novelraw Chapter 226 How many merits must one have made to get promoted?
Chapter 226 How many merits must one have made to get promoted?
At this moment, a tall and heroic soldier in military uniform, standing straight as a pine tree, was carefully scanning each passenger coming out of the station.
Upon seeing the five sisters with their distinguished bearing, he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Hello, comrade! Are you Tong Yuyao's sisters?"
Seeing that her older sisters were only nodding and still sizing up the man, Xiaoqi stepped forward to answer his question: "Yes, I'm Xiaoqi, this is my eldest sister, my twin sisters are my third and fourth sisters, and this is my sixth sister! May I ask who you are? Who sent you to pick us up?"
"I am Chen Linfeng, Tong Yuyao's comrade-in-arms. Our commander sent me to pick you up! Comrade Yuyao is on a mission and hasn't returned yet..." He took out his officer's ID and handed it to Tong Yuheng to prove his identity.
This person is Yuyao's eldest sister, someone she admires and respects, so they must get her permission to take them away.
"Is something wrong with her? You can tell me!" Tong Yuheng took out his military officer's ID card from his spatial storage. Years of meritorious service had earned him the rank of colonel.
Linglong quickly took out her active duty officer ID card to prove that she could know something about the military, especially since it concerned her family.
Three years after they joined the army, they were promoted to officers and became platoon leaders, which was incomparable to their older sisters.
Linglong and her companion had been in the army for more than five years. As medics, they didn't have many opportunities to earn merit. They were promoted to officer based on their diligence, hard work, and responsible performance.
Shortly after their promotion, they secured opportunities for further education, namely attending the Workers-Peasants-Soldiers University in Yan City. After graduation, they would return to the military hospital to continue their service, just like their second sister. Therefore, during their years of study, they had almost no chance of promotion.
Chen Linfeng's expression turned serious for a moment. He looked around and said, "It's not convenient here. Let's talk in the car?"
These words made Yu Xuan and Yu Qi's expressions change. They were very worried about their second sister and didn't ask any more questions. They turned to look at their eldest sister.
"Okay, let's go!"
The sisters followed Chen Linfeng out of the train station and got into a military jeep. Tong Yuheng sat in the front passenger seat, while her four younger sisters squeezed in to sit in the back.
After getting in the car, Chen Linfeng started the engine and said seriously as he drove, "Comrade Yuyao has gone missing. Her squad was attacked, and we lost contact with them after receiving their request for support."
When we arrived at the location where the signal was sent, we found that there had been a fierce battle, but we couldn't find their people, their equipment, or... He really didn't want to say the word "remains."
Yu Heng's heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling that Yu Yao was in great danger. With her strength as a high-level martial arts master, ordinary people could not threaten her unless the other party was an ancient martial artist with even higher skills than her or some mysterious thing that she could not even imagine.
She was going to rescue Yuyao, who was undoubtedly in great danger! But she needed to know more. Yuyao was a clerical worker in the propaganda department; why was she going on a mission with the soldiers?
"How long have they been missing? Let's go straight to the military headquarters; I need to see your superiors!"
"More than 24 hours have passed since we received the request for assistance. I personally led the search team, but we didn't find anything special within a ten-mile radius."
Tong Yuheng sensed that Chen Linfeng was very anxious and frustrated, and he couldn't hide his exhaustion. He seemed to care a lot about Yuyao's safety. Could he be the second sister's admirer?
"That's good, at least it means there's a high chance they're still alive!"
Tong Yuheng felt agitated again. Given Yuyao's martial arts skills, even a powerful mercenary couldn't harm her. The situation that could cause her to disappear must be unusual.
Perhaps she was just worried and confused. What if she encountered an emergency and, in order to protect her comrades, led everyone to hide temporarily?
Without the leader's permission, Chen Linfeng could not reveal too many specific details, so Tong Yuheng directly asked him to take him to see the military leaders.
Chen Linfeng drove incredibly fast, and they arrived at the military base in no time. Tong Yuheng told her younger sisters to wait while she and Chen Linfeng went to meet Yuyao's superior.
Only after knocking and entering did she realize that the brigade commander was actually her relative—Qi Zhongliang, Li Chengsong's uncle! Tong Yuheng thought to herself that as a daughter-in-law of the Li family, she had been far too indifferent to the situation of her husband's relatives!
"Uncle! Hello, I'd like to know about Yuyao's disappearance..." Tong Yuheng quickly greeted him.
"Yuheng, you've all arrived? I heard from her a few days ago that you were coming, and your aunt even prepared rooms for you. Yuyao volunteered for this mission, and she plans to be back in two or three days at most. She also intends to take a few more days off after completing the mission to spend time with you!"
"Uncle, tell me the details, I need to go find her! My sisters and I are applying to participate in the mission!" Yuheng took out her military officer's ID card, showing her determination.
Qi Zhongliang did not know Tong Yuheng's military rank or actual combat skills; he only knew that his nephew's wife was mysterious and extremely capable.
Even someone of his rank wouldn't have the authority to access her information. Looking at her officer's ID, she's a colonel at such a young age, no lower than him—she must have accumulated countless merits to reach that rank!
"I've already requested backup from my superiors. The terrain here is complicated, and you're not familiar with the situation, so perhaps..."
He didn't approve of Tong Yuheng and her sisters going to look for people. One of the Tong family girls, Yuyao, had already gone missing. What if something happened to these girls as well? How could he explain it to Commander Zhao and the Tong family? He couldn't even explain it to his father-in-law, Old Master Li!
"Ring ring, ring ring..."
A rapid phone call rang. Qi Zhongliang answered, standing up straight with a serious expression, and said, "Sir! No news yet! Yes, they're here, right here! Okay, I'll let her take the call!"
"Yuheng, it's Commander Zhao. He wants you to answer the phone!" Qi Zhongliang handed the phone to her.
"I am Tong Yuheng, hello commander!"
This Commander Zhao was her maternal grandmother's older brother, named Zhao Guoqiang. She should call him her maternal great-uncle. He was the top officer in this unit. Her maternal great-uncle Zhao Minqiang attended her wedding, so she had never met him.
"Yuheng, I didn't go to your wedding. Your mother must have told you that I work in the Southwest Military Region, right?" the other person said gently.
"I did say that, but I don't have time to visit your relatives now. Let's talk about work. I'll still call you 'Chief'! I'd like to request permission to take a few of my younger sisters to see Yuyao, and we'll visit you again when we get back."
Zhao Guoqiang's family lived in Xiaoxiang many years ago. His father was a businessman who accumulated a considerable fortune over many years. Later, their family offended a warlord and was forced to flee.