Chapter 347: Regiment Commander, I've understood!

Fine, then it's settled!

On the steps in front of the Third Detachment's office building.

Wang Zhongxi and the Armed Police Detachment Chief, Zou Bin, shook hands smiling.

The brand-new 07-style combat boots, plus camouflage uniforms, can be delivered by early next month.

As an exchange, our regiment will assign a platoon of personnel to come here and learn from you.

Zou Bin's face broke into a smile like a flower: "It's not about studying scriptures; we learn from each other, we improve together."

Just now, both sides reached a unanimous agreement on the issue of borrowing new equipment.

The Regiment Commander readily agreed, lending the new equipment slated for issue to the Special Third Regiment to the Armed Police Third Detachment for use.

As a condition of the exchange, the Special Third Regiment will form a study group of about ten people, led by Lu Yang.

At the Third Detachment they will study hard qigong, staff and shield techniques, grappling, the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands, and other Armed Police specialties; the duration will be about half a month.

Following the principle of mutual benefit and mutual assistance, both sides quickly reached an agreement; the grievances that Zou Bin and his people had suffered at Lu Yang's place vanished instantly.

Even now, looking at this kid Lu Yang, he's quite pleasing to the eye, and I rather like him.

I'll just give them a few brief instructions.

Please go ahead, please go ahead.

Lu Yang, come with me for a moment?

Wang Zhongxi had his hands behind his back and called Lu Yang over to the side.

Lu Yang also didn't expect Ding Tengfei's mouth to be so quick; he spilled everything in one go.

Wang Zhongxi fixed his eyes on him: "Lu Yang, I ask you, why did you do such a thing? Do you realize how serious and nasty the impact of that matter is?"

I know.

You know, why would you still do such a thing?

Wang Zhongxi with a stern face: "Don't you realize that, put bluntly, this is called undermining internal unity, and it could seriously affect your future prospects?"

Lu Yang chose to remain silent, not answering.

Wang Zhongxi asked again: "If you were given another chance to choose, would you still speak up and give advice to that mother and daughter?"

Lu Yang: "Yes."

Aren't you afraid they'll catch you, tie you up, and shoot you?

Not afraid.

Why aren't you afraid?

Because I'm in the right, because what I did was correct, so I'm not afraid; if I hadn't given that advice, the matter might have been resolved, but certainly not this quickly. I can wait, but all those ordinary people who were swindled out of their life savings cannot.

And what about your personal future?

Well, I'll just give it up.

Wang Zhongxi was made to laugh and cry by Lu Yang's frankness and sincerity.

But the more this is so, the more it shows he didn't misjudge him back then.

A truly excellent soldier won't have only strengths, won't be flawless.

But precisely this 'flaw,' this 'recklessness,' instead makes him seem genuine and reliable, making people like him even more and be reluctant to let him go.

You little rascal, sometimes you're quite sharp, with plenty of crafty ideas, but sometimes you're also quite frank and open-hearted.

A soldier, the most important thing is to have a clear conscience; if you believe something is right, go ahead and do it boldly; if you're wrong, don't be afraid, because you're still young.

Lu Yang, your road ahead is still long; don't forget your original aspiration, always keep in mind the five words 'serve the people,' and then your path will keep getting wider and smoother.

Thank you, Regiment Commander, for your teachings; I've understood!

Oh, then tell me, what have you understood?

Lu Yang lowered his voice: "If I encounter similar matters in the future, I'll try to handle them more covertly, so they can't easily trace them to me. Do good deeds without leaving a name; do bad deeds, and you certainly can't leave a trace."

Hahaha, you get it instantly, you get it instantly~

Wang Zhongxi's hearty laugh immediately aroused the curiosity of Ma Qing'an and the others.

I don't know what the Regiment Commander and Lu Yang are chatting about, but they're so happy.

But looking at it, they don't seem angry about that matter either.

After all, throughout the whole process, the Army has been the side gaining both fame and profit, so strictly speaking Lu Yang should be considered a hero; only, a behind-the-scenes hero.

Wang Zhongxi patted Lu Yang's head, then squeezed his arm, his eyes betraying his fondness: "Since you can't stay in the hospital, let's change environments and take a trip; later I'll pick a few people to send over, and you'll be responsible for training them."

This exercise's failure has a relatively big impact on our regiment; exploring a new environment, a new approach to progress, might be a good choice.

I'm entrusting this task to you, to serve as the leader of the study group—no problem, right?

Yes, I will definitely accomplish the mission!

Lu Yang stood with his legs together, giving a perfectly standard salute.

Wang Zhongxi nodded at the Armed Police Detachment Chief and the others, then prepared to leave first.

Gao Feng originally wanted to keep Guo Yongwen behind to study together, but the Armed Police mobile unit still has its own strengths in training.

But Guo Yongwen voluntarily gave up this opportunity to Ding Tengfei, who would accompany Lu Yang here, which is actually more suitable.

Lu Yang approved with both hands, the Regiment Commander also agreed; before getting in the vehicle, Gao Feng carefully instructed Ding Tengfei.

The Armed Police training load is heavy; keep up if you can, don't force it if you can't.

