Originally, Qin Que was sitting on a chair behind the heavy desk, and he didn't mean to be polite to Chen Ning.

However, when she saw Chen Ning, whether it was Chen Ning's resolute eyes, his upright body, and the iron-clad temperament revealed by his words and deeds, she had a strong feeling that this was definitely an upright and pure warrior.

The bad impressions of Chen Ning in her mind, such as Chen Ning's records of the following crimes, slowly dissipated, and when Chen Ning saluted her, she stood up and gave Chen Ning a military salute back. And took off the white glove on his right hand, took two steps forward, and stretched out his hand to Chen Ning: "It's a pleasure to meet, Lieutenant Chen Ning." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Chen Ning stretched out his hand and held it together with Qin Que's slightly soft white hand.

Qin Que could immediately feel Chen Ning's slender fingers, especially around the mouth of the palm of his hand, there was a thick layer of cocoons, this was a cocoon that was often held with weapons and slowly grinded out, Chen Ning was still young, and the cocoons on his hands were already so thick, which showed that Chen Ning's daily training volume must be very terrifying.

Qin Que's peach blossom eyes met Chen Ning's eyes, and he said lightly, "Thank you for your dedication to the empire." ”

Chen Ning didn't squint, and said firmly: "We are all doing the same thing and doing our duty, but our position and division of labor are different." ”

Qin Que was a little stunned by Chen Ning's words.

What Chen Ning meant by this is that we are all soldiers, and we are all serving the empire, and we are all the same, although the positions are different.

This is true, but it also sounds arrogant, after all, no lieutenant has ever dared to say to a major general: We are the same!

However, Qin Que didn't think Chen Ning was arrogant at this time, because from Chen Ning's believing gaze, she could feel that Chen Ning was an upright person, this guy was a pure warrior, and it was estimated that he did think so in his mind.

Quietly, Qin Que's impression of Chen Ning added points again.

At this time, Secretary General Zhang Bin and several senior officers of the headquarters came in from the outside, and everyone happened to see Qin Que shaking hands with Chen Ning, and everyone was a little surprised, especially Zhang Bin.

Others may not understand, but Zhang Bin knows very well that when Qin Que saw Chen Ning's file, he was very unimpressed with this soldier, and directly threw Chen Ning to the cannon fodder unit. Even later, Chen Ning made several meritorious contributions, Qin Que didn't want to be promoted to Chen Ning, and in the end, Chen Ning was able to be promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant, but it was Zhang Bin who advised Qin Que and Qin Que reluctantly agreed to be promoted.

But what Zhang Bin didn't expect was that this female general, known as the imperial jade, who was usually as proud as a swan, was willing to shake hands with a small lieutenant, and this lieutenant was still Chen Ning, so he was a little dumbfounded.

However, Zhang Bin felt that he couldn't understand the woman's thoughts, he coughed, and then reported: "Report to the general, the several officers you notified have all arrived." ”

Qin Que nodded, and said to Chen Ning and the others, "Everyone sit down!"

Everyone sat down according to their positions and statuses, as well as today's primary and secondary identities, and Qin Que said to Chen Ning: "Lieutenant Chen Ning, I summoned you here today to inquire about the situation of the expedition team, as well as the whereabouts of Major General Xiao Feng. ”

Sadness appeared in Chen Ning's eyes: "I finally evacuated with six team members, General Xiao and their palace, when we escaped five kilometers away, we turned around and found that there was a gorgeous cloud-like flower in the sky, and some people choked up with grief and said that it was the flower of the god of war, and it was likely that General Xiao died in battle." ”

Qin Que and Zhang Bin and other officers were all taken aback when they heard this, although everyone knew that the Hell Journey operation was very dangerous, and they had sacrificed the 11th-level generals and powerhouses before, this expedition led by Xiao Feng was not very strong compared to the previous expeditions in history, and everyone had a certain psychological preparation in their hearts, but when they heard that General Xiao Feng had sacrificed, everyone's faces showed sadness.

Qin Que took a deep breath and said slowly, "Please tell me in detail about your actions and the process of your escape." ”

Chen Ning used sadness and a slightly low voice to tell the story, telling all the stories of their actions, of course, ignoring the scene of himself being chased and killed by the demon apostles, and only said that he was good at rapid marching, ran for more than 300 kilometers, and escaped. In the end, he was stopped by Xiao Zhuo at the ghost gate, and Xiao Zhuo took the initiative to help submit the USB flash drive information, and also said it.

The officers began to listen to Chen Ning's twists and turns in their action team, the tragic sacrifices, and the major discovery of the corpse emperor, and they were always in a state of shock and grief, and finally heard Chen Ning obviously report Xiao Zhuo's leading merit, and everyone looked at each other in an instant.

This kind of thing can be big or small, it depends on how Qin Que handles it, whether he supports Lieutenant Chen Ning fairly, or favors Xiao Zhuo, who has a strong background and the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Most of the officers at the scene felt that Qin Que would definitely appease Chen Ning's emotions first, and then turn the big things into small things, and then reward Chen Ning for a double, but the military merits were still recorded on Xiao Zhuo's head.

Because even if you put aside Xiao Zhuo is the cousin of the metropolitan governor Xiao Ke, Xiao Zhuo is the supreme commander of the Iron Heart troops, and the troops he is responsible for are guarding at a very important strategic pass, and the Iron Heart is in the Immortal Bird Legion, which can be regarded as a very strong combat force, although Xiao Zhuo is not good in some places, but after all, he is Qin Que's subordinate, stationed in the Ghost Gate Pass, there is no merit and hard work, how can there be a commander who is serious about his subordinates?

