Chapter 312: First Class Merit Again
After just one week of hospitalization at the PLA General Hospital, Liu Zhiye's body miraculously recovered completely. The speed of his recovery was so fast that everyone found it unbelievable.

Although the doctors suggested that Liu Zhiye stay in the hospital for a few more days for observation, he felt that he had almost recovered and staying in the hospital any longer would be a waste of time.

So he asked Professor Guan and others for permission to be discharged from the hospital, hoping to go home and recuperate.

After several experts carefully examined him again, they were all amazed: "This is simply unbelievable. What kind of miraculous physique is this? In just a few days, his fractures and injuries have almost recovered, not to mention his brain."

Professor Zhao continued, "What I don't understand the most is that his brain has clearly... Hey, it actually recovered on its own?"

"Yeah, we're also puzzled!" others echoed.

Professor Guan asked, "So what? Just let him leave the hospital?"

"Okay! Let him be discharged from the hospital!" Professor Zhao sighed softly, with a bitter smile on his lips.

He knew very well that since Liu Zhiye had recovered, they could not go against his personal wishes.

Although these experts, deep down in their hearts, still longed to conduct in-depth research on this miracle and explore the mystery behind it, Liu Zhiye's identity was extraordinary and not something they could control.

Therefore, after some consideration, Professor Guan and others finally agreed to Liu Zhiye's request. After all, his physical condition had indeed recovered, and it was feasible for him to go home for recuperation.

Liu Zhiye was eager to be discharged from the hospital, and he had his own considerations. His hospital life in the past few days has undoubtedly touched the hearts of many people.

His leaders, colleagues, subordinates, relatives, friends, and neighbors flocked to his ward.

Liu Zhiye knew very well that these people's visits were out of concern and kindness for him, and this deep affection made him feel very warm.

However, he was overwhelmed by the number of people, especially when a certain person appeared, which almost caused a tragedy like "Mars hitting the Earth".

The day after Jenny learned that he was hospitalized, she hurriedly finished her mission as a member of the flood relief medical support team and rushed back to the hospital regardless of everything.

When Gan Ning saw this extraordinarily beautiful young female military doctor who was as beautiful as herself, alarm bells immediately sounded in her heart for no reason.

Zhen Ni pushed the door open and walked in, but her eyes did not stay on Gan Ning who was busy in front of the bed.

She walked straight to Liu Zhiye's bedside, as if Gan Ning's existence was just a wisp of insignificant air to her.

Zhenni's brows were furrowed, and her tone revealed deep concern: "Zhiye, how do you feel now? How did it become like this..."

"Come, let me see where you are hurt?" As she said that, she unbuttoned Liu Zhiye's hospital gown as if no one was around, wanting to examine him.

Zhen Ni's sudden appearance made Liu Zhiye feel like he was struck by lightning and caught him off guard. What surprised him even more was that she met Gan Ning unexpectedly.

“Ahem…” Liu Zhiye glanced at them. Gan Ning looked at their expressions suspiciously and thought, “This is bad. We are in big trouble now!”

He quickly stretched out his hand to stop Zhen Ni from moving further, and coughed a few times, his voice a little weak: "Comrade Zhen Ni, you are here. No need to check, I am fine. Thank you for your concern!"

Then, he winked at Zhen Ni, trying to get her to pay attention to the current situation. Gan Ning is still here, aren't you trying to give me some eye drops?
Zhen Ni seemed to have just woken up from a dream, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. She blurted out: "Oh! This must be the legendary sister-in-law, right?"

"Hello, sister-in-law. Zhiye has often mentioned you to me. Today I finally met you in person, hehe..."

Gan Ning finally noticed something was wrong. The familiarity between the two people was clearly beyond normal limits, and their relationship seemed unusually close.

This subtle atmosphere made Gan Ning feel extremely anxious and uneasy.

"Zhiye, who is this?" she asked calmly at first.

