Meng Jianjun originally just wanted to find a place to lie down for a while, but once his eyes drifted over there, he couldn't look away.

He saw the platoon leader, who was wearing a leather belt around his waist, a gleaming military belt!

Holding a tin megaphone, he stood imposingly on the high platform. Below, hundreds of people stood before him; if he ordered them to go east, no one dared to go west; if he ordered them to lie down, no one dared to stand.

Most importantly, those long-legged men had bulging bulges around their waists—those were the real deal!

Meng Jianjun swallowed hard, and two will-o'-the-wisps suddenly appeared in his dry, well-like eyes.

In the village, he was a good-for-nothing; everyone who saw him would spit on him. But if he put on this skin…

"Mother." Meng Jianjun stared intently at the platoon leader, tugged at Wang Guifen's sleeve, "Look at that man, how imposing he is."

Wang Guifen rolled her dead fish eyes: "What's the use of being powerful? He's just Gu Changfeng's lackey, there to bite us."

"No!" Meng Jianjun cried out anxiously, his thirst for power overriding his physical exhaustion.

"Mother, think about it. Gu Changfeng was able to lock us up because he's an official, right? If I joined the army and had a gun, who would dare bully us then? I could lock that brat in a dark room too!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Guifen's originally cloudy eyes rolled around twice.

Yup!

This trip to demand money backfired spectacularly, and I've suffered so much. But if I could get my son a government position—a secure job! He could practically do whatever he wanted in the military compound.

"That's a secure job!" Wang Guifen slapped her thigh, no longer complaining of the pain. "Let's go! Let's find Gu Changfeng! He's the regimental commander; arranging someone for him is just a matter of a word for him!"

At this moment, Gu Changfeng had just finished checking the morning exercises and was preparing to take Meng Yaya to the cafeteria for breakfast.

As the father and daughter reached the corner of the office building, a stench wafting in from the wind made Gu Changfeng frown. He instinctively picked up his daughter and took two steps back.

"Boss! Boss, don't go!"

Upon seeing the person in question, Wang Guifen, with a burst of strength she didn't know she possessed, pushed Meng Jingui aside and rushed over, spreading her arms to block his path.

Gu Changfeng, his face cold, covered Meng Yaya's nose with one hand, his voice like it was laced with ice: "Why did you come out? Go back to your cell right now, or I'll send people to arrest you."

"No, no, no!" Meng Jianjun was afraid of going back to that awful place, so he quickly squeezed forward, his face full of ingratiating smiles, although the smiles looked particularly ferocious on his sallow face.

"Big brother, I've thought it through, I'm not making trouble anymore."

Meng Jianjun rubbed his hands together, his fingernails filled with black grime.

"I'm also a member of the Meng family, strong and healthy. Look at those greenhorn recruits, skinny as monkeys, they can all join the army, so can I!"

Gu Changfeng raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard the funniest joke: "You want to join the army?"

"Yes!" Meng Jianjun puffed out his chest, but he used so much force that he almost lost his balance and fell flat on his face.

"Brother, you don't need to give me a high-ranking position. I know you're a regimental commander now, so I'll be your deputy, or... the guard company commander will do. I'm your own brother, you wouldn't trust me with your life in my hands, would you?"

Looking at the filthy, arrogant, and incompetent rogue in front of him, Gu Changfeng suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

This person actually dared to say that.

Company commander of the guard company?

That's the elite of the entire regiment, a position reserved for the most elite soldiers who have crawled out of piles of corpses.

Meng Jianjun? Even the old yellow dog guarding the gate of the guard company is more disciplined than him.

"The military is not a garbage dump," Gu Changfeng said coldly, turning around to call his guards to get rid of them.

"Hey! Why are you like this!" Wang Guifen exclaimed in frustration, plopped down on the ground, and was about to start wailing again.

"That's your brother! You want to monopolize all the wealth? If you don't agree, I... I'll kill myself right here!"

As she spoke, she pretended to crash into the stone pillar next to her, but the gesture was all bark and no bite, clearly an act.

A look of disgust flashed across Gu Changfeng's eyes, and his hand reached for the holster at his waist. He'd rather take a disciplinary action than let these flies continue to disgust his daughter.

Just then, a soft little hand pressed down on Gu Changfeng's big hand.

Meng Yaya peeked out from that warm embrace, blinking her big eyes like a kitten that had just woken up, looking at Meng Jianjun with an innocent expression.

"Uncle wants to join the army?"

Meng Jianjun felt a chill run down his spine the moment he heard this brat speak, but for the sake of his future, he forced a nod: "Yes! Uncle is strong enough to protect our country!"

"This is great news!"

Meng Yaya smiled sweetly, her two dimples appearing and disappearing.

"Dad, Uncle is so ambitious, we should support him. If two soldiers come from our family, it will be a great honor for our ancestors."

Gu Changfeng was taken aback and looked down at his daughter.

This girl usually wants to throw this family into the mountains to feed the wolves, has she changed her mind today?

wrong.

Gu Changfeng knew this girl all too well. The sweeter her smile, the deeper the trap she dug.

Meng Yaya whispered something in Gu Changfeng's ear in a childish voice that only the two of them could hear:

"Dad, it's too easy for them to be in jail. They have a roof over their heads and the state provides food. It's better to lock him in a cage and make him do the dirtiest and hardest work without paying him. That's what you call labor reform."

Gu Changfeng's eyelids twitched. Looking at Meng Jianjun's greedy face, he suddenly felt that his daughter's idea... was really wicked, but really satisfying.

He lowered his hand from his nose, and the coldness on his face softened somewhat, replaced by a businesslike demeanor.

"You can join the army, but you won't be able to get into the regular army; you won't pass the political background check."

Upon hearing there was hope, Meng Jianjun's eyes widened like saucers: "Then what do we do? You have to think of a way!"

"Regular troops won't do, but the military region has a special logistics support unit, and only those who can endure hardship can go there. Although it's tough, it's a key position in logistics support and is directly under the jurisdiction of the military region."

"Under the jurisdiction of the military region?" Meng Jianjun's eyes lit up instantly.

Goodness gracious, that's higher than a regimental commander! That's practically related to Commander Lei!

"I'll go! I have to go!" Meng Jianjun's hands were trembling with excitement, afraid he'd miss out on this great opportunity. "Brother, please arrange it quickly! I can start tomorrow... no, I can start right now!"

Gu Changfeng looked at Meng Jianjun's greedy face and nodded.

"Alright. Since you're so insightful, I'll make an exception and write you a note."

Gu Changfeng carried Meng Yaya and turned back to the office building, his voice drifting out lightly, carrying a sense of final judgment.

"Wait here, I'll send you to a good place to report for duty."

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