In response to Xiong Mingyang's question about the source of tap water, Yuji Ogawa replied, "The dormitory administrator said that the waterworks were built near here. ”

"Let's go, let's see." Xiong Mingyang came to be interested. At a meeting of the People's Party, Chen Ke once said that he would promote running water in the People's Party's station, and everyone at that time only listened. Xiong Mingyang actually didn't know how to build a waterworks, although he didn't like the British, but he thought that it was unrealistic to build a Lilai waterworks in such a small county town. But he didn't expect that in the past few days when he went out, the comrades who stayed in the county would be able to accomplish such achievements. He wanted to see what was going on anyway.

After walking along the bamboo water pipe to the dormitory, I didn't go far before I saw a fence in front of me. There are guards at the gate of the fence. Seeing the two of them coming in the dark, the soldier with the red tassel gun immediately shouted in a vigilant voice, "Who's over there?" ”

"I'm Xiong Mingyang, the leader of the first platoon of the second company." Xiong Mingyang hurriedly responded.

A moment later, Xiong Mingyang and Yuji Ogawa had already arrived at the gate of the fence. I saw a sign standing next to the fence gate, which was carefully identified in the night, and the words "Fengtai County Waterworks" were written on it. Two guards with red tassel guns stood in front of the door. He was staring at Xiong Mingyang and Yuji Ogawa with alert eyes.

In the dark night, Xiong Mingyang couldn't see clearly, Xiong Mingyang raised his head, and only saw some black shadows standing in the waterworks.

"The waterworks are not allowed to enter." The sentry shouted.

"This brother, uh, this comrade, I'm the platoon commander of the second company. I want to go and see this water tower. Xiong Mingyang said with a smile.

"A long line? I don't know you. Do you have a warrant? The guard asked.

Xiong Mingyang naturally doesn't have a warrant, and he doesn't know the guards, since people directly say that they don't know themselves, then it's not easy to communicate. However, Xiong Mingyang did not give up. He said: "Comrade, our second company has just returned from carrying grain from outside. Let's go inside and see. ”

Hearing Xiong Mingyang say that he was a unit transporting grain, the sentry's tone was also a lot more polite, "This comrade, the army has an order, whether it is an outsider or its own people, it is not allowed to enter the waterworks without a warrant. Whoever lets a man in, he will be punished. A few days ago, someone let people in private, and as a result, they were criticized miserably by the meeting. Really can't let you in. ”

"It's all my own comrades, and I won't go out and talk nonsense. Just let me go in and have a look. Xiong Mingyang continued to work hard. People are like this, the more they are rejected, the stronger this curiosity becomes. Xiong Mingyang walked forward as he spoke, thinking about going in with his usual routines.

"Don't go any further! The troops have orders. No one can enter without a warrant. I'll call for a farther to go any further. The sentry's voice had become stern. He took a step back as he spoke, and the red tassel spear that had been standing upright had begun to tilt forward. It seems that Xiong Mingyang will not be allowed to enter the waterworks anyway.

Xiong Ming Yang came to the fire when he was on the throne, what does this mean? It's just a matter of not letting outsiders in, so why don't you let others in and have a look. Looking at the appearance of the sentry, is this still going to poke himself with a red tassel gun? He was trying to move on to see if the guards really dared to attack him. was pulled by Yuji Ogawa.

"Platoon commander, let's just get a warrant tomorrow. It's dark, and I can't see it clearly now. Come back tomorrow, come back tomorrow. After Yuji Ogawa finished speaking, he couldn't help but pull Xiong Mingyang and leave.

Doing so finally gave Xiong Mingyang a step down, although he was still unwilling, but Xiong Mingyang followed Yuji Ogawa away. He muttered as he walked, "Ancestors are banban, and when you are a guard, you don't know who you are." At this, he turned his head indignantly and shouted to the guards, "I'll talk about you tomorrow." ”

This is just angry talk, the young man is angry, as a platoon leader, with fifty people under him, Xiong Mingyang's temper is also good. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the guards shouting, "What did you say? ”

The insurance regiment does not allow officers to scold soldiers, this is the rule. These things are talked about every day in various meetings, Xiong Mingyang is just so noisy in the dark night, seeing that the guards are really angry, Xiong Mingyang is really not so bold to touch the mold. In the training of the insurance regiment, everyone has to be on duty as guards, although he is angry in his heart, Xiong Mingyang also knows the result of violating the guards, and he doesn't dare to really turn back and reason with the guards.

