[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again":3,"chapter-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-244":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},711842,950,"Chapter 244 - 188 Human Surveillance of the Second Squadron","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-244",244,"\u003Cp>\"Auntie, take this, I’m Yunkun’s blood brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s too much, too much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all! These two thousand yuan, they’re my personal gesture. We are the best of comrades! This is all I have, don’t look down on it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, thank you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment everyone was about to leave, Ye Jiahong was still holding a stack of money, loudly pushing and shoving with Wang Yunkun’s mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the folks from Second Squadron, even the comrades from Wang Yunkun’s own squadron felt somewhat embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many comrades from his squadron were limited in means, and the amount they gave was only five hundred or eight hundred yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they all wished they could add a little more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this scene, Cao Yi muttered \"Immature\" under his breath, saluted the hero, handed the family five hundred yuan and then led everyone away from the funeral home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air inside the funeral home was simply too heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembrance, sorrow, numerous trivial matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not really suitable for these twenty-plus-year-old young soldiers, who also engaged in the same dangerous profession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an Instructor, he feared they would overthink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven o’clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Alright, you pass the message to him for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up the phone, Fang Huai stepped out of the study room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bumped into Liu Jianfeng, who was entering Squad Four with a notebook in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo, Mr. Moneybags, how much are you planning to give? I’ll be at the funeral home standing vigil tonight, I can take it with me for you guys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Fang Huai generously bought beef for the squadron, everyone knew that Fang Huai was also financially strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Huai just smiled and pulled out a hundred yuan from his pocket, handing it to Liu Jianfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jianfeng was surprised, \"Damn, you’re so wealthy, and you spend hundreds just to buy a duck, yet you only give a hundred?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I give only a hundred...\" Fang Huai said while pointing at the notebook in Liu Jianfeng’s hand, \"Squad Leader, you find me fifty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit, Fang Huai! Are you human?\" Liu Jianfeng immediately started shouting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Song Lin doesn’t have money, and he even borrowed two hundred from Han Yong to give, Captain Ye gave two thousand! Even the new recruits in our squadron at least gave two hundred, and you just became Deputy Squad Leader! In your eyes, is this matter not even worth a meal of duck?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re disgracing our squadron!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jianfeng’s voice was loud as it echoed through the entire second floor corridor, continuously showing Fang Huai the figures that everyone gave in the notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Jianfeng, what are you yelling about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the noise, soldiers from the squadron began gathering around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai, however, calmly waited a little while for everyone before he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Squad Leader Liu, I’m just a Soldier, my monthly allowance is only a little over two hundred yuan. Giving fifty, I think that’s quite a lot. How can we measure whether our squadron is dignified or not by how much we give?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he looked toward the same-year soldiers who had rushed over, admonishing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Song Lin, you just borrowed money from Han Yong to buy a set of sportswear and sneakers, and then borrowed another two hundred. How much money do you even have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Yong, you’re here providing interest-free loans, thinking you have so much money? How much have you lent out? It’s okay to help others, but you must make it clear that the money borrowed needs to be returned once the salary is paid out next month!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You lend whatever amount is asked for, without any deadline. You think you’re helping others, but in reality, you are adding to everyone’s debts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are all young with limited earning capacity. If there’s a place where you can easily borrow money, creating a habit of borrowing money at the drop of a hat, you will eventually taste the bitterness of it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of his words, Han Yong lowered his head, feeling embarrassed, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I was thinking everyone wanted to donate money to Hero Wang’s family, it’s the end of the month, and everyone is short of cash, that’s why I lent it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lin was also admonished to the point of losing face and stammered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... The squad leaders all gave, that’s why I did too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the First-class soldiers and Non-commissioned officers who had borrowed from Han Yong were feeling disgruntled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Song Lin is right!\" Kong Xiangzhong first stood with his arms across his chest and glared as he came up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fang Huai, we just borrowed a few hundred from Han Yong, and we’ll get paid in a few days. Why do you make us sound like deadbeats?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who’s gotten used to borrowing money? Who are you referencing with your words?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve always been generous and forthright, but when a comrade’s family is in trouble, you’re saying this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you keep fussing, I’ll seriously fight you, believe it or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yang also quickly said, \"Squad Leader Kong is right! That you give fifty is your business, but why should you meddle with us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Ye gave two thousand, and as First-class soldiers, we don’t shame anyone; we all gave five hundred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if the allowance isn’t enough? We still have danger pay! Even if we have to scrim and save next month, we won’t sit by at a critical moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly!\" Qi Xiaohui was brief and to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jun was more polite, coming up and patting Fang Huai on the shoulder, saying, \"Forget it, Fang Huai, it’s just a gesture from everyone. It’s the end of the month, nobody has money, I also borrowed money, but I will definitely repay Han Yong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jianfeng, seeing that everyone was \"united,\" was even more satisfied. \"You think I’m just going to ask you to donate? I gave too! Eight hundred! Fang Huai, for the first time, I’ve discovered you have absolutely no sense of comradery. And you’re still acting as Deputy Squad Leader? You better step down now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was denouncing Fang Huai, and the crowd that had gathered was growing larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people who arrived later were all inquiring about what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door to the Squadron Department also opened, but no one came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the old soldiers actually thought that what Fang Huai said made a lot of sense, yet under the \"public outrage,\" they were stuck in a spiral of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Fang Huai remained calm and unhurried, standing at the deserted entrance to Squad Four, looking at the crowded heads in the corridor, counting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was nearly there, except for Squad Leader Hao, who had stayed back at the funeral home to talk down Ye Jiahong, everyone had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he chuckled and got passionate on the mic,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last month, on the night of the 26th, Squad Leader Kong, you said by the door of Car No. 2 that you wanted to save up for a Nokia N95. Squad Leader Chen Zhenghai called you out for bragging, saying you’d been talking about it for over half a year and still hadn’t bought one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mobile phone that costs 4,300 yuan, with your salary plus a few hundred yuan in high-risk subsidy, you make more than 2,300 yuan a month. How long have you been saving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know why you can’t save any money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every weekend of the month, you take leave. You must have many friends outside, right? You Northeasterners are warm and hospitable. How much do you spend every time you go out for a meal or a gathering?