Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 71 Returning to a Familiar Place

"I never thought that after going around in circles, I would end up back in this damn place."

Chengcai sighed and said that it was not that he had any feelings for this place, but he had been struggling outside for so long that he missed the feeling of having a house to live in.

"Deputy Squad Leader Chen, Deputy Squad Leader Wu, this is the Grassland Class 5 that I often mentioned to you!" Xu Sanduo smiled happily. His feelings for this place were much more sincere than Chengcai's.

I felt extremely uncomfortable when I first arrived, but later I was reluctant to leave.

Most people are just like what was said in "The Shawshank Redemption". If they stay here for a long time, they will easily become institutionalized.

But Xu Sanduo should be considered an exception!
Wu Liuyi observed the terrain for a while and smiled, "Sanduo, this place is indeed quite desolate. It's really not easy for you to walk out of here. Ordinary incompetent soldiers would probably think this is paradise."

"Okay, let's stop talking. Old A and the people from the reconnaissance battalion might get here soon. You two have been here for so long. Is there any place that is relatively hidden and not easily discovered?" Chen Jiang knew that now was definitely not the time to reminisce about the past. The important thing was to avoid being hunted down and have a good rest.

"Go, come with me!"

Chengcai greeted everyone, and the five of them quietly moved towards the barracks of the fifth squad.

Near the corner, there was a lot of lively laughter coming from inside.

"You've already lost three rounds. Hurry up and go to the kitchen to make us some noodles!"

"Old Wei, aren't you afraid of being stuffed to death? Didn't you just have braised pork tonight?"

Chengcai and Xu Sanduo smiled at each other. These two funny guys knew the voices of Lao Wei and Xue Lin at once.

"That braised pork is too unauthentic. Not only is it full of fat, but it's also half-cooked. Let me tell you, Comrade Xue Lin, your cooking skills are far worse than Squad Leader Lao Ma's, and even worse than Squad Leader Chengcai's."

"If you think my cooking isn't tasty, then don't eat it! You two new comrades, please express your opinion as well."

"Comrade Xue Lin, don't get involved in cliques! Let me tell you, with the squad leader away, we must prioritize unity! Precisely because your cooking skills fall far short of the organization's requirements and the masses' expectations, the organization has decided to test you, train you, and give you a chance! Don't let the organization and your comrades down!"

After hearing what Lao Wei said, Xue Lin couldn't bear it any longer. He picked up something and chased Lao Wei to beat him. The room suddenly became a mess.

"These idiots, during the few days I was away, they completely let themselves go here."

"That's why I said Class 5 is quite interesting, not as bad as you said." Xu Sanduo took the opportunity to correct his thinking.

Chengcai didn't want to dwell on this issue too much, so he led everyone to move forward and finally entered the maintenance room of the oil pipeline.

This is under the dormitory of Class 5. The regular entrance is a steel door, and there are piles of debris outside. Chengcai led them to climb in through the broken ventilation duct.

When everyone entered, the room was full of dust. It was obvious that no one had been there for a long time, and there was a strong smell of mold.

"Because this place is fully automated, no one usually comes in. I only stumbled upon it when I was feeling restless and wanted some quiet time."

As soon as Chengcai finished speaking, the roar of an armored vehicle engine was heard outside.

Needless to say, the pursuers are here.

After a row of neat footsteps, someone knocked on the door of Class 5.

"Who is it?"

Lao Wei's voice was still surprisingly loud, and even from a long distance, it still echoed through the night.

"Division Reconnaissance Battalion, open the door!"

"Oh, it's you, Chief. Welcome, welcome."

"You're being too conceited! Did you see anyone coming here? We were conducting a military exercise and spotted a few Blue Army members who had escaped the net running in your direction." "Commander, I guarantee on my head that no one was here!"

"Yes, Commander. In this place where neither dogs nor birds lay eggs, even if we want to recruit a mouse, we have to do a lot of hard work to persuade them, let alone the elite Blue Army you mentioned."

The people in the reconnaissance camp were severely criticized by Lao Wei and Xue Lin, and they had no intention of arguing with them.
"Then let's just take a look!"

"Commander, please!"

Then there was the sound of a large number of soldiers entering the house and rummaging through it.

"Chengcai, they won't search here, will they?" Wu Liuyi was still a little scared. If they really searched here, he would be trapped in a jar and would have nowhere to run.

"I don't think so. Xue Lin, Lao Wei, and the others don't come here. I guess they don't even know there's such a place. Even if they saw it, who would want to come in with so much clutter at the door?"

Xu Sanduo understood that what Chengcai said made sense. The inspector had reported Li Meng before, but Li Meng had always been thinking about his Tolstoy, and he probably didn't even know where he had thrown the key to this place.

The maintenance workers don't care, and Xue Lin and Lao Wei will definitely not care about such a place.

Sure enough, although the reconnaissance camp searched very hard, they still found nothing.

Finally someone discovered this maintenance room and asked,
"What is this place?"

"Commander, this is our fifth squad's maintenance room. No one has been in there for nearly ten years. If you want to catch Sun Wukong, I can't guarantee there's anyone inside. But if you want to catch someone, how would he get in?"

"Is there any place suitable for people to hide here?" Perhaps seeing the thick dust at the scene, it seemed that no one had been here for many years.

"Report to the commander, there are definitely no more. Our squad 5 is only a small space, so we can easily spot any hiding places!"

"Yes, yes. I wonder if the leaders have checked the restrooms? Although there is only one men's restroom, there are two squat toilets!"

"Xue Lin, how do you talk to the leaders? We have no water today, and the toilet stinks. Where do you want the leaders to go?"

"Alright, alright, I'm just asking casually. Since we haven't found anything, we'll withdraw. If you find anything, please report it to us immediately!"

"Commander, our phone is broken again. If we find anything, we will overcome all difficulties and walk back here to report."

The people in the reconnaissance camp were speechless after hearing this. What the hell was going on?

In the end, I got nothing and just left.

Chen Jiang and the others heard it all clearly below. This pair of funny guys really played their due role at the critical moment.

"Old Wei, do you think the squad leader and his men participated in the exercise he mentioned? Maybe they actually made it back."

"What are you thinking? The squad leader looks like someone who can accomplish great things. He's definitely going to a high-tech unit of the group army. Why would he come back to this remote place like ours?"

"That's true. Look at that officer just now. He was so arrogant. He almost said, 'Comrades, thank you for your hard work.'"

"It's really hard work, he should comfort us!"

"Xue Lin, your thinking is just too shallow! You dare to say it's hard, think about the senior who made 25,000? You dare to say you're tired? Go back to your room, take a shower, and go to sleep! Come on, brothers, lend a hand, let's continue playing Landlord! Old Xue, hurry up and cook some noodles, remember the pickled vegetable and shredded pork noodles! Add more cilantro and green onions!"

Hearing the voices upstairs, Chengcai's face turned red.

Fortunately, the light here is extremely dim and no one can see these at all.

"They are making noodles or something upstairs, so there must be some delicious food left. It's an old tradition of them wasting food. Do you want to get some later?" Chengcai wanted to change the subject and suggested hurriedly.

(End of this chapter)