The moment she saw her grandfather's body, He Biting's emotions completely collapsed.

Li Shuai, who was standing far away, his nerves that had already been beaten to the ground were softened in the heart-rending cry, and a layer of mist gradually rose in his eyes.

Niu Jun couldn't take a step with her mobile phone in her hand, and she couldn't shoot such a scene outside of her. There is no endless stream of mourners, no ceremonies of mourning, only simple farewells by relatives remembering the last wishes of the deceased. The funeral home's car was parked on the side of the road in front of the door, and the funeral home's staff stood in a queue and waited quietly.

Grief makes the night darker.

"Let's shoot, we should leave something that future generations can see." Li Shuai said.

Niu Jun looked at Li Shuai, wiped away his tears, took a deep breath to adjust, and walked in.

The temperature in the mountains was particularly low, and the biting cold made Li Shuai, who was single-clothed, involuntarily grit his teeth, and he had to walk around to drive away the cold. At five o'clock in the morning, under the light coming out of the house, the exhaled heat was as clear as the mist coming out of an open steamer.

The staff of the funeral home strode in, and the He family wept as they watched the old man's body being carried out and sent to the funeral car. Niu Jun helped He Biting out, He Biting wiped away her tears and didn't cry anymore, gritted her teeth in front of Li Shuai and stood upright. Li Shuai approached, grabbed He Biting's shoulders and gently hugged her, like hugging a helpless child, patting her back to comfort her.

The funeral car roared away, and the mountain village returned to quiet.

The group, together with their relatives, drove to the martyrs' cemetery, which was dozens of kilometers away. A squad of soldiers sent by the local armed police detachment waited for the arrival of the hearse in the martyrs' cemetery wearing winter clothes and carrying Type 03 automatic rifles. At 9:05 a.m., the hearse arrived, and under the witness of relatives and friends, the soldiers of the armed police detachment laid the ashes of Mr. He in the manner of a soldier and a soldier.

In accordance with the deceased's wishes, everything was simple, and He Biting's family bid farewell to the old man.

Wu Chengyong called Li Shuai aside and whispered, "Tomorrow at 5:15 p.m., there is still some time for the high-speed train, let He Biting accompany her parents, and her parents will send people to the Ministry of Armed Forces guest house before 3 p.m. tomorrow." ”

"Okay." Li Shuai agreed to come down.

"Call the cattle reporter, let's withdraw first and give the family some space." Wu Chengyong said.

Li Shuai walked over and first said to He Biting, "Report to the Armed Forces Department Guest House before three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and stay with your parents at home before that." ”

"Yes!" He Biting gritted her teeth and said.

Niu Jun gently patted He Biting's back and comforted, "Don't be too sad. ”

Li Shuai and the others left by car with the officers and men of the armed police detachment, leaving the rest of the time for the He family to worship and remember according to local customs.

More people feel the shock in their hearts, and the younger generation probably can't understand what the older generation is doing with their deep hidden merit and fame, or can't understand what drives them to charge the enemy one after another.

The next day, when he was separated from his parents again, Father He said to He Biting earnestly, "Your grandfather wanted me to be a soldier, but unfortunately I couldn't. Work hard in the army and make some achievements to comfort your grandfather's spirit in heaven. ”

Once again, his daughter was handed over to the army, and his father and mother watched the car go away.

The group rushed back to Pengcheng overnight, and when they returned to the base, it was already more than ten o'clock in the evening. Chen Xueer was working in the company office, and after knowing that Li Shuai was back, she quickly sorted out the materials and prepared to have a meeting with Li Shuai.

Li Shuai was talking to Niu Jun downstairs, "You should care more about He Biting's situation, you women can talk about it." Of the thirty recruits, I think most of them are good at her, because she has the ability to be a good combatant. ”

"I will, but you don't have to worry too much, He Biting is a strong girl." Niu Jun said.

"Shooting is about to begin, and the ideological work of the troops is very important. After shooting, the second major assessment will be conducted, and then the title will be awarded, and the work below is all important, and it is impossible not to worry. Li Shuai said.

Niu Jun said, "The main thing is that you and Instructor Chen discussed, after all, I am not rightly named." ”

"The clerk is the third leader of the company, you are too justifiable." Li Shuai said.

Niu Jun said, "All in all, I will definitely do my best, and you will also try your best to cooperate with my filming work, and public opinion propaganda is also very important, you know this." ”

"No problem." Li Shuai agreed very happily.

Chen Xue'er went downstairs, camouflage shoes stepping on the steps and making a brisk and dull sound.

"Handsome squad leader, Niu Ji." Chen Xue'er suppressed her voice and said in a somewhat hurried tone, "You came back in too time, there is a very urgent matter, half an hour ago, the Political Department issued an urgent order, requiring all units to investigate the social relations of all recruits, focusing on finding out whether there are any Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan relations or overseas relations. ”

After she finished speaking in one breath, she handed the documents and materials in her hand to Li Shuai.

Li Shuai received it, pointed to the room of the company on the second floor, and said, "Go to the company and say." ”

The company was brightly lit, and the files of the thirty female recruits were placed on the table one by one, and several copies had already been opened, apparently Chen Xueer had been doing this since the lights went out.

Everyone sat down, Li Shuai read the documents carefully, thought of some things in the past few days, and quickly counted them in his heart. He said, "It's not a big problem, the relevant departments did a complete political review when the conscription was made." ”

He looked at the time and said, "It's 22:30, Comrade Niu Jun and I are looking for recruits to understand the situation separately and strive to finish it before midnight." ”

The document notice requires that the mapping work must be completed today, and the time is very tight. If Li Shuai and the others don't return to the team, Chen Xueer will have to complete it independently. The dossier does not fully reflect social relations, and it is necessary to have individual conversations, and even call the immediate relatives of the recruits if necessary, or ask the relevant local authorities to conduct a more detailed investigation.

