Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

Bai Wanli simply described the process of the operation, and as for the credit, he directly said that the success of this operation was the result of the joint efforts of everyone in the Security Department. Everyone had a credit, regardless of size.

Are you kidding? This is an era where collective interests are far more important than individual interests. If Bai Wanli said that he was the one with the greatest contribution, Bai Sihai might be so angry that he would have a stroke.

After Bai Wanli's interview, it was Liu Neng's turn. Liu Neng was so nervous during his first interview that he stuttered a little. Fortunately, Bai Wanli pinched him a few times at the key points, which finally prevented Liu Neng from saying the wrong thing and ended the interview smoothly.

Chen Xiaoyu closed her notebook, stood up and said:

"Thank you very much to Comrade Bai Wanli and Comrade Liu Neng for accepting this interview."

"Comrade Chen Xiaoyu, you're welcome. I'll take you out."

"No, I can go out by myself. I have already delayed the security department for a long time. It is inconvenient to disturb them again."

After some politeness from both sides, Bai Wanli finally sent Chen Xiaoyu out.

When he came back, Liu Neng almost collapsed on the sofa, pulling open the collar of his clothes to relieve himself.

"Phew~~ This is so fucking tiring, it feels more tiring than fighting in a war."

"Your honest heart is not suitable for this. If it were Fang Wei, that fat guy, it wouldn't be that hard."

Fang Wei is a fat man who is very smooth and tactful. He must be good at dealing with reporters. However, this time the credit is not small, but the people who took action were all from the Public Security Department. No one from the Security Department came. It was not a good opportunity to take advantage of this report. Bai Wanli did not call Fang Wei over.

Bai Wanli took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer and threw it to Liu Neng

"Come on, stop looking like you're about to die, go out and have a smoke. It's not often that something gets published in the newspapers. This may be the only chance we get to be interviewed in this lifetime, and we may never get it again."

"Thank you, Director."

Liu Neng took the cigarette and ran out. After all, the department still followed the rules and could not smoke in front of Bai Wanli and then smoke Zhu Qingan.

After Bai Wanli was interviewed, the Wu sisters, Bai Wanliu, and all the participants in the case were interviewed one after another.

Neither the Wu sisters nor Bai Wanliu were ordinary people. They had received some education from their families or organizations before the interview, so there was nothing wrong with the interview.

Three days after Bai Wanli was interviewed, the report on this case was officially published in the newspaper.

Although the report mentioned the "wise leadership" of Director Bai Wanli, it generally focused on the merits and contributions of the Security Department as a whole. The same is true for the Red Star Police Station. After all, no one dares to monopolize all the credit.

After commending the Security Department and the police for their efforts in combating child trafficking, the newspaper used a small section to describe the vigilance and observation of the Wu sisters, who were "ordinary people." They described how they noticed something unusual in a few candies on the ground and promptly reported the matter to the Security Department, thus successfully preventing the criminals from committing crimes.

The newspapers publicized this incident as a positive event and taught the public how to identify the characteristics of human traffickers and to take good care of their children.

As soon as this report came out, countless people applauded

After all, human traffickers are so hated. Just like Bai Wanli said, the abduction of a child is an unbearable blow to many families. Most people are furious just imagining that their child has been abducted and they don't know whether he or she is alive or dead, not to mention how they would bear it if such a thing really happened.

Therefore, the security guards and police officers who investigated the case were highly praised by the people, and they had a very good reputation in the streets near where they lived. Among them, those unmarried young people suddenly became the hot cakes in the blind date market, and matchmakers lined up to introduce potential partners to these young heroes.

Married people like Bai Wanli and Liu Neng make many people sigh.

The court quickly issued a verdict on this case that attracted great public attention.

Three of the four human traffickers were sentenced to death and executed immediately

The remaining one, who was the first prisoner to break down and confess his crimes during the interrogation, was indeed sentenced to a lighter sentence than the others. He received a life sentence and was sent to the northwest to open up wasteland for the rest of his life.

Considering that his case is used as a negative example, if he does not make any significant contributions to the country and the people in the rest of his life, the possibility of getting his sentence reduced is very low.

But he spent his whole life pioneering in the northwest now... I don't know if it can be considered a reduction in sentence for him.

Anyway, no one has sympathy for human traffickers. The worse their fate, the happier the people will be.

Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua also met with a bad end. They ignored Yan Jie Di because they were busy arguing with their two sons about the issue of retirement care. They were at fault in Yan Jie Di's abduction and trafficking.

Although this indirectly led to the arrest of the human traffickers, the credit went to the Security Department and the Public Security Bureau. The Yan family was not eligible to share in the spoils. They were also fined by Director Wang who was furious. Next, they will go to the Street Office to receive criticism and education.

When the subdistrict office called the managers of the courtyards in Nanluoguxiang to a meeting to publicize the methods of preventing human traffickers, they used Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua as negative examples.

Although favoring sons over daughters is a common phenomenon in this era, most people are still normal people. Even if they prefer sons, they will not be as extreme as the Jia family.

It is rare for a family like the Yan family to ignore their little daughter and let her be abducted by human traffickers. A group of old men looked at them with contempt.

Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua were not as shameless as Jia Zhangshi. Every time they were stared at, their faces turned red and they wished they could find a rat hole to hide in.

After finally enduring the criticism and education from the street office, the old couple supported each other and returned home. However, the house was still cold. Although the windows were closed, the increasingly cold weather still made it chilly inside and outside the house.

Yang Cuihua rubbed her hands and exhaled white air continuously.

"Old Yan, the weather is so cold, it's time for us to buy some coal."

Chapter 269 Preparing for winter, making coal cakes

Although the winter in Sijiucheng is not as cold as in the three northeastern provinces, with temperatures of minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius all year round, it is not uncommon for temperatures to approach minus 10 degrees Celsius.

Although brick houses in the city are more heat-insulated than mud houses in the countryside, they are still not comparable to modern houses with specially added insulation layers. It is not easy to survive the whole winter without some equipment.

The most common method is to heat the kang. Rich families buy more coal, while poor families can only go out to collect firewood.

Yan Bugui calculated and said:

"Just buy a little bit, and for the rest we can collect more firewood, and then wear a few more clothes at home, and we'll get through it."

Yang Ruihua was not surprised by this answer. After all, considering Yan Bugui's personality and the current situation of his family, it was good enough that he agreed to buy coal.

When the couple returned home, Yan Bugui called the Yan Jiefang brothers over.

"This Sunday, you will come with me to the coal station to buy coal. This is related to your winter survival. Don't ask me for money."

The two brothers thought about it and it made sense. Besides, they had already signed the retirement documents, so Yan Bugui couldn't ask for the spare money they earned, so they didn't take any more money from Yan Bugui.

"Okay, call us then."

The two brothers turned around and went back to the house without saying anything more.

Since signing the pension documents, Yan Bugui's relationship with his two sons has been like this. Although they are not as often at loggerheads over money as before, they are still very cold. Apart from necessary matters, there is no communication at all. No one would believe if he told others that these three were father and son. They are more like ordinary landlords and tenants.

On the weekend, Yan Bugui took his two sons to the coal station and bought 100 kilograms of coal.

One hundred kilograms may seem like a lot, but it is surprisingly little for the coal needed to last the entire winter.

Apart from other things, in the 21st century, a rural village earth heating system would burn more than 1 ton of coal in a winter, to kilograms of coal.

Although the Yan family only has two houses, the heating area is far less than that of self-built houses in rural areas in the 21st century, but even in this era, it is normal for a family of similar size to burn several hundred kilograms of coal for heating and cooking in a winter.

Yan Bugui only bought this little because he was reluctant to spend money. He planned to collect firewood and wear thick clothes to support himself for the rest.

Yan Bugui was so reluctant to pay the three cents to rent a cart to carry the coal back that he put it in a snakeskin bag, which he and his two sons took turns carrying, and returned to the courtyard in the cold wind.

The journey had exhausted the father and his two sons. Yang Ruihua hurried in with a kettle.

"You must be tired, drink some hot water to relax."

Yan Bugui drank half a cup of hot water, then he exhaled and said, "Don't worry about us. Let's make coal cakes while the weather is good today."

Coal also has grades. Basically, every coal station will keep a batch of high-quality coal briquettes with good appearance and few impurities to supply to nearby leaders. For example, the coal briquettes bought by Bai Wanli's family are of the best quality and with the least impurities.

But ordinary people can't buy these. If you go to the coal station early, you may be able to pick up some broken coal balls. If you go late, you can only buy broken coal dust.

