Ma Liang was running fast under the moonlight. The matter of the little girl was a bit serious. For the sake of the little girl, Ma Liang felt that he needed to do something to help her. He ran as fast as flying, turning and jumping. The kitchen courtyard appeared in front of him. He did not bother to go around the gate. He swung his long legs and used the momentum to jump up and climb over the wall. He then floated into the yard, rolled forward on the ground, stood up lightly, and rushed straight to the wing room.
Uncle Niu put on only his pants and jumped off the bed. He hurriedly picked up his shoes, grabbed his coat and strode out of the house. As he put on his clothes, he asked Ma Liang behind him, "Where are you now?"
"I guess it's at the regiment headquarters."
"What a troublesome little girl... Hey... She... How can you guys who have no progress let her do whatever she wants? Can't you stop a child? Huh? You are too old to be a dog at that age? Wait until this is over and see if I will forgive you or not. Just wait..." Uncle Niu strode hurriedly, getting angry at Ma Liang behind him.
Ma Liang followed behind without daring to respond, thinking, how many people in this group can stop her? You are so angry that you don't want to vent it on her, but instead transfer it to us. Don't do this.
The lights in the main room of the regiment headquarters were on early. After Ma Liang entered the yard, he slipped to the door, stood next to the guard at the door, and peeked inside from the side of the door with him.
Uncle Niu rushed into the room and saw the regiment commander with a dark face, his hands behind his back, walking back and forth beside the table; the political commissar sat behind the table, his fingers crossed on the table, his expression calm. Hao Ping and Yang Dezhi stood side by side in the room, and three people stood not far from the table with their backs to the door, Wu Shitou on the left, Li Xiang on the right, and who else but the little girl in the middle. At this moment, Hao Ping and Yang Dezhi had just finished explaining the situation to the regiment commander and the political commissar.
She walked around the three guys standing in front of the table and looked at the little girl in front of them. Her clothes and pants were covered with sand and dust, and were extremely dirty. There were a few crushed and sticky dead bugs stuck on her sleeves, chest, knees, etc. She had a black scarf around her neck, and her little face was covered with several patches of gray. She looked dejected, with her two pigtails drooping, and she lowered her head and said nothing.
Uncle Niu was so upset that he said to the team leader, "I am responsible for this. This is my responsibility. I spoiled him and made him a bad kid... I must bear the main responsibility."
Then, in front of the regiment leader, Uncle Niu rolled up his sleeves exaggeratedly and said to the little girl sternly: "You little stinky girl, you are so arrogant that you want to rebel against the heaven, right? You are relying on the heroic sacrifices of your parents and your young age to act so arrogantly, right? If I don't beat you today, I will be sorry to your parents, you naughty child, I will break your legs..." After he finished speaking, he made a gesture to go over and attack.
Who in the room couldn't tell that this was... a reprimand? A beating? Would he bear it? The team leader knew that Uncle Niu was just pretending, so he had to grab Uncle Niu's wrist and stop him. Who made him stand so close on purpose
"Old Cow, why are you so anxious? Stop it!"
"Captain, please don't stop me... This brat will rebel if we don't beat him up."
One of them emphasized that he wanted the child and pretended to hit him; the other tried to stop and persuade him, but did not mention the correct way to treat soldiers.
At this moment, another person hurried in and said, "Report, I should take full responsibility for this matter."
The team leader and Uncle Niu, who were setting up the cucumber rack, stopped and looked. It was Su Qing.
Su Qing was awakened by the noise on the playground. When she went out, she saw only a few soldiers from the third company who were about to return to the dormitory. She asked about the situation on the spot and immediately figured out the whole thing. The little girl did whatever it took to win the bet. It was necessary to stand up when things got to this point. It was not that Su Qing was worried about what the little girl would say. With her little temper, she would definitely not say anything. The key point was that she could not let a child shoulder this matter. The responsibility was originally hers. Without hesitation, she went straight to the regiment headquarters. Even if she didn't want to say it, she had to explain it clearly for her.