However, in accordance with the spirit of the document circular, what is now to be done is to conduct a preliminary investigation, and then to conduct further investigations on some of the situations that require in-depth investigation as required.

As soon as He Biting lay down, several comrades-in-arms on the side whispered to comfort her, and many of them were not asleep yet. He Biting's mood was much more stable, and after saying a few words to Chen Xiao and others, she beckoned everyone to quiet down and sleep.

That's when Li Shuai walked in and called He Biting and another female soldier in the first class out. The company headquarters was ready, Niu Jun was responsible for asking one person, and Li Shuai was responsible for asking one person, and immediately started work. He Biting and the other female soldier were a little confused, but the serious appearance of the instructors made them have to cheer up.

After Li Shuai and Niu Jun began to ask, He Biting and another female recruit came back to their senses - it turned out to be the second political trial. There's nothing wrong with that. After the recruits enlist in the army, the army will organize a physical examination, and if it is found that there are recruits who seriously do not meet the standards during the physical examination, they will also be returned. And the second political review is not needed by the general army, what kind of army will conduct the second political review of the recruits?

The 404th Special Unit in which Li Shuai once served is.

The speed of questioning was very fast, and after more than half an hour, half of the people had already been questioned, and it took an average of seven or eight minutes for each soldier. Generally speaking, the probability of several situations prohibited by superiors is extremely low, and local military recruitment departments pay special attention to this aspect of overseas relations when conducting political examinations of conscripts.

At 2315, Li Shuai and the others completed the inquiries of all the female recruits, and determined that no one had overseas relations, nor did they have any relations with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, nor did they have family and social relations that needed special attention.

After sorting out the preliminary investigation results, Li Shuai sealed it in a brown leather envelope and said to Niu Jun and Chen Xue'er, "After resealing all the files and storing them in the security cabinet, you can rest first." ”

"Okay, handsome squad leader, please rest assured, there will be no mistakes." Chen Xueer said.

Soldier files are very important, if there are no cadres present, and they are cadres who are qualified to read the files, Li Shuai cannot open the files of female recruits. It's just that in the actual operation process, the requirements will not be too strict, after all, Li Shuai is not an ordinary non-commissioned officer.

Li Shuai strode to the side of the office building with a cowhide envelope, and sure enough, the lights in Political Commissar Yuan's office were still on, and to his surprise, Li Zewen was actually waiting downstairs.

As soon as he saw Li Shuai, Li Zewen hurried up to meet him and whispered, "The trouble over there is getting more and more fierce, just in case, after the lights are turned off, the political commissar urgently notified the troops of the recruit corps to do a preliminary investigation, and now only the results of the independent platoon of female recruits have not been handed in, and there is a political commissar waiting." ”

"Any news on this?" Li Shuai asked.

Li Zewen shook his head and said, "I don't know, I can't get access to this information." ”

Li Shuai didn't ask any more, and immediately rushed to Commissar Yuan's office.

After reading the results of the investigation he submitted, Political Commissar Yuan came out with obvious relief and said, "You came back in time. Less than 30 minutes after the order was issued, the higher authorities demanded that the investigation in this area be submitted in the shortest possible time. Just in time, I can report it now. ”

"Commissar, how serious is the situation?" Li Shuai couldn't help but ask.

Political Commissar Yuan smiled and said, "How serious can it be?" It's not a big deal, mainly because of the stability of the recruit troops, it's time to award the title after New Year's Day, time flies quickly, as soon as the title is awarded, the training of the recruit unit will be on the right track, you have to be prepared, the base is already considering equipping you with manpower. ”

Obviously, the very important things in Li Shuai's heart are not a big deal at all here with Political Commissar Yuan.

"There is a second big assessment before the award, political commissar, I have considered it, and I plan to put the first foot march after the big test, and use one day before New Year's Day to conduct a thirty-kilometer foot march." Li Shuai put other things aside and asked in a deep voice.

Political Commissar Yuan thought about it.

In the past, the march on foot was carried out only after the recruits left the company, but after the reform of the new training, it was put into the six-month recruit training, that is to say, the recruits went down to the company after six months of training, and the military skills they mastered were almost the same as those of the veterans, and they could immediately form combat effectiveness.

Commissar Yuan asked, "You mean to add a foot march?" Or will the march on foot for the sixth month of the final training assessment be brought forward to before New Year's Day? ”

"With one addition, the standard was lowered, and the backpack was used instead of a large backpack, and the distance was reduced from 40 kilometers to 30 kilometers. According to past experience, the recruit units will be discharged from the company in more than 10 days, and in the past, they had to conduct their first training on foot shortly after leaving the company, but in fact the situation is similar to that of the past. I hope that at the end of the sixth month, the troops will have more experience. Li Shuai explained his reasons.

Political Commissar Yuan lit a cigarette and smoked a few puffs, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I will consider your suggestion carefully, and I will submit it to the military training meeting on Monday for discussion." ”

"Thank you, Commissar." Li Shuai stood up and saluted Commissar Yuan before leaving.

When I got back to my accommodation, it was already after midnight, and the night seemed extraordinarily long. A few hours ago, I was still in a certain place in Hunan, but now that I have returned to the base to deal with urgent military affairs, the rapid change of geographical location, and the switching of thinking between different military affairs that are completely incompatible, make people feel that time flies very slowly.