The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 591 Old Gong!!!

All in all, Liu Xiaotao hadn't heard a combat alert for a long time.

Compared with the sound of charges and gunfire, he prefers the bell of the military academy. Although there is no laughter of familiar comrades and rampant enemies here, there is the tranquility of a modern metropolis.

This was Liu Xiaotao's first time attending the Military Command School. He was a restless person and would take time out to sneak out of the academy when he had nothing to do.

Then he took another hour's drive to the military hospital to visit a girl named Zhou Lin. Sometimes, for fear of being discovered, he had to disguise himself and just watch her from afar.

However, every time he returned to the military academy dormitory, he did not feel a sense of security when the drizzling rain outside made his wounds ache slightly.

What is a sense of security?
For soldiers like Liu Xiaotao who have been to the battlefield, everything is nothing more than loaded bullets, sharp daggers and the backs of their comrades.

Especially on such a quiet night, Liu Xiaotao began to feel uncomfortable sleeping on the soft bed. Rather than sleeping on the bed, he preferred to wear camouflage uniform, lie under the camouflage net, and listen to his comrades' jokes on the radio.

In Liu Xiaotao's many years of military career, this scene was not as gorgeous as the swordplay he was familiar with later, not as grand as the thick smoke and gunfire, and not as heroic as the bullet piercing through the chest of a comrade and being knocked to the ground by the steel gun at his neck.

Liu Xiaotao still remembers what the squadron leader He Qiu said to the new members when he officially became a member of the Black Panthers: "When you wear dark camouflage! Wear the Black Panther armband! The moment you put on the national flag!

You should realize that camouflage is your birthday uniform! Armband is your honor! National flag is your mission! We are soldiers! We are born for war! "

Liu Xiaotao does this every day. When he comes back, he goes to the cafeteria to eat something and then goes to class. His timing is just right. This was something he could never do before and he doesn't realize it now.

"For our country's special operations, there are still many problems that we cannot solve..."

Professor Luo from the Military Academy was speaking tirelessly on the stage. Liu Xiaotao felt a little numb listening to him, and he finally understood what theory was and what practice was.

If it was Liu Xiaotao a few years ago, he would definitely not like to hear it, and might even try to sneak away. But now he has no such intention. Times are changing, and everything we do is to make fewer sacrifices.

After class, Liu Xiaotao went to the military gymnasium to practice boxing. He preferred to sweat profusely rather than learn theoretical knowledge. This was the simplest and necessary way.

"Liu Xiaotao!"

Liu Xiaotao took off his boxing gloves and found that it was Professor Luo who called him, so he asked, "What's the matter, Professor?"

Professor Luo smiled and said, "You've been here for a few months, so you might not be used to it, right?

Your transfer order has arrived, finish your studies and report back!

You were originally two months away from graduating, but that's not necessary, you're very good."

"Why aren't you studying again?"

Liu Xiaotao was a little confused. He took the document from Professor Luo and saw that it was indeed the case. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll report back right away!"

So Liu Xiaotao stopped dawdling and went to the dormitory to change into casual clothes.

He didn't have much luggage, just a camouflage backpack. After getting his certificate of completion from Professor Luo, he got in a taxi and got off after about an hour.

He quickly returned to the old unit. After walking a few miles, Liu Xiaotao stopped and looked at the guard at the door. He felt as if he was in another world. Then he looked at his armband and realized that he had not taken the wrong path.

Liu Xiaotao kept greeting acquaintances on the way, and walked straight to the leader's office and shouted, "Report!"

"Come in!"

Liu Xiaotao walked in and saluted, "Report! Captain Liu Xiaotao is here to report in!"

He Qiu stopped writing, looked up and couldn't help but smile bitterly, saying, "Don't talk nonsense to me! Sit down!"

Liu Xiaotao chuckled, sat down and said, "Leader, I have completed my studies according to your orders and graduated. Do I have any tasks? Is it training for rookies?"

"Training a rookie? You're not qualified."

Liu Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, then explained, "No, didn't you say before that I should go to the recruit company? I'm definitely not qualified to train special forces, let alone recruits?"

"I'm certainly qualified to train new recruits."

