Chapter 5 Chapter 3 The Squad Leader Controversy

With half of his hair burned off, He Zisheng successfully passed the second-level firefighter assessment.Satisfied, he ran into the squadron headquarters on the night of the assessment and said, "Squadron leader, don't you need to punish me?" Yu Manjiang didn't bother to raise his head, "Look at your virtuosity, can you learn from Sun Mingjie, who also passed the second level, very calm, neither arrogant nor impatient, what should you do?" He Zisheng didn't take it seriously, "It's because of my different personalities. I'm born like this. I go straight and say what I have to say."

Yu Manjiang said: "Do you think this is an advantage? Change it as soon as possible." He Zisheng said: "Anyway, you don't like me. The punishment is over?" Yu Manjiang hummed, and said, "The certificate for the second-level firefighter has not yet come out. Why do you say that you must pass? Wait until the certificate comes out!" He Zisheng waited.This wait lasted for three or four months, until the osmanthus trees at the gate of the camp had been frosted, and when the veterans were discharged from the army in November, they finally got the little red notebook.Of course, he has put out a lot of fires during this period, and his experience in the field of fire has been enriched day by day, and his physical fitness and skills have improved rapidly in actual combat training.He and Sun Mingjie were already the new stars among the recruits of the First Squadron.

Holding a red book in his hand, he walked into the squadron headquarters again.Before he got the certificate, he was always a little apprehensive, fearing that Yu Manjiang would do something wrong and secretly ask the detachment headquarters to hold it back.Now he finally felt proud and put the notebook in the middle of Yu Manjiang's desk. Yu Manjiang said in a very relaxed tone, "Oh, I got the certificate. This certificate is very beautifully made, and it's not far from your flamboyance." He Zisheng was annoyed, "Fantasy? It's not my fault that I'm handsome. Besides, I'm very brave in battle, right?"

Yu Manjiang suppressed a smile, "Just relying on courage and heroism without any skill content is just a show. Come, let me test you, and formulate a set of disposal plans for liquefied petroleum gas leakage within two weeks. Can you do it?" ?” He Zisheng stuttered, "The liquid and liquefied gas disposal plan?" "By the way, there is a liquefied petroleum gas storage and distribution station at the foot of Huayang Mountain not too far from our squadron. Do you know the danger of liquefied petroleum gas combustion and explosion?" He Zisheng raised his eyebrows, "It's hard to beat me? Liquefied petroleum gas is a flammable, explosive, and volatile gas. Its main components are propane, n-butane, and isobutane. Its explosion limit is 2% to 10%, the minimum ignition energy is less than 0.3 millijoules, once a leak occurs, it is very easy to cause an explosion or deflagration." After finishing speaking, he added, "Although that guy is dangerous, it is not within our area of ​​responsibility, so what do we care about it? .”

Yu Manjiang stood up and tapped He Zisheng's forehead with his index finger, "If you don't know how to prepare a plan, tell me as soon as possible, don't talk about it!" He Zisheng immediately counterattacked, "Who says no, I promise to deliver on time!" Yu Manjiang laughed "hehe", "You said it yourself. If you can't deliver the goods on time, you will be fined to run 100 laps around the training ground." He Zisheng realized that he had been duped again, so angry he puffed up his cheeks and walked out. When he was leaving the door, he heard Yu Manjiang say behind him: "If you have any difficulties, you can go to the fire watch water tower on the first road to find Lao Ren and ask him for advice. "

He Zisheng talked about his work and asked Yu Manjiang for leave the next day. He borrowed a bicycle from the cooking class and went to the Huayang Mountain Liquefied Gas Storage and Distribution Station for on-the-spot investigation and investigation. Reserves, etc. were recorded and drawn one by one. After watching the news broadcast that night, I went straight to the study room and started to make a plan. However, when I picked up the pen, my mind went blank.At that time, liquefied petroleum gas was regarded as a new thing, and there was nothing about the disposal of liquefied petroleum gas leakage in the pile of materials found.Which parts of the storage and distribution station may leak, and what will be the actual situation on site after the leak?There is nowhere to start with mere imagination.

