Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 143 The Motherland Didn't Send Us to Ring Bells

In the early hours of the morning, tear gas canisters arrived as scheduled once again.

This time everyone had experience, and their reaction speed was much faster.

Surprisingly, Chen Jiang and his group weren't the first to rush outside to assemble, which made them feel a little guilty. They had slept too soundly the night before, and their reaction speed had noticeably slowed down.

Many people were still yawning while lining up.

Because all personal belongings were taken away, no one knew the exact time.

Instructor Crocodile's face was very gloomy. After everyone gathered together, he remained silent for a long time, which made everyone feel a little strange, but no one dared to ask the others.

"Last night, someone broke into the cafeteria and stole two loaves of bread! Unfortunately, one of us witnessed it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts began to pound.

Although everyone was very hungry, the idea of ​​stealing from the cafeteria was something we only dared to think about; we simply didn't have the courage to actually do it.

"What? You dare to do it but not take responsibility?"

Instructor Crocodile's words were chillingly cold.
He slowly approached the queue.
"Stealing is a huge disgrace, but if you steal something and don't even have the courage to admit it, then you don't deserve to be a soldier, and you can't stay in our hunter school!"

He has escalated the punishment to the level of expulsion, which makes everyone realize the extreme seriousness of the situation.

Chen Jiang was also wondering to himself, who was so bold as to dare to mess with him?

Unexpectedly, the crocodile instructor walked up to the two of them.

"Number 88, step forward!"

Wu Zhe looked completely bewildered. "You called me?"

But he still strode out and stood at attention.

Did you go to the cafeteria last night?

Wu Zhe was furious when he heard this. Wasn't this just making something out of nothing?
"Reporting, instructor, no, I slept all night."

"Really?"

The instructor's hawk-like eyes were fixed on Wu Zhe, hoping to glean some clue from his expression.

"I can assure you, I have been sleeping the whole time, that is absolutely true!"

"report!"

Ok?
The instructor saw Chen Jiang and wanted to speak as well.

This indicates that he can speak.

"Reporting to the instructor, my comrades and I were exhausted and hungry last night. We chatted for a little while and then fell asleep. We swear we didn't go out! Besides, there are sentries outside the dormitory. Even if we wanted to go out, it would be impossible."

Chen Jiang was seething with anger. With so many people around, why were they the only ones targeted for theft? Wasn't this blatant discrimination?
Instructor Crocodile gave a cold laugh. "Last night, our men were away for exactly 10 minutes, and in that short time, someone slipped out and stole bread."

"Report, Instructor! We really were all asleep! If you don't believe me, you can do a gastroscopy to see if there's any bread or other food residue in our stomachs!"

Wu Zhe answered loudly.

"Shut up! I don't have time to waste on such trivial matters! And you don't need to teach me how to identify a thief. Let me tell you, Number 88, here, I set the rules. If I say you're a thief, then you're a thief! Understand?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhe was instantly enraged. The dissatisfaction and anger that had been building up over the past few days were finally reaching their breaking point.

"What? Do you want to fight me one-on-one?" Instructor Crocodile smiled provocatively.

"Now, you have two choices: either go to the net wall and do 100 rounds! Accept the punishment! Then make up for the other training programs, or go and ring that fog bell right now, pack your things and get out!"

Wu Zhe couldn't hold back any longer. What kind of lousy school is this?
It makes absolutely no sense!

Why are you targeting us like this? This is blatant discrimination! Such unfair treatment leaves me with no choice but to give up!

Tears welled up in Wu Zhe's eyes uncontrollably as he walked towards the mist bell.
People usually jokingly call that bell the "death knell," and now it's getting closer and closer.

"Wu Zhe, stop!" Chen Jiang rushed up to persuade him when he saw that things were going badly.

"Number 87, get back here right now! Do you want to be punished along with him?"

Chen Jiang ignored the warning; he was now focused on stopping Wu Zhe from doing something foolish. This act of voluntarily giving up severely damaged the image of Chinese soldiers.

If you actually do it, it will be a stain that is difficult to wash away for the rest of your life!
"Chen Jiang, go back and don't worry about me! I can't stand this foreigner bullying us like this!" Wu Zhe said, breaking free from Chen Jiang's grasp and stubbornly continuing forward.

