Chapter 39: Emergency Mission (3)

  He was no longer bullied by the female soldier from his hometown. Out of gratitude, during their limited meetings, she always showed concern for him, asking how he was doing, if the squad leader was being harsh, and if he had enough to eat. Each time, she would secretly give him some candies, milk powder, snacks, instant noodles, etc.

  Later stories are clichés and cheesy, Gao Xiang thinks the other person is interested in him, so he wants to pursue them. The female soldier also has a secret romance, as long as they don't get caught it's fine. In any case, in the military camp, romance can only be on a spiritual level, all actions must follow orders and are not just for fun, even wanting to find a bush to sneak into and steal a kiss is impossible, because in the army, even the bushes know to discipline themselves, who knows if there are two scouts hiding inside...

  The female soldier thought that Gao Xiang was not bad, and she didn't dislike him. It seemed that dating him wasn't unacceptable either. However, the female soldier didn't agree to it. She felt that dating was a sacred thing and shouldn't be done secretly. She encouraged Gao Xiang to work hard and strive to take the military academy exam as soon as possible. After graduating from the military academy and being promoted, they could openly date.

  Two young rookies ignored the objective fact that the military academy was reformed, optimistically looking forward to a beautiful future together. The female soldier was originally a college student who enlisted and had a background at home, catching the last train of reform, and was admitted to the military academy as an officer. Gao Xiang muddled through for more than three years, finally only managing to transfer to be a non-commissioned officer.

  Later, however, the distinction between officials and soldiers became clear. Three consecutive letters were sent to the military school to return him, and after the instructor talked to him, Gao Xiang's beautiful dream also woke up. He was discharged from the army and returned home according to the unit's opinion. Later, after graduating from the female soldier, she was assigned to a certain shore-to-ship missile base of the navy as a staff officer.

  When Gao Xiang was discharged from the army, there were no female soldiers among the people who came to see him off. His comrades told him that because the military academy's rules were strict, they couldn't get time off, so they couldn't come in person to send him off. Gao Xiang knew in his heart that she didn't want to come. After he returned home, the female soldier sent a letter, and at the end of it was written: "Gao Xiang, you're an excellent young man. I believe you'll find your happiness. If there's a woman who's willing to take you shopping, stop you from spending money on her, and ask if you're hungry or thirsty or tired, then marry her!" Behind that sentence was also drawn a smiling face.

  This was just a joke, but Gao Xiang remembered it in his heart. Later, after being re-educated by the University of Society, he thoroughly regarded this sentence as nonsense. What kind of woman is there in this world? With such an idea, he mixed for so many years, until... until Tian Miao Miao suddenly appeared...

  The big bus slowly drove into the Second Ring Road, and when I looked up, the city of Linfen was hazy in the rainy night, with lights shining brightly, as beautiful as a castle in a fairy tale.

  As the vehicle slowly drove into the destination, Wan Heng's security team had already welcomed them under the leadership of the captain. Old Hei shouted to get off the car and ordered Gong Qian to line up, then jumped off the car with Ye Shi Group's security consultant; a big-nosed German started discussing in a low voice. The two were pointing at the map, drawing ranges with their hands, apparently arranging patrols. For such large-scale performances, it's not that they're afraid of anything, but rather that they need to guard against over-enthusiastic fans rushing up and causing trouble.

  Before long, Lao Hei and the German fellow had finished their discussion: five people per floor patrol team, divided into two groups. Considering the female student police officers and several weak male student police officers, out of consideration, Lao Hei told Gong Qian that the female students would be in charge of the floors, while the other personnel would be assigned by her, which meant that the right to assign tasks and select team members was also given to her.

  Apart from patrolling the floors, other security personnel were divided into two teams of five to patrol the streets on both sides within a radius of one kilometer; four people were stationed at the front and side gates respectively; the remaining personnel stayed behind as substitutes, with shifts changed every 60 minutes, working in rotation from the end of the performance until all performers had returned to their hotel rooms.

  In short, it's about ensuring the safety of artists in hotels and preventing them from being disturbed by outsiders, especially fans and paparazzi.

  This is a task that has risen to the height of River Crab Linfen and the great Linfen dream, Old Hei's instructor had to take it seriously, with so many leaders coming from above, he repeated himself several times with a dark face, before swaggering away with Wan Heng's security captain and that big-nosed old foreigner. Gao Xiang and the others were all cursing, damn it, throwing us here on duty, while he goes to enjoy the hotel's "special service"!

  The right to lead the squad fell into Gong Qian's hands, and she personally took charge of the first squad; The second squad chose Ye Dui, which was also a reasonable arrangement; The third squad chose a dead bookworm, causing a murmur among the lower ranks; Until finally, the fourth squad chose Jia Junpeng!

  The four team leaders started picking people, and Gong Qian didn't know if it was intentional or unintentional, completely forgetting that there was still Gao Xiang. This made Gao Xiang's idea of being on duty with her go up in smoke. At this time, Jia Junpeng came to add fuel to the fire, choosing him as the first one; Gao Xiang was furious, and since he joined the training team, not to mention other things, which subject training assessment wasn't he the first? What did Gong Qian's team mean by this? Seeing Jia Junpeng coming over, he scolded with a bad tone: "You also want to lead me, huh?"

