Chapter 24: Squad Leader, Wash My Feet Well

"Squad Leader Shi Jin, what do you mean?"

The veteran in charge of the assessment was pulled to the distance by Shi Jin and frowned.

Shi Jin smiled, "Old Wang, we've had a friendship for several years, right?"

Old Wang became vigilant instantly and took two steps back, "I don't have the final say in the assessment. Who dares to change it randomly? Wu Liuyi is second place because he didn't run as fast as the other guy. This kind of thing that broke the whole army assessment record will alarm the regimental commander."

"No, no, it's not about Wu Liuyi. Can you not talk about that first place everywhere, and don't summarize it to the regimental headquarters yet? How about submitting it together after all the assessments are finished?"

Old Wang was somewhat puzzled, looked at Shi Jin deeply, and nodded, "For the sake of so many years, don't operate randomly this time. Your Steel Seventh Company's company commander has a background, but second place is second place, it can't change the fact that it's first place. That kid broke the whole army record! Even if the Heavenly King comes, it can't be changed."

Shi Jin patted Old Wang's shoulder with a smile and didn't say anything.

He was just somewhat anxious inside: Company Commander, you have to be quick. This kid is crazy now, he's broken records consecutively, I can't cover it up anymore!

Wu Liuyi leaned leisurely against a tree, looking at Feng Yuxiu's departing back.

"Squad Leader, Squad Leader, what's going on with Xu Sanduo? Isn't this a whole army assessment? Why is he here?" Wu Liuyi stopped Shi Jin, who was planning to leave, and asked hurriedly.

Shi Jin looked at Wu Liuyi, patted his shoulder with a smile that didn't reach his eyes, "Liuyi, you ran well this time."

"It's okay, I broke my own record. First place is not easy to be. Squad Leader, why is your expression so bad?"

Shi Jin rubbed his cheeks, "Nothing, rest well, don't mess up the last shooting assessment."

After speaking, he walked worriedly in the direction Feng Yuxiu had left.

"Weird." Wu Liuyi raised his eyebrows. He felt something was strange.

In the past, when he broke records, those assessment veterans would chat with him. This time it was abnormal.

"Deputy Squad Leader Wu, did you see Xu Sanduo?" Cheng Cai rushed past the finish line, panting, and asked with difficulty after putting down his pack.

Wu Liuyi said coldly, "Am I his guardian?"

"No, no, I saw that kid during the assessment just now. He ran so fast. According to this rhythm, he should have rushed to first place long ago. Why didn't I see him?"

Cheng Cai's words made Wu Liuyi freeze. He slowly looked in the direction they had come from.

"Could it be..."

At this moment, Wu Liuyi's shoulders were no longer so resolute, and a trace of intense struggle and panic appeared on his face.

"Squad Leader, may I ask who was the first to cross the line?" Wu Liuyi rushed to the veteran in charge of the assessment and asked in a deep voice.

"Is this something you should ask? Leave quickly, go prepare for the last assessment!"

"So it's true."

Wu Liuyi took a deep breath, and the frustration on his face made Cheng Cai, who was on the side, dumbfounded.

"Deputy Squad Leader Wu?"

"There's still a chance. Shooting. He doesn't have any opportunity for shooting training in that grassland place. Last time he was dropped because of shooting, this time won't be an exception!"

Wu Liuyi's desire to win reached its peak.

Cheng Cai's expression became completely gloomy, his lips trembling and pale, "Impossible, how can Three-Dull be first? He... there's still a chance. Deputy Squad Leader Wu is right, there's still a chance!"

"I am a sharpshooter in the top three of the company. He is a dirt clod from the grassland, what does he have to compare with me? Even if you get full marks in the first two assessments, if you mess up the last one, you'll still fail, and the comprehensive grade will kill you!"

Cheng Cai quickly adjusted his mindset and walked toward the shooting range.

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Shi Jin felt that this world was no longer the world he understood.

Especially this familiar army made him feel somewhat lost.

At the door of the company office, Feng Yuxiu sat leisurely on a stool, while Ma Jun was washing his feet with effort in front of him.

"Squad Leader, I said you have a future if you open a foot-washing parlor after you retire. This craftsmanship is simply amazing."

Feng Yuxiu sighed, the fatigue from the fast run was scalded away by the hot water, and he felt relaxed all over.

Ma Jun didn't say a word, seriously rubbing Feng Yuxiu's feet.

He didn't care at all about the surprised gazes of the veterans behind him.

"Lift your feet!"

Ma Jun stood up, poured out the foot-washing water, and then went to the faucet to wash his hands clean.

He stood straight in front of Feng Yuxiu, "I admit defeat. Admitting defeat is nothing shameful. But I'm not convinced."

Feng Yuxiu put on his shoes and socks, "What? Still planning to have another round? Squad Leader, isn't it just letting you wash my feet? Do you have to hold a grudge for so long?"

He had originally planned to find Ma Jun and thoroughly cripple him during the five-kilometer forced march.

But there were supervising veterans everywhere along the way.

There was no opportunity to make a move.

And this Ma Jun ran too slowly, there were witnesses everywhere, so he gave up this idea.

"I lost, I lost. Isn't there still the last item? Shooting assessment, dare you?"

Feng Yuxiu narrowed his eyes and was about to speak.

But he was patted on the shoulder.

"Xu Sanduo, what are you doing?"

Shi Jin stared at Feng Yuxiu with a straight face.

Feng Yuxiu remained cold and silent.

"You are a veteran, how can you be like this?" Shi Jin looked at Ma Jun with helplessness.

Ma Jun sneered, pointed at Feng Yuxiu, "Wait and see for the shooting."

After speaking, he went to prepare.

Shi Jin then looked at Feng Yuxiu seriously.

In just a few months, this peasant child who came from the winding countryside was now dark-skinned and rough-skinned.

When he landed on Feng Yuxiu's hands, he was stunned. Calluses like that couldn't be worn out without several years of hard work.

But in just a few months, he had trained to this extent.

"Xu Sanduo, do you still want to return to the Steel Seventh Company?" Shi Jin asked with a smile showing his white teeth.

"Squad Leader, is your special care for me now because of my father, or because I broke the record?"

Feng Yuxiu's abrupt sentence made Shi Jin unable to react for a while.

"I'll go to the shooting range first, Squad Leader." Feng Yuxiu walked toward the shooting range coldly.

Shi Jin frowned, "Because of his father? What does that mean?"

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"Xu Sanduo, Xu Sanduo, wait for me."

Cheng Cai caught up with Feng Yuxiu, panting.

Feng Yuxiu didn't stop at all and continued to walk forward.

"Hey, Sanduo, I'm a sharpshooter of the Steel Seventh Company. Do you want me to teach you some essentials for this shooting assessment?"

Seeing that Feng Yuxiu still ignored him.

Cheng Cai gritted his teeth and shouted: "You fell into shooting during the recruit training. This is a critical whole army assessment. If you are the same as last time, you will really go to the loess slope to raise pigs."

"When I came, your dad even asked me to take good care of you. Anyway, we are fellow villagers."

This sentence finally made Feng Yuxiu stop.

He slowly turned around, raised his right hand, and smashed a punch at Cheng Cai's head with an expressionless face.

Cheng Cai: ===== CHAPTER 25 =====