"Damn it! What did that girl with no hair say in the video just now? Do you really think the council can support her?"
"Fuck, this is too humiliating. Just throw it away after use. What a great game! Oops!"
"What kind of thing is this? Just take this thing from the Li family back!"
The conference room was noisy. Adjutant Lin, who had just returned from the washroom, was noisy by the angry officers.
Fortunately, the conference room was safe and soundproof enough, so these words could not be heard outside.
Adjutant Lin bypassed these indignant officers and moved to an inconspicuous corner next to Bai Lingyu, where he remained silent and looked at the major general carefully.
Bai Lingyu sat firmly in the main seat, watching the commotion indifferently, with a calm expression on his brows, and did not express any opinions on the conversation just now. The initially indignant confidants gradually became silent and stopped talking.
The superior is the beacon for his subordinates. If his attitude is stable enough, he can act calmly and see the situation clearly. Bai Lingyu didn't say anything, but he easily calmed their minds and suppressed those thoughts that they shouldn't have.
"Have you had enough noise?" he finally said.
Other confidants were still angry, but did not dare to make any more noise.
"Isn't this expected a long time ago?" Bai Lingyu said calmly, "Why is it that at this time, everything is in chaos?"
The parliament was afraid of Bai Lingyu and had to give him power.
Those stingy old guys had been on tenterhooks during the war, and now they were eager to decentralize power as soon as they saw signs of an armistice.
"I originally thought that this battle has been going on for so long. Even if the power is reduced, the situation will be completely stable after promotion. Major General, what they are doing now is too chilling for us soldiers on the front line."
"That's right! You don't treat people as human beings. Did you listen to what the man named Li just said?" The outer city still has to listen to the inner city. Who is in power still needs to be decided by the parliament. Please see it clearly, Major General Bai. Situation, protect the overall situation, bah! We have been fighting for ten years, haven’t we been able to protect the overall situation?! If we didn’t protect the overall situation, we would have led the fucking troops to rebel!"
Bai Lingyu's eyebrows jumped, he looked at the young officer who was speaking, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Qing, are these words allowed to be said?!"
Lu Qing also realized that he had said the wrong thing, but he still frowned. Even though he pursed his lips, his bright and firm eyes revealed his inner thoughts.
——That’s what he thought.
Bai Lingyu took a deep breath and sighed tiredly:
"Partition walls have ears, and big trees attract the wind. When you go out of this door, be careful what you say.
"If someone is really allowed to leave any evidence, the power will be divided even if it doesn't want to be divided, and it will also allow the parliament to take the initiative."
Others said yes one after another and left after a while.
Bai Lingyu leaned back in his chair, rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and suddenly looked at the silent adjutant beside him: "What did you do just now?"
Adjutant Lin was stunned and said, "I went to the bathroom."
"Don't go out without authorization during the next meeting." Bai Lingyu warned.
Adjutant Lin was young, just over 20 years old. After joining the army, his outstanding performance was appreciated by Bai Lingyu. Although the young man was well taught, there were still some things he did not consider well.
When Bai Lingyu saw such a young man, he thought of Baizhu, and knowing that he was an orphan, he couldn't help but take care of him.
Adjutant Lin nodded: "Yes."
"It's New Year's Eve, and to come out like this really doesn't make people have a good time...forget it." Bai Lingyu chuckled, "I haven't had any good years in recent years."
Adjutant Lin was silent.
"The annual leave will be tomorrow. All officers who have no business can go home. If you have no place to go, then come and celebrate the New Year with me. Anyway, I am also a lonely old man this year... But I have three bottles this year. I can give you a drink of wine."
Lunar New Year's eve……
Adjutant Lin glanced out the window, wondering what he was thinking. Finally, he pursed his lips and said, "Yes."
After a pause, he said, "Thank you, Major General."
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There was a sound coming from the steps around the corner of the house.
Bai Shu raised his hand and signaled Cheng Youyue to stop his indecent cursing.
Gong Ling walked down the steps without squinting. He just glanced at the papers on the floor. Then he walked past the small blank space as usual and handed an envelope to Baizhu:
"What you ordered."
"What?" Cheng Youyue was curious.
"It's none of your business, just leave as soon as you finish scolding me."
Bai Zhu pulled the unused swivel chair under the table, sat down and relaxed, raised his chin, and motioned to the coffee cup on the table:
"I've finished the coffee, aren't you tired of scolding me? Go away quickly, remember to take the cup with you, and then bring me another cup. Thank you."
"Who wants to give you any more coffee? You can die if you take a nap!"
In the entire [Dis], there is only one Cheng Youyue who dares to talk to Baizhu like this.
Gong Ling frowned, but didn't say anything. Seeing that Bai Shu didn't give any orders, he saw that he was interested and left.
"If you don't want to send it, I won't send it. Let Nicks come down," Bai Zhu said without forcing, pointing to a free corner, "I want to install a coffee machine here."
Cheng Youyue's face suddenly darkened. She looked at Baizhu, who was gasping for air, and then at the blue-green circles under her eyes.
"No, you've already had three drinks today." Cheng Youyue said angrily, "Hurry up and finish the painting and go to bed."
Baizhu responded perfunctorily and watched Cheng Youyue leave.
The room returned to silence.
Bai Zhu looked at the envelope for a few seconds before taking out the contents.
It is a very exquisite ticket that has almost reached a sky-high price.
The ticket was printed with a promotional picture of the main dancer. The bright white lights on the stage were as cold as winter, freezing the beauty of the dancer into a fragile eternity.
"Avril..."
Bai Zhu sighed deeply and closed his eyes tiredly.
Happiness is so fleeting, like a rabbit's tail passing through autumn;
The pain is so long, like a snail crawling patiently①.
She didn't want to recall the last memories of Ercheng, and she seldom touched even the happy memories, so that the once vivid images were covered with a thin layer of dust in her mind.
I can't remember too many details, and even my dreams are frantically resisting recall.
"Is there something on my face?"
I can only vaguely remember the steps in front of the dilapidated small building, the swaying shadows of the trees, the golden sunlight shining on the girl's tender eyebrows when she was young, and the fragrant and vibrant blue cornflowers in her arms.
She asked with a smile, her eyes soft and clear.
"No, you look beautiful today too."
She replied softly in her memory, and the girl was slightly startled, and smiled even more heartily, like a flower that would never wither, or a gleam of brightness that would never wither and fade if she loved it all her life.
It's really like a floating dream warmed by the sunshine in the afternoon.
Bai Shu covered her face with her hands in slight pain. She took off the gloves, and the missing ring finger on her right hand stood out strangely.
For a long time, Bai Zhu took a deep breath and exhaled with uncontrollable trembling.
She raised her hand and put the envelope into the deepest part of the drawer.
① From Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko, the sniper queen in World War II
(End of chapter)
