My Military Career in a Parallel World

"It would be better if you didn't say that. Now that you said that, I feel like smoking too."

Apparently Luo Ming was not the only one in the class who was addicted to smoking. As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qiang couldn't help but smack his lips.

For people like them, smoking and surfing the Internet have long been ingrained in their bones. Otherwise, they would not have failed to get into university and had to join the army.

Even Zhang Meng and Sun Weicheng, who appear to be good kids on the surface, are not good people in reality.

As for Jiang Chen, let alone, the original owner might be a good boy and a good student, but Jiang Chen...

Smoking, surfing the Internet, skipping classes, there is nothing he doesn't know how to do.

In essence, he is no different from the people in front of him, all of them are failures in the college entrance examination.

"I heard that smoking is allowed in the army, but it seems that only veterans can smoke. Smoking is not allowed in the recruit camp."

Everyone in the dormitory was still discussing the topic of smoking.

"I'm not saying that the hygiene standards in the army are a bit too abnormal. Just now on the way back to the dormitory, I searched for a long time but didn't see a cigarette butt..."

"What are you looking at, kid? It looks like you're looking for a cigarette butt."

Chu Fei, who was chatting with his girlfriend, was attracted by the discussion. After confirming that his girlfriend did not reply to the message, he also joined the discussion.

Jiang Chen did not join in the conversation, silently tidying up the bed with a rag. However, Zhang Meng at the side could not help herself and came to Jiang Chen and whispered, "Hey, Brother Chen, do you smoke?"

Jiang Chen glanced at him and responded casually: "Why, do you still have cigarettes on you?"

Jiang Chen just said it casually, but unexpectedly, Zhang Meng secretly glanced at the people who were discussing enthusiastically, and pulled Jiang Chen mysteriously, motioning him to look at his pocket.

Jiang Chen turned his head and saw a half-opened pack of Hongtashan soft-packed cigarettes in Zhang Meng's shirt pocket.

In order not to attract other people's attention, after making sure Jiang Chen saw it clearly, he quickly put the cigarette in his pocket.

"How about we find a chance to go to the toilet and light one later?" Zhang Meng gently nudged Jiang Chen with her shoulder and whispered.

"It depends on the situation. It's okay to smoke occasionally, but you must be careful. Smoking is a taboo in the recruit company. You will be in trouble if you are caught." Jiang Chen thought about it and decided to remind Zhang Meng.

If it were anyone else, Jiang Chen wouldn't have said so much. If he really had no choice, he would have just said that I don't smoke, but who made Zhang Meng the first person he met since he came to the army?

Fortunately, the two of them were assigned to the same class, and Jiang Chen didn't mind helping out if conditions permitted.

"Oh, it's okay, Brother Chen. There are so many people in the recruit company, so there must be more than just a few of us smokers. Just be careful when you smoke, it won't be a big problem."

"Not a big problem? Once you get caught, you'll know how big of a problem it is. Although you won't be sent home directly, you'll definitely get some skin peeled off. It's better to avoid getting smoked in the future if you can." Jiang Chen gave Zhang Meng a blank look and warned her in a stern tone.

The two of them knew each other the earliest in Class 5, got along well, and slept on bunk beds.

Although they had only been together for a few hours, Jiang Chen really didn't want Zhang Meng to get into this bad luck.

It goes without saying that once squad leader Li Gang returns from the meeting, the relaxed days like those during the day will be gone forever.

Veteran soldiers like Li Gang cannot be unaware that many of the new recruits have the bad habit of smoking, so rectification is foreseeable.

As for the means, it is nothing more than what they did when they first arrived, catching a typical example and then killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, so that the new recruits in the class can understand the consequences of smoking.

Isn't smoking at this time like walking into a gun?

Having been in society for so long, Jiang Chen knows well how to avoid similar risks.

As I said, don't hit the diligent, don't hit the lazy, just hit the short-sighted.

How to slack off reasonably and safely is a basic skill that all workers must master.

Therefore, even though Jiang Chen himself is also a veteran smoker, he will definitely not get into trouble at this time.

Speaking of smoking, we have to mention it. Although Jiang Chen has traveled through time, how can we explain the addiction to smoking? It is more of a mental reaction.

Although this body does not smoke, Jiang Chen still has the urge to light a cigarette when he sees others smoking. He cannot control it even if he wants to. The more he tries not to think about it, the more he cannot stop the urge to smoke.

This is the situation now. He didn't feel anything at first, but when he heard Li Qiang, Chu Fei and the others discussing, and was tempted by Zhang Meng next to him, he felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't help wanting to have one.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen was already an adult in his late thirties in his previous life, so he still had some self-control.

Frightened by Jiang Chen, Zhang Meng felt guilty and secretly hid the Hongtashan cigarettes in his pocket.

However, although she didn’t say it, Zhang Meng still didn’t want to give up in her heart.

Noticing Zhang Meng's little move, Jiang Chen thought for a moment and then reminded: "Li Gang will definitely check us later, so be careful not to get caught."

"Ah, no way, is he going to search me again?!" Zhang Meng was obviously frightened by Jiang Chen's words and said in disbelief.

"What's the big deal? Just look at them." Jiang Chen pointed at Li Qiang and Chu Fei and continued, "Let's not talk about you. Just look at Li Qiang and Chu Fei. Do you believe me when I say they don't have anything hidden on them?"

"Do not believe!"

"That's it. If you can think of it, the company commander and squad leader can't guess it, right?"

Now that things have come to this, how could Zhang Meng still not understand?

only……

The addiction to smoking is not something that can be controlled just by saying so.

Moreover, the seven-yuan pack of Hongtashan cigarettes in his pocket was not cheap for a village kid like Zhang Meng, and he felt bad about throwing it away.

"One, can we just smoke one? We finally bought a pack of Tashan cigarettes, so we secretly smoked a few on the train. It would be a shame to throw them away."

Jiang Chen also grew up in the countryside, so he naturally understood Zhang Meng's thoughts.

In his previous life, what did he smoke in high school?

A pack of Golden Monkey costs 2.5 yuan, and a pack of Monkey King costs 3 yuan.

They could only smoke a few five-yuan hard-pack Monkey King cigarettes when someone in the village was having a banquet. The seven-yuan Hongtashan cigarettes were the best of the best for them. As for those above ten yuan... they were not out of reach, but they were not much different.

"Okay, be careful when the time comes and don't bump into the gun." Faced with Zhang Meng's pleading, Jiang Chen had no choice but to agree.

It’s not that Jiang Chen is weak-willed, but that they are all comrades-in-arms. Zhang Meng took the initiative to tell him about her hiding of cigarettes. If Jiang Chen doesn’t accept it, it would hurt their feelings.

On the bright side, Jiang Chen is just not giving face and doesn't want to be friends with Zhang Meng.

Thinking of the worst, are you going to inform on others and curry favor with the squad leader?

Jiang Chen simply agreed. It shouldn't be a problem if he was careful when drawing.

"Besides, today is the first day of camp, the squad leader shouldn't be so ruthless. Who knows, they might check these things tomorrow, and we can still escape this disaster."

Jiang Chen could only comfort himself in this way.