My Military Career in a Parallel World

"How is your health?"

In the ward, Jiang Chen was lying on the bed reading a book in an extremely indecent posture, with half an apple in his mouth.

Hearing the sound coming from outside the door, he looked up and saw Hong Haijiang walking in with a bag of fruit.

"Captain, why are you here?"

Jiang Chen quickly turned over and sat up, closing the book on the bed and stuffing it under the pillow.

"Can't you come and see our great hero?"

Hong Haijiang casually put the fruit basket on the table and looked Jiang Chen up and down as he spoke.

"Looking at your complexion, you seem to be recovering quite well. When are you going to be discharged from the hospital?"

"Well, Captain, it's not that I don't want to be discharged from the hospital. The doctor said that I need to recuperate for the injury on my shoulder. If I go back for training in this condition, the wound will easily burst open." Jiang Chen lied.

Don't be fooled by his boasting, the actual situation is not like that at all.

After nearly a month of rest, Jiang Chen's injuries have almost recovered. He can leave the hospital at any time after completing the discharge procedures.

The main reason why he stayed put was that he thought there was no point in going back to the recruit camp.

It would be better to continue staying in the hospital. You can have more time to train in the dream space, and your progress will be much faster than staying in the boot camp.

Hong Haijiang naturally had no idea why Jiang Chen didn't want to go back.

However, he had specifically consulted the doctor about Jiang Chen's condition before coming here. Knowing that this kid was fooling him, his face darkened and he said, "Boy, don't fool me. I just asked the doctor and you can be discharged at any time.

I stayed in the hospital for a whole month, lying in bed every day. Not only did my body become rusty, but my physical strength must have declined.

Let me tell you, don't think that you don't need to take the assessment just because you are a veteran from the army.

Not only do you have to participate, but your assessment standards are much higher than those for new recruits!

If I fail the test..."

Jiang Chen's condition might not be as serious as he said. At the very least, it was not to the point where he couldn't even pass the assessment for a recruit camp.

However, it is also a fact that he has not trained for a month, and his physical fitness is bound to decline. If he fails to perform well at that time, it will be a huge joke.

A scout who had made great contributions in flood relief not long ago could not even pass the assessment of the recruit camp...

Hong Haijiang was also afraid that Jiang Chen was too young and would become arrogant after achieving some success, so he acted so serious.

"Captain, don't worry, I've been busy in the hospital, catching up on my college textbooks and physical training!"

Jiang Chen seemed to be afraid that words alone would not be enough to convince people, so he did a few push-ups on the hospital bed with one hand.

In fact, Jiang Chen had already considered these situations.

During the month of hospitalization, in addition to training in his dreams on time every night, he would also pretend to practice and read in the ward during the day.

Moreover, I specifically practice when there are people around.

This was the experience Jiang Chen gained from slacking off at work in his previous life.

There is an old saying in Jiang Chen’s hometown, Qin Province…

Don't hit the diligent, don't hit the lazy, just hit the one who is blind!

There's nothing wrong with slacking off. Since you're out working, there are few people who don't slack off. But when you slack off, you have to be discerning.

Jiang Chen obviously already knew how to slack off correctly.

Many people in the ward on the same floor also knew that there was a Lu Zhi student here who was often criticized by doctors and nurses for secretly training...

Hong Haijiang obviously also knew about Jiang Chen's performance in the hospital in the past month, otherwise, he would not have waited until now to come and call him back.

Hearing Jiang Chen say this, his expression immediately relaxed.

"Alright, alright, I'm just reminding you that you should return to the team as soon as you recover from your injury. What's the point of staying in the hospital every day? Look at you now, your skin is as white as a woman's. You don't look like a soldier at all."

After saying this, Hong Haijiang's expression returned to normal and he continued, "I came to see you today mainly to inform you of something on behalf of the school."

Hearing that there was something important going on, Jiang Chen quickly restrained his expression and subconsciously stood at attention.

"Captain, please speak!"

"Okay, there's no need to be so formal. It's not a bad thing. The school has already confirmed the time for the celebration party.

The day after tomorrow, all students who participated in flood relief and rescue operations will be commended in the school auditorium.

You should also prepare things like acceptance speeches and speeches.

By then, there should be reporters from the school’s Propaganda Department and the military newspaper who will interview you specifically.

By the way, when you come back, remember to come to the battalion headquarters to find me. I will take you to get a dress uniform. After all, you are now a student of our Army Command and a future officer. It is somewhat inappropriate to wear a casual uniform to receive the award."

