A house with lighting that could be called "luxury" by the standards of this time and space at night is obviously an Australian place. Ice@Fire! Chinese www..com However, there was neither a long sign with black characters on a white background hanging at the entrance of the courtyard, nor a sentry from the guard camp, but the courtyard door was closed tightly.
Zuo Yamei stepped on the steps and pulled the rope beside the door of the lower courtyard, and the small window on the door opened immediately. She handed in her pass.
A few minutes later, the door opened, and Zuo Yami jumped in quickly.
This was the yard of a large family in the past. The front yard is not big, and the back seat and the wing rooms on both sides have been converted into offices. There are signs hanging on the door, which can't be seen clearly under the light. Although the doors of these offices are closed at this moment, lights are shining through the windows, and it is obvious that there are still people working inside.
The guard who opened the door has disappeared, but there is a girl waiting for her in the yard. Although she is wearing the same black uniform as the police, the blue collar badge and floss indicate that she is a staff member of the Political Security Bureau.
"Serve the Senate!" The girl smiled easily, "Good evening, Comrade Coordinator."
"Serve the people! Comrade Level 2 Commander." Zuo Yamei did not dare to neglect. The visitor wore the military rank of Level 2 Political Security Commander, which was one level higher than her "master" Li Yongxun.
Because she was not wearing a uniform, neither of them saluted.
"If it's convenient for you, I would like to delay you for a few minutes. Let's go to the house to talk." The girl said.
"Of course." Zuo Yamei nodded. She had already been notified of this meeting when she went to work - it was impossible to refuse the "talk" from the Political Security Bureau.
One of the side rooms in the front yard was used as a temporary warehouse, under a gas lamp. You can see that it is filled with standard packaging boxes with classification numbers painted on them. The girl closed the door and sat on the packing box.
"Please take a seat too."
"Thank you." Zuo Yamei thanked her, turned slightly sideways and sat down with her knees together.
Zuo Yamei saw a mixture of admiration, envy, jealousy and inferiority in the other person's eyes - she was used to such reactions.
"My name is Ke Yun. I work in the Political Security Bureau. This is a work conversation." The girl explained clearly, "Today's meeting, the bureau headquarters has reported it to the General Affairs Section 9. This is the relevant document."
Zuo Yamei nodded and took the document - this was official nonsense. She wasn't quite sure why the Political Security Bureau was looking for her, but in the National Police, joint operations with this department were often conducted. For the sake of coordination, the National Police set up Section 9 in the General Affairs Office to coordinate the actions of both parties. If the Political Security Bureau wants to talk to someone within the national police system, it must also go through the nine-course filing process.
"You work at the household registration office."
"Yes. After graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences, I was assigned to the household registration office."
"Who do you work with?"
"I haven't started work yet. My superiors assigned me to do some auxiliary work with trainee commander Li Yongxun."
"How long have you been working with her?"
"It's only been a little over a month."
"She is your roommate?"
"Yes, we live in the same dormitory." Zuo Yamei realized that this appointment was related to Li Yongxun, and her curiosity aroused: Although her "master" was a few years older than herself. I always feel like I'm worried.
"What's your impression of her?"
"Nothing special..." Zuo Yamei spoke more cautiously. It is never a good thing for the Political Security Bureau to suddenly be interested in someone. "Just like us ordinary female police officers, go to work. Work overtime. Go to bed when you go back to the dormitory. Go out on rest days. Shopping or something. She seems to have no relatives or friends in Lingao."
"Is there anything different about her recently?"
"No." Zuo Yamei thought hard and then said, "It seems that she has something on her mind."
"Has she ever mentioned anything about herself to you?"
"No," Zuo Yami shook her head, "She never mentions her own affairs."
"How is her financial situation on weekdays?"
Zuo Yamei thought for a while: "I spend money casually and love shopping."
"Really?" Ke Yun smiled, and Zuo Yamei suddenly realized that the other party actually knew these things, "It's just your personal opinion. Does her spending power exceed her income?"
"Probably not." Zuo Yamei was surprised. Could it be that Li Yongxun had money problems? This is a taboo for Australians. Once someone is found to have financial problems, even if they are minor, their future will be ruined no matter how much they were taken seriously in the past.
However, the Cheka should be in charge of this matter. When did the Political Security Bureau also deal with corruption?
"Has she done anything that violates her daily routine in recent days?"
"It seems not." Zuo Yamei said hesitantly, and suddenly she remembered, "Speaking of it, she often goes out these days when she doesn't work overtime - usually she rarely goes out at night. She doesn't go shopping until her days off. "
"Do you know where she went?"
