Chapter 3 (9)

  Li Bing shook his head mysteriously and said, "This matter is unknown to the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff. However, as subordinates, our most important responsibility is to think of things that leaders haven't thought of at any time. At critical moments, if you help leaders think of something they hadn't thought of, then leaders will remember you at critical moments. Even if you're scolded in the face and covered in dog blood, afterwards, he'll find a way to make it up to you elsewhere. This is the key to surviving in the army, little brother. It's an unspoken secret, so take note."

  Xiao Hei raised his head and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Director Li. However, I think the Wolf Brigade's Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff shouldn't care about being former captives."

  "You're wrong, the leader will care more than others..." Li Bing's voice suddenly dropped. "There's a lot to learn here, brother. Now is what time? A sensitive period, at the end of the year, there will be adjustments to cadres. The deputy chief of staff has been in office for several years, and may go to another unit as the main officer. If Wan Lao Da gets promoted, that would be great. Then, the chief of staff might become the battalion commander, and the deputy chief of staff could become the chief of staff. At that time, your future will be boundless, brother."

  Xiao Hei looked at Li Bing for a long time, then nodded heavily, "I know what to do now."

  Li Bing stared at Xiao Hei and asked uneasily, "Do you really know?"

  "I really know now," Xiao Hei said firmly.

  Li Bing happily grasped Xiao Hei's hand, "Thank you, little brother, but the things we said today, can't be told to others, understand?"

  Xiao Hei said: "Understood".

  Li Bing warmly patted Xiao Hei's shoulder, "Didn't the battalion give you a severe warning penalty? The regiment hasn't approved it yet, but I'll vouch for you today. I'll go talk to the leader and make sure nothing happens to you."

  Mentioning the dismissal, Xiao Hei's expression suddenly sank, and he said "Thank you for your concern, leader" with a dark face, and sent Li Bing out.

  The investigation team did not privately investigate Xiao Hei, but instead adopted a symposium format, gathering the main officials of the battalion's grassroots camps to discuss and speak.

  In name, it was to find problems in the drill, but in fact, this discussion meeting turned into a work performance report meeting. The commanders of various battalions and companies who spoke reviewed the main work done by their units, the main achievements and important gains, and when it came to finding the most critical and important problems, they all talked about "theoretical learning is not tight, the implementation of work cannot be carried out thoroughly, and there are many tasks with great pressure, which leads to neglecting some things".

  This is called formality, very boring but important, a bit like the emperor's new clothes, a group of people are solemnly dancing naked there, if someone dares to say "he is not wearing clothes", then this kid is either brain-damaged or mentally ill.

  Xin Deputy Commander, as the head of the investigation team, held his pen with great enthusiasm, ready to take notes on the book. After listening to most of the officers' speeches, he couldn't help but frown.

  Wan Ba Tian saw Xin's deputy commander's expression and thought, if he didn't get to the point soon, it would be strange if the old man didn't slam his hand on the table and leave. After a military officer finished speaking, he hastily interjected: "Alright, next I'll report on the problems with this exercise..."

  Xin Deputy Commander waved his hand and interrupted Wan Ba Tian. "Let's listen to the grassroots comrades first, is there anyone who hasn't spoken yet?"

  Everyone looked around and saw that almost everyone present had spoken except for Xiao Hei, the deputy platoon leader of the second company.

  Xiao Hei sat upright in the corner, standing out awkwardly among the crowd.

  Wan Bati said: "Wang Jinfu, you say it."

  Xiao Hei stood up and responded with a "yes", then said: "I don't have anything to say." It was clear that he had somewhat embarrassed Wan Ba Tian.

  Wan Ba Tian furrowed his brow and stared at Xiao Hei, saying: "You've all been captured, what's there to say?"

  "Reporting to the captain, according to the special forces' combat unit calculation, eight small squads were captured, and one small squad survived."

  The crowd burst into laughter.

  In front of Commander Xin, someone dared to be so impudent. Wan Batian's face suddenly flushed with anger, and he gripped the water cup on the table tightly, saying to Xiao Hei: "Isn't it just a few cripples left? What's the difference between that and the whole company being captured?"

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