Seeing Xiao Yuanqing and Chen Guotao's salute, and perceiving the heartfelt respect on their faces, Chen Ying, who was standing at the door, did not feel the slightest surprise, let alone feel inappropriate.

Because...... In her opinion, Pei Donglai's contribution to this trip to Japan can indeed enjoy this treatment.

"The report begins with. Chief, it's a soldier's duty to defend my home and country - I just did what I had to do. Almost subconsciously, Pei Dong said this sentence, and Xiao Fei's oath under the party flag and military flag also appeared in his mind.

When the words fell, Pei Donglai knew that at this moment, he was affected by Xiao Fei again.

"Okay, boy, don't pretend to be righteous and awe-inspiring to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu has begged you to come back again and again, when have you ever paid attention to Lao Tzu?"

Hearing Pei Donglai's righteous and awe-inspiring answer, Chen Guotao put down his arm and said angrily: "Now tell Lao Tzu about the duties of a soldier." Since you attach so much importance to the duties of a soldier, do you have a kind of honest soldier under Lao Tzu now? ”

“——”

Pei Donglai was speechless, his face full of embarrassment.

For him, Chen Guotao, like Jia Peiyuan, helped him regardless of return, and was a real benefactor, and he also knew that Chen Guotao wanted him to join the army, but in a sense, he unintentionally failed Chen Guotao's expectations.

Seeing that Pei Donglai, who was talking to himself with a level-headed posture and drawing a clear line with the Xiao family, showed an embarrassed expression in the face of Chen Guotao's scolding, Xiao Yuanqing smiled bitterly, and his heart was full of remorse - after going through so many things, he could be sure that Pei Donglai was a person with clear grievances, and he didn't take interests seriously.

In addition to regretting, he also knew that there was no regret medicine to sell in this world, and at the same time, he would never be able to get along with Pei Donglai like Chen Guotao.

Because......

Crumpled paper, no matter how hard you try to smooth it, you can't get it back to its original state!

"Okay, Lao Chen, your agitation method is useless, and the time is not early, let's start eating first." Seeing that Pei Donglai did not mean to express his position, Xiao Yuanqing knew very well that for a series of reasons, it was impossible for Pei Donglai to stay in the army.

“——”

When Chen Guotao heard this, there was a black line, and later, in order to hide his embarrassment, he said to Chen Ying at the door: "Xiao Ying, go and let the food be served." ”

Chen Ying nodded, turned around and went to inform the hotel waiter to serve the food.

Although he is in a high position, Chen Guotao is a straightforward person in his bones, and he doesn't care too much about some rules, otherwise he wouldn't call himself 'Lao Tzu' in front of his subordinates and soldiers at every turn.

In order not to make the next atmosphere look nondescript, Chen Guotao smiled and beckoned: "Okay, boy, put away all the rules from now on, tonight, you accompany me and Lao Xiao to have a good drink." ”

"Okay, Grandpa Chen."

Pei Donglai nodded and stepped forward to take a seat, and the title changed accordingly, which made Chen Guotao very useful, and at the same time, Xiao Yuanqing was full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Neither Chen Guotao nor Xiao Yuanqing likes to talk about pomp, for this reason, although the two are in a high position, there are only six dishes and one soup for dinner, and only the wine is Moutai specially provided by the army.

"Boy, do you remember the promise you made to Lao Tzu?" After five flavors of food and three rounds of wine, Chen Guotao patted Pei Donglai's shoulder and asked with a mouthful of wine.

Pei Donglai nodded and replied: "I promised you to win the championship of the National Special Forces Competition." ”

"Is it the whole country?"

Chen Guotao looked thoughtful: "You kid think about it again, how can Lao Tzu remember that you promised Lao Tzu to regain the championship of the global special forces competition?" ”

"Uh......"

Even though Pei Donglai guessed that Xiao Yuanqing and Chen Guotao called him over for dinner today because of the global special forces competition held in July, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Chen Guotao say it in a tricky way.

"That's right, from the east, the Jun. Committee has officially received an invitation letter from the Russian side, the organizer of this global special forces competition. According to the content of the invitation letter, in July, the Russian side will hold a global special forces competition in the country, and 32 special forces, including China's special forces, will be invited to participate.

Xiao Yuanqing spoke solemnly to stop Chen Guotao's rogue behavior: "After the study and decision of the Jun. Committee, I am ready to let you lead the team to Russia to participate in this global special forces competition. In addition, the committee will provide you with a list of elite members of each special forces, and you will select six people from them to participate, what do you think? ”

"I promised Mrs. Xiao to personally recapture the championship trophy of the global special forces competition."

Pei Donglai looked at Xiao Yuanqing with a slightly complicated expression, and said, "So, I will personally lead the team to participate in the competition and guarantee to win back the championship trophy!" ”

"Good!"

When Xiao Yuanqing heard this, his mood was complicated, but he didn't show it on his face: "I will ask someone to hand over the list and information of the candidates to you in a while, and after you select the contestants, you can report it directly to me." ”

"Hmm."

Pei Donglai nodded.

Seeing Pei Donglai nodding and agreeing, Chen Guotao squeezed Pei Donglai's eyebrows one by one, the meaning was very obvious, he wanted Pei Donglai to select the members of the Tenglong Special Brigade to participate - two of the candidates were from the Tenglong Special Brigade!

"Lao Chen, how many shall we go?" Sensing Chen Guotao's small movements, Xiao Yuan's heart was as clear as a mirror, and he picked up his wine glass and said.

