In the evening, after Wen Zhanbo arranged the rotation plan in the brigade headquarters and was about to take a rest, his second sister called him on his mobile phone: "Hello?"
"Are you occupied?"
"I just finished the shift," Wen Zhanbo loosened his collar tiredly, "I'm going to take a break."
"Then come to the city. We are at the Hongri Hotel." The second sister said with a smile, "The people from the Qu family and some generals' wives have arrived. I heard that Yu Zhen and Yu Mingyuan's mother will also be here. As the host, you must show up and entertain everyone."
Wen Zhanbo paused, smiled bitterly and said, "I'm a little tired, you can just entertain me."
"Look at what you said. You are the host, what should I entertain?" The second sister frowned and said, "Two little kids can't control the situation. You have to come over, otherwise it will seem that we are arrogant and impolite."
"well."
Wen Zhanbo sighed and said, "Okay, I'll go over now."
"Okay."
After the two finished chatting, Wen Zhanbo got up and left the office, called his chief of staff and a regiment commander, and left the camp together.
…
It was already past seven o'clock in the evening. Su Tianyu stood near the airport pick-up gate, smoking a cigarette while waiting for An Qiqi, Wawa, Yu Zhen, Yu's mother and others to arrive.
Before boarding the plane, An Qiqi sent the flight information to Su Tianyu. She originally told him that the flight would arrive in Longcheng at around six o'clock, but now it is more than an hour late.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
The phone rang, Su Tianyu put out his cigarette, took out his phone and pressed the answer button: "Hello, Brother Yuan!"
"Hasn't arrived yet?" Yu Mingyuan asked.
"No, I just went in to ask and they said the flight was delayed." Su Tianyu frowned and replied, "But it should be soon, I see the landing time has been updated."
"Can you be back before half past nine?"
"That's about right."
"Okay, then we'll start the meal after you guys arrive." Yu Mingyuan said softly, "Call me when you leave."
"Okay."
After that, the two ended the call. Gou Liuzi walked into the airport hall and saw the flight information. The plane would land in 20 minutes, so he deliberately smoothed his hair in front of the mirror, ready to greet his "mother-in-law".
…
About forty minutes later, downstairs of Hongri Hotel.
Wen Zhanbo, dressed in casual clothes, walked up the stairs and entered the hall with his core officers.
Across the street, in a fairly ordinary delivery van, a man on a walkie-talkie yelled, "Target's coming in."
"Received, continue observing." Someone replied on the intercom.
In the hall, as soon as Wen Zhanbo and others came in, Yu Mingyuan personally went downstairs to greet them: "Uncle, come quickly, everyone here has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Haha!" Wen Zhanbo put his hands behind his back and asked, "Is the banquet ready?"
"Not yet. My mom and my aunt will be here soon." Yu Mingyuan led the way and replied, "Second aunt meant that we should wait until they all arrive before we start eating."
"Your second aunt is quite considerate." Wen Zhanbo had already treated Yu Mingyuan as his own family member in his words. Except for the fact that both parties did not change their words, their relationship was no different from that of father-in-law and son-in-law.
Everyone walked and talked, and then stepped into the elevator together.
…
On a remote street in the north of Longcheng City.
More than 30 military vehicles passed through the tunnel at a very fast speed and headed towards the city.
At the two entrances of the tunnel, all surveillance videos were blocked, and every street intersection was under martial law by soldiers from the garrison headquarters. Ordinary vehicles and pedestrians were not allowed to pass.
At the same time.
The Longcheng Garrison Command, the First Army, and two regiments of the 312th Brigade also began to transfer troops to the new garrison area in accordance with the transfer order, and the general direction was also towards Hill Mountain.
…
The banquet hall on the sixth floor of Hongri Hotel was fully booked by Yu Mingyuan today, specifically for hosting the VIP reception banquet before the wedding.
There weren't too many people present tonight, only about seven or eight tables, and most of them were friends of the Yu and Wen families in District 1, so they specially sent people to "stand guard" in the corridor to prevent anyone from sneaking in to take pictures.
When Wen Zhanbo entered the hall, he saw his second sister chattering with a group of women.
In the system, politics is very important to the wives. Although my second sister is now in a semi-retired working state, the circle she hangs out in is full of awesome people. If you pick any wife of an official here, her husband is at least at the rank of lieutenant colonel.
"sister."
Wen Zhanbo went over to meet him.
"Oh, congratulations, Brigade Commander Wen!"
"Haha, Lao Wen, long time no see! You look handsome again!"
"Well, it's manly now!"
“…!”
When a group of old women saw Wen Zhanbo, they surrounded him and chattered, teasing him.
"Thank you all for traveling all the way to attend my daughter's wedding..."
"Hey, there's no outsider here, so don't be so literary." The second sister joked with a smile; "Speak something down-to-earth!"
Wen Zhanbo was so annoyed by the noises of these old ladies that he said helplessly, "Okay, eat well, drink well, and have fun! Mingyuan, I have made all the arrangements for you young ladies, and you must meet all your requests!"
"Okay." Yu Mingyuan nodded slowly beside him.
"You bastard, you just like to take advantage of others!" A woman in her thirties teased Wen Zhanbo in a coquettish tone.
"Don't call me by my nickname in public, haha!" Wen Zhanbo winked at her and said, "Come on, sit down, sit down!"
A group of people surrounded Wen Zhanbo and went to the main table.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
At this moment, the phone rang. Wen Zhanbo lowered his head and picked up the phone. He glanced at the caller ID and said, "You guys sit down first. I'll take a call."
After saying that, Wen Zhanbo walked to a secluded place and pressed the answer button: "Hello?"
"Brigade Commander Wen, I'm giving you a heads up. Something's not right in Longcheng." A middle-aged man said in a low voice, "Just now, the garrison headquarters suddenly pulled in a regiment of He Yuzheng without any prior notice. Also... the commander of the 312th Brigade is now at the headquarters, communicating with the higher-ups."
When Wen Zhanbo heard this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly: "What do you mean... ?!"
"It must be for you. Someone wants to attack you tonight." The other party said in a restrained manner: "I heard... it was Kang Dinghuang from the Qingyi Bureau who arranged this."
Wen Zhanbo frowned: "Do you know where He Yuzheng's troops are?"
"We should have entered the city by now." the other party replied.
When Wen Zhanbo heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
Next to him, Yu Mingyuan was greeting guests with a cheerful smile. The sounds of greeting and chattering kept coming from all around, and Wen Zhanbo felt a little dizzy for a moment.
…
Outside of Hongri Hotel.
Three cars stopped at the entrance of the alley. Kang Dinghuang sat in the car, looking at the various status-symbolizing vehicles parked in front of the hotel, and muttered with a smile, "It's quite lively!"