Wandering all night, getting nothing.He Zisheng decided to change direction and consider using the "Help Hotline", so he asked Fang Ping privately about the situation of the fire lookout post and the "Old Ren". Fang Ping introduced vividly: "The fire watch water tower is the landmark building of our Jianglin fire department. It was built in the late Qing Dynasty. It is said that it was originally used by the Germans to store and sell tap water to the citizens. After liberation, the city government carried out maintenance and renovation. You think, in that era of underdeveloped communications, the lookout alarm was the main form of fire alarm, and it played a big role."

"What about now? With the telephone as a communication tool, what's the use of the lookout post?" "Quietly tell you, I can't say it's useless. This is the characteristic of the Jianglin detachment. However, the watchmen on the water tower are all troublemakers that the squadrons don't want. They are sent there to dawdle, one by one. No." When asked about Old Ren, Fang Ping yelled, "Oh, don't beg him, you'll hit a wall! I've heard veterans say that this old Ren is the first weirdo in the whole detachment, the face of the company leader and political commissar. He doesn't give it, he ignores everyone, and when he goes wrong, he immediately turns his face and scolds others, so he was exiled to that idle position. However, thanks to him, the gang of soldiers on the lookout post are also strange, I'm afraid he , give him control!"

He Zisheng didn't take it seriously, and said, "I believe in your evil! Knowing that there are tigers in the tower, I prefer to go to Tashan!" The fire watch tower was less than 20 minutes away from the No. 1 Squadron. The next morning, He Zisheng took a leave of absence. Holding a small kraft paper notebook in one hand and a pencil in the other, he walked to the tower in two or three steps. The whole body of the water tower is made of yellow stones, which is quite in the style of European Gothic architecture in the 13th century. It looks more like a miniature castle than a water tower.There are tall decorative stone pillars at its four corners, and the main building of the arched main entrance is a 3-story square tower, an octagonal tower body and a blue dome.Each floor of the tower has four stone pillars, and cornices are built between the tower body and the dome. There are many long decorative windows in the whole water tower.

He Zisheng has sent the police to pass by the water tower many times, this time it is the first time to look up and observe carefully.Can't help but be amazed, this water tower looks like an ancient European knight in yellow armor, standing outstandingly among the surrounding traditional Chinese buildings. Stepping into the first floor of the water tower, he happened to see a senior soldier on duty, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him politely: "Comrade, is Mr. Ren here?" The upper class soldier squinted at him: "Old Ren? Lao Ren is also your name? Called Lao Ren!"

He Zisheng immediately changed his words: "Yes, Mr. Ren, Mr. Ren. Comrade, I'm in the First Road Squadron. I have some questions and I want to ask Mr. Ren for advice." The private officer lazily looked He Zisheng up and down, and said, "Mr. Ren is very busy, so I don't know if I have time to see you. Wait a minute, I'll go up and report." Three to five minutes later, the first class came downstairs and said, "You, come next time, Mr. Ren is resting and taking a nap." He Zisheng looked at the large European-style pendulum clock hanging in the middle of the lobby. The black and elegant hour hand had not yet pointed to 11 o'clock.You said you were busy just now, but it's not until 11 o'clock, and you actually take a nap?This old man is harder to see than the emperor?He Zisheng refused to retreat, and continued to plead: "Comrade, can you please report again? I was appointed by Squadron Captain Yu Manjiang. Our squadron has a heavy task of dispatching police, and it is not easy to come here once." The first class soldier was very impatient, dawdled for a long time, and said: "See that you are from the No. 1 Squadron, please save face." He staggered upstairs.After a while, he came down, "Mr. Ren is on the seventh floor, let's go." He Zisheng was happy, and hummed the episode of the TV series "Sweeping the Pagoda to Find the Strange Injustice", "Dark clouds overwhelm the night, the pagoda bell rings, the night is dim and the lights are unclear, I know which floor of the pagoda is", and soon reached the seventh floor . The seventh floor is already the top floor of the water tower. A huge copper alarm bell hangs in the middle. Two soldiers stand on the north and south sides respectively, looking around with binoculars in hand.A small