My Military Career in a Parallel World

If you were to ask what part of a soldier's body is the most useless, it would undoubtedly be the feet.

Jiang Chen and other new recruits were fine; they had only been in the army for less than a month and many problems had not yet arisen. But Li Gang was not so good.

Athlete's foot is just the most basic one. There are also some old problems of scouts, such as trench foot and corns, which is why veterans like to wash their feet.

The training is really too hard and tiring.

The massage master in the store was obviously not experiencing a similar scene for the first time. When he heard the boss say that two young men with short flat heads had come, he had already made sufficient preparations.

Before entering the door, they put on two layers of thick gauze masks in advance. This is because there are no gas masks in their store, otherwise, the massage masters would like to come in wearing gas masks.

After the foot massage, I had a back massage. It was more than an hour later when the two masseurs packed up and left.

After putting on his clothes and standing up, Jiang Chen felt as if the shackles had been removed. His whole body felt clear and he felt full of energy again.

After putting on his watch and checking the time, it was already past two in the afternoon. Li Gang turned around and said, "Let's go, have a meal first, and then see if there are any cooked food and fruits nearby, and bring some back for them."

"Yeah." Jiang Chen nodded. He had bought everything he needed to buy and relaxed. It was time to prepare to go back.

In fact, in the army, this kind of half-day short vacation is not very popular. When there is nothing to do, some people would rather stay in the army than come out.

First of all, the garrisons of the troops are usually far from the towns, and there are few direct vehicles. Most of the time has to be spent on the way back and forth. If the distance is closer, the road is easier to walk, but if it is like their regiment, they have to walk ten kilometers at a time, and most of the roads are mountain roads...

What's more, when going out on vacation, one usually has to bring things for his comrades, and the combined weight of both hands must be at least ten kilograms.

Walking more than ten kilometers is already bad enough, and now you have to carry weight. Unless there is a real emergency, generally no one is willing to take this half-day short vacation.

However, this time is an exception. Li Gang and Jiang Chen do not need to worry about the weight-bearing problem at all.

After leaving the massage parlor, the two ate something quick and then headed straight for the nearest supermarket to start a shopping spree.

From cooked food such as duck necks, chicken feet, pig's trotters, pig ears, to snacks such as potato chips, spicy strips, dried tofu, to fruits such as bananas, apples, grapes, and a variety of drinks, they accept everything and take as many as they can as long as they can still carry them.

On the way back, the two unexpectedly ran into Zhao Hongbin, who was also in casual clothes, carrying various things in his hands.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

"Hey, did Li Gang take you for a massage?"

The three of them walked back side by side carrying their things, and Zhao Hongbin was the first to start talking.

"Platoon leader, how do you know?" Jiang Chen asked curiously.

"Haha, how can I not know what kind of person this guy is? He is the most active one to go out every weekend, and he has to go out for a massage every few days..." Zhao Hongbin curled his lips and began to tell Jiang Chen some embarrassing stories about Li Gang.

"Squad leader, don't just blame me. Don't you like washing feet too?" Li Gang said without showing any weakness.

"What's wrong with washing feet? The company commander also likes to wash his feet. Why don't you go and tell him?"

The three of them returned to the hospital chatting and laughing, and the purchasing truck was already waiting outside the gate.

Seeing the three people coming back, the driver, who was also in casual clothes and was squatting on the roadside smoking, threw down his cigarette butt and walked over to greet them, "It's not even four o'clock yet. I thought you would be back in a while. Why are you here so early?"

While putting the things in his hands into the truck bed, Zhao Hongbin said casually: "What fun things can there be in the county town? I went to wash my feet, and they went to have a massage. They will be back after they are done."

"Yeah, there's really nothing worth visiting in the county town..." The driver didn't feel there was anything wrong with Zhao Hongbin suggesting that they go for a foot bath and massage.

After chatting for a while, they got in the car and prepared to return.

Among the three, Zhao Hongbin had the highest military rank, so he naturally sat in the co-pilot seat. Li Gang and Jiang Chen sat in the bed of the car, squeezed among a pile of potatoes, cabbages and radishes.

The vehicle started, and the driver drove very smoothly along the way. Not to mention the bumps, even when passing a small stone, the driver squad leader had to carefully avoid it, for fear that the potatoes and cabbages in the truck bed would be bumped... Thinking back to when I first came to the army, the driver wanted to weld his feet to the accelerator and drive the military truck like an F1 car...

Jiang Chen felt that sometimes the gap between humans and vegetables was even greater than the gap between humans and dogs...

