Chapter 2 Chapter two

At the same moment when Zhou Han suffered a cerebral thrombosis and fell down in the basement, in a jeep driving on the northern border, Zhou Dongjin, the head of the frontier guard, suddenly yelled: "Stop!" The driver was startled and subconsciously slammed on the brakes. The jeep screamed and suddenly slowed down. After the wheels slid a few times on the snow, it suddenly lost control and turned to the right, and the wheels sank into the soft raw snow and idling. The car got stuck. The driver looked at Zhou Dongjin in confusion. He didn't understand why the head of the team suddenly called to stop when there was no emergency on the road.

Zhou Dongjin sat frozen in the car and didn't say a word for a long time.To be honest, he himself didn't know what was going on.Just now, he suddenly felt a bang in his chest, and his heart immediately felt like a nightmare, and an ominous premonition gripped him tightly, and he was so oppressed that he could hardly breathe. Looking around in a daze, the world is silent, and Xue Ye is silent.Nothing unusual. This is a lonely mountain road, and there have always been few vehicles, horses and pedestrians on the mountain road.In ordinary days, you can still see a few horse sledges pulling logs outside the mountain, yelling "Woo" and "Oh" passing by.Now it is the end of the new year, and it has been snowing for several days in a row, and there is not even a trace of people on the road.There is only one stern color left in the world—white.A single white domineering ground hovers and wreaks havoc between the heaven and the earth, threatening to silence the sound of mountains and rocks, the disappearance of birds and beasts, and the wailing of vegetation.

This is the only road leading to the Montenegro outpost.The Montenegro outpost is the most remote and difficult outpost in Zhou Dongjin's border defense regiment.The Black Mountain Pass where the outpost is stationed is a depression surrounded by mountains, where neither TV programs nor wireless broadcasts can be received, and only one telephone line is used to communicate with the outside world all year round.There has been too much wind and snow these days, and the communication line of the Montenegro outpost has broken down, and it has been several days since they have not been able to contact them.Today is New Year's Eve, Zhou Dongjin decided to take a few people to the Montenegro outpost to celebrate the New Year.He was thinking about the situation of the outpost, and he was really worried if he didn't go up to see it himself.

Several people accompanying him went down to tinker with the driver, and Zhou Dongjin sat stiffly the whole time. After a long time, a pheasant flew up suddenly, its beautiful long tail drew a low arc in the air, sweeping off the snow on a bunch of branches.The silent picture suddenly became lively. Zhou Dongjin suddenly jumped out of the car as if he had been awakened, and walked forward without looking back. Staff officer Chen Qi has been watching Zhou Dongjin from behind, wondering why he suddenly called to stop.Seeing him jumping out of the car and walking forward in a hurry, he decided that the head of the team was doing it for local convenience.Immediately, dissatisfaction surged up: it's boring!Isn't it just pissing, it's worth making such a fuss, it's like discovering the enemy's situation.

"Officer Chen!" Zhou Dongjin suddenly shouted as if he heard it. Chen Qi was startled, and quickly answered, "Yes." "Come on." Seeing that the leader didn't intend to pee, Chen Qi just kept going forward, as if abandoning the car and rushing on the road, so he chased after a few steps and said: "Leader, the car will be out soon, let's wait Wait..." "Let them do it, you follow me up." Zhou Dongjin interrupted him without any doubt. The wind was very hard, and it was carrying huge snowflakes, which made people unable to open their eyes.

Chen Qi suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, reluctantly followed Zhou Dongjin, walking staggeringly. "Officer Chen, you'd better put away your cynical face, no one will see this barren mountain and wilderness." Zhou Dongjin said in front. Chen Qi was a little surprised, the leader never looked back, how could he know his face?Thinking this way in my heart, I stepped into the Shengxue nest by the side of the road without paying attention. The untouched raw snow on the side of the road was several feet deep. Chen Qi couldn't reach the bottom when he stepped on it, and his body immediately lost weight.At the moment when he was about to fall into Xuewozi, Zhou Dongjin stretched out his hand like lightning, grabbed Chen Qi's shoulder accurately, and lifted him up all at once.

After standing still in shock, Chen Qi gasped and said: "Leader, your hands are really fast." "This is called quick reaction ability." Zhou Dongjin praised himself without humility, "Judgment, decision-making, and action are completed simultaneously within three seconds. How about it, a computer is nothing more than this, right?" Chen Qi didn't care about answering, he grinned and pointed at his shoulder, Zhou Dongjin then let go of his hand.Chen Qi rubbed his shoulders and said: "Commander, are you a hand or a vice? It feels like it's been pinched into the flesh, it hurts!"

Zhou Dongjin cast a disdainful glance at Chen Qi: "Chen Staff Officer, I am acting bravely. You don't thank me, but you think I pinched you, isn't it a bit too heartless?" Chen Qi immediately said without sincerity: "Thank you for saving my life, leader." Zhou Dongjin said nonchalantly: "Don't think that I won't accept it if you say it to Dali. Since you admit it, I'll simply accept this 'life-saving grace'." Chen Qi didn't expect Zhou Dongjin to be so thick-skinned, so he said in a mocking tone: "Head, don't you feel too tired to panic by picking up a 'life-saving favor'?"