square wooden table was placed directly below the alarm clock. On the wooden table was a chess game being played, but there was only one person sitting beside the table.This person is thinking hard about the chess game in front of him. He Zisheng didn't understand that this was called an "endgame", and some monks Zhang Er couldn't figure it out: How could anyone play chess?idiot! Looking around, the two fighters were obviously not "Old Ren", so the old man could only be this "idiot".Bold and bold, he stepped forward cautiously, and said in a low voice, "Old Ren——" After shouting twice, Old Ren raised his head leisurely.He looked to be in his fifties, his yellow epaulettes with two bars and three stars were stained with black gray stains, his hair was half white, obviously lacking in trimming, disheveled, and his scorched face looked like it had been planed by a fire hook. Square centimeters of flatness.In his slightly sunken eye sockets, there is a pair of dark brown eyes, when looking at He Zisheng, they are cold and without warmth. He spoke, his voice was hoarse and dull, and he seemed impatient, "Did Yu Manjiang call you here? Tell me if you have anything to do, don't disturb my chess game." He Zisheng quickly explained the difficulties he had encountered in preparing the plan, and finally, with a stern face, "Squadron Captain Yu said that when encountering difficulties, he must ask you for advice." Elder Ren said coldly, "How many times have you fought in the No. 1 Squadron since you joined the army?" He Zisheng didn't understand why Mr. Ren asked this, and replied honestly: "It doesn't count the extinguishing at the scene, there are fifty or sixty games." "What types and locations of fires were they?" He Zisheng sneered: "In the business circle, what kind of fire could it be? Either Zhang's family overuses electrical appliances, or Li's shop throws tinder to ignite the goods, and children play with fire, and disputes between neighbors deliberately set fire." "That's it. At this stage in our country, the places with high incidence of fire accidents are still in the production and living areas of ordinary residents. It is not easy to study the occurrence rules and rescue measures of this kind of fire accidents. What is Yu Manjiang thinking about? Take care of his own one-acre three-point land, why bother to consider the issue of liquefied gas leakage on his behalf.” He Zisheng argued: "Mr. Ren, your statement is biased. It is always necessary to study the rescue and disposal of various fire accidents under the new situation, so as to be prepared." Mr. Ren sneered, "Be prepared? What is preparedness? Does Jianglin City have plugging equipment? Young man, I am not attacking you. Our current firefighting work can only be like this. Treat the head with a headache and treat the foot with pain. Feet. The gap between domestic firefighting and Hong Kong and the United States in terms of concepts and equipment, as well as the gap between the firefighting quality of the masses, is not one or two kilometers, but the distance from Mars to the earth!" He Zisheng had never heard such negative and bold remarks. He instinctively dissatisfied and retorted: "There may be a gap now. However, I think things will always develop and change. The economy is still talking about taking off. Why can't fire protection take off? This The gap must be able to get smaller and smaller, and finally overtake!" Mr. Ren looked at him coldly, and sneered: "Boy, you are a big talker. What overtake? Anyway, I will never see this day in my lifetime. Go back, I don't have time to greet you. It's almost time for dinner, I missed you I can't afford lunch!" He Zisheng left in good spirits, returned in a disappointment, and walked back to the squadron barracks listlessly, his mind still echoing the words of Mr. Ren, full of disdain for Mr. Ren.At this moment, he felt someone approaching in front of him, and when he looked up, it turned out to be Jin Mei, the female major who had taught him.Having been a soldier for nearly a year, he certainly knew that Jin Mei also worked in the Jianglin detachment as the chief of the equipment department of the logistics department.Quickly trot a few steps, stepped forward to salute. Jin Mei was deeply impressed by He Zisheng, and said with a smile, "Why, are you resting again today? You're listless." Her banter made the current He Zisheng feel shy, and he bowed his head embarrassedly and said, "No, no. I just came back from Mr. Ren in Shuita." Jin Mei smiled knowingly: "Oh, I see, Mr. Ren is pissing you off!" He Zisheng was worried that he couldn't find anyone to talk about his troubles, so he poured beans into the bamboo tube, and described Mr. Ren's "bad attitude" to Jin Mei vividly. Chief, to say such a thing, it really hurts my