Ace Special Forces in Movies and TV Shows

Chapter 0005: Four Fellow Villagers

On the same day, the recruits were assigned to squads. Zheng Yingqi, Xu Sanduo, and Cheng Cai were assigned to the 5th squad of the 2nd platoon, with Wu Liuyi as the squad leader.

Training began on the second day, but on the first day, Xu Sanduo gave Zheng Yingqi quite a "surprise".

The simple action was difficult for Xu Sanduo to complete, and he did it in a substandard manner. In the fifth squad of the recruit company, Xu Sanduo became the only one who dragged the team down. Actions that others could complete easily were always full of unknowns for Xu Sanduo.

On the first day of training, Shi Jin patiently guided Xu Sanduo. For Xu Sanduo's sake, Shi Jin would patiently explain the key points of a movement several times. This patience even filled the other members of the fifth squad with envy and resentment.

Gao Cheng patrolled the recruit training grounds like a lion surveying its territory. He didn't care about the recruits' naive mistakes because he knew that his men would train them into qualified soldiers within three months.

But when he reached Class 5, his face inevitably darkened.

It's this thing again!

Gao Cheng thought to himself, watching Xu Sanduo struggle to turn around, and hearing the obsequious undertone in Xu Sanduo's local dialect, he couldn't help but turn his head away, no longer wanting to look at this eyesore. He thought to himself:

This isn't a mule, it's a stupid pig!

After dinner at the end of the first day of training, Zheng Yingqi quietly pulled Xu Sanduo out.

"What?" Xu Sanduo asked dejectedly.

"Find a place where no one can see you," Zheng Yingqi said, looking around before finally pulling Xu Sanduo to a corner. Xu Sanduo was completely bewildered.

"Let's practice the moves we learned today together."

"Extra training?"

Zheng Yingqi nodded: "You didn't do well, and I didn't do well either, so let's practice more. Even if the extra practice only leads to a little bit of improvement, it's still progress."

"But... I think you did a pretty good job." Xu Sanduo lowered his head again, as was his habit.

"Is it better than being a platoon leader or a squad leader?"

Xu Sanduo shook his head: "Of course not."

"Then why can't I do better than the platoon leader? Why can't you do better than him?" Zheng Yingqi asked.

Xu Sanduo was speechless.

"Come on, let's practice together. You have a good memory, so tell me the key points of the movements, and we'll do them together!"

Hearing Zheng Yingqi's urging, Xu Sanduo subconsciously looked around. Seeing no one else, he mustered his courage and replied:

"Well... okay then, I'll tell you."

"Stop babbling and get to the point about the techniques the platoon leader taught us today. Let's do them together!" Zheng Yingqi said impatiently. After saying that, he wondered to himself, "What's going on? Am I getting arrogant? Why am I being scolded?"

Fortunately, Xu Sanduo seemed to have gotten used to this way of speaking to him and didn't pay any attention. He began to repeat the key points of the action in a halting manner, and finally his voice became "correct" and even the tremor disappeared.

To be honest, it's no wonder that Wu Liuyi and Gao Cheng disliked this guy; he was just infuriatingly stupid. If Zheng Yingqi hadn't learned about Xu Sanduo's complete transformation later on, he would have given up on him too.

Zheng Yingqi was puzzled. How come you can't stand up when you just do a simple around-the-back turn? How come you can't stand up?

Why can't I stand up straight?

If it weren't for the gradual improvement after the corrections, Zheng Yingqi would have wanted to give up.

Fortunately, Comrade Sanduo is making steady progress and is much better than when he first started. This finally puts his mind at ease, and he continues to accompany him in extra training sessions.

When Zheng Yingqi quietly pulled Xu Sanduo away, Shi Jin noticed this scene. He thought Zheng Yingqi wanted to bully Xu Sanduo, and followed him angrily. Unexpectedly, Zheng Yingqi pulled Xu Sanduo to a secluded corner and started practicing the training he had done during the day.