  Jia Junpeng is a smooth talker, and as soon as he saw Gao Xiang's miserable appearance, he knew exactly what was wrong. He hastily leaned in close and said: "Xiang Ge, it's pouring rain, we can't just stand on the street like idiots, right? I've called all our brothers here, we'll form a group, and once we get out of here, I promise that even as team leader, I'll listen to your orders!"

  Gao Xiang felt relieved, Jia Junpeng was right, the brothers couldn't just stand there getting rained on because of Gong Qian's reckless orders, finding a place to take shelter wasn't an easy task.

  Gong Qian quickly chose Wang Min, Han Juan, and two bookworms who didn't seem to be of much use, formed a team, and rushed to the patrol floor. Ye Du gathered the remaining girls Tian Miao Miao, Zhang Tong, Su Su, and the remaining boys who needed to be taken care of, came over to say hello, and left. Gao Xiang waved his hand listlessly, and the four big rascals plus one unwanted person, braved the rain and exited the hotel's main gate, starting their patrol in a northerly direction.

  The rain outside grew heavier, and in no time the figures of the five people disappeared into the rainy night. Tian Miao Miao and Ye Dui stood at the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor, looking at the backs of Gao Xiang and his friends with a bit of discontent in their hearts. Ye Dui whispered to Tian Miao Miao with some dissatisfaction: "What is this Gong Qian doing! If I had known she wasn't going to choose, I would have chosen myself!"

  Tian Miao looked at her with a mixture of surprise and curiosity: "I haven't seen you go to the selection either? When did this landmine become a hot commodity, and why are you treating it like treasure, Ye Xiaojie?"

  "Alright, stop teasing me! Even the class leader didn't get chosen, do you think I would dare to? If someone were to eat a flying vinegar bottle, my life would be in danger, and he doesn't even meet the 'physically weak' standard!"

  "What a pity, if Gao Xiang were really in our group, we wouldn't be bored at night. And it would comfort someone's empty heart... haha!" Tian Miao Miao pretended to hit him, and Ye Du begged for mercy:

  "Alright, alright, come with me MiaoMiao, I know a good place, let's go hide out for the night. Who cares about that crappy pop star? I'm not serving her!" Anyway, it was their own family business, and since Ye Dui knew he couldn't avoid this task, he had already planned how to deal with this unlucky job...

  They had only walked a few dozen meters forward when the streets became empty, the heavy rain making the streets seem even more desolate. Gao Xiang looked around and said: "In this kind of weather, it's pointless to come out on patrol. The instructor must have gotten his head kicked by a ball to think of sending us out to find the paparazzi in such heavy rain... T(17)M(K)D Paparazzi aren't blind, who would come out in this ghostly weather..."

  Five people, led by Gao Xiang, who was shouting and yelling, ran out of a kilometer in the direction of the distant lights. Gao Xiang discovered that there was a residential area, and upon closer inspection, it did not disappoint. At the entrance of the residential area, there was a large restaurant, and the five people excitedly rushed in to order wine and dishes and started drinking!

  Gao Xiang was extremely satisfied with the surrounding terrain. The residential area faced the highway leading to the hotel, and as soon as there was any movement, he could see it, and he wasn't afraid of being checked on his post. As soon as someone called on the intercom, he could immediately run onto the highway pretending to be on duty, truly without a single flaw.

  A few people chose the table with the best view, had the boss heat up a pot of hot old wine, called for a small hot pot and stir-fried two dishes. With their feet stomping and hands rubbing together, they started drinking. Although it was early summer, such a rainy night still felt quite chilly.

  Jia Junpeng happily raised his wine glass: "Xiang Ge, no need to say! I knew it, following you at night won't make me get rained on haha, come on brother, let's toast to you!"

  That nobody wanted weakly asked a sentence: "Gao Ge, if we get caught drinking on duty by the instructor, will..."

  "Hey, you're really too honest!" Gao Xiang had two cups down and finally started talking more: "It's such a big rain, and it's so cold, Lao Hei has already gone to the big treasure sword, who still has time to care about you? If someone asks, we'll just say we were afraid of catching a cold and found a supermarket to buy a bottle of Erguotou, each took a sip to drive away the chill. That's what we'll say, it's fine, but you little kid better not really get drunk, or you'll really become a stick!"

  Zhu Weitao this rascal, pretending to be mighty, scolded his family member: "You little brat, if you don't drink, then get out and stand guard in the rain!"

  "You think I'm blind, don't you? Respect to the four elder brothers!" This guy is also clever, anyway, being tied up together is better than getting rained on!

  "Come on, put down your chopsticks for a moment, I have two things to say. We're the first shift, one hour, and when the time is up, we'll go back and rest. Where will we rest? On the bus, of course. As for the hotel rooms arranged with hot water baths, I don't even dare to think about it, definitely won't be our turn."

  "After the shift, looking at Gong Qian's physiological disorder today, we will definitely be driven out again. When the time comes, it's just three hours later. I just found that you are looking in that direction, yes, there. We will go there for our second outing and stay there for an hour, just like now, and then come back to continue this lousy job."

  Gao Xiang mysteriously pointed to a place not far away where neon lights flickered.