enthusiasm." Jin Mei finished He Zisheng's story quietly, and said, "You must have misunderstood Mr. Ren." "Misunderstanding? No, he said those words himself. I didn't spread rumors!" Jin Mei smiled and said: "I mean, your understanding may be wrong. As far as I know, Mr. Ren is a comrade who loves the firefighting industry very much and is extremely rigorous and serious about his work." He Zisheng was stunned, thinking that his ears were not hearing properly. Jin Mei continued: "Did you know that Mr. Ren is the real first-generation old firefighter after the founding of the People's Republic of China. From a police officer to an active soldier, he has entered and exited several times. It is a living history of firefighting. In 1962, he just turned 16 years old. Participating in work, our Jianglin City established a public security fire brigade. At that time, there were only 4 police officers, and he was one of them. In 1970, a professional fire brigade was established, and the police officers implemented compulsory military service. In each public security bureau, there are fire departments and units. The members of the departments and units are public security cadres. He was transferred from an active soldier to a public security cadre to do fire supervision full-time. In 1983, the armed police, frontier defense and fire protection were merged and formed. Cadres of the Armed Police Force, the Public Security Fire Department, and Units were simultaneously converted into active-duty cadres of the Armed Police Force, and he was converted into an active-duty soldier.” He Zisheng was fascinated by what he heard, and concluded casually: "He's going in and out twice!" Jin Mei nodded, and said, "Generally, people get annoyed by such troubles a few times. Several cadres who enlisted in the same batch as him simply stayed at the Public Security Bureau and didn't want to go back to the firefighting force. He really loves the firefighting industry. " He Zisheng said: "I really don't understand, since you love firefighting, why do you say such things?" "Well——" Jin Mei hesitated to speak, hesitated for a while, and said vaguely, "During this period, some things happened to Mr. Ren, and he was hit too hard. Oh, take your time, you will I understand. I just finished counting the equipment of the squadron, and I have to go back to the detachment to collect it." After she finished speaking, she hurriedly left. Just as Jin Mei left, He Zisheng heard Yu Manjiang's voice behind him, "How's the plan going?" With a guilty conscience, He Zisheng muttered "We're preparing", and ran to the cafeteria in a hurry, gathered and sang while waiting for the meal. That night, He Zisheng came back from the fire alarm and was washing the fire engine in the field dam. Fang Ping ran over and helped drain the water while asking, "How is your plan, has it made any progress?" He Zisheng had a bitter face: "As you said, there is no drama to sing, and Mr. Ren is not easy to chew on." Fang Ping said: "You have to hurry up, if you let Mingjie complete the weaving ahead, the duck you get will fly away!" He Zisheng was puzzled: "What duck, what do you mean?" Fang Ping said: "Hey, don't pretend. The third squad leader has retired, and our squadron has to promote a new squad leader. Squadron Yu wants you to prepare a plan, which is obviously to test you." He Zisheng was so enlightened, he immediately became happy, thinking, Captain Yu still thinks highly of me!Then asked: "You mentioned Mingjie just now, what's going on?" "Mingjie is smarter and quicker than you. He has already inquired about the new squad leader. Seeing you making a plan, he is also thinking of a way in private. Looking at his appearance, he must want to make a big splash, compare you to the squad leader job." He Zisheng broke out in a cold sweat, closed the door of the cleaned fire truck, and said, "Old Fang, thank you for reminding me! It doesn't matter if you are the squad leader or not. When did He Zisheng ever lose? We can't be compared to him!" Fang Ping said, "I mean, you two brothers are fighting over each other and comparing each other. Think about the oath we made at the scene of the fire last time. We must not hurt our peace." He Zisheng said: "Yes, we must fight in the open!" After washing the car, He Zisheng went to find Sun Mingjie.The study room, reading room, honor room, and meeting room were all searched, but there was no sign of Sun Mingjie.With an idea, he slipped into the toilet and bathroom.Each squatting space in the toilet is separated by walls and wooden boards, and the door of one of the squatting spaces is tightly closed. He Zisheng knocked on the door: "Sun Mingjie!" No answer. He Zisheng yelled: "Sun Mingjie, I know you are here, open the door!" The door did not open. "If you