Chapter 5 Military Region Commander

  The entire special forces regiment was covered in wind and snow, the ground outside the barracks was thick with snow, and under the moonlight, the surroundings of the barracks were particularly bright. On the vast grassland, there were occasional howls of wolves from time to time.

  Just now, the team leader Batu and the regimental commander Wu Peihua, who had been here for more than an hour, as well as the instructor Ma Ge, the company commander Cao Xiong, the political instructor Li Hui, and all the cadres of the company. They were all concentrated in front of the lawn in front of the company gate, with a small rabbit in their hearts, standing there with bated breath, waiting for the arrival of the military sub-district leaders. None of them knew what fate awaited them next.

  They were anxiously waiting when a loud rumbling sound came from the distant sky, and three helicopters flew in from afar, hovering above their heads.

  After the helicopter's rotor blades stopped, the cabin door opened and Maj. Gen. Ma Zhancai, who had just taken office as commander of the Hailar Military Sub-district, and Political Commissar He Weitao walked out of the helicopter one after another.

  Ma Zhan Kui is only 47 years old, with a height of only one meter seventy-eight centimeters. His slender face has a pair of eyes that seem like cosmic black holes, shining brightly and spiritedly. In the ten-year catastrophe, his military will was not worn away.

  As soon as he walked out of the helicopter cabin and stood on the snowy ground, he looked up at the sky with his head raised, exuding an aura that was impossible to describe in words. He didn't greet Batu and others who had been waiting for a long time, but instead walked towards Lian's department with a gloomy face.

  The conference room, which was not large to begin with, suddenly became crowded as more than 30 high-ranking officials rushed in. Military District Commander Ma Zhan Kui had not expected that such a serious fight and injury incident would occur at the grassroots level just after he took office. He sat in his chair, closed his eyes and listened to the report from Company Instructor Li Hui.

  The instructor stood in front of the war conference table and reported to the leaders present one by one about the fight that broke out among the troops at dusk.

  After listening to Li Hui's report, Commander Ma Zhan Kui opened his eyes and a cold light shot out from them. He slammed the table with great anger, pushed away the chair under him and stood up, pointing at each cadre of the company with his finger, saying loudly: "If things are really as you reported, that little soldier was not wrong, this is your mother's bandit den, and you cadres are the mountain king. I'll screw your ancestors, do we still have to leave some money for the road when we come here? We are the party's army, not a bandit armed force. I didn't expect that there would be such an unwritten rule in the grassroots company. Screw it, where is this the national defense army? This is simply a group of bandits wearing military uniforms. Being beaten by a new recruit who had just turned 18 and enlisted for less than a day, injuring more than 20 people, is truly a strange thing. This is not some special forces company, but a special company of soft-shelled turtles.

  Ma Zhan Kui said to Lin Xiao Guang who was sitting on his left: "Director Lin."

  "Present." Chief of Staff Lin Xiaoguang stood up from his chair as soon as he heard the commander's roll call and responded loudly.

  "I now order you, immediately notify the military district and relevant departments, organize a working group, to go down to the grassroots level for inspection. If there are similar incidents, no matter who they are, whether they are party or league members, expel them immediately and send them back to their hometowns. Damn it! They haven't learned anything else, but in the army, they've even learned to be bandits!"

  "Yes, Commander." Lin Xiaoguang immediately walked out of the conference room to call the military district's duty room and convey the commander's orders just given.

  When listening to the report of instructor Li Hui, Minister of Intelligence Wang Qiang, who was sitting under the commander's hand, immediately flashed a sharp light in his deep eye sockets when he heard that Wang Weiye had injured more than 20 special troops soldiers with no weapons in his hands and remained unscathed. He secretly laughed to himself: This young warrior named Wang Weiye is really interesting, having been in the army for only one day, not only did he take down so many thugs, but also turned the army into a gangster's den. Moreover, he dared to openly call himself "Third Master" in the army. Haha...not simple. In the eyes of outsiders, this young warrior Wang Weiye was simply an incurable, evil hooligan. But in the eyes of insider Wang Qiang, Wang Weiye was absolutely not a simple character, he was pretending to be a hooligan to hide something. If it weren't for today's attack by so many trained soldiers, he probably wouldn't have revealed his skills. I really didn't expect that Harbin would be a place where dragons and tigers were hidden. Such profound martial arts at such a young age are rare even in all of China. This is truly "hiding in plain sight", haha...I never thought that today I'd stumble upon a treasure!!!

  Cao Xiong and his comrades stood upright, their chests out, their bodies straight as a pencil, not moving an inch. If the 8341 troops came to select people, they guaranteed that all of them would pass.

  When they heard the commander say that they were a special unit of soft-shelled turtles, beads of sweat instantly appeared on their foreheads. They finally knew what their fate would be.

  Wang Qiang saw the commander sit down, he quickly stood up and walked to Commander Ma Zhan Kui's side, bowed his head and whispered a few words in Commander Ma Zhan Kui's ear.

  But everyone sitting in the conference room had no idea what the Minister of Military Intelligence had discovered, nor could they hear what he said to the commander. They only saw that the commander, who had just been stern and menacing, suddenly cracked a smile on his face after hearing the Minister's words, nodded slightly, and then told Minister Wang Qiang: "You go ahead and do it."

  "Yes, Commander." Minister Wang straightened up and said to Director Li who was standing there waiting to be scolded: "Take me to see that little warrior, I want to have a talk with him."

  "Yes, Director." Li Hui shifted his body to one side, letting Minister Wang go first.

  As soon as Wang saw the director walk out of the conference room, Ma Zhan Kui, the commander of the military district, was about to open his mouth and scold him when he saw Liu, the head of the military district hospital, walking in with a big sweat on his head.

