freenovelworld Chapter 1080 It’s late at night, let’s talk about men
Chapter 1080 It’s late at night, let’s talk about men
The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, in a local homestay in the plateau area.
Li Jiasheng, Hong Wei and Fang Qin, who were tired from playing, lay down on their beds.
They should have gone to bed early, but now they were not sleepy at all, and they all stared at the ceiling with their eyes open.
I don't know how long it was before someone spoke softly, breaking the silence. Because the walls of the homestay were mostly made of wooden boards, the sound insulation was very poor.
"have you slept?"
"Nope."
"Me too."
"Why didn't you sleep?"
"can not fall asleep."
Hong Wei lifted the quilt to let his body breathe. "I've never been so relaxed traveling in my life."
Fang Qin smiled bitterly, "Who isn't? I had to study in middle school and high school, do farm work, then go to military school. After graduation, I was assigned to the army. Every day was like an old donkey pulling a millstone, never stopping for a moment."
"Even if I have a holiday, the most I can do is go back to visit my parents and spend time with my family, and then I have to rush back again in a hurry."
Li Jiasheng smiled and said, "I'm different from you. I went abroad when I was in middle school and high school, and I often traveled all over the world."
Hong Wei turned his head and asked curiously, "So your family situation is good?"
Li Jiasheng clasped his hands, looking very proud: "My father is in the coal mining business in Xishan."
"Fuck, a coal boss?"
"Disrespect, disrespect."
"My family is well-off, why do you want to be a soldier?"
"Who says that just because your family is rich, you can't join the army? Is personal hobby not allowed?"
Li Jiasheng asked back, "So, why did you all join the army? I joined for fun, and with the Special 1 unit being so popular back then, and the Soldiers Assault, I felt like a man had to carry a gun to be considered a real man."
Hong Wei spoke first: "I was influenced by my family."
Li Jiasheng was surprised: "A military family?"
"That's not the case." Hong Wei shook his head: "My grandfather is a policeman, my father is a policeman, my mother is in the drug enforcement archives department, and my aunt is a forensic doctor."
"Then you're a heretic!" Fang Qin couldn't help but get up from the bed. "Your whole family is police officers, and you came here to join the army, and even became a special forces soldier in the Southeast War Zone? Why didn't you apply to the police academy?"
"Yeah, that song goes like this? Golden shield, forged in blood~"
Li Jiasheng simply started singing along, leaving Qin Feng and Lao Hui, who were sleeping next to him, speechless.
I can't sleep late at night. I could have sang in KTV before, but I didn't. Now I'm back in my room and I'm howling here.
But precisely because of the poor sound insulation, Qin Feng and Lao Hui on the other end didn't sleep either.
I just became a spectator and listened to the three people next door whispering.
Although this is impolite, the word "politeness" does not exist at all for them.
There is nothing more interesting than eating melons late at night. After all, some situations are not in the archives.
Hong Wei smiled and said, "It's because my whole family is in the police system that I don't want to go to the police academy. They are all excellent. My grandfather won a first-class merit, my father won a second-class merit, and my aunt works with corpses every day and has helped solve many major cases."
"Tell me how much pressure I'd feel if I applied to the police academy. No matter how hard I try, I'll always be overshadowed by them."
"So, you applied to a military academy?" Li Jiasheng asked.
"That's not the case. I stayed up all night in an internet cafe the day before the college entrance exam and ended up oversleeping. I missed one of my classes..."
Hong Wei scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and the other two immediately rolled their eyes.
"Tsk! So it's a question of whether to apply to the police academy or the military academy? You can't even get in!"
"No wonder you ended up joining the army. Who would want you if you failed the college entrance exam? So what if your grades are bad? Don't make excuses for them!"
Hong Wei wanted to find a hole to crawl into: "Although the process was quite bumpy, the final outcome was good. It can be said that by chance I made some achievements in this new field, which is not inferior to those of my elders in the family."
"I was an intelligence officer at Langya, and now I'm a member of the farm. My future is bright."
That's not wrong.
Hong Wei's current achievements in the army are not inferior to those of his father's generation.
Although the police and the army belong to two different systems, their duties are to defend the country and protect the people.
As far as this mission is concerned, if it can be made public, the second-class medal of honor is guaranteed to be awarded.
After questioning Hong Wei, Li Jiasheng turned to Fang Qin, who was at the back, and asked, "What about you, No. 18? Why did you join the army? Do you envy the PLA for having everything they want, and complain about the armed police for not having anything they want?"
The first sentence was asked by Li Jiasheng, and the second sentence was added by Hong Wei.
Because for most ordinary people, it is difficult to distinguish between the armed police and the People's Liberation Army.
This often leads to calling the wrong number, which is very embarrassing.
In addition, every year the PLA updates its equipment with planes, cannons, and aircraft carriers, while the armed police only get new clothes.
Over time, some armed police comrades will feel unbalanced and disappointed.
For example, after a disaster relief operation, you collapse on the ground exhausted after three days and two nights, and an old lady comes over with a glass of water to express her gratitude: "Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, thank you for your hard work."
The full name of the armed police is... People's Armed Police Force, so the correct thing to say is: "Comrades armed police, thank you for your hard work."
You do the work, endure the hardships, and in the end all the credit is given to others. Who wouldn't feel aggrieved?
Fang Qin smiled with a hint of melancholy: "At the beginning, I felt a little melancholy. Some people even called me comrade from the People's Liberation Army. I would try to correct them and emphasize that I was a member of the armed police. But as time went by, I became too lazy to say it."
"Just like that day, Qin Feng asked the local children what their ethnicity was. Whether they were Tibetan, Han, or Uyghur, aren't they all Chinese?"
"Sometimes, we're just competing with ourselves. Why make such clear distinctions? The armed police and the People's Liberation Army are both soldiers, both the people's army. That's enough."
Hearing this, Qin Feng and Lao Hui in the next room couldn't help but smile.
It seems that this trip was quite fruitful.
Let everyone feel the vastness of the motherland, understand the different cultural customs, and truly understand what it means that the 56 ethnic groups are one family.
Only by understanding these can we deeply comprehend the principles of "not giving up an inch of our vast land" and "the soldiers of the Yan State have the responsibility to defend the territory."
Fang Qin continued, "As for why I chose to join the army? The reason is very simple, because... I'm poor."
"poverty?"
Li Jiasheng and Hong Wei were a little surprised.
In the early years, when living conditions were not so good, there were indeed many children from poor families who came to join the army.
Because for many city kids, joining the army is the last resort.
But for children in rural areas and mountains, this may be their only way to move forward.
Fang Qin rested his head on his hands, looking at the twinkling stars outside the window, his eyes filled with reminiscence: "You may not believe this, but the first time I ate beef and mutton in my life was in the army..."