Special Forces: I Can See the Experience Bar

Chapter 304 Reconciliation
A few limbs and corpses are nothing. Xiao Fei is a top student who graduated from the Army Medical College. She had dissected many cadavers herself during her studies.

It's just a corpse, it's not like she's never seen one before.

Having finally mustered the courage to reach Changning's side, Xiaofei was stunned by the scene before her.

She had prepared herself mentally, but when she actually saw the corpse in the pit, she couldn't resist the physical reaction; nausea rose straight to her throat.

"Ugh...

Before she could even finish greeting him, Xiao Fei vomited right in front of Chang Ning.

Oh no, oh no, I've lost face in front of Chang Ning!

Xiao Fei is extremely anxious. She is afraid that her disheveled appearance while vomiting will affect Chang Ning's impression of her.

She and that Dr. Tong are evenly matched now. If this matter causes Chang Ning's heart to tip in Dr. Tong's favor, she doesn't know what to do.

No! I need to find a way to salvage this situation quickly.

Chang Ning, who was shoveling lime into the pit, had no idea about Xiao Fei's complicated thoughts. Seeing that Xiao Fei's face was pale, he casually picked up an unopened bottle of water from beside his feet and handed it to her.

Xiao Fei is in a very bad state right now, and Chang Ning understands this very well.

The scene inside the pit is extremely shocking to ordinary people. If they were to see it without warning, they could fall seriously ill or at least experience a physiological reaction that causes vomiting.

Xiao Fei did a pretty good job; at least she didn't faint from fright or lose control of her bladder.

"What are you doing here? This isn't a place for you," Chang Ning said before Xiao Fei could even try to salvage her image.

His intention was to get Xiaofei to leave, but his tone wasn't very gentle.

It sounds like they're trying to drive Xiaofei away.

What does this mean? Is he trying to get rid of me?
"Don't get me wrong, I'm just worried that you won't be able to adapt to life here."

Seeing that Xiao Fei's expression had changed from sunny to cloudy like the weather, Chang Ning realized that she might have misunderstood what he had just said, so he quickly explained.

Since the person had come to visit out of kindness, Chang Ning felt it was better not to let Xiao Fei go back in a bad mood.

Hearing that Chang Ning cared about her, Xiao Fei felt overjoyed and a smile bloomed on her face.

In any other setting, she would appear normal, but here she is in a burial pit.

Standing by the burial pit and laughing—anyone would find that strange.

Chang Ning didn't have time to think about these things; he needed to hurry up and shovel lime into the pit.

He could smell the stench of the corpse even though it had only delayed him for a short while, but he couldn't just say to the girl, "I'm keeping you from burying the body."

That would be too hurtful; Chang Ning's emotional intelligence isn't that low.

Seeing Xiaofei suddenly smile again, Chang Ning sighed inwardly: Women's minds are truly hard to fathom. One moment sunny, the next cloudy; then sunny again—it's all so unpredictable.

However, Chang Ning didn't have time to study the girl's feelings for the time being; he wanted to take advantage of Xiao Fei's good mood to persuade her to go back.

She's here and I have to spend time chatting with her, so I can't concentrate on my work at all.

Besides, what kind of image would it have to look like for a woman to stand by a burial pit laughing and joking?
You know, the high school team is here this time. If he sees this, he'll definitely get a scolding, and he'll drag himself into it too.

Xiaofei: "No..."

She meant to say it's okay, right? She definitely meant to say it's okay.

If Xiaofei were to say those words aloud, how could he possibly persuade the person to go back?

“Look, this place is full of corpses. My comrades are carrying them back and forth. I need to cover the corpses in the pit with lime and soil before they carry them back.”

I heard that corpses produce a substance that is very unfriendly to women's skin.

You don't want to go back smelling faintly of a corpse and have terrible skin, do you?

The first part of this sentence was Chang Ning's subtle way of saying that he didn't have time to chat with her.

The latter part, starting from the girl's love of beauty, gives Xiaofei a reason and a way out to go back.

From any perspective, Xiaofei had no reason to stay any longer, and what was there to stay by the burial pit?

Chang Ning couldn't understand it. Was he just curious about the difference between the corpses from the battlefield and the cadavers at school?
Xiao Fei had originally planned to stay with Chang Ning even if it meant overcoming her urge to vomit, but after hearing Chang Ning's two sentences, Xiao Fei fell silent.

