Chief of Staff Qiu is a man who dotes on his daughter. While most fathers are strict, Chief Qiu is the exception; he is a kind-hearted father.

An indulgent mother spoils a child; an indulgent father isn’t much different.

Qiu Xinyi has been spoiled beyond measure by him. Of course, Qiu Xinyi is somewhat aware; she doesn’t create major conflicts or disagreements with her comrades, but she carries herself with an air of arrogance, is lazy and procrastinates at work. After a few criticisms, her attitude improves a bit, but as time goes on, she reverts to her old ways.

This time, the incident between Yan Huan and Ji Chuan caused quite a stir, and he noticed. Deciding to intervene, he made up his mind to help out.

So, he made a call to Chief Qiu: "Commander, I heard you had a surgery. How is your recovery going?"

"Quite well, very well. Ji Chuan’s medical skills are indeed outstanding! I didn’t suffer any aftereffects from this surgery!" Chief Qiu couldn’t stop praising Ji Chuan. He also liked the young man, but unfortunately, Ji Chuan already had someone he fancied, and he had no spark with his own daughter, leaving him at a loss.

"Commander, here’s the thing; there’s something I want to discuss with you." After some brief niceties, Qin Jian cut to the chase and directly stated his purpose.

"Go ahead, Qin!"

"I’m thinking of relocating Officer Qiu to another city, while keeping her in the same role. My initial thought is to have her move to the city where you’re based. Firstly, this would greatly shorten the geographic distance between you and your daughter! Secondly, it would keep Officer Qiu away from Nancheng. As you might know, Officer Qiu admires Doctor Ji, but Doctor Ji is already engaged to Yan Huan, the daughter of the retired Deputy Commander Yan. Just this month, there was a big argument over a meal with Ji Chuan, followed by a series of misunderstandings. Now the news has spread throughout the unit, and it’s harming Officer Qiu’s reputation. I’m considering the impact and trying to balance the relations, which is why I’ve made this decision... What do you think?"

Before Qin Jian could finish, Chief Qiu understood. Since Qin Jian had personally brought this up, it seemed his daughter had once again done something that could be easily misconstrued.

It was likely that someone from Deputy Commander Yan’s side had asked Qin Jian to handle the situation.

Chief Qiu was very aware of his daughter’s disposition and was certain she had done something intolerable behind his back again.

"Qin, you’ve thought this through very well, and acted very appropriately! I agree with your decision to transfer Qiu Xinyi away!" Chief Qiu supported Qin Jian’s approach.

He could no longer indulge his daughter’s misbehavior. If she continued this way, ultimately, she’d only end up destroying herself and no one else!

"Alright! Thank you, Commander, for supporting my work! Now I feel reassured!" Qin Jian hung up the phone, exhaling softly, having successfully handled the matter.

As Qiu Xinyi waited eagerly, she finally got through the call, but before she could finish her sentence, she was met with her father’s response: "Follow orders!"

The call then disconnected.

It seemed there was no room for negotiation in this matter. Since her father had ordered her to comply, it seemed she could only wait for the transfer order to arrive.

Once the order came, she would have no choice but to leave.

Qiu Xinyi was unwilling! Unwilling!

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In the severely impacted landslide area, emergency rescue operations were still urgently underway, with the injured being brought into the tents one by one.