Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Shi Jin returned to the dormitory and offered Xu Sanduo a few words of comfort. He was also a little tired, and at this moment he even had a slight doubt about whether it was the right thing to do to bring this child out of the banyan tree.

In that village, this child might have lived an ordinary, uneventful life, instead of becoming someone everyone hates after only three days in the army.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when the curses of "son of a bitch" echoed in Shi Jin's mind. He still felt that bringing the child out was the right decision he had made.

He decided he had to give this child a good helping hand.

Wu Liuyi gave a few instructions in the dormitory and left in a very unhappy mood. Ever since he became the new recruit squad leader and was assigned to Xu Sanduo as a soldier, he felt very unlucky. He had to go find the company commander or deputy company commander to get a cigarette to relieve his troubles.

As soon as the squad leader left, the dormitory immediately became lively. Because of Xu Sanduo, everyone was punished together, and even Xu Sanduo's friends were now denouncing him.

"San Daizi, what were you thinking? How could you say such a thing?" Cheng Cai's face was full of disappointment and frustration. He was probably both angry at Xu Sanduo for being punished and also a little angry at him for being so disappointing. Only he knew which emotion was stronger.

"I, I..." Faced with Cheng Cai's sudden questioning, Xu Sanduo didn't know how to start.

Cheng Cai looked around and, seeing that all the new recruits in the platoon were looking at him, immediately said, "Don't talk here, come with me!"

After saying that, he grabbed Xu Sanduo and quickly went to the washroom.

"San Daizi, sometimes I really want to split your head open, take out your brain, and put mine in!" Cheng Cai's face turned red with anger as he looked at Xu Sanduo's big white teeth.

"I'm sorry, Cheng Cai, I've made you copy the confidentiality rules with me..." Xu Sanduo said, his head hanging low, his voice full of guilt.

"Forget it, forget it, these are all minor matters. Let me tell you, when I got off the bus, I had already decided that I wanted to stay here. I'm not going back. The village is far worse than this place. What about you?" Cheng Cai said, his face full of longing.

"I want to stay too..." Xu Sanduo expressed his thoughts firmly for the first time.

"Okay, I'll tell you..." Cheng Cai looked around furtively, then leaned close to Xu Sanduo's ear and whispered his idea.

"Let me tell you, look, our second platoon leader, Shi Jin, recruited you. He's in charge of so many things and has a good relationship with the company commander. Go and ask him for help; this should work out..."

Xu Sanduo was a little at a loss, but after Cheng Cai's persistent persuasion, he quickly made up his mind.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go find Platoon Leader Shi in a bit."

Cheng Cai finally breathed a sigh of relief at Xu Sanduo's statement. At least he had persuaded this simpleton to talk to someone, so this guy should be able to stay.

"Brother Chengcai, what are you thinking about again?" Xu Sanduo asked curiously.

"What are you thinking about? Don't think about anything. Hurry up and go back to copy the secrecy rules. What are you still thinking about?" Although they had tricked Xu Sanduo into going to Shi Jin to plead for him, they still had to read the secrecy rules three times.

"Hehe." Xu Sanduo's signature big white teeth smile appeared again.

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That night, the group in the second row finished copying the confidentiality rules and went to bed feeling quite annoyed.

After everyone had fallen asleep, Xu Sanduo quietly hid in a corner of the corridor, and soon the sound of sobbing could be heard.

Shi Jin, as the platoon leader, was inspecting the sleeping arrangements of the new recruits in the second platoon. After all, there were all sorts of new recruits, and it would be a big problem if one of them ran away in the middle of the night.

As soon as Shi Jin arrived at the recruits' dormitory, he heard a sobbing sound coming from inside.

"Who's there?"

"say."

"Who is it? Show yourself." Shi Jin's voice was suppressed, but it was clearly getting louder and louder.

Soon, a slightly short figure timidly emerged from the corner of the wall.

"Xu Sanduo?" Shi Jin guessed who it was upon seeing the somewhat familiar figure.

"Platoon leader..." Indeed, the voice that came out was Xu Sanduo.

"Sanduo, what are you doing here?" Shi Jin asked gently.

