Lin Xiang sat in the spacious office, silently staring at an old man sitting on the metal folding chair opposite him through the half-new table.

The 73th Labor Farm will receive a group of prisoners who have been killed by Dawn every week. They may come from any settlement in the Republican territory. As for the charges, """" In addition to theft, robbery, murder and other prisoners who really violated the criminal law, more than half of them are classified as "anti-party, anti-national socialism, counter-revolutionary life" and so on. The old man is at least sixty years old, his snow-white hair is a little messy and sparse. He can even see his scalp mouth through the sparse roots. The wrinkles on his face are as deep as a knife, and are covered with traces of time. Due to the long-term lack of cleaning, coupled with environmental factors such as water deficiency, the surface is covered with fine dust particles. It looks very dark.

Lin Xiang opened a file on the table, put it in twine nails, and stamped it with the side page with the document printed by the Political Supervision Commission, which detailed information on the old man's name, hometown, age, etc. Among them, there were several photos collected by other regulatory authorities. Compared with the current situation, the old man in the picture is not as decadent as he is now, and there are family members with smiles standing around him.

His name is Chen Shouyi, 64 years old, and he is a second-level engineer at the Republican Railway Design Institute. Three months ago, he was arrested by the supervision department of his unit and has been detained at the Sixth Police Bureau of Xinjing City. According to the preliminary trial and the results of the second trial, he has been classified as a counter-revolutionary.

Lin Xiang's second page of the file was accompanied by Director Yifeng's handwritten signature and a short note delivered with the file. The content was very short and the purpose was clear. The political supervision committee needed Chen Shouyi to hand over what he had.

Judging from the handwriting, the short note obviously does not come from the work of the director of the Supervisory Committee. However, Lin Xiang understood that people who are able to put such a piece of paper in the file bag must have the right to the right, and may even to a certain extent, the director's words. If it weren't for the special matter, the people in Xinjing would not have sent such a tricky figure to the 73rd labor reform farm.

The guess may not be completely in line with the truth, and Lin Xiang cannot find a clue from the simple case review documents. But one thing is certain - the director will never sign a simple document. This may be regarded as a test? It may also be that he wants to judge his ability to handle affairs. After all, as long as he is a prisoner sent to the 73rd Farm, he must obey his own jurisdiction.

Looking at the files on the desktop, Lin Xiang slowly frowned.

Opposite the old man sitting on the chair was also looking at him.

The room was as quiet as death. No one spoke, only the ventilation fan at the height of the wall was slowly rotating, casting a shadow of alternating light and darkness on the ground and the inner wall.

Nearly five minutes later, Lin Xiangzhui stood up on his chair, walked to the closet, picked up the stainless steel teapot containing water, poured a full glass of water, and delivered it to the old man.

"I don't like to force others to speak out. But that doesn't mean my personality will be weaker than others. I hope you can understand and be smart enough."

Lin Xiang was not talking loudly, but in the spacious room, it caused a hollow echo.

The old man was not polite at all. He took the water cup and drank it all. While putting the cup flat, he also let out a long sigh. The expression on his face seemed a little lonely and there was no answer.

"Tell me! What do you know?"

Lin Xiang returned to his desk and sat down. He took out a box of "Red Star" cigarettes from the drawer, took out one to light them, and said seriously: "Some secrets are not what you should know. It is good for the Tian family to say that in the "criminal record" column on the file, he only mentioned in vague words that Chen Shouyi "posed a threat to the safety of the main leaders of the country" but did not actually explain his specific actions, time, location and other details. This is different from the file scheduling of other prisoners on the 73rd Labor Reform Farm.

The old man looked up at Lin Xiang, without saying a word. After a few minutes, the Dawn God hit him with his hand and leaned back, sneering in a hoarse voice: "I don't even know why I was caught." Li. Mouth. Young man, although you are exactly the same as the guy named Lin in the textbook, you are obviously too young and not of sufficient level. Let's talk about it if you change to someone with a higher position! You are not qualified enough."

A mouthful of thick smoke was sprayed out, and Lin Xiang stared at the old man, his eyes slowly moving in the other side of the holes and body, sweeping through wounds that were rolling up from under the muscles and skin, as well as those scars that were exposed from the collars and cuffs, and still had black blood-dead scars on the surface.

The whip was whipped, the wire was tied, and the stick was hit hard. "There were even traces of scalds, scars, needle thorns and burns. Especially those positions on the top of the head that seemed to be alopecia areata, which were obviously caused by someone using force to pull his hair out.

