I enlisted four times! My former unit blacklisted me.

Wu Hanfeng slowly took the phone from Wu Hanfeng: "Chief of Staff Zhang, this matter is different in nature."

"Snacks, playing cards, and idle books are all minor matters of personal conduct. As long as they are criticized, educated, and rectified, I can let it go and turn a blind eye."

"But it's different with overseas brand mobile phones. This is a fundamental violation of confidentiality. To put it bluntly, it could be considered a leak of secrets."

"I, a low-level military police officer, can't make decisions on this kind of thing. I have to go back and ask our captain for instructions and follow the standard procedures of the garrison."

"Registration should be done where necessary, notification should be given where necessary, and disciplinary action should be taken where necessary; everything must be done according to the rules."

These words, spoken lightly, struck Zhang Kai like a thunderclap.

His legs went weak, and he almost bowed to Wu Hanfeng on the spot.

Announcement?

The notification was sent to the garrison command, and then forwarded to the Armed Police Corps.

Then their Tiger Detachment can be eliminated from this year's advanced detachment selection ahead of time.

The unit had been recognized as an advanced unit for three consecutive years, but on the day he was on duty, Captain Lin reassigned him to the mess hall to peel potatoes for three months!

"Comrade Wu, Comrade Wu, please don't worry!"

Zhang Kai said with a fawning smile, "This kid is just young and naive. It was a keepsake from his girlfriend, and he hid it in a moment of confusion. He absolutely never connected to the camp network, nor did he take any photos of anything classified. He just looked at the pictures occasionally, really!"

"We will definitely handle this seriously. The phone will be confiscated on the spot, the person will receive a demerit, a public reprimand throughout the entire brigade, and another brigade-wide security training and rectification session. We will absolutely reflect deeply on this! Do you think... we could make an exception?"

Sweat was dripping from his forehead, and his previous air of confidence and charisma had completely vanished.

Wu Hanfeng lowered his eyes, his fingers slowly stroking the back of his phone, without saying a word.

The dozen or so people in the dormitory didn't dare to breathe, staring at him expectantly, like a group of defendants awaiting sentencing.

Chen Mo stood in the line, his face as white as paper, his lips trembling.

After a long while, Wu Hanfeng sighed, raised his head, and softened his tone.

"Actually, it's not like there's absolutely no room for negotiation."

Zhang Kai's eyes lit up instantly, like a drowning person grasping at a last straw, he seemed to come back to life: "Tell me! Tell me how you can make an exception? We'll absolutely cooperate!"

Wu Hanfeng said, "This matter can be considered a big deal or a small deal. It didn't result in any actual leaks, and it happened during rest time, so the subjective malice is not significant."

"If your entire detachment has investigated and found no violations elsewhere, and if their discipline and conduct are indeed as strong as we thought before we came here, then I'll go back and have a good talk with our captain."

"We'll say that the soldiers at the grassroots level are young and occasionally make mistakes, but they have a good attitude in admitting their mistakes, and their units are also proactive in making rectifications. We'll try to handle it internally and won't report it to the brigade. We'll give them a rectification period, and they'll pass the re-inspection later."

"But if other serious flaws are discovered, there's nothing I can do. I can't just use the rules of the garrison district to curry favor, can I? If something really goes wrong, I can't take the responsibility."

"No, absolutely not!"

Zhang Kai quickly added, afraid that Wu Hanfeng would change his mind if he was too slow, "Comrade Wu, don't worry, our detachment is usually very strict. This is just an isolated case! A completely isolated case! There are absolutely no other fundamental problems!"

"We'll immediately conduct a thorough search of the entire team, checking every cell phone, appliance, and classified item to ensure a complete and clean search, and absolutely no trouble for you!"

He had only one thought in his mind: keep things calm! Keep this guy calm first! The rest of the time, quickly spread the word, hide what can be hidden, destroy what can be destroyed, and defuse all the potential threats in advance!

"Okay, that's good enough." Wu Hanfeng nodded, casually putting his phone into his briefcase. "I'll keep this for now, we'll talk about it later. Shall we continue?"

"Turn around, turn around!" Zhang Kai quickly stepped aside to make way, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Comrade Wu, this way please. Let's go to the third floor. The third floor has a group study room and an equipment room; the standards are even higher!"

As soon as the two stepped out of the dormitory, Zhang Kai used the excuse of going to get the inspection registration book to wink at Li Mo, the cadre behind him.

Li Mo understood immediately. He pretended to go to the tea room to get some water, then quickly turned into the corner of the corridor, took out his phone, and called the branch headquarters.

"Feeding? I need the team leader! Urgent! Extremely urgent!"

…………

On the top floor of the detachment's office building, the office of detachment leader Lin Jianfeng was filled with the aroma of tea.

Lin Jianfeng leaned back on the sofa, his smile still lingering: "You know what, Zheng Tao is usually so boisterous, but he's actually quite reliable when it really matters."

"To be able to connect with the garrison command and even get their military police officers to come and set an example for him—that's impressive. I used to only think he was tough on training and had the makings of a leader, but I never imagined he was also so good at external coordination."

Shen Yan smiled and nodded: "It is indeed a pleasant surprise. If we can be recognized as a model unit for work style construction in the whole district, the advanced brigade at the end of the year is basically guaranteed."

The two were happily planning their year-end performance evaluations when the red internal phone on the table suddenly rang.

Lin Jianfeng frowned, reached for the microphone, and said, "Hello, this is Lin Jianfeng."

"Team leader! Something terrible has happened!"

"We've found something wrong with the First Battalion! A soldier in the Second Platoon was caught hiding an iPhone, and the military police pulled it out of his blanket right there!"

With a loud clang.

"What did you say?!"

"An iPhone?! How can there be such a thing! What do they check during the enlistment screening? Are all the officers in this brigade just sitting around doing nothing?"

Shen Yan, who was standing next to him, also changed his expression.

"I never expected this either..." Zhang Kai was almost crying on the other end of the phone. "It was Chen Mo, the model student in dormitory management, hiding under the covers. Who would have thought!"

"But don't worry, the military police officer has relented. He said that as long as there are no fundamental issues elsewhere, he can go back and plead for leniency, and try to handle it internally without reporting it to the headquarters."

"But if other serious flaws are discovered... then it's hard to say."

Lin Jianfeng took a deep breath, then another, before he could suppress the anger surging in his chest.

There's still hope if it's handled internally!

As long as it's not reported, there's still a chance for things to turn around!

"You keep him calm! Serve him the best tea and water, speak politely, and stall for time!"

Lin Jianfeng said in a deep voice, "The political commissar and I will be there right away! Before we arrive, make sure he doesn't wander off to any other places!"

"Also, immediately issue a notice to all brigades and companies to conduct an emergency inventory check! Check cell phones, electrical appliances, and contraband one by one! Hide what can be hidden, confiscate what can be collected; not a single cigarette ash can be left exposed!"

"Especially the special operations squadrons!"

"Those guys in the special operations squadron are pretty wild; they've probably hoarded a lot of stuff. Call them right now and tell them to take everything they can!"

"By the way, tell Zheng Tao that he invited them. When the military police go to the special operations squadron later, tell him to put in a good word for them and say nice things, asking them to be lenient out of consideration for our old acquaintance."

"I'll stall for time and buy them another half hour so they can hurry! If something goes wrong after that, Zheng Tao will take responsibility!"

"Yes! I'll inform them immediately!"