Free Web NovelChapter 601: Chapter 444: Scapegoat?_4
This was Fang Huai’s field of competition.
Fang Huai saw Old Zhang Old Hu, and while exhaling a sigh of relief, walked toward the two men.
"Gui Qiang, is your leg okay?"
Gui Qiang limped a bit, seemingly having fallen quite heavily, and with pained eyes, shook his head: "The events this afternoon are a bit uncertain now. It’s my fault for not being careful today, I almost caused a delay..."
Fang Huai patted his back, interrupting: "We’re teammates, we spend more time together than with our own wives, why talk so sentimentally? Since we can’t win individually anymore, in the team champion photo, you stand in the front!"
At the side, Lian Xu started laughing: "That’s right! General Gui, come back next year, and continue to be awesome!" freēwebnovel.com
Wei Lijie also patted him: "This year I’ll take the individual champion title for you! Next year it’s your turn!"
Even He Zhijun cracked a serious joke: "It’s a good thing you’re not competing; my chances of winning just got bigger!"
Warm comradery words from his comrades made Gui Qiang’s heart feel warm, and he pointed at Fang Huai, saying:
"You didn’t hear them! They’re mocking me again! What’s this about spending more time together than with wives? I don’t have a wife!"
"Hahaha..."
Everyone burst into laughter, but Fang Huai, pulling on He Zhijun’s arm, said:
"Zhijun, you said it yourself! You’re going to win the championship! I’m not asking for much, just beat Jiang Yonghui! If you can’t, from now on at the Big Team’s meals, you’ll sit at Old Teacher He’s son’s table!"
He Zhijun’s face fell.
Everyone knew what was going on. If they wanted to bring Jiang Yonghui over this time, they had to suppress his individual rank; it was a condition set by the Head of the Corps, those in the top three couldn’t be transferred.
One by one, they started patting He Zhijun on the shoulder again.
"It’s all on you, Zhijun!"
"It all depends on you now!"
At this moment, Gui Qiang also said cheerfully: "The main reason is I can’t compete, or I could take him down in minutes! Now it’s up to you! Go for it, Little He!"
He Zhijun stood still, disheveled in the wind.
Fang Huai didn’t actually place all his hopes on him; he just hoped that he could once again win a good ranking for the whole corps.
But, as Fang Huai was walking towards Zhang Zhongting, He Zhijun, feeling a heavy sense of responsibility, clenched his teeth.
"Yo, Regimental Commander! You only show up at the grand finale? I thought you had gone back by yourself!" Fang Huai joked as he approached Captain Zhang.
Yesterday, Fang Huai did not see his uncle for half a day and got genuinely anxious for a while, worried that he had gone back alone. He even called to confirm that his uncle was staying at a nearby hotel before calming down.
Zhang Zhongting’s smile disappeared, he glanced sideways at him, and didn’t speak.
It was Hu Peizhou who broke the tension: "With the leadership present yesterday, it wasn’t appropriate for us to come. The referee committee had rules this time, no contact with leaders from any corps, to ensure fairness. We decided to stay away, and only came towards the end."
Zhang Zhongting then sternly said:
"What do you understand? The more chances you have of winning the championship, the less I can come! Head of the Corps calls me every day asking about you, really concerned about you!
Back at the Detachment, I came to lead the team, and Detachment Captain Li took over my duties willingly. He’s been running back and forth for the past two days, also calling every day to ask how you all are doing.
Heard yesterday afternoon that you were leading the score, at least top three, he was thrilled, saying when you return, he’ll throw a celebration feast for you!
After returning, make sure to report your performance well to the leadership! Don’t be arrogant, got it?"
A lesson in words left Fang Huai stunned on the spot.
Damn.
How could he have overlooked this?
Old Zhang of the Detachment doesn’t take shift, Captain Li takes his place, meaning for Full Attendance Command, Captain Li is the attending leader now. In case of a major emergency, he must go.
Damn, can’t get Captain Li killed, can we?!
When Fang Huai realized the issue, he swallowed nervously.
The moment his uncle’s car stopped behind the pile-up accident, the cars arriving at the scene one after another kept crashing into it, crumpling his car.
Had it been someone else, the car might not have stopped there.
...No, can’t take the risk.
If the gamble went wrong, he’d be facing the true dilemma of whether to save his uncle and the driver but at the cost of two lives, making him a murderer.
Looking at Zhang Zhongting in front of him, seeing Fang Huai’s distraught appearance, he thought the kid had finally taken the advice to heart and was about to say some words of praise when Fang Huai shook his head and remained silent, his expression solemn.
After a while, Fang Huai suddenly turned to Hu Peizhou:
"Captain Hu, I submitted a few documents to the leadership; what did they say?"
Hu Peizhou, hearing this, actually smiled a bit.
"Your Physical Training materials are very good; I’ve looked at them too. Just that it’s narrowly named. The leadership said we need this kind of training manual guided by professionals. They even mentioned making it an official document for distribution.
However, whether to cancel the Ironman Competition needs to be discussed.
As for your emergency follow-up plan, the leadership asked, have you not finished it yet?
I didn’t quite understand either, probably they want you to complete it before submitting it again, might even bring it into a meeting.
But don’t worry, the closing ceremony is tomorrow, and the leadership will explain it to you personally."
Fang Huai’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, as if he had found a lifeline.
"Right, right, right! There are lots of imperfections in that plan! No time to lose, no time to lose!"
