Chapter 104

There was no way to explain to Shuangshuang what ancestors were. Dunzi tried to divert her attention by pulling her pigtails. Sure enough, Shuangshuang protected her pigtails with both hands, took a step back, and looked at brother Dunzi with a pout. Even brother Dunzi could not pull her pigtails.

"Okay, your little braid is your most precious." Dunzi called out, "Don't waste time, come on, get in the water!"

After saying this, Chong Luqing raised his chin.

This time, Dunzi changed his usual sharp-tongued remarks and became even more patient and gentle than an elementary school teacher. He turned into an encouraging teacher, and Lu Qing almost blushed after hearing that.

"Oh, not bad, great progress."

"You've learned how to kick your legs. That's great. You have a natural talent for swimming."

"Maybe tomorrow you'll be able to swim a hundred meters without panting."

Lu Qing came out of the water and looked at him, but he didn't know what to say. It seemed that if he glared at him again, he would be making trouble. He only said weakly, "Just tell the truth, no need... no need to say that. I know my own worth, and I know myself well."

"Don't worry, I just transformed into a gentle and encouraging teacher, but you don't like me now? Or do you like me the way I was before?"

"Then forget it." Lu Qing curled his lips, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Sister Qingqing, Brother Dunzi is right. You have improved a lot! You can even drink more water in the sea."

Lu Qing: "..."

What a huge progress!

The three of them went back for lunch at noon, and came back to practice in the afternoon. It was not known whether it was Dunzi's gentle and encouraging education that worked, but Lu Qing seemed to have suddenly come to his senses. He seemed not to be so afraid of water anymore and was able to splash around in the water for a while.

"Wow, I can swim?!"

Shuangshuang grabbed Sister Qingqing's hand and smiled with crescent moons on their faces, "Yes, yes, Sister Qingqing, you just swam out!"

"Really? I don't think the water here is that scary." Lu Qing's voice was shaking with excitement! It turns out that swimming is so much fun!

"Ahem." Dunzi looked at the two of them. If you didn't know, you would think Lu Qing could win first place in the swimming competition. "Okay, just practice more according to this from now on. You will be able to do it in a few days."

"Oh, okay." Lu Qing looked at Dunzi seriously for the first time and said softly, "Thank you."

"It's nothing." Dunzi walked around the two of them and said, "Okay, I'll go first. We've been training all day. You guys should go back too."

"Brother Dunzi, where are you going? We are going to go play with Juanjuan and the others. Do you want to come?"

Shuangshuang and several classmates agreed to play house later.

Dunzi was naturally not interested in the games these kids played. "I'm not going. You guys go. As for me? I'll give you the money to buy candy."

The semiconductor at home hasn't been figured out yet, so he doesn't want to think about anything else now but this one.

Oh, money for candy? Hehehe!

"Okay, Brother Dunzi, go ahead!"

......

After playing all day, the two of them skipped back home, just in time to see grandma preparing dinner.

"Grandma, let me help you wash the vegetables!" The little girl rolled up her sleeves consciously, ready to get to work.

Aunt Wang turned around and saw her granddaughter. She smiled with wrinkles all over her face. "I don't need you. Are you hungry? Have a piece of egg cake."

"Then I'll eat the egg cake first." Shuangshuang couldn't resist the temptation of the egg cake. She gave half of it to her grandmother, then held the remaining half and bit it gently, leaving her lips covered with egg cake crumbs.

After eating the cake, the delicate little girl took out a handkerchief from her trouser pocket and wiped her mouth vigorously before preparing to continue the fight.

"Grandma, let me wash the vegetables! I'm good at it."

Aunt Wang couldn't persuade her granddaughter, and remembering that her daughter-in-law had repeatedly emphasized that the child could slowly exercise and do some housework within her ability, she did not refuse. She took a basin, filled it with half water, and put two eggplants and three potatoes in it.

"Bring a stool over here and sit down to wash."

