Chapter 29: A Squad Leader
Recruits dormitory.
Just as Xu Yan and the others left, Zhao Chunlei came back with a bunch of snacks and a big bag of beer.
Zhao Chunlei and Luo Yifei distributed beer to everyone. Xu Yan took the beer, opened it, raised his glass to everyone and said, "Brothers, cheers to our victory over Class 2 today!"
"Cheers!" Luo Yifei, Zhao Chunlei and others also raised their glasses.
Even Yuan Guoqing was the same. Although Xu Yan had cheated him out of several hundred yuan, he did not care too much. His family was in business and he did not need this little money at all. Moreover, because of the influence of his family, he was much more mature and experienced than his peers. Although Xu Yan was a bit shameless, he was smart and loyal. In addition, he had a strong background and definitely had a bright future. He was a friend worth making. This little money could be regarded as a way to get closer to him.
Everyone raised their glasses, but Jiang Danian remained motionless . Seeing this, Xu Yan urged him, "Da Nian, why are you still standing there? Drink up!"
"Drinking is not allowed in the army. If the squad leader finds out..."
"If they find out, the worst that can happen is extra practice. What's there to be afraid of? And even if we don't drink, will the monitor let us off easily?" Xu Yan pouted and answered himself, "No, since the monitor won't let us off easily whether we drink or not, why worry about it? Besides, this time our class three beat class two, which is worth celebrating. Even if the monitor comes, he can't say anything."
Xu Yan started to talk nonsense and frightened Jiang He raised the glass in a daze, but because he drank too quickly, he choked accidentally and couldn't help coughing, which made everyone laugh.
Just as they were drinking and chatting, Zhao Chunlei, who was standing at the door, hurried in and said in a low voice: "Stop drinking, the squad leader is here!"
The group of people suddenly became agitated, busy hiding beer and snacks. Xu Yan hurried to the door and saw that the squad leader Sun Xin was about to arrive, but everyone inside had not hidden their things yet. It was obviously too late. He rolled his eyes and said quickly, "Don't hide it, it's too late. Take it out and drink it openly. I will convince the squad leader!"
As he spoke, Xu Yan rushed to the table, picked up the unopened beer on the table, and headed towards the door again. At this moment, squad leader Sun Xin came to the door.
Xu Yan opened the beer ring with a snap, and approached with a smile on his face, and handed over the beer. "Squad leader, you are back. Come in and sit down. We are waiting for you!"
Sun Xin glanced around and saw everyone eating snacks and drinking beer. His expression suddenly became long and he snorted coldly, "You seem to be living a comfortable life. You even have beer to drink. Don't you know that drinking is not allowed in the army?"
Seeing that Sun Xin was angry, Xu Yan hurriedly said, "Class monitor, don't stand there, come in and sit down. We are drinking today for a special reason. It's because we beat Class 2 and we want to make Class 3 proud."
Sun Xin was about to get angry, but after hearing what Xu Yan said, he paused and asked curiously, "They beat Class 2. What's going on?"
"Sergeant, please sit down first and drink some beer, then we'll talk slowly." Xu Yan took the opportunity to stuff the beer into Sun Xin's hand, clinked his own beer with his, and took a big gulp.
"Don't waste time, just speak!" Sun Xin urged.
"Sergeant, don't be anxious. Drink some beer first and listen to me in detail." Xu Yan said with a drooling face. He was not scared by his appearance at all. Instead, he kept urging him to drink.
Sun Xin couldn't help but be curious, so he took a sip of beer and asked, "What's going on?"
"Squad leader, we've known each other for such a long time, but we've never had a drink together. How about we all toast you?" Xu Yan suggested, and a group of people started to make a fuss. Sun Xin had no choice but to drink another one and looked at Xu Yan inquiringly.
This time Xu Yan did not shirk his responsibility. He told the story again with exaggeration, and said proudly: "Squad leader, Class 2 has always been at odds with Class 3. This time we gave Class 2 a good beating. Isn't it worth celebrating?"
puff!
The beer that Sun Xin hadn't swallowed suddenly spurted out and sprayed all over Xu Yan's face. His eyes went dark and he felt like bleeding.
He had boasted in front of the team leader before, saying that although Xu Yan was a bit lazy, he was still restrained and didn't cause any trouble outside. As a result, less than ten minutes after he said this, Xu Yan beat up the people from Class 2. This made his face hot, as if he had been slapped in the face. He felt ashamed and irritated, and felt embarrassed!
Xu Yan wiped the wine off his face, met Sun Xin's dull eyes, and said, "Squad leader, even if you hear good news, you don't have to be so excited!"
Good news? Excited?
Sun Xin gasped with a sniffle and was almost fainted by Xu Yan's words. He really wanted to pry open his head to see what was inside. What kind of good news was this? Which eye of his saw that he was excited?
He had clearly fought with others and had clearly gotten into trouble, but he spoke in high-sounding terms, saying that he had beaten Class 2 and that he was proud of himself. He should not have listened to his nonsense in the first place, but should have directly dragged him out for training.
"The punishment must be severe!"
Sun Xin made up his mind and was about to ask about the situation and punish Xu Yan when he heard a commotion outside. The monitor of Class 2 and everyone else in the class came rushing in aggressively. Before they even reached the door of Class 3, the monitor's voice came first, "Sanjin, come out!"
Sun Xin glared at Xu Yan fiercely, and shouted back, "What are you yelling about? Are you crying?" He put down the can of beer in his hand and headed for the door. When he reached the door, he turned his head and glanced at the people in the third shift. Seeing that they were still holding beer, he frowned inadvertently and shouted in a low voice, "Put your things away quickly!"
" What do you want to do by bringing so many people here in such a threatening manner?" Sun Xin walked out of the dormitory of Class 3 and stood in front of the monitor of Class 2 and others to buy time for everyone in Class 3.
Protecting one's shortcomings is an old tradition in the army. Although Sun Xin was very angry with Xu Yan, he still came to their defense at the first opportunity. He didn't want outsiders to find out that they were drinking. Xu Yan and his companions made a mistake. This was an internal matter of Class 3, and he would punish them himself.
"You guys in Class Three are so arrogant. Eight of you beat up three people from our class. You must give me an explanation today, otherwise this matter will not end." The second squad leader said angrily.
While the two were confronting each other, Xu Yan and others had already packed up their snacks and beer and walked out of the dormitory.
Sun Xin only knew that Xu Yan had beaten someone, but he didn't know the details. When he saw Xu Yan and the others coming out, his eyes lit up and he said to Xu Yan: "Xu Yan, tell the second squad leader why you had a conflict with their class."
"yes!"
Xu Yan responded, walked to the front of the class, squinted at them, and said arrogantly: "You want to know why I beat you up, right? I, Xu Yan, don't beat around the bush, and I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Our class leader asked me to do it. He has disliked you for a long time and has wanted to deal with you for a long time!"
