Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

Yan Wenlong looked back at the four police officers. He finally understood why his right eyelid had been twitching so violently in the past few days. It turned out to be a disaster. The old saying was true.

Zhou Hu was already trembling. Yan Wenlong patted his shoulder and leaned back in his chair.

"Director Lu, please don't say those nice words. I, Yan Wenlong, am a rough man and don't understand your thoughts. Just tell me what you want to do with us."

Lu Jianbang placed his arms on the conference table again. At this moment, he felt extremely conflicted. Although Yan Wenlong had never served under him, he was still a comrade in the army.

The ministry gave him the power of disposal, which was also a test for him. His decision could put this once meritorious hero in jail, or he could just give him a disciplinary punishment and let the matter go.

Lu Jianbang seemed to recall Dabao’s words: We just need to be worthy of the clothes we wear and the national emblem above our heads.

He looked at Yan Wenlong for a while before saying, "Old Yan, you probably don't know yet, but my younger brother is Lu Liye, right?"

"What?" Yan Wenlong could no longer pretend to be indifferent. He sat up straight and stared at Lu Jianbang with wide eyes: "What did you say? You said our leader is your brother?"

Lu Jianbang nodded slowly: "My father's expectation for my brothers and me is to build a country and establish a career. I have read your file. In the battle of Jinzhou and the defense of Siping, you won two second-class merits and one first-class merit. At that time, my brother was your regiment commander.

In the Yunshan encounter, you were seriously injured and survived after two days of rescue. However, due to the severity of your injuries, you were transferred to a local military post.

Yan Wenlong, it's only been a few years, how did you become like this? You care about food and clothing, smoke good cigarettes and drink good wine, someone opens the car door for you when you get on and off the car, and you dare to put any money into your pocket, just like a big capitalist boss.

Have you forgotten the vows you made? Why did you forget them all when you broke away from me?"

Yan Wenlong's face turned blue and red. He bit his lips, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. His eyes slowly turned red, but the expression on his face gradually became ferocious.

"Have I changed? I don't think I have. When I was going through life and death, how could I have the time to think about these things? But we won, I am a hero, why can't I enjoy these things?

Director Lu, do you know? There is a shrapnel…” Yan Wenlong knocked his head: “It’s stuck inside. Whenever it rains or blows, my head hurts terribly. I think this is what I deserve.

I gave everything for victory, so what if I ate a little and drank a little? It was just a miscarriage of justice, wasn't it? What's the big deal? Why are you making such a fuss about it in front of all these people?

Can't the many lives I've saved over the years offset this tiny mistake?"

Lu Jianbang's eyes sharpened and his tone turned cold: "Yan Wenlong, shut up! When did a human life become so light in your mouth? You are a police officer, you are a law enforcement officer. What you wear and what you wear on your head does not represent you, but the country! It is the law!

This is no joke! You've said so much, boasting about your achievements and accomplishments, Yan Wenlong! Open your eyes and look at everyone sitting in this conference room right now. Who hasn't made outstanding contributions? Who doesn't have scars all over their bodies?

But this represents honor! It doesn't mean you can ignore the law and human life! "

"Haha, Director Lu, saying more hurts my feelings. What do you think we should do? Since you are my captain's brother, I will do as you say."

"You're really giving me face, Yan Wenlong, Zhou Hu, the Ministry has decided to launch an investigation into your actions of accepting bribes and deliberately fabricating false cases. Your public security status will now be revoked, and all work will cease. You will be subject to investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department."

"What?" Yan Wenlong was shocked. Zhou Hu was so scared that he collapsed in his chair. They were law enforcement officers and of course they knew what this meant.

Removing their public security status and stopping all work meant depriving them of their cadre status and accepting investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department, which meant they had become criminals. They had never expected such treatment.

"Director Lu! You, you are forming a clique and excluding dissidents! Just because I am not your confidant and I don't listen to your orders, you retaliate against me! You, you, you..."

Lu Jianbang stood up and said sternly, "Don't try to quibble. Speaking of relationships, none of you here are as close as you and me! Why would I exclude dissidents?"

Yan Wenlong, you have to pay for your own sins! You have to face reality! Come! Arrest him! "

Four heavily armed police officers pulled out handcuffs and were about to step forward when Yan Wenlong suddenly pulled out a pistol from his briefcase and pointed it at Lu Jianbang. He shouted, "Don't move! If anyone takes another step forward, I'll shoot!"

