Chapter 2 Sweet Water Sea.
Guo Yuanshuai and the other two were all waiting outside. When they saw Xu Ge come out, they immediately pressed the elevator button.
"We have to hurry up, my old comrades are still waiting for us to have dinner!" Guo Yuanshuai urged.
Xu Ge asked as he walked, "Have you got my medicine?"
"Here you go, it's here with me!" Luo Shan shook the bag in his hand.
Xu Ge looked at the bags in the three people's hands and asked: "Why did you buy so many things?"
"Half is for you, and half is for Lao Zhou. The mountain will be closed soon, so it's always a good idea to prepare some extra supplies!"
Guo Yuanshuai smiled and said, "There are still quite a few in the car!"
Xu Ge seemed to remember something and reached out to take the bag from Guo Yuanshuai: "Deputy, your waist is injured, let me carry it!"
There was a sudden silence in the room.
Xu Ge was a little surprised: "Why are you crying, class vice-chairman?"
"Nothing, nothing, the class vice-chairman suddenly thought of something happy! Hahaha!"
Guo Yuanshuai quickly wiped away his tears and forced a smile, but his body was trembling slightly with excitement.
Xu Ge's condition is really getting better!
After half a year, he finally saw a hint of the familiar look in the other person!
After going downstairs, Xu Ge saw that the trunk of the car was already filled with all kinds of supplies.
After stuffing everything in, the four people and the dog got in the car and headed straight for their destination along the highway.
After dark, Du Hu consciously slowed down. Although there were fewer cars on the highway after winter, it was still freezing cold, and safety was the most important thing.
Therefore, when Xu Ge felt the car stopped, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.
Didi!
Du Hu honked the horn twice, and a gate in front of him slowly opened.
Xu Ge felt that this place looked familiar, and saw five big words on the wall through the car window: Tianshui Marine Station.
Woo woo woo!
The wind was blowing cold and the temperature at high altitudes was unpredictable.
The temperature here is at least minus 5 degrees Celsius, but unlike at the foot of the mountain, there is no snow on the plateau where the military station is located, and it is bare everywhere!
Xu Ge felt it and knew that the altitude here must be above 5,000 meters.
"Get off the bus, Lao Zhou is still waiting!"
At this time, the car had already driven into the military station. Guo Yuanshuai called out and the four people opened the door and got out.
"Lao Guo! Hahaha!"
"Oh, Lao Zhou, you look old!"
Guo Yuanshuai shook hands cordially with Zhou Qiang, the station chief of Tianshui Marine Station.
Zhou Qiang patted the densely packed crooked shoulders of Guo Yuanshuai with envy: "The rank of First Sergeant Major looks more domineering!"
Xu Ge looked at Zhou Qiang's shoulder, three thick elbows, and a second-class sergeant major.
"Xu Ge, come here, let me introduce you. This is Station Master Zhou Qiang, my old comrade. You'll follow him from now on!"
Xu Ge was pulled over by Guo Yuanshuai, nodded at Zhou Qiang, and said nothing.
Zhou Qiang, however, didn't care at all and sighed, "What a young corporal! I haven't had a conscript come here in years!"
Du Hu and Luo Shan were moving things out of the trunk, while Bai Hu was wandering around the yard by himself, even running to the wall to urinate.
"Oh, you brought a lot of things!" Zhou Qiang said in surprise.
Guo Yuanshuai smiled: "Half of these things belong to Xu Ge, and the other half are specially brought for you!"
"Oh! That's unacceptable!"
Zhou Qiang rushed over to stop them, but Guo Yuanshuai punched him on the shoulder. "Don't be polite to me! Let's move our things to the warehouse together. We have to stay here tonight. We haven't even eaten yet. Is the hot pot I asked you to prepare ready?"
Zhou Qiang wanted to go to the trunk to help move things, and then wanted to go to the cafeteria. He seemed excited and at a loss.
"I've already prepared it. The pot has been boiling several times. I stewed all the bacon I brought from home!"
Guo Yuanshuai pulled out a case of wine and two bags of hot pot ingredients from the car: "Come on, I bought a lot of beef and mutton. Let's have a good drink tonight, and then we can go to sleep after we get drunk!"
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The charcoal fire in the stove was red, and the copper pot was sizzling and steaming.
