Chapter 233: Lingering Fear
If it weren’t for his poor performance in cultural studies, he would have long ago switched to the Wolf Fang armband.
Therefore, he was the Blue Team soldier on the scene who knew Geng Jihui and the Paratrooper the most.
From the moment he discovered these two people, he noticed that Geng Jihui and the Paratrooper’s behavior was full of strangeness.
“Wolf Fang people!”
Xi Wa didn’t know that not mentioning Wolf Fang was fine, but as soon as he mentioned Wolf Fang, the Second Squad Leader’s gaze toward the two clearly changed.
Because when Miao Lian was around, he always sent the most outstanding soldiers to participate in Wolf Fang selection, making Wolf Fang an existence like a white moonlight in the hearts of all officers and soldiers of the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company.
Of course, the emotions in the hearts of those soldiers who failed the selection were even more complex, with both longing for Wolf Fang and fear.
“This I have to take a good look at. They all say how amazing Wolf Fang soldiers are, but weren’t they still captured by us?”
After saying that, the Second Squad Leader shone the flashlight on Geng Jihui and the Ostrich’s faces, as if to see clearly if these two Wolf Fang soldiers really had three heads and six arms like the rumors said.
Although the Second Squad Leader was curious inside after being reminded by Xi Wa, he stopped his steps approaching the two.
Heaven’s will is like this, what can be done about it!
Since the plan wasn’t going smoothly, detonating the booby trap early wasn’t impossible; it was just that the results were too small to satisfy the two’s appetite.
Raising his hand to barely block the dazzling strong light and enduring the soreness in his eyes, Geng Jihui didn’t let the Ostrich speak again to provoke the non-commissioned officer standing not far from them.
He could tell that with Xi Wa, someone who knew them fairly well, on site, it was impossible to pull off any tricks.
“Sigh, it’s all rumors.
They don’t count. We were all selected from the Reconnaissance Company.
If you trace it back to the roots, we’re still one family!”
Geng Jihui laughed it off, trying to get closer to the Second Squad Leader.
Now he only hoped that after he and the Ostrich detonated the booby trap later, they could get beaten a few less times; as for how many to take down with them, it was no longer in his consideration.
It could only be said to depend on luck.
“You kid sure know how to talk.”
The Second Squad Leader was also a veteran soldier, having been through plenty of exercises.
With a few turns in his mind, he could guess what Geng Jihui was up to; when he spoke, he deliberately eyed Geng Jihui up and down with ill intent.
This action made the two’s hearts race; the Ostrich was about to cry.
Finally, Xi Wa couldn’t stand it anymore; the Second Squad Leader was good in every way but loved bullying new recruits and scaring people.
After watching from the side for a while, Xi Wa knew at a glance that his squad leader’s old habit had flared up again.
He had just screwed over the newly arrived deputy company commander, and now he was scaring Wolf Fang soldiers.
Following such a mischievous squad leader, Xi Wa had bitterness he couldn’t express.
What could be done? He was his own squad leader; could he replace him? He could only wipe his buttocks everywhere.
“Squad Leader, don’t you think we should go capture other fish that slipped the net?
If they escape, the Company Commander will scold people again.”
Xi Wa leaned close to the Second Squad Leader’s ear and said softly; this kind of badmouthing the Company Commander definitely couldn’t be said loudly.
Don’t look at Chen Pai—now he should be called Chen Lian—who was usually easygoing, but if you fell into his hands, the suffering was no less than Miao Lian’s.
“Got it.”
When it came to business, the Second Squad Leader put away the bad smile on his face.
Thinking that these two in front of him were Wolf Fang people, he handed the two over to Xi Wa to guard.
Despite being very worried about Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang inside, Xi Wa still took on the guarding task and didn’t go compete for capturing the fish that slipped the net.
After the squad leader led people away, only a mere three people including Xi Wa were left to escort the Red Team.
“Xi Wa, long time no see.”
Seeing Xi Wa, Geng Jihui showed no embarrassment at being captured by his comrade and instead greeted Xi Wa openly.
The Ostrich smiled at Xi Wa as a greeting; after a busy day, he was tired and hungry, unable to muster any energy.
Xi Wa saw the state of both in his eyes and wasn’t upset at the Ostrich’s slight disrespect.
“You two must be tired and hungry now.
Come on! I’ll take you to find food; Chen Pai is here too.”
They had trained together at the selection base, and the relationships between everyone were extremely close.
Hearing that Chen Pai was also there, Geng Jihui and the Ostrich naturally showed extreme happiness.
Back then, the people of Rookie A Team were very convinced by Chen Guotao; otherwise, everyone wouldn’t have elected him as the captain of Rookie A Team.
This showed how good Chen Guotao was as a person.
“Xi Wa, don’t rush; let me apologize to you in advance here.”
Geng Jihui hadn’t forgotten his purpose; under Xi Wa’s stunned gaze, he detonated the booby trap.
Watching the rolling blue smoke rising from the heads of his comrades and himself, Xi Wa’s expression changed from stunned to a bitter smile.
He knew these two in front of him had something up their sleeves, but he didn’t expect they were waiting here.
Fortunately, the squad leader had taken most of the comrades away earlier, so the Second Squad wouldn’t suffer heavy losses.
Seeing the fishing line on their fingers, the Ostrich’s various behaviors before also made sense.
He had thought, with the Ostrich’s personality, that guy was usually a bit shameless, but not to the point of begging for a beating.
Turns out it was deliberately to attract the squad leader to approach.
Gradually coming to his senses, Xi Wa got goosebumps, secretly thinking how lucky he was to have reminded the squad leader earlier.
Otherwise, the Second Squad would have been wiped out directly by these two Wolf Fang corpses; if word got out, would the Night Tiger’s reputation still matter?
In the future, at regiment meetings, when the company commanders got together, they would say: Oh, your Night Tiger really made a spectacle in the exercise…
Thinking of Chen Pai’s face and the punishment the Second Squad would face afterward, Xi Wa couldn’t help but feel fortunate inside.
If it weren’t for him, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“You two, I was almost screwed over by you to death.”
There was a slight tremor in Xi Wa’s words, showing he was indeed scared.
Who knew his two comrades could be so ruthless.
“Hey! Xi Wa, you can’t talk nonsense; this matter has little to do with us two.
Look, we’re both corpses now; how could we set up the booby trap.”
Seeing the matter being pushed onto him, the Ostrich hurriedly spoke to explain.
You know, he and Geng Jihui were still in the Blue Team’s hands; if this was pinned on them, would the Night Tiger guys let them off easy?
The mastermind was Chang Ning; he and Geng Jihui were at most accomplices.
From the exercise rules perspective, their company couldn’t even count as accomplices; after all, people were “dead” and naturally couldn’t move, so how could they set up the booby trap.
In order to receive the proper treatment for himself and Geng Jihui, the Ostrich didn’t plan to take this black pot.
Besides, it was Chang Ning who did it; why should they take the blame?
So the Ostrich told Xi Wa the whole story in detail, while Geng Jihui beside him added oil and vinegar, trying to push all their “crimes” onto Chang Ning.
In fact, those who could be management talents weren’t all harmless.
Don’t look at Geng Jihui seeming full of righteousness; when it came to making trouble, he was never vague.
And now it concerned whether they would get beaten, which was a big deal.
