Lu Ziqing rolled onto his side and said to Qi Yong, "Have everyone take their positions."
"Commander..."
Qi Yong hesitated, "Treating these new recruits like this is really a bit much. Even if you were to fetch soldiers who had served for two years, they might not be able to pass the test smoothly."
"Xilin has never had anything like an officers’ preparatory course in all the ti since it was established. These students are so eager to enroll because they all know it’s a shortcut on the path to becoming an officer."
"With opportunity often cos challenges and risks. Isn’t that right, Lieutenant Qi?"
Once Lu Ziqing said this, Qi Yong had no room left for rebuttal and could only stand straight, saluting, "Yes, sir. I’ll get everyone into position right away."
Duan Chen listened, but his gaze was fixed on the distance where Song Lili and Lin Xinglan had left...
Lu Ziqing caught sight of his deep in thought and strolled over, "What, starting to worry about that little girl now?"
Duan Chen closed his eyes briefly, and when he reopened them, he glared fiercely at Lu Ziqing.
"Glaring at ? Don’t you know why Lin Xinglan cried and begged her father to send her to the military academy? You’ve been pretending every day here. Does it feel good?"
Lu Ziqing scolded Duan Chen with his first sentence,
"Now that such a big change has happened in that little girl’s family, have you given her a word of comfort? Now you show a worried expression, can she even see it?"
"I’m not worried about her. This assessnt was planned and arranged by you, so naturally, you’ll be responsible for everyone’s safety. What I’m feeling is a bit of regret..."
"Regret for what?"
"That Tang Xiaohua is going to be hard by Lin Xinglan."
Duan Chen shrugged his shoulders, his hands in his pockets, and walked away.
Lu Ziqing raised an eyebrow and called after Duan Chen’s retreating back, "I don’t think so! Duan Chen, let’s make a bet!"
"..."
Duan Chen stopped in his tracks.
"Bet that your little Lin Xinglan girl won’t harm Tang Xiaohua."
"What’s the bet?"
"If I win, you go kiss Lin Xinglan on the mouth! How about that?"
"Lu Ziqing, I think you got up too early and your mind isn’t clear."
Duan Chen imdiately bristled.
"Ah, so you’re gambling with the mindset that you’re sure to lose? You can’t even stake a kiss?"
Duan Chen, after all, was a strong and imposing man, and being provoked by Lu Ziqing like this, he was a bit unsettled, "If you lose, you’ll do three hundred push-ups in front of the whole new recruits!"
"That settles it!"
The sergeant following the two n listened and couldn’t help feeling that the two commanders were really acting like children.
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In recent tis, Xilin had beco a keyword for many news dia, with the President’s two short-term visits leading to much speculation about Xilin.
Many believed that this marked the beginning of substantial developnt for Xilin, a region that was relatively backward in various aspects and where young people were slowly leaving—an area that might see a new turn of events after President Wen Nian assud office.
The dia’s speculation, as well as the President’s public statents, both skirted around this topic.
This left many people in a fog, including political elites who couldn’t grasp what President Wen Nian planned.
Inside the President’s Office, a septuagenarian sat on a sofa, with short white hair but still looking spry, wearing a simple but elegant black robe.
As soon as Wen Nian finished a eting and entered, he straightened his suit and reverently bowed to the old man,
"Grandfather."
"Do you bow to in the President Mansion?"
"Grandfather, stop joking like that. Did you co here specially today because sothing happened at ho?"
Wen Liangyu was straightforward, not beating around the bush,
"Grandfather is here to ask you if the rumors that you plan to develop Xilin vigorously are true or not."
"..."
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