"Not tired, you should be the one who is tired." Zhou Dongjin said proudly: "Look, I have saved your life now, so you have to stay in the second regiment and work hard, and find a way to repay me for this." What about the grace of saving lives? Everyone has a conscience, especially those of you who have received higher education, you should know that a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring." "What if I happen to have no conscience?" Chen Qi looked at Zhou Dongjin provocatively. "That's easy to handle," Zhou Dongjin met Chen Qi's gaze, and replied bluntly, "I'll help you find your conscience!"

"Maybe it's too late," Chen Qi stared at Zhou Dongjin and said, "Maybe I'll be transferred soon." Zhou Dongjin also stared at Chen Qi, and said in a decisive tone: "Impossible! Listen, as long as I am the head of the regiment, this possibility will not happen!" Then, Zhou Dongjin blatantly threatened Chen Qi and said: "If you don't believe me, you can try it. No matter what level you have achieved in your work, whether it is a sub-region, a provincial military region, or a military region, as long as I, Zhou Dongjin, say a word, I guarantee that all your previous efforts will be wasted!"

Chen Qi saw Zhou Dongjin's eyes burning with arrogance and self-confidence, and couldn't help but shudder in his heart, thinking to himself, this guy is definitely a guy who will do what he says.Chen Qi couldn't help being a little discouraged, he looked back guiltily, turned around and walked forward angrily. "Stop!" Zhou Dongjin shouted from behind. Chen Qi continued walking forward without looking back. "Stop!" Zhou Dongjin chased up and grabbed Chen Qi. Chen Qi still wanted to struggle, but Zhou Dongjin held him tightly.While pulling Chen Qi, Zhou Dongjin kicked a bulging snowdrift in front of him. After kicking a few times, a steaming ditch appeared under the snowdrift! "Look carefully, this is a hot bag." Zhou Dongjin said, "Look, the surface of the hot bag is covered with snow, and under the snow is running water. If you fall into it, you will die or die." Chen Qi suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Just now, he only needed to take half a step forward to step into the water.As long as this icy and snowy place is touched with water, it will freeze immediately, and it will not slow down at all. "Why is there such a thing in the middle of the road?" Chen Qi's tone changed. "Often, this is a patent in our alpine region. Maybe one pops up somewhere on the road. It may be related to the activities of groundwater." Zhou Dongjin snorted and said, "This is a small one. If it encounters a big They have to squat here honestly with the car and people, waiting until the hot pack freezes and the road is sealed before they can leave." "How long do you have to wait?" "Maybe. It was it for hours, it was it for days." Chen Qi muttered with a pale face: "Good guy, it's too dangerous." "Now you know how powerful you are?" Zhou Dongjin gave Chen Qi a proud look, and said, "You should follow me obediently, so that I don't have to take the life-saving grace on your back." Chen Qi's face turned red all of a sudden: "Leader, I..." "Come on." Zhou Dongjin said: "Let's go quickly. You turn your body sideways, yes, that's it. Follow me, and walk in my footsteps." Turning his body sideways and stepping on Zhou Dongjin's footprints, Chen Qi really felt that walking was much easier. After walking a few steps, Zhou Dongjin suddenly turned around and asked, "Mr. Chen, have you heard the story of 'The Scholar and the Donkey'?" Seeing that Chen Qi didn't respond, Zhou Dongjin said as he walked: "When Napoleon led his troops to march across the Alps, it was snowed and the mountains were covered by heavy snow. Due to the bad weather, the troops suffered heavy casualties. Napoleon then issued an order to send scholars to the mountains during the march. Caught in the middle of the team with the donkey to ensure that the scholar and the donkey can safely cross the snow mountain." "Captain, are you comparing yourself to Napoleon?" Zhou Dongjin smiled: "I'm comparing you to a scholar, or a donkey." Chen Qi choked. Zhou Dongjin stopped, looked back at Chen Qi, and said meaningfully: "Officer Chen, it's okay to think about it carefully, why did Napoleon do this?" Chen Qi is a college student who has just been assigned to the border defense regiment, and graduated with a major in computer science.He had already decided to stay in the military division, but Zhou Dongjin somehow managed to pull Chen Qi out of the list of the military division.By the time Chen Qi knew about it, the Standing Committee had already approved it, and the order to serve as a staff officer in the border defense regiment had also been issued. Chen Qi was dumbfounded at the time.He doesn't want to go to the Border Guard Corps, let alone whether it's hard or not, what can he do in a slash-and-burn place like a computer student? !What made Chen Qi even more angry was that he heard that Zhou Dongjin had come up with a very hard reason when he was working as the head of the