I enlisted four times! My former unit blacklisted me.

On the way, Qian Kun whispered to Zhao Yihang, "Yihang, you come from a military family, do you know anything about veterans' companies?"

"I've heard that veteran soldiers in the army love to bully new recruits, constantly hitting and verbally abusing them, making them do all the dirty and hard work, and treating the veterans like royalty. Is that true?"

Sun Dawei, standing nearby, also sounded somewhat frightened and said, "I've heard about it too. Those veterans, relying on their seniority, like to bully the newcomers. Will we have to go through that when we get to the Third Company?"

Zhao Yihang, however, remained calm and said, "What are you worried about? Don't forget who our class monitor is now. It's Brother Feng! With Brother Feng around, who dares to bully us?"

But Qian Kun said, "How do you know Brother Feng is our squad leader? We're just going back to the company with Brother Feng. We're not even sure if we'll be assigned to the same squad. What if Brother Feng isn't our squad leader?"

Zhao Yihang looked at him like he was an idiot. "Idiot! A company is only so big. If a new recruit gets bullied by a veteran, the whole company will know. Even if they don't, what's the point of your mouth? Why don't you go ask Brother Feng for help?"

Upon hearing this, the others immediately understood. "That makes sense! Then we're safe! With Brother Feng around, what are we afraid of, veterans?"

…………

Meanwhile, on the Third Company's side...

The veterans were already lined up to welcome the new recruits.

This is considered a tradition of the veterans' company, and the ceremony is somewhat similar to that of new recruits.

The idea is to make new recruits feel like they're coming home when they go to their units.

"Welcome home, new recruits!"

When Zhao Yu, Wu Hanfeng, Zhou Haibo and others led the twenty new recruits to the front of the Third Battalion's barracks.

Dozens of veterans grinned and shouted loudly.

This battle surprised all the new recruits.

On the way there, they were discussing whether they would be bullied by veterans or beaten up after joining the unit, as rumored.

But now, these veterans' smiling faces look so kind and gentle.

It seems completely different from the rumors.

Just like the older brother.

After the call was made, the veterans stepped forward one by one to help the new recruits with their luggage.

"Come on, new recruit, let me help you. You must be tired after walking all that way. Would you like some water?"

"You're quite strong! Come join our fourth squad; the veterans in our squad are really great!"

"What's your name? Ma Teng? That name sounds like it comes from a wealthy family. Your family is in the gaming and entertainment industry, right?"

The new recruits were overwhelmed by the veterans' enthusiasm.

Although they are called veterans, there are also privates who joined last autumn and are still three months away from a year's service.

Their military ranks are the same as theirs.

But compared to them, he was considered a veteran.

The remaining one was a private first class with two cleats.

"Brother Feng!"

"Brother Feng is back!"

At the same time, more veterans surrounded Wu Hanfeng!

"Holy crap! Brother Feng, you're now a second-term sergeant, a sergeant?"

"Deputy squad leader, I missed you so much! Come on, have a smoke!"

"Squad leader, you're back! And you're a sergeant again, so you should be able to be a squad leader now, right? Can I join the squad in the next area?"

"Brother Feng, I heard you broke several records in your first month's performance review. That's awesome!"

"Brother Feng, I heard that when you were the squad leader, you led your entire squad to an unprecedented record of all A's in every subject! How did you do that?"

Zhao Yihang, Qian Kun, and others knew that Wu Hanfeng had formidable resources and connections within the group, and also knew that he knew many people.

But seeing this scene with their own eyes still shocked them.

Not to mention the entire company, at least half of the veterans were all circling around him at this moment.

They kept feeding him cigarettes.

Its mouth, ears, and pockets were all stuffed full.

If Wu Hanfeng hadn't covered his nostrils with his hand, two sticks would probably have been stuffed into them.

"Wow! Feng Ge is amazing! He's so popular in the old company!"

"Nonsense! Brother Feng has so many trusted confidants in other companies, let alone the old company he's served in for six years!"

"I feel like this is Feng-ge's real home! In the Third Company, even the company commander probably wouldn't dare to mess with Feng-ge."

"It's as if the company commander dared to mess with Brother Feng back in the recruit training company."

"..."

Wu Hanfeng was surrounded and could hardly breathe. He shouted impatiently:

"Stop fucking pushing! Your period is about to come out!"

"Scatter! Today is for welcoming new recruits, not for welcoming an old hand like me."

"Let's get together slowly after the new recruits are settled!"

Upon hearing this, the veterans immediately dispersed with smiles on their faces.

Chen Zhiyuan and Zhou Haibo felt very uncomfortable seeing this scene.

They came back too.

But none of these rascals came up to ask them if they were tired from training new recruits for the past three months.

No one even offered to offer a sip of water.

As for Wu Hanfeng, he was stuffed full of stuff, it was as if they were going to stuff cigarettes into his butt crack!

"Alright!"

"All company assembled!"

Chen Zhiyuan roared and then blew the assembly whistle.

Immediately, everyone, including those from the company headquarters and the cooking squad, rushed out.

"The veterans are on my left, the new recruits are on my right!"

Chen Zhiyuan gave the order, and everyone quickly stood in line.

Just as Chen Zhiyuan was about to speak, a captain, accompanied by a sergeant major (a fifth-term sergeant with more than 16 years of service), walked over from the main road of the barracks.

The captain carried a combat backpack and luggage, while the sergeant-chief walked empty-handed and his gait was not quite standard.

You could tell from the captain's eyes that he had great respect for this sergeant major!

This captain was none other than Wang Tao, the political instructor of the Third Company.

And the sergeant first class standing next to him...

"Old squad leader, what brings you back?"

Upon seeing the sergeant major, Chen Zhiyuan hurriedly went to greet him.

But when the sergeant saw Chen Zhiyuan, he snapped to attention and saluted: "Good morning, Company Commander! Lin Xiaohui requests to return to the unit!"

Chen Zhiyuan was taken aback, then quickly returned the greeting, and reached out with both hands to pull Lin Xiaohui's hands down.

"Sergeant, what happened? Weren't you transferred to the battalion headquarters to be a sergeant major?"

"Why are you back?"

Lin Xiaohui laughed and said, "It was too leisurely, I couldn't stand it. So I asked the battalion commander for permission to come back."

"What? You're not welcoming me?"

Chen Zhiyuan was so startled that he quickly waved his hands, "How could that be! You're the pillar of our group, I'm overjoyed that you're back!"

Lin Xiaohui said, "I heard that Wu Hanfeng, that rascal, is back too, and he even successfully became a sergeant? Where is he?"

"Here! Here!"

The moment Wu Hanfeng saw Lin Xiaohui, he was already prepared.

Hearing even the slightest sound, he rushed over, his face beaming, "My old squad leader! You're finally back! Xiao Fengfeng missed you so much!"

"Come on! Give me a kiss!"

The other recruits behind them were all bewildered.

…………

Something urgent came up, hence the late update.

There will be two more updates before midnight, and the author will continue writing.