Chapter 404: Postnatal Care for Sows
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
At 1 a.m. on the fifth, the remaining members of the Special Forces finally returned via the eleventh route.
As they came back, though exhausted, they still managed to share some information with Wang Ye and others, things they didn’t know because they had moved so quickly.
Among the two groups, the larger one consisted of domestic criminals who had been operating in Dong Guang.
This time, they brought one million RMB in cash and several boxes of newspapers, and they were here to trade with the other group for the fifty kilograms of powder they had brought from overseas.
Due to their intention to deceive, gunshots were fired, which attracted the attention of Yan Zhiming and the others, leading to the subsequent events.
Knowing all this, Wang Ye couldn’t help but feel that he had been too lenient initially.
These guys didn’t deserve to live.
If those fifty kilograms of powder were really brought into the country by them, it would harm so many families.
“Wang Ye!”
The next day, when the entire platoon was attending ideological classes, Jiang Nan suddenly appeared at the door.
After calling Wang Ye out, he didn’t say much and led him downstairs.
A car was already waiting downstairs, and as they descended, Jiang Nan only said one thing to Wang Ye: “Get in the car!” Then, he took the driver’s seat himself.
“Captain, where are we going?”
Wang Ye turned to look at Jiang Nan in the passenger seat and only received an answer after Jiang Nan had hit the gas pedal. “One of the sows on the farm has just given birth. I’m sending you over to take care of it!”
Wang Ye was momentarily speechless, staring at him.
“Heh, you think I’m joking with you?” Jiang Nan looked over at him.
Wang Ye didn’t say a word, maintaining his silent demeanor.
What nonsense was this? He wasn’t a soldier trained in pig farming, and recently, he had only been doing good deeds without any mistakes. In this situation, why should he be responsible for postnatal care for a sow?
Well… if you really wanted to count a “mistake,” it would be the incident the night before when he spoke about thermal imaging in front of the regiment commander and the political commissar.
But that matter had already been dealt with. What more did they want?
Jiang Nan didn’t say anything further and drove seriously.
Soon, they drove out of the camp.
In about ten minutes, a surprising scene unfolded before Wang Ye.
In front of the car, on both sides of the road, were vast fields, and a muddy path through one of the fields led to a house in a mountain hollow up ahead.
Wang Ye knew where this was.
The routes for the Special Forces’ training runs were not fixed, and they mostly took off-road paths, truly experiencing hiking and exploring the terrain. So, although Wang Ye hadn’t been here for long, he had some knowledge of the surrounding areas.
He had been to this place once during a running exercise. This location was essentially the logistical production unit.
Well… in simpler terms, this place was indeed the farm of Division A, where they grew vegetables and raised pigs.
Wang Ye glanced at Jiang Nan, holding back his words. He was curious about why this guy had brought him here.
Jiang Nan didn’t look at Wang Ye, kept his eyes ahead, and stepped on the gas pedal, driving towards the gate of the production unit.
Meanwhile, at the division headquarters’ office building, a lieutenant walked out with a major.
Black Fox.
He had come to Division A today.
Although he didn’t want to come at all, Captain Xue had insisted, forcing him to come and retrieve the lost thermal imaging device.
Despite his inner reluctance, he had ultimately come.
Of course, when he had arrived at the division headquarters earlier, he hadn’t mentioned this matter. Instead, he had discussed the selection of special forces for this year with the division commander and others.
This was the perfect excuse for him to come here today. After their discussion, he said he wanted to visit the reconnaissance soldiers in the subordinate companies to take a closer look at this year’s recruits. He mentioned that he hadn’t been able to get a clear picture of them during the recent training exercises due to unexpected events.
Well… in reality, his true intentions were clear to himself and the division commander’s staff. Now, Wang Ye had been urgently sent to the production unit to take care of a mother pig.
“Take me to the Second Company first. I want to meet Wang Ye!” Outside the division headquarters, Black Fox spoke with a stern and serious face to the staff member leading the way. He might be polite with the division commander and others, but with the staff, he was the superior officer. He had already lost face by coming here today, so there was no need to beat around the bush; he went straight to the point.
“Yes, sir!” The staff member smiled and responded, then got into the car that Black Fox had driven.