military division: Chen Qi himself agreed to work in the border defense regiment, and expressed his willingness to go to the most remote army for training.The head of the military division appreciated the spirit of the college students' initiative to go deep into the grassroots troops, and immediately agreed to Chen Qi's request, and called on all college students to learn from Chen Qi. This is simply too much!In fact, until the day the order was issued, Zhou Dongjin never took Chen Qi's face, let alone asked for Chen Qi's opinion.Chen Qi almost went mad with anger, he didn't expect to run into such a rogue regiment leader as soon as he arrived in the army, he didn't expect that this guy would dare to blatantly deceive the organization and Chen Qi. Chen Qi went to Wang Huzi, the cadre and section chief, to explain the situation, thinking that he would be as indignant as himself when he heard Zhou Dongjin's deceitful behavior.Unexpectedly, Wang Huzi was overjoyed after hearing this, and praised Zhou Dongjin with a smile, "This Zhou Dongjin, he is the only one who can do this kind of thing!" That's not to mention, Wang Huzi was overjoyed, and patted Chen Qi's shoulder unconscionably, and said coaxingly: "Go, go, head Zhou has high eye sockets, he doesn't treat anyone casually." Willing to make such a big effort." Hearing that Chen Qi insisted on talking to the head of the military division, Wang Huzi became serious and said seriously, "I don't think you should look for it." "why?" "It's useless!" "I don't believe it. He's cheating. If I don't believe it, I can't beat him?!" "Take who?" Wang Huzi stared his eyes like a bull's-eye, "Take him? Captain Zhou?" Wang Huzi said, "You can beat him? Do you know who Zhou Dongjin is? The oldest regiment leader, the Guangzheng regiment, has been with the regiment for seven years. This is only in terms of seniority. In terms of military affairs, he is also the best in our division. Even the commander of the division must put him on the table Come on. You pull him?!" Wang Huzi shook his head and said, "Xiao Chen, you should report to the border defense regiment as soon as possible. In my opinion, your reasoning may not be tenable. You are new here and don't know much about the situation. Border defense forces, the front line of border defense is the greatest reason, no matter how good your reasons are, it is unreasonable not to go to the front line." Chen Qi immediately stopped chanting. That night, Zhou Dongjin found Chen Qi. "Your name is Chen Qi?" Chen Qi rolled his eyes: "That's right." Chen Qi saw at a glance that it was Zhou Dongjin.Zhou Dongjin has many similarities with his imagination: tall, dark, capable, refined.But there are also places that are very different.What surprised Chen Qi the most was that not only was Zhou Dongjin's face not as mature and restrained as he had imagined, but there was a kind of innocence and mischievousness between his brows that was not commensurate with his age. "I'm Zhou Dongjin." Chen Qi showed Zhou Dongjin a blank look on purpose, but he was vicious in his heart: Who do you think you are?Do you think that as long as you mention your surname and name, Zhou Dongjin, everyone will know everyone?I, Chen Qi, don't know you! Zhou Dongjin didn't seem to mind Chen Qi's ignorance, and introduced himself, "The head of the second frontier defense regiment." Chen Qi had no choice but to act as if he had suddenly realized, and said "Oh" several times, but there was no enthusiasm on his face and mouth. salute. shake hands. Chen Qi forced Zhou Dongjin with his eyes, with an attitude of being fearless and righteous in the face of danger. "You've been assigned to our regiment." Zhou Dongjin made it clear. "Sorted?" Chen Qi deliberately said the word "separate" very strongly. "Yes." Zhou Dongjin reacted very quickly, and immediately went on to say: "Of course, it can also be said that it was dug or robbed. It doesn't matter what you say, anyway, it all means the same thing: From now on, you are a member of our regiment." Already!" After finishing speaking, he looked at Chen Qi proudly, as if appreciating a treasure in his hand. "Isn't it? It's through normal means, but digging and robbing is using abnormal means." "Yes, some unusual means were used. Is there a problem?" Zhou Dongjin was obviously very happy, and he didn't want to hide his happiness at all. "Have." "Say." "You're lying to others, you're not being aboveboard!" Chen Qi said in an emphatic tone.After speaking, he watched Zhou Dongjin's reaction nervously.He hoped that Zhou Dongjin would jump up and be furious when he stimulated him. Zhou Dongjin laughed as if he heard praise.After laughing, he snorted disdainfully and said, "Hey, what's the point?! This is called a soldier who never tires of cheating. To a soldier, the goal is everything. As long as the goal of defeating the enemy can be achieved, any means will be used." Chen Qi knew that it was over, and now he answered the old saying "a scholar meets a soldier, and there is no reason to explain it". "Actually, you should thank me." Zhou Dongjin looked