Chapter 60

  "What's in it for you? Why did you still want to save me? Even when we were surrounded earlier, you could have just left me behind and cleared your own name. Why did you still want to stick together?" Shao Hui deliberately argued with him.

  "That's not the same, is it? Brothers?" Zhao Zhenghao pulled out a pack of cigarettes and handed them out to everyone in the car. Each person lit one up and started puffing away, filling the air with thick smoke that billowed out of the empty rear window, making it look like the car was on fire.

  "Can we? Is it also a selfish expression for us to share honor and shame, advance and retreat together?" Zhao Zhenghao finished half of his cigarette before answering. "Our fates are tied together. If I die, you won't survive either. Similarly, if you die, I won't be able to survive either. Moreover, we are soldiers from the same country. If you are humiliated, I will also be affected. If you have difficulties and I don't help, our friendship will haunt my conscience. And there's another point: if I don't help you, how can I expect your help when I'm in trouble? Only by supporting each other can we survive and return home. From this perspective, aren't we also selfish? It's just that selfishness has its micro and macro aspects. Do you understand?"

  The war has made soldiers become profound philosophers.

  "I get it. What if one day Shao Hui kicks the bucket? I'll take care of his wife, right? From a micro perspective, it's selfishness on my part. But from a macro perspective, I'm just fulfilling brotherly love, aren't I?" Liu Junhao said

  "Get out!" The whole car shouted in unison.

  "I understand what you mean... but in this kind of society... no matter how good the reasoning is... who can still make it clear?" Shao Hui let out a sigh.

  The van finally returned to the base after a bumpy ride. Su Yuesong, the middle school student, was waiting at the gate. After the team members got out of the car, he looked at his watch and asked, "What happened on the way? Why did you come back so late?" Zhao Zhenhao replied with regret, "Don't mention it. It's all because I was too careless. When reversing, I didn't see the iron pipe on the wall behind me, and the rear window was smashed. I wanted to find a repair shop to fix it, but after searching for a long time, I couldn't find one, so we came back late."

  "Oh? Nothing? People here basically don't buy new cars? The ones running on the streets are all old cars? The money for repairing can be used to buy another car? Where would there be repair shops?" Su Yue Song said as he walked to the back of the car to check the situation. "Alright, you guys don't need to worry about it anymore? Go back and unload your equipment, rest and get ready for dinner."

  "Is that all?" The team members replied bluntly and turned to walk towards the dormitory. Su Yue Song looked at the back of the car, his face gradually sinking down.

  "Liu Junhao, come and help me with something." "Understood?" Liu Junhao stopped and responded with a single word. He looked suspiciously at the others, Zhao Zhenghao signaling to him to be careful. Liu Junhao nodded and quickly ran over to Su Yuesong's side, following him back to the office.

  "Come, sit down and have a smoke?" Su Yue Song pointed to a pack of unopened cigarettes on the tea table. Liu Jun Hao didn't decline, opened the package, pulled out one, lit it up and took a satisfying drag.

  "Among these people, you are the most down-to-earth. There is not a single true word in their mouths. So I only called you over, which means I only trust you." Su Yue Song began to flatter Liu Jun Hao.

  After a puff of smoke rose into the air, Liu Junhao's mouth finally came to a stop: "Captain? Is there something you'd like to say? I'll tell you everything I know?"

  "Is that so? This is the true nature of the special police? Then I'll ask you directly, didn't you have a car accident tonight? What's your excuse? Why did you lie to me?" Su Yue Song asked.

  Liu Junhao flicked his cigarette ash and said, "Captain, we did lie to you. The car you gave us broke down after a few bumps and the glass shattered. We were discussing on the road whether to tell you the truth or not. If we told you, we were afraid you'd be embarrassed and have to apply for a new car from the factory again. That would just add to your troubles. So we decided to lie to you instead of giving you more trouble." Liu Junhao's response was both defensive and offensive, admitting to lying while also passing the blame to Su Yuesong. Su Yuesong had been caught off guard this time. He knew that the armed police force worked deep in the community, protecting citizens and striking against criminals, but he didn't know that the special police unit's training included interrogation and anti-interrogation techniques. If they didn't want to reveal any information, it was almost impossible to get anything out of them.

  "The glass of the car window has been specially processed, even if it is severely impacted, it will not shatter into pieces, unless multiple impacts cause resonance. Then I ask you, what about the bullet holes on the car? Can a few bullets cause resonance? It's not something that one or two can accomplish!" Su Yue Song slammed his hand on the table, "What exactly did you encounter on the road?"

  Facing the pressing questions, Liu Junhao bluntly played dumb: "I don't know anything about the bullet holes. I've told you everything I know. Even if you use your charm on me, I still won't know any more than that." Three sentences stuck to his usual tactics.

  Su Yue-song saw the situation and helplessly waved his hand, signaling him to leave. He then used the radio to call Zhang Wei-ze over. Shortly after, Zhang Wei-ze arrived. Su Yue-song repeated his trick, pointing at the tea table and saying: "Come sit down, have a smoke." Zhang Wei-ze casually sat down, preparing to take a cigarette, only to find that there was no cigarette box on the tea table. Su Yue-song gritted his teeth in anger, thinking: "That Liu Jun-hao is really not honest!" He tossed over a pack of cigarettes and asked: "That piece of glass wasn't shattered by a car accident, you guys were shot at on the road, right?"

  Zhang Weize puffed on his cigarette and replied casually, "Bullets? What bullets? Are we deceiving you? Mainly because we're afraid of increasing your workload..."

  Su Yue Song heard this and directly waved his hand for him to leave. The words he said were exactly the same as Liu Jun Hao's, not a single word different.

  Next is the arrival of Zuo Ming? Su Yuesong lost another pack of cigarettes? There were no other results until Wang Jianbin's arrival? Su Yuesong only knew the specific situation then. Wang Jianbin had already harbored resentment towards the special police for Wang Hongtao's sacrifice last time, and this time they almost got killed again because of them. So before Su Yuesong could say anything, he told everything in detail. Su Yuesong was furious and immediately convened a military meeting to summon all team members. At the meeting, he shouted loudly:

  "You're all special forces who have been in the army for so many years? Don't even know the purpose of a guard mission? Are you here to cause trouble? You're not here to mind your own business? Guard work is no small matter! Can't even handle your own situation, and now you're going out to cause more trouble? What if you don't come back this time? Do I owe you twelve lives? Twelve lives! Can I afford to pay that in this lifetime? How many times have I told you? To avoid people when encountering them, avoid cars when encountering them? Everything prioritizes your own safety! Are you just going to follow my orders like that? Shao Hui?"

  "Where to?" Shao Hui stood up straight with his pen

  "I ordered you to write five pages... didn't I? You give me a twenty-page test? Hand it in to me tomorrow morning? Did you hear?"

  "What?" Shao Hui plopped down

  "This time is no exception? If there are any consequences? I will put a disciplinary action in your file? Dismissed?"

  Shao Hui is very clever. He can sense who betrayed him. He turns his head to look at Wang Jianbin, who happens to be looking at him too. Their eyes meet, and Wang Jianbin immediately shifts his gaze away. From this moment on, the relationship between Shao Hui and Wang Jianbin becomes subtle. "Su Yue Song shouted loudly."