It is difficult for people who have not experienced pain firsthand to understand what it is like.

Sun Zhan really realized it. Right next to him, the best young people, who are immensely loyal to themselves, who themselves regard as their own sons and nephews, and whose relationship with each other is far from being explained by words like "confidants". They died like this, and the pain was heartbreaking, and they would rather exchange anything for them. But...... Too late.

"For what, for what? You don't deserve to die there. Who is it and who is it? ”

Sun Zhan burst into tears, his hands clutched at the edge of the table, his whole body lying on the table, his cries of pain echoing in the empty room.

This question is redundant. With Sun Zhan's ability, as long as he calms down a little, it is not difficult to guess the connection. His intention of arranging Ye Xiangyang and others to the UU Infantry Division is obvious, and seizing power will be criticized at any time. The opponent will spare no effort to fight back desperately, and in this life-and-death battle, killing people is just an ordinary thing.

The crying and screaming continued for a long time. Of course, the secretary sitting outside would not understand Sun Zhan's inner pain. She had always felt terrified, hearing the constant smashing of things in the office, the howl of a wild beast, and all sorts of terrifying noises that could not be said of origin. She didn't understand what kind of tragedy was going on behind that closed door. The secretary didn't care about the real plot, but just silently prayed with trepidation that he would not let himself become one of the characters.

Sun Zhan's brain was filled with grief and hatred, and his thinking gradually slowed down. However, subjective consciousness has not been affected. He wiped away his tears, tapped on the computer screen with his trembling fingers, typed in a long string of passwords, and searched through the crowd of information like a madman.

In accordance with normal procedure, all cases involving military personnel must be handled by the military justice department. The Air Force only transmitted the captured surveillance footage to Sun Zhan out of the identity of Ye Xiangyang and other deceased. The incident has been included in the Judge Advocate General's priority schedule. The U Infantry Division, which was closest to the site of the incident, also dispatched special personnel to survey the environment at the scene, looking for clues that could be used as clues.

It's just a gesture on the scene. As the head of the Administration Department, Sun Zhan naturally knows very well how effective these actions can be? Now is the time of the war, a dead person is like a dead ant, not to mention a school officer like Ye Xiangyang, even if a high-ranking general like himself is killed, the military justice department must also conduct evidence collection and investigation of the personnel involved according to the situation.

These so-called measures are not needed at all. Even if the murderer is found, the military justice department will not directly execute him, but will take him into custody and imprisonment, send him to the front line, and fill him in the combat unit. If the murderer is a high-ranking military officer with a heavy army, the method of disposal will also change. Either demote or be issued with military status. All in all, behind every officer, there is a corresponding background to a greater or lesser extent. The bureaucratic style of the bureaucracy in peacetime is still effective. After all, who doesn't know that they will make a mistake one day? When will a junior officer be promoted to become his superior?

Sun Zhan is the beneficiary of this malaise. He had protected many officers who should have been punished by demotion, and those people naturally reciprocated him, and his circle of confidants expanded. This dirty habit, once identified by the majority of the population, is very difficult to get rid of. In order to truly retaliate against the killers, it is necessary to find the target before the military justice department reaches a conclusion. Otherwise, even if that guy is caught, he will not necessarily be sentenced to death.

Tens of thousands of information entries are displayed on the screen. All of these are the records of the large and small affairs that occurred in the surrounding area of the murder scene within 48 hours before Sun Zhan entered the murder. It includes a series of information such as the replacement of personnel at the outposts of neighboring units, drills, and training. According to the relevant regulations, such matters must be entered into the computer on time, and reviewed by the military department through a satellite network. Thanks to the powerful computing power of the mainframe computer, this information will be sorted and stored in a short period of time and become ready to be accessed.

With Sun Zhan's permission, he can naturally access and find it. He didn't need any so-called evidence at all. He knows very well that there are only a few opponents in him. Yuan Jia, Zhao Zhikai, Wang Qinian...... If the classification is more refined and more specific, Zhuang Yuye, the current commander of the UU Infantry Division, is also inseparable. If the analysis area continues to expand based on the # domain, then Su Hao, who is far away in the direction of New Guiyang, can also be included in it.

Searching for categories is a tedious and hard work, but Sun Zhan does not feel tired. He is more energetic than ever, and his eyes don't feel sour when they are glued to the screen for long periods of time. Dominated by hatred and anger, the brain becomes more lucid than ever. He quickly picks out the parts he needs from the mess, arranges them chronologically, enlarges the font, and displays them in the center of the screen.

Item 1: At 12:09 p.m. yesterday, the Air Force AWACS aircraft spotted a convoy of three military off-road vehicles heading for Jishou along the old highway from the new Guiyang base. As no corresponding records were received, the monitoring crew immediately telegraphed the convoy to identify itself and intent. After investigation, it was a liaison officer sent by the 11th Independent Army to the UU Infantry Division, wanting to seek material assistance such as food and medicine.

