The clouds were thick, the north wind was howling, and heavy snow was falling from the North American sky. The entire province of the United States and China soon became covered in silver.

Walking in the wind and snow, the snowflakes melted on the face, and the biting cold feeling was really bad. Captain Qi Rui pulled down the ears of his thick cotton hat, put on a mask, and buttoned up the winter goggles with the edges. Dressed in winter operation equipment, with comrades in arms with the same equipment, and rifles on their backs, Captain Qi Rui They left the Danu Lake station and walked north along the lake.

When Captain Qi Rui went north in the heavy snow, the instructor sat in the camp with a sad face and sighed. If they could, the instructor just wanted to turn back the clock. You don't have to go back too long, seven days, seven days is enough. Seven days ago, Li Guangzu of the company sent a report to the instructor to see his younger brother in North America. Because of Li Guangzu's recent performance, the company commanders held a small meeting.

Captain Qi Rui said bluntly: "Everyone also sees the meaning of the immigration bureau, they will not let the immigrants be affected." I'm worried that the two will fight again after Lee Kwang-jo meets his brother. Even if it's a brother, it's a violation of discipline in case of a fight. ”

The deputy company commander said: "They are all brothers, it's just a matter of being angry for a while, where is there really such a big hatred." It's also a good thing that Li Guangzu wants to go to see his younger brother, and it's so difficult for us to see our family in North America once, I don't think there's any problem. ”

The instructor's thoughts are the same as those of the deputy company commander, and what can he do when he meets him, but talking about it will help resolve the conflict. Moreover, the laying of the railway in Xinxiang City has been completed. The railway troops, the engineering troops, and the troops have all made great efforts in the construction of the project. The number of people who apply for leave is not small, and after the railway is completed, everyone will have the opportunity to go to the western province of the United States, and after staying in the vast and sparsely populated province of the United States and China for a long time, everyone wants to go to the city to feel the lively feeling that has not been seen for a long time. Probably better than going to the city is to meet your relatives.

Captain Qi Rui did not loosen up in the slightest because of the statements of these two people, "I still mean that, I won't be happy to see it, so don't see you." Why bother. Now I think it's okay, but who knows after we meet. This is another matter of my brother and my younger brother, and now I think it's okay, but after meeting and saying a few bad words, I immediately became angry. It's normal to fight. ”

The company commander did not agree, and the application was denied. It happened that Captain Qi Rui had been out for two days because of the warehouse matter, and the deputy company commander took Li Guangzu to find the instructor. Li Guangzu patted his chest and promised that it would be fine. The deputy company commander also said good things next to him, and the instructor finally couldn't stand the two of them, so he still gave him a vacation. Lee Kwang Jo took the train north to his brother's farm.

Two days later, the army sent people down, and the battalion political commissar called the company commander Qi Rui and the instructor together, "Li Guangzu is your man, right?" ”

"Yes. He is our man. "The instructor felt that something was very wrong, and he couldn't help but shiver a little with a bad feeling. After Li Guangzu set off, when the instructor deputy company commander spoke privately, the deputy company commander said what was in his heart, "Even if Li Guangzu beats his younger brother, I don't think it's a big deal." If you do such a thing, can't you teach him a lesson in the family? This time, Li Guangzu said before he left that he would clean up his younger brother. ”

The instructor was stunned for a while, and then asked, "Do you know that Li Guangzu went to beat his younger brother?" ”

The deputy company commander replied fundamentally: "Li Guangzu said that this time I went to teach his younger brother a lesson." I told him that lessons are lessons and that you can't go overboard. It just means to teach a proper lesson. ”

"Do you know that Li Guangzu went to beat his brother!" The instructor said it again in a very unkind tone.

Seeing that the instructor was so angry, the deputy company commander was unhappy, "Instructor, do you still think his brother is right to do this?" The family did not agree, so he dared to marry in private, and then ran to North America. Did you do that? Can you do that? Can you do it without a lesson? If you don't teach you a lesson, you won't teach everyone badly! ”

The instructor was furious, "If you don't say it's right, do you dare to let him beat people?" ”

was scolded by the instructor like this, the deputy company commander frowned, and retorted in a tough tone: "What, it's wrong to be a brother and beat a younger brother?" This is not for people in the army to fight ordinary people, if it is to infringe on the people, then it will definitely not work. Beating my brother, this is a family matter, not the same thing at all! Why, can't you even teach your younger brother a lesson when you become a soldier? ”

This is also a reason, although the instructor is very angry, but there is no way to argue too much with the reason. The state can't even meddle in other people's family affairs.

But the battalion political commissar now asked about this with a gloomy face, and the instructor felt that he was still a little weak-hearted. It's not that the elder brother beat the younger brother, but he felt that the performance of the battalion commissar was a little strange.

"You approved his leave, didn't you?" The battalion commissar continued to ask with a straight face.

"Yes." The instructor continued.

"And do you know that he killed someone?" When the battalion political commissar said this, his expression became more and more gloomy.

