"So the girl that Old Lu is staying at the military district guesthouse with is you? He's been hiding it so well, he even put on an act when we first met!"
Yao Wenbin was so impressed by his own keen eyes that he said that Lu Zhan's behavior on the day of the performance was abnormal. When had he ever seen him rescue a female comrade again and again?
Doesn’t this just prove that he is always paying attention to that lesbian?
Shao Jingque didn't care about being shy at this moment, she wanted to know Lu Zhan's situation immediately:
"Commander, I heard that the heavy rain in Henan Province has caused the downstream reservoir to collapse. Are Lu Zhan and his men doing rescue work in that area? What's the situation? Is there any danger?"
Although Yao Wenbin was excited just now, he was even more mindful of the military discipline that even young soldiers had to keep in mind.
He thought for a moment and said:
"Xiao Shao, don't call me Chief anymore. Lu Zhan and I are good brothers. Just call me Brother Yao."
Shao Jingque nodded, looked at him expectantly, and shouted:
"Brother Yao!"
Yao Wenbin smiled and nodded. The more he looked at Shao Jingque, the more he felt that the two were a good match. Lu Zhan was a good choice. If he didn't choose, it would be fine. But when he did, he would choose the most beautiful one.
"Xiao Shao, that young soldier just now didn't mean to make things difficult for you. The army has its own rules. If anyone asks us, we will get into big trouble if we answer them without hesitation, so please understand."
"As for you, just stay in the military district guesthouse for now. If there is any news that needs to be notified to your family, the military district will definitely notify you as soon as possible."
In the entire military region, apart from Lu Zhan, Shao Jingque only knew Yao Wenbin.
Hearing him say this, Shao Jingque knew that he would definitely not be able to get any news about Lu Zhan today.
But when she thought about Yao Wenbin's words again, she felt a little more at ease than before.
Generally speaking, most of the news that the army needs to notify family members is not good news. From this point of view, at least it means that there is no bad news about the land battle at present.
Shao Jingque could only comfort himself. This is what people often say, sometimes no news is the best news.
Now that things had come to this, Shao Jingque couldn't disturb Yao Wenbin any further. He could only suppress his uneasy mood and return to the guesthouse first.
After persuading Shao Jingque to leave, the smile on Yao Wenbin's face slowly faded.
Seeing the uneasy look on the young soldier standing beside him, Yao Wenbin patted his shoulder and said:
"You've done a great job. Even if you're a military dependent, you can't leak any information about our military without permission. Just be mindful of your attitude when speaking to the public and be more understanding of the difficulties faced by military dependents!"
Hearing the leader's affirmation of him, the young soldier was secretly excited:
"Thank you for the praise, Chief. I will pay attention next time!"
Yao Wenbin looked back and saw Shao Jingque's back had already walked away. He was small and looked a little lonely in the darkening night.
He sighed, turned and walked towards the office building.
No one knew where Xiao Shao heard the news, but their military headquarters did receive news early yesterday morning that a serious reservoir collapse had occurred in the Zhumadian area where Lu Zhan's unit was responsible for the rescue.
However, since the on-site communication lines were severely damaged, more on-site conditions and the latest news could not be transmitted. Even he was not sure whether Lu Zhan and others were safe at this time.
But he and Lu Zhan have been comrades-in-arms for seven years and have experienced many thrilling scenes together. Based on his understanding of Lu Zhan's on-the-spot handling ability, he believes that Lu Zhan will be able to lead the soldiers out of danger.
I had been feeling very confident, but now I suddenly started to feel a little uneasy——
Just as he got home, he received a notice from the military district to hold an emergency meeting. He rushed back without even having time to eat dinner, and then he met Shao Jingque outside the gate.
Just as he had just told Shao Jingque, the military district would only notify military dependents if the news required it.
Many old military families understood the implicit meaning that he didn't say directly. If their men were out on a mission, it would be best if there was no news at all, and then suddenly one day they would come back with the main force. On the contrary, if a communications soldier appeared at home one day, it would be like a bolt from the blue!
When Yao Wenbin said this just now, his original intention was just to teach Shao Jingque some experience of being a military family member so that she could wait with peace of mind.
But after he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that there might not be anything good waiting for him in this emergency meeting that called him back today.
As expected, as soon as he walked into the venue, he immediately felt an extremely depressing atmosphere.
Before the meeting started, everyone was sitting upright in their seats, with serious expressions and no one looking around. No one was whispering to each other. Even Political Commissar Liu, who always had a smile on his face, had an unprecedentedly cold and solemn expression.
Looking at the military district leaders sitting in a row on the stage, Yao Wenbin felt more and more uneasy.
He sat down and looked at the several empty seats in the row in front of him. The name tag on one of them read "First Battalion Commander Lu Zhan". For a moment, the feeling of uneasiness reached its peak.
As the meeting time approached, Political Commissar Liu turned on the microphone, his voice sounding particularly tired and heavy:
"Comrades, we are holding this emergency meeting today. Firstly, we want to inform you of the disaster relief efforts of the First, Second, and Third Battalions of the First Regiment, which are supporting the disaster-stricken areas of Henan Province. Secondly, this is also an impromptu mobilization meeting."
The scene was completely silent, with only the occasional sound of electricity coming from the microphone. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Yao Wenbin took a deep breath unconsciously, and a voice in his heart shouted, "It's over, something went wrong!"
Before this, the military region had never held an emergency meeting to report the completion of a mission. Coupled with the agenda of the second mobilization meeting, he couldn't help but wonder if there was a problem with the first batch of troops entering the disaster area, which led to the second mobilization?
Political Commissar Liu sat on the stage, his eyes sweeping over the solemnly seated figures below, and continued:
"Yesterday, comrades all knew about the dangerous situation of a reservoir dam collapse in the disaster area of Henan Province, but due to the damage to the communication lines, we are unable to know the actual situation in the disaster area."
"Just now, some military communication lines in the affected area were repaired and restored. As a result, we were able to obtain immediate information on the situation of our comrades from the First, Second, and Third Battalions who were sent to support the disaster area."
The pause made Yao Wenbin's heart skip a beat. The heaviness in Political Commissar Liu's tone made him feel as if the air around him was compressed. Even though he breathed hard, he still felt a tightness in his chest.
Not only Yao Wenbin felt this way, but Political Commissar Liu, who was sitting on the stage and speaking, also felt uncomfortable.
Since the little-known border conflict in 1969, the Chinese army has not suffered such heavy casualties. However, the number of casualties in the army can be counted, but the number of civilians killed and injured in the disaster is countless. It makes him feel unprecedentedly difficult just to say these numbers.
"According to the latest news from the Henan Provincial Disaster Relief Headquarters, all officers and soldiers of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions of our 1st Regiment, totaling 1,187 people, have lost contact during the rescue operation in Henan Province due to the torrential rain."
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