Guided all the way, they headed straight for the Second Company.
“He’s not here?” In front of the Second Company, Black Fox’s sour expression, if seen by those special forces soldiers, would surely make their hearts shiver. However, in front of him, there was only the Second Company’s instructor, Rong Dongfeng. He had never considered becoming a special forces soldier, and it wasn’t under his jurisdiction, so he could maintain his smile. “That’s right, sir. Captain Wang took Wang Ye out just now, probably to visit Wang Ye’s comrades. Do you want me to make a phone call?”
Jiang Nan was crafty as well. He deliberately told the instructor this, knowing that if asked to make the call, the phone wouldn’t be answered.
Even if Black Fox had genuinely wanted to find Wang Ye at the hospital, he wouldn’t have been able to, because Wang Ye hadn’t gone to the hospital in the first place.
With a stern face, Black Fox looked at the instructor for a moment and then said, “No need!”
After saying that, he turned and walked away.
In truth, even before he came here today, he knew that this trip wouldn’t go smoothly.
Lao Lu and the others had gone crazy, eager to seize anything valuable they could find. Now that they had gotten their hands on it, it wouldn’t be easy to retrieve it.
His visit to Wang Ye was just a last glimmer of hope. He had intended to recruit Wang Ye into the special forces, bypassing the usual assessment and taking him directly to the special forces unit.
Of course, he wouldn’t bring up the thermal imaging device today. His plan was to take Wang Ye with him and then let the battalion commander negotiate with the Division A commander. Although they might still not recover the thermal imaging device in the end, he could at least say he had tried.
Well… at the same time, he also admitted that Wang Ye’s individual combat skills were truly outstanding, and he genuinely wanted him for that reason.
As for other matters, such as his previous belief that Wang Ye’s mindset wasn’t suitable for the special forces, those were minor issues.
Can’t thoughts be changed as well?
Anyway, he would never admit that he wanted to bring Wang Ye under his command to train him properly. It’s just that the other party is not giving him any chance at all now! They won’t even let him see the person. It’s very frustrating, but all he can do is simmer in his own frustration.
“Go back!” In the car, Black Fox spoke in a low voice to the soldier who was driving.
He wouldn’t go to the hospital; the other side’s attitude was clear. He knew that if he went again, he would just be played with by the other side. So, going back directly was the wisest choice. After all, he had already fulfilled the battalion commander’s request. As for not bringing back the thermal imaging device, there was nothing he could do; he could only admit his failure.
In the production unit, Wang Ye was unaware that Black Fox had come to the Second Company to find him.
Right now, he was standing outside the pigsty with a bucket in his hand.
After wandering around the production unit with Jiang Nan, he was assigned a task. It wasn’t about taking care of piglets, as initially mentioned, but rather about selecting piglets.
He was told that the Second Company was planning to slaughter two pigs today, so as a supplement, he was asked to pick two piglets to take back.
Now, with his arms no match for his legs, Wang Ye could only carry a bucket to feed the pigs and see which two piglets ate well.
He knew nothing about pigs, so his selection was based on which ones seemed to eat better.
“Class Leader Niu, I’ll take this one and this one!” After feeding for a while, Wang Ye turned to a third-class squad leader who had a gentle smile on his face.
“Sure!” Class Leader Niu, who spoke in a rich Sichuan dialect, smiled and responded before stepping into the pigsty.
After some thought, Wang Ye put down the bucket and prepared to follow.
Although he didn’t want to do this work and had been cursing Jiang Nan internally, his curses were directed only at Jiang Nan, not the people in the production unit. Now that they were helping him, he couldn’t just stand by and watch. That’s just how you should act in life.
“Hey, don’t come in, you’re a celebrity in our division. What does it look like for you to enter the pigsty? Just wait outside. After I catch them, someone will bring them to you. You can wait outside!” Class Leader Niu blocked Wang Ye, who was trying to enter the pigsty, with a smile.
Even though they were part of the production unit, they still read newspapers and watched the news. So when Wang Ye introduced himself earlier, they immediately recognized him.
“No problem!” Wang Ye smiled and walked right in.