"I don't know, she never said it. But she didn't buy anything."
"When did this abnormality start?" Zuo Yamei realized that Ke Yun was interested in this topic.
"It was after that security clearance operation."
"You mean the recent 'Umbrella 7' operation?"
"Yes, that was the time."
"Very good." Ke Yun nodded, "Was she with you on the day of the operation?"
"Not together. She was in the group that went to Kawara Street, and I was in the other group."
"Why don't you team up with her? Isn't she your master?"
"Originally we were supposed to go together, but the operation command team made a temporary adjustment. I don't know why."
Ke Yun made a few notes in his notebook and asked, "What about other places? What's different?"
"No more -" Zuo Yamei said in a long tone, "It's all normal work," she suddenly remembered something, "By the way, it was a bit strange today when we went to the Magistrate's Court to go through the household registration procedures. "
"Why is it strange?"
"This matter was not originally on our work schedule -" Zuo Yamei explained that this job is usually for newcomers with junior qualifications but who are able to work independently, but Li Yongxun took the initiative to apply to take her to do this job.
"... She said she wanted me to familiarize myself with the relevant work - of course it can't be said to be inappropriate, but I always felt that she wanted to go to the Magistrate's Court." Zuo Yamei said, "Our work plan was originally very full. It’s strange to suddenly add this item.”
Ke Yun's interest became more intense: "So what did she do in the magistrate court? I mean something special."
"I didn't do anything, just normal work." Zuo Yamei said, "Nothing special."
"Please carefully recall who she met in the magistrate's court, what she said, and did she do anything unrelated to her work?"
Zuo Yamei thought for a while, but still couldn't think of anything different.
"You provided very useful information," Ke Yun said at last, "Thank you very much for your cooperation."
"It doesn't matter, this is for work." Seeing that the conversation was about to end, Zuo Yamei breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't ask why she was asking about Li Yongxun.
Ke Yun closed the notebook: "Does she know you are here?"
"Of course I don't know, this is the rule."
"Okay, it's indeed a bit inappropriate to meet you here. It's a bit like burning the piano and boiling the crane." Ke Yun was proud of having the opportunity to show off the idiom, and said with a smile, "However, there will be times when you need to cooperate with the work."
"Serve the Senate!"
Ke Yun took out a note from his bag and handed it to her, with a mailing address on it: "Starting from today, you will submit a report on Li Yongxun's activities to us every week. If there is an emergency, you can immediately report to us General Affairs Lesson 9 report, we will contact you immediately. Do you understand?"
Zuo Yamei took the note and said nervously: "Yes, I understand."
"Just mail the report to this mailbox." Ke Yun said, "It will continue until we notify you to terminate the mission."
"I will report on time."
Ke Yun left the warehouse for a while, but Zuo Yamei still hadn't recovered from the shock: Li Yongxun was actually listed as a "suspicious person" by the Political Security Bureau! This had a huge impact on her. Ever since she joined the National Police, she had always felt that Li Yongxun was careful and capable, and a very good boss - and she had served the Senate for several years. She was "loyal and reliable". Of course.
"Yami! Why are you still in here? Is it about to start?" Another girl appeared at the door. She was wearing the same clothes as Zuo Yami, "You are going to be late."
Zuo Yamei quickly stood up and followed the girl to the main courtyard.
Passing through the hanging flower gate is the main courtyard. The courtyard is very large and has been completely renovated, combining Chinese and Western styles. The three main rooms have been transformed into a two-story building - you can see that the walls on the first floor are still made of the original blue bricks. The left and right wing rooms have also been transformed into new-style houses, which are larger and taller than in the past. There are no trees, flowers or grass in the yard, only some high and low shelves. The ground is paved with yellow sand mixed with lime, and it is laid very evenly.
All houses adopt a full-frame structure, using brick columns and iron trusses to form the structure of the house. The exterior walls are inlaid with huge glass windows. Since Lingao cannot yet produce large-scale thickened glass according to modern standards, the A lattice window made up of multiple panes of glass.
As a well-informed graduate of a liberal arts college, Zuo Yamei certainly would not be shocked by this. Standing in the yard, you can hear the faint sound of piano and singing, which is not very real. Thick curtains hung on all the windows, which were dark, but bright light leaked from the open door.
The girl who urged her had already entered. It was not the first time for Zuo Yamei to come here. She heard the music inside gradually reaching the end of the music. Knowing that the gathering time was almost here, she quickly jogged a few steps and jumped up the steps. , walked in.
The door clicked shut behind her. (To be continued...)
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