[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again":3,"chapter-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-452":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},711700,950,"Chapter 452 - 365: Waiting for Us to Become True Comrades","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-452",452,"\u003Cp>Both of them entered the tent, and the noise outside actually provided a reassuring environment for their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai used Hu Peizhou’s cell phone to make a call, asking Cao Yi to send the plan to the email address provided by Hu Peizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cao knew at once that Fang Huai couldn’t sit still, probably out there making a sales pitch to someone. He didn’t say much, just asked if he could call this number if something came up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, he asked Squad Leader Hao to help call his family to let them know he was safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly for the little buddy Yang Shaoqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Fang Huai hung up, Hu Peizhou said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that you can’t make calls, we will call you regularly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, he pulled out some private goods, a bag of Jiugui Peanuts, and poured a handful into Fang Huai’s hand as a gesture of sincere conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a cheer came from outside, as if someone’s rope bridge had passed inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou poked his head out to look and smiled, leading into the conversation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You see, it’s not that they can’t learn. Our firefighters, especially these sharpshooters, don’t lack learning ability; they just lack motivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This statement seemed to justify the reasonableness of this training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai popped a peanut into his mouth, crunching and savoring the oily flavor, and said, \"What’s missing isn’t motivation but a system, a learning environment. It’s the same as going to school. In honors classes, you try to outdo me, and learning enthusiasm is higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou thought for a moment: \"Hmm, I suppose so. The lack of professionalism in emergency rescue has always been a gap that needs filling. As long as we can get them to study, it’s worth it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai laughed: \"Captain Hu, do you think water rescue needs specialization?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mountainous areas?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Needed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earthquakes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chemical disposal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forest fires?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s someone else’s specialty. However, under the current form of rescue, forest firefighting isn’t separated from firefighting. In actual operations, we are both urban and forest firefighters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Fang Huai become amused: \"Right, not only forest troops, our firefighting forces can also have helicopters, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Hu Peizhou immediately stood with his hands behind his back, curious about where Fang Huai’s confidence came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remembering how this kid had looked down on him during the meal, Hu Peizhou didn’t argue at once and, looking at Fang Huai, a smile crept up on his lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw what you said on TV, and I had thought about that too. However, setting it up based on a big team is more rational and universally applicable. How could an ordinary squadron have so many people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai scratched his head: \"Isn’t this just a case of right place, right time, right people? Our Corps Captain wanted to start an instruction team, originally... I think it was for rotating basic military officers. One thing led to another, and the conditions were met. Then I thought about it; since we have the conditions for rotation, creating such a specialized team where everyone acts as an instructor will be beneficial for the entire brigade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou’s eyes began to shine as he listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... actually a great idea. You are talented and used the conditions well, but in our Hunan General Team...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou stood with his hands behind his back, deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai waved his hand: \"Captain Hu, what do you think makes a good project?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou blurted out: \"A project that can be realized.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai showed a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great minds think alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, take things one step at a time. Use the existing conditions and pocket everything that can be gained to build momentum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou also laughed when he heard this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling broad-minded, he spoke candidly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This concentration training is meant to transform professional learning abilities and confidence gradually. Four sessions, 200 backbones, that’s the essence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in his heart, Fang Huai smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do this, but will the people who go back really make a difference?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your essence isn’t that dense; it won’t change much. Once back, they’ll just be assimilated by the squadron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were the main officers of each squadron being trained, that might be different, but half of those guys would collapse if you made them march a thousand kilometers while training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s also impossible to gather them; forty-some days per session, for so many people, would mean basic work would grind to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since it would offend too many people, he didn’t need to say it out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Hu Peizhou revealed a knowing smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t just a test; it’s also proof. If 200 people can achieve the ideal learning effect during a long march, that’s the best evidence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now facing the Reform and Opening Up, with all sorts of opinions, the overall low education level, the intense training, and the heavy tasks at the base level, the focus should be on doing our primary firefighting job well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This training class can shut up some of the skeptics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firefighters aren’t incapable of training, nor are they unable to achieve it; it’s just that they haven’t had the conditions for training. I can tell you, this concentration training, aside from a very few basic military officers, I didn’t take any bachelor’s degree soldiers, all were from higher vocational education or below, and the pass rate for the first two sessions was 92%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the prelude to professionalization reform!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai was astounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, you’re ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This idea—if all the firefighters heard it, wouldn’t your mailbox be overflowing with razor blades?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And here I am, still studying at Open University. If I were to get a graduate degree in three years, I wouldn’t even qualify to join the class?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, was there any reform in my previous life? When did professionalization advance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Force alone is useless; you need to produce genuine, concrete results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>History has already proven you wrong. Let me handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Hu, how about we collaborate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou raised an eyebrow: \"Collaborate? On what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the pilot project!