Chapter 43: The Colonel's Condition
Early the next morning, despite my father's fragrant rice porridge and side dishes, more than a dozen of us still deliberately came to Guanhai Restaurant for breakfast.
As soon as we entered, we found Brother Fourteen and Iitaro in the old place, Yaoyao made breakfast and walked towards them, while we sat down at the table a little farther away.
The fourteenth brother saw Yaoyao's eyes lit up, and warmly beckoned her to sit beside him, and when he saw her wearing a bead chain on her wrist, he smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth.
We ate very slowly, breakfast was shrimp porridge and steamed buns, and some refreshing side dishes, kelp silk, although delicious, but our minds were on the table of the three of us, and our ears were eager to take them off and stuff Yaoyao in their pockets.
There were a lot of people in the restaurant, the sound was too chaotic, we didn't hear a word about what they were talking about, and suddenly the three of them stood up and went over to wash the dishes together, is this the rhythm of going out?
After washing the dishes, the three of them really walked out of the back door of the restaurant with a smile, and actually went to the square, taking a walk after dinner? Chat after dinner? After-dinner romance time?
We couldn't follow along, so we had to end breakfast hastily and pretend to wander around the island, but in fact we were waiting for Yaoyao to come back.
There was only one central street, and we walked slowly along this street, and saw the office building of the military headquarters in the distance, which was the one we saw the colonel, and the whole body was green, and I really didn't notice that the color of this building was so ugly.
We were secretly complaining about this ugly green building, and suddenly there was a fight in a small shop, and it was actually someone fighting!
Listening to the content of the scolding and yelling, it is nothing more than the disharmony between the neighbors and neighbors, which will finally catch some small trick, and can't suppress the fire and start to move.
We stood outside the bunk with other islanders, and we didn't know if we should go in and pull a fight, after all, we had just arrived, and it was not easy to get out of everything, and we were struggling, and several men in military uniforms entered the bunk, and in less than two minutes, two men were escorted out.
These two men must be the people who fought in the shop, one fat and one thin, fat and short, thin and tall, both of them were forty years old, and they both had a look of anger, and the fat one shouted confidently, "I want to see the colonel!" I am justified in this matter today, it is his hand, and I am justified in defense! I didn't make a mistake! ”
Not to be outdone, the thin one scolded: "Phew! Obviously, you stole my things, and you hurt people, and you will die when you see the colonel! ”
They simply regarded the Colonel as God, and their fanatical mood was very abnormal.
Several soldiers were silent, just escorting the two people towards the big green building until they entered the big iron gate.
The others were all gone, and the dozen or so of us were fine anyway, just standing near the Green Building and waiting to see how the colonel handled the matter.
Left and right, the big iron gate was silent, and those soldiers and the two troublesome men seemed to have evaporated from the world.
A figure flashed through a window on the green building, and after a while, the small door next to the iron door opened, and Secretary Qin walked out.
"What are you doing here? Have you all had breakfast? "Secretary Qin is more enthusiastic every time she sees us, but there is no trace of warmth in her smile.
"Secretary Qin, how did you deal with the two men who were escorted in just now? It's just a small fight, does it take so long? Zhang Xiaomei asked her bluntly.
Secretary Qin's eyes widened exaggeratedly, "Yo, it turns out that you are here to watch the excitement, those two people are clamoring to see the colonel, but how can the colonel be so gossipy and see him, they will be locked up in prison." ”
"What will the Colonel do about this?" Zhang Xiaomei continued to ask.
Secretary Qin looked back at the Green Building and said with reverence on his face, "The colonel is very wise, he will definitely ask who is right and who is wrong, and those who make mistakes will definitely be punished." ”
We are all a little speechless, in our eyes, such a thing as a fight, since it doesn't really hurt anyone, it's not a big deal, can it be interrogated and punished with such fanfare? Isn't it okay to give a verbal warning?
Secretary Qin suddenly said to me, "Duoduo, the colonel didn't have time to take care of their affairs because he wanted to meet you this morning, and I was about to look for you, and it happened that you were passing by here, so let's go directly." ”
I was slightly stunned and looked back at everyone, "You guys go home first, I'll go back after talking to the colonel." ”
They were very calm, nodded and went back, while I followed Secretary Qin into the Green Building and came to the colonel's office.
The Colonel sat behind his desk and looked at something, looked up at the movement, reached out and motioned for me to sit casually, and then continued to look at the thing.
Secretary Qin quietly retreated at some point, and only two people were left in the office, me and the colonel.
"I didn't let them check your guns," the Colonel finally looked up at me, "I trust you, or rather, I trust you." ”
His words came as a surprise, and indeed, we were prepared to be searched, so we hid most of our guns outside the island, but no one has mentioned it since we entered the island!
"Duoduo, you are the leader of this team, am I right?" The Colonel leaned his upper body on the table and asked me with squinted eyes, a majesty that could not be deceived in his tone.
"You say that you have lifted me up," I replied, "I was just one of the first people on the team, and I liked to do things. ”
The Colonel raised an index finger and shook it slightly, "Duoduo, you are modest, I can see your weight in the team, but this is not what I asked you to talk about." ”
He stood up, paced out from behind his desk, and stood four or five meters away from me, with his hands behind his back.
"Duoduo, I invited you here to discuss with you, so that your main combat strength can join the military department and become a part of maintaining the stability and unity of the base." His tone was suddenly sincere.