"Okay." Shuangshuang followed his instructions, brought the pony over, sat down, rolled up her sleeves and hung them in the middle of her arms, revealing a slender arm.

With both hands, they rubbed the round potato back and forth, muttering, "We are going to eat you tonight, so we need to wash you clean first."

The potatoes were washed in all directions without any dead corners, and she washed them very carefully. Then she picked up a long eggplant and washed it from head to tail. Aunt Wang was surprised and didn't know whether her granddaughter was washing the vegetables or scrubbing them.

But since the child likes it, I just let her do it.

"Grandma, when will Dad come back?" Shuangshuang had almost finished washing the vegetables and thought of her father who was out on a mission.

She knew when her mother would come back. She knew that her mother would come back when she had summer vacation. But why didn’t her father come back yet?

"It will be here soon." Aunt Wang didn't know much about the army's affairs. She only knew that it was normal for her son to go out to sea to carry out missions, and the family members just had to wait at home.

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"What? Going out to sea again? Okay, fine, I get it." In early June, Jian Lu was making a phone call at the school post office. She originally wanted to talk to Cheng Zheng about something, but unexpectedly it was the orderly Xiao Zhao who came back.

Only then did Jian Lu realize that her man had gone on a mission again.

"Xiao Zhao, please take care of our family for the time being. Yes, my mother and my daughter are the only ones at home. If you have any questions, please call me immediately. Okay, bye."

"I know, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will report to you in time!" Xiao Zhao felt that the team leader's wife was worthy of being a college student, and she was very polite in her words.

After hanging up the phone, Jian Lu shook the washing machine industrial voucher in her hand. It seemed that it would take some time for Cheng Zheng to be informed of this good news.

One day ago.

Two representatives from the nation's largest hospital sales department, which had previously had an order cooperation business with Jian Lu and Cai Xiujuan's pearl farm, came to the vicinity of H University and happened to meet Jian Lu.

Jian Lu treated the two of them to a good meal at a state-owned hotel, and they also discussed a business deal at the table.

Sometimes doing business is just that simple, once the connection is established, everything else falls into place.

Especially when they heard that these two lesbians had privately contracted a pearl farm, they were even more impressed.

"Comrade Jian Lu, you and Comrade Cai Xiujuan are really as capable as men. You two have done a great job in the pearl farm."

Jian Lu was given a thumbs-up and just smiled. She glanced at the slogan on the left wall of the state-owned hotel, raised her chin, and gestured to the two people, "Isn't this the instruction of the great leader?"

The two medical representatives turned around and saw a slogan painted in red on the wall: Women Hold Up Half the Sky.

"That's true, and you two lesbians are a good example. The quality of your pearls is really good."

"How about placing more orders? We have big appetites. We have no pressure to supply South China. If there are orders from other regions, we can definitely take them."

"Hahahaha, it can be seen that neither of you is willing to be in the same area." They had a pleasant meal and a pleasant chat that day. The hospital representative was so happy that he added a pearl supply order for the southwest region.

Jian Lu was very friendly to the landlord. Before leaving, the two medical representatives gave her two industrial coupons for washing machines, which really pleased Jian Lu.

She and Cai Xiujuan both have money but no coupons, so now they can each buy a washing machine for home use.

She wrote a letter directly to Cai Xiujuan and sent her the coupon. The letter mentioned adding a new order and asked Cai Xiujuan to arrange to increase production according to the supply.

I have one industrial voucher for a washing machine left, so I put it together with the industrial voucher for a fan I received earlier and will go back to buy it during the summer vacation.

After returning to school, Jian Lu began a busy life preparing for the final exams.

As the end of the first semester of junior year approaches, there are only a few classes left, and everyone still spends most of their time in the library, reading books and reviewing.

Whenever there was a problem, they would silently write, draw and discuss it on the draft paper, busy and serious.

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The last course to end this semester was mathematics. Mr. Song, the mathematics teacher, was a teacher who particularly liked divergent thinking. He usually reminded students to think divergently and not to limit themselves to rules and regulations.

