Chapter 77: with translation of chapter title

Old Comrade Zhou is very angry.

Yes, very angry.

That's right, he is a soldier, but first and foremost a person.

Being human, one has emotions.

When facing anything, it is inevitable to be swayed by emotions.

Don't mention impartiality; those are just exceptions.

Not to mention the ancient examples of beheading one's own relatives; no one knows what actually happened back then or under what circumstances it was done.

In the Travel Department Hospital, Tang Xinyi leans against the hospital bed, sitting expressionlessly.

At a glance, there is not a single mistaken version.

Half an hour later, He Zhijun received the report, saying that after Zhou Tianzuo returned to the parachute training base, he took out the helicopter that Liu Xiaotian had flown a few days earlier from the inventory, and then... flew away.

To be frank, when someone who is always full of confidence suddenly starts doubting themselves, the feeling is truly unpleasant.

From a young age, she was a top student, her family conditions were good, from elementary school through middle school to university, Tang Xinyi's path was smooth, and she could be said to have grown up in an environment where everyone revolved around her like stars around the moon, making her personality inevitably somewhat aloof and arrogant.

It must be said, Tang Xinyi is still very intelligent.

But she never imagined that someone might have deliberately let her win.

But with Zhou Tianzuo, it doesn't matter who she is or what achievements she has in her professional field.

Its true function is the aircraft maintenance and overhaul center for the entire Military Region.

After calming down, she quickly realized that her past 'achievements' might not all be genuine.

The main reason he is so agitated today is not because Liu Xiaotian gave him those few papers, which finally gave him the opportunity to be promoted and access higher-level, more precise maintenance data and methods, but because he believes Liu Xiaotian himself is a rare talent.

Now, they just need to wait for good news.

It can also be said that it was Liu Xiaotian's kick that made her much clearer.

Even that training base was specially approved for construction by higher authorities. The soldiers of the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade conducting parachute training there can be said to merely have the advantage of being close to water.

Otherwise, how could a mere brigade-level unit's parachute training base be so large?

Especially after learning the full story, Old Comrade Zhou's tone changed; he was filled with righteous indignation, speaking with passionate fervor, to the point that foam gathered at the corners of his mouth.

After joining the unit, she held herself to very strict standards, achieving first place in all training subjects among her cohort, and combined with her expertise, she inevitably felt a sense of superiority.

In information engineering, Tang Xinyi is not the only one, and she can also be trained quickly; however, someone like Zhou Tianzuo, a senior repair technician, is forged through years of experience and diligent technical study, requiring ample time and accumulated experience.

The parachute training base where Zhou Tianzuo is stationed is actually just nominally attached to the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade.

Otherwise, how could he possibly handle such an important job as repairing aircraft? It is said that Old Comrade Zhou's aircraft repair tools have already been worn out, not to mention that even with his eyes closed, as long as it's his toolbox, he can accurately pull out even a tiny wrench in one go.

Anyway, Old Comrade Zhou cannot do it.

As for Old Comrade Zhou directly flying a helicopter to the Military Region, that's nothing new either.

Of course, this also relates to her upbringing and family environment.

From childhood onward, she has always been the best among her small circle of peers; over time, she has become accustomed to this pattern. Frankly, this is also what He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei think.

Precisely for this reason, she becomes angry and embarrassed after being publicly contradicted by Liu Xiaotian in class, further intensifying the conflict.

After a long while, Tang Xinyi softly sighed and closed her eyes.

Angry? Actually, she isn't really angry.

Usually, after repairing an aircraft, Zhou Tianzuo often personally flies it to deliver it to someone's doorstep, and on the way stops by Deputy Commander Gao's office to pick up the tea leaves distributed according to rank.

Now, what plays on repeat before her eyes is Liu Xiaotian's kick aimed at her.

Among them, it's possible that someone deliberately let her win.

There is no Big Red Robe from the few tea trees on Mount Wuyi, but there is still high-quality Pu'er tea aged ten or twenty years.

Even after entering the unit and undergoing military training, facing male soldier opponents, she has never lost.

Looking at the emotionally agitated Old Comrade Zhou, He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei exchanged a glance, both seeing in each other's eyes the smile of a scheme succeeded.

If she weren't completely confident, how could she have said to He Zhijun, 'I'll handle it myself'? She just didn't expect that this time she would kick against an iron plate.

Willfulness aside, Tang Xinyi is not so unreasonable as to fall into the category of being utterly irrational or stubbornly obstinate.

To be frank, setting aside professional value, Tang Xinyi indeed lacks in her everyday conduct and interpersonal relations.

She didn't even maintain contact with the ground command center.

Qin Yuxi had originally intended to stay and look after her, but she refused.

It's just that this young, hot-blooded soldier didn't do that.

"Old He, Old Fan, you two don't need to worry about this; I'll go myself to see Deputy Commander Gao to explain the situation! Right is right, wrong is wrong—what era is this? Still trying to play that black‑white‑reversal game? What's wrong with officers? Can officers just arbitrarily punish soldiers? Who set these rules? One can travel a thousand miles without getting around the principle of reason; I simply don't believe there's no place left to reason!"

As for that, He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei are not worried at all.

Wanting to believe and face reality requires more than just courage.

How high is the cost of twelve runways capable of supporting fighter jet takeoffs and landings? Never mind that they are the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade; even if upgraded to the Wolf Fang Special Forces Division, they would not be worthy of such a scale.

On the contrary, Zhou Tianzuo is quite rigorous and calm in temperament.

Even Qin Yuxi, who serves as her deputy, has not suffered little.

Moreover, Zhou Tianzuo is absolutely not someone prone to impulsiveness.

Speaking of professionalism, Zhou Tianzuo can rise to the rank of Senior Master Sergeant in the unit by repairing aircraft; his importance is absolutely at least two levels higher than Tang Xinyi's.

Yes, it just flew away.

In terms of future potential and function, he is far more valuable than Tang Xinyi, who spends all day playing with computer gadgets.

His stomach still aches with cramp‑like pains, but compared to the psychological sense of defeat, the physical pain is nothing.

As for whether to cling to this matter, Tang Xinyi now has not considered it at all.

Or rather, she has already convinced herself that He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei will surely give her a satisfactory resolution.

In other words, reflection is reflection, but the habitual self‑thought pattern—trying to change it in a short time—is still not very realistic…

(End of chapter)