He Qiu groaned for a moment, handed the transfer order in his hand to Liu Xiaotao, and said: "Your old unit has already brought the letter of appointment, and you are appointed as the company commander of the reconnaissance platoon. Damn it! It's really a matter of time. I was the one who poached people in the beginning. Who dares to poach my people!"

Liu Xiaotao was grateful in his heart, but he always felt reluctant to give up the letter of appointment, which was so heavy.

"Captain, I..."

"You have the right to choose."

He Qiu interrupted him, with a heavy expression on his face, and took out a document from the drawer and put it on the table: "As your leader, I will also give you a letter of appointment."

Liu Xiaotao picked it up and took a look at it, and said in surprise: "Let me be the squadron leader? Where is Captain Gong?"

He Qiu lowered his head, his nose felt sore, and after a pause he raised his head and said, "He died."

Liu Xiaotao stood up suddenly without saying a word, his eyes were bloodshot and his brain felt like it had been struck by lightning.

Captain Gong is one of Liu Xiaotao's best comrades-in-arms. In fact, their experiences are quite similar.

But Old Gong was more powerful than Liu Xiaotao back then!
Old Gong's name is Gong Qianjin. When he was young, he was just like Liu Xiaotao. After graduating from junior high school, he had nothing to do and just hung out on the streets.

The city was not so prosperous at that time, and a group of young boys were always causing trouble on the streets.

Gong Qianjin is one of the more popular people among this group of street urchins.

For example, if you walk into an ice rink and shout "go forward", you will be greeted with either wine bottles or bricks.

Once upon a time, in order to help Xiaoman get a movie ticket, he had to cut in line. As a result, he had a conflict with others and was taken to the police station by his father's colleagues and given a good lecture.

Anyway, this kind of thing was commonplace for Gong Qianjin back then. Life is meant to be enjoyed to the fullest, and the true meaning of life is to ride a horse and whip it with a group of little brothers!
One day, Gong Qianjin came home after showing off outside!

"Mom! I'm back!"

Gong Qianjin, wearing a sleeveless white T-shirt and with long black hair, staggered up the stairs and into the house.

You know what, he really looks a bit like Brother Haonan.

"What have you been doing again?" Mother Gong asked unhappily as she walked out of the kitchen and put down her apron.

Gong Qianjin: "I didn't do anything. I just played with that kid Li Xiangyang for a while. Where's my dad? He's a policeman, but he doesn't even care about his family."

While they were talking, Gong Weiguo just walked in, wearing a police uniform with a shiny pistol on his waist. He glanced at Gong Qianjin with a frown on his brow. When he was about to say something, Gong's mother called him to eat.

Although Gong Qianjin looks fearless, he has no temper towards his father who is unreasonable and would arrest him at any time.

"I talked to my comrade today on the phone. The conscription will start soon. You should join the army!"

Gong Weiguo is a retired soldier who once participated in the self-defense counterattack against "Asan". After retiring from the army, he worked as a criminal investigator in the Public Security Bureau.

"What?" Gong Qianjin widened his eyes and looked at his father in disbelief. He was a little doubtful whether he had heard it wrong, but when he saw his mother's indifferent expression, he believed it.

Gong Qianjin's heart dropped to the bottom. He stood up and said, "No, why? What era is this? I'm the only one of us. Are you willing to let me go?"

"What else? You little bastard!"

He resisted, but Gong Weiguo became even more resolute, slamming the table and saying, "I'm telling you, you don't have the right to choose! You've been hanging around since you graduated from junior high school! If I hadn't asked my comrades to intercede for you, they wouldn't even want you!"

Oh my god! It sounds like being a soldier is something great!

Gong Qianjin was so angry that he laughed: "Old man, let's talk it over. I promise not to be idle in the future. How about this, I won't go to the army, but I promise to help my mother run the business in the future, okay?"

"No! This is not negotiable!"

Gong's mother stood up and said, "What are you two doing? Xiaoyu, listen to your father. Being an individual is not a good way out for our family. What if the higher-ups... wait until you get out of the army, maybe you can get a good unit if you drag people around."

"No!"

