Chapter 1273
Dieter Li Aiguo, Yi Zhonghai breaks another leg, alarming the General Staff Communicati
Inside the security department of the steel rolling mill.
The security officer on duty stared wide-eyed: "What did you say?"
Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, they couldn't believe their ears and almost stood up immediately to chase him away.
Dieter? Li Aiguo? Dieter is the technical consultant for the steel rolling mill?
This is utterly ridiculous! Rather than believe this, I'd rather believe that you, Yi Zhonghai, are an enemy spy.
However, considering the special nature of the Dieter case, the security officer still took out a registration sheet and a pen, carefully questioned Yi Zhonghai, and began to take notes.
Yi Zhonghai pulled up a chair and sat down. He spent several minutes, spitting as he poured out all the "doubts" he had accumulated over time.
Li Aiguo frequently travels for work and often brings back things from abroad, and foreigners visit his home.
Li Aiguo's study is always locked, and the curtains are always drawn tightly; he's definitely up to no good.
A couple of days ago, Li Aiguo brought back several wooden boxes from outside and even put up an antenna at his door, just like the antenna used by Dieter to transmit radio messages. Yi Zhonghai had seen it in a movie.
Li Aiguo was also elusive, and Yi Zhonghai had long suspected him. He had once followed him, but ended up having his leg broken.
The most crucial evidence is that recently, a beeping sound has been heard from Li Aiguo's study, clearly indicating that he was sending telegrams abroad.
After hearing this, the security officer put down his pen, his brow furrowed.
Although I still thought it was nonsense, Yi Zhonghai's story sounded very convincing.
Especially that "beep-beep" sound of the radio transmitter; if someone knows something but doesn't report it, no one can bear the responsibility if something really happens.
Section Chief Liu of the Security Department was not in the department; the person in charge of the work was Deputy Section Chief Chen Dalai.
Chen Dalai narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the two people who came to report.
Are you kidding me? What level are the achievements Li Aiguo has made?
Small airplanes, tunnel boring machines, and large off-road vehicles—any one of these would make foreigners drool with envy.
If such a person really wanted to be an enemy agent, would they need to hide in a room and send telegrams in such a miserable way?
The enemy had long ago tried every means to appease him and get rid of him.
Putting all that aside, Chen Dalai couldn't think of any reason for Li Aiguo to become a Dieter, based solely on Li Aiguo's personal circumstances.
Putting everything else aside, I heard that he and his wife Chen Xueru even caught a Dieter together.
Is this a case of our own people turning against each other?
In short, Chen Dalai felt that Li Aiguo could not possibly be Dieter.
Yi Zhonghai provided so much evidence, but Chen Dalai thought it was all just speculation.
Take Li Aiguo's level of vigilance, for example. If he were to send a telegram, would you be able to hear the beeping sound?
As for Yi Zhonghai's broken leg, Chen Dalai knew the situation and felt that he deserved it.
No good person would secretly follow someone. Chen Dalai knew that Li Aiguo had a pistol. The fact that he didn't kill Yi Zhonghai back then was already considered giving him face.
However, that's the case. Since Yi Zhonghai has come to report this, if they don't take any action, they will also be criticized by others.
Chen Dalai hesitated for a moment, then decided to report it according to procedure.
Recently, Director Yang has been personally overseeing the work, and the development of the 10,000-ton rolling mill has entered a critical stage. He is currently on duty in his office.
When Chen Dalai and Yi Zhonghai knocked on the door of the factory director's office.
Factory Director Yang frowned, thinking that Yi Zhonghai was just making trouble again about the deaf old lady, and was about to lash out.
He used a lot of connections to get that deaf old lady out of trouble. Did he really think that Director Yang was a philanthropist?
However, after hearing Chen Dalai's report, Director Yang's expression changed instantly.
"Yi Zhonghai, are you sure you heard a beeping sound coming from inside the house?"
"Absolutely certain! Factory director, I'd stake my life on it, Li Aiguo is a hidden enemy agent!" Yi Zhonghai insisted.