don't open it, I'll kick the door!" The door opened, and Sun Mingjie behind the door had a fierce look on his face and a bad attitude, "What are you yelling at! You can't even go to the bathroom!" He Zisheng noticed that Sun Mingjie had one hand hidden behind his back, so he made a gesture to copy behind him, "Don't hide it, I know what you are doing!" Sun Mingjie quickly pushed He Zisheng away, and asked, "Why am I none of your business? I'm in your way!" He Zisheng sighed, and said in a serious voice: "Mingjie, there is no one else around now. Let me tell you, you don't need to be like this. Let's put it in the open and compete fairly. Let's go to the study room together. Sit on the left, you sit on the right, each thinks of his own ideas, each compiles his own plan, whoever compiles it first submits it first, and let the squadron leader evaluate it." Sun Mingjie was accused of being weak, so he hugged the paper, pen and materials hidden behind his back and said, "Okay, let's go right away!" Seeing that the two-week deadline was coming soon, He Zisheng and Sun Mingjie's progress was still slow, and the prepared plan felt unsightly.The weather in Jianglin City was relatively cold in December. One morning during self-study, the two of them stayed in the unheated study room, rubbing their palms, biting the tip of a pen, and looking vigilantly at each other's desk from time to time.Both of them blushed anxiously. The alarm bell rang again. Yu Manjiang assembled the whole team, "There was a leakage accident at Huayang Liquefied Petroleum Gas Storage and Distribution Station. The detachment command center mobilized my squadron to send out a fire truck for reinforcements. I led the team and 5 soldiers participated." When He Zisheng and Sun Mingjie heard their names being called, their hearts shuddered at the same time: What a coincidence.However, I am even more happy-with practical experience, I can make a good plan! No. 3 fire engine had just driven out of the camp gate when it heard the sound of "slapping" on the body of the vehicle.Yu Manjiang signaled to slow down the car, and when he looked around, it was Mr. Ren who was outside the car. Elder Ren raised his head and said, "Let me get in the car!" Yu Manjiang, who was sitting in the driver's passenger seat, opened the door without saying a word, moved his buttocks inwards, and let Lao Ren squeeze in. Unable to sit still, Mr. Ren began to ask: "What is the reason for the leak?" Like his students, Yu Manjiang answered every question, "A repairman operated in violation of regulations and repaired the intake valve under pressure when the No. 2 storage tank contained nearly 10 tons of liquefied gas, causing the liquefied gas to wash away the sealing packing and pressure The cap spewed out and it's been leaking for almost half an hour now." Mr. Ren said: "Huayang Liquefied Gas Storage and Distribution Station has two 32-cubic-meter horizontal storage tanks, dispensing stations, bottle warehouses and management rooms, and there are three student dormitory buildings of Huayang Normal University on Huayang Mountain. and the boiler room are 60 to 70 meters away from the storage tank, and the elevation is 6 to 10 meters." He Zisheng said while secretly comparing the relevant information and data of Huayang Storage and Distribution Station, which he had memorized by heart in the past few days. I couldn't help being more convinced by Jin Mei's words, and interjected: "Mr. Ren, if the situation gets out of control and there is an explosion, what is the worst consequence?" Mr. Ren looked back at He Zisheng, "According to the current reserves of leaking tanks, if a tiny spark explodes, it is likely to cause other storage tanks in the station to explode, and the surrounding buildings will be razed to the ground, causing heavy casualties !" Yu Manjiang answered, "The storage and distribution station has cut off the power supply in the station, and notified the power company to cut off all power supplies within 500 meters from north to south and 300 meters from east to west in the storage tank area. The first batch of fighters and police officers from the police station who arrived at the scene have already begun to evacuate the masses, students, organize Extinguish all sources of open flame." Mr. Ren nodded and said, "Is there a floor plan of the storage and distribution station?" Sun Mingjie quickly took out a drawing and handed it to Mr. Ren.Yu Manjiang looked at it with his head, and then unfolded the picture in his hand, and said, "Boy, your drawing is good, it is more detailed and clear than mine." Sun Mingjie smiled contentedly after being praised. Elder Ren pointed to the blueprint and said to Yu Manjiang: "The terrain in the west is low-lying, and the leaked gas tends to spread rapidly in this direction." 