Siheyuan: Becoming a cadre after graduating from technical secondary school

Three days later, the underground interrogation room of the Security Department of the Third Steel Rolling Mill was in a mess.

Liu Xiangqian really couldn't hold on any longer.

Although he didn't have any wounds on his body, his whole body was swollen and painful, his thighs were cramping, and he was hungry and cold. He drooled as he looked at the lunch boxes that the security guards had placed on the table.

How could he have imagined that after just a few days of living a carefree life, he would go from being a rich man to a prisoner.

"I confess, I confess. Give me something to eat. I haven't eaten or drunk anything for the whole day."

Xu Hongcan, deputy chief of the security department, tapped the table with his fingers, making a "bang bang" sound, and said lazily, "Go ahead."

Liu Xiangqian said reluctantly: "I took the parts, but I only took them once."

Xu Hongcan interrupted him by slapping the table with a "bang" and sneered, "It seems that some people are still not honest. Then they will starve for another day. I have never seen anyone who entered here and walked out intact."

As he said this, he was about to stand up, and the recorder next to him also cooperated and closed the notebook.

Liu Xiangqian immediately became anxious and shouted, "Leader, leader, I just stole some parts from the factory to sell, there's no need to make such a big fuss, right?"

Xu Hongcan pointed at Liu Xiangqian and sneered, "I think you won't give up until you see the rabbit, and you won't give up until you reach the Yellow River.

Let me remind you, kid, I came from the armed forces, and later I was injured and came to the steel mill security department. Before that, I was responsible for handling some things. Do you need me to help you steal some spare parts? "

Liu Xiangqian shuddered all over. He certainly knew what Xu Hongcan was talking about, but he also understood that if he got involved with spies, his family would be finished.

Xu Hongcan looked at Liu Xiangqian expressionlessly, and suddenly burst out laughing: "Look how scared you are.

With your guts, even if you are related to the spy, you are nothing more than an outsider who knows nothing. Do you think you will be shot? Bullets are worthless, right? "

"He really won't be shot?" Liu Xiangqian asked anxiously with a gleam in his eyes.

"I haven't promised you anything, but your wife seems to be pregnant. As long as you tell the truth and make amends for your crime, you might even see your child being born." Xu Hongcan said slowly.

Xu Hongcan's words, full of uncertainty, seemed to open a door of hope for Liu Xiangqian. He hesitated for a while and finally made up his mind.

"Leader, I'll tell you everything."

Xu Hongcan's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked seriously: "Do you know what parts you stole? Who are you going to give them to? How many people are there in total? How did you transport them out of the factory? Who is the contact person?"

Liu Xiangqian was a bachelor, and he quickly revealed everything he knew: "I am just a second-level blacksmith, and I don't know what the parts on the machine are.

There were six of us in total, three in the fitter workshop, two in the forging workshop, and one in the migrant worker team. My job was to steal the designated parts and then secretly bring them to the militiaman when he was on duty. He would then transport them out, and I could get 150 yuan a month.”

Xu Hongcan pondered for a moment and continued to ask: "Are you sure there are no omissions?"

"I really don't know anything else." Liu Xiangqian waved his hand helplessly and said, "If I knew anything else, I would definitely not hide it from you in order to gain merit."

Xu Hongcan thought so too and handed Liu Xiangqian a piece of white paper: "Write down everything you know."

Later, when Xu Hongcan was about to leave, he heard Liu Xiangqian ask anxiously, "Leader, can I really survive?"

Xu Hongcan sighed: "At least, I can live until your child is born."

He knew very well that Liu Xiangqian, as a direct participant, would definitely be sentenced to death. As for his parents, wife and children, they would most likely not escape the fate of being sent to reform.

Liu Xiangqian knew all this, but he still did it.

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Nearly a month later, Lin Zongxuan learned from Director Yang how deep the espionage incident was.

From the deputy factory director in charge of the workshop, to the senior fitter in the steel rolling mill, to the militia patrolling the factory, over a hundred people were directly or indirectly implicated in this incident within this month.

Among these people, there were direct participants as well as their friends and relatives. Those who should be arrested were arrested, and those who should be quarantined were quarantined. Even Director Yang was taken to a place for questioning for nearly three days.

Deputy Director Shen, who was in charge of the workshop where the accident occurred, was directly arrested by the police. It is said that he may face up to twenty years of labor reform.

