In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

The few days of holiday passed in the blink of an eye, and Wang Xingguo returned to his unit and received the tasks assigned to him.

In early August 1962, an encrypted order was issued to the Beijing Oil Transportation Office.

A batch of supplies codenamed "surveying equipment" urgently needs to be sent from Guangzhou Railway Station to Malan Farm.

Wang Xingguo and Ma Xiaohu, the head of the Transportation Section, were on a joint armed escort mission.

The two men, along with a company of soldiers, arrived at Guangzhou Railway Station on a military train.

After getting off the train, they met with the military commanders on the ground, then loaded a batch of sealed boxes onto the military train, and began their journey to Malan Farm.

In general, because it is an armed escort, ordinary enemy agents and spies basically cannot get close. If they do get close, facing so many Type 56 assault rifles, it is almost impossible for them to have any problems.

However, this batch of goods was too important, so security along the route was extremely tight.

Each station requires handover to personnel. Once the items are confirmed to be correct, a telegram containing hidden information will be sent out to ensure the smooth flow of information and the safety of supplies throughout the entire process.

This business trip was the most demanding one yet, and it was also quite long. Just the journey from Beijing to Guangzhou took three days, and then the goods were transported to Malan Farm, making the whole trip take a full nineteen days.

After the transport arrived, Wang Xingguo went into the dormitory that had been arranged for him and fell asleep immediately.

The requirements for this transport were extremely strict. Excessive bumps were unacceptable. The engineering corps went first, and any potholes on the road were immediately repaired and leveled. Furthermore, the speed could not be too fast; the normal journey from Daheyan to Malan Farm takes approximately 14 to 16 hours.

It took them a full 26 hours to get there because the roads were in terrible condition, full of potholes and in need of repair.

Wang Xingguo slept for sixteen or seventeen hours. He arrived here at five in the morning, and it was dark when he woke up.

After confirmation by the locals, the equipment arrived intact. Wang Xingguo and his team were all commended. They will be rewarded after everything has settled down.

The general and Chief of Staff Song then took Wang Xingguo out for drinks, naturally the kind of wine he had brought on his back.

The general asked, "Young Wang, didn't you visit the old commander when you went back last time?"

Wang Xingguo shook his head. He remained silent for a while, drank a glass of wine, and then said, "I still don't know how to handle this matter. I'd better not see him for now."

The general said speechlessly, "What? Is it so hard to call me 'Grandpa'? Don't you even think about how much your old commander has worried about you? Is it really that big of a deal?"

Chief of Staff Song laughed and said, "Hey, don't say that. It's normal for Xiao Wang to not know what to do for a moment. If he immediately ran to curry favor upon hearing about such a connection, that wouldn't be like Xiao Wang."

Wang Xingguo scratched his head, also a little worried about this matter, and said to the others, "I don't think there's anything wrong with calling him grandpa, after all, my former boss really treated me like a grandson. What's troubling me now is that I don't know how to tell my family about this."

You might not know this, but my dad's biggest wish used to be to find my aunt so he could face my grandparents with his own face. After he passed away, my older brother and his family remembered this, and I'm afraid they'll be too saddened to suddenly hear that my aunt has passed away.

Upon hearing this reason, Chief of Staff Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that they might inadvertently expose the matter and cause Wang Xingguo to have a grudge, which would be a sin for them.

Hearing Wang Xingguo say that he didn't mind, he really breathed a sigh of relief.

The old leader liked Wang Xingguo mainly because Wang Xingguo's eyes and nose resembled his aunt's, and he was also naturally audacious.

Despite Wang Xingguo's constant troublemaking, the old leader always said he was more like a monkey than the Monkey King who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. In reality, he quite liked Wang Xingguo's fearless nature.

Because that's just his goddaughter's personality!

At the age of ten, she dared to use her young age as a cover to help pass information to the organization's underground workers. She had an exceptionally strong mentality and carried out several operations in front of the enemy.

Moreover, she is very intelligent and strongly agrees with the organization's ideals.

If she grows up safely, she will definitely become an excellent leader in the organization...

Chief of Staff Song said to Wang Xingguo, "Xiao Wang, don't worry. Take your time. Find a suitable opportunity and then tell your family about it. Besides, your old leader doesn't care about these things. You know how he views you, that's enough."

Wang Xingguo nodded, then asked with some confusion, "Do you know when our former leader contacted us?"

Chief of Staff Song explained, "He only found you when you recognized the Wang family. Actually, the old leader only returned to Beijing in the second half of 57; before that, he was in charge of the work in the military region."

So that's how it is. Wang Xingguo understood. Otherwise, he would have been a little uneasy. If they really cared, why did it take so long to find them?

If you've always been working away from home, then that makes sense.

After finishing their drinks, Wang Xingguo and his group embarked on their journey back the next morning.

As they boarded the train back to Beijing, Ma Xiaohu said cheerfully, "Section Chief Wang, you seem to know the people at the farm really well. They even invited you out for drinks."

Wang Xingguo explained with a wry smile, "Section Chief Ma, you've got one thing wrong. It's not that they're inviting me to drink; it's that they want to drink the wine I carried on my back."

Ma Xiaohu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "So that's how it is. The wine you carried was for them? That explains why you didn't drink any on the way."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "Hey, I'm used to it. They don't have much alcohol over there. After I carried it once, they kept asking me for alcohol all the time."

Ma Xiaohu laughed and said, "Then you'll have to spend a lot more money every month."

Wang Xingguo remarked, "Money doesn't matter. What I really admire is that these leaders gave the drinks to the field staff, so I was happy to carry the drinks over for them."

Ma Xiaohu's expression was actually a bit strange, because he knew that even if he carried anything over there, the people at the farm wouldn't want it.

Because the regulations stipulate that the origin of something must have a source, and this regulation is documented in their work manual.

However, he could tell that Wang Xingguo wasn't just talking nonsense, which only proved that his level of trust was higher than his own!

That's true. Wang Xingguo's administrative rank wasn't high, but his level of trust was the highest among the section chiefs in the oil transportation department.

Anyone who could bring such a large quantity of supplies to Malan Farm without any problems, just like him, would also gain such a high level of trust.

On August 29th, Wang Xingguo and his team returned to the oil transportation department. They had just finished writing their work report when Director Ma rushed over and pulled Wang Xingguo away.

"Director Ma, what's the matter?"

"A leader wants to see you. Don't say anything more, just come with me to the meeting room."