  Director Liu walked while wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. Commander Ma Zhan Kui saw Director Liu's expression and felt tense in his heart. He quickly asked Director Liu, "Is the situation very serious? Are there any deaths?"

  Director Liu of the Military Sub-district Hospital, as soon as he walked into the conference room, didn't even glance at others. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped away the sweat on his forehead. Upon hearing the commander's question, he hastily replied: "Commander, so far there have been no fatalities, but the situation is indeed very serious. Three soldiers are still in a coma. The medical equipment I brought with me is incomplete, and we can't perform brain scans on them. However, based on my years of clinical experience, severe concussions are certain. What I'm worried about is that they might have internal bleeding in their brains, which would require craniotomy surgery. But our military sub-district hospital doesn't have the conditions to perform such a major operation. Therefore, these three must be sent to the Provincial Military Region 211 Hospital for treatment immediately. Additionally, there are twenty-two soldiers with 80% of them having comminuted fractures, and they also need to be sent to the 211 Hospital as soon as possible for treatment. Otherwise, they may have to undergo amputation and become permanently disabled. There are a few more soldiers who, under our country's current medical level, we can't completely cure even if we treat them. Even if we do manage to cure them, it's unlikely that they'll be able to participate in labor again."

  Commander Ma Zhan Kui and everyone in the conference room, upon hearing Dean Liu's words, all felt a sudden jolt in their hearts, thinking to themselves: Such a serious injury incident, it's already impossible to cover up from the military district leaders. If this matter isn't reported to the Military Commission, then it would be a miracle, and party disciplinary action is definitely inevitable.

  Ma Zhan Kui had a strong urge to kill someone in his heart, but he suppressed the anger that had already risen to his forehead and spoke to Director Liu in a very calm tone: "Immediately send all the wounded onto the plane and take them to the hospital at the fastest speed. If our military medical equipment is not good enough, then use the plane to immediately send the wounded to the 211 Hospital of the Provincial Military Region. I think their medical care is much better than ours. However, Director Liu, you must ensure the life of every soldier, and what specific treatment they can receive is not for us to decide." Ma Zhan Kui turned his head and said to Political Commissar He Wei Tao beside him: "Old He, I'd like to ask you to return to the military district with the plane, and let you stay at home to take charge. I'm afraid I'll have to stay here for a few more days, what do you think?"

  "Alright, Commander. I should get going, I need to report back to the Provincial Military District immediately. And you should gather materials here, probably tomorrow the investigation team from the Provincial Military District will arrive, and your time here won't be long either. Let the people below handle the rest of the things." The Political Commissar finished handing over the tasks and stood up to go with Director Liu to arrange for the wounded.

  The volcano finally erupted, Ma Zhan Kui stood up and walked to the side of Batu, grabbed his collar with one hand, and lifted him up with force. Without saying a word, he slapped Batu's face with a loud "slap", stunning everyone in the conference room, including Batu himself. No one had expected that the newly appointed commander would have such a fiery temper.

  Ma Zhan Kui pointed at Batu's nose with his finger and shouted loudly: "I fuck your ancestor, Batu! You're a damn bastard. I don't care who is backing you up from behind, if one soldier dies, I'll shoot you dead. The Gang of Four has already been overthrown, so you should behave yourself and tuck your tail between your legs. At 28 years old, you're already the leader of a unit, do you think that's impressive? Let me tell you, there are still many days ahead. Tomorrow, the military district's investigation team will go to each company at the grassroots level, if such things happen in the companies, then quickly go home and wash your ass clean, and report to the military court!"

  Batur was very clear about what the commander said. At 25, he relied on rebellion to gain merit and was appreciated by Wang Hongwen's men, who promoted him from a small platoon leader to a regimental commander in a rocket-like manner. In these two years, he was proud of himself, relying on his connections above, and during his tenure in the army, he did whatever he wanted, not putting the military district chief in his eyes at all. After the Gang of Four was overthrown, the people he relied on above were now marginalized. Originally, he thought that with the arrival of the new commander, he would make a good impression, but he never expected that such a big commercial event would occur below. He is now deeply regretful, if only he hadn't sent those hoodlums here, this wouldn't have happened.

  Ma Zhan Kui finished speaking, and with a strong push, he pushed Batu back into his chair. He turned around and walked furiously in front of Cao Xiong and the others, asking loudly: "Why did these new recruits not receive training in the new recruit company? Who gave this stupid order?"

  Such a big thing, Cao Xiong didn't dare to hide it now. He immediately replied: "Report, Commander Comrade. It was an order given by the Regimental Commander."

  Ma Zhan Kui heard that it was that bastard again, and he was so angry that his eyes shot out a cold light, directly at Batur. If his gaze could kill people now, Batur would have been pierced by Ma's gaze even if he had a hundred lives. Everyone in the conference room saw their commander, whose originally short hair stood on end like a hedgehog, and his body emitted an aura of murderous intent. They heard him gritting his teeth and shouting loudly at the outside of the conference room: "Come in!"

  As soon as the voice had just fallen, four soldiers in uniform and with serious faces walked in from outside. As they entered, they stood at attention and gave Ma Zhan Kui a military salute, saying loudly: "Commander."

  Ma Zhan Kui pointed at Batu with his hand and said: "Take this son of a bitch to the military court immediately."

  "Yes."

  Two men immediately went over, propped up Batu's arm and walked out. When they reached Ma Zhancai's side, everyone saw that the commander had pulled down Batu's epaulette with one hand.

  At this time, Batu's face was as pale as a dead man, and beads of sweat the size of beans were already rolling down his face. He knew that everything was over this time.

  Ma Zhan Kui saw Batur this bear-like man, waved his hand and loudly commanded: "Take him away".