There are also people who are implicated for no apparent reason.

For example, what surprised Lin Zongxuan was that the second uncle in the hospital, Liu Haizhong, was also arrested and isolated for half a month before being released, and then demoted three levels. When Lin Zongxuan saw him in the hospital, he felt that he had aged ten years in an instant, and he became timid and no longer had his former spirit.

It was a long time before Lin Zongxuan figured out that an apprentice that Second Uncle had taught was also implicated in the incident. He was found to have stolen parts from the factory and resold them. He was sentenced to three years of labor reform. Second Uncle was not strict in teaching his students, so he was beaten with thirty boards by the factory.

As for the Li family...

On the day when Section Chief Li was forced to retire from the factory early, only one person from the Purchasing Department went to see him off.

In fact, it's not that everyone is really like a fence-sitter, but as soon as the accident happened in the factory, you, Li Guohua, were taken away directly and were detained for two weeks before being released. Then you "retired early due to illness." In this kind of atmosphere, who would dare to contact you?

Lin Zongxuan supported Li Guohua all the way out of the factory, feeling extremely heavy in his heart.

In just one month, Li Guohua went from being a soldier in his prime to an ordinary old man in his twilight years who could not even walk steadily.

You can imagine how tormented and painful he is feeling right now!

The old man beside him seemed to sense Lin Zongxuan's emotions, smiled and patted his hands, and said: "We are colleagues, it's rare for you to come and see me off, but you don't have to worry about me."

"I am a member of the organization. In the not too distant past, I have crossed mountains and lakes, fought for the great rejuvenation and my own beliefs, and encountered countless cruel difficulties."

"Compared to those, this little difficulty is nothing. As long as we don't give up, we can shine for our great mothers at any time and in any place. It's just..."

The old man looked forward and sighed slightly: "It's just that it's hard for you and Zhihua."

Lin Zongxuan looked in the direction he was looking and saw Li Zhihua who was extremely depressed.

His heart couldn't help but beat violently and he almost burst into tears.

"Go talk to Zhihua, you guys should have an ending."

After Li Guohua finished speaking, he staggered to the front, leaving space for the two of them.

Lin Zongxuan and Li Zhihua walked side by side. Looking at her lifeless ponytail, scenes from the past came to his mind.

When they met for the first time, she said proudly, "I'll take you to register. I'm familiar with your Chief Li."

The first time Li Zhihua went to his office, she brought him the mung bean cake she had made herself. The girl's eager gaze made him a little overwhelmed at the time.

On their first date, he held her hand and felt her unnatural trembling, feeling like he was holding the whole world.

This was his first love in two lifetimes. Although they had only known each other for a short time, Lin Zongxuan had definitely invested a lot of feelings in it.

"My family and I are going to the Shaanxi-Gansu area." The girl's leisurely voice came, making Lin Zongxuan's heart sink.

He asked: "Then, can you come back?"

She replied: "I don't know, maybe I will take root there."

He asked again, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

She responded tearfully: "Can you give me one last hug?"

Lin Zongxuan did not hesitate and hugged Li Zhihua tightly in his arms. The two of them greedily breathed in each other's scent.

After a while, Lin Zongxuan opened his arms slightly towards the two people who were walking away. He really wanted to say to her, "I'll go with you!"

But when I thought of my parents and the great aspirations I made when I first came into this world, I could only let go dejectedly.

At this moment, he felt as if a certain shackle had suddenly been broken in the depths of his soul, and 'Lin Wei' and 'Lin Zongxuan' had finally merged into one.

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After this incident, the position of the head of the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill was vacated. After an invisible "secret battle", Deputy Chief Yuan, who was "familiar" with Director Yang, successfully took over.

At the end of 63, Lin Zongxuan was selected as an outstanding cadre of the steel rolling mill, and due to special reasons, he was promoted two levels on the spot and became the team leader with the highest administrative level in the purchasing department.

From then on, Lin Zongxuan was always able to meet the leadership's needs for certain specific materials because of his outstanding work ability, thus maintaining a three-step jump of at least two promotions a year.

Finally, in the summer of 65, after following Director Yang to the Metallurgical Department for a week-long meeting, Lin Zongxuan became the youngest and fastest-promoted deputy section chief in the steel rolling mill at the age of 23.

(Next volume: Section Chief Lin's 'ordinary' daily life)