"Platoon leader, I performed so poorly, will we be dismissed?" Xu Sanduo could always speak fluently in front of Shi Jin.

"Withdrawal? What withdrawal?" Shi Jin was a little confused. He had only been in the recruit company for three days, how did it get to the topic of withdrawal?

"They told me that I was performing too poorly, that the army definitely wouldn't want me, that I couldn't stay here, and that they would have to send me back soon," Xu Sanduo said more and more fluently.

"Sanduo, you're overthinking it. Think about it, the army went to great lengths to recruit you so that you could protect our country. How could they possibly send you away so easily?" Shi Jin patiently persuaded Xu Sanduo.

"Platoon leader, that means I don't have to be sent back." Xu Sanduo grinned happily.

"No need, no need, go back to sleep, you have training tomorrow." Shi Jin patted Xu Sanduo on the shoulder and continued his patrol.

Xu Sanduo was very happy. He wanted to tell Cheng Cai when he got back to the dormitory, but when he saw that Cheng Cai was already asleep, he could only go to sleep first and tell him tomorrow.

Shi Jin shook his head. San Duo was overthinking things. He could only tell Liu Yi to train him well.

"Deputy Company Commander, what are you doing here?" Shi Jin had only taken a few steps when he bumped into Zhang Anbang.

"Sergeant Shi, what are you saying? As the deputy company commander of the recruit training company, I certainly have to keep an eye on the recruits. If one or two of them run away, we'll all be in deep trouble."

"The deputy company commander is right. I was worried about that too, so I came to check. I had heard from other comrades that some new recruits couldn't take the hardship and ran away in the middle of the night. As a result, none of the leaders in the entire recruit company ran away; they all got a beating."

"Xu Sanduo, did you recruit him?" Zhang Anbang asked knowingly.

"Hehe, this kid is quite pitiful, I couldn't bear to take him in, but don't worry, Deputy Company Commander, I will definitely train him." Shi Jin chuckled a few times, showing his signature simple and honest nature.

"Yes, I believe you can train him. The company commander said you have a good eye for soldiers and are his best squad leader." Zhang Anbang had read the script and naturally knew Xu Sanduo's future achievements, but Shi Jin didn't believe Xu Sanduo could have a bright future.

At present, only Zhang Anbang knows the future achievements of Xu Sanduo. Even Shi Jin, who recruited Xu Sanduo, does not know how far Xu Sanduo can go.

Shi Jin's initial attraction to Xu Sanduo was simply because he promised to cover for him, but it was only after witnessing Xu Sanduo's transformation that he truly recognized him.

During the home visit, Shi Jin initially refused to recruit Xu Sanduo into the army because Xu Sanduo's dullness and timidity did not meet the recruitment standards.

Later, Xu Baishun's beatings and scoldings touched his compassion, and this time he promised to train Xu Sanduo into an upright soldier.

"Deputy Company Commander, I'm thinking of training Xu Sanduo well during his basic training period. When the troops are divided, I want him to join the Seventh Company. Could you put in a good word for me then?" Shi Jin's small eyes were full of shrewdness.

"Shi Jin, are you sure that someone like Xu Sanduo can get into the Seventh Company? Did you take money or eat someone else's food?"

"Deputy Company Commander, do you think I'm that kind of person? I'm confident I can bring him out of here and prevent him from dragging the Seventh Company down."

"Shi Jin, I believe you can bring him out, but I don't believe you can do it in three months. Besides, it's no use talking to the company commander. You've been with the company commander for so many years, you know very well what kind of person he is."

"Don't even mention Xu Sanduo, even you, me, or even the company commander's relatives can't get into the Seventh Company if their grades aren't up to par." These past two days, Zhang Anbang suddenly realized some things.

"Deputy Company Commander, you're right. I was just thinking of training him properly and bringing him into the Seventh Company..." Shi Jin's thoughts were shattered even more completely by Zhang Anbang's words.

He knew very well that what Zhang Anbang said was true. He knew the company commander's temper and there was absolutely no favoritism or corruption involved. Even if they had a very good relationship, he could only accept that the results were not top-notch, but at the very least, they had to meet the minimum standards of the Steel Seventh Company.