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

Chapter 278 Political Review for Promotion?

May Day is a rare day off.

Early in the morning, Xu Ge sneaked into Lao Wang's dormitory and stole the Prado's car keys.

Since losing an eye, Old Wang hasn't gone to the various training grounds to sell goods anymore. There's no way around it; he's too easy to be recognized.

After greeting Thor, Xu Ge and Li Dongshui changed into civilian clothes and drove straight to the Sixth Company.

They wanted to pick up Liu Guoping, Luo Shan, and Du Hu along the way so they could go to Night City for dinner together.

Upon arriving at the Sixth Company's barracks, they found that Liu Guoping and Luo Shan were not waiting outside. After parking their car, the two prepared to go straight inside to find someone.

"Have you come back since you went to Sirius?" Xu Ge asked.

Li Dongshui shook his head: "There isn't a single person from the Ninth Platoon left inside. I have been to the military dog ​​platoon and the repair company a few times, though."

The two walked into the camp while talking.

The guards at the gate immediately came out and raised their hands to stop him: "Comrade, please stop. What do you want?"

Xu Ge took off his sunglasses and found that the sentry was an unfamiliar private. He felt a pang of emotion and said with a smile, "We used to be in the Sixth Company too, but we've been transferred. We've come to find Company Commander Liu and Platoon Leader Luo."

"Platoon Leader Luo? You mean Deputy Company Commander Luo, right?"

"Correct!"

"Then please register first!"

"Okay!" Li Dongshui took the notebook and registered.

Hearing running sounds coming from the camp courtyard, Xu Ge asked curiously, "Sentry, isn't today a holiday? Why are you still training?"

The sentry laughed: "It's not training, it's the whole company doing a reorganization."

Xu Ge's expression became interesting: "Then you're in luck, buddy, this sentry post is worth it!"

The sentry sighed, "Sigh, the company commander said there will be a week-long crackdown. We can't hide forever!"

"One week?"

Xu Ge was taken aback. He had a vague sense of familiarity and asked, "Why is Liu Lian so angry? What's the reason?"

Sentry: "It's said that when the company was selecting key personnel, no one wanted to be the leader of the ninth squad, so the company commander and political instructor got angry. But I heard those veterans privately cursing a guy named Xu Ge, and it seems like it's related to him."

Xu Ge: ? ? ?
Li Dongshui: ? ? ?

"No, why are they cursing Xu Ge?" Li Dongshui was shocked. "Didn't he leave the Sixth Company a long time ago?"

The sentry immediately asked, "Do you two know Xu Ge too?"

Xu Ge nodded, his face stern: "He is an excellent soldier..."

"I know, he earned the Warrior Award when he was a recruit, two individual second-class merits," the sentry said, pursing his lips. "But that guy's got a jinx!"

"Don't worry... I know him, this is absolutely a rumor!" Xu Ge almost swore.

The sentry looked incredulous: "The veterans all said that last year, that guy publicly announced that he wanted to be the leader of the ninth squad, and if he didn't, he would reorganize the whole company for a week. Listen to that, is that even human? What does it matter to us whether you become the leader of the ninth squad or not?"

"Hmm! It's definitely not human language!" Li Dongshui said, struggling to speak.

Xu Ge suddenly remembered something: "Since they're carrying out a rectification campaign inside, let's not go in. Let's wait for Liu Lian and the others in the car."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Tch, I bet you're just afraid of getting beaten up if you go in," Li Dongshui casually handed the registration book back to the sentry.

The sentry found this strange, opened his notebook, and saw that Xu Ge's name was on the list of visitors.

"What the hell?!"

The sentry looked up quickly, but the two men had already disappeared.

On this side of the wall, Xu Ge was listening intently to the sounds inside. When he saw Li Dongshui coming over, he immediately told him to squat down under the wall.

"Let me ride it for a bit, let me see what's going on inside, and find a chance to give the company commander a heads-up and urge them on."

"Look at you, so guilty!" Li Dongshui rolled her eyes. "What, did you really jinx it?"

"Damn, if the sentry hadn't mentioned it today, I would have completely forgotten about it," Xu Ge said somewhat embarrassedly.

He did remember.

After he was promoted from private to corporal, the system rewarded him with a chance to sign a military order. At that time, Xu Ge was still not fully awake and used it on a whim. The challenge was to become the squad leader of the ninth squad within a year.

However, as his condition worsened, the token automatically went into a dormant state, and all subsequent rewards and punishments for this challenge were ignored. Unexpectedly, the punishment was carried out at this time.

