Chapter 74: Three Stars Converge
In the cold mountain breeze of early spring, Qin Long sat quietly under the sunset at the mouth of the tunnel, enjoying the warmth of the sun, enduring the coldness of the mountain wind, and enjoying another kind of ice and fire.
But Qin Long's mind was calm.
Because of the appearance of the captain, Qin Long naturally recalled the bits and pieces of his relationship with the captain in the army, and naturally recalled some trivial things that had almost been forgotten in the army.
Qin Long's old face turned red little by little.
Now Qin Long's mentality is completely different from the mentality when he was a soldier.
When he was a soldier, he ended his dream as a student, and made Qin Long realize a completely different world, which was a world of burning passion, and also made Qin Long's unruly character cultivated since childhood restricted.
After being demobilized and returning to Nanao Island, Qin Long accidentally decrypted the secret of the gold-eating insects that had been passed down from generation to generation for more than ten generations, and since then he has embarked on the treasure hunting road that his ancestors have walked, and because of the gold-eating insects, the Qin family's treasure-hunting career has finally been carried forward.
During this period, Qin Long also got acquainted with the chief, Old Man Jin, Principal Mo and other high-ranking big names by mistake, and Qin Long's worldview in this period has changed because of the overnight riches, and the view that money is omnipotent has been formed in his mind, and there is a feeling of soaring and self-respecting.
However, since Qin Long came into contact with the world of the old company commander, his outlook on life has changed again, and he has learned that living alone is not just for himself.
Qin Long's outlook on life and world view have undergone three different periods of transformation, and now Qin Long looks back at his various behaviors when he was a soldier, and only feels that he was so naΓ―ve, ignorant, pathetic, ridiculous, and shameful at that time!!
When he was a soldier, Qin Long was still unruly, and it was only because of the constraints of military regulations that he was restrained, but his personality has not changed much, he is irritable, irritable, self-righteous, and speaks with his fists when the reason doesn't make sense, but now when he looks back at himself at that time, Qin Long only has two words to evaluate himself at that time...... Soldier !!
He can't get used to seeing the captain promote and reuse those soldiers and fellow villagers who are close to him.
Now that I think about it, did the captain do something wrong?
Who sits in the captain's position and doesn't promote someone who is closer to him and obedient?
When everyone's abilities are similar, if they don't promote them, do you want to promote a thorn like Qin Long who is against him everywhere?
If Qin Long sits in the captain's position, he will also promote Pork Rong and Niu Thirteen, there is no doubt about it, because these two goods are his good buddies, and they are also not easy to mess with in the eyes of others.
Is it really appropriate to promote a cook on a submarine to first mate or boatswain?
Now Qin Long can answer without thinking, that is definitely not appropriate.
But if Qin Long really sat in the captain's position at the beginning, he would really dare to make this decision.
There is also Qin Long who thinks that he has not been transferred to a second-class non-commissioned officer after nearly five years, because the captain has accepted the benefits of many people and squeezed out the quota that should belong to him, and now that he thinks about it, it seems that the two comrades-in-arms who have been transferred to the second level of non-commissioned officers who joined the army at the same time as him really have an advantage over him in some aspects, compared to them, he is just a thorn soldier with good skills, but it is difficult to command.
Just ask me, which captain is willing to promote and reuse such a subordinate?
Obedience is the iron discipline of the army, especially in wartime, and this iron discipline does not allow anyone to provoke.
And Qin Long at that time was the one who often provoked this military regulation, and now that he thinks about it, even Qin Long himself felt that he was a bastard at that time, and he was not directly kicked out of the submarine by the captain at that time, and he was already a captain with good life.
Pork Rong and Niu Thirteen also beat up the captain before they were discharged from the army, and afterwards they said the reason for beating the captain in a high-sounding manner, saying that they were not used to seeing the captain trading behind the scenes with others, and privately accepted gifts from his fellow villagers.
At the beginning, Qin Long and Pork Rongniu Thirteen were still proud when they talked about it, and Qin Long also laughed.
But now that Qin Long thought about it again, two lines of tears unconsciously overflowed from his eyes.
According to the investigation of the Political Department, the small gifts received by the captain from his fellow villagers on the rooftop that night did not constitute bribery, because the gifts given by the fellow villagers to the captain were only two bags of persimmon biscuits.
Persimmon biscuits......
Persimmon biscuits!!
The captain's fellow took advantage of the rest time to cross the sea from hundreds of miles away to the Yalong Bay submarine base, and the gift to the captain turned out to be only two bags of persimmon biscuits!!
When Qin Long, Pork Rong, and Niu Thirteen talked about it, they were still rolling on the bed with their stomachs covered and laughing.
But now, Qin Long already knew what these two bags of persimmon biscuits represented to the captain!!
Perhaps, these two bags of persimmon biscuits were carried out of the mountain by the old company commander at the risk of his life, and he didn't know how far he had walked the mountain road before asking the captain to bring them to the captain thousands of miles away.
However, Qin Long and the three of them once laughed at the captain of the boat, a turtle, and only accepted two bags of persimmon biscuits when they accepted bribes!!
Qin Long cried, crying so much that he didn't even notice that someone walked up to him and sat down.