Gong Qianjin wailed and slumped in his chair. He felt something was wrong when he went home. His right eyelid kept twitching. It turned out that he was waiting here. Gong Weiguo sighed, "I am old and can't take care of you. The bureau is still so busy. What can you do now? Just go to the army and train for two years."

"Anyway, I'm not going! There's a war going on in the south!"

Gong Qianjin put down his chopsticks and went back to his room. He really couldn't understand why. It was fine if his whole family had a military complex, but why did they impose it on him? Was his best years of youth wasted like this?
"You have to go even if you don't want to! You're rebelling against me!"

Ignoring Gong Weiguo's shouting outside the door, Gong Qianjin buried his head in the quilt.

As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there is resistance. Anyway, whoever wants to be a soldier can be one, and Gong Qianjin's life of riding a horse and waving the whip has just begun!

He had such determination, but he did not expect that Gong Weiguo also had the same determination.

For several days in a row, he was locked up at home without any freedom at all. Gong's mother had to go out every day to take care of the family's small business. After coming back, she strictly followed Gong Weiguo's instructions and would do anything except let him go out.

After a few days, Gong Qianjin basically used all his previous tricks, but to no avail, because Gong's mother was determined this time.

She said to her son earnestly, "Go ahead. I can't take care of you anyway, and your dad doesn't have time. You are still young and ignorant. The army will train you more. You won't regret it in the future."

At this point, Gong Qianjin was already in despair. The best thing to do now was to run away. But it was too late to run away. He had to run away!
While his mother was out buying groceries, Gong Xiaoyu quickly called Li Xiaoman: "Xiaoman! Help!"

Li Xiaoman and Gong Qianjin are childhood sweethearts. They go to the same junior high school and have a very good and close relationship.

"What's wrong, Qianjin? Have you been lectured by Uncle Gong again? Why don't you do something useful every day?"

Gong Qianjin heard his mother open the door and said quickly, "I don't have time to explain to you! Get me a train ticket, anywhere is fine! I'll come to you in the evening!"

Having said that, Gong Qianjin quickly hung up, secretly took out a few large bills from the cupboard and put them in his underwear, then quickly returned to his room, finishing just before his mother came in.

Perfect! Gong Qianjin smiled secretly, and even admired his own skills.

At dinner, this time Gong Qianjin did not persuade and defend his sovereignty as usual in the past few days. Instead, he paralyzed his opponent with silence. Gong Weiguo didn't want to mention it either, thinking that this kid finally got it.

It was not until midnight that Gong Qianjin sat up and tiptoed out of the room. Just as he expected, the door was locked.

Through observation over the past few days, I found that although my home is on the third floor, I can borrow the protruding air conditioner from the second floor. As long as I jump onto the balcony, there will be no problem jumping down from there!

Gong Qianjin took the money and stood on the window. The strong wind frightened him so much that he shivered and his legs felt a little weak, but when he thought about joining the army, he gritted his teeth and jumped down.

The landing point was good, and he stepped on the balcony with a "bang" sound. The sound was so loud that Gong Qianjin was so scared that he jumped off the balcony without saying a word. He looked up and was still frightened.

If this jump is a little crooked, it will be either death or injury!
Li Yuman's home is a bungalow located in an old neighborhood. From a distance, Gong Qianjin saw Li Xiaoman's slim figure with a ponytail under the street light at the door of her house. The little girl looked very playful.

"Xiaoman! Here!"

Hearing Gong Qianjin's call, Li Xiaoman smiled immediately, and ran over, pouting and complaining: "Why did you come just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time, what's going on?"

"It's hard to describe in words!"

Gong Qianjin took the ticket that was handed to him. Although it was a ticket to Yanjing tomorrow morning, it was not bad either. As long as he could leave, it was good enough.

Putting the ticket in his pocket, Gong Qianjin explained, "My dad forced me to join the army. He said he had made an agreement with an old comrade-in-arms to go to the army for training!"

"Are you going to join the army?" Li Xiaoman asked quickly with a trace of loneliness on her face.

Gong Qianjin shook his head: "I'm not going. Didn't you see I ran away? As long as I can hide for a few days, your father works on the railway, so I asked you to get a ticket!"

"Oh, that."

