pjbooks Chapter 3: Reporting for Duty
Chapter 3: Reporting for Duty
Two days later, Tang Zhenghong reported to his new workplace.
He is now full of energy and can't wait to get to work.
Unfortunately, he was a newcomer and had to participate in seven days of training and business learning after reporting for duty.
Life went on in such a fulfilling and exciting way. During this time, Tang Zhenghong spent his time either chatting with his grandfather at the cemetery outside the city or studying and training at the brigade.
He was assigned to the Railway Police Detachment of the Sijiucheng Railway Public Security Bureau, which is located not far from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. In the future, the railway police detachments of Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, and Shenhua will all be under the jurisdiction of the Sijiucheng Railway Public Security Bureau.
"Master."
The railway police detachment has a tradition of experienced officers mentoring new recruits. After Tang Zhenghong joined the force, his mentor was Lu Zhang, the captain of the third team, an older man in his forties who looked very much like a character who played Bai Baosan in the original world. He was usually stern and had very strict requirements for his apprentices.
"Hmm, shall we chat for a bit? You haven't been complaining about me for so long, have you?"
"Master, how can I blame you? I understand the principle that a strict teacher can produce outstanding students. You've worked so hard."
Lu Zhang nodded noncommittally.
"You have a quick wit, and your physical fitness and skills assessments are excellent. It's just that you can be a bit too impulsive at times, which is understandable, after all, you're young. We're training you for your own good. Our work often involves various unexpected situations. We need to strictly abide by work discipline while considering all circumstances and factors to handle safety issues on the train in a timely and effective manner."
"Many examples tell us that we can't act impulsively or recklessly at work..."
The older comrade spoke at length, but Tang Zhenghong listened very attentively; these were all hard-earned experiences and lessons from his predecessors.
At first, he was not used to the police force because the management was too strict.
"In the future, don't forget to summarize your work experience and learn to improve yourself. I require you to write a work summary after each shift; I will be checking them."
Tang Zhenghong exclaimed in surprise, "Master, you mean I can take the lead?"
"Okay, I've already reported to the team leader. I'll be leading the team on the next joint transport trip, and you'll be in the same shift as me. I'll give you two days off to go back and settle things at home. We won't be back for at least half a month, so remember to bring a change of clothes and toiletries."
Intermodal transport refers to international intermodal transport. The third team is specifically responsible for the safety of international intermodal trains. They generally run to the northern border and Pyongyang, but also to the south, though not many times.
Of course, the domestic section is handed over to the other side at the border.
But there are advantages to running intermodal transport. Take the shoes you wear, for example. Normally you wear canvas shoes, but there are appearance requirements for intermodal transport, so you have to wear leather shoes.
After saying goodbye to his mentor, Tang Zhenghong greeted several colleagues who stayed behind for training, then slung his yellow cloth bag, printed with the logo of the Beijing Railway Police, over his shoulder and went home.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai in the courtyard felt somewhat numb.
He was quite happy when a cook and a widow first moved in, thinking that this would give him more options for retirement.
But to everyone's surprise, Liang Ladi was a shrew; she came to the Jia family's door early in the morning and started cursing.
Nan Yi got some snacks for Da Mao and the other kids.
Qin Huairu was also shameless. When her son Banggeng was crying badly, she asked Da Mao to coax her into giving some to her son Banggeng.
This isn't the first time; it's happened several times since Liang Ladi moved into this courtyard.
This infuriated Liang Ladi. "Your child is short of food, and you, an adult, are trying to trick my son out of what he has?"
Both Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu felt that their family was in the wrong, so they didn't dare to come out.
Yi Zhonghai had just finished dealing with the Jia family and Liang Ladi's affairs and was about to go back inside to rest when the neighbors came knocking on his door.
The person standing in the middle courtyard, cursing and naming names, is a resident from the next courtyard, a barefoot doctor who always finds a way to cause trouble, nicknamed "Liu the One-Needle".
Because he once gave a child in the alley an injection that made the child's leg limp, the neighbors gave him the nickname "Liu the One-Needle".
There's a reason why Liu Yizhen came to courtyard number 95 to cause trouble today.
