My Courtyard Refuge

: A Trip to Southern Yunnan

After dinner, around 7:30, Xu Dong packed his lunch box and drove out.

Yanjing tonight is very lively, and it is said that there will be a fireworks show. Relatively, the pressure on law and order is also very high.

When he came to the company, Xu Dong first called all the staff to hold a pre-shift meeting, said a few requirements, and then arranged the patrol tasks.

“Tonight, the south gate and the north gate will be on joint duty. Before twelve o’clock, they will patrol the whole process without interruption. If any problems are found, they should be reported to the monitoring room in time;

After twelve o’clock, the patrols returned to normal, as usual, every hour.

Work hard everyone, there is a free supper in the cafeteria at night…

I repeat again, don’t be lazy, do you hear me clearly? ”

“Listen clearly.” Everyone replied in unison.

Xu Dong nodded in satisfaction, and then told Chen Yang: “Xiao Chen, you will lead the team tonight, you must keep your eyes open for me, don’t be careless.”

“Yes, Team Xu.” Chen Yang said loudly.

“Okay, it’s almost time, you guys pack up and go now!”

Xu Dong waved his hand to let everyone leave, while he himself was sitting in the monitoring room, and could still doze off in the middle of the night.

There is a safe in the monitoring room, which is usually used to store the monitoring hard disk, but there is no problem of losing the gun.

…

At the same time, Xiang Xin took the high-speed train for more than ten hours, changed another car, and finally arrived at the destination of the trip.

Jinglong!

It was originally a port city for Daxia to enter the countries of the Xianan Peninsula and communicate with foreign countries.

It’s just that the upper reaches of the Lancang River have been closed for water storage a few months ago, so that the port has been closed until now, and it has now been completely reduced to an abandoned port.

But these have nothing to do with Xiang Xin, what she cares about is when she can see He Jian.

It’s a pity that He Jian won’t be able to ask for leave until at least noon tomorrow because he received a temporary assignment.

Helpless, Xiang Xin had no choice but to live in a hostel provided by the local police station. The accommodation was free, but he had to pay for the meals himself.

Xiao Shao, the receptionist of the guest house, was a trainee police officer who was admitted a few months ago. The little girl was very diligent and helped Xiang Xin move all the luggage into the room.

After putting away the luggage, Xiang Xin picked up the little girl and chatted with her. By the way, she also learned about the situation here:

===Section 61===

“Xiao Shao, how old are you this year?”

“18 years old.” Xiao Shao replied truthfully.

“Then why didn’t you go to college?”

Xiang Xin was very surprised. Generally speaking, this age is the age to go to college.

Xiao Shao explained: “Sister Xiang, there are not many people in our area who went to college, and most of them started working when they were seventeen or eighteen.

Besides, my academic performance is not good, and I probably won’t be able to get into any good university. I might as well be a policeman. You see, I’m getting paid now. ”

“Is it easy to test the police here?”

“It used to be difficult, but now it’s much easier. As long as you graduate from high school, you can basically pass the exam. We are very short of manpower here.”

“Why is there such a shortage of people?” Xiang Xin was puzzled.

“Oh!” Xiao Shao sighed:

“You have also seen the terrain on our side, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, the traffic is very inconvenient, and now the drought is so severe that two-thirds of the people in the city have moved away.

And those who have no conditions like my family have to go to build a wall on the border or find a public job, otherwise there is no way out. ”

“I see!” Xiang Xin nodded in understanding.

Xiao Shao has other jobs and cannot stay for a long time. Before leaving, he specially reminded:

“By the way, Sister Xiang, after eight o’clock in the evening, there will be a comprehensive curfew in the city. If you have nothing to do, it’s best not to go out casually.”

“I see, thank you, Xiao Shao. ”

“You’re welcome, if you need anything, you can call me anytime.” Xiao Shao gestured for a call.

Xiang Xin returned an OK gesture.

…

Overnight.

At seven o’clock in the morning, Xiang Xin woke up.

I came too late last night, and all I saw was the night scene of Jinglong, so I didn’t feel anything special.

Looking out of the window now, the first impression here is that it is a sense of depression and lacks the breath of life.

Rather than saying that this is a city, it is more appropriate to describe it as a fortress.

There are checkpoints set up on every street below. Armored vehicles are parked on both sides of the road, and police officers are running and practicing all over the street. Everything looks so orderly.

After washing up, Xiang Xin came to the cafeteria.

There are already many people eating breakfast inside, most of them are women, and they are probably here to visit relatives.

The breakfast served in the cafeteria is not bad. The staple foods include fried rice, rice porridge, steamed buns and vegetarian buns, and the price is not expensive. A steamed bun only costs two yuan, which is quite affordable.

Xiang Xin ordered a bowl of rice porridge, three vegetarian buns, and some pickles, and it cost 12 yuan in total.

However, the price is still a bit more expensive than the company’s canteen.

After breakfast, Xiang Xin went out for a stroll. There were basically no commercial activities on the street, so she returned after less than an hour of shopping.

Just after noon, He Jian rushed to the guest house without even having time to eat lunch.

Afterwards, He Jian put his arms around Xiang Xin and asked, “Is the family okay?”

“It’s fine, my parents are taking good care of me, so you don’t have to worry.” Xiang Xin replied.

“That’s good. It’s not easy for me to ask for leave. The family affairs are all up to you.”

“What could happen at home!” Xiang Xin rolled his eyes, “It’s you, we are all worried about you, tell me the truth, is your job in danger?”

He Jian patted Xiang Xin on the back, “Don’t worry, my current job is mainly to maintain order in the refugee camp, there is no danger at all.”

“Really? Then what happened last night, didn’t you agree to ask for leave in advance?” Xiang Xin asked directly.

“Didn’t I say that there is a temporary mission.”

“What mission?” Xiang Xin asked persistently.

He Jian sighed: “Okay, since you want to know, let me tell you! Last night we raided an illegal black market in the refugee camp, and the situation inside was shocking.”

“What’s the situation? Tell me quickly!” Xiang Xin’s enthusiasm for gossip suddenly erupted.

He Jian had no choice but to pick a few cases that were not so bad, but even so, Xiang Xin was shocked and depressed.

“How could this happen?”

“It’s so strange. Once a person is hungry and dizzy, he can do anything.” He Jian sighed again.

Fortunately, the bureau is equipped with a psychologist, otherwise he and his teammates would definitely not be able to persist.

“Honey, you’ve worked hard.” Xiang Xin said distressedly.

He Jian shook his head and said with emotion: “I’m pretty good at this, but I still belong to the rear. I heard that the real hell is on the border…”

“Yeah, stop talking, I won’t listen.” Xiang Xin said, covering her ears.

“Okay, I won’t say anything!”