Listening to Xu Sanduo repeating the key points he had taught during the day like a broken record, and seeing the two men's seemingly professional movements, Shi Jin finally felt relieved. Looking at the two new recruits who were doing extra training in a daze, Shi Jin thought for a moment but did not interrupt their silly extra training. Instead, he quietly left the place.

From that night onward, extra training sessions at night became a must for Zheng Yingqi and Xu Sanduo.

Although Xu Sanduo was still the worst performer on the second day, his progress was very obvious. However, Wu Liuyi, who was in charge of training, was still dissatisfied with Xu Sanduo's performance because Xu Sanduo still made all sorts of mistakes when faced with new moves.

What's most baffling is his shuffling footwork.

Wu Liuyi, who prides himself on being a soldier for three years, was almost driven crazy by the torture. No matter how he tried to correct him, Xu Sanduo just kept walking with his legs crossed. It even made Wu Liuyi start to doubt his life. After a day of corrections, Xu Sanduo still hadn't changed. Not only that, even the new recruits in front of him were infected by Xu Sanduo and started walking with their legs crossed.

This thing is practically a virus!

Wu Liuyi thought to himself.

"Dismissed. Zheng Yingqi, Cheng Cai, you two keep an eye on him! I refuse to believe we can't teach him a lesson today!" Wu Liuyi announced the dismissal, but kept Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai behind.

The recruit platoon needs a deputy platoon leader. Currently, Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai are the only two in the fifth platoon who can compete for the deputy platoon leader position. Wu Liuyi keeping the two of them also has the implication of testing them.

Zheng Yingqi had gotten used to training extra with Xu Sanduo. For the past two days, he had been insisting on dragging Xu Sanduo into extra training. However, Cheng Cai was clearly impatient. He was also thinking about getting along well with his other comrades so that he could smoothly become the deputy squad leader.

"Come on, let's do it together!" Wu Liuyi started shouting slogans again, trying to change Xu Sanduo's unsteady gait by using a two-to-one method.

After taking only a few steps, Xu Sanduo made another mistake. Wu Liuyi shouted, "Xu Sanduo, what are you thinking? You can step out of line when there are only three of you!"

"I……"

Xu Sanduo tried to explain, but Zheng Yingqi stopped him with a stern look. This was the experience Zheng Yingqi had gained in the past few days: here, talk less and do more. If you make a mistake, don't explain, admit it and correct it. The more you explain, the more annoying you will become!

"Continue!" Wu Liuyi took a deep breath.

After the unsuccessful extra training session, Wu Liuyi collapsed to the ground in despair, looking at Xu Sanduo and saying, "Xu Sanduo, sometimes I even wonder if you exist and are just playing with me!"

Xu Sanduo said shyly, "Am I really stupid?"

Wu Liuyi looked at Xu Sanduo suspiciously: "I don't know. I've seen stupid people, but I've never seen anyone like you."

Xu Sanduo honestly said, "That's because I'm stupid."

Zheng Yingqi almost burst out laughing. "Brother Sanduo, you're becoming more and more like a clown sent by the monkeys. Our fellow villagers will be driven crazy by you!"

Sure enough, Wu Liu angrily slapped his forehead, his face contorted with unbearable despair and pain, which immediately drew Xu Sanduo's sincere concern:

"Class monitor, what's wrong?"

Cheng Cai quickly pulled Xu Sanduo away, trying to keep him away from Wu Liuyi. He was worried that the silly Xu Sanduo would really get dragged out and beaten up by Wu Liuyi.

Zheng Yingqi was slightly moved by this scene. Cheng Cai, that kid, had been competing with him for the position of vice squad leader these past two days, but he was still so sincere towards Xu Sanduo. This kid...

"Squad leader, he didn't do it on purpose," Cheng Cai hurriedly said to Wu Liuyi.

Wu Liuyi sighed: "It's okay, I'd rather... I hope this kid is just teasing me on purpose."

Xu Sanduo innocently replied, "No."