"Many problems have more than one solution. This is similar to your life. There is not just one path along the way. There may be many paths that can lead to where you are now. It depends on whether you choose the longer or shorter, easier or more difficult path."

Many students were deeply moved by the spiritual chicken soup and raised their hands to go to the podium to answer the questions that Teacher Song had just asked.

Teacher Song called on three students to write their solutions on the blackboard. Each student had a different way of thinking, but the final answer was the same.

"Did you see that? All three solutions are correct. It doesn't matter which one you know." Teacher Song explained, his fingers slightly bent on the blackboard. "But there are different solutions to this problem. Does anyone know any?"

The only sounds in the classroom were the students whispering to each other, with many people muttering and talking to each other.

“Are there any other solutions?”

"Why do I feel like I'm gone?"

Math classes are always free, and everyone started discussing. Teacher Song did not stop them. He pushed his glasses and felt very gratified when he saw that the students were thinking hard about other solutions.

After a while, someone in the audience raised his hand, "Teacher Song, let me try."

Teacher Song nodded and pointed to the blackboard, "Okay, Jian Lu, come up and try it."

Jian Lu stood up from her seat and walked to the podium. She picked up a piece of chalk and quickly wrote the fourth solution on the blackboard. After a while, she put down the chalk and walked straight down the podium.

Teacher Song looked at the blackboard and glanced at the fourth solution written by Jian Lu. A look of surprise flashed across his eyes. "Everyone, take a look. Is this the fourth solution?"

"Hey, really!"

"I didn't think I could do this line first."

"So that's what I mean." Teacher Song briefly explained the key points of the solution shared by Jian Lu, and looked at the students in the audience, "It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, a cat that can catch mice is a good cat. The same principle applies. There are thousands of ways to solve the problem..."

Before he could finish, the students who were almost tired of hearing this sentence at the podium responded in unison, "It's not too late to get an answer!"

"You guys are really..." Teacher Song smiled and waved his arm, "Class dismissed! See you next semester!"

"Oh~"

“Okay!”

As the last class of this semester came to an end, everyone cheered in unison and prepared for the three-day final exam, which would also mark the penultimate summer vacation of their college career.

Once the countdown begins, everything becomes precious.

"Let's go, let's go to the cafeteria and have a good meal!"

"Let's celebrate, this is our second to last summer vacation." Sun Shangmei was very excited and wished she could have a vacation right now.

Jian Lu's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled, "Student Sun Shangmei, I have to remind you that the final exam is still three days away."

"Hey, why do we have to take exams~" Sun Shangmei sighed, then suddenly thought it through, "It's okay, let's celebrate first and eat first."

There were still three days before the final exam, so everyone went to the cafeteria to get some meat dishes. This time it was time for the cafeteria to serve braised pork, and there was a long line at the braised pork window. Jian Lu's dormitory only got four servings, so everyone moved around and shared the meal among the six of them.

"Well, braised pork is still delicious~" Li Suihua chewed the soft braised pork, wishing he could swallow his tongue. With the braised pork, any other dish pales in comparison.

"Of course not! Braised pork in brown sauce is our treasure!" Hao Yue is so frugal that she will buy a portion of braised pork every month when it is served in the cafeteria. This shows how attractive braised pork is.

"Oh, there's only one piece left. Who wants to eat it?" Song Guilan looked at the lonely square piece of braised pork in the bowl and couldn't help swallowing.

As soon as she finished speaking, countless chopsticks poked at the lonely braised pork.

"Let me do it."

"I'll eat, I'll eat."

"Don't fight me."

After being together for a long time, who would still be polite to whom? Everyone is ready to strike first!

A group of people started eating, laughing and scrambling for the braised pork. In the end, Sun Shangmei was lucky enough to snatch the braised pork from one of her roommates. "Oh, it was not easy. Tsk tsk, everyone was like a hungry wolf."

