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77: Steel Regiment! Going up the mountain to collect scraps!
The off-road military vehicle drove slowly on the main road.
The car window was lowered.
Smiling faces, one after another, came into view.
These people included fans attracted by Su Yun's charisma and victims defrauded by the scamming den.
Regardless of their purpose,
they came only to see Su Yun in person.
In the passenger seat, Su Yun was filled with shock.
He hadn't expected to be so popular one day.
Honestly, he felt like he was experiencing a celebrity send-off.
Photographer Wang Fan, Little Fatty, stretched out his chubby hand.
"Hello everyone! Please continue to cheer us on!"
"Please continue to give us your support!"
"Hey? Grandma, these apples in your hand look very fresh, I wonder if they're tasty..."
The next moment,
the grandma sprang up, carrying her shopping basket and forcefully shoving it into the car.
— — [Fatty's mouth is just asking for it!]
— — [He talks in such a cringey way...]
— — [Even I, a pure green tea, bow down!]
— — [Fatty, why don't you just put up a signboard!]
...The crowd stretched for about a thousand meters.
Until they left the main road.
Lieutenant Colonel Zheng Jianfeng smiled and said, "Brother Su Yun, it seems you are very popular!"
He was very familiar with situations like this.
Whenever a natural disaster occurred locally, the military would dispatch support.
When they left, the public would spontaneously send them off.
But,
someone like Su Yun was rare... a civilian hero.
The will of the people, the reliance of the people... Su Yun grinned, "Big Brother Zheng, when we get to your place, please take good care of us!"
"Don't worry..."
Zheng Jianfeng patted his chest in assurance.
In the back seat, Wang Fan held the camera, unsure where to put it.
"Big Brother Zheng, I heard that filming in the Military Region isn't allowed casually, right?"
"Are there any restricted areas? What if..."
Fatty Wang was usually a bit silly.
But at critical moments, he was quite thoughtful.
When it came to national matters, he had a good sense of the bigger picture... Hearing this, Zheng Jianfeng generally understood.
He smiled and said, "It's fine."
"The places you are allowed to go are all open to the public."
"The places you are not allowed to go are restricted areas, and you won't be able to enter them anyway..."
This was beyond doubt.
Zheng Jianfeng understood the nature of Su Yun and his group.
So, he had made preparations well in advance of inviting them.
This concern could be completely dismissed.
— — [I've always wanted to see inside the army.]
— — [Can I see soldier brothers? Wow, I'm going to try to snag a soldier brother online to be my husband!]
— — [I can't even imagine how awesome it would be to date a soldier brother!]
— — [Tch! Coward! I dare to imagine!]
— — [Let the soldier brothers be snatched by you all, I only want Brother Su!]
— — [Oh my! You're getting picky now?]
— — [Brother!]
...The off-road military vehicle headed towards the suburbs of Longhai City.
The unit Zheng Jianfeng and his group belonged to was called the Steel Regiment.
It symbolized being as strong and unyielding as steel... Even after countless trials, they would still display the sharpness a man should possess!
Along the way,
Su Yun and Wang Fan both fell asleep instantly.
They didn't know why.
They had gone to bed quite early last night, but as soon as they got into the car, they felt sleepy.
Zheng Jianfeng involuntarily sped up.
The journey took an hour.
They arrived at the Military Region where the Steel Regiment was located.
The scale and area were considerable, typical for a regiment.
Getting out of the car,
Zheng Jianfeng directly led Su Yun and Wang Fan to the mess hall.
Opening his eyes,
what came into view was a clean, tidy, and massive Military Region mess hall!
Without even smelling it, just by looking, he knew it must be delicious!
Wang Fan couldn't control himself, constantly swallowing his drool.
"Haha..."
"I knew you hadn't eaten, so I specifically asked the kitchen staff to prepare a special meal for you!"
"Let's go, come in and try our food here."
Zheng Jianfeng personally invited them.
Stepping into the mess hall,
Su Yun was completely awestruck by the sight before him.
How to describe it? Its size was one thing.
If he had to use one word to describe it: clean!
Spotless!
It wasn't like a five-star hotel or a high-end venue that needed lighting to enhance its cleanliness... The Military Region mess hall was thoroughly, utterly clean!
The floor had no dust... The tabletops could perfectly serve as mirrors... All the tables and chairs were neatly arranged.
At this moment,
millions of fans and netizens in the livestream room finally understood what it meant to be clean to the bone!
— — [Holy cow! Are you sure this is humanly possible?]
— — [Cleaning isn't hard, the hard part is maintaining it!]
— — [Don't even mention it, a fly landing here would have to do the splits...]
— — [If there's one fly, I lose!]
— — [You have to admire it, they're really amazing.]
— — [I refuse to believe it! I'm a contrarian! Let me lick a table corner, I don't believe it won't have any food smell!]
...At the serving window,
the kitchen staff had prepared just enough for the three of them.
There were no big fish or meat, no seafood or abalone.
There was only Mapo Tofu, stir-fried shredded potatoes, a bowl of white rice, and a bowl of seaweed egg drop soup... Zheng Jianfeng smiled and said, "Try it!"
It looked simple.
He took a mouthful of rice, picked up a piece of Mapo Tofu, and put it in his mouth.
Instantly,
the aroma of rice, accompanied by the numbing and spicy flavors, stimulated his taste buds...
With just one bite, Su Yun immediately began to gobble it down.
"It's so delicious!"
"This is a taste of home..."
Fatty Wang Fan didn't care about filming, his big chubby face completely buried in the bowl... After eating,
Zheng Jianfeng needed to attend a meeting, so he temporarily took Su Yun and the other to their lodging.
Because the two of them were not internal personnel of the Military Region, their lodging was a temporarily erected tent.
But... though the tent was small, it had all the necessities.
Everything they needed was there.
Moreover, they could go out at any time to enjoy the natural scenery.
Wang Fan carried the camera.
"Brother, it's quite boring just sitting here."
"Why don't we go out for a walk?"
"I see a mountain over there, let's go for a stroll up it."
Su Yun pondered for a moment, then nodded.
"Let's go."
"Bring the iron arm grabber and the basket."
"If there's trash, we'll pick it up; if not, we'll pick some fruit to eat."
The area around the Steel Regiment was quite rich in resources.
Dense green vegetation, excellent air quality... The two leisurely walked up the mountain.
Just as Lieutenant Colonel Zheng Jianfeng had said,
the job of picking up trash in their Military Region was completely monopolized by Su Yun alone.
That feeling of having no competitors was very satisfying... By the time they reached the foot of the mountain, the basket was already half full of plastic bottles.
Of course, most of them were picked out of trash cans.
Some were also blown onto the grass by the wind... Su Yun and the other went up the mountain.
They picked fruit, and the iron arm grabber completely served as a climbing stick... In a short while, they reached halfway up the mountain.
Fatty Wang Fan spotted a wild jujube tree, put down the camera, and climbed up the tree.
As for Su Yun,
he sat on a large rock to rest.
Suddenly, a shadow darted out from the grass beside him...