Chapter 82: Three Oddball Squad Members

Twenty days of paid leave, and he barely got to rest any of it—Lu Cheng regretted it. If he'd known better not to provoke his sister, he wouldn't have been discovered.

After breakfast, under Lu Beitang's stern gaze, Lu Cheng could only obediently go to work.

Arriving at Beijing Station Railway Bureau, he headed straight for the three-story building and happened to run into Wang Fengshi on the way.

"Director Wang, good morning."

"Hey, Lu Cheng? Squad Leader Lei told you to rest at home—why are you here?"

Lu Cheng put on a serious face: "Ah, I can't help it—my mind is all work. If I don't work for a day, I feel uneasy and can't sleep. Besides, I've just recovered from my leg injury; I simply couldn't wait to come back."

"This morning my dad even felt sorry for me, saying I should rest a few more days, but he wouldn't let me come. I told him that wouldn't do—the state pays us, so we owe it to society. Lying around at home—what kind of thing is that?"

Wang Fengshi nodded and gave a thumbs-up: "Little comrade, you're amazing—keep it up. I have high hopes for you; you're definitely the most conscientious comrade in our Railway Bureau."

"By the way, Director Wang, I heard the bureau has started forming squads. Where is Squad Leader Lei?"

"He said he'd assign me some team members, and I rushed to work just to see my cute squad. Now I'm going to find Squad Leader Lei."

Wang Fengshi grabbed him: "I know what you're talking about. Squad Leader Lei is in a meeting—you don't need to find him. He already arranged everything with me in advance."

Sure enough, Lei Zhan'ge had been thinking of him and had made arrangements ahead of time.

Lu Cheng eagerly said: "Then Director Wang, where are my few elite squad members now?"

Wang Fengshi smiled, his smile carrying a deep meaning.

"Don't rush, Group Leader Lu—I'll go call them right now."

"Sure, thanks for the trouble, Director Wang."

Lu Cheng rubbed his hands, waiting in the courtyard; not long after, Wang Fengshi arrived with four squad members.

One of them, Lu Cheng recognized—it was the innocent and guileless Comrade Liu Jian'an.

As for the other three strangers, Lu Cheng couldn't help but frown.

Wang Fengshi said: "Group Leader Lu, you guys get acquainted first—I still have a document to deliver to the meeting room."

Lu Cheng waved his hand: "Ah, go ahead, Director Wang..."

After Wang Fengshi left, Lu Cheng paced back and forth in front of the four-person squad standing in a line, occasionally letting out a sigh.

"Jian'an, stand by my side first."

Liu Jian'an was very obedient—first, because Lu Cheng had left him at Beijing Station, where he could work at such a major station, his family was overjoyed, and his sister even said she'd treat Lu Cheng to a meal.

Second, Lu Cheng is now the group leader—he never expected that they had both started as interns, and in the blink of an eye, the other had become someone who could command him.

He had witnessed Lu Cheng's ability; being a squad leader is no overreach.

He resolved to follow Lu Cheng and work diligently from now on.

Only three remained before the squad; Lu Cheng approached the first and asked, "How tall are you?"

Zhao Jinzhu straightened up: "Report, Group Leader Lu—1.98 meters."

Lu Cheng, who is close to 1.8 meters tall, had to tilt his head back to look at him.

Zhao Jinzhu has a square face, long legs and long arms—just like a long-armed ape.

His blue uniform was obviously too short everywhere, with the cuffs of his long cotton socks wrapped around his ankles over his autumn trousers.

Lu Cheng stared for a while, feeling his neck ache: "You, step back a bit when you speak to me—craning my neck hurts."

"Yes, Group Leader Lu." Zhao Jinzhu obediently took a step back.

Lu Cheng then went to the second squad member: "You, how tall are you?"

Chang Jinbu puffed out his chest: "Report, Group Leader Lu—1.6 meters."

"Really 1.6 meters?"

Chang Jinbu chuckled: "Hehe, it's actually 1.55 meters—without the six, it sounds nicer."