20 minutes later, they arrived at the scene. Looking at the scene through the fire engine window, everyone was shocked.In the storage and distribution station and on the west road outside the station, milky white mist gas rose up to a height of 1 meter, and was rapidly spreading towards the low-lying place that Mr. Ren said. Yu Manjiang ordered: "Take off your shoes and get out of the car." Any shoes with spikes or plastic shoes may cause sparks due to friction and cause an explosion of leaking liquefied petroleum gas. As soon as Mr. Ren and Yu Manjiang got off the car, they heard someone shouting: "Gaogong Ren is here!" The detachment leader who was over 50 years old ran forward barefoot, patted Mr. Ren on the shoulder affectionately, and said, "Old man, you came in time. Come, we need your advice urgently. The external fire source control work is underway. We have mobilized 1 nitrogen cylinder and 3 imported nitrogen trucks from the City Inorganic Salt Factory to dilute the leaked gas. However, we are still not sure about the best time to guide the tank and plug the leak. The whole team is only you I have studied in Shanghai and participated in the disposal, now it's all up to you!" Mr. Ren said: "I need to go into the tank area to check immediately." The detachment leader said: "Okay, get my air respirator!" Five minutes later, Mr. Ren walked out of the tank area, took off the air respirator, and said: "Before the gas diffuses to the hydrocarbon pump, implement the tank introduction immediately!" The order to guide the tank was quickly conveyed, and Huayang Squadron took the lead in the battle.At this time, a soldier who was temporarily on standby asked suspiciously: "What is a guide tank?" Sun Mingjie rolled his eyes at him and said, "The guide tank is to use a connecting pipe to guide the gas in the leaking storage tank to another storage tank to avoid continuous leakage." Just as he was talking, Yu Manjiang ran over barefoot and gave an order: "Quickly lay 15 water belts, fire a flowering water gun along the slope to drive away the gas, and at the same time, spray nitrogen inside and outside the station to dilute!" He Zisheng was in charge of driving away the gas with a water gun, while Sun Mingjie and several other soldiers carried nitrogen cylinders on their backs to dilute it. While carrying out the dilution, Sun Mingjie said in a low voice: "It's boring not being able to lead the battle. He Zi, look at the two of us now, don't we look like sanitation workers?" He Zisheng was also dissatisfied, but he said: "It's not easy to witness such a big scene with your own eyes. You can be content." Mr. Ren kept walking and observing inside and outside the storage and distribution station, and took notes from time to time in his work notebook with a kraft paper cover. One hour later, he suggested to the detachment leader: "The tank pressure has dropped to 4kg/m2, and the pressure relief can be implemented. If the emptying and pressure relief is smooth, the leak plugging and repair of the tank body can be implemented in half an hour. .Problem is, we don't have the tools to plug the leak!" The detachment leader smiled "hehe" and said, "Old man, you are out of date! Jinmei is on the way to the scene with the plugging equipment. The goods that just arrived yesterday were developed by Tianjin Fire Research Institute. Before and after 2 You can’t drive for a kilometer, she should have sent it on foot. Think about the time, and I’ll be there soon!” This was something Elder Ren didn't expect, so he stopped talking. When Jin Mei and several soldiers arrived at the scene panting and carrying two large boxes of equipment, many fire officers and soldiers, including Mr. Ren, stared: Where have you seen these strange-shaped "equipment" before? Jin Mei looked around and beckoned decisively, Yu Manjiang ran over in three steps at a time. Jin Mei gave him orders naturally, "Leave your dilution task to other comrades. You learn quickly, and I will teach you how to use the tools right away, and we will go to the tank farm to plug leaks together." Yu Manjiang nodded repeatedly. 