全国“最美基层民警”、退役军人史先强和妻子沈欣扎根祖国最北端——

  极寒警务室 最暖守边人

  ■邱小平

  三九时节,中国的“北极”、黑龙江漠河地区的最低温度已经降到零下40多摄氏度。

  出门前,史先强认真检查了妻子沈欣的一身“行头”:配发的棉大衣和加厚栽绒帽,防寒靴里塞了2双毡垫,手上柔软的线手套又套了一副挡风的棉手套。拿上对讲机、背上执勤包,史先强和沈欣走出洛古河夫妻警务室的大门。

  为了让老百姓在家门口就能享受警务工作的便利,2010年7月,原黑龙江省公安边防总队北极边防派出所洛古河夫妻警务室在漠河市北极镇洛古河村成立。2019年年初,公安边防部队改革,原黑龙江省大兴安岭地区公安边防支队北极机动队战士史先强退出现役,成为黑龙江出入境边防检查总站大兴安岭边境管理支队北极边境派出所一名移民管理警察。2020年7月,时年31岁的史先强带着妻子、辅警沈欣,从“全国特级优秀人民警察”贾晨翔和王晓莲手中接过接力棒,成为洛古河夫妻警务室的第二任“戍边夫妻”。

  在极寒的中国“北极”,坚守就是奉献。翻开史先强的工作日志,里面有这样一句话:“身在洛古河,就要让警徽闪耀在祖国的最北方。”

  1月10日,史先强被评为2021年全国“最美基层民警”。

  史先强(左)与沈欣(右一)帮洛古河村民贴对联。

  最偏最远最放心,最北最冷最忠诚

  洛古河村是漠河市一个宁静的边境小村庄。走进洛古河村,皑皑白雪掩映下,一座砖瓦结构、外墙蓝白相间的平房,在一栋栋古朴的木刻楞民居中格外显眼。这里就是北极边境派出所洛古河夫妻警务室。

  沿着警务室西侧院墙往东走30多米,史先强和沈欣来到江边。洛古河村是黑龙江的源头村。江堤上雪很深,一脚踩下去,小腿就没进雪里。

  “慢点走,这雪地看着平整,下面还有一层冰。”史先强一边说一边搀着沈欣慢慢走。沿着江堤一路下坡,走到头就是黑龙江,江面中间插着国旗标识国界。

  The 44-kilometer-long Jiejiang Pipeline in Luoguhe Village, Shi Xianqiang did not know how many times he had walked. He knew exactly where the ice crevices were hidden on the river road and where there were clearing ditches.

  On November 30, 2021, Shi Xianqiang and Shen Xin, together with the village border guards Liu Jian and Du Wenlong, patrolled the river together.

At that time, the river water had just been frozen, and the ice surface was not yet firm.

  "Everyone, pay attention to your feet, the ice layer is not thick, and there is space in the middle, try not to go to the middle of the river." Shi Xianqiang reminded everyone loudly.

  Before he finished speaking, he only heard a "click". Liu Jian stepped on the thin ice with one foot, and then half of his body fell into the river, and the river water did not reach his chest in an instant.

Du Wenlong, who was beside him, grabbed Liu Jian's coat with quick hands. Shi Xianqiang also hurried forward. The two of them worked hard together to pull Liu Jian out of the water.

Liu Jian was in shock, and when he stepped onto the river bank, a thick layer of "ice armor" had already formed on his body.

Shi Xianqiang helped to clean up while asking Du Wenlong to send Liu Jian back. He and Shen Xin continued to patrol...

  Every once in a while, Shi Xianqiang would follow the officers and soldiers of the border guards to patrol farther borders.

A patrol takes about 10 kilometers and takes more than two hours to go back and forth.

There is a long border line in the middle that is deserted, with no residents, no mobile phone signal, and brown bears are often seen.

Every time Shi Xianqiang went to patrol, Shen Xin was always worried.

Shi Xianqiang said with a smile: "When I was a soldier, I was stationed in the North Pole Village, North Pole Town. I know the route very well, and there is nothing to worry about."

  Shi Xianqiang likes to follow the border guards on patrol. He feels like he has returned to the former police camp, and he is full of energy.

Shi Xianqiang always kept in mind the 14 striking characters in the yard of the Arctic border police station——

  The most remote and most reassuring, the northernmost, coldest and most loyal.

  On New Year's Eve last year, Shi Xianqiang and Shen Xin were eating dumplings in the police office.

  The solidity in my heart, the warmth in my eyes

  Luoguhe Village is not big, and the distance from east to west can be covered in 15 minutes, which is the "radius" of Shi Xianqiang and Shen Xin's daily work.

When she first arrived in Luoguhe Village, Shen Xin, who graduated from the Jilin Police Academy, followed her husband around, and within a few days, she became acquainted with all 47 families in the village.

  One day in the middle of the night, Shi Xianqiang was awakened by a rush of phone ringing.

  "Come and save my wife!" On the other end of the phone, villager Liu Guoyi was incoherent.

  Shi Xianqiang hurriedly asked where they were, but Liu Guoyi couldn't answer for a while.

