Chapter 215: Accusation

The next day, before Wang Yan could wake up naturally, an alarm clock rang out. All one could hear was the group of people sleeping soundly in the dormitory cursing and swearing.

Qiu Shui forced himself to get up with great effort and hurriedly turned off the alarm. Afterward, he groggily woke up Xin Yi on the upper bunk and Gu Ming on the lower bunk below Wang Yan. The three of them got dressed, dawdling together.

Wang Yan glanced at the clock on the wall; it wasn't even five o'clock yet, but since he was already awake, he didn't want to sleep anymore. His own sleep quality was quite high, so it didn't matter much whether he slept a little longer or a little less.

But when it came to getting up early, looking at the muddled Xin Yi, Wang Yan didn't know what to say.

In fact, Xin Yi knew that Yang Yue got up early every day to go to the playground to memorize vocabulary; he just didn't know that Wang Yan, out of concern for his mission target, would also tell him. The key issue was just that Xin Yi couldn't get up...

Originally, with Yang Yue ahead and Wang Yan having such a good physique, Xin Yi had been determined to get up early to run and lose weight, but he gave up after persisting for only two days. Sure enough, the most difficult chasm to cross in life is the one between "knowing" and "doing."

If Xin Yi could have persisted, perhaps Yang Yue wouldn't have been even a little bit curious about him, Wang Mou, wanting to understand him, which led to the potential inability to extricate herself in the future...

Seeing Wang Yan come down, Gu Ming murmured, "I'm sorry, Wang Yan, we woke you up."

"It's nothing, I would have woken up in a little while anyway."

Xin Yi stepped forward, and just as he was about to speak, he let out a huge yawn first: "You really are an animal, getting up so early every day."

Hearing the dissatisfied grunts of the other boys sleeping soundly, Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, saying nothing more. He poured himself a cup of hot water, got dressed, and then sat by the window at the table, drinking quietly.

The three of them, Qiu Shui, couldn't drink hot water, so they greeted Wang Yan, ran to the washroom to drink a few mouthfuls of cold water, and after managing to wash their faces, they swayed off toward the playground.

After Wang Yan finished his water, he went downstairs for his daily stretching and kicking, then jogged toward the playground. Coming out early today, there were only a few soldiers doing warm-ups. On the bench to the side sat Yang Yue memorizing vocabulary, Zhao Yingnan reading a book, and the trio running in a crooked manner. Qiu Shui was even reciting text loudly there. Honestly, Wang Yan didn't see anything artistic or interesting about it at all; they were just complete idiots.

Ignoring them, Wang Yan ran his laps one after another. By the time he finished his usual thirteen or fourteen kilometers, the trio was still swaying there.

Sun Army Supervisor over there saw Wang Yan finish and start walking slowly to steady his breathing, so he came over to Wang Yan's side: "Wang Yan."

"What's up, Old Sun?"

Wang Yan had gotten familiar with this group of soldiers and instructors. They were only four or five years older than him, all young people, and they didn't always keep straight faces, so they were quite easy to communicate with. Not to mention his strength was there; the military respected the strong the most, and he was also very easy to talk to, so everyone played around happily. Like Dai Bingzhong and Sun Army Supervisor, he called them instructors when training, but called them Old Dai and Old Sun when free, and the two of them didn't mind.

"Ask you something?"

"Go ahead."

Sun Army Supervisor said: "Tell me the truth, did Qiu Shui take a lot of canned pork back yesterday?"

He wasn't stupid; his comrades wouldn't bother with his things, and if they really wanted to take them, they would have done so long ago. Besides, what kind of place did they think the military was? It could only be the students he was training who would do such a thing. Yesterday, the Qiu Shui trio slipped away, so they were definitely the prime suspects.

Wang Yan nodded: "That did happen, are they yours?"

He didn't need to help cover for them; since Sun Army Supervisor asked like that, he already knew. And Qiu Shui even left a note of provocation; he could tell by comparing the handwriting himself if he had nothing better to do. Not to mention they simply threw the empty cans into the trash bin without even bothering to dispose of them properly. Even if he said it wasn't them, Sun Army Supervisor wouldn't believe it.