"Eat your meal. Be careful not to show off again or the braised pork will fall to the ground." Jian Lu said to her with a smile.

"No, even if it falls on the ground I will pick it up and eat it, no one can stop me!"

As Sun Shangmei took a bite of the fragrant and soft braised pork, she felt happy.

This life is worth it!

=

While Jian Lu was taking her final exam, the maritime military exercise that Cheng Zheng was participating in was also coming to an end.

The team he led won all the way to the end and will compete with the team led by Zhao Guoqing, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 4th Brigade, and Qian Hongzhuo, the chief of staff of the 2nd Regiment of the 6th Brigade, for the final victory.

The exercise had reached the final round. Song Zhaokang and several brigade commanders accompanied their superiors to watch the game from a distance, and from time to time they discussed the soldiers who performed well in the exercise. Among them, Cheng Zheng's name was mentioned the most.

"What battles has Cheng Zheng participated in before?"

When Song Zhaokang heard the chief's question, he felt that something was going to happen. "Reporting to the chief, Comrade Cheng Zheng, the head of the Third Regiment of the Third Brigade of the 625th Army, participated in the secret operation to capture G-party spies alive in 1967, the naval battle in 1968, the exercise in 1971, the battle against Country Y in 1972, the secret mission in 1974, and the counterattack in 1979."

"Well, that's a good performance."

The leader's concise and to the point words gave Song Zhaokang peace of mind.

The brigade commanders standing nearby looked at Song Zhaokang and remembered that the position of deputy brigade commander of the 1st Marine Brigade was about to be established. This assessment was meant to give young people a chance. Maybe...

Boom!

The sounds of fighting were heard in the distance, and torpedoes were launched, creating a loud boom on the sea surface.

"Hey, Zhao Guoqing and Qian Hongzhuo, what are you doing..."

"The three of them are competing for the final first place. These two want to join forces to first deal with Cheng Zheng, who has the strongest reserve force."

"Old Song, what do you think? Can Cheng Zheng fight back?"

Song Zhaokang cursed in his heart but didn't show it on his face, "Winning or losing is just a matter of seconds. It depends on whether he can handle it. I'm optimistic about him."

A group of people on the boat picked up their binoculars and stared carefully at the actual exercise in front of them, fearing that they would miss any exciting scenes.

Cheng Zheng originally had the most ammunition reserves among the three teams. After half a month of drills and competitions, he commanded calmly, and almost every shot was the most effective and fatal. Therefore, his ammunition was ahead of Zhao Guoqing's team and Qian Hongzhuo's team.

Now, the two of them have tacitly joined forces to deal with him?

Cheng Zheng's eyes darkened, and he spoke in a deep voice, "Prepare the cannons, fire at 4:15!"

Qian Hongzhuo, who was at 4:15 in the direction of Cheng Zheng's team, saw the cannons from the opposite side aimed at his own boat, and a sneer appeared on his face. Well, we came at the right time!

If Cheng Zheng attacks him with all his strength, he will be attacked from both sides. Zhao Guoqing will ambush behind him and kill him by surprise. Then he only needs to conserve his strength and wait to take advantage of the opportunity.

"Get ready! Fight!" Qian Hongzhuo commanded the gunners on the boat, looking like he was ready to have a big fight with Cheng Zheng.

I only need to fight him for half the court, and then I will wait for Zhao Guoqing to make a move.

"Report! The enemy suddenly moved 3 nautical miles, and the overall position changed."

"No matter what, let's catch up." Qian Hongzhuo looked at Zhao Guoqing's boat following closely behind, and felt even more proud. "He is worried about fighting with me. Zhao Guoqing attacked him from behind, so he could only keep adjusting his position. Hahahaha, it's useless! Fire!"

At the exercise site, the battle situation changes rapidly. The general command headquarters watches the show with great interest. The people standing there are all experienced in the battlefield and are even more curious about these tense and exciting scenes. Who will win?

