Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Deputy Commander Zhong and Leader Zhang reminisced as they walked to a rest area with tables and chairs.

Both sides took their seats and it was time to get down to business.

"The first phase of the reservoir project has started and is progressing smoothly. The reason I invited you to Linzhou is to discuss with you in person the future safety and defense issues related to the reservoir," said Leader Zhang.

"I knew you'd come looking for me, haha."

Deputy Commander Zhong laughed and recalled, "I remember ten years ago, you already contacted me about building the Lingshan Ferry Reservoir."

"Back then, you represented the military, and oh my, your attitude was so tough; you rejected my proposal." Leader Zhang smiled and pointed at Deputy Commander Zhong.

"Commander Zhang, I am still representing the military. How about this, let's not express our opinions today, but listen to what the local military and civilians think?" Deputy Commander Zhong suggested.

"Okay, that's fine too."

Leader Zhang nodded in agreement.

Then, Deputy Commander Zhong summoned Minister Wang and asked him to inform the two representatives of the military and local authorities, namely Jackie Chan and Gao Cheng, to come here for a chat.

Jackie Chan and Gao Cheng were already together, so they arrived quickly.

With Minister Wang and his group of five sitting together, they discussed the issue of whether or not to repair the reservoir, each expressing their own opinions.

Finally, Deputy Commander Zhong made the final decision: "Actually, the issue you are discussing is the relationship between national defense and the economy. This is a relationship of mutual constraints and interdependence."

The economy is like two legs of a country; without it, a country cannot move an inch.

Without a rapidly developing national economy and strong comprehensive national strength, it would be empty talk to build a modern national defense, arm the armed forces with modern equipment, and improve the overall strength of our army.

National defense is the backbone of a country. Without a backbone, you can't stand up straight or hold your head high. Without a strong national defense, there can be no economic development.

Without more than 20 years of reform and opening up, and without the great development centered on economic construction, there would be no high-tech equipment in the military today, nor would there be the First Division under Jackie Chan's command.

Therefore, we fully support the construction of the reservoir. Before I came here, the commander and political commissar of the military region specifically told me this.

Safeguarding the achievements of reform and opening up is the military region's inescapable responsibility.

Deputy Commander Zhong holds veto power; his attitude is the final decision. He has already given his approval, which is equivalent to a final decision.

"The military region leaders are so concerned about and supportive of our local development. We, the local comrades, have only one wish: to work diligently to improve the economy and make people's lives better and better. Only in this way can we contribute to national defense," Leader Zhang said happily.

"Today, from this ancient fortress, we see the lights of thousands of homes below. These are the eyes of millions of ordinary people watching us. Jackie Chan, the day you can truly raise the flag of the First Division, Gao Cheng, the day your reservoir is filled with water, Zhang and I will definitely be here to celebrate your victory with wine," Deputy Commander Zhong said solemnly.

……

With the construction of the reservoir completed, the various tasks of the First Division continued to move steadily forward.

A scene of great prosperity!

However, spies and agents lurking in the shadows were making various moves beneath this calm surface, which could be described as an undercurrent of activity.

Not only are there frequent reports from overseas spy networks, but they are all related to the First Division.

The spies who had infiltrated also began to take action.

Previously, Mr. Sun, who had gotten close to Wu Yiwen by donating money to express his gratitude to the People's Liberation Army for saving his mother, has now set his sights on the military region.

He heard from somewhere that Guiping had connections within the military region.

So they warmly invited Gui Pingyuan to come out!

"Mr. Sun, how did you know I have an uncle?" Gui Pingyuan had no doubt about Mr. Sun and thought that the other party was concerned about him, so he had a sycophantic smile on his face.

"I heard about it by chance. I heard that your uncle works in the military region headquarters. Could you introduce me so I might have the honor of meeting him?"

Mr. Sun wore an expression of great admiration, and seemed completely unfazed.

"Uh, well, the old man is very busy," Gui Pingyuan said with a slightly embarrassed smile.

After all, he's just an uncle, not a father, and there's a kinship between them. It's easy for him to call him by name, but it's not so easy to actually get things done.

"I've heard he's no ordinary person," Mr. Sun continued, subtly trying to elicit information.

"Mr. Sun, I've noticed that you seem particularly interested in matters of officialdom," Gui Pingyuan said.

"Haha, not at all."

Mr. Sun was afraid of giving himself away, so he didn't dare to continue. However, he noticed that Gui Pingyuan was also acting strangely, with his head down and his hand covering his forehead to hide his face.

Curious, I followed their gaze and saw that a burly man and a beautiful woman had entered.

These two people are Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun.