"Quick, quick, crouch down! It looks like they've finished their run!"

Xu Ge grabbed Li Dongshui and pinned him between his legs, then straddled his neck and climbed onto the wall.

Inside the camp courtyard, dozens of soldiers carrying backpacks were assembling. They looked like they had just finished running, and they were all covered in sweat.

It's called a "rectification" because even if everyone runs five or ten kilometers, they can only keep going in circles in this small courtyard, which is a completely different experience from running outside.

No matter how good your physical fitness is, after dozens or hundreds of laps, you'll either be exhausted or dizzy. The main purpose is to make you uncomfortable!

At this moment, Liu Guoping, with a dark expression, was standing at the front of the line with his hands behind his back, while Luo Shan and Jiang Da were checking the uniforms inside the line.

"Damn it, you all think you're all going to fly!"

"You think you're so great just because you've become a sergeant, huh? You think what I say doesn't count anymore?"

"Fine, if you don't want a good life, then I'll make sure you have your fill!"

Liu Guoping glanced at his watch. "I'll say it once, so listen carefully!"

"Left foot combat boot, right foot slipper, training uniform on top, physical training shorts on the bottom, toothbrush in the left hand, towel in the right hand, and uniform hat on your head. Assemble in one and a half minutes, then dismissed!"

Hurala!
A group of people immediately ran desperately towards the dormitory building, and Xu Ge even heard someone in the crowd shouting something in a low voice.

"Left, left foot what the hell was that?"

"Left foot toothbrush!"

"Fuck you, you big idiot, that's the left hand..."

In just a short while, only a few cadres remained on the playground, and the sound of rummaging through drawers and cabinets filled the dormitory building.

Xu Ge quickly craned his neck and waved, calling out softly, "Company Commander! Platoon Leader! This!"

Luo Shan turned his head and immediately saw the head clinging to the wall. He chuckled, "Why didn't you use the front door, kid?"

"Platoon leader, didn't we agree to have dinner at my deputy squad leader's new house today? Let's hurry up, what time is it?"

Liu Guoping said irritably, "Let me make these little bastards feel good first, they've all gone too far!"

"Company commander, what are you doing on such a holiday?"

Xu Ge knew this crackdown was his fault and felt a little guilty, so he said, "If we're late, I'll tell my sister-in-law that you deliberately dragged things out!"

"You son of a bitch..."

These words worked immediately. Liu Guoping told Jiang Da to stop there for today and to talk about it again when he returned.

. . .

After Liu Guoping and Luo Shan got into the car, Xu Ge drove to the military dog ​​unit, where Du Hu and Bai Hu were already waiting by the roadside.

"What time is it? Why are you taking so long?"

As soon as Du Hu got in the car, he complained, "If we get late, I'll tell my sister-in-law that it was the four of you who wasted my time, it has nothing to do with me!"

"Wang!"

The white tiger also let out a dissatisfied roar.

"You son of a bitch..."

Liu Guoping was so angry he laughed. "What, so you all want me to take the blame?"

"Company Commander, this is your problem, isn't it?"

As Xu Ge drove, he muttered, "You, why do you have to carry out a crackdown during such a big holiday?"

"We have to do something about it. During the meeting, not one of the key members wanted to be the leader of the ninth squad. I've been too good to them all this time!"

Liu Guoping grew angrier as he spoke, "So what if I crammed in a few more patients? Are they really that hard to manage?"

Xu Ge: ? ? ?
Li Dongshui: ? ? ?

Du Hu: ? ? ?
"Company commander, do you think everyone can be like my deputy squad leader?"

Li Dongshui was speechless. "In the past, there were many sick veterans in the Ninth Platoon, but there were no problems because the deputy platoon leader kept things in check. Now you're stuffing sick people into the Ninth Platoon, so no one will dare to be the platoon leader!"

Xu Ge nodded: "Right! I'm telling you, Company Commander, you can't mention this to the Deputy Squad Leader later, or he'll give you a piece of his mind!"

"Do I need your reminder? Just drive your car and hurry up!"

"Now you're urging me? Why didn't you do it sooner..."

Snapped!
Liu Guoping raised his hand from behind and slapped him across the face, cursing, "You talk back to me? You think you're all grown up now that you've gone to Hidden Wolf? You'll be a greenhorn in front of me for the rest of your life!"

Xu Ge dared not speak again and drove silently.

During the holiday, there were many private cars traveling on the national highway, and Xu Ge's skills were only average to begin with, so it was almost noon when he arrived in Yecheng.

The group then went to the mall and bought a bunch of gifts. This delay meant that by the time they entered a new residential area in the city center, it was almost one o'clock.

