Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 1371 will definitely give you extra care.

"Is it a surprise?"

"Unexpected, yet reasonable."

In a fairly tidy office, Old Gray pulled a large "fountain pen" out of his pocket.

After opening it, it was still his favorite cigar, still the domestic Great Wall brand.

Without using pliers, I just used my teeth to bite a hole at the end, and then lit it with a windproof lighter.

He took a big, satisfying sip, savored it in his mouth for a moment, and then exhaled with delight.

He then handed the real thing in his hand to Qin Feng, indicating whether he wanted to have a bite too.

Qin Feng: "Can't you just give me one directly?"

Old Gray grinned: "I came in a hurry, and there's only one left. I'll have to smoke this one over two days."

Qin Feng rolled his eyes, took out a pack of Liqun cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and considered it a way of keeping him company.

He actually doesn't like the taste of cigars; the smoke is too strong and pungent, and every time he finishes smoking one, he smells like he's smoked a pack of cigarettes.

Old Gray looked at him: "Did you guess it was me when you heard that a Colonel Rong was also coming?"

Qin Feng nodded: "Most likely. Your surname isn't one of the more common ones like Zhao, Qian, Sun, or Li, plus you're a senior colonel and from Beijing. But I'm curious, what's the deal with your advisor title?"

"How could the higher-ups let you be both a referee and a player?"

Why not?

Old Gray shrugged: "Is there any necessary connection between the two?"

Seeing Qin Feng's slightly suspicious gaze, he laughed: "You don't actually think that I made all these rules, do you? I'm just a referee, not a director. I don't have the ability to make or change the rules."

Qin Feng immediately understood.

The so-called consultants do not participate in setting the rules of the game; they are only responsible for conveying them.

In addition, he also had to abide by the competition rules, just like the other competitors.

The only difference was that this additional identity allowed him to know these things earlier than others.

"Even so, you will be the biggest beneficiary of tomorrow's mixed-unit reorganization. Of the four competitors, you are the only one who did not bring troops with you, so it doesn't matter which unit you are assigned to."

That's definitely true.

Old Gray looked at him with interest: "You came to me not to persuade me to talk to the higher-ups to adjust the rules and delay the division and integration of troops, right?"

Qin Feng frankly admitted, "Before I came here, Man Xiongzhi approached me, wanting me to try to communicate and see if we could postpone it. But since you've already said that you're just a referee, then there's definitely no chance."

"The higher-ups have their reasons for arranging the process, and we have to reserve our opinions."

"But I also understand that this arrangement is purely for fairness and to prevent a single company from dominating the market."

"Not bad for your awareness." Old Gray puffed on his cigar with a sly smile. "But don't worry, we're on the same side. We'll definitely give you extra care tomorrow."

"So many big shots have high hopes for you, and you are the successor of the future farm."

Qin Feng frowned slightly. It would have been better if he hadn't said those words, but now that he had, he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Old Gray changed the subject, saying, "However, let me make this clear from the start: I personally will absolutely not go easy on you in the division commander election."

"Friendship is friendship, and competition is competition, because I've been stuck in this position for a long time."

"I'm even more eager to get to the top than you are, you know what I mean?"

Qin Feng knew that Lao Hui was from the capital.

In their circle, they could easily kill several generals with a single turn of their head.

Old Hui had been stuck at the rank of senior colonel for many years, and naturally he couldn't swallow this insult and wanted to move up the ranks.

He said this in advance to prevent things from getting out of hand during the exercise and affecting the friendship between the two sides.

Qin Feng was quite frank about it: "I gave you advance notice, so when we're really in the thick of things on the training field, when it's a life-or-death situation, I can go all out. To be honest, I've always worked with you on missions, but I've never actually fought you directly."

"I also want to see how capable you really are in leading troops, training them, and conducting live-fire exercises."

Old Gray laughed heartily: "Good lad, if we went back a few years, you wouldn't dare to challenge me like this?"

"Fine, fine, you've been through a year of farm management with Viper, and now you think you're all grown up and dare to challenge me?"

"I've seen countless people leave before you. My qualifications and experience far surpass yours, so don't get too cocky!"

Old Gray really liked this feeling of no one giving in to each other and challenging one another.

A soldier has never truly submitted to anyone, not even a venomous snake; he often challenges them.

Although the final outcome is always tragic, which soldier isn't fearless, especially one of his rank?

"Let's talk about the mixed formation and division of troops tomorrow. Commander Tang will oversee the specific details, and I won't get involved."

"Let's talk about something else. You did a great job on the mission a while ago. Although the process was complicated, you managed to calm things down."

Old Hui placed the cigar, which was one-third smoked, on the ashtray, intending to let it extinguish naturally and save it for the next day.

Qin Feng asked, "After that, nothing went wrong, right?"

Old Gray: "There are definitely problems, but they are all relatively easy to solve. However, with such a big commotion this time, those people will have to think twice before trying to harm us again."

"In the current situation, the monkey has just been beaten up, the Golden Triangle has been severely weakened last time, and the drug problem is not as serious as before."

"The two little ones on the east side caused quite a commotion a while ago, and they'll be in a dormant state for a long time."

"The focus right now is right here!"

Old Gray pointed to the ground with his finger.

But Qin Feng knew that he didn't mean the Western Regions, but rather the nearby neighbors.

The opponent's two cards were destroyed one after another, so this time we anticipated the opponent's prediction and directly stationed a large force here.

Old Gray said, "Originally, this plan was supposed to start at the end of next year. According to the previous plan, your Southwest Theater Command should have formed a new unit and you should have been the commander of the new unit."

"But the plan changed, and due to the circumstances, the plan to form a heavy armor synthesis division was brought forward."

"This time we've gone from being on the defensive to taking the initiative. Now let's see if they dare to defy the odds."

Qin Feng laughed: "If anyone still dares to cause trouble after the heavy armor synthesis team is formed, they're just asking for death. But you never know, there might be some people who are just naturally dim-witted and like to be used as pawns."

Old Gray hummed in agreement: "There are always those who never learn from their mistakes, who forget the pain once the wound has healed. Oh, right, there's something I forgot to tell you."

"what?"

"Fang Qin, you're awake."