Liu Zhiye introduced her a little awkwardly: "This is Zhen Ni, my old comrade-in-arms, a military doctor who has saved my life many times at critical moments..."

Gan Ning wiped the sweat off his forehead with a smile and said teasingly, "Oh, so we are old friends. It's funny to see you so nervous. Why are you sweating so much?"

"Oh my, why didn't you tell me about the existence of Sister Zhenni before?"

Then, she smiled and said to Jenny, "Thank you for your concern. I haven't heard him mention you before. Don't blame me, don't blame me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Ni felt angry and said, "Oh, maybe I am just an insignificant person, not worth mentioning..."

Gan Ning glanced at her, then turned his gaze to Liu Zhiye, with a playful smile on his face: "Oh, my sister is so lovely, how could I bear to let her go?"

Zhenni hurriedly explained: "Sister-in-law, you may have misunderstood. Zhiye and I are just ordinary comrades-in-arms. Maybe my behavior is a little inappropriate sometimes, but that's just because we got along too casually in the past..."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Zhiye quickly agreed, "That's right, Xiao Ning, please don't misunderstand. There is absolutely nothing between Zhen Ni and me."

"Listen to me..."

Gan Ning's smile disappeared instantly. She said to Liu Zhiye in a rare stern tone: "Shut up! If there is nothing wrong, why are you rushing to explain? Do you think I am ignorant?"

"It's just an ordinary relationship. How can she care about you so much? She was so intimate just now. Do you think I can't see it?"

Then she said calmly: "Am I disturbing you guys from reminiscing about the past? Then I'll leave." Before she finished speaking, she stood up, looking like she was ready to leave.

There was no way Liu Zhiye would let her leave in anger. If that happened, he would have no way to explain himself.

So, without taking care of the wounds and pain on his body, he quickly grabbed Gan Ning's arm and explained anxiously: "Xiao Ning, listen to me, this is not what you think."

Gan Ning's eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was trembling: "I won't listen, I won't listen. You have kept it from me for so long, what else do you have to say now?"

Her words revealed deep disappointment and pain. Her tears fell silently, and every drop was like a stab in the heart that could not be ignored.

Liu Zhiye saw this scene and instantly felt a headache. At the same time, he also felt an indescribable pain in his heart.

He opened his mouth: "Xiao Ning, I..."

Gan Ning shook his arm and was about to leave angrily.

"Ouch! Liu Zhiye suddenly screamed and covered his wound. His painful groan made Gan Ning and Zhen Ni come over immediately. "Zhiye, what's wrong with you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?" they asked nervously.

"Ah, his gauze is stained with blood, maybe the wound has broken..." Zhen Ni glanced at Liu Zhiye's hand covering the wound, and the gauze was quickly stained with bright red blood.

"I'll go find a doctor..." Seeing that the wound might have broken again, she immediately got up and went to find a doctor.

Gan Ning was terrified and cried for Liu Zhiye's forgiveness, "Zhiye, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, wuwuwu..."

Although Liu Zhiye was in unbearable pain, he still endured it and comforted her with a smile: "Silly girl, we are an old couple, why are you still saying sorry?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine. The bleeding from the wound is just scary, it's not a big deal."

"Come on, smile. It won't look good if you keep crying!"

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Zhen Ni came to the hospital to visit Liu Zhiye almost every day these days, and every time he saw her, it was like seeing a time bomb, fearing that she would have a conflict with Gan Ning.

In the past few days, thanks to the magical power of the system, his injuries have improved rapidly and he is now almost healed.

After recovering from his illness, Liu Zhiye couldn't wait to leave the hospital, a dull place filled with the smell of disinfectant.

He did not hesitate to ask for discharge, hoping to rest at home and enjoy the long-lost peace and freedom. On the day of discharge, Li Ming and Xiao Yu held a bouquet of carnations in their hands, and simply and sincerely expressed the blessings of all comrades for his recovery.