20 minutes later, Yu Manjiang and Jin Mei walked out of the tank area side by side. Their expressions showed that the leak plugging was a complete success. The crisis was successfully resolved.The participants breathed a sigh of relief. Yu Manjiang smiled and said to Mr. Ren: "Master, thanks to you. However, the danger still exists. There are still leaking gases in low-lying places and in the woods. You have to contact the technicians of the city gas company to use the explosion detector to detect and identify the surrounding gas concentration. ,in case." Mr. Ren waved his hand and said, "What kind of explosion detector do you use! These so-called scientific things may not be more reliable than my experience. If I say no problem, it is already no problem!" Yu Manjiang said with a shy face, "You still have to believe in science, you have a good nose, but wouldn't it be safer to have scientific verification?" Mr. Ren sneered, "Hmph, use up my experience and immediately cross the river and demolish bridges? Let me tell you, many things in firefighting depend on experience and human judgment. What about explosion detectors and lie detectors? Lie to you!" Yu Manjiang wanted to say more, but Mr. Ren waved his hand, "Okay, okay, no need to say more, you can do whatever you like, my task has been completed, I'm leaving." After finishing speaking, he didn't go back to the fire truck Take your shoes, bare your feet, and walk straight outside. The detachment leader chased after him and shouted: "Old Ren, Lao Ren—" Mr. Ren never looked back.On the contrary, He Zisheng had sharp eyes, and when he saw Elder Ren left in a hurry, he dropped a piece of paper from the notebook he was carrying with him. He slipped over to pick it up, and put it in his inner shirt pocket hastily. The detachment leader turned around and criticized Yu Manjiang, "Look, I made your master angry again, can't you say a few nice words to coax him? The two of them are about 100 years old together, and they still look like children." Yu Manjiang pursed his lips, ignored the criticism of the detachment leader, and seriously contacted the gas company to bring a few explosion detectors, and tested them in the bushes, field depressions, and ditches for sampling analysis.The conclusion is that the liquefied gas content is less than 1%, the oxygen content in the air reaches 21%, and the danger of explosion has been eliminated. It was very late to return to the team that night, and all the combatants were exhausted and almost collapsed.After He Zisheng and Sun Mingjie swallowed the dates and planed the noodles for supper, they put down their bowls and stared wide-eyed. Sun Mingjie took the initiative to say: "The two of us are still far behind." He Zisheng nodded, "Our plan is worse than elementary school students' composition. We didn't make sure of ourselves, and we still worry about infighting, which is ridiculous!" Sun Mingjie said: "Let's study hard, the knowledge of firefighting business is vast, and we are big frogs at the bottom of a well." Before turning off the lights, He Zisheng took out the scrap of paper he had picked up and took a closer look.It turned out to be a 5-inch dyed photo. The photo paper was slightly yellowed. It looked old and the gears on the edge were worn out. I think it was often taken out for viewing.In the photo, a four or five-year-old girl is wearing a crepe pink princess dress, leaning slightly sideways on a small green children's chair, with a round face and a sweet smile, extremely cute.Especially the little girl's eyes, big and energetic, revealing a kind of depth that is not commensurate with her age.He Zisheng stared into these eyes, in a daze for a long time until the lights were turned off. A few days later, He Zisheng took a break from the police and ran to the fire station to watch the water tower.This time he learned to be smart, and told the guard at the gate as soon as he entered the door: "I picked up something that Mr. Ren lost, and I came here to return it." The first class soldier's eyes lit up, "He lost something? No wonder he seems to have lost his soul these two days, and the yelling made us brothers miserable. Go, go, on the seventh floor." Seeing Mr. Ren, He Zisheng just took out the photo, and Mr. Ren snatched it like he had picked up a pearl, "Fortunately, I didn't lose it, I didn't lose it." He muttered, carefully imitating the figure on the photo. He Zisheng felt sad for no reason, and asked, "Who is the girl in the photo?" Mr. Ren didn't answer, but he was very happy, and kept saying to He Zisheng: "Young man, thank you, thank you!" He Zisheng also changed the subject and said flatteringly, "Mr. Ren, you were too good at dealing with the leak that day! Can you teach me?" Mr. Ren's enthusiasm suddenly dropped from the hot summer to the cold winter, "You are Yu Manjiang's soldier. If you have any questions, go to him and learn from him. Go, go, go, don't bother me!" He Zisheng failed again. Within a few days, Yu Manjiang solemnly announced: The squadron will appoint a new squad leader through public assessment. The assessment content includes three aspects, theoretical examination, business skills competition and democratic assessment, scoring items one by one, and the squad leader with the highest overall score . When He Zisheng and Sun Mingjie heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other: what kind of plan!It turned out that both of us misunderstood