It was freezing outside, but the five people in the cafeteria were eating and drinking enthusiastically.
Guo Yuanshuai kept urging people to drink, and Du Hu and Luo Shan also raised their glasses and clinked them with Zhou Qiang's.
Xu Ge picked up the cured pork ribs from the hot pot, picked them up with chopsticks, blew on them for a while, and then put them into the food bowl of Baihu at his feet.
CRACK! CRACK!
The white tiger ate the food in big mouthfuls, shaking his head as he ate.
After three rounds of drinking, several kilograms of fresh beef and mutton had been eaten by everyone. Du Hu grabbed a few handfuls of garlic sprouts and baby cabbage and put them into the pot.
Guo Yuanshuai reminded him, "There's also tofu. Put it in and cook it together. It's the most flavorful at this time!"
Zhou Qiang patted his stomach and sighed, "Oh, this vegetable is more expensive than meat! But I can say I had a full meal today!"
No one knew how to respond to this.
The military station on the mountain is short of supplies, and they would definitely not be able to afford to eat and drink like this under normal circumstances.
Guo Yuanshuai took a sip of his baijiu and looked at Zhou Qiang. "Old Zhou, there should be at least two of you here, right? Why are you the only one here today?"
"I knew Xu Ge was coming today. Xiao Cao just got married and was looking forward to a vacation every day, so I let him go back early in the afternoon." Zhou Qiang explained with a smile.
Everyone suddenly realized.
Zhou Qiang continued, "I've made an agreement with Xiao Cao that he'll come up in two or three months and replace me. This year, I can finally spend the New Year with my wife and kids!"
Du Hu asked, "Stationmaster Zhou, family members of your rank should be able to accompany the troops, right? Why don't you let your sister-in-law come to the station..."
"You've had too much to drink, haven't you?"
Guo Yuanshuai glared at Du Hu. "This altitude is over 5,000 meters. Not only are supplies hard to come by, but there's also a lack of oxygen. Do you think anyone can survive this?"
Du Hu quickly apologized, but Zhou Qiang smiled and picked up the cup to show that everything was fine.
Xu Ge, staring blankly at the tofu tumbling in the pot with his chopsticks in hand, suddenly asked, "Why is this place called Tianshuihai? Why don't I see any lakes here?"
The dinner table fell silent, and everyone looked at Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Qiang slurped down the rest of the wine in his glass, exhaled, and laughed, "There's neither sweet water nor a lake here!"
"On the contrary, decades ago there was a small puddle behind the military station. However, because the salinity level in our ground was too high, the water in the puddle was bitter and astringent, and it was completely undrinkable. We had to go a long way to fetch water every time."
Xu Ge turned his head and looked at Zhou Qiang: "Then why is this place called Tianshuihai?"
Zhou Qiang put a piece of tofu into Xu Ge's bowl and said, "Many years ago, an old soldier at the military station died. Before he died, he held his station commander's hand and said, 'Station commander, I want to drink some sweet water.' Since then, this place has gradually been called the Sweet Water Sea. It can be regarded as a beautiful expectation of generations of us at the military station!"
There was a slight change on Xu Ge's originally calm face, and his eyes were no longer numb, as if he was thinking about something.
Guo Yuanshuai picked up the bottle and poured Zhou Qiang another glass: "Come on, Old Zhou, we agreed not to go home until we are drunk tonight!"
Zhou Qiang quickly waved his hands: "Lao Guo, if you drink any more, it will be too much. What if something happens tonight..."
"What could possibly happen? Aren't the three of them here? There's even a military dog. Come and drink!"
"Okay, one last drink then..."
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The next morning, the wind was even stronger.
Xu Ge woke up from the lower bunk in the dormitory. Hearing some noise outside, he put on his clothes and opened the door.
A chill came over him, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
It’s okay that there is heating in the dormitory, but the temperature outside is really not suitable for people to stay there for a long time.
"I was just about to wake you up."
Guo Yuanshuai came in with a half-basin of hot water. "Close the door quickly! Come and wash your face. Breakfast is ready."
Xu Ge simply washed up and followed Guo Yuanshuai to the cafeteria. Zhou Qiang had already cooked a big pot of egg and shredded pork noodles.
"Hurry, hurry, eat it while it's hot!"
