Chapter 58: Imprisonment
The news that Guo Xuan was imprisoned in the Xifeng concentration camp shocked many people, and it has been more than half a month since the establishment of the Sino-US Special Technical Cooperation Office. Waiting for execution? Is there such a strict zhòng? The Military Command Bureau has the right to see the high-level who disposed of Jian Yiwen Jiàn, and they invariably looked at Guo Xuan's crime over and over again, and they couldn't see that there was a way to die, could it be that Mao Renfeng took revenge for personal gain? But this is too obvious, the national disaster is at the head, talents are rare, how to convince the public?
Mao Renfeng actually has something unspeakable, he didn't really want to kill Guo Xuan, and he didn't even have the idea of dealing with it strictly. It's just that he was responsible for the Mangspur plan from beginning to end, and if the plan failed, he had to find someone to take the main responsibility before he could explain to Shangfeng and other aspects. Guo Xuan is undoubtedly the best candidate, who has made great contributions in the day-to-day operation, and his next position is the deputy director of the "China-US Special Technical Cooperation Office" in cooperation with US allies. It's about cooperation with the Americans, and Shangfeng will open up the net. What's more, the fact that the field lurkers are unable to complete their tasks due to various reasons can only be regarded as work mistakes within the limits of their ability, and the size of the crime depends entirely on how the commander is punished.
Originally, I thought that as long as Guo Xuan honestly confessed his guilt, he, as his commander, would naturally come forward to deal with it, severely punish, remove him from his post and investigate it, and in fact continue to remain in the post of deputy director of the Chinese side and make meritorious contributions. Regarding reversing the order and letting Guo Xuan bear the responsibility for leaking secrets in the Battle of Zaoyi, Mao Renfeng thought that since it had been decided that Guo Xuan would take responsibility, why bother with any more troubles? You can't have to take some responsibility yourself, right? Besides, he was ordered by Dai Li, and before the Battle of Zaoyi, he did have an explanation to the Shanghai Station: to find out the Japanese spies lurking in the headquarters of the Military Control Bureau. It's not exactly a sin of desire. As for the leak of the Battle of Zaoyi, the plan of Mangshorn has been escalated again and again, which is another matter.
Mao Renfeng didn't think about communicating with Guo Xuan in advance, but considering that there was already a mustard between the two, he couldn't pull it off for a while. In case Guo Xuan refuses to cooperate, won't he end up with a handle in his hands in vain? What's more, he underestimated Guo Xuan's pride and unruliness, thinking that if he was humiliated first, Guo Xuan would bow his head and confess, but he was unexpectedly defeated by Guo Xuan in public!
After being imprisoned in the Xifeng concentration camp, on the first day, Guo Xuan changed into his coat and dug a canal with other prisoners for a day. After dinner, the guard who got the news came over behind the other people's backs and asked him if he needed to bring a message to the people outside and send some daily necessities, he could help. Guo Xuan coldly refused: "No need, it's good here." ”
The next day he started digging the ditch again, and after just an hour, the guard told him to stop digging the ditch and go to the kitchen to help. Under the envious gaze of the other prisoners, Guo Xuan came to the kitchen, washed the radishes for a day, and his hands were wrinkled and white from the blisters. In the evening, the warden called him to the office: "Guo ...... Director, someone from outside is coming to see you. ”
"I don't have any relatives and I don't want to see anyone. I am a repeat offender, please don't delay me from reflecting. ”
On the third day, the guards told him not to go to work anymore, so he reflected in the cell and memorized the prison rules. He obediently memorized it for a day, memorizing more than sixty rules that were long and boring. The guards did not come to check. The food in the Xifeng concentration camp was not enough, not to mention, the quality was even worse, and every day it was moldy rice mixed with stones, rat droppings, straw and other miscellaneous items, and the vegetables were only salty and bitter pickled radish. Guo Xuan picked up the bowl and ate it, never saying that it was not enough, nor did he say anything that was difficult to swallow.
At 22 o'clock in the evening, when it was time to go to bed, Guo Xuan was suddenly called out by the guards and taken to a room with the "Prison Director's Office" sign hanging at the door of a concentration camp office building. There are telephones and newspapers in the room, and there are office supplies such as paper cutters and essays on the desk, and no one seems to suspect that Guo Xuan, a prisoner, will steal and use these things. Guo Xuan sat on the sofa for a while, flipped through a few newspapers, and no one said anything.