"I think Cheng Zheng's team is in danger. He's one against two, so his chances of winning are slim."

"It all depends on Zhao Guoqing and Qian Hongzhuo, which team can pick up the spoils."

"If Cheng Zheng's team loses, the rest of the alliance will immediately fall apart."

The commander stared ahead for a moment. New weapons were fired continuously. The recorders and calculators were recording the range and detailed data of the explosion power of the actual combat exercise.

"The only variable is whether the two of them can stay together until the last moment."

Everyone knew that as long as Cheng Zheng's team was defeated, the fight between the remaining two teams would begin immediately.

The boat that Cheng Zheng was on was indeed in a critical moment with wolves in front and tigers behind. Under attack from both sides, it could only keep adjusting its position.

"Captain, what should we do now? If this continues, we will lose sooner or later."

"Just stay calm, keep doing your job, and follow instructions."

"yes!"

"Move west for 1.5 nautical miles." Cheng Zheng kept observing the positions of the other two ships and the directions and ranges of the torpedoes and guns on their ships. His mind was calculating frantically, "Move southeast for another 3.5 nautical miles."

The battle situation was critical, and it was already a crucial moment to decide victory or defeat. The guns on Zhao Guoqing and Qian Hongzhuo's boats were all aimed at Cheng Zheng's boat. The three parties were currently in a three-way situation, but the formation of this triangle was changing rapidly with the repeated movements of Cheng Zheng's boat.

"Chief of Staff Qian, they..."

"Don't worry about anything else. Get ready. This is the shot that will end his drill! Fire!"

The missiles were about to be launched, and the gunner on Cheng Zheng's boat was waiting for the commander's order, but he did not hear the order for a long time.

"Captain..."

"Go southwest another two nautical miles! Execute immediately!"

"yes!"

Just as everyone was watching Qian Hongzhuo and Zhao Guoqing's team firing naval artillery at Cheng Zheng's team, Cheng Zheng's team was in danger.

"Oh, what a pity, another one is eliminated..."

"Oh, that's not right!!!"

Everyone suddenly discovered that as Cheng Zheng's team's boat changed its course again, after he gave up his position, he actually directed the guns of the other two teams. Taking advantage of the previous line of sight difference, the guns fired from Qian Hongzhuo's boat and Zhao Guoqing's boat actually attacked each other directly!

Bang!

The sea surface exploded like thunder, with water splashing everywhere.

The Qian Hongzhuo and Zhao Guoqing boats were hit and damaged by each other respectively. Before they could catch their breath, the pursuers came!

Cheng Zheng commanded the use of ship guns and torpedoes and successfully defeated the two teams in one fell swoop!

"good!"

"This counterattack was well fought!"

Song Zhaokang clenched his fists and waved them vigorously in the air. It turned out to be the person he had favored! He did not disappoint him! It was a relief!

The general headquarters was also extremely excited, as if they had really witnessed a counterattack campaign that defeated the enemy.

The final counterattack happened in a flash, and it was over before Qian Hongzhuo could react. He lost his strength dejectedly, and had not yet figured out how Cheng Zheng avoided it, and how he and Zhao Guoqing ended up attacking each other.

"Chief of Staff Qian, you have been captured."

As a sign of the failure of the exercise, Cheng Zheng led his soldiers onto the ship where Qian Hongzhuo was, preparing to personally put a captive sign on his uniform to declare his complete failure.

In addition to the prisoner sign that was just affixed to Zhao Guoqing, the final winner of this exercise is Cheng Zheng!

"Captain Cheng, you played your last move beautifully." Qian Hongzhuo bit his cheek, stared at Cheng Zheng with scorching eyes, and his words were as cold as a snake.

He had worked so hard to win this exercise and take the position of deputy commander of the soon-to-be-established 1st Marine Brigade, but now he failed at the last minute. How could he accept this?