"Of course they're mine. I was planning to save them to send back to my hometown for my parents during the New Year, but now, they've all been devoured by you lot."

"Hey, Old Sun, don't wrong an innocent person. I knew those cans were of dubious origin, but I didn't eat a single bite."

Sun Army Supervisor rolled his eyes at Wang Yan: "You might as well have eaten them."

He knew Wang Yan wasn't short of money. After all, there really weren't many people who went to the military service store for no reason. Most of them, as soldiers, just went to buy daily necessities or something, and at most bought some fruit. There really weren't many people like Wang Yan who bought a whole bag at a time, and all good stuff at that; he was quite wealthy.

"Then what do you plan to do?"

"Forget it..." Sun Army Supervisor sighed: "Qiu Shui and the others probably thought I swiped them from logistics. Otherwise, they are all educated university students with decent family backgrounds, so how could they do such a thing..."

Is this the so-called treatment of a protagonist?

Wang Yan looked at Sun Army Supervisor in surprise: "You're something else, you even helped them think of an excuse?"

Sun Army Supervisor said irritably: "They've already eaten them, what can I do? Just consider it me supplementing the nutrition of you students. Besides, if this blows up, their futures will be ruined. Better to let things slide than to make trouble."

"You're a good person." Wang Yan gave a thumbs up: "How about we spar, to vent a little?"

"It's not like we haven't sparred before. Two of me tied together wouldn't be your match. Am I venting, or are you venting?" Sun Army Supervisor waved his hand: "Alright, go do your own training."

After speaking, he ran off to supervise the Qiu Shui trio.

Wang Yan smiled and walked to a corner, starting his daily boxing practice.

Sun Army Supervisor's words couldn't be fully trusted either, because this person was quite slippery. Speculating maliciously, it was possible that among Sun Army Supervisor's pile of cans, there might have been some he swiped himself...

After boxing and having his daily exchange with some soldiers, the reveille sounded right on time throughout the military camp. Wang Yan strolled back, and when passing the bench, Zhao Yingnan and Yang Yue consciously followed.

Yang Yue said: "Out early today."

"Qiu Shui and the others set an alarm, so they got up a bit earlier."

"By the way, Wang Yan." Zhao Yingnan said: "Qiu Shui gave each of us girls a can yesterday, you ate some too, right?"

Wang Yan nodded.

Zhao Yingnan continued: "Those cans of his weren't stolen, were they?"

"The owner is right there." Wang Yan glanced toward Sun Army Supervisor's direction.

The two girls asked in unison: "Instructor Sun?"

Wang Yan said: "When the two of us were walking together just now, that's what we were talking about. But you two keep your mouths shut. Instructor Sun doesn't want to pursue it; he'll probably just torture them a little during training and call it even."

Truth be told, he was being a bit of a blabbermouth like an old woman, but it didn't matter. It was something that couldn't be hidden anyway; anyone who wasn't a fool knew the origin was problematic, it was just that everyone had eaten them and chose to play dumb. Moreover, these two girls were sensible and wouldn't gossip, so saying it wasn't a big deal.

Of course, it also served to define Qiu Shui's character in Zhao Yingnan's heart, saving trouble. As for the attitude of Yang Yue, who was listening, toward the accomplice Xin Yi, that was none of his business. Besides, it wasn't that great to begin with...

The two nodded, and then the three of them walked toward the dormitory, chatting and laughing. With Wang Yan's level, talking to two young girls and taking care of their emotions was truly too simple.

As for the few people running on the playground, except for Gu Ming, the other two were not in a very good mood. Xin Yi just simply felt that his goddess had left, and it must be because he was too embarrassing; he didn't think toward Wang Yan's side.

Qiu Shui felt that Zhao Yingnan was also quite good. Although it was quite happy to pull back and forth with Xiao Hong, he was very unhappy that Zhao Yingnan was close to Wang Yan. Especially yesterday in the auditorium when he saw Zhao Yingnan pulling Wang Yan and the two of them being mysterious, and the polite distance he felt when he delivered the cans in the evening, that was really not good.