"Before you came here, you should have suffered a lot. I didn't have the patience to play hide-and-seek games with you. To be honest, if you are smart enough, you should honestly explain it."

Lin Xiang bent his fingers and said lightly: "Actually, you don't have to be tortured." The old man looked at his face coldly, and the sarcastic meaning of his eyes did not decrease at all.

Take out a cigarette box on the desk, lit it with a lighter, and took a sip. Lin Xiang walked up to the old man with a cigarette in his arms, looked down at the iron shackles tightly tied around his wrists and ankles, turned the cigarette butt, and stuffed the slightly wet filter into his dry lips.

"People who are addicted cannot smoke, which is actually the biggest torture."

Lin Xiang glanced at the words "History of Smoking" on the "Hostiness" column on the inside page of the archives. He raised his head and focused his eyes on the slightly puzzled old face opposite him. A light white smoke was spewed out slowly, and asked in a voice that was unchanged: "Tell me your story! You will find that I am a good listener."

Before the old man could speak up, Lin Xiang took the opportunity to continue: "I forgot to tell you something to delete according to the current relevant laws. Your wife, children, and all family members were detained as accomplices on the day you were arrested. Of course, you may have expected this. Previous interrogation records also mentioned that you repeatedly claimed that everything has nothing to do with them. But you seem to have forgotten something very critical - within the control of the Red Republican Army, it is impossible to have lawyers appear in court to defend you like in the old era. In other words, their fate is """""It depends on you."

The old man was sucking a cigarette with a blank expression and his expression remained motionless, but the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily.

"mouth".

Chen Shouyi's case process is actually very simple. There is no confusing tricks, no bloody and cruel murder, and even the most ordinary and clumsy theft and robbery are not considered. But judging from the nature of the case itself, it is really serious.

The Railway Engineering Design Institute is mainly responsible for the railway regulating and design between regions within the sphere of influence of the Red Republican Army. Due to the large scope of rule, the area is sparsely populated and consumes a lot of fuel and relies on road transport materials. As for the so-called railway planning, it is just a re-laying of steel rails on the basis of the original lines in the old era, or a new curved part is cut off as a branch road, so that most settlements in the entire northwest region can benefit from it.

Chen Shouyi has been in the design institute for nearly forty years. He is an absolute expert in geographical exploration and route design. He is a very cautious person and never participates in the struggles between various so-called "revolutionary factions" within the unit. He is neutral, kind to others, solid and serious in his work, and responsible for selflessness." "All of these are related comments from several department leaders over the years. Of course, the review and evaluation of the political and supervisory committee members always adds a few words such as "not proactive enough to class struggle", "lack of resistance to capitalist penetration", "never actively participate in party affairs, and belong to the type of people who are swaying back and forth on the margins of politics" and so on.

Chen Shouyi is very popular and never offends anyone. He is diligent and busy with the work of the Dawn God. Although he is not the kind of person who is regarded as a hero or a model, he has no bad comments among his colleagues. In the eyes of many people, he is just an old man who concentrates on his work and disciplines his children and is strict in family harmony.

Human thinking ability will gradually decline with age. If Chen Shouyi kept his fixed appearance, his life might still maintain his original trajectory.

According to relevant laws of the Republican Army, staff of male livestock institutions can retire if they are over 70 years old.

Although you can get sufficient food ration as usual, you no longer enjoy the average monthly share of the agency members in terms of special living resources such as fat, sugar, and meat. Of course, this regulation is only for the staff. If you can reach a certain administrative level before retirement, similar to the high position of deputy director or president of the old era, you can get a completely different identity as a "retired cadre".

People who lived in wealthy in the old era probably would have difficulty imagining the life of the wasteland world. Unlike the wilderness who had to desperately find food to relieve hunger, the people under the Red Republican Army were able to eat enough, but they had unusual preferences for fat and meat. Aspiring to be beautiful and rich is the basic driving force for human society to move from ignorance to civilization. Chen Shouyi's purpose was just to hope that after retirement, he could still enjoy the oil fragrance of five taels of pork per month.

He felt that he could do this - in terms of service, qualifications, and actual work ability, he could rank among the top in the design institute. Even if he failed to be a high position in Vice President, he should at least get a position like department director.

