The subsequent exercises went smoothly, with the only incident being when they encountered Lao Ma and his two comrades from the fifth squad while refueling the infantry fighting vehicle.

Xu Sanduo never dared to go out and meet them. After Lao Wei said that Lao Ma was going to retire, Xu Sanduo, who had been holding back, finally cried.

Seeing him cry, Zhang Hui sighed almost imperceptibly.

Although the exercise was over, the third squad still lost its title as an advanced squad. This made Wu Liuyi very angry, and he even felt like kicking a passing dog.

Immediately afterward, Zhang Hui heard rumors circulating in the company that the company commander wanted to transfer Xu Sanduo to the cooking squad at the production base. Hearing this, he knew Gao Cheng was anxious; it seemed the recent decline in the Third Squad's performance was having a growing impact on Shi Jin.

During one afternoon break in class, Zhang Hui finished his extra training and realized that it was past dinner time and he still hadn't seen Xu Sanduo.

After asking around, everyone said that they hadn't seen Xu Sanduo all afternoon, and even Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi were nowhere to be seen.

Feeling a sense of foreboding, Zhang Hui began searching for people everywhere. Finally, he found Shi Jin with his arms crossed outside the company headquarters building, with Wu Liuyi next to him looking worried.

Following behind was Xu Sanduo, who had been crying loudly. Seeing this scene, one knew that the scene where Shi Jin was hit had occurred, and the injury must have been caused by Xu Sanduo.

But Zhang Hui still stepped forward and asked, "Squad leader, what happened to your hand?"

"What's wrong? You still ask what's wrong? If it weren't for... knowing about the squad leader's injury..." Wu Liuyi, like a dog that bites anyone it can get its hands on, directly attacked Zhang Hui.

Before Wu Liuyi could finish speaking, Shi Jin interrupted him, "Liuyi, can you stop talking? You promised you wouldn't tell anyone else about this."

"Chengcai, I'm fine. Don't listen to Liu Yi's nonsense, I'm perfectly alright." Shi Jin, whose face was pale with pain, was still trying to explain to Zhang Hui.

Zhang Hui truly admired him.

Fortunately, he had taken precautions and bought recovery potions from the system in advance. He would give them to Shi Jin later, which would also be considered as paying off Xu Sanduo's debt.

After returning to their dormitory, Zhang Hui took out a recovery potion and a set of high-efficiency bandages from his personal storage space.

After carefully reading the instructions, he took it to Shi Jin.

Seeing that he couldn't even take off his clothes properly, Zhang Hui went over to help him. After he was all done, Shi Jin told him to hurry back to his bunk, as lights out was approaching.

"Squad leader, I have some special medicine here. Let me apply it to you." Zhang Hui said, trying to lift Shi Jin's right hand, but Shi Jin seemed to have some reservations and dodged away.

"Squad leader, this isn't medicine you're going to force down your throat. It's just something to apply and we'll change the bandage. What are you afraid of?"

"I guarantee it will really work. If you're worried about any problems, just go to the infirmary for a check-up tomorrow, that'll do!" Zhang Hui said, and started working on it right away. Shi Jin couldn't resist and finally let him do it.

The medicine is in powder form. For internal injuries, add a small amount of water to form a pill for oral administration. For external injuries, mix with more water to form a paste and apply. Bandages can be applied directly for effectiveness.

Zhang Hui precisely prepared the medicine, applied it, and even tied it with the green bandage he had brought. Xu Sanduo, who was originally sitting on the lower bunk, also joined in to help, and they finished everything before lights out.

[The plot has changed due to the host's actions; 20 unallocated points will be awarded as a reward!]

Zhang Hui heard the system reward after going to bed, but he was too excited to get any rest and went straight to sleep. Xu Sanduo and Shi Jin, on the other hand, both went to bed very late that night.

In the following days, Zhang Hui kept a close eye on Shi Jin's injuries. After using up all the recovery medicine he had taken out, Shi Jin's hand was finally able to move freely again, although the bruises on the surface still looked quite frightening.

