He must feel a little frustrated! Li Ling thought.
Squad leader, you'll get your comeuppance soon. I'll slowly wear down your arrogance. We'll see what happens in the future.
This scene was also observed by a captain in the distance who was using military binoculars to observe the area.
Once the two men stopped running, the captain put down his binoculars and said, "I need this soldier's information."
This captain was none other than Lao Miao, the company commander of the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company of the 8th Special Regiment.
It can be said that Li Ling's plan has achieved initial success, because he has caught Miao Lian's eye.
...
After a five-kilometer cross-country run, the first platoon of new recruits was brought back, and Li Ling's new recruit career began.
In the afternoon, the new recruits began learning how to organize their personal belongings, which included folding blankets into neat squares and making their beds.
Before joining the army, Li Ling had asked Zhuang's father for tips on folding blankets and had already learned them. He quickly folded his own blankets and even had time to help others, teaching them step by step.
Chen Xiwa walked up to Li Ling and exclaimed, "Xiao Zhuang, how can you run so fast? You've worn out the old soldier!"
While helping the other recruits make their beds, Li Ling replied, "This is nothing. My dad has been taking me running every morning since I was little."
When I was in high school, I would get up early every day and run ten kilometers without fail. Five kilometers today was a piece of cake.
"My goodness, that's amazing! No wonder!" Chen Xiwa gave a thumbs up, her face full of amazement.
During breaks, Chen Xiwa's favorite thing to do was to pull up a small stool and sit next to Li Ling. He would listen quietly as Li Ling talked about literature, without interrupting.
Li Ling liked this honest Shandong boy very much. Since Xiwa stopped going to school after graduating from junior high school, Li Ling tutored him in some high school knowledge, including high school chemistry knowledge required for special forces assessment.
Sometimes Chen Xiwa simply couldn't understand what Li Ling was saying, and even if Li Ling explained it repeatedly, it was useless, and Li Ling was at his wit's end.
Even if he didn't understand, Chen Xiwa listened attentively, enjoying the pleasure of learning new knowledge every day.
Li Ling sighed. There are indeed many things that you can't learn just by wanting to, like Xiwa's chemistry. But everyone has their own destiny, and many things can't be forced.
The others went about their own business. Li Ling and Chen Xiwa formed a small circle, and it was difficult for others to integrate into it.
But Li Ling wasn't the kind of person who was arrogant because of his talent, and he got along very well with his comrades. However, everyone eventually has their own little circle.
The concept of first impressions is quite mysterious. Some people can spend their entire lives together and only become vague acquaintances, while others can become good friends in a very short time.
This is similar to the story of Qiao Feng and Duan Yu in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," who became brothers who would share life and death after a drinking contest at first meeting.
...
The next day, they went to the quartermaster department to collect all the supplies.
In the afternoon, the regiment organized a training mobilization meeting, in which veteran soldiers demonstrated their professional skills to the new recruits in order to increase their enthusiasm for training.
The following week consisted mainly of drill and military posture training, with physical training in the afternoons.
Unsurprisingly, the veterans were extremely ruthless with them; their training volume was often several times that of other classes.
Soon, the weather turned to harsh winter, and snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
On the parade ground, which is the training area for the first platoon of new recruits, the platoon is still conducting military posture training, while the other platoons have finished their training and are being taken back one after another.
However, the new recruits had nothing to say to the veterans, because no matter how long they stood there, the veterans would stand motionless in front of the line.
Suddenly, a new recruit went limp and collapsed. Two veterans immediately carried him away.
The old man casually raised his arm to look at his military watch, and said coldly, "Forty-five minutes. Anyone else who's going to take the blame? If so, step forward."
After the old man finished speaking, he waited a few seconds, and seeing that no one spoke, he continued, "No one? You all think you're tough guys? Wrong! You're all cowards, not even as good as cowards!!"
"Report!" Li Ling called out.
When Chen Xiwa, who was standing next to Li Ling, heard his voice, he trembled all over. He knew that things were going to go wrong!
In her daily interactions with Li Ling, Chen Xiwa noticed a deep-seated pride in him, a kind of unyielding character. At this moment, Lao Pao's words clearly stirred that pride within Li Ling.
The veteran looked at Li Ling and asked expressionlessly, "So you've admitted defeat? Step forward."
Li Ling took a step forward and stood at the front of the formation, shouting, "Reporting, squad leader, I did not identify the bear. I just have a question for you to answer."
"speak."
Li Ling took a breath and said in a deep voice, "Squad leader, if we are bear people, then what are you as the leader of our group of bear people?"
The bear-like class monitor? The worst one?
As soon as Li Ling said this, Chen Xiwa beside him trembled violently, but why did he feel a sense of agreement? Was this a case of saying no but doing the opposite?
The other recruits, who were initially trembling with fear, now all looked like they wanted to laugh but dared not.
As the old man had said, they were an inseparable group; if one person made a mistake, the whole class would be punished. So when Li Ling spoke up, they all knew things were going to get bad.
But when Li Ling said those words, they felt an overwhelming sense of satisfaction, and they all felt that even being punished was worth it just to hear someone say those words.
Chen Xiwa, in particular, couldn't hide his emotions on his face. He bit his lower lip, forcing himself to suppress his laughter. But the smile on his face just wouldn't go away.
The old man ignored Li Ling for the moment, and instead glared at Chen Xiwa, walking up to him with his nose almost touching his face. He clenched his jaw and practically spat out each word:
"Do you think it's funny?"
Chen Xiwa leaned back slightly, her smile faded, and she shook her head repeatedly.