On the border line on the banks of the Red River in Yunnan, there are many such duty points: a tent, a simple room, a plastic chair, a national flag, a person——
"I've already seen a wedding photography shop, and we'll take pictures when we can go home." Li Shufan, an auxiliary police officer of the Hekou Border Management Brigade of the Yunnan Honghe Border Management Detachment, was talking on the phone, and he was using his hands to move towards the building across the street. wave.
The husband upstairs was also waving while listening to the phone.
They have been communicating like this for 46 days, and each time, they can't see whether they are smiling or tearing each other's faces.
Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, is across the Red River from Lao Cai and Guliu City in Vietnam.
Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hekou on February 16, in order to maintain the security of the country, Hekou has strengthened border control, mass prevention and treatment, and 24-hour inspections of people and vehicles and patrols along the border.
Since that day, the police and auxiliary police of the Hekou Border Management Brigade have all been concentrated in the brigade.
Li Shufan's duty point is in Vietnam Town on National Highway 326. Across the road is the community where she lives. Looking up, she can see the balcony of her home.
In Hekou, a small border town where you can go home on foot, like Li Shufan, many people who are fighting on the front line of the fight against the epidemic have not returned home for a long time.
"I especially wanted to tell him that I was 'sister'"
National Highway 326 is the main traffic road in Hekou County, and there is an endless stream of vehicles and people coming and going every day.
The police are divided into two teams to carry out the investigation work.
After receiving the notification from the brigade, post-00 auxiliary police Zhu Yanjuan rode a shared bicycle to the duty point of the Hekou Farm, which was designated as a closed area. At that time, there were still 3 hours before dawn, and 4 sets of tent parts and more than 20 cones were stacked. on the ground.
This is the first time that everyone has set up a tent. Different buckles and iron rods of different lengths have been arranged and combined many times. The originally cold iron pipes of dozens of pounds were warmed by everyone's hands.
After trying again and again, over and over again, four tents were finally set up before dawn, and the cones and warning tapes were also put in place.
At 8 a.m., residents lined up one after another to wait for nucleic acid tests.
"How long does it take to unblock?" "How many times to do nucleic acid?" "What should I do if I need to leave the community in an emergency?" "Can I still receive express delivery?" Everyone asked various questions, government workers, community workers, volunteers, police, Auxiliary police shuttled in and out of the team, maintaining order and answering questions.
Because she was wearing a mask, Zhu Yanjuan was afraid that her voice would be too low for the crowd to hear, so she raised the volume, increased her voice, reminded again and again, and even broke her voice; every day on duty, she dared not drink water for fear of going to the toilet leave the post.
The longer the working hours, the heavier the protective clothing and the stronger the hunger.
But when everyone eats, they gobble it down and return to their posts as soon as they finish eating.
A boy who was quarantined in the community shouted to her from upstairs: "Uncle Police, you have worked hard!"
"I especially want to tell him that I am 'sister'." Zhu Yanjuan said.
At the intersection not far from Zhu Yanjuan and the entrance of the community, policeman Ma Kaifu led a 10-person duty team on duty there. They were divided into two groups and worked in two shifts for 12 hours to maintain order at the scene, check the surrounding environment, transport and distribute materials, and disinfect. Sterilization, etc.
A police car and a tent are the "collective quarters" where they work during the day and sleep at night.
In police cars and tents piled up with anti-epidemic supplies and food reserves, they can only rest on chairs on both sides, lying down when there are few people, leaning against each other when there are many people, and using roadside taps to wash their hair, face and shave. water in.
Later, five people were transferred to other duty stations, and the "dormitory" became more spacious.
Ma Kaifu gave the tent to four female colleagues and moved the camp bed to the police car.
It was cold at night, the air was humid, and the police cars were ventilated everywhere. Ma Kaifu, who was wearing clothes and quilts, was often woken up by the cold.
"Compared with the car, I think the tent is warm." Auxiliary police officer Hu Fangji and three other women slept on three camp beds in the tent. On rainy nights, the bedding became wet and cold.
"We are a mobile nucleic acid collection station"
Rainy days are more difficult for those on the frontier.