The reason the three of them were at this hotel was that Jing Xiaoshu's mentor had come to China and was holding a symposium here with many big names in the data compression industry.

Jing Xiaoshu had a spot as a direct disciple, so he brought Long Xiaoyun and Cheng Long with him.

"Hey, who are they?"

Seeing that Gui Pingyuan's expression was off, Mr. Sun asked curiously about the identities of Jackie Chan and the others who had come in.

"Oh, they're all acquaintances."

Gui Pingyuan casually made up a story, then backed down, saying, "Oh right, I have some urgent business to attend to, so let's stop here for today."

"Hey, why are you leaving already? Didn't we agree to have dinner together? I even booked a private room." Mr. Sun hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay.

"Sorry, call me again if you need anything."

Gui Pingyuan was eager to send the message back, so he hurriedly got up and left.

As a result, he bumped into Jing Xiaoshu when he went out. Jing Xiaoshu recognized Gui Pingyuan and took the initiative to greet him, which confused Gui Pingyuan again.

He thought that Long Xiaoyun and Jackie Chan had come to the Tianbao Hotel, and that they were both dressed in casual clothes.

They're definitely here to book a room for business!

Thinking that if such big news were to get back, it would definitely smear Jackie Chan's reputation and label him as someone who messes around with women.

Now that Jing Xiaoshu has appeared, it's not right that there are two men and one woman.

Gui Pingyuan wanted to ask Jing Xiaoshu what he was doing there, but Jing Xiaoshu didn't give him the chance. He greeted him and hurriedly went inside.

However, this does not have any impact.

Upon returning to the division headquarters, Gui Pingyuan immediately resorted to despicable tactics, spreading rumors everywhere that Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun had booked a room at Tianbao Hotel, and that he was neglecting his work and spending his days engaging in promiscuous relationships.

The next day, he deliberately went to the Information Brigade and acted like a leader, wandering around the brigade.

Until he saw Jing Xiaoshu, he deliberately caused trouble.

While the other soldiers were weeding and doing manual labor, Jing Xiaoshu was just sitting there smoking and playing around. Then, with the air of a leader, he insisted that Jing Xiaoshu also go and pull weeds.

Jing Xiaoshu had never done this kind of work before, and said directly that she only knew how to play computer games and had never done this kind of work before.

This gave Guipingyuan an opening.

With a stern face, he scolded Jing Xiaoshu, saying that he was only a low-ranking soldier and that if he was already so ambitious, he would be soaring to the sky once he became a full-fledged soldier.

Jing Xiaoshu always thought he had officially enlisted in the army and was very dissatisfied with Gui Pingyuan's claim that he was a "black soldier".

Gui Pingyuan then stated matter-of-factly that without an official document from the military region and without a formal order, you are a black soldier.

If you don't work hard in the military, you'll be discharged sooner or later.

Jing Xiaoshu was an extremely arrogant person, and it was precisely because of her arrogance that she ran back from abroad. How could she stand Gui Pingyuan's sarcastic and strange attitude?

He immediately ran back to his dorm to pack his things, left a note, and left without saying goodbye.

When Long Xiaoyun received Qu Ying's message that Gui Pingyuan was making things difficult for Jing Xiaoshu, she rushed over and only saw this note.

There was a line of text written on it—

If this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will. Respectfully yours, Hei Bing Jing Xiaoshu.

Jing Xiaoshu even used a larger size for the last two words, "Black Soldier".

It took a lot of effort to get Jing Xiaoshu. The E5W system was entirely supported by Jing Xiaoshu. Without her, it would have been impossible to complete it on time.

Long Xiaoyun was so angry that her face turned red, and she immediately ran to the division commander's office to tell him the truth.

When Jackie Chan saw the note left by Jing Xiaoshu and learned the general outline of what had happened from Qu Ying, he was so angry that he slammed his hand on the table.

He shouted angrily, "Civil servant!"

Jackie Chan managed to crack a five-centimeter-thick solid wood tableboard by slapping it.

Qu Ying and Long Xiaoyun were both startled.

"arrive."

The civil servant in charge of taking care of Jackie Chan had never heard Jackie Chan so angry before. He was so frightened that he trembled all over and rushed in as fast as he could.

"Now, immediately, right now, go and summon Gui Pingyuan to me."

"yes!"

The angry instructor made the civil servant realize that something serious had happened, and he turned and ran out.

"Calm down, there's always a way." Seeing that Jackie Chan's emotions were too explosive, Long Xiaoyun quickly advised him to calm down.

"I can't calm down."

Jackie Chan said with a stern face, "You immediately arrange for people to search everywhere possible. You must find it for me, even if it means digging three feet into the ground."

