Chapter 525: You Also Don

"You, a tiny reconnaissance battalion Deputy Battalion Commander, dare let me, the Brigade Commander, give you orders and turn on you?!"

"Brigade Commander Zheng, I didn't mean that, I am…"

"It's not anything… I think that's exactly what you mean!"

Zheng Chengfeng flung the tissue onto the table with a slap, his tone suddenly rising: "Stand up straight, stand at attention and speak!"

Huang Honghui flinched, hurriedly puffed out his chest and stood straight; but he hadn't expected that clamping his legs required a pelvic lift, which tugged his wound, the pain making his teeth chatter coldly.

Feng Ming furrowed his brows; this was still his first time seeing Zheng Chengfeng in such a state: "Brigade Commander Zheng, you were at least the deputy Brigade Commander of the second brigade before, don't vent on the junior."

Zheng Chengfeng snorted coldly: "No respect for rank!"

Huang Honghui was extremely embarrassed; had he known, he wouldn't have become the one who sticks out!

Feng Ming said sternly: "You should be very clear about the affairs of our brigade; regarding this matter, I have already investigated it thoroughly. Within the Military Police there is a man surnamed Zhang who knows Lu Yang of your brigade, and it was he who, in the middle of the night, recruited those white hats."

"At such a young age, already so insidious, scheming against brother units—how can we still handle it later?"

"As the Brigade Commander, you also have inescapable responsibilities; not only must you hand over the person, but you must also give me an explanation!"

Zheng Chengfeng smiled and pointed at his own mouth: "Look at my mouth shape, give……"

"What?"

"I say, give…?"

"I didn't hear clearly, what did you say, speak louder."

"I say."

Zheng Chengfeng leaned against the back of the sofa, tapping his crossed legs, and said word for word: "Give, you, mother."

When those words came out, Feng Ming's eyes widened instantly, and the subordinates beside him were also shocked.

He never expected that a Brigade Commander would open his mouth with such vulgar language.

Feng Ming almost thought he misheard: "You, what did you say, say it again?"

Zheng Chengfeng took the tea cup in front of him, poured the remaining tea back onto the tray, not even giving him the tea dregs, and said: "What's the problem? I insult you once, and you want me to keep insulting?"

Feng Ming, angry beyond measure: "Zheng, you, are you preparing to shield him to the end?!"

"Shielding?"

Zheng Chengfeng chuckled coldly: "What evidence do you have to prove this matter involves Lu Yang? So what, is the Military Police Battalion run by your family or mine, that anyone can just command?"

He slapped his phone onto the table: "Like this, you make a call, you call the Military Police Battalion, you tell them to come to me right now, and see whether they listen to you?"

"You!"

"Can't do it, not confident, right?"

Zheng Chengfeng sneered: "Hehe, you as a Brigade Commander can't even get anything done, and Lu Yang, a captain and Company Commander, can handle it? When you smear, you still need some practicality; if you want my troops, just say it straight, don't damn beat around the bush!"

Feng Ming slammed the table and stood up: "You're full of crap!"

Zheng Chengfeng looked up at him: "Is that what you think, you know it in your heart?"

He then glanced over, at Huang Honghui beside him: "Probably, you want to transfer Huang Honghui away, move Lu Yang to Night Tiger, let him become this Deputy Battalion Commander; just his bomb‑defusing skill alone is worth that price."

Huang Honghui felt a sudden thump in his heart, his shocked head turning to look at the Brigade Commander beside him.

Feng Ming didn't even look at him: "This guy is sowing discord, can't you see?"

Huang Honghui: "......"

Zheng Chengfeng waved his finger: "I didn't sow discord, I just state facts; Huang Honghui, you met Lu Yang twice and didn't gain any benefit, instead you made a mess for yourself."

"In combat experience, perhaps Lu Yang is indeed a bit inferior to you; but when it comes to brains, two of you tied together still aren't his match."

"Seeing your pale face, standing all wobbly, as if just recovered from a serious illness, maybe later the Brigade Commander will transfer you to the second line."

Huang Honghui's complexion completely changed; once the seed of doubt is sown, it's hard to uproot.

Moreover, what the third Brigade Commander said was also factual, and he had just finished a minor surgery.

If at this moment he really had to be transferred to the second line, he would have nowhere to cry.

Feng Ming finally realized Zheng Chengfeng's prowess; he had thought he was merely eloquent, but didn't expect him to be so insightful into people's hearts.

He indeed had that idea, but not to make Lu Yang the Deputy Battalion Commander, rather to transfer him to become a Company Commander; the second brigade now most lacks such quick‑witted, tactically dirty, highly specialized, and well‑rounded grassroots commanders.

But in front of so many subordinates, Feng Ming could never admit it, and could only stubbornly claim the other side was just nonsense and slander.

"You say I have no evidence, that this matter has nothing to do with Lu Yang, fine, let's set this aside for now!"

"Then I ask you, the equipment you obtained from our swindle, should it be returned?"

Zheng Chengfeng said blandly: "Don't phrase it so harshly; what you call swindle, that's just borrowing!"

Feng Ming: "If you borrow, you must return!"

Zheng Chengfeng scratched his ear: "I'm using it, can't return it."

Upon hearing this, the second‑brigade officer who had previously been duped and left limping stopped, realizing they had been deceived, and immediately produced the loan note demanding immediate redemption.

"We must have our two canoes returned!"

"Also our fuel, frozen beef and lamb, frozen shrimp!"

"Our training equipment and one hundred thousand yuan, refund, refund!"

The office was noisy, and Xiong Yao looked at the scene, his head spinning.

He knew about this; earlier he had asked what to do if a bomb went off later.

Zheng Chengfeng at the time said they'd discuss it when they came back; at worst there would be a plan, a schedule, an orderly approach.

Unexpectedly, it arrived so quickly that day; if it couldn't be resolved, they certainly wouldn't be satisfied, after all there was a loan note.

But they didn't expect Zheng Chengfeng to leisurely sip tea, unhurried: "Everyone, the loan note clearly states it can only be redeemed after at least a year; you came too early, it's useless."

"What does that mean?"

"It means you can come back next year; those who signed for two years can come the year after."

"Isn't that being a scoundrel?"

"Hey, you can eat messily, but you can't speak carelessly; everything must be said according to the terms. It's you who are forcibly breaking the contract—how can that be justified?"

Feng Ming raised his hand to stop the raging Zhong Ren and said sternly, "Then let's follow the rules. We won't borrow any more now; return everything in full. We'll allow you to deduct a small handling fee, like a bank does!"

Zheng Chengfeng: "I still can't repay that."

"Why?"

"I borrowed it on my own ability, why should I return it."

"Damn, you're clearly trying to be a deadbeat! Aren't you afraid I'll make a scene at headquarters and make you unable to walk away with it?"

Zheng Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly recalled something Commander Gu had once said.

"Even if you go to borrow, to cheat, to rob; as long as you don't kill, set fires, or break the law, we can turn a blind eye."

Seeing the other side remain silent, the second brigade officer sneered inwardly, still thinking his own Brigade Commander had already grasped Zheng Chengfeng's weak point.

Xiong Yao was a bit flustered, fearing that this matter would be reported to headquarters and bring negative impact to the brigade.

Feng Ming squinted, "Zheng Chengfeng, if you don't want the Commander to find out, I advise you to obediently return the items; you can skip the meal, but that Lu Yang must …"

Zheng Chengfeng cut in, "Report it, will you? Go right now; I beg you, hurry to the Commander and accuse me!"