Hearing this, everyone present, including Qu Qiang, was stunned and looked at General Zheng in disbelief.

They have just returned from the battlefield, and if they have made great achievements, there is no reward, even if they have made great contributions, they still have to let them retire, and they are still retired in formation!

Except for Chestnut God and Duck in the hospital, the four teams of the hidden dragon are about to retire collectively, and if they don't guess wrong, the two of them can't escape.

Why exactly?

Could it be that the Dragon Four team did something wrong?

Qu Qiang was full of questions, but he didn't dare to speak.

But Dewey didn't have this scruples, and asked directly: "Chief, you want us to retire, can I know the reason?" ”

General Zheng nodded and said, "I do have this idea, and now I want to know what you mean." Don't force it, tell me the truth, I don't want to listen to those empty clichés. Come on, let's talk about it, let's start with Xiao Cai, I remember that your parents are not in good health, and it is when you need someone to take care of them, don't you want to go home to take care of them? ”

He reached out and nodded at the chicken thief, who was also the youngest of the four teams of the Hidden Dragons.

The chicken thief replied without thinking: "Report to the chief, I have no intention of retiring. My parents are really not in good health, although they do not have any advanced education, but on the day I enlisted in the army, they told me that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, since I chose to be loyal to the country, then I don't need to worry about family affairs, and my brother is my own at home. ”

"Your parents are all good, but don't you really want to go back to their bedside to do your filial piety?" General Zheng asked.

"Yes!" The chicken thief replied directly, and then added: "But if my parents knew that I was a deserter, they would never forgive me." ”

"No, you're not a deserter, it's me who gives you another chance to choose, you have already paid a lot for the country." General Zheng said.

"My answer is still no!" The chicken thief said sonorously.

General Zheng didn't speak, turned his gaze to the shepherd again, and said, "Liu Xiang, your father and son have two generations of hidden dragons, and now only your mother is alone at home, don't you want to go back?" ”

"I don't want to, because my mother is in good health, and she found love again with my encouragement some time ago, and I will disturb their two world when I go back." The shepherd has a grinning face, even in front of General Zheng, and he is not in shape.

"Well, when I didn't say it." General Zheng was amused by him, and turned his head to Wei Laoshi's body again.

Before he could speak, Wei Laoshi hurriedly said, "Chief, you don't have to ask me, if I wanted to go back, I would have gone back a long time ago." ”

"Well, yes, I can't stop you if you really want to go back," General Zheng laughed again and raised his chin at the mule, "What about you, Xiao Zhong?" ”

"Chief, the hidden dragon is my home! What others say is false, but what I said is true, my fiancée is still in the dragon, what should I do if I go back to her? Didn't you separate us from each other? The mule replied teasingly.

"Stinky boy, you're poor!" General Zheng scolded with a smile, and said to the second mule: "Xiao Zhou, I know that your father has always wanted you to be in Qianlong, and now that you have also exercised, don't you want to go back?" ”

"Chief, this is the first time I have chosen the path I have chosen, and I have to keep going on it, otherwise I will definitely have regrets." The second mule replied earnestly.

General Zheng nodded again, finally looked at Dewey, and asked, "Xiao Du, you don't want to leave either?" ”

"Chief, you should know why I entered the Hidden Dragon, that is my father's last wish, and it is also my wish. And, for my sake, my girlfriend joined the Hidden Dragon. If I choose to quit now, it will not only be a betrayal of my father, but also a betrayal of my girlfriend, and even more of a betrayal of myself. Dewey said in a deep voice.

"So, you don't want to go?" General Zheng confirmed again.

"Yes!" The four teams of the hidden dragon replied in unison.

"Good, very good, it seems that you are very loyal to the hidden dragon and the country!" General Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

Everyone thought that retiring was just General Zheng testing the loyalty of the Qianlong Fourth Team, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts, not wanting General Zheng's tone to suddenly become serious: "Then, what if I have to let you retire?" ”

Only then did they suddenly realize that it was not General Zheng who was testing their loyalty, but that he did have this idea.

Dewey swallowed hard and asked, "Chief, can we know the reason?" ”

"If I don't tell you why, will you refuse to the end?" General Zheng asked.

"Yes!" Dewey replied dryly, and the others nodded firmly.

"And what if I tell you it's an order?" General Zheng asked again.

Dewey was speechless.

Like the military, the first rule of the dragon is to obey orders, if it is an order to let them retire, then no one can change it, they can only accept it.