On the way, Li Ming's eyes were slightly red, and he whispered to Liu Zhiye to thank him: "Captain, I will always remember your life-saving grace. If you hadn't helped me, I'm afraid..."

"My father and mother wanted to come here in person to express their gratitude to you, but I dissuaded them. I know you, Captain, you won't care about these formalities!"

"But, our Li family is grateful and repays kindness. From now on, you will just have to wait and see how I perform..."

Liu Zhiye patted his shoulder and said, "This is serious, Xiao Li! Not to mention that you are my subordinate, or a comrade, even if you are an ordinary citizen, I will not let you go."

"If that's the case, don't mention it again in the future. If you really want to express your gratitude, then thank the party and the country for their cultivation, work hard, and contribute your own strength to the prosperity of the motherland and the well-being of the people."

Li Ming nodded deeply, his heart filled with respect for Liu Zhiye. That respect was as surging as the river, endless.

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By mid-September, it had been a month since the devastating flood known as "63.8" receded.

After suffering unprecedented disasters, Bac Ha Province and the Beijing-Tianjin area have now gradually returned to their former tranquility.

The post-disaster reconstruction work has been basically completed, the streets have regained order, and people's lives are gradually returning to normal. After going through a huge test, society has finally entered a period of stability.

During that difficult period, under the leadership of the Party and governments at all levels, an arduous battle was waged to fight floods and rescue people. At its peak, more than ten million people were mobilized to defend the safety of reservoirs and river embankments, protect cities and villages, defend Beijing and Tianjin, and defend the Jinpu Railway.

People supported each other, faced great difficulties together, and finally overcame this disaster from nature.

During this period, countless epic stories emerged. For example, in order to help the engineering team repair the dam, hundreds of flood fighting warriors jumped into the rushing river and built a human wall of hundreds of meters, soaking for several hours.

Wang Bangguo, who lived on the banks of the Fuyang River, died heroically in the river while trying to save people's property.

For example, soldiers and public security soldiers like Liu Zhiye stepped forward at critical moments and gave everything they had without hesitation for the peace of the country and the safety of people's lives and property.

After the heroic deeds of flood fighting and disaster relief came to an end, a grand "9" flood fighting summary meeting was held in Beijing on September 20.

This conference is not only a review and summary of the flood prevention and control efforts over the past period of time, but also a look into and deployment of future flood prevention and control work.

The atmosphere at the conference was solemn and dignified. Flood-fighting heroes from Beihe, Beijing and Tianjin gathered together, wearing neat uniforms, with medals on their chests shining, and their faces full of determination and pride.

Liu Zhiye once again became the focus of everyone's attention. At this conference, he was awarded the honor of "First Class Merit" for his outstanding performance and extraordinary contribution, and his group also won the honor of "Second Class Merit".

This is the first time he has won the "First Class Merit" since his rebirth, thanks to his unremitting efforts and dedication.

This honor is not only a recognition of his past efforts, but also an expectation for his future potential.

However, it is extremely difficult to obtain the "first-class merit" in peacetime.

There was once a saying: "Third-class merit is awarded while standing, second-class merit is awarded while lying down, and first-class merit is awarded by family members." So what is the concept of "first-class merit" in reality? How difficult is it to obtain?
In fact, many people don’t know that there is an award program below the third-class merit called commendation, but no military medal will be awarded. The third-class merit medal is the lowest level of award that can be obtained for a military medal.

Relatively speaking, commendations and third-class merit are relatively easy to obtain. As long as you perform well in the military and public security system and do not commit any disciplinary violations, you can get them. The standards are similar to those for obtaining "Three Good Students" and scholarships in school.

The second-class merit is different. It requires special contributions during actual combat exercises, operations and missions to be obtained.

This often requires extraordinary courage and fearlessness, and even the ability to remain calm in the face of danger and sacrifice.

Generally speaking, winning the second-class merit in the army is already a very high honor. Soldiers who win the second-class merit during their service can also be recorded in local chronicles.

