Chapter 2066: Chapter 2084: Special Hand Signals
It was indeed much more convenient with Ji Yuanjie’s car. On the way here, Shen Zian had walked the entire distance, taking nearly three hours. Returning took only half an hour. The car stopped from afar, and after Shen Zian got out, he first let Ji Yuanjie drive back, then turned to walk toward the Third Group.
As he walked, he pondered in his heart about how to improve his relationship with Zhao Honglian upon returning.
No matter what, he couldn’t let his third uncle and third aunt divorce again.
Just as he reached the entrance of the Third Group, he heard the roar of a car engine behind him. Shen Zian stopped and looked back to see seven or eight cars approaching rapidly, arriving at the entrance in the blink of an eye. It seemed like a higher authority was visiting, as Kong Jie was already leading several battalion and company commanders out to greet them.
The gates were opened wide, and Shen Zian stood in the middle, slightly in the way, so he automatically stepped aside to clear the path.
Shen Weixing was at the back and was startled to see his niece, wanted to call her over, but seeing the commander getting out of the car, he had to hold back. He silently prayed in his heart, hoping nothing would happen at such a time.
If anything went wrong, it would be disastrous!
Shen Weixing was so anxious that cold sweat broke out; Xue Hongxing, standing beside him, noticed and whispered, "What’s wrong with you? Nervous? It’s okay, we’re just following behind, no need for us to step forward and speak, don’t be nervous."
Indeed, as the commander came down with his people, naturally, their group had a group leader, a political commissar, and battalion commanders to greet them. They, as company commanders, were just there to make up the numbers, generally not required to speak. Only during the inspection of the training would it be their turn to perform, and the group leader had long planned to make sure to outperform the War Wolf Group this time.
"No, it’s not that!" Shen Weixing looked again at Shen Zian, who had already stepped out of the gate and was standing outside by the fence.
Through the iron fence, they were only about a dozen meters apart, close enough to hear normal conversation.
Xue Hongxing followed Shen Weixing’s gaze and inwardly cursed the bad timing. He had heard about the family fight that morning. At this moment, he was also worried that this newly arrived girl might stir up some trouble or cause any issues.
Of course, Shen Zian saw his third uncle and instinctively gave him a gesture. The meaning was that he would wait obediently until the leaders went inside and then head home, reassuring him that he wouldn’t cause trouble.
Upon seeing her gesture, Shen Weixing breathed a sigh of relief, once again confirming that his niece had truly grown up. If it had been Little An from before, upon seeing so many leaders, she might have rushed over out of vanity, babbling and trying to curry favor.
Xue Hongxing, watching the little interactions between the uncle and niece, had a subtle change in his expression.
"How does your niece know the reconnaissance gestures?" he asked quietly.
Shen Weixing suddenly realized, "I... I don’t know! Was that a reconnaissance gesture just now?"
He had never been a reconnaissance soldier, so he wasn’t very familiar with the exclusive hand signals used among them. He knew a little only because he had partnered with Xue Hongxing for a long time, learning a bit here and there, so he could somewhat understand when he saw it. But if he were to perform the gestures himself, he might make mistakes.
For some details, others can recall them upon seeing, but when doing it themselves, they feel uncertain and lack confidence.
Having been a reconnaissance soldier, Xue Hongxing had the whole set of actions memorized thoroughly, able to recognize them at a glance. Shen Zian’s movements just now were too adept, too natural, appearing as if they weren’t being used for the first time but rather had been used countless times to reach such proficiency.
