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3. No big or small / I like you

"The only thing that was easier than today was yesterday."

The slogan written in red paint on the wall reminds everyone here. Rows of recruits who are sweating under the sun but dare not pant stand neatly on the playground. Their feet are not artificial vegetation but thin Huang Sha, in front of you is not a temporary instructor who has only half a month with you and will be your friend with a playful smile, but a demon who will accompany you through your entire military career.

"Stand at attention! Take a break! Team Xue will make the speech next." The small squad leader saluted Team Xue and walked to the side, standing in a standard military posture.

That was the first meeting between Pan Junyao and Xue Kaijie. To be precise, Pan Junyao met Xue Kaijie unilaterally. Xue Kaijie didn't even catch Pan Junyao's eyes when he glanced at the recruits.

That year, Pan Junyao was 18 years old. He was a hot-blooded young man with aspirations. From a young age, he thought that Brother Bing was very cool, so after graduating from high school, he made a fool of himself and finally got his family to agree to him to serve as a soldier.Everything in the army is new to Pan Junyao, even though the training is hard and the instructors are strict, Captain Xue... is quite cute.

Although Xue Kaijie looks a bit fierce and looks a bit old, but he speaks very gentle, which left a very good first impression on all recruits, he seems not very good at cleaning himself up, there is still The beard stubble has not been cleaned up, but Xue Kaijie has a pair of military eyes, unyielding and proud.Xue Kaijie's first speech was very simple, which made the recruits less exposed to the sun. Pan Junyao didn't care about the sun, anyway, he wanted wheat-colored skin very early on. Envy those handsome muscular guys with bronze skin.

After the enlistment ceremony, the recruits were given a 10-minute rest period. Pan Junyao walked to the toilet, but he smelled a faint smell of smoke at the door of the toilet. He was a little disgusted with the smell of smoke, so he immediately noticed it even if it was a very faint smell. , He followed the faint smell of smoke to the back of the toilet. There is a lush bush around the toilet, which is usually not pruned, so it is difficult to be found even if an adult is squatting.

That was the first meeting between Xue Kaijie and Pan Junyao. It can be said that this first meeting was very bad. The army banned smoking. However, as the captain, Xue Kaijie was caught by a recruit. Whenever something happened, he would smile and say, "It's great to be discovered by you."

That year, Xue Kaijie was 25 years old. He received a task from his superiors to train a group of recruits, select the best members for the Storm Squad, and serve as the captain of the Storm temporarily.

Storm is an emergency assault team trained by the country to deal with sudden natural disasters. It is not only active in the country, but also has performed international aid missions abroad. The special forces team that caused the mess.

"Ah, Team Xue." Pan Junyao couldn't help but panic when he found out that the person who violated the military order was Team Xue.

"Eh..." Xue Kaijie looked extremely embarrassed at the moment. He stubbed out the cigarette butt, held the cigarette in his hand, straightened up from the bushes and stood up. He was slightly taller than Pan Junyao. The captain is actually just a 25-year-old youth, and it is a bit embarrassing for him to be seen by a recruit at this moment that should not have happened to him.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm more sensitive to the smell of smoke, so..." Pan Junyao didn't know what to say. Although he knew from the speech just now that Captain Xue might be a gentle person, soldiers must have rules, but if they break the rules If the person is the captain... This is really a difficult problem for Pan Junyao, who has just grown up.

"I'll pretend I didn't see it, you don't have to worry." Pan Junyao straightened his thoughts, biting his lip and tremblingly said.

"You...?" Xue Kaijie's emphasis was really a bit strange, "I don't care how old you are."

"Huh? Aren't you 30 years old?"

Xue Kaijie: "..."

Although it's not the first time I've heard someone say that I look old, but being told by this innocent and innocent recruit is inexplicably more irritating. Xue Kaijie jumped out of the bushes vigorously while leaning on the wall. This action made Pan Junyao Stunned, he stared wide-eyed, and even clapped his hands and said, "Wow! So handsome! It's like making a movie!"

Xue Kaijie thought to himself: "So he is a naturally stupid boy."

Xue Kaijie patted Pan Junyao on the shoulder, and said with a serious face: "When I owe you a favor, if you make a mistake in the future, I can turn a blind eye and let you go. The rest is coming to an end." Don't forget to go to the assembly." Then he seemed to think of something, and quickly added: "By the way, I'm 25 years old, but I look... a little anxious."

"Ah, that," Xue Kaijie was about to leave but was stopped by Pan Junyao, "Can you give me the cigarette?"

"Why do you want that, aren't you sensitive to the smell of smoke?"

"Uh, that's right, I, I'm going to the bathroom and throw it away for you."

Xue Kaijie didn't think much about handing half of the cigarettes in his hand to Pan Junyao, then walked past Pan Junyao and left.

Later, that cigarette became Pan Junyao's amulet. No matter where he went, no matter what clothes he wore, that cigarette would always lie quietly in his pocket.

But Xue Kaijie never knew about it.

Two years later, Xue Kaijie led a team of 9 people to make an official appearance in the name of Baofeng. At the same time, he was dismissed as the captain. Everything was still unstable when Baofeng first grew up. Therefore, the country believes that Baofeng still needs an experienced person to serve as the captain. Guiding the work, so the burden naturally fell on Xue Kaijie.

The storm has grown rapidly, and several rescue missions have been successfully completed, which made Xue Kaijie feel happy from the bottom of his heart. That year, the team had a small long vacation as usual in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the team members who were close to home carried their bags home one after another. Now, the few people who are far away have to eat mooncakes together.

