Chapter Three, The Border of the Setting Sun (03).

Yao Xu was momentarily stunned.

At this moment, the spirit of recklessness and arrogance embodied by Lu Qingya, as described by his comrades, remains unchanged. However, this time he carries a heavy burden, defending the country and protecting the people, disregarding his own life and honor.

Everyone is busy gossiping, who cares if they are hungry or not.

Lin Mei smiled and said, "No, I should thank everyone for the hospitality. Normally, I wouldn't have the opportunity to have a meal with everyone."

Yao Xu said again: "Oh, they are chatting with Miss Lin's son. Lü Dui, why don't you go and say hello?"

Yao Xu is the youngest in the team, a bit foolish, completely clueless, oblivious to the intense rivalry between Lu Qingya and Lin Mei at the dining table, only focused on eating and drinking from beginning to end.

Eight years ago, the sentence she left behind suddenly felt like a slap in the face.

Guān Yìyáng said: "Do you often travel internationally?" He exchanged a glance with Yú Chuān, what was the situation? Did they "see through" something?

A sudden fire burned in my heart, but I couldn't describe the exact feeling.

Lu Qingya nodded.

What is Miss Lin's job? I heard from Director Shen that she fearlessly defused the bomb and helped us a lot.

It was a video call. She was about to hang up, but accidentally pressed the answer button. The screen flickered, and a crisp voice shouted out.

Lù Qīngyái swiftly passed by him, as fast as a gust of wind.

Lù Qīngyá yī dùn, "Shuí érzi?"

Army for one year, regiment for two years, and then entered the Armed Police Command Academy... Now a senior captain in the Armed Police.

Miss Lin in front of us, isn't she just exquisite, with delicate features and large eyes?

After they finished competing to talk about Lu Qingya's achievements, they looked up and saw that Lin Mei's eyes were red.

Lin Mei didn't know the reason behind it, but she could feel that after this sentence, everyone in the room looked at her differently.

Lù Qīngyá yī zhī yān chōu wán, bǎ yān pìgu wǎng yān huī gāng lǐ yī qiā, shēntǐ zuò zhíle xiē, shénqíng qiáo bù chū xǐnù, dàn tā bù xiào de shíhòu, běn jiù yǒu gǔzi ràng rén hòutuì de qìchǎng, "Guān pái zhǎng, shànghuí quánjūn bǐwǔ, nǐ 180 miǎo yídòng shèjī chéngjī duōshǎo?"

Lu Qingya: "..."

Lin Mei finds it hard to say that she is not curious about Lu Qingya's experiences over the past eight years. Just as she raised this question, everyone rushed to fill in the details for her.

A group of people were making a commotion, and Shen Rui was the most calm. He smiled at Lin Mei and said, "Miss Lin, please don't mind. This is how we all interact in the team."

Guān Yìyáng lives up to expectations, unleashing his potential as a chatterbox, spontaneously acting as a representative and throwing out all the questions everyone wants to ask, "Miss Lin used to be with our army..."

And at this moment...

Some people echoed: "Exactly! The conditions of the land army are excellent. Not to mention anything else, this face is impeccable! The headquarters even specifically named him to go for the recruitment advertisement! The leaders' families introduced potential partners to the land army, and the land army said, 'As long as the Huns are not exterminated, how can we have a family...'"

The squadron usually has a lot of difficult tasks during training. If it weren't for this time to provide security support for the business negotiation meeting, there would be few opportunities to relax like now. Therefore, there is food and wine at this moment, and everyone is enjoying themselves.

Next month, the Chief of Staff of the General Headquarters will come to inspect. If you don't score 300 points, it won't be acceptable, right?

Normal villagers would never act like this. If there's nothing fishy going on, he would willingly carry a heavy load for twenty kilometers.

Captain Lu, who has been silent since entering the room, finally speaks up at this moment, interrupting Guan Yiyang's impending digression. "Quickly sit down and let the food be served. Aren't you hungry?"

While everyone was working hard to "promote" their squad leader, Lin Mei's phone rang.

Finally understood, at that moment in the afternoon, why he bid farewell to the captain of the anti-terrorism team, Gao Jun, so calmly. One asked, "Any last words?" and the other replied, "The green hills are a good place for burial." The tone was not much different from discussing whether to have meat or fish for lunch.

Lin Mei smiled, shook her head, and involuntarily cast her gaze towards Lu Qingya.

This is a good story that has been circulating in the team for many years, and it is unexpected that there may be such an intriguing motive behind it.

Guān Yìyáng shouted, "Lù duì, this is looking down on people! If I win first place, how should I say it? Treating everyone to a meal afterwards, isn't that too much?"

Yuchuan's mind is spinning rapidly.

Those who have experienced situations where they don't know whether the next second will bring life or death, where their lives hang by a thread, have been through so much.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Qingya received a phone call from the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Support Brigade. He put down his chopsticks and went outside the private room to answer the call.

Lù Qīngyá chūshēngle, "Xíngle! Zuò rén kǒupǔchá ne--Yáo Xù wǎng pángbiān ràng ràng, ràng rén hǎo shàng cài."

Yu Chuan: "..."

In the squadron, not only Lu Qingya is so desperate, everyone is used to it. They come when they are called, fight when they come, and win when they fight. Therefore, these things are spoken of in terms of honor, with pride and no hint of "misery".

Before, he was like this, commanding respect from everyone with just one call.

New recruits are strictly regulated and not allowed to smoke. Lu Qingya holds a piece of grass in his mouth to satisfy his addiction. "You guys don't understand anything. My first love was beautiful and charming, especially her big eyes."