In fact, his reciting text there wasn't without the intention of showing off. Males, when courting, always unconsciously reveal their feathers, strength, and other advantages they think they have. Qiu Shui had nothing else, only this point.

After Wang Yan finished washing up and had breakfast, the leadership in the camp sent someone to call him away.

Even if he thought with his feet, Wang Yan knew what it was for; it must be about the song. He had thought of this as early as when he brought it out.

Sure enough, the soldier took Wang Yan to the office building in the camp, stopped in front of an office, straightened his body, and shouted: "Report!"

"Come in."

The soldier turned his head to signal Wang Yan to follow, then pushed the door open, stood at attention, and saluted: "Report to the Chief, Wang Yan brought."

Wang Yan also stood at attention and saluted: "Hello, Chief."

"No need to be so serious, just be casual." Zhao Guosong sat behind the office desk, waving his hand with a smile, and looked at the soldier: "You go down first."

"Yes, Chief." The soldier responded and walked out, closing the door on the way.

Zhao Guosong got up and walked to Wang Yan, patting Wang Yan's upper arm hard: "Young man is not bad, quite sturdy. Come, sit down and talk." Zhao Guosong took the lead and sat on the guest sofa.

"Thank you, Chief." After speaking, Wang Yan followed and sat down.

"I heard you are also very good at fighting? None of my soldiers are your match?"

"They all see that I am young and let me win."

Zhao Guosong's face stiffened: "Hmm? You kid are not honest, being able to fight is being able to fight, why be humble."

"Yes, Chief, none of your soldiers are my match."

"..." Zhao Guosong was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Wang Yan and shook his head with a smile: "Slippery."

Wang Yan smiled and didn't speak.

In fact, he didn't need to speak. Zhao Guosong continued: "Alright, your study and training tasks are not easy either, so I'll get to the point. Your song yesterday was written very well, just right for our current military construction, so I want to report your song to the higher-level leadership to see if it can be promoted. At that time, it might require your cooperation. I don't know what you, student Wang Yan, think?"

"Report to the Chief, although I am a student, I am also a reserve soldier, so naturally I obey orders and listen to commands."

This statement had problems, but not big ones, because after this year passed, Wang Yan would be a reserve lieutenant.

And this "Strong Army Battle Song" was after the million-man disarmament and before the return of Hong Kong, with undercurrents surging both domestically and internationally. Coupled with the Gulf War last year, they indeed saw the strength of the American military and understood even more the necessity of building a modernized strong army.

New era, new goals; this song had more political significance. Of course, this song was originally a political symbol, a goal for military construction under the leadership of General Secretary Xi.

It's just that this construction goal has always been consistent, running through the beginning to the end. The Chinese military has always been like this, and it is equally effective in the 1990s under the leadership of General Secretary Deng.

Moreover, this song coming out under Zhao Guosong's command also had certain benefits for him. Wang Yan didn't know what the background of the Old Zhao family was, but this year Zhao Guosong was only in his forties, not yet fifty, and was already a Colonel Chief of Staff, so it must be quite solid.

"Good, well said." Zhao Guosong looked at Wang Yan with gratification: "Then it's settled. When the time comes, if your cooperation is needed, I will send someone to notify you. Go, doing well in study and training is the priority."

Wang Yan got up, stood at attention, and saluted: "Yes, Chief."

Leaving the office building, Wang Yan returned to the classroom in the comprehensive building. They didn't have many courses, but there were some. He hadn't been there for long in total, and the time was just right. He saw Xiao Hong staring at Zhao Yingnan, who was placing clothes on Qiu Shui's seat.

Hou Pu asked cheekily: "Yingnan, did you wash Qiu Shui's clothes?"

"Didn't wash them, just folded them." As she spoke, seeing Wang Yan walk over, Zhao Yingnan seemed to explain: "Qiu Shui's clothes, last night..."

