It so happened that, on this trip to the capital, Kien took the opportunity to take a series of photos capturing his girlfriend's "youthful memories." Two days ago, it rained heavily, and he thought the plan was ruined, but today the sun shone brightly. And the sunshine after the rain made the sky crystal clear, making it perfect for taking pictures.

While admiring the purple bauhinia blossoms nestled among the white ones, waiting for her to change from her traditional ao dai into a brocade outfit, Kien's cell phone rang. "Strange, why is Hai calling me during class?" Kien thought nervously and pressed the answer button.

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- Really? Then I'm doomed! - After hearing the news from Hai, Kien panicked.

Dressed in her newly changed brocade outfit, Phượng hadn't even had a chance to say a word when Kiên's mournful voice rang out:

- Let's finish the photoshoot another day. I have to return to my unit immediately because of an unexpected assignment.

After saying goodbye to his girlfriend, Kien quickly sped away on his motorbike.

This year, the relevant agency organized a training course on journalistic practices using smart devices for reporters and regular contributors from several media outlets. As a loyal contributor to a newspaper, Lieutenant Kien was favored by the editorial board and given the opportunity to attend the training. Today, the class focused on photojournalism. Confident because he already possessed a considerable amount of knowledge related to this topic, he decided to skip class to take photos for his girlfriend. Kien asked Hai, his younger brother from the same hometown who was working in Hanoi , to sit in the class in his place.

After a while of riding his motorbike, Kien finally arrived at the training class. Hai was waiting for Kien outside the classroom door.

"Your name, the training location—you gave me everything—so how did it still get leaked?" Kien questioned.

- The lecturer asked about the specific area where you needed "practice," so I answered "I missed the card game." The class is on break now, go see the lecturer," Hai urged Kien.

When Kien met the instructor, he finally understood why his "impersonation" had been exposed. During the class, when it came to the topic of students commenting on the composition of a sample photo, Kien's name was called twice without anyone answering, so the instructor asked again: "Is student Kien present?" Hai, lost in thought, suddenly remembered he was "playing" Kien and stammered as he stood up. After the instructor pressed him with questions, Hai still insisted he was Kien. "So, what is Kien's date of birth?" the instructor asked again. Caught off guard, Hai randomly recited his own date of birth. After comparing it to the information on the student list, the instructor made the whole class burst into laughter when he said to Hai: "You don't even remember your own birthday? I demand that you tell the 'real' Kien to come see me immediately."

After Kien honestly admitted his mistake and explained the situation, the instructor didn't lecture him much, but Kien still felt extremely ashamed and just wanted to disappear into the ground. Because of his naive thinking, Kien had done something foolish, violating both discipline and the qualities of a soldier. It was a lesson he would never forget!

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