Factory Director Yang did not immediately respond, but turned to Chen Dalai and asked in a deep tone, "Deputy Section Chief Chen, what should be done in this situation according to the security department's regulations?"
“Of course, we should investigate immediately.” Chen Dalai paused, carefully choosing his words.
"But...Advisor Li has a special status, and he's from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to act rashly? What if it's a misunderstanding..."
No one should be above the rules!
Director Yang interrupted Chen Dalai and said righteously, "Besides, following the rules is also to clear Consultant Li of suspicion and protect our comrades. Deputy Section Chief Chen, this is the responsibility of your security section. You handle it."
Director Yang's evasive maneuver was brilliant, but Chen Dalai knew exactly what was going on.
Factory Director Yang and Deputy Factory Director Li have been locked in a fierce battle recently, and Deputy Factory Director Li has a close relationship with Li Aiguo.
Director Yang clearly intended to use the pretext of "catching enemy agents" to escalate the situation, take the opportunity to bring down Li Aiguo, and then strike at Deputy Director Li.
Not wanting to be used as a pawn, Chen Dalai forced himself to suggest, "Factory Director, Comrade Aiguo is, after all, an advisor to our factory, and his organizational affiliation is still with the railway. Shouldn't we be more cautious and notify the Qianmen Locomotive Depot first?"
"We should indeed be cautious." Director Yang nodded, then changed the subject.
“However, it would be too slow to notify the Qianmen Locomotive Depot back and forth. What if the news leaks out? Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll go to the Armed Forces Department and have them report it to the district and ask the district Armed Forces Department to assist in the investigation.”
Director Yang appears to be a businessperson who acts decisively and efficiently, but he is actually extremely malicious.
The district armed forces department is a disciplined force; once it gets involved, the nature of the situation changes.
If Li Aiguo has even the slightest problem, he will be severely injured, if not killed.
Chen Dalai initially thought it was going too far, but after thinking about it, he nodded and resolved the problem openly and honestly.
With the district armed forces department involved, the lie couldn't become the truth.
Therefore, Director Yang personally took action and contacted the district's armed forces department.
Before long, the two forces merged and surged toward the courtyard house.
Yi Zhonghai followed these people, leaning on his cane, back to the courtyard house, immediately attracting the attention of many residents.
"Old Yi, what's going on?" Uncle San came over and asked.
Yi Zhonghai straightened his back and announced loudly, "There's an enemy spy in our compound! It's Li Aiguo! Director Yang and the leaders of the Armed Forces Department have come to arrest him personally!"
These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, and the residents in the compound all changed their expressions.
"Impossible! How could someone who loves his country be an enemy spy?"
"Yeah, Yi Zhonghai must have made a mistake, right?"
"It's really hard to say this time. Didn't you see that Director Yang and Leader Zhao from the Armed Forces Department are here? And there are so many militiamen too. Can this show of force be fake?"
Nan Yi was washing vegetables in the yard when he heard this. He dropped the basket and turned to run to Li Ai's house to deliver the message.
"Nan Yi! What are you doing!" Yi Zhonghai roared. "If you dare to tip someone off, you're an accomplice! Leader Zhao can arrest you right now!"
Upon hearing this, Nan Yi looked at the militiamen following behind him and could only stop in his tracks, glancing with some worry in the direction of Li Aiguo's country.
Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng and the others originally wanted to step forward to help, but now that they saw the militiamen, they all exchanged glances.
They certainly didn't believe that Li Aiguo was Dieter.
Yi Zhonghai intimidated everyone and, leading Leader Zhao and Factory Director Yang, stormed to Li Aiguo's window.
Sure enough, a beeping sound could be heard coming from inside, though it was hard to hear through the window.
"Listen! Everyone listen! He's sending a telegram inside! Caught red-handed! Arrest him right now!"
Yi Zhonghai urged.
Chen Dalai and Leader Zhao exchanged a glance, then went up and knocked on the door.
But no one answered the door.
Where is Li Aiguo?
At this moment, he drove a large SUV back to the courtyard house with Zhou Ke.