at Chen Qi arrogantly and confidently. "Captain Zhou, I am very grateful to you!" Chen Qi said through gritted teeth. "Thank me for what?" "Thank you for letting me know what it means not to be ashamed but to be proud." Zhou Dongjin laughed loudly: "Chen Qi, you are not bad, you are quite to my liking!" He suddenly stared at Chen Qi, and said sincerely: "But you are not smart enough. I have made such a great contribution to your future growth, why don't you even feel the slightest bit of gratitude? No?" Seeing that Chen Qi didn't say a word, Zhou Dongjin shook his head regretfully, and leaned forward to help him analyze, "Look, what a good start I've made for you. Now the entire military division knows that the new college student is There is a man named Chen Qi, who knows that the college student Chen Qi is a good guy, and he volunteered to work in the most remote border defense team! How many eyes are staring at you, you just take advantage of this enthusiasm and let go of your hands and feet. Let's go! I promise you will do it right!" Zhou Dongjin stood up excitedly, and gave Chen Qi the first order: "Prepare things, you and my car will report to the regiment early tomorrow morning." After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.Walking to the door, he turned back to Chen Qi and said, "You don't have to worry about it, our regiment has a place for you to stretch your fists!" Chen Qi's overall feeling is: I have been raped! The first one to welcome out of the post was a dog, the military dog ​​"Tielong". Tie Long rushed towards him, ran in front of Zhou Dongjin, stood up suddenly, put two paws on Zhou Dongjin's shoulders, stretched his big head to Zhou Dongjin's neck and face, and arched affectionately.Then he looked at Chen Qi with vigilant eyes. Zhou Dongjin cheerfully introduced to Tie Long: "This is Staff Officer Chen, shake hands and get to know each other." Tie Long immediately walked up to Chen Qi, and stretched out a big paw that looked like a small head. Chen Qi was a little frightened, but he didn't want to show his timidity, so he stretched out his hand and held Tielong's paw carefully. Tielong shook it seriously a few times. Zhou Dongjin said: "Okay, as long as Tielong approves, you will get a pass at Heishan Pass." Soon, all six establishments of the Montenegro outpost were in place: five soldiers and one dog. The soldiers and the dog were very excited about the arrival of the regiment leader and his party. They took the stool and forgot the mug, took the kettle and forgot the tea, and worked in and out for a long time before they settled down. Seeing that it was almost done, Zhou Dongjin said to the soldiers and the dog: "Everyone sit down. Today is New Year's Eve, and we are here to spend it with everyone..." "Report." The squad leader suddenly stood up and asked, "Head, did you just say today is the first day of junior high school, or is it New Year's Eve?" "Lunar New Year's eve." "First grade?" "New Year's Eve! It's New Year's Eve! What's wrong with you?" Zhou Dongjin was obviously impatient. "It's over!" With the squad leader's exclamation, all the soldiers and dogs stood up, staring at the calendar on the wall. There are two big red characters written on the calendar: the first day of junior high school. "Oh?" Zhou Dongjin walked up to the calendar and stared at it for a long time in surprise. It was one of those page-a-day calendars, the only way the outpost kept track of the date.Zhou Dongjin knew that there was no radio or TV reporting the time here, so he could not correct his judgment of the time at any time, so managing the calendar was a very important job at the outpost, and there had always been a special person in charge. "It seems that you have passed the first day of junior high school?" Zhou Dongjin asked. The soldiers and the dogs nodded together. "So you've already passed New Year's Eve?" The soldiers and the dogs nodded together again. Zhou Dongjin glanced sharply at the monitor: "Who is in charge of managing the calendar?" "Reporting regiment...Leader, me." A red-headed recruit with a baby face stammered. "What's your name?" "Lu Sheng." "What do you do at the outpost?" "Hound trainer and calendar manager." "How long have you been at the outpost?" "Three...three months." "Looking forward to the New Year?" Lu Sheng bit his lower lip and nodded vigorously. "No matter how much you look forward to the new year, you can't turn over the calendar twice a day and live two days as one?" "Leader...I..." Lu Sheng's lips trembled, tears were about to fall. The squad leader rushed forward and said: "Team leader, Lu Sheng didn't do it on purpose. The phone line has been broken for the past two days, and I can't get in touch with the regiment. Otherwise, I would have discovered it in time, and this situation would not have happened. The responsibility is entirely on me. , you can criticize me." Zhou Dongjin's tense face suddenly loosened: "Today is a good day, and I don't criticize anyone. People still pay attention to not beating and scolding children during the New Year, so we can't