I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 627 My name
A few days later, Chen Chen returned to Mengka and met Xiaoyu who had come as promised.

The latter brought him the managers who would join Dongfeng Group in accordance with the previous plan. After a simple evaluation, Chen Chen kept one of them and rejected the rest, asking Xiaoyu to screen them again.

Xiaoyu was not surprised at his actions.

After all, this is also a two-way selection process.

For Xiaoyu and the people behind her, they certainly hope to have 100% control over the personnel appointment and dismissal of the Dongfeng Corps, but in fact, they also know very well that this is absolutely impossible to achieve.

How to achieve that delicate balance based on cooperation is an issue that both sides need to consider and explore.

As a result, most of the elites who had just arrived in Pubei and thought they could do a great job right away returned to Yunnan on the same day. Considering the smooth progress of subsequent work, Xiaoyu's original one-day trip was forced to be extended, and he had to wait until the next group of people arrived and were arranged before leaving.

She didn't know how long it would take to achieve this goal, but looking at Chen Chen, who had a "businesslike" look on his face but was actually grinning, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"So you didn't do this on purpose?"

"You didn't guess that I would have to stay if these people left, so you deliberately rejected this large group of people, right?"

Hearing Xiaoyu's words, Chen Chen immediately shook his head and denied:

"How can it be!"

"Do you think I'm that kind of person? I'm just considering it from the most basic business logic."

“You see, although these people you brought with you all came from military backgrounds, almost none of them have experience working in the private sector.”

"You know, the nature of Dongfeng Group is quite special. If we follow your way, it will not work."

"Isn't the person I've kept a good one? He has overseas experience, private enterprise experience, has passed the political review, and has a bit of a gangster personality."

"If all the people you find are like this, you don't have to stay here. I will send you back to Xiaomengla tonight."

Chen Chen's words revealed some insincerity, but Xiaoyu did not expose it. She just smiled helplessly and said:

"Explain however you want. As long as you have a reason, we can't refuse it."

"But to be honest, it's not easy to find someone who meets both of our requirements. Don't expect to keep me here this way."

“If you are still not satisfied after the next batch of personnel arrives, I will have to go back anyway.”

"So, theoretically, I only have five days to stay here."

"How about it, have you figured out how to spend the next five days?"

".Can you still take a vacation?"

Chen Chen asked rhetorically.

"What you said, does this mean that I don't deserve a vacation in this position?"

Xiaoyu glared at Chen Chen, then continued:

"Even if I don't have a vacation, at least I can have some time to relax a little."

"Objectively speaking, I am your Party A now."

"Why, Party A is here, you have to arrange some activities?"

"Then I will arrange for you to go and inspect the new gun project in Myitkyina to see if you are interested in investing."

Chen Chen asked with amusement.

".That's not necessary."

Xiaoyu rolled his eyes, paused for a moment and said:
"You should have some arrangements for your life. A person who only works and has no entertainment is very scary and untrustworthy."

"Especially for someone like you - the temptations you face are too great. If you always keep your entertainment threshold at an extremely low level, many people will have to wonder if you will collapse and fall when you encounter excessive temptations one day."

"To be honest, I think you need a life consultant more than a work consultant right now."

"Teach you how to play, how to entertain, and how to establish your own spiritual pursuits"

"How about it, any plans?"

"Or do you need me to teach you?"

"I have discussed this issue with Peng Xucheng."

Chen Chen spread his hands and said:
"Maybe I'll make a movie in the future."

"Movie?"

Xiaoyu looked at Chen Chen in surprise and asked:
"What's the specific situation?"

Chen Chen repeated to Xiaoyu exactly what he had talked about with Peng Xucheng. Xiaoyu nodded thoughtfully and said:

"If you put it that way, that's a good direction."

"However, this goal is too big and too far-reaching."

"You should set some short-term goals - preferably ones that can be accomplished within a few days."

"Why, you still want to supervise me?"

Chen Chen asked jokingly.

".Yes, I am involved. I am saying, can you not be so defensive? You even don't let me off the hook?"

After Xiaoyu said this, Chen Chen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

In fact, this is true. Since the day I came to Pubei, I have never let down my guard against the outside world.

Even though I know in my heart that it is unnecessary, I still show resistance in my actions and words.

Just like thorns.

This is indeed not a good practice.

Thinking of this, he said sincerely:
"If I talk like this again, you can just slap me."

"To answer your question seriously, you mentioned short-term goals, and that's not entirely wrong."

"I originally planned to finish it slowly within a month, but since you happen to have time, let's do it together."

After hearing his words, Xiaoyu finally became interested.

She looked at Chen Chen curiously and asked:
"Tell me more specifically?"

Chen Chen coughed and replied:
"Just one thing, actually."

"To erect a monument for the dead."

An hour later, on the hillside at the edge of Mengka.

Chen Chen took Xiaoyu to the top of the hill and pointed to the Mengka city below and said:
"When I was choosing a place for the cemetery, I actually considered a lot of things."

"From the perspective of feng shui, there is not a single place in Mengka with good feng shui. Some people even say that this broken place is full of dead-end land, and burying the dead will affect the next generation."

"You know, for a job like ours that's on the edge of a knife, even if I don't care, most people still do."

"So after much deliberation, I finally chose this place."

“The feng shui isn’t great, but it’s not bad either.”

"The most coincidental thing is that before we chose this place, there was actually a tomb of one of our own here."

Hearing Chen Chen's words, Xiaoyu nodded thoughtfully, and then asked:

"Whose grave is it? Lin He's brother?"

"No."

Chen Chen shook his head and replied:
"You could never have guessed it—you weren't even there at that time."

"What do you mean by no me? It's because you haven't seen me yet!"