In the military regulations of the Insurance Corps, "the inviolability of the guards" is the primary clause. The troops were touched because of the lax guards, and it was a dead end. When Xiong Mingyang was on duty as a guard, he remembered all kinds of strict orders clearly. If it is in wartime, the guards can use many means.

After quickly leaving the guards' range, Xiong Mingyang returned to the dock. With a ready-made shelter to work with, the rest is much easier. Cooking, changing shifts and taking breaks. Everyone also took a shower with tap water. Such a clean source of water is something that the comrades have never seen before. Everyone was curious about where the water came from.

"Tomorrow I'll take you on a tour of the waterworks." Xiong Mingyang said to his comrades very confidently. This statement caused a burst of cheers. The soldiers had never seen tap water in person in these years, and such a pure water source had not been seen for dozens of days, how such tap water was produced, and the way those faucets were used, which greatly stimulated the curiosity of the soldiers. Everyone was happy to be able to visit this new thing.

A platoon is on duty in four shifts, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., each shift is two hours. Each platoon had a pocket watch, and the BJP never spared in these timekeeping equipment. At the sound of the order, the comrades who did not have their turn to be on duty all lay down and rested. The pocket watch was given to the shift leader for temporary control to facilitate shift changes. Every time you change shifts, you have to hand over the control of the watch. And a third party must be present at the handover. Although the People's Party believes in comrades, it has always been a model in the system to ensure that people do not make mistakes. Human beings are creatures that cannot withstand temptation, and without the guarantee of the system, the temptation is very difficult to resist.

Xiong Mingyang handed over the pocket watch to the first squad leader in the presence of Yuji Ogawa and the deputy squad leader of the first class, and it took a minute for the squad leader to make sure that the pocket watch was still moving around normally. This means that the handover is complete.

The most uncomfortable shift was the shift from 1 to 3 a.m., and Xiong Mingyang arranged himself on that shift. These days are really tiring, rowing against the current requires a lot of physical strength, he lay down and fell asleep. I was sleeping comfortably, but I felt that someone was shaking me. I opened my eyes in a daze. Candles had been lit in the room, but when I looked closely, it was He Zudao. I don't know if it's because of the candle or because of exhaustion, but I saw that He Zudao's face had an unconcealable tiredness and a trace of indescribable helplessness.

"I heard you scolded the guards?" He Zudao asked directly.

"Guards? What guards? Xiong Mingyang asked in a daze. At this point, he just wanted to go to sleep.

The guards guarding the waterworks said that the long platoon that had just returned was cursing. The fighters were in a lot of mood. The platoon commander over there came over and told me about it. He Zudao also seemed to be woken up in the middle of the night.

"Can't even talk about him?" Xiong Mingyang finally remembered that he went to the waterworks.

"Two ways, either follow me now and apologize to the fighters. Or apologize to the fighters in public tomorrow. The choice is yours. He Zudao doesn't seem to want to talk nonsense.

"Why should I apologize to him!" Xiong Mingyang's sleepiness subsided a lot, and his voice became louder.

"Let's go out and talk." He Zudao said according to what was described in the training manual. On the one hand, it is necessary to implement organizational discipline, but it is also necessary to ensure basic human relations. In case the dispute wakes up other comrades, it will affect everyone's rest, and it will also have a great impact on Xiong Mingyang's leadership prestige.

More than a dozen people were sleeping in the room, and the temperature was much warmer than outside. I don't know what time it is, but as soon as I get out of the house, the cool air filled with moisture is refreshing.

"I said a lot of good things, and the guards not only didn't listen, but they were ready to poke me with guns. He's justified now. Well! Xiong Mingyang subconsciously said in his favor. Although he said so, Xiong Mingyang was still a little empty in his heart, and he was very dissatisfied with the person who "made a small report".