Lu Cheng worriedly scratched his head: "What's up with Squad Leader Lei? How did he assign these members—either apes or monkeys."

It's like he's running a zoo!

Thank goodness, thank goodness—Liu Jian'an is normal, and the third squad member is normal too.

He's about 1.75 meters tall, within the normal range, sturdily built, with a tiger back and bear waist—you can tell he's got strong arms at a glance.

Now that's an elite squad member.

Lu Cheng satisfiedly patted that person's shoulder, noticing a bronze round medal on his chest; just as he reached out curiously to touch it, the person suddenly punched him in the chest.

That person was strong—Lu Cheng's whole body flew back over three meters.

Since studying martial arts under Xu Erye, besides his master, no one had ever inflicted such heavy damage on him—he felt the heavy punch shake his five viscera and six bowels, causing them to ache.

"Damn it!"

Lu Cheng pushed himself up with one hand, quickly rose, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to reprimand him.

This was practically a direct challenge to his authority as group leader—before the assessment even started, could this squad member be trying to replace him as leader?

Lu Cheng strode forward with his fist raised, and Zhao Jinzhu and Chang Jinbu hurriedly each grabbed one of his arms to restrain him.

Because the two differed greatly in height, the restrained Lu Cheng ended up slanted, one side high and the other low.

"Let go of me—no one should stop me. Dare to hit me? Today I'm definitely going to beat him up…"

"Group Leader Lu, don't be angry—he didn't mean to."

"Yeah, Group Leader Lu, don't stoop to his level—he's just a kid."

Lu Cheng glared: "What kid? Let go of me—I'm definitely going to whip him today. He dares to hit the squad leader—no organization, no discipline…"

"Group Leader Lu, he really is a kid—only eight years old."

Lu Cheng shook off the two: "You're trying to fool me like a foreign devil—he's eight? He looks older than my dad."

Da Kui sniffled, then nodded heavily: "Yeah, I'm your dad."

"Damn it!"

Lu Cheng moved to beat him up again, but the two restrained him once more; he could only kick with his legs, yet he kept falling short by several tens of centimeters.

"Group Leader Lu, calm down, calm down, I didn't explain clearly just now; actually he has a mental issue, his intelligence is only that of an eight-year-old."

"Has he got a mental problem?" Lu Cheng asked in disbelief, then took a closer look at Da Kui; this person's gaze indeed seemed a bit vacant, not like a normal person.

Seeing his disbelief, Chang Jinbu extended one finger and asked Da Kui, "How many is this?"

"One."

Chang Jinbu then extended two fingers: "How many is this?"

"Two."

Chang Jinbu kept his two fingers extended and asked, "One plus two equals what?"

"Three."

Chang Jinbu clapped his hands: "Look!"

Lu Cheng widened his eyes: "You two, who exactly is the idiot?"

Chang Jinbu hurriedly explained: "No, Group Leader Lu, I was just doing a little experiment; although Da Kui has the intelligence of an eight-year-old, his addition and subtraction within ten is fine."

"Da Kui, let me ask you again: what is ten plus one?"

Da Kui scratched his head, counted on his fingers for a long time: "Eleven."

Chang Jinbu clapped his hands again: "Look!"

"What the hell, he got it right!"

"He got it right, but he's slow at it; you can't even see that, which only shows that Group Leader Lu's intelligence isn't even as high as my height."

"……"

This damn thing is purely here to cause trouble.

Lu Cheng took a deep breath and turned to leave.

He intends to find Captain Lei and replace these three team members.

Those two are a long-armed ape and a short monkey; tolerating them would be fine, but the key is there's also an infant with the intelligence of an eight-year-old.

He came to be a sheriff, not to be a father.

How could such team members be acceptable? Not to mention helping him become sheriff, just not dragging him down would be good enough.

They must be replaced, they have to be replaced.

"Group Leader Lu, don't be angry, I was just joking with you earlier…" Chang Jinbu shouted, waving his hand.