This is not a delusion without any basis. In terms of administrative system, the Red Republic Army largely followed many rules of the old era, especially for retired elderly people, they usually arrange an insignificant high position in virtual vocational positions to get enough political capital before leaving. Generally speaking, such things will only target those who have made significant contributions to unit affairs. The transition period is as long as one year or as short as a few months, which will not have any impact on the actual person in power, but can get enough benefits from it.

Relying on the popularity accumulated over the years, Chen Shouyi easily received the nomination for department heads. That period was probably the most brilliant in his life and the most excited mental state. Chen Shouyi finally understood why the ancients invented the word "Spring Breeze" and for the first time in his life that he tasted the "special preferential treatment" that was flattered by others and that gift-givers came to his home from time to time. Although the gifts given to him were mostly eggs, lard, a few bottles of white wine or a few packs of cigarettes, and occasionally "luxury goods" such as canned military food appeared, it can indeed satisfy Chen Shouyi's vanity.

Things change often unexpectedly. Without any warning, half a month later, according to the decision made at the office meeting of the Party Committee of the College - Chen Shouyi's position as the head of the department, he fell into an unknown female employee who had just graduated from a professional surveying and mapping school for only two years.

When he heard the news, Chen Shouyi sat in his seat for half an hour, then ran to the public announcement list with disbelief, held his glasses and approached him, and looked at the black name written on the red paper for nearly an hour. Finally, he was filled with a loss that could not be expressed in words in his heart, with red eyes, as if all the strength in his body was drained, and he held the wall like exhausted, and staggered slowly and moved home.

He could not accept this unimaginable reality at all. The feeling of hope falling from the high clouds made him feel dizzy and breathless. Then, it seemed that all the contents were completely cleared and the body was burned and filled with crazy jealousy.

He wants to take revenge - a newcomer who has just started working has no reason to run ahead of him. Besides, he is still a yellow-haired girl who cannot compare with him in terms of qualifications or experience.

Once an honest person makes up his mind to do something, the extremely crazy stubbornness will have no obstacles to stop him.

Chen Shouyi began to follow the female official who had just taken office. Although he had not received any special training in this regard, with the title of a good man, as well as the regret and sympathy of most people, he still figured out the whole story. The so-called inside story also made his anger rise again - the reason why the woman was able to take office was actually exactly the same as Chen Shouyi imagined.

Beautiful enough, young enough, dare to take off and do it, this is the greatest physical advantage of a woman and the most sharp weapon. In this regard, men can never compare with them. Lying down, with one legs, a beautiful face and a graceful figure, women are a dish that makes all men covet.

Is it OK for a man to "mouth"?

I want to expose it, I want to sue me, I want to kill you, the dirty and corrupt bastards, when they found out that the new female boss had an affair with the dean, Chen Shouyi felt that all the blood was boiling with the dawn gods. He felt like a rejuvenated boy, happily writing down tens of thousands of words of reporting materials. In his opinion, killing this woman is as simple as killing an ant. The Republican army has a complete set of strict rules under the frozen cold.

Then. The Political Supervision Committee accepts reports from anyone, especially such dregs that obviously belong to capitalist society, which must be eliminated. Chen Shouyi seemed to have seen a young and beautiful female boss and the dean be arrested together, and was twisted by thousands of people, with wooden signs such as "small "counter-revolutionary life" hanging on her chest, wearing a pointed white hat on her head, and was spitting all over her body with a foul saliva." ""

As for the remaining seats after they are cleared, they naturally belong to them.

Generally speaking, speculators have this kind of mentality of climbing on others' heads. Chen Shouyi doesn't think there is anything wrong with doing this, and he just takes back what originally belonged to him. Undoubtedly, this is just and deserves it.

The conspiracy brewed by honest people will always be leaked for some strange reason. The female boss and the dean immediately found Chen Shouyi and talked to him respectively. The content was also full of serious advice and pleas. Both of them made solemn promises that before retirement, they would definitely promote Chen Shouyi as a high-level cadre. Let him enjoy the treatment he deserves and get everything he wants.

If Chen Shouyi promised, the whole thing might have ended at this time and there would never be any changes in the future.

Maybe he was blinded by anger, or was disgusted with this unhealthy trend. Besides, he also had a little potential expectation in his heart. The position he was interested in was no longer the department head, and he began to fantasize that he could become the dean. This is not a basis for illusion. According to the relevant regulations promulgated by the Political Supervision Committee - once the whistleblower exposes affairs, he will receive a large amount of material rewards equivalent to military merits. If he passes political review, he can even be directly appointed as the core leader of his region or unit.
Chapter completed!