Wuhan is an ancient city, but unlike Jingcheng or Xijian, it was once the capital.
It has never become the center of political culture. It has been a commercial city since ancient times.
But it is not like the Magic City, Yangcheng, and Jincheng, which were invaded by foreign winds several times before liberation.
So Wuhan is a real local commercial city.
It is mixed with the commercial vulgarity that permeates the market, giving people a particularly rustic feeling.
The ultimate form of folk custom is a strong sense of self-confidence.
Especially with the blessing of the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River Bridge, Wuhan people are full of masculinity.
They are bold and straightforward, speaking in a high-pitched and martial voice, quite like the northerners.
The sun was shining brightly in Wuhan at the end of October.
The streets are full of people coming and going, filled with loud shouts, but there is no irritation at all. Instead, it makes people feel that the place is full of peaceful life atmosphere.
It makes people feel like the life of real big city people should be like this.
But, is there anything in the world that should be like this?
No one noticed that behind the unique peace of this big city, a large net was quietly passing through the crowd and spreading out towards a large courtyard.
Wuhan, like many big cities in China these days, has various large courtyards.
They use cramped space to provide a place called home for hard-working workers.
In a large courtyard located on Wusheng Road in Hankou, the old woman and the young daughter-in-law were sitting in the shade of the trees holding cattail fans to enjoy the cool air.
The half-grown children were not afraid of the heat. They pushed the iron hoops and ran around the courtyard.
The iron ring made of bent steel bars is the most magical toy in the eyes of children. It rolls on the ground with a clanking sound, and a group of children follow behind and shout.
Suddenly, the iron ring was picked up by a big hand.
The child raised his head, wiped his nose, looked at the burly young man, and asked timidly: "Uncle, do you also want to play with hoops?"
"I want to play, can you lend it to me for a while?" Zhou Wenzhong saw the child's cuteness and became childlike, and said with a smile.
"This is mine. If you want to play with it, go home and ask your dad to bend one for you."
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Seeing Zhou Wenzhong deflated, Chen Dongsheng Almost laughed out loud.
Underground work, so that’s how it works.
A scolding sound came from the distance: "Xiao Tudou, why are you so rude."
Aunt Zhang from the courtyard came over and pulled Xiao Tudou behind her.
Seeing the street office clerk standing behind Zhou Wenzhong and Chen Dongsheng, he quickly said: "Comrade, this kid is ignorant, please don't mind."
"It's okay, Tie The ring is too expensive, my request is too much." Zhou Wenzhong was teased by the children and felt a little embarrassed.
Especially when he knew that Li Aiguo and Lao Mao were watching not far away.
It's a shame that he survived the hail of bullets unscathed and was taken care of by a kid.
The sub-district office officer knew the situation in the compound very well. He stepped forward and pointed at Zhou Wenzhong and Chen Dongsheng to introduce them.
“Aunt Zhang, these two comrades from Huangshi who came to participate in the construction of the Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River, the dormitory over Heinihu Lake is full.
There happen to be two rooms in your compound. If there is a vacant house, let them live here first.”
[After the founding of New China, the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission was established in February 1950 to begin comprehensive management of the Yangtze River.
In 1955, the Yangtze River Basin planning and Three Gorges Project survey, scientific research and planning work began to be comprehensively carried out.
An agency unit called the Yangtze River Basin Planning Office was established.
Workers and technicians from all over the country gathered in Wuhan.
These people generally live in Liujiamiao, northeast of Hankou.
That is the passage into Hankou, and there are frequent battles.
Before liberation, the civilian army and the Qing army fought a big battle here. Blood flowed into the river and dyed the land black and red. People also called this area Heini Lake.
Due to too many people, Heinihu’s dormitory cannot accommodate them, so some workers and technicians are often assigned to live in various compounds in Wuhan. 】
Because the property rights of the compound belong to the neighborhood office and major factories, the so-called residents can only be regarded as tenants, so the residents in the compound will not object.
What's more, supporting the management of the Yangtze River is an honor for the residents of the compound.
The only thing that caught their attention was that Chen Dongsheng was carrying a huge iron box in his hand.
“This is a hydrological detection device.” Seeing Chen Dongsheng standing there stupidly, Zhou Wenzhong smiled and explained for him.
It is reasonable and reasonable for technicians participating in the construction of the Yangtze Three Gorges Project to carry hydrological monitoring devices with them, and no one doubts it.
Aunt Zhang and the old ladies and young wives seemed very active, and the house was quickly sorted out.