Item 2: At 1:37 p.m. yesterday, five heavy military transport planes from the direction of New Urumqi landed in the 2nd Southeast Theater of Operations. Records show that it was a precision scientific research instrument urgently transferred to the theater by the Northern Front. However, in the surveillance footage uploaded by the airport, the transport planes did not unload the containers, but instead walked out of the cabin with a group of armed soldiers. Based on the number of people filming at that time, it just coincided with the maximum loading capacity of the aircraft.

Item 3: At 4:22 a.m. yesterday, the UU Infantry Division conducted an emergency cross-country training According to the training + plan reported by the division's commander Zhuang Yuye two weeks ago, this night assembly was supposed to be carried out next week. However, since the meteorological department determined that there would be heavy rainfall in the area during the specified period, the plan could only be advanced.

There are more than 20 similar entries. Compared to the top three, most of the other entries seem to be out of place in terms of time or lack of attention in terms of content.

Looking at these words on the screen, Sun Zhan rubbed the corners of his wrinkled eyes, sighed, and sank

The three entries correspond to Su Hao, Yuan Jia, and Zhuang Yuye. Judging from the time, they all have the possibility of being involved in the murder, have sufficient motives and reasons, and have just the right timing.

After thinking for a long time, Sun Zhan raised his hand and crossed the third entry off the screen.

He had seen Zhuang Yuye ———— an old and dignified officer, who was kind and serious about daily affairs. His intention of sending Ye Xiangyang as the Minister of Administration of UU Pei, Zhuang Yuye should be very clear. But he never protested or expressed his opposition, and rarely had a direct conflict with Ye Xiangyang. Recently, because of his concentration on dealing with Su Hao, Ye Xiangyang has not carried out more actions within UU Pei, and his control and influence have not changed. From a normal point of view, Zhuang Yuye has no reason to start at this time. Therefore, although he had the opportunity and the possibility to kill, he was the least suspected of the three.

Looking at Entry 1 and Entry 2, Sun Zhan only felt an indescribable irritability.

If the inference is not wrong, the murderer should be one of Su Hao and Yuan Zhicheng. In fact, even if there was no matter of Ye Xiangyang and the others being killed, Sun Zhan would still have to concentrate on dealing with them. Su Hao had enough grudges with himself, and he even killed my only nephew. Yuan Zhicheng was the biggest obstacle to the infiltration of combat units by the Ministry of Administration. That damn old bastard already has a lot of power in his hands, but he still doesn't allow anyone else to get his hands dirty. Fuck, why do all the benefits have to be yours? Lao Tzu can't even take a sip of soup?

Whether it is Su Hao or Yuan Zhicheng, it is not easy to deal with anyone. Although Sun Zhan held control of several combat units, he was unable to transfer them from the front line, let alone cross the war zone and go to the southwest to besiege Xinguiyang. Far from it, Zhao Zhikai and the military committee would not agree. The views of those old guys have been consistent since before the outbreak of the virus, and they keep saying that they are concentrating on dealing with mutated creatures, and it is strictly forbidden for various troops to attack each other, so as to avoid internal friction as much as possible. But in fact, the ghost only knows what they are thinking?

From the moment the virus broke out, Sun Zhan knew that the country was actually finished. In fact, all countries in the world are the same, and there is no longer a so-called government. It is a fact that the general led the army to become independent is a fact that is clear to all, and in the absence of a legal and social framework, ambitions are infinitely magnified. Of course, the common enemy of humanity is still the virus, a mutated creature entrenched in an abandoned city. However, as long as they occupy the base city and have the strength of the armed forces, anyone can become a lord who divides the power.

Sun Zhan never understood what this was for. Zhao Zhikai and Wang Qinian, as well as several other people from the Military Commission, are undoubtedly insiders. But they never announced the news to the public, and many questions seemed mysterious to Sun Zhan. At some times, Sun Zhan even thought that Zhao Zhikai intended to establish a separate core of power and ascend the throne as emperor as the ancients did.

It's entirely possible that this kind of thing will become a reality. Without the supervision of higher authorities, the power of the people has been almost suppressed to an all-time low, they will probably never be able to participate in politics, and the propaganda apparatus is entirely at the service of individuals. This was in fact the harbinger of dictatorship, the beginning of the smashing of democracy and the return to imperial power.

Putting away his chaotic thoughts, Sun Zhan leaned back in his chair, quickly flashing through all the information records available to him in his mind.

After a long silence, he finally clicked on the screen again and connected to the remote contact with the advanced privilege password. Soon, the figure of Lieutenant General Chen Yanlin, chief of staff of the 71st Group Army, appeared on the screen.

"Hehe, old Chen, it's been a long time. How is everything? ”

Sun Zhan was smiling, but there was no smile on his face.

Chen Yanlin was surprised by the sudden communication. He never expected that the other party of the communication would be Sun Zhan. As the chief of staff of the group army, Chen Yanlin certainly knew the name of the head of the administrative headquarters of the province, but the two had never crossed paths, let alone what Sun Zhan said "long time no see". This kind of abrupt and strange feeling is as strange as a prefecture-level county magistrate or district magistrate in a remote area who suddenly receives a phone call from the president of the country, intimately claiming that "we will go fishing together when we have time".

