My courtyard shelter

The security company acted quickly. After receiving the news, a new batch of 20 dispatched workers were sent the next day.

After all the people at the north gate were in place, Xu Dong organized all his subordinates into two teams, each with seven people.

The first team was led by Xiang Xin, who was officially promoted to team leader; the second team was led by Chen Yang, who could only temporarily take over the position of team leader because he was not a formal worker.

The two teams took turns to work the night shift, changing every half a month.

The first day of night duty was led by Section Chief Li himself. Xu Dong and Lao Jin were also left behind. Both of them were team leaders and the main force of night patrols. They needed to be familiar with the entire process in advance.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, with the order of Section Chief Li, Xu Dong and Lao Jin set off with their respective teams.

Everyone put on thick military coats because the temperature after 8 o'clock had reached below zero and the night was as cold as ice.

There were many enterprises and institutions around the power company, and the overall security force was still relatively sufficient. When spread out, the streets that each family needed to patrol were not actually long.

Therefore, there was no patrol car, and the patrol team had to walk.

Xu Dong led the way, followed by Xiang Xin, followed by three dispatched workers, and two people stayed at the north gate.

"Brother Xu, I brought melon seeds, would you like some?"

Xiang Xin took out a small bag of melon seeds from her pocket and showed it to him. These melon seeds were left over from her wedding.

Xu Dong shook his head: "Eat them yourself!"

Xiang Xin grinned. It was best if no one snatched them from her. She only brought a handful of melon seeds, which was not enough for her!

Patrolling was boring, so Xu Dong simply talked to Xiang Xin about her husband's situation.

Xiang Xin did not hide anything and told him everything she knew:

"A wall is being built on the border. It is said to be more than five meters high. There is also barbed wire on the top of the wall. Most people cannot climb over it. When the wall is built, we don't have to worry about refugees."

"In the entire southern Xinjiang, the Annan people are the most rampant in smuggling. They are all young people and cannot be prevented. Unlike Siam and Myanmar, almost all of them are with their families. The target is too conspicuous, and my husband and his men can catch them all."

"These countries are so bad. They deliberately drive refugees to our side. It is probably revenge for us not opening the gates to release water to them upstream."

Xu Dong was silent. From a humanitarian perspective, Daxia's actions were indeed not authentic, but he still had to give a thumbs up to the people above.

It is better to harm your neighbors than to be taken advantage of.

"Brother Xu, can we take a few more days off during the National Day? I want to go to Dianzhou to see He Jian." Xiang Xin suddenly spoke, and his mood also became much lower.

Xu Dong nodded and promised: "No problem, even if you ask for a month's leave, I will sign for you."

"Thank you, Brother Xu, but if you don't need a month, Uncle Li will definitely not agree." Xiang Xin stuck out her tongue and said.

Walking and chatting, after patrolling a circle, except for a few old men and women who picked up rags and behaved suspiciously, no other abnormalities were found.

Xu Dong took out the intercom and began to report to Section Chief Li: "Monitoring room, monitoring room, this is the North Gate patrol team."

"I am Li Jun, please speak if you have anything to say." Li Jun is the full name of Section Chief Li.

"Section Chief, the North Gate patrol has ended and no abnormalities were found."

"Very good, since there is nothing wrong, then you should come back quickly!"

"Got it, and will return immediately."

Just like that, this patrol ended, which took about half an hour.

And patrols like this start at 8 pm and end at 8 am the next day, a total of twelve times, once every hour.

That night, Xu Dong led the team out three times in total, and then stayed at the north gate. The guard room was equipped with a small solar heater, which was very warm and not cold.

After having breakfast in the cafeteria in the morning, Xu Dong slipped away before seven o'clock. He had worked for more than 20 hours in a row and was a little bit unbearable.

When he got home, Xu Ma and Wang Xiujuan were chatting in the kitchen. Xu Dong came over and said hello:

"Good morning, Aunt Wang!"

"Hey, isn't this our Captain Xu? Off work?" Wang Xiujuan teased kindly.

She just learned from Xu Ma that he was promoted to captain and worked the night shift last night.

Xu Dong smiled and nodded.

Xu's mother came forward and asked with concern: "Have you had breakfast?"

"I've had it at the company."

"Then go take a shower and go to bed early after that."

After Xu Dong left, Wang Xiujuan continued the conversation:

"Lao Zhang, don't hesitate. The volunteer team doesn't have many tasks at ordinary times, so it won't take up much time. You come to be my assistant, and we'll build the team together."

Wang Xiujuan's public security volunteer team was established at the initiative of the local street office, and it was established less than a day ago.

Similar volunteer teams are basically in every community in Yanjing, with dozens of people and as few as three or four people.

They are the most basic link in the capital's "joint prevention and control" work, which can save a lot of manpower and material resources for the police.

But Xu's mother still finds it troublesome. For her, taking care of her three precious grandchildren is the top priority, and everything else has to stand aside.

Seeing that Xu Ma was indifferent, Wang Xiujuan had to settle for the next best thing and spoke again: "How about this, you come to take care of logistics for us and not participate in the usual work?"

"That's no problem."

Now that it has come to this, if she refuses, she will offend others, so Xu Ma agreed.

…

On September 17, when the public security battle was in full swing, the authorities stepped up again and suddenly issued an entertainment restriction order.

This "entertainment" refers to both the entertainment industry and various entertainment venues.

For a time, the entire film and television industry was in mourning, and more than 90% of related companies went bankrupt. Many industry bigwigs and celebrities chose to go abroad to avoid the limelight.

And cinemas, KTVs, Internet cafes, bars, foot massage shops, nightclubs, and other leisure and fitness venues are also facing severe tests.

The authorities not only significantly raised their overall tax rates, but also imposed strict restrictions on business hours.

For example, Internet cafes, which have suddenly become popular recently, are not allowed to operate after 8 o'clock in the evening.

You know, the evening is the prime time for Internet cafes.

The only one who escaped was the Internet. For some unknown reason, the authorities left a window specially.

However, Internet companies are big spenders. Before this, most of them had already gone bankrupt, and the remaining ones were all giants.

Time slowly came to October.

With the full implementation of the entertainment restriction order, the whole society gradually became quiet, less impetuous, and even the pace of life slowed down a lot.

Xu Dong found a sense of familiarity, as if his past life and this life suddenly overlapped and could no longer be distinguished from each other.