Just as a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon, Qu Sen, who was lying on his bed, suddenly opened his eyes. He raised his head slightly and saw that the people in his class were sleeping soundly. He quietly got up and hugged the blanket on his bed to his chest. He tiptoed off the ground and quietly walked towards the dormitory door. When he reached the door, he picked up the towel in the basin.
The corridor was quiet. Qu Sen put the blanket on the ground outside the dormitory door and sneaked into the bathroom with the towel. When he came out again, the towel in his hand had soaked up enough tap water.
Soon, all the water in the towel was wrung into the blanket. Looking at the soaked blanket, Qu Sen got up and walked into the bathroom again with the towel.
When Qu Sen came back and was soaking the water in the towel into the blanket, a thunderous voice suddenly exploded from behind him. "Stop!"
The sudden voice startled Qu Sen. He raised his head and saw that the company commander had walked behind him without him noticing.
"Qu Sen, what are you doing?" Company Commander Hong stared at Qu Sen with a dark face.
Qu Sen was frightened. He stuttered for a long time before he guiltily squeezed out a sentence. "The blanket is dirty. Can I wipe it?"
"Bastard! Who taught you this? "Company Commander Hong was even angrier when he heard Qu Sen's words. He pointed at the half-soaked blanket on the ground and asked.
Qu Sen's method was once very popular in the army. However, although the folded blanket looked neat and beautiful after it was wet, the moisture inside would cause great harm to the soldier's body. Therefore, in recent years, all units had strictly prohibited it. How could Qu Sen's lie in a panic fool Company Commander Hong?
The consequences of being caught red-handed by the company commander were very tragic. Qu Sen, squad leader Liao Genzhu, and squad leader Liu Fei were punished to clean the public toilets for three days. Qu Sen's quilt, which was mostly soaked, was displayed throughout the company after morning exercises.
However, no matter how much Company Commander Hong interrogated him about who taught Wang Shuai, Qu Sen didn't give him away. Wang Shuai managed to escape.
The dry toilets in the regiment were for the logistics personnel to accumulate fertilizer. The scale of the toilets was huge. Although the hygiene was maintained very well, there was no need to talk about the smell.
Being punished to clean, Liao Genzhu did not say anything. He even comforted Qu Sen. Liu Fei, on the other hand, couldn't take it anymore. He already didn't like Qu Sen to begin with, and now he was involved in this matter. Although he was stopped by Liao Genzhu and didn't say anything overboard, Qu Sen's face became even worse.
It was actually very easy to solve the problem of the cotton in the quilt expanding after being exposed to the sun. It was just hard work. It was just continuous, repeated, and long periods of manual pressure. In Liao Genzhu's words, "Even if there were springs in the quilt, as long as you work hard enough, you can still press them firmly."
Therefore, all of Qu Sen's spare time became only one activity. As long as he had time, he would unfold the quilt and repeatedly press it with his hands and forearms. After more than a week of hard work, the quilt was still a little bloated after being exposed to the sun, but it was already much more pleasing to the eye.
…
"Do you dare to challenge the 400-meter obstacle again?" Just as the quilt problem was solved, Qu Sen received Liu Fei's challenge before dinner.
"What, squad leader, do you want to be slapped again?" Facing Liu Fei's challenge, Qu Sen was not afraid.
"Hitting people is wrong. Let's bet on washing socks this time." Liu Fei stared straight at Qu Sen and said. Before the crowd could burst into laughter, he added, "The loser will wash the other person's socks until one of them recovers! Do you dare to bet? "
The last four words were shouted by Liu Fei.
"I'll bet!"
"Good!" Cheers instantly sounded from the crowd.
Liu Fei's right ankle sprain was very serious when he competed with Qu Sen last time. As a seeded player in the regiment, this situation was naturally taken more seriously. Company Commander Hong cared, Battalion Commander cared, and later the regiment commander found out. He even gave an order for the company to reduce Liu Fei's physical training and focus on recovering.
Therefore, after the injury, Liu Fei stopped all physical training except for his daily morning exercise and slow walk on the field.
