Chapter Fifteen Apology

  There was just one faint metallic clinking sound.

  "Damn it! What kind of crappy handgun is this?" Ye Tufei cursed, pulling the trigger for the second time.

  Still simmering.

  Ye Tu Fei slammed the pistol onto the table and said: "Hui Lu Zi, you're trying to tease me with a broken gun that can't even fire?"

  Zhang Luohui stared blankly as Ye Tufei pulled the trigger, and in that instant, his heart was filled with a thousand words, unable to express what it felt like. But he didn't hesitate, without even blinking, he stared straight at Ye Tufei as he pulled the trigger again.

  Zhang Luohui was also puzzled, took the gun and looked left and right, but couldn't find any problem. Just as he was about to disassemble the gun, Ye Tufei snatched it away from him again.

  The pistol in Ye Tuofei's hand was like a toy, being disassembled and reassembled with just a few clicks. After assembling it, Ye Tuofei held the gun against the wall and fired a shot.

  This shot is no longer a misfire.

  "Damn, this gun can actually fire!" Ye Tu Fei put the muzzle under his nose, sniffing the remaining gunpowder smell, saying: "It seems that it's the heavens protecting you, this grey donkey. Alright, I promise you, tomorrow morning, I'll gather the troops and formally apologize to your brother."

  Zhang Luo Hui insisted, "No way, can't wait until tomorrow, it has to be now!"

  Ye Tu Fei couldn't take it anymore and gritted his teeth, saying: "How dare you, are you trying to slap me in the face?"

  Zhang Luohui remained silent and once again handed the pistol over to Ye Tufei.

  Ye Tu Fei raised his hands and said: "I surrender, I surrender! You quickly go gather the troops, I'll cry here for a while, after crying I'll come over."

  Zhang Luo Hui opened a pair of innocent eyes and asked: "Cry? Sixth Master, why are you crying?"

  Ye Tu Fei burst into loud wailing, crying and shouting: "My Buddha, where did I offend you? Why do you send this grey donkey to torment me?"

  Zhang Luohui was bewildered and scratched his head as he followed Deng Lianchang away.

  On the road, Deng Lianchang asked: "Captain, what's going on with that gun of yours?"

  Zhang Luohui touched the back of his head and replied, "I don't know either! This gun is a genuine German product, it has never misfired before, I don't know what's wrong with it today, maybe God really doesn't want me to die."

  Deng Lianchang chuckled and said, "In my opinion, this is Ye Liu's doing. Think about it, why did he want to disassemble the gun before firing? Later, he disassembled it again, and the gun could fire again. Commander, don't you think that's strange?"

  Zhang Luo Hui slapped his forehead and said, "I said it, I said he really could open fire, it turns out he was just teasing me! No way, I have to go back and find him to settle the score."

  Zhang Luohui this mule is generally stubborn and stupid, really the nemesis of Ye Tufei. Ye Tufei had no intention of apologizing from the heart, seeing that Zhang Luohui was not soft or hard to eat, he decided to use the thirty-sixth trick to leave as soon as possible, and after sending away Zhang Luohui, he hid and did not see anyone.

  However, he ran into Zhang Luohui who had come back to settle accounts with him as soon as he stepped out the door.

  "Sixth Master, where's my gun? You've tampered with it, haven't you!"

  Ye Tu Fei pretended to be very surprised and replied: "Do something with your hands or feet? What are you talking about? What can I do with my hands or feet?"

  Zhang Luohui laughed and pulled out his gun, saying: "You didn't make a move? Then you come at me with another shot?"

  Ye Tu Fei was about to cry, he cried with a sad face to Zhang Luo Hui: "Okay okay, I admit it, I admit that I did something wrong, is that enough?"

  Zhang Luo Hui nodded in satisfaction, shaking his head and saying: "I knew it, Sixth Brother would never shoot at his own brother."

  Ye Tu Fei smiled wryly and said, "Who is Zhang Da Tuanzhang? He's someone who has seen countless people, of course my little tricks wouldn't be able to deceive him."

  Zhang Luohui said with a big tone: "That's it!" Then, he pulled Ye Tufei and left.

  "What are you doing? Where are you pulling me to?"

  "Didn't you agree with me that we would gather the team and apologize to my brother in person?"

  As they spoke, Ye Tufei had already been dragged away by Zhang Luohui for several steps. Upon hearing this, Ye Tufei exerted force under his feet and stood firm, saying: "Apologizing is fine, but I have a condition."

  Zhang Luohui said with a big smile: "It's just who will be the captain! I'll go to Xuzhou tomorrow to find Officer Yan, and I'll tell him in person that you, Sixth Master, should be the captain. It's enough for me to be your deputy."

  Ye Tu Fei couldn't help but laugh and cry, and was pulled by Zhang Luo Hui to walk a few steps forward before saying: "My conditions aren't just about being the captain or not."

  Zhang Luohui was taken aback and stopped in his tracks, asking: "Sixth Master, what are your conditions then?"

  Ye Tu Fei replied: "Starting from tomorrow, no, starting from now, taking care of Old Man Feng's affairs will be my responsibility. You are not allowed to stay in the hospital anymore."

  Zhang Luohui's eyes widened and she shouted loudly: "Why? Just because Guo Lao'er said I'm Feng Laoda's wife?"

