Chapter 75: Enforcement Patrol, Still Dare to Run?

"No, Squad Leader Zhou, how did you think you could order takeout and have it delivered to the old unit?"

The newly appointed Fourth Class Squad Leader was "tidying up" the new recruits in the barracks, reforming the class atmosphere.

Zhou Kaidong suddenly showed up with Lu Yang, looking to borrow something.

He expected to borrow cigarettes or money, but it turned out to be a set of shoulder epaulettes.

He heard they were planning to scale the wall to get takeout, and Li Jiang was also stunned.

Ordering takeout and having it go to the old unit is simply beyond the ordinary!

Squad Leader Zhou's face flushed: "I wasn't paying attention either! Quick, lend me the epaulettes, I'll return them soon."

Li Jiang said nothing, returned to the barracks, dug out a pair of epaulettes and handed them to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang discovered they were Phase‑II Non‑commissioned Officer ranks, slightly different from the veteran's on the camouflage uniform.

The system prompt made him notice that the regular‑uniform epaulettes and the camouflage ones look the same but are made of different material.

Unless you're up close, you normally can't tell the difference.

Thus, Lu Yang swiftly rose from a new recruit to a "Rough‑handed Dual Pistols" Phase‑II Non‑commissioned Officer.

"Thanks."

Zhou Kaidong was about to leave with Lu Yang when he was called back.

Li Jiang rubbed his hands, grinning: "Later, save some for me."

Squad Leader Zhou gave a thumbs‑up: "Later I'll take my share, split half with you."

With that, the two went to the north side of the camp and scaled the wall to the outside.

Zhou Kaidong moved with ease, clearly not his first time doing this.

The Special Third Regiment is a heroic unit; its management and training are strict, so it can't openly have takeout delivered to the gate like other units.

Most of the time they have to scale the wall to get it, and the higher‑ups turn a blind eye.

After all, ordering takeout to improve meals isn't a serious disciplinary issue.

The mess hall food isn't bad, but eating the same dishes for years makes you want a change of taste.

So not only rank‑and‑file soldiers, but also some company commanders and even core staff of the regiment occasionally order stealthily.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Kaidong saw Lu Yang's wall‑scaling was quite deft and looked a bit surprised.

Because in his mind, Lu Yang's "scholar" image was usually tied to words like "honest," "obedient," and "polite."

After landing, Lu Yang smiled: "Back in evening self‑study, I used to scale the wall to go online."

Zhou Kaidong immediately gave him a head slap: "Skipping class to surf the net! If you'd put this drive into studying, you'd be at the military academy now!"

Lu Yang rubbed his head, a sheepish smile; the squad leader's words weren't entirely wrong.

If he'd had this drive back when he was studying, he wouldn't have failed the college entrance exam.

But he really didn't want to repeat a year, so this was fine; after all, the army still has many upward channels.

Zhou Kaidong led Lu Yang into the woods on the side, planning to take a shortcut.

It was deep winter; many trees were bare, the ground covered with dry yellow leaves that cracked underfoot.

Actually, Zhou Kaidong's old unit wasn't far in a straight line from the New Recruit Company.

But if you drove on the main road, it would be a bit roundabout.

There's no road in the woods; the ground is full of pits and unevenness, far less easy than usual.

Yet Zhou Kaidong was unfazed, sprinting like a fleet‑footed runner through the forest.

Lu Yang hurried behind, barely keeping up, panting heavily.

At that moment he realized the gap between new recruits and veterans…

More precisely, the gap between outstanding new recruits and the regiment's core veteran soldiers.

"Can you keep up?"

"Can."

Zhou Kaidong slowed his pace a bit to prevent Lu Yang from falling behind.

This was Lu Yang's first attempt at off‑road running in a pathless forest.

Honestly, it was tiring because the chaotic obstacles were numerous.

He could step on stones, small pits, or get tangled by branches at any moment.

That required extra focus, constantly watching the ground beneath his feet.

Fortunately, with Zhou Kaidong leading, Lu Yang just needed to remember the route he'd taken.

It was said to take ten‑plus minutes, but at full speed it took at least sixteen or seventeen minutes, equivalent to a light‑gear 5‑km cross‑country run deep in the woods.

Zhou Kaidong was a bit surprised that Lu Yang could keep up, even though he wasn't sprinting flat‑out.

Yet for a new recruit to run so steadily in such complex terrain was truly commendable.

Light‑gear cross‑country, armed cross‑country… are training items usually encountered after the company level.

They heavily test endurance, coordination, and observation.

Zhou Kaidong considered this a way to let Lu Yang get familiar with the pace after the lower‑level company.

At this moment, Zhou Kaidong's pocket phone rang again; it was the delivery person calling.

The meal package he ordered had a call‑forwarding feature, so answering the phone was no problem.

The delivery person sounded impatient, asking when they'd arrive, the boss urging them to hurry back.

Zhou Kaidong quickly apologized: "Sorry, sorry, I got the address wrong, I'm on my way now, will be there shortly…"

"I think I saw you—are you the one on the red side‑by‑side motorcycle?"

In the distance a red motorcycle carried a metal box on its back, the box labeled "A‑yi Milk Tea".

The motorcyclist also noticed Zhou Kaidong, quickly rode over, and muttered a few complaints.

"I'm really impressed; you soldiers really can't even get the address right!"