Chang Ning's words implied something, and she understood that she was indeed disturbing other people's work.

It would be a loss for Tong Youyou if I lost points in Changning because of this.

So Xiaofei decided to follow Changning's advice and return to the sanitation team, definitely not because of the stench of the corpse or her deteriorating skin.

"Okay, then I'll be going now, I won't bother you anymore," Xiao Fei said to Chang Ning.

Even if they were disturbed, they couldn't admit it. So Chang Ning and Xiao Fei exchanged glances, with gentle smiles on their faces: "How can you say that you disturbed me? It's me who disappointed you."

"No, no, how could that be?"

Xiao Fei's heart was already filled with Chang Ning's gentle eyes and face, and her thoughts were almost at a standstill.

She couldn't handle it!

After glancing at Xiao Fei's disheveled figure, Chang Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Putting aside Xiao Fei's powerful background, just considering the fact that she came all the way to see him, Chang Ning had to subtly persuade her to leave without hurting her feelings.

The verbal and psychological battles with Xiaofei were more exhausting than an unequal fight like last night's.

He would rather shovel an extra spadeful of soil to bury the corpse than engage in a battle of wits with Xiao Fei. Women's minds are too complicated, which makes Chang Ning very tired.

"Yo yo~"
What's going on? Why are you leaving? Did you make that girl angry?

Ostrich and the medic carried a body with its head blown off; the jungle camouflage on its body was stained with blood in patches of dark and light.

They actually arrived ten minutes earlier, but seeing Xiaofei and Changning chatting, they didn't go up to be a third wheel.

After everyone left, they carried the body forward and teased Chang Ning.

"What made me angry? Am I that kind of person?"
"How could a real man, a grown man, do something like bullying a woman?"

Chang Ning shoveled another shovelful of lime and scattered it into the pit before leaning on the shovel to respond to the ostrich's teasing.

"Hey, you're just bragging, aren't you? Look at you, you've completely lost all sense of shame."

The ostrich looked as if it was disgusted by Chang Ning and made a vomiting motion.

Chang Ning was not ashamed of the ostrich's satire, but rather proud of it, because he had achieved his goal: to disgust the ostrich.

It's his own fault for making fun of me earlier.

"I apologize for what I said yesterday."

Chang Ning didn't want to ruin his relationship with the ostrich, so he apologized. Even if the ostrich was genuinely acting on impulse, he shouldn't have said those hurtful things that embarrassed the ostrich in front of everyone.

In fact, Chang Ning could have found an opportunity to communicate with the ostrich privately if it had made a mistake, pointing out that the ostrich's self-esteem had not been taken into account.

"Hey, it's all a small matter."

What is our relationship? We are brothers who will live and die together!
"Hey buddy, it's all in the past now, why would I hold a grudge against you?"

After hearing this, the ostrich laughed and patted Chang Ning on the shoulder to show that he wasn't that petty.

"That's good. I was worried you might have some reservations."

Seeing that the ostrich didn't seem to care, Chang Ning was relieved.

Just like the ostrich said, they are brothers who share life and death, and can take bullets for each other on the battlefield. If their relationship becomes strained and affects their combat, the consequences will be very serious.

This is not what Chang Ning wanted, nor is it what the entire Group B wanted to see.

"Although you don't care about my feelings at all during the meeting, I really can't refute you."

I thought about it carefully after the meeting, and what you said is all correct.

At the time, I wasn't really in a good state to participate in the mission. If it weren't for your scolding that snapped me out of it, I can't even imagine what kind of damage I would have caused to Team B due to my impulsiveness during this mission at Langde Village.

The ostrich didn't explain the reason for its impulsiveness, and the three people present didn't ask. Everyone knew the reason, and if they pressed for details, where would the ostrich's pride be?
Let's just consider this a lesson learned.

Actually, thinking about it carefully, this is not a bad thing. Chang Ning has not forgotten that there is still the matter of arresting Ma Yunfei.

Xiaoying's death was caused by the treatment of Ma Yunfei's injuries. It could have been avoided if the medic Shi Dafan had been involved.

Xia Lan disagreed, which led to Xiao Ying's death.

Because of Chang Ning, the interaction between Ostrich and Xia Lan is not as deep now.

It's uncertain whether Ostrich likes Xia Lan and Chang Ning, but the two haven't officially established a romantic relationship like in the original storyline.