Company Commander, I will definitely seize the opportunity and strive to improve myself!

Don't push it; altogether it's only about half a month—if you can learn, learn; if you can't, eat a bit more and see how their rations differ from ours.

Yes!

The Regiment Commander and the Political Commissar got into the car and left first.

Ma Qing'an and He Zhen Tao gave Lu Yang a few words of advice, then together with Zhou Kaidong got into Gao Feng's car.

Before leaving, they both stressed: try not to bully the kids; if you really want to bully someone, pick someone you can beat.

Because here, they were all blank slates, with no one to rely on; in training and life they could only depend on themselves.

Lu Yang and Ding Tengfei watched the car leave, feeling warm and deeply moved.

Moved, they had boarded the train to the unit alone, unaware that so many people now cared about them.

This feeling is really good.

In the distance, the gate barrier rose.

Tan Yuanzhou drove off, leaving the armed police detachment.

Pulling up at a red-light intersection, Tan Yuanzhou shifted the gear into neutral.

Come on, tell me?

What are you saying?

Seeing Wang Zhongxi still playing dumb, Tan Yuanzhou glanced at the military vehicle tailing them in the rearview mirror.

I didn't bring it up in front of Gao Feng and the others; now it's just us—are you still going to hide it?

I don't get what you're saying.

Wang Zhongxi rolled down the window, lit a cigarette for himself, as if he had something on his mind.

Tan Yuanzhou glanced at him and said, "They handed over so many combat boots and camouflage uniforms, with the only condition being that Lu Yang and the others stay there for half a month of training—how is that any different from giving them away for free?"

Old Wang, I've known you for more than a day—you're definitely not that generous.

Just tell me straight: are we not going to be issued these anymore, so you're handing them out as favors?

Wang Zhongxi didn't answer, just stared at the rearview mirror, silently smoking.

The light turned green, Tan Yuanzhou shifted back into gear and drove off.

Gao Feng's car behind them turned on its right signal and turned onto another road.

Only after they could no longer see the car behind them did Wang Zhongxi finally speak: "After this exercise ends, I just feel uneasy—my eyelid keeps twitching, like something bad is going to happen."

Last weekend, Chief of Staff Xiong talked to me, telling me to prepare mentally. If nothing unexpected happens, it will start with our Special Third Regiment.

Then, other units will gradually follow, transitioning to the Navy.

Tan Yuanzhou took a deep breath and said, "I knew it was because of this—exactly when?"

Wang Zhongxi exhaled a puff of smoke: "At most, two months?"

Special Third Regiment—will it still exist afterward?

Probably, though I'm not sure either; the designation has to be kept, to leave something for posterity—otherwise it's just too harsh.

Damn it! Why are we the ones picked when the division has so many regiments?

Tan Yuanzhou slammed his fist on the steering wheel, his eyes reddening instantly: "The exercise went badly, and it's damn not our fault—who knew the Zhencha Daitui would come in and mess things up? If we'd known beforehand, we couldn't have lost!"

Plus that idiot director, judging with no stance at all—we asked a few questions and he changed it from a draw to a loss!

Wang Zhongxi let out a heavy sigh: "Who can predict worldly affairs?"

What about Lu Yang—will he come with us?

That's tough.

Wang Zhongxi rubbed his forehead, deeply troubled: "He just earned a first-class merit; the division likely won't let him go easily; they'd already promoted him to an officer, clearly wanting to keep him."

Forget it—thinking more won't help; when the time comes, we'll know everything.

Tan Yuanzhou felt suffocated: "When are you planning to tell Gao Feng, Ma Qing'an, and the others?"

Let's keep it under wraps for now—if they find out early, morale will collapse.

Then we'll wait for the official notice.

Yeah.

On another military vehicle, from the moment they left the armed police detachment's gate, no one had spoken a word.

Guo Yongwen and Zhou Kaidong sat in the front seats, feeling suffocated by the oppressive atmosphere in the cabin.

But the company leaders in the back stayed silent, not daring to speak.

Zhou Kaidong and the others thought they were worried because of Lu Yang.

But they didn't realize that Gao Feng and the two others in the back were thinking about something else entirely.

Pull over for a moment.

Huh?

You guys go back first—I'm going out with the Sixth Company commander to handle something.

Oh, okay.

The vehicle pulled over to the side, and those in the back got out on their own.

Watching the car drive off, Gao Feng, He Zhen Tao, and Ma Qing'an stood by the curb, saying nothing but silently finishing a cigarette.

Looks like that matter is inevitable.

It's the general trend; the unit needs to develop, so we have to understand.

I've always been understanding—revolutionary soldiers are interchangeable—but I'm just worried whether Lu Yang can be taken away, afraid they won't let him go.

Worrying is useless—just like before, I wanted to get Lu Yang into the Seventh Company, He Zhen Tao wanted him in a desk job, and despite all the prep, it was all for nothing.

Ma Qing'an finally realized how helpless and infuriating those two had felt back then.

Forget it—where are we going?

I don't know.

Let's go drink.

Where to drink?

Let's go to Old Fang's place—there's a nice little stir-fry spot next to his shop.

Invite him to join, and also have a chat, discuss the future career plans......