the intention of the squadron leader. The three-day assessment ended quickly, and all the officers and soldiers of the squadron sat neatly in the conference room to listen to the final results.He Zisheng and Sun Mingjie were both nervous, but they pretended to be calm. Wang Wei read: "...He Zisheng, with a total score of 95.5 points, ranked first..." When it was over, Sun Mingjie's heart suddenly fell into the ice hole. Wang Wei went on to read: "Sun Mingjie, with a total score of 95.5 points, tied for first place." He and Sun couldn't help but startled, their hearts pounding.Tied for first, who will be the squad leader?Could it be a playoff? At this time, Wang Wei said: "Next, the squadron leader, please announce the appointment of the squad leader after this assessment!" Yu Manjiang coughed to show his solemnity, "I announce that after comprehensive evaluation and research by the squadron's party branch, it is decided to appoint Comrade He Zisheng, a senior soldier, as the squad leader of the third squad." Sun Mingjie's face flushed "swish", his hands trembled slightly, and tears of grievance rushed up. But Yu Manjiang came simply: "The order has been read out, the meeting is adjourned!" As soon as the meeting ended, He Zisheng was surrounded by soldiers from the third class, and he half-lifted and half-pushed to the equipment warehouse.The soldiers took out the air respirator and hurriedly helped He Zisheng put it on. One said: "Squad leader He, only the squad leader is qualified to wear an air respirator on the battlefield. This air respirator has been waiting for you for a long time!" The other said: "Squad leader, you're so heroic!" He Zisheng couldn't help but gloat, wearing an air rebreather, like an ancient Roman soldier in armor, swaying back and forth on the training ground, and calling out to the squadron propagandist, "Hurry up!" Come and take a picture of me as a souvenir!" Sun Mingjie was furious watching from the sidelines, ignored Fang Ping's tugging, rushed into the squadron headquarters angrily, and said to Yu Manjiang: "Squadron leader, why are the same scores treated differently? I don't accept it!" Yu Manjiang said: "What are you dissatisfied with? The appointment of the squad leader is democratic and centralized. The assessment is democratic. If the grades of the two are the same, it has to be discussed and decided by the squadron branch." Sun Mingjie retorted, "What concentration! It's your dictatorship, you make the decision, who doesn't know that Deputy Director Wang is soft-tempered, and everything about the squadron is up to you." Yu Manjiang sternly said, "What did you say? Repeat, I didn't hear clearly!" Sun Mingjie was dizzy with anger, and simply said loudly: "I said, you are biased! You have always favored He Zisheng, even if he is against you, you will always favor him! You have not given me a fair competition environment at all!" Yu Manjiang slapped the table, "Are you the one who fights for an official position like this! You say I'm biased, but I'm really biased! Go back and reflect carefully, what is the gap between you and He Zisheng!" Sun Mingjie couldn't figure out the "gap" between himself and He Zisheng, so full of anger, he wanted to throw a water gun during training, a bowl when eating, and a hook ladder when going to the police.Ultimately, the days went by without him breaking anything. However, He Zisheng was not proud for long, and Sun Mingjie was not angry for many days. One month later, the detachment imported straight-arm aerial ladder trucks imported from Germany.This is the first aerial ladder truck of the province's fire brigade!The party committee of the detachment studied repeatedly, and finally decided to deliver the car to the first squadron for use, and the operator was identified as Sun Mingjie.For this reason, Sun Mingjie was specially sent to the factory to participate in a one-month training. Apart from his excellent business skills, Sun Mingjie was able to win the bid because he was an urban soldier and had learned driving skills before joining the army, and his skills were quite good.And He Zisheng, a rural soldier, has never learned to drive.However, there are also gossip that Sun Mingjie's cousin, the chief of the team, played a big role in it. In any case, Sun Mingjie not only became the operator of the first aerial ladder truck in the province, but also got a squad leader who was promoted for him by the detachment, a double harvest.At the end of that year, the squadron newly equipped each soldier with a light positive-pressure air respirator, and eliminated the original negative-pressure air respirator. He Zisheng's "special treatment for the squad leader" has thus become the history of the first squadron. In this way, He Zisheng and Sun Mingjie had a tie.