That night.

The dormitory was eerily quiet. The usual few whispers after lights out were all gone tonight.

No one went to the cafeteria, and no one washed up.

Everyone lay paralyzed on the bed, motionless, as if all their strength had been drained away.

Gollum~

A growl from a stomach broke the silence.

Then, as if it were contagious, gurgling sounds filled the dormitory.

The day's training had already exhausted them, and now their stomachs were burning with hunger, but no one moved.

On the lower bunk by the window, Ram wrapped herself up in the blanket and curled up into a ball.

Normally, she would have already started clamoring to go to the mess hall to find food.

But now, all that can be heard from inside the blankets are muffled breaths.

The cries of Xiao Ye when she was driven away still echoed in everyone's minds.

Everyone was panicked, as if they would be the next to be kicked out, and it was somewhat suffocating.

Anran lay peacefully on the upper bunk, staring at the ceiling where a piece of paint had chipped off the wall.

Her mind was filled with what had happened at the shooting range that evening.

"A compassionate general cannot command an army; otherwise, all will be well."

These four words kept replaying in An Ran's mind.

At the time, An Ran felt that Chen Zheng was too cold-blooded and inhuman.

But now, in the dead of night, after calming down, she suddenly understood some things.

If this were a real battlefield, and if they were the ones to lose today, would the enemy show mercy?

will not.

Those who are eliminated, if they are so scared on the battlefield that they throw away their guns, will not only kill themselves, but also the entire squad!

"Waaah..."

On the bunk diagonally opposite, a female soldier couldn't help but cry.

Although his voice was low, it immediately ignited the atmosphere in the entire dormitory.

"I want to go home... I miss my mom..."

"He's too cruel. Xiao Ye only made this one mistake..."

The crying grew louder and louder, filling the entire dormitory with despair.

As Anran listened to the cries, her initial sympathy slowly faded, replaced by a surge of anger.

Is this Mulan?

Are these the soldiers she trained?

Does she cry at the slightest setback and just hide under the covers pretending to be dead?

If Chen Zheng were here... what would he do?

An Ran suddenly sat up, took a deep breath, and her chest heaved.

Snapped!

An Ran jumped off the bed barefoot and turned on the wall light.

The blinding light instantly illuminated the entire dormitory.

"Ah! My eyes!"

"Who is it! In the middle of the night..."

The crying female soldiers instinctively covered their eyes with their hands.

Lam was also startled. She peeked out from under the covers, her eyes still wet, and stared blankly at Anran standing in the middle of the dormitory.

Anran was still wearing her pink fluffy pajamas, her hair a little disheveled.

"Cry? Keep crying!"

"Should I get you a megaphone? And play 'Little Cabbage' as background music? Nobody cares about you, nobody loves you, you're all just little cabbages in the field?"

Everyone was stunned by the scolding, their mouths agape, unable to close.

Is this still the same Anran who protected them?

"Why aren't you crying anymore?" An Ran sneered, walked to the bedside of the female soldier who was crying the loudest, and pulled off her blanket.

"Can crying bring Xiao Ye back? Can crying bring Liu Qian back?!"

"Who are you crying for? Chen Zheng? Or Zhao Lei from earlier today?"

An Ran clenched her fist, her fingers trembling slightly.

"Let me tell you! Those guys from the Tiger Company are probably drinking and celebrating right now! Celebrating that we're one less person! Celebrating that we're finally going to be kicked out!"

"Do you want to be thrown out tomorrow too?!"

"If you want to, pack your things now and get out!"

These words were so harsh that they stunned everyone, leaving their heads buzzing.

Ram shrank back; she swore she had never seen An Ran like this before.

That ruthlessness that emanated from his very bones was somewhat similar to that of Instructor Chen.

Indeed, one becomes like the company one keeps.

The dormitory was quiet except for An Ran's heavy breathing.

The female soldiers all kept their heads down, none of them daring to look at An Ran.

Everyone felt ashamed, angry, and resentful.

Anran looked at them and noticed that although they had all stopped crying, their eyes were still confused, as if they didn't know what to do.

"Get down here, all of you!"

An Ran turned around, walked to her cabinet, rummaged around for a while, and then slammed a bunch of snacks onto the table.

That was something she usually dared not touch in order to stay healthy, but couldn't resist secretly buying it to satisfy her cravings.

Two packs of compressed biscuits, three cans of braised pork, and a large bag of beef jerky.

"eat!"

An Ran picked up a can of food and pulled the tab open with her bare hands.

"Come and eat, everyone! That's an order!"

"Aren't you feeling wronged? You have the energy to cry but not the energy to eat?"

She grabbed a piece of beef and shoved it roughly into her mouth, swallowing it down without much chewing.

"Anyone who dares to leave a single bite, don't blame me for turning on you!"

"A merciful general cannot command an army... That bastard Chen Zheng is right."

An Ran chewed on the meat while mumbling incoherently.

Ram stared blankly for a few minutes, then rushed over as well.

"What are you all standing there for! Is the meat poisoned? Or do you want to starve to death?!"

She wiped away her tears, grabbed a compressed biscuit, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Because they ate too quickly, they even choked on the dry powder and coughed.

"Cough cough cough... Eat! I'll eat!"

Ram coughed and swallowed, her face turning red, but her eyes slowly changed.

"Damn it! Who's afraid of who!"

With one person taking the lead, others followed suit.

The group of girls, still in their pajamas and with red eyes, gathered around the table and began to eat as if seeking revenge.

If there are no utensils, eat with your hands.

Some people ate and cried at the same time, swallowing their tears along with the meat juices.

"It smells so good... Waaaaah... It smells amazing..."

"I'm full... Tomorrow's training exercise will scare Chen Zheng to death!"

"I want to become stronger! I want to make bullets curve! I don't want Chen Zheng to kick me out!"

An Ran watched them wolf down their food, and a slow smile appeared on her lips.

That gesture and expression were practically a female version of Chen Zheng.

……

At the same time, on the top floor of the male soldiers' dormitory building.

In his single dormitory room, Chen Zheng was leaning against the headboard watching a tablet.

The screen displays a newly sent photo.

In the scene, in a brightly lit dormitory, a group of women in pajamas are eating around a table as if seeking revenge.

The group ate meat in large chunks and large bowls, just like the 108 heroes of Liangshan gathered together, but without any wine.

"Tsk, look at the way they eat, aren't they afraid of getting indigestion?"

Chen Zheng complained, but the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK.

Soon, the voice of the guard on duty came through the phone again.

"Reporting, Instructor, we heard that Captain An lost his temper and yelled at everyone. The atmosphere right now... how should I put it, is a bit strange."

Chen Zheng chuckled and closed the image.

This girl is quite quick to understand.

I thought it would take another two days to figure it out, but I figured it out in one night.

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