Chapter 139: Getting Screwed Over
They came by helicopter, and naturally going back was the same. The pilot was the familiar face Flying Wolf, also a member of Lone Wolf A Team.
The cabin’s sound insulation wasn’t great, and the propeller’s roar was crystal clear. But this didn’t affect Chang Ning and the B Team members who had just completed their mission at all; those who needed to sleep still slept.
This hostage rescue mission had caused varying degrees of fatigue to everyone’s body and mind, and only after boarding Wolf Fang’s helicopter did the crowd’s taut nerves finally fully relax.
Everyone sighed that carrying out a mission like this was even more tiring than armed cross-country.
Next up was a large-scale misery competition site.
First to take the stage were the complaining duo—Qiang Zi and Xiao Zhuang.
The two laid out facts and reasoned, implying throughout that they had made the greatest hard work contribution in this mission.
This turned the cabin into as lively as a market. The Assault Team’s hard work they believed, facts were facts—these two hung upside down on the wall like Spider-Man, truly hard work, everyone acknowledged that.
But when it came to greatest contribution, the Sniper Team disagreed first.
“Our Sniper Team played the biggest role. Without the Medic and me intimidating the bandit, could that guy have hidden behind the hostage to throw a stun grenade at the fast food restaurant to create conditions for you?”
Ostrich leaned against the cabin wall, glancing sideways at Qiang Zi and Xiao Zhuang. He was mainly looking at Qiang Zi, who was the noisiest one.
“Hey! I don’t like hearing that. I remember when we arrived at the scene, the bandit was already hiding behind the hostage the whole time; otherwise, the police sniper could have solved the problem without us even making a move.”
If arguing from other angles, Xiao Zhuang wouldn’t bother with Ostrich, but Ostrich was blatantly talking nonsense now, so he immediately exposed Ostrich’s lie.
Gao Zhong Dui and Hui Lang, sitting at the front near the cockpit, looked at the four bickering people speechlessly. The two exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly at the same time.
Gao Zhong Dui didn’t stop the team members from tearing each other down; he just pretended not to hear or see.
Today was B Team’s first actual combat mission, and the most troublesome kind—saving hostages—with no small mental pressure. Everyone bickering helped relieve the pressure.
As long as it didn’t involve the most basic principles or violate military regulations, in situations like this, Gao Zhong Dui and Hui Lang would generally turn a blind eye.
Their line of work already had huge pressure; if they nitpicked everything usually, who could live?
“Stop arguing. Aren’t you guys tired? What’s there to argue about?”
Chang Ning had wanted to sleep on the plane, but unexpectedly the Sniper Team and Assault Team started clashing.
Although he knew they were just messing around, it was still too noisy.
Moreover, this level of noisy already showed signs of escalating, and if not stopped, it could lead to actions that hurt feelings.
Besides, bickering in front of Gao Zhong Dui and Hui Lang was fine, but if they started fighting, the scene would be ugly.
Unexpectedly, Chang Ning’s attempt to stop them failed, and Ostrich and Qiang Zi exchanged a glance, simultaneously seeing the subtle expression on each other’s face.
From beginning to end, their target was Chang Ning—or rather, the three who shot and killed the bandit this time.
Not to mention anything else, at least they had to get some compensation from the three to soothe their hearts.
Ostrich said sourly, “You Chang Ning are standing there talking without back pain. Our two teams endured wind and sun outside providing support for you, just watching your performance from start to finish.”
“Exactly, Xiao Zhuang and I got the skin on our waists rubbed raw hanging in the air.
Zhuang’er, right?”
Seeing Ostrich had started, Qiang Zi immediately turned to Xiao Zhuang and winked.
Whether they could pit Chang Ning this time depended on it; he had to pull Xiao Zhuang in as an ally at least.
More people, more strength!
With words said to this point, Ostrich and Qiang Zi had shown their true colors.
“Oh~
So that’s what you were up to, waiting here.
State your conditions, but you can’t pit just me alone.”
Having spent so much time together day and night, who didn’t know whom? The Assault Team and Sniper Team were clearly teaming up to pit him.
Chang Ning’s implication was that today those who fired weren’t just him. If Ostrich had the skills, pit Xiao Geng and Lao Pao together.
Well then, the show came to him. Lao Pao wasn’t one to be trifled with either; seeing the situation wrong, he immediately pulled his hat down, hugged his gun, and pretended to sleep.
With that, Ostrich and Qiang Zi really had no way; you can never wake someone who’s pretending to sleep.
What could the two do but glare with ill-intentioned big eyes at Geng Jihui, who was annoyed at being one step slower than Lao Pao.
And what could Geng Jihui say? These two were clearly targeting them; he could only brace himself and step up.
“State your conditions.”
Seven people mutual pitting was routine, mostly washing socks, underwear, polishing shoes, and at worst using allowance to treat everyone to a small feast at the barracks guesthouse.
This wasn’t a big deal; the pitted ones had no complaints, just pay back next time.
“Nothing much, it’s been a while since we ate at the guesthouse, really missing it.”
Seeing Xiao Geng and Chang Ning compromise, Ostrich chuckled. With a rare chance to pit Chang Ning, of course he’d entertain with the highest courtesy.
“And I have a week’s socks saved up.”
Qiang Zi supplemented from the side.
“Medic, you and Xiao Zhuang have anything to add?”
The more people pulled in at this time, the less pressure facing Geng Jihui and Chang Ning’s counterattack later; Ostrich naturally seized the opportunity.
“I have a few clothes.”
The Medic showed his signature smile; if you didn’t know him, you’d be fooled by his harmless look—Wolf Fang already had several victims.
“A pair of boots, trouble you two.”
Seeing Chang Ning’s increasingly brilliant smile, Xiao Zhuang’s heart pounded, but ultimately he mustered the courage to state his condition.
Once this village passed, no more store; with a chance to take advantage of Chang Ning, Xiao Zhuang of course got on board, even if retaliated later, he accepted.
It showed Chang Ning usually pitted B Team a lot; they just seemed to have forgotten there was also Geng Jihui.
“I say, don’t go too far!”
Geng Jihui said with a dark face; he was very unhappy now, clearly dragged down by Chang Ning.
He understood their mood to retaliate against Chang Ning, after all he himself had been harmed by Chang Ning plenty.
But couldn’t they pick another time? Now he and Chang Ning were in the same boat.
Now the most comfortable was Lao Pao, squinting to secretly watch the two sides fight like dragons and tigers.
‘This time I’m sitting on the mountain watching tigers fight, steadily fishing from the platform.
Awesome!’
“You’re two people, more conditions are reasonable.”
To pit Chang Ning, Ostrich didn’t hesitate to implicate Geng Jihui, truly going all out.
“Exactly…”
Qiang Zi, the Medic, and Xiao Zhuang stood aside cheering and shouting; at this point, they couldn’t hold Ostrich back.
“Alright, I have nothing to say.”
Chang Ning indicated no problem, mentally calculating how to pit back next time.
Seeing even Chang Ning compromise, Geng Jihui with two fists couldn’t beat four hands and could only agree to their conditions.
Ma Da watched the whole farce with a helpless amused expression, then quietly asked Gao Zhong Dui: “Say, we just watch them fool around like this?”
“Otherwise? They didn’t violate discipline; this is a little tacit understanding between Chang Ning and B Team, we shouldn’t get involved.”
Gao Zhong Dui somewhat couldn’t understand the young people nowadays, but no matter—as long as it was benign, he wouldn’t interfere too much.