Wang Yan smiled and patted her arm: "I know, it's fine. Class is about to start, go back."

Zhao Yingnan responded shyly and returned to her seat. Even a strong woman has a gentle side, but that depends on who it's for.

Looking at the neatly folded clothes on the table, Wang Yan smiled and returned to his seat. Washing and not washing are definitely two different things...

Wang Yan had only been there for a month and hadn't made any big moves, especially toward Qiu Shui and Xiao Hong, so for now, the impact on the plot wasn't very big.

So on this day, Zhao Yingnan still insisted on training during her period, and Dai Bingzhong took care of her by giving her rest time, which was seized by Yang Yue on the side, who walked to the side to memorize vocabulary.

Yang Yue was a person with ideas. Although she felt quite good about Wang Yan now, no one could delay her great cause of going abroad to study. So besides not giving Xin Yi a good face, there was nothing different.

And Qiu Shui, in order to perform in front of Zhao Yingnan, chattered a bunch of useless things under Xiao Hong's gaze, striving for rest time. Of course, in order to take care of Zhao Yingnan, even if Dai Bingzhong didn't want to, Sun Army Supervisor would agree.

The reason Wang Yan didn't rush to rest was mainly because Zhao Yingnan was an adult; didn't she know whether she could hold on or not? As for the idea that people want this little bit of concern, sorry, no.

By noon, Dai Bingzhong still wanted to add training. The Qiu Shui trio were thick as thieves, especially Xin Yi and Qiu Shui, who were there mocking Dai Bingzhong with the added training time.

Actually, in Wang Yan's view, some of Dai Bingzhong's care for Qiu Shui, Xiao Hong, and others was simply because he felt these few were not qualified soldiers and had too many bad habits. And Dai Bingzhong was a pure soldier who couldn't stand such things, perhaps also having the intention of straightening out the motherland's little saplings. After all, he was a soldier, so his awareness was definitely sufficient.

He originally didn't have such a good opportunity because of this or that reason, and now that a group of people had it but seemingly didn't cherish it, for him, it might also be a kind of unfairness.

In the afternoon, during the crawling training, Xiao Hong still said she didn't see clearly, just like the original, and wanted Qiu Shui to demonstrate. This was exactly what Sun Army Supervisor wanted. After all, since his cans for his parents were stolen, he was studying how to deal with Qiu Shui, so he was happy to watch Xiao Hong torment Qiu Shui.

This time, Zhao Yingnan didn't tell Xiao Hong to stop like the original, or go to Dai Bingzhong to reduce training, but a group of boys still said they were willing to demonstrate for the girls like the original.

To be honest, Wang Yan felt this group of boys had no brains. Talking about brotherhood is fine, but looking at the facts, this was completely Xiao Hong and Qiu Shui flirting. Although Qiu Shui was very tired from running back and forth, who knew if he was happy? At most, it was Xin Yi and Gu Ming, these fools who were thick as thieves with Qiu Shui, going up to help them flirt.

Even if one couldn't see that the two were willing to hit and be hit, one should understand that Xiao Hong was targeting Qiu Shui alone, and they weren't even in Xiao Hong's eyes. It wasn't a collective targeting by most girls, so why the hell were they rushing to be so particular?

Furthermore, for things like this, to a certain extent, it became a kind of "correctness." A group of people who usually took the lead in making trouble, and even Hou Pu the monitor, expressed it. Under such circumstances, others were afraid of being talked about afterward, so they had to follow along and be "willing," and even put on a show of sharing weal and woe, which was quite disgusting.

Even though Wang Yan didn't feel tired at all, there was no need; he wasn't afraid of being ostracized or talked about. So, under the ambiguous gazes of the girls and the angry, unspeakable gazes of the boys, he stood leisurely on the side watching a group of boys crawl for half an hour...

Therefore, when the group finished eating, ended training, and returned to the dormitory, Wang Yan faced the accusations of a group of silly boys.

