"Are you done?" Yang Shulin asked.
"Well, that's it! Later, I quietly followed them to another cave and waited until the second half of the night before taking action. You know what happened next." Xu Jianguo nodded.
Yang Shulin was actually skeptical of Xu Jianguo's story, simply because it was all too coincidental. However, he recalled what his old commander, Su Dingshan, had said to him before: "Xu Jianguo must have some secrets, but as long as he has a patriotic heart and is loyal to the country and the army, then we don't need to know these secrets!"
After thinking for a moment, Yang Shulin continued, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll have someone bring your ID over!"
Xu Jianguo nodded without saying anything.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Shi Lei's voice calling for a report was heard outside Yang Shulin's office door.
After the door opened, Shi Lei walked in first, followed by three people, two of whom were Zhang Wei and Deng Xiaozhong from the military hospital.
"Commander!" a man with gray hair spoke.
"Hmph! Ren Peng, the people in your hospital are pretty good!" Yang Shulin snorted coldly.
The middle-aged man named Ren Peng was the director of the Rongcheng Military Region Hospital and the doctor who had performed surgery on Xu Jianguo. Hearing Yang Shulin's tone, he felt embarrassed and didn't know how to explain himself. He turned around and looked at the two people behind him, saying, "Look at what you two have done!"
"Dean, I..." Deng Xiaozhong opened his mouth to explain, but was interrupted by Ren Peng: "What do you mean by 'you'? Apologize to Comrade Xu Jianguo right now! And you, Zhang Wei, you're the one who caused this. Why are you pretending to be dumb now?!"
When Zhang Wei was called by Ren Peng, his face flushed red and he whispered, "Comrade Xu Jianguo, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you before!"
"I'm sorry, Major Xu. I'm also responsible. I said some bad things to you without clarifying the matter. I hope you can forgive me!"
Xu Jianguo looked at the two people in front of him who were somewhat reluctant, and he was too lazy to argue with them. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Anyway, I have vented my anger. Let's just leave it at that!"
Upon hearing this, Ren Peng quickly spoke up, "Comrade Xu Jianguo, I'm also responsible for this matter. It's all my fault for not managing them properly. I apologize to you, and this kind of thing will never happen again!"
Xu Jianguo nodded without saying anything. Instead, he looked at Yang Shulin and said, "Commander, let's forget about this!"
Yang Shulin said, "Ren Peng, I'm telling you, I don't want anything like this to happen again. Take these two people back and deal with them yourself. Hurry and send Xu Jianguo's ID over!"
"Yes! Commander, I have brought Comrade Xu Jianguo's ID and letter of introduction! But his military uniform is in tatters, and when he was first treated, the uniform had been cut up by the doctor at the base." After Ren Peng finished speaking, he took out an officer's ID and a letter of introduction from his pocket and handed them to Xu Jianguo.
After checking that everything was correct, Xu Jianguo put it into his pocket.
"Okay, you guys go back. Xu Jianguo and I still have something to talk about!" Yang Shulin waved his hand and said.
"Yes!" Ren Peng agreed and left the office with Zhang Wei and Deng Xiaozhong.
"Kid, I've got my ID. I'll ask Shi Lei to get you a new uniform from the quartermaster and prepare your rank. When are you planning to leave?" Yang Shulin asked.
"Thank you, Commander. I will leave early tomorrow morning!" Xu Jianguo said.
"Okay, for this matter, I, an old man, personally owe you a favor. On behalf of the officers and soldiers of the base, I thank you. If you need my help in the future, you can come to me!" Yang Shulin said.
"Commander, you are too polite. I am a soldier of Longxia Country. Although I have not been in the army for long, I will not sit idly by and watch my comrades fall into danger. You don't have to take it to heart!" Xu Jianguo said sincerely.
Yang Shulin nodded, a look of relief in his eyes. He couldn't help but sigh that Ma Guoliang was so lucky to have picked up such a good seedling for free. At the same time, he felt a little unhappy with Wu Dajiang. He thought, why did such a good seedling end up in the Binhai Base? He had to make that guy buy him a drink later!
After the two talked for a few more words, they walked out of the office together. Yang Shulin led Shi Lei and Xu Jianguo directly to find the quartermaster to receive the new military uniform, and then asked Shi Lei to arrange a dormitory for him before returning to his own courtyard.
Xu Jianguo was worried that Wen Sitian would see the wound on his shoulder, so he slept in the dormitory for one night.
The next morning, Xu Jianguo got up early, folded his bedding, put on his brand new military uniform, went to the cafeteria to have breakfast, and after returning to the dormitory, he slipped into the space.
It was not yet eight o'clock when he returned to the third courtyard, and he happened to see Wen Sitian and three little girls in the yard.
"Haha!" Funiu was the first to discover Xu Jianguo and ran towards him with a bright smile on her face.
Daya and Erya also wanted to come forward, but they did not move. Xu Jianguo noticed that they were a little embarrassed, and waved at them with a smile. The two girls then smiled and came to Xu Jianguo.
"How was it? Did you listen to your sister-in-law when your brother was not around?" Xu Jianguo asked with a smile.
"Haha, I'm very obedient. When Xiao Hei was eating yesterday, I didn't snatch the food from him!" Funiu said proudly, which made Xu Jianguo frown. Xiao Hei, who was lying in the corner, even made an anthropomorphic expression and rolled his eyes at the girl.
"We will be obedient too!" Erya also spoke, and Daya kept nodding beside her.
Xu Jianguo said helplessly, "Funiu, don't fight with Xiao Hei for food in the future!"
"Oh!" Funiu said somewhat unhappily.
At this time, Wen Sitian came over, touched Funiu's little head and said, "Where did you go last night?"
"Handling some things at the Chengdu base!" Xu Jianguo said.
"Have you had breakfast?"
"Yes, we ate in the cafeteria. Did Du Yu teach them to read?"
"Yes, three hours each yesterday morning and afternoon."
Xu Jianguo nodded and said to the three girls, "You performed well. I will cook delicious food for you tonight!"
"Wow, really?" Funiu was the first to react. She looked at Xu Jianguo with her big, bright eyes and spoke.
"Yes, really!" Xu Jianguo touched Funniu's little head and said with a smile.
At this time, Du Yu came in from the corridor carrying two trays, followed by the old Taoist Xuanjue.
After having breakfast with a few people, Xu Jianguo took Daya's pulse again and found that her condition was better than before. It seemed that the herbal remedies he had prescribed had begun to take effect.
Xu Jianguo estimated that in another week, Daya should be able to speak. However, after not speaking for such a long time, Daya would definitely feel a little uncomfortable at first. But there was no need to rush, as she would recover completely one day.
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