No, in the army, dogs... should be called dog squad leaders, and their treatment is much better than those new recruits.

I've heard of old soldiers bullying new recruits, but I've never heard of anyone daring to bully military dogs. Let alone beating or scolding them, if the dog squad leader howls, anyone living within a radius of 20 meters will suffer.

Ugh……

Thinking about how his treatment was not even as good as potatoes and cabbage, Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh.

When they returned to the regiment headquarters, there was still almost an hour before dinner time. After changing their clothes in the car, the three of them got off carrying large and small bags of things.

"Jiang Chen, go back to the class first. The platoon leader and I will go to the company headquarters."

After putting on military uniforms, the three of them returned to their original way of getting along, as comrades-in-arms and superiors and subordinates.

Hearing the squad leader's order, Jiang Chen immediately stood at attention, saluted, and responded loudly: "Yes!"

Seeing Jiang Chen's performance, both Zhao Hongbin and Li Gang nodded with satisfaction. This is what a soldier should be like.

When we take off our military uniforms, we are comrades-in-arms and brothers. We can talk about anything and everything.

When you put on a military uniform, you are a soldier, a military officer, and you must strictly abide by military discipline.

When Jiang Chen appeared outside the dormitory gate, the entire dormitory building became excited.

After most of the day, Jiang Chen's heroic feat of stepping forward to exchange himself for hostages and assisting the platoon leader in capturing the criminals had already spread among the new recruits.

However, the recruits' restlessness did not last long before it was suppressed by their respective squad leaders.

Unfortunately, Jiang Chen’s good luck did not last long. Other classes had class monitors, but Class 5 did not.

After a whole morning of fermentation, everyone in Class 5 was already exhausted. If they were not afraid of being punished, they would have rushed downstairs to greet Jiang Chen.

I walked up to the third floor safely and arrived at the door of Class 5 dormitory.

As soon as he pushed open the door, before he could react, he was surrounded by people from Class 5.

"Deputy class leader, deputy class leader, why did you come back just now?"

"Yeah, where did you and the squad leader go this morning? Did you go with the police to catch the criminals?!"

"Deputy squad leader, where is the squad leader? Why are you back alone?"

"Brother Chen, how did you find the criminal? Tell us quickly..."

"I heard from other squad leaders that you, the squad leader, have made a great contribution this time. Will you be awarded the first-class merit directly?!"

No one cared about what Jiang Chen was holding. A group of people surrounded him and chattered non-stop, so Jiang Chen didn't even have a chance to speak.

"Quiet!!"

Jiang Chen's head hurt from the noise, and he didn't care about anything else. He threw aside the things in his hand, picked up the authority as the deputy monitor, raised his voice and shouted.

"Everyone go back and stand still. If you say one more word, you will do 100 push-ups!"

In an instant, everyone fell silent. Even though they had a lot to say and ask, they still shut up and returned to the dormitory, waiting for Jiang Chen's next instruction.

After serving as the deputy monitor for more than half a month, Jiang Chen has begun to establish his own prestige.

Of course, the way he builds his prestige may be different from Li Gang's.

If Li Gang's methods are like thunder and lightning, Jiang Chen's are more like the gentle and silent drizzle.

During normal training, he maintains the class collective and actively helps other comrades. The same is true for housekeeping and life. As long as he can help, he will do his best to do it.

Of course, Jiang Chen also knew that relying solely on the gentle approach of bestowing favors to establish prestige was limited, and when necessary, he would imitate Li Gang's thundering methods.

This was not a difficult task for Jiang Chen. When Li Gang was not around, he was the monitor of Class 5. As long as he found the right balance, it would not be difficult for him to establish his own prestige.

In the final analysis, the army, whether in the past or now, always respects the strong. Jiang Chen's training results and daily performance are there for everyone to see, and others cannot help but accept it.

This situation is very common in the army. The squad leader is usually the soldier with the highest rank in the squad, but the deputy squad leader is different. He is usually the soldier with the best grades in the squad.

Not only the training, but also the housekeeping must be done to perfection, otherwise it will be impossible to suppress the group of arrogant soldiers below.

We all have one head on two shoulders. Without absolute strength, why should others obey you?

However, having said that, it is not enough to just rely on toughness. You have to learn to be flexible when it is time to be gentle.

After everyone calmed down, Jiang Chen put away his seriousness and put a smile on his face again.

"Why are you still standing there? Come and get your things!"