The standards for second-class merit are so strict, let alone first-class merit.

We can learn from the disciplinary regulations of the Chinese People's Liberation Army that in each sub-item of meritorious service, the requirements for first-class merit are generally "outstanding combat performance or achievements, and significant contributions."

In wartime, this usually requires sacrificing one's life. So it is not unreasonable to say that "the family gets the first-class merit".

Liu Zhiye was awarded the "First Class Merit", which was no easy feat. In the flood fighting battlefield, he was fearless and risked his life. He made great efforts and sacrifices to rescue others. His heroic deeds are awe-inspiring and this honor is well deserved.

The award was presented to him by the old leader again. "I remember you, Comrade Liu Zhiye. I didn't expect that we meet again..." He kindly took the initiative to shake hands with Liu Zhiye, which made Liu Zhiye flattered and excited.

Maybe he was an old leader who had a good impression of him. He took the initiative to take a photo with Liu Zhiye and wrote a note for him on "Little Red Book".

Liu Zhiye, a hero full of honors, has been set up as a shining example in the public security system.

The department asked him to actively participate in the report meeting on advanced deeds, and use his personal experience and insights to inspire the majority of public security soldiers to learn from him and serve the people wholeheartedly.

Liu Zhiye was actually not very willing to participate in this report meeting on advanced deeds, but considering that it was a political task, he had no choice but to attend.

Fortunately, his leaders knew that he had just recovered from a serious illness and his health had not yet fully recovered, so they did not ask him to return to work immediately, except for necessary reporting meetings.

Liu Zhiye felt exhausted. Since his rebirth, he had been like a wound-up machine, sprinting forward without stopping.

In just five years, he created an unprecedented security detachment that had no precedent in history.

With his outstanding leadership and keen insight, Liu Zhiye successfully cracked many enemy spy cases, reduced a lot of losses for the country, and brought unprecedented peace.

His rigorous work attitude and passion for public security work have greatly improved the capital's public security situation and won praise and respect from the general public.

Liu Zhiye's deeds are now widely praised in the capital and he has become a legendary figure among people.

There is also Liujiazhuang, this shining pearl in the west of Beijing. If it did not exist, it would just be an unknown small mountain village.

Today, it has transformed into a densely populated and economically prosperous town, with fiscal revenue exceeding that of many prefecture-level cities and per capita income reaching thousands of yuan.

What is even more remarkable is that nearly half of the families in the village have become households with an annual income of over 10,000 yuan, becoming a miracle in this land.

Liu Zhiye's existence, like a butterfly effect, quietly changed the world around him. His appearance had a profound impact on many people and became an indispensable part of their destiny.

So, he was also very tired. He had a sense of urgency all along, spurring him to keep moving forward.

After going through the baptism of terror on the brink of life and death again, he suddenly realized that true happiness is to cherish the people in front of you and seize the present moment.

Liu Zhiye has been living in seclusion in Liujiazhuang recently, away from the hustle and bustle, concentrating on recuperation. He no longer rushes around, but chooses to settle himself in this quiet place.

His pace of life has obviously slowed down, and his whole person reveals a lazy air, which is in sharp contrast to his previous vigorous and energetic state.

In the quiet atmosphere of Liujiazhuang, he seemed to have found inner peace and balance.

Sometimes, Gan Ning and other family members were a little worried, fearing that something was wrong with him.

"Zhiye, I'll take you into the mountains. We haven't gone into the mountains to hunt wild boars in the past two years. I heard that the wild boars in Wild Boar Ridge are becoming rampant again." The uncle tried to get him to go into the mountains to relax.

Liu Zhiye lay on the recliner and waved to his uncle, "No, I'll take Xiaoxian to the river to fish later."

The eldest aunt came hurriedly, picked up the little girl, and stabbed Liu Zhiye with a dagger-like gaze, "How can you be a father like you? The child is so young, and you take her to the river to catch fish?"

(End of this chapter)