Chapter 5: Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest
finally.
Zhuang Yan compromised and joined the push-ups.
If it was just to punish himself, Zhuang Yan could make a fuss, fight back, or even ignore it.
However, Zhuang Yan could not accept seeing others being punished because of him, and his conscience would be condemned.
Looking at Zhuang Yan who had temporarily surrendered, Zheng Sanpao didn't say anything else. Jiang Shui had already made his meaning clear. Since Zhuang Yan had compromised, it meant that this kid could still be saved.
…
The half-day training in the morning was already very exhausting for the recruits, and Zhuang Yan even lay down on the bed directly after entering the dormitory.
Seeing this, the breathless Chen Xiwa was afraid of being punished again, so she hurried forward to dissuade him, "Hey, Xiaozhuang, get up. You get up first. The squad leader will be here soon~"
The other recruits also looked at Zhuang Yan with unfriendly eyes. After all, you are a troublemaker and you have caused us to suffer as well. Is it okay to continue like this?
"I can't get up~" Zhuang Yan resisted weakly: "Even if you force me with a gun now, I can't get up!"
Jiang Shui was the last one to enter the room. When he saw Zhuang Yan's appearance, he frowned. His mind recalled the scene when the original owner was isolated in the recruit company when he first joined the army. If it weren't for the squad leader Wu Liuyi's strong hand, their squad would have fallen apart long ago.
Jiang Shui, who didn't want to repeat the same mistake, finally decided to intervene. After all, he also wanted to live a more life. Training was one thing, and punishment training was another. Who could bear it in the long run?
"Do you still want us to be punished?" Jiang Shui said as he stretched his legs in the open space in the house.
Hearing Jiang Shui's words, Zhuang Yan sat up on the bed, but did not get out of bed: "Anyway, I can't do anything about it. And Jiang Shui, do you think our squad leader is a pervert? Look at other squad leaders, how good they are to their brothers? But this one, he wants to torture us to death!"
Zhuang Yan became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice became louder and louder.
"He wants us to adapt to military life faster. Survival of the fittest. If we want to go far in the army, these are what we need to go through!" Jiang Shui said lightly.
"Bah! I think he just wants to satisfy his abnormal psychology. He doesn't know how to proceed step by step? He just starts practicing hard?" Zhuang Yan disagreed.
"This is the squad leader's way of leading soldiers. He can make us mature quickly from the mind to the body and become a qualified soldier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army!"
Jiang Shui shook his head and said, "Who told us to be in the same class?"
"Class one?"
When the recruits heard this, they fell into deep thought.
Zhuang Yan’s expression was also stunned.
Zheng Sanpao outside the window was very satisfied when he heard this. After all, he understood.
Hearing that the room had become quiet, Zheng Sanpao knew it was his turn to take the stage, so he slowly walked into the dormitory.
"Stand up~"
Jiang Shui and others stood up quickly. Zhuang Yan also jumped off the bed and stood up quickly, looking at Zheng Sanpao with a strange expression.
Needless to say, because of Zhuang Yan, everyone was once again punished with a five-kilometer distance.
Zhuang Yan's face drooped and looked extremely ugly.
Some new recruits wanted to complain, but when they saw Zhuang Yan's expression, they just patted him on the shoulder and walked away from the dormitory with a depressed look.
"I am willing to take the punishment myself. There are nine people in the class, each of them has to run five kilometers, and I will run forty-five kilometers by myself!"
Zhuang Yan felt very uncomfortable because his comrades in the class were also punished, so he stood up and took responsibility for his own mistakes. He really didn't want to implicate others.
After a heated argument between Zheng Sanpao and Zhuang Yan, Zheng Sanpao agreed to let Zhuang Yan run the 45 kilometers.
Zhuang Yan turned and ran.
"Disband!"
After saying this, Zheng Sanpao turned and left, leaving the current situation to the recruits. However, he did not leave completely. Instead, he hid in the dark and watched quietly what would happen next. He believed that Jiang Shui could handle the current situation.
This time, Chen Xiwa and other recruits did not follow immediately, but instead turned their attention to Jiang Shui.
Jiang Shui used his experience and has now become the "leader" among the recruits!
Jiang Shui understood what they meant, because they were very conflicted now, wanting to run away but also not wanting to run away.
The reason for running away was naturally because Zhuang Yan ran away. They felt it was , after all, they were in the same class.
The reason why they don't want to run is very simple. After half a day of training, their bodies are already very tired. If they continue running, their bodies will not be able to bear it.
Jiang Shui glanced at Chen Xiwa and the others and asked softly, "Are you tired?"
"Tired!" x7.
"Are you hungry?"
"Hungry!" x7.
"Then let's wait for dinner~"
Jiang Shui turned and walked towards the dormitory.
“…”
Jiang Shui's attitude not only confused the recruits, but also stunned Zheng Sanpao who was watching in secret, because in their minds, at this time, Jiang Shui would definitely take them to chase Zhuang Yan instead of turning around and leaving.
"What are you still standing there for?"
After walking a few steps, Jiang Shui heard no movement, turned around and found Chen Xiwa and others looking at him blankly.
"Xiao Zhuang he..." Chen Xiwa hesitated to speak.
"You regard him as a comrade-in-arms, but does he regard you as his comrades-in-arms?" Jiang Shui walked back again and asked a sharp question.
"This..." Everyone hesitated.
"I have made it clear to him before, but he still insists on doing what he wants. If he regards us as comrades, he won't go against the squad leader anymore!" Jiang Shui began to counsel Chen Xiwa and others, and according to his own ideas, he wanted to solve Zhuang Yan's current mental problem as soon as possible.
"But Xiaozhuang is running for us~" Chen Xiwa was still a little worried.
"This premise is based on the fact that he violated discipline!" Jiang Shui guided slowly.
"Let's go. Why bother with him~" A new recruit nearby gritted his teeth and pulled the others into the house.
Chen Xiwa no longer insisted, but there was still some worry in her expression.
Watching Jiang Shui and others enter the dormitory, Zheng Sanpao came out from the dark, frowned, slowly walked outside the dormitory, and listened to the wall again.
"I'm telling you , this brat Zhuang Yan needs to be punished..."
The sound of the river came from the house, and Zheng Sanpao's expression gradually relaxed. When he got to the back, he curled the corners of his mouth, turned around and left with brisk steps.
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On the mountain road.
Zhuang Yan was running, sweating profusely, with a hint of confusion on his face.
No, didn’t we agree to be punished together?
I said I will take responsibility for it myself, but you can't take it seriously!
Is it okay for me to run 45 kilometers by myself?
This is longer than a marathon.
Zhuang Yan was filled with bitterness and despair, feeling that his future was dark.
The more I think about it, the more wronged I feel. I am your comrade-in-arms. Do you really not care about me?
“Ah~~~”
A long, bitter howl spread through the mountains and forests.
