Heart fire

Chapter 23

The self-study class on material burning and building general knowledge in the afternoon was over. Knowing that there was a leader coming, each squadron consciously assembled and lined up on the training ground, waiting for inspection.Tu Ke stood at the head of the team, glanced around, and asked Ye Zheng in the team: "Where is Zhou Tongren?"

Zhang Siqi was not there, Ye Zheng took his place as monitor for the time being, upon hearing this, he immediately replied: "I went to the instructor's office after class, and I haven't come back yet."

Just as they were talking, everyone saw Zhou Tong running over from the office building from a distance.

"report!"

Tu Ke was full of question marks: "Why didn't I see you when I returned to the office? Where did you go? Where is the instructor?"

Yao Hongwei was also staring at him from the sidelines.Zhou Tong couldn't make up nonsense, but fortunately the weather was hot and he was running so quickly that no one noticed that his face was a little abnormally red at the moment.

"I......"

"Hey! Who has paper?" Tu Ke suddenly frowned when he saw him, and at the same time subconsciously dug out his trouser pockets. "Why do you have a nosebleed again?"

Now everyone's attention has been successfully diverted.Zhou Tong heaved a sigh of relief, touched his nose and looked again, and it turned out that there was blood on his hand, so he covered his face and raised his head: "It's hot..."

There were a hundred or so people in the entire training ground, but none of them had tissues except Wen Yue.With his hands behind his back, Tu Ke watched him trot over to deliver a tissue, and silently swallowed back the words that he planned to ask Zhou Tong to wipe with his clothes.

Seeing that he was fine, Yao Hongwei finally calmed down, and it was not easy to talk to him alone in front of so many people. He said a few words, praised and encouraged him, and then went back home.Tu Ke saddles up and sends the person away. When he returns to the office, he sees that Comrade Instructor is sitting in the office right now!He was crackling at the computer with a calm face, and was writing his assessment summary again.

Usually, Tu Ke always hides as far as he can about dealing with the leader, and leaves it to Xi Yang and Xiang Yu.He slumped on the sofa angrily, picked up the painting and admired it alone for a while, and finally his mood gradually improved.

A set of children's stick figures drawn with watercolor pens. In the center of the drawing paper are four people of different heights. Three of them can be seen wearing firefighting combat uniforms, wearing helmets and holding... shovels, and their faces are painted brown. , At first glance, there is no difference with African compatriots.

Tu Ke: "..."

The remaining one is undoubtedly Wen Yue. In addition to the highly recognizable shape, he is also holding hands with a child who is also wearing a fire-fighting suit. Tu Ke guessed that it was Chen Chen's painting of himself.

The background is a huge heart shape, with blue sky and white clouds and a fire engine. There is a signature below it, and there is a line of crooked words with a few pinyin: I will also be a xiāofángyuán when I grow up.

"Have fans?" Xi Yang stared at the computer screen intently. "I'll help you post it on the bulletin board on the first floor later."

Tu Ke went to the table to find a pen, and painted Wen Yue's face with "shua shua" a few times. The paint was darker than the others. After painting, he threw it on the table and said with satisfaction: "paste it. Bar."

Xi Yang glanced at it in time: "..."

"What are you doing this Saturday?" Tu Ke put down his marker and asked leisurely.

"Work." Xi Yang took the painting back and put it aside.

Tu Ke twisted his neck with a "click" sound: "Why do you work on Saturday, and which bastard arranged it?"

Xi Yang stopped typing, clicked on the memo on the phone and held it in front of him.

On Saturday, August 8rd, participated in the Fire Equipment Technology Exchange Exhibition for Tuke

Tu Ke: "...Thank you for your hard work, I asked Lao Fang to add a chicken leg to you."

"I have something to tell you." Xi Yang put down his phone, turned his chair to face Tu Ke, as if he was about to announce something important, so that Tu Ke also sat up straight, with an expression of listening attentively.

"I'll take Zhou Tong with me on Saturday."

"Huh?" It's not a big deal, Tu Ke just didn't understand why he was so serious about it.

"I will take him with me in the future." Xi Yang went on to say, "I will take this person with me. I will not restrict him from going out to the police. I will ensure his safety. In addition, if he wants to enter the Armed Police Academy, I will personally Teach him, give him make-up lessons and take him to train. So many people are watching, let me say hello to you first."

Tu Ke thought I'd rely on you not to tell me earlier, I've just paid for the ticket for Deputy Yao, but in fact he didn't ask any more questions.

"Take it, you take it, I have no objection, and no one dares to. This child is really talented, and he should be trained well."

Tu Ke is most afraid of trouble.He was disgusted when he knew that the superiors would arrange such a person to hang out with him, but he really respected Yao Hongwei, so he nodded and agreed without saying a word.After getting in touch with Xi Yang during this period, he found that Zhou Tong seemed to be similar to Xi Yang in some respects, or fit together, and he couldn't help but guess that if the two were put together, it might be a good combination.

Judging from Xiang Yu's current situation, the possibility of returning to the front line after recovering from injury is almost zero.Although there are too many unbearable and reluctance, the reality is that not only himself, but also Tu Ke and Xi Yang must face it.

It is expected that Xiang Yu's accident was the direct cause of Xi Yang's sudden change of attitude towards Zhou Tong. Moreover, although the average quality of the soldiers in the team is very high, if you want to pick out a top-notch soldier from such a group of top soldiers, someone who can take the lead , Looking around for a while, I can't find which one is suitable.Tu Ke suddenly had a vague premonition that perhaps Zhou Tong could really surprise people, not only had unlimited room for improvement in terms of ability, but also his persistence and mentality, which also made people full of expectations for him.