Wu Liuyi glared at Xu Sanduo, who smiled strangely. When Wu Liuyi asked why, Xu Sanduo started to try to get closer to him. After asking Wu Liuyi if he was from the banyan tree, he pretended to be surprised and said that he was from the bottom of the banyan tree, and started calling him a fellow villager in a silly way.

Wu Liuyi waved his hand in annoyance at the affected expression: "The whole company knows I have a fellow villager like you! You really just found out?" As he spoke, he glared at Cheng Cai and Zheng Yingqi standing to the side.

No need to ask, with this guy's clueless appearance, how could he possibly know how to use local customs? He must have been taught by these two guys next to him!

To be honest, Wu Liuyi didn't like any of his three fellow villagers. Let's not talk about Xu Sanduo, Cheng Cai is a decent guy, but he's very goal-oriented, and Wu Liuyi thinks he's fake. As for Zheng Yingqi, although he has a good reputation in the class, Wu Liuyi always felt that he was too greasy.

Cheng Cai gave an awkward smile, while Zheng Yingqi smiled wryly. This child is really infuriating. And Cheng Cai, why couldn't he be taught anything better? Why does he have to teach him such a local custom?

Wu Liuyi didn't care who taught him, and roared: "The army is a place where only the fittest survive, because war is also a battlefield where only the fittest survive! You can survive just by recognizing someone from your hometown?"

I'll say something to you three out of consideration for our fellow villagers: I ran the 5km cross-country race over a thousand times, covering more than 5,000 kilometers, before finally achieving second place in the entire division. It was through this that I became a volunteer soldier!

Trying to use hometown connections or personal relationships to become the deputy squad leader among new recruits? No way!

And you! Stupid people shouldn't try to be clever like others!

No matter what you say, Xu Sanduo always manages to accept the reprimands skillfully. Perhaps he has already accepted himself as a mule in his heart. Although he is sometimes treated like a horse, Xu Sanduo knows that this is all thanks to Zheng Yingqi. If it weren't for Zheng Yingqi's forced extra training, he would never have had the chance to be treated like a horse.

Cheng Cai, who was caught in the crossfire of the reprimand, was somewhat indignant because he was holding back his anger and felt that he was no less than a genius, that he was the Pegasus.

Zheng Yingqi, on the other hand, had the calmest expression, not the kind of calm that Xu Sanduo was used to, because he wasn't guilty!

However, he also admired Wu Liuyi. More than 5,000 kilometers! The longest highway in later generations, the G30 Lianhuo Expressway, is only more than 4300 kilometers long. Wu Liuyi actually drove a longer distance than the G30 and still managed to win second place in the whole division!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall Wu Liuyi's injury—this guy trained so recklessly that he ruined himself!

After Wu Liuyi finished yelling and venting, Zheng Yingqi said:

"Squad leader, can I take him over? I'll form a mutual aid group with him, and we..." Zheng Yingqi glanced at the surprised Xu Sanduo beside him, "...we'll help each other move forward."

Wu Liuyi looked at Zheng Yingqi: "You?"

"Yes." Zheng Yingqi nodded in confirmation without hesitation.

Wu Liuyi thought to himself that Zheng Yingqi was eager to prove himself and wanted to become the deputy squad leader, so he was deliberately trying to show off in front of him. But he didn't object to this kind of performance: "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure! Squad leader, I think you guys are prejudiced against him!" Zheng Yingqi finally found such an opportunity, so of course he wanted to clear Xu Sanduo's name, but all he got in return was Wu Liuyi's cold laugh. Obviously, Xu Sanduo was too dark to be cleared up.

"Alright, since you say you want to help him, then I'll wait and see. There are still twenty days left!" Wu Liuyi said.

The meaning of "twenty days left" is very clear: after twenty days, it will be time to elect the vice class monitor. You can decide for yourself.

Cheng Cai, standing to the side, suddenly felt a sense of relief, relieved that his only competitor had made a foolish move.