"Oh? There's still this thing!"

Li Ping had very little contact with Liu Shixiong and his wife, and had not had the mood or energy to know much about them before. Although he felt that they were a bit too mean and unscrupulous, he did not think too much about them.

It turns out there is a story too!

"Don't we all think that Liu Shixiong is a small-minded person in the government? A civil servant shouldn't be able to escape. But he is actually just a contract editor at a small county yamen, not even a business editor." Song Baolai was obviously a little confused.

Excited, knowing other people's secrets made him very happy.

After a proud pause, seeing that Li Ping's appetite was indeed whetted, Song Baolai continued: "His woman who claims to work in the office is actually just a cashier in a driving school. Haha, it's funny! I thought she was a high-ranking person.

I'm sorry, it turns out it's just bronze. I said why these two people are always so weird, and I still couldn't explain it, but it turns out they have put a layer of gold on their faces!"

Isn’t this completely made up of paper? Li Ping was indeed very surprised.

"Then...is Shi Ming the real boss?" Li Ping hesitated after being surprised. He immediately thought of Shi Ming, but he always felt that something was wrong.

"Shi Ming should be right! That's what they mean, but it doesn't seem to be as powerful as they said before. It seems that it mainly operates industries such as logistics, driving schools and building materials. The scale cannot be said to be very large. Anyway, it is not as high-end as imagined.

.However, it’s true that you have some skills! I know those industries, and you can’t do them without some background and ability.”

"But if Shi Ming is the real boss, how come he hangs out with them? This is unscientific!" Li Ping finally figured out what was wrong.

"Oh! This is what Li Shengcai said when he ran against Liu Shixiong. Listen to that, Shi Ming and Zhao Meiling have been neighbors since they were young, and Zhao Meiling's job was arranged by Shi Ming, but Shi Ming only took the couple to play with them occasionally, so it counts.

Give some face to the elderly on both sides."

"Well! That makes sense. What's the situation with Wang Chengwu and Zhao Lanyue?" Li Ping was a little confused and then asked.

"I don't know, they didn't tell me."

Li Ping said "Oh" and fell into deep thought. He intuitively felt that this unexpected message was not that simple.

The reason why Liu Shixiong and his wife gave them money was probably not just their own private thoughts. In fact, Shi Ming and others also helped, and it seemed like they had agreed upon it.

If this is the case for the two of them, what about Wang Chengwu and Zhao Lanyue? At least there are too many doubts about Zhao Lanyue.

A company like Shi Ming actually has such a high-level job title as financial director, and then it is held by a beautiful woman with heavy makeup. It is difficult not to think about it!

But there is indeed a problem, so why?

Is it just the face factor that is at play?

It seems a little pale.

Could it be that you want to establish a psychological advantage over people they are unfamiliar with? To facilitate the fight for the right to speak or to coerce their will?

But why was Li Shengcai left out?

Did he not know what identity to assign to the driver Li Shengcai? Or did he not take him seriously at all?

Is this a miscalculation?

Seeing that Li Ping didn't say anything for a long time, and he didn't even mean to make fun of him. He remained silent. Song Baolai thought he had said something wrong. After thinking about it, he tried with a guilty conscience:

"Brother, don't get it wrong. You, Brother Zhao, are different from them. Although you are all security guards, you have real skills! You see, these soldiers make you behave in such a disciplined manner! I didn't even expect it.

Amazing. I thought you two were just doing this! You are not a little bit better than those few of them who have high vision but low hand. You were just unlucky in the past..."

As he spoke, Song Baolai suddenly stared at Li Ping and looked at him without speaking.

"What's wrong!" Li Ping finally came to his senses.

"Brother, are you really security guards? Why am I confused about this? Why do I think you shouldn't be security guards? How do you know so much about the military?"

Li Ping's face suddenly turned red, and he had to hide his smile. After a while, he looked at Song Bao, who was quietly waiting for answers, and said, "Why? Because we both thought

Let’s pass the troops!”

Song Baolai's eyes immediately widened, with an expression as if he had discovered a new world again.

Li Ping sighed and pretended to be emotional and said: "That was all when we were young. We were in the same army. Zhao Jin was my senior soldier for several years and was my squad leader. The friendship was also forged at that time. What happened later? Hi

!You are so messed up, why do you have the nerve to mention the past?"

"Yeah! I understand, I understand. So that's it." Song Baolai nodded hurriedly and considerately.

"Who would have thought that the skills I learned in the army would be useful one day!" Li Ping continued with emotion.

"Yes! Who would have thought of this? I asked you how it was so easy for you two to deal with these soldiers. At first, I thought it was because the security guards there had more rules! It turned out that you had been soldiers! That makes sense." Song Baolai was already there.

I believe it eighty percent.

Song Baolai never said anything about Li Ping's concealment. After all, they are not familiar with each other yet, and no one can take the initiative to tell everything about their past. This is only human nature.

"Hey, which army are you from? Tell me." Song Baolai quickly became excited again and seemed to be very interested in the affairs of the army.

…

It wasn't until Liu Shixiong came to take over his post that Song Baolai reluctantly stopped asking questions like a curious baby. Li Ping also hurriedly excused himself to wash up again.

