Chapter 437 439 Cui Lie's Background
"What's wrong with that? This is in my home, not in the army. Just stay away and don't butt in." Zhu Tianliang scolded Zhao Bing.
Zhao Bing agreed repeatedly, quietly stepped aside, and looked at Cui Lie strangely. Although he also admitted that Cui Lie was a talent, he would not let Chief Zhu be so accommodating to him.
Zhao Bing didn't know the relationship between Cui Lie and Zhu Tianliang.
Cui Lie's grandfather and Zhu Tianliang's father were comrades-in-arms. They went through the war together. Cui Lie's family inherited martial arts. When his grandfather was young, he was very skilled and saved Zhu's father's life many times. After the war, some changes happened in Cui Lie's grandfather's family, so he retired and returned home. Zhu's father had been developing in the army and had risen rapidly. When Zhu Tianliang was seven or eight years old, Zhu's father sent him to the Cui family to learn martial arts. He stayed there for five years before returning to the army.
Zhu Tianliang and Cui Lie's grandfather had both the relationship of master and apprentice and the relationship of father and son, and their relationship was extraordinary. When Cui Lie's grandfather was dying, he asked Zhu Tianliang to help take care of Cui Lie.
Zhu Tianliang was asked by Cui Lie's grandfather to treat Cui Lie like his own son or nephew. He originally planned to arrange for Cui Lie to go to military school and then join the army. Unfortunately, when Cui Lie took the exam, he didn't even pass the minimum admission score for ordinary military schools. So he simply joined the army and took other paths.
Little did he know that Cui Lie had participated in the special forces selection when he was a rookie, and stood out among hundreds of thousands of recruits. Later, he survived the special training and entered the Special Operations Department, where he made great achievements and was promoted, without him having to worry about anything.
The only thing that bothered him was that Cui Lie was young and full of vigor. He didn't want others to know about their relationship and didn't want others to talk about him getting promoted because of his backers.
"Xiao Lie, come and sit down." Zhu Tianliang pointed to the seat next to him.
"No need, Chief, I'd better stand!" Cui Lie refused.
Cui Lie made it clear that he didn't want to stay long and just wanted to leave quickly. Because of Cui Lie's attitude, the atmosphere in the room was a little awkward.
"Report," someone shouted outside the door.
"Come in." The person who came in was Zhu Tianliang's orderly Lu Feng.
"Commander, the test report is out! Please take a look." Lu Feng respectfully handed over a tightly sealed file bag.
Before Cui Lie came to Zhu Tianliang, he was taken to do a talent level test. This test report is a report on Cui Lie's talent level.
Zhu Tianliang was obviously a little nervous. With trembling hands, he opened the tightly sealed test report. After seeing the results clearly, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Haha, he is worthy of being the Soldier King of that session. He is an elite soldier selected from hundreds of thousands of people. Xiaolie's talent is super S-level. Great, great. This time we can finally turn the tables."
"Is it really super S-level? Chief, let me see, let me see." After hearing Zhu Tianliang's muttering, Zhao Bing excitedly came over to grab the report.
"Now we can finally send people in. Cui Lie, you came at the right time." Zhao Bing read the report and also laughed.
"Commander Zhu, Director Zhao, I am just an ordinary citizen now and have no obligation to follow military orders. My companions are still waiting for me to return. I have seen them and now I have to go back." Cui Lie had a poker face with no expression and his words were harsh.
"Cui Lie, when encountering war or special periods, all veterans are obliged to obey the call of the country and return to the army unconditionally. Now that the leader has summoned you, do you dare to disobey the order?" When Zhao Bing heard that Cui Lie was unwilling to come back, he immediately wanted to slam the table and curse, but he saw Zhu Tianliang glaring at him, so he quickly softened his attitude and changed his wording.
Originally, the army was short of manpower and all veterans were expected to be called up. However, due to communication cuts, it was difficult to implement and each military region had to recall veterans on their own.
"Director Zhao may have forgotten that when I left the army, I accepted the military's punishment, blocked my memory, and revoked my military status. I can't be considered a veteran, and of course I don't have this obligation." Cui Lie was indifferent to Zhao Bing's words, and his tone remained steady.
"It seems that you are throwing a tantrum here because of what happened back then. If Commander Zhu hadn't protected you, you would have been sent to a military court long ago. Do you know that Commander Zhu went around asking for favors and giving them favours in order to protect you? Now some people are using these favours to make a fuss, and not only are you not grateful, you're even getting angry here." Zhao Bing felt like hitting his hands.
Zhu Tianliang had a look of guilt on his face. Although Cui Lie had offended people during the mission he carried out in a blood-thirsty manner, he had killed people who had committed crimes and deserved to be killed. It was not only because of his passion and anger that he failed to save him, but also because he was at a critical moment of promotion. He was afraid that Cui Lie's crime would affect him, so he did not reveal their relationship when he asked for mercy.
“Besides, even ten psychological assessors were hired to determine that your mental state was abnormal and that you were no longer suitable for the mission. Blocking your memory and allowing you to live an ordinary life was also to protect you.” Zhao Bing said helplessly. Cui Lie was the one with the highest mission rate in their Special Operations Department, with a 100% mission success rate and a great reputation. He had earned a lot of honors for their Special Operations Department. If he hadn’t had to, he wouldn’t have been willing to let Cui Lie leave.
"By the way, when did your memory recover?" Zhao Bing and Zhu Tianliang looked at each other and asked. Before Cui Lie came to Beijing, they specially invited the hypnotist who had blocked his memory. Unexpectedly, his memory recovered on its own.
"Not long ago, due to my incomplete memories, I would have died when the end of the world came if no one had rescued me. Since my military status was revoked at that time, I will not re-enlist. If you want to send someone to carry out the mission, you should choose new people!" Cui Lie said firmly.
"You are outrageous, you little bastard. You have been away from the army for only a few years, but you have already turned against us. Have you forgotten the cultivation of the country and the army? Have you forgotten the oath you made to the national flag when you put on the military uniform? It is the mission of every soldier to be loyal to his duty and defend his country. How dare you..." Zhao Bing pointed at Cui Lie's nose and cursed angrily.
"Zhao Bing, shut up. Let me talk to Xiaolie." Zhu Tianliang interrupted Zhao Bing and walked over to pat Cui Lie on the shoulder.
"Xiao Lie, Master entrusted you to me when he passed away. As for what happened two years ago, I failed to live up to his instructions and let you suffer. I originally wanted to block your memory and release it at any time. After going through the motions, I would remove the blockade, send you abroad to study for a few years, clear the background of the people involved in the case, and then overturn your case. But I didn't know that plans could not keep up with changes, and before I had time to get you back, the world changed." Zhu Tianliang looked guilty in front of Cui Lie.
(End of this chapter)
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