My Military Career in a Parallel World

What happened in Class Four had little to do with Jiang Chen and the others, so everyone was just there to listen for fun.

As for how the fourth squad leader should deal with this matter.

It's just a conflict between the new recruits. As a veteran who has been in the army for many years, this little thing is nothing.

Even if they leave it alone, after three months, when the new recruits are assigned to their companies, it is unclear whether they will have the chance to meet again...

"Okay, you like washing other people's things, right?" Looking at the innocent recruit, the squad leader gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll let you wash as much as you want! For the next week, all the socks in the class will belong to you!"

The fourth squad leader ignored his explanation and did not pursue the new recruits he had betrayed. Instead, he only punished him.

The reason is very simple. First, everything requires evidence. Second, this incident can more or less show how bad the interpersonal relationships of this recruit in the class are.

Being disliked by one or two people may be their problem, but when a group of people ignore the same person, then the problem is likely to lie with that person.

This is the case with the new recruit in Class 4. Perhaps because he has been in society for some time, his attitude towards the people around him is very different.

After this period of contact, Jiang Chen felt that this new recruit was a bit similar to Chengcai, but he did not have Chengcai's cleverness and ability, and his behavior was even worse.

In Soldiers Assault, Bai Tiejun once commented on Chengcai's way of dealing with people.

"Sanduo, your fellow is not a good person. He has three packs of cigarettes in his pocket. The ten-yuan Tashan ones are for the company commander and platoon leader, the five-yuan Honghe ones are for the squad leader and the deputy squad leader, and the one- or two-yuan Chuncheng ones are for our comrades. Every company has such a soldier. He is the only one in the Seventh Company. This one..."

Chengcai only treated people differently when giving them cigarettes, but this guy simply stopped pretending and started treating people differently in his attitude when talking to them.

Relying on the fact that he had spent a few years in society, he looked down on the new recruits in the class who had just stepped out of school, as if having been a gangster and a vagrant was something worth bragging about.

They always say things like, "I've seen all sorts of scenes," "I used to be so and so," "If I were you, I would do so and so..." and take the opportunity to show off their sense of superiority.

After Jiang Chen, the deputy monitor, appeared in the neighboring Class 5, he naturally became interested, especially when he knew that the monitor had the power to decide who would be the deputy monitor. So he began to flatter and try various ways to please the monitor of Class 4.

Today, when he was taking a break to do laundry, he took advantage of the absence of the squad leader to help the fourth squad leader wash the dirty clothes in the closet.

Later, a new recruit took this opportunity to play a trick on him and suggested that he help the squad leader wash the quilt as well.

The recruit was just saying it casually, but he didn't expect that the guy would actually fall for it.

Even if some of the others knew that something was fishy, ​​they did not step forward to stop it. They just hid behind and waited to watch the show.

And then, the scene just now happened.

……

"Listen carefully, from now on, no one is allowed to touch my things without permission!" Li Gang, who had just returned from Class 4 next door, solemnly warned everyone.

"What are you laughing at, especially you, Chu Fei. If you dare to touch my things without permission, I will skin you alive!"

"Report to the squad leader, no, I absolutely don't have this idea!" Chu Fei quickly restrained his smile upon hearing this, and patted his chest with a serious face to assure him.

"Hmph, you'd better not have it!" Li Gang snorted coldly after glaring at the guy.

After so much noise, it was almost time for the evening roll call. Everyone changed into their physical training clothes and prepared to assemble in advance.

It is said to be a rest and a weekend, but compared to usual days, it is actually just a little less training during the day, with an extra hour or two of relaxation time, and limited exposure to information from the outside world, that's all.

……

The next day, Sunday, was no different from yesterday, except that I didn’t have to get up early to make the quilts, but I still had to train.

After the morning exercises, instead of letting everyone go back to the dormitory as usual, the company commander Ge Hongtao and the instructor Lu Ming came to the front of the team.

The person who gave the lecture this time was not the company commander as everyone imagined, but Lu Ming, who seldom spoke during training.

"Comrades, today is your seventh day in the army. I believe you have initially adapted to life in the army."

"To be a qualified soldier, one must not only have strong military qualities, but also excellent housekeeping skills!"

"Before dinner, the company commander, three platoon leaders and I will inspect your dormitory housekeeping and evaluate it. The class that ranks first will receive the floating red flag of the model of housekeeping."