The transistor radio has been almost fully tested and is now ready to be taken back to the maintenance workshop of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.
As for Zhou Ke, he was a laborer.
"Li Aiguo, I know you're in the study, open the door quickly!" Yi Zhonghai knocked a few more times, and seeing that no one answered, he became even more certain that Li Aiguo was guilty.
"Leaders, look, Li Aiguo isn't opening the door, he must be inside destroying evidence! This is a common trick used by enemy agents, we can't wait any longer, let's rush in!" Yi Zhonghai pointed to the door.
After a moment's hesitation, Leader Zhao nodded: "A few people, open the door! Be on guard!"
Several armed militiamen immediately stepped forward, raised their rifle butts, and prepared to smash the door.
"stop!"
Just then, a voice came from behind.
Yi Zhonghai turned his head and saw that it was Li Aiguo who had returned, and he was immediately puzzled.
Li Aiguo is outside; who is operating the radio in the other room?
Could it be Chen Xueru?!
Great! I thought we could only catch one, but it turns out it's a whole nest!
This is a tremendous achievement; he might even be promoted directly to workshop director.
“Li Aiguo! You enemy agent, you’ve finally shown yourself! Open the door now and confess your crimes…” Yi Zhonghai started to shout, but Chen Dalai stopped him.
"Comrade Yi Zhonghai!"
Before Yi Zhonghai could rush forward, Chen Dalai stepped forward and blocked his way: "This case is a matter for our Security Section and the District Armed Forces Department. Please be mindful of your position."
The warning in those words couldn't be clearer.
You, Yi Zhonghai, are just a whistleblower; stop overstepping your bounds and giving unsolicited orders.
Yi Zhonghai gave an awkward smile and stood aside.
Chen Dalai walked up to Li Aiguo and said in a businesslike manner, "Comrade Aiguo, there is a matter I need to verify with you. Please answer truthfully."
Upon hearing this and glancing at the fully armed militiamen beside him, Li Aiguo knew perfectly well that Yi Zhonghai had stirred up trouble once again.
Li Aiguo wasn't worried, since he had nothing to hide.
Chen Dalai pointed at Yi Zhonghai and said, "According to Comrade Yi Zhonghai's report, you are a suspect in Dieter's case."
According to regulations, the identity of the whistleblower cannot be disclosed, but since Yi Zhonghai has already admitted it, it doesn't matter.
In particular, Chen Dalai also wanted to distance himself from the matter, saying that it had nothing to do with him and that it was Yi Zhonghai who was behind it.
Li Aiguo smiled and said, "Alright, Section Chief Chen, if you want to ask, then ask."
And so, with the district armed forces department and Director Yang as witnesses, Chen Dalai recounted the contents of Yi Zhonghai's report and questioned Li Aiguo.
Li Aiguo had nothing to hide.
"Our locomotive depot is very busy right now, and we often need to travel on business."
"As for going abroad, it's mainly to our big brother's country. As you know, we sell a lot of things to our big brother's country every year."
"I do have some foreign friends, all of whom are professors from Big Brother's family, and they are all registered with the foreign affairs department."
"After I get off work, I'm acting suspiciously, so there's no point in talking about it."
"And Yi Zhonghai's leg, I did break it. I suggested he go to the police station, but he felt it was his responsibility and refused. He even asked me to cover it up for him. It's kind of interesting to bring it up now."
Yi Zhonghai was standing right next to him when he heard Li Aiguo's answers one by one, and he immediately became flustered.
"Don't listen to him! That kid is a master of sweet talk and flattery!"
"Yes, Lao Yang, don't listen to Li Aiguo. That guy is rotten to the core. Hurry up and go inside and find the radio!" The deaf old lady had actually been out for a while but hadn't intended to step forward.
But seeing Yi Zhonghai rambling on and on, I couldn't stand it anymore.
Upon hearing the deaf old woman's words, Yi Zhonghai felt as if he had grasped a lifeline.