I pretended to be ignorant and widened my eyes, "Colonel, I think the armed liliang on our island is very solid, how much can we ordinary people help." ”
The colonel suddenly sighed deeply, "Duoduo," he showed a headache, "You don't know, although there are only more than 1,000 people in the base, they are not united, many of the survivors are used to living a casual life before, they are hostile to others, their trust is low, they are still in a state of wandering outside, they always want to use their fists to speak, which is particularly difficult to manage, I have to formulate a severe punishment mechanism, but the effect is very small." ”
"But if you soldiers can't control them, what can we, the ordinary survivors who just arrived, do?" I can understand the colonel's words, the two men outside just now got into a mess because of a little, which shows that the style is fierce.
"There are dissenting people in my team, and I shouldn't have told you." The colonel said something that shocked me, "These soldiers are not all my subordinates, nearly half of them are from other units, and most of them have received strict training to survive in this troubled era, so those who have served as soldiers have a high chance of survival, and after they are incorporated into this island, because of their superior conditions, they are directly incorporated into the armed forces, but I now find that they are not very loyal to this base." "The Colonel used very clever words, and I think he was trying to say that the later soldiers were not very loyal to him.
"I need a responsible helper for this island base," the Colonel looked eagerly, "you are the first batch of new members with such a large number of people, and, I can see, you have a lot of talent, and are you willing to work with me to make this base a refuge for human Zuihou?" ”
"Huh?" As soon as I encounter some questions that can't be answered immediately, I will use my silly **, and this "ah" word has tormented many crazy people.
The colonel's words were too informative for me to digest and answer right away.
The colonel was really hit by my "ah", "Duoduo, I may not have made it clear, I need all your support, of course, your treatment will be the most haode, well, the same treatment as the military department, all the islands are free of charge, how about it?" ”
I have to say that the conditions offered by the colonel are tempting, such a large number of people enjoy the treatment of "special supply", and we are also reused, and our status will definitely not be low, maybe we can slowly catch some rights on the island......
If I had changed the people who were keen on fame and fortune, I am afraid that I would have hugged the colonel's thigh and shouted long live, but I am a person who is very dull to power, and I am thinking now, who are those soldiers who are at odds with the colonel, and they want to fight against the colonel?
The colonel saw that my eyes were no longer focused, and it was obvious that he was wandering, and he probably thought that I was considering the conditions, so he waited quietly, full of confidence.
"What will we be responsible for when we join the Ministry of Armed Forces?" I came back to my senses and decided to ask.
Whether this colonel is friend or foe, I have decided in my heart to join! If he is righteous, we will help him keep the peace, if he is evil, hehe, we call it breaking into the enemy.
"We made a deal?" The colonel was overjoyed.
I also smiled, "Who wouldn't be tempted by such haode conditions?" Unless it's a fool. ”
The colonel stroked his palm, "I like people who confess!" Those who are untouched by profit are the most terrible because they are hypocritical. ”
I nodded in agreement, but cursed in my heart, "Hypocrisy! Benefits are not a bad thing, but it depends on how to get them. ”
"So," the colonel was a little excited, walking back and forth, making me a little dizzy, "how come you have twenty people with combat effectiveness, right?" I want to put you in different departments, the security department, the supply and demand department, the search department, ......"
He said a bit too much, I didn't remember, I just secretly frightened, a small broken island, how can there be so many departments running?
"All the core departments will arrange for your people to go in, the work is false, and the personnel who monitor and report to each department are real, and I have set up a separate department for you, called the Intelligence Department." The colonel waved his hand, and the task was completed.
Ministry of Intelligence...... How do I sound like a military commander's agent?
"Duoduo," the colonel looked down at me, "you are the head of the intelligence department, and Luo Han is your deputy minister, how about it?" ”
"Colonel," I was just curious, "why did I have a woman as a minister, when Rohan is much more capable than me." ”
The colonel smiled, "The intelligence department is not an armed forces department, and Luohan can fight, but in terms of communication, coordination and carefulness, men and women cannot be compared, don't you know?" In many units, the intelligence department is run by women. ”
Well, I really don't know...... The right to fight small has nothing to do with me.
"Moreover, Luohan will definitely not fight with you for power, and I have seen the tacit understanding between you." The Colonel nodded his eyes, "But you're not husband and wife, am I right?" ”
I was embarrassed and said, "My husband has someone else, and Rohan is my buddy." ”
The colonel smiled again, "Your tacit understanding is very high, and this is not the feeling between husband and wife, so I am most relieved that you will lead this department together." ”
"My request is that every day you have to report the collected information to me alone, you come, don't be an Arhat." The Colonel walked back to his desk in high spirits.
"I won't worry about your guns, and I'll give you guns as long as you need them." Again, he offered tempting conditions.
"Colonel," I stood up, "can I go back and talk to you again?" ”
The colonel sat firmly in his office chair, "Of course, but I'm sure you'll work with me, I think you don't know any of you, clean!" ”
Coming out of the green building, my heart gradually became clear, and I understood what the fourteenth brother said about standing in line carefully.
I just don't know which team Brother Fourteen asked me to stand on, is it the colonel's side, or the other side?
And the thunderstorm hidden in the woods, which side is he? It seems that he is not on either side, he is guarding against everyone.
His background is the most mysterious, no matter what, I have to figure it out!