Chapter 266: You Think This Is a Marriage Proposal?

"Stand over here, come, look at the camera!"

Division headquarters, on the steps of the solemn Honor Hall's main entrance.

He Zhen Tao straightened his regular uniform jacket, tugged his sleeves, slightly nervous, pursed his lips, and stepped in front of the camera.

The division Political Department's News Team leader, a major, held a microphone, accompanied by professional cameramen and equipment, using the Honor Hall's impressive façade as a backdrop, conducted an exclusive interview with the commander of the Mobo Sixth Company.

The interview will be presented as a news report on the internal network of the unit and in the division-level military newspaper.

If luck is on our side, it might even be seen by the army group commander.

Thus, even someone as seasoned and steady as He Zhen Tao can't help feeling a bit uneasy.

"Don't be nervous, keep your expression natural, turn your head slightly this way, right."

"Alright, start."

The News Team staff are very professional.

Because the overcast sky made the lighting dim, they even brought supplemental lights.

Such professional equipment and rigorous work ethic are unmatched by any corps-level publicity department.

The News Team leader handed the microphone to He Zhen Tao and began the interview: "We understand you were originally in a battalion-level unit, then voluntarily applied to transfer here."

"May I ask, what were you thinking at the time, and what reasons led you to make that choice?"

"Here's the story," He Zhen Tao said, gripping the microphone, a bit uneasy: "I recognized early on that the Sixth Company was a promising unit, so after the previous instructor was transferred, I immediately filed a report."

"Everyone wants to advance, to rise, but I only want to root myself in the grassroots and improve the lower‑level troops."

"Therefore, when faced with personal prospects versus the collective, I would unhesitatingly choose the latter, sacrificing myself."

Political work speeches are usually airtight.

But such overly official platitudes aren't what the News Team leader wants.

Military news interviews, even if only circulated on the internal network, still garner high click and read counts.

Thus, he definitely wants to add something distinctive to this release, not empty, grandiose filler.

The News Team leader smiled faintly: "But I heard you voluntarily joined the Sixth Company because you were after Lu Yang. When the new recruits transferred down, you couldn't take him, so you chose a one‑way rush?"

"Wah~"

When the sharp question appeared, the News Team staff started heckling.

He Zhen Tao broke out in cold sweat, realizing he had met his match.

Everyone handling news publicity in the division, none of them are naive; they even had this information in advance.

He Zhen Tao changed the subject: "Lu Yang, that soldier, the first time I saw him I thought he was different. When people enlist, they bring specialties, clothes, and even a cup..."

"Bring a cup?"

The News Team leader furrowed his brow, puzzled: "Could you elaborate?"

The next second, Zhang Jiaheng suddenly burst onto the scene, frantically waving his hands: "Don't talk, don't talk! Skip this part, skip!"

The News Team leader looked at He Zhen Tao, who, knowing not to air family shame, omitted that step: "Lu Yang only brought a bag of books when he enlisted."

"I asked why he brought those books; he said he hadn't studied well in high school, wasted his studies, so he wanted to make up for it."

"Later, after Lu Yang became deputy squad leader, he repeatedly helped the squad leader resolve class conflicts, steering troubled youths onto the right path, and also..."

He Zhen Tao gave a concise summary of Lu Yang's background.

Upon hearing that the soldier Ding Tengfei, once a weakling, gradually became a good soldier and a backbone of the company under Lu Yang's influence, the surprise in his eyes was unmistakable.

The News Team leader turned his head, directing his gaze toward the young lieutenant, who was being led by the division Political Department director for a tour of the Honor Hall, and sighed.

"It seems a person's success is not accidental; many things have precedents from the start."

"Excellence is a quality; using one's own excellence to inspire and uplift those around them is even more precious."

"And perhaps this is why, among all the achievements of the entire division, he alone stands out and is the main reason for his exceptional promotion."

He Zhen Tao nodded vigorously: "Yes, in him you don't see the frivolous impatience of a youngster eager for quick success; instead he can keep his composure."

The News Team leader hummed, then pressed the microphone to his mouth: "Do you think your one‑way rush feels like being a sycophant? After all, Lu Yang has clearly rejected you, yet you keep clinging on."

He Zhen Tao: "......"

Your mother is a whore!

Can you even speak?

I call this Xiao He moon‑lit chase after Han Xin!

Moreover, this is a two‑way rush; where does the clinging come from?

Even though he was cursing inside, he forced a smile and replied.

"I think this is the purest comradeship; it's also the most sincere concern from superiors toward grassroots soldiers..."

Then the News Team leader asked He Zhen Tao a few more routine questions as supplemental material.

Seeing the interview, a few visitors in the Honor Hall couldn't hold back and slipped out one by one to catch the camera.

Some stood like wooden posts, stuck at the back and laughed wildly at the camera; some pretended to adjust their collars while passing by; some puckered lips and scrunched noses for goofy faces; others tilted their heads in a 'V' sign, forming a pair of cross‑eyes.

The cameraman, seeing the chaotic scene, wanted to call cut, but the News Team leader didn't stop it.

Compared with monotonous, rigid interviews, he prefers to capture the genuine lives within the troops, as well as their playful, whimsical side.

This makes the soldier's image more three‑dimensional, vibrant, and full of vigor.

"Alright, comrade He Zhen Tao, thank you for your cooperation; please call the Company Commander over, we have a few questions for him as well."

"Coming, coming, coming!"

Ma Qing'an sprang out from behind a stone pillar beside them.

He had been covertly eyeing them for a while, even sneaking to wash his face midway, waiting for his own interview.

For that, he opened his honor certificate and held it to his chest for the camera to capture.

The cameraman also cooperated, doing a close‑up of the certificate before panning up to Ma Qing'an's grin that couldn't be hidden.

But at this moment, there were even more weird jokers on the background board; Chen Panpan the kid quietly hid behind the Company Commander, held up two fingers to make rabbit ears, and grafted them onto the Commander's head.

The News Team Leader was left both laughing and crying by such a bizarre scene and had to pause the interview.

Ma Qing'an turned around, saw a bunch of people causing a ruckus behind him, and immediately entered a berserk mode.

"Roll, roll, roll, you bunch of rabbit brats, what are you messing up, looking for a shave!"

"Alright comrades, we can start now!"

The News Team Leader nodded, handed over the microphone, indicating that he could introduce himself.

Ma Qing'an cleared his throat, straightened his chest, and said in a clear, resonant voice: "My name is Ma Qing'an, male, thirty‑one, Leo, still unmarried, currently serving as the Company Commander of Mo Bu Sixth Company. Conduct is upright, no bad habits, contact information......"

Pfft!

Beside him, He Zhen Tao almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Just after the tour, Lu Yang and the others who walked out of the honor room also had their jaws drop to the floor.

Who could have imagined that a perfectly proper commendation interview would become the Company Commander's marriage advertisement?