Seeing that Shi Jin's hand could move again, Wu Liuyi felt much better. He thought that Cheng Cai, his fellow villager, still cared about the squad leader, but this good-for-nothing, like Shi Jin, couldn't let go of Xu Sanduo.

Xu Sanduo's condition has also improved a lot. Perhaps Shi Jin has cracked open the shackles in his heart, and his cowardly and timid mentality has improved a lot.

Shi Jin also spared no effort to continue helping Xu Sanduo, and even did his best to win an award for outstanding individual for Xu Sanduo at the class meeting.

However, although Xu Sanduo has made progress, he still cannot reach the minimum standard. Even when he was carsick in the tank, he only vomited when it was almost over.

Zhang Hui had given him some pointers about his situation several times, and privately he would always urge Xu Sanduo to do more abdominal barbell exercises, but the results were never satisfactory.

After a class-wide training exercise, Zhang Hui was ordered to begin his own sniper training. He can now not only complete the planned training objectives, but also take down the other two snipers in the company.

After exchanging some insights about sniping with them, I dismissed them and returned to my unit. Upon arriving at the unit's training ground, I saw my platoon members helping to train Xu Sanduo.

Zhang Hui, hiding behind the fence, heard Bai Tiejun's voice, "Don't laugh. Remember the lesson of this fall. As a reconnaissance soldier, you must always be prepared for and defend against ambushes..."

Seeing Bai Tiejun's appearance, Zhang Hui felt he should fulfill his promise. Then he saw Xu Sanduo, who, instead of being fooled again, nimbly dodged Bai Tiejun's sneak attack.

Everyone laughed and joked around, and Zhang Hui joined in.

Before dinner that evening, Zhang Hui secretly slipped two packs of Tashan cigarettes to Bai Tiejun. Bai Tiejun was delighted and quickly said that he kept his word. Hearing Zhang Hui's amusing words, Zhang Hui also laughed heartily.

That night, after everyone had fallen asleep, Shi Jin got out of bed, nudged Xu Sanduo, and took him out.

Zhang Hui, who was silently memorizing the test knowledge in his mind, was also attracted by the faint sound. After seeing that it was Xu Sanduo and Shi Hou, he thought for a moment and followed them out.

It wasn't until the two of them stood in front of the horizontal bar that Zhang Hui realized Shi Jin was planning to give Xu Sanduo extra training that night.

Zhang Hui watched from a distance and heard Shi Jin say to Xu Sanduo, who had fallen down, "Why are you thinking about those numbers? What you need to figure out is your own mindset, not those numbers."

"I... I can't turn anymore!" Xu Sanduo replied, lying on the ground.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jin said, "Two years ago, one of our soldiers did two thousand push-ups! People rely on willpower, not numbers. Xu Sanduo, your squad leader thinks you can do it, you have potential! If others can do it, you can definitely do it if you work hard."

"Squad leader, can I do it?" Hearing this incredibly timid question, Zhang Hui couldn't help but step forward and say, "You can, you definitely can! The squad leader and I think you can!"

"Chengcai?" Shi Jin asked in surprise.

"Brother Chengcai?" It was Xu Sanduo's voice.

"Squad leader, I just came out to check since Xu Sanduo wasn't here, that's all," Zhang Hui explained to avoid any misunderstanding.

Shi Jin nodded and said to Xu Sanduo, "Go!"

Xu Sanduo looked at the two people in front of him, got back on the horizontal bar and sat up. With Shi Jin's guidance and encouragement, Xu Sanduo did more and more, and did it faster and faster.

In the end, because Zhang Hui stayed with them the whole time, the training that night was much more effective than the training during the day.

Don't ask Zhang Hui how he knew in the dark; it was because he received a notification of a system reward.

[The plot has changed due to the host's actions; 10 unallocated points will be awarded as a reward!]

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