Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

Familiar route, familiar small building, people familiar to Lao Yang live in it. Compared with the high security level in the past, the small building now looks like an abandoned bunker with no defenses! The surrounding buildings have also been replaced by the families of some leaders. All the confidential files stored in the building have been handed over to the Security Bureau, and the whole building has become Cui Li's retirement home.

It is impossible to say that no one likes this kind of small building. The reason why it has not been transferred is that this small building no longer carries secrets, and Cui Li has no children and no other place to go. Letting Cui Li live here will also make it easier for the Security Bureau to monitor him. After all, Cui Li knows too many secrets, and he will not be free before he dies!

On the other hand, Cui Li still had connections above him, so if they wanted to move him, they would have to consider many factors. It was totally unnecessary to do so just for a small building! Anyway, the closure of government agencies and the construction of new buildings would provide many new buildings to house leaders, so this old and dilapidated small building would no longer be the primary target for competition.

After Lao Yang put his bicycle away, he knocked on the door of the courtyard. The knocking sound could be heard far away in the quiet night. Soon a young soldier came to the door, opened the wooden door, and looked at Lao Yang outside.

He looked me up and down, then asked in confusion, "Comrade, who are you? What's the matter?"

Old Yang looked at the energetic young man and explained his purpose: "Hello, I am Uncle Cui's nephew, Yang Shangjin. I wonder if Uncle Cui is resting now? Please let him know and tell him that I am here to visit you!"

The young soldier withdrew his gaze from Old Yang, made way for him and said, "Comrade Yang, please come in. You wait in the yard. I'll go upstairs and ask Leader Cui. If he sees you, I'll take you upstairs."

Old Yang smiled and replied, "Thank you, young comrade!"

The two men walked into the yard. Old Yang stood in the yard and watched the young soldier quickly walk into the building.

The courtyard, which should have been dark, was now dim and bright under the moonlight and the reflection of the snow. The layout of the courtyard was the same as before. Apart from a set of small stone tables and chairs, nothing else had been added. Even the car was gone, probably because it had been taken back.

Not long after, the young soldier came running down the hall, shouting, "Comrade Yang, come with me! Leader Cui has agreed to see you!"

Old Yang retracted his gaze, nodded and said something.

"Thank you!"

Then he followed the little soldier quickly through the living room and up the stairs.

As soon as the two of them reached the second floor, they saw Cui Li standing there waiting for Lao Yang to arrive. After seeing Lao Yang, Cui Li excitedly reached out his hand and patted Lao Yang's arm.

Old Yang also hurriedly stepped forward, took Cui Li's big hand, held it tightly, and supported Cui Li.

"Cui Bo, I came to see you! Seeing that you are still in good health, I feel relieved!"

Old Yang suppressed his surging emotions, looked Cui Li up and down, and said happily.

"Okay! Okay, it's rare that you can come to see me, and I can see you, so I feel much more at ease! You are thoughtful, let's go to the study and chat. It's not easy to find someone you can chat with!"

Cui Li also looked Lao Yang up and down, and was very pleased to see that Lao Yang was strong and not deformed at all. He took Lao Yang's hand and walked towards the study while talking.

At this time, Cui Li also gave instructions to the young soldier who followed him.

"Xiaodong, go and make two cups of the Dahongpao I brought back from my boss. I want to chat with Xiaoyang for a while today! This kid is not an ordinary person. If I don't give him some good stuff, I'll be unworthy of his current status!"

Cui Li half-jokingly told the soldier Xiaodong that Lao Yang's identity was not ordinary.

Soldier Xiaodong immediately ran to Cui Li's dormitory, took out a thermos, and walked towards the study.

Old Yang helped Cui Li into the study. The study was still the same study, but the layout inside had changed a lot. The previously cluttered files had been cleared away, and three bookshelves were placed against the wall. Each bookshelf had four layers, and they were filled with books. The large desk had been replaced with a simple painting and calligraphy table, and the large leather sofa by the door had been replaced with a set of fabric sofas. Although it was not as high-end and classy as before, it added a homely cultural style.