A feeling as if he had been struck by lightning made the instructor tremble, he didn't expect Li Guangzu to kill someone. After being stunned for a while, the instructor said in a trembling voice and asked, "He beat his brother to death?" ”

"Oh?" The battalion commissar stared at the instructor, "It seems that you know that he is going to beat people?" ”

After hearing this, the instructor regretted it for a while, and since he had died, he couldn't explain anything. The best thing to do is to say "I don't know". But he really knew, and he slipped out of his mouth at once.

"Who did he kill?" Captain Qi Rui asked, who was still emotionally stable.

The battalion political commissar stared at Captain Qi Rui for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "He killed his younger brother and sister, and his younger brother and sister are also pregnant, this is one corpse and two lives." ”

The instructor obviously saw Captain Qi Rui shivering loudly, and the instructor himself shivered. If there is a conflict between brothers, and the elder brother beats the younger brother, that's it. It didn't happen for nothing, and the instructor could still have some explanations. didn't expect Li Guangzu to kill his younger siblings and make a mess of one corpse and two lives. There is no possibility of sparing. The younger brother is his own family, and the younger brother and sister are outsiders to Li Guangzu!

"Did you catch it?" Captain Qi Rui said in a trembling voice.

The battalion political commissar said with a straight face: "He ran to the north after killing people, and now he has run without a trace." We knew that he took the train to get off at the terminal of Danu Lake, and we don't know whether he was carrying a weapon when he ran or whether someone was with him. ”

After finally saying this, the battalion political commissar couldn't bear it anymore, he stood up and scolded Captain Qi Rui and the company instructor, "What kind of soldiers are you bringing!" If you beat someone, you only dare to beat a woman, and after beating someone to death, you don't admit it, and if you stop there, you can let people arrest you, and if you should kill people, you can kill people. I even ran away. Damn, the local people pointed at our troops and scolded, and our troops didn't dare to say anything. Do you think that the face of the army is not the face? ”

The pressure on the battalion commissar seemed to be amazing, and the political commissar, who was quite mild-mannered, actually scolded for five minutes. Even the instructor listened to the battalion political commissar scolding in a daze, and his mind was in chaos. Although the battalion political commissar scolded some incoherently, the battalion political commissar still completely grasped the main point in this regard. The men were killed, and the men fled. This only proves that there are huge problems with the work of the company.

The killing of someone is serious, very serious, but there are more personal problems in it. But if you run away after killing someone, you are absconding in fear of crime. As a soldier, absconding in fear of crime is a major crime that can be shot on the spot. If something really happens, if he goes to the same place, how to deal with it, it shows that he still has feelings and trust in the troops. Something happened, and he turned around and ran, still running north. That shows that Lee Kwang Zu not only had to escape from the local pursuit, but also did everything in his power to escape from the pursuit of the troops. This shows that he does not treat the army as his own......

At this moment, Captain Qi Rui spoke, "I will lead the troops to chase him, and I must capture him back." ”

"Humph!" The battalion political commissar finally stopped scolding, and he glared at Captain Qi Rui, "You have to arrest him back for me, and you will see people dead or corpses!" Before this matter gets into the army, people must be caught. I'll tell you that if you don't catch anyone this time, the army will go out to arrest people. It's enough to lose people once, don't continue to embarrass our battalion. If I can't catch anyone this time, I won't be able to do it as a political commissar. Before I get out, you have to get out of here! ”

Captain Qi Rui didn't say much, and set off directly with a platoon. The battalion commissar ordered no one in the company to go out. The instructor felt a burst of remorse and chagrin in his heart. What he regrets most now is why he didn't listen to Captain Qi Rui's advice at that time, and what he regrets most is why he listened to the instigation of the deputy company commander at that time. But no matter how the deputy company commander instigated, it was the instructor who finally agreed, and it was the instructor who signed the fake note. His responsibility is unavoidable.

For the first two days, the deputy company commander did not dare to meet the instructor at all. After Captain Qi Rui set off for three days, the deputy company commander finally took the initiative to meet the instructor. At this time, the instructor just wanted to strangle the deputy company commander to death, but he had already lost his life, and the deputy company commander didn't want to kill himself at all.

The deputy company commander didn't even dare to sit down, his face was ugly, and he lowered his voice and said: "Instructor, we have to talk about this matter first, we must not say that the company commander does not agree, we agree to it ourselves." ”

"You're still thinking about this?" The instructor was furious, and he scolded.

The deputy company commander seemed to be prepared, and he didn't flinch after being reprimanded, "Instructor, if the company commander can catch Li Guangzu's bastard back, that's the best." But no matter what, if it is known that we promised Li Guangzu to visit our relatives, we will be responsible. We really can't afford that. ”

The instructor didn't immediately scold again, he actually thought about this as well. The instructor and deputy company commander in the company agreed, only the company commander disagreed. If the company commander arrests people again, the company commander's responsibility is basically gone. But someone has to take responsibility for this matter, and the person who bears the responsibility is self-evident.