Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 971: Stationmaster Xu’s Cousin

Xu Shuanglin, the stationmaster of Zhoulizhuang Station, was on vacation today. He put on his uniform and went to Zhoulizhuang Town to buy things.

Along the way, people kept greeting him politely, and Xu Shuanglin either nodded slightly or responded with a smile.

When he meets acquaintances, he will stop and chat.

"Stationmaster Xu, going shopping?"

"Yes, we have run out of fine grain at home, and my eldest son is growing fast, so it's time to buy some cloth to make clothes for him."

Xu Shuanglin doesn't buy fine grains. Sorghum rice or dried sweet potatoes are his goal, but eating fine grains is in line with his status!

The whole family depended on his monthly salary of nine dollars to survive. The two boys were just at the age when they could eat, and although life was much better than in the countryside, they still had to budget carefully.

After chatting with a few people, Xu Shuanglin had a clear understanding of all kinds of goods in the town today. He kept thinking about how to save some money and buy some meat to satisfy the cravings of his two children.

As we were almost in town, a few men suddenly appeared from the roadside.

The leader smiled and said, "Stationmaster Xu, where are you going?"

Xu Shuanglin looked at these people and his brain paused for a moment.

I forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm just taking a walk."

The leader took two quick steps forward and said, "Stationmaster Xu, I'm your distant cousin. It's so hard for us to meet. Could you please find a place to have some tea?"

Xu Shuanglin lowered his head and took a step to the side. "You must have recognized the wrong person. Excuse me, excuse me."

The man lifted his clothes, revealing the gun on his waist. "Cousin, why don't you acknowledge your relatives? Even for the sake of my two cousins, we should get closer. You don't have to worry about home. I have two good brothers watching over us. Nothing will go wrong."

Xu Shuanglin's face suddenly turned pale.

His lips trembled, "Good man...good man...if you need money, I still have a few dollars here. If you need a ticket, I can also find a way to get it for you. We have no grudges in the past and no hatred in the present..."

The man hugged him and said, "Cousin, look at what you said. Let's go and find a place to rest and reminisce about the past."

A tea stall.

Several people sat down separately, surrounding Xu Shuanglin and the man. The tea stall owner looked at them strangely and said, "Master Xu, why did you bring so many people to drink tea?"

The man smiled and said, "I'm Stationmaster Xu's cousin. I'm usually out on business, so it's rare for me to come here. So, I'd like to borrow your precious place to chat with my cousin. Please give us a few pots of tea, the best!"

The tea stall owner served the tea promptly.

"Stationmaster Xu, my last name is Zhao. Let's be honest. I'm not a businessman. Has the Military Control Commission heard of me?"

Xu Shuanglin's eyes widened at this, and he said nervously, "I didn't hear anything! I didn't hear anything!"

Zhao Lijun smiled. This was his usual style: bold, efficient, and never changing his name. The Japanese had tried to catch him many times, but they just couldn't.

"Stationmaster Xu, don't be nervous. We are here to resist the Japanese and won't embarrass our own people. Of course, whether you are one of them or not depends on your performance."

Xu Shuanglin said with a sad face, "You gentlemen have done great things, and I admire you very much. But I am just the station manager, and I only have three or five people under me. I really don't deserve your invitation to join me!"

Zhao Lijun laughed heartily. "Stationmaster Xu, you're worrying too much. I certainly won't recruit you to join my team. I just wanted to ask, how many years have you been working on this railway?"

"My father died on the construction site while they were building the road, so I joined the Railway Bureau and started as a road maintenance worker. It's been twenty years now!"

"Okay, Stationmaster Xu is indeed a veteran. Now let me ask you, what's so special about your Lizhuang Station this week?"

Xu Shuanglin didn't know if he realized something, and replied tremblingly: "This is just a small station, there's nothing special about it..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Lijun had already embraced him affectionately, with the gun against his waist.

"Stationmaster Xu, this is your fault. I can even tell you the truth about my membership in the Military Control Commission, so why don't you open up to me? If you don't consider yourself, how can you not consider your wife and children?"

Stationmaster Xu's forehead was covered in sweat. "I didn't realize just now that although our station is small, it is a key meeting point for vehicles. Sometimes, vehicles waiting to pass by also stop near us."

"Okay! Stationmaster Xu, that's right. You're straightforward, and so am I. As long as you cooperate with us and do something for the country and the nation, I will not only give you a big gift, but I will also take care of the aftermath so that you won't be implicated. But if you say one thing to my face and another behind my back, don't blame me for treating you as a traitor..."

"Absolutely not! Although I, Xu Shuanglin, don't have much ability, I have always admired heroes like you. If I can help, I will do it without hesitation!"

Zhao Lijun then really chatted with him while drinking tea. The tea stall owner took a few glances and said with a smile: "They say that cousins ​​can be very close, but these cousins ​​are very close. Stationmaster Xu's cousin doesn't look like an ordinary person!"

After finishing his tea, Xu Shuanglin said tremblingly, "Can I go home for a while..."

"Don't worry, my brothers are taking care of your family. I've already told your family that you've been transferred to the railway bureau to work for a few days, and we've also given you ten dollars. How about that, isn't it? Stay at the station for the next few days and don't go anywhere. If you wander off..."

"Don't run around! Don't run around! I'll just stay at the station."

"Okay, Lao Xu, the signal light at your station has been in disrepair for a long time. It should be broken, right?"

...........

"Uncle, uncle, stationmaster!"

Xu Shuanglin suddenly woke up and put the glass jar in his hand aside.

Xu Hanjie quickly poured him some water and said, "Uncle, what happened to you these past two days? You seem so absent-minded."

"What do you mean by absent-minded, kid? I'm old and have worked several night shifts. How can I be as energetic as you young people?"

"Uncle, you've been staying at the station all day these past few days and haven't even gone home. This isn't like you."

Xu Shuanglin glared at him. "What style? I haven't even said anything about you yet. Why are you running around the city all day?"

Xu Hanjie smiled and said, "Uncle, when will you teach me how to open the gate?"

Xu Shuanglin stood up impatiently, "Come on, come on, follow me on patrol. A car just had a police officer flying. There's a special train heading south from the north this afternoon, so all other vehicles need to wait. Follow me and see how I handle it."

While patrolling the road, Xu Hanjie saw the traffic light flash strangely twice, "Uncle, is this traffic light broken?"

"You know nothing!"

Xu Shuanglin suddenly became angry. "You ask questions all day long, but you don't do much of your work! Don't call me uncle. Use your job title when you're working!"