At 6:38 p.m., General Liao, a senior federal general, passed away suddenly at Changjing First People's Hospital, and the whole country was in mourning.
Many people from the base spontaneously went to Changjing and risked their lives to attend the old general's funeral.
Su Tao supported the old leader and sent the general on his last journey.
Everyone watched in silence as the small box containing the ashes was wrapped in the federal flag and placed in its resting place.
General Liao's four-year-old granddaughter suddenly burst into tears, grabbed the corner of her mother's clothes and asked:
"Mom, mom, how come my big grandpa turned into a small box?"
These childish words instantly broke the silence. Many people burst into tears on the spot, and the old general's children also knelt in front of the monument and cried.
Su Tao's eyes were filled with tears. The old leader beside her walked over step by step with a cane and leaned on the monument with tears streaming down his face.
After attending the funeral, none of the bigwigs in Changjing came to ask how Su Tao came and how she brought the old leader here. They all kept their mouths shut in unison.
But the necessary interactions and goodwill are indispensable.
During the three or four days in Changjing, Su Tao has been invited to visit by several heavyweight officials and ministers.
She refused again and again, but was forced to visit several families before she simply fled back to Taoyang.
The old leader was shocked and fell ill shortly after returning. Everyone in Dongyang was in a panic. Su Tao was also a little panicked and pulled Zhong Gaoyi over to find a solution.
Zhong Gaoyi read it and said:
"It's just a common cold and fever. Don't be so nervous. Take some medicine and rest and you'll be fine. But I also want to give you a shot of prevention. Birth, aging, sickness and death are common to all people. The old leader is not young anymore, and all his organs are declining. As you know, my special ability cannot bring the dead back to life or restore youth."
Su Tao's heart tightened.
Zhong Gaoyi prescribed some medicine, gave a few instructions to the nurse next to him, and then suddenly turned to Su Tao and said:
"Boss, you were in Changjing a few days ago, and we didn't have time to inform you that Zheng Xing's grandmother passed away."
Su Tao was stunned.
The grandmother of Mei's apprentice.
Su Tao's only impression of this old lady was when she first arrived in Taoyang. She was so weak as if her end was near, and she forced Zheng Xing to kowtow to Mr. Mei and asked her grandson to swear that he must study hard and not slack off at all.
Zhong Gaoyi left the ward and shook his head.
"Her illness dragged on for over six months, which was very difficult. In fact, there were several times when she secretly stopped taking her medication and expressed her desire to die, fearing that she would hinder her grandson's development. However, the attentive Zheng Xing discovered these things. The child is very resilient and never showed any emotion, and did not let her studies or work down at all. Mr. Mei truly has a successor."
Su Tao asked if the body had been cremated.
"Well, he passed away peacefully and at ease."
Su Tao nodded: "Thank you."
She knew that Zhong Gaoyi was comforting her. Birth, old age, sickness and death are too common, but as long as one leaves without regrets, it is a blessing.
She looked at the azure sky and suddenly felt relieved.
At the end of November, Taoyang's talent recruitment plan was officially launched. The first step was to improve the benefits of the soldiers and generals of the independent regiment.
He also openly took out the batch of crystal energy guns that belonged to Grandma Yu, and gave one to each platoon leader and above, and the rest were rewarded to advanced soldiers.
This big move was like a bomb, making the heads of the people in the north and south bases buzz.
Did they lose their memory? When did crystal guns become so common that everyone has one?
Especially Shouan next door, who originally made his fortune in arms business, and everyone's eyes were red with envy.
But the most shocking person was Dang Weiran.
He trembled and pointed at the battalion commanders and chiefs of staff in front of him: "Did you guys already know this?"
That's why I didn't care about his crystal energy gun at first!
What does it mean that Su Tao has so many crystal energy guns hidden and not used?
If he had known earlier that he had the Crystal Energy Gun, he wouldn't have gone through the hard training.
Everyone has a crystal energy gun, and as long as there are no mutant zombies gathering to attack, other zombies can be invincible!
He only found out a few days ago that even if Changjing returned, he would not be able to sit in his original position, and he had to go to the front line to lead the troops.
Now we know that Taoyang has such strength without relying on Changjing, and its potential must be infinite. Staying in Taoyang is a million times better than returning to Changjing!
But now, Changjing has no future and Taoyang cannot stay!
How did he end up like this?
Everyone looked at his nose and his heart, and no one responded to him.
Dang Weiran was furious. This was even angrier than when Su Tao framed him. He couldn't help but rush directly to Su Tao's office, but when he really reached the door, he froze.
What’s the point of him looking for Su Tao?
It was he who was clamoring to return to Beijing, and it was he who looked down on Taoyang.
How could he have the nerve to question Su Tao for keeping secrets from him?
Dang Weiran smiled bitterly and turned away.
One wrong step leads to all wrong.
Su Tao didn't know about this and only got the news three days later that Dang Weiran had left to lead the troops at the front line.
The Taoyang Independent Regiment has completely ushered in a new life.
And because of the lack of generals on the front line, Changjing could not spare any talent to take over for the time being, so Zhou Yushan temporarily served as the new regiment commander.
The original Taoyang Self-Support Army, namely Xu Qi, Nie Sibo, Meng Xiaobo, Mi Wu and others were also incorporated into the Independent Regiment.
Grandma Yu would get up every morning and watch the young men doing morning training. The laughter and cheers made her full of energy, and she even wanted to push Xiao Yu to join the army.
Xiao Yu: ".I'm doing pretty well with Sister Zhuang."
Granny Yu was disgusted to death and was about to scold her son when Xiao Yu suddenly whispered:
"Grandma, Boss Su's birthday is coming up soon. Sister Zhuang has been planning for a while and wants to have a big one. Don't you want to show your support?"
Grandma Yu's attention was immediately diverted.
Yes, we have to make a big one for Dai Tao!
As a result, the entire Taoyang, except for Su Tao himself, everyone started to get busy secretly.
Su Tao was still wondering, since they had hired a lot of stocking staff recently, why was her Fang Zhi still so busy that his eyes were black from overwork.
This wouldn't work, so he went to Xiaopibian to urge Zhuang Wan to work hard to recruit people.
Zhuang Wan had no words to express her pain.
Amidst all the hustle and bustle, La Jiao's due date was approaching, and her belly was getting bigger and bigger, so big that Su Tao was a little afraid it would burst.
If the veterinarian hadn't said it was okay, Su Tao would have suffered from prenatal depression.
Wen Man, who heard the news, also rushed back to Taoyang, staying with La Jiao and telling Su Tao some gossip:
"A few days after the wedding, I heard on the road that Chu Yue's child was gone. But it wasn't entirely her fault. Mutated zombies had infiltrated the Xiao family and scared her to death."
Su Tao's breath was choked: "Why is there no news?"
Wen Man frowned and said, "The Xiao family suppressed it because this mutant zombie was one of Young Master Xiao's lovers. It caused the deaths of more than 60 members of the Xiao family and nearly a thousand local people."
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