Xin Yi groaned and sat by the table, looking at Wang Yan pouring hot water opposite, and said: "Wang Yan, why didn't you join the brothers today?"

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Gu Ming behind him sat up: "Right, Wang Yan, you shouldn't have done that."

Du Zhong chimed in: "You are betraying revolutionary friendship, class brothers."

Huang Qi spoke quickly: "That's right, Wang Yan, you disappointed me too much."

Other passersby also came up to chime in.

Hearing these words, looking at the crowd accusing him with righteous indignation, and glancing at Qiu Shui lying there with hidden joy, Wang Yan pretended to be cool, took a sip of hot water, and just as he was about to speak, Hou Pu entered the door with books in his hands and a book in his mouth, slurring: "I'm exhausted, I'm exhausted, I've helped everyone bring the books back. Distribute them, come over to collect your books."

Seeing that no one paid attention to him and everyone was looking at Wang Yan, Hou Pu understood what was going on. He put down the books and walked to Wang Yan, supporting himself on the table with both hands: "It's not that I'm talking about you, Wang Yan, classmate friendship is deep as the sea, how could you do this? Do you feel sorry for Qiu Shui, do you feel sorry for us?"

"You all think I'm wrong?"

Xin Yi said: "Otherwise? Could it be that we are wrong?"

"Alright, then let's reason today." Wang Yan said: "Who will tell me the cause of the problem?"

Du Zhong said: "It's just that Xiao Hong is targeting Qiu Shui, and we can't stand it."

"This is just what you saw today, what about what you didn't see? Let me tell you, and Qiu Shui, you can refute if there's anything wrong..." Wang Yan shook his head, looked at Qiu Shui, cleared his throat, and said: "From the first day of military training, Qiu Shui said Xiao Hong was a disaster star, right? And in the month since, Xiao Hong has always been playing around with Qiu Shui, Gu Ming, and Xin Yi, right? Since Qiu Shui said Xiao Hong is a disaster star and should be kept away from, but what we see is them playing around together, and having quite a good time, right?"

Qiu Shui said: "Wrong, wrong, don't talk nonsense. Let me clarify, it's she who keeps crowding around us, there's no way to keep away."

"Then did you keep away? Do you know how to say 'get lost'? Yes, everyone is a classmate, saying it too harshly isn't good, but if you don't want to have contact, do you still care about whether it's harsh or not? Alright, even if you are paying attention to your demeanor, what were your actions to keep away? Was it going to Xiao Hong's side to pull away Gu Ming who was currying favor? Was it taking a can to Xiao Hong and smilingly letting her help pull the curtain?"

Wang Yan said: "Oh, right, when washing lunch boxes today, you did say to her, saying something like 'could you please keep a little further away from me in the future', but what was the result? Who was there hitting her head with a lunch box?"

Qiu Shui defended: "Didn't she hit me first? What's wrong with hitting back?"

"Is that hitting back? You hit me once, I hit you once? Playing? Playing house? Besides, if you were really hitting back, the nature would be different. Qiu Shui, a man hitting a woman, are you very capable?"

Seeing Qiu Shui not speaking, Wang Yan continued: "Besides Xiao Hong, except for Qiu Shui, Gu Ming, and Xin Yi, ask yourselves, is she very familiar with you? Gu Ming doesn't hide his liking for Xiao Hong at all, and Xin Yi likes Yang Yue, everyone knows. Then why does Xiao Hong play around with Qiu Shui every time she is with the three of them? At that time, Qiu Shui was very happy, without any intention of keeping away."

"Speaking of this, everyone understands, right!" Wang Yan scanned the silent crowd: "Then for today's matter, how do you know if Qiu Shui is in pain and happy? And why should I suffer with two people who are willing to hit and be hit? Just tell me, are you all sick?"

They were all smart people. Xin Yi didn't want to listen anymore; he felt he was an idiot. He groaned as he got up to check the duty roster, planning to find comfort with Yang Yue in the evening.

Others looked at Qiu Shui, who wanted to argue but had nothing to say, and also dispersed in silence.