Zhou Wenzhong pointed to the room next door and asked with a smile: "Aunt Zhang, why did this family have the red word "Happy" on their door? Did they just get married?"
"It's Chen Zhongpu. I'm not married yet, but I'm getting married soon.
If you don't move out then, you might be able to have a wedding banquet.
The Zhongpuna kid is a sensible person. "
"That's great, I like to join in the fun the most. ”
There were two wooden beds in a room, and the old cat gave some daily necessities and the like and placed them in the room.
In a short time, the room looked like an ordinary There was no difference in the dormitory.
On the pretext of having to work the night shift, Zhou Wenzhong invited the enthusiastic aunts out.
At this time, a young man wearing a power bureau worker's uniform appeared. Wearing cotton masks, he walked in from the outside with two electric workers. He had a canvas bag on his shoulder with the words "Water and Electricity Company 13" on it.
No street. According to the introduction of the comrade at the office, Aunt Wang knew that they were workers from the Electric Power Bureau.
Looking at the large plate of wires, she asked with a smile: "Where are the electricity? ”
"Yes, in order to create high-quality living conditions for the comrades who support us, our bureau decided to turn on the electricity first.
But don't worry, we will calculate the electricity bill based on the number of light bulbs and will not leave you. The main power of the compound."
Li Aiguo replied in standard Mandarin.
“Hey, little comrade. From what you said, they have come all the way to help us transform the Yangtze River.
If we don’t want to use our little electricity, that wouldn’t be too stingy. ”
“Yes, yes”
People who do special work don’t like to meet these enthusiastic residents. Not only will they waste time, but they may also reveal flaws in their words.
Fortunately, there was a clerk from the street office nearby, who invited the old women and young wives out on the grounds that they would not affect the work of the master workers.
Li Aiguo then led two workers into the house.
After showing his ID in accordance with the prescribed procedures, counting the number of light bulbs, he officially started working.
Li Aiguo looked up and down the room and frowned.
“The wires in this house are too old and prone to fire accidents. Let’s take advantage of this time to replace the wires.”
“Doesn’t it cost money?” Photography Reporter Chen Dongsheng recited his lines stiffly.
"No, this is a public facility. Our electric power bureau will replace the wires for free." Li Aiguo said loudly and winked at the two workers.
Two workers took out the wires they had prepared and carried a ladder. They pulled out a wire from the transformer at the street corner and led it straight into the dormitory.
After pulling the wires, Li Aiguo closed the door on the grounds of checking whether the circuit was leaking.
Chen Dongsheng hurriedly took out the camera.
He seemed a little nervous. In his hurry, he almost touched the box containing the camera to the ground.
Huh.
Chen Dongsheng felt his sweat pores bursting and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
With quick eyes and quick hands, Li Aiguo reached out to hold the box firmly and put it back on the table.
Seeing that the valuable camera did not fall, a trace of blood appeared on Chen Dongsheng's frightened pale face.
He took a deep look at Li Aiguo.
This comrade looks young and moves so quickly. No wonder he can become the leader of the investigation team.
"Old Chen, you are a brave warrior, don't be afraid!" Li Aiguo patted Chen Dongsheng heavily on the shoulder.
Chen Dongsheng has also experienced a hail of bullets, but it is just his first time doing this kind of "undercover" work that makes him nervous.
Hearing this, he took a deep breath and calmed down.
He took out the camera and began to assemble it.
As a photography enthusiast, Li Aiguo has seen countless photography equipment.
He was very interested in the cameras of this era. He looked at them carefully and took a deep breath.
There are actually three lenses in front of this thing!
The three lenses rely on each other to form a powerful and domineering Yuba three-shot.
Yes, there are three prototype lenses in a circle, and the base outside is also a prototype.
This is the three-shot bathroom heater!
Who would have thought that Yuba Sanshe, which was so proud of later generations, had appeared decades ago.
Xu noticed that Li Aiguo was interested in the camera. Chen Dongsheng introduced it while assembling it: "This thing was shipped from Lao Maozi before liberation. It has a resounding name, called a three-eye camera. , it is considered a high-end photographic equipment by Lao Maozi. ”
Three-eye camera. Lao Maozi is not particular about the name.
It’s just that Lao Maozi is a little stupid. If he applies for a design patent, the fruit mobile phone company in the future will have to pay a large amount of patent fees.
The three-eye camera is large and has a built-in film. The installation process is relatively complicated. With the help of Li Aiguo, it took Chen Dongsheng more than ten minutes to complete the assembly.