"what?"

"What? You don't want to participate?

If you really don't want to go, that's fine. I'll tell the principal later that our hero hasn't recovered from his injury yet and can't attend the celebration party for the time being."

"No, Captain. Who said I don't want to participate? I'll go to complete the discharge procedures later. Why don't you wait for me for a while and we can go back together."

Jiang Chen quickly explained.

"Haha, didn't you just say that your injury hasn't healed and you can't be discharged from the hospital for the time being?"

"Hey, Captain, I was thinking of that as well. It's a good opportunity to catch up on my studies during this time."

"Get lost! Do you think I don't know you are a student of Northwestern Polytechnical University?"

"hey-hey……"

After his lie was exposed, Jiang Chen could only touch his head and pretend to smile foolishly.

"Forget it, I have something else to do so I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. You must return to the team before dinner tomorrow at the latest and prepare well. The day after tomorrow is your highlight moment, so remember to give all your medals to me and open the eyes of those guys below!"

"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"

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After sending Hong Haijiang out of the ward, Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile.

There is no soldier who does not desire merit and glory, even if he already has two second-class merits.

In fact, if we really talk about the value, Jiang Chen feels that this second-class merit should be the most valuable.

Hong Haijiang just said that all the teachers and students of the Army Command will participate in this celebration meeting. Although it is not specifically for him to receive the award, it is still of great significance.

Just think about his previous two second-class merits and you can see the gap.

The first second-class merit was okay, as it was awarded by the regiment commander and the political commissar in front of everyone in the recruit company.

As for the second second-class merit, there wasn't even an award ceremony; someone just brought it to him.

Of course, although he was happy, Jiang Chen still felt a little regretful when he thought about leaving soon and losing such a comfortable training environment.

However, compared with military medals, these are nothing.

Jiang Chen is not stupid enough to pick up sesame seeds and throw away watermelons.

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After spending the last night in the hospital, Jiang Chen packed his things early the next morning and prepared to go back with the discharge documents he had completed yesterday afternoon.

He did not wait until night. After all, if he did so, it would be too obvious that he was lazy.

The training session will begin tomorrow. As the school's benchmark and role model for new students, Jiang Chen must leave a good impression on everyone.

Also, he had been staying in the ward for a month. Although there was a dream space where he could go in for training at any time, it was not reality after all. Jiang Chen also missed the atmosphere in the army and his other comrades in Class 5.

I don’t know how those guys are doing now after I was away for a month.

Have they all been too addicted to playing? We need to give them some lessons when they return. They are all going to be officers, so they cannot do without sufficient cultural knowledge.

Speaking of which, humans are really perverted. The rules in the army are so strict, and everyone complains about them every day, but why do I still miss the feeling of being restrained?

Jiang Chen suddenly thought of the famous movie "The Shawshank Redemption".

While thinking about all sorts of things, Jiang Chen packed his things, put on his backpack, pushed the door and left the ward where he had lived for almost a month.

The backpack was filled with fruits and milk that the school leaders had given them when they came to visit, and I was going to take them back to share with my classmates.

Anyway, Jiang Chen himself doesn't want to eat these things anymore.

By the way, how about going to the nearby shopping mall and buying something else?

Once you return to the recruit camp, it won’t be easy to get out again.

Also, those guys stay in the recruit camp every day and probably have no chance to go out and bring anything back with them.

I can’t say much, but before I finish eating, I will definitely enjoy the treatment of being a “godfather”.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile.

Men are young until they die.

Other things don’t matter, but the dispute between father and son is a matter of a lifetime.

However, before Jiang Chen could take any action, an accident happened.

He had just taken two steps out of the gate of the military district headquarters when he suddenly heard a voice that was extremely intimidating, no less powerful than Shen Gongbao's words "Fellow Daoist, please stay."

"Comrade, please wait a moment!"

Jiang Chen's movements froze, and the smile on his face froze at this moment.

The scene of being chased by the police all over the street in the recruit company subconsciously emerged in my mind.

Jiang Chen's body had instinctively prepared for "bang, retreat, sell, and slip."

However, the patrol here by the Land Command is not an ordinary patrol. In addition, this is the military district headquarters, and all kinds of leaders are coming in and out. Ordinary patrols cannot control the situation.

This can be seen from the silver patrol helmet worn by the other party.

