Chapter 242: This trip almost cost a life!

During the few days of New Year's Day, apart from the soldiers on duty, all other officers and soldiers in the island military region were on holiday.

Section Commander Duan also welcomed his own holiday, letting go and going fishing at the reservoir with Brother Lu and the others.

This trip almost cost a life!

A group of bold children were actually playing by the reservoir.

Two of the smaller ones had mud on their shoes and wanted to go to the water's edge to wash them.

As a result, they missed their footing and fell directly into the water, and in their struggle, they only drifted further back!

The other older children accompanying them jumped into the water to pull them out without a second thought, and as a result, like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, they sent a whole string of them in!

Old Master Lu and Old Master Lin didn't even have time to take off their clothes before jumping into the water to save the children!

By the time they saved the six children, their lips were purple from the cold, and they collapsed on the grass, gasping for air!

"Old Lu, you're not up to it. You used to be faster than me at swimming, but just now you were a step slower than me."

"Hmph, forget it. If I hadn't had an extra bowl of porridge this morning and been stuffed, I would definitely have been faster than you!"

While gasping for air, the two didn't forget to insult and bicker with each other.

"Cough, cough, cough."

"Pfft."

"Wuwuwu."

Old Master Pei examined the children. Fortunately, they had only choked on water and were frightened.

As for Old Lu and Old Lin, fortunately, their bodies were healthy, and the reservoir water wasn't so icy that one couldn't enter it at all, otherwise it would have been really tough!

Section Commander Duan made a prompt decision and arranged for a communications soldier to drive and send all the children home.

As for Old Master Lu and Old Master Lin, they started taking off their clothes to warm themselves by the fire first.

Fortunately, they were familiar with the area around the reservoir, and there was a shed to block the wind and rain.

Otherwise, no matter how healthy their bodies were, they wouldn't have been able to withstand this ordeal.

The safety hazards at the reservoir were fully exposed. Section Commander Duan pondered that this group of children was lucky this time to have encountered them.

What about next time?

They had spent their whole lives fighting wars and risking their lives against the little devils, wasn't it for the good life of their descendants?

Safety education for children must be put on the agenda!

In addition, a duty post must be arranged at the reservoir to take responsibility for patrol safety supervision.

The children who fell into the water were driven home by the communications soldier. They were all from the same village, and the village exploded.

"Ermao, are you looking for death!"

"Weiguo, you're the oldest. You're usually the most steady, how could you do such a dangerous thing today!"

"Yaozu, you are the only descendant of three generations in our family! If you were gone, how could I answer to the ancestors!"

"I'll beat you to death, you little brat! If you had drowned and become a water ghost, how would you expect me and your mother to live!"

"Wuwuwu."

"Thank you, comrade. If it weren't for you, our child would have—"

"It wasn't me. I just drove the children back. It was two retired old comrades who disregarded their own safety and jumped into the reservoir to save these children without even taking off their clothes..."

The communications soldier wouldn't take credit for himself and simply explained the ins and outs of the matter.

At the end, he reminded the parents of these children to keep a close eye on them. The reservoir was so deep, if something happened, one could imagine the consequences!

Besides, he had to hurry back and send the two old comrades who saved the people back to change their clothes. What if they caught a cold?

The children's parents were extremely grateful and felt bad in their hearts. After finding out that the two old comrades who saved their children's lives lived in the cadre rest home next to the military region, they were moved to tears and were endlessly grateful...

On the way home, these children were beaten and scolded quite a bit.

In this day and age, a cold could potentially take a child's life.

Let alone falling into a reservoir?

If it weren't for the two old comrades who risked their lives to save people today, their children might have been gone!

The children had to be beaten, and the old comrades had to be thanked!

One thing at a time. They would go home and discuss it with the elders to come up with a plan.

In the hut by the reservoir, the fire was burning brightly.

Old Master Lu and Old Master Lin took off their wet outer clothes and pants, wearing only their large shorts, warming themselves by the fire.

Anyway, they were all men, all old men, there was nothing to be shy about.

Besides, they had done a good deed and saved the lives of six children; even if it had cost them their lives on the spot, it would have been worth it.

They were already old and of little use to the country.

The children were still young and could still contribute to the country.

Old Master Pei didn't agree with this view, and Section Commander Duan didn't either.

"What old or dead? You are all good comrades, the country needs good comrades like you!"

"Exactly, exactly. You two really have foul mouths. You're both over a hundred years old combined, and you're still bickering. Aren't you ashamed?"

"What do I have to be ashamed of? I'm just saying it, but in my heart, I definitely don't want to just be gone like that. My great-grandson and great-granddaughter are waiting for me to hold them."

"Look at how smug you are."

"I knew you were jealous of me. If you have the guts, let your grandson come to the island too."

"My family's situation is different from yours. My son is doing well in the Capital, paving the way for my grandson. Why come to the island to snatch resources?"

"Hmph, it would be a miracle if your grandson could snatch anything from my granddaughter-in-law."

"That's true. If it were about snatching your grandson's resources, I would have confidence in my grandson."

"Aren't you cold? Drink some white liquor to drive away the cold—"

Old Master Pei couldn't listen anymore. Section Commander Duan was right there, could these two old men restrain themselves a bit?

Right in front of people, they were fighting over this and that.

Sigh, heart-weary.

Suddenly, he understood his granddaughter a little. This grandson didn't look like his father, but like his grandfather...

Section Commander Duan stopped their bickering and suggested:

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Let's go fishing first. When the communications soldier returns, Brother Lu and Brother Lin will go back to change clothes first. If their bodies can handle it, they can come back and continue fishing.

If they can't handle it, they can rest at the cadre rest home."

Old Master Lin looked at him with a half-smile and turned his fire, "Brother Duan, you're not being kind."

"Ah?"

Old Master Duan was confused. How was this arrangement unkind?

"Hmph, I'm not leaving. I want to stay and fish.

Brother Duan, just have your communications soldier drive to the cadre rest home and bring us two sets of clothes directly, wouldn't that work?"

Old Master Lu was also dissatisfied with this arrangement. He had come to fish. Not to mention that it had been delayed because of saving people, even if it were raining knives from the sky, he would still fish!

Section Commander Duan looked at Old Master Pei, and both of them read the helplessness in each other's eyes...

There was a reason why Old Master Lu and Old Master Lin had been old friends for so many years.

Back at the Capital military region Jiashuyuan, Stubborn One and Two were no joke! ===== CHAPTER 243 =====