That's right! Once we find the radio station, Li Aiguo's identity as an enemy agent will be confirmed! Then I'll be a great hero, and getting a big red flower, a promotion, and a fortune will be just around the corner!
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai's evil intentions were aroused.
Seeing that Li Aiguo was still negotiating with Chen Dalai, he gritted his teeth, dragged his lame leg, and suddenly burst out with amazing strength, crashing towards the study door!
"I'll open the door! Let's see where you run now!"
The change happened too quickly. Chen Dalai never expected Yi Zhonghai to dare to take action in front of so many leaders. It was too late to stop him.
Zhou Ke had just gone to the supply and marketing cooperative to notify the railway police station and the armed forces department, and had only just returned, so there was no time to stop them.
By the time everyone reacted, Yi Zhonghai had already rushed into the house.
Yi Zhonghai was really going all out this time. After entering the main room, he immediately rushed to the study.
It must be said that despite his limp, he was incredibly fast.
As he was about to rush into the inner room, a look of joy appeared on Yi Zhonghai's face.
"Li Aiguo, you're dead!"
Unfortunately.
Just now.
A large foot flew out from the side and kicked Yi Zhonghai hard in the leg.
"Crack!"
Yi Zhonghai felt a sharp pain, and his whole body flew out like a broken sack, crashing heavily into the door frame of the study, and then sliding down like a dead dog.
"what!!!"
A piercing scream rang out.
It was Li Aiguo who made the move.
Since you're still not behaving yourself even with one leg, and insist on walking into the line of fire, then you can forget about having the other leg too!
All of this happened too fast; from Yi Zhonghai's charge to his broken leg flying out, it was only a few seconds.
"Li Aiguo! You...you went too far! Leaders! You all saw it! Li Aiguo committed violence in public, injuring people! He's desperate! Arrest him immediately!" The deaf old lady was also startled and quickly said.
Before Chen Dalai could speak, Li Aiguo said directly, "I'm sorry, there are very important things in this study. I can't let Yi Zhonghai break in and destroy them. In fact, I'm doing this for Yi Zhonghai's own good."
Is breaking someone's leg considered doing them a favor?
Yi Zhonghai, who was lying on the ground in excruciating pain, almost fainted from anger upon hearing these words.
Isn't that the line I used to use to fool Sha Zhu?!
Factory Director Yang's face hardened: "Advisor Li, aren't you just being unreasonable? You beat him up like this, and you still say it's for his own good?"
"Is that so? Director Yang, Section Chief Chen, Director Zhao, you'll understand once you go in and take a look."
As soon as Li Aiguo spoke, Chen Dalai and Leader Zhao, disregarding Yi Zhonghai who was still lying on the ground groaning, looked into the study.
In the corner of the study, there were several cabinet-like devices with wires connected to an outdoor antenna.
There are indicator lights on it, which flash and make a beeping sound.
At that moment, a voice came through the receiver: "Yellow River, Yellow River, this is the Yangtze River, why haven't you come back yet?"
Li Aiguo walked in, picked up the microphone, and said, "Yangtze River, Yangtze River, this is the Yellow River. We've encountered a small problem, but we'll handle it immediately."
Although Chen Dalai and Director Zhao couldn't understand the complex workings of the device, they had both used telephones and knew it must be some kind of communication equipment.
But... this thing doesn't have a telephone line!
For a moment, an inexplicable shock rose in their hearts.
This thing looks like something extraordinary!
Especially Director Zhao, a veteran who had seen the walkie-talkies carried by communications soldiers on the battlefield.
Back then, the communications soldier would shout into the microphone, calling for artillery support or requesting an attack!
However, walkie-talkies have a short range and are not small in size.
Director Zhao's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked directly, "Advisor Li, what is this?"
Factory Director Yang was blocked outside. When he heard Director Zhao ask a question, he sensed something was wrong. He tried to get closer, but Zhou Ke firmly blocked him from the outside.
Amidst everyone's curious gazes, Li Aiguo revealed the answer: "This is a transistor radio, employing the latest anti-interference technology, enabling ultra-long-distance wireless communication!"