".It's fine as long as you understand the meaning. How about taking a guess and seeing how far your intelligence has come?"

After Chen Chen's words came out, Xiaoyu pondered for a moment, and then asked tentatively:

"A member of the Lion Corps?"

"Correct."

Chen Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Xiaoyu could actually guess the approximate range. "Are they the people you fought with Nuokang? I remember that was the first time you suffered heavy casualties."

"No, it's even earlier."

Chen Chen did not keep the secret, but answered directly:
"These two were the 107 fire operators who fought in the battle against the Mengka military camp and killed Chen Yimin."

"They were on top of this hill, providing us with supporting fire with rockets."

"At that time, we didn't expect that Chen Yimin actually had an anti-artillery radar in his hands. Actually, now that I think about it, I also find it incredible."

"It was probably because of this incident that we first became aware of the American infiltration into Pubei."

"Anyway, two team members were killed instantly at this location. Their bodies are relatively intact, but they are bleeding internally and cannot be saved."

"The situation was very tense at the time, so we buried him here nearby, and later we never thought about moving the grave."

"Look, this is their tomb."

Chen Chen pointed to two small mounds covered by weeds and said:

"No epitaph, no biography, just two simple names."

"But this is still considered good. Most of the mercenaries in Pubei can't even leave a complete body, let alone a grave."

Xiaoyu hummed, glanced around and asked:

"There are more than two graves here - where are the others? Whose are they?"

"A lot, in addition to those who came from the north in the later period, including the original organization of the Lion Corps, including the members of the Wood Ghost who cooperated with us in the battle at that time, and including our own members later."

"The white dog's grave was originally planned to be placed here, but in order to respect the wishes of his family, it was finally placed in the temple."

"According to our count, there are 47 graves here in total."

"Of course, the 47 graves are not all our losses. Most of the people who have owners will be taken away by their families for their own burial."

“Only those who have not been claimed or those who died in special circumstances will be buried here.”

"That's why the place is so poorly managed - to say the least is an understatement, it's like a mass grave."

At this point, Chen Chen couldn't help but reveal a look of guilt in his eyes.

It cannot be said that these people "died for him", but most of them were comrades who had fought side by side with him. In any case, they should be remembered.

Instead of being lost like a lonely ghost in this desolate mountain.

“That’s why we planned a cemetery here.”

"I originally wanted to call this place 'The Cemetery', but... you know what I mean."

Xiaoyu nodded silently, then squatted down, pushed aside the weeds on the tombstone in front of him, and carefully looked at the words on it.

After a moment, she asked:
"So what are you going to do?"

“That’s what I call a short-term plan.”

Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief and then said:
"The first thing is to at least determine the year of birth and death."

"For many people here, we only know how they died, but we don't know when they were born."

"I'm going to invest some money here and get their background checked out."

"Honestly, this should be difficult."

"This is because almost all of their direct and indirect relatives have died out."

"It would take a lot of effort and cost to determine their life stories based solely on personal relationships."

"What's even more ridiculous is that the Pagan government and the previous warlord government had no records of their identities."

"If you can help, that would be great. If not, then we can only do our best to make the information as detailed as possible."

"Of course, that's one aspect."

"On the other hand, at least this cemetery has to look presentable."

"The monks from Menglang Temple will enter the site in two days, and our engineering team will start work at the same time."

"The remains of these people will be temporarily placed in the temple, and will be moved back once the cemetery is built."

"This place is nearly 8 kilometers away from Mengka city. I plan to build a road here to connect this mountain with Mengka city."

"In the future, we will organize tomb sweeping activities regularly and arrange for maintenance and management to make this a spiritual landmark building."

"good."

Xiaoyu smiled at Chen Chen appreciatively and continued:

"This is also a direction for team building - so your route is actually still following ours."

"really."

Chen Chen did not deny it, but continued to walk towards the highest point of the slope with Xiaoyu.

The woods became thinner and the view gradually became wider.

The two of them looked at the scenery of Mengka city in the distance, and Chen Chen said with emotion:
"The position below our feet now is the position I have reserved for myself."

"If one day I really die in Pubei, I will bury myself here."

"Don't you have any higher aspirations?"

Xiaoyu asked.

"Higher pursuits? What? Can I be buried in Babaoshan?"

".Then don't dream about it. But it's not a good sign to arrange a grave for yourself at such a young age."

"In a sense, this is also a need for publicity."

Chen Chen said seriously:

"It's the same as the generals who used to carry coffins into battle."

"That makes sense. So what are you going to write on your epitaph?"

Chen Chen smiled maliciously, and then replied:
“The Great Proletarian Revolution.”

"Stop!"

Xiaoyu immediately stopped Chen Chen, rolled her eyes and said:

"You really know how to flatter yourself. I'm asking you seriously. If you don't tell me now, who will write your epitaph when you die?"

". Hope I can order it."

Chen Chen sighed, thought for a moment and said:
"Seriously, my epitaph will only have one line in it from now on."

“This is a builder.”

"Yes, very meaningful."

After a pause, Xiaoyu added:
"We should add an attributive, 'This is a loyal builder'. Hmm, that's not quite right. We should say, 'This is a builder who is loyal to his ideals'. That would be enough."

"Then do as you please."

Chen Chen gave a thumbs up and then asked:

"What about you? What are you going to write in the future?"

Xiaoyu's expression changed and he replied:
"What my epitaph says is probably not something I get to decide."

"But if you really want me to say it."

"I just wrote, 'The builder's close friend and comrade, the tomb of Xiaoyu.'"

"The person is dead, and he still doesn't have a real name?"

Chen Chen asked with amusement.

After the voice fell, Xiaoyu turned to his direction and said solemnly:
"Lin Chengyu, Chen Chen, this is my name."

(End of this chapter)