Chapter 705 - 482 Busy, All Busy_2

"Comrade, are we in this together? And you’ve got to take responsibility for what you say! Do you even know what a scout is, Tiger Company?"

Fang Huai tactically leaned back, raising his voice even higher, "Hey, what’s this Tiger Company? Never heard of it! We are the Tyrannosaurus Rex!"

Having said that, looking at the dark-faced Section Chief Liu, he said:

"Liu Ke, are they going or not? If they’re going, I’ll go too!"

Just as Fang Huai had left, the two had been saying good things about him upstairs. Section Chief Liu was ready to pull some strings, but now that he heard Fang Huai’s loud and clear attitude, wanting the whole courtyard to hear, he immediately said:

"No going! None of you are allowed to go!"

That’s when Fang Huai felt truly happy, "Ah, what a pity! Then I won’t ask for any special treatment either! But don’t worry, Liu Ke, even if we don’t go, we’ll still help out with the publicity next year!"

Section Chief Liu’s face relaxed a bit, and he didn’t say another word, got in the car, and left.

The bus slowly drove out of the courtyard, leaving two People’s Liberation Army soldiers standing there, so angry they were breathing erratically.

Fang Huai, who also stayed behind, didn’t bother with them but quietly went over the names of those few key targets again.

In fact, there were a few others he was interested in, but their enthusiasm was not high, and after listening to his bluffing for half a day, they didn’t volunteer to speak up, obviously having decided on their destinations.

Sigh.

A bunch of urban soldiers, not easy to sway.

He had heard before that rural soldiers were the main force of recruitment, and that there had to be a quota allocated by the village, but all the talk about the rise of urban soldiers with widespread urbanization was nonsense.

Only after running around this time did he realize that recruitment and propaganda have always focused on cities, where the Armed Forces Department helps with military recruitment, mostly at large institutions, schools, and streets.

In terms of educational resources, political resources, and scientific practical capabilities, urban soldiers naturally have much more than their rural counterparts.

"Comrade, don’t you think you’ve gone too far?"

Finally, a People’s Liberation Army cadre spoke up.

Fang Huai then turned his head, looked at the two of them with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, and said:

"Hey, scouts, observing from a thousand miles away, winning by defeating the enemy... You can’t even scout out an Armed Forces Department Courtyard, and you dare call yourselves scouts?"

"You!"

That statement struck them hard, burning their pride, as they both glared with wide eyes, their fists clenched.

But Fang Huai just laughed it off and strolled away leisurely.

If they couldn’t handle this, how would they deal with being at Zhu Rihe? Wouldn’t they end up crying from frustration?

...

The final rays of the November sun set amidst the hustle and bustle.

During this period, soldier-receiving cadres from the provincial city’s Armed Forces Department had been tricked by Old Fang Six everywhere.

However, Fang Huai didn’t forcibly take anyone; he didn’t touch the top graduates with the best education since the state’s informationized troops needed those with high education levels more. But he took a fair number of those with sports talents, a strong physique, and a bit of culture.

At that moment, in the office, Fang Huai sat in front of the computer, typing and holding his cell phone with his left shoulder.

Detachment Captain Li’s voice came through the earpiece.

"Little Fang, good job! I knew that giving you the recruitment task was the right choice!"

Fang Huai grinned and said, "Captain Li, you flatter me! It’s all thanks to General Luo’s strong influence. Otherwise, we could only watch as others snatched up the talent, no matter how many names I provided!"

"Ha ha ha... General Luo even called me today to mention you, saying that once you graduate, he wants you to get experience in several departments within the detachment. You little guy, you might not even wait for my personal promotion! You haven’t even left the Military Academy and you already have two promotion orders waiting for you!"

Fang Huai, hearing this, immediately expressed his stance.

"Thank you for your concern, Captain Li, I will always be a cadre promoted by you!"

"Good! Ha ha... Keep up the good work! There’s supposed to be a selection for outstanding cadres at the end of the year with a few third-class merits available, but, you kid just earned a second-class meritorious service, and giving awards too quickly can lead to criticism, especially with such a selection! I thought about it and it’s better to wait until your rank promotion next year. The detachment will nominate you for the provincial model grassroots worker! Little Fang, the detachment will not forget your contributions!"

Hearing this, Fang Huai nearly cried.

Please, no!