Seeing that the three-eye camera was installed, Li Aiguo connected the wires he had just pulled in to the camera through the plug-in board.
As the indicator light turned on, the sound of film rolling came from the camera, and the light bulb hanging on the roof dimmed twice, and then brightened again.
Li Aiguo also breathed a sigh of relief.
This thing requires 3000 watts of electricity to operate.
In later generations, it was the power of an air conditioner, but in this day and age, if you dare to connect it directly to the compound's line, the line load will be too large and you will have to burn it.
That’s why we go to a lot of trouble to connect a separate line of electricity from the transformer on the street.
After the arrangements were made, the street office clerk appeared again at the right time and said with a smile: "Comrade electrician, the circuits in the compound are old and prone to fires. You are all here, otherwise there will be a fire." Please help the residents check the lines."
"It is our responsibility to ensure the safety of users," Li Aiguo agreed.
Checking the wiring is no different from free physical examination. When the residents learned that the wiring in the house was to be checked, they all welcomed it with hands.
Li Aiguo took two electricians and checked the wiring from house to house.
Because the wiring in the house is very simple these days, I didn’t spend too much time. After a while, I arrived at the door of the next door.
"It seems that this family is not at home. Is it appropriate for us to go in? Otherwise, let's forget it for today."
Seeing that Li Aiguo was unwilling to enter Chen Zhongpu's house for inspection, Aunt Zhang quickly said with a smile: "Comrade, this is Chen Zhongpu Home, it’s okay, just go in and check.”
“I’m not at home.” Li Aiguo looked embarrassed and pretended to be a lazy man.
“Comrade, with Director Zhang from the street office here and us here, Chen Zhongpu will not cause trouble even if he comes back.”
The houses in the compound are connected together. , if the electrical wiring in Chen Zhongpu's house catches fire, it will burn to the next door within a few minutes.
Just kidding, in the past when I asked an electrician to check the wiring, I would have to ask my grandfather to tell my grandma. Today I have a good opportunity, how can I let it go?
Under Aunt Zhang’s repeated entreaties, Li Aiguo reluctantly nodded.
Aunt Zhang was not interested in circuits. Seeing that the young worker had been fooled, she immediately went to chat with the old sisters.
Li Aiguo winked at the two workers and asked them to guard the door.
He reached out and touched the crack in the door with his fingers, frowning slightly, and pulled out a piece of hair from the crack in the door.
The electrical worker handed over the envelope in time. After putting his hair into the envelope, Li Aiguo stretched out his fingers and touched the crack in the door again. This time he didn't touch anything.
The door opened, and Li Aiguo did not go in immediately. Instead, he lowered his head and squinted towards the threshold.
Sure enough, I saw a piece of quicklime behind the threshold.
Li Aiguo winked at the electric worker Xiao Zhao.
Xiao Zhao stepped forward and left his footprints on the quicklime.
Li Aiguo then crossed the threshold and entered the house. The room is very clean, the tables, chairs and benches are arranged neatly. The tables are mostly filled with books borrowed from Xinhua Bookstore. The walls are covered with yellowed newspapers and picture frames are hung
It looks ordinary. The residents’ homes are no different.
The only difference is that the inner room and the outer room are separated by a partition inlaid with glass.
The room in the middle of the partition was locked with a big iron lock.
The door of the house is closed, hiding all the secrets, which really makes people feel itchy.
The big iron lock is a new lock, with black paint on the surface and an attractive sheen.
There is no one outside now, and there are two comrades standing guard. Li Aiguo could have used a piece of iron wire to break the iron lock, but he did not do that.
As if Li Aiguo had not seen the iron lock, his eyes slid over the wall, looking for a suitable position, and then tapped twice on the wall.
A moment later, there was the sound of a hand drill drilling a hole from the other side of the wall, and a small hole large enough to accommodate the Yuba's three cameras appeared on the wall.
The location of the small hole is chosen very cleverly. If you don't pay attention, you won't be able to see it at all.
When drilling the hole, Zhou Wenzhong used a special soil drilling bit, and all the broken bricks and dust were carried to the next room by the drill bit.
After Li Aiguo saw nothing unusual, he turned around and leaned against the glass of the back room to look inside.
The position he chose this time was on the left side of the chest of drawers, near the end of the bed, where there happened to be a torn newspaper covering it.
"Five meters and thirty-two meters on the left, two meters and one height"
Li Aiguo visually checked the distance and position and reported the coordinates of the wall in the back room, and then started the drill again.
