Chapter 652 Childhood Friend
"Come out."
Just moments after Xiao Yunfeng left the office, Lu Zhenjiang suddenly spoke to the desk.
The next second, Su Jin stepped out from under the table.
Although hiding in the cramped space below was difficult, her face was filled with joy and happiness at this moment.
"Commander, I won."
Before he could even stand still, he couldn't wait to speak.
The stern look in Lu Zhenjiang's eyes was gone, replaced by a hint of helplessness and kindness from an elder towards a younger generation.
"Um."
Su Jin quickly walked up to him. "Commander, your word is law."
She made a bet with Lu Zhenjiang that Xiao Yunfeng would choose their relationship, and she won.
Lu Zhenjiang snorted coldly, "Are you afraid I'll go back on my word?"
Su Jin actually laughed, showing less of her awe for the leader and more of the ease she would show when facing an elder, "How could the leader go back on his word?"
The top leader isn't actually that scary.
"Don't worry, even if I'm the leader, I'm willing to accept defeat." Lu Zhenjiang gave a definite answer.
“That Brigade Commander Xiao…” Su Jin’s mind was now filled with nothing but Xiao Yunfeng.
Lu Zhenjiang said somewhat reluctantly, "Go back, he'll be fine."
"Thank you, Commander!" Su Jin's face shone with an indescribable radiance.
Before Lu Zhenjiang could say anything more, she had already quickly walked out.
It was as if he was afraid that if he hesitated even a second, he would change his mind.
Lu Zhenjiang stared at the office door that opened and closed again, sighed deeply, and then gave a helpless smile.
He walked back to his desk, took out a key, and opened the only locked drawer at the bottom.
There was only one photo in the drawer.
In the photo, two men in military uniforms stand side by side with smiles on their faces.
If Xiao Yunfeng were still here, he would recognize at a glance that the one on the left is Lu Zhenjiang, who is about twenty years old, and the one on the right is Su Guoan when he was young.
Lu Zhenjiang's gaze fell on Su Guoan in the photo, and his eyes gradually filled with sadness.
In this military region, no one knew that he and Su Guoan were childhood friends from the same village, growing up together like brothers.
They went to school together, joined the army together, and went to the battlefield together.
They even agreed that if one of them sacrificed their life, the other would be responsible for bringing the ashes back to their hometown.
If two people sacrifice themselves together, then they can continue to accompany each other on the road to the underworld.
Fortunately, they survived those brutal battles, but later faced separation.
They were assigned to different units, and he thought this temporary separation would be a reunion at the top, but years later, he received the devastating news of Su Guoan's sacrifice...
"Guoan, I originally wanted to separate the girl from that scoundrel, but the girl was willing to give up everything for him. Isn't this a classic case of 'a daughter grows up and leaves home'?"
He murmured softly, as if Su Guoan were right in front of him.
"Fortunately, that scoundrel was sincere towards the girl, and he was a junior you and your sister-in-law trusted. You and your sister-in-law can rest in peace now, right?"
Xiao Yunfeng, that brat, barely passed his test, and Su Jin's attitude was the key to truly changing his mind.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Zhenjiang sighed again and carefully put away the already yellowed photograph.
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