If it was another time, Liu Fei would definitely be happy that he could be lazy, but the military region tournament was imminent. Once his body slackened, it was destined that it would be difficult to recover to peak condition in a short period of time.
In addition, ever since he lost to Qu Sen, as long as he knew the veterans in the company or even the other companies, they would all make fun of him. Even Liu Fei, who didn't know him, felt that their eyes were full of mockery.
Therefore, when he received the medical team's diagnosis that he could "resume normal training", the first thing Liu Fei did was to challenge Qu Sen.
"I have lost face, I have to get it back, and I have to do it beautifully." This was the only thought in Liu Fei's mind.
Qu Sen naturally didn't refuse and accepted the challenge without hesitation.
Therefore, an hour after dinner, on the same field as last time, Qu Sen and Liu Fei once again stood at the starting line of the 400m steeplechase.
Only this time, there were more than 30 new recruits and soldiers from other companies who came to watch the fun. Compared to last time, the number of spectators was almost twice as large.
With a sharp whistle, Qu Sen and Liu Fei rushed out like leopards. After a hundred meters of flat ground, the two figures began to jump and climb almost simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, they reached the turning point and returned at almost the same speed.
After passing through the obstacle area, the cheers of their comrades became louder and louder. Qu Sen, who was slightly behind, clenched his teeth and began his final sprint …
"1: 40!" Qu Sen was the first to cross the white line.
"1: 42!" Immediately after, the platoon leader on duty who was called to be the referee reported Liu Fei's time.
"Cheers!" The cheers and jeers of the hundred over soldiers exploded in an instant. Among them, the new recruits were the most enthusiastic. “
After the results were out, Liu Fei didn't care about his extremely tired body and left without saying a word.
"What are you running for?" While the multi-purpose training field was bustling with noise and excitement, the infantry regiment commander Liu Yuanchao's dissatisfied voice rang out in the highest office of the regiment headquarters.
"Commander, Liu Fei has rested for almost a month. It will definitely take some time for him to recover to his peak condition." Political Commissar Zhao Zhi explained.
Both of them were experienced soldiers. Although they didn't have a stopwatch in their hands, their eyes were looking at the training field and they had a rough estimate of the time.
"Recover, recover, how can there be time for that? The results of the Next Master Selection will be reported and the competition will begin next month. Recover? Wait for Chinese New Year! "Liu Yuanchao angrily left the window and sat behind his desk as he shouted with a sullen face.
Facing his partner who was almost the most experienced regiment commander in the entire military region, Zhao Zhi was also very helpless. He really wanted to say: "Back then, when Liu Fei wasn't allowed to return to training until he fully recovered, you were the one who gave the order to not let Liu Fei return to training …"
However, he almost didn't say it out loud.
Zhao Zhi picked up the thermos and poured water for both of them. After that, he changed the topic: "I think that new recruit is not bad."
"Yes." Liu Yuanchao nodded. "He dared to slap another veteran in front of a group of veterans before the training ended. I haven't seen such a troublemaker in a long time. "
Zhao Zhi bitterly laughed again. This kind of situation was obviously against the rules, but Liu Yuanchao was actually happy to see it. This made him very speechless, but he couldn't be bothered to argue with this stubborn old donkey in front of him.
After drinking a mouthful of tea, he changed the topic again: "I looked at the file. This Qu Sen is still a university student. He majored in computer science. Among the soldiers in our regiment, his degree is considered high."
The year 2000 wasn't an era where Master's degrees were as common as dogs.
"He's good at computer science." Liu Yuanchao also picked up his cup and took a big gulp of water: "When we go back, we'll see how he's doing. If he's good, we'll get him to teach those kids who are getting their grades adjusted this year. Otherwise, when we talk about exams, it'll be like a disaster."
"Speaking of computers." Zhao Zhi sighed. He glanced at Liu Yuanchao and whispered: "The majority of the troops may be developing in the direction of high technology. Our infantry regiment is afraid …"
Liu Yuanchao didn't even raise his head, as if he didn't hear him.
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