When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 157 New Recruit Promoted to Officer?

Around 3 PM, the helicopter landed on the helipad at the Hidden Wolf base.

Xu Ge and Li Dongshui followed Thor and Old Face to the armory with their equipment. 619 and Jiazi were already inside organizing the items.

"You two can sleep here tonight, and I'll take you back tomorrow after you've had your turn."

Thor gestured for the two men to put their guns and equipment on the table to the side. "No need to clean the guns. Just each of you tally up your ammunition consumption and record it."

Li Dongshui reluctantly placed the sniper rifle in his arms gently on the table, touching it again and again.

Thor and Old Face smiled at Li Dongshui's expression without saying a word.

Xu Ge was different. He casually tossed the SCAR-H up with a snap. To him, the SCAR-H was not as useful as the 191 assault rifle.

He has only one standard: a gun that can't hit its target isn't a good gun, and it has nothing to do with his marksmanship.

"Hey, we've been working overtime until this late, does Hidden Wolf have any late-night snacks?" Xu Ge asked casually, rubbing his stomach.

"Absolutely! I just went to the cafeteria and they saved rice with braised pork and fresh shrimp for us!"

Clip's eyes lit up, "I've been waiting for you guys to come back and show off!"

Cuckoo!
Xu Ge heard his stomach growling; it seemed everyone was hungry.

"Where's the wolf's head?" Thor asked.

619: "He went to interrogate the target overnight. He told us not to wait for him and that the operation report would be done tomorrow."

Thor placed the HK416 on the table, casually signed the register, and waved his hand: "Let's go get some late-night snacks!"

Ten minutes later, the six of them were already sitting at the table in the cafeteria and starting to eat.

Xu Ge poured the braised pork sauce over the rice, stirred it a few times, first stuffed a piece of fatty and lean meat into his mouth and chewed it a couple of times, then immediately bent down and shoveled the rice coated in sauce into his mouth, eating with great satisfaction.

Old Lian somehow managed to get his hands on yogurt and biscuits, and diligently mixed the yogurt with his rice, occasionally adding a bit of chocolate.

Li Dongshui, standing to the side, was intently peeling shrimp; several shrimp meats had already piled up in her bowl.

Xu Ge nudged him with his elbow and reminded him, "There's soy sauce, vinegar, and mustard in the kitchen. Go get some and dip it in your food; it'll be absolutely delicious!"

Li Dongshui asked skeptically, "Really?"

Xu Ge: "Would I lie to you? You'll know once you try it. Just remember not to put in too much vinegar."

"Okay, let me try!"

Li Dongshui got up and went into the kitchen.

Xu Ge immediately picked up two pieces of shrimp from the other person's bowl and stuffed them into his mouth.

The four team members looked at him without saying a word.

Xu Ge puffed out his cheeks: "What are you looking at me for? Go ahead and do it!"

Brush brush!
In the blink of an eye, only one shrimp remained in Li Dongshui's bowl.

When Li Dongshui returned with the small bowl and saw the situation, she immediately lost her temper: "You shameless bastard, you tricked me into going to the kitchen just to steal my shrimp, didn't you?"

"Don't accuse me falsely! I didn't touch the shrimp in your bowl!"

Xu Ge pointed at the crowd with his chopsticks, "If you don't believe me, ask them."

Everyone exclaimed in unison, "Yes, that's right, Xu Ge didn't move!"

Even the old man nodded in agreement.

Li Dongshui was shocked: "Damn, so you guys divided up my shrimp?!"

Everyone remained silent and continued eating with their heads down.

Li Dongshui sat down angrily, but after thinking for a moment, she decided to try dipping the last one in the sauce. To her surprise, it tasted delicious.

But this time he was smarter; he peeled one and ate it one by one.

After finishing a bowl of rice, Thor seemed to hesitate about whether to have another, rubbing his stomach as he asked, "How did it feel to you two working with us today?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dongshui immediately said, "You guys are all amazing, especially Brother Lian, he's practically a god!"

Xu Ge: "Yeah, your food is great too!"

Actually, he was just being stubborn; the performance of Thor and the others today has shattered his perception.

Although he said they were there to assist, Xu Ge actually felt that he and Li Dongshui were actually holding them back.

Especially when they were at the third sniper position, if Lao Lian hadn't arrived in time, the two of them might have been killed!

Xu Ge even had a feeling that even if he and Li Dongshui didn't join in, Thor and the other three could still take down the more than 30 people on the other side!

He now has a deeper understanding of Ao Xiang's statement about the "ceiling of the three armed forces".

Thor knew Xu Ge was just being stubborn, but he didn't mind and said with a smile, "You two were saying you wanted to come to Hidden Wolves, right? Once you're actually selected, the food will only get better..."