From lieutenant general to admiral, the difference is only one level. However, in terms of identity and treatment, there is a world of difference.

For a long time, Sun Zhan's wooing targets were military commanders. He only values young people who are capable and powerful. It's not that he has no interest in the old officers who are over half a hundred years old, but compared with the young people, those old people have more ideas and more complex thoughts. They think more holistically, and are easily not attracted by simple conditional promises. They have seen too much, and they have a lot of experience and experience, and many of them have difficulty in getting promoted, and they already have the high position of a general, so of course they are not as easy to win over as ordinary lieutenants and colonels.

Chen Yanlin is already the chief of staff of the group army and the official worships lieutenant general. Further up, there are army commanders and generals. Such generous conditions, even Sun Zhan himself could not agree to it. If there really is such a position, he would rather arrange it for his own cronies than cheapen others.

Regarding Sun Zhan's thoughts in this regard, Chen Yanlin knows a little bit. Therefore, he was surprised by the communication from the Minister of Administration, and he was not mentally prepared for it.

"Lao Chen, don't be so strange, I'm just talking to you casually, I don't mean anything else."

Sun Zhan didn't see any sadness or pain on his face, tears had already dried, and the dim light and special vision made him look no different from usual. With a kind and kind smile, his speech and demeanor are in line with the identity and bearing of the superior.

"What's the climate like in New Chengdu? Can you still adapt? Hot or not? ”

"Do you have any good suggestions for the resettlement of civilians?"

"How's your body? The effect of the enhancement potion on the transformation of the physique should be good, right? Hehe, look at your red face, you're really getting younger and younger......"

Both of them were greeting, and the topics Sun Zhan chose were very ordinary, and they were the most commonly used tones when colleagues met. He deliberately eliminated the hierarchical relationship between the two people, making Chen Yanlin forget the level of each other's positions, plus they are both old people, and they have common hobbies in age and some things, half an hour later, the originally stiff and awkward atmosphere of conversation has become quite intimate.

Chen Yanlin was a little inexplicable about Sun Zhan's changes, he carefully guarded the proportions of his speech, and tried not to let the other party find a handle that could be used from his words. Soon, he discovered that such worries were simply unnecessary. Sun Zha, who is not hostile, nor does he have any element to worry about. Perhaps, as he said, it was because he had been in the Beijing No. 1 base for a long time, bored and sleepy, that he found someone to pass the time.

Sun Zhan lifted his reading glasses that slipped slightly on the bridge of his nose and quietly changed the topic.

"Recently, there have been several consecutive battles on the Eastern Front, and we have suffered heavy casualties, and the number of reinforcements has been insufficient. It's not that the people below are perfunctory on this issue, but that there is something wrong with our own training system. In my opinion, the recruit training cycle is too long, and it should be shortened. If it really doesn't work, you can also pull civilians into the battlefield and select survivors to replenish them through actual combat. What do you think? ”

This question is almost a cliché, and it has been raised at all meetings of the military department from last year to this year. Chen Yanlin didn't understand what Sun Zhan's purpose was, so he could only hum and deal with it, neither nodding nor shaking his head, and making vague words such as "um", "oh", "ah", and "hmm" came out of his mouth.

Sun Zhan was noncommittal. He continued to say in a bland tone: "I think the best way is to rotate the troops stationed in various places and launch separate attacks on the eastern and northern fronts. Many commanders of combat units have argued that the practice of subregional presence is not fair. Most of the densely populated cities are in the eastern coastal areas, and the troops stationed there have suffered heavy casualties. Since the beginning of the war, more than half of the troops have lost more than 80 percent of the casualties, and the division commander to the soldiers have almost been rotated. Looking back at other war zones, it really makes people feel psychologically unbalanced and difficult to accept. ”

"That's too much of a matter-of-fact."

Chen Yanlin obviously disagreed with Sun Zhan's concept: "The 71st Group Army is not idle, there are mutated creatures in every abandoned city, and our combat intensity and pressure are not small. Chengdu has always been an important city in the southwest, we fight every day, and the soldiers below are brave. On this issue, both at the front and in the rear, there are casualties everywhere. ”

"Yes, a lot of people died in battle, and they were lucky to survive."

Sun Zhan nodded with emotion and said, "Sometimes when I think about it, I also want to go to the front line to fight a good battle. Enhancement potions can only modify the physique, but they do not mean increase lifespan. In the limited number of days, we all have to play our part as much as possible."

Without waiting for Chen Yanlin to answer, Sun Zhan continued: "I have already reported to the Military Committee. Actually, my requirements are not high, and titles such as Minister of Administration are not important. If possible, I would like to command an army, or even a division. I just want to make the most of my spare heat in my lifetime, die meaningfully, and have no regrets. ”

The last sentence seems to have touched a certain string in Chen Yanlin's heart. The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he asked seriously: "So, how did the military department reply?" ”

"It's not a cliché."

Sun Zhan shook his head with a wry smile while carefully watching every change in Chen Yanlin's face: "The combat units have their own commanders, and if you want to fill the position, you must wait for the existing people to leave. ”