Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 297: Special Operations Squad

Chapter 297: Chapter 297: Special Operations Squad
Uncle Cheng looked at Cheng Jinyun’s application, his brow furrowed tightly, "You’re taking leave again? Comrade Cheng Jinyun, you take leave far too frequently, it might lead people to think you have issues with your ideological awareness, that you’re not proactive enough."
Cheng Jinyun said nothing, just silently rolled up his sleeves.
Both of his arms bore several scars, now all scabbed over, enough to make anyone’s heart skip a beat just at the sight.
Uncle Cheng’s temples throbbed. He changed his tone and asked, worried and tense: "Besides your arms, are there injuries elsewhere?"
"I got slashed on the back, but the wound isn’t deep, no threat to my life."
Hearing Cheng Jinyun speak so calmly about his injuries, Uncle Cheng felt quite uneasy inside.
He began to question whether his choice to argue against everyone’s opinion and find a way to enlist Cheng Jinyun was truly the right decision.
Cheng Jinyun is Uncle Liu’s only living family member now, and his own nephew, yet he couldn’t protect him entirely.
If that’s the case, why did he choose to enlist him at all?
"Uncle, with the military achievements I’ve accumulated now, can I join the special ops team?"
Cheng Jinyun’s goal has never been to be promoted step by step.
He was already twenty-one when he enlisted, starting later than others, no matter how hard he tried, it was impossible to become the support Lin Xiang relied on and the backing to protect her comprehensively within just a few short years.
But if he takes an alternative path, first becomes a special ops team member, then develops into a deputy captain, and a captain...
The captain of a small special ops team is equivalent to a battalion-level officer, the captain of a big special ops team is equivalent to a regiment-level officer.
His goal isn’t large, just to become a team captain within two years is good.
But Uncle Cheng delivered a heavy blow to Cheng Jinyun, "I don’t think you’re capable of holding a position in the special ops team."
"Why?" Cheng Jinyun’s brow furrowed deeply, "I’ve been enlisted for a year and a half, after the initial three months, all the tasks arranged by the organization for me were special ops team tasks. I completed every task perfectly, I believe, with my ability, I’m more than capable of joining the special ops team."
Special ops teams handle all extremely challenging tasks, focusing on personal ability, not on record.
Clearly, Cheng Jinyun’s personal ability was outstanding in the Beijing troops, otherwise, he wouldn’t have completed seven special ops tasks in a year and a bit successfully and perfectly.
Two of those were even special-level tasks.
"Ah Yun, it’s not that Uncle doesn’t trust your abilities, but..." Uncle Cheng said earnestly, "Special ops teams are very glamorous, and promotions are rapid, but shortcuts often come with more risks. Uncle doesn’t want you to take on those dangerous tasks every time."
"If anything happens to you, how can I face your mother, and your grandfather?"
Cheng Jinyun said nothing, stubbornly looking at Uncle Cheng, as if he won’t leave until he agrees.
Uncle Cheng and Chen Jinyan wrestled back and forth for a while, finding himself unable to persuade Cheng Jinyun, he could only concede helplessly: "How about this, once you’ve completed two more tasks, and promise not to get injured, I’ll approve your joining the ops team, okay?"
"Impossible." Cheng Jinyun said truthfully: "Special ops team tasks, no one can guarantee they won’t get even a bit hurt."
"All I can promise is, I’ll keep myself alive, never risking my life doing dangerous things."
Cheng Jinyun knew well that Uncle didn’t want him in the special ops team because he’s worried about life-threatening risks.
But, he still has a mother to support and a sister to look after.
If something happened to him, what would little sister do?
He promised to be her pillar, so how could he back out halfway?
So, even if just for little sister, he’ll ensure he returns alive from every mission.
Seeing Cheng Jinyun’s eyes, which seemed to hold endless words, Uncle Cheng fell silent.
Because in Cheng Jinyun, he saw his younger self.
Back then, he was reckless with a burning passion.
After years of licking blood off the knife, step by step, he’d reached his current position.
Though the process was hard, now in his old age recalling it, he finds that none of the past decades were wasted.
"Alright, Uncle agrees with you. As long as you complete these two tasks successfully and without any life-threatening injuries, I’ll let you join the special ops team."
The previously perfectly completed tasks were just stepping stones for his entry into the ops team.
If he wants to enter without being looked down upon, he needs to complete a few more high-difficulty tasks.
Uncle Cheng wasn’t deliberately trying to make things difficult for Cheng Jinyun; he was considering all aspects.
Cheng Jinyun, "Leader, what about my leave..."
"Clearly every time after a task ends you can claim high bonuses, why are you so insistent on taking leave?"
Cheng Jinyun tugged at his lips, smiling silently.
Money?
While inheriting the Quanfu Building, he also inherited his grandfather’s legacy with the help of both Uncle and Aunt, the long string of zeros on the passbook is even longer than his name.
Not to mention a sister who knows how to make money.
No matter how high the bonuses are, he’ll never lack money to spend in his lifetime.
So why reduce the time spent with family for a few hundred bucks of bonus?
Uncle Cheng saw Cheng Jinyun’s expression and knew exactly what he was thinking.
He smiled helplessly, and at last signed the leave application form.
"Exchanging bonuses for leave, you won’t find many individuals in the entire Beijing troops."
Cheng Jinyun replied: "Because others’ families are in the family quarters, they can see them daily, so leave holds less appeal than bonuses."
But he was different.
Though he and his family are all in Beijing, because of the restrictions from the army, it would take a long, long time for them to meet once.
Emotions need maintenance, if he doesn’t take leave for a long time, what would happen if the bond with his sister and mother fades?
Moreover, being the only male in the family, he needs to return home occasionally, otherwise, if his mother and sister were bullied, he wouldn’t even know.
Uncle Cheng impatiently waved his hand: "This time you get a week’s leave, take the time to properly recover from your injuries. Return to the unit in a week, and after some simple training, it’ll be time for a mission."
"So during this week, even if on leave, you mustn’t neglect training."
"Yes!" Cheng Jinyun executed a standard military salute.
Coming out of the Beijing Military District, Cheng Jinyun didn’t immediately head to Xingfu Restaurant or the Lin Family, but first went to the Friendship Store to find Aunt.