"Everything's here; you order yourself, total is 242!"

Zhou Kaidong kept apologizing, and when paying he deliberately overpaid a few yuan so the motorcyclist could buy a pack of cigarettes.

The motorcyclist took the tip, his complexion improved, said he'd be clearer next time, then twisted the throttle, puffed black smoke, and left.

At this moment, Zhou Kaidong and Lu Yang each had two large bags in both hands, plus a small bag of food.

One of the bags was heavy, filled with cups of pearl milk tea of various colors.

The packaging was retro, the kind of early school‑gate canned powder that was mixed and sealed by a machine.

The other bag, Lu Yang glanced at and knew what it was: many bamboo skewers poking out, all kinds of fried skewers.

The small packages beside it contained boneless fried chicken strips, deep‑fried pipa‑shaped legs, and snacks like cold noodles.

One must admit, 250 yuan still buys a lot these days—truly a feast to the extreme.

"Did we buy too much?"

"So many mouths, even doubling wouldn't be enough."

The Company Commander and Instructor each contributed 200, and he added another 50 himself.

Because after Lu Yang's review the previous time, Zhou Kaidong treated everyone to a meal, and the new recruits in the squad mocked him for being cheap.

This time, as the class squad leader he insists on being magnanimous, acting like a big spender!

He was even a bit impatient, wanting to see those guys' envious, shining eyes, and hear cries of "Wow~" "The squad leader is great~".

"Let's go back the same way."

"Alright."

Lu Yang carried the fried skewers, Zhou Kaidong carried the milk tea.

Like two hunters returning laden, marching proudly back.

Suddenly, on the left front of the main road, two patrolling figures appeared out of nowhere.

The two wore white gloves; one held a notebook, the other had a camera around his neck, and both wore white steel helmets emblazoned with "Military Police".

Lu Yang's scalp tightened, Zhou Kaidong's eyes widened, and they both let out a startled expletive.

They say drinking cold water when you're unlucky makes your teeth snag; sure enough, when misfortune hits, bad luck follows.

On the way there, the two were worried about encountering the white‑hatted ones, so they lent Lu Yang a pair of shoulder patches to disguise themselves.

But they didn't expect that just as they were about to leave, they ran into the two Military Police.

During lunch break, they were out of the camp illegally and secretly ordered takeout; their superiors usually turn a blind eye, but the white‑hatted ones won't.

In their eyes, every violation is a KPI!

Moreover, Lu Yang is still a rookie, and the insignia on his shoulder was borrowed from Fourth Class Squad Leader Li Jiang.

Wearing someone else's patch without permission, if caught they'd be charged with multiple offenses—truly a disaster.

The two Military Police clearly saw Lu Yang and the other, especially noticing their furtive behavior and the big bags, and their mouths curled into cold smiles.

"Today's mission objective has been secured!"

"Unauthorized outing, stealing takeout, that kid on the left's shoulder patch is off—looks like a regular uniform's, probably borrowed!"

The two Military Police moved toward them like human radars, simultaneously pinpointing the issues.

Lu Yang looked at Zhou Kaidong, his eyes urgent, asking what to do now.

Zhou Kaidong also looked at him, opened his mouth and said only one word.

"Run!!"

Zhou Kaidong bolted left.

Lu Yang froze for a moment, then sprinted to the side.

Seeing them dare to run, the two Military Police were instantly furious.

Military Police enforcing the law, and they run?

They literally don't even regard them!

"Split up and chase!"

"Stop!"

"Don't run!"

Lu Yang, still holding the food, ran like the wind.

If caught, the Whole Company would report and criticize them.

Thinking that, his legs pumped even faster, terrified of being caught by those two.

Turning right at the corner ahead, Lu Yang saw a small stack of bricks against the wall, perhaps left over from the unit's wall‑building or pig‑pen.

In a flash of inspiration, he stepped onto the bricks and vaulted into the enclosure in one bound.

"Where did they disappear? Where did they run?"

This Military Police also turned this way, only to find they'd lost the person.

At that moment, he suddenly saw fresh footprints on the right wall, halfway up.

Looking up, he immediately understood the kid must have climbed over the wall.

"You thought hiding in the camp would make me unable to catch you, huh?"

"You little—!"

The Military Police, right behind him, stepped on the bricks, climbed up, and glanced toward the Sixth Company camp area.

In the distance, camouflaged soldiers were training, so the kid likely hid among the crowd.

Second‑phase Non‑commissioned Officer, holding food, is definitely one of them!

The Military Police, once they start they don't stop, directly climbed over the wall and prepared to capture Lu Yang and bring him in!

But as soon as both feet landed steadily, his peripheral vision spotted, on the wall about three or four meters away, a creature clinging tightly that looked like a cicada monkey.

Lu Yang, with a plastic bag in his mouth, his hands gripping the fence, at the moment the Military Police climbed over and landed he kicked the wall forcefully and returned outside.

Damn!

Good news, the Military Police climbed over the wall and came in.

Bad news, Lu Yang feigned a move, came in and then climbed over the wall to leave again.

After landing, Lu Yang spat out two words: "Idiot!"

Then he bolted into the forest, quickly retracing the route he came in.

His face showed not a hint of panic, but pure excitement from having "escaped" the Military Police.

The dopamine surge from excitement made him faster than before, and he raced like an arrow back toward the New Recruit Company......