Director Zhao felt he had guessed correctly and excitedly asked, "This radio station is quite large. What is its maximum transmission distance?"
“We haven’t done any extreme tests yet, but conservatively speaking, it’s at least 30 kilometers.” Li Aiguo nodded.
After saying that, he briefly introduced: "Director Zhao, Section Chief Chen, don't be fooled by the unassuming appearance of this thing. Its core component is the latest transistor circuit developed by our Red Star Computer Research Institute."
Furthermore, I added a unique signal amplification device to it.
I've been working on it at home for the past few days, and I was planning to deliver it to the locomotive depot tonight for field testing on the train, but then... you guys showed up."
Upon hearing this, Director Zhao's face immediately turned bright red with excitement.
Thirty kilometers! What does that mean?
If this thing can be mounted on a train, then it can be mounted on a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, or even a command vehicle!
This is a magical artifact that can change the course of a battle!
Yi Zhonghai shouted loudly outside, "Even if it's the radio on your train, it's not like I can't touch it! Did you have to break my leg? This is intentional assault! I'm going to sue you!"
The deaf old lady originally thought she could win over Li Aiguo this time, but she didn't expect this result.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Boss, Lao Yi was only concerned about the safety of the compound. He reported the suspicious activity because he was worried about things. He didn't expect that bastard Li Aiguo to take the opportunity to retaliate. You can't just ignore this!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Dalai and Director Zhao's expressions turned ugly.
Indeed, no matter what, Li Aiguo's kick has left Yi Zhonghai with limping legs, which looks rather pitiful and doesn't sound good if word gets out.
Although Director Zhao secretly agreed to severely punish Yi Zhonghai, a troublemaker, he still had to maintain appearances as a leader.
Just as he was about to speak up to smooth things over, Li Aiguo suddenly pointed to a plaque hanging on the wall of the study.
"Director Zhao, the reason I hit so hard just now was because I was worried that Yi Zhonghai might not be careful and would rush in and break the plaque."
"What kind of plaque is so valuable, hiccup?" Director Zhao followed Li Aiguo's finger and looked in the direction he was pointing. The rest of his words caught in his throat, and his breathing became rapid.
He recognized the signature on it.
That vigorous and powerful handwriting, that familiar name...
Director Zhao looked at Li Aiguo: "Comrade Aiguo, you did the right thing! This plaque must be well protected, and absolutely no problems can be allowed to occur!"
Unable to see what was happening inside from the outside, Yi Zhonghai became even more furious upon hearing this and shouted at Factory Director Yang, "Factory Director! You must stand up for me! They're protecting each other!"
Since arriving at the courtyard house, Director Yang has felt like an outsider, and he hasn't even stepped into the study.
Hearing Yi Zhonghai's shout, he felt embarrassed and looked at Director Zhao with a stern face: "Director Zhao, I am the director of the steel rolling mill. Shouldn't I be qualified to go in and take a look?"
It's not that I don't believe Li Aiguo, the key is that I have a responsibility to my workers, and I need to get to the bottom of the truth, right?
Director Zhao gave him a cold look: "Director Yang, don't think that just because you're the factory director, you can be a leader from the ministry. Without special permission, you'd have to stand here obediently!"
After saying that, Director Zhao looked at Yi Zhonghai: "Your name is Yi Zhonghai, right? Comrade Aiguo was right. He stopped you for your own good, because you don't know what kind of trouble you're about to get into!"
"Huh?!" Yi Zhonghai was dumbfounded.
The residents outside also looked on with curiosity, wanting to know what valuables were inside the house.
Only the third uncle stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.
It seems Li Aiguo once acquired a large calligraphy piece, which he hung in his room, but it disappeared later. Perhaps it was placed in his study.
After Director Zhao understood the situation, he said, "This is a complete misunderstanding! The transistor radio developed by Comrade Aiguo has been mistaken for a Dieter telegraph machine by some people who don't know anything about it. Everyone, please disperse and stop crowding around here!"
The onlookers could disperse, but Yi Zhonghai couldn't; he was in so much pain that he couldn't stand up.
