Chang Ning thought of Yang Beiguo from the pistol in his pocket, and in the far north, Yang Beiguo was also worried about Chang Ning.

On the fifth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, in the harsh winter of the capital, the sky was full of snow, covered in silver, near a secluded street in western Beijing, Yang Beiguo and Shan Yunfei got off the car and stood in front of the iron gate of a courtyard, the iron gate opened as if agreed, and a young soldier saw Yang Beiguo and Shan Yunfei, and stood up and saluted, "Commander Yang is good." ”

Yang Beiguo nodded slightly, "Little ghost, has the chief risen?" ”

"Report to Commander Yang, the chief is waiting for you in the living room." The young soldier saw that Shan Yunfei was holding a cardboard box in his hand and wanted to reach out to help, but Shan Yunfei politely refused.

This is a common courtyard house in the north, spacious and quiet, in the front living room, the old man sitting on the sofa is one of the elders of the republic, Ning Ruifeng, who is currently the first director of the Central Advisory Committee, and next to him is his wife Qiao Hanxiang, as well as his eldest daughter Ning Xiaohan and second son Ning Xiaonan.

Ning Xiaohan and Ning Xiaonan got up and waited for Yang Beiguo and Shan Yunfei to come in, Yang Beiguo walked up to Ning Ruifeng and Qiao Hanxiang, and greeted with a smile: "Old leader, Sister Qiao, I have kept you waiting for a long time." ”

Ning Ruifeng put down the newspaper in his hand and motioned for Yang Beiguo to sit down on the sofa opposite, "Old Yang, you have never liked to live in the capital, why don't you go back to Zhijiang today." ”

Yang Beiguo said with a smile: "Haha, I was controlled by the old woman when I went back, and I was yelled at by you here, a dilemma, a dilemma." ”

Ning Ruifeng saw Shan Yunfei standing on the side, "Isn't this the one back then, that little Shan Yunfei?" ”

Shan Yunfei stood up and said: "The chief has a good memory. ”

"Lao Yang, what kind of fame are you doing, how do you let the commander of the military division be a guard," Ning Ruifeng beckoned, "Xiao Dan, come and sit down and talk, at home, don't be so nervous." ”

Shan Yunfei took a few steps closer as he said, sat down on a chair, Ning Xiaohan brought a cup of hot tea to everyone, and Ning Xiaonan on the side said, "Uncle Yang, according to your instructions, the recording camera is ready." ”

Qiao Hanxiang asked with a smile: "Beiguo, do you want us to watch a documentary about Southern Xinjiang again?" ”

Yang Beiguo shook his head and asked solemnly: "Old leader, Sister Qiao, are you still thinking about Xiao Ningzi?" ”

Ning Ruifeng's body shook, held Qiao Hanxiang's hand with one hand, and shook it gently.

Ning Xiaohan said on the side: "Uncle Yang, my father and my mother were watching the snow in the yard just now, and they also mentioned Brother Xiao Ning. ”

Ning Ruifeng's eldest son, Ning Qiao, nicknamed Xiao Ningzi, quietly disappeared on a snowy day when he was studying geology at Jingcheng University twenty years ago, which became a lingering pain for the family.

"Old leader, it's me Yang Beiguo who is incompetent, and I haven't brought Xiao Ningzi back, I'm sorry," Yang Beiguo said gloomily, "Today I asked Yunfei to bring a plate of tape, please take a look at the old leader and Sister Qiao, but don't get excited." ”

Yang Beiguo glanced at Shan Yunfei, and Shan Yunfei took out a video tape from the carton and handed it to Ning Xiaonan.

Everyone in the living room focused their eyes on the nineteen-inch color TV.

TV Picture 1:

In the courtyard of Chang Ning's house, Chang Ning was nodding at Yang Beiguo, and said with a smile: "Commander Yang, this is not like words, I saw two soldiers standing at the door from a distance, and I was startled, thinking that Taiwan's old Jiang had come back." At this time, Chang Xiujuan suddenly appeared, twisting Chang Ning's ears with one hand and slapping Chang Ning's ass with the other...... Chang Ning pretended to scream, covered his ears and hid behind Shan Yunfei......