The impurity content of these coal dust is very high, and burning them will produce a lot of pollution and toxic gases. Moreover, if the coal dust is thrown directly into the furnace, the burning speed is difficult to control, and the coal ash produced after burning is also difficult to clean up, so it is necessary to add water to wash it, and then add mud to make coal cakes, which is more convenient and safer to use.

This is also the basic skill that ordinary people have honed in order to survive the winter.

“Hey, I’ll do it right away.”

Yang Ruihua grabbed the bag, weighed it, and then opened it and looked: "Old Yan, isn't this coal a little too little? How much did you buy?"

"One hundred kilograms is not a small amount. If you add more mud and make a few more coal briquettes, it will be enough for our family to get through the winter."

Yang Ruihua knew that it was almost impossible to ask Yan Bugui to buy more coal, so he sighed softly and went out to make coal cakes.

The yard is busy right now. Many families are planning to make coal briquettes for the winter, taking advantage of the good weather and the day off. A large group of people are chatting while making coal briquettes in the yard.

"Sister Wang, your family bought so much coal this year?"

"Not much, just 800 kilograms. I told my unfortunate son that 300 to 400 kilograms would be enough like in previous years. But he insisted that he had earned money after being promoted this year, so he had to buy more. I asked him to save money but he didn't listen. This kid is really..."

Aunt Wang complained, but everyone could see that she was showing off her pride.

Although the residents in the courtyard were a little jealous, without the Jia family, who were the most capable of making trouble, these were just small emotions in their hearts. Aunt Fang smiled and said, "Sister Wang, please stop showing off. You can't even see your eyes from laughing so hard."

"Fang family, you are still blaming me, didn't your family also buy a lot of coal this year?"

"Not as much as yours, less than 700 kilograms."

"Zhou's, how much did your family buy?"

"Same as last year, 500 kilograms"

A group of middle-aged women were chatting and started asking how much coal each family had bought this year to survive the winter. On the one hand, this was pure gossip and curiosity, and on the other hand, they wanted to find out which family bought the most coal.

Families with more coal would not be so stingy with coal. They would put less mud in the coal briquettes and add more coal to the stove frequently, so that the house could be warmer. In this way, they could take the opportunity to use other people's stoves when visiting other people's houses, so that they could save some coal at home.

Yang Ruihua heard that every household in the courtyard had bought at least 300 kilograms of coal. She was too embarrassed to face others with only 100 kilograms of coal in her hands. Although no one was paying attention to her, she still felt ashamed. She lowered her head and quickly walked through the corridor to the middle courtyard.

Yan Bugui is no longer the uncle he once was, nor is he a teacher at school. No one in the yard cares about the family's living conditions. No one even notices Yang Ruihua walking through the front yard.

"Hey, it's so cold now, why haven't we seen Director Bai making coal cakes at home?"

"Hey, sister, Director Bai is a big boss. Do you think you can be like us and ask him to make coal cakes for you?"

"Sister Wang, your family seems to have a good relationship with Director Bai, can you tell us what's going on?"

Aunt Wang waved her hands and said, "Don't flatter me like that. I can't say that my family has a good relationship with Director Bai. It's just that my family lives in the same courtyard as Section Chief Fang. The other day I saw Section Chief Fang carrying coal home. They were all clean coal briquettes, without any coal dust. Section Chief Fang already uses coal briquettes, so does Director Bai still need to buy coal dust to make coal cakes?"

Chapter 270: New Year's Eve, Inspection

"Wow……"

Everyone exclaimed in admiration. They felt like the peasants who thought the emperor used a golden hoe to hoe the fields and found out for the first time that the emperor didn't need to hoe the fields at all.

Someone said with envy:

"I wish Director and Xiao Yu are so lucky. They don't have to make coal cakes in such a cold weather. They can just enjoy themselves."

Making coal briquettes is indeed hard work. Hundreds of kilograms of coal must be cleaned, mixed with soil, and then made into individual coal briquettes. They are spread out in the sun to dry, and then collected one by one.

It's very cold and I have to get wet. This job is really tiring and my hands are freezing, but I have to do it to survive the winter.

"There's nothing we can do about their good fortune. We can't envy them. We just need to live our own lives well. Hasn't the atmosphere in the hospital improved a lot since Director Zibai came here?"