"Same here." Cheng Zheng looked at Qian Hongzhuo and felt that he had played many tricks during the exercise, but most of them were treacherous and not worth watching. "Chief of Staff Qian, let's learn from each other again next time."

Cheng Zheng stood on the side of the boat with his back to the sea, raising his hand to put a prisoner mark on Qian Hongzhuo, which symbolized failure in this exercise.

The moment the sign is put up, the exercise will be completely over.

Just when Cheng Zheng relaxed and put the prisoner mark on Qian Hongzhuo, Qian Hongzhuo suddenly raised his hands and attacked Cheng Zheng.

Cheng Zheng blocked the attack reflexively, staring at Qian Hongzhuo with a sharp gaze. He had never expected that this man would actually break the rules and want to fight him to the death. "Want to fight? Fine! I'll make you admit defeat sincerely."

Cheng Zheng stood at the edge of the boat, ready to go inside and have a good fight with this guy. He would not let anyone down. If you don't accept it, I will beat you until you accept it!

But what he didn't expect was that Qian Hongzhuo didn't want to fight with him, but took advantage of his unpreparedness and pushed him down directly, and there was a cold and deep sea below...

In a flash, the soldiers on the boat saw Cheng Zheng being ambushed by Qian Hongzhuo, falling off the boat, and disappearing in an instant.

"Captain!"

......

"ah!"

In the pitch-black night, in a girls' dormitory of the Department of Trade of H University.

In a peaceful dream, people on each bed slept soundly, except for the upper bunk at the back, where there was some movement.

Under the shade of the mosquito net, Jian Lu was sitting on the bed in a daze. Her hair was disheveled and a little frizzy due to a long sleep. She had just woken up from a dream, with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead and her eyes wandering, looking quite uneasy.

The nightmare she just had kept flashing in her mind. In the dream, in the blurry picture, Cheng Zheng in military uniform fell off the boat. Jian Lu didn't see what happened next. The picture turned again, and it was the terrifying deep sea under the boat...

The waves are surging, as if they can swallow everything.

Because the dream was too real, the scene of Cheng Zheng falling off the boat flashed before her eyes again and again. Jian Lu's chest heaved violently and she could not calm down.

When the sky just started to brighten and a pale sky appeared on the horizon, her roommate was still asleep. Jian Lu changed her clothes, got out of bed, and trotted to the post office in the school.

Logically speaking, a dream is nothing, but she always feels uneasy. She has to hear Cheng Zheng's voice and hear him personally report that he is safe.

At this time, the post office was not open yet, so Jian Lu waited at the door, lowering her head and watching the fallen leaves flying, falling to the ground, and then being blown a few meters away by the breeze.

"Hey classmate, why are you here so early in the morning?"

The teacher on duty who came to open the door didn't expect that someone was waiting there early in the morning.

"Hello, teacher. I have an emergency at home and wanted to come over to make a phone call to ask you."

"Are you in such a hurry? Okay, come in quickly."

Jian Lu followed the people into the house, picked up the rocker phone and skillfully dialed the number of Cheng Zheng's unit's communications room. After a few words, it was Xu Lang who returned the call.

"Sister-in-law."

"Chief Staff Officer Xu, where is our elder brother Cheng? Has he returned from his mission? Is he safe and healthy? Is he... injured or anything?"

"I'm back, sister-in-law. Why are you asking? Old Cheng is so wise and brave. How could he get injured during a mission?"

"Are you really okay?" Jian Lu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Xu Lang's repeated assurances.

However, Xu Lang said that Cheng Zheng was still reporting to the army and could not answer the phone for the time being. Jian Lu naturally knew the nature of his work, and it was enough for her to know that he was safe.

After hanging up the phone, Jian Lu's heart returned to where it was. Just as she was about to take out money to pay the phone bill, she realized that she had left in a hurry and ended up with nothing.

Seeing Jian Lu's embarrassment, the staff member generously said, "Write a note with the department and class you are in, and your name, and I will fill it in later."

