activa-t Chapter 435 Old A!
Chapter 435 Old A!
Zhong Yuemin shrugged.
"We'd call each other friends. We haven't known each other for long, but we've been through thick and thin together, a true bond!"
"Is that all...?" The woman's eyes held a mixture of hope and disappointment.
"Miss Yang, I'm already married!"
She shook the ring on her ring finger.
Yang Qing glanced at him, thinking to herself, "This person is really direct and ruthless. He talks as if I'm so eager to be with you."
A soft hum!
Then he said:
"What are your plans next?"
"Go back to my original unit and continue being a common soldier!"
"Yuemin, we haven't known each other for very long, but you're not exactly a model citizen. I'm curious how you've managed to stay in the army for so long."
"Sigh... I have no choice. My father and father-in-law are forcing me to do it. What can I do?"
Zhong Yuemin said:
"What about you? You should be back in the US by now, right?"
"We won't go back for now. My dad still needs to be treated and recuperate at the hospital here for a while. There are still some things that haven't been resolved here. We'll see when the time comes!"
He understood what he meant.
"You guys aren't still thinking about that scientific research, are you? You still want to enter Death Valley?"
Yang Qing didn't say anything!
"You people are really bored out of your minds. If you're so rich, you should live up to your wealth and spend it properly. Live in a villa, drive luxury cars, and arrange for nannies, maids, drivers... to be hired for everything."
Zhong Yuemin embodies the attitude that the wealthy should have.
"Clothes, jewelry, bags—buy not the best, just the most expensive; a bicycle, with a luxury car following in front and behind..."
You said you had to come to this remote Gobi Desert to do some scientific research or expedition,
Miss Yang, do you know what the saddest thing in life is?
It means the person dies, but the money isn't all spent!
Yang Qing glared at him.
"Are you cursing me to die? I've said before that people's pursuits are different. Let me ask you, if I ever find myself in dire straits or encounter danger again, will you still come to save me?"
"The payment should arrive, I think!"
"You still care about this little bit of money?"
Who doesn't like money? Of course, the more the better.
Yang Qing handed him a business card.
"This is my address in China, along with my contact information. Give me your home address in Beijing, and I'll come visit you when I have time!"
Zhong Yuemin took it, glanced at it, and accepted it.
"Do I need to tell you my address? You know everything about my family."
"How can that be the same? You have to tell me yourself, hurry up."
He then took out paper and pen from his bag.
Women, their thought processes are really different from men's. He wrote it down.
Yang Qing glanced at it, then happily put it away, saying, "Alright, you can go back now."
Zhong Yuemin turned to leave, but then remembered something and turned back to ask.
"What's your relationship with that Wang Ye?"
Yang Qing was taken aback, then smiled.
"What, are you jealous?"
Ha ha!
He just wanted to ask if you two had some secrets, about those strange things in Death Valley. Why are you jealous?
Without explanation, he said, "I'm leaving!" and turned to walk away. He hadn't gone far when he heard a woman's voice behind him.
"Hey, I have absolutely no relationship with Wang Ye. It's purely a work-related and research-based exchange... Hey, did you hear me?"
"Yes, I heard you!" He turned and went inside.
Not far behind her, Yang Qing's lips curled into an alluring smile. For some reason, Zhong Yuemin's 'jealousy' made her feel particularly pleased.
"Hmph, don't even think about escaping from my grasp!"
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After three days of rest, these hastily assembled special forces soldiers were to disband and return to their respective units. On the platform, they boarded different trains. His train, along with Haiyang and Ningwei's, arrived first, while Dalong and Xiaopang had to wait. They had come to see them off. Although they had only known each other for less than a month, their initial temporary teamwork to become special forces soldiers, followed by their experience in Death Valley and facing life-or-death situations, forged a deep bond. They were reluctant to part, their eyes welling with tears.
Zhong Yuemin patted the two on the shoulders, "Why are you crying? It's not like we'll never see each other again. If you come to Beijing, be sure to look us up."
The two nodded heavily.
Haiyang and his girlfriend from the scientific expedition team staged another dramatic farewell. They only separated when the train conductor urged them to leave. Zhang Haiyang boarded the train, waved goodbye, and shed tears as the train pulled away.
"I said it couldn't be that bad, could it?" Zhong Yuemin joked.
"You, Chief of Staff Zhang, can cry? That's quite unusual. It seems you're really moved."
Zhang Haiyang was in low spirits.
"I've already made plans with Liu Qian. I'll take her to meet my parents during my next family visit leave."
Are you two getting married?
"That can still be fake!"
"ocean!"
Zhong Yuemin's tone became more serious; he was no longer teasing him.
"We guys used to advise you to find a girlfriend sooner, because we were worried about you, after all, you're not getting any younger. But we weren't as impatient as you are. You've only known each other for a few days, and you're already meeting the parents? Shouldn't you get to know each other a little better?"
"No need, we've already done a thorough investigation!"
"Ok?"
Zhong Yuemin and Ning Wei were both taken aback, casting curious glances over.
Seeing this, Zhang Haiyang retorted irritably, "It's not what you think. Anyway, I've made up my mind about her, you just don't understand!"
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Back at the army base, life returned to its usual routine. Haiyang had gone back to the staff headquarters, leaving only him and Ning Wei in the company, making him even more lonely.
However, not long after, they had another assignment. Perhaps inspired by their previous experience with special forces, they were also preparing to establish a special unit called "Old A," a decision personally approved by Commander Li. He thought to himself, "Is this some kind of time-traveling soldier assault?"
This "Old A" unit was a completely new entity. There had never been a similar structure in the previous military order, and there was no mature experience to follow. It was entirely a matter of "crossing the river by feeling the stones."
The key figure responsible for turning this paper concept into a sharp weapon in actual combat was none other than Zhong Yuemin, who was appointed as the chief instructor and person in charge of "Old A", while Zhang Haiyang was transferred back to serve as the deputy instructor.
They have a lot of privileges.
Regarding the selection of personnel for this special unit, the choice of training syllabus, and the establishment of rules and regulations, they were given almost complete decision-making freedom from above. They were given direction but not constraints, and it was clearly stated that they would not interfere too much with the specific operations.
To paraphrase Commander Li's resolute and gun-fighting words during a private conversation:
"I have only one requirement: when there are missions in the future, your team must be capable and efficient, acting decisively and without hesitation. We need swift and decisive action; eliminate all invading enemies cleanly and efficiently."
This is the meaning of your existence as special forces soldiers, and this is the kind of person you need to train to be!
Regarding the scale of "Old A", given that this is the first attempt, the higher-ups decided to set up a demonstration site first and not be greedy for large-scale projects.
The initial plan was to have three squads, roughly equivalent to a reinforced platoon, with about thirty men.