It wasn't until someone lightly touched his arm and handed him a cigarette that Qin Long suddenly woke up.
Qin Long quickly wiped a handful of tears and reached out to take the cheap cigarette that was delivered to his eyes.
The captain stretched out the lighter to light the cigarette for Qin Long, grinned at the corner of his mouth as if it meant a smile, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Why are you crying, this is not like you." β
Qin Long took a puff of his cigarette fiercely, choked and coughed for a long time, looked at the captain unconvinced and said, "Aren't you crying too?"
The captain shook his head lightly with a wry smile, lit a cigarette for himself, looked at the sunset that had already set halfway, and said with a gloomy expression: "My crying is different from your crying, okay, tell me, why are you here, still digging this tunnel? This is not like what you should do, you know my father?"
"Captain, do you know that the old company commander and the chief are comrades-in-arms?" Qin Long asked as he stared at the captain's side face.
The captain retracted his gaze and looked at Qin Long and said calmly: "I have already retired from the army like you, you don't need to call me captain anymore." As before, you can just call me by my name, or call the nickname that you have given me, if you don't, maybe I won't hear it again. β
Everyone who served as a soldier on a submarine had a nickname, and the captain was no exception.
The captain's nickname is Guoba, and most people may not understand the meaning of this nickname, but people born in the seventies and eighties know that Guoba is a popular snack food across the country in the nineties, and one of the most famous Guoba brands is: Hillbilly Guoba.
The captain's nickname is Guoba, in fact, he is also a hillbilly, no matter which one is derogatory, this nickname was made up by Qin Long and the three of them for the captain, and he was really called in private.
Although no one will call the captain a pot in person, a submarine is only that big, and the captain already knows that he has such a loud nickname.
However, Qin Long was no longer able to directly call the captain's name Li Zhenjie as before, let alone call the nickname Guoba.
Qin Long looked directly at the captain and said, "Captain, you haven't answered my question yet, do you know that the old company commander and the chief are comrades-in-arms?"
The captain stared at Qin Long's eyes and said calmly: "I know, when I joined the army, it was a special approval from the chief, I only learned literacy and arithmetic with my father at that time, and I didn't have a nationally recognized academic background, so I would definitely not be qualified for recruitment." Later, I was admitted to the Submarine Academy, but I was stuck because of my academic qualifications, and it was the chief who greeted me before I could enter the Submarine Academy to study. Whether you believe it or not, I can tell you frankly that since I entered the Submarine Academy, I have taken every step by myself, including the detachment leader, and I don't know that I am a soldier specially approved by the chief. β
Qin Long exhaled and nodded at the captain: "I believe it." β
The captain smiled and looked at Qin Long and said calmly, "Now it's time for you to answer my question." How did you know my dad, and how did you dig this tunnel here? β
Qin Long exhaled and looked at Li Zhenjie and said: "After I was discharged from the army, I met the chief by chance, and then I met the old company commander at the chief's house, and I sent the old company commander on the last journey with the chief, and we accompanied the old company commander to the square to watch the national flag raising. Then I sent the old company commander back, and as for digging this tunnel, I just thought I should dig it, so I stayed, and it was as simple as that. β
"It's as simple as that?"
"It's that simple!"
The captain stared at Qin Long's eyes, looked at each other for a moment, shook his head lightly, and said calmly, "You have changed, you are no longer Qin Long." β
Qin Long stared at Li Zhenjie's eyes and said in the same flat tone: "You haven't changed, you are still my captain." β
A smile appeared on the captain's face, and it disappeared in a flash.
This kid has shouted to me for so many years, captain, and only this one makes my heart warm when I hear it.
The captain patted Qin Long's arm: "Don't call me captain in the future, then I can't help but think of our submarine." If you don't want to call me by name or nickname, then call me Lao Li. β
Qin Long stared at the captain's eyes, looked at each other for a moment, and nodded slightly: "Okay, Lao Li, but in my heart, you will always be my captain." β
The captain had a knowing smile on his face, and he was about to say something, when several pieces of gravel suddenly rolled down from the cliff and landed on the mountain road not far from Qin Long and Li Zhenjie.
Qin Long and the captain were taken aback at the same time, and hurriedly stood up and looked up at the cliff.
Under the sunset, a person carrying a huge pot-lid satellite dish was swaying down the steep cliff against the strong mountain wind.
Qin Long's eyesight was amazing, he had already seen the situation on the cliff clearly, and he was already shocked by the waterfall sweat in an instant.
Qin Long hurriedly put his hands together into a horn and shouted at the moving figure on the cliff: "Pork Rong, you really want to die, quickly stop, untie the antenna and send it down with a rope." β
"Pork Rong?" the captain's eyes widened in surprise.
Why is there another thorn in the face?
Pork Rongdu is here, won't Niu Thirteen come with him, right?
Before the captain's mind was finished, Niu Thirteen's surprised shout came from the cliff: "Boss, why are you still alive......?"
With a buzz, the captain's head instantly grew three times larger.
This one of them can barely cope with it, and now that the three stars are gathered, even if the detachment leader is here, I am afraid that he will have to flee in the wilderness......
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