After coming to their senses, everyone had already noticed the two large bags of things on the ground. When they heard Jiang Chen let go, a group of people immediately rushed over.

"Deputy class leader, what is this?"

Chu Fei picked up a bag and opened it impatiently. After just one look, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Fuck, duck neck! And chicken legs!"

"I have potato chips and snacks here!"

"I have a drink in my hand!"

Bags were opened one by one, filled with various snacks and drinks. No one bothered to ask about what happened in the morning, they picked up the bags and ran to the dormitory.

When the recruits from other classes heard what happened in Class Five, they couldn't help but shed tears of envy.

Before coming to the army, no one thought these things were rare, but after staying in the army for a month, the junk food that was once despised became the supreme delicacy, and everyone wanted to swallow their tongues.

After eating and drinking, Li Gang had not returned yet, and everyone's curiosity, which had been temporarily suppressed by the delicious food, rose again.

However, having learned from their previous experience, they did not surround Jiang Chen and ask him questions non-stop this time.

Luo Ming and Chu Fei were chosen as representatives to ask Jiang Chen about what happened.

Jiang Chen also knew that if he didn't explain things clearly, these guys would definitely keep asking him questions, so he simply didn't hide anything and told him a brief account of what happened.

"Ah?! It's that simple? Just by taking a look at him, you think there's something wrong with that person?" After listening to Jiang Chen's narration, Chu Fei was the first to ask a soul-searching question.

"What do you mean I just took a look? Didn't I tell you? I wasn't sure at the time. I just felt that there was something wrong with that person, so I told the squad leader. Who knew that there was such a big thing hidden behind him?" Jiang Chen spread his hands helplessly.

"That's too exaggerated, Deputy Squad Leader. Tell me the truth. Did your ancestors work as constables? Otherwise, this is too outrageous!" Luo Ming still didn't quite believe what Jiang Chen said. How could someone tell at a glance whether the other person was a good person or not? This was too mysterious.

"That's because you are unfamiliar with it!"

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes and had no desire to explain.

This is because the flow of information is not fast enough nowadays, otherwise, this little thing would be nothing at all.

Those policemen on certain audio platforms in the future all have self-propelled human identification devices. With just one glance, they can tell whether the person in front of them is a wanted criminal or not. That's really exaggerated.

To be honest, Jiang Chen didn't do anything about today's incident. He just discovered the problem by chance, and then, following military discipline, he reported it to the squad leader, and Li Gang made the judgment. Then, before the matter was finalized, the victim on the other side had already been robbed...

Based on Jiang Chen's report and the time when the victim was robbed, it was determined that the man might be an accomplice hiding in the hospital to collect intelligence. Li Gang, according to his superiors' orders, took Jiang Chen, the only witness, to search for the suspect, etc...

In other words, the subsequent suspects were desperate and wanted to escape by taking hostages, which caused a little trouble, and everything else was basically smooth sailing.

Jiang Chen was still dealing with the endless inquiries from the crowd. On the other side, Zhao Hongbin and Li Gang, after reporting to the company commander, also returned to the dormitory building.

As soon as Li Gang came back, the previous topic naturally could not continue, and Jiang Chen was finally free.

However, he was obviously too happy too early. His comrades' questions were nothing. The real pain had just begun.

As soon as Li Gang walked into the dormitory gate, Jiang Chen was called over.

"The instructor asked you to write a report of no less than 3,000 words about what happened today and submit it before the evening roll call.

You don't have to do anything else in the afternoon. I'll have someone bring you dinner later. You don't have to go to the evening news broadcast. Just stay in the dormitory and write your report."

"Ah?!" Jiang Chen was stunned after hearing Li Gang's words.

A three thousand word written report that had to be submitted before evening roll call...

Jiang Chen quickly looked up at the clock on the wall.

The time was 5:55 p.m., and there were still more than three hours until evening roll call.

Three hours may seem like a long time, but in reality it is still not easy to handwrite a report of more than 3,000 words before the evening roll call.

Please note that it is handwritten, not typed on the computer!

This may not be easy to understand. It may be easier to understand if we change the concept.

The college entrance examination essay is required to be no less than 800 words and the examination time is two and a half hours.

Now, Jiang Chen had to write a 3,000-word report in about three and a half hours, not counting the time for idea modification and rewriting.

This task is really too arduous!

As for why I need to rewrite it...

Well, as a recruit who was set up to be a top university student from 985, Jiang Chen couldn't just hand in a report full of doodles and alterations.

After writing it, you will definitely have to take the time to rewrite it neatly.

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