Gu Mingfeng was flattered and raised his head quickly.
He reflexively brought his heels together and gave a standard military salute.
"Report to the commander, I am Gu Mingfeng!"
The scene fell silent for a moment.
After a while, Gu Wei couldn't help but burst out laughing, and everyone started laughing and came over to pat Gu Mingfeng on the shoulder.
"Damn, you have a future."
"If Dong Ge hadn't retired, he would have been at the deputy regimental commander level by now."
"That's right, Dong Ge used to be an ace in the army, the best of the best!"
Gu Mingfeng finally realized what he had done. His face flushed red, and he didn't know whether to raise his arm or put it down.
But at this moment, Xing Haodong raised his arm very solemnly and returned the military salute to him.
"Comrade Gu Mingfeng, hello. I'm not a commander, but thank you for treating me with military honors. Although I'm retired, I'll still be a soldier when the motherland needs me!"
"Yes!" Gu Mingfeng straightened his chest instantly, with the corners of his mouth raised with pride.
The laughter around stopped abruptly.
No one expected Xing Haodong to have such deep feelings for the army. Even after retirement, he still maintained the demeanor of a soldier ready for battle. Fortunately, they didn't do anything fancy, just prepared a table of authentic Luoyang water banquet.
Xing Haodong walked into the house under the attention of many people. He looked around and found that the environment in the store was simple and not luxurious. Then he sat down calmly.
"I've just arrived in western Henan. Today, I'm just having a casual meal with everyone. Don't be shy. Eat and drink as much as you want. This banquet will be on my bill."
"That won't do. I'm the host today, you can't snatch it from me!" The young master of the Municipal Bureau raised his glass to him, "Don't worry, next time we get to the capital, I'll give you a good meal."
"Yes, Dong Ge, you're too polite! Are you here in western Henan for personal or business reasons? If there's anything you can do for us, just let us know! Running errands is definitely no problem for us."
As Gu Wei spoke, he winked at Gu Mingfeng wildly.
Gu Mingfeng hurriedly raised his glass and forced a decent smile. "Brother Dong, since we're meeting for the first time, I'd like to toast you! I've often heard of your fame in the army. You're the three-time champion of major competitions, the legend of the Fourth Military Region, and your shooting record remains unbroken. You're truly amazing!"
Xing Haodong remained serious, but accepted the glass of wine. "No matter how glorious it was, it's all in the past. Now that I've retired, there's no need to talk about it anymore."
After saying that, he raised his head and drank the white wine in the glass.
"Good, Brother Dong has a huge appetite!" Gu Wei couldn't help but applaud.
Xing Haodong waved his hand and looked directly at Gu Mingfeng. "This morning, Jiang Bin and I went to Jiangjiatun in Licheng to take care of some personal business. I heard that a group of tomb robbers were arrested there. You're also from Licheng. Did you know about this?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent at the same time.
Gu Mingfeng immediately remembered what Gu Wei had said in his ear not long ago.
Could it be that Xing Haodong really came here with a mission this time?
He specifically asked himself if he had heard from any elder that he had made meritorious contributions in the past...
Gu Mingfeng nodded excitedly. "I know. When Director Bai led the team on the mission, I went along too. Those tomb robbers all had guns and were quite arrogant! But our comrades were no pushovers either. They shot three of them on the spot, and the rest were arrested!"
Everyone present was filled with righteous indignation and cursed the tomb robbers to death.
Xing Haodong only said "hmm" indifferently, "Did you catch the two who ran away?"
Gu Mingfeng was stunned. How could he know even the details?
Brother Dong is worthy of being Brother Dong, he is so well-informed about this news.
However, he had no idea that he had already fallen into the trap. When Xing Haodong faced the tomb robbers, he was still on the road.
"He should have been caught. I'm not sure. After all, I'm not from the public security system, so I'm embarrassed to ask too much."
"How many tomb robbers are there near the city? Who is their leader? Where do they mainly operate? What is their background? Do you know?" Xing Haodong knocked on the table and continued to ask.
Gu Mingfeng was speechless.
He never cared about these things and couldn't make one up in a short time.
During his vacation at home, he spent every day drinking and playing ball with his friends, or dating Bai Ruoxi.
"I know you're on vacation, but you should at least know a little about the basic situation of your departure from the city, right? Tomb robbers have been rampant in western Henan since ancient times, and they've become even more rampant in recent years. You're actually in the area, so how could you not have heard anything?"
Xing Haodong frowned, his eyes flashing like lightning, and the oppressive feeling was like a mountain pressing down on his head.
The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became awkward.
The young master of the Municipal Bureau quickly tried to smooth things over: "Hey, Brother Dong, Mingfeng came back on vacation to get engaged. He was so busy dating that he naturally neglected other things. You don't know, his girlfriend is so beautiful, don't you think, Gu Wei?"
As he said that, he patted Gu Wei.
"Yes, yes, she's so attractive!" Gu Wei nudged Gu Mingfeng with his elbow. "You have her photo, don't you? Show it to Brother Dong and let him judge for himself?"
Men's friendship either starts with fighting and bragging, or with talking about women.
They thought Xing Haodong was no exception.
However, from the moment Gu Mingfeng lowered his head to take out his wallet, Xing Haodong's jaw was as taut as a bowstring.
Jiang Bin knew that this was a sign that he was unhappy.
However, he just smiled and took a sip of wine without saying anything.
Gu Mingfeng looked at Gu Wei with some trepidation, and said hesitantly: "Why not just forget it? My partner isn't that…"
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