Chapter 998: Do not forget the original intention (1)
Guo Tailai's request was not allowed.
As Guo Tailai said, the feudal superstition of burning incense is too strong, which is not the case for our party that adheres to materialism. Therefore, the request for burning incense was rejected, but it was allowed to present a flower basket to the monument.
Guo Tailai started preparing early in the morning, or to be precise, when it was still dark, he started preparing.
Guo Tailai was already flattered that his superiors could allow Guo Tailai to present a flower basket. He must take it seriously today.
Most of the time, Guo Tailai likes casual clothes and is more comfortable to wear, but this time, Guo Tailai changed into a dress carefully designed by Chu Fei for him. It is a Zhongshan suit, which is very formal but also very design-oriented. Even if you attend the most solemn occasions, you will not be rude.
The senior sister personally tidied up Guo Tailai's clothes, and then sent him into the car and headed straight to Tiananmen Square. The senior sister did not go, she was still an active-duty soldier. She was waiting at home with Mr. Zhao and Zhao Xiangbei.
Guo Tailai planned to show off the flag-raising first and then present a flower basket today.
It was still early, and there were no people on the entire Chang'an Street, only a few cleaners were cleaning. Guo Tailai's car did not encounter any traffic jam along the way and arrived smoothly.
What surprised Guo Tailai was that the car did not park on the edge of the square, and parking was prohibited here, but stopped at the entrance of a certain courtyard. There were armed police standing guard at the entrance of the courtyard, standing straight.
I don’t know what the process is today, but Guo Tailai completely followed the arrangements, got out of the car, and entered the door. The guards at the door checked the verification documents, carefully compared them, and meticulously. After checking the documents, Guo Tailai had to walk through a security inspection and detection door.
It was fine when people passed by, but when a security guard took a large box in the trunk to pass through the security door, it caused a sharp alarm.
Although it was early in the morning, the security check at the door responded very quickly. Huh, more than a dozen people emerged. Two gun-carried guards also grabbed the guns and stared at them. Fortunately, no one, including Guo Tailai, did not move, and the soldiers who suddenly appeared did not take any further action, nor did they attract more guns.
"Can you open the box?" The officer in charge of the security check asked Guo Tailai politely. Those who can come here openly are probably not like criminals, but the security check work must be serious and responsible, and a slight negligence cannot be tolerated.
"Of course!" Guo Tailai nodded quickly.
This box was prepared by the senior sister. The things inside were used by Guo Tailai to comfort the heroes when presenting flowers. They were not contraband. There were a lot of metal inside, which caused the security door to call the police, so it was normal to check it.
The boxes opened, and they were independent flat packaging boxes, and there was nothing else. Three guards responsible for inspection opened the packaging boxes one by one, and then they saw what was inside.
Medal, medal instruction manual.
Medal, medal instruction manual.
Medal, medal instruction manual.
...
All the small boxes were filled with these things. When checking the first one, the guards who checked the inspection were a little wary, but when they checked the fifth one, they were already full of respect. The officer who reached out to touch the pistol holsters had the same expression. His hands also left the holsters and took the initiative to help cover the checked boxes one by one.
The responsibility is, so each box must be inspected. After manual inspection, the machine must be passed through to confirm that there are no other contraband inside. However, the attitude of the guards has undergone a fundamental change.
After the last box was checked and the officer carefully covered it and put it back on the box, the officer ordered loudly: "Everyone has it, stand at attention! Salute!"
Every guard present stood at attention neatly and saluted Guo Tailai with great sincerity. Every soldier's eyes were filled with a fiery admiration and recognition.
The guards' salute made Guo Tailai feel warm in his heart. Guo Tailai was wearing casual clothes and bowed slightly to everyone with a smile as a gift.
After the security check, Guo Tailai discovered that the flag guard was in. At this moment, the soldiers of the guard were ready to go and were ready to raise the flag.
Here, Guo Tai saw a large flower basket, which surprised Guo Tailai. The flower basket was actually carried over by the National Flag Guard. This treatment made Guo Tailai so excited. The box was also left here. Guo Tailai didn't know the specific arrangements and did as it was done.
Under the guidance of a soldier, Guo Tailai walked along the way to the square. There was no way, parking was prohibited all the way, and no one was exceptional.
When we arrived at the square, it was not dawn. The flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square ensured that the national flag and the sun rose simultaneously. It was not time to raise the flag. Today is not a major festival or anniversary, and not many people came to see the flag-raising. But there were actually not many people. It has entered the peak summer tourism season. There are many people coming to Beijing from all over the country for tourism, and many people will set out to get up early to see the flag-raising ceremony. There are also a sparsely one or two hundred people standing in the square. Of course, there are no feeling that there are hundreds of people standing in the huge square.
Guo Tailai did not squeeze into the nearest position to watch the flag-raising ceremony. He chose to stand between the flagpole and the monument, watching the flag-raising ceremony from afar.
The 36 national flag guard soldiers were in a uniform movement, walking from Jinshui Bridge outside Tiananmen Gate to under the flagpole. Today is not a 1st (1st, 11th, 21st of each month), nor is it a major festival, but the Armed Police Military Band appeared at the scene. Amid the national anthem playing on the spot, the people watching the ceremony around them were marching at the ceremony, singing the national anthem to the rhythm of the music, watching the national flag rise and fluttering high.
What surprised the people who participated in the flag-raising ceremony in the square today was that the national flag was raised and the national anthem was played, and the soldiers of the national flag guard did not line up to return to Tiananmen Square, but walked towards the Monument to the People's Heroes in neat steps.
Another group of soldiers came from the Jinshui Bridge. The two soldiers at the beginning were carrying a flower basket. The soldiers behind were arranged neatly. Each of them solemnly held a small flat box in their hands, and walked to the monument as if they were under review.
Guo Tailai had already stood at the steps in front of the monument. The soldiers carrying the flower basket placed the flower basket on the first floor of the monument in front of Guo Tailai. The soldiers holding the medal box stood neatly behind Guo Tailai, with straight figures.
The people who watched the flag-raising were not sure what had happened, but they all surrounded them and looked at them curiously.
Chapter completed!