"The last-ranked class will be notified to the entire company, and will be responsible for the hygiene of public places such as corridors, washrooms, and toilets until the next evaluation results come out!"

"In addition, the squad leader needs to publicly review his mistakes at the company-wide meeting!"

"Did you hear everything clearly?!

Except for Jiang Chen, the deputy squad leader who knew about it in advance, the other recruits were all confused, while the squad leaders standing beside them were rubbing their hands and gathering their strength.

There is no need to think too much, just from the expressions of the class monitors, you can tell what the class monitors’ reactions will be when they return to the dormitory, based on what Lu Ming just said.

Not to mention that the last one in the housekeeping evaluation had to clean the toilets, just the fact that he had to make a self-criticism in front of the entire company was something that no squad leader would be willing to let go of.

I guess, when we clean up later, these veteran squad leaders will kill everyone!

Of course, Li Gang was an exception. At this moment, he was like an old monk in meditation. He was very calm and not nervous at all. Instead, he was a little excited.

For new recruits, the focus of housekeeping evaluation is on making the quilts.

In other places, the squad leader can direct the new recruits to clean up, and those unsanitary corners cannot be hidden from their keen eyes that have been trained over the years.

The only thing that the squad leader had no idea how to do was to fold the quilts and he could only let the recruits do it on their own.

And their class 5 has Jiang Chen as their "plug-in"...

Thinking of the surprised expressions of the instructor and the company commander, Li Gang couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

As for the statement that you are not allowed to help others fold their quilts, that is even more impossible.

The housekeeping evaluation is not aimed at a certain individual, but the entire class. Everyone has their own responsibilities and does what they are best at.

As long as the veteran Li Gang doesn't take action himself, everything will be fine.

……

After finishing breakfast and returning to the dormitory, Li Gang immediately directed everyone to start cleaning.

"You must follow my instructions for the housekeeping in the dormitory. Not even a single detail can be wrong. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Li Gang nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Let me be frank. Anyone who is deducted points for housekeeping will be punished!"

"Let's start arranging the tasks."

"Jiang Chen!"

"To!"

"You have the most important task. All the quilts in the dormitory are given to you!"

"Yes!"

Li Gang had discussed this matter with him a long time ago. Moreover, it was related to whether he could get a chance to go out next week. Jiang Chen didn't waste any words. He saluted and agreed directly.

"Chu Fei, Luo Ming, you two don't have to worry about anything else, just clean the glass. Remember, I want the glass to be cleaned as if it wasn't there!!!"

"Zhou Xinghai, He Wenjie, the two of you are responsible for mopping the floor. Use a rag to mop the floor inch by inch. The floor must be mopped to the point where you can see your reflection and use it as a mirror!"

"Others, follow my instructions and clean up the dead corners..."

Everyone was assigned tasks and started to work.

The instructor only said that he would come to check before dinner, but did not tell the specific time. Who knows when he will come.

Time is running out and not a minute or a second can be wasted.

Jiang Chen started folding the quilts one by one at the dormitory door.

He would take apart and refold everything, including Li Gang's quilt.

It’s not that Li Gang’s folding is not as good as his, nor is it that Jiang Chen is just looking for something to do because he has nothing to do, but the standards during the inspection are definitely not comparable to those at ordinary times.

It takes time to do fine work, and requires careful trimming and carving...

Li Gang's quilt is very tight, so you can basically ignore the pressing step and go directly to the next step. The real waste of time is the trimming.

It took Jiang Chen about fifteen minutes to finish the first quilt.

This is just the beginning. What really requires effort and takes a lot of time is the quilts of other recruits.

From pressing to final trimming and shaping, it takes at least twenty minutes, which means that Jiang Chen can only fold three quilts in an hour at most.

Not counting his own quilt, there were nine quilts in total, which would take at least three hours, and he couldn't stop for even a moment...

You can imagine how much workload this is.

No wonder Li Gang was willing to invest money and promised to ask the company commander for a half-day vacation next week. This is how love works...

Jiang Chen felt that he had been cheated by Li Gang.

Don't wait until he has been struggling for half a day and finally takes down the mobile red flag, but something goes wrong on Li Gang's side.

He is not a young boy who knows nothing.

It is not easy to apply for vacations, especially vacations that allow you to go out. Many people may not get a chance to go out even after serving in the army for one or two years, let alone him, a new recruit.

"Damn it, no matter what, I have to let Li Dapao compensate me. At least I have to go to the supermarket to spend some money..."

