Late at night, there are still a few lights on the pier, shining on the sea like scattered starlight being washed over and over again by the waves. A police car drove out of the easternmost border checkpoint in Shandong and drove on the beach, Xiao Xiong held the steering wheel, and Zhang Chenyang, who was sitting next to him, was happily holding his hands. At this moment, 2024 is less than ten minutes away, there is no countdown to preparation, no fireworks that are about to bloom, and no favorite people are by your side, only ** wind and minus 1 temperature. It was almost time to arrive at the port, and Xiao Xiong turned the air conditioner up a gear.
Xiao Xiong, a native of Yongzhou, Hunan Province, is a police officer at the Longyan Port Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station of the Shandong Entry-Exit Border Inspection General Station, and came to the mainland coastline of the motherland in Rongcheng, Shandong Province in November 2019 to engage in border inspection work.
During the day, he and his colleagues are mainly engaged in handling ship entry and exit procedures, port area inspections, etc., just like the ones he did on the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve. "There's always going to be a sense of ceremony," said captain Win Bo as they returned from their rounds. So at the hot pot they ate at noon, the four people on duty together held a teacup to salute the past and the future.
Border inspection work is relatively special, the post is inseparable from people, no matter who we are, no matter what day it is, someone has to stay. Xiao Xiong, who has been doing border inspection work for more than 4 years, not only with his parents in his hometown, but also with his wife and daughter. Xiao Xiong's wife works in Liaocheng, and his daughter "Little Lemon" is less than a year old, and they talk every day every month that he can go home to see the mother and daughter. "Little Lemon has two teeth. "Little Lemon can already pick up a cup and drink water on her own. "Every first time for his daughter is firmly in his heart. He said he wanted to give her all the best things in the world.
After completing the boarding procedures of the two foreigners, and doing the last round of port inspections during the day, the night slowly fell, and Xiao Xiong's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner looked a little ordinary because of the sumptuous hot pot at noon. After taking care of the work at hand, Xiao Xiong returned to the police dormitory and couldn't wait to take out his mobile phone. "How's it going today?"Very good, come, say hello to Daddy." It can be seen that this is the happiest moment of Xiao Xiong's day.
Come on!Zhang Chenyang greeted the brothers while turning on the lights in the activity room. In the duty point this night, there were only four of them, and the work was not always boring, and Chinese New Year's Eve could not let time slip away so easily, so the four people sat together and watched the New Year's Eve party.
Nothing happened overnight. At half past six in the morning on January 1, 2024, the sky shone slightly, and it was the police car that drove out of the border checkpoint again. "Over there, I'm afraid I can't see the sunrise. Zhang Chenyang pointed to the thick clouds in the distance. Xiao Xiong hummed softly, thoughtfully.
The duty is over, and everything is normal. After the first inspection of the port area in the new year, Xiao Xiong said.
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Xiao Xiong and his colleagues had to carry law enforcement recorders and record them every time they went on a mission.
At 6 o'clock on December 31, the Shandong Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning for gales at sea. The 7 and 8 level winds made Xiao Xiong and others who went out to inspect the port area even colder.
Captain Wen Bo took Xiao Xiong and four others to the ship for inspection.
Xiao Xiong is comparing the foreign crew members' witnesses.
Xiao Xiong is checking the crew information.
At noon on Chinese New Year's Eve, the "foursome on duty" planned to have a New Year's Eve dinner, including roast chicken and hot pot.
Xiao Xiong and others replaced wine with tea, respecting the past and the future.
Across the wall from the checkpoint is a wildlife world, where wolves can occasionally be heard on the other side of the wall when they are on duty at night, and in Xiao Xiong's words, the night is weird.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the lights of the sixth team on duty were still on.
On weekdays, more than 20 people came to the restaurant to eat, but there were only four of them on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Xiao Xiong's happiest thing every day is to fight with his wife and daughter*** I heard that his daughter, who was less than a year old yesterday, fell out of bed, and he felt distressed for a long time.
On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the four of them watched the New Year's Eve party.
On January 1, 2024, Xiao Xiong and Zhang Chenyang conducted their first port inspection of the new year, standing on the seashore and looking at the first rays of sunshine that could not be revealed for a long time.
After the handover, the two teams held the first flag-raising ceremony of the new year at the checkpoint.