"Okay, thank you, teacher! I'll make it up to you in a moment."

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After hanging up the phone, Xu Lang hurried to the military hospital and met Cheng Zheng, who had just bandaged his wound, in the outpatient department.

Cheng Zheng had a stern expression on his face, his right arm wrapped in gauze. When he saw Xu Lang coming over, he asked a question.

"Have you explained this clearly to my wife?"

When Cheng Zheng received a call from his wife, he had just returned to the army and came to the hospital to treat his wounds. He could only ask Xu Lang, who came with him, to tell a lie to comfort her.

"It's clear. I told my sister-in-law that you've gone to report to work. Call her back when you're free."

"Okay, thank you." Cheng Zheng nodded. It would be better to hide his injury from his wife. She was studying outside, and there was no need to let her know about this minor injury, lest she worry about him outside.

"But, Mr. Cheng..."

"What's the matter? Just say it."

"My sister-in-law seemed to know that you were injured. She kept asking me several times if you were injured during the mission. What is this between you two? Are you telepathic?"

Cheng Zheng looked at his injured arm and fell into deep thought.

Two days ago, he had won the victory in this naval military exercise, but an accident occurred when he went on board to put the prisoner mark on Qian Hongzhuo.

He never expected that Qian Hongzhuo would use a shady trick. He neither wanted to fight for the result of the exercise nor to have a fight. Instead, he wanted to push him into the sea when he was not prepared.

Cheng Zheng was indeed not prepared for this move at the time. He missed his step and fell. He was about to fall into the vast ocean, but in a flash he grabbed the edge of the deck with his right hand and managed to stabilize his body with the strength of his arms.

Seeing this, Qian Hongzhuo wanted to kick him again, but Cheng Zheng dodged flexibly and directly grabbed his ankle and pulled him down. In an instant, both of them were hanging in the air.

Qian Hongzhuo imitated Cheng Zheng and tried to hold on with the strength of his arms, but he was exhausted and was about to slide off the boat. Cheng Zheng sneered and looked at the man deeply. He reached out and put a prisoner mark on him, and watched him fall into the sea.

Cheng Zheng gritted his teeth and held on, his veins bulging, when the warriors swarmed over and pulled him back onto the boat.

In the end, Qian Hongzhuo was rescued from the sea by the warriors and put on the lifeboat. Both of them were injured to varying degrees.

Cheng Zheng's injuries were caused by strains and scratches when he was struggling with Qian Hongzhuo with one hand while using all his strength.

Because of this incident, Song Zhaokang was so angry that he smashed a teacup in the office.

"Damn it! What does Qian Hongzhuo mean?" Song Zhaokang was furious that his subordinates were almost in trouble. "The exercise is over. What's the point of him playing such a shady trick?"

Cheng Zheng's arm was injured, but his face showed no emotion, as if he was not the one being tricked.

"Brigade Commander, I always feel that Qian Hongzhuo...doing this is quite inexplicable. If you are not satisfied with losing this exercise, there is no need to think of pushing me into the sea."

"This guy is a son of a bitch, what kind of person is he?! He thinks you are powerful and wants to use dirty tricks, which is really shameless!" Song Zhaokang is the most protective of his subordinates. Moreover, this time it was all his subordinates who suffered losses. "I have to find the chief! If I don't report him and punish him, my name will be written backwards!"

Cheng Zheng watched Song Lu rush out and stared at the empty door in a daze.

Although an unexpected situation occurred in the final stage of the exercise, it is an indisputable fact that Cheng Zheng won the first place in the exercise. The leader called him to praise him and specifically reminded him to perform well and work steadily, as he will have a bright future.

This statement was a hint that he would have a place in the soon-to-be-established 1st Marine Brigade.

Cheng Zheng spent the day at the military hospital, busying himself with reporting among the commanders and brigade commanders. He also struggled to write the work report with his left hand.

When everything was done, Liang Haisheng rushed in hurriedly.