The border line of Hekou is 193 kilometers long, and there is a huge pressure on the import of foreign defense against the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
Along the Bayi Wharf on the bank of the Red River, you can see many such duty points: a tent, a simple room, a plastic chair, a national flag, and a single person.
Auxiliary police on duty change shifts every 24 hours.
They patrol the river, checking the barbed wire and watching the river flow.
On rainy days, the roads were muddy, and the bulletproof suits and protective suits were soaked with sweat and rain; at night, the temperature dropped sharply, the river was blowing with strong winds, and fires were lit in the tents. The bonfire is lit.
Even if you take a rest to warm up, you don't dare to be careless, and you should lift the flashlight from time to time to observe the river surface.
When the police officer in charge of propaganda from the Hekou Border Management Brigade came to the Bayi Wharf to shoot, 21-year-old Li Yongchun said to them: "You can shoot for a while and talk to me." "I'm the only one on duty here, and sometimes I'm really lonely. , very difficult."
At another duty point, Ye Jiahong picked up a stray dog and named it "Coke". Several young auxiliary policemen on duty at the duty point built a shelter for "Coke" and gave him half of his meals every day.
"Coke" became their friend and patrolled with them every day.
"With the company of 'Coke', I feel less alone." Ye Jiahong said.
For a period of time, the most people on duty at the border booths were the three police officers who were responsible for collecting nucleic acid samples.
"There are many duty points on the border, and the distance is far away. We are a mobile nucleic acid collection station." Said policeman Dai Jijun.
Boarding the collection vehicle every day, starting from the station, they have to shuttle across the winding border line.
"Can I come to Bayi Wharf for collection first? I'll be on patrol in a while." "Wait for a few minutes, and we'll go to the point immediately."
The walkie-talkie kept ringing, and Dai Jijun planned the route while listening.
They go to more than 30 locations a day, some of which cannot be driven by car, so they can only ride motorcycles or walk. Sometimes they have to race against time because the time limit for nucleic acid samples is only 4 hours.
Once, Dai Jijun and two colleagues came to a border police station to collect nucleic acid for all the staff. This was the last batch of sampling personnel that day.
But the two policemen who went to a remote Dianbian village never came back. They waited anxiously until the two policemen returned to the police station. Dai Jijun quickly collected them for them, jumped into the car and drove back all the way.
"If it is one minute late, all the previous samples will be collected in vain." Dai Jijun said.
Let the people from the villages in the border come to the township for nucleic acid testing. Zhang Guangliang, a policeman at the Basa Border Police Station, has been patrolling the village all year round and has the advantage of being familiar with the villagers.
After receiving the duty arrangement, Zhang Guangliang drove three medical staff from the county hospital to Basa Township, and the nucleic acid test was carried out overnight.
In order to get the villagers scattered in the surrounding villages to gather together to make nucleic acid, Zhang Guangliang and everyone split up and knocked on the door from door to door.
For the elderly and the disabled in the village, the medical staff will come to the door for testing.
Soon, Zhang Guangliang received a list of tune-ups, mostly strangers on the list.
Zhang Guangliang used his mobile phone to make one call after another. After each connection, he had to report to the police and his work unit, and patiently explained, to dispel the concerns of ordinary people who thought it was a fraudulent call and would not cooperate with the work.
In the evening, when it was time for dinner, Zhang Guangliang packed the lunch in the cafeteria and sent it to various border duty points.
His wife is also an auxiliary police officer in the institute. Since the epidemic, the three of them have not eaten together once.
"Seeing our family stay at home with peace of mind, we are full of energy and continue to stand up for each shift." This is a sentence written by Tao Sainan, an auxiliary police officer.
One evening, when her parents who missed her drove across from her duty station, she told them not to come.
My mother asked Tao Sainan across the road, "Have you eaten yet?" and then said, "I miss you." Afraid of disturbing Tao Sainan's work, her parents drove away quickly.
Watching the passing car, Tao Sainan gave a salute, thanking her parents who were not good at words for understanding her.
"The reason we don't see each other at this time is for a better meeting after the epidemic." Tao Sainan said.
China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily reporter Zhang Wenling correspondent Zou Changyi Yang Yang