\" Fang Huai said matter-of-factly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’ve seen my plan and think it’s feasible, we can use this plan to convince the leaders to draw personnel from both the Hunan Brigade and the Guizhou Brigade, secure funds, and set up specialized pilot squadrons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>people is the established number for our squadron and also a fairly reasonable figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professionalization, for the time being, is what I just mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A set of standards, this way, there can be comparisons between the two brigades, a bigger scale, a bigger impact, and it’s easier to get the attention of the superiors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people that you trained can also be integrated into this squadron, can’t they? Integration is what makes it solid, and continuing to train and guide others under new thinking is what creates a legacy. Even for the fourth batch, we could allocate some spots to the pilot squadron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know about Hunan, but in our squadron, there are quite a few people who qualify physically to participate in this training; it’s just that the spots are limited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kid, you’re merciless. I go beg for policies and money, and divide it between the two brigades. Is that what you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk, Captain Hu, how could you put it that crudely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai became somewhat more morally indignant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The brigade belongs to the State, the squadron belongs to the State; the money won’t be spent on you or me. This is all for the Firefighting Career!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every brigade should have a benchmark squadron, shouldn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at our country’s Reform and Opening Up over these years, the role of trial projects is very clear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just take our Firefighting forces as an example, any new equipment, new models, always start from Hong Kong, BJ, Shanghai, Chongqing, in that order for pilot implementation. And although their status and importance are superior to ours, we can still compete for a place in the sequence later on, can’t we?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we have a professional reform pilot, whatever they try first, we can also get a chance to try it out! Having a more professional force in hand allows us to achieve better results.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou grinned again, \"You dare to have such thoughts. The General Office supports those places in their Firefighting Career because there are returns. The government casually gives back a sum, which is enough for you to patch things up for several years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Results? Limited funds ensure more economic development, which is the best result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of economic development, the government is like a big corporation; all additional investments are expected to yield returns. Local limitations can’t be broken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai twisted his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m the one who gets hands-on with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I know that. That’s why I took my plan to convince the Provincial Government, and first got thirty million. As you can see, our Provincial Government’s support for the Firefighting Career is very determined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of that thirty million, a portion might be the Provincial Government’s subsidy for the recent equipment bidding and overhaul for the brigade, but Fang Huai felt that his plan definitely deserved some of the credit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what kind of money, as long as it’s in hand, I will make use of this flag first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou was indeed startled: \"Thirty million?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai confidently stated: \"Yes, our squadron’s transformation, the entire brigade has already obtained a part from the Provincial Government. Regardless of the support, it’s something we must do. A brand-new squadron is currently being planned and prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t do it, we still will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Hu, this matter, we will definitely handle it well, and I also believe in our entire brigade’s capabilities. Whether you’re in or out, it only decides whether your name will be part of the Firefighting Career’s reform process. If you’re willing to participate, our ideas can be shared in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have some more ideas that can’t be realized at this moment, but I will continue to work on them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai spoke ambitiously: the thirty million was only a portion of what had been amassed; in fact, the brigade’s renovation plan, at most, would only require a fraction of that thirty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had to make it seem like the entire brigade was supporting him; otherwise, he wouldn’t have the right to make such a proposal to Hu Peizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, the brigade was very supportive indeed, just not to the magnitude he’d claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they could get a Ministry trial project, that might change everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Guizhou Brigade is a smaller one among the 31 brigade’s in the country, and Boss Wu might not have much say on it at the higher levels, but Old Hu has a special channel. As long as he can secure policies and attention, for Fang Huai, that’s enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With policies in hand, the next step would be to gather more elites for the squadron. With increased attention, the work becomes more meaningful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for money, as long as there’s policy, there’s definitely funding. Whether it’s more or less doesn’t matter. Whatever we can get, we’ll take, we’re not picky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou hadn’t read the plan but had grasped Fang Huai’s general idea. Creating a benchmark using the Instruction Team model and setting up a rescue sub-team seemed feasible to him. However, he wasn’t Fang Huai, nor was he even a cadre at the squadron level. He himself couldn’t achieve such results. Besides funding, he also needed to consider the selection of personnel and the target squadron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he had already thought of a few suitable candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after pondering for a while, he said: \"I’ll take a look at your plan tonight and think about it. You just mentioned you have some other ideas, what are these ideas?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai, in Hu Peizhou’s eyes, indeed had substance, and he was highly efficient in getting things done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His growing respect for Fang Huai started when Major General Jin spoke highly of him at the Beichuan Command; the equal footing in their conversation stemmed from Fang Huai consistently proving his abilities, whether it was Tangjia Mountain, the CCTV interview, or the squadron revamp, he was always at the forefront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if another soldier spoke to him about such matters, he would only think the person was dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai’s acute attention and responsiveness to new things also fit his own standards, like the T-type rescue method he was proficient in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they both recognized the deficiencies in the professionalization of the Firefighting forces and were trying to change this situation using different methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that, whether in vision or in thought, they were in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Hu Peizhou was also very interested in what Fang Huai was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Fang Huai touched the tip of his nose and shielded his eyes, hiding the contemplation in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, he reflected:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Hu... we need to take one step at a time. Let’s talk about it when we actually become comrades.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Peizhou couldn’t help but look at his young face and touched his own thirty-four-year-old head, suddenly feeling like this young man was speaking to him as if they were peers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Fang Huai knew his thoughts, he would probably laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we count my previous life, I’m a year older than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those thirty-five years didn’t shine as brightly as yours.\u003C\u002Fp>",2272,"2026-06-02T10:16:52.043Z",1,"novelbin.me","b644d94e3a8565c806e1f493fae3e90736e464bf680e9e9864358113ef872df6","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-453","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-451",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-cover.jpg"]