This story goes back to before the liberation. Liu Yizhen prescribed some male enhancement drugs for Yi Zhonghai, which has caused him to remain in a state of semi-consciousness ever since.
Of course, Liu Yizhen didn't have this nickname before; back then, people respectfully called him Doctor Liu, or by his name Liu Jinhe.
Yi Zhonghai suffered such a great loss, but he couldn't make a fuss about it. He could only suffer in silence, unable to speak out. However, he was a vengeful person. At that time, he found a pretext to beat up Liu Yizhen, and after liberation, he also took many opportunities to report her.
The two became enemies from then on, but one had to keep quiet about his personal secrets, while the other had to keep quiet about his medical skills.
So to this day, no one outside the family knows that Yi Zhonghai has been in a state of deep reflection.
But Liu Yizhen also had the personality of seeking revenge after suffering a loss, and he kept an eye on No. 95 courtyard more often than his own wife.
So, early this morning, Ji Yihe, who lived in the neighboring courtyard, came out to use the restroom and was teased by Xu Damao, who had a sharp tongue. Liu Yizhen happened to see this, and that's how this whole thing happened.
Ji Yihe's father, Ji Dashan, also works at a steel rolling mill. He has been busy vying for the position of team leader recently. He already has a conflict with Yi Zhonghai, and Liu Yizhen's actions have further fueled his anger.
Liu Yizhen was accompanied by the two henchmen from the next courtyard: Zhao Tiejun, who was in charge of purchasing, and Li Fei, who was learning to drive a large truck in the transportation team.
Learning to drive a truck in those days wasn't easy. Not only did you have to know how to drive it, but you also had to know how to repair it. So, even after five or six years, Li Fei still wasn't a deputy fifth-rank official. This made Qin Huairu sigh that she hadn't married the wrong person.
Li Fei had initially planned to steal Qin Huairu's place from Jia Dongxu's blind date, but Qin Huairu still chose Jia Dongxu, since "Jiuri" sounded more impressive, and besides, she had a large sewing machine as a backup.
"Yi Zhonghai, come out here! How can you be a liaison officer? Do you know there's a scoundrel in your compound? But then again, you don't even have children, how can you know how to educate and guide the young people in the compound? People say there are three unfilial acts, and the greatest is having no offspring. You, Yi Zhonghai, are truly an unfilial person!"
This was like stabbing someone in the heart with a knife. Yi Zhonghai, who was inside the room, was so angry that his face turned ashen and he almost lost his balance.
Yan Bugui, who had followed the group all the way to the Intermediate People's Court to inquire about the situation, almost lost his composure upon hearing this.
Even Liu Haizhong, who hurriedly came out from the backyard to join in the fun, had a smile on his face and proudly puffed out his chest, because he had three sons and had made contributions.
"Liu Yizhen! Just because you raise your voice doesn't mean you can spout nonsense and slander people. Should I go find the neighborhood committee?"
The speaker was Jia Dongxu. People in Beijing are very particular about etiquette. They would never call someone by their nickname, let alone address them by their elders. They would always use respectful terms of address when they met someone. It was clear that Jia Dongxu was quite angry.
He was so angry for two reasons. First, he was concerned about his master's reputation, since his family needed his master's help in their current situation. Second, it was Liu Yizhen who instigated Li Fei from the next courtyard to try and steal Qin Huairu's heart.
"Go ahead and look for them. What am I afraid of? Did I say something wrong?"
Liu Yizhen was fearless and confident.
Yan Bugui glanced at Liu Haizhong, who had been watching the commotion without interfering, and cursed him inwardly as an idiot. If things escalated, none of the three of them would come out on top.
So he forced himself to step forward and advised, "Old Liu, we've been neighbors in this alley for a long time. Can't you send a representative to discuss things? Isn't it inappropriate to bring so many people here?"
Ji Dashan calmed down at this moment. Thinking that it concerned his daughter's reputation, he nodded and told the people behind him to disperse.
"Alright, you're a teacher, so we'll give you face. But your department needs to give an explanation for what happened today."
"That makes sense. Lao Yi, are you home? Open the door, let's sit down and talk things over."
No one knows how the two courtyard leaders negotiated in the end, but Ji Dashan went back with a dark face.