The clouds were dense, and the north wind was howling. Heavy snow kept falling from the sky of North America. The entire Meitung Province was soon covered in silver.
Walking in the wind and snow, the snowflakes melted on his face. The biting cold feeling was really bad. Lieutenant Qi Rui pulled down the thick cotton hat, put on his mask, and buckled the cloth winter goggles. Captain Qi Rui left Great Slave Lake Station with a full set of winter operation equipment and a similarly equipped comrade. They carried rifles on their backs and walked north along the lakeside.
When Lieutenant Qi Rui went north in the heavy snow, the instructor sat in the camp with a sad face and sighed. If he could, the instructor just wanted to turn back time. He didn't need to turn back time too long. Seven days, seven days was enough. Seven days ago, Li Guangzu from the company made a report to the instructor that he wanted to see his brother in North America. Because of Li Guangzu's recent performance, the company commanders had a small meeting.
Lieutenant Qi Rui said straightforwardly, "Everyone has seen the intention of the Immigration Bureau. They will not let the immigrants be affected. I am worried that after Li Guangzu sees his brother, the two will fight again. Even if they are brothers, it is against the rules if they fight. "
The deputy company commander said, "We are all brothers. It's fine to be angry for a while, but there is no such hatred. It is also a good thing that Li Guangzu wants to see his brother. It is difficult for us to see family in North America. I don't think there is a problem. "
The instructor's thoughts were the same as the deputy company commander. So what if they see each other? Talking it out would help solve the conflict. Also, the railway laying in Xinxiang City had been completed. The railway troops, engineering troops, and the army had all made great efforts in the construction. The number of people who applied for leave was not small. After the railway was built, everyone had the opportunity to go to the American Province. After staying in the vast and sparsely populated Central American Province for a long time, everyone wanted to go to the city to feel the long-lost bustling feeling. The best thing than going to the city was probably to see family.
Lieutenant Qi Rui didn't relax because of these two people's words, "I still have the same intention. I won't be happy to see him, so don't see him. Why bother? He felt that there was no problem now, but who would know after they met? This was a matter between an older brother and a younger brother. Now that he felt that there was no problem with it, he would immediately be filled with anger if he said a few bad words when they met. It's normal for them to fight. "
The company commander did not agree, and the application was rejected. It just so happened that Lieutenant Qi Rui was out for two days because of the warehouse, so the deputy company commander took Li Guangzu to the instructor. Li Guangzu patted his chest and promised that nothing would happen. The deputy company commander also tried to put in a good word for him. In the end, the instructor couldn't stand the two of them and approved the leave. Li Guangzu took the train to the north and went to his brother's farm.
Two days later, the battalion's political commissar called the company commander, Qi Rui, and the instructor together. "Li Guangzu is one of your men, right?"
"Yes. He is one of us. "The instructor felt that something was wrong, and a bad feeling made him tremble. After Li Guangzu left, the instructor spoke to the deputy company commander in private, and the deputy company commander said what was on his mind. "Even if Li Guangzu beat up his brother, I don't think it's a big deal. After doing such a thing, can't his family teach him a lesson? This time, before Li Guangzu left, he said that he was going to teach his brother a lesson. "
The instructor was stunned. After a while, he asked: "Do you know that Li Guangzu went to beat up his brother?"
The deputy company commander replied: "Li Guangzu said that this time, he was going to teach his brother a lesson. I told him that a lesson is a lesson, but he can't go overboard. It's enough to teach him a lesson. "
"Do you know that Li Guangzu went to beat up his brother?!" The instructor repeated in an unfriendly tone.
Seeing that the instructor was so angry, the deputy company commander was not happy. "Instructor, do you still think that his brother did the right thing? His family didn't agree, so he married in private and came to North America. How can you do that? How can you do that? How can you not teach him a lesson? If you don't teach him a lesson, won't you lead him astray?! "
The instructor was furious. "Let's not talk about whether it's right or wrong, and you dare to let him beat someone up?"
Being reprimanded by the instructor, the deputy company commander frowned and retorted in a tough tone: "What? Is it wrong for an elder brother to beat up his younger brother? This isn't the military beating up ordinary people. If it's a civilian, it's definitely not allowed. Beating up a younger brother is a family matter, and it's not the same thing at all! What, you can't even teach your brother a lesson after becoming a soldier? "
This was also reasonable. Although the instructor was very angry, he couldn't argue too much. The country couldn't interfere with other people's family matters, right?
But now that the battalion political commissar was asking about this with a gloomy face, the instructor felt a little guilty. It wasn't that the elder brother beat his younger brother, but he felt that the battalion political commissar's behavior was a bit strange.
"You approved his leave, didn't you?" The battalion political commissar continued to ask with a straight face.
"Yes." The instructor continued to answer.