Cao Ruiwen dodged and stood in front of Lu Jianbang and Wang Guohua, then pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Yan Wenlong: "Put the gun down!"

Four police officers quickly pulled out their guns and pointed them at Yan Wenlong and Zhou Hu.

Lu Jianbang sneered, pushed away Cao Ruiwen who was blocking his way, slowly walked around the conference table, and faced Yan Wenlong and the gun in his hand.

"Yan Wenlong, the enemy has pointed guns at me before, and the Japanese have pointed guns at me before, but this is the first time that I have been pointed guns at by my own people.

I, Lu Jianbang, became a Red Guard at the age of thirteen. It has been twenty-five years now. I have never retreated in the face of danger. Today I want to see how you shoot this gun!

Wang Guohua hurriedly called out: "Old Lu..."

Lu Jianbang reached out to stop him, and he continued to walk slowly towards Yan Wenlong.

"You have shed blood and sweat for the victory of the revolution. The country and the people will never forget this. But this does not mean you can rest on your laurels and act recklessly, not taking human lives or the law seriously. Your actions, including the fact that you dared to point a gun at your comrades today, prove that your heart has changed, and you have changed as a person. You are no longer the clean and innocent Yan Wenlong.

Your current behavior will affect your wife and your children, and they will never be able to hold their heads up!

"Yan Wenlong, you don't think you can walk out of this door safely with just a broken gun, do you? Let me tell you, you're dreaming! The only place you can go is prison!"

Yan Wenlong's hands trembled. He knew he was finished. If he hadn't pulled out his gun and pointed it at the Public Security Bureau Chief, then everything could still be salvaged. But now... everything was over.

"Director Lu, don't go any further. I'm warning you, don't go any further. Don't, don't, don't force me! Don't force me!" Yan Wenlong screamed, and in an instant, tears filled his eyes.

Lu Jianbang stopped, put his hands behind his back, and looked at Yan Wenlong coldly.

"Put down the gun. I will plead for you with the Ministry. You still have a future, you still have a family. Put it down."

Yan Wenlong wiped his face and sighed dejectedly: "Do you know why I changed my career? It was not because of a serious injury. I applied for a change of career myself.

The Yunshan encounter was so tragic. In the end, only 37 people were left in one of my battalions. Our people were everywhere, but they were all corpses.

The artillery fire of the American devils was so fierce that it flattened the entire hill by ten centimeters. I was scared, I was really scared. I was scared that I would die too, and I was scared that I would become one of those broken pieces of corpses.

I dodged and hid in the air-raid shelter, not daring to come out again, until a shell knocked me over...

After my injury healed, I didn't dare go back to the battlefield, let alone see my comrades. I was afraid they would call me a coward...

"Lu Jianbang, didn't you ask me why I became like this? I'm greedy for money, women, and all good things. I'll tell you why. It's because only these money, women, cigarettes, and alcohol can numb me and allow me to sleep well, instead of hearing the sound of artillery fire, gunshots, and screams as soon as I close my eyes, and I won't see those missing limbs and corpses anymore..."

Yan Wenlong put the gun into his mouth and pulled the trigger without hesitation. A dull gunshot rang out and a flower of blood exploded on the back of his head.

Yan Wenlong fell heavily to the ground, frightening Zhou Hu to scream...

Almost everyone was stunned. They hadn't expected Yan Wenlong to commit suicide. Perhaps he felt guilty deep down? Perhaps he couldn't forgive himself for betraying the oath he had sworn under the red flag. The reason for all this no longer mattered, because he had washed away his sins with his blood.

Lu Jianbang walked to Yan Wenlong, slowly squatted down, stretched out his right hand, and closed Yan Wenlong's eyes. After a long while, Lu Jianbang sighed, stood up, and slowly walked out of the meeting room.

The place behind him seemed to become crowded and busy in an instant. Zhou Hu was taken away from him, and Yan Wenlong's body was carried away from him.

He turned a deaf ear to all this, and just stood silently on the steps, looking at the blue sky. No one knew what he was thinking at the moment...

PS: This chapter was the most difficult for me to write. Before writing, I had thought of several different endings for Yan Wenlong, but I couldn't decide. In the end, I could only follow the flow of the pen. The dialogue and the actions are basically different from what I imagined in my mind. I think in this chapter, I wrote about human nature...