Once he told a lie, he had to use thousands of lies to make up for it. Li Ping truly realized what it means to be trapped in a cocoon.

Being able to cope with the past only depends on his really understanding of the military profession.

But knowing better, making up stories is not fun, and may even give rise to a sense of guilt.

But when he thought of Zhao Jin's persistence, Li Ping could only shake his head helplessly.

Liu Shixiong and the others were hiding it, and so were he and Zhao Jin. It was just that the two sides had chosen different directions.

"The situation is unclear and it is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. If you can, pretend to be stupid!" This was Zhao Jin's request.

It is difficult for Li Ping to judge this choice in terms of right or wrong, just like he cannot judge Shi Ming's actions. They are all for survival. They neither climbed up on other people's corpses nor did they cause any harm. Right and wrong are very different.

It's hard to tell clearly.

At best, it can only be regarded as dishonest or hasty, and Li Ping can understand it.

After all, their first meeting was not pleasant, and their impression of each other was very bad. Zhao Jin and Li Ping planned to leave, and had no intention of hanging out with everyone, so there was no need to be honest with strangers.

Moreover, Zhao Jin should have had an instinctive reaction of self-protection at the beginning. Time was short and it was impossible for them to think carefully.

Although the situation has changed now, it is difficult to change the words once spoken.

He and Zhao Jin are not security guards.

In fact, Li Ping and Zhao Jin had served together in the army for more than ten years and were absolute old acquaintances. Even before coming to this time and space, Li Ping continued to serve.

The reason why Li Ping appeared in Henan and met Zhao Jin again, who had retired from the military for several years, was entirely because of a phone call.

That was the good news that Li Ping's best friend in high school was getting married in Zhengzhou.

Li Ping happened to have no particularly urgent work during that time, so he took a special leave to attend the wedding. His best friend had a hard time, and he only became a real person at the age of 40. This is why Li Ping must go all the way to support him.

reason.

After attending the wedding, Li Ping remembered that his old superior and company commander Zhao Jin seemed to be working for a friend here in Henan after retiring, so he made a phone call to say hello.

As a result, Zhao Jin happened to be idle, so after answering the phone, he immediately borrowed a car and drove to Zhengzhou, grabbing Li Ping and spending a few days in Henan before leaving.

Li Pingben still had a few days off, and Henan didn't come often. More importantly, since Zhao Jin retired, the two of them had never seen each other again. They really didn't know when they would meet again next time, so they stayed.

.

I think back then, Li Ping was assigned to serve as platoon commander under Zhao Jin just after graduating from the military academy, and Zhao Jin had just been promoted to company commander, which was when he was in high spirits. For more than ten years, Li Ping kept saying that it was neither a coincidence nor a coincidence.

They were always under Zhao Jin until Zhao Jin was transferred to another department to take a higher position. This kind of affection made the connection between the two never broken.

Zhao Jin is a very capable and dignified person.

He is a soldier and has a very high personal military quality. He is 1.85 meters tall, thin and upright. It is said that he was a flag bearer in military parades every year when he was in the military academy.

In addition, he still has a pockmarked face and is always stern, so the first contact often gives people a strong sense of oppression.

Zhao Jin had a great influence on Li Ping, and he was the role model in the mind of the student soldier for a long time.

Li Ping always felt that if Zhao Jin had not majored in infantry command, if their unit system did not belong to the infantry, and if they did not belong to the Continental Army, he was almost certain that Zhao Jin would reach a higher position.

But life is often like this. A few years ago, Zhao Jin finally retired from the army due to opportunities, professional and military system reforms and many other factors.

After leaving the army, Zhao Jin, unwilling to be lonely, soon came to Luohe, Henan alone and started a management job in the food processing factory of an old comrade.

The distance also makes it difficult for his and Li Ping's life trajectories to intersect.

Not having seen each other for several years, not to mention the deep friendship between them, looking back on the past, the two of them had endless things to talk about.

The two of them visited scenic spots and historic sites during the day and had a few drinks at night. After a few days, they felt a little high and a little tired.

It was originally forecast to rain that day, but they hesitated not to wander around, and just went directly to Zhao Jin's workplace in Luohe to have a look. But Zhao Jin was about to start busy, and the forecast was for light rain again during the day, and the rain would only get heavier at night.

, so he continued to suffer.

However, the plan was not very good and the return trip was a bit late. It rained really hard at night, accompanied by continuous and terrifying lightning and thunder, which led to the story of the car accident.

Now, the most fundamental reason why both Li Ping and Zhao Jin tend to stay in Zuo Liangyu's army is that they are indeed more familiar with the military field and have more confidence.

Otherwise, if you are really a military novice and want to manipulate hundreds of warriors with swords and guns, it will be a difficult process just to overcome the inner uneasiness and strangeness.

After getting rid of Song Baolai, Li Ping thought he could be quiet for a while, but he was soon intercepted by Wang Chengwu again, and he was intercepted deliberately.

Wang Chengwu didn't talk much at ordinary times, so the contact between the two was naturally less. Now he came to Li Ping specifically to chat, and Li Ping couldn't refuse.

Li Ping was very confused by Wang Chengwu's sudden intention. Shi Ming was still in full swing over there, but Wang Chengwu's sudden departure was very unreasonable.
To be continued...