"Director Yang, you have to help me! I'm doing this to help you deal with..."
"Yi Zhonghai! What nonsense are you spouting!" Factory Director Yang's expression changed drastically, and he shouted angrily to stop him.
"As the factory director, I must now give you a serious reprimand! You made baseless accusations and framed your comrades without even understanding the truth of the matter! I think you have serious problems with your thinking! Once you've recovered, you'll immediately go to a study session for proper reform!"
Fearing that Yi Zhonghai might say something detrimental to him, Director Yang quickly reprimanded him a few times, then made an excuse that the factory had a meeting and slunk away.
Yi Zhonghai was completely dumbfounded and could only look to the deaf old lady for help.
The deaf old woman gave him a cold look, turned around and went back into the house, closing the door behind her.
Finally, Liu Haizhong and Uncle San couldn't stand it anymore, so they called Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng, and a few other young men to take down the door panel of Qin Huairu's house and carry Yi Zhonghai to the hospital.
Yi Zhonghai lay on the door panel, watching Li Aiguo chatting and laughing with Director Zhao, his teeth grinding together.
"Damn Li Aiguo... this isn't over!"
After Yi Zhonghai was sent away, Director Zhao ordered the militiamen: "From now on, you will guard this place until the comrades from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot arrive. No one is allowed to enter the study."
Director Zhao added, "Once the others arrive, please help deliver the equipment to the locomotive depot. I need to report to my superiors immediately!"
After giving the order, Director Zhao looked at Li Aiguo, raised his hand in salute, and said, "Goodbye, Comrade Aiguo."
Li Aiguo returned the greeting, not refusing Director Zhao's kindness. With these militiamen, transporting the transistor radios later would be much easier.
Chen Dalai breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, Li Aiguo couldn't be Dieter, and their security department wasn't implicated.
As for the struggle between Director Yang and Deputy Director Li, their security department did not want to get involved.
"Patriotism, should we also keep some people in our security department?"
“That won’t be necessary. These militiamen are enough,” Li Aiguo said.
Dozens of militiamen surrounded Li Aiguo's house, all of them armed, and looked very imposing.
With such a commotion, the residents who had just returned to the courtyard gathered around, but seeing the fully armed militiamen, no one dared to come over and ask any questions.
Director Zhao went back to the Armed Forces Department to report, while Chen Dalai led his team back to the Security Section.
After returning to his office, Director Zhao first reported the whole story to the higher-level armed forces department.
After hanging up the phone, I thought for a moment, then wrote another urgent letter and sent it to the Communications Department of the General Staff Headquarters.
It wasn't that Director Zhao didn't want to make the call; it was just that the old leader's position was too special.
The phone call transfer process requires multiple layers of review, making it much faster than sending urgent documents through the confidential channel.
It was almost time to leave work when the old boss suddenly received an urgent document. Feeling a bit strange, he returned to his office and opened it.
The contents of the urgent message were simple: "Li Aiguo of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot Studio has developed a transistor radio with a communication range of up to 30 kilometers."
The equipment boasts strong anti-interference capabilities and a compact size, making it ideal for use in armored vehicles and tanks. It is currently being prepared for transport back to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot for testing.
After reading the contents, the old leader felt his scalp tingle.
As the leader of the communications corps, he was all too aware of the strategic significance of this ultra-long-range radio communication device!
In the modern battlefield, communication is the eyes, ears, and nerves of the commander.
The ability to mobilize tank groups for attacks, call for infantry cover, and coordinate operations anytime and anywhere relies on efficient communication methods!
The Communications Corps is the leading organization for communications work across the entire military.
Several efforts have been made to develop an ultra-long-range communication device suitable for armored forces, but the results have been unsatisfactory due to the technological bottleneck of electronic components.
Isn't this just a gift delivered right to our doorstep?
If it were someone else, the former leader would definitely doubt the authenticity.
However, he had heard of the name Li Aiguo!
The old leader slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly.
"Prepare the train! Head to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot!"
(End of this chapter)