Reborn in 1977

After listening to Zhu Ming's words, the leader didn't even look at the notebook and the first thing he said was, "What does he want a gun for?"

"Hunting."

Zhu Ming blurted out immediately.

After a pause, he smiled sheepishly and said, "He says it's for hunting, but it's really just young people being curious about guns and buying them to play with. The two shotguns and a PPK pistol were all obtained with the help of Zhou, the head of the veterinary station, from a production team down below. Chen Fan came to me to register them as soon as he got the guns.

I recognized those guns at a glance. They were spoils of war that a farmer brother seized from the residence of a Japanese officer sometime in the forties. Because he wasn't one of our soldiers and had performed meritorious service, he wasn't required to hand them over. That man passed away two years ago, and his son has always wanted to sell the guns, but he's asking for a high price.

Some people can make homemade guns, and you can buy one for a few yuan. Moreover, every production team has militia equipment, which they can just pick up and use. Who would be willing to spend dozens of yuan to buy those flashy but impractical guns?

It wasn't until Chen Fan bought them that day. The guns only had a range of a few dozen meters. I could tell at the time that he was obviously a little too excited, just like my son when he touched a gun, so I issued him a gun license."

After a pause, he added, "And I told the Lujiawan Brigade headquarters to keep an eye on him.

The deputy captain of their brigade in charge of the militia and public security is a retired veteran. He joined the army very early and participated in the Korean War, and was discharged due to injuries. After so many years of recuperation at home, his health has recovered a lot. He often leads the militia in training, and he's still capable in all aspects. He could easily take down our entire station by himself. With him watching, there's definitely no problem."

The leader was slightly stunned when he heard this, and his eyes couldn't help but light up. "What's the name of that old hero?"

He could see clearly that this police station looked inconspicuous, but except for the female household registration police officer, everyone else had been a soldier. They all had basic qualities. It was definitely not simple for an old man to take down such a police station.

Zhu Ming said without thinking, "Xiao Liewen. Minister Cao of the Armed Forces Department of our county knows him. But we don't know the original unit's designation information. His files are kept in the Armed Forces Department. Except for a few leaders in the county, no one else knows."

The leader frowned tightly. It seemed that he was not an ordinary person.

He tilted his head and thought for a while, then shook his head gently. Although he was interested in this old hero, now was not the time to ask about this, so he asked about Chen Fan again, "According to your deduction, is it possible that this Chen Fan is a spy?"

"That's impossible."

Zhu Ming raised his head and said, "When I was in the army, I was also in the reconnaissance company. For a while, I also cooperated with the public security department in counter-espionage and specifically learned how to identify spies.

First of all, Chen Fan was on the verge of death when he was rescued. I carefully asked Yang Chuanfu, the squad leader of the 6th squad of Lujiawan, who rescued him. According to him, this person would have died if it had been 5 minutes later, so it is absolutely impossible to infiltrate in this way.

Secondly, I checked his hands and feet and his walking posture. There was not a trace of training."

Speaking of this, Zhu Ming's tone softened, and he said softly, "At that time, he looked about 16 years old and was sick, so he looked weak. You should have heard about the situation here. People from other provinces often come here to make a living, from Sichuan, Henan, Zhejiang, almost every year.

Some people have letters of introduction, which is good, because they plan to go back. But some people don't plan to go back, so they hide their origins and stubbornly refuse to leave. We can't say that we're forcing people to a dead end, so basically we turn a blind eye to anyone who can pass the review and let them stay. As for whether they can stay, it depends on their own abilities."

He said, raising his head, "That's how I handled Chen Fan at the time."

The leader listened and nodded gently, obviously knowing a lot about this situation.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Is it possible that it's a new way…"

He thought, gesturing, "That is, not training military skills, but specializing in other aspects, such as various professional knowledge?"

Zhu Ming looked at him, his eyes a little confused, "Not training military and special agent skills, but only training professional knowledge? Then what is he doing here?"

Could it be that he was sent here to make a contribution?

But he swallowed these words back.

The leader looked at him and also felt that his question was a bit absurd.

Rather than sending an excellent talent over, it would be better to select a group of excellent targets for defection and training. The success rate would not only be higher, but the future benefits would also be greater.

Why bother so much and waste an excellent talent for nothing?!

He wiped his face, automatically ignored the question, and continued, "Talk about your understanding of Chen Fan."

Zhu Ming said without thinking, "First of all, he is definitely not a rural person, not only because his appearance is not like someone who has lived in the countryside for a long time, but also because he lacks the most basic understanding of rural life.

Then he speaks authentic Yunhu dialect. Even the county seat often communicates with the countryside, let alone the communes below. Only the Yunhu urban area rarely has the opportunity to contact the countryside, so I judge that he is from the Yunhu urban area."

