Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Grandpa Ji went directly to the headquarters of the military region without saying a word and went straight to the office of the commander-in-chief of the military region.
The old man did not tell Tang Tang and Ji Yan about his coming out, he only said that he was going out, and he was determined not to be followed. Just that such a person came out, neither in his special car nor with guards, so from the outside, except for the imposing manner in addition to being very attractive, he looked just like an ordinary old man.
The soldiers on guard didn’t know the old man. He heard that the old man wanted to find the commander-in-chief, but there was no formality, so naturally he couldn’t just let anyone in. The old man didn’t feel embarrassed when he saw this, he just stood at the entrance of the headquarters and waited. Although he was standing in the cold wind, his body was straight and majestic. People who entered and exited in vehicles would subconsciously take a look at this very conspicuous old man. Of course, it was just taking a look, no one got out of the car and asked the old man what was going on.
The old man just stood upright in the cold wind for a full three hours, until a military vehicle with a license plate beginning with VA slowly approached the entrance of the headquarters. The moment it was about to enter the headquarters, the vehicle suddenly braked to a stop and sounded a “Squeak” sound. In the next second, a middle-aged man in a military uniform with three stars on his shoulders quickly got out of the car, greeted the old man with a surprised and anxious expression, stood still in front of the old man, and gave him a military salute in a very serious manner.
The old man raised his hand blankly and returned the military salute.
The commander-in-chief put down his hands and then eagerly went to help the old man: “Old general, why are you here, why are you standing here alone?”
Grandpa Ji said seriously: “I came to see you, I have something to talk to you about.”
The Commander-in-chief showed a flash of surprise in his eyes. He didn’t know what was so important that had led the old general to come over in person. Although he was puzzled, he immediately welcomed the old man in respectfully, and walked with the old man himself, and cooperated with him along the way by following the pace of the old man, he even walked a little behind him to show respect.
People who saw this scene along the way were very surprised. They speculated who could make the commander-in-chief so respectful. Most of them were not highly ranked enough to know the old man, so they hurriedly sent people to inquire secretly, for fear that some important person had come to the military region for inspection.
Although the commander-in-chief was not a soldier led by the old man himself, it did not prevent him from respecting the old man very much. The old man was the founding father of the country, the leader who created the prosperity of the country of China, and one of the framers of the military system of the country of China. His contribution deserved everyone’s respect. Although he didn’t know why the old man came here suddenly, he knew that something important must have happened that made the old man come here in person. No matter what it was, he had to solve it properly.
The commander-in-chief first invited Grandpa Ji to the table and made a cup of tea for the old man. Then he sat down next to the old man and asked, “Old general, what’s the matter with you today? Just tell me if you have anything to say. It must be taken seriously.”
Grandpa Ji took a sip of tea, and then said: “I won’t talk nonsense, I am here today because of the manipulation in promotions by some people in the army. I always thought that this kind of favoritism and fraud was impossible to appear in the ranks of the People’s Army, how could I know that the reality has disappointed me so much!”
The commander-in-chief was taken aback by Grandpa Ji’s words, “How could it be? Old man, do you have any misunderstanding?”
“Misunderstanding? Heh!” Grandpa Ji slapped the table suddenly, and made a loud noise, and his aura was particularly scary, “If I don’t have evidence, would I come to you! I just want to know whether you are negligent towards what the people below were doing or do you open one eye and close the other!”
The old man had a bad temper when he was young, and it was very scary when he got angry. Now that he was older, he didn’t get angry easily, but it was enough to get angry occasionally.
The commander-in-chief was shocked and said: “Old general, how can I turn a blind eye? I will never allow the troops under my management to abuse their power! The army is an important line of defense to ensure the safety of the people. Everything must be based on strength, if the promotion of talents in the army depends on connections, how can the security of the people and the country be guaranteed?”
The commander-in-chief’s words finally eased the old man’s anger a little bit. In fact, he also knew in his heart that the commander-in-chief would not be involved in this matter. But for those who sit in this position, the situation could not be limited to this, so there was a 80% chance that this matter was done by the underlings, and it was very easy to fool people with the results reported in the end. Then the old man snorted coldly and said: “Even if you still know the seriousness, you have the right to pretend that you don’t know about this matter, but you are also responsible for the stupid things done by your subordinates, you must investigate thoroughly, and those who deserve severe punishment must not be let go! Let everyone see that the army is an absolutely fair place, and everything depends on strength!”
“Yes, old general, don’t worry, I will never allow anyone to do this kind of thing.” The commander-in-chief was also sure the job transfers by people below was a bit tricky, and after thinking about it in his heart, the only place where there had been a job transfer recently was the special forces.
Thinking of this, the commander-in-chief immediately called out on the phone, and quickly told his subordinates to thoroughly investigate the matter, and conduct a second review of all transfer results, and thoroughly investigate all dissenting transfer orders, no matter who was in the middle, they were not allowed to cover up, or they would be punished severely.
This order was too harsh, and the subordinates were also aware of the seriousness of the matter, so suddenly they turned upside down, not daring to be sloppy at all, and investigated with full spirit and seriousness, and worked overtime to be strict with every transfer order. There was no censorship, and no one was spared.
After explaining to his subordinates, the commander-in-chief assured the old man: “Old general, I will definitely investigate this matter carefully, no matter who it is, I will never let it go, don’t worry, give me two days, and I will give you a satisfactory explanation and I will also give a satisfactory explanation to the country, the people, and all the soldiers in the army.”
Grandpa Ji was not a man who was unreasonable, so he didn’t make things difficult for him when he saw that his attitude was correct, and he just stood up with his cane and walked out the door. Without being wordy at all, the general’s neat and tidy style was carried forward to the fullest. But the commander-in-chief never dared to act sloppily because of this, and personally supervised this matter.
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