The pointer of time quietly points to the end of February, and the new year is about to come, but according to the Daxia calendar, there is still more than a month away from the Spring Festival.
At eight o'clock in the evening, at the gate of Que City, the Dragon Flame Warriors lined up neatly, waiting for Chen Ping's words. They had rested for a week since the last attack on Que City.
Chen Ping stood in front of the soldiers, carefully looking at the familiar faces. He had prepared a lot of words in his mind, but at this moment he didn't know how to speak. The soldiers stood tall, holding rifles, carrying equipment, with sharp eyes, and saluted Chen Ping with high morale.
Chen Ping first walked up to Li Tianlang, patted him on the shoulder, and nodded slightly with affirmation in his eyes. Li Tianlang had been following Chen Ping for some time, and could be said to be his favorite.
Then, Chen Ping turned his gaze to Lin Ruoxi beside him. This little girl with a ponytail seemed weak, but she had an explosiveness that surpassed that of men. She was only in her twenties, the apple of her parents' eyes at home, and should have enjoyed the beauty of life like other daughters in her best youth.
However, Lin Ruoxi resolutely joined the army during her college years, and with extraordinary perseverance, she joined the Longyan family. She is strong in her bones and does not allow anyone to look down on her. She is also the only female soldier in Longyan, and the apple of Longyan's eye. Chen Ping favors her, and her comrades also love her very much.
Chen Ping didn't really want her to take risks, but he knew her character, so he just looked at her with admiration. Lin Ruoxi felt a little embarrassed by Chen Ping's gaze, and a hint of shyness appeared on her pretty face: "Captain, why are you looking at me?"
Chen Ping smiled slightly: "Be careful!"
"Yes, I will." Lin Ruoxi answered firmly.
Chen Ping turned around and walked in front of Zhang Haoran, patted 놛's shoulder as well, then walked in front of 뀗泰 and patted 놛's shoulder as well.
Chen Ping patted every soldier on the shoulder like a parent sending his child off to war. He had a lot to say, but in the end he said nothing. He just returned to everyone, smiled for the first time, and said, "Brothers, stay safe! I hope that when I see you again, you will all return safely."
"We will, Captain," everyone responded in unison.
Chen Ping nodded slightly: "Let's go."
"Yes." As the order was delivered, Li Tianlang and the others turned and walked out of the city, gradually disappearing into the darkness.
Yang Shuai patted Chen Ping on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, they are all mature and qualified Dragon Flame Warriors. They know what they should do, and they will protect themselves and complete the mission excellently."
Chen Ping smiled slightly: "Yeah."
At this moment, Chen Ping has done everything that 놛땣 could do. The final result depends on how Li Hui, Li Xin, and Da Xia act.
Chen Ping returned to the command center, which was now located in an underground air-raid shelter. As soon as he sat down, his cell phone rang. He saw that it was Su Qin calling. He had been here for more than a month, and this was the first time Su Qin contacted him. He had not contacted Su Qin, mainly because he was afraid that she would worry about him.
Chen Ping came outside and answered the phone: "Hello, Xiaoqin."
Su Qin's familiar voice came from the other end of the phone: "Chen Ping, are you okay?"
"Well, I'm fine, don't worry!"
"I'm glad you're okay. Recently, videos of fighting in the Golden Triangle have been everywhere on the Internet. They say that a big battle has broken out there and people are dying everywhere. Xiaoyu and I are very worried about you. You must pay attention to safety." Su Qin said worriedly.
Chen Ping felt warm in his heart. Since he joined the army, he had carried out countless missions and experienced countless dangers. This was the first time someone called to care about his safety. Perhaps this was the meaning of home.
"Xiaoqin, I will. Are you okay?"
"It's great. Now that the Youth Gang is gone and Wang Huan has fallen, there are not so many problems in Nanhai anymore and the public security is very good. Every time people talk about you, they praise you."
"That's good!"
"Yes, by the way, Chen Ping, I have been promoted to deputy director."
"Congratulations!"
"Thank you."
"Brother...Brother..." Han Xiaoyu called from the other end of the phone. Chen Ping smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, I'm here."
"Brother, you must come back safely. Sister Su and I are waiting for you to come home for the New Year. You promised me that you would take me to see my brother during my summer vacation. Then, the three of us will go together. I will be on vacation soon."
"Well, I will definitely do what I promised you. Xiaoyu, you have to study hard too."
"Don't worry, brother. I got first place in the whole grade in this exam. How's that?"
"Really?"
"I won't lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can go ask Teacher Song."
"Haha, I believe it."
"Brother, you must come back safely."
"Yes."
"Okay, okay, I won't tell you. Sister Su misses you every day, and I think she seems very anxious. Hehe..."
"Little girl, what are you talking about? I didn't think about it."
"Hahaha... Who asked me to call my brother every night when I was too embarrassed to do so myself? Just now, he asked me to call him and I said my brother would be fine."
Listening to their quarrel, Chen Ping's mouth curled up a little, and the image of the two of them appeared in his mind. It was really wonderful to be together like this. At this moment, Chen Ping even had the urge to return home.
"Chen Ping, are you listening to me?"
"Yes, they are all listening."
"Okay, I admit that I think about you every day."
"Um."
"Hmm what? Did you miss me?"
"Of course there is."
"Why don't I believe it? You've been gone for so long and you didn't contact me."
"Xiaoqin, I really miss you. You know my mission, and sometimes it's really inconvenient for me to contact you. I don't want to make you worry, I really miss you."
"Yeah, I know everything. I miss you, too. I'm afraid of disturbing you, so I try to control myself from contacting you, and I don't want you to be distracted by me. Tonight, I'm really worried about you."
"Xiaoqin, don't worry, I'm fine."
"Are you? There are wars everywhere in the Golden Triangle now. Are you also fighting?"
"No, your war is none of my business."
"Then why haven't you come back yet? Didn't you save all the people of Daxia? It was all on the news. Although it didn't say it was you who saved them, I know it was you who saved them."
"We still have a mission to perform. We won't return home until the war here is over."
"Ah? You really won't go to the battlefield?"
"Well, no, don't worry."
"Okay, Chen Ping, you must promise me to come back safely. Xiaoyu and I will be waiting for you at home."
"I certainly will."
"Um."