Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

Li Wei led everyone back to Longlong Convenience Store. He asked Tan Yuqing to sit down, then took out a document and placed it on the table. He began to write quickly, while asking about the specific situation of Tan Yuqing's family.

Tan Yuqing answered whatever Li Xi asked. A few minutes later, there were about four or five pages of conscription information written by Li Xi.

He turned to the last page, where there was a signature space.

Li Wei asked: "Do you know how to write your name?"

Tan Yuqing shook her head.

Li Wei signed for her, then opened an ink pad and placed it in front of her.

"Come, put your fingerprints here."

Tan Yuqing used her thumb to dip into the ink and was about to press her handprint on her name when Li Wei suddenly reached out to stop her.

"Tan Yuqing, you have to think it over carefully. This is a military war, and people will die.

After you sign this document, we will send you to the north, where there are Japanese invaders everywhere. After you receive initial training, you may be assigned to a medical post or a logistics post. If you are motivated enough, you may even be assigned to a combat post.

By then you will be a soldier, and you will fight for the life and death of this nation, facing the invaders' artillery fire and bayonets.

You might be killed by a bullet from nowhere, or by an artillery shell, or by poison gas. Worst of all, you might be captured by the enemy. Because you are a female soldier, you should know exactly what the enemy will do to you. So have you really thought it through?"

Tan Yuqing held up her red thumb in a daze for a moment, fear filling her heart.

Even though she was just a village woman, the elders in the village often talked about the deaths in the war. Through what she saw and heard, the fear of war had long been deeply rooted in her heart.

How could she, a woman, have imagined that she would end up participating in a war?

She subconsciously turned around to look at her brother, and just saw Liu Si stuffing a comic book into his brother's hand and secretly putting a candy into his mouth.

When Tan Yuqing thought about how her brother was almost sold, the horror she felt instantly broke through her fear of war.

As long as he can join the army, my brother will be a military dependent and will be protected by Longlong Convenience Store!

Thinking of this, she resolutely pressed the red handprint on her name.

Li Xi put away his application for joining the army and looked at this woman who joined the army for her brother with a rather approval attitude.

"You have a three-day cooling-off period. Come here in the morning three days later and I will take you to watch the video with other recruits. After watching the video, you can choose to join the army or return to your original life. Don't worry, there will be no consequences.

If you agree to join the army, we will send you to the north by train. You will receive military training in Hutou Mountain. The moment you leave the village, your brother's status as a military dependent will take effect.

The training for new recruits lasts for 1 to 3 months. This 1 to 3 months is the army's probation period for you. If your physical fitness and mental performance are not good, you will be discharged.

If you successfully complete the military training, you will have one chance to regret before you receive your rank. You can tell your instructor that you do not want to join the army. At that time, we will send you back to your hometown by train, and your family will lose their military family benefits.

Of course, there will be no consequences, but you must not desert in the boot camp. If you are caught as a deserter, you will be deported, your relatives will lose the opportunity to join the army, and no industry of the Dragon Company will recruit employees from you and your family.

Now that you understand, you can go back. Remember to report in the morning three days later. You don’t need to bring anything with you, but it’s best to take a shower and make yourself clean so that we can check you out.”

Tan Yuqing was stunned by these words, but since it was a serious matter, she concentrated and listened to the end.

She had just one question.

"What will happen to my brother after I'm gone? Will you take good care of him?"

Li Wei nodded: "Your brother is a minor, and your uncle and your siblings are almost like enemies now. They are underage military dependents without the care of their elders. According to the treatment standards of the disciplinary army, they are military martyrs' dependents who need special care.

I will bring your brother to live with me and have him live and eat with me. After the school affiliated with Longlong Store is built, I will let him go to school. If his grades are good enough, I will send him to high school.

Don't worry, your uncle won't dare to cause trouble, but the nature of the trouble he causes to the relatives of military martyrs is different."

As he said this, he patted the pistol at his waist, giving Tan Yuqing a strong sense of security.

Next, Tan Yuqing asked some more questions and then planned to go home. Li Xi asked Liu Si to send them home and warn Tan Hongtao.

The three of them walked out of Longlong Store and headed towards Tan Yuqing's home.

Tan Yuqing still had a worried look on her face. After all, this was a big deal to join the army, and the unknown fate was like a layer of fog, which made her very uneasy.

Liu Si didn't know what to say, so he could only comfort her, "Yuqing, I talked to Mr. Li before, and he said that the Punishment Army is a very strong army, and it beat the Japanese so hard that they couldn't find their way. It's not dangerous to serve in such an army, and they have never suffered a defeat.

Moreover, women can serve in the rear when they join the army, instead of on the front lines. When the time comes, you should be smart and try to please the instructors so that they can arrange for you to be in the rear."

Tan Yuqing nodded softly.

"Thank you, Brother Liu Si. I understand. After I leave, please take care of my brother."

"Well, don't worry about this. See that piece of land behind the store? Mr. Li said that a school will be built there. Your brother will study there and eat at the store after class. Don't worry, we are watching over it. If your uncle dares to cause trouble, we will break his legs!"

Hearing this, Tan Yuqing felt much more at ease. She touched her brother's head. Since her parents passed away, this brother has been her only thought in this world, and she is willing to do anything for him.

Tan Yuntian heard what the two said. He knew that his sister was leaving and tears welled up in his eyes.

He held his sister's hand very tightly but said nothing, because family changes had made him develop the habit of telling his sister everything when he got home, so now he could only express his reluctance to leave his sister in this way.

The three of them soon arrived at Tan Yuqing's house. Tan Yuqing glanced towards Tan Hongtao's house and saw Tan Hongtao hiding behind the crack of the door, looking at her with hatred in his eyes.

Tan Yuqing was horrified. Liu Si also saw those vicious eyes and hurriedly asked Tan Yuqing and her sister to go back to their room. He turned around and cursed at Tan Hongtao's house.

"Tan Hongtao, listen to me! From today on, Tan Yuqing is a female soldier. If you dare to attack her siblings again, it will be an attack on military dependents, and you will be courting death!

Come on, if you dare, I'll see if Mr. Li dares to shoot you!"

With a bang, the door of Tan Hongtao's house closed tightly, obviously frightened by these words.