The wall clock on the wall reminded Guo Xuan that it was about to be twelve o'clock in the morning, he stood up and walked a few steps, shook the thermos on the coffee table with his hand, it was full, and refilled himself with another cup of tea. Before he could drink, the office door opened, and a middle-aged man with a middle-to-upper average build and a long face walked in. Guo Xuan hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand and stood upright. The person who came was the head of the military commander's family - Dai Li, Dai Boss.
Dai Lian waved his hand and ordered the others to retreat. looked at Guo Xuan and didn't speak. Guo Xuan was uncomfortable, and said with a smile: "Boss, it's so late, why are you here?" Subordinate......"
"I can't do it if I don't come, there is such a subordinate like you who understands righteousness and works hard."
In the face of Dai Li, Guo Xuan has always been like a Mengtong seeing a strict teacher, and he did not dare to be disrespectful in the slightest, and he did not dare to acquiesce in the eight words of "deep understanding of righteousness, hard work and resentment" no matter what: "Boss Dai is angry." ”
Dai Li sighed and said, "I heard that you are safe here, and you are very prepared to live here for a long time. Who are you angry with? ”
"I didn't dare to be angry, my subordinates ...... Subordinate...... Wrong" Guo Xuan admitted his mistake with great difficulty.
"What's wrong?"
Guo Xuan stole a glance at Dai Li's face and replied, "The subordinates are incompetent and have not completed the stabbing plan, and they deserve death." It is also improper to decide to rescue Stationmaster Zhou Chengbin without following the order. ”
"That's all? Don't skeeze for the heavy. ”
Guo Xuan had no choice but to admit his mistake against his will: "There are still ...... Confronting the chief in front of him is even more of a crime. ”
"Humph! So you still know that there is a difference between up and down? Qi Wuna, there are his difficulties, and you also have your grievances. But in front of so many people, you put him in the army, have you thought about it, if you don't deal with you strictly, how will he control his subordinates in the future? ”
No matter how big the grievance is, someone knows that this person is still a chief he has always respected, and it is not a grievance, right? "Yes, the subordinates should be damned, please ask the boss to follow the law of the family."
Dai Lian eased his color a little and said, "You probably don't know yet, right? Sun Wenkai sent a telegram offering to take full responsibility for the failure of the Mangspur plan. In fact, I know that not only you, but also Sun Wenkai, as well as other comrades in Shanghai Station, have done your best. ”
Hearing this, Guo Xuan was quite moved: "Boss Dai's words, his subordinates have no place to be ashamed. Always subordinates and other people are incompetent, and they live up to the trust and cultivation of the boss. ”
"Alas, Guo Xuan, you are my confidant who appreciates and relies on, and sometimes, you not only have to share the work for me, but also for me. The Sino-Japanese war is a protracted war, and I will not cut off my arms because of a temporary victory or defeat, but you can't be proud of your talents and disrespect your superiors, right? ”
Guo Xuan secretly said in his heart: That's true, Mao Renfeng is aggressive, but he is also at fault. Since you are ready to be this scapegoat and slander the chief, why bother? replied sincerely: "If Boss Dai doesn't give up on foolishness, he is willing to give his subordinates another chance to serve the country, and his subordinates will go to make amends to Mr. Mao tomorrow." Boss, his subordinates must take this as a warning in the future, work hard, be a low-key person, and never dare to violate military law and family rules again. ”
"Okay, the position of the deputy director of the Chinese side of the Sino-US Special Technical Cooperation Office has been vacant for a long time, do a good job, don't lose my face in front of the Americans."