"Number 87, since you disobeyed orders, you must accept the punishment. Either add 100 more groups, or we're all fired!" Instructor Crocodile would not allow anyone to challenge his authority.

Chen Jiang didn't stop trying to persuade Wu Zhe. Seeing that Wu Zhe was about to grab the bell-ringing stick, he could only punch him in front of everyone!
Wu Zhe fell to the ground with a thud.

"Wake up! You and I aren't in China, we're abroad! Here, our words and actions represent not only ourselves, but also the image of Chinese soldiers! What right do you have to ring that damned bell?"

After saying that, he walked towards the wire fence without looking back, tossing out a sentence as he went.

"You can get out! But I won't! Because the motherland didn't send me here to ring the bell!"

Upon hearing these words, Wu Zhe burst into tears as if a dam had been breached.

After a moment's thought, he wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth, and roared at the crocodile instructor, "I really didn't steal anything! We Chinese soldiers wouldn't do such a thing!"

After saying that, he ran after Chen Jiang and went to practice more.

Surprisingly, the crocodile instructor didn't get angry at Wu Zhe's roar. He glanced at his assistant with some confusion.

The meaning is clear: You idiot, did you see clearly last night? Was it this number 87 who stole it?
The latter's eyes were noticeably evasive. He was just a rich kid who came here to gain experience. It was his turn to be on duty last night, but he happened to fall asleep because of something. When he woke up, someone discovered that the cafeteria had been robbed.

To avoid being punished, he had to make up a lie, saying that he had just gone to the toilet and then saw the figure entering the room was number 87.

In his view, Chinese people are the most likely to be thieves.

That is indeed his prejudice!

The crocodile instructor was a very shrewd man; with just a glance, he knew this bastard was lying, but he said nothing.

On the one hand, this guy's father is a sponsor who invests in the school, and even the principal has to give them special treatment. On the other hand, he can't overturn his decision in public, as that would greatly damage his prestige, and how could the training continue?

Therefore, he could only glance at Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe with a slightly apologetic expression.
"Everyone else, line up and proceed to the next subject! Hurry up, you bunch of idiots!"

After climbing the net wall, Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe followed without stopping to another training field. They had to catch up with everyone else's pace, because if they fell to the bottom five, they still wouldn't get any food.

At another training ground, today's training exercise was rolling tires.

Please note that this is not actual tire rolling, but rather lifting one side of the tire and flipping it to the other. These huge truck tires are extremely heavy, and each time they are moved, it requires tremendous physical strength. Everyone else is complaining, and several people have already given up because they can't keep up.

Seeing this, Chen Jiang patted Wu Zhe on the shoulder encouragingly, "No problem, it's just moving tires, how could this be difficult for us?"

"Okay, I'll go with you!"

Despite being exhausted, the two gritted their teeth and continued to carry and push forward!
The instructors present were all deeply moved, as they knew very well how physically demanding this subject was.

How were these two Chinese soldiers able to catch up even after completing 100 sets of net wall exercises?

That's something you have to admire.

In fact, Wu Zhe's physical strength was almost exhausted, and he almost couldn't lift that damn tire several times, but Chen Jiang would encourage him each time, "We in the Steel Seventh Company have a saying, never give up, never abandon! Don't be a coward, kid!"

Wu Zhe gritted his teeth and persevered.

In the end, the two actually caught up. Chen Jiang completed the task in the last 10s, while Wu Zhe narrowly escaped defeat, overtaking someone at the last moment to become the lucky sixth from the bottom.

This earned enthusiastic applause from all the instructors and trainees present.

Hunter School has always respected the strong; as long as you have enough strength, you can earn respect.

At this moment, everyone realized that these two were definitely not thieves!
How could a thief possess such strong willpower?

To hell with prejudice and arrogance!

Training was over, and the crocodile instructor finally brought good news: there would be something good for breakfast today!
This made everyone ecstatic!

What could be more exciting than having food to eat?
However, the instructors ordered everyone to lie down on the ground and crawl forward to the canteen 1 kilometer away. About 3 meters of the road was unpaved, and the mud had flowed into streams after being washed by the continuous heavy rain, which came into close contact with everyone.