Shi Xianqiang hurriedly woke up Shen Xin, and the two put on their coats and searched all the way.

  In the darkness, Shi Xianqiang and Shen Xin only saw the light from the flashlight in front of them.

Shen Xin was a little scared, and tugged Shi Xianqiang's arm tightly.

It had just snowed and there was still ice on the road. Shen Xin felt that every step was difficult.

  Shi Xianqiang walked very fast, and when he passed a small shop in the village, he felt that the people in the house were very similar to Liu Guoyi.

When I went in, I found that Liu Guoyi and his wife were both there. After inquiring, he found out that Liu Guoyi drank too much alcohol.

Shi Xianqiang and Shen Xin persuaded them for a long time and finally let them go home safely.

  "Some people think that these are trivial matters, but I don't think so." Shi Xianqiang said, "The fact that the villagers can call us in the middle of the night is because of their trust in us."

  In the summer of 2021, due to the continuous rains, the water level of Heilongjiang and other rivers rose. Shi Xianqiang was continuously on duty at the riverside dams and dykes to check the water level day and night. Shen Xin went from house to house to notify the villagers to evacuate to a safe place.

  During the evacuation, villager Wang Yingmin remembered that the chickens raised at home were still in the yard, and turned around to go back.

Shen Xin pulled her hard and said, "Sister-in-law, how can we survive the flood! If the chickens are gone, they can be raised again, and if the people are gone, there will be nothing left!" But Wang Yingmin insisted on going back.

At this time, Shi Xianqiang ran over and said, "Sister-in-law, you go first, and I will help you catch your chicken back." Only then did Wang Yingmin agree to evacuate.

With the help of several border guards, Shi Xianqiang moved more than 100 chickens safely.

  "How could he catch chickens? His hands and arms were pecked to the point of bleeding. Even his own family members didn't work so hard!" Wang Yingmin couldn't help crying every time he mentioned this.

  In 2021, Shi Xianqiang was named "the most beautiful immigration police officer" at the Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection Station. The award speech reads:

  "In the desolate mountains and fields, the lights at your door are the peace of mind of the villagers; in the extremely cold winter, the door number of the police room is the warmth that pedestrians see in their eyes."

  Police is housework, work is life

  The east outer wall of the Luoguhe couple's police office is a whole wall painting, on which is painted a poster of the police and civilian family, and there is a line of words - "police is housework, work is life".

This is the true portrayal of Shi Xianqiang and Shen Xin working and living in Luoguhe Village.

  Touching the hot radiator in the police office, Shen Xin still had a fresh memory of the severe cold when she first arrived.

  That winter was very cold. Shen Xin had just given birth to her child, so she could only stay in the house. The wind was blowing through the cracks in the doors and windows. She put on a padded jacket and a hat for the child to sleep. Holding the baby all night long.

The next morning, Shi Xianqiang cooked food for his mother and went out to patrol, visit, and go on duty.

Shen Xin strolled around the house with the child in her arms.

"At that time, the child was too young to go out. The only hope every day was to wait for him to come home." Shen Xin said embarrassedly.

  In the aisle of the kitchen, washed clothes are hanging, tomatoes, green peppers, eggplants and eggs on the shelves, plus the frozen meat stored in the refrigerator, are all the ingredients for their family recently.

There are no shops selling vegetables and fruits in Luoguhe Village, and the Arctic Border Police Station sends them supplies every fortnight.

Once, Shen Xin wanted to eat strawberries, Shi Xianqiang argued for a long time, and finally contacted a bus driver to help bring some back from the city.

Shi Xianqiang said, "Although the conditions are a bit difficult, I can't make you and your child suffer." Shen Xin felt that the strawberries that time were very sweet.

  There is an old-fashioned desktop computer on the desk in the police office, which is not connected to the Internet. Shi Xianqiang usually uses it to record his work.

Shen Xin opened the drawer, and inside was a stack of honorary certificates that Shi Xianqiang had won.

Seeing these certificates, Shen Xin's chatterbox was opened.

  When Shi Xianqiang was 15 years old, his father died of illness, and his mother raised him with hard work.

Shi Xianqiang joined the army at the age of 18 and came to the Arctic Mobile Team of the Public Security Frontier Detachment in the former Daxinganling area of ​​Heilongjiang Province, and has since become attached to this northernmost country.

After 12 years of military service, Shi Xianqiang was successively rated as "Excellent Soldier" and "Excellent Non-commissioned Officer" by the former Daxing'anling Area Public Security Frontier Detachment in Heilongjiang Province.

After retiring, he won the honors of "Outstanding Party Member Policeman in the National Immigration Management System" and "The Most Beautiful Immigration Management Policeman" at the Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection Station.

  "He's really excellent!" When Shen Xin talked about Shi Xianqiang, there was light in his eyes, full of admiration.

  This is 53 degrees north latitude, the highest latitude in China, and in the eyes of many tourists, "poetry and distance" all the way to the north.

  This is 53 degrees north latitude, the coldest place in China in winter, the warm home of veteran Shi Xianqiang and his wife Shen Xin.

  "I don't feel cold. Sometimes a word of thanks from the villagers makes us feel warm." Shi Xianqiang said with a smile.