He couldn't hold back any longer, and asked at a rush.

"You don't care who said it, just say it's the case?" the other party cut off his question.

"Cen Huanian, pay attention to your attitude!" Seeing Cen Huanian's fierce reaction, Jiang Ming, who had been listening to this, was taken aback, and hurriedly stopped.

"That's not the case!" Looking at the other party's attitude, Cen Huanian was a little annoyed, even Jiang Ming's shouting could not stop him from telling the truth of the matter, "Limin Primary School has been changed from private to public, what benefits can County Magistrate Gong get? Where will I get the benefits? I took the initiative to hand over the school to the government. If the government wants to give benefits, it will only give me benefits, can I give him Gong Heping? I have handed over the school to the government, and will I give Gong Heping benefits?"

Hearing him say this, the dispatcher was speechless.

"Cen Huanian, let me remind you again, pay attention to your attitude. Seeing the embarrassment of the transferee, Jiang Ming said loudly on the side, "Now it's you who answer the question, not an appeal, and not a good evaluation for yourself and Gong Heping." ”

Cen Huanian looked at him and stopped squeaking. To be honest, he looked down on this young man from the bottom of his heart, and felt that his bluffing and pretentious posture was ridiculous.

"Okay, one last question for you," the transferee adjusted his mood, "Gong Heping's wife, Wang Sujie, do you know you?"

"Recognize. Hearing them say this, Cen Huanian was puzzled again, and wondered why he asked his wife again.

"I heard that Wang Sujie and Wen Guozheng, the secretary general of the Kuomintang county party department who went to Hong Kong from Lichuan County, have a leg. ”

Isn't this nonsense? Listening to such a question, Cen Huanian felt that it was really ridiculous.

"Why don't you speak, is this really the case?" Jiang Ming suddenly came to inspiration.

What is "really like this"? Hearing this, Cen Huanian was very disgusted. It's just that he was afraid of the school's opinion of himself, and he didn't dare to express his emotions as directly as he did just now, so he tried his best to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and said: "I don't know what others say, I only know that Wang Sujie was studying in Limin Primary School back then, and Wen Guozheng, who came to the school to give a lecture, took a fancy to her, and wanted to marry her as his aunt's wife, so that her family hid in Tibet. After a pause, he said, "Not only me, but the entire Yahou Street knows about this." ”

"No, how old was Wang Sujie at the time, and she was still in elementary school?" Jiang Mingleng was stunned for a while, and suddenly seemed to have discovered something.

"Forget it. Looking at his self-righteous look, the transferee made a gesture that stopped there.

Jiang Ming looked at the other party incomprehensibly.

"In the past, a lot of people were late readers, especially the poor. The external investigator explained impatiently, thinking that you are really, even if you don't know, you have to make a fool of yourself in front of the censors.

"Alright then, you can go back to the room. Jiang Ming's face was a little unbearable due to the explanation of the person who was transferred, and it was natural to vent his anger on Cen Huanian's head, "Be careful, don't tell anyone who has nothing to do with the conversation just now." ”

"I know. Cen Huanian replied lightly, got up from his chair, bowed to the transferor, and then walked towards the door.

"You say, how much credibility do you have for what he just said?" Looking at Cen Huanian's slumped back, the young dispatcher asked Jiang Ming.

"That's hard for me to say. Jiang Ming scratched his head and hesitated, "To be honest, I think he is still relatively honest, at least less courageous." After four years in the cadre school, except for the capitalist background and the uncle who had some problems, he didn't find any other problems. Last time, the cadre school planned to liberate him, but the head of his unit reacted strongly and sent people to the school to express his opposition......"

He was a little stunned, for he noticed that the two dispatchers were not interested in what he was saying.

"I don't know if anyone else in Lichuan knows Gong Heping?" said the middle-aged expatriate, "I heard that he lived in Wang Sujie's house for a period of time after he got married, and there may be people there who will know some information." ”

"Where are we going, then?" suggested the young expatriate, "I heard that the Yahou Street where he used to live is very good, and I can take a look at it by the way." ”

The middle-aged expatriate looked at Jiang Ming as if inquiring.

"You decide for yourself," Jiang Ming was very useful when he saw that the other party valued his own opinions. He looked at the other party flatteringly, "To say, the street is really good, quaint, clean and quiet, it is a place to live, and many people in the county want to move in." ”

"Okay, let's go and see, maybe we can find a few people in the know and find out what is going on between Wang Sujie and Wen Guozheng. The middle-aged expatriate closed the notebook and made a decision.