Chen Mo's storytelling ability is much better than Ivanov's.
The veterans' eyes lit up when they heard the story of a lone army going deep into the hinterland of the ecosystem, bloodbathed the Sijun sapiens in the Guket Mine, and recovering the debts of the militia with interest.
The speech ended with 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'.
I don't know who took the lead in shouting, "Long live the militia, long live the corps commander."
There were hundreds of responses, and thunderous cheers broke out in front of the district administration building.
The commotion lasted for three to five minutes, until the lioness called on the radio that everyone should eat on their own during lunch time and dismissed everyone.
The veterans put their arms around each other and told the recruits about their glorious past in the mine...
The lioness smiled and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder.
"Good eloquence."
Chen Mo shook his head helplessly and looked at the teleprompter on his watch that Lao Bai had given him twenty minutes ago.
The lioness laughed and raised her chin towards the camp.
"Isn't it more like a regular army than before?"
"Indeed." Chen Mo sighed.
It has only been more than half a year since the establishment of the Cote Militia, but it is already on the right track thanks to the efforts of Lioness and Lao Bai.
Especially the veterans who fought in the Battle of Cote Mine.
Those gangsters who once roamed the streets became members of the Iron-Blooded Corps.
The hard work and effort put into this can be imagined.
"Instructor, thank you." Chen Mo said with great sincerity.
The lioness didn't say anything nonsense and accepted it calmly.
Chen Mo lowered his voice.
"Is there any progress in what Kadajin found out?"
The lioness' face darkened slightly: "Tell me during the meal."
Chen Mo glanced at Jiang Zhanjun and others around him and became convinced, and nodded.
…
The canteen of the militia regiment is a large canteen, and there is no tradition of separate meals for officers and soldiers.
The canteen has a card system, and the food is good and cheap.
It can also be regarded as a meal supplement in disguise.
Chen Mo bought two full plates of meat, eggs and rice for only about ten yuan.
The lioness's meal was no less than that of Chen Mo.
The two lowered the brim of their hats and found a relatively secluded corner to start eating.
After lunch in Feng Zhuan Can Yun, Chen Mo lit a cigarette with satisfaction.
"Is it the old man who won't let me check?"
"Did you guess it?" The lioness was slightly surprised.
"I didn't mention it in a crowded place just now because I was afraid that someone would tell the old man how hard it is to guess." Chen Mo puffed out the smoke and smiled: "Does the old man think it involves too much?"
"Well..." The lioness was silent for a few seconds: "Although I don't need to emphasize confidentiality to you, but you don't want to tell anyone what I'm going to say next."
"Of course, instructor, you still can't trust me?"
The lioness came closer.
"Xiao Bai told me that the reason why the regiment leader did not allow the investigation to continue was because he suspected that the mine explosion was a self-directed and self-acted ruse by the Corps."
"What?!" Chen Mo was shocked.
"Keep your voice down," the lioness said angrily.
"You keep talking."
The lioness told Chen Mo the conversation between Lao Bai and Bai Yuchen that day, word for word.
The more Chen Mo listened, the angrier he became, and the more he listened, the more blood boiled in his head.
But when the lioness talked about the motives of the higher-ups if this incident was done by the Corps, Chen Mo felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness in his heart.
Even if it is to obtain various conveniences...can one really spend a hundred thousand lives to pave the way?
If it was really the Corps' fault, what should I do?
The cigarette burned to the cigarette butt, making it a little hot to the touch.
Taking another puff, feeling the spicy and bitter smoke in his mouth, Chen Mo slowly leaned back on the chair.
"Why are Bai Yuchen talking to you?"
"He doesn't have your contact information."
"I mean, why would he tell you something like this that should have been kept secret from me? He must have known that you would tell me."
"Hmm... He is worried that if you keep hiding it, you will blame the leader. And this kind of thing can be hidden for a while, but it cannot be hidden forever. One day the curtain will be lifted, and the truth will eventually be exposed."
Chen Mo was very tired.
I've never been so tired.
He understood Lao Bai and the political value behind the mine explosion.
He knew that if he continued to investigate this matter, there would probably be no good results, and the truth would probably be something he didn't want to believe.
But he couldn't convince himself that the 100,000 people in the mine had turned into a wisp of smoke.
He couldn't forget the thin girl who came to his office building to give him flowers after Lu Gaofei's death. He couldn't forget that he helped him solve the white meat case, which involved a team of horses and dogs in the black industrial chain.
He couldn't forget the desperate pursuit all the way to the high mountains, nor could he forget Kadajin's calmness in the face of death in order to bring back information.
Chen Mo closed his eyes.
"Voluntary death is called sacrifice."
The lioness seemed to understand what Chen Mo meant, and she raised her eyebrows.
"Involuntary death is called murder?"
Chen Mo didn't respond, sitting in his seat and thinking quietly.
The stakes are too high, and Lao Bai will not let him do what he wants.
And if this kind of thing was really done by the Corps, then Xu Tiegong's motive for letting Chen Mo open the mine is highly worthy of speculation.
It's like a card game. Both sides seem to have high and low cards. You know the hole cards and I know them, but no one has a clear card.
The side with more chips can put unlimited pressure on the other side.
But now the chips in Chen Mo's hand obviously cannot support him to play Xu Tiegong's trump card.
After a long silence, Chen Mo finally opened his eyes.
"Instructor..."
"If you want to continue the investigation, I will do my best to help you, but after all, my ability is limited, so don't have high expectations." The lioness interrupted Chen Mo.
Chen Mo threw away the cigarette butt with only the filter tip left.
"No more checking."
"No more checking?" The lioness opened her eyes wide.
"No more checking." Chen Mo repeated: "I will wait for Xu Tiegong's reply."
"What if the answer isn't what you want?"
Chen Mo didn't answer.
Nowadays, there are many disputes over the energy of the home planet, and there will inevitably be a battle between the Yi Energy Society and the Corps Federation.
Zhongbei has internal internal problems, and the Donghuang Corps has always been at odds with the Yi Neng Hui.
It is useless to dwell on such minutiae now. After all, according to Lao Bai's pessimistic guess, troubled times are coming, and it is doubtful whether the Donghuang Corps can continue to exist after that. The prerequisite for the entanglement is to survive.
Chen Mo is very radical, but he has never been a person who ignores priorities.
After letting out a long breath, Chen Mo smiled at Zheng Qiuhong, who was biting a straw and looking at the table.
Turning to look at the lioness.
"I have failed Kadajin's sacrifice."
"He just wanted to find out the truth. He died on the road to pursue the truth. There is no way he can say that you failed him."
Chen Mo stared into the lioness's eyes.
"Do you really think so?"
Seeing the sincerity in Chen Mo's eyes, the lioness chose to escape.
Only she knows the truth.
"Instructor, can you drive an exoskeleton armor?"
"meeting."
"Is it strong?"
"powerful."
"I will ask Meng Ren to mobilize two exoskeleton armors from Pinghai, one for you and the old man."
"What to do?" The lioness was a little nervous.
"Coping with emergencies."
The lioness didn't dare to think about what emergency situation Chen Mo was talking about.