Su Qing's words when she came in made everyone think that her purpose was the same as Uncle Niu's. Wouldn't this quickly turn into a plea and surrender meeting? Ding Deyi stood up from behind the table at this time, and before Su Qing could say the second word, he waved his hand at her: "Although you are the counselor of Class 9, you don't have to rush to make a self-criticism." Then he said to the head of the group: "Old Niu, don't get angry. Old Lu and I can handle this matter." Finally, he looked at Hao Ping and Yang Dezhi next to him and asked: "Um... do you two have anything else to add?"
Hao Ping didn't think much about it and opened his mouth to say something: "Our third company..."
Yang Dezhi could tell that the political commissar was about to order them to leave, so he quickly pulled Hao Ping back and interrupted him, saying, "I have finished explaining the situation. There is nothing more to add."
Ding De nodded slightly: "That's enough. It's the middle of the night, don't waste time here, go back and rest, Lao Lu and I can handle the rest, whoever is responsible is responsible, there's no point in fighting, go back and rest."
Captain Lu immediately agreed: "Yes, the political commissar is right. Don't get involved in this, go back quickly, this is an order."
"Lao Ding, you are the political commissar, come here."
Ding Deyi smiled at Captain Lu and said, "This matter... The facts are clear and the evidence is irrefutable. You are the captain, so you decide." Then he went to sit behind the table and picked up the wick of the oil lamp on the table, making the room a little brighter.
Captain Lu's words were not simply polite, but he wanted to know the political commissar Ding Deyi's attitude towards the matter. Ding Deyi's answer was not simply polite either. If the matter was handled by the political commissar, he would have to be fair and impartial, which would be extremely disadvantageous to the little girl; if it was handled by the regiment commander, then it would be completely up to the regiment commander Lu to do whatever he wanted, which was a big difference; even if the result of the handling was not good, it was handled by the regiment commander, and the soldiers could not say anything, and Ding Deyi would at most be accused of poor supervision.
Captain Lu took two steps with his hands behind his back, thinking that it was only you, little girl, who was being lenient even to the political commissar. He came to Wu Shitou and looked him up and down. He couldn't remember his name for a moment, but he knew that everyone in the regiment called him a fool, so he asked, "What's your name?"
Wu Shitou stood there without looking around and did not answer.
"I asked you what your name is? Why don't you speak?"
Wu Shitou stood there without looking around and did not answer.
"Speak. This is an order."
Wu Shitou stood there without looking around and did not answer.
"Oh, this is the first time that my captain's words are worse than farts. Haha, really good. It seems... you are so stupid that you can't speak?"
"I can."
"Then tell me."
"You want to harm the girl, I won't say anything."
"Oh, you fool, do you know how old my regimental commander is? Huh?"
Wu Shitou stood there without looking around and did not answer.
"If you don't say anything, I'm going to fire you. Do you know what firing you means? It means you won't be allowed to eat here anymore."
Wu Shitou stood there without looking around and did not answer.
Captain Lu patted his forehead helplessly and said, "You are really a good member of the gang. Go back."
Wu Shitou stood there without looking around and did not answer.
"I told you to go back to Class Nine, why don't you get out of here? Go back now."
Wu Shitou turned around silently and walked out of the house.
With a chuckle, Ding Deyi behind the table couldn't help laughing.
Captain Lu, with his hands behind his back, staggered up to the little girl, glanced at the two drooping braids, passed her, and came to Li Xiang, who had a bruised face and nose, on the other side.
He came back to the independent regiment with Captain Lu. Captain Lu knew everything that happened in the hospital and also knew the basic situation of Li Xiang. For this reason, Captain Lu had an idea to set up a small factory in the independent regiment and let Li Xiang lead it. Wouldn't the independent regiment be prosperous from then on? Unfortunately, the saliva along the way did not get any relief. Thinking about how much effort the people in the division had put in to him, they still couldn't keep him, so he had to give up the idea and let him go to the ninth squad by himself.
"Li Xiang, what can I say about you? Huh? Didn't you say you couldn't handle dangerous work? How did you get so brave tonight? Look at your behavior. Aren't you a war hero? I don't understand. What on earth are you thinking?"
"That's... different... that's different."
"What's the difference? How about... starting tomorrow, you go to the supply department to get used to it? You can give it a try first, right?"
