Chapter 0057: The 7th Company, the Steel 7th Company!
Chapter 0057: The 7th Company, the Steel 7th Company!
After Zheng Yingqi said so much that night, he noticed that Xu Sanduo had changed a lot. This change was something Zheng Yingqi was willing and happy to see. Although the people in the class still didn't accept Xu Sanduo and still complained about him being a burden, their attitude had improved a lot.
However, something soon shattered those days.
Shi Jin accidentally discovered that Xu Sanduo's blanket was damp, and when he opened it, Shi Jin's face turned green.
The unfolded quilt was displayed on the bed, its moldy back seeming like a mockery.
Xu Sanduo stood helplessly to the side, his head hanging down as if trying to avoid reality.
"I knew your room was better organized than the veterans', but I never expected you to do it like this! Tell me honestly, how much water did you spill?" Shi Jin angrily questioned, both angry and heartbroken. With such intense training, and still covered in a wet blanket every day, this guy was risking his life!
Xu Sanduo stammered, "One cup," but pointed to the large tea mug on the cabinet.
"How did you sleep at night?" Wu Liuyi wanted to slap Xu Sanduo. He finally understood the mentality of that unlucky squad leader of the Third Company.
"I'll... I'll just sleep like this," Xu Sanduo said as calmly as possible.
Zheng Yingqi, standing to the side, was speechless. How come he hadn't noticed this sooner? While Shi Jin was scolding Xu Sanduo, he went over and touched Xu Sanduo's blanket, feeling both touched and angry.
At this moment, Wu Liuyi shouted, "You're a soldier of the Steel Seventh Company! Are you going to disregard everything else just for the sake of excellent housekeeping? The Steel Seventh Company needs more than just excellent housekeeping!" After saying that, he angrily turned around and left.
"Come on, let's go wash the car!" Shi Jin's eyes were a little moist. He dragged Xu Sanduo along, wanting to talk while washing the car. Zheng Yingqi got anxious—in the story, Xu Sanduo almost crippled Shi Jin with a single blow, and he didn't want the tragedy to repeat itself, so he hurriedly followed.
That scene, of course, didn't happen at this time. Shi Jin dragged Xu Sanduo around cleaning and tidying up 207, and said many heartfelt things to Xu Sanduo. Zheng Yingqi stood speechlessly to the side, just watching the two of them talking.
What a waste of effort!
Zheng Yingqi was speechless and questioned the heavens.
They agreed not to treat him specially, but when Shi Jin saw Xu Sanduo's efforts, he completely forgot his instructions and acted like a kind older brother. Zheng Yingqi was worried. He had managed to get Xu Sanduo to stick to him less lately, and he thought he was about to correct the guy's behavior. He never expected that the squad leader would pull this trick!
Damn it, do severe cases require strong medicine?
Zheng Yingqi remembered those words and slowly made up his mind.
In the days that followed, Xu Sanduo seemed to have found a new source of comfort. After getting used to Zheng Yingqi's indifference, he became more and more attached to his squad leader, and the people in the squad gradually began to treat Xu Sanduo as if he were invisible.
Shi Jin was helpless about this situation. Several times he wanted to say something to Zheng Yingqi, but before he could speak, Zheng Yingqi would shut him up with his roundabout way of speaking. In the end, he could only give up the idea of trying to persuade Zheng Yingqi. At the same time, he was even more worried about Xu Sanduo's current state.
A camouflage exercise is about to begin, and the entire 702 unit has been busy for a full week in preparation.
In Gao Cheng's words:
"We're a reconnaissance company. If we get caught by the enemy while we're in disguise, what face do we have to call ourselves a reconnaissance company?"
Yes, the Seventh Company is a reconnaissance company. If their camouflage is not up to par, what face do they have to be a reconnaissance company?
During this period, only Zheng Yingqi was absent-minded, and even made several basic mistakes during training.
Because he was struggling with one thing—whether or not to stop Xu Sanduo's terrible behavior.
He remembered very clearly that during the camouflage exercise, Xu Sanduo took two eggs, wanting his beloved squad leader to eat them. However, the eggs became a heat source, and the entire Seventh Company's week-long effort was wasted. This made Gao Cheng shout for the first time in anger:
"Shoot him!"
This incident was a huge blow to Xu Sanduo, but Zheng Yingqi also felt that it was one of the triggers for Xu Sanduo's rebirth.
So he was torn about whether or not to stop it.
Until the day the exercise began, Zheng Yingqi had not made up his mind. On one hand, there was the honor of the entire Steel Seventh Company, and on the other hand, there was Xu Sanduo's crucial rebirth event—he almost developed depression.
The exercise area is a hill that blends into the surrounding environment; only upon close inspection can one discover a dark cannon muzzle beneath the grass.
This is the bunker for the tanks and personnel of the Steel Seventh Company.
Shi Jin was leading the third squad in the final reinforcement work, while Xu Sanduo kept moving closer to Shi Jin.
Wu Liu couldn't stand it anymore and scolded, "If you really want to perform, stop wasting time here! The countdown has begun, do you understand?"
Xu Sanduo said "Oh" and walked away with his head down. Wu Liuyi said to Zheng Yingqi, who was busy beside him, "What's wrong with this kid? Why is he sticking to the squad leader now?" The implication was that you must have offended him, otherwise he wouldn't be sticking to you anymore.
Zheng Yingqi smiled wryly: "I wanted to change this kid, but I probably went too far. He thought I was avoiding him, so he stopped sticking to me."
Before Wu Liuyi could speak, Xu Sanduo came running back excitedly, shouting to Shi Jin, "Squad leader, breakfast is here! Come and eat!"
Wu Liuyi was nearly annoyed: "What's he yelling about? Doesn't he know this is a sham exercise?"
Zheng Yingqi smiled wryly: "If you're treated like you're invisible, shouldn't you make some noise to get people's attention? Alright, go get something to eat."
"Go eat! Come back after you've eaten!" Shi Jin ordered, but he stayed in the pit to continue cleaning up.
Instructor Hong Xingguo arrived with the mess cart, and the soldiers rushed over to eat breakfast by the cart. Xu Sanduo then realized that Shi Jin was missing, so he got up to look for him. He saw Shi Jin tidying up at the camouflage area, so he quietly slipped two hot eggs into his pocket.
Zheng Yingqi, who was prepared, witnessed this scene.
To stop or not to stop?
Zheng Yingqi hesitated, then stopped him. If the sham exercise went smoothly, this kid would act like nothing happened and continue living like this. Maybe in a little over a month, the company commander would drag him out of the third squad and make him a service soldier.
So, will there be another Xu Sanduo, the king of soldiers, in the future?
Shouldn't we stop it?
If we don't stop them, it will ruin the honor of the Seventh Company!
Just as they were hesitating, the communications soldier ran up to Hong Xingguo with a radio on his back. After whispering a few words, Hong Xingguo's expression changed immediately, and he shouted the order: "Evacuate immediately! The reconnaissance helicopter has come out ahead of schedule! It's a deliberate surprise attack!"
The row of people eating on the hillside immediately erupted in chaos.
"Unarmed vehicles, move out of the exercise area immediately! Especially the kitchen truck, its heat source is too great!" Hong Xingguo issued the order methodically.
Shi Jin also ran over: "Take all the leftovers with you in the car! Don't let our potential enemies notice anything!"
The soldiers obeyed unconditionally, and without saying a word, they put back the half-eaten steamed bun in their hands.
Zheng Yingqi looked at Xu Sanduo and saw that Xu Sanduo had a smug smile on his face. He put down the steamed bun and ran away with the others.
This is the last chance!
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