Cars race along the spacious streets of the capital.
We arrived at the western suburbs.
The winding and undulating mountains in the west of Beijing are majestic under the sunshine, with spring colors like black and the mountains and rivers are picturesque.
The fields are covered with dry bushes.
Li Aiguo sat in the back seat and looked at the bleak scene outside the window, feeling a little uneasy.
This is a wilderness, perfect for digging holes and burying people.
"Leader, if we shoot people now, do we still have to go through the procedures?"
"Shoot people? Ah, you misunderstood."
Sitting in the passenger seat Director Zhang seemed to notice Li Aiguo's worry. He hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Don't worry, we have reported it to the relevant departments."
Li Aiguo, the relevant department, immediately understood and removed his hands from his waist. When I got down, I felt much calmer.
The car drove on the road for a while, then went off a small road, and drove along the winding road for a full twenty minutes. The surrounding villages became more and more sparse, and finally came to the foot of a hillside.
It is said to be a hillside, but it is actually almost like a hill. It is very steep. There is only one road that can accommodate large trucks leading to the top of the mountain.
The car stopped steadily at the foot of the hillside.
"Comrade Patriot, we are here. You can only go up the mountain alone. I will wait for you here."
Director Zhang got out of the car and opened the door.
There were no gates or buildings around. Just when Li Aiguo was confused, a black car drove down the hillside and stopped steadily in front of him.
A middle-aged man in a coat stepped out of the car with two armed soldiers.
The middle-aged man stretched out his hand from a long distance and said enthusiastically: "This is Comrade Li Aiguo from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. Welcome, welcome."
"I am Li Aiguo, and you are ." Li Aiguo held the middle-aged man's hand tightly.
The palms are delicate and there are no calluses on the joints. However, there are traces of pen grinding on the middle finger. It seems that this person is an intellectual.
"Let's get in the car and talk." The middle-aged man looked at Director Zhang deeply, the vigilance in his eyes undisguised.
Hey guys, the confidentiality standards here are too high.
Li Aiguo also became interested and was about to follow the middle-aged man into the car.
"Comrade Patriot, this is an important place for scientific research. Visitors are not allowed to bring weapons, please forgive me." The middle-aged man stopped him.
Li Aiguo took out a pistol from his waist and handed it to the soldier next to him. He took out a dagger from his boot and handed it over. Then he bent down and took off his boot, and pulled out a steel awl from the bottom of the boot.
Looking at the bright steel cone, the middle-aged man's face turned a little livid.
"Comrade Patriot, you have many weapons."
"There is no way, there are everyone on the train, we can't be careful." Li Aiguo bent down again.
The middle-aged man was surprised: "There is more?"
Li Aiguo: "."
He tied his shoelaces silently, stood up and said, "It's time to go."
The two soldiers originally thought they were harmless, but now they became cautious and took the initiative to help open the car door.
The middle-aged man sat in the back seat with Li Aiguo. When the car started and drove away from Director Zhang's car, he said slowly: "Comrade Patriot, welcome to the Fifth Academy of National Defense. I It’s researcher Xu Lanru, you can call me Lao Xu.”
Li Aiguo of the Fifth Academy of National Defense seems to have heard this name from a farmer. It seems that it is a top-secret unit that studies rockets. It is even more confidential than those military factories and is a national treasure. A big chunk.
It’s just that the people here study rockets, so they don’t fit in with someone who drives a train.
On the other hand, this Xu Lanru’s name is somewhat familiar.
Li Aiguo’s eyes suddenly widened.
Isn’t Xu Lanru the expert who studied rockets with Mr. Qian and Mr. Xie?
It’s just that in later newspapers, Lao Xu was eighty or ninety years old.
At this time, Lao Xu was still a young man in his thirties, and he looked extremely handsome, so he didn't recognize him.
Xu Lanru is one of the few rocket experts in China these days.
Before liberation, he was selected by the Ordnance Administration to study military service at the Aberdeen Ordnance School in the United States.
I once had an in-depth understanding of the structure of the V-2 rocket and several large artillery shells and rockets at the Aberdeen Proving Ground Exhibition Hall, and later designed a rotationally stabilized rocket.
It’s just that Xu Lanru is a rocket expert, why did he go to the foot of the mountain to greet him?
With doubts, Li Aiguo took a car to the Fifth Academy of National Defense.
The Fifth Academy of National Defense occupies the entire top of the hillside, and patrolling soldiers can be seen from time to time.
The yard is not too big, with only two I-shaped buildings on the east and west sides.
The confidentiality requirements in the courtyard are extremely strict. The entire courtyard is divided into several areas. Each area is equipped with guards, and collusion between areas is not allowed.
Each district has its own pass. The pass for District A cannot go to District B, and the pass for District B cannot go to District A.
It is difficult to get into the hospital, and it is also difficult to get out of the hospital.
Even Xu Lanru couldn't bring the car directly into the yard. After getting out of the car, he took out a bronze medal from his pocket and handed it to the doorman.
