Zhang Xudong was pulled by Uncle Dazhuang and jogged all the way to the brigade headquarters.
When they arrived at the entrance of the brigade, the two soldiers on guard looked at Zhang Xudong, stood with their feet together, gripped their guns in their left hands, and saluted with their right hands.
After the ceremony, a soldier said, "The commander has ordered you to go directly to the conference room when you arrive."
The two soldiers' salute completely stumped Zhang Xudong: Who am I? Where am I? Should I lift my right foot first or my left?
Zhang Xudong was stunned for a moment before quickly returning the greeting: "I'm not honored to receive the salute from two comrades. Thank you, thank you."
He didn't dare to accept the salute from the two soldiers for nothing, but he was not qualified to use the military salute, so he had to bow and salute.
Zhang Xudong returned the greeting and walked into the courtyard toward the conference room. Two guards outside the conference room door opened it and invited Zhang Xudong in.
Zhang Xudong entered the conference room and saw a room full of people, led by Commissioner Chen. The team leader and the village secretary were also seated near the door.
When everyone in the room saw Zhang Xudong come in, they all stood up and applauded. Commissioner Chen applauded and said, "Welcome our brave hero, Comrade Zhang Xudong!"
Zhang Xudong quickly bent down and bowed deeply. After standing up, he clasped his hands and said, "Dear leaders and seniors, I am young and of low generation, so I cannot bear such love from you."
"Young man, don't be so modest. You've done a great deed this time. You're our hero! This operation to capture enemy spies is the most successful operation since the founding of our country, with the largest number of enemy spies captured at one time, the smoothest operation, and zero casualties.
You played a crucial role in discovering the enemy spies, scouting the enemy situation, setting up the action plan, and capturing them. Your contribution is invaluable!"
Commissioner Chen paused and continued, "We asked you to come this time because, first of all, we want to thank you in person and give you a verbal praise.
Secondly, I want to tell you that we will report your contribution truthfully. However, the enemy spies captured this time are all key leaders in their respective locations. They also have a significant number of subordinates. Therefore, this operation must continue. Because there are so many people scattered across the country, the capture will take longer. Therefore, your contribution will only be reported at the end. Please don't worry, and don't misunderstand me."
Zhang Xudong quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, leader. As a member of the country, it is my duty to contribute to the country. I dare not take any credit for it."
"A contribution is a contribution, and rewards are necessary. You don't have to be polite. There is also one thing I want to remind you of," Commissioner Chen paused here, thought for a moment, and said, "Come out with me."
Commissioner Chen led Zhang Xudong into the courtyard and whispered to him, "Given your exceptional performance, the government or the military may make some special arrangements for you. I hope you'll be mentally prepared and obey the organization's decision when the time comes."
Zhang Xudong's heart sank when he heard this, feeling that his leisurely life was about to end. Trying to make amends, he said, "Look, I'm just sixteen, still a student. Look at my family. My grandmother and younger sister are so old and young, and I'm the only one who can help. How can I leave?"
"If you have the ability, you should contribute to the country. You have to trust the organization. The organization will make a decision only after comprehensively considering your situation," explained Commissioner Chen.
"Well, let's talk about it when the time comes." What else could Zhang Xudong do? He could only take it one step at a time.
After Commissioner Chen and Zhang Xudong returned to the conference room, Commissioner Chen personally introduced the people in the room to Zhang Xudong. They included other members of the supervision team, the county head, the commune president, and others.
Zhang Xudong got to know a group of people and then he had nothing to do anymore, so he just went about his business.
Zhang Xudong left the meeting room and the team leader followed him out.
The captain looked at Zhang Xudong and said helplessly: "Dongzi, you want to contribute to the country, and I can't stop you. But you must be careful and protect yourself. When you encounter problems, you should think more about your grandmother and your little sister."
"Third Grandpa, I get it. I didn't do it right this time and got screwed." Zhang Xudong said helplessly. I originally just wanted to be an ostrich, but this time I got carried away and couldn't hold it back.
"It's good that you understand. The Zhao family is in big trouble this time. They should have been released today, but such a big thing happened. The higher-ups said they need to investigate it carefully. Now no one dares to be careless." The captain sighed and said.
Zhang Xudong had no sympathy for those people. He believed that if they did evil, God would punish them. They had brought this upon themselves. He said goodbye to the team leader and went home.
At home, my younger sister was practicing standing meditation with a few other children. The seven little ones were practicing seriously and in great shape. Zhang Xudong corrected the postures of several people and suddenly remembered that it had been two days and he hadn't had time to check Heidan's wound. He quickly picked up the medicine box and went to Heidan's house again.
I checked Heidan and found he was doing fine. The wound wasn't inflamed, and his temperature was normal. I didn't give him any more instructions, just to continue drinking the mugwort tea. It's a diuretic, so if you drink too much, you'll just have to pee more.
After changing Heidan's dressing and bandaging him, Zhang Xudong went home and fell asleep. He'd slept less than three hours in two days and one night. He was so sleepy. "I'm still a child. I need sleep to grow." "Let them do whatever they want. I don't care."
Zhang Xudong slept until dawn. The seven little ones had already returned from their run and were drinking water and eating steamed bread. Zhang Xudong washed up, ate two steamed bread as well, and then began to teach the seven little ones how to stand and practice boxing.
Zhang Xudong felt that he was an unreliable teacher. He quit after teaching the children on the first day. It was a bit irresponsible and too much.
Just as Zhang Xudong was watching the kids throwing punches and tilting his head, something happened again.
"Excuse me, is this Zhang Xudong's house? Is Zhang Xudong home?" A female voice came, and Zhang Xudong felt that it sounded familiar. It must be someone the original owner knew.
I turned around and saw, oh my god! How did this little hot pepper come to my house?
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