"Instructor, do you really not have a girl you like?" Lu Hui took out a cigarette from his sock and lit it. Xue Kaijie looked at Lu Hui with disgust, his eyes full of contempt.

"Hey, don't be so arrogant just because of your recent good grades."

Lu Hui said with a smile: "Hey, it's Mid-Autumn Festival, be happy, hey Xiaoyao, you can have one too."

Pan Junyao smiled and took out a cigarette from his pocket. Lu Hui lit the lighter.

"Pan Junyao, when did you learn to smoke?" Xue Kaijie felt very surprised. He was obviously disgusted by the smell of cigarettes, but now he calmly smoked.

"Ah, it was only half a year ago?" Pan Junyao breathed out the smoke, and said with blurred eyes: "After smoking, I found that the smell of the smoke is not so annoying. It is probably the same as people who get motion sickness if they drive. reason?"

"Lu Hui, you can try your best to bring Jun Yao down. Sooner or later, you will become a little ruffian." Xue Kaijie took a mouthful of the mooncake sullenly, then stood up and walked away.

"Hey instructor, where are you going?" Lu Hui seemed to ask on purpose.

"I'm not as courageous as you." Then Xue Kaijie walked away with his hands in his pockets. After Lu Hui confirmed that Xue Kaijie had gone far, he whispered to the brothers around him: "Hurry up, hurry up, get all the beer Come on, Uncle Xue won't come back every half an hour after smoking, hurry up and take this opportunity to have a good time."

So everyone ran to their secret bases to take out the hidden beer, pulled the tab with a "snap", and drank it.

Pan Junyao offered to go and watch the wind, then stood up and left. Lu Hui was in high spirits at this time, so he didn't care where Pan Junyao went.

Pan Junyao followed the faint smell of smoke to find Xue Kaijie. Xue Kaijie was sitting on the steps in front of the dormitory, puffing out the clouds.

"Hey, instructor." Pan Junyao stretched out his hand to say hello, Xue Kaijie glanced at him, and said with a cigarette in his mouth, "It's not big or small."

"Tsk, I wasn't allowed to call you uncle before, but now I'm acting like an adult. It's really duplicity." Pan Junyao curled his lips, folded his arms and looked aggrieved.

"It seems that you are not strict enough with you usually, and you dare to contradict the instructor." Xue Kaijie put his elbows on his thighs and dragged his cheeks, and the smoke was lingering, but he didn't feel his eyes at all. "Obviously your home is quite close to here, why don't you go back?"

"I'm afraid the instructor will be lonely." Pan Junyao said it as a matter of course, Xue Kaijie almost believed it for a second, and he laughed out loud, "You brat cares about me so much."

"Well, yes, I'm afraid that when you are lonely, there is no one to talk to, and when you want to smoke, no one will accompany you to smoke."

Xue Kaijie raised his eyelids to look at Pan Junyao standing in front of him, looked at his pair of peach blossom eyes glowing with the moonlight, and smiled softly, "What nonsense."

"Kaijie." Pan Junyao called Xue Kaijie's name, went to the steps in front of Xue Kaijie and squatted down, hugging his knees with both hands, staring at Xue Kaijie's eyes.

"It's not big or small, how dare you call the instructor's name..." Xue Kaijie looked away and took a puff of smoke, but heard four words that seemed to be infiltrated by tenderness——

"I like you."

Xue Kaijie turned his gaze back again, full of disbelief.

"You...? I'm a man."

"I like you."

"Hey, listen to me."

"I like you, very much."

"..." Xue Kaijie was speechless, he didn't know what to say for a while while smoking a cigarette, and his eyes moved away again because of embarrassment. At this time, Pan Junyao made an inch: "Instructor, can I kiss you?"

"What..." But before Xue Kaijie was surprised, Pan Junyao straightened up slightly, supported his knee with one hand, took the cigarette from his mouth with the other hand, and then moved his lips accurately posted it.

It smells like smoke.

Xue Kaijie was really frightened by the gesture of kissing. He punched Pan Junyao in the head. Pan Junyao squatted with his head in pain, and shouted, "Instructor, can't you be gentle? This is a cultural person." If your head is hammered, you will be held responsible."

"It's not big or small, there's no rules at all." After he finished speaking, he grabbed the cigarette in Pan Junyao's hand and stood up to leave. Pan Junyao quickly got up and grabbed his hand, and said deliberately, "Instructor, do you still remember you?" Do you owe me a favor?"

"Ah, I remember." Xue Kaijie's hand was held by Pan Junyao, but he himself did not look back.

"I haven't made a mistake in two years..."

"Smoking doesn't count?"

"Um, doesn't it count?" Pan Junyao completely forgot about this, at this moment Xue Kaijie turned around to look at Pan Junyao and said, "What do you want to say?"

"I like the instructor. I fell in love with the instructor at first sight from the first recruiting ceremony, but I don't expect the instructor to respond to my heart. I just hope that after you know this, don't...don't deliberately hide from me, like usual Just the same."

Xue Kaijie shook his hand to signal Pan Junyao to let go of him. Pan Junyao said sorry and then let go of his hand, lowering his head as if he didn't know how to face Xue Kaijie's next answer.

Xue Kaijie said indifferently: "Soldiers should hold their heads high and chest out at all times, and stand in a military posture with their heads up."

Pan Junyao raised his head obediently, and put on a military posture. Immediately afterwards, he saw Xue Kaijie's hand stretched out towards him. Slightly leaned over and kissed his finger, the breath from his nose slipped in through the gap between the fingers, the lips that were pressed against the finger moved, and said: "It seems that I have to be responsible."

At that moment, Pan Junyao felt that it didn't matter even if he risked his life for the person in front of him.