Qin Que actually wanted to turn big things into small things at the beginning, but after listening to Chen Ning's story, she knew that General Xiao Feng died a tragic death, and Xiao Zhuo, who was also surnamed Xiao, didn't know grief and only wanted to make military merits, which made her very angry.

Qin Que is a person, her eyes can't rub half a grain of sand, and she hates people with bad conduct the most.

As Chen Ning, she was disgusted by her, also because she felt that Chen Ning was not good.

Therefore, she had a cold face on the spot and ordered in a cold voice: "Immediately order Xiao Zhuo, the commander of the Iron Heart, to come and see me!"

"Yes, General!"

Xiao Zhuo knew that Chen Ning was summoned by Qin Que, and he had always been secretly worried that Chen Ning would talk nonsense, but he felt that Chen Ning should not dare, he was Xiao Ke's cousin, Chen Ning was a grassroots soldier, and he dared to get along with him?

But what Xiao Zhuo didn't expect was that Chen Ning was really "stunned", completely ignoring those pits, and seemed to be completely ignorant of human feelings, and really reported him.

When Xiao Zhuo got the order and hurried to the headquarters of the Black Fortress to meet Qin Que, he was so hateful in his heart that he had the heart to kill Chen Ning.

Xiao Zhuo took the helicopter in the base and rushed to the headquarters and met Qin Que.

"I've seen the general!"

Xiao Zhuo glanced at Chen Ning and the others in the big tent, glared at Chen Ning with resentful eyes, and then hurriedly saluted Qin Que.

Completely contrary to the courtesy when he met Chen Ning, Qin Que didn't even look at Xiao Zhuo, and only said coldly: "Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Zhuo, do you know why I called you over?"

Xiao Zhuo stubbornly said: "Subordinates don't ......"

Before the subordinates didn't know the word of knowledge, Qin Que said angrily: "You dare to say that you don't know?"

Saying that, Qin Que was angry, and in an instant, the air in the big tent dropped, and everyone on the scene felt like they were in an ice cave, and everyone felt a strong killing intent.

Xiao Zhuo looked at Qin Que's cold eyes, and cold sweat broke out all over his body in an instant, and he lowered his head in fright and said in a trembling voice, "I...... I know!"

Qin Que squinted his eyes: "It's good that you know, what crime should you be guilty of taking the lead in military merit?"

Xiao Zhuo was so frightened that he was about to kneel, and he said in a trembling voice, "General, I'm ...... I ......"

Qin Que said loudly: "According to the discipline of the army, those who take the lead are ...... to lead the army."

If it is serious, he will be dismissed on the spot, arrested and sent to a military court for processing.

Secretary-General Zhang Bin didn't hear it well, this Qin Que really didn't care if Xiao Zhuo was the nephew of the Metropolitan Governor, if he really took Xiao Zhuo to open the knife, he hurriedly blocked Qin Que's words: "Wait a minute, although Xiao Zhuo is at fault, but he has been guarding the pass for two days, he has merit, he can't break a piece of jade because of a little flaw, I want to give him a chance to correct his mistakes, the empire cultivates an officer talent, it's not easy!"

The other officers all knew that Xiao Zhuo was the cousin of the Metropolitan Governor, and if they didn't look at the face of the monk and the face of the Buddha, how could they watch Qin Que take Xiao Zhuo's knife, in case the Metropolitan Governor blamed them for not dissuading Qin Que a day later, what should they do?

Moreover, if you help Xiao Zhuo, you will help the clansmen of the Metropolitan Governor, and you will be able to form a good relationship with the Xiao family in the future.

So, the other officers all stood up one after another, echoing Zhang Bin's words and saying: "Yes, Xiao Zhuo should know that he is wrong, he has to work hard without credit in the past two days, and now there is a corpse emperor in Qilin City, if Xiao Zhuo is moved, then the Iron Heart troops will be changed generals in battle, and they will not be able to fight the army!"

"Yes, please give Xiao Zhuo a chance to make meritorious service for his crimes. ”

"General, please give Xiao Zhuo a chance!"

Qin Que saw that all her important subordinates were interceding for Xiao Zhuo, and she was a little difficult to kill Xiao Zhuo. After all, these subordinates are right, if Xiao Zhuo is dismissed, then the Iron Heart troops will change generals on the verge of battle, shaking the morale of the army. What's more, now is indeed the time to employ people.

Xiao Zhuo saw Qin Que hesitating, he hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "General, I know it's wrong, please give me a chance to make meritorious contributions." ”

Qin Que snorted coldly: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped." Xiao Zhuo's rank was demoted by one level, and he was dragged out to draw 20 military whips. ”

Immediately, several Guards soldiers were ordered to come in, led by Bai Yuhao.

Bai Yuhao looked at Xiao Zhuo coldly: "Please!"

Xiao Zhuo was helpless, and honestly followed Bai Yuhao and a few soldiers out to be tortured.

Not long after, his back was covered with blood, and he was too weak to be helped back, and he had finished his torture and came to thank him.

Qin Que's tone did not carry a trace of emotion: "Go back to the ghost gate, guard it well, if there is any more mistakes, the crimes before and after will be punished together." ”

"It's the general!"

Xiao Zhuo responded weakly, and was supported by two warriors to leave, and when he passed by Chen Ning's side, he secretly glanced at Chen Ning with resentful eyes, obviously he hated Chen Ning.