"Well, you guys are something else! You didn't even invite me to eat late-night snacks!"

Xu Can pushed the door open and shouted as she entered. She immediately grabbed a bowl and chopsticks, sat down at the table, and without saying a word, picked up a shrimp and stuffed it into her mouth. A moment later, she spat out the shrimp shell.

"Didn't you say you were going back to sleep?" Thor asked, puzzled.

Xu Can picked up another shrimp, dipped it in the condiment in front of Li Dongshui, and said, "I suddenly remembered that I have something to ask them both."

Thor: "What is it?"

Before Xu Can could speak, Li Dongshui looked at her seriously and said, "Engineer Xu, I'd like to remind you to be careful."

Xu Can tilted his head, looking puzzled: "Be careful of what?"

Are you curious about why Xu Ge asked you that question?

"Yeah, I'm really curious. I don't believe his explanation at all on the plane!"

Li Dongshui: "My deputy squad leader said that women often fall in love with men out of curiosity."

Instantly, the entire cafeteria fell silent.

Everyone's expressions, including Xu Ge and Xu Can's, were incredibly interesting.

Xu Can was both amused and exasperated by Li Dongshui: "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"

"Didn't you want to ask Xu Ge that question?" Li Dongshui asked, puzzled.

"No, no, I wanted to ask you two if you've ever considered a long-term career in the military?" Xu Can said with a smile.

Xu Ge paused, then stopped eating.

Thor and the other three were also curious about what the two recruits were thinking, so they all looked over.

. . .

. . .

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Xu Ge turned to Li Dongshui and said, "You go first."

Li Dongshui thought for a moment and said, "My uncle asked me to join the army. As for whether I should stay in the army, I don't really have any ideas about it."

Besides, it's not like I can just stay whenever I want. I heard from the veterans that there aren't many spots available for staying each year.

"Dongshui, with the talent you've shown in sniping, you really can stay if you want."

Thor said something, then looked at Xu Ge and asked, "And you, cousin, what are your thoughts?"

Xu Ge truthfully stated, "Actually, my parents wanted me to serve in the army for two years and then go back to school. My student status is still at the University of Finance and Economics and Law."

Thor understood Xu Ge's implication and asked, "So you have a different idea yourself?"

"Yeah!" Xu Ge nodded. "After coming to the army, I found that the people here are all so nice, and they speak so kindly. I really like it here!"

He definitely won't reveal anything about the military command system.

Thor was speechless: "Can't you talk properly?!" "It's just that I actually want to stay here long-term, otherwise how am I supposed to blow that wolf's head off?" Xu Ge laughed as well.

Everyone:. . .

"Have you told your parents what you're thinking?" Xu Can asked, looking at Xu Ge.

Xu Ge shook his head: "Let's talk about it another time."

Xu Can thought for a moment and then asked, "On the way to Shiquanhe last time, I remember you two said that you were both college entrance exam takers who enlisted in the army, right? Have you ever thought about applying to a military academy?"

(Three hundred words were cut from this part of the preliminary review...)
Li Dongshui rummaged through the shrimp in her bowl and whispered, "But I just like shooting, I'm not interested in anything else."

Xu Can pointed at Thor and the other three: "Do you know that all four of them are military officers?"

"I know."

"You said you like shooting, did you come here because there are a lot of guns in Hidden Wolves?"

Li Dongshui's eyes lit up: "Yes, there are too many!"

Xu Can: "Then do you know that Hidden Wolves only recruit officers?"

"That can't be right. Ao Xiang isn't a military officer, so why is he allowed to participate in the selection?" Xu Ge asked.

Xu Can explained, "You mean those two from Qiangtang last time, right? They only made it into the Hidden Wolf's reserve team after the selection process. They still have to go to military academy later and can only come back after graduating..."

“Not entirely,” Thor suddenly spoke up. “I didn’t go to military school!”

Xu Ge: ? ? ?
"Cousin, didn't you tell me last time that you'd be a major next year?" Xu Ge asked, puzzled. "How did you become an officer without going to military academy, and rise so quickly?"

Thor is at most twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. At that age, a major is considered to have been promoted very quickly in any unit.

“He’s different; Thor is an exception!” Xu Can said.

Xu Ge and Li Dongshui asked in unison, "What special case?"

Xu Can: "He has received the First-Class Merit Citation twice!"

Xu Ge and Li Dongshui gaped: Wow!
Thor winked at them: "You can do what I did, getting promoted directly from soldier to officer based on your military merits."

Li Dongshui asked in confusion, "Our platoon leader was promoted to officer, so how come he went to military academy too?"

