Not long after, the door was opened from the outside and Twenty One walked in. After looking at Qu Sen and the female officer, he saluted the female officer and said, "Hello comrade, please show me your military ID."
The female officer stood up and returned the salute without saying anything. She took out her military ID from her pocket and handed it to the other party. Twenty One opened it and took a look. He frowned and asked doubtfully, "Southern Military Region? What is your relationship with the Central TV interview team? "
"I requested to make a call." The female officer didn't answer Twenty One's question and didn't look at him. She just muttered something.
Twenty One quietly looked at the female officer for two seconds before saying, "Yes, please come with me." As he spoke, he gestured towards the female officer outside the room.
The female officer walked away and turned around to glare fiercely at Qu Sen before she left.
After Twenty One and the female officer left, the leader of the pickets came in with a pen and paper. He asked Qu Sen to explain what happened.
The leader of the pickets asked very detailed questions, from Qu Sen's identity to why he had appeared outside the Central TV interview team's equipment room, to all the details of his conversation with the female military officer. The interrogation lasted for more than an hour and took down several pages of records of the interrogation.
Although Qu Sen was impatient, he couldn't do anything about it. He could only follow the other party's request and give a detailed account of what happened. After the questioning was over, it was almost time for lunch.
"Okay, that's all for now. You can go back first. I'll contact you if I need anything." After the questioning pickets sorted out the records, he finally let Qu Sen go. He even added, "Not bad, your vigilance is commendable." Then he sent Qu Sen out of the pickets.
Seeing that a picket patrol car was about to leave, the leader of the pickets hurriedly stopped the car. He said a few words to the driver and then said to Qu Sen, "It's time for lunch. You can go back with the car."
"Thank you, squad leader." Qu Sen had been nagged for more than an hour and even missed his meal. However, Qu Sen still sincerely expressed his gratitude before getting into the car.
Not long after Qu Sen left in the picket car, a camouflage Cheetah stopped in front of the picket team. 13, who was in the front passenger seat, quickly got out of the car and entered the picket team. After a while, he came out with the female officer from before.
The female officer stood in front of the picket team and was not in a hurry to get on the car. After looking around for a long time and not finding the "target", she angrily stomped her foot.
"That's enough, Miss. The leader is still waiting for you to eat." 13 Hair looked at the female officer and urged her.
Only then did the female officer reluctantly get on the Cheetah and sit in the car, her eyes still searching for the damned soldier who made her lose face.
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After being sent back by the picket car, Qu Sen immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers in the canteen. Qu Sen felt uncomfortable being stared at by a group of people. He couldn't explain anything, so he braced himself and got his meal. When he saw that there was an empty seat at the secretary's table, he took his meal and sat down.
"Were you caught by the pickets?" As soon as Qu Sen sat down, the secretary lowered his voice and asked.
Although the question was asked by the secretary, not only Qu Sen's table, but the soldiers at the neighboring tables also slowed down their eating and pricked up their ears to listen.
Being caught by the pickets for violating the rules was a big deal, but being caught by the military pickets was undoubtedly a big deal. If it was serious, he might even lose the right to compete.
Qu Sen was too embarrassed to say that he seemed to have caught a female spy, so he played dumb and said, "I helped the CCTV film crew with some work. When I saw that it was time to eat, I asked the picket car passing by to send me back."
After Qu Sen finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers immediately returned to normal. They continued to eat and drink as if they had never eavesdropped.
"He didn't even give you a meal for helping with work. So stingy." When the secretary heard that Qu Sen wasn't caught for violating the rules, he heaved a sigh of relief. He spoke up for Qu Sen and continued to eat.
In this way, Qu Sen's disappearance for half the afternoon didn't attract any special attention. After the meal, they continued to watch the news and roll call. After washing up, everyone went to bed.
No one chatted tonight, because tomorrow was the day of the competition. Everyone was cultivating and saving their energy.
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It was drizzling lightly. On the huge training ground, more than three thousand soldiers were lined up in a neat square formation. Behind them were various types of tanks and heavy equipment that formed an even larger steel square formation.
Qu Sen could only be considered as the smallest dot in the middle of the formation. But even so, he still maintained the most standard military posture. His face didn't move at all as the rain mixed with yellow dust fell on his body.
On the rostrum built at the front of the square formation, the military chief was giving a speech. There was no canopy, so the shining generals were also receiving the baptism of the rain.
The opening ceremony of the military competition wasn't long. It could even be said to be simple. After the first and second chief finished speaking, the host announced the official start of the competition.
Because the competition was short and there weren't many people, more than one hundred and fifty people participating in the 400-meter steeplechase would compete today.
The rules of the competition were very simple. It wasn't as complicated as the sports competition. Everyone only had one chance. No matter what the result was, it was the final result.
The rain was getting heavier, but the dust in the sky had been washed away. Although the raindrops were dense, they were much clearer. Soon, Qu Sen's team was brought to the 400-meter steeplechase field.
Not far away, the camera covered with a waterproof cloth had already started working. The referees, scorekeepers, medical support and other staff were all in place.
After the team was organized, a colonel with two bars and three stars stood in front of the formation. After sweeping the faces of every participant with his rain-soaked eyes, he said in a loud voice, "Someone said that it's raining today. In order not to affect your results, I suggest that the competition be rescheduled. Do you want to reschedule? "
"No!" Without any rehearsal, more than one hundred and fifty soldiers shouted at the same time. Of course, Qu Sen was among them.
"Good!" The colonel glanced at the soldiers again with satisfaction and ordered the staff officer beside him, "Divide into groups!"
"Yes!" After the staff officer responded loudly, he ran to the front of the formation and gave the order, "Drill formation, spread out."
After receiving the order, the soldiers moved quickly and stood in position in a few breaths.
Then, the staff officer carried a cardboard box with a hole in the top and walked to the front of the first row of soldiers.
The soldiers reached out and pulled out a piece of paper from the cardboard box. After glancing at it, they raised the paper and shouted, "Reporting, group 13." After that, they immediately returned to their military posture.
Then, the staff officer walked to Qu Sen, who was in second place.
"Reporting, group 10!" Qu Sen also raised the wet paper and reported, then returned to his military posture.
The cardboard box stopped in front of the soldiers one by one. Soon, more than one hundred and fifty soldiers were divided into groups.
The staff officer returned to the front of the formation and gave the order, "Regroup according to the groups."
"Two groups missing!" As the last soldier in the last row reported loudly, a total of sixteen groups of ten people were formed in the rain.
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