“Holy crap!”
This “holy crap” was practically shouted from the hearts of all the new recruits.
As soon as the onion came out, Su Yan felt like dying; these platoon leaders had so many damn tricks up their sleeves.
Yang Guang walked up to Su Yan, peeling the onion as he spoke, “Yesterday, an old soldier from the cookhouse told me that onions have no heart.”
“I don’t believe him, Su Yan, open your eyes wide and help me see if it really has no heart.”
After speaking, he even brought the onion a little closer to Su Yan’s eyes.
In an instant, a pungent, irritating smell spread before his eyes.
The Third Platoon’s buddies immediately put on their best shocked expressions, their eyes wide as copper bells.
This move from the platoon leader was truly ruthless!
At this moment, they all mourned for Su Yan for three minutes!
This wasn’t all; Yang Guang again pulled out two toothpicks, smiled at Su Yan, and then instantly gripped the toothpicks with two fingers, continuously poking them into the onion with force.
The onion’s juice sprayed out continuously, flying mercilessly towards Su Yan’s eyes.
Yang Guang’s hand speed was incredibly fast; he definitely couldn’t have trained it without being single for 20 years!
Su Yan could only blink his eyes repeatedly, tears streaming down from the soreness, his eyes burning with pain, his features twisted together.
He had never expected Yang Guang to use this trick; his brows furrowed, and stimulated by the onion, his body involuntarily leaned backward.
“Who told you to lean back? Add another 10 minutes!”
“Platoon Leader!” Su Yan said, his face full of grievance, “You were poking the onion at my eyes, so…”
“What’s wrong with poking an onion?” Yang Guang interrupted coldly, “On the battlefield, let alone an enemy peeling an onion next to you.”
“Even if he’s defecating and urinating on your head, you’re not allowed to move!”
“Just because you move, it sets off a chain reaction that not only ruins yourself but also implicates the entire team!”
Yang Guang’s words were insightful and well-reasoned.
At this moment, Su Yan was powerless to refute!
This platoon leader was even more cunning and sly than the new recruit platoon leader from his previous life.
He worried that if Yang Guang used an onion this time, next time he would switch to dried chili peppers.
As time passed, an hour went by…
If an hour were used for scrolling on a phone or sleeping, it would pass in the blink of an eye.
But if it were used for standing at attention, it felt like a century!
Seemingly the same length of time, but the feeling was vastly different!
Yang Guang raised his watch to look at it, then snorted coldly, “10 minutes rest!”
Clatter!
As soon as the words fell, every soldier seemed to have inhaled oxygen into their lungs, and their entire bodies came alive.
Their limbs felt as if they had been severely hacked several times, completely falling apart!
Xiao Heizi leaned next to Su Yan, jokingly asking, “Lao Yan, what does an onion taste like?”
Su Yan frowned, looked at him, and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
“You haven’t eaten it?”
Li Dazui scratched his head, smiling foolishly, “Never.”
Su Yan slapped him on the shoulder, saying in a deep voice, “Promise me, don’t eat onions in the future, and especially don’t cut them!”
“Uh… why?” Li Dazui asked in surprise.
Su Yan sighed helplessly, “Just listen to me! This is advice!”
Li Dazui nodded in confusion; although he didn’t know why, seeing Su Yan’s expression just now, it must have been extremely uncomfortable.
He swore that if he ever got the chance, he would definitely cut an onion once to experience that feeling of discomfort to the point of exhilaration!
People always like to do things they haven’t done before!
Not far away!
A pair of eyes, through the binoculars, stared unblinkingly at Su Yan.
“What are you looking at? So engrossed?”
Instructor Wang Zhenghong walked over, looking at Gao Qiang and asking with a smile.
Gao Qiang put down the binoculars, raised his chin at him, “That soldier, Su Yan, do you see him?”
Wang Zhenghong looked in the direction he indicated, raising an eyebrow, “I know that soldier. On his first day of reporting, he broke into a fire to save someone.”
“He almost died on the operating table; he’s a good prospect.”
“When I saw that news at the time, I was very shocked!”
“This kid comes from a wealthy family, and on his first day in the army, he dared to break into a fire to save someone—it’s incredible!”