"Then do you know that he killed someone?" When the battalion political commissar said this, his expression became more and more gloomy.
A feeling of being struck by lightning made the instructor tremble all over. He didn't expect Li Guangzu to kill someone. After being stunned for a while, the instructor asked in a trembling voice, "He killed his brother?"
"Oh?" The battalion political commissar stared at the instructor, "It seems that you know he went to beat someone up?"
After the instructor heard this, he felt a burst of regret in his heart. Since someone died, he couldn't explain anything. The best way was to say "I don't know". But he really knew, and he let it slip.
"Who did he kill?" Lieutenant Qi Rui asked calmly.
The battalion political commissar stared at Lieutenant Qi Rui for a moment, then he gritted his teeth and said, "He killed his sister-in-law, and his sister-in-law is also pregnant. This is two lives in one body."
The instructor obviously saw Lieutenant Qi Rui shudder, and the instructor also shuddered. If there was a conflict between brothers, it would be fine if the elder brother beat the younger brother. It was not without reason, so the instructor could still explain. But he didn't expect Li Guangzu to kill his sister-in-law, and two lives in one body. There was no possibility of forgiveness. The younger brother was his family, but the sister-in-law was an outsider to Li Guangzu!
"Did you catch him?" Lieutenant Qi Rui said in a trembling voice.
The battalion political commissar said with a straight face, "After he killed someone, he ran north and disappeared. We only know that he took the train and got off at the Great Slave Lake terminal. As for whether he was carrying a weapon when he ran, or whether someone was with him, we don't know for the time being. "
After saying this with great difficulty, the battalion political commissar couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and yelled at Lieutenant Qi Rui and the instructor, "What kind of soldiers do you have! He only dared to beat up women. After beating someone to death, he didn't admit to it. He just stood there and let others catch and kill him if they wanted to. They even ran away. Motherf * cker, the local people are pointing at our army and scolding, but our army doesn't dare to say anything. Do you think the face of the army is not a face? "
The pressure of the battalion political commissar seemed to be amazing. The usually quite gentle political commissar actually scolded for 5 minutes. The instructor was dumbfounded as he listened to the battalion political commissar's scolding. His mind was in chaos. Although the battalion political commissar's scolding was somewhat incoherent, the battalion political commissar still completely grasped the key points in this regard. The subordinate killed someone, the subordinate ran away. This only proved that there was a huge problem with the company's work.
The matter of killing someone was very serious, very serious, but there were more personal problems in this matter. But running away after killing someone, this was absconding to avoid punishment. As a soldier, absconding to avoid punishment was a serious crime punishable by death on the spot. If something really happened, he just stood there and did what he should do. This showed that he still had feelings for the army and still had trust. When something happened, he turned around and ran away. He still ran towards the north. This showed that Li Guangzu not only wanted to escape from the local people's pursuit, but also tried his best to escape from the army's pursuit. This showed that he didn't treat the army as his own people …
At this moment, Lieutenant Qi Rui said, "I will lead the army to chase him, and we must catch him back."
"Humph!" The battalion political commissar finally stopped scolding. He stared at Lieutenant Qi Rui, "You must catch him back for me, if he's alive, I want to see him dead! Before this matter reached the military, they had to catch the culprit. I have something to tell you, if you don't catch him this time, the army will send people to arrest him. It's enough to lose face once, don't continue to lose face for our battalion. If I can't catch him this time, I can't continue to be the political commissar. Before I leave, you have to leave too! "
Lieutenant Qi Rui didn't say much and directly led a platoon out. The battalion political commissar ordered that no one in the company was allowed to go out. The instructor felt a burst of regret and annoyance in his heart. What he regretted most now was why he didn't listen to Lieutenant Qi Rui's suggestion at that time. What he regretted most was why he listened to the deputy company commander's instigation at that time. But no matter how the deputy company commander instigated, the one who finally agreed was still the instructor, and the one who signed the leave was also the instructor. His responsibility was unavoidable.
For the first two days, the deputy company commander didn't dare to see the instructor at all. After Lieutenant Qi Rui left for three days, the deputy company commander finally took the initiative to see the instructor. The instructor just wanted to strangle the deputy company commander at this time, but someone had already died, and the deputy company commander didn't want to cause another death at all.
The deputy company commander didn't even dare to sit down. His face was ugly, and he lowered his voice and said, "Instructor, we have to talk about this matter first. We can't say that the company commander didn't agree, but we agreed."
"You are still thinking about this at this time?" The instructor was furious, and he scolded.
The deputy company commander seemed to be prepared. He didn't flinch after being scolded, "Instructor, if the company commander can catch that bastard Li Guangzu back, that would be the best. But no matter what, if people know that we promised Li Guangzu to visit his family, we are responsible. We really can't afford this responsibility. "
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