Chapter 4 (1)

  Special forces are especially good at this kind of thing.

  ----From "The Devil's Notebook"

  Xiao Hei thought that after Lao Bing retired from the army, he would be released from solitary confinement. Several days passed, but the squad leader showed no intention of releasing him.

  A week later, Wan Ba Tian called the battalion commander Zhao Tielong and instructor Lu Qiguo to his office to solicit opinions from the battalion.

  Lu Qiguo said: "He was not a formal cadre of the first battalion to begin with, but only temporarily assigned to work in the first battalion. He came for less than a month, and how to deal with him is up to the big team."

  Wan Ba Tian turned his head and asked Zhao Tie Long, "What's your opinion?"

  "I also hold this view, completely led by the team."

  Wan Ba Tian knocked on the table and scolded with a smile: "As soon as you guys lift your ass, I know what kind of shit you're going to pull. You say nice things openly, but actually you're shirking responsibility. Just because you're not formal cadres of the first battalion, does that mean you don't have any responsibility?"

  "We certainly have a responsibility," Lu Qiguo hastily took over. "Comrade Wang Jinfu has been acting as the deputy commander of the First Regiment for less than a month, to be honest, we haven't fully understood him yet, and so many things happened one after another, we didn't provide timely help and education, so we still have responsibility."

  "Nonsense, aren't you still shirking responsibility? We don't know much about this comrade, we only knew he was a hero who returned from abroad after competing in martial arts, and was a well-known advanced model. Now that something has happened, we need to summarize it carefully, so as to handle him correctly, especially the next step in his appointment and use. What are the opinions of the regiment?"

  Lu Qiguo said: "How to deal with it is up to the big team, as for his appointment and use, I suggest that a talent like him should be placed in an organ and trained under the leadership."

  Zhao Tielong immediately responded: "Right, the temple of the first battalion is too small. Putting him in the first battalion would indeed be a waste of his talents."

  "Are you guys singing a duet with me?" Wan Ba Tian slapped the table. "I understand what you're thinking, now this kid is a hot potato, you're afraid that one day this potato will turn into a hand grenade, throw it out and it can blow a hole, hold it in your own hands and say no good one day it will burst your pot, you two are afraid of not being able to contain it, right?"

  Lu Qiguo smiled and didn't say anything. Zhao Tielong said, "We didn't think that way, the key is we think the First Battalion isn't suitable for him, if he can't go to the headquarters, putting him in the Counter-terrorism Battalion would be more suitable than the First Battalion."

  Wan Ba Tian said: "You are too unscrupulous, you can't even take care of yourselves, yet you want to shift the blame onto others, is this the opinion of your camp?"

  Lu Qiguo and Zhao Tielong exchanged a look before Lu spoke up, "Our company has seriously studied this matter. From what we understand, he often clashes with Ma Cheng from the 2nd Platoon, and his relationship with the 1st Platoon is also very tense. If he stays in our company, there will be more big trouble in the future. Therefore, we sincerely request that the battalion leadership consider assigning him a position more suitable than being in our company. This would be beneficial for both our company's development and the 2nd Platoon's development. We hope..."

  Wan Ba Tian waved his hand to interrupt Lu Qiguo's words, "I understand your thoughts, the political commissar has gone to the war zone to study in a reading class. When he comes back, we'll discuss it again. For now, take him away. If there are any more problems during this time, it will be your responsibility."

  The two squad leaders hastily agreed and went to the confinement room to bring Xiao Hei back to the first camp.

  The two leaders in the regiment did not let Xiao Hei return to the second company, but instead had the second company bring his bedding roll to the regiment headquarters. The deputy regiment commander went to the farm to squat and asked Xiao Hei to stay in the deputy regiment commander's quarters, then notified Ma Cheng, who was hospitalized, to come back and take charge of the company.

  The arrangement in the camp is to give Xiao Hei a "cold treatment". Zhao Tielong and Lu Qiguo had already discussed it, when adjusting cadres after a period of time, no matter what, they must send this god away. With such a hand grenade hidden in their own bosom, sooner or later it will blow up their hearts and lungs.

  As soon as he returned to the camp, Xiao Hei's punishment also came down. The serious warning reported by the camp was not approved, and a warning penalty was given. This is entirely because the battalion leader, out of kindness and appreciation for talent, did not take severe measures against Xiao Hei.