reborn as an official

Chapter 5 Flag Raising Ceremony (This chapter is free)

Xiang Long and the others hurriedly changed the subject and did not pursue Xu Li further.But everyone didn't know that a few meters away from them, there was a pair of big watery eyes that had been paying attention to Xu Li for a long time.

Soon the flag-raising ceremony was less than half an hour away, and the police responsible for maintaining order began to organize the crowd who came to watch the flag-raising ceremony to walk across the wide road to Tiananmen Square.Xu Li and six people also flocked to Tiananmen Square in the crowd.

On October 10,000st of this year, it was very cold, [-] to [-] degrees above zero, but [-]+ people had gathered in Tiananmen Square, and people rushed to look in the direction of Jinshui Bridge.At this time, the sky was twilight, and a crescent moon was hanging over the square, covered by wisps of clouds, faintly appearing and disappearing from time to time.

Soon the gate of Jinshui Bridge opened, and a flag bearer, two flag bearers, and 36 soldiers of honor dressed in neat military uniforms walked slowly across Jinshui Bridge.The moment they walked across the Jinshui Bridge and were about to set foot on Chang'an Avenue, the entire team took a step forward in an orderly manner, and their shiny leather boots stepped on the road, making a uniform "cha, cha" sound, which resounded throughout Tiananmen Square.With the sound of footsteps, the national flag guards walked from Jinshui Bridge to the fence at the base of the flag pole. The sound was exactly the same, which touched the heart of the fat man who came to watch the flag raising for the first time.

The raising and lowering of the national flag at Tiananmen Square coincides with the rising and setting of the sun throughout the year in Beijing.When the flag is raised, the moment of pressing the button follows the moment when the upper edge of the sun is tangent to the horizon. It takes 2 minutes and 7 seconds for the national flag to rise to the top of the flagpole, which is exactly the moment when the lower edge of the sun is tangent to the horizon.In order to ensure that the national flag rises with the sun, the time of flag raising here must be adjusted at any time every day.

"Salute!" With a command, the flag raiser pressed the button, the guard saluted with guns, and the military band played the national anthem.When the first note of the national anthem was played, the flag bearer unfolded and threw the national flag with graceful movements.There were 10,000+ people in the audience, and the soldiers saluted the national flag solemnly. Regardless of the cold weather, the children raised their arms to salute the Young Pioneers, and the general public saluted the national flag.

Although there were 10,000+ people in the entire square at this time, there was no other sound except the national anthem and the shutter of the cameras one after another.

At the moment when the "salute" sounded and the national flag was thrown, Xu Li stood in the crowd, his body stretched straight, his heels were close together, his right hand was lifted quickly as if uncontrollably, and his five fingers were stretched out. The middle finger is slightly connected to the temple, at the same height as the eyebrows, the palm of the hand is facing down, slightly outward, the right arm is slightly flat, and is slightly in line with the shoulders.

Xu Li's neat movements startled Xiang Long who was on the side. "Suzi, what's the matter?" Xiang Long patted Xu Li lightly. For some reason, Xiang Long has always felt that something was wrong with Xu Li since the morning, but he couldn't tell why.The military salute made by Xu Li just now shocked Xiang Long even more. His father was a member of the police, and he had contacted hundreds if not thousands of police officers. , but they didn't have the feeling that Xu Li's military salute gave him just now.

Xiang Long thought for a long time before he finally understood what it was like-shocking!Yes, it is shocking!It was Xu Li's solemn expression and emotional military salute that shocked him!When other people saluted the military salute, no matter how standard their posture was, they didn't give themselves such a feeling, but the military salute made by Xu Li just now made Xiang Long feel Xu Li's strong sense of pride in the military salute, and that he could sacrifice everything for it. The kind of determination!

"Huh?" Xu Li was awakened immediately. "Oh, it's nothing, I suddenly remembered the military salutes we learned in the military training when we first entered school, review it!" After speaking, Xu Lichu lowered his right hand, but the lowered hand was clenched into a fist, and the nails were deeply embedded in the palm.Who can understand Xu Li's mood now?After graduating from university, Xu Li joined the army. During his seven-year military career, everything about the army has been integrated into Xu Li's blood.But today, at the moment when the national flag was raised, I no longer have the right to salute the national flag.

But now if someone wants to ask Xu Li if he regrets his decision to enlist in the army, Xu Li can tell him loudly, "I don't regret it! Even at the last moment of my death, I have never regretted it! I think I was a I am proud and proud of being a soldier of the Republic!" But if one were to ask Xu Li whether he would still choose the path he had traveled after his rebirth, Xu Li couldn't answer.

During his seven years in the military, especially since he joined the Snow Leopard Army, he did not hesitate to throw his head and blood for the country and the people. When he was chasing [-] anti-China militants in the jungle alone, He hesitated before. When facing an enemy ten times stronger than himself, he did not hesitate, but he remembered that when he finally saw his wife and children die innocently, he could only spill blood on the long street. Xu Li finally hesitated.

Party command guns!This has been the iron law of the Republic since the founding of the Republic. Even if he holds a submachine gun, even if he is given a missile or an atomic bomb, will he be able to find out everything in Helian City?Can the underworld members headed by Wang Hao be wiped out?Can you smash that sneering face that was hiding behind your back at that time?Can the forces behind these people be eliminated one by one?The answer is yes, no!The army can only obey the party's command, no matter how high Xu Li's position in the army is, he has no right to investigate the underworld in Helian City, let alone the smiling face hidden behind the window.

2 minutes and 7 seconds!This time is the time when the national flag is raised from the bottom of the flagpole to the top of the flagpole. This time has not been less than a second since the flag was raised in Tiananmen Square.

"The ceremony is over!" As the password sounded, 36 guards holding semi-automatic rifles put down their guns in unison.And at this time, Xu Li's heart that has been in shock since this morning is also let go!

In the 2 minutes and 7 seconds just now, Xu Li finally walked out of the shadow of ten years later, let go of all burdens, after all, it is ten years ago, everything has the possibility of starting again, his wife and children decided to Yes, you can save yourself from death.But it all depends on your future efforts.The most direct way to change this consequence is to give up his original wife. As long as he doesn't get to know Lu Jing any more, nothing will happen again.But even without Lu Jing, wouldn't there be Wang Jing and Zhao Jing?Besides, is it possible to let yourself give up your beloved wife?At least the current Xu Li can never forget Lu Jing, Lu Jing's sweet smile seems to have been deeply embedded in Xu Li's mind, making Xu Li linger on.