I enlisted four times! My former unit blacklisted me.

"Don't give me that!" Li Cuicui said irritably, reaching out to push him away. "Stop playing the victim, I haven't even settled the score with you for the car accident! My car..."

"Commander!" Wu Hanfeng didn't push him away; instead, he hugged him even tighter, his voice filled with even more grievance. "What's a car? A broken car can be repaired, but if something happens to you, it's all over!"

"You have no idea, when He Dong and I went in, there were hundreds of special forces soldiers standing there, a dark mass, each one burly and strong, their eyes could kill."

"My legs went weak, and my heart was in my throat!"

"I thought to myself, 'That's it, I might end up walking out here dead.' But then I thought about how they'd be criticizing you, saying you can't lead troops, saying you're out of your mind, and that got really angry!"

Wu Hanfeng raised his head, his eyes slightly red:

"Commander, let me tell you, it's fine if they criticize me, Wu Hanfeng. They can call me lazy, a slacker, or unreliable, I'll accept it all. But they can't criticize you! They can't criticize our regiment!"

"You've led us for so many years, through wind and rain, you've been through thick and thin with us during exercises, and you gave your coat to the new recruits during winter training, catching a cold yourself. We all remember that! Why are they criticizing you?"

"Don't even mention their armed police detachment; even if the head of the brigade were here today, if he dared to say a bad word about you, I'd dare to argue with him!"

His words were delivered with conviction and sincerity, so much so that Zhao Long, who was driving in the front seat, couldn't help but turn around and glance at him.

Good guy.

With those lines and those expressions, it's a waste of her talent that she's not an actor in a performing arts troupe.

He Dong sat on the other side of the back row, his mouth slightly open, completely dumbfounded.

The squad leader... the squad leader's acting skills are just too amazing!

When I was facing Zheng Tao inside just now, he was incredibly steady, accurate, and ruthless, every strike hitting the nail on the head.

She's only been on the bus for half a minute, and she's instantly transformed into a pitiful little thing who's been wronged but is still stubbornly trying to protect the team leader?

That switching speed is faster than a face change!

Li Cuicui was already furious, and all the curses she had prepared were stuck in her throat, unable to come out or come down, making her chest feel tight.

Looking at Wu Hanfeng's reddened eyes and hearing the words "You can scold me, but you can't," his heart suddenly softened.

That brat...

He always goes against him, steals his snacks, and argues with his decisions, which makes him so angry that he's considered throwing this guy into the logistics department to feed the pigs several times.

But once they got outside, the first person to stand up for him was this brat.

In the afternoon, people criticized him for not knowing how to lead troops and for being out of his mind. He just laughed it off and didn't take it to heart.

After all, he's quite old; he's heard all sorts of hurtful things.

But because of that one sentence, Wu Hanfeng single-handedly stormed into the armed police detachment, investigated under pressure for an entire afternoon, and managed to get his revenge.

Thinking of this, the anger in Li Cuicui's heart dissipated as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on it.

He slowly lowered his raised hand, and what was originally meant to be a slap on the back of Wu Hanfeng's head turned into a gentle pat on the back.

"Alright, alright, it's no big deal." Li Cuicui was stubborn, but her tone softened considerably. "I'm a regimental commander, why would I stoop to the level of a captain? Why did you go to all that trouble to argue with him?"

"That won't do!" Wu Hanfeng retorted defiantly, "You're our commander. Only we can complain; outsiders aren't allowed to say a word!"

"Besides, I'm not doing this out of spite; I'm just performing my duties. It's the military police's job to check conduct. He just happened to walk into the line of fire; how can you blame me?"

Li Cuicui was amused by his words and reached out to tap his forehead: "You! You're so good with words! I think it's a waste that you're not a political commissar."

"Hehe." Wu Hanfeng immediately seized the opportunity, letting go of her hand and sitting up straight. His face, no longer showing any sign of grievance, was now beaming. "Commander, you're not angry anymore? You're not blaming me for damaging the car?"

"How dare you say that!" Li Cuicui felt a pang of regret as she picked up the car. "I usually don't even want to step on the gas pedal hard with that car, but you went and went head-to-head with a heavy truck. It's fortunate that no one was hurt; if someone had been hurt, I'd like to see how you explain yourself."

"It's fine, isn't it?" Wu Hanfeng scratched his head. "Besides, we don't need to fix the car. The Armed Police detachment took care of everything. They used original parts and repaired it like new."

