Chapter 32: Celebration

He Zhijun gave Fan Tianlei a cold glance and said, "I'll deal with you when we get back."

Having spoken, He Zhijun turned and walked toward the Iron Fist Regiment's command post; the moment he entered, he heard the commander's hearty laughter:

"Kang Lei, I must congratulate you on cultivating such fine soldiers; you even sniped me and He Dadao."

Facing the commander's praise, Kang Lei repeatedly said he dared not accept it:

"Commander, what are you saying? If not for that useless Fan Tianlei, how would that young man have had the ability to snipe you and He Dadao?"

He Zhijun, who had just walked in, quickly refuted:

"Old Kang, don't be modest. Even if Fan Tianlei is useless, he is still the Chief of Staff; can Nie Huaishang's capturing him alive not be considered a skill?"

"Zhijun speaks correctly. Fan Tianlei has been a soldier for so long, yet he is still a special forces soldier who was captured alive by a young man?"

Watching He Zhijun and the commander inside the tent elevate Nie Huaishang while belittling him, Fan Tianlei felt extremely bitter.

But he could not refute; first, regardless of how one looked at it, the fact that he, an old special forces soldier, was captured alive by someone who had just graduated from military academy was as solid as iron.

Second, these two were speaking, and as a subordinate, he could not interject at will; the moment he opened his mouth, the two would likely tell him to shut up.

On the other side, Miao Lian, who had received news that the exercise had ended, saw Guo Jing, Zhang Chu'an, and others return; he walked up and punched each of them in the chest:

"Hahaha, this time you truly gave face to our Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company; you annihilated Old Gao's Wolf A and blew up the enemy missile brigade."

Having spoken, Miao Lian instructed the communications soldier beside him: "Notify the canteen today to prepare more dishes, prepare many good dishes; tonight our Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company will celebrate properly."

Miao Lian was truly overjoyed; he never expected that day would come when his Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company would wrap up Old Gao's Wolf A like dumplings.

To be honest, since slapping Dog-Head Old Gao's face, Miao Lian had constantly worried whether his Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company would be targeted by Dog-Head Old Gao and wrapped up by his Wolf A.

Now it seemed the dumplings were indeed wrapped, but the filling was not his Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company; rather, it was Dog-Head Old Gao's Wolf A.

After the celebration, Miao Lian looked at the people of the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company and said, "You have brought honor to the Night Tiger this time, especially Guo Jing and Zhang Chu'an."

"You two are both capable people; neither of you is inferior to Dog-Head Old Gao."

As Miao Lian spoke these words, his face was filled with pride; afterward, he sighed and said:

"However, no banquet lasts forever; your true stage should not be here. Only by reaching the special forces and becoming special forces soldiers can you truly display your talents."

"Before long, the assessment of the Wolf Fang Battalion will begin; I hope you will all submit applications to join; I hope you will become special forces soldiers."

Hearing Miao Lian's words, Guo Jing and Zhang Chu'an each sighed; they knew Miao Lian would soon retire and leave the army.

Truly, no banquet lasts forever; they would ultimately part ways. His greatest regret in life would be not becoming a special forces soldier.

Zhang Chu'an, rarely, put away his grinning expression and said solemnly, "Miao Lian, rest assured; we will definitely become special forces soldiers."

"You little rascal, you haven't accomplished anything yet, yet you make big promises first."

Miao Lian scolded Zhang Chu'an with a laugh.

"Miao Lian, we successfully annihilated the Wolf Fang Battalion in this competition; if I am not selected, I will publicly claim that Company Commander Gao defeated me and holds a grudge."

"After all, I personally eliminated several members of the Wolf Fang Battalion; others cannot think I cannot pass; at that time, he will have no choice but to let me in."

As Zhang Chu'an spoke these words, he revealed an extremely lecherous expression.

Seeing Zhang Chu'an's expression and hearing his words, Miao Lian asked curiously, "You little rascal doing this is a bit unscrupulous; did Old Gao not beat you after hearing what you said?"

"He wanted to beat me; he even called his Wolf A together to gang up on me; unfortunately, they didn't catch up; perhaps he is getting old."

Zhang Chu'an said with a face full of pride.

At this moment, Dog-Head Old Gao, who had come to visit Zhang Chu'an and Guo Jing and confer ranks upon them, had a face full of black lines; he swore he had never wanted to beat someone so much from childhood to adulthood.

"Zhang Chu'an, you little rascal are very proud; today I will let you see whether I am old or not."

Dog-Head Old Gao, gnashing his teeth, finished speaking and was about to go up and exchange a few moves with Zhang Chu'an.

While fleeing, Zhang Chu'an shouted loudly to the entire company:

"Brothers, others come to our company to beat people; can we agree? If the people of Night Tiger are beaten by others and the entire company remains indifferent, how will others view our Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company?"

Upon hearing Zhang Chu'an's words, the entire company all felt his words were reasonable; under Miao Lian's tacit approval, they began to gang up on Dog-Head Old Gao.

Dog-Head Old Gao's combat power was high, but facing a whole company's gang beating, he was ultimately powerless; the key point was that this fellow Zhang Chu'an actually launched a sneak attack while the entire company surrounded and beat Dog-Head Old Gao.

Caught completely off guard, Dog-Head Old Gao received a kick from Zhang Chu'an and fell directly to the ground; afterward, the people of the company rushed forward and captured Dog-Head Old Gao.

"Enough! Everyone stop! This is Company Commander Gao of the Wolf Fang Battalion; how can you be so disrespectful to your elders?"

After seeing Dog-Head Old Gao humiliated, Miao Lian finally spoke to stop the entire company's behavior.

At this moment, Dog-Head Old Gao also realized his behavior just now was indeed undignified, but that fellow Zhang Chu'an was truly infuriating.

This time he told others that their Wolf A was old; next time, would he have to tell others they were weak?

Watching Dog-Head Old Gao pat his body and stand up, Miao Lian, suppressing his laughter, asked:

"Old Gao, what business brings you to our Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company this time?"

Dog-Head Old Gao snorted coldly and said:

"What else could it be? After the military region leaders learned of the deeds of Zhang Chu'an and Guo Jing, they planned to confer ranks upon them to make up for the merit from four years ago."

"The result is that the moment I arrived here, I heard someone say he would not accept it, slandered me as holding a grudge, and even said I was old; truly, the moral standards of the times are declining, and human hearts are no longer ancient."

After finishing speaking, Dog-Head Old Gao deliberately glanced at Zhang Chu'an.

"Oh, Gao Shu, you came to confer ranks on me and Guo Jing; you should have said so earlier. Come, Gao Shu, have you not eaten yet? Please sit quickly."

After Zhang Chu'an finished speaking, he hurriedly invited Dog-Head Old Gao to sit and then beckoned a soldier:

"The commander has arrived; quickly serve him rice."

After finishing speaking, he smiled at Dog-Head Old Gao: "Gao Shu, our Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company is celebrating today; the food is much better than usual."

Dog-Head Old Gao glanced at the Dog-Head Old Gao whose attitude was worlds apart from just now and snorted coldly:

"Now you know I am your Gao Shu."

Zhang Chu'an wore a face full of ingratiatingness and said, "Gao Shu, I know you are always upright, handle official matters impartially, and have great tolerance; you will not hold a grudge against me, correct?"

"You little rascal, stop putting me on a pedestal; I do not fall for your tricks."

Hearing Dog-Head Old Gao say this, Zhang Chu'an felt a little panicked; I have offended the person who will promote me and my future leader; what should I do?