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lin, the situation with your wife is such a mess, you force yourself not to save any money, just waiting for her to get pregnant, and then you’ll play guerilla warfare with your father-in-law and mother-in-law?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad Leader Zhang Yang, you said to Squad Leader Qi after lunch this Thursday that your family’s land is suffering from drought again this year. It’s not easy for your parents to farm, and you want to save some money for them, five hundred a month!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad Leader Qi agreed at the time, right? He said he’d send money home too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t forgotten, have you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You squander your high-risk subsidies to put on a good front and talk about loyalty, but what are you going to send your parents next month?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad Leader Liu Jianfeng, you’ve always said you’ll stop after one period in the military and save up for a house to settle down in Guiyang before you’re discharged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May I ask, in your two and a half years as a soldier, how much have you saved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just last Saturday night you came up to Squad Leader Xiao Hei to borrow his online banking card to recharge 30 yuan in game credit, saying you’d give him cash later, and you still haven’t paid him back, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad Leader Zhou asked you for it the day before yesterday, and you said you’d give it to him when you get paid, correct?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who did you borrow the eight hundred yuan from that you gave away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for others, with grand ambitions of buying cars and houses but haven’t saved a cent, do I still need to spell out the details?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These years, the military salary has increased a lot, and it will continue to increase in the future. None of you are low-income anymore. Moreover, the military provides food, lodging, and clothing. Tell me, why can’t you save any money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it because of your unrestrained and extravagant spending habits?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Squad Leader Wang is in debt, and why some families are struggling, could likely be found in your own behaviors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone seems to think that once you join the military, you should take money lightly, without any concept of consumption or financial management!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caring for your comrades is important, but have you all managed to live a good life for yourselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t you measure your own economic strength and not be overly generous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it bluntly, if anyone of you experiences misfortune during police dispatch in the future, should we publicize your usual spending and wait for everyone to donate to your families?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much burden should one person’s misfortune add to others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad Leaders Zhao, Fang, Sun, and Huang, do you four squad leaders think that what I said today should have been said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their internal reactions were surprisingly consistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just stop talking, stop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All our dirty laundry thrown out in the open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell kind of new recruit is this? It’s like a human surveillance camera! And one with a large memory stick installed that can recall details at any time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad Leader Fang looked around, his throat caught for a moment, then cleared it before saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... Little Fang, this issue, we are all aware of it, indeed it is a big problem, but as squad leaders, it’s not good for us to interfere too much with everyone’s spending...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with interfering?! I think what Fang Huai said is absolutely right! You as squad leaders should indeed manage things properly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, from the end of the corridor, Cao Yi came out of the Squadron Department with his hands behind his back, bellowed loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Squad leaders, you are responsible for the life and psychological state of everyone in the squad, for communicating and handling things in a timely manner. Can any of you squad leaders accurately describe the psychological trends of every soldier like Fang Huai?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it enough to just take care of yourselves? Is setting a good example enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been wanting to say some of these things for a long time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I’m giving you a firm task!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each squad, pick up your people and hold a meeting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The topic is about life, ideals, goals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much money do you have, how much do you plan to save during your military service, what do you want to do. Discuss it, then come back here, there is still a blank wall left!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow, I’ll have someone draw up a chart, and we’ll write down everyone’s goals and the money they’ve saved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each month, how much you’ve saved, also write that down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Write it yourself! If you think it invades your privacy, you can fill in less, but don’t exaggerate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it says you have money but you borrow from your comrades, I will ask where the money is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope you all have the correct values and life goals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t be soldiers your entire lives; eventually, you all must return to society. I hope the soldiers from Special Service Squadron 2 can return with dignity, buy a house, settle down, at least not unemployed after discharge, with the discharge pay all spent, licking your faces and asking your families for money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Yi’s voice brooked no opposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tide had turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silent non-commissioned officers started speaking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you young kids, so many of you had too good of a life before enlisting and don’t understand... money is hard to make in society...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We didn’t earn much when we enlisted, not like now. It took us so many years just to save a few tens of thousands... Seeing you guys spend like this really pains us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The always volatile Zhao Jinchen shouted, \"Instructor, you think I haven’t said it before? They don’t listen! Zhang Yang, Qi Xiaohui! Didn’t I tell you when you were new recruits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad Leader Fang also cleared his throat and reviewed the soldiers he had mentored, \"Kong Xiangzhong, Liu Jianfeng, Zeng Zhigao, when I mentored you before, I also told you guys, didn’t I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fang Squad Leader, I...\" Liu Jianfeng was also at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yang and Qi Xiaohui simply swallowed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it, I knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, this Fang Huai, he’s never been at a disadvantage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time, I’d rather die than speak up!\u003C\u002Fp>",2341,"2026-06-02T10:16:52.042Z",1,"novelbin.me","9fb828bd5e3660903b3674d9ed5963cedb84a6665cec76a7428247d65f1d0792","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-245","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-243",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-cover.jpg"]