After checking the identity according to the code on the bronze medal, the guard hung up the phone to the hospital and then opened the small door.
When Li Aiguo passed by the small gate, he was keenly aware that there was a shooting hole on the second floor of the gate post. The black barrel of the gun in the shooting hole was facing here.
It can be expected that if you dare to break in, you will definitely be beaten into a sieve.
This place can be regarded as one of the more tightly guarded places in the capital.
“Comrade Patriot, this way.”
Following Xu Lanru and walking inside, Li Aiguo discovered that there are many classrooms in the Institute, and there are security guards standing guard in each classroom.
“The students inside are all staff members of the Fifth Academy.”
After hearing Xu Lanru’s explanation, Li Aiguo felt queasy in his heart.
There is a shortage of rocket design talents in China these days, so we can only adopt this method of learning and researching at the same time.
Just after walking two steps, the bell rang in the courtyard. The students were out of class. Suddenly, there was a quarrel in a classroom.
"Zhang Dongshan, why are you missing a notebook? Did you hide it? Hand it over quickly."
The roar covered up the noise of the students and echoed in the small courtyard.
Hearing this, Xu Lanru muttered in a low voice: "Something happened again. These guys are very capable of learning, but their organizational discipline is very poor." He quickly ran towards the classroom.
Li Aiguo followed closely behind.
It’s not that Li Aiguo likes to join in the fun.
But this compound is "intensely dense with agencies". If no one is there to guide them, they might be shot at at gunpoint later.
The classroom is an old-fashioned tile-roofed building. The blue brick walls are lined with cement and coal ash to serve as blackboards. There are several rows of desks built with doors on the ground.
The students’ textbooks are in Russian and are neatly placed on the desks.
A teacher in a gray tunic suit was angry with a young man.
"Zhang Dongshan, do you know that your behavior has violated discipline?"
The young man lowered his head and remained silent.
The teacher wanted to get angry, but when he saw Xu Lanru coming in, he said angrily: "Expert Xu, you came just in time. This student from your second department hid the textbook secretly. If you don't give me an explanation today, I will just I can report this to the disciplinary office."
Xu Lanru said with a smile: "Lao Wang, don't be angry, it's just a child, wait until I ask what's going on."
Xu Lanru is a returned expert and has won the trust of Dean Qian in the fifth hospital. The teacher also gave him some respect and sat on the chair angrily.
Xu Lanru walked up to the middle-aged man and asked in a deep voice: "Zhang Dongshan, what's going on? Why are you hiding the textbooks?" Zhang Dongshan was thin and had a hint of stubbornness on his face.
"Director, I think our regulations are unreasonable."
"Oh, why are they unreasonable?"
"We are learning There are no teaching materials and no handouts. The teacher can only speak on the podium and we can listen below; the teacher can write on the blackboard and we can take notes below. ”
Zhang Dongshan was a little timid at first, but when he saw that Xu Lanru didn't stop him, he became more and more courageous.
"Teacher Wang and the others have just learned from Lao Maozi with the first battalion that now is sold on the spot.
Some of them were forced to put the ducks on the shelves and walked to the podium before they had fully understood it. .
We didn’t understand the content at all.
We just wanted to review our homework after class.
However, according to our regulations, the only thing we did was to do it. The notebooks studied in class are kept confidential and are sent to the confidentiality room after class.
Everyone said that this is called asking the horse not to eat grass and telling the horse to run fast. "< br>
Good guy, I even have to take back my notebook. The confidentiality measures are really strict, Li Aiguo sneered.
The students also expressed their support for Zhang Dongshan, and the scene became lively.
Xu Lanru knew this situation well and could only explain patiently.
"I know our conditions are poor and it's hard for everyone to study, but have you ever thought about the consequences if these notes are circulated?"
The classroom suddenly became quiet, and all the students were confused. Silenced.
Xu Lanru looked around and continued: "The imperialists are determined to destroy us. As long as we reveal any flaws, they will pounce on us like tigers and wolves. So the string of confidentiality in our minds must be pulled. It has to be tight.”
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the students who were still aggressive just now suddenly dimmed.
A trace of shame also appeared on Zhang Dongshan’s face.
Those who are able to enter this kind of unit have ideological awareness far beyond that of ordinary people. They are just young people who are so energetic that they get carried away for a moment.
Xu Lanru patted Zhang Dongshan's shoulder gently: "I understand that you love learning, and I support it, but due to the particularity of our research, the red line of confidentiality must not be broken."
"I realized my mistake."
Zhang Dongshan was also angry for a moment. Now thinking about how much damage would be caused if the secret was leaked, a chill ran down his back.
Zhang Dongshan took out a notebook from under the chair and wanted to hand it to the teacher, but the teacher still seemed angry and did not reach out to take it.
Xu Lanru looked at the teacher again: "Lao Wang, these children are here to study. Now that the notebooks have been recovered, there is no need to go online."
"Expert Xu, don't worry, I You're a teacher, how can you argue with your own students?" The teacher smiled awkwardly and reached out to take the notebook.
