Chapter 14: What An Honest Child, Does Your Conscience Not Hurt?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Under the shouts of Yan Poyue and Xiao Yunjie, someone quickly took the lead to respond.
A recruit hesitantly raised a hand and shouted, "Count me in."
When Xiao Yunjie saw the person who stood up, he immediately clapped and cheered. He smiled and said, "Very good. Brother, you made the right choice. Come, stand here. You're a platoon leader."
"Now, we've got a platoon leader and we're short of three platoon leaders. Who's up?"
"Come on, brothers, be brave and work hard for our dinner. Don't you all want to eat?"
"I'll do it." Another recruit raised his hand and stood up.
"Second Platoon Leader, our second Platoon Leader has been born. There are only two spots left. Hurry up and sign up. The spots are limited. First come, first served. Don't miss it."
"Is there anyone else? Someone…"
"Me."
"Me."
Under Xiao Yunjie's encouragement, the four platoon leaders were soon in place.
Soon, under the leadership of Yan Poyue and Xiao Yunjie, all the new recruits began to line up again.
At this moment, Chen Ran still had a calm expression and remained in the middle of the line. He did not participate in any platoon.
'Now, peace and quiet are the right things to achieve. The reason why Psycho King Li Xiang used 10 laps as an appetizer for everyone is nothing more than to prevent the recruits from completing the mission. He wants to take the opportunity to teach the recruits a lesson and make everyone listen to his commands.
'To put it bluntly, it's a show of strength. If they can't complete it, that's the normal thing. If those recruits can easily complete such a mission, how can those squad leaders and instructors command them?
'What Yan Poyue is doing now is equivalent to slapping the squad leader's face. This mission itself is the squad leader's stage. If he's not undermining him, what is he doing?'
Soon, Yan Poyue began to shout, "Everyone, listen to my orders and start running again."
"Yes."
The group of new recruits who had been brainwashed by Xiao Yunjie seemed to be instantly interested and excited.
"Three, two, one.
"Let's go.
"One, two, one.
"One, two, one."
"…"
Soon, everyone heard Yan Poyue's order and started running.
Seeing this scene, a squad leader beside him said to Zhang Tianyang, "Look, they're really running. They look quite motivated. The two soldiers leading them are not simple. They can actually mobilize those guys' enthusiasm in such a short period of time.
"This kind of organization seems to be from World War II."
How could Zhang Tianyang, who had been undermined, listen? His eyes were filled with anger as he said, "I don't care about World War I or World War II. I originally wanted to teach these recruits a lesson. Now that I've been undermined, how can I do anything?
"No, I'll talk to the company commander."
The truth was just as Chen Ran had guessed. Zhang Tianyang did not care whether Yan Poyue's actions were effective or not. He directly went to the company commander's office.
At this moment, in the company commander's office, company commander Li Xiang and instructor Chen Mintao were talking about the recruits being punished by ten laps.
Chen Mintao looked worried. He looked at Li Xiang and asked, "Sir, these people have just arrived and don't have any foundation. Isn't it a little too much to run ten laps?"
"Too much?"
Li Xiang's face was cold. He looked up at Chen Mintao and said coldly, "What's wrong with rookies running ten laps? Can't rookies suffer?"
"The more new you are, the more you have to train. It's best to break their spirits before joining the army. Those with sharp edges, flatten them. Otherwise, it won't be easy to discipline them in the future."
"Well…"
Chen Mintao looked anxious when he heard that. Just as he was about to say something, he heard footsteps behind him. The next second, the squad leader, Zhang Tianyang, rushed in angrily.
"Reporting." The moment Zhang Tianyang entered the office, he immediately stood at attention and saluted.
Li Xiang looked at Zhang Tianyang and asked with a puzzled expression, "Zhang Tianyang, you're a squad leader. Why aren't you leading your troops? Why did you come back?"
Zhang Tianyang looked aggrieved and said, "Reporting to Company Commander, these recruits are too difficult to lead. It's not that I don't want to lead them, it's just that they're really difficult to lead."
"There are also new recruits that you can't control? What's the matter?" Li Xiang asked curiously.
Zhang Tianyang said, "Those recruits have just run five laps and all of them were already crying, saying that they can't run.
"In the end, Yan Poyue volunteered to be the company commander and vice company commander with Xiao Yunjie. They started to form their own organization…"
Zhang Tianyang briefly explained the situation in the field.
"What… A bunch of new recruits who haven't even joined the army are playing like this? They even dare to call themselves company commanders?" Hearing Zhang Tianyang's report, Li Xiang was slightly stunned, and a ball of anger ignited in his eyes. He didn't expect that someone would really start to undermine him so quickly and even pretend to be him.
"Undermine me? Interesting. Let's see if the guy who undermines me has the ability. Otherwise, I'll break his ribs and use them as a door."
Li Xiang said coldly. Then, he quickly picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of the field.
Troops allow the presence of nitwits, but only if the nitwits are strong enough and play a positive role.
In Li Xiang's eyes, the group of recruits who were running with all their might immediately appeared.
At this moment, the new recruits were led by Yan Poyue and Xiao Yunjie. They shouted commands and dragged their exhausted bodies forward.
As Yan Poyue ran, he turned around and looked at the rest, cheering them on.
"Quick, don't fall behind. Do you see the finish line? Do you smell the food and steamed buns?
"The delicious food is right in front of you. Hold on, hold on. As long as you reach the finish line, the food will be yours…"
At this moment, Xiao Yunjie was still shouting at the side, "Best of luck. Did you see that? Our company commander is running with you personally.
"Cheers for your dinner, brothers…"
It had to be said that under the influence of Yan Poyue and Xiao Yunjie, the new recruits started running, and the team was not as chaotic as before.
Those exhausted recruits looked like hungry wolves that had seen prey in front of them and kept running.
"They even said that the company commander running with them personally? How dare they?"
Li Xiang looked at it for a moment, but the coldness on his face did not diminish at all. Instead, his anger became even more intense. He turned around and said coldly, "After they finish their ten laps, make Chen Ran, Xiao Yunjie, and Yan Poyue stay. The rest of them can go and eat."
"What…" Hearing the company commander's words, Chen Mintao and Zhang Tianyang were stunned.
"Special treatment is indeed common for troubleshooters, but… why Chen Ran also?"
This matter was caused by Yan Poyue and Xiao Yunjie. It had nothing to do with Chen Ran
If there was really something special about Chen Ran, it would be what he had said before. He had to prove his strength to his aunt and then inherit the family business to make him look like a human.
"What an honest child. Is he really targeting me just like that? Does his conscience not hurt?"
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