Chapter 8 : Falling out, applying for a house

Regiment headquarters.

“Bang, bang, bang.”

“Come in.”

Zhuang Mingcheng pushed the door open and entered the room, seeing the regiment commander and the political commissar there.

The two men were smoking and looked very upset.

Zhuang Mingcheng was a little confused. He walked forward and quickly asked, “Political Commissar, what’s going on with Zhu Haimei?”

Aiguo looked up at him and snorted, “Are you anxious now? Didn’t you not care just now?”

“Political Commissar, I just wanted to avoid embarrassing Comrade Lu, so I pulled her away first. This concerns my reputation, how can I not care?”

“You misunderstood me.” Zhuang Mingcheng cried out in grievance.

“Okay, I’ve investigated everything, you can sit down first.”

Aiguo waved his hand and sighed.

He explained what happened to Zhuang Mingcheng in detail, “Li Dajun is your deputy battalion commander. If something happens to him, you as the battalion commander are also responsible.”

Turning his head, Aiguo said to another man in the room “Old Gao, we have to deal with Li Dajun’s matter seriously.”

“Bang!”

Gao Dajiang was so angry that he slammed the table again, “One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. The whole atmosphere of our regiment has been ruined by this Li Dajun!”

“Give him a punishment first and ask him to write a self-criticism.”

“Hey, this Li Dajun, I was quite optimistic about him.”

On the opposite side, Zhuang Mingcheng’s face darkened after hearing this.

He really didn’t expect that Li Dajun would actually use his photo to go on a blind date. What kind of thing is this?

Nausea!

Despicable!

Gritting his teeth, he asked Aiguo, “Political Commissar, where is Li Dajun now?”

“I put him in solitary confinement.”

Zhuang Mingcheng stood up, saluted the two of them, then turned around and strode out.

“Hey? Where are you going?”

Looking at Zhuang Mingcheng’s actions, Aiguo was very troubled.

“Xiao Zhuang, don’t be impulsive…”

He stood up and was about to go out to take a look when he was stopped by Gao Dajiang next to him.

“Don’t worry about them. Xiaozhuang knows his limits. This Li Dajun needs to be punished. Let Xiaozhuang punish him.”

“Well.”

Aiguo sighed and sat down.

After thinking for a while, he said with a headache “Old Gao, Comrade Zhu Haimei doesn’t want to leave and insists that I introduce her to another person. What do you think is going on?”

“It’s hard to say. Just introduce someone. We don’t lack young men in our group. If you can’t find someone, go to the second group.”

Aiguo shook his head, his face full of worry.

“I wish it was that simple. She’s attracted to Xiaozhuang, so how can I introduce them to each other? If they get together, how will Xiaozhuang and Li Dajun be a good match in the future?”

“By the way, today in addition to Zhu Haimei, there’s also someone called Lu Fangfang, Xiaozhuang’s childhood sweetheart. Plus Doctor Ting…”

“This brat.”

Gao Dajiang scratched his forehead where there were few hairs left, and suddenly felt a little envious.

It seems that being too good-looking is not a good thing.

Shaking his head, he said helplessly “Alright, don’t worry about them. I heard that your sister-in-law is coming today. You should go back quickly. I’ll take care of this.”

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Zhuang Mingcheng walked all the way to the confinement room with a gloomy look on his face.

Seeing someone guarding the door, he whispered, “Open the door for me.”

“Captain Zhuang, this…”

“I’ve told the regiment commander and the political commissar. Don’t worry, I’m just going in to check on Li Dajun. I won’t do anything else.”

The soldier hesitated for a moment, but still opened the door.

In the solitary confinement room, Li Dajun was sitting on the ground in a daze.

Seeing Zhuang Mingcheng coming in, he stood up suddenly and said, “Battalion Commander, you…”

“Bang!”

Before Li Dajun could say anything, Zhuang Mingcheng raised his leg and kicked him hard.

“Ouch.”

Li Dajun staggered and fell to the ground.

His face turned pale, and he immediately understood that Zhuang Mingcheng must have known what he had done.

“Stand up!”

Zhuang Mingcheng looked at him gloomily.

“I don’t.”

Li Dajun held his aching leg and acted like a rogue.

Seeing that Zhuang Mingcheng seemed to be about to take action, Li Dajun hurriedly said, “Old Zhuang, don’t blame me for this. It was all instigated by the Second Company Captain and his men. I was just confused for a moment.”

“I’m already in my thirties and still don’t have a lover. You have to understand me.”

“Second Captain?”

Well, this isn’t just one person’s issue.