A moment later, a small hole quietly appeared at the designated location.
Chen Dongsheng set up the camera there, and there was no clue from the outside.
Li Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief.
As we all know, it is a difficult task to hide the camera lens.
Fortunately, the walls in the house are all broken these days, and I like to paste newspapers on the walls, so I can take advantage of this opportunity.
In future generations, if you encounter those latex paint walls, you will be blinded.
But when the time comes, a tiny camera will solve the problem.
HD 4K, the kind with wireless transmission.
Otherwise, how could there be so many top picks?
Ahem, don’t get me wrong, this is the first time for Li Aiguo to install a camera lens.
The stage for the reality show is set up.
Li Aiguo checked again and asked the comrade who had just stepped on the lime to step on a few footprints in the house along the direction of the wires.
"Okay, let's retreat."
Close the door, Li Aiguo threw his hair in front of the door in the direction, closed the door, and entered the next room.
Chen Dongsheng hid in the room and kept watching Li Aiguo's actions.
Curiosity asked: "Comrade, you have discovered that hair just now, why is it still on the ground casually?"
For this first underground mission, Some nervous photographers, Li Aiguo smiled and explained: "What is that hair for?"
"It is a safety net set up by the enemy to prevent someone from breaking into the house."
>Chen Dongsheng raised his hands and said.
Before liberation, he also received professional training, but he just didn't have the opportunity to fight in actual combat.
“Once the hair is found falling, the enemy will know that someone has broken into the house.”
Li Aiguo asked: “Then have we broken into the house?”
"." Chen Dongsheng thought about it carefully, his expression suddenly changed, and he felt horrified.
Checking electric wires is something that every household knows. If that hair is put back, it will definitely appear to be a cover-up, and Chen Zhongpu will also become suspicious.
"That's it, Driver Li, I was taught another lesson today." After Chen Dongsheng figured it out, he felt a sigh in his heart.
He just saw Li Aiguo acting very relaxedly, as if he was back at home. Who knew he noticed so many subtle things.
"In our industry, if you don't think carefully, you will bleed and die."
Li Aiguo patted Chen Dongsheng on the shoulder and said: "Old Chen, you are a talented person. I’m optimistic about you.”
“.”
Chen Dongsheng felt as if he was a poor student who was deceived by the teacher.
However, this feels really good.
"Don't worry, Driver Li, I will definitely be able to complete the mission successfully!" He puffed up his chest.
Zhou Wenzhong was decorating the house to disguise himself. Seeing this scene, he sighed and shook his head.
He can be considered an old man on the special front.
I have carried out separate missions several times and cracked enemy strongholds. It can be said that I have experienced hundreds of battles and has experienced a lot.
However, such a mission has never been carried out.
This mission seems very simple.
Chen Zhongpu has become a turtle in a urn, and it is difficult to escape even if he has wings.
The difficulty is very high.
They need to completely film Chen Zhongpu's crime method without disturbing Chen Zhongpu.
In this way, it will not attract the attention of surrounding residents.
After the commotion in Wuhan a while ago, the residents are very vigilant, and any negligence may cause all their efforts to be wasted.
What's more, it also needs to be filmed. The difficulty of the entire task has skyrocketed.
Thanks to Li Aiguo's precise layout, the hiding work was completed perfectly.
Now we are just waiting for the protagonist of the movie to appear in front of the camera.
After Li Aiguo finished making arrangements, he called an electrician to replace him.
This person's height and weight are very similar to him. After changing into his clothes and wearing a cotton gauze mask, there is no abnormality at all.
The three electrical workers carried the wire reels and the ladder out of the house, and walked out of the compound under the leadership of the street office clerk.
Aunt Zhang was chatting with the old ladies and young wives and said hello to them.
"Are you done?"
"You're done, we checked and there are no problems with the wiring in the compound. However, the weather is hot now, so I have to trouble you to remind the residents to pay attention to the safe use of electricity."
< br>An electrical worker said a few perfunctory words, turned around and left.
The courtyard fell into the calm of the past, and the leaves rustled in the breeze.
Evening.
The fire clouds in the sky are burning beautifully.
Chen Zhongpu walked in from outside the courtyard carrying an iron waist lunch box and humming a tune.
"Zhongpu, you brought back the leftovers from lunch. The treatment in your store is really good." Aunt Zhang raised her head and saw Chen Zhongpu and greeted him warmly.
