Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 121 What can you do if you don't join the army?
Stepping out of the internet cafe, Bai Tiejun stylishly pulled out his car key from his waist and pressed it. A black Santana parked on the side of the road immediately flashed its lights in response.

He deftly put their luggage into the trunk, then started the car and drove off with them.

"Hey, Tie Jun, you're doing pretty well!" Chen Jiang knew that there weren't many private cars at this time, because buying and using a car at this time required paying road maintenance fees, and there were toll booths on national and provincial highways everywhere. Besides, a Santana wasn't cheap these days.

"Chen Jiang, are you talking about my car? Ugh, it's secondhand! Someone lost a bet with me, so they pawned it to me! Let's say it's worth 30,000 yuan, is that a good deal?"

Chen Jiang was secretly amazed. It was worth it! This car was quite new; a brand new Santana would cost over 100,000 yuan.

But what shocked him the most was Bai Tiejun gambling with someone. This guy was a very honest person in the army, and he had only been out for a short time.
"Old Bai, why did you actually gamble?"

Xu Sanduo speaks very directly, saying whatever comes to mind.

Bai Tiejun didn't answer, stepped on the gas, and soon arrived at the entrance of a barbecue restaurant. He found a seat, ordered a bunch of skewers, and then explained to them while drinking beer.

"After I left the Seventh Company, I didn't want to go home; I was ashamed. So I came to stay with my cousin. He was doing well here, so I looked after his place. Then some gangsters came and caused trouble at his place with their men. I took care of them, and then he pawned his car to me. I was thinking, this can't really be considered gambling, right?"

With Bai Tiejun's skills, taking care of a few thugs would be as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. He was the last in the Steel Seventh Company, but that was still the last in the Seventh Company. If he were in any other company, he would be an elite!

"So that's how it is!" Xu Sanduo, lacking social experience, was easily fooled.

Only Chen Jiang knew that things were probably not as simple as he made them out to be.

What kind of venue was it? How was it arranged?
Bai Tiejun's descriptions of these points were all vague.

But there must be a reason why people don't want to talk about these things.

Now that we've reunited as comrades, let's not say anything that would spoil the mood.

Bai Tiejun inquired about their recent situation and learned that they had all joined the Old A Special Forces. He was genuinely proud of them, especially Chen Jiang, who had already become a second lieutenant. Bai Tiejun immediately stood up and gave Chen Jiang a standard military salute, which attracted the attention of the surrounding diners.

"I really envy you guys! It's so much better in the army!" Bai Tiejun said this from the bottom of his heart. Although he seemed to be doing very well in the underworld, only those who have been through it truly understand the hardships.

"You're doing great, aren't you? You're driving a car now! Our village only has one tractor, and it's one of those old-fashioned machines that breaks down every day. We don't have any cars at all!" Xu Sanduo teased with a smile.

"Sanduo, you don't understand." Bai Tiejun downed a glass of wine by himself and didn't continue speaking.

"What Lao Bai means is that life in the army is simpler and you don't have to work so hard. Although you can make money in society, it's all about backstabbing and deceit, right?" Chen Jiang, having lived two lives, naturally sees things much more clearly.

"Haha, I didn't expect our class monitor to be so insightful! He really is a graduate of a prestigious university!" Bai Tiejun raised his glass, about to toast Chen Jiang.

Chen Jiang didn't act arrogantly; he held the glass very low, touched it briefly, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"I'm so envious of you guys now. You can go to better units and continue wearing this uniform. You'll probably get promoted to officer someday, and even if you don't, you'll become a top soldier. The military will guarantee you a comfortable life, and you'll have so many comrades who are like brothers. Isn't that great? When I was in the company, I didn't train hard enough. Sigh, looking back now, I really wasted my time." Bai Tiejun was full of regret. Actually, he trained quite well back then, but he was surrounded by the best of the best, and it was hard to stand out in the Steel Seventh Company.

When Xu Sanduo heard Bai Tiejun's insights, he was too ashamed to say anything, so he just kept drinking in silence.

Bai Tiejun is a very capable and shrewd person.
How could they not notice Xu Sanduo's unusual behavior?
Back in the Steel Seventh Company, they rarely had holidays. Now that they've joined a unit that's even more prestigious than the Steel Seventh Company, would they be allowed to wander around aimlessly?
However, there were some things Bai Tiejun couldn't say carelessly. He only subtly hinted at something to Xu Sanduo, saying something full of profound meaning.

“Sanduo, you’re not like me, Lao Bai. I was able to find a place to make a living after I left the army, but it’s going to be difficult for you. Go look in the mirror and see yourself. From head to toe, you don’t look like an ordinary person at all anymore. You were born to do this!”

He made a shooting motion.

After saying this, Bai Tiejun did not continue the conversation. The three of them began to reminisce about the past and talk about the situation of their old comrades.

However, because Bai Tiejun was discharged early, and Chen Jiang and Xu Sanduo stayed in the A Brigade for a long time, they knew very little about it.

Therefore, Bai Tiejun also supported their return to their old unit. If it weren't for his attachment to the affairs here, he would have liked to go back with them.

The three of them drank and chatted until they were quite drunk. Bai Tiejun then booked a room for them and let them sleep until dawn.

After waking up and quickly washing up, Bai Tiejun drove them to have a local breakfast and then took them to the train station.

As the train started moving, Bai Tiejun waved vigorously to his two former close comrades-in-arms on the platform.
He laughed and shouted, "You two elite soldiers, keep up the good work! Don't embarrass our old Seventh Company!"

Chen Jiang's eyes welled up with tears, and when he turned around, he saw that Xu Sanduo was already crying his eyes out.

The two men were wearing army uniforms. There were no seats available after they boarded the train, so they had to huddle in the connecting area between the two carriages.

Chen Jiang recalled the scene when he went from the East China Sea naval base to the military academy, and it was a similar connecting point. He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Unexpectedly, Xu Sanduo saw it.
"Chen Jiang, what are you laughing at?"

Since Chen Jiang had nothing better to do, he recounted what had happened.
"I never knew you could do first aid!" Xu Sanduo looked at Chen Jiang with admiration. "You're really amazing. Among our batch of new recruits, you were always the best."

Chen Jiang gave a wry smile, "No, you guys are all great too. Anyway, we're all in Team A now, so it doesn't really matter."

Xu Sanduo wanted to say that he had brought up the matter of being discharged from the army with Yuan Lang, but he swallowed the words back.

The scene of the old company commander Gao Cheng saying "Never abandon, never give up" is still vivid in my mind.

He was thinking of abandoning his comrades, which seemed rather dishonest.
(End of this chapter)