Tuck in one's tail and be a man

  Tuck in one's tail and be a man

  Vice President Du is worried that Ye Jinghong is too young and can't hide his tail.

  Young people who enter the officialdom for the first time often hear their leaders say: "Tuck your tail and be a man."

  This sentence is more useful than reading a few thick books on villainy.

  Ye Jinghong's first encounter with someone who would have a significant impact on him in the new recruit battalion was Instructor Guo Zhiming. The first sentence Guo Zhiming said to Ye Jinghong was "tuck your tail and be a man." Instructor Guo also taught Ye Jinghong the standard salute movement, carefully instructing him on how to look at the commanding officer while saluting. Instructor Guo was a retired member of the Beijing Garrison's Honor Guard, and his salute had been the standard action in military behavior demonstration charts. He was extremely straightforward, still a regular battalion officer at 42 years old. His weakness lay in not knowing how to tuck his tail and be a man.

  Vice President Du said to Ye Jinghong in a similarly serious tone: "Tuck your tail and be a man, don't become someone else's target. Some things that can't be tolerated, you have to turn a blind eye, in the military circle, you must be especially careful, you need to learn to hide your sharpness."

  "Dad, why do you always say the same old things? What's the point of hiding your sharpness? Does Ye Jinghong need to hide his? Humph, you hid your sharpness and let someone else take the principal position that was within your grasp. Now you have to follow others' lead." Du Xiaojun couldn't help but interrupt. Du Xiaojun saw the conflict between her dad's and Ye Jinghong's viewpoints.

  Two men should never quarrel... Jing Hong, don't be impulsive, even if Dad is stubborn and unyielding, don't argue with him. A son-in-law arguing with his father-in-law will be at a disadvantage.

  Du Xiaojuan worried that Ye Jinghong would not be able to hold back.

  Ye Jinghong is no longer a 24-year-old rookie and knows how to turn around an unfavorable situation.

  It is very difficult to directly persuade an elderly person with a very stubborn worldview. Facts must be used to speak, and sometimes, just seeing the facts is not enough, some things that are crucial need time.

  Ye Jinghong smiled. It wasn't a forced smile, but a calm and composed one that could crush any obstacle. Deputy Director Du also smiled. His smile was an acknowledgment of the young man's capacity and his ability to grasp the overall situation, which many people couldn't learn in their lifetime.

  Du Xiaojuan's mother was a bit worried, so she got up and washed two plates of apples and brought them into the study.

  Seeing her fiancé and husband both laughing, she felt much more at ease.

  "It's late, go to sleep, you all have work tomorrow." Du Xiaojuan's mother said with concern.

  "Jing Hong, some things can't be rushed. You can't swallow a whole apple in one bite... In China, many things aren't as simple as you imagine them to be. They exist for a reason. It's not a bad thing that someone has ability, but you need to consider other people's feelings. When doing things, intentionally slow down the pace and wait for others... Sometimes, being slow is actually being fast. During this time, I heard from Juanjuan that you don't have to work overtime every day, so you can sit down and take a look at Western philosophy and the Doctrine of the Mean." Vice President Du said, handing Jing Hong a very large apple, "No matter how big your mouth is, you still can't swallow a whole apple."

  Ye Jinghong caught the apple and nodded his head, opening his mouth to take a bite of the apple. His mouth wasn't open too wide, but he bit into it very smoothly, and it tasted great.

  Although he knew that the customs detained the ship was very urgent, Ye Jinghong did not get anxious, Ye Jinghong gnawed an apple and thought of a solution.

  Literary efforts being inadequate, one must resort to military strength.

  The cargo on the two roll-on/roll-off ships must not enter any dock in Huangdao City.

  Make a big deal out of it, make it sensational. To make it sensational, the media must be involved. Ye Jinghong knows the head of the Hong Kong Wen Wei Po's Huangdao News Station. First, let the Hong Kong newspapers blow up the smuggling case on Huangdao Island. It's hopeless to count on the local newspapers on Huangdao Island.