break the old rules. As for New Year's Eve, my opinion is Let's start now. Let's assume that you had a drill yesterday, and today we will enter the actual combat together. What do you think?" All applaud and cheer. Zhou Dongjin waved his hand: "Separate and prepare!" Immediately, hanging lamps, hanging couplets, pasting couplets, kneading dough, mixing stuffing.Then, everyone huddled together to make dumplings lively.It wasn't until the time of setting off firecrackers before the New Year's Eve dinner that everyone was dumbfounded: the firecrackers had been set off in advance yesterday, and there was nothing left! Lu Sheng, who had been holding back all night, finally couldn't help crying out with a "wow": "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..." Zhou Dongjin frowned immediately. Seeing this, the squad leader hurried to Lu Sheng's side and whispered, "Don't cry, the squad leader is most annoying to see tears." Lu Sheng hurriedly held back his tears, causing his shoulders to shrug. Zhou Dongjin turned his face away and held back his silence. Tie Long stared at Lu Sheng, then at Zhou Dongjin, then back at everyone, then suddenly turned and ran out.After a while, he came back with a half-hang of unburned firecrackers in his mouth. "Oh, firecrackers!" Everyone burst into joy. "Good job!" Zhou Dongjin patted Tie Long on the head with satisfaction, held up the small half of the firecracker and said, "That's it! Come on, let's set off the firecracker!" Although only a small half of the firecrackers were hung, although the firecrackers were extinguished several times in the middle of the tide, they finally made a lively "cracking" sound.With these noises, everyone can happily shout "New Year's Eve! New Year's Eve!" This New Year's Eve has a better look and taste. Fortunately, it was New Year's Eve, otherwise Zhou Han's life would have been confessed. The holiday started at noon on New Year's Eve, so Zhou Chuanchuan returned home after one o'clock in the afternoon.Chuanchuan is very strange, it's already here, and the family hasn't had lunch yet.Ask the cook Xiao Cui, Xiao Cui said dissatisfiedly that the meal was already ready, and he chased Xiao Qi several times, and he didn't ask the chief to come to eat, he insisted that the chief was busy.Asked Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi felt aggrieved and said that the chief had gone into the basement early in the morning, saying that no one was allowed to disturb him.He didn't dare to go down to call for fear of being scolded by the chief, so he yelled a few times to eat, and seeing that the chief didn't answer, he didn't dare to urge him again. Chuan Chuan couldn't help but feel a little angry. His father's temper became more and more violent these days, and he became more and more troublesome. When he came back from get off work yesterday, Chuan Chuan saw someone on the courtyard wall of his house from afar.When I got closer, I saw that it was my father!Dad is riding steadily on the courtyard wall.The secretary Lu Ming, the guard Xiao Qi, and the cook Xiao Cui all surrounded the place below, all of them circling in a hurry, begging with their faces up, "Chief, come down quickly." "Chief, it's dangerous up there, come down quickly!" Unmoved by everyone's pleas, Zhou Han gazed into the distance with grief and indignation, and shouted forcefully on the wall: "Braised pork! Braised pork! Braised pork!" Chuanchuan understood it at a glance, it was braised pork again!Dad has high blood pressure and high blood lipids, so she told Xiao Cui not to cook braised pork for him.But Zhou Han loves to eat this one the most, so it doesn't make sense to explain it to him. Chuan Chuan said Dad, this is for your body.Zhou Han said that my whole body is supported by braised pork.Chuan Chuan said Dad, you have high blood pressure and high blood lipids.Zhou Han said tall fart!Why didn't I feel it?Chuanchuan took the test sheet and told him how much of the test indicators was normal and how much was abnormal.Zhou Han said don't talk to me about these fluffy things, I don't know if I'm normal or not? Seeing that it didn't make sense, Chuan Chuan's face darkened and said, Dad, I'm a doctor, and I have to listen to this matter. If I say you can't eat it, you can't eat it! Zhou Han saw that there was nothing to do, so he went to instigate Xiao Cui in private, saying Xiao Cui, do you think I have lost weight these days?Xiao Cui was careless, looked at Zhou Han's face seriously and said, um, the chief seems to be a little thinner.Zhou Han immediately continued to speak down, why does it seem like it's just that he's lost weight.And I still feel weak all the time.Xiao Cui took it seriously, and said seriously, Chief, then you should go to the hospital for a checkup.Zhou Han said no, the hospital can't treat my disease.Xiao Cui was in a hurry, what should I do?Zhou Han said, you treat me.Xiao Cui hurriedly said, how can I cure a disease, Chief?Zhou Han said, you can cure my disease.Seeing Xiao Cui's eyes staring blankly, Zhou Han continued to guide, saying Xiao Cui, do you