While thinking in his mind, Jiang Chen's hands did not move randomly at all.

The process of how to fold a new quilt into a standard tofu block has long been integrated into his muscle memory. Not to mention that he can fold it with his eyes closed, it is definitely not an exaggeration to say that he can do it with one eye closed.

Jiang Chen spent the entire morning busy folding the quilt.

In order to prevent others from accidentally messing up the folded quilt, Li Gang simply cancelled the lunch break, leaving Jiang Chen alone in the dormitory to continue folding the quilt, while everyone else went to the playground to recite the rules and regulations.

In the afternoon, I continued to clean up the environment and was busy until around five or six o'clock.

After returning to the dormitory and cleaning up their clothes, Li Gang took them to improve the hygiene of the dormitory.

Just as I was about to take a break, before I even sat down, I heard a commotion coming from downstairs.

The housekeeping evaluation has begun.

Led by the two company chiefs, Company Commander Ge Hongtao and Instructor Lu Ming, followed by three platoon leaders, they inspected each dormitory one by one starting from the first floor.

The first floor has the advantages of the first floor, and the third floor also has the advantages of the third floor.

At the very least, Jiang Chen and others still have time to check the dormitory hygiene to see if there are any areas that have been missed.

The speed of the evaluation team's inspection was not slow, but it was not very fast either.

After all, this housekeeping evaluation is the first company-wide competition for recruits, and all the squad leaders are waiting with bated breath to see the final result. It is normal for them to be more meticulous and serious.

I waited upstairs for almost an hour before I saw the company commander, instructor and others appear in the corridor.

There are four dormitories on the third floor. The first to be inspected were Class 8 and Class 9 on the other side.

"In this housekeeping evaluation, Class 7 in the third row, Class 3 in the first row, and Class 1 in the second row all performed well. The scores of the three classes are very close. If there is no dark horse in the last two classes, the first place should be one of these three classes." After looking at the housekeeping evaluation scores of each class on the folder, Lu Ming chatted with Ge Hongtao beside him.

"Haha, that's not necessarily true. No one can tell what will happen until the last moment. Don't jump to conclusions." Ge Hongtao smiled and patted Lu Ming's shoulder, a different look flashing in his squinting eyes.

First Platoon Leader Zhao Hongbin and Fifth Squad Leader Li Gang were both Ge Hongtao's soldiers. No matter Jiang Chen's level and performance, there was no way they could escape his eyes.

This was Lu Ming's first time dealing with company-level political work, so he was inevitably a little busy and had no time to pay attention to the daily performance of Jiang Chen, a new recruit.

Otherwise, even if Zhao Hongbin and Li Gang were both arranged by the company commander, Jiang Chen's situation could not be hidden from him as an instructor.

"Oh? From what the company commander said, could there be another surprise?" Lu Ming was not a fool and he reacted immediately after hearing what he said.

"Haha, there are only two classes' housekeeping left to be checked. You can see for yourself later." Ge Hongtao laughed and started to keep the suspense.

"Okay." Lu Ming smiled and nodded slightly.

As they were talking, the group had already arrived at the door of Class 5's dormitory.

Li Gang, Jiang Chen and other recruits lined up early, waiting for the company commander and instructor to arrive.

"salute!"

At Li Gang's command, all the recruits raised their hands in unison and saluted in a standard military salute.

After the ceremony, Li Gang stepped forward, came to the front of the team, faced the company commander and instructor, and reported loudly: "Report to the company commander and instructor, the first platoon, the fifth squad should have ten people, and the actual number is ten. Request instructions!"

Lu Ming and the others returned the greetings, and then the leader Ge Hongtao said, "Well, you look pretty good. This week's training was not in vain. You look like a soldier now!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Captain!" Li Gang replied.

"Okay, we'll talk later. Let's go in and see how your class is doing!"

Ge Hongtao was the first to walk into the dormitory gate, and the others followed immediately.

As soon as he entered the room, Lu Ming subconsciously turned his eyes to the quilt on the bed. This was the main part and focus of the housekeeping evaluation, so naturally he, as the instructor, had to check it personally.

"Hey, Li Gang, your class folded the quilts very well!" Lu Ming was a little surprised after just one look.

Although I haven't inspected it up close yet, the impression left at first glance is enough to make people feel amazing.

The edges and corners are clear, the lines are smooth, the shapes are beautiful and neat, and more importantly, all the quilts in the dormitory are like this...