Chapter 181: Borrowed Student

When Lei Zhan Ge returned to his seat, the dance performance was about to begin.

This is also why the hall was packed; it's rare for a unit to hold a large event, drawing many people from various units to watch, and even other workers got the news and, through connections, got into the Da Litang.

Many employees who aren't from the Railway were eager to finish speaking quickly and then start the dance performance.

Including the backstage Song and Dance Troupe's Deputy Leader Su Feixue, who also knew the performance was about to start and was making the final rehearsal arrangements.

The first dance performance was the Red Detachment of Women; backstage, a little girl holding a red tassel spear ran up to the front.

"Group Leader Su, I've finished listening to the speech; when can we go on stage?"

Su Feixue lifted the side curtain to glance outside while coldly saying, "What's the hurry? Just be ready and wait for orders."

The little girl pouted in grievance after being scolded.

That Group Leader Su is good at everything—good looks, a tall figure, top‑notch dance skills, but her speech is too cold.

Especially toward men; not even ordinary male comrades, let alone senior leaders, ever see a smile from her.

Some men who have dealt with her only feel that she is inhumanly cold.

Because of that, this Group Leader Su, even at the relatively high age of over thirty this year, has no man daring to court her, becoming an old maiden in others' eyes.

The words she says daily are commands; which man would want to live under commands every day?

At that moment, the little girl heard Group Leader Su go "eh?"

"What's wrong, Group Leader Su?" the little girl, following the curtain, tiptoed outward to look.

Su Feixue said nothing, but the little girl could tell.

It was seen that the leaders who had finished speaking should have withdrawn to their seats to watch the upcoming dance performances.

However, the Deputy Minister had the person beside him pull out a document, as if intending to continue speaking.

The little girl instantly deflated, "Group Leader Su, it's not over yet; how long will this take?"

"You go back and continue rehearsing," Su Feixue said only this sentence, then observed the outside situation, ready to go on stage at any moment.

Onstage, the Deputy Minister looked at the restless crowd below, waved his hand with a smile, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"I know everyone can't wait to see the performance, so I'll keep it brief, because there's a special comrade we should thank."

Still need to thank? Haven't we already thanked everyone?

If we had known it would be this late and still not start the performance, we would have come later.

The people below whispered and discussed.

The voice from the microphone rose a few notches at this point.

"The comrade we finally need to thank is our Railway Bureau Jingzhan Transit Police comrade Lu Cheng."

When Lu Cheng's name was heard, the others were fine, because most didn't know him.

However, a few bewildered group leaders looked at each other, all showing puzzled expressions.

"No, why should we thank him? What right does he have?"

"Probably it's because he rides his wife's glory; between husband and wife, there's a saying—'the military merit medal is half yours, half mine,' that's called a couple returning the home together."

"Hey, it's absurd, getting praised because of his wife—it's like living off a woman's earnings; I despise him."

Yet the following words from the microphone made them gape.

"Comrade Lu Cheng has performed excellently during this period; as I understand, he just joined and cracked two major cases, saving the nation from huge losses, and this time he even proposed purchasing a warship, securing a large sum of funds for our department…"

"Therefore, to thank Comrade Lu Cheng's contribution and to focus on talent cultivation, we secured a borrowed‑student slot at the Workers and Peasants Military University, recommending Comrade Lu Cheng to study at Qingbei University as a Borrowed Student, simultaneously deepening his studies while serving in the Transit Police."

The words rang out from the microphone, echoing through the entire Da Litang like a massive stone dropped into a calm lake, instantly setting the scene ablaze.

Several group leaders stood with their mouths agape, unable to utter a word.

No wonder Lu Cheng was assigned a seat in the front row!

He was the one who came up with that idea!

"Wait, how did Group Leader Lu learn that West Germany has retired warships?"

"Probably by listening to foreign radio stations."

"Hey, that's explicitly prohibited; he's too bold."

"You don't get it; prohibitions are only relative."

"What does that mean?"

"What else is there to mean? It means they extracted useful information from it, earned merit in the end, so listening to foreign stations is no longer an issue."

"Damn it, all the good things fell on him; this lets him go to university! I'm so jealous."

Not surprising the group leaders were so shocked; nowadays getting into university relies on unit and leader recommendations, passing political vetting, and outstanding work performance to qualify.

That's only a qualification!

Because even if all conditions are met, it doesn't guarantee admission; admission policies, local policies, etc., any blocked link can cause loss of opportunity.

In short, wanting to go to university is as hard as scaling the heavens.

Lu Cheng, who was too lazy to join this event, did nothing, and a pastry suddenly fell from the sky, hitting him.

Honestly, even now Lu Cheng is still bewildered.

Turns out, regarding school, he only cared about fighting and skipping classes; in high school he was busy running nationwide networks, never even opening a book.

After the college entrance exam system was abolished, he realized the only chance to attend university would be to wait a few years for its reinstatement.

In his previous life, when he was a sent‑down youth in Beidahuang, he got back in this way, giving his all, yet only managed to enter an ordinary small police academy.

Now, however, he will enter university a few years earlier than his past life, thanks to the key higher‑education institutions in the Capital City.

Where can one find logic in this?

The only thing he doesn't understand is that university is university; why is there a borrowed‑study arrangement, seemingly requiring him to keep his job while studying.

Just as Lu Cheng was completely confused, Lei Zhan Ge beside him reminded him to go on stage to receive the relevant certification documents.

"Captain Lei, I…"

"If you have any questions, wait until the event ends; first go up on stage and collect the documents, the minister is even waiting for you personally!"

Listening to the murmurs from a few rows behind, Lu Cheng scratched his hair and still felt it was too sudden.

Including Lin Qingyan, who was also shocked into silence.

Just now she thought that even if the department publicly praised Lu Cheng, she would be happy for him.

But she didn't expect the department to drop a sudden shock, sending Lu Cheng as a Borrowed Student to study at Qingbei.

The big boy she had always thought would never grow up was, at an incredible speed, becoming more and more outstanding; her gaze instantly grew complicated.

Seeing Lu Cheng still not going up on stage, Lei Zhan Ge couldn't help but frown: "What's wrong with you? Hurry up and go up, the minister is waiting to bring you down!"

"Captain Lei, this is such an important and glorious occasion, and look, I'm still wearing a torn Military Coat; let me borrow some clothes and tidy up a bit…"

"Dress up what? Get up here right now!"