  Ye Jinghong quietly ate two apples. Deputy Director Du and Du Xiaojuan also accompanied him in eating.

  After finishing his meal, Ye Jinghong stood up and bid farewell.

  Du Xiaojuan followed Ye Jinghong out. When they were about to leave, after Ye Jinghong said goodbye to her parents, Du Xiaojuan said to her mother: "I'll be living in the dorm from now on, so you don't have to worry about me disturbing you at home anymore. Goodbye, goodnight."

  "A girl as big as you shouldn't stay at home, go! You don't have to come back anymore." Du Xiaojun's mother quickly packed a bag of snacks for Du Xiaojun, "In the future, don't just take care of yourself, learn how to cook, got it?"

  Du Xiaojuan glanced at Ye Jinghong and smiled: "I don't understand, I'm not going to learn how to cook."

  "Can't even cook a meal, see who will pity you." Du Xiaojuan's mother knew that saying anything was useless, shook her head and looked at Ye Jinghong going downstairs with affection. The mother-in-law doted on her son-in-law, feeling that her own daughter was not quite worthy of such an excellent husband.

  Ye Jinghong didn't have time to feel the warmth of his mother-in-law, quickly walked down the stairs and waited beside Deputy Director Du's car, which had already started. The driver of the leader's family was also a hard worker, as soon as something happened, he had to hurry up and put on his clothes, waiting in the car.

  Ye Jinghong opened the car door and let Du Xiaojuan get in.

  Driver Xiao drove away immediately after Ye Jinghong sat in the front passenger seat. Ye Jinghong said, "First go back to the police station."

  Ye Jinghong's plan was to use Xiao Pang's identity as a military affairs staff officer to mobilize the soldiers of the guard company and then go to the dock. Xiao Pang listened to Ye Jinghong's words and followed his plans, and there were no problems with deploying troops. Xiao Pang's father was an old cadre who had participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and he had a son late in life. Although he had retired, his influence still remained, otherwise Xiao Pang would not have been able to return to his hometown as a military affairs staff officer immediately after graduating from military school.

  Back to the guard zone, Ye Jinghong sent Du Xiaojun to the female cadre dormitory. In order to let Du Xiaojun sleep peacefully, Ye Jinghong kissed Du Xiaojun at the door of the dormitory. Du Xiaojun's face turned red and she quickly entered the dormitory and closed the door.

  Ye Jinghong had driver Xiao Gao wait at the east gate.

  Wake up the little fatty who is sleeping soundly in the dormitory, pat his face hard, and wait for him to wake up. Ye Jinghong told him about the matter of sending troops to the dock to intercept smuggled ships.

  "The risk is great, and there's a possibility of being removed from office. Whether to do it or not, you decide." Ye Jinghong put the ugly words upfront.

  Xiao Pang didn't hesitate and said: "Alright, Ye Gan is a man of action. I believe in you, you're the one who can get things done."

  Ye Jinghong patted Xiao Pang's shoulder, "Let's go, to the guard company."

  The two went to the guard company and it only took ten minutes. The captain of the guard company, Sun Ming, drove a Liberation truck, led the team directly, selected thirty clever soldiers, opened the arsenal, and loaded live ammunition.

  Ye Jinghong had coordinated with Sun Ming twice. The first time was when the head of the Military Affairs Department led a team to the airport, and the second time was when the Chief of Staff Lin led a team to receive goods at Donggang Wharf.

  Xiao Pang and Sun Ming later became Ye Jinghong's right-hand men.

  This group of people went to the dock, and Ye Jinghong found someone to get a dozen or so customs uniforms. The head of the Customs Anti-Smuggling Bureau, Ye Haifeng, is an old acquaintance of Ye Jinghong's, several years older than him, and has always looked up to Ye Jinghong since childhood. If Ye Jinghong needs anything, Ye Haifeng will definitely not hesitate.