know what disease I have?Xiao Cui shook his head and said he didn't know.Zhou Han said, let me tell you, I am a "stomach loser".Xiao Cui asked suspiciously, is it "stomach ulcer"?Zhou Han said, no, it was "stomach loss".Xiao Cui honestly admitted that he didn't know about this disease, and asked worriedly whether the disease could be cured?Zhou Han said, easy to cure.Simply put, "stomach deficiency meat" means a lack of meat in the stomach, as long as you eat a bowl of braised pork, you will be fine immediately!Only then did Xiao Cui turn around, and immediately said with a blushing face, "Sir, it's not that I don't make braised pork for you, it's Dr. Zhou..." Zhou Han said conspiratorially, we can keep Dr. Zhou from knowing, she didn't go home for dinner every now and then. Xiao Cui said that this is no good. If the doctor finds out and reports it in a week, I am afraid that it will affect the progress. Zhou Han was not happy, saying that there is nothing to be afraid of, isn't there me?I am her father, what can she do to me?Besides, if the head loses weight, it means that you have not done a good job as a cook, so you are not afraid that I will dismiss you? ! Xiao Cui had no choice but to secretly cook braised pork for Zhou Han twice.Zhou Han ate happily, so he praised Xiao Cui every day, and the praise made Xiao Cui more and more frustrating.As a result, the guard Xiao Qi couldn't bear it, so he disclosed the information to Chuan Chuan.Chuanchuan immediately called Secretary Lu and asked him to criticize Xiao Cui severely.From then on, whenever Zhou Han mentioned braised pork, Xiao Cui's head would shake like a rattle, and if he said he was in a hurry, he would turn around and run away, and he would never make braised pork for him again. Zhou Han couldn't eat braised pork, so he found faults and lost his temper all day long, making troubles in different ways.It made Xiao Cui and Xiao Qi startled all day long, and even Secretary Lu couldn't stand it anymore. Chuan Chuan said cruelly to everyone: "It's okay, let him make trouble. Let's be careful these days, and don't mess with him. It's right to help him detoxify. He won't keep making trouble. Let's see if it doesn't happen." It’s okay to be famous.” Everyone treated him cautiously, hoping that he would stop making trouble after enough trouble.In the end, he didn't expect that he would upgrade step by step and make trouble on the wall. Chuanchuan endured his anger and walked to the wall, raised the bag in his hand and said, "Dad, this is the skin-on meat that I just bought. If you want to eat braised pork, come down." Then he turned around and entered the house. After a while, Zhou Han followed in.Fakely walking around Chuan Chuan several times.Seeing that Chuanchuan ignored him, his voice immediately increased: "Where is the braised pork?!" Chuanchuan didn't answer, but raised his head and asked, "Father, how can you climb the wall? What if you fall off?" Zhou Han snorted in his nose: "What's the matter with going to the wall, your old man could go to the room just by cheating." Chuan Chuan said: "That was back then, don't you look at how old you are now?" Zhou Han knocked on the table and said, "I am me no matter how old I am! No matter how old I am, I can't be ruled by others! No matter how old I am, I still have to eat braised pork!" Chuan Chuan burst into tears and said, "Well, I don't care. Anyway, my mother is gone, and I can't take care of you well. I'd better move out." Zhou Han immediately ran out of battery, and sat down for a long time without saying a word. Chuan Chuan peeked at Zhou Han, saw his father's old face full of frustration, and his heart softened. He quickly wiped away his tears and said, "Dad, they bought meat for you. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I planned to start a precept at noon in the 30th and let you have a hearty meal of braised pork, but who knew you would not be able to wait." Zhou Han's face immediately relaxed, but his face was still on airs, and he criticized dissatisfiedly: "You didn't report this situation in advance." Chuan Chuan said angrily and amusedly, "Okay, okay, I'll make a report for you right now." Zhou Han said: "The report will be waived, but you have to write a review for me, and you are not allowed to mention the word 'remove' in the future." "Then you are not allowed to make trouble anymore, and you are not allowed to go on the wall." "Hey, are you making a deal with me?" Zhou Han just wanted to panic, but when he saw Chuanchuan's reluctance to accommodate, he had to suppress it, and reluctantly agreed, "Well, let's do what you say." As soon as Chuan Chuan walked out of the house, he heard his father slap his hands in the back and shouted with high spirits: "I will eat braised pork tomorrow!" At this time, Chuan Chuan remembered what happened yesterday, and suddenly realized that something was wrong: Dad knew that he would eat braised pork at noon today, so how could he not be in a hurry to eat? "Not good!" Chuan Chuan yelled, and hurried to the basement——Zhou Han fell down in the basement. The