Ning Ruifeng trembled and said in a lost voice: "Xiao Ningzi." ”

Qiao Hanxiang also asked in a trembling voice: "Beiguo, this, what's going on?" Isn't this Xiao Ningzi? ”

Yang Beiguo said: "Old leader, Sister Qiao, take a look again." ”

TV Picture 2:

Or in the courtyard of Chang Ning's house, under the jujube tree, on the stone table, Yang Beiguo and Chang Ning are playing the local popular five-element chess, Yang Beiguo looked at the chess game on the table with a sad face, Chang Ning crossed his hands and lay on the table, with a bunch of wine and cigarettes in his hand, staring at Yang Beiguo with naughty eyes, shaking his head proudly, humming a little song in his mouth, "...... Go up the mountain to fight the tiger, the tiger is very sad, the gold, wood, water, fire and earth, the tiger has nowhere to hide, Salai pretends to dance, the tiger has a bare ass ......", Yang Beiguo sighed and messed up the chessboard, "Don't play, don't play." Chang Ning shrugged his shoulders in front of the camera, spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, and shouted with a wicked smile: "Hehe, commanders and fighters of the Southeast Military Region, I defeated your Commander Yang, and now, you are under my command." ”

Qiao Xiaohan sighed: "Uncle Yang, why is this person, why is he so similar to Brother Xiao Ning?" ”

Qiao Xiaonan also said: "It's incredible, that action of shrugging his shoulders with both hands, is it Brother Xiao Ning's signature move, every time he wins a fight with someone, he will come to this point and express his embarrassment." ”

TV Picture 3:

Or in the courtyard of Chang Ning's house, Yang Beiguo sat on a chair, Chang Ning was massaging his back in a serious way, but his face was funny, and from time to time he made a little gesture with a grimace, Yang Beiguo said: "Stinky boy, come with me to the capital to play, I invite you to drink Moutai." Chang Ningle said: "Don't go, don't go, your parents are here, don't travel far, this ancient precept your old man won't forget." Yang Beiguo smiled: "Haha, are you afraid of me?" Chang Ning said: "Don't play the radical method, I won't be fooled, my mother said, you can't go to the north, there are wolves there." Yang Beiguo snorted: "It's useless, I made you a friend for nothing, and I don't talk about righteousness at all." Chang Ning smiled: "This old man, first figure it out, let's play cards now, there is no distinction between high and low on the gambling table, since you have lost, first fulfill your promise, hehe, if you feel that you are too happy to live in my house for two days, you can give something more." Yang Beiguo asked, "Ho, what else do you want?" Chang Ning salivated and laughed, "Hehe, I heard that the cavalry company of our army division is going to be revoked and disbanded, you give an order to Commander Shan, send us two horses, and we should support the army and love the people, and raise horses for xx......"

The TV picture is frozen, and it is Chang Ning's bright and innocent smiling face.

Yang Beiguo turned his head to look, Ning Ruifeng and Qiao Hanxiang were supporting each other, and they were already in tears.

After a long time, Qiao Hanxiang asked, "Beiguo, this, what's the name of this child?" ”

"It's called Chang Ning, often Chang, Ning who would rather bend than bend."

Ning Ruifeng regained his composure, and muttered in his mouth, "Chang Ning, Chang Ning, Ning who can't bend, looks too similar, Beiguo, tell me about this young man's situation." ”

Yang Beiguo said: "Let Yunfei say it, he spent some effort." As he spoke, he glanced at Shan Yunfei.

"Chief, this young man's name is Chang Ning, I have checked his household registration, his name when he was a child was Chang Sining, the thought of missing, the name Chang Ning, he changed his own after he went to junior high school, he was born on June 6, 1961, 22 years old this year, a native of Shuiyang Township, Qingyang County, Qingzhou District, Zhijiang Province, originally lived in Daqingshan Mountain, Shuiyang Township, moved back to his mother's birthplace in the fifth grade of primary school, Changjia Village, Shuiyang Township, which is now Shiao Village, was admitted to Zhijiang University in October 1977, and joined the party during college. He graduated ahead of schedule in June 1981 and was assigned to the machine repair workshop of Qingyang County Agricultural Machinery Repair Factory as a technician, and later served as the director of the machine repair workshop, and returned to his hometown in June this year to serve as the secretary of the commune party committee and acting secretary, and was removed more than a month later, and the official was reinstated after a month, and now he is the secretary of the party committee and head of Shuiyang Township, and the commander of the military service command of the Daqingshan Fortress District of our army sub-district is ......"

Ning Ruifeng looked at Yang Beiguo and Shan Yunfei: "Beiguo, Xiao Dan, you say, he looks like Xiao Ningzi?" ”

Shan Yunfei said: "Chief, after my observation, I found that there is almost nothing out of the ordinary. ”

Yang Beiguo said: "It's just out of a mold." ”

Ning Xiaohan said: "How is this possible, Brother Xiao Ning is engaged in geology, in my memory, he has never been to Zhijiang Province in the south." ”