Cui Li and Old Yang sat down as guests, and Cui Li couldn't help but praise:

"It's incredible! I didn't expect you to have achieved such success in just a few years. If it were in ancient times, Huo Qubing, who conquered the Wolf's Lair, would not be even one-tenth as good as you! Unfortunately, there are too few people like you. If there were more of you, who would dare to look down on us Chinese people!"

Old Yang watched the soldier Xiaodong come in and start brewing Da Hong Pao for the two of them, and said with a smile:

"What Cui Bo praised is right! I was able to achieve such a high level of achievement only because of fate. It is extremely difficult for others to replicate me. We should be thankful that there is only one person like me in thousands of years. We Chinese should be content!"

Cui Li also reacted after hearing what Lao Yang said, and laughed and scolded:

"You are really shameless. You accepted the compliments and are afraid that others will take away your credit. What about your contribution? I am indeed a little greedy! Having you alone has solved many problems and given me hope for China's rise! I thank you on behalf of the comrades who sacrificed before. Your help alone is no less than a war of liberation!"

"If someone remembers my contribution and doesn't come after me, I'll be satisfied! People are always unsatisfied. If you are good to them, they will take it for granted! As long as half of the people know that I am fighting for the rise of the nation, I will be satisfied! Cui Bo also knows why I came. I wonder what you think now?"

Old Yang also sighed a few words and went straight to today's topic. I hope Cui Li can make up his mind this time and go to Belitung Island to retire.

Cui Li picked up the brewed Da Hong Pao, put it to his lips and blew on it, then took a deep breath of the steaming hot tea fragrance, and said with a nostalgic look on his face:

"So many old friends are buried here. This land is my root! I will also be buried here in the future!

With us old guys here, things can still develop with some caution. If we all leave, it will be like a derailed train, and we don’t know where it will end up!"

Cui Li began to sip the hot tea bit by bit, even though it made his lips red.

"I and a few old comrades have studied this. This will hinder the country's development for a while. It will also cause the country's attitude towards you to change, and it may become unfriendly! But we still hope that you can lead some of our compatriots to forge ahead and continue to develop science and technology with the hope of national rise.

When the situation here improves, I will pay a certain price to introduce advanced technology from you..."

While Lao Yang was drinking tea with Cui Li, he was listening to another plan developed by Cui Li and others. The general idea was to let Lao Yang lead some cutting-edge scientists to continue researching various cutting-edge technologies. After China sorted out its internal conflicts, it would introduce advanced science and technology from Lao Yang to narrow the technological gap between China and other countries.

Regardless of whether this plan takes advantage of Lao Yang's national sentiment, the plan alone, which involves sending some top scientists to Belitung Island to continue their scientific research, is enough to attract Lao Yang.

What Lao Yang lacks most now is top scientists, no matter what field! Since the country has helped to send people there, Lao Yang is naturally more than happy! As for scientific achievements, what's wrong with giving them to China! The real value lies in those living scientists, and the results of their research are just incidental products. Products are meant to be exchanged!

Old Yang chatted with Cui Li for more than two hours before saying goodbye and leaving. This time, he finally confirmed Cui Li's idea, and Old Yang had to respect Cui Li's choice. Cui Li asked the soldier Xiaodong to send Old Yang outside the courtyard. Old Yang also left a large amount of supplies to Xiaodong, as a tribute to Cui Li.

Lao Yang looked at the time on his watch. It was past midnight, and it was not suitable to visit other people. So he activated a safe house in Fengtang. He took out a set of bedding from the space, and fell asleep on the bed.

The next morning, Lao Yang got up and put on some simple makeup, slightly modifying his appearance so that he could still be recognized by acquaintances. He took out a car with a fake license plate from the space and rushed to Zhang Qing's unit.

The purpose of Lao Yang's approaching Zhang Qing this time was very simple, which was to ask him to take care of Ma Yu and Cui Li within his power. No matter how high his martial arts skills were, there were still things he could not take care of. Moreover, his energy would be focused on cracking the temple in the future, and he did not have much time and energy to deal with things within China. He still needed a local snake to take care of them.