I enlisted four times! My former unit blacklisted me.

Long Weiguo nodded slightly and said nothing more.

None of them knew that Zhao Yihang was not only in this division, but was getting closer and closer to them.

Zhao Yuanchao had no idea that the son he was talking about had just been running around in a daze a few days ago, and had accompanied Wu Hanfeng to check the military police's records, enforcement videos, equipment battery levels, and seized items.

What was even less known was that Zhao Yihang's participation in this military police mission stemmed from a very simple, sincere, and "filial" personal wish—

When the mission arrived at the division headquarters, he wanted to personally check if his own father was really alright.

Zhao Yihang had been looking forward to this for a long time.

I even imagined it in my mind many times beforehand.

From military appearance and discipline to office order.

From vehicle usage to duty roster system.

There are serious issues that need to be investigated.

Even small problems should not be overlooked.

In Zhao Yihang's view, this is not a case of settling personal scores.

This is called helping the father improve.

Whether Zhao Yuanchao is willing to make progress or not is not important.

The important thing is that he, as the son, must show his filial piety.

At this very moment, Zhao Yuanchao was still chatting and laughing with Long Weiguo.

He was completely unaware that a long-overdue "filial piety between father and son" was waiting for him in the training team.

Several people continued to move forward.

Long Weiguo raised his hand and glanced at the time.

"What time does the afternoon division commanders' meeting begin?"

Wang Gang replied, "Three o'clock."

"The relevant personnel have been notified."

"The heads of all units are on their way and should all arrive by 2:30 at the latest."

Long Weiguo nodded.

"The meeting should not be too superficial."

"Training, safety, management, and combat readiness—these are some of the key issues that need to be discussed thoroughly."

"Especially the recent issues with work style in government agencies and at the grassroots level."

"Some organizations write excellent reports, but their actual implementation falls short."

"Don't listen to empty talk this afternoon."

"Whoever has a problem should point it out."

Zhao Yuanchao said, "After we returned this morning, we had the organization review several aspects of the situation."

"In the afternoon, the relevant departments will report first, and then the commanders of several regiments will have a talk."

"Li Cuicui and Zhao Long are on their way too."

Upon hearing Zhao Long's name, Long Weiguo slowed his pace slightly.

"How long will it take for Zhao Long to arrive?"

Wang Gang looked at the government officials following behind him.

The official immediately stepped forward.

"Reporting to the army commander, they set off at around 9 a.m. and have now entered the area where the division headquarters is located. They are expected to arrive in about 40 minutes."

Long Weiguo nodded.

"It's been a while since I've seen Zhao Long."

"That kid is now the regimental commander, and I heard his temper is much more stable than before."

Zhao Yuanchao smiled and said, "Things have definitely changed over the years of working here."

"But in your presence, he's probably still the same recruit he was back then."

"That's true."

A look of reminiscence crossed Long Weiguo's face.

"When he enlisted, I was his company commander in basic training."

"Among that batch of new recruits, Zhao Long was neither the most active nor the most outstanding."

"But its value lies in its willingness to take risks."

Wang Gang laughed and said, "After Li Cuicui and Zhao Long teamed up, the two worked together quite well."

Long Weiguo said, "As long as we cooperate well, that's fine."

"The worst thing between superiors is undermining each other."

"Different opinions are welcome to be debated, but once we leave the meeting room, we must speak with one voice."

"I want to hear what Li Cuicui has to say this afternoon too."

Zhao Yuanchao nodded.

"The two of them are on their way, probably preparing to speak this afternoon."

In fact, Long Weiguo was half right.

Li Cuicui was indeed looking at the meeting materials.

Zhao Long was indeed thinking about the afternoon meeting.

However, the focus of their discussion gradually shifted from the content of the meeting to one person.

A person they find hard to completely trust whenever they think about them.

……

on the highway.

A military vehicle is driving steadily toward the division headquarters.

The railings and green belts outside the window kept rushing past.

Li Cuicui sat in the back row by the window, holding a few pages of meeting materials in her hand.

He looked at it very carefully.

Sometimes I would circle a piece of data, and sometimes I would write two lines of notes next to it.

Zhao Long sat on the other side.

There was also a document on his lap.

However, since he set off, his document has been stuck on the same page for more than ten minutes.

Li Cuicui raised her head.

"Do you have a map on this page?"

Zhao Long was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

"I was worried there was some kind of route hidden up there, since you've been staring at it for so long."

Zhao Long glanced down.

That's when I realized I hadn't turned the page at all.

He coughed and casually turned to the next page.

"I'm thinking about how to give the report this afternoon."

"Yeah?"

Li Cuicui looked at him and said, "I feel like you're wondering whether you should call the army commander 'Army Commander' or 'Old Company Commander' when you see him again?"

Zhao Long's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural.

"In formal settings, of course you should call him Commander."

"What about informal occasions?"

"In informal settings...it depends on the situation."

Li Cuicui laughed and said, "You still can't change your way of addressing people."

"I'm used to it."

Zhao Long sighed, "When I first joined the army, he was the company commander of the recruit training company."

"Back then, the first thing I thought when I opened my eyes every day was to make sure there were no problems with training that day."

"My second thought is that if anything goes wrong, I absolutely mustn't let him see it."

"Now that so many years have passed, every time I see him, I still subconsciously check my military uniform."

"Is the hat right?"

"Is there a problem with the top button?"

Are the shoes clean?

Li Cuicui looked him up and down.

"Then you'd better check the materials again."

"If he asks you about the training data this afternoon, you can't just stand at attention and say that your top button is fine."

Zhao Long looked down at the materials.

"I remember all the data."

"I'm just worried that he'll bring up my time as a recruit again."

"Don't you know what you did when you were a recruit?"

"It's precisely because we know the numbers that we're worried."

Zhao Long said helplessly, "He has too good a memory."

"He can recall things from more than 20 years ago without hesitation, and he remembers all my old bad habits clearly."