Only Gu Ming still didn't believe it, but was suppressed by Wang Yan's threatening gaze. Are Americans not afraid of pain?

Perhaps he was truly stupid, perhaps he was playing dumb, but Wang Yan believed he was truly stupid, because China's tolerance for international students determined that his level wasn't high, and he was quite a bit worse than the other ten people.

Qiu Shui was usually quite good at talking, but today Wang Yan's words made him understand his own willingness, and he just lost his composure for a moment due to his heart fluttering.

Besides, he didn't dare to provoke Wang Yan. He couldn't beat him, and he had no confidence in a group fight. Not to mention anything else, he had seen Wang Yan sparring with those soldiers. He felt pain just looking at that kick, but when it landed on Wang Yan, the guy was completely fine. He was confident that no instructor could beat him, and he estimated that his two moves couldn't even break his defense...

This was just Wang Yan being bored and in a decent mood; otherwise, if this group of boys dared to shout at him, he would have slapped them long ago. Of course, this was a military camp, and they were still students, so leaving injuries would be troublesome. But to put it bluntly, he had quite a bit of insight into human structure, anatomy, etc. Dislocating everyone's arms and then putting them back on, even if they sued him, it would be useless.

Of course, it was mainly not worth it to haggle with a group of silly boys. He was at this level, and still acting like a child, that would be too embarrassing. Living to such an age and really living like a dog.

Ignoring the crowd, Wang Yan took a sip of hot water, and after the peak time for washing up passed, he took his basin out to wash up and shower. It was already October, and the north was already showing signs of coolness, and the cold water was getting colder. Although Wang Yan wasn't afraid of the cold, it was still uncomfortable, but not showering was another kind of discomfort, and Wang Yan was living for comfort now...

By the time he returned, the lights were already out, and both Xin Yi and Qiu Shui were not there.

He knew that Xin Yi went to find Yang Yue on duty to curry favor, and Qiu Shui, using the excuse that attendance was being checked strictly recently and he was thinking of Xin Yi, went to flirt with Xiao Hong in the broadcast room.

Not to mention Wang Yan reasoning with a group of silly boys earlier, Qiu Shui himself was crowding up hard tonight, and even said something about keeping a distance? He was just tortured by her during the day, and was crowding up at night? This wasn't romantic love that was saying one thing and meaning another, it was cheap.

Gu Ming wasn't asleep, lying on the bed without a sound. It seemed he had figured it out and was accepting it. In the original drama, Qiu Shui was caught having a secret meeting with Xiao Hong today. Although he didn't confess in the end, did Gu Ming really not know? Enough of a lickspittle.

Unsurprisingly, this time Qiu Shui would also be caught by Dai Bingzhong and Sun Army Supervisor. The only difference was that this time, there was no Zhao Yingnan to pull strings with Dai Bingzhong to protect Qiu Shui.

And now, although the standards for men and women were expanding little by little, they ultimately hadn't reached the point of kissing in public twenty years later. Especially since it was in this military camp, secret meetings between men and women were absolutely of a different nature.

Don't know how Qiu Shui will get through this time...

He knew Qiu Shui's thoughts about Zhao Yingnan, but he didn't care. Could that even be called a thing?

The mission had nothing to do with Qiu Shui. Even if the protagonist deviated from his original life trajectory, there was no such thing as the world collapsing. So whether Qiu Shui left or stayed, it had no impact.

It's just that today's events had traces. Everyone had a scale in their hearts. So many people were tired for Qiu Shui for half a day, so they would have thoughts more or less. Of course, there was another situation, which was that a group of people would rather be wrong and confirm that they were "correct." But this didn't involve any big interests or big rights and wrongs, so the possibility was minimal.

Therefore, even if Qiu Shui could stay, in all likelihood, he would have a very hard time.

This wasn't childhood anymore, where you could have a fight and be fine afterward. Moreover, even in childhood, it didn't exclude children who were truly vindictive. Even if Xin Yi and Gu Ming still played with him, they would have opinions... ===== CHAPTER 216 =====