From Soldier to Officer: A Game Addict’s Journey

Chapter 142: The Reason Why My Fellow Villagers Were Excluded
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Hello, everyone. My name is Yan Zhiming. I was originally a new recruit in Class Eight, but now I’m in Class Five. Please take care of me from now on!”
Placing his bedding on the vacant bunk left by Deng Hai, Yan Zhiming stood at attention, saluting everyone.
“No worries, I remember you are from the same hometown as our Brother Wang. Why did you change to our class?”
At this moment, Qin Li, that guy, glanced at Ye Sanshi and couldn’t help but speak up.
Wang Ye was also looking at him, and since Deng Hai’s bunk was right in front of him, they were now in a close face-to-face situation.
But Wang Ye didn’t speak up immediately.
“Alright, if you want to know something, we can talk later. For now, help Comrade Yan Zhiming tidy up his things. 1’11 step outside for a moment. Wang Ye, keep an eye on discipline in the class!”
“Yes!”
Surprisingly, Ye Sanshi didn’t say anything else; he simply turned around.
This made Yan Zhiming look at his departing figure with a noticeable hint of unease.
Obviously, he believed that Ye Sanshi had a negative impression of him.
“My Liege!” When Ye Sanshi left, he called out to Wang Ye for help.
“I told you not to call me ‘your Liege’!” Wang Ye smiled and then looked at the others and said, “This is our classmate. I can’t believe they assigned him to our class this time.”
“Yeah, it’s him! 1 knew it!” Qin Li exclaimed, and the others laughed too.
“Hey, brother, what happened in the Class Eight? Did you have a falling out with their squad leader?” Liang Fan went up and put his arm around Yan Zhiming’s shoulder.
It had to be said that with the identity of being Wang Ye’s classmate, he easily assimilated into Class Five.
“1 wouldn’t dare!” Yan Zhiming smiled wryly. Then he spoke again, “Do you all remember the first news commentary we had? I was the one who was chosen after Brother Wang!”
Before anyone could respond, he added, “Do you have some impression now? 1 remember some of you made a scene!”
Qin Li and the others continued the conversation, making Yan Zhiming feel a bit embarrassed, but since it was all out in the open, he didn’t try to hide it.
“That time when I came back, the whole class was punished. They blamed me, thinking that 1 held them back and caused them to be punished. 1 said, ‘Why didn’t you go up if you could? Then I was isolated…’”
“Uh… is that all?” Liang Fan widened his eyes, somewhat incredulous.
The others felt similar; was this even considered a big deal?
Well, sometimes it could be.
His explanation sounded reasonable, but if they considered it this way, then every class would have problems. After all, there was no class that hadn’t experienced a situation where individuals caused the whole class to be punished.
In fact, in the first few days when they arrived, the squad leaders clearly looked for trouble and punished the whole class for any minor thing, just to show their authority. They could easily implicate the whole class.
Of course, they did suffer a bit that time, being loudly criticized one by one in the corridor downstairs.
Wang Ye and the others still remembered the shouting downstairs and the continuous punishment of push-ups for those who didn’t speak up or made mistakes during the criticism, and then the renewed shouting when they continued the criticism of that night.
Yan Zhiming had a bitter expression as he looked at Wang Ye. “Well, that’s the main reason, but another factor was because of you, Wang Ye!”
“Me?” Wang Ye was a bit confused.
“I’m in Class Five, how am 1 related to what happened to you in Class Eight? And you ended up suffering because of me?”
Yan Zhiming looked a bit helpless as he explained, “Because of your excellence, 1 became the class leader’s example of a good student. And because 1 was your classmate from the same hometown, they mentioned my name whenever they mentioned you. Every time the class leader would say, ‘Look at Yan Zhiming, how excellent he is, and then look at you guys, how useless.’ 1 was already isolated, and because of this, they had even stronger objections to me.”
“Heh, why bother with that? They don’t want to play with you, but we’ll be with you. From now on, you’re part of our class. Forget about Class Eight and Three. When we train, we’ll be tougher than them!” Liang Fan said, embracing Yan Zhiming.
At the same time, just around the corner outside the corridor, Ye Sanshi had a surprised expression on his face, then he smiled and continued downstairs.
He was eavesdropping by the wall because he felt that staying in the class, this new recruit might not speak the truth or might not dare to say anything.
So he left, allowing Wang Ye and the others to communicate with him.
And now, he had heard the reason.
This was good. It wasn’t a personal issue, and he had a connection with Wang Ye in Class Five, making it easy for him to integrate.
With a smile, Ye Sanshi turned right downstairs.
“Report!”
“What’s up?”
Wu Jianfeng looked at Ye Sanshi at the door with a puzzled expression.
“Hehe, Commander, it’s nothing. We have a new comrade in the class, and I plan to buy some cola to celebrate. Would you like some? Also, do you want me to get two bottles for the two new female comrades?”
Wu Jianfeng’s expression changed, looking like he was seeing a scumbag. “Kid, did you break up with your girlfriend from home? Couldn’t make it work? Don’t tell me you’re planning to keep one and look for another?”
He glared at Ye Sanshi with a warning look.
It was certain that if Ye Sanshi dared to nod at this moment, Wu Jianfeng would have given him a flying kick.
Damn it, I’m still single, and you dare to eat what’s in the bowl while peeking at what’s in the pot right in front of me? I’ll kick you to death.
Seeing Wu Jianfeng’s expression, Ye Sanshi hurriedly shook his head. “Commander, you misunderstood me. How could I eat what’s in the bowl and look at what’s in the pot? Actually, I was just joining in the fun earlier, enjoying the view, you know. 1 wouldn’t dare to betray my girlfriend.”
Pausing for a moment, he quickly added, “Mainly, I’m going to serve at the service club, and I thought of buying some more to bring back. Would you like two bottles of milk tea as well? And I’ll check if the service club has any delicious snacks or something and buy some. 1 can claim reimbursement later!” “Get lost! 1 don’t need you to worry about it!” Wu Jianfeng said with a straight face.
But then, after he turned around, another voice came from outside the door, “Two bottles of milk tea. Also, see if the service club has any tasty snacks, buy some more, and I’ll reimburse you later!”
“Yes!” Ye Sanshi grinned and responded loudly before turning around and running off.
For Deng Hai, Yan Zhiming, and the other new recruits, this day might have been a new beginning.
Similarly, for the other new recruits, it was a fresh start as well.
They had been issued rifles.
Becoming soldiers.
But it was only afternoon, and many new recruits were already reminiscing about the days when they hadn’t been issued rifles.
They had rifles, but no bullets, and most importantly, they were not allowed to do anything with the rifles except lie down and crawl forward.
That’s right, the first twenty minutes in the morning were just an appetizer.
In the afternoon, from one o’clock to five o’clock, the entire battalion had been crawling non-stop.
Wang Ye only succeeded in mastering the basic tactics a little after eleven in the morning.
By five o’clock in the afternoon, he had already maxed out his proficiency….