Li Ling put his feet on the bed and his arms on the ground, doing push-ups. This was the fifth day of his solitary confinement, and the inspectors were gradually getting to know Li Ling.
The military police officer on duty looked at Li Ling through the iron bars with a puzzled expression and said, "Hey, I'm saying, aren't you tired of doing two thousand push-ups every day?"
As Li Ling worked, he said, "I'm used to it. I feel uncomfortable if I don't do it. Actually, I'd rather run ten kilometers, but the conditions don't allow it."
The military policeman chuckled and continued, "You're giving up your military service, so what are you doing here?"
Li Ling looked up at him and said, "Who said I'm not joining the army? Or have you heard some news?"
The military policeman laughed and said, "No, but you're the first person in our regiment to dare to beat a squad leader. I just don't understand you. Why did you give up a good university education and come to our field army?"
Li Ling continued doing push-ups one after another, and said with a smile, "I can still go to university, but if I miss the opportunity to join the army, I'm afraid I'll regret it for the rest of my life."
“My girlfriend is in our military region. I joined the army for her. After I arrived, I realized that joining the army was the right decision. Where else can you experience this kind of camaraderie forged in the crucible of war?”
"Uh... hello, company commander." The military police officer was about to speak when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He turned around, quickly raised his hand to salute and greet him.
Miao Lian returned the salute to the military police officer, who then stood aside. Miao Lian walked to the window, looked at Li Ling inside, nodded in satisfaction, and called out, "That soldier."
Li Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately knew the identity of the person who came. He stood up, faced the iron bars, and stood at attention without saying a word.
Miao Lian smiled and said, "You're pretty good!"
"Thank you for the compliment, sir," Li Ling replied calmly.
Miao Lian chuckled and said, "You actually beat our Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company's oldest squad leader to a pulp? Let's see if you have three heads and six arms!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ling hurriedly said, "Reporting to the commander, I didn't do it on purpose... no, I did hit him on purpose because he bullies people. He doesn't treat us like brothers at all. I feel that he has the style of an old warlord."
"There are many ways to motivate new recruits to increase their enthusiasm for training and actively participate in training, but beatings and corporal punishment are the least desirable."
“When my grandfather was in the army, he never beat or physically punished new recruits. On the contrary, he treated them like his own brothers.”
"But he would use other methods to get the new recruits to increase their training volume, just so they wouldn't embarrass him and could prove him right."
Isn't this method more effective than beatings and corporal punishment? It also earns the new recruits' respect and affection—a win-win situation! What do you say, sir?"
After hearing Li Ling's words, Miao Lian's smile disappeared, and he nodded thoughtfully, "What you said makes sense. Tell me about it when you have the chance."
"Hey, by the way! You've just joined the army, where did you get this kind of logic from?"
Li Ling said, "I just thought about it a bit more. Besides, my grandfather and father were both military men, and I've heard them talk about this kind of thing."
Li Ling paused, then smiled wryly, "Hey, never mind! I'm practically no longer a soldier."
Miao Lian was taken aback and asked, "Who said that?"
Li Ling shrugged and said, "I'm the first recruit in the whole regiment to become a squad leader. Do you still want me?"
Miao Lian smiled dismissively and said, "You overestimate yourself. You're the second. The first? Me! Tell me the truth, do you really want to join the army?"
Li Ling answered loudly without hesitation: "Of course I want to. My goal is to become a special forces soldier. Whatever I do, I want to do it to the best of my ability."
Although I initially joined the army for my girlfriend, now that I've joined, I want to be the best, the strongest soldier.
"Hahahaha..." Miao Lian's eyes gleamed upon hearing Li Ling's words, and he was overjoyed. He pointed at Li Ling and laughed loudly, "Good, I'll be watching. I hope you're not just all talk, otherwise, no one will respect you."
After Miao Lian finished speaking, he turned and left. Li Ling leaned close to the iron bars on the window and whispered to the military police officer outside, "Hey, squad leader, which company commander is this?"
Seeing that Miao Lian had already turned the corner, the military police officer tilted his head slightly and replied softly, "This is our regiment's elite company, the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company Commander."
"Kid, now that Miao Lian has taken a liking to you, you've got a bright future ahead of you! Don't even mention beating up the squad leader, even if you beat up the platoon leader, Miao Lian will still protect you."
"Oh, I see! I'm relieved then, thank you, class monitor."
"Don't mention it."
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The day Li Ling was released from the confinement cell was the day before the new recruits were to be assigned to their units. There was no training that day; instead, the new recruits were assessed on what they had learned during the past three months of training.
Li Ling missed the assessment, but given his usual demeanor, he didn't need to take it at all; all the officers knew that.
Of course, none of the officers wanted Li Ling as a soldier!
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Chapter 35 We'll be Miao Lian's clerk
The next day, on the parade ground outside the recruit training camp, the recruit company commander held a roster in his hand and announced the company each recruit would be assigned to.
"Liu Tong".
"arrive."
"First Battalion, Second Company".
"yes."
"Cai Xiaoming".
"arrive."
"First Battalion, Third Company".
"yes."