Later on, Lu Qingya became the squad leader and trained a group of new recruits. In the squad, there was always a legend about Lu, which said "Lu, the squad leader, had a beautiful face with big eyes and a special appearance, and had a crush in his early years." However, no one had ever seen a photo or even heard a name.

Two years ago, a wanted criminal with a firearm in hand was captured. He was shot by the army in the mountains, dragging one arm, blood flowing all the way. In this way, the army forcibly captured the wanted criminal.

Lù Qīngyá yào xiào bù xiào de, "jìrán zhīdào jìlù nán pò, hái bù gǎnjǐn chī wánle huíqù xùnliàn--xià huí bǐwǔ bù ná gè dì yī, chūqù bié shuō shì wǒmen zhōngduì de."

Guanyiyang: "The military record is not just a piece of paper, Lu."

Fellow villager. Lin Mei smiled, and her emotions were not easily discernible.

Guān Yìyáng: "Sure, no problem! Miss Lin, if you don't mind, next time let Captain Lu take you to our team's cafeteria for a meal. That's the real home field advantage, right Captain Lu?"

As soon as Lu Qingya left, everyone immediately shifted their focus to Lin Mei.

Qi Shuashua: "Not hungry!"

Guanyiyang: "This is not feudal superstition, this is supported by data..."

"...Miss Lin, her son..." Yao Xu scratched his head, "He's quite cute in the video. Sergeant Guan has been chatting with him for a while. Lieutenant Lu, you should go in quickly, otherwise the video will be disconnected soon..."

Lin Mei is awkward, but there is Guan Yiyang who is talkative, and Shen Rui who is reliable. This meal is particularly harmonious.

Now Yu Chuan is even more certain, these two are not only old lovers, but I'm afraid there are still lingering feelings.

Mei Lin felt a cold sweat in the palm of her hand.

Yu Chuan got stuck, scratching his head. Guan Yiyang picked up the conversation and said, "What big eyes you have! Big eyes indicate that Miss Lin is perceptive and open-minded...".

Some people are making a fuss, "Lao Lu, could it be that you have never had any dealings with girls at such an old age?"

Yu Chuan timely turned the conversation around and said, "Therefore, the army is striving to make achievements and has not had time to pursue romantic relationships. Even though they are already 27 years old, they are still single."

Lù Qīngyá hé Lín Mèi zhè liǎng rén, yī rén kàn zuǒbiān mèntóu chōuyān, yī rén kàn yòubiān féngchǎng zuòxì, liǎng rén suī shuō āizhe yǐzi zuòzhe, dàn qíngshì zhēn gēn géle gè Tàipíngyáng méi duōdà qūbié.

Over time, everyone regarded the Land Corps as pure nonsense.

Everyone elongated their voice and exclaimed "Oh", followed by a burst of winking and nudging each other - among their team, Lu Qingya had the best English skills. During their free time, they would watch American and British TV dramas. If they came across one without subtitles, he would provide live translation.

Yao Xu stood still, "Team Lu! I'm going to the restroom..."

The atmosphere heated up all of a sudden, and a new recruit shouted with his phone in hand: "Land forces! I'm recording a video! No slacking off allowed!"

Firm in one's judgment, Yu Chuanqing sang clearly, "Miss Lin used to be our army teacher?"

Yu Chuan answered for him: "295 yuan!"

Thirteen times commended, three times third-class merit, one time second-class merit, and there were even more collective third-class merits...

When we were still new recruits, everyone would talk about "where is your hometown", "how many people are there in your family", "what fun and delicious things are there in your hometown" thoroughly. In the end, it was inevitable to dig deeper, regardless of whether there is a romantic history or not, everyone had to come clean.

So, at this moment, he had absolutely no idea that his seemingly casual remark was as devastating as dropping an atomic bomb.

Lín Mèi held her teacup and paused for a moment before saying, "I worked as a private tutor for two months, teaching English."

Zhou Yanyan was puzzled, "Does the military also believe in this feudal superstition?"

In her memory, Lu Qingya was still a reckless ringleader, leading a group of brothers, acting recklessly without knowing the immensity of heaven and earth. When he called, the world would make way for them.

Everyone who saw it was stunned for a moment.

Yu Chuan smiles, hiding his achievements and fame.

Lin Mei trusts that he is there, and asks with a smile: "Is there anything special about having big eyes?"

Having a girlfriend, he holds the photo tightly and smiles slyly; not having a girlfriend, he daydreams about marrying either Lin Chi-ling or Song Hye-kyo in the future.

Shen Rui still came out to mediate, "Miss Lin, please don't mind. Our team's Yu Chuan has a hobby of reading people's physiognomy."

Lu Qingya: "If you can afford it, then I can treat you."

Guan Yiyang pushed Yu Chuan and whispered, "Chuan, it's okay."

The dishes and drinks are all served, all of which are specialties of Tonghu City. Guan Yiyang professionally introduces each dish one by one, and finally laughs and says, "Miss Lin, we are still basking in your glory for today's meal."

Being a translator.

When he first joined the army, whenever he had a little free time, he would squat in a corner with a small notebook and memorize words. At that time, the political instructor even praised him by name, saying that he should learn from Comrade Lu Qingya and have a forward-thinking mindset that is in line with international standards.

Only Lu Qingya, without saying a word.

Outside, after Lu Qingya finished the call and was about to go back, the door opened and Yao Xu from the team rushed out.

There was another time when I went to the neighboring county to carry out a mission. There was a cunning criminal who hid behind the door and sprayed pepper spray into the eyes of the team leader, but he was still caught by the team leader. The criminal was extremely vicious, repeatedly stabbing the team leader with a dagger, leaving six or seven holes... The team leader couldn't see, but he didn't let go. It wasn't until the reinforcements arrived and subdued the criminal... . ..