This night, Xu Yan and Wen Xiu had a long talk all night, and they talked about it until more than three o'clock in the evening, and Wen Xiuzhi let Xu Yan go back without finishing his heart, but when he left, he repeatedly told Xu Yan: In the past two days, the chief may come to the base to inspect at any time. www.biquge.info Xu Yan should stay in the base and be on standby, don't run around, lest you get into trouble when the chief comes and can't find anyone.

"Got it!"

Xu Yan agreed, yawned and went back to his room to sleep.

The next morning, Xu Yan was still immersed in his sleep, and a loud military horn woke him up from his dream. Xu Yan's eyes were confused, and he took his mobile phone to take a look, and the time was just half past six.

"These people are nervous!" Xu Yan snorted, put the quilt over his head, and continued to sleep.

After the military horn, there was a loud queue and password shouts outside the window: "Assemble in a company!"

"Triple Collection",

"Police Connect Assemble!",

"Roll call! one, two, three, four... ”

Listening to the continuous sound of passwords outside, Xu Yan couldn't sleep at all now. He got up with a yawn and walked to the window. On the playground downstairs, soldiers in camouflage uniforms have assembled in a neat queue and began to run on the playground under the leadership of the officer.

Xu Yan raised his head and looked into the distance—at this time, the sky on the edge of the mountains had just turned red, and the sun had just risen.

At this time, Xu Yan reacted: "Although the conditions are indeed very good, after all, the one I am in is still a military camp, not a hotel outside!"

Xu Yan stood in front of the window and watched the soldiers train for a while, he was idle, and went downstairs to have breakfast alone. While eating breakfast, Xu Yan still wanted to find someone to ask what fun entertainment programs were in the camp, but looking around, there were all strange soldiers and officers, and there was no acquaintance, so he was embarrassed to ask.

After eating breakfast and returning to the room, Xu Yan was still thinking about how to pass the time today, at this time, Wen Xiuzhi's call came: "Yanzi, are you in the room?"

"Yes. Minister Wen, what's wrong?"

"It has been confirmed, the chief will come to inspect the base today, and he will meet you by name. Yanzi, you immediately change into a military uniform and wait in the room for notification!"

Putting down the phone, Xu Yan immediately took out his military uniform from his luggage and dressed neatly. After that, he looked in the mirror for a while, and looked at himself in the mirror with a tall figure, clear eyebrows, and heroic spirit.

He nodded in satisfaction, gave a thumbs up to the mirror, and pretended to say, "Little ghost, it's good, it's quite spiritual!"

Xu Yan received a notice from Wen Xiuzhi at more than seven o'clock in the morning that the chief was coming, but he waited in the room for more than two hours and no one came to inform him, as if the whole world had forgotten him. Rao is Xu Yanxin is calm, and he is also a little restless now.

At eleven o'clock in the afternoon, someone finally knocked on the door, Xu Yan immediately jumped up from the bed, opened the door and saw a strange colonel officer standing at the door, he looked Xu Yan up and down, looked at the epaulettes on his shoulders, looked a little surprised, and asked, "Excuse me, is it Comrade Xu Yan?"

"That's right, I'm Xu Yan. Excuse me, are you ... ”

The colonel did not answer, he said directly to Xu Yan: "Lieutenant Colonel Xu, come with me! The chief wants to see you!"

After that, without waiting for Xu Yan to answer, he had already turned around and left. Xu Yan hurriedly followed the other party's footsteps, and asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, which chief is it?"

The colonel glanced at Xu Yan and said in a deep voice, "Wait to see the chief, you will know!"

At that moment, the middle-aged colonel led Xu Yan up to the sixth floor and led Xu Yan into a large conference room.

After entering the door, Xu Yan saw the chief at first sight.

The chief was about sixty years old, but he was still in good shape, lean, tall, and long-legged. He wore a large-brimmed military hat, a military coat without epaulettes, his hands in the pockets of the military coat, the military belt around his waist was tightly fastened, and the neckline was erected, which made his figure look extraordinarily slender. He had a well-defined hazelnut face, a thin pursed lips, and deep wrinkles engraved on his cheeks to show the vicissitudes of life that this person had lived.

In this old man who is surrounded by everyone, there is a taste of loneliness and loneliness.

There was no decoration on the chief's military coat, nor did he have any rank markings, but Xu Yan could still tell at a glance that this old man was the highest officer on the scene, because everyone present surrounded him like stars and moons.

Those present were all high-ranking officers, most of them generals with gold stars on their epaulettes. Xu Yan also saw Wen Xiuzhi, he was also in the middle of the crowd, but it was obvious that Wen Xiuzhi, who usually stood out from the crowd, was already out of the crowd today, and he couldn't even squeeze into the chief's side.