“When we first enlisted, weren’t we all good kids from home, crying with snot running down our faces as we boarded the green train?”
“Without the training of steel, how could he have such an iron will?”
Gao Qiang sighed deeply and nodded, “You’re right!”
“At the time, I even thought this guy got in through the back door, and I even talked to the regimental commander about sending him back.”
“I didn’t expect him to give me such a big surprise right from the start.”
“Later, I discovered that his sister was also in the army, but her concealment was extremely high; I couldn’t find any information about her.”
Wang Zhenghong slapped him on the shoulder, “Lao Gao, you’re not interested in his sister, are you?”
“Go away, go away!” Gao Qiang glared at him, snorting coldly, “Don’t mess with matchmaking.”
“I’m just curious about his sister’s identity; even I don’t have permission to view her information.”
“If this kid hadn’t put out the fire as soon as he arrived, I might have really tried everything to get rid of him.”
Wang Zhenghong said exasperatedly, “I say, Lao Gao, you really need to change your old-fashioned thinking. You want to drive people away without even meeting them.”
“Back then, you had yellow hair, looked like a punk, and wanted to pursue the general’s daughter…”
“Alright, alright.” Gao Qiang interrupted with a cold face, “How long ago was that? Still bringing it up again and again! Is there no end to it?”
With that, he turned around and walked away angrily.
“Hey!” Wang Zhenghong quickly chased after him, “Lao Gao, don’t be angry, be careful your hemorrhoids act up again. I was just making a metaphor, you understand metaphor, right?”
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Afternoon!
Regimental Headquarters Office!
Knock knock knock~
“Enter!”
Gao Qiang strode in, saluting Fan Zhongde, “Good day, Regimental Commander!”
Hearing the sound, Fan Zhongde’s gaze shifted from the newspaper, and he raised his chin at him, “Sit down!”
“Yes, sir!”
Gao Qiang sat directly opposite him!
Fan Zhongde looked down at the newspaper, saying in a deep voice, “How is your new recruit doing?”
Gao Qiang straightened his back and said, “Reporting, Regimental Commander, he’s doing pretty well so far!”
“What do you mean, ‘pretty well’?” Fan Zhongde glared at him, snorting coldly, “Be more specific!”
“Yes, sir!”
Gao Qiang elaborated, “Regimental Commander, they were standing at attention just now.”
“I observed for a while and found that Su Yan not only had standard posture but also strong endurance, which completely exceeded my expectations.”
“Oh?” Fan Zhongde put down the newspaper, curled his lips, and muttered to himself, “This kid really has some skills!”
He raised his eyes, looking meaningfully at Gao Qiang, “Are you satisfied with this soldier now?”
Gao Qiang pondered for a moment, then nodded, “He’s alright!”
“Alright?” Fan Zhongde scoffed coldly, saying indifferently, “If you only think he’s ‘alright,’ I’ll transfer him to another company!”
“No, no!” Gao Qiang immediately put on a fawning smile, “Regimental Commander, since this soldier has come to our Seventh Company, he is a member of our company.”
“No matter what he was like before joining the army, I will train him into a tough iron man.”
“Besides, we both have similar experiences, so wouldn’t it be easier for us to teach him?”
Fan Zhongde grunted, “Who was it last time who came knocking aggressively, saying they wanted to send this soldier back?”
“You changed your mind so quickly; if you ask me, your face is more fickle than a woman’s!”
Gao Qiang laughed awkwardly, “Regimental Commander, I just didn’t understand the specific situation at the time.”
“It was my fault for being blind and almost hindering a good soldier.”
“Alright!” Fan Zhongde waved his hand, snorting coldly, “Tell his platoon leader that his body has just recovered.”
“Training should be done within his limits; don’t try to rush things, proceed step by step!”
“Yes, sir!”
Fan Zhongde waved his hand, “Go get busy!”
“Yes, sir!”
Gao Qiang pulled out the chair and stood up, saluted him, and turned to walk out!
A few minutes later, a major suddenly appeared at the doorway, knocking a few times.
Knock knock knock~
Fan Zhongde suddenly looked up, slightly stunned, and said with a stern face, “You… why are you here?”
The major walked up to him, smiled slightly, “Lao Fan, don’t be so nervous, I’m here to ask you about someone…”