the big night shift of "tai da zi"
2024-10-06
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miao zhongliang (first from left) and jiang bo (second from left) are on duty at night shift. photo by duan yi
"jiang bo, we have a night shift tonight, we two brothers have to fight again!" at around 11 o'clock in the night on october 4, miao zhongliang, a policeman from the second team of the fourth team of the beijing entry-exit border inspection station, went to shangqin road. "old man" jiang bo issued a "war letter". the big night shift lasted from 11:30 midnight to 6:30 the next morning. it was a sleepless night. terminal 2 of the capital international airport welcomed 18 international inbound flights and nearly 3,000 inbound passengers.
53-year-old miao zhongliang and 52-year-old jiang bo are both "old border inspectors" who have been working on the front line at the beijing port for many years, and they are also "taiwanese friends" who have been together for many years. the inspection stations no. 20 and 21 where they work side by side are often jokingly called the "100-year-old inspection station" by colleagues on the duty team.
the stamp of approval was issued together, and a young passenger passed customs smoothly. "thank you, grandpa! you've worked hard!" miao zhongliang felt a little "defeated" when the child called him this, "old jiang, we have all been upgraded to grandpas!"
but the two of them were getting older after all, and their eyes would become blurry after staying up late for a long time. the two brothers kept adjusting the distance between their passports in front of their eyes.
"i remember that in my first year of work, it was the 40th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china. i was in charge of aircraft supervision. standing on the tarmac with international flights behind me, i couldn't be more excited! i even took photos and sent them home. i showed it to the whole village..." recalling the first national day after working, miao zhongliang couldn't hide his excitement.
fast forward more than 30 years, and the two young men have grown old, but their persistence and love for the border inspection business have become deeper and deeper.
foreign languages are a basic skill for immigration police. jiang bo, who worked at the manzhouli border inspection station in inner mongolia when he was young, took advantage of his position to become fluent in russian. after arriving at beijing main station, he took full advantage of his expertise and was affectionately called "jiang peter" by his colleagues.
at that time, miao zhongliang, who joined the army in rural hebei and came to beijing, had a relatively weak foundation in foreign languages, but he refused to admit defeat and dared to be the first. he worked hard and learned from books, and even talked with his son, who was in junior high school at the time. learn together. "on the eve of the 2008 beijing olympics, i successfully passed the public english level 2 exam! in 2022, i served the beijing winter olympics again and became a member of the 'double olympics' inspector team!" talking about the experience of learning foreign languages , miao zhongliang could not hide his pride in his words, and his colleagues also gave him the title of "miao john".
since last year, with the introduction of a series of visa-free policies by the national immigration administration, more and more foreigners have come to china. since the peak of inbound and outbound passenger flow during the national day golden week, two "old border inspectors" have been sitting on the inspection table, speaking fluent foreign languages, and their serious and professional energy has left a wonderful impression on many foreign tourists. chinese memory”.
"old jiang, how many passengers have been handled by this night shift? let's compare?" early on the morning of the 5th, as the first ray of morning light shone into the passenger waiting hall, the night shift was coming to an end. as soon as he got off the inspection table, miao zhongliang a joke was made. "you are so energetic, just like a young man." jiang bo teased. "we have agreed that after the national day holiday is over, we will take my wife to tiananmen square to see the flower beds." jiang bo, who looked tired, walked off the examination table, stretched his somewhat stiff body, and talked to "taiwan zi" plans to go to tiananmen.