The E5W system is crucial to the First Division's acceptance and whether it can ultimately achieve combat effectiveness.

Jing Xiaoshu is not only a top-tier software developer, but his VW331 data compression system has also become an indispensable core component.

If Jing Xiaoshu were to withdraw from the research and development at this point, the project would be delayed by at least a year.

This is something Jackie Chan cannot accept!

"Could he go to your old classmate's place? After all, they seem to have a good relationship. Why don't you give him a call?" Long Xiaoyun guessed.

"Very likely."

Jackie Chan immediately picked up the receiver of the landline on the table, ready to call his old classmate.

"Report."

Gui Pingyuan's voice came from outside the door.

Jackie Chan, who had already dialed halfway through a number, suddenly stopped upon hearing this voice. He slammed the receiver down, his eyes filled with anger as he looked towards the door. In a calm yet explosive tone, he said, "Come in."

Gui Pingyuan knew that Jackie Chan was going to cause him trouble, and he had thought about it before he went to find Jing Xiaoshu.

The reason he angered Jing Xiaoshu was to disrupt Jackie Chan's E5W system development progress and prevent Jackie Chan from successfully becoming a full-fledged employee.

The reason he, a mere section chief, dared to do this was because his uncle worked in the military region, which gave him the audacity.

So even though he knows he'll be scolded by Jackie Chan, Gui Pingyuan isn't worried at all, thinking that Jackie Chan can't do anything to him.

He even had a smile on his face when he came in, and said casually, "Commander Cheng, you were looking for me?"

"Do you know what you've done?" Jackie Chan asked coldly.

"What's wrong with me?"

Gui Pingyuan deliberately pretended to be stupid.

"Are you even a soldier? Do you even respect your division commander?" Jackie Chan asked coldly.

"Commander, I have always respected you. I report everything to you, big or small. You can't tarnish my reputation."

Gui Pingyuan deliberately feigned pitifulness as he spoke, and then dropped another bombshell: "I did have something to discuss with you last night, something to report to you."

I couldn't get through to you on the phone. I had to go through a lot of trouble to find out that you and Captain Long went to a hotel and didn't come out until very late.

This isn't something I made up; it's the truth. Did I do anything wrong?

Jackie Chan's mind was entirely on Jing Xiaoshu, and he didn't think deeply about how much negative impact Gui Pingyuan's words would have on him.

Raising her voice, she asked, "Stop giving me this nonsense. What did you do this morning?"

"Commander, I really didn't do anything." Gui Pingyuan still pretended to be stupid.

"Gui Pingyuan, having a scoundrel like you in the military is a disgrace to the army. How did a despicable person like you climb up the ranks? Huh? All through underhanded means?" Jackie Chan questioned loudly.

"Commander, it's a misunderstanding, it really is a misunderstanding. I, Gui Pingyuan, don't have many merits, but I never like to meddle in other people's business, and I'm even less interested in other people's privacy. It wasn't me who told you two to go to the hotel." Gui Pingyuan started being sarcastic again.

"Section Chief Gui, you should have some self-respect. What do you mean by telling us to go to a hotel?" Long Xiaoyun couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to punch him in the face.

"Look what you've done!"

Since Gui Pingyuan had been pretending to be stupid, the paper with the message left by Jackie Chan and Jing Xiaoshu was slapped in front of Gui Pingyuan.

"Tch, that's all? Hahaha, I thought it was something big." Gui Pingyuan actually laughed after reading the words on the paper.

"What do you think you are? Do you know how much damage your actions will cause to our First Division?" Jackie Chan shouted.

"Commander Cheng, are you trying to make a mountain out of a molehill? So what if he's gone? He's just an outsider, what's the big deal?"

Gui Pingyuan completely disregarded it, and even dared to question whether Jackie Chan was biased.

"So you're gone? Very well, you'll be in charge of the E5W system. If you can't finish it, you'll be kicked out of the military?" Jackie Chan pressed.

"I can't do this, and it's not my job," Gui Pingyuan immediately declined.

"At least you have some self-awareness, but that's all you're capable of. You, Gui Pingyuan, do nothing but sneak around doing shady things and trying to ruin the reputation of the First Division. Tell me, what else can you do?" Jackie Chan pointed his finger at his friend's nose and cursed.

If Jing Xiaoshu hadn't actually been recruited privately, Jackie Chan wouldn't have been so confident.

They would have rushed up and given him a good beating long ago.

Why waste my breath here cursing this despicable person?

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PS: This chapter is taken from episode 16 of the TV series "DA Shi". It is a secondary creation based on the content. I hope it will be approved.

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