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Seeing that He Yuzhu had brought this issue to them, and that they had no choice but to express their opinions, everyone agreed.

"Deputy County Chief He, you are absolutely right. We should follow the example of Secretary Zhang and County Chief Liu."

When County Party Secretary Zhang Bin heard what He Yuzhu said, he looked at the canteen staff waiting on the side with a blank expression.

"Xiao Chen, tell the kitchen to serve the food first. I think everyone is hungry."

Then a group of canteen staff came up with four large bowls of chicken soup with black fungus and mushrooms, pork stewed with vermicelli, cabbage fried with lard, cold shredded potatoes, and a large plate of white flour buns, a standard four-course and one soup. The food was quite good.

He Yuzhu never dreamed that the food treatment in Guangdian County, a remote rural area, was not inferior to that in a big city like 49 City. This really surprised him. It seemed that this county government was not simple. However, He Yuzhu knew it but did not say it out loud. After all, He Yuzhu was a newcomer and it was not easy for him to say anything when he first arrived.

As the county party secretary Zhang Bin started eating, everyone else also lowered their heads and began to eat with relish.

At the dinner table, He Yuzhu got to know the county's propaganda minister, organization minister, armed forces minister, executive deputy county magistrate, deputy secretary of the county party committee and others, and became familiar with them.

After eating and drinking, everyone chatted for a while and then left the cafeteria and returned to their respective offices.

He Yuzhu was preparing to take up his post at the County Public Security Bureau as originally planned, but before that, he had one very important thing to do.

That is, he had to go to Liu Bin's house first to visit his sister-in-law and niece whom he had never met.

During the Korean War, I owed Liu Bin a life. I promised him that I would take good care of his wife and daughter. Half of the reason why I changed my career so hastily was because of this promise.

Since he changed his job and started working, he would send half of his salary directly to Liu Bin's home via the post office every month.

Speaking of the address of Liu Bin's wife and daughter, he also inquired for a long time, but luckily, he finally learned the specific address of Liu Bin's home from a former comrade-in-arms of Liu Bin through his connections. It was located in Liujia Village, Guangdian County, Andong City.

As the saying goes, a life-saving favor should be repaid with gratitude. Without Liu Bin's sacrifice, He Yuzhu would not be so successful today. He is not the kind of ungrateful person. It may also be the arrangement of fate that his new position is quite close to their home.

He Yuzhu rode the "28-bar" bicycle provided by the county government and headed towards Liujia Village.

Along the way, he was in a relatively good mood. After riding for about 20 minutes, He Yuzhu arrived at a small village at the foot of the mountain, which was Liujia Village.

From a distance, Liujia Village is relatively backward, with most of the houses being adobe and wooden.

He Yuzhu rode to the entrance of the village and happened to meet a villager walking on the road. He immediately stepped forward and greeted him.

"Hello, comrade. I have something to ask you."

When the villager heard what He Yuzhu said, he immediately asked him,

"What's going on? Tell me what's going on."

He Yuzhu listened to the standard northern accent on the other side and immediately got straight to the point.

"Comrade, this is the case. Where is the home of the head of your Liujia Village?"

When the villager heard what He Yuzhu said, he pointed to the largest house in the middle of the village without saying anything.

"Well, that's the village chief's house. Just go there. He seems to be at home."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately thanked the villager and then rode his 28-inch bicycle directly to the village chief's house.

When he arrived at the village chief's house, he was about to knock on the door, but he was surprised to find that the door was not locked. He gently pushed the door open and walked straight in, shouting as he walked,

"Is anyone home?"

After a while, there was movement in the room, and a middle-aged man in his 40s came out. He looked at He Yuzhu with a suspicious look on his face.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately explained his purpose.

"Hello, you must be the head of Liujia Village. My name is He Yuzhu. I want to ask you where is the exact location of Liu Bin's home in your village."

When the middle-aged man heard He Yuzhu mentioned the name Liu Bin, his eyes flickered obviously, and then immediately returned to normal.

This detail also caught the attention of the observant He Yuzhu.

The middle-aged man flatly denied what He Yuzhu had just said.

"Comrade, my name is Liu Mang, and I'm the head of Liujia Village. But the Liu Bin you just mentioned is not from our village. I think you may have come to the wrong place?"

He Yuzhu was quite surprised to hear the answer from the village chief Liu Mang. However, as a front-line worker who has been engaged in national security work for many years, combined with Liu Mang's abnormal reaction just now, he guessed that the guy in front of him must be lying, but he didn't know why he lied.

However, although He Yuzhu was rejected here, it did not mean that he gave up. He did not say much and left the village chief's house directly.

Then he approached villagers living nearby and asked them about Liu Bin's family, but he got no results after asking several people in a row.

He could only continue walking along the road upwards. He happened to see an old woman busy doing handicrafts outside the house. He quickly stepped forward to ask,

"Hello, Auntie. Excuse me, do you know Liu Bin?"

The busy old lady nodded immediately when she heard the name Liu Bin.

"Young man, you are talking about Liu Erlangzi, right? I know him. What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

He Yuzhu was overjoyed when he heard the news, and then he changed the subject.

"Auntie, I'm his comrade-in-arms. I came here today specifically to look for him. May I ask where his home is?"

The woman pointed to the hillside above.

"Young man, walk up a little further. The house at the top of the hill is Liu Bin's home. By the way, why hasn't Liu Bin come back yet? I heard that he seems to have gone to participate in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea."

When He Yuzhu heard the old woman's words, he didn't know how to respond for a moment. He could only make up a lie.

"Don't worry, Auntie. Liu Bin should be back soon."

The old woman did not doubt He Yuzhu's explanation and continued to work on her handicraft.

Then He Yuzhu said goodbye to the old woman and pushed his 28-inch bicycle straight up the hillside.

Although it is now a new China, the living conditions of the people are still relatively difficult, especially those in rural areas.

He Yuzhu took a lot of effort and finally reached the hillside. What came into view was a rather simple wooden house. The house was surrounded by weeds. People who didn't know would think it had been abandoned for a long time.