When Xu Yan came in, all the generals, including the chief, turned their eyes to him - if before, he was watched by so many high-powered bigwigs, shrouded and oppressed by such a dignified aura, Xu Yan would not have been frightened all over the place?

But now, perhaps because there are more scenes in the scriptures, and there are many heroes and ordinary people, Xu Yan walked in very calmly and calmly, and saluted to the generals: "Report! Special Anti-Terrorism Department of the Fourth Bureau of the Ministry of Intelligence, Xu Yan reports!"

When Xu Yan saluted, the chief looked at him calmly. Then, he raised his hand and saluted back, nodded, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Xu Yan, come here, let me see you!"

Xu Yan took a few steps closer, and the chief stared at him deeply, looking him up and down - Xu Yan felt that the other party's gaze was focused and condensed, and there was a power that pierced people's hearts.

In Xu Yan's imagination, when a leader as big as a leader met him, he would just say some clichés on the scene, "How old are you, young man?" and so on, or he greeted him warmly to show that he was approachable and close to the people.

But the chief's performance was not at all what Xu Yan expected, he looked at Xu Yan, and his words had a thick accent: "Xu Yan, I often hear your name, and I often hear about you, I have long wanted to see you." ”

"Ahh Yes, it is also an honor for me to be known by you, Chief. ”

The chief smiled slightly, a gentle smile bloomed on his wrinkled face, he looked left and right, and said to the generals beside him: "Look, look! I can't believe that such a child can do so many things. ”

Everyone chimed in: "Yes, yes, it's too young!"

"Come on, Xiao Xu, let's shake hands!"

The chief held Xu Yan's hand and shook it hard, his palm was rough and gentle, and he said in a deep voice: "I have always wanted to see you, and I have always wanted to say to you in person: Xiao Xu, you have worked hard!"

Thank you, thank you for everything you do to defend our country!

Not only do I thank you, but the country thanks you, and thousands of people thank you, Comrade Xu Yan!

You fought valiantly and saved thousands of lives. Although your deeds cannot be made public, and only a few people can know your name, you must believe that the mother of the motherland will never forget her most loyal child. ”

Xu Yan was moved.

In this era of rapid change when spacecraft have been able to land on the moon, time seems to stand still in the chief's body, and his words, deeds and thoughts seem to be stubbornly stuck in the fifties and sixties of the last century.

"The motherland thanks you, and the people thank you!" -- if such words were to be said to Xu Yan by a bureaucrat with a fat head and a red face, it would only make people feel disgusted, but the same words, spit out from the chief's mouth, Xu Yan could feel his sincere feelings, this old man sincerely believed every word he said, this was the sincere belief of his body, mind and soul.

The warm blood churned in his chest, Xu Yan stood upright, he saluted a military salute again, and said in a deep voice: "Serve the people! Serve the motherland!"

Hearing Xu Yan's answer, the chief smiled, and he said, "Don't be restrained, take it easy." I've heard that you're still a college student, and you were drafted into the army halfway through, right?"

"Yes, Chief!"

"Well, when you have time, you should practice your military posture a little more, and your movements should be more standard. ”

Regarding the chief's humor, the generals present let out a gentle laugh, but the chief restrained his smile: "Xiao Xu, there is one thing, I don't know if the Ministry of Intelligence told you? The Japanese have proposed to us, asking us to send you to Japan to help them destroy those monsters, they value you very much, and their attitude is very sincere.

To be honest, I am very reluctant to send Xiao Xu to Japan. These days, the country is not very stable, and I can feel a lot more at ease with a young man like you sitting in the country. But the matter of sending troops to Japan is also very important—"

The chief turned his head, and he looked at the other middle-aged general standing to his right: "Xiao Liu, have you explained to Xiao Xu the connotation and significance of sending troops to Japan?"

The middle-aged general smiled all over his face, and nodded again and again: "Yes, Deputy Wen has explained it to Xiao Xu in detail, and he has also taken Xiao Xu to participate in internal meetings, and Xiao Xu is very clear." ”

"Hmm!" the chief sighed, "people like Xiao Xu are needed everywhere." But there's only one of us, and it's a shame that we can't be separated!

The Japanese need you, and the country needs you to stay, and both sides are important. Xiao Xu, I also want to hear your own opinion on this matter - would you rather go abroad to help the Japanese fight monsters, or do you want to stay at home?"

Seeing that Xu Yan was a little hesitant and didn't speak, the chief didn't urge him, but just said gently: "Xiao Xu, don't worry, think about it! Whether you go to Japan or stay in China, you are also serving the country, so you don't have to worry about anything, just say what you want." (To be continued.) )