doctor said that if we delay for a while, we will lose the opportunity to rescue him. Before going to bed, Lu Sheng brought Zhou Dongjin a basin of hot footwashing water with his face flushed.Zhou Dongjin caught a glimpse of the squad leader passing by outside the door, and knew that the squad leader had stabbed Gu Lusheng in the back. Find out about his situation. If the foundation is good, let the company be a seedling and focus on training.Thinking of this, Zhou Dongjin chatted with Lu Sheng while washing his feet. Lu Sheng. arrive. How is your squad leader? Report to the head, our squad leader is good. how good Report to the head, everything is fine. Zhou Dongjin burst out laughing: whatever it is? Reporting to the head of the delegation means good military technology, good political thinking, good work style and discipline, and good unity with comrades... Well, let's talk about the disadvantages. shortcoming? right. No... no. Ho, no flaws?Your squad leader will never be perfect, right? Captain... Do you have to talk about shortcomings? Of course, who has no shortcomings? Then... Lu Sheng blushed from holding back. how?Don't dare to say it? No... no. Then say it happily. The head, the squad leader has a shortcoming. What's the downside? smelly feet. Smelly feet?What kind of shortcoming is this? I mean, the squad leader still doesn't like to wash his feet because of his smelly feet, and everyone's smelly.I gave advice to the squad leader, but the squad leader said: Are your feet not smelly?Where is this? My father's feet are stinky, and he can make people fall when he takes off his shoes.Once, my father ran into a black blind man on the mountain.The black blind man rushed towards my father with his teeth and claws open. At that time, my father had nothing in his hand, so he took off his shoes and threw one of them over in a hurry.Immediately, the black blind man was so smoked that he couldn't stand still, swayed like drunk, and choked and sneezed.As a result, before my father could throw out the other shoe, the blind man turned around and ran away in fright.The squad leader said, do you know?This is called a big man, because of smelly feet, even black and blind people are afraid! Zhou Dongjin laughed loudly: Isn't this just staring and talking nonsense. that is.The squad leader is unwilling to accept this opinion. Yes, this is a shortcoming, do not accept opinions with an open mind. No, Captain.The squad leader is not always accepting opinions with an open mind, but sometimes he does not accept opinions with an open mind. Oh, you're still protecting your monitor, afraid that I'll criticize him? No, I was afraid of affecting the monitor's progress.Our squad leader can ask for progress. He wants to be admitted to the military academy, so he reads and revises when he finds time.In the past two years, the outpost did not give a quota, saying that the squad leader could not compare with others in the comprehensive assessment, so the squad leader was not allowed to take the test.This year the squad leader will be over-age if he doesn't take the military academy exam. Several people in our post are very anxious for the squad leader.In fact, our squad leader is very good, he is good at military technology, political... Good political thinking, good work style and discipline, good unity with comrades, right? yes. Just don't take opinions lightly. no it's not... Oh, by the way, sometimes opinions are not accepted.Okay, I know all of this, I'll take your squad leader's situation back home for research. yes!Lu Sheng replied loudly excitedly. Lu Sheng. arrive. How old are you? Report to the head of the group, eighteen. Not too small. yes. I was fifteen years old when I joined the army, three years younger than you. yes. Let's chat casually, you don't have to say yes to each other. Yes, no... no. The luckiest thing for a soldier is to have a good squad leader. yes. I met a good monitor back then. He was eighteen years old, the same age as you, and he was from Shandong. Head, I am also from Shandong. Needless to say?I can smell your mouthful of pancake rolls with scallions with just one mouthful. hey-hey. Although my monitor's feet don't smell bad, he always likes to talk about "big men".He is a typical Shandong man, honest and honest, and he is also very kind to me. Head, our squad leader is also very kind to me. I remember that during the first emergency assembly, I was so confused that I couldn't touch my shoes, so I ran out with one foot bare.The squad leader saw it and threw me a shoe in the dark.I put it on my feet without thinking, thinking it was the monitor who took out my shoes.That night, I marched in a hurry, at least I walked forty miles.After I came back, I found out that the squad leader had been barefooted all the time. It turned out that he had taken off his shoe for me.When I saw the squad leader's feet, I cried. I walked forty miles barefoot. Do you think there is anything else to see on those feet?There's blood all over the soles of my feet!I fetched a basin of water to wash the monitor's feet.The squad leader