Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Li Dongfang kept urging the driver to drive faster on the road. The soldier driving the car thought that Li Dongfang was delayed and was afraid that he would not be able to reach the camp at night, so he said: "Comrade, I know you are anxious, but don't worry, we still have plenty of time. We will definitely arrive before the sun sets."

Li Dongfang was not afraid of whether or not he could make it happen. He was deliberately trying to make things difficult for the base. Otherwise, how could he get over the frustration he had been feeling these days if he didn't make trouble for them?

Especially among administrative personnel, it has only been a year since they began to show such a style of lip service, deceiving their superiors and concealing the truth from their subordinates. This shows that administrative inaction has been passed down to later generations.

"I'm in a hurry, so just drive as fast as you can!" Li Dongfang continued to urge.

The soldier stopped talking. He just followed the orders of his leader and stepped on the accelerator.

When Chief Engineer Qian rushed to the guesthouse, Li Dongfang had already left for almost two hours. Chief Engineer Qian was so angry that his hands were shaking. He pointed at the relevant administrative staff, put them down and raised them up, raised them up and put them down again, and finally waved his hands and asked the driver to take him to chase them.

At this time, the division commander also rushed over, and even General Chen was alarmed. He hurried over and stopped Chief Engineer Qian. Before he could say anything, he was scolded by Chief Engineer Qian.

"Look at what you have done. If we can't keep anyone here this time, I will report this to the highest level and none of you will be able to escape!"

After saying this, Chief Engineer Qian climbed into the car and drove away.

General Chen frowned. He didn't dare to offend Chief Engineer Qian, as he was the country's treasure and even that person had to flatter and coax him.

Although General Chen had heard a general idea, he didn't know the specifics. However, since it could make the good-tempered Chief Engineer Qian so angry, it was obviously a serious matter, so he did not dare to neglect it. He asked the division commander to get in the car with him, and followed Chief Engineer Qian to rush towards the desert.

"Tell me what's going on and why is Old Qian so angry?" General Chen glared at the division commander and asked in the car.

The division commander now knew that things were bad, so he quickly explained the whole story. At the same time, he felt regretful that he had suddenly lost his temper and followed those administrative people in talking about rules. Now he was bound to be in trouble. He also believed the military court that Li Dongfang mentioned.

After hearing what the division commander said, General Chen raised his finger and pointed at him for a long time, but when he saw the look on his face that showed he knew he was wrong, he finally did not curse at him.

Sighing, General Chen glanced at the division commander and said, "Why don't you use your pig brain? Who can come to visit our base? Ordinary people don't even have the qualifications to know. And how did the three security bureau people around him come? Don't you think about it!"

The division commander had a tearful face and scratched the back of his head, saying, "Commander, I was just talking nonsense. And that young man was very irritating and threatened me to come here. I just..."

"Pa!" General Chen raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head, angrily saying, "I told you you have a pig brain, but you still refuse to admit it! Which of these researchers doesn't have some quirks? What do I tell you normally? Just coax and serve me! What they are researching now may very likely be related to the lives and property of tens of millions of people, how can you not remember it!"

Seeing the nearly fifty-year-old division commander lowering his head and keeping silent after being scolded, General Chen also thought of how he had followed him through battles and risked his life. He felt a little sorry for him and reminded him, "If you catch up with him, you must apologize to him. Only if you gain his forgiveness can your punishment be lighter. Otherwise, even I may not be able to save you."

"Ah? Is it that serious?" The commander's face was full of surprise.

General Chen rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you think? Think about it carefully and don't be stupid again!"

The two convoys, one running desperately in the front and the other chasing desperately in the back, did not stop until sunset. Moreover, he deliberately did not stop at the campsite, but hurried to the next supply point before setting up camp.

The supply point is different from the campsite. There is not even a guard here. It is just a small sheltered oasis where supplies are stored.

They ran all the way, and the ride was even more bumpy than when they came here. Fortunately, they had already adapted to the situation when they came here, but the Wang sisters and Duan Jingya were still turned pale by the bumps.

Wang Hui spit out the sand in her mouth and complained to Li Dongfang: "Why don't you stay overnight in the camp? Why do you have to go to this godforsaken place?"

Li Dongfang glanced at the soldiers who were lighting bonfires and setting up sentries, then turned to Wang Hui and the others and said, "I didn't want to do this in the first place, but you saw how the people in the base treated us. I just can't swallow this anger, and I have to give them a hard time."

Duan Jingya and Wang Fang rolled their eyes when they heard him say that. Wang Fang drank some water, spit out the sand in her mouth and said, "I think you are not torturing them, but us. I don't know why you are still acting like a child. How childish!"

"Yeah! I agree." Lin Shu walked over and just happened to hear Wang Fang's complaints, and immediately expressed his opinion.

"Hey~~! Which side are you from? Why are you contradicting me?" Li Dongfang muttered dissatisfiedly.

While they were bickering, the platoon leader arranged things and came over to Li Dongfang and said, "Comrade Li Dongfang, you should stay on the truck tonight. The wind and sand here are too strong."

"What about you guys?" Li Dongfang originally wanted to sleep in a tent, but when he thought of the poisonous snakes and scorpions in the desert, he didn't dare to do so.

"We can just squeeze into other cars, and we have to take turns on night duty, so just leave us alone." The platoon leader looked like he was used to it.

Just as they were making arrangements for sleeping, Chief Engineer Qian and his team also arrived at the campsite, exhausted.

As soon as he got off the bus, Chief Engineer Qian immediately found the head of the camp and asked, "Where are the people ahead? Where did you arrange for them to stay?"

The supervisor was confused by Chief Engineer Qian's question and said with a puzzled look on his face: "In front? There is no one in front of you. It's just your group today. Leader, can you please let me make some arrangements for you? Wash your face and take a rest first?"

When Chief Engineer Qian heard what he said, his eyes widened immediately, and he looked unconvinced. General Chen also came over and said, "I just asked, and indeed no one else came today."

Upon hearing this, Chief Engineer Qian frowned even deeper, licked his dry white lips and said, "They didn't have an accident on the way, did they?!"

General Chen thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be possible. There is only one way to get here, and we followed their wheel tracks, unless..."