  The planning is done by man, but the success is determined by heaven. If Ye Jinghong was still the same as before, he would not have had such a big opportunity, it was God who gave him this chance. Also, if there were no Xiaopang, Sun Ming and Ye Haifeng to help, it would be very difficult to make some noise.

  Behind every successful man, there must be a group of brothers who dare to give their hearts out, and there will definitely be women who accompany him till death.

  Ye Haifeng had prepared a private boat, carrying Ye Jinghong, Xiao Pang, Sun Ming and the soldiers of the guard company, to the Donggang Wharf, hiding the boat behind several fishing boats.

  In half an hour, Mingzhu and Dashun will enter Huangdao waters.

  The warriors in the cabin were excited. For the first time, they were fully armed and if a real fight broke out, people would definitely die. Ye Jinghong stood on the second deck, looking at the dark sea surface, feeling very uneasy. Xiao Pang and Sun Ming standing beside Ye Jinghong also felt tense. If it wasn't for Ye Jinghong suggesting to be fully armed, they wouldn't have dared to think about bringing thirty fully armed warriors to the harbor pier on duty.

  Sun Ming heard the sound of the gun bolt, and in a low voice he shouted to the warriors in the cabin: "Turn off all the safeties for me. Whoever can't hold their breath will be thrown into the sea to feed the crabs!"

  The cabin immediately fell silent.

  Wait quietly.

  Ye Haifeng stared unblinkingly at the radar indicator in the driver's cab.

  Hong Kong Wen Wei Po reporter Liang Dewei came with a female journalist. Ye Jinghong was taken aback, pulled Liang Dewei aside and asked in a low voice: "You brought a woman up here, it's really troublesome... what if there's gunfire later and she gets scared, will you take responsibility?"

  Liang Dewei said confidently: "This woman is no ordinary woman, she has a particularly big temper, with a police background, and has reported on smuggling cases, more so than I have."

  Ye Jinghong glanced at the female journalist. She had an impression that ten years later, the female journalist went to the United States and founded a modeling company, and once performed on Huangdao Island, looking similar to Du Xiaojun.

  The female journalist stretched out her hand to Ye Jinghong with a big smile, introducing herself: "Yue Mingshan, first time coming to your mainland, once familiar twice familiar, hoping we have the opportunity to cooperate again."

  Ye Jinghong shook hands with Yue Mingshan, "Ye Jinghong, a man who wants to make things happen, hopes that you will use the free land of Hong Kong and your free media to report on what happened later, so that all the media in the world can take notice."

  "You're very interesting." Yue Mingshan smiled flirtatiously at Ye Jinghong.

  "I hope your report is more interesting." Ye Jinghong made a shooting gesture, "Want to try the mainland's automatic rifle?"

  "Don't tease me, I was forced to leave the Hong Kong police force because I liked guns too much." Yuen Ming-shan said with his hands in his pockets, facing the sea breeze.

  A woman who loves guns has a special feeling for them.

  Ye Jinghong took Sun Ming's Type 54 pistol and had Xiao Pang go to the cabin to fetch a holster, putting three fully loaded magazines inside. He handed the three items over to Yue Mingshan, saying "If you want to play around with it, you can play for a few days. When you're done, return it intact."

  "Don't tease me anymore." Yue Mingshan picked up the gun, stroking it gently as if it were a lover. Sun Ming was also a gun enthusiast, and his guns were never allowed to be touched by others, always well-maintained.

  One look at the gun's muzzle and you can tell how the person who used it feels about guns.

  Ye Jinghong's move was also tailored to Yue Mingshuang's taste. Of course, Yue Mingshuang would naturally return the favor.

  Ye Haifeng suddenly shouted at Ye Jinghong: "The boat is here, shall we set off?"

  "Let's go!" Ye Jinghong said, gritting his teeth tightly after uttering the two words.