"You have a point. Alright, brother, I wish you success, hahaha!"

"Alright, if I really succeed, I'll definitely take care of you, my good brother!"

"Hahaha……"

Regardless of whether it has anything to do with them, everyone can still have a say in it.

Two other people were also paying close attention to this promotion ceremony. One was Leng Yingying, who had planned to try for it earlier and wanted to get rid of the "deputy" in her title of "deputy company commander." The other was Liu Dekai, who had missed the chance to become deputy battalion commander twice and had developed an obsession with it.

As soon as the news of the promotion conference came out, Liu Dekai immediately went to Mo Cheng's office.

"Dad!" Liu Dekai rushed over, looked around, closed the office door, and said, "There are quite a few promotion spots this time, I can't miss it again!"

Mo Cheng nodded. He must have known the news earlier than Liu Dekai and had already taken care of things for him.

"Don't worry, there are more spots available this time, so they can't trip you up," Mo Cheng said. He understood the real reason for his previous two failures.

"Thank you, Dad!" Liu Dekai said, both excited and nervous.

In the past, he wouldn't have been this nervous, but the experience of his two previous failures still left a shadow in his mind, so much so that he still felt uneasy this time, fearing that the Qiao family was up to no good and would try to harm him again.

"But what if... Commander Liu's side, and their faction..." Liu Dekai hesitated.

Not only the Qiao family, but also the Lu family should not be overlooked.

Although Lu Zhengjun is dead, Lu Anguo is still in the army and is a division commander. There are quite a few people in that faction. Even though Lu Zhengjun has sacrificed herself, it doesn't mean they won't cause him trouble again.

"This vote is for the top few to be promoted. At most, they can pool their votes to vote for one or two people. It's impossible for them to hold all the votes in their own hands. Otherwise, the people they want to promote won't be able to get promoted!" Mo Cheng was very confident.

It wasn't just Mo Cheng on his own; he also had people from Commander Zhou's faction on his side, so together they had quite a few votes!

"I understand!" Liu Dekai nodded, still feeling very nervous.

It even got to the point where I couldn't sleep well at night.

"Stop tossing and turning, you're keeping me awake..." Mo Youyou said, unable to hold back her words after being woken up by Liu Dekai's tossing and turning for what felt like the umpteenth time.

"I didn't want to either, but I was nervous!" Liu Dekai admitted.

The two of them were quite frank with each other about promotions, and there was nothing they couldn't talk about.

"No need!" Mo Youyou advised. She had already asked her father about this and knew it was a sure thing. "Dad has already made arrangements for you, and I heard there are more than just the original four spots!"

After failing his second promotion attempt, Liu Dekai was deeply resentful and remained depressed for quite some time. It was during this period that Mo Youyou went to see Mo Cheng.

It was mentioned at the time that four positions would become available by the end of the year.

Battalion Commander Ma Junyi, Regiment Commander Shen Daqing, and two Deputy Brigade Commanders Zhao Sheng and Dong Jianye.

"There are still spots available?" Liu Dekai asked in surprise. He hadn't heard of this before. Since he couldn't sleep anyway, he started chatting with Mo Youyou. "Who is it?"

“I didn’t find out exactly who it is, but I heard that their term of office expired but they didn’t get promoted, so the position will be vacant. So you have a great chance, don’t be nervous!” Mo Youyou said.

"That's good, that's good..."

Sure enough, after hearing this, Liu Dekai felt much more at ease.

The more slots available, the less threat the Qiao and Lu families would pose to Liu Dekai's promotion if they joined forces, and the greater his chances of success.

Liu Dekai clenched his fists, imagining the scene at the promotion ceremony.

The first two times, there was only one spot available, and promotion was determined by voting. The Qiao and Lu families joined forces and thwarted his efforts twice. But now that there are more spots available, the top few can all succeed, so he is basically guaranteed to win.

"This time, I must get the battalion commander position!" Liu Dekai vowed to himself.

Sure enough, on the day of the promotion meeting, seeing the voting process, Liu Dekai became even more confident, feeling that he had it in the bag.

The Qiao and Lu families have also discovered this, and they probably won't be able to stop Liu Dekai's promotion this time.

However, objectively speaking, Liu Dekai should be promoted this time.

Because of the previous setbacks, Liu Dekai worked very hard. He took the initiative to participate in several missions and performed well during the missions. These accumulated military merits were enough to promote him from deputy battalion commander to battalion commander.

"Next, we announce the candidate who will be promoted to battalion commander and who came in second in the votes—Liu Dekai!"

Upon hearing his name called, Liu Dekai was overjoyed, and the huge weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted. This time, he could finally feel at ease and secure!

"Great, great, it's finally done!" When his name was called, Liu Dekai looked at Mo Cheng excitedly, exchanging joy with him through his eyes.

Mo Cheng clapped leisurely, clearly in a very good mood.

After all, Liu Dekai was his son-in-law, and the higher he climbed, the more face his daughter would have. Besides, Liu Dekai was considered one of his men, and the promotion of his faction was a good thing for them as a whole.

"Congratulations, Commander Mo! You really made a good choice in choosing a son-in-law! I see the young man is working very hard!"

"Of course! If he didn't have something special, would Old Mo have chosen him as his son-in-law? Old Mo only has one precious daughter, so naturally he'd choose the best!"

"Thank you for your kind words, but Dekai's promotion is also due to his own hard work..." Mo Cheng said modestly, but in reality he was overjoyed.

Congratulations, Lao Mo!

Congratulations!

Many people congratulated Liu Dekai himself. His former subordinates were all flattering him, praising his great ability, saying that he had been promoted to battalion commander in such a short time.

"Battalion Commander Liu, you might need to look after us brothers in the future!"

"That's right, Battalion Commander Liu has made something of himself, but he hasn't forgotten about us brothers!"

"Sure, sure..." Liu Dekai waved his hand, fully enjoying the happiness of the moment, a happiness that was purely his own.

Immediately, Liu Dekai began searching...

His gaze finally settled on the Qiao family, looking at Su Yueya's mother, her eldest brother, and Lu Zhengjun's former gang of brothers who had tripped him up, his eyes filled with provocation.

It's as if he's saying that even without you blocking his way, he would still have taken this position.

"Just you wait and see," Liu Dekai silently vowed in his heart, not knowing who he was talking to, "You can't possibly suppress me forever. Sooner or later, I will surpass you, and then... I will take back everything I've suffered from you a thousandfold!"