Lu De Min accompanied Director Qu out of the office and walked towards the outside.
Along the way, Lu De Min noticed that Director Qu was highly respected, with greetings ringing out non-stop.
He saw in the eyes of these colleagues a flicker of envy, even jealousy. Needless to say, in the eyes of all colleagues, accompanying Director Qu on a mission was a very honorable thing.
When Lu De Min and Director Qu walked out of the Hongxing Military Control Station, they saw Xiao Chen already standing next to the familiar army green jeep, waiting.
“Director Qu, good morning!” Xiao Chen quickly stepped forward to salute, then smiled and greeted Lu De Min. He opened the door to the back seat, let Director Qu get in, and then closed the door.
Lu De Min wasn’t the kind of newbie who didn’t know anything on his first day of work and would foolishly sit next to a female leader. He consciously sat in the passenger seat.
Xiao Chen gave him an approving look and returned to the driver's seat.
Soon, the jeep started and left the alley where the Hongxing Military Control Station was located.
At first, Lu De Min only knew that he was following the female leader on a mission, but he didn't know exactly what it was. The female leader didn't say anything, and Lu De Min, being smart, didn't ask.
After getting in the car, Director Qu closed her eyes and rested soon after.
Xiao Chen quietly told Lu De Min about what they would be doing that morning.
After listening, Lu De Min couldn’t help but show a strange expression.
Unexpectedly, they were going to patrol the checkpoints on the outskirts of Beijing to ensure that no more disaster victims flooded into the city.
Not long ago, he was one of the disaster victims who were blocked outside. Luckily, he had made it in and now had a job, a hukou, and a house.
But most of the disaster victims who came later couldn't get in.
This was inevitable. After all, a city, even Beijing, has limited resources. It can only accommodate a limited number of disaster victims. If an unlimited number of disaster victims were allowed to flood in, Beijing's pressure would increase, and even chaos could arise.
So, the timing of entering the city was extremely important.
Fortunately, he arrived a little early.
...
The jeep continued to drive.
Finally, Lu De Min saw a checkpoint appear ahead.
Soldiers with guns were patrolling.
A large group of ragged disaster victims stood in front, with several large pots next to them, distributing food.
Ga (Sound of the jeep braking)
The jeep stopped, and after inspection, continued to drive in.
They drove for a while before stopping again.
At this time, Director Qu had already woken up.
The group got out of the car and walked towards the front.
Director Qu strode ahead with long legs, Lu De Min and Xiao Chen accompanying her on both sides, making them very eye-catching.
Soon, the checkpoint leader came running forward to accompany them and receive Director Qu's inquiries.
“Don't let the disaster victims in! But pay attention, don't hurt them either. Try to avoid shooting again after the previous incident. Let the disaster victims fill their stomachs and then return!” Director Qu instructed.
The checkpoint leader next to her nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood.
Lu De Min listened, and a sense of emotion welled up in his heart. What touched him most was Director Qu's order to the checkpoint to avoid shooting as much as possible. He remembered that when he jumped off the train, there was shooting behind him. Luckily, he wasn’t hit. If he had been hit, it would have been…
Director Qu, Lu De Min, and Xiao Chen stayed at the checkpoint for less than twenty minutes before getting back into the army green jeep and continuing their journey.
...
The main work ahead was also patrol.
Lu De Min discovered that being a leader was easy. He had a car to ride in, and all he had to do was point things out when he got to the scene.
In a blink of an eye, it was almost noon. Half of the day's work was almost over, and so far, it had been quite relaxing.
Of course, this was because Xiao Lao was on leave today, which allowed him to be by the female leader's side. Normal work wouldn't be so easy.
“We're not eating back at the station!” Director Qu suddenly said.
“Okay!” Xiao Chen replied, indicating he understood.
Soon, the jeep stopped outside a restaurant called Hongxing Restaurant.
It seemed they were going to eat out.
Lu De Min knew that in this era of scarce supplies, eating out was a very happy thing. It meant having a good meal. It was his first day at work, and he could enjoy a good meal thanks to the female leader. His luck was really good.
The three of them got out of the jeep and just as they reached the door, someone from the restaurant came forward to greet them enthusiastically.
It seemed that Director Qu was a regular customer here.
The three of them ate three dishes for lunch, one meat and two vegetables.
After lunch, Xiao Chen went to the bathroom.
“How was the food here?” Director Qu asked with concern.
Lu De Min was a little surprised and said, “It was delicious! This is the best meal I’ve ever had. I’m very full. Thank you, Director Qu!”
Poor child.
Suddenly, Director Qu reached out and patted Lu De Min’s hand, a look of concern on her face.
Lu De Min hadn’t expected this seemingly cold and intimidating female leader to be so close to him. He was a little confused.
But he quickly realized that she was just treating him like a child, after all, he was only eighteen years old.
Therefore, it was just a purely heartfelt concern that a senior had for a junior.
Thinking this, Lu De Min felt touched. “Thank you for your concern, Director Qu!”
Director Qu smiled slightly and then said, “After we get back to the station, come to my office!”
Lu De Min nodded in agreement but wondered in his heart what Director Qu wanted to see him for.