Li Aiguo watched it frequently.
Xu Lanru handles things in a reasonable and well-founded manner. He not only takes care of the teacher's face, but also protects the students. He is a rare talent.
After a storm that could destroy a student disappeared.
Xu Lanru then took Li Aiguo to an office deep in the fifth courtyard.
This is said to be an office, but in fact there are faint traces of lime on the wall at the door, and there seems to be the word "canteen" on it.
The conditions in the Fifth Hospital are really difficult.
Xu Lanru knocked on the dilapidated door covered with rain stains, and whispered: "Dean Qian, Comrade Li Aiguo is here."
Dean Qian? ? Li Aiguo was shocked and excited. Could it be that Dean Qian who studies the Rockets is...
At this time, the door creaked and someone pushed it open from the inside.
The person who appeared at the door was a familiar face that Li Aiguo had seen on TV and newspapers.
Wearing a gray tunic suit and a Mediterranean hairstyle unique to later generations of programmers, he looked at Li Aiguo with warm and sharp eyes.
"Comrade Patriot, welcome to our fifth hospital. I would like to correct something Comrade Xu said here. I am just the vice president, not the president."
Li Aiguo's words Only then did I remember that Mr. Qian's resume said, "He once served as the president and vice president of the Fifth Academy of National Defense."
Everyone else goes from deputy to deputy, but only Qian always goes from deputy to deputy.
Have you been demoted?
Actually not.
After the establishment of the Fifth Academy, Mr. Qian served as the dean.
However, there were too many trivial matters to deal with in his full-time job. Mr. Qian felt that it was affecting his scientific research work, so he insisted on being demoted to a deputy position. From then on, he held only deputy positions.
"Hello, Vice President Qian, I am Li Aiguo, the train driver. I deeply admire you for your ability to break through the obstacles to return to your home and work hard to build your own home!"
Putting your feet together, Li Aiguo raised his head. He raised his right hand and saluted Mr. Qian with a standard military salute.
"Comrade Patriot, I also want to thank you." Mr. Qian firmly held Li Aiguo's hands and brought him into the office.
In addition to bookshelves, there is only a desk and a few chairs in the office.
Mr. Qian let Li Aiguo sit on the chair, turned around and took out a certificate of award from the drawer, and handed it over solemnly.
"Comrade Patriot, in recognition of your contribution to our Fifth Academy, on behalf of the Fifth Academy, I award you the Outstanding Contribution Award."
Xu Lanruo introduced: "Comrade Patriot, this is The first certificate issued by our fifth academy to the outside world.”
The originally ordinary certificate now seems to weigh a thousand pounds.
Li Aiguo looked down and saw that there were only a few words "Outstanding Contribution Award" on the certificate, with the signatures and seals of Dean Liu and Mr. Qian underneath.
"This certificate should be handed over to us for safekeeping for the time being. Maybe it will be returned to you in ten years." Xu Lanruo also felt a little embarrassed.
I just gave out a certificate and now I have to ask for it back, which seems a bit too much.
He explained in a low voice: "The situation of our Fifth Academy is quite special, I hope you can understand."
Of course Li Aiguo understands that the experts from the Fifth Academy are still in a state of anonymity.
These experts, researchers, and students have devoted their youth to the development of rocket missiles. They are the real unsung heroes.
In the rocky soil of Ligen Mountain, the branches and leaves are lush and green.
Don’t compete with the flowers for their beauty, give silently without seeking fame.
Swaying for a lifetime but still strong, born with a steel frame to withstand the strong wind.
The heroic color only appears in late autumn, when the wind and frost batter the leaves even more red.
Li Aiguo reluctantly handed the certificate back, sighing in his heart. It would take at least forty or fifty years for this certificate to appear in public.
Just why should I give him a certificate?
"Mr. Qian. Ahem, Dean Qian, I'm just a train driver, why did I win the award?"
Li Aiguo believed that this kind of certificate of award was written by Mr. Qian himself, and there was Liu from the Fifth Academy of Sciences on it. The certificate signed by the dean is definitely different from the kindergarten's eating star certificate.
"This matter should have been kept secret from you, but I didn't expect your confidentiality level to be so high." Qian Lao said half of it, but also felt a little confused.
After the Fifth Academy decided to award Li Aiguo a certificate, they originally planned to notify him verbally, saying, "You have won the award, but you can't see the certificate now. It's all you know about it."
As a result, the Fifth Academy applied for Li Aiguo’s confidentiality level with relevant units.
I found that his confidentiality level was similar to that of Dean Qian, only one level lower than Dean Liu. In some special fields, Li Aiguo's confidentiality level was even higher.
This is not an ordinary train driver.
Mr. Qian considered that his contribution this time was too great, so he sent someone to invite Li Aiguo to the fifth courtyard.
"According to your confidentiality level, you can understand these things. Come with me and you will understand later."
Mr. Qian led Li Aiguo towards the small courtyard next door. , after layers of inspections, finally arrived at a warehouse.
(End of this chapter)