In a block not far from Zhao Minghui's residence, this is the community where Tang Zhiqiang and Zhou Lin live now, and the three friends sit in Tang Zhiqiang's home, unlike Zhao Minghui and Zhou Lin, who have long been married, Tang Zhiqiang is still single until now, so he lives only alone.

"Fortunately, I took a few bags of tea with me when I left, or I didn't even have anything to entertain the guests." Tang Zhiqiang took the cup and made three cups of tea and said with a smile, there are basic daily necessities here, but things like tea and cigarettes are rationed, they just came, and according to the regulations here, they can only receive part on the fifth of next month, so Tang Zhiqiang will say such things.

After staying in the south for a long time, Tang Zhiqiang's daily habit is indispensable to tea, but although he brought tea leaves, he didn't bring the tea set made by famous craftsmen at home, so now he can only take three glasses to make do. But even so, Zhao Minghui, who hadn't drunk tea for several days, couldn't help but take a sip of the cup when he smelled a burst of tea, and then admired it.

The three friends have not been in touch for a long time, Zhao Minghui has been staying in SH, Zhou Lin went to the US headquarters after staying in SH GM before, and he was going back to SH after staying in the United States for a few years, but who wants the plan to change quickly, because the rapid development of controlled thermonuclear fusion technology has led to sudden changes in the world's energy, and multinational companies like GM have also been greatly affected. The impact of the energy revolution in the past few years has affected GM, and GM has begun to lay off employees significantly, including Zhou Lin, a Chinese employee.

Compared with his colleague Zhou Lin in GM, he was lucky, he quickly found another job after leaving GM, because of his seniority in GM, his job is very good, but the place of work has changed from SH to Shancheng, and because of this, the party between friends has decreased a lot.

Although everyone has been busy with everyone's business over the years, there is not much time to meet. But friends are lifelong friends, not to mention that the telephone contact between them is still maintained, and the mutual feelings have not weakened with the lengthening of the distance.

Today, the three friends reunited, and it was inevitable to chat about the past and chat a few words. Zhao Minghui couldn't help but ask them why they came here, this question has not been answered in his heart, although the second lieutenant said that there is naturally someone who will explain it to them on the first day, but after waiting for a few days, he still doesn't know the reason.

"I don't know, I'm here to be similar to Lao Zhao, and I was brought here a few days ago inexplicably, and I didn't even let the company inform me in a hurry, and now I don't know how to explain to the company." Tang Zhiqiang shook his head and replied, it is a coincidence today. He just met Zhou Lin in the cafeteria and then met Zhao Minghui, and met two friends in this unfamiliar place in just ten minutes, which made Tang Zhiqiang, who came alone, very happy.

When he learned that Tang Zhiqiang didn't know the reason, Zhao Minghui showed a disappointed expression on his face, and at the same time had deep doubts. At this moment, Zhou Lin, who was sitting on the side, said hesitantly, saying that he might know the reason.

"You know?" Zhao Minghui and Tang Zhiqiang were stunned for a moment, and then asked urgently.

Zhou Lin hesitated and said, "It's not that I know, it's just a little guess." I don't know if this speculation is ...... right. ”

"Oh, I said Lao Zhou, how did you kid learn to swallow and spit out? Regardless of his speculation, he was still skeptical. Do you know what to say directly, you want to kill us in a hurry! Tang Zhiqiang patted his thigh and urged, and Zhao Minghui also looked anxious.

Zhou Lin told them that just over four months ago he met Li Xiao, who had not been in touch for a long time, and this meeting was purely a coincidence, and the company he worked for happened to be a military-industrial cooperation project that day. Zhou Lin was assigned to assist in charge as the technical director, and it was this time that he ran into Li Xiao, who had long lost contact.

After meeting at that time, it was Li Xiao who recognized him first, and Zhou Lin didn't realize that the officer standing in front of him was a friend who had not heard from him for many years until Li Xiao called his name. What was even more surprising was that Zhou Lin never thought that Li Xiao would become an officer, and what was even more incredible was that Li Xiao was only wearing the uniform of a technical rank. But because his current company has a close relationship with the military industry, he is no stranger to the military rank, and Li Xiao's military rank corresponds to at least the rank of lieutenant colonel or even colonel, such a high military rank is difficult for ordinary people to obtain, and as a good friend, Zhou Lin is very clear about Li Xiao's family situation, Li Xiao's parents are businessmen, and he himself is just a madman who likes to engage in scientific research, and no one in the family has ever been in the army, how could he suddenly become a technical officer?

Because it was working time at the time, and Li Xiao seemed to be very busy, although the two were very happy to meet, they didn't talk for long. Li Xiao only asked about Zhou Lin's situation, and then asked about Zhao Minghui and Tang Zhiqiang's situation, and Zhou Lin also gave Li Xiao the phone numbers of Zhao Minghui and Tang Zhiqiang, and Li Xiao specially wrote them down. Then Li Xiao hurriedly said goodbye because he had something to leave, but before he left, he said a word, which Zhou Lin still remembers.

"He said maybe one day in the future something would happen, so I don't have to worry about it then."

"That's what he said?" Tang Zhiqiang asked.

Zhou Lin nodded affirmatively, Tang Zhiqiang and Zhao Minghui looked at each other, this brainless sentence seems to have a deep meaning today, plus at that time, Li Xiao asked Zhou Lin for his information and wrote down their phone number, but then none of them received a call from Zhou Lin, could it really be that this matter was really done by his old friend who had lost contact with him for a long time? But why did he do it? Thinking of this, whether it was Tang Zhiqiang, Zhao Minghui, or Zhou Lin, they were all silent, they couldn't understand what the intention was if this was Li Xiao's arrangement, with their relationship, Li Xiao didn't need to use such a way, right? And when did he become a soldier again?

I didn't figure it out for a long time, until another day passed, that is, in the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Minghui and the three of them suddenly received a message to go to a place near the living area, and when they came to this place, they found that this was a place similar to the office area, which was different from the living area, where soldiers stood guard and guarded, and they had no right to enter with their identity cards. However, after the three people who were notified handed their ID cards to the soldiers on guard, the soldiers used the equipment to monitor the identities of the three people, and then opened the passage for them to enter.

Follow a soldier who led the way through the passage, came to a place similar to a reception room, opened the door and invited them in, when Zhao Minghui, who was walking in the front, stepped into the reception room and saw an officer who was already standing there waiting for them with a smile on his face, he couldn't believe his eyes, isn't this heroic officer Li Xiao, who has not been in touch for a long time? (To be continued......)