In fact, after hearing this, the leader had basically ruled out suspicion of Chen Fan, and then shifted the focus to how to find clues.

At this time, hearing Zhu Ming's words, the first reaction in his mind was to agree.

He was just about to speak when he heard Zhu Ming say, "At that time, I reported this matter to the higher authorities and focused the target on missing persons and educated youth sent to the countryside within a year before the incident, but after investigation, no personnel matching his situation were found."

The leader looked at Zhu Ming and nodded with satisfaction. If it were him, based on the existing clues, he could only draw this conclusion and pursue the investigation according to these clues.

After a pause of two seconds, he said with a smile, "What about the second point?"

Zhu Ming saw the change in the leader's expression and felt a little relieved. He continued, "Secondly, he should come from an intellectual family."

The leader leaned back and looked at him, asking, "Because his knowledge is solid and rich?"

Zhu Ming nodded, then shook his head gently, "In fact, when he first arrived in Lujiawan, he didn't have as much ability as he does now. Many of his things were learned later, but according to normal people's standards, it is impossible for a person to learn so many and such miscellaneous skills in a year."

He said, counting on his fingers, "The first is the cooking skills, which are very different from home cooking, and then he can speak Mandarin and repair broadcast machines."

Then he looked at the leader, "But at that time, he didn't know veterinary medicine, didn't understand medical skills, and couldn't repair machinery. Many things were learned later, but the learning progress was very fast."

The leader nodded thoughtfully, "You just said that it is impossible for a person to learn so many and such miscellaneous skills in a year. But his learning progress is indeed so fast, so there is only one possibility."

Zhu Ming nodded, "There is a high possibility that he had been exposed to this kind of knowledge before, but he forgot it along with his amnesia. As long as he relearns it, he can quickly get started."

The leader suddenly exhaled a long breath, looked around at his colleagues who came with him, and said with emotion, "Many people think that amnesia is fake, but in fact, amnesia is a real phenomenon and is not uncommon. The most common is a severe blow to the brain.

In addition, brain lesions, mental symptoms, and even excessive psychological pressure can cause amnesia.

In the early years on the battlefield, several of my comrades were hit by the shock wave of shells and couldn't even recognize people. It took them several years of recuperation to slowly recover."

Zhu Ming listened and nodded repeatedly, "The Xiao Captain of their brigade also said the same thing. His company commander also encountered such a thing."

The leader nodded, pondered for two seconds, "From the current point of view, there is no problem with your handling. Chen Fan's suspicion is indeed not great."

He said, raising his head, "However, in any case, his origins must be investigated."

Zhu Ming said nothing, spread his hands, and said with a wry smile, "I really can't do anything about this."

He is just a grassroots public security officer, who can manage small things, but he is powerless beyond his jurisdiction and can only report it.

The leader looked at him, laughed, and said, "It's okay, you have done a lot. Today's conversation has been of great help to our work."

He turned to look at a colleague next to him and said with a smile, "At least we can be sure that it's useless to only investigate missing persons and educated youth sent to the countryside within a year."

Zhu Ming saw that they were all smiling, and smiled as well, saying, "Leader, if we start counting from now, it should be within two years."

The leader nodded with a smile, "Yes, a year has passed, it should be within two years."

He tapped his finger on the table twice, then turned his head and said, "Lao Zheng, you contact the Yunhu Public Security Department now and ask them to investigate all the missing persons files within five years, focusing on the clues provided by Comrade Zhu just now.

If no clues are found within five years, expand the scope and investigate all those within ten years."

Lao Zheng nodded, "Okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and asked Zhu Ming, "Is there a phone in the station?"

Zhu Ming quickly got up, "Yes, yes, I'll take you there."

He had just turned around when he heard the leader say, "Comrade Zhu, I need to ask you for a favor."

Zhu Ming turned back to look at him, "You say."

The leader smiled and said, "Lao Zheng, you go make the call yourself."

Before Lao Zheng could go out, he looked at Zhu Ming and said, "I want to go to Lujiawan and talk to the leaders of their brigade to learn more about Chen Fan. Please show me the way."

Zhu Ming smiled immediately and said, "It's a small matter, no problem."

Saying that, he pointed outside, "I'll take you there now."

As he walked out, he said, "Just like I said, Deputy Captain Xiao is usually on duty in the team and hardly goes out, so we'll definitely be able to find him. He also knows the most about Chen Fan. By the way…"

Zhu Ming turned his head to look at the leader and said with a smile, "Chen Fan's boxing and marksmanship were also taught by him. It is said that his level is very high and has surpassed their militia company commander."

The leader walked towards the car, laughing loudly, "In this case, Chen Fan is both civil and military."