Thor: "There are situations where you don't have to go."

"Why don't you need to go?"

"When you reach that point, someone will naturally tell you!"

After having a late-night snack, 619 and Clip took the two new recruits to arrange their accommodations. Thor looked at Xu Can and asked, "Did Wolf Head send you to ask them about these two?"

Xu Can nodded.

Thor was somewhat speechless: "They're both still new recruits, Wolf Head is being way too hasty."

Xu Can: "Your group is short-handed right now, how did those two perform today?"

The old man nodded: "Alright!"

Thor: "No matter how they perform, they still lack experience and it's uncertain whether they're suitable for us. The selection process will start again in a few months, so if it doesn't work out, we can bring in people from the reserve team."

Xu Can waved his hand: "Anyway, this is what Wolf Head told me to do. I'm just responsible for asking for him. I'm leaving now, going back to sleep!"

. . .

. . .

The following morning, at the Wolf Brigade headquarters.

Brigade Commander Zhang Fengxue sat in a chair smoking a cigarette. Opposite him, Wolf Head, with bloodshot eyes, was excitedly reporting the interrogation results.

"That's the general situation. Since they want to play big, I suggest we play the long game and try to wipe them out at the border!"

After Wolf Head finished speaking, he felt a little thirsty, so he picked up Zhang Fengxue's teacup on the table and took a sip.

Zhang Fengxue pondered for a moment: "I think it's feasible. Go back and make a detailed plan. The troops will be stationed for training soon, so we must make sure to prepare in advance. We need to carefully consider which units need to be deployed in advance and which subjects need to be trained in advance."

"understand!"

Wolf Head thought for a moment, "I estimate that the actual operation will not take place until summer. We still have plenty of time."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fengxue's eyes widened: "What do you mean there's still plenty of time? Are you trying to slack off again? Are you planning to go outside the training grounds and become a peddler again?"

"Hehe, Commander, I was just trying to help you understand our Wolf Brigade better!"

"What, as soon as you heard you're going to be promoted to colonel next year, you immediately started preparing to take over my job, huh?"

Zhang Fengxue glanced at the wolf's head and said, "Do you believe that once you step out of this door, before you even get home, three regimental commanders will be storming into your wolf den?"

Wolf Head's expression turned serious: "Brigade Commander, you're in your prime, and I'm prepared to serve you for the rest of my life!"

"Get out of here!"

"hey-hey!"

The wolf head sat there motionless.

Zhang Fengxue asked curiously, "Is there something else?"

"Brigadier, I do have something else I'd like to ask."

"explain."

"Does our brigade have many openings for officer promotion this year? Have there been any changes to the requirements for military merit?"

Zhang Fengxue looked at Wolf Head: "What, did your Eighth Company have more people earning merits this year?"

Wolf Head: "No, it's mainly because I've taken a liking to two new recruits..."

"Where did your Eighth Company get these new recruits?"

"It's not the eighth company, it's the sixth company."

Zhang Fengxue stared at the wolf head for a while and said, "Judging from your sneaky behavior, you're not interested in those two new recruits who just joined Xiaoshuai's class this year, are you?"

Wolf Head immediately flattered, "Brigade Commander is brilliant! They are the two that the old sergeant led this year."

"Aren't you afraid that Xiao Shuai will... wait a minute, you just asked me about his promotion?"

Zhang Fengxue sat up straight. "You mean you want to promote these two recruits to officers and send them directly to the Hidden Wolf Squad?"

"The brigade commander is wise..."

"Wang Lai, have I been giving you too much of a hard time lately, making you think the Wolf Brigade is your private domain?!"

Zhang Fengxue instantly flew into a rage, "Who gave you the audacity to make such a request?"

Wolf Head quickly stood up and snapped to attention: "Brigade Commander, please don't be in such a hurry. I was just asking about the requirements for promotion. Both of them have military merits."

Zhang Fengxue was taken aback: "Really?"

A few minutes later, driver Xiao Li left the brigade commander's office.

"So it turns out that the team that intercepted the last wave of enemies during the operation on New Year's Eve was commanded by Xiao Shuai."

Zhang Fengxue leaned back in her chair, smoking with a look of satisfaction. "You just said that Xiao Shuai agreed to let you transfer people?"

Wolf Head: "Brigade Commander, I know my squad leader best. Since he didn't object to my temporary transfer this time, he won't object to two new recruits coming to my unit in the future."

"But he's still a new recruit, too inexperienced."

Zhang Fengxue stubbed out his cigarette. "The Hidden Wolves don't just look at military skills; their ideology is even more important. I understand this. Let's hold off for a year or two and see what happens."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)