I enlisted four times! My former unit blacklisted me.

The air fell silent instantly.

Zhang Kai's smile froze.

The soldiers of the second squad held their breath, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Chen Mo closed his eyes, only one thought remaining in his mind:

That's it, the society is dead.

I should have stuffed it under the bed!

What's the point of folding it neatly?

The most conspicuous places are the first to be targeted!

He Dong stood behind Wu Hanfeng, secretly laughing his head off.

He knows it!

There's nothing the squad leader can't get once he sets his sights on it!

The more effusive the praise, the more painful the slap in the face will be now.

This plot twist is more exciting than any TV drama.

After a brief silence, Zhang Kai was the first to react.

He coughed lightly, stepped forward, adopted a serious expression, and reprimanded Chen Mo:

"Chen Mo! What's wrong with you! Playing on your phone during break time is one thing, but how could you hide it under the covers? What kind of behavior is this!"

After cursing, he turned to Wu Hanfeng and smiled apologetically.

"Comrade Wu, don't take it to heart. It's just evening rest time, and according to regulations, you can use your phone. It's just that this kid was in such a hurry when he packed up that he just stuffed it under the covers and forgot to take it out."

"I'll make him write a self-criticism later, a deep reflection! There will absolutely be no next time!"

He had a very clear plan in mind.

Using a mobile phone during rest time is in accordance with regulations.

It's just that the storage location is wrong; it's not a big problem.

A few words of criticism and education are enough to settle things; it's better than hurling insults or playing cards at someone.

Besides, Comrade Wu was so understanding just now, not even pursuing the snail rice noodles, so he certainly wouldn't take this little thing to heart.

Xu Lei quickly chimed in to smooth things over: "Yes, yes, it's all my fault. The notification was too rushed, and I didn't check properly. Don't worry, Comrade Wu, our class will definitely pay attention from now on. Cell phones will be stored in lockers, and we won't just stuff them around."

The two of them worked together to try and get rid of the matter.

In their view, this is no big deal.

After all, the military doesn't forbid the use of cell phones; they just stipulate the times during which they can be used.

It's rest time now, so at most it's considered poor housekeeping, and a few words of criticism will suffice.

But after they talked for a long time, Wu Hanfeng didn't respond.

He looked down at the phone in his hand, his fingertips lightly stroking the logo on the back, and the easygoing smile on his face slowly disappeared.

The atmosphere gradually became heavy.

Zhang Kai's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.

No...it can't be that bad, can it?

It's just a cell phone, isn't it?

It's for use during rest time, not for playing during work hours, so what else can you do?

Just then, Wu Hanfeng looked up, held up his phone, and waved it.

"Using your phone during rest time is not against the rules."

Wu Hanfeng's voice was calm, revealing no emotion, but it made Zhang Kai's heart tighten.

"But if it's an Apple phone, that would be a serious violation."

"What?"

All eyes were fixed on the black phone in Wu Hanfeng's hand.

Xu Lei, the class monitor of Class Two, froze in mid-air with his foot halfway up. The smile on his lips hadn't even had time to fade before it was stuck on his face, looking even uglier than crying.

Zhang Kai's attempt to smooth things over was about to come to his lips when he heard the words "Apple phone," and he immediately froze.

"No... that shouldn't be the case, right?" Zhang Kaiqian chuckled twice and reached for his phone. "Comrade Wu, are you sure you're not mistaken? There are tons of domestic phones that look like Apple phones these days, many of them have this kind of right-angled frame, it's easy to mistake them at first glance."

As he spoke, his heart was pounding wildly.

Just kidding, what's the strictest rule in the military?

It's not about military discipline or housekeeping; it's about cell phone management!

Why are we not allowed to use phones from overseas brands like Apple and Samsung?

To put it simply, it boils down to two words: secrecy.

Foreign brand mobile phones have their backend servers located overseas, allowing them to secretly upload location data, contacts, photos, and chat history.

Ordinary people can use it without any problems, but what kind of place is the military?

The camp coordinates, training content, personnel transfers—which of these isn't classified?

If someone is secretly located and recorded by the backend, it's no joke. At best, they'll be given a demerit; at worst, they could be held responsible for leaking confidential information.

Therefore, this regulation was emphasized loudly from the very first day that new recruits joined the army.

During the first roll call after enlisting, all luggage was turned upside down. Any mobile phone from an overseas brand, whether it was the latest model or an old one that had been used for several years, was registered, cataloged, and locked in a metal cabinet in a classified warehouse.

Want to take it back?

Okay, when you're discharged, take your suitcase and leave by yourself. Don't even think about it during your service.

What if I want to use my phone?

It's simple, just buy a domestic phone. Huawei, Xiaomi, Honor, whatever you like, it's not over yet. You have to register it with the telecommunications department, entering the phone's serial number, phone number, user's name and class into the system without missing a single detail.

Even the WiFi in the barracks is a private intranet. If you don't register your phone, you can't connect even if you know the password. If you try to use the network without permission, it will trigger an alarm, and the communications department will find you in no time by following the signal.

Unless you are using mobile data.

It's not like no one has ever tried to be clever before.

Last year, a new recruit in the neighboring unit hid an iPhone in the inner liner of a thermos when he first joined the army. He managed to keep it hidden for three months in basic training without being discovered.

One night, while I was scrolling through short videos under the covers, I accidentally connected to the camp's WiFi. Less than three minutes later, the company commander and his communications platoon kicked open the dormitory door.

What will be the consequences?

The cell phone was confiscated on the spot, a warning was given, and even the branch captain had to write a self-criticism.

From then on, all the soldiers in the military region understood one thing: other violations could be negotiated, but touching a foreign mobile phone was like lighting a light in the toilet—it was suicide.

These regulations flashed through Zhang Kai's mind, and a cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.

That's impossible...

Chen Mo is usually an honest and hardworking guy, a model of domestic service, and he trains very hard. How could he make such a basic mistake?

You must have misread it! You must have misread it!

He took a deep breath, took the phone from Wu Hanfeng, and looked at it over and over.

The phone was encased in a pure black matte soft case, with the frame completely covered. The logo on the back was worn smooth by the case, making it impossible to tell what the logo was unless you looked closely.

When Wu Hanfeng pulled it out from under the covers, half of the casing was chipped off, revealing a tiny outline. At first glance, it did look like an Apple product, but it's hard to say whether some domestic brand made a similar design.

Besides, it's not impossible that many young people nowadays like to buy counterfeit Apple cases to put on Android phones to show off.

Zhang Kai thought about it more and more and it made sense, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, calmed down a little.

He even tried to comfort himself: Comrade Wu is a military police officer in the army, maybe he's not very familiar with phone models, and he mistook a phone with a right-angled frame for an Apple, it's normal.