Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

Lao Yang had used flying needles to injure people when he was working behind enemy lines before, and he had some skills in exerting force. This time he bought steel needles of different sizes and thicknesses, the smallest being a 3CM embroidery needle and the largest being a 14CM sack needle.

After an afternoon of practice, the small steel needle can be ejected and inserted into the solid wood table 0.5CM. The sack needle is suitable as a dart or dagger. It is easy to dodge due to poor concealment, but has strong lethality and poor penetration. For concealed wounding, small sewing needles and embroidery needles are still needed.

Moreover, the consciousness space is not a power of the mind, and cannot control objects. The expected flying of objects to hurt people and flying swords do not exist. The speed of taking out items depends on the speed of identifying items in the space, that is, if you want to take something out, you must know that there is something in the space and where it is in the space. The space has no consciousness and will not help you identify items. It is a pure storage room. The only advantage is that you can move items in the space however you want. It is weightless like a vacuum and is free floating. Once it is fixed in a certain place, it will stay there and will not move.

Once you establish a connection with the object, it takes no time to take it out, as if it has always been in your hand. After practice, you can take out the steel needle at the moment your finger pops out, and the steel needle will fly away, without having to take it out in advance and adjust your posture before popping it out.

After handing over the work at the end of the get off work day, Lao Yang ate at a small restaurant on the way home. It was impossible for him to cook for himself. If he had money, he should spend it happily. Lao Yang was not the kind of person who cooked for himself. He was used to eating out for so many years.

After dinner, Old Yang strolled back to the courtyard, said hello to the third uncle at the door and went back to his room. He did not come out to participate in other things, nor did he care about what happened in the courtyard. Anyway, he just "stayed put".

Days passed like this, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Lao Yang absorbed the fire every day and exercised his body. The space had expanded to 800 cubic centimeters, and his physical fitness had greatly improved. When absorbing the fire, his arms no longer felt hot or numb, which meant that his physical fitness had improved. To speed up, he needed to absorb more energy, and Lao Yang's work all day also limited his energy absorption, so Lao Yang finally decided to resign.

On Monday, February 1960, 2, after Lao Yang came to work and handed over his shift to his colleagues, he asked other colleagues to take over the shift and then went into the office building to find the director to apply for resignation.

When I came to the branch, the person I contacted was the director Zhou Tiezhi. Ten years ago, Zhou Tiezhi was the deputy director in charge of administration. Three years ago, the old director was transferred to the headquarters, and Zhou Tiezhi was promoted to director. Director Zhou knew something about Lao Yang's situation. Lao Yang was transferred to the branch when he was injured while performing a special task in a special department, so he was always polite to Lao Yang and took good care of him over the years.

I came to Director Zhou's office on the third floor and knocked on the door. Director Zhou's voice came immediately: "Come in!"

He pushed open the door and walked into the room, saying to Director Zhou: "Director, my condition is getting worse and worse, and it has seriously affected my normal work. I am no longer competent for our work, so I hereby apply for resignation and want to return to my hometown to recuperate!"

After hearing Lao Yang's report, Director Zhou did not rush to express his opinion. Instead, he showed concern: "Shang Jin, is it serious? Can you still take care of yourself? Can I find you a security guard to take care of you? It's not a good idea for you to live alone like this. I asked you to get married before, but you always made excuses. It's just right to find a wife to take care of you this time."

"Director, I don't want to hurt anyone. Given my situation, I might die someday! Director, you don't have to persuade me. I have made up my mind. If you don't approve my application, I will run away secretly!"

"Shang Jin, don't be too pessimistic. You have made great contributions to the country. The country will not give up on you. Please sit on the sofa for a while. I will report the situation to my old leader!"

Director Zhou picked up the phone next to him and contacted his old boss, General Chen. Director Zhou reported Lao Yang's situation to Director Chen in detail. General Chen had only one idea: Lao Yang must have a worry-free life in the future.

After Director Zhou finished the call, he contacted Section Chief Zhao from the Personnel Department to come over and discuss Lao Yang's resignation. A few minutes later, Section Chief Zhao knocked on the door and came in. It was said that Section Chief Zhao was Director Zhou's former guard, well-educated and smart.

"Xiao Zhao, this is Comrade Yang Shangjin from the Gate Guard Department. He was transferred here due to an injury on duty. Now his condition has changed and he needs to resign. What do you think of the situation? You must ensure Comrade Shangjin's future life."

"Leader, I have some understanding of the situation you are talking about. Comrade Shang Jin is an outstanding member of our D Party and has made outstanding contributions to our country. He meets our special care requirements and can apply for medical retirement. We will issue pensions and related benefits according to our current highest standards. I will submit an application report for this matter later. I believe there will be no problem and it will be processed soon."

"Shang Jin, what do you think of what Xiao Zhao said?"

"Director, isn't this too much trouble? It will only add burden to the country. Just let me resign."

"Shang Jin! Your situation is quite special. There are many people watching you. It is not something that can be dealt with simply. How will those who have made contributions to the country view this matter? A poor handling will affect unity! The leaders above are also very concerned about your personal situation. You must not disappoint the leaders or let your comrades down. It has been decided. Xiao Zhao, go and apply! Hurry up and implement it."

"Okay, leader, I'll handle it right away!" Section Chief Zhang saluted the leader, nodded to Lao Yang, then closed the door and left.

"Shang Jin, don't give up. The situation in our country is getting better and better. I believe that your condition can be cured in the near future. You should take good care of yourself. Once there is a breakthrough in this regard, I will contact you in time!" Director Zhou said seriously to Lao Yang.

"Don't worry, Director. It's been so many years. I've gotten used to it. I know what the situation is. I firmly believe that the country will get better and better, and the medical level will get higher and higher. I am also waiting for the day when I can be cured!"

"Well done! Comrade Shang Jin, let's work together to make this day come sooner!"

"We will work together to make the country prosperous. Director, I'm going back to work. I'll come back to say goodbye after the approval."

"Okay, go ahead!"

After returning from the director's office, I finally solved one problem. The next step is to solve the problem of absorbing energy. Once the retirement approval is obtained, I will go to the city to find a place to build a professional kiln to absorb heat energy.

The next week was spent in the absorption furnace fire. After repeated experiments, Lao Yang confirmed that his body was slowly improving while absorbing energy, and he did not feel hungry when absorbing energy. Because his physical fitness reached the limit, his physical fitness did not increase any more. The data obtained through testing was: height 176CM, weight 75KG, grab 200KG, lift 180KG, 9 meters in 1.2S, jump M. From the data, it is equivalent to a heavyweight lifter, not yet reaching the level of inhumanity.

On February 2, the last day of this month, Lao Yang's retirement application was approved. The special approval was quite fast. At that time, there was no network and it was all up to the person to run the approval. If it weren't for the special channel, it would take half a year to get it done!

After completing the handover with colleagues in the afternoon, Lao Yang went to say goodbye to Director Zhou. Director Zhou gave Lao Yang a passbook with 5000 yuan in it, saying that it was given by several leaders and that he accepted it just in time for his next need.