Li Xiaoman finally breathed a sigh of relief, bit her lip and said worriedly, "It's not right to hide all the time. What if he asks you to join the army after you come back? Will I...will I be able to see you again?"

"Of course!" Gong Qianjin touched Li Xiaoman's head and said with a smile, "The conscription will only take a few days. I can just avoid it. As for what to do, we'll talk about it when I get back!"

"Okay, I'll go back then. It's too late!"

"and many more!"

"what happened?"

Gong Qianjin looked around and said with a sly smile: "Kiss me first before I leave..."

Li Xiaoman's face instantly turned red, and she quickly pushed Gong Qianjin away and ran away: "No! I'll tell you when you come back!"

Whistling, Gong Qianjin came to a guesthouse near a train station. Now he just had to wait until tomorrow to leave the city.

He didn't dare to stay in Tianjin Port. His father was a criminal policeman and could catch fugitives, let alone himself. So it was too late to leave. He had to run.

The next morning, the train station was still sparsely populated. Gong Qianjin blew his flowing long hair and walked straight to the train station.

I passed the security check smoothly and stayed in the waiting room for a while, preparing to go to the toilet before getting on the bus. As soon as I entered the toilet, two people walked in and grabbed my shoulders without saying a word.

"Oh my god! What are you doing?!"

Gong Qianjin struggled desperately, thinking that the person was a bad guy, but he was captured just as he was about to break free. His hands were put behind his back, and then he felt cold. The "clicking" sound of the handcuffs immediately chilled his heart.

"police!"

Gong Qianjin said unhappily, "I know! He's very skilled, and you can tell at a glance that he's my dad's man!"

The two men smiled without saying anything, and then he was taken to the dispatch room nearby.

In the dispatch room, Gong Weiguo was wearing plain clothes, sitting on a chair and smoking a cigarette. There was a 54-type pistol shining brightly on the table. When he saw Gong Xiaoyu being brought in, a smile appeared on his face.

Gong Qianjin looked at the pistol on the table and said in surprise: "Dad! Is it necessary to mobilize so many troops to arrest me? I am your son!"

Gong Weiguo didn't explain to him, he put away the gun, and waved his hand: "Let's go! Damn it, we didn't catch the fugitive, but we caught our son! This day..."

"Fuck!" Gong Xiaoyu was stunned. Is this even possible?
Gong Qianjin was taken to the Public Security Bureau and locked in an office. No one came in except for the lunch boxes he brought at noon. Looking at the light coming in through the glass window, Gong Qianjin was extremely depressed.

He couldn't understand why his father was forcing him so hard.

Being a soldier is not the only way to succeed. What can two years of service bring to your life?
If he forced himself to go to college, it would be understandable.

If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Anyway, the escape plan has already ended in failure, so just leave it to fate.

As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes, but God is not on my side. Based on Gong Qianjin's previous understanding of his father, he knew that once he came in, he could forget about getting out.

What's more, what does it mean to have a father who is a criminal policeman? Even if he can escape, a wanted warrant can be issued!

"Kacha!"

Just when Gong Qianjin was curled up in the corner and was about to fall asleep, the door opened and Gong Weiguo walked in wearing a police uniform. He took one look at his son and could only sigh silently.

"Old man, when does the conscription start?"

Gong Weiguo sat on the chair, stunned for a moment and said: "What? Have you figured it out?"

Gong Qianjin stood up and sat opposite his father. He sniffed and said, "I want to know how long I will be locked up. With your personality, you will definitely not let me out."

"Hey, go ahead, you're 18 today."

"Gong Qianjin was stunned. He was a little uncomfortable with his father's words and could only wait for the next words.

Gong Weiguo seemed to have aged a lot, and he murmured as if he was lost in memories: "That year, it was my old squad leader who pulled me out of the pile of dead bodies. The enemy attacked our position like crazy. At that moment, I felt like I was going to die..."

"Hey, why are you talking about this again!"

Gong Qianjin said with a bit of annoyance: "Dad, you have been telling me these things since I was a child. Now is a peaceful time, there is no war! Passionate men should join the army! But now is a peaceful time! Where can I pour out my passion!"

"Are you sure there is no war now? What's going on in the south? Are you sure you have passion?"

(End of this chapter)