Chapter 74: Confinement

But...

"Bang! Ah!"

One sound was Liu Xiaotian's number 42 foot kicking Tang Xinyi's body; the other sound, naturally, was Tang Xinyi's cry of pain.

His nature isn't such that he stops just because someone shouts "Stop!".

If placed in ancient times, Liu Xiaotian's most suitable occupation would be an executioner.

What 'spare a life at the blade's edge'? Once the blade is raised, it must be brought down.

An attack already launched with full force isn't so easily called back; however, Liu Xiaotian still didn't kick with full force.

This was still his first time seeing a real confinement room.

In one, one look `no, one mistaken version%!'

But if Tang Xinyi said they were fighting, as an officer she would also be punished—getting a demerit would be light, and she might even be demoted and stripped of rank. As for Liu Xiaotian, if he could keep his uniform, that would already be good; the Red Blood Cell Group's matter would surely be ruined.

Even, regarding Tang Xinyi's near-unreasonable temper, He Chen Guang already had a hint of resentment.

Even so, Tang Xinyi, who took that kick, still flew sideways over a meter, curling up on the ground with her hands over her stomach.

Most importantly, Tang Xinyi and he still have no relationship at all.

If they were to confirm their relationship, even get married, and then Liu Xiaotian tried kicking her like that? It would be strange if He Chen Guang didn't risk his life with him.

If Tang Xinyi were truly injured by Liu Xiaotian's kick, then this matter would really be hard to resolve.

Immediately after, He Zhijun, Fan Tianlei, and He Chen Guang rushed over.

The punishment Liu Xiaotian faces is likely the most severe—expulsion from the military! This kid, too impulsive!

However, he didn't therefore hate Liu Xiaotian.

Four words: Love however you like!

We've already hit; what's there to be afraid of?

Furthermore, the food plummeted off a cliff—still three meals a day, but only steamed buns and pickled vegetables.

As for the four dishes and a soup plus clean bedding and exercise equipment seen in movies and TV shows, there is none.

But Fan Tianlei directly said there was no time limit— the trick behind this, anyone sharp among those present would hear it; of course, not including He Chen Guang and his group, they didn't understand.

"Congratulations, host, you have triggered a hidden mission; this mission is a level-one mission; mission content, gain Lieutenant Tang Xinyi's approval;

After all, it's just a conflict of contradictions, not to the point of being merciless like facing an enemy.

Just as his foot kicked Tang Xinyi, the system's voice sounded immediately:

Having a liking for Tang Xinyi is one thing, but it only extends to an instinctive pity and cherishing of beauty after seeing her painful expression.

Besides that, there is a table and a chair; on the table lie a copy of the regulations and a sixteen-format notebook, a steel pen, and a bottle of ink.

Everyone thought he was scared because he believed he had caused trouble, but actually it wasn't so.

Besides his inner anger, Liu Xiaotian had another reason for not speaking: he had received a warning from the system.

According to the regulations, confinement lasts at most fifteen days; usually it's seven days, or five or three days.

However, Liu Xiaotian was still taken away by the provost squad that arrived before and after the doctor.

Twenty minutes later, Liu Xiaotian entered the confinement room of the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade.

Fan Tianlei's doing this is actually just buying time, waiting for both to calm down, then talk, educate, and resolve them separately. Fortunately, Tang Xinyi's body gradually relaxed a dozen seconds later; despite the pain, she sat up.

Seeing that Tang Xinyi seemed not seriously injured, He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei finally breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

And Liu Xiaotian, from beginning to end, never uttered a word, not even a single character.

Although both knew the incident's cause wasn't really his fault, laying hands on a superior officer and injuring him changes the nature of the matter.

Even if Tang Xinyi struck first and he merely retaliated, it still wouldn't be allowed!

If Tang Xinyi said she sought Liu Xiaotian out of anger to settle the dispute by sparring, then this kick would at most be excessive force, meriting a verbal warning; a few days of confinement would already be considered a relatively severe punishment.

Liu Xiaotian said not a word the whole time; when they opened the iron fence door, he stepped in, went straight to the grass mat on the camp bed, lay down, and closed his eyes.

As soon as Liu Xiaotian's right kicking foot touched the ground, Chen Shanming arrived.

After giving Tang Xinyi a preliminary examination, the conclusion was that intestinal spasms from a heavy blow would go away with rest; it wasn't serious.

"Liu Xiaotian! You!" Fan Tianlei's face was already scrunched up, anger and helplessness intertwined— the uglier, the worse.

He already had no fondness for Tang Xinyi as a person; adding to that this incident, Liu Xiaotian's anger was just strange.

Additional hint: the target's personality is cold and arrogant; the suggested way to gain approval is to defeat them head-on in their field of expertise, winning their heartfelt conviction.

"Liu Xiaotian! You little brat, really dare to lay hands?" He Chen Guang's face looked very grim.

Soldiers in confinement must copy out the regulations every day.

The reason for this is merely resentment.

Inside the iron fence is a camp bed, with a grass mat laid on top, a reasonably clean military coat, and no bedding.

What was seen in past film and TV works, compared to reality, still shows a large gap.

He grabbed Liu Xiaotian and made him stumble, then rushed to Tang Xinyi's front, squatted down, and urgently asked: "Instructor Tang, don't move yet—I'll notify the doctor right away!"

A room, with an iron fence dividing the middle; outside is a duty post, presumably for guarding the confined soldiers.

However, this 'calm' period mainly depends on Tang Xinyi's attitude.

Soon, the doctor from the Brigade Hospital rushed over.

Putting Liu Xiaotian in confinement for punishment is normal, but not setting a time limit is actually a delaying tactic.

Mission failure penalty: random.

Fan Tianlei's original words were: "Lock this kid up in the confinement room for me! Without my order, he'll just stay there!" The meaning behind this statement is significant.

Mission reward: upgrade the visual projector once, adding voice prompts.

People's reactions varied, but regardless of severity or truth, they were all criticizing and blaming Liu Xiaotian for acting this way.

The provost squad wanted to take him away, and he just followed along without even turning his head.

In his view, if there's nothing, don't cause trouble; if you cause trouble, then you're not afraid of trouble—that's the basic principle.

Liu Xiaotian's kick at Tang Xinyi could be interpreted two ways.

Damn…! I just kicked someone, and now you want me to earn their approval? In their professional field? Even if I had the skills, could they match me? I'd rather just strip off these clothes and get lost—that's probably what they really want!

This mission is absolutely impossible to complete! But the system completely ignored his protest, and after saying that, there was no further movement.

Helpless as he was, Liu Xiaotian kept pondering what the 'random' punishment would be.

Having learned from the incident of wetting his pants, he now faces the system's punishment, especially the unspecified one, and is really cowardly…

(End of chapter)