Chapter 207

Liu Xiaotian had just pushed the door when he saw He Zhijun looking unwell.

Brigade Commander He wasn't sitting in his chair but was standing beside the sofa.

Seeing Liu Xiaotian, He Zhijun let out a cold snort from his nose and pointed at his own desk:

"Stand there!"

Liu Xiaotian didn't dare ask why, and walked over obediently to stand.

"Did you sleep well last night?" After Liu Xiaotian stood, He Zhijun gave him a sideways glance and asked coldly.

Upon hearing that, Liu Xiaotian involuntarily flinched somewhere.

If other soldiers passing by the doorway saw this, wouldn't this brigade commander gain a reputation for tolerating soldiers smoking?

At one, at a glance`nothing, one wrong version%！'

"It's... okay, just the grass mat is a bit damp, making my back sore." Liu Xiaotian answered honestly.

So he was a little flustered.

"You brat still complaining about the conditions?!" He Zhijun immediately widened his eyes.

"Old He, what do you mean? Even if he leaves tomorrow afternoon, he has nothing to do now? First go to my place, and not just tomorrow afternoon—early the day after tomorrow, I'll personally fly them four over!"

After all, nothing too outrageous happened; when I was young dating, didn't I also wait in the park until dark just to get a little closer to my girlfriend?

"When are you returning to the Warrior School? Could you take the opportunity to rest a few days?"

With that voice, Zhou Tianzuo strode in and closed the door behind him.

Liu Xiaotian immediately extinguished the cigarette he had just taken a puff of in the ashtray; Zhou Tianzuo also did so helplessly, then looked up at Liu Xiaotian.

"Brigade Commander, do you have anything else? If not, I'll take Liu Xiaotian to my place, and the other three kids can come too, for some liveliness."

Zhou Tianzuo pointed at Liu Xiaotian:

As soon as he saw Zhou Tianzuo, He Zhijun felt his blood pressure start to rise; he hastily stubbed out the cigarette he had just taken a few puffs of and said in a low voice to Zhou Tianzuo:

"Nothing much, I came to find him; those few kids told me he was with you, so I came."

At that time, Liu Xiaotian didn't know what he was thinking; after stepping forward to pick up the lighter and light He Zhijun's cigarette, he unconsciously pulled a cigarette from the pack and lit it for himself.

"Hurry, hurry, put out the cigarette; if the Chief of Staff sees it, I can't save you two!"

Of course, the premise is that Liu Xiaotian hasn't violated any military principles.

"He's leaving with those three kids for the Warrior School the day after tomorrow; he has to depart tomorrow afternoon, so he has no time to go to your place."

Sure enough, at this moment, Comrade Old Zhou already felt a bit dissatisfied:

Just half a month ago, Zhou Tianzuo had just been summoned to the military region for a special test, the content of which was the improvement materials Liu Xiaotian gave him.

He Zhijun's words instantly made Comrade Old Zhou dissatisfied:

Seeing Liu Xiaotian's cigarette, Zhou Tianzuo gave a "haha" laugh, quickly stepped forward, took the cigarette box from the tea table, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and said with a smile to Liu Xiaotian:

Now, he really can't order Zhou Tianzuo around using his brigade commander's authority.

Damn! Careless! I should have realized earlier—there's nothing in this compound that can be hidden from He Zhijun!

"Brigade Commander, how many days can Liu Xiaotian stay at Wolf Fang? I told you beforehand—he must stay with me for at least two days, and I still have questions to ask him!"

To be honest, when he heard this news, He Zhijun felt from the bottom of his heart for this old comrade who had devoted all his youth to the troops and to the military industry.

"Old Zhou, what brings you here?" But what about Qin Yuxi? Can she still stay at Wolf Fang?

Actually, before this, Comrade Old Zhou was merely nominally attached to Wolf Fang; in reality, he belonged to the military region, more precisely, directly under Deputy Commander Gao.

"Little Tian's back? Why didn't you come see me first?"

At the very least, if you want to smoke in front of me, you should at least close the office door first, right?

But after being scolded by Deputy Commander Gao first thing in the morning, he can't just silently digest it all by himself, can he?

But in this situation, if He Zhijun really makes a fuss, it's fine to say—he's a big man; if this gets out, not only will nobody laugh at him, but people will only envy him.

Just as Liu Xiaotian, having regained his composure, was about to press his cigarette out in the ashtray, a delighted voice suddenly came from the office doorway:

Seeing Liu Xiaotian's flustered look, He Zhijun's inner fire also gradually subsided.

He is indeed a smart person, and his emotional intelligence is truly high.

He Zhijun: ……

Although smoking isn't usually prohibited in the troops, except during training of the training and instruction units, you still can't smoke in the brigade commander's office, can you?

But now he feels a bit regretful.

What he doesn't know is that He Zhijun is merely using this as an excuse to blow things out of proportion.

He Zhijun first froze, then anger reappeared on his face.

Before Liu Xiaotian could speak, He Zhijun took over the conversation:

As the instigator and key figure, not letting Liu Xiaotian bear even a bit of the responsibility would be too easy on this kid, wouldn't it?

Because, given Zhou Tianzuo's nature, toward Liu Xiaotian who helped him fulfill his wish, he would certainly treat him as a benefactor—let alone him, even in front of Deputy Commander Gao, he would openly protect this kid.

He Zhijun hurriedly stopped Zhou Tianzuo's words:

The anger on He Zhijun's face then gradually faded; he sat down on the sofa and lit himself a cigarette.

Although He Zhijun didn't see the scene, later he heard that the Military Industry Machinery General Research Institute had decided to directly give Old Zhou a "two cents two" military rank and also have him nominally attached there, making him even less under He Zhijun's control.

It's not that he's stingy, unwilling to waste a cigarette worth a few cents; he's angry that this kid is getting a bit big for his breeches.

After all, he isn't trying to settle scores later; he has something proper to say.

"This time I won't hold it against you, but if there's a next time, you'll see how I deal with you!"

It's quite obvious that what He Zhijun just said definitely doesn't count as a principle issue.

"No no no, it's fine, it's fine—I'm young, full of vigor." Liu Xiaotian spoke a bit incoherently.

"You kid, you're something—you can smoke in the brigade commander's office, your treatment is basically the same as mine, just missing a bit of tea."

"Yes yes yes, Brigade Commander, I know I was wrong!" Liu Xiaotian hurriedly said.

"Oh, by the way, I also need to borrow a person from you. The electronic control equipment at my place has a little problem; I can't solve it. Have that little Qin from the electronic information side come help me fix it."

He Zhijun: ……

Liu Xiaotian: ……

He Zhijun thought: "Excuses! Just excuses! Damn it, with Liu Xiaotian tagging along, even Tang Xinyi lost to him, and you're letting Qin Yuxi go help? You old ghost clearly just want to be a nice guy!"

Liu Xiaotian thought: "Old bro, you're a good guy!"

(End of chapter)