"Captain, please fire me... I made a serious mistake this time... I may not be suitable for military service... I..."
"Hey, hey, hey... just pretend I didn't say anything." This is how he was when he was trying to persuade him on the road. He wanted to retire when he was talking about this. He was always hesitant and paused when speaking, but it didn't sound like he was stuttering. Doctor Zhou said that this behavior was a sequelae, which made Captain Lu helpless. He paused and said again: "Let me ask you, were you coerced? Don't worry, I, the captain, will make the decision for you. Just say it."
"No, no. I volunteered."
"Voluntary? I don't see how you can get any benefit from this? The worst thing is that you are asking for a beating and being arrested for nothing. Why do you volunteer? Hmm?"
"I..." Li Xiang, who had been hanging his head, could not come up with a reason. After a long pause, he suddenly said, "I want to retire... Yes... I can be expelled... So I took the initiative..."
"Stop. Please stop talking. I have a headache." Captain Lu really had a headache. He said three sentences and then went back to the same path. This was really endless. This guy was so desperate that he was invincible. He glared at him and had no idea what to do. "You should go back too. We'll talk again later."
Li Xiang raised his head this time: "Captain, then... I..."
"Let's go, it's none of your business."
Li Xiang turned around and walked out of the house.
This time, apart from the regiment commander and the political commissar, the only person left in the room was a little girl with hanging pigtails who kept her head down and did not move.
Captain Lu did not approach her again. He picked up a large teacup and filled himself with half a cup of water. He sat down at the table, took a few sips to moisten his throat, and then turned to look at the two pigtails: "Oh, this time... it's finally your turn, you little thief. Raise your head and let me see who you are."
Xiao Hongying raised her head slightly, and her big eyes rolled helplessly at the smug captain, then she tilted her head and looked at the ground again.
"Hey, isn't this the Red Tassel Lady who claims to be able to call the wind and rain? How could she fall to such a state? Hmm? Why aren't you talking?"
"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. What's there to say?"
"Huh - you still think you're right? You can even say a word? But even if you succeed... you're still a bandit, right? Huh? Look at your attitude, how can you still not accept it?"
"I won't give up." The little girl still lowered her head and looked at the ground sideways.
"What?" Captain Lu's eyes widened, thinking he had heard it wrong.
"I was almost there, and I won."
The little girl was frustrated because she lost the bet. Captain Lu understood that she was unwilling to accept the failure of her plan, so he said, "Why are you unwilling to accept it? Just a little short? I tell you, you missed it by a lot."
The little girl didn't quite understand what was said, so she raised her head, blinked her big eyes, and waited for an answer.
Captain Lu continued, "For a covert operation, didn't you consider the enemy's sentries in advance? Hmm? Did you do a thorough investigation beforehand?"
The little girl frowned and replied dissatisfiedly: "Do I need you to tell me that? Of course I looked carefully beforehand. Those secret sentries were not there originally. They became secret sentries and ambushed after they sent the idiot back. What can I do?"
Captain Lu also frowned, tapping the table with his fingertips and said, "You still think you're right? When planning an operation, don't you take unexpected situations into consideration? Where are your secret guards? Where are the reserve forces? Where is the coordination plan? Did you arrange it? If you had added an eye outside at that time, wouldn't you be able to control the secret guards of the third company? You're still not convinced... You obviously lost at your own hands, why are you dissatisfied? Who can you blame?"
"I...I did that to implicate fewer people, didn't I?"
"Bullshit, two of them are implicated. What difference does it make if there are one or two more? Making the plan more thorough and having a higher success rate is the real protection for your men. Do you understand?"
The little girl was dumbfounded, blinking her big beautiful eyes blankly. She was speechless as she looked at the captain's disappointed look. The resentment in her heart disappeared in an instant.
Ding Deyi was so upset that he knew something was wrong if he didn't remind him. He coughed twice: "Ahem - Old Lu, I think... should we hold on tighter? The rooster is about to crow."
"Hmm? Uh... Right, right." Captain Lu finally came to his senses and quickly said seriously, "You little bastard, do you know what you did wrong?"
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