"So you're not happy that the guards won't let you in?" He Zudao asked.

"Why didn't he let me in! Haven't I had time to apply for a warrant? And as soon as the morning dawned, I went to apply for a warrant and organized a platoon of comrades to visit the waterworks. ”

That said, the guards weren't wrong. You're scolding. He Zudao is not relaxed on the key issues.

I said casually. And he took it seriously! Xiong Mingyang's mind was not clear enough at this time, but he told the truth.

"We have discipline, you can't scold. Hearing you say that, does it just mean that you still have the idea of rank? If the guard is lower than you, you can use your position to curse. The guards still have to listen to you scolding willingly, don't they? He Zudao originally wanted to deal with the problem more easily. So at first, he hoped that Xiong Mingyang could apologize seriously, but now it seems that the problem is not Xiong Mingyang's excitement at all, but this sense of self-superiority due to status. This kind of problem is not easy to solve, this is already a problem of thinking. Thinking of this, He Zudao didn't want to end the matter with a simple apology.

"Commissar, what do you mean. You mean there's someone behind you? "Listening to He Zudao's online platform, Xiong Mingyang is also on fire. I don't let people sleep in the middle of the night, and I toss people for such a trivial matter, what do you want to do. Of course, at this time, Xiong Mingyang didn't expect that He Zudao would also work as hard as himself to transport food back, and He Zudao would sleep less time.

"I see, so let's talk about it tomorrow. You've worked hard too, hurry back and rest. He Zudao didn't want to continue to dwell on this matter at this time. Since it is a matter of thought, it is not a simple apology. This is something to be grasped.

sent Xiong Mingyang back to his residence to sleep, and He Zudao also returned to the station in the county. It's past 12 o'clock at night, and Chen Ke hasn't slept yet. In fact, He Zudao didn't sleep at all, and as soon as he returned to the county, the comrades immediately held a meeting. He was called out of the room to deal with the matter.

The People's Party also built a new residence in the county, not far from the waterworks. Back at the venue, Chen Ke's meeting was coming to an end. Chen Ke is making a concluding speech.

"We're going to work in the countryside soon. The main point of entering the rural work is, first of all, to mobilize the masses. We have to let the masses come to us themselves. It is not for us to speak for the masses, but for the masses to speak for themselves. In this time of catastrophe, the local tyrants and bullies must only care about themselves, regardless of whether others live or die. This is the period when social contradictions are most intense, and in normal times, the people are used to being deceived by these people and have become accustomed to being bullied. Forget about patience. It is only now when there is a great catastrophe that the people have to speak in order to survive. Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. At this time, we, the People's Party, must mobilize the masses and let the masses speak their own words first, and then we must make decisions for the people. ”

The meeting was attended by military and political cadres of the People's Party. Local comrades, including Yuwen Batu and several other local comrades with the latest developments, also attended the meeting as observers. Listening to Chen Ke's summary full of "political skills", many people nodded yes. Some people frowned slightly.

Chen Ke clearly knew what the frowning people were thinking. He smiled and said, "Comrades, is it wrong for the people to want to live? Whoever thinks the people want to die, please stand up. ”

Most of the comrades who frowned at the beginning only sighed, but did not have any intention of objecting.

Seeing that no one stood up against it, Chen Ke continued, "I know that many comrades think that if we do this, we will offend those rich people. There was a very fierce conflict with the local bullies and landlords. Or even to fight. But I want to ask, if we stand with those bullying landlords, what are we? An accomplice to this gang? We want revolution, who are we going to save? Who do we rely on? We've been talking about this for a long time! ”

Now the discussion is entering the most intense part, and no one even notices that He Zudao quietly returned to the venue and sat back in his place. Everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Ke. He Zudao secretly observed the expressions of his comrades. Anyone who was born in the city has a high-spirited face, and those who are born in the countryside have a somewhat complicated expression. It seems that the view on this issue is really a bit "clear".

Class origin affects the position, and somehow, the sentence that Chen Ke once said suddenly popped up in He Zudao's mind.