Chapter 20: Honor

Being a soldier is hard, being a special forces soldier is even harder — not only hard but dangerous. Whether it's ruthless drug lords, blood-licking mercenaries, or disasters like floods and earthquakes, any of them can take a life at any moment.

Don't they know that? But why do they do it? Because of a soldier's faith, a soldier's honor, a soldier's duty.

As long as the people need them, everything they do is worth it.

This is a fact. Because of Old Dog Gao, Guo Jing knew a bit more than the average person — he knew that many soldiers had sacrificed themselves in their twenties or thirties.

A soldier's honor is to stand in danger and guard the ten thousand lights of home behind them. Every fighter of the Wolf Fang Brigade deserves respect.

Xiao Zhuang felt ashamed of the words he'd just spoken slandering Wolf Fang. He could attend school in peace and pursue his dream of becoming a director.

Without those soldiers guarding him, all of this would be nothing more than a moon reflected in water, a flower in a mirror.

And everyone in the dorm lowered their heads. Seeing this, Guo Jing walked in, and the moment they saw Guo Jing enter, everyone immediately saluted:

"Platoon leader, sir."

Guo Jing waved his hand and said, "Sergeant Lao Pao wasn't wrong. The soldiers of Wolf Fang are right on the most dangerous front line, and the casualties are not few."

"Some died in military operations, some died fighting floods and rescuing disaster victims, some died accidentally during training."

And so Guo Jing told everything he knew to the people in the dorm.

Some were only in their early twenties, never even having had a girlfriend.

After one of them died, his old father wanted half of his son's ashes, because his son was his only family — he didn't want to be alone, separated from his son.

One man, to cover his unit's retreat, single-handedly drew two hundred enemies after him, and in the end was surrounded and unfortunately sacrificed himself.

Such things were too many to count. Everyone in the room was already in tears. At this moment they knew Wolf Fang was worthy of respect.

Guo Jing looked around at everyone in the room and said firmly, "This is Wolf Fang. Whenever the people need them, they will be the first to step forward and use their lives to protect the people."

"Why do the enemy call them Wolf Fang? Not only because they are accurate, not only because they are ruthless, but because their brothers are not afraid to die for the people — for the people, they dare to go to their death."

After saying this, Guo Jing wiped his own tears. When telling these stories, why did the tears just flow uncontrollably?

"Platoon leader, I want to become a member of the Wolf Fang special forces and fight alongside them."

Xiao Zhuang wiped his tears and said firmly. From this moment on, he understood what the honor of the Wolf Fang Brigade was.

"Platoon leader, I want to take part in the Wolf Fang special forces selection too."

Chen Xiwa also said loudly.

Seeing the dormitory's enthusiasm running high, Guo Jing quickly stopped them: "Everyone, please be quiet. Getting into the Wolf Fang Brigade is not that easy."

"With your current strength, it's very hard to be selected. Sergeant Lao Pao is the same. And getting into the Wolf Fang Brigade requires not only solid military skills."

"It also requires a certain level of cultural knowledge. Before basic training there will be a written test. Chen Xiwa, I remember you only have a middle-school education. During this period I'll give you some extra tutoring to help you catch up."

"Thank you, platoon leader."

Chen Xiwa said happily.

In the original work, because Chen Xiwa only had a middle-school education, he didn't know high-school chemistry and was eliminated. This has to be called a regret.

Looking at the people in the dorm, Guo Jing sighed inwardly, "These soldiers are good ones. For the nation's honor and the people's interests, they will fear neither hardship nor exhaustion."

He would get them all into the Wolf Fang Brigade. He said to everyone solemnly, "From now on, based on your situations, I will give you extra training. It will be very hard."

"Don't worry, platoon leader. I don't have any other skills, but I'm not afraid of death, not afraid of hardship. Train us as hard as you like."

Chen Xiwa immediately declared.

"Don't worry, platoon leader. I guarantee we can all stick it out."

Xiao Zhuang immediately pledged.

After returning to the dorm, Guo Jing found that every day since he'd come to the military camp brought him gains. The same was true for Zhang Chu'an.

He and Platoon Leader Chen were in charge of training the new recruits, so he taught Platoon Leader Chen some breathing methods he knew. Although it wouldn't let him practice Qi, it still made his strength surge greatly.

Platoon Leader Chen couldn't help but ask in confusion, "This breathing method can make my strength surge. Your own strength must be no weak either, I suppose."

Zhang Chu'an smiled and said, "That's because you're a natural talent. If it were me, I wouldn't get this kind of effect."

Platoon Leader Chen cut in directly, "Don't fool me. You're definitely very strong. I even feel you're stronger than Guo Jing."

He didn't understand why Zhang Chu'an liked to hide so much. If Zhang Chu'an hadn't taken the initiative to teach him, he wouldn't even have known Zhang Chu'an was extraordinary.

"I want to have a match with you."

Platoon Leader Chen looked at Zhang Chu'an with fighting spirit rising.

"I refuse."

"What, are you afraid?"

"No, the thing is, I don't gain anything by beating you."

Zhang Chu'an said, troubled.

"Then what kind of benefit do you want?"

Platoon Leader Chen asked curiously. A match against an expert like Zhang Chu'an was very attractive to him.

He figured whatever benefit Zhang Chu'an asked for would be nothing more than washing his socks, serving meals in the cafeteria, that sort of thing.

"An apartment. That's the minimum price for fighting me."

Zhang Chu'an said slowly.

Platoon Leader Chen stared at Zhang Chu'an in disbelief after hearing that. You really dare to ask — an apartment.

"Since you don't agree, then let me change the request. Cover my meals for a month. That's not too much."

Zhang Chu'an said in a tone that made it sound as if he were suffering a great loss.

Platoon Leader Chen felt this request was something he could barely accept and was about to agree, when Guo Jing, who had just returned, stopped him:

"Platoon Leader Chen, if you're covering his meals, he'll be ordering from a five-star hotel every day."

Hearing Guo Jing's words, Platoon Leader Chen wanted to say one thing to Zhang Chu'an: just how shameless are you, doing something like this?

Seeing Platoon Leader Chen's speechless expression, Guo Jing immediately suggested, "Platoon Leader Chen, go up and hit him. Anyway, things inside the army are settled by the army itself — he can't extort an apartment out of you."

Zhang Chu'an was immediately angry: "Why are you people all like this? You don't want to fight us, yet you insist on fighting."

"Come on, Zhang Chu'an, show us how strong you are. If you beat me up, I won't tell a soul, and I'll wash your socks for the whole month."

Chen Pai declared loudly.

"Fine, since you insist on fighting, I agree."

Zhang Chu'an said coldly.

Chen Pai leaped into the air and kicked forward. Zhang Chu'an sidestepped, then, while Chen Pai was airborne with no point of leverage, kicked him in the stomach.

Struck by that kick, Chen Pai flew back two or three meters as if hit by a truck.

Zhang Chu'an now seemed mad, shouting incessantly: "Don't you people just want to fight? Come on, fight! Why are you talking nonsense? Fight, then!"

He had suppressed himself for too long; he hadn't had a proper fight in ages, even though he hadn't used techniques like the Golden Light Incantation.

But it still felt satisfying.

"Uh, Zhang Chu'an, Chen Pai doesn't seem able to get up."

Guo Jing felt it necessary to remind Zhang Chu'an.

Seeing Chen Pai lying on the ground, unable to rise, Zhang Chu'an panicked. He was doomed; he had caused trouble.