"It's Aunt Zhang. I live alone and am too lazy to cook at night, so I just make do." Chen Zhongpu greeted the residents one by one.
The residents praised Chen Zhongpu for his ability to live a good life.
"Although this child is only a temporary worker now, the salary in the telecommunications repair shop is very high. He can get twenty-five yuan a month, and he is so frugal."
"If anyone marries him, it must be It’s a blessing.”
“Yes, it’s amazing that you can repair radios at such a young age.”
Faced with these compliments, Chen Zhongpu behaved like a shy young man. It was praised by those old ladies.
After he said hello, he was ready to leave.
Aunt Zhang suddenly remembered something and asked: "I saw you cooking rice this morning. Did you prepare rice yesterday? Is there any rice soup left?"
In Lao Wu In Han Dynasty, making rice refers specifically to draining rice.
When the rice is cooked until it is about seven or eight times cooked, drain the rice. When draining the rice, a basin is used on the bottom and a bamboo skip is placed on top.
The rice soup produced by draining the rice contains all the nutrients of the rice.
This is also a rarity.
To wash clothes and quilts, you need rice soup, starch it, and walk harder. At that time, neighbors were still asking for it.
“There’s a lot left, I’ll get it for you now.” Chen Zhongpu was very generous.
After arriving in the compound, the reason why Chen Zhongpu was able to quickly establish a good relationship with the residents in the compound was because he was generous enough.
After hearing this, Aunt Zhang thanked her repeatedly, went home, took an enamel basin, and followed Chen Zhongpu.
When he walked to the door of his house, Chen Zhongpu suddenly saw a figure moving in the room next door that had been vacant for a long time.
"Aunt Zhang, is this house occupied?" Chen Zhongpu stopped warily.
“I am a comrade who participated in the construction of the Three Gorges Project in the Yangtze River. I have no place to live, so the street office has temporarily placed him here.” Aunt Zhang said.
"Really?" Chen Zhongpu frowned slightly.
At this time, Zhou Wenzhong’s big and honest black face poked out of the window.
"I'm a neighbor, my name is Zhou Wenzhong. Please don't bother me more in the future."
"You're welcome."
There was no clue in his tone or expression. Chen Zhongpu nodded as a greeting.
He walked to the door, and instead of opening the door first, he stretched out his fingers with his left hand and hooked it in the crack of the door.
His movements were natural and he was covered by his body. Aunt Zhang standing behind could not see him at all.
My fingers swept across the gap, and I couldn't feel the hair. Chen Zhongpu's head instantly exploded, and a chill hit the back of his head from the soles of his feet.
Aunt Zhang saw Chen Zhongpu not opening the door and asked curiously, "Xiao Chen, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Zhongpu came to his senses and opened the door while pretending that nothing had happened. "Aunt Zhang, has anyone checked in our compound?"
"Check? That's not true." Aunt Zhang's words made Chen Zhongpu's heart rise to his throat.
But the next words made him put his heart back in his stomach.
“There was someone living next door, so the comrades from the Electric Power Bureau took advantage of the power outage to check the power supply in our compound door to door, saying it was to prevent fires.
You have also heard that in a compound on the next street, an electrical fire occurred and two houses were burned down. ”
“That’s right.”
Chen Zhongpu regained his composure, opened the door, and his eyes instantly fell on the hair.
The position of the hair is similar to that of natural hair.
His eyes moved forward and fell on the piece of quicklime. The edge of the footprints on the quicklime showed that it was a 45. Shoes with chemical soles are expensive and cannot be afforded by ordinary people. Because of their good insulation, they have become work shoes for electric workers. There were traces of quicklime on the lower part of the wire, but there were no traces on other places.
It seemed that he was too worried
Chen Zhongpu breathed a sigh of relief and came to the stove, picking up the stainless steel pot. Pour all the leftover rice soup to Aunt Zhang
"You kid, you are such a good person." Aunt Zhang was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear and left with the enamel basin in her hands.
The heavy wooden door blocked the sunlight from outside, plunging the house into darkness.
Chen Zhongpu did not turn on the light. He turned around and rummaged in the drawer for a while, and took out a flashlight.
Click, open it, the flashlight emits a light blue beam.
In the next room, the camera has been started, the turntable is rotating, and the 16mm film records his every move.
Zhou Wenzhong frowned as he looked at Chen Zhongpu through the camera: "What color is this guy's flashlight?"
"This is an ultraviolet lamp." Li Aiguo said slowly. road.
(End of this chapter)