Father, you've been drafted four times already, please spare us!

"Initiating trouble!"

"A mass martial arts contest! What's going on? A martial arts contest to find a husband? What do you take my recruit company for? A ring to show off your masculinity?"

"Xie Fei, I'm asking you the hell, how many years have you been in the army?!"

Old Ge was holding a belt and slapping it loudly on his desk.

Xie Fei, whose name was called, hung his head and dared not speak.

In this company, Zhang Zheng is definitely the most prestigious person, but if you ask these squad leaders and platoon leaders who they fear the most, it's definitely Lao Ge.

Old Ge won't punish you or cause you any physical harm, but he can definitely make you blush and sweat with just a few words!

He unleashed a purely psychological attack!

"Instructor, I was wrong!"

Xie Fei had lost the momentum he had during the competition; he seemed to have just entered a state of sage-like tranquility, completely deflated.

"I'm fucking asking you, how many years have you been in the army?!"

Xie Fei glanced up at Lao Ge, noticing his terribly dark face, and could only reply in a low voice:

"Four years!"

"Damn it, did Chen Nian knock your vocal cords out? Your voice isn't even as loud as a little wife's. What do you want? You want to die?!"

Old Ge couldn't stand Xie Fei's slump and started to criticize him.

It's fine if Chen Nian isn't mentioned, but as soon as Chen Nian is mentioned, Xie Fei reacts as if he's under stress.

"Reporting to the instructor, Xie Fei, squad leader of the first squad of the second platoon, has been in the army for four years!"

Xie Fei was aching all over, but his momentum remained undiminished.

"Four years! Four years! Haven't you memorized the regulations yet? Four years! You're still like a new recruit, completely disorganized and undisciplined!"

"What was the point of your four years in the military?"

"Get out! I want to hear your apology at the recruit assembly tomorrow morning!"

Xie Fei felt wronged. He was the one who got beaten the hardest, so why did he have to reflect on his actions?

If Zhang Zheng heard this, he would definitely say: "You're only making me write a self-criticism because you lost! How embarrassing!"

Xie Fei's eyes were a little red, and he roared with his neck stiff:

"Yes, instructor!"

"Get lost!"

Old Ge pointed to the door, and Xie Fei went out listlessly.

As soon as I stepped out, I bumped into Zhang Zheng.

"Hey, I heard from the new recruits that they got beaten to a pulp tonight?"

"How could he possibly poop all over his pants!"

Zhang Zhengtai is really mean; he's rubbing salt into the wound. Zhang Zhengtai is a pro at it.

"Company commander, just kill me!"

"I just recited two lines of poetry, how did I get beaten so badly I peed myself?!"

Xie Feiren was completely numb. He was even thinking about retiring from the military. In some ways, social death is more painful than physical death.

"Heh heh, it's not that he got beaten so badly he vomited, it's that he got beaten so badly he wrote a poem!"

Zhang Zheng wasn't going to let Xie Fei off the hook, and delivered another blow.

"Company Commander!"

Xie Fei let out a startled roar.

Zhang Zheng, no longer with his previous playful smile, pointed his right finger at Xie Fei's chest and said, word by word:

"Hey kid, don't be so cocky. If you can do it, you can do it; if you can't, you can't. Don't give me this damn nonsense!"

"If you knew it was shameful, why didn't you do something about it sooner!"

This time, Xie Fei didn't droop his head. Instead, he listened to his chest. Although Zhang Zheng's fingers, which were as sharp as rebar, were poking him painfully, he didn't dare to dodge.

"It's okay to know it's shameful; shame will spur you to act bravely!"

"If you can't beat others, learn from them. Be humble; there's no shame in that!"

"Don't treat him like just another re-enlisted soldier. I can't say too much, but I can tell you, if you learn even a tenth or twentyth of his skills, you could be unstoppable in our regiment!"

Xie Fei was stunned when he heard this.

"What did he do before?!"

Xie Fei is Zhang Zheng's beloved disciple. Although Chen Nian's file is kept secret, if Xie Fei guesses it himself, then Zhang Zheng will not be considered to have leaked the secret!

Zhang Zheng glanced at Xie Fei sideways, then exaggeratedly drew a circle, and then punched the center of the circle with his fist.

"what!"

"He is..."

"What do you mean 'what'? Get lost! Seeing you annoys everyone else!"

Zhang Zheng's attitude was ambiguous, neither confirming nor denying.

"yes!"

"Just keep it to yourself, don't go around spouting nonsense!"

Zhang Zheng was worried that Xie Fei's mouth couldn't keep up with the old lady's waistband, so he reminded him again as he walked away.

"yes!"

Inside the office, the squad leaders were all sweating profusely and their faces were flushed as they were being scolded by Lao Ge.

"Tomorrow, you few, like Xie Fei, will all have to give a self-criticism at the general meeting!"

Several squad leaders dragged their heavy steps out of the office, and when they saw Zhang Zheng, they felt as if the sky had fallen.

"I'm not dead yet, why are you all looking so mournful!"

"Who are you trying to impress? Aren't you ashamed!"

"Get the hell out of here, all of you!"

Zhang Zheng got angry as soon as he saw them, and his words were full of hostility.

After watching the group walk away, Zhang Zheng muttered to himself:

"If these kids can figure out the problem when they get back, there's still hope. Hopefully, they'll learn from their mistakes!"

After a pause, Zhang Zheng strode into the office.

After Lao Ge introduced Zhang Zheng to Chen Nian, Chen Nian saluted.

"Hehe, Chen Nian, I thought you were going to go too far tonight!"

"But your acting is really bad!"

Zhang Zheng is very approachable and has a great sense of humor.

Chen Nian grinned:

"No, I'm holding back!"

Zhang Zheng was immediately displeased upon hearing this:

"What do you mean, kid? You look down on my men?"

Chen Nian smiled but didn't say anything.

But silence can sometimes be more hurtful than speaking.

"Hey, what do you mean by this?"

"If you don't hold back, how long will it take you to deal with these squad leaders?"

Zhang Zheng knew that it was impossible for them to win against Chen Nian, but they should be able to hold out for a while longer.

Chen Nian hesitated for a few seconds, then held up two fingers.

"Two minutes? That's not bad. They're doing alright to last two minutes against a special forces unit like you!"

Chen Nian shook his head:

"Twenty seconds."

"If they don't run, it won't even take 20 seconds!"

"Pfft!"

Old Ge laughed out loud, thinking to himself: You really don't give Zhang Zheng any face at all!

"20 seconds? Chen Nian! Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?"

Zhang Zheng said this, but in his heart he agreed with Chen Nian's statement.

Special forces from all three branches of the armed forces!

Damn it, this kid's a human!

"Chen Nian, if you put these kids in your hands, how confident are you that you can train them to a draw with you?"

After saying that, Zhang Zheng felt it was unreasonable and added:

"I said we should all come at once!"

Chen Nian thought for a moment, then shook his head again:

"Impossible!"

"Huh? You really look down on me that much?"

Chen Nian probably realized he had gone a bit too far, and explained:

"They're getting older, past the prime time for building a solid foundation. You could say many things about them are already set in stone; their ceiling is there. To improve, you'd have to go through a complete overhaul!"

Chen Nian meant to tell Zhang Zheng not to waste his time on that idea.

But Zhang Zheng heard it as "it can be done by peeling off the skin and dismembering the bones".

"So, it's still possible!"

"Alright, I'm leaving these kids in your hands. Before basic training ends, help me take them to the next level!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian's vision went black.

Oh no, I've gotten myself into trouble again!