That night, Guo Xuan returned to his cell in the Xifeng concentration camp. The next day, the guards offered to bring paper and pens. Guo Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground, wrote a sincere "Letter of Repentance" and a letter asking Mao Renfeng to meet him, and handed it to the guards after writing. Another day passed, and just after dawn, Guo Xuan was taken out of the concentration camp and came to the headquarters of the Military Command Bureau. In the courtyard, one of Mao Renfeng's secretaries greeted him, looked up and down a few times, and said, "I'm Mr. Mao's secretary, open the handcuffs for him, hand them over to me, and you can go back." ”
Several guards hurriedly complied and left. The secretary who Guo Xuan didn't know called him by name with an expressionless face: "Guo Xuan, Mr. Mao is attending the office meeting of the Telecommunications Department, and you are waiting here." Do not move around without permission. Come on, you two look at him. ”
Guo Xuan, who was wearing a prison uniform, was hung in the courtyard for public display. Before Guo Xuan went to Shanghai, he was the deputy director of the telecommunications department of the bureau headquarters. The participants were either his former colleagues or his former subordinate students, which was clearly intended to humiliate. But the shape is stronger than people, he doesn't bow his head, Mao Renfeng has no steps down, is he really going to die in prison?
After standing in the courtyard for two hours, when it was time for lunch, many people walked out of the office building, and when they saw this scene, people who knew each other had to pretend not to see it and avoided the road one after another. People I don't know are talking strangely. Guo Xuan pretended not to see or hear. After another hour or so, Mao Renfeng walked out surrounded by seven or eight directors of the Telecommunications Department.
Guo Xuan took a few steps forward, stood in front of Mao Renfeng, and gave a military salute: "Mr. Mao, my subordinates have been deeply introspecting for a few days, and they know that their sins are unforgivable." Thanks to Mr. Mao's generosity, today I can give my subordinates a chance to ask for guilt in person. Everyone was reluctant to get involved in this embarrassing scene, and they couldn't go far, so they had to take a few steps back and watch silently.
Mao Renfeng sneered: "What's wrong with you? ”
"Mr. Mao has repeatedly ordered the Shanghai station to implement the stabbing plan, but the stationmaster Zhou was injured and resigned, and his subordinates were only shallow in their studies and failed to complete the tasks you assigned, resulting in the undercover agents hidden in the bureau headquarters are still at large. He is also arrogant, acting without permission, and does not listen to orders. After returning to Chongqing, he was even more speechless and collided with the chief. In the past few days, I have been reflecting on it and feeling deeply ashamed, and I implore Mr. Mao to open up the net, save his subordinates' lives, and give his subordinates a chance to make meritorious contributions. Guo Xuan took the initiative to take the responsibility for the leakage of the Zaoyi Battle on himself, but he deliberately picked up Zhou Chengbin's responsibility in his words.
Mao Renfeng sighed, waved his hand and ordered his other subordinates to take a few steps back, and then said: "Guo Xuan, you deliberately disobeyed the order first, although you successfully rescued Stationmaster Zhou, but as soon as this wind opens, who will be restrained in the future?" Wouldn't the group be chaotic? Military affairs, how can you gamble on luck with luck? If Eighty-Six is exposed as a result, will you be able to afford it? It can be said that the merit is not worth it; After a wrong move, resulting in the failure of the spur plan, failed to find out the undercover agent of the bureau headquarters, endless troubles, two crimes are punished together, even if the execution is not an exaggeration, the country is difficult to remember, talent is rare, you sincerely repent, before it was not without hard work, for the time being, let you go, allow you to wear the crime and make meritorious service, from now on, you must strictly abide by military discipline and family law, if you commit again, you will not be spared! ”
Guo Xuan replied with a look of sincere fear: "Mr. Xie Mao is magnanimous, Mr. Mao's subordinates will never forget, and they will never dare to commit it again in the future. ”
Mao Renfeng stretched out his hand and patted Guo Xuan's shoulder and said, "Guo Xuan, I don't want to do this, but military law and family law, the law is clear, and it is a last resort." Come to someone, take Director Guo to change clothes. Guo Xuan, I will set up a family banquet for you in the evening. Then he turned his head and said to several directors of the telecommunications department behind him: "Even if I have been invited, you will accompany me together." ”
Two days later, the results of the failed plan came out: Sun Wenkai was directly responsible as a special commissioner, and his military rank was demoted from colonel to lieutenant colonel, and he was demoted to the captain of the third column of the Loyal National Salvation Army. Li Zhiyong, the former captain, was transferred to the deputy station manager of Shanghai Station. Guo Xuan bears leadership responsibility, reports the overall situation leniently, demerits are recorded, and confinement for 10 days for introspection. He was transferred to the post of deputy director of the Chinese side of the Sino-US Special Technical Cooperation Office, and his military rank was also demoted from colonel to lieutenant colonel.
This novel is from the Book King