Zhou Qiang poured a large bowl for everyone and said, "Drink more noodle soup, it will help you sober up!"
The five of them gathered around the table and started slurping noodles. When they had almost finished eating, Guo Yuanshuai handed Zhou Qiang a document with a stamp on it.
"This is Xu Ge's transfer order. Old Zhou, I'm leaving this soldier to you!"
Zhou Qiang nodded: "Don't worry, everything here is good except for the hardship. The most important thing is that it is quiet."
Xu Ge lowered his head to eat noodles. When he heard Guo Yuanshuai's words, he subconsciously raised his head and looked at the other party. He wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
Guo Yuanshuai noticed Xu Ge's gaze. Although he pretended not to see it on the surface, his fists under the table were clenched so tightly that veins bulged.
He kept reminding himself that he must not show any reluctance at this moment. In Lin Wan's words, the more natural the better!
Luo Shan had already gone out to warm up the car. Du Hu called Bai Hu, who had just finished eating noodles, to his side and said to Xu Ge, "Xu Ge, Bai Hu will stay with you for now. You have to take good care of him!"
Baihu looked up at Duhu and then at Xu Ge: "Woof?...Woof!"
Xu Ge reached out and patted Baihu's head: "Isn't it a military dog? Why is it staying with me?"
"I don't have any tasks lately, so I just want to take a break." Du Hu said with a smile, "Just give it whatever you eat. Baihu likes the food you cook!"
"Then when the mountain is completely closed, White Tiger won't be able to go down even if he wants to?"
"It's okay, we will all come to see you during the New Year!"
Xu Ge stopped talking and continued to eat noodles with his head down, which was considered as his agreement.
Guo Yuanshuai stood up and said, "Okay, Xu Ge, take your time eating. We still have to hurry on our way. Let's go first!"
"I'll see you off!" Zhou Qiang also stood up.
Xu Ge still kept his head down and ate the noodles in the bowl.
Du Hu looked at Xu Ge with a complicated expression and wanted to say something else but was pulled out by Guo Yuanshuai.
"Woo...Woo woof."
The white tiger whimpered softly twice and lay down next to Xu Ge's calf.
Snap!
Something seemed to have fallen on him, and Baihu raised his head curiously: "Woof?"
Xu Ge wiped his eyes and only then felt the liquid. He said to himself, "Baihu, why am I a little sad? Why do I always feel like I've forgotten something?"
"Woo-woof!"
At the entrance of the military station, Guo Yuanshuai pulled Zhou Qiang aside and gave him a lot of requests and instructions, which made Zhou Qiang want to swear to the sky that he would take good care of Xu Ge before he got into the car.
"Drive slowly, it's still early!"
As Zhou Qiang waved and watched, the car drove onto the national highway and began to speed up.
The car fell silent for a moment, and none of the three spoke.
After a while, Du Hu couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore and said, "Squad Leader, are we really just going to leave Xu Ge here?"
Guo Yuanshuai's tears immediately fell, and he quickly wiped them with his sleeve, saying in a hoarse voice: "Xiao Wan said that in the initial short period of time, none of us can take the initiative to contact him!"
"Oh! Damn it, but I really can't bear to let him go!" Guo Yuanshuai's voice trembled, "My poor Ge Bao, when I think of him having to go there alone... Oh..."
Guo Yuanshuai couldn't continue.
Luo Shan's eyes were red, and he sighed, "I came out early just now because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to hold back at the last moment and would want to take Xu Ge back. It's actually quite good for the two of us to live in Class 9 for a while..."
Du Hu was also feeling upset. He was trying to comfort himself and the other two people at the same time: "It's okay, it's okay. Didn't Baihu stay to accompany Xu Ge? They have had a deep relationship since they were young. Xu Ge won't be alone!"
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At around ten o'clock in the morning, the car drove into the brigade's repair company. Guo Yuanshuai said a few words to Du Hu and Luo Shan, then got out of the car and went into the repair room.
At this time, Guo Yuanshuai was in an extremely heavy mood and had no intention of doing any research anymore. He sat down on his own recliner, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then found that his lighter was left in the car.
"Xiaoxing, is there any fire?" Guo Yuanshuai called out habitually.
Bang!
A hand reached out from behind, and the flame of a lighter lit the cigarette.
