After all, the Information Department is located in the military control area. If you want to go to the city to take a train, you need someone to take you there.
Tang Xinyi was also waiting for him there at this time. After seeing Chen Ming, she handed Chen Ming a letter.
"This is the letter of introduction I wrote. When you get there, go directly to the dean and give her the letter."
Chen Ming put the envelope away.
She looked at Chen Ming and said emphatically, "Take care."
Chen Ming grinned, waved goodbye to everyone.
At this time, Chang Heng also drove over, got in the car, and left the Information Department again.
As Chang Heng slowly drove the car into the city, looking at the bustling crowd and vehicles passing on the street, Chen Ming couldn't help feeling a little dazed.
After nearly a year in the army, I am finally about to leave the military area.
Chen Ming rolled down the car window and took two deep breaths, feeling that the air was free and fresh.
After arriving at the destination and getting off the bus, Chen Ming waved goodbye to Chang Heng and walked into the train station.
Looking at the busy train station, Chen Ming suddenly wanted to go home.
But when I looked at the time, it seemed that there was not enough time.
I'd better graduate with a Ph.D. and become a major before going home to visit.
After all, my military rank will be higher by then, which will give my parents a good shock.
Thinking of this, Chen Ming entered the station and bought a ticket for the next train at the military priority window using his military ID card.
After waiting for a while at the station, the train arrived.
At present, the train has not been speeded up and is still the old green train.
There is no direct train from Jinling to Tanzhou, and one has to transfer at several stations in between. It takes at least ten hours to arrive.
This journey can be said to be extremely torturous.
Actually, Chen Ming wanted to take a plane at first.
After all, planes are fast and comfortable, and you’ll arrive at your destination in just the time it takes to close your eyes.
But after learning the price of the air tickets from his comrades, he decisively gave up.
Air tickets are too expensive!
Chen Ming is a pauper now and is unwilling to use the little money he has to buy expensive plane tickets.
After comparing the prices of air tickets and train tickets, Chen Ming decisively chose the latter.
After you enter school, there will be many places to spend money, so it is better not to spend money on enjoyment.
Although the train ride is tough, it is very friendly.
Moreover, airplanes are still a means of transportation enjoyed by the rich. Those who take airplanes can be said to be either rich or noble.
He is a soldier of the people, and it would have a bad impact if he was seen by others while riding a plane.
After boarding the train, Chen Ming found his seat and sat down.
Although he left the army, Chen Ming did not forget the rules of the army.
He still held himself to strict standards on the train, trying his best to do his best in both his behavior and speech.
While other passengers were slumped in their chairs, they were leisurely listening to music on their MP3 players.
However, Chen Ming sat upright, perfectly demonstrating the meaning of "sitting like a bell" with his body.
Then he took out the novel that Lin Guang gave him from his schoolbag.
It was a martial arts novel that Lin Guang treasured, with "The Book and the Sword" written on the cover.
Opening the cover, there is Lin Guang's signature on the title page, written in elegant pen, with the three words "Hero Lin" written on it.
Seeing these elegant words, Chen Ming couldn't help but smile, he opened the main text of the book and read it seriously.
Although there were many restrictions on being a soldier outside, he found that the other passengers around him became much quieter after seeing the military uniform he was wearing.
The look in his eyes was full of admiration.
There was even a little girl who broke free from her mother's hand and ran over happily.
With her chubby little hands, she gave Chen Ming a non-standard military salute.
She said in a baby voice, "Hello, soldier brother."
Seeing this, Chen Ming was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He sat in his seat and gave her a signature military salute in return.
After the ceremony, she smiled, rubbed the little girl's soft hair affectionately, and said to her softly: "Listen to your mother and study hard."
The little girl's mother also ran over, held the little girl's hand, and said to Chen Ming apologetically: "I'm sorry, the child is ignorant and disturbed you."
Chen Ming smiled, looked at the little girl's innocent face, and replied: "It's okay, the child is very cute."
The little girl's mother took her hand and pulled her back to her seat.
When she was going back, the little girl looked up at her mother and said in a baby voice:
"Mom, the soldier brother is so handsome. I want to be a soldier when I grow up and be as handsome as him!"
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When it was time for lunch, the waiter came and gave him a box lunch.
Chen Ming was startled and asked, "I didn't order a box lunch?"
He ate a lot, so before leaving, Chang Heng and Xiong Dahe gave him a big bag of snacks.
The waiter smiled and said to him, "It's a military privilege, it's free, eat it quickly."
Chen Ming was a little amused and helpless. Looking at the lunch box in his hand, he was indeed hungry.
However, the rule of the army is that you cannot take even a single needle or thread from the masses, not to mention that you are still wearing a military uniform.
Even if he took off his military uniform, he couldn't take it for free.
He took out ten dollars from his pocket and stuffed it into the delivery man's hand.
In 2009, many things were very affordable, and the price of a box lunch was about this price.
Moreover, the dishes in the lunch box are very rich, and one lunch box is basically enough to fill you up.
It’s not like ten years later, when a good fast food meal could easily cost twenty or thirty dollars, or even more.
Although the entire train journey was very long, Chen Ming was still quite comfortable.
The special nature of being a soldier cannot be experienced in the army.
After all, everyone inside is a comrade-in-arms.
But when he got outside and mingled with the common people, Chen Ming could feel the responsibility and significance that this military uniform brought to him.
Sometimes, when I see the admiring looks they give me, my heart inexplicably burns with passion.
If anything unexpected happens, he will definitely rush forward without hesitation and stand in front of these people!
After two transfers, Chen Ming finally arrived in Tanzhou.
After getting off the car and looking at this strange city, Chen Ming felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.
College life, I, Chen Ming, am back!
After getting off the train, Chen Ming came to a bus stop. Looking at the route map on the bus stop, Chen Ming determined the bus number he wanted to take and waited quietly.
Then, I got on the bus, arrived at the stop, and got off. Nothing special happened in between.
Finally, we arrived at the gate of National University of Defense Technology smoothly.
Chen Ming looked at the school gate that had a long history like an ancient city gate, with anticipation in his eyes.
This is where I will live from now on!
Chen Ming took a deep breath, prepared his transfer order and military ID card, and walked straight ahead.
The National University of Defense Technology does not have doormen or security guards.
They have their own guard company, which is responsible for routine sentry duty.
Of course, sometimes students are asked to stand guard, but it’s basically just to help.
Chen Ming looked at the two people standing guard at the gate. They were both very young and were probably students from the school who came to help with the guard duty.
When Chen Ming walked to the school gate, two sentries stopped him.
One of them saluted him and then asked, "Comrade, who are you looking for?"
Although military academies are not as strict as those in the military, many of their systems are modeled after those in the military.
Compared with other ordinary universities, military academies have much stricter systems.
For other schools, you can basically enter and leave freely as long as it is not at certain specific times.
But it’s not the same in military academies, where you can’t come and go as you please.
Chen Ming also understood this, and took out his military ID card and transfer order and handed them over.
"Brothers, please let me go. I was recommended by the army to study here."