What's worse is that there are pebbles under the mud, and everyone's palms are blistered and their training uniforms are torn to shreds.

But none of this dampened everyone's determination and enthusiasm for preparing dinner.

Finally, they reached the cafeteria and discovered a small cross made of wooden sticks attached to the entrance, with the names of those who had been eliminated engraved on it, essentially a simple tomb.

Upon closer inspection, there were already more than 20 people.

How many days has it been?
Wu Zhe glanced at Chen Jiang, his eyes filled with gratitude.

If he hadn't woken me up, my name would be hanging on this embarrassing cross.

He made a silent vow that he must not admit defeat!
You must persevere to the very end!
Today's breakfast looks rather lavish; instead of the simple stainless steel buckets, everyone was ordered to sit at the cafeteria tables.

Although everyone was ugly and dirty, they were still eagerly anticipating the "delicious food" that was about to be served.

"Let's serve!"

At the crocodile instructor's command, several instructors pushed over a food cart.

Damn, that's really meticulous!

They even have a food cart?

This put everyone in a great mood!

But when the plates were placed in front of everyone, everyone was dumbfounded.

"What's laid out before you is the famous local wild beef, tender yet chewy, a top-grade cut of meat! Considering the recent heavy training load and the fact that many of you have said you're hungry, this time you'll eat your fill, one kilogram each! Eat it all! Begin now!"

As soon as Instructor Crocodile finished speaking, not a single person in the cafeteria made a move.

Everyone was just staring at each other with wide eyes.

It's raw, and covered in blood, how can you eat it?

"What's wrong? Didn't you say you were hungry? You won't eat the beef right in front of you. Do you want me to feed you?" The crocodile instructor's tone became extremely stern.

"report!"

"Speech No. 53!"

"Instructor, could you please provide some seasoning? Even some wasabi would be fine!"

The people around burst into laughter upon hearing this, but unexpectedly, Instructor Crocodile rushed to Number 53 and shouted, "Want some seasoning? Do you want me to call a few girls in bikinis to eat with you? Do you think this is a Michelin-starred restaurant? Hurry up and eat, you stupid pig!"

He looked around and said loudly, "I'm giving you five minutes. If there's still food on your plates after five minutes, you won't get any food for the next three days. Go out for a run!"

Upon hearing this, no one dared to say anything more.

Raw meat is raw meat; it's still food, so let's fill our stomachs first.

However, on the other hand, even though the steaks at Western restaurants are usually medium-well or medium-rare, and the meat is very chewy, the beef they eat now is rare, which is really too much effort to bite with your teeth.

Putting aside the taste, my cheeks are really sore.

Even so, if someone bites too slowly and stops to rest for a while, the instructor will immediately rush over and yell at them.

Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe didn't have time to chew at all. They managed to tear off a piece of raw meat with their teeth and swallowed it immediately, not knowing whether their intestines could hold it.

Of course, some people simply couldn't eat it, and some couldn't even stand the fishy smell, so they went to the side to vomit.

The instructors will require all of these people to eat back what they spit out, otherwise they will all be eliminated!
Well, after breakfast, three more people were eliminated.

This made everyone truly realize that even eating here is a challenge!

After finally managing to eat all that meat, the instructors didn't give everyone time to digest. They immediately organized everyone to go to the Amazon River nearby and, near the shallowest part of the river where the water was most turbulent, made everyone do push-ups.

This made everyone a little scared, because the crocodiles in the Amazon River are very famous.

Its bite force is amazing!
But the crocodile instructor seemed to sense everyone's concerns.
"Don't worry, my nickname is Crocodile, and all the crocodiles here listen to me. Because I have this!"

He fired a burst of bullets at a crocodile that was trying to swim into the river, and the poor crocodile was immediately riddled with bullets.

Seeing this, the other crocodiles pounced and began to frantically tear apart their own kind.

The scene was absolutely horrifying.

"Hurry up! Those who are slow, I'll send crocodiles to bite your asses!"

The crocodile instructor shouted commands beside them.

The other instructors were completely focused on the surface of the water!

(End of this chapter)