  Ye Tu Fei laughed and said, "Nonsense! With Guo Lao Er's mouth that can run a train, what good words can he say? I told you not to go to the hospital, of course, I have my reasons. You just listen to me."

  Zhang Luohui thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Alright then, I'll listen to Liu Ye."

  The team gathered together, Ye Tu Fei stood in front of the team and began his apology:

  "Brothers of Zhongyitang! I heard that you did something very shameful yesterday evening, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

  Nature is beyond human response.

  "More than a hundred of you beating up thirty or so of them, isn't that shameful? If it were the other way around and ten or so of you had beaten up thirty or so of them, I, Ye Tutu, would heavily reward you today. But what kind of heroes are you, bullying the few with the many? Moreover, those you're bullying are still your sworn brothers who fought side by side with you in life-and-death battles."

  Ye Tu Fei said this, some of the unyielding brothers of Zhong Yi Tang lowered their heads, and some of the brothers who originally thought they were doing the right thing also lowered their heads.

  "Do you still remember the oath of our Zhongyitang?" Ye Tufei suddenly raised his voice.

  Like conditioned reflexes, all the brothers recited in unison: "Virtue is loyalty, morality is righteousness, with my virtue, I will carry out the way of heaven!"

  "It's fortunate that you still remember this oath. Alright! I'll consider this as your first offense, and it can be understood as just fooling around among brothers, so this time I won't handle it according to the hall rules. However, those of you who laid hands on your own brothers must step forward with me, Ye Tufei, and apologize to those brothers who fought alongside us but were beaten by you!"

  Over 100 brothers stood out in unison from the team.

  "Commander Zhang, Commissar Deng, and all the brothers of the 258th Regiment, I, Ye Tufei, on behalf of the 732 brothers of Zhongyitang, offer our apologies to you all!"

  As he spoke, Ye Tufei made a gesture of wanting to kowtow, and Zhang Luohui rushed forward to stop him.

  "Sixth Master, absolutely not, absolutely not! With your words, it's already enough!" Zhang Luohui begged Ye Tufei.

  After stopping Ye Tufei, Zhang Luohui turned to his old 258th Brigade brothers and shouted: "Look at Jiajia's house, look at Erlang Mountain, who has Ye Liu apologized to? But today, Ye Liu apologized to you brothers for this small matter, why? Only because Ye Liu treated you as his own brothers! From now on, I Zhang Luohui will follow Ye Liu wholeheartedly. If you recognize me Zhang Luohui as your brother, then you must follow me and forever follow Ye Liu!"

  The brothers of Lao 258's gang shouted in unison under Zhang Luohui's inspiration: "Forever follow Ye Liu Ye!"

  This scene also shocked the brothers of Zhongyitang, first a small part, then most of them, and finally all of them, simultaneously raising their arms and shouting: "Forever follow Ye Liu Ye!"

  Ye Tu Fei leaned in close to Zhang Luo Hui's ear and said: "Hui, I didn't think you were so good at flattering people!"

  Zhang Luo Hui smiled and replied, "One report for one report, if you can apologize to my brother, that would be giving me, Zhang Luo Hui, a huge favor. Although I'm a bit stubborn, I'm not someone who doesn't understand reason."

  Yue Tuo said: "This matter is considered as you doing a good deed on your way, however, the promise you made to me must be kept."

  Zhang Luohui smiled wryly and replied: "Then you should at least let me go say hello to Shantuge!"

  Yè Tú Fēi thought for a moment and said: "Consider it a reward for you. Alright then, let's go to the hospital now?"

  Just as Ye Tufei and Zhang Luohui stepped into the entrance of the field hospital, a man with a deeper connection to the 258th Regiment walked out of the field hospital in casual clothes.

  This man is Liu Yu-jie, the former deputy commander of the 258th Brigade.

  Ten days ago, Colonel Yan Xiwen, the chief of staff of the Fifth War Zone Command, came to the 258th Regiment headquarters with a combat mission for Erlang Mountain. However, all the regimental officers of the 258th Regiment were absent from their posts and had gone to the only brothel in Jiajiawang to drink and have fun. After the incident, the Command Headquarters decided to dismiss them from their positions and subject them to disciplinary action.

  However, among the regimental officers, Liu Yujie was the only lucky one. He was sent to a field hospital for treatment because his buttocks were pierced by a stray bullet in the last battle, otherwise he would have been investigated and dealt with like other regimental officers.

  He is out of hospital now.

  Lying in bed, he heard that the 258th Regiment was dispatched to Erlang Mountain for a blocking mission. At that time, he was very fortunate that his buttocks were hit by a bullet, thus avoiding this suicidal mission.

  But later, he heard that his deputy commander Zhang Luo Hui led the 258th regiment to successfully complete this task. The 258th regiment suddenly became a star regiment and became a model regiment in the five-war zone. He regretted it, he couldn't let others enjoy the honor that originally belonged to him, he had to fight back, he was the best candidate for commander of the 258th regiment.

  Liu Yuqie is very confident, his confidence does not come from his own experience and ability, but from his uncle, Lieutenant General He Yingqin's chief advisor Liu Jichang.

  Three days ago, he had already written a letter to his uncle, and by now, General He's summons must have reached the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone.

  Today, I'm delighted to hear from the editor that my humble work will be recommended on the 24th. Overjoyed and tearful, I want to thank all of you who have read this book for your great support. I hope you can continue to collect and recommend it as always.