The military merit value exchanged for the second-class meritorious service from the Southwest Training Class in mid-month was almost used up.

Thousand-Hand Guanyin, it’s burning through cash!

And it’s just an online platform.

It’s made him stay up late studying English, politics, and doing math problems, in addition to working, just to save military merit for the entrance examination.

Is it easy?

What’s the use of an advanced worker? Something more tangible would be better!

"Er... Captain Li, there’s no need for that. You see, our squadron personnel are gradually arriving, but we’re kind of short on vehicles for police dispatch and reinforcement."

"Oh, don’t worry about that. According to the plan, vehicles will be gradually provided!"

Fang Huai smacked his lips and said, "No, Captain Li, I heard the whole corps got three Howo 18-ton water supply trucks prepared for the detachment and..."

"Cough!"

Detachment Captain Li coughed once, and though there was no response on the other end, he suddenly started talking.

"Oh? Oh! Okay! I’ll be right there! Little Fang, I have another meeting! Let’s chat when I have a moment!"

Fang Huai immediately said, "Then Captain, I’ll visit your office another day to report..."

"Oh, yes, yes, yes! Welcome! But I’m quite busy during this period! How about next year? March or April, you can come anytime!"

"Beep beep."

Feeling his cell phone light up, Fang Huai’s face began to twitch uncontrollably.

Next year... March or April?

Isn’t that nearly half a year away?

Half a year... are you off to help build firefighting facilities in Africa?!

Sigh.

Money talks always spoil the friendship.

He called Old Zhang about that HOWO 18-ton truck, and Old Zhang said he had already allocated one to the detachment and told him to ask the detachment for it. Before Fang Huai could even respond, Old Zhang mentioned he was very busy and abruptly hung up the call.

When he broached the subject with Detachment Captain Li, he immediately got a taste of Shaolin soccer kung fu and tai chi, delaying him for half a year.

Busy, everyone is busy.

Heh, pushing me into a corner.

When I get the chance, I swear I’ll go to the whole corps to collect that debt! And if they don’t pay up, I want a HOWO truck as interest!

As Fang Huai was pondering, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Why am I even going there? They should come to me!

Secretary General Hao... has been promoted to deputy leader, right?

Smacking his lips, he picked up the phone again and dialed out.

The moment the call connected, Fang Huai’s face broke into a smile.

"Leader!"

"Eh, it’s me!"

"I have two pieces of good news to report to you! I won the championship at the grand office martial arts competition! Last month, I went to Beijing and received..."

"Oh, you know already?... Yeah, you’ve been pretty busy lately, and I was worried about bothering you, it’s all trivial stuff on my end!"

"I know, I know, you’re now in charge of firefighting, and I feel even more reluctant to trouble you... Um, I’ve just returned from the Military Academy and thought I should report to you, and I’ve been wanting to invite you for a meal to thank you for your care!"

"Great! Great! Whenever suits you! This weekend? Is Saturday good?"

"Alright! Thank you, Leader!"

"Yes, there’s actually a comprehensive emergency response plan for the city that I wanted to discuss with you, and I also have some modest views about economic development that I’d like your advice on."

"Ah? The mayor is coming too? Welcome, so welcome! Having leaders grace our little squadron and witness our reform accomplishments will undoubtedly inspire the soldiers!"

"Yes, yes! I understand, Leader!"

"Goodbye!"

Fang Huai hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and his smile grew even brighter.

It seems that the series of "predictions" about the international situation and the state’s economic rescue policies have had an effect; Secretary General Hao... no, now Leader Hao, is very interested in his ideas.

And the mayor, who will be accompanying him, has also expressed great interest and agreed to come together.

Hey, this turned out well.

Manager Zhang, Detachment Captain Li, weren’t you two busy?

With the provincial supervising leader and the mayor coming for dinner, don’t blame me for not sending you an invitation.

With a grin, Fang Huai held the phone and dialed out to all the "not so busy" leaders.

The regimental commander, Political Commissar Wu.

"Political Commissar! I have some good news to report..."

"Manager Zhang? Oh, he said he’s busy!"

The detachment, Political Commissar Cheng.

"Political Commissar! This Saturday..."

"Oh, the regimental commander mentioned he was busy, I only got halfway through when he hung up on me! Why don’t you come over?"

The smile at the corners of Fang Huai’s mouth became even more evident.