Liang Haisheng was leading troops in training outside. He heard about this incident after returning to the army and started scolding as soon as he entered the office.

"Damn it, what the hell is that idiot Qian Hongzhu doing to human beings?"

Xu Lang had just finished cursing, and now when he heard Liang Haisheng start to curse again, he became interested again, "Don't let me see him, or I'll beat him up anyway."

The two brothers were filled with righteous indignation, but Cheng Zheng was calm, "I took revenge on the spot, and I threw the man into the sea."

"Don't you know how much he weighs? And you want to trick you? Pah!" Liang Haisheng glanced at the gauze on Cheng Zheng's arm, "How is your injury?"

"It's not a big problem, I just need to take care of it." Cheng Zheng raised his left hand, "I'll have to rely on it for a while to eat and write."

Xu Lang and Liang Haisheng were still not satisfied and swore a few more times, then they heard Cheng Zheng ask.

"Has Qian Hongzhuo taken any family leave in the past year? Has he ever left the army?"

"Ah? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Who knows this?"

Cheng Zheng bent his fingers slightly and tapped them on the brown tabletop. "I always felt that something was wrong with him. I wonder if he had contact with someone."

"You mean...?"

Liang Haisheng and Xu Lang looked at each other and immediately understood the implication of Cheng Zheng's words.

"Then I'll go and ask around. You just focus on recuperating and don't worry about anything else. I'll take care of this!"

"Okay, thanks." Cheng Zheng nodded to them.

"Why are you being so polite? You're being so polite!"

After the two left, Cheng Zheng remembered Qian Hongzhuo's eyes looking at him and a series of strange behaviors. His intuition told him that everything was wrong.

After a long while, Cheng Zheng, who had taken time off from work, finally remembered his family affairs and went to the communications room to call Jian Lu.

The newly-appointed communications soldier Xiao He Zhang behaved properly and his eyes were shining with admiration as he saw Captain Cheng, who had performed brilliantly in this exercise.

It is rumored that Commander Cheng performed well in the exercise and was praised by the superiors several times. It is said that he will be promoted to deputy brigade commander soon. If he is promoted, he will be the youngest deputy brigade commander of the 625th Unit!

That's a promising future!

Everyone has a desire to admire the strong. Who doesn't like the strong? Therefore, the admiration in Xiao He's eyes was a little hot at this moment.

This is a real man, a role model among men! Xiao He thought as he picked up the monitoring receiver.

Until he heard the content of Captain Cheng's call, his expression began to crack.

"Comrade Cheng Zheng, I'll give you one last chance. Are you hiding something from me?"

When Cheng Zheng heard what his wife said, he felt a soft spot in his heart. Even though Jian Lu's voice was a little serious, he smiled and said as lightly as possible, "How dare I hide anything from you? I will definitely be honest with you."

"How dare you say that!" Jian Lu on the other end of the phone became even angrier, "Why didn't you tell me that you were injured? You actually wanted to hide it from me?! You really are..."

"How did you know that? Who told you that?"

"Don't worry about who told me that. You were injured and didn't tell me. I just remember this!"

"No, I didn't hide it from you on purpose. My injury is nothing. Why should I tell you? It won't affect anything. Aren't you going to take your final exam soon? I told you just to distract you. Don't worry, I'll definitely be well again when you come back after the exam."

"Don't be mad at yourself. I was wrong, okay? I did something wrong."

"I promise there won't be a next time. I won't hide anything from you. Don't worry, this injury is really nothing, just a minor one."

Xiao He listened to the tall and brave Captain Cheng talking on the phone with his wife. His voice became softer and softer, and his tone became lower and lower. In the end, he was almost melted from a piece of hard steel into water, and he spoke on the phone in a coaxing and admitting manner.

Xiao He felt like the world had fallen on him. What was going on? Is this Team Leader Cheng?

My strong and heroic real man, Captain Cheng, is he like this in private?