Xinhua News Agency, Jinan, October 29 (Reporters Yang Wen and Zhang Xinyi) In green work clothes and a white helmet, 36-year-old Wang Dejian rides a motorcycle for 60 to 70 kilometers every day, delivering newspapers and letters to Tanbu Town, Mengyin County, Linyi, Shandong. in the hands of the people.

In addition to the mail that needs to be delivered, there is also a "List of Martyrs from Shandong" in the postal package. In his spare time, Wang Dejian searches for information and helps martyrs "find relatives".

  Postman Wang Dejian delivers letters by car.

(Photo courtesy of the interviewee)

  "The recipient is a martyr?" One day in 2015, when Wang Dejian, a 29-year-old postman, was sorting mail, a letter with the recipient "Martyr Gong Jianhou" caught his attention.

  The mailing address is Zhanghezhuang Martyrs Cemetery, Heze City, Shandong Province.

Since 2013, Wang Dejian has worked in the Tanbu Branch of Mengyin County Post Branch, and is very familiar with more than 20 surrounding villages.

Riding a motorcycle and running for an afternoon, Wang Dejian could not find the "gongjianhou" due to the unknown address.

According to relevant regulations, Wang Dejian and his colleagues can only return the letter.

This is his first encounter with a martyr.

  Wang Dejian was sorting out letters that were returned due to unknown addresses.

(Photo courtesy of the interviewee)

  Usually busy with work, Wang Dejian can't remember how many letters to send in a day.

But a year later, Wang Dejian saw the letter again.

This time, there is one more sentence in the letter: "The martyr (29 years old) died in the Battle of Heze in December 1947. I hope the postman can work harder to help the martyr find a home." In his hand, the word "martyr" appeared in front of him again, and Wang Dejian's eyes were wet.

  29 is the best age in my life.

Looking at the name of this young martyr, Wang Dejian was deeply moved.

Perhaps, the staff at the Martyrs Cemetery are expecting the postman to deliver the goods successfully; the relatives of the martyrs who died are also hopeful waiting for the news of their loved ones.

Coincidence or not, we must help the martyrs "go home"!

  The delivery address is "Zhuxia Village".

Wang Dejian ran to many villages in Tanbu Town, but he never heard of "public construction and thick".

Suddenly, Wang Dejian remembered that there was a homophone of "Zhuxia Village" in the town.

This is a large village with more than 2,000 people.

When Wang Dejian rushed to Zhuxia Village, he asked people when he saw them, but still no one knew "Gongjianhou".

At this time, an old man did not intend to mention that there was someone named Gong in Zhuxia Village.

Perhaps the pronunciation of "gong" and "gong" was the same, but the surname was wrongly registered at that time?

  In Gongjia Hutong, Wang Dejian really found an old man in his 80s, who claimed to be the head of the "public construction and thick" family.

The old man recalled that "Gong Jianhou" should be called "Gong Jianhou".

Back then, when the troops passed through Mengyin County, he told his mother, who was busy in the fields, "I want to join the army."

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Gong Jianhou's mother went to the civil affairs department to inquire about the child who had never heard of him as soon as he left.

The mother was heartbroken when she heard that her son had died.

  After several setbacks, Wang Dejian found Gong Deying, the nephew of Gong Jianhou.

Gong Deying, who was in his 50s, couldn't believe it when he first received a letter from the postman about his relatives.

The loyal soul who has been wandering abroad for nearly 70 years has finally "returned" to his relatives.

After comparison, the authoritative department determined that "Public Jianhou" was "Gong Jianhou".

  Since then, Wang Dejian has received more and more such letters.

He felt that it was a blessing to be able to help the martyrs find their relatives.

  Wang Dejian is checking relevant information.

(Photo courtesy of the interviewee)

  Urban development is changing with each passing day, and administrative divisions are also changing.

Coupled with the client's vague memory and oral narrative, it was difficult to help the martyrs find relatives, but Wang Dejian still insisted.

In the past 7 years, he has helped more than 20 martyrs find a "home".

Verification of names of persons and places remains difficult.

Wang Dejian said that by doing this, he became familiar with the history of the party and the military, which was an additional gain.

In June of this year, he officially became a member of the Communist Party.

"I'm just an ordinary postman, helping the relatives of the martyrs deliver messages and doing what I can." Wang Dejian said.

  The postal route seeks relatives and comforts Zhonglie.

The heavy search list is a trust, a sustenance, a hope, and an expectation!