"Team Leader Lin also said he'd send two extra truckloads of training supplies, so we're definitely not at a loss this time."

Li Cuicui snorted, but in her heart she had to admit that this was indeed a worthwhile trade.

The car was repaired, the anger was vented, and a favor was done for the owner.

Aside from the slightly thrilling process, the result was absolutely perfect.

"You think you're so good at math?" Li Cuicui glanced at him, her tone no longer angry, but rather filled with a helpless indulgence. "If you dare to be so reckless again, I'll skin you alive before the armed police even have a chance to make a move."

"Yes, Commander!" Wu Hanfeng gave an awkward salute, grinning like a fox who had stolen candy.

Zhao Long, sitting in the front row, gripped the steering wheel with a wry smile.

He finally understood.

Everyone in the group could handle Wu Hanfeng, except for Li Cuicui.

This kid has Li Cuicui's thoughts completely under his control.

First, he feigned pitifulness to gain sympathy, then he played the emotional card to touch her heart, and in a few words, he brushed off the car accident, making Li Cuicui believe that he had risked his life for her sake.

That's a brilliant move.

He Dong sat to the side, watching his deputy squad leader coax the regimental commander into submission with just a few words, and he was filled with admiration.

high.

It's really high.

No wonder the deputy squad leader was so arrogant in the regiment, and even the regimental commander couldn't do anything about him.

With acting skills and a silver tongue like that, no one could compete!

The car drove smoothly forward in the twilight, and the outline of the camp in the distance gradually became clear.

Wu Hanfeng leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and hummed a tuneless little tune, feeling exceptionally relaxed.

Today's trip was worthwhile.

The fake military vehicle was caught, an act of bravery was performed, the armed police detachment's territory was reclaimed, and the vehicle didn't even need to be repaired by the driver.

When the garrison reports back, it will be a solid achievement.

As for Zheng Tao and the reorganization of the Fierce Tigers detachment...

Wu Hanfeng shrugged.

That's none of his business.

Who told someone to be so foul-mouthed?

…………

The barracks of the Third Company.

At this time of day, the courtyard is usually bustling with people playing ball, chatting, or squatting against the wall eating apples. The noise is so loud it could lift the roof off.

But today was different. The entire Third Company barracks was unusually quiet, with most of the people crowded under the big poplar tree at the camp gate, craning their necks to look towards the main road.

Even the veterans who usually loved to play cards together were not interested in touching the cards.

Qian Kun was the most restless person in the group.

He paced back and forth, leaving eight footprints in ten minutes.

"Yihang, do you think... Feng and the other guy might really be in trouble?"

"Those are armed police special forces, each one of them could take on ten men. Brother Feng only took Brother Dong with him, in case things really get heated..."

"Stop overthinking it." Zhao Yihang leaned against the tree trunk, his brows furrowed, but he was much calmer than Qian Kun. "Don't you know what kind of person Brother Feng is?"

"Would he do something he wasn't sure of? If we really went to get beaten up, would he kick us out of the car and go by himself?"

That's what he said, but the empty mineral water bottle next to his feet had already been kicked and rolled three meters away, the bottle was dented, which also revealed that he was not calm.

Zhou Haibo, who was standing next to him, squatted on the steps, holding an unlit cigarette between his fingers, circling it again and again.

"Alright, stop standing here making wild guesses."

"The regimental commander and political commissar went along too. Do you think we'd let them suffer? If things really escalate, would the regimental commander just stand by and watch his soldiers get bullied?"

"That's true, but that's their territory..." Qian Kun said, hanging his head. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't made a blunder, we wouldn't have run into those armed police, and Brother Feng wouldn't have turned back in such a huff."

"If he really gets injured, I... I'll make up for it with all the snacks I bought him this week!"

"What's the use of giving away snacks?" Liu Yang said with a serious expression. "If a fight really breaks out, those special forces soldiers are trained in grappling and hand-to-hand combat. No matter how good Brother Feng is, he can't fight against so many opponents."

"I reckon at the very least, he'll come back with a bruised and battered face, and might even get two disciplinary actions."

"Pah! Pah! You jinx!" Zhou Haibo rolled his eyes at him. "Old Wu is a lucky guy! He'll definitely be fine!"

As the group was chattering amongst themselves, someone suddenly shouted, "They're here! They're back!"