Zhuang Mingcheng took it to heart and his face grew even darker.

These bastards really need some training.

After a while, he asked coldly, “Li Dajun, how did you get my photo?”

“Old Zhuang, we’ve been together for so many years. What’s so strange about me having a photo of you? I was just afraid the girl wouldn’t be satisfied with me, so I sent your photo to her on impulse.”

Zhuang Mingcheng leaned over, grabbed the collar under Li Dajun’s neck, and slowly lifted him up.

He felt uncomfortable just thinking about Li Dajun using his photo for a blind date.

This time, Li Dajun had really crossed the line.

“Li Dajun, when you used my photo to go on a blind date, did you ever think about the consequences?”

Zhuang Mingcheng’s tone was calm, but Li Dajun became even more frightened.

He swallowed and awkwardly said, “I was blinded by greed for a moment, Old Zhuang, I… I’m sorry for you about this matter.”

“You’re not only sorry to me, but also to the person you were dating!”

Zhuang Mingcheng looked disgusted.

He pushed hard, and Li Dajun staggered and sat back down.

Li Dajun was instantly ashamed and angry, “Zhuang Mingcheng, that’s enough. How can you understand the suffering of a bachelor?”

“Our base is remote. I’ve been on blind dates with several people before, but they rejected me immediately when they heard I was in Qilian Mountain. This time…”

Zhuang Mingcheng didn’t want to hear his long speech, so he interrupted directly “So, this is why you used my photo to deceive people? Am I not in Qilian Mountain?”

“You tricked people into coming here just to bet that they wouldn’t turn against you?”

Zhuang Mingcheng became angrier as he spoke.

“Do you, Li Dajun, still have a conscience?”

“Are you still worthy of being a soldier?”

Li Dajun was speechless for a moment.

Zhuang Mingcheng looked at him, feeling disappointed.

After a while, he took a deep breath and said, “Comrade Li Dajun, I personally feel that you are no longer suitable to continue working in the First Battalion.”

After saying that, he turned and left without hesitation.

“What?”

Li Dajun couldn’t believe it. “Just for such a small matter, you want to kick me out of the battalion?”

“Old Zhuang? Old Zhuang?”

He quickly got up and limped after him.

But as soon as he reached the door, the soldiers stopped him.

Li Dajun looked at Zhuang Mingcheng walking away, full of reluctance. He shouted “Zhuang Mingcheng, you bastard, you have no right to kick me out. I am from the first battalion, a member of the first battalion!”

After leaving the confinement room, Zhuang Mingcheng didn’t go anywhere else but straight to find the team leader.

He didn’t hesitate and directly told his thoughts to the team leader.

“Transfer Li Dajun to another camp?”

Gao Dajiang was stunned for a moment and couldn’t help asking, “Zhuang Mingcheng, are you serious?”

Zhuang Mingcheng nodded and said, “Captain, after what happened, Li Dajun is no longer suitable to continue working in the First Battalion. I request to transfer him out.”

“You little brat, are you the regiment commander or am I the regiment commander? Where do you want me to transfer Li Dajun?”

Gao Dajiang had a headache. He waved his hand and said, “Get lost. This matter is not yours to decide.”

“Captain, if Li Dajun continues to stay in the First Battalion, it will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the First Battalion.”

Zhuang Mingcheng saluted, turned around, and walked out.

“Hey, Zhuang Mingcheng, you little bastard, you dare to threaten me? Get back here!”

Zhuang Mingcheng pretended not to hear. He took a few quick steps and hurried out.

Standing outside the door, he was about to go back to the guesthouse, but suddenly thought of something.

His face fell, and after hesitating for a while, Zhuang Mingcheng turned around and walked back into the house.

Seeing that Gao Dajiang was still angry, he didn’t wait for the head of the regiment to speak and hurriedly said, “Head, I want to apply for a house in the family compound.”

“What? You want to apply for a house in the family compound?”

Gao Dajiang was instantly attracted by this matter.

Standing up, he looked around Zhuang Mingcheng, making “tsk tsk” sounds.

“Oh, our group’s ‘Flower Lu Bu’ is going to get married. I wonder who the ‘Diao Chan’ will be.”

“Captain, I want to tell you something serious.”

Gao Dajiang was instantly happy. “Okay, when the political commissar comes back, I’ll tell him that the housing issue is easy, there are still vacancies in the family compound.”

Zhuang Mingcheng saluted and fled.

When he got outside, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked toward the guesthouse. Everything was clear now, and he had to go tell Lu Fangfang.