This is the Three Armed Forces Patrol!!

When Jiang Chen saw the hat on the other person's head, he immediately gave up his plan to escape.

There's no point in running away. If you really dare to run, it might just make things even worse.

not to mention……

Jiang Chen looked up in the direction of the hospital exit. There were already two patrol officers blocking the door. The front and back roads were blocked. There was nowhere to run...

"Hello, monitor!"

Jiang Chen stood at attention and saluted, while quickly examining what went wrong in his mind.

"Comrade, please show me your student ID!"

A patrol officer walked up to Jiang Chen, looked him up and down, and after seeing the cadet rank on his collar, he knew that he should be a student of the Land Command, and asked for his cadet ID.

"Uh..." Jiang Chen felt around his body, and then he suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to have brought his student ID with him at all.

After all, they were there to participate in flood relief and rescue operations, so who would have the time to carry that thing?

After coming back, Jiang Chen has been hospitalized ever since. Even his backpack was brought to him by Hong Haijiang, so it was even more impossible for him to have a student certificate.

"Well, squad leader, I didn't bring my student ID!" Jiang Chen smiled awkwardly and answered truthfully.

"Comrade, please don't lie. Resistance is useless!"

The patrol officer took out his "little notebook" from his pocket and stared at Jiang Chen seriously.

Seeing that the other party even took out the small notebook, Jiang Chen also became anxious and explained quickly: "Squad leader, I really didn't bring it. I went to the disaster area with the army to provide disaster relief. I was just discharged from the hospital today. My student ID is in the dormitory..."

As he said that, Jiang Chen quickly took out his discharge certificate from his pocket and handed it over.

"Squad leader, look, this is my discharge certificate."

Upon hearing that Jiang Chen had just been discharged from the hospital today after being injured while participating in flood relief operations, the expressions of several patrol officers noticeably relaxed and were no longer as serious as before.

A patrolman took the discharge certificate handed over by Jiang Chen, looked at it carefully, and then saluted him before continuing, "Comrade, please check your appearance when you go out next time."

As he spoke, he pointed at Jiang Chen's arm.

Jiang Chen subconsciously turned his head to take a look, only to find that one of the armbands on his arm was missing at some point.

I recalled it briefly, but I don't have any impression of it. It must have been washed away by the flood.

"Yes, squad leader, I will pay attention next time!"

Wrong is wrong, no matter what the reason.

Although there were reasons for what happened, Jiang Chen still admitted his mistake decisively.

"Ah."

The patrol captain nodded, put the "little notebook" back into his pocket, glanced at several comrades next to him, and turned away with his men.

Watching the group walk away, Jiang Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Phew~ I finally passed the test. I was almost scared to death! If I bring this punishment back to claim the award, I will be laughed to death by others..."

After this incident, Jiang Chen was no longer in the mood to go shopping. He just bought some things from a roadside store, stuffed them into his backpack, and headed back home.

This place is not like other places. There are too many soldiers coming and going. Who knows if we will encounter patrols again.

Not to mention the three-army patrol, he couldn't even handle the ordinary white hats.

It’s better to go back as soon as possible.

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"Hello, comrade. Please show me your ID."

Lu pointed to the school gate. As soon as Jiang Chen approached the school gate, he was stopped by a sentry nearby.

"Hello, I'm a student in flood relief and rescue. I was just discharged from the hospital today. Here is my discharge certificate." Jiang Chen saluted and took out the discharge certificate and handed it over.

If you don’t have a student ID, you can only use this thing.

"Please wait a moment!" The sentry also returned the salute, took the discharge certificate handed over by Jiang Chen and began to read it.

Unlike the patrols he had encountered before, this sentry just glanced at the name on the discharge certificate and his attitude changed immediately.

Jiang Chen didn't know that as early as a month ago, when the team that participated in the flood fighting mission came back, his heroic deeds in flood fighting and rescue had gradually spread among the trainees of the Army Command.

As the celebration meeting drew closer, and with the school leaders' deliberate publicity, Jiang Chen's name and what he had done spread throughout the Army Command College.

So, after seeing the name Jiang Chen, the sentry's expression immediately became serious.

pop~

He took a few steps back, stood at attention again, and saluted Jiang Chen solemnly.

"Welcome back, hero!"

brush brush~

All the sentries outside the gate, including the duty leader in the duty room, stood up, raised their right hands, and saluted Jiang Chen solemnly:

"Welcome back, hero!"

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