After taking a breath, Guo Yuanshuai subconsciously patted the other person's back of the hand, but felt the hard calluses on the tip of his fist and was stunned for a moment.
He realized that this was not Tang Xiaoxing's hand.
Turning around, he saw a round-faced man with his left eye covered by a black eye patch grinning at him.
"Hey, squad leader, it's me!"
Lao Wang took a cigarette from Guo Yuanshuai's cigarette box and lit it for himself.
Guo Yuanshuai's face immediately darkened. "What are you doing here, you one-eyed fellow? You're not welcome here!"
"Squad leader, I just finished a meeting with my superiors and came to see you."
Lao Wang moved a stool over and sat next to Guo Yuanshuai, calling out, "Junior Brother Tang, why are you here without any cigarettes or tea?"
Bang!
Tang Xiaoxing, who had just emerged from the armored vehicle, threw the hammer to the ground, looked at Guo Yuanshuai and then at Lao Wang, and started cursing:
"Ni Ri Ni Ma, didn't you hear my squad leader say you're not welcome?"
Lao Wang: You...
"Get out of here! I'm really annoyed! Get out of here now!" Guo Yuanshuai kicked Lao Wang off the stool.
Lao Wang patted his butt and stood up, whispering, "Squad Leader, I came here to tell you that the military has decided to take action against the Stan SSG. We've already figured out who the mastermind is!"
After the last person was captured alive, through special interrogation methods, it was found out that the other party was indeed from Stan's SSG, which is the Special Service Group.
Guo Yuanshuai's hands trembled, and a look of pain appeared in his eyes. He said lightly, "What a bunch of rubbish! It took you half a fucking year to investigate this kind of thing!"
"These people, like us, also belong to an absolutely confidential unit, so it's not easy to investigate them," Lao Wang explained.
Guo Yuanshuai exhaled smoke and said, "Why are you coming over here to tell me this?"
Lao Wang looked at Guo Yuanshuai's expression and whispered, "Squad Leader, where is Xu Ge now? I was thinking of taking him along to participate in the operation. Maybe a little stimulation will make him feel better... Damn it, squad leader!"
Before Lao Wang could finish his words, he rolled backwards and ran two meters away.
Bang!
The bench he had just been sitting on was kicked apart by Guo Yuanshuai.
"Sergeant, your waist is not in good condition, don't hurt yourself!" Lao Wang yelled.
"Xiaoxing, stop him for me!" Guo Yuanshuai picked up the big hammer that Tang Xiaoxing had thrown on the ground, swung it around and hit Lao Wang on the head.
Lao Wang was shocked. If he hadn't dodged, he would have been crushed to death!
"I'm going to kill you!"
Guo Yuanshuai completely exploded, chasing Lao Wang all over the court with red eyes, but was hugged by Tang Xiaoxing.
"Calm down, squad leader! Don't twist your waist!"
"Wang, come on! Are you going to kill all my last few soldiers?! Do you know why Kai Youmu wanted to enlist a second time? He wanted to join your Tianlang team!"
As he continued to curse, Guo Yuanshuai began to cry, "What good kids! What good kids! If you hadn't given that damn order, would I have let them go? Ah?"
"Fuck you! We agreed to send Tianlang, but he got diarrhea at the critical moment and didn't make it. Didn't I tell you that the SSG guys are all experts? Why did you insist on taking him alive?"
"And San'er, he said he was discharged early. Don't you think I don't know that you tricked him into doing field work? Wang Lai, you deserve to die!"
"Xu Ge is the only soldier I still see around me. He's only 19 years old, and look at what he's become! Here comes the king of the alpaca!"
"I'm making this clear today. If any of you dare to get close to Xu Ge and cause him to become more ill, I'll take you with me even if I die!"
Wang Lai hid behind the armored vehicle and stuck his head out: "Squad leader, Niu Sanxian volunteered to go, I really didn't trick him!"
"Let me go!"
Guo Yuanshuai threw the hammer over and Lao Wang quickly retracted his head.
Tang Xiaoxing was anxious: "I'm your mother's Wang Lai, and you had to come over here to fuck your mother! Get out!"
Lao Wang quickly ran away.
Guo Yuanshuai sat down on the ground as if he had lost his soul, and didn't say anything for a long time.
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