was not happy when he saw me crying, he didn't wash it, and said you should shut your mouth first!I closed my mouth but couldn't stop the tears, the squad leader got angry, kicked over the pot, scolded me with staring eyes and said: You are not a fucking old woman, where is there so much acid in your eyes? !I fetched a new basin of water, wiped away my tears outside before bringing them into the house, and the squad leader washed them.While washing the feet, the class leader said to me, "I'm not going to bear you, how can we, big men, cry when we say weep?"It's okay for a girl to shed tears, but what comes out of a girl's eyes is sour water, it's worthless!It’s not okay for us old men to shed tears casually, what comes out of men’s eyes is semen, if there is too much semen, men are worthless!Why can't you even weigh such a point?I was blushing when I said that, and I felt that the tears were all burned dry at once.I said monitor, I understand, just watch it, from now on, I, Zhou Dongjin, promise not to cry again!I haven't shed a tear since then. head. Ok? I... I see. Zhou Dongjin couldn't fall asleep for a long time, lying on the cold plank of the outpost, listening to the wind and snow howling in the New Year's night sky, he only felt that the ominous premonition on the road was always smoldering in his chest and could not be driven away. When I got back to the regiment, I had to call home as soon as possible, Zhou Dongjin thought in a daze, there must be something wrong at home, right? The sound of firecrackers from the old year finally subsided, and the lively New Year's Eve suddenly became extraordinarily quiet and peaceful after the arrival of the new year. Chuan Chuan whispered to Nan Zheng, "Brother, go and rest for a while." Nan Zheng didn't speak, turned around and walked out of the ward, and lit a cigarette in the corridor. There was a meeting in the ministry yesterday, when Chuan Chuan suddenly called and said in a crying voice that his father had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and was being rescued at the General Hospital of the Military Region, and asked him to rush there immediately.When answering the phone, Nan Zheng was arranging work during the Spring Festival at the meeting.After receiving the call, Nan Zheng's face turned pale, and his speech paused for a while.But soon, he returned to normal.No one noticed the change in his mood.He continued to speak calmly, arranged his work in an orderly manner, and then hurried to the hospital. When we arrived at the hospital, it was in a hurry.Dad was lying on the hospital bed with some tubes stuck in all over his body, which looked very scary.当医生的妻子李小京和妹妹川川都在帮着医护人员忙活，他和妹夫吴根柱被挡在门外，只能隔着玻璃观望。 医生交待说爸爸的病情很严重，为了防止万一，让他们最好把家属都叫来。南征明白医生的意思，赶紧四处拨电话，往回召人。电话打到边防团找东进，但边防团那边回话，说周团长去黑山口哨所了，暂时联系不上。和平的几个电话都没人接，吴根柱突然想起和平大概是去美国了。前几天他在饭店吃饭时碰到过和平，记得和平当时好像说过他手头上有笔生意，最近可能要去趟美国。南征听了不由皱了皱眉头，和平从来都是独往独来，不论干什么、到哪去从不与家人打招呼。小妹毛毛的手机关着，这也是个最难找的人，居无定所，没一句准话。你有事要找她的时候，满世界也寻不到个踪影，一旦她有什么事情要找你了，保险一找一个准儿，你就是躲在耗子洞里她也有本事把你抠出来。 整个除夕晚上就在紧张焦虑中度过了。一直抢救到下半夜，爸爸的病情才暂时稳定了一些。吴根柱和李小京先回去了，留下南征和川川守在医院。南征说大家不能都耗在这，得轮换着休息。 爸爸一直处在昏迷状态。静静地守在爸爸的床边，南征的脑袋里一刻也没得空闲。他是老大，他必须把爸爸身前身后的事情都考虑周全，把家里方方面面的事情都考虑周全。万一爸爸出现问题，他得保证这个家、保证每个家庭成员的既得利益。南征心里很清楚，按惯例，老头子撒手的这一刻历来是一揽子解决家属子女问题的最佳时机，也是最后一次机会。等老头子的事情办完了，再想解决问题就难了。 房子不成问题，周汉的房子是一栋老式的三层小楼，周家的孩子们从小在这里住惯了，结婚以后就没搬出去，基本都住在家里。也难怪，早些年大家都在外面当兵，结婚以后也大多是两地生活，很难安顿家庭，反正每个人在小楼里原来就有自己的房间，很自然就把小家安在大家里了，图个来来去去方便。后来虽然陆续从外地调回来了几个，也都陆续有了孩子，但大家在家里住惯了，贪图家里有炊事员、警卫员和司机，吃住行都方便，就都没有离开的意思。只有东进的妻子苏娅一结婚就在外面单住，算是特例。和平也是在妈妈去世之后才在外面买了套房子搬走的。南征和吴根柱各自手里都分有一套师职房，还都空着没住过。只有毛毛是单身，没房子。如果上面要收回爸爸这栋小楼，只提出给毛毛要一套公寓房住就行了。 成问题的是人。首先是南征和东进。南征的部长当了好几年了，同期的部长已经有几个提起来了，南征这个第一大部组织部的部长却至今没能得到提拔。表面上他虽然一如既往地不急不躁，但心里却早已是火烧火燎了。要知道，从师到军可是至关重要的一步，进了军职才是真正进入了高级干部的圈子，才有可能晋升为将军。但是这一级的竞争也是最激烈的，南征为此已经做了很多努力，包括勤勉有效的工作，多年来方方面面精心培育的关系，其中当然也包括借助爸爸的剩余价值施加必要的影响。最近南征就与爸爸从前的秘书刘希文联系得十分紧密。刘希文现在总部任职，他与新调来主管组织工作的吕副主任关系十分密切，如果刘希文能在吕副主任那里积极做工作的话，南征面临的形势就十分有利了。但对刘希文南征心里有数，爸爸离休多年，他与周家的联系已经很弱了。如果爸爸在，他还会对周家的事上点心。毕竟爸爸在离休前为他做了不错的安排，使他有可能干到现在这个位置，当上了将军。但爸爸一旦不在了，刘希文是不是还能尽力，能尽几分力就不好说了。 东进现在也正是关键时刻。东进已经当七年团长了，在团职干部中属于任职时间长，年龄偏大的。边防部队本来位置就少，干部压得厉害，东进又从不肯在这种事上用功，还经常有些出格的举动，所以虽然总能入围提拔副师职的人选，但总是在最后一轮被淘汰出局。如果今年再提不起来，东进明摆着就报废了。东进的事情也是有爸爸在才好办，爸爸虽然从不插手子女的提拔使用问题，但只要有他这个人在，别人就不能不顾忌他的老面子，不能轻易处理东进。冲着东进本人是个优秀的军事干部，冲着爸爸的老面子，东进很可能在最后的机会里胜出。但一旦没了爸爸这层因素，东进的事情就不好说了。 吴根柱似乎没什么问题，他刚从武装部提上来当省军区的后勤部副部长，整天饭桌上泡，酒水里趟，自称酒囊饭袋，对自己的现状满意得要死。川川的问题是搞不好今年底要被一刀切——退休。川川是几个孩子中为这个家牺牲最大的一个。川川本来是个挺有发展的临床医生，妈妈生病后，她就申请调到辅诊科工作了。因为辅诊科不值夜班，她可以有精力多照顾点家，多照顾点爸爸、妈妈。结果，家虽然照顾了，爸爸、妈妈也满意了，自己的专业却丢了，高级职称没评上不说，级别也拉下了。从不为孩子说话的爸爸也觉得拖累了川川，心里过意不去，曾答应到年底为川川的事说句话。 和平的事情搞不太清楚，但凭感觉他的买卖有不少都与部队有关。既然与部队有关就免不了要利用爸爸在各方面的关系，就免不了受爸爸在与不在的影响。好在和平在这种事上比谁都精明，用不着别人为他操心。 想了一大圈，南征才发现，爸爸的身后几乎没什么需要解决的问题，所有的问题都得在爸爸人还在这个前提下来解决。 走廊的窗户正对着医院的后院。院子里的雪很新鲜，新鲜的洁白温柔地覆盖着医院的芜杂和喧嚣，虚构出一片不真实的洁净和安宁。 连续抽了两根烟，周南征才觉得有了点精神。 刚要回病房，科主任就把南征和川川叫到办公室。科主任先详细介绍了病情，说首长现在仍未脱离危险。就目前的病情看有两种方案可供选择：一是保守治疗；二是开颅手术。两种方法各有利弊，保守治疗有危险，一旦出血控制不住，就有可能突然死亡。开颅手术可以立刻解决出血问题，但由于出血部位不好，手术损伤会很大，术后很可能再也无法苏醒，成为无意识的植物人。 没等科主任说完，川川就哭了。川川哭着对南征说，哥哥，还是保守治疗吧，我不忍心看爸爸受那么大的罪…… 南征一直沉默着，过了半天才开口问道：“哪个方法保住生命的可能性更大？” 科主任说：“当然是手术，但……” 南征的眉心跳了一下，斩钉截铁地打断主任的话说：“那就手术吧！” 川川猛然抬头，看到南征的脸色十分难看。