Lin Zhonghu, the commander of Unit 203, was sitting behind his desk, with a pile of cigarette butts already accumulated in the ashtray.
In front of him was a stack of documents, which he had spread out and saw the last one.
There was a crisp knock on the door.
"Come in, the door is open."
Wei Tiansheng's figure appeared at the door.
"Yo!"
Lin Zhonghu, whose skin was as black as charcoal, raised his head and looked down at his watch.
"Is this our political commissar? You are late."
Wei Tiansheng was dressed in regular clothes, took off his big-brimmed hat and put it on the table. He was not polite and sat directly in the chair opposite Lin Zhonghu.
"It's better to be late than never. This time, the personnel will be selected to participate in the selection. The procedures for each unit must be processed. Now we have selected good soldiers from each special brigade. They are all people's favorites. They have great opinions. Someone
We were all sued to the military district. They said we were just picking peaches. Others trained us and we picked what was ready."
"In times of peace, success depends on the top training and talents of your subordinates. It is understandable that no one will be unhappy if their precious baby is poached."
Lin Zhonghu put down the information in his hand and said: "These matters must be coordinated by you, the political commissar. We have a clear division of labor. You are in charge of political ideology, and I am in charge of military command."
After saying that, he stood up, walked to the coffee table, poured a cup of tea for Wei Tiansheng, placed it in front of the latter, and sat back in his chair.
Wei Tiansheng noticed that Lin Zhonghu seemed to have something to say, and said, "Old Lin, we are old partners. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Lin Zhonghu thought for a while, then picked up the first form on the table and handed it to Wei Tiansheng.
"Originally, I am in charge of military affairs, and I should not interfere with political issues. This soldier, Qin Fei. I saw him on the primary list before, but I did not express my personal opinion because I felt..."
"You don't think he will pass the trial, right?" Wei Tiansheng took a sip of tea and gently put the teacup back to its place.
"Yes, to be precise, I was surprised when I saw his name." Lin Zhonghu said frankly.
Wei Tiansheng said: "You think it's impossible for someone with his status to pass the local political review and enter the army to serve, right?"
Lin Zhonghu suddenly smiled, leaned back and stretched: "Oh - actually I should have known a long time ago that you did this for him. You have been training in our facilities for so many years.
He, you two probably spend most of the winter and summer vacations every year at one of our bases or in the wild, right?"
"That's right." Wei Tiansheng had no intention of denying it.
"Actually, I have known these things for so many years, but I just didn't say them." Lin Zhonghu's expression became solemn: "He is serving in other troops as a stable soldier and fulfilling his military dream. I have no control over it. But now
He entered our selection, I have to talk to you about this."
"I have communicated with you before." Wei Tiansheng said.
Lin Zhonghu nodded and said: "Yes, you have communicated with me and I agreed. But my original thought was that he would not be able to pass the review. The political review for joining a unit like 203 is a hundred times stricter than that of an ordinary army. Besides, he is just
A soldier with only the rank of private does not meet our conditions for selecting team members at all."
"So you originally thought that he would not be selected to the primary stage at all and would be rejected in the first wave of review. And because of my favor, you just wanted to do it as a favor, right?" Wei Tiansheng said with a smile: "No.
To think that Mr. Bao, who has always been selfless, has actually learned to show favoritism."
"Sheng Tian, I'm not kidding you. Relationships are one thing and work is another. How did he pass the review?" Lin Zhonghu stared at the headquarters seal on the approval form and said seriously: "Did you do it for him?
Political guarantee?”
Wei Tiansheng said: "Zhonghu, I don't deny that I acted as a guarantor, but think about it, every member of Unit 203 has been directly approved by the head of the headquarters, every one. Do you think it's just me?
Is the guarantee useful?”
Lin Zhonghu suddenly said: "Have you gone to see the old chief?"
"Yes. Apart from him, I can't think of anyone else who can let Qin Fei be selected." Wei Tiansheng said bluntly.
"You are taking a risk!" Lin Zhonghu said, "I really don't understand how the old leader could agree to your... such ridiculous request!"
He became a little angry and walked back and forth behind his desk with his hands behind his back.
"Not only are you risking your own political future, but you are also risking the old chief's reputation! He cherishes his reputation more than his life. You actually bother the old chief because of your personal relationship with Qin Anguo? You -"
He seemed a little angry and didn't know how to continue talking to his old partner.
"Do you know how many pairs of eyes in the headquarters are staring at our army? It has been very controversial since its establishment! There have always been people who opposed the establishment of this secret force, and they were eager to find a reason to veto it, but you! You went out of your way to do this for such a boy.
What a stupid move!? As long as Qin Fei is fine, if something happens, let alone you and the old leader, even the entire 203 unit may face huge changes!"
"Do you think Anhui is a traitor?" Wei Tiansheng's voice was trembling, "Do you even think he is a traitor?"
The furious Lin Zhonghu suddenly stopped and froze on the spot. He turned his head and saw that the corners of his old partner's eyes were slightly red.
The past events came to his mind and he was speechless.
"Don't forget, Lao Lin, An Guo risked his life to save your life. Back then..."
"I haven't forgotten what happened back then! I, Lin Zhonghu, am not the kind of person who forgets his roots, let alone someone who doesn't even remember his savior!"
Lin Zhonghu suddenly turned around, returned to his desk, opened the drawer, and took out an iron box from inside.
He placed the iron box on the table, opened it, took out something wrapped in red velvet, and threw it heavily on the table.
Boom——
There was a muffled sound.
The contents inside seemed heavy.
Wei Tiansheng gently opened the red velvet cloth, and inside lay an old-fashioned three-edged military thorn that was somewhat incomplete.
Even after so many years, although something has cracked a gap on one side of the spur, there is no trace of rust on the spur. The blade is still bright and sharp, maintaining its best condition.
Obviously someone is taking care of this spur all the time.
"I haven't forgotten it for a moment! In the battle of Southern Xinjiang, we were responsible for attacking the enemy's artillery positions. On the way back, I stepped on a landmine. It was Anguo and you who took the risk and came back to save me! At that time, I had already planned to fire the glory bomb.
, it was An Guo who used this military thorn to clear mines for me! I will never forget it in my life!"
The corners of Wei Tiansheng's eyes turned red.
Picking up the heavy military spur, the rumbling sound of cannons and gunshots rang in his ears again, as if he had returned to the battlefield in southern Xinjiang more than 20 years ago.
He saw Qin Anguo, who was wearing camouflage uniform, kicking him hard in the stomach, knocking him to the ground, and roaring at him angrily: "Wei Tiansheng! Get out of here right now! Get away!"
!You are here, if it explodes, only one more person will die!"
The sound echoed in the jungle of southern Xinjiang...
The memory is so far away, but it seems like it only happened yesterday.