In this way, Chang Ning can pull the ostrich to his side, or at least ensure that he doesn't side with Xia Lan.

"Actually, when you said those things, you completely humiliated me. If I said I didn't feel resentful at the time, I would be lying, and no one would believe me."

No matter what, my military skills are among the best in our Group B. How could I not be angry when you criticized me so harshly in front of everyone?

To be honest, I'm really annoyed, and I want to punch your face twice.

"Then why didn't you do anything back then?" Chang Ning asked curiously.

The ostrich couldn't answer that question. He rolled his eyes at Chang Ning, thinking to himself that this was a rhetorical question, and that he was angry, not confused.

"Hehe, the ostrich can't beat you, can it?"

Seeing that the ostrich remained silent, the medic's eyes darted around, and a signature mischievous grin spread across his face as he immediately exposed the ostrich's bluff.

"Damn medic, why are you everywhere?!"

The ostrich laughed and cursed as it picked up a loose clod of dirt and threw it at the medic, but the medic nimbly dodged it.

"Was it because I couldn't beat Chang Ning? I was just being considerate of Xiao Geng and didn't want to lose my temper on the spot."

That was a meeting, such a serious occasion, and there were outsiders in the audience. How could I let outsiders see our family make a fool of themselves?

The ostrich explained in a fit of exasperation that it was absolutely impossible for him to admit that he couldn't beat Chang Ning.

Even though everyone in Group B knows that he is not as good as Chang Ning, as long as he doesn't admit it, he will never lose.

"Yes, everyone in the Wolf Fang knows that Ostrich's military skills are top-notch."

Chang Ning was now happy to flatter the ostrich, so he gave it a thumbs up: "Even Captain He knows your reputation, you're a strategic sniper."

That's incredibly famous; everyone knows it!

Feeling apologetic towards his comrades, Chang Ning was unwilling to argue with the ostrich and simply started praising him.

In his words, the ostrich has become a creature of boundless charm, so captivating that "flowers bloom at its sight and cars get flat tires at its presence."

"Hey~
Keep it low-key, it's not as amazing as you make it out to be.

The ostrich made a downward pressing motion with both hands, saying that he was humble and modest, but you could tell from his smile that he was as happy as a blooming flower that he was.

If he had a tail, it would definitely be pointing upwards right now, almost reaching the sky.

Actually, Ostrich knew that Chang Ning was deliberately flattering him, and the reason was naturally to apologize.

Then he couldn't act humble, because if he did, it would be tantamount to rejecting Chang Ning's apology.

Besides, he didn't want to refuse; opportunities to receive such praise from Chang Ning were rare.

Now that I've got the chance, I can't let Chang Ning praise me too much.
Chang Ning himself knew that the ostrich could understand his meaning and that the ostrich was cooperating with him.

This game was a result of both sides willingly cooperating to resolve previous unpleasantness.

The medic watched his comrades put on an act in front of him with amusement, secretly complaining that their acting skills tarnished the "Wolf Fang Best Actor" honor.

At the same time, he felt that Chang Ning and Ostrich were both out of their minds.

Otherwise, why would these two have made something as simple as "one party apologizes and the other party accepts" so complicated, and even put on a show?

In fact, the medic himself was well aware of his role here—to provide lubrication.

To prevent any unpleasantness from arising during their conversation, they used humor to steer the conversation.

None of the three communicated beforehand, nor did anyone do this for them.

The conversation was completely random. When Chang Ning hinted at making up for the gap in their conversation, Ostrich naturally picked up the thread.

The medic's well-timed banter smoothed out their conversation and prevented it from straying from the main point.

None of the three discussed it beforehand; everything happened so naturally.

It can only be said that their understanding and coordination is even better than that of twins.

The conversation between the three was observed by Gao Zhongdui and Geng Jihui, who were in the woods not far away.

The two of them were seen each using binoculars and enjoying their melon-eating.

Seeing that the three were chatting and laughing in a very harmonious atmosphere, Gao Zhong decided not to be a spy anymore. So he put down his binoculars and comforted Geng Jihui, saying, "I told you they could solve the problem themselves. You're just too worried about your comrades."

"It's not that I was too worried about them," Chang Ning said, her tone quite intense at the time.

"I'm really worried that a rift might develop between Deng Zhenhua and Chang Ning, which would affect Group B," Geng Jihui said with a wry smile.

But no matter what, as long as the problem is solved, everyone will be happy.