"Which building was it again? Was it Building 3? Where is it?" Xu Ge drove aimlessly around the underground parking garage.

"Not this way, go check out Section B. The platoon leader bought a house in the villa area... over there!" Liu Guoping pointed. "The platoon leader is waiting!"

Xu Ge also saw Guo Yuanshuai with a dark face, and immediately stepped on the gas and sped over, directly into the empty parking space next to him.

Stab it!

The right door scraped against a pillar with a teeth-grinding scraping sound, but Xu Ge ignored it, opened the door and got out of the car in a second, shouting: "Squad leader, it's all the company commander's fault, he insists on making a purge in the company!"

"Wang!"

The white tiger leaped directly into Guo Yuanshuai's arms.

Liu Guoping was blocked from opening the car door by a pillar, and he was so anxious that he started cursing inside the car.

Guo Yuanshuai, carrying the white tiger, turned and walked towards the elevator: "Since Company Commander Liu is so busy, let's go back and continue with our busy schedules."

"Squad leader, squad leader, listen to me, wait for me!"

Liu Guoping finally got out of the car and rushed in just before the elevator doors closed.

Guo Yuanshuai glanced at him and said indifferently, "If you don't want to come, just say so. It's just a matter of your sister-in-law putting down one less pair of chopsticks."

"Squad leader, of course I wanted to come, but something came up..."

Snapped!
Guo Yuanshuai raised his hand and gave Xu Ge a flick on the forehead, making Xu Ge beam with joy.

"Still talking back, huh? So what if you're a company commander? I gave you face back in the Sixth Company and didn't punish you, but you'll always be a greenhorn here!"

"Yes, yes, yes! The class monitor is right!" Liu Guoping nodded repeatedly.

The expressions of the other people in the elevator were priceless. Xu Ge hid behind Guo Yuanshuai and secretly made faces, which made Liu Guoping grit his teeth in anger.

Ding!
We've arrived at the top floor, the 7th floor.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Baihu darted into an open apartment across the street.

"Oh my! Baihu has grown taller again!" Shi Xing's delighted voice rang out.

"Wang! Wang Wang!"

The next moment, Shi Xing and Lin Wan appeared at the door.

Lin Wan wore a purple dress, looking radiant and beautiful; it was clear she had dressed up carefully.

"Sister-in-law, congratulations on moving to your new home! I wish you a happy life and all the best!" Liu Guoping immediately took out a red envelope and handed it over.

"Thank you! Thank you! Oh, come in, come in quickly, no need to change your shoes!" Shi Xing hurriedly invited everyone in.

Wow! Class monitor, you bought a duplex!

Xu Ge looked at the staircase leading to the second floor and exclaimed in amazement.

"Haha, Xiao Wan helped me choose it, isn't it great? I'm super satisfied!" Guo Yuanshuai laughed.

Lin Wan looked smug and pulled Xu Ge upstairs: "Am I right? Come on, let me show you upstairs!"

Li Dongshui lifted her leg to follow, but Guo Yuanshuai pulled her back: "Go, help your sister-in-law serve the dishes!"

. . .

. . .

The house that Guo Yuanshuai bought is a duplex on the top floor of a villa. In addition to two guest rooms, there are two large balconies and a huge terrace.

Fifteen minutes later, Xu Ge finally released Lin Wan on the terrace and said with a smile, "You really have good taste. When I have money, I'll buy a house like this too."

"Let's talk about it after you start receiving your salary!"

Lin Wan blushed deeply, hurriedly tidied her hair, and glared at Xu Ge.
"Although Auntie said last time that she had prepared money for you to buy a house, I think it's better if we buy it ourselves. I still have a lot of savings, and you can pay the mortgage later, hmph!"

"No problem! I'm already a respected deputy team leader, and my monthly allowance has increased by more than two hundred!"

"Tch! At your current rate, it'll be at least three years before you can get a proper salary. Looks like I'll have to support you for now! Hahaha!"

Lin Wan smiled happily.

Xu Ge asked, somewhat puzzled, "Did you receive some news?"

"Sirius has seven promotion slots this year, and Hidden Wolf has taken three of them, so you're definitely going to be one of them."

"Wow, you even know that?" Xu Ge was somewhat surprised.

The three members of Hidden Wolf should be himself, Li Dongshui, and Ao Xiang.

Lin Wan said smugly, "That's right, my dad told me. He said that you'll receive your admission notices soon after you all pass the political review."

Xu Ge was taken aback: "Political vetting?"

(End of this chapter)