Dewey was silent for a moment, raised his head to look at General Zheng, and said, "I will obey, but I am not convinced!" ”

He stood up abruptly and said excitedly: "If we make a mistake in the action, how to punish us, we have no complaints, even if we are asked to retire, it is our own fault." However, we have done nothing wrong, and we will never accept it if we leave for no reason! ”

"Yes, we are not convinced!" The four teams of the hidden dragons stood up in unison.

Not only them, but even the old cat and the camel stood up with two teams of people and said, "We are not convinced!" ”

General Zheng sighed and said, "Okay, since you are not convinced, then I will tell you the reason, it is actually very simple, because you have exposed your identity, do you accept this reason?" ”

Revealing your identity?

Dewey and the others were all stunned, they had not revealed their identities to anyone, and those who knew their identities were all people with the right to know, such as Father Chu and Ambassador Yin.

But then, they suddenly came to their senses.

True, they were exposed, though not actively.

Xu Jiang, Wang Jianfeng, and Deng Zhiqiang, these three people knew that they were from Qianlong International Security Company and knew that they did not belong to the military sequence.

Although they don't know the truth, for the secret force of the Qianlong Army, this is already exposed, especially now that they have just been overwhelmed by the secret force of the Five Constants, as long as they think about it, it is not difficult to guess their identity.

It dawned on Dewey that it was no wonder that General Zheng only mentioned the retirement of the fourth team, but did not mention the first and eighth teams that also participated in the operation.

"Chief, you should know that we didn't know they were there at the time, so that's why we ......"

Dewey hurriedly explained, but General Zheng waved his hand and said, "You don't need to explain, I know what you said is the truth, but another fact is that your identity has been exposed." ”

Yes, that's the truth, whether you want to or not, they are exposed.

"Xu Dong, as the main person responsible, will be transferred out of Zaghava and will be in charge of the internal work, and although you did not deliberately reveal your identity, it is inevitable, and you can only leave. Of course, you can also choose to retire or stay in the headquarters like Xu Dong and change to internal work. ”

General Zheng's meaning is obvious, if he chooses to stay in Qianlong, then he can only change his career to internal service.

For some people, the back office may be a good choice, but for Dewey, who is used to guns, there is no difference between back office and retirement.

"Chief, you also said that we didn't deliberately expose it, and we didn't have time to avoid the situation at that time. But I believe that neither Xu Jiang of the State Grid nor Wang Jianfeng and Deng Zhiqiang of the company know our true identity, and even if they do, they will not reveal our identity. Dewey said.

"You're wrong, although they don't know your identity now, it doesn't mean that they won't have associations, especially Wang Jianfeng and Deng Zhiqiang, as a member of the company, they usually have contact with you, if they meet you in the company in the future, what will they think? How do you explain that? ”

General Zheng paused, and then said: "A lie has to be made up for with thousands of lies, and in the end, even you can't get it back." Moreover, when it comes to the existence of the hidden dragon, no one can fully believe it. Maybe they won't say it now, but that doesn't mean they won't say it in the future. ”

Several people looked at each other, and no one could refute General Zheng's words, the best way to keep a secret is not to leak it, instead of pinning their hopes on ethereal trust.

Maybe General Zheng is really unkind, but as he said, when it comes to the secret of the hidden dragon, there can be no negligence, he can only cut off the problem directly at the root, that is, let the four hidden dragon teams leave collectively.

"Now, tell me your options." General Zheng said in a deep voice.

The four teams of the hidden dragon were all silent, using silence to fight, and General Zheng was not in a hurry, quietly waiting for their reply.

Suddenly, Dewey raised his head, looked directly at General Zheng and said, "Chief, I think the main responsibility for this matter lies with the headquarters!" The headquarters did not take into account our experience when issuing the task, which led to the leakage crisis, and now the headquarters is punishing us with this, and we are not convinced! ”

"That's right, the main responsibility does lie with the headquarters," General Zheng readily admitted, "and the relevant responsible persons will also be dealt with, and if you choose to stay in the back office, you will be notified accordingly soon." ”

"Just because we are responsible doesn't mean we should be punished." Dewey argued.

"I know you are innocent, but from the day you joined the Hidden Dragon, you should have this consciousness and make sacrifices at any time, not only for life, but also for honor." General Zheng said in a deep voice.

"In other words, this matter is a foregone conclusion, and we have no choice?" Dewey asked.

"Yes, you have no choice, the only thing you can choose is your own future path, if you choose to retire, I will give you the greatest help within the scope of my ability." General Zheng said.

Is there really no choice?

Dewey racked his brains to think of countermeasures, but he felt at a loss, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration in his heart and thought of a solution.

"Chief, actually, we have another choice."