Seeing that his selfishness was discovered, Chen Guotao pretended to have done nothing, and smiled at Pei Donglai: "Little rabbit cub, if you can't bring back the championship trophy of the global special forces competition, Lao Tzu will confine you for a month!" ”

"Alright, drink...... Drinking......"

When the words fell, Chen Guotao smiled and picked up the wine glass and clinked glasses with Xiao Yuanqing.

……

Because of their special status, neither Xiao Yuanqing nor Chen Guotao can get drunk because of a moment of happiness like ordinary people, basically in moderation.

For this reason, the dinner lasted only two hours, during which only four bottles of special Moutai were drunk, which could only be regarded as a cheer.

"Lao Chen, two days ago, there was a meeting above to study, and I plan to let you go to work in the Jun. Committee." After Pei Donglai and Chen Ying left, Xiao Yuanqing lit a cigarette and said amazingly.

Well?!

Stunned to hear Xiao Yuanqing's words, Chen Guotao was shocked for no reason - with his current position, if he goes to the Jun. Committee, he will inevitably serve in the four major ministries, and he will be listed as a member of the committee in the future, which is obviously a high promotion!

"Why is there such a transfer all of a sudden?"

After being surprised, Chen Guotao blurted out that because of his hot temperament, although he made great contributions in the war in the south and made a lot of achievements over the years, he offended many people, including some of the bigwigs above, so he didn't think that he would be able to enter Beijing one day, but planned to take a back seat in Jiangling.

"You don't understand?" Xiao Yuanqing asked with a wry smile.

"It's hard to ...... Is it because of coming from the East? After Xiao Yuanqing's reminder, Chen Guotao's heart moved, and he vaguely guessed something, but he was not sure.

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, although you and I have an excellent personal relationship, but even if I have the heart to help you, I can't do this." Xiao Yuanqing sighed: "It's indeed because of him - as far as I know, this is one of the contents of his agreement with XX." ”

Hearing Xiao Yuanqing's words again, Chen Guotao suddenly fell silent.

"Don't you feel embarrassed?"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuanqing seemed to be able to guess Chen Guotao's intentions, and said with a wry smile: "As the saying goes, the world is impermanent, and this is not wrong at all. Once, he needed you to come out and take care of you, but in the blink of an eye, he could let you enter Beijing. ”

"Lao Xiao, you're right, I'm indeed a little embarrassed - I didn't expect him to come this far."

Chen Guotao lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and said in a complicated tone: "But...... I'm not afraid that you will say that I am hypocritical, whether you believe it or not, from beginning to end, I didn't have any purpose to help him, I just feel that people like him don't deserve to die at the hands of some despicable people! ”

"Of course I do."

The bitterness in Xiao Yuanqing's smile was even stronger: "It is precisely because of this that he gave you a rich report - he is a person with clear grievances, 'The grace of dripping water is reciprocated by springs; If anyone sins against me, he will be repaid tenfold' is the best way to describe him. So, you don't have to feel bad about it, after all, you have enough work ability to convince the public, except for your bad temper. ”

Chen Guotao lowered his head and smoked, silent.

"Xiao Ying is going to participate in the Global Special Forces Competition, does she mean it?" Xiao Yuanqing changed the topic and asked.

"What she meant."

Chen Guotao spit out a puff of smoke and sighed: "Although she is stubborn, to be honest, I am not afraid that she will turn against me because I don't let her compete." Alas, I just think that she has been in the shadows for the past two years because of Xiaofei's affairs, which is too bitter. I want her to come out of the shadows as soon as possible, and you should also know that the work of SWAT is not challenging or dangerous for her, only the real battlefield and this kind of high-level competitive competition can allow her to find herself back then, so as to get out of the shadows. ”

"That's true." Xiao Yuanqing nodded and hesitated: "It's just...... I don't know if Pei Donglai will choose her to go? ”

"I guess so." Chen Guotao thought thoughtfully, then looked at Xiao Yuanqing and said with a wry smile: "Old Xiao, don't say that I cheat, after all, in terms of strength, my granddaughter is no worse than your grandson." ”

Xiao Yuanqing couldn't cry or laugh.

In the hotel parking lot, Jeep Wrangler started, Chen Ying continued to play the role of a driver because he didn't drink, and Pei Donglai opened the list of candidates and information he got from Xiao Yuanqing's secretary and began to browse.

Well?!

With just a glance, Pei Donglai saw Chen Ying's name in the list, and looked at Chen Ying in dismay: "Sister Chen, you also want to participate in the global special forces competition?" ”

"Hmm."

Chen Ying nodded and said, "I have entered the peak of dark energy, and I used to be a member of the Dragon's Tooth, and I am among the best candidates in terms of strength, so I should be qualified to participate, right?" ”

"How did you remember to compete?" Pei Donglai is confident in Chen Ying's strength, but he doesn't know the reason why Chen Ying participated.

Chen Ying was silent for a long time, and slowly spoke, her eyes revealing a little sadness: "There are some things that are useless to escape, you can only face them." ”

It turns out that Sister Chen has not yet come out of the shadows.

Pei Donglai suddenly realized, and then drew a tick behind Chen Ying's name - whether it was to repay Chen Ying for his help, or to thank Xiao Fei, he would help Chen Ying get out of the shadows!

It's just—

He never dreamed that this choice would almost make him regret it for the rest of his life. (To be continued)