I enlisted four times! My former unit blacklisted me.

Zhou Haibo's eyes were filled with tears from the choking, blurring his vision.

"Holy crap!" Zhou Haibo exclaimed, covering his nose. "How many years has it been since you washed these socks?"

Wu Hanfeng pondered, "It's probably been almost two weeks, maybe two months? I can't quite remember."

"You clearly don't know how to manage money. Save them up and wash them all at once; that will save water."

"Save water?" Zhou Haibo blinked, choked by the sound.

"Your socks are so bad you could wear them as shoes if you just threw them on the ground."

He threw the socks on the ground, but the tops didn't droop; instead, they stood straight up.

Even more alarming was the sole of the sock, the part that comes into the most contact with sweat, where a thick layer of grayish-white alkali had formed.

This made the new recruits watching nearby gasp in surprise.

This scene is comparable to entering a museum.

Only Wu Hanfeng picked up the socks without changing his expression.

"Look, it's not actually dirty, it's just a bit hard from being left out for so long. You can wash it and it will soften."

"Not dirty?" Zhou Haibo was almost laughing in anger.

I really don't know how Wu Hanfeng could say that with such a big face.

"If this isn't dirty enough, I'll give you my seven years of military service. I've never seen socks worn as shoes!"

"Did you fucking wear socks to the training field and step on the concrete?"

Wu Hanfeng said cheerfully, "There's a lot of dust on the training field. When you sweat and get covered in mud, it hardens when it dries. It's normal."

He poured all the socks from the plastic bag into the bucket, and the water level in the bucket visibly rose.

Zhou Haibo looked at the socks in the bucket that had absorbed water and were slowly sinking.

The expression on his face was more painful than if he had eaten shit.

He took a deep breath, and the soldier, as if facing certain death, carried the water bucket toward the water room.

Wu Hanfeng called out to his retreating figure, "Haibo! Remember to soak it in warm water and scrub it thoroughly; cold water won't get it clean."

"Oh right, I just remembered that when I fainted yesterday, you said you'd make me foot bath water for a month as long as I woke up. Adding that to the week we just had, that makes a total of one month and one week. Don't forget!"

Zhou Haibo: "..."

In the water room.

As Zhou Haibo rubbed the table, he cursed Wu Hanfeng in his heart!

Why didn't you save these socks for the New Year to wash?

It stinks horribly!

I was so stupid to listen to him!

And what's Liu Yang doing, fanning the flames from the sidelines?

But while they enjoyed the spectacle, they were actually very happy inside.

Wu Hanfeng is even happier to have achieved this result today than when he first broke the 20-minute mark.

He has known Wu Hanfeng for seven years.

Over the past seven years, I've watched Wu Hanfeng struggle countless times just to pass the mark. It's not that he didn't try his best, but unfortunately, he just couldn't achieve anything.

He was overjoyed to have finally made a breakthrough.

Although the results this time weren't top-notch, they were still among the best.

Moreover, change cannot be achieved in one go; it requires long-term accumulation.

Wu Hanfeng has a lot of room for improvement in the future.

Just then, the door to the water room was suddenly opened.

Zhou Haibo looked towards the door, his expression somewhat stunned.

Chen Zhiyuan and Liu Yang walked over, each carrying a small stool.

The two men sat on either side of Zhou Haibo, sleeves rolled up.

Zhou Haibo asked blankly, "What are you doing?"

Give me some, I'll help you out.

Chen Zhiyuan looked disgusted, but his hands continued to grab several pairs of socks without any hesitation.

"There are so many socks, you couldn't finish scrubbing them all by yourself even if you spent the whole morning doing it."

Liu Yang had just picked up a sock when the stench made him sneeze.

Chen Zhiyuan snorted coldly, but his hands continued to move.

He smiled and said, "But I'm really happy today."

"I never expected him to break through, although he himself doesn't know how it happened."

"But if he can maintain this performance, he might be able to become a non-commissioned officer."

Zhou Haibo nodded as well.

"Yeah, if I could stay on the team, I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble."

"He's already twenty-four; he doesn't have much time left."

Chen Zhiyuan nodded: "Actually, as long as he stays, that's better than anything else."

"Hey guys, taking a shower?"

Wu Hanfeng walked in with a nonchalant air.

The three of them looked at him at the same time.

Wu Hanfeng casually took a pack of cigarettes from Chen Zhiyuan's pocket and lit one.

He then casually stuffed it into his pocket.

Chen Zhiyuan suddenly sprang to his feet.

He charged straight at Wu Hanfeng, yelling, "You son of a bitch, you can take the cigarette, but leave the lighter with me!"