Ace Special Forces in Movies and TV Shows

Chapter 0031: Good Things

Shi Jin admires soldiers like Zheng Yingqi—disciplined, self-reliant, indomitable, and tenacious.

This is almost the ideal template for a soldier, but this competitive nature can easily make one anxious, wanting to catch up with others in the shortest amount of time, but...

But they also took it one step at a time, from their time in the company to where they are now. Trying to catch up with them as quickly as possible will only make things worse.

So he stayed by Zheng Yingqi's side tonight, and after Zheng Yingqi finished his extra training, he invited Zheng Yingqi to go for a walk together.

Faced with the class monitor's invitation, Zheng Yingqi hastily wiped away his sweat and followed behind Shi Jin.

"I didn't think you'd be doing extra training today." Shi Jin gestured for Zheng Yingqi to sit with him. After Zheng Yingqi sat down, he said, "You ran like that this morning, I didn't expect you'd still have the energy to train tonight."

Zheng Yingqi chuckled and said, "I'm just used to it. They say it only takes ten days to break a good habit, but I don't want to change this one."

"Don't you know the saying 'haste makes waste'?" Shi Jin scolded. "In basic training, you were just average at first, but later you worked hard and left everyone else far behind. You were just as competitive as Wu Liuyi. But haste makes waste. This isn't basic training; this is the Seventh Company."

"Which of the comrades in the company didn't grow stronger step by step, shedding blood and sweat? It's good that you want to keep up with everyone, but you can't be impatient. Just like this morning, do you know how much gradual training you have to go through before the five-kilometer full-gear cross-country run?"

"You, on the other hand, were so impulsive and wanted to wear the whole suit. Liu Yi and I were just thinking of teaching you a lesson, but you actually ran off. As the class monitor, I'm responsible for this..."

Shi Jin reflected that when he heard Zheng Yingqi insist on running away fully equipped, he thought he would teach him a lesson and let reality teach him what it means to proceed step by step, so he agreed to Zheng Yingqi's request. He didn't expect that Zheng Yingqi would eventually run away. But Shi Jin was still scared when he thought about it. If something had happened, he would have regretted it.

Zheng Yingqi hurriedly said, "Squad leader, this has nothing to do with you. I was just being stubborn..."

"Alright, stop talking and listen to me." Shi Jin stopped Zheng Yingqi: "You are very competitive, like Liu Yi, you want to be the best in everything and strive to be the first. This spirit is certainly good, but don't be impatient or anxious. We're not talking about taking things slowly, but training is something that must be done step by step."

Shi Jin was inwardly chuckling as he said this. Other squad leaders would be worried and admonishing soldiers for not training hard enough, but he was worried and admonishing his subordinates for training too hard—first Wu Liuyi, and now Zheng Yingqi, what a happy trouble!

"As for you, just follow my instructions regarding training. Don't blindly add extra training or increase the intensity, okay?"

Seeing Shi Jinsheng's expression of fear that he might refuse, Zheng Yingqi scratched the back of his head shyly and said, "Class monitor, I'll listen to you."

Shi Jin smiled with satisfaction: "That's right! Starting tomorrow, you can stop your evening extra training and focus on consolidating your physical fitness. Once your physical condition has improved further, we can consider the extra training again. That's settled!"

After finishing his conversation with Shi Jin, Zheng Yingqi also reflected on himself. During his time in the recruit training camp, especially in the later stages, he had outpaced others in all aspects of training and had become accustomed to letting those behind him catch up. However, when he started training this afternoon and saw others training proficiently, he felt unbalanced.

I was thinking of working harder to catch up with them and surpass them, but I didn't expect that the class monitor had seen it all and even stopped me tonight to say these things.

On the way back with Shi Jin, Zheng Yingqi looked at Shi Jin's not-so-broad back and thought to himself: It is indeed a loss for the army for such an old soldier to leave!

When Shi Jin returned to the dormitory, a lively conversation was taking place inside. As soon as he entered, he was surrounded by his comrades. Seeing their ecstatic expressions, Shi Jin asked, bewildered, "What's going on? Why are you all so happy?"

"Squad leader, great news! The 'Recruit Squad Leader Rotation Plan' that you and Deputy Squad Leader Wu co-signed has been submitted by the division headquarters to the army group!" Gan Xiaoning excitedly told Shi Jin.

Shi Jin stared in shock at his old buddy Wu Liuyi, who was also filled with excitement. Wu Liuyi nodded to Shi Jin, confirming Gan Xiaoning's statement. For a moment, Shi Jin's head buzzed, and only one sentence swirled in his mind:

The division headquarters has submitted the report to the army group!

Zheng Yingqi didn't quite understand, but seeing Wu Liuyi's suppressed excitement and Shi Jin's bewildered expression, he guessed that it must be something incredibly good.

Shi Jin was dragged to bed by his comrades. The group looked at their still bewildered squad leader and were genuinely happy for him. They knew the details: the regimental headquarters had reported the plan to the division headquarters because it was very effective, and the division headquarters had reported it to the army group because they recognized and had seen the results.

Once the plan is promoted, the person who signed it will surely be credited and reported to the army group. At least a second-class merit is guaranteed, right?

Is it difficult for a veteran with a second-class merit award to stay in the military?

It's definitely much simpler than before!

Wu Liuyi gradually calmed his excitement. Seeing Zheng Yingqi, he was filled with emotion. At that moment, he forgot his previous evaluation of Zheng Yingqi and patted him on the shoulder with a happy expression, saying:

"We have to thank Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai for this. Back in basic training, those two were equally outstanding. My squad leader and I were really worried about who to choose as the deputy squad leader. We finally decided to have them compete in rotation. But then our company commander and political instructor He asked us to write a report, saying that this was a very promising opportunity. We never expected it would end up being submitted to the army group!"

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening.

Shi Jin felt a little awkward, after all, he knew the reason for this better than anyone else—he was ultimately the one who got the better deal.

Seeing Shi Jin's somewhat strained expression, Wu Liuyi understood what was going on, but he couldn't say anything in front of everyone. He could only say, "Everyone, keep a low profile for now. This matter has only been reported temporarily, and we don't know the specific outcome yet. We can't let ourselves become a laughing stock. Keep a low profile and don't spread the word!"

Everyone promised not to tell anyone, and Bai Tiejun said with a grin:

"Let's also adopt a strategy of remaining silent until we make a stunning debut!"

As he said this, Bai Tiejun couldn't help but think of Zheng Yingqi—Zheng Yingqi suddenly became dazzling from the first time he practiced shooting in the recruit company, and then he left everyone else in the dust, with no one able to catch up with him.

Everyone chuckled, eagerly anticipating the stunned reactions of others when the news of their meritorious service arrived.

Zheng Yingqi was genuinely happy for Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi. However, Shi Jin felt a sense of indebtedness, but seeing Wu Liuyi's smiling face, he didn't want to spoil everyone's good mood.