“When we get back, you can wash my car.” After the car left the production unit again, Jiang Nan in the front seat turned around with a calm expression and said this.
Because in the back of the car, there were not only Wang Ye but also two piglets that kept making noises.
When the production company’s platoon leader mentioned that they would arrange for someone to deliver the pigs later, Wang Ye had proactively said, “No need, our platoon leader said we came here today to select pigs. Once we’ve chosen, we’ll take them ourselves. Our car can handle it!”
With that statement, two piglets ended up in the jeep.
In reality, by now there were several pig droppings in the back of the car!
“Hehe, okay!” Wang Ye replied with a smile.
Let him wash the car?
Later, Wang Ye definitely wouldn’t wash it thoroughly. He might even hide some pig droppings in places that couldn’t be seen. Even if he were ordered to redo the work, he wouldn’t clean it properly. After all, Wang Ye wasn’t afraid of him.
This guy was deliberately giving him a hard time. Just two days ago, he had just achieved success on the battlefield and even in the previous training, when it wasn’t his fault, he had still been embarrassed. But this guy was treating him like this, and Wang Ye had his own pride. He was definitely going to mess up his car and fill it with the smell of pig droppings.
After another fifteen minutes or so, the car returned to the camp and headed straight to the mess hall.
They handed the pigs over to the kitchen staff, and Jiang Nan didn’t drive any further. He told Wang Ye, “Drive the car over and clean it.”
He needed to go ask the platoon leader about the situation earlier.
“Why did you go catch pigs with the platoon leader?” Watching Jiang Nan walk away, the mess hall leader stood beside Wang Ye, smiling and inquiring.
“He must have taken the wrong medicine!” Wang Ye shrugged.
Afterward, he said to the mess hall leader, “I’m heading off. I’ll take the car over to wash it for him!”
He had pig droppings on him, and he intended to rub some onto the driver’s seat.
“Hey, how can I let you wash it for real? I’ll have one of my guys help you!” The mess hall leader caught Wang Ye.
But Wang Ye refused. He was still feeling frustrated, and there was no way he would let someone else clean it for him.
However, while Wang Ye had this intention, reality didn’t give him the opportunity. As the car pulled into the garage and he was about to start washing it, Jiang Nan came back again.
Don’t wash the car right now. Go back, take a shower, and change your clothes!”
This instantly lifted Wang Ye’s spirits.
Of course, he didn’t speak up and obediently followed Jiang Nan’s instructions. He went back, took a cold shower, and changed into clean clothes.
Sure enough, after Wang Ye changed into fresh clothes and arrived at the company commander’s office, Jiang Nan said, “Come with me to see the division commander!”
“Taking you out is the division commander’s order. Well… Black Fox just came looking for trouble with you, so we’re here in our Second Company now.”
As they walked side by side on the way, Jiang Nan suddenly turned to Wang Ye and said this.
Wang Ye paused, looked at him, and then continued walking behind him.
He didn’t say anything, but deep down, Wang Ye wasn’t really surprised. He had already guessed that something must be up. Otherwise, why would Jiang Nan take him to the production unit to hold pigs?
However, this didn’t mean that Wang Ye forgave him now.
“Just don’t talk about nonsense later, okay?” Jiang Nan looked at him again.
“A pack of cigarettes and you have to wash the car yourself!” Wang Ye looked at him and smiled.
Jiang Nan’s face darkened.
He reached into his pocket, pulled out more than half a pack of Yunyan cigarettes, and handed it over. “Here are the cigarettes, take them or leave them. You don’t have to wash the car!”
He was also helpless!
Every time he wanted to have some fun at this guy’s expense, something always backfired on him. It was like that at the hospital the day before yesterday, and now it was happening again. Just after returning, the division commander wanted to see Wang Ye. Needless to say, if he didn’t resolve this with Wang Ye now, Wang Ye would definitely report it to the division commander later. Although it wasn’t a big deal, Wang Ye was a hero with recent achievements, and his reputation was still fresh. If Wang Ye really complained to the division commander, no matter what, the division commander would have to give him some form of punishment. There was no way around it; he had already evolved from being a treasure of the battalion to a treasure of the division. The division commander would definitely spoil him.
It was frustrating!