Zhou Tong not only needs to grow up, but there are also various experiences and tests on the road full of thorns, but before that, what he needs more is a guiding light and a powerful shield.

...

The north facing at the end of July ushered in the longest day of the year.At 7:08 in the evening, the night is approaching, and a few stars can't wait to emerge, but they are robbed of the limelight by the lingering afterglow.After dinner and physical training, Zhou Tong showed up at the door of Xi Yang's office on time with a pen and paper.

One of the incandescent light bulbs in the room was broken, and a new one was placed on the table before it could be replaced.In the afternoon, Xi Yang just made an agreement with Zhou Tong to use free time to study alone in the future. He didn't say when to start. He also wanted to take the time to make a plan and prepare some teaching materials for him.But it’s all here, looking at Zhou Tong’s earnest and expectant eyes, I still can’t bear to spoil his interest, so I cleared a small space on the desk, let him sit down, and found a book on the shelf. Book, handed it over and said: "I'm not ready yet, read the book first tonight, and ask me anytime you don't understand."

Zhou Tong took the book and quickly browsed through the catalog first.This is his reading habit. First familiarize yourself with the general content and sections, and then read chapter by chapter.

This is an intervention instruction manual specifically for firefighters' rescue. The cover has a sense of design and the binding is exquisite, unlike the textbooks he has seen before, which are all pictures of flames and fire trucks.There is no signed author in the manual, and as soon as I opened it, I saw a short excerpt handwritten with a pen on the title page, in beautiful cursive script, and the handwriting is also very delicate.

"A person must do what he has to do, regardless of personal gains and losses, and is not afraid of difficulties and pressures. This is the fundamental meaning of human existence."

"Kennedy." Zhou Tong's voice was small, but with faint excitement.

Xi Yang sat opposite him, also holding a book in his hand, and raised his head in surprise when he heard this: "Read it?"

"Yeah." Zhou Tong immediately showed his usual shyness. "I borrowed it from the school library."

Xi Yang's eyes stayed on his face, and he looked at him, as if he didn't understand him, but also with a hint of appreciation and admiration, after all, the content of this book is really good for a person of Zhou Tong's age. Not so easy to read and understand.

"Do you like it?" Xi Yang asked.

Zhou Tong said without hesitation: "I like it. I remember this passage. Although I don't have much in-depth experience in reality, I can read a little bit of the sense of responsibility it expresses through the experiences of my father and brother."

It's just that the timing didn't come, Xi Yang thought.This child is still very immature on the surface, but he is actually much smarter than he looks, he can think, but he is too humble and shy, and it would be better if he is more confident.

Under the not-so-bright light, the trainer's gaze was extremely gentle, with an expression of encouragement.Zhou Tong sank into it unconsciously after looking at it, his eyes were only on the person in front of him, but he forced to say something else: "But I like his other words better."

Xi Yang closed the book and put it aside, and made the same habitual movement, resting his fingers on his chin, looked at Zhou Tong seriously, and waited quietly for him to speak.

Zhou Tong suddenly felt that the instructor at the moment was more like a ten-year-old boy than him, curious, innocent, and unusually cute.

He leaned forward, raised his arms on the table, boldly met that gaze that was not clear whether it was gentle or playful, with a kind of courage to invade the opponent's territory, and said while recalling: "Self-love, that is, based on Cherishing oneself, embodying justice in the form of personal honor"

"It's not because they 'love the people more than themselves'. On the contrary, it is precisely because they love themselves, because maintaining respect for themselves is far more important than being supported by others." Xi Yang immediately read another paragraph.

They looked at each other for a long time, and then smiled knowingly.Meet confidants in wine, meet rivals in chess, sympathize with each other, see alike... all kinds of messy adjectives pop up, and I still hate books when they are used up. Whenever I want to use it on an instructor, a satisfactory metaphor is all Can't find it.

Reading it and experiencing it are two different things.It turns out that this is the feeling of sympathy and alike, but what about meeting friends in wine and meeting opponents in chess?This adds a little extra expectation.

Perhaps it was because the brain was too self-absorbed to work, and other organs protested dissatisfiedly. At such a moment full of literary and romantic atmosphere, Zhou Tong's stomach unexpectedly growled.

The trainer was really amused.Zhou Tong also laughed, watching him lean over and take out a box of lemon sandwich biscuits from the drawer, and put it in the middle of the ever-shrinking distance between the two.

Zhou Tong suddenly remembered that Du Wei said that the trainer did not eat snacks, and he was a little surprised and a little ashamed. “The dishes at night are a bit spicy, I’m not full...”

Xi Yang tore open the package, took out one piece and took a bite, then pushed the rest towards him.

"me too."

The lemon is slightly sour, the cream is sweet, and even the evening wind blowing in from the window has a hint of aroma.The sound of flipping paper and the crunching sound of biscuits making the night seem extraordinarily peaceful. The half moon quietly climbed up the branches, and someone was singing on the training ground. Please open the screen window quickly, open it quickly.

"Instructor." Zhou Tong was quiet for a while, and couldn't help biting half of a biscuit, and moved forward with the chair, disturbing his instructor's reading.

"I've learned that working with intervention groups requires a lot more courage from us. What you're trying to teach us is to find the source of that courage."

Yes, Zhou Tong was impatient to let the other party know, and he was very sure, because the trainer was affirming him with his eyes, telling him that courage comes from a sense of responsibility and justice, from calmly believing in yourself, cherishing yourself, and never saying anything. abandoned.