Chapter 57: Forgot to Turn It On Again

Chapter 57: Forgetting to Turn It On Again

After a few days of training, when everyone in the squad was tested again, their scores showed a significant improvement.

This made Guan Yuqi look at her in a completely new light.

Looking at everyone's scores, most of them had reached above eighty rings.

Then, seeing the look of astonishment on Guan Yuqi's face, she couldn't help but chuckle. "Squad Leader, when you asked me to lead them before, you weren't just treating a dead horse like a live one, were you?"

A hint of awkwardness immediately crept across Guan Yuqi's face. "Ahem... Well, there wasn't really any other choice."

"It's not that I didn't trust you, though. Your shooting scores speak for themselves. It's just that in such a short time, starting everyone from the basics... raising scores like that didn't sound like a feasible method."

Hearing this candid confession, instead of getting angry, Xu Qiao burst into laughter. "Squad Leader, regardless of anything else, I still want to thank you."

"It's precisely because of this trust that they were able to accept me."

Indeed, although she had returned to the communications squad previously, there was still a lingering sense of estrangement from everyone in the squad.

When Xu Qiao heard her words, she was taken aback. "How could it happen so fast?"

The call had just connected, and hearing Xu Gao's voice, she quickly said, "I'm sorry, I forgot to keep my phone with me these past few days."

Hearing this, several people nodded subconsciously. "Xu Qiao is right. We must eat well and sleep well these next two days so we have the energy for training when the time comes."

"You remember, do you? You must have forgotten long ago," Xu Gao said sarcastically.

However, she didn't interrupt, knowing that since Xu Gao had found the person and promised to help, he would definitely not stand by and ignore it.

So they actually had to compete in this?

Yet, while the others went back to rest, she suddenly remembered something.

"Even if we can't meet their standards, we still have to be the best squad in the communications company."

Xu Qiao was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then immediately realized something. "Is there news?"

Xu Qiao shook her head directly. "There are only two days left; continuing to train now won't serve much purpose."

Therefore, they had seized every moment, rushing to the shooting range whenever possible. The ammunition consumed was several times that of others, yet the improvement in their shooting scores remained limited.

"This is way too fast! Why does it have to happen all of a sudden? Can't they give us a little more time?" Xiao Yu sat there hugging her rifle, refusing to budge.

"Let's not train for the next two days. Let everyone have a good rest and prepare to welcome the instructor corps."

Although he had received a severance payout, having no other fallback options left a rather uncomfortable feeling in one's heart, but after all, this was his own choice.

Xu Qiao smiled awkwardly, but immediately brought up the real matter at hand. "Um... how is Squad Leader Wu doing?"

Thinking about this, Xu Qiao smiled, though looking at Guan Yuqi, she couldn't help asking, "But Squad Leader, even though our progress is the fastest in the company... we didn't exactly follow the plan, did we?"

Otherwise, exhausted to the bone as they were, they wouldn't have continued following her lead.

Xu Qiao also knew that although other squads in the company had also started training, their time was limited, and everyone had to juggle routine duties with training.

"Besides, you really helped everyone this time. Otherwise, we'd be panicking just like the other squads right now."

They were even far less resistant to doing laundry now.

"Without a formal education or any technical skills, and no longer young, finding a stable job is truly not easy. He was even planning to deliver food."

Hearing this, Xu Qiao almost burst out laughing.

She seemed to have promised Xu Gao she would turn her phone on, but being completely unaccustomed to carrying a mobile phone, she had completely forgotten about it again.

"The regiment just released the news today. In two days, the instructor corps will arrive, and the entire regiment—whether it's the security company or the communications company—must participate in this overhaul," Guan Yuqi explained to her.

"If we go through it item by item... it seems there simply isn't that much time left."

Recharging her phone, she made the call with a trace of apprehension.

"Looking at it now, trying to train in so many areas simultaneously according to the plan is practically impossible. We simply don't have that capability."

Hearing this situation, Xu Qiao genuinely felt a pang of sadness. Having worn the military uniform for so many years, only to end up delivering food in the end.

On the contrary, their seemingly slowest training method had yielded the fastest progress.

Thinking of this, taking advantage of the others resting, she ran over to the designated phone storage area and retrieved her phone, which had died once more.

Slowly, not only did they stop pushing her away, but they had already begun treating her as a true comrade in the communications squad.

The others experienced a similar situation. They knew the current training was somewhat grueling, but it was still much better than embarrassing themselves after the instructor corps arrived.

Cheng Yifei looked up at Xu Qiao. "Should we skip the rest and practice a bit more?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect it to come so soon either." Saying this, she sighed helplessly. "Still, since they're coming, it's not something within our control."

Seeing her reaction, Guan Yuqi chuckled as well. "What are you thanking me for? All of this is the result of your own hard work."

She merely showed a hint of helplessness. "If I didn't know you were still in the military, I would have thought you were abducted and sold."

Guan Yuqi sighed helplessly upon hearing this. "It was my carelessness. When making this plan, I didn't take our own capabilities into account."

Perhaps touched by the incident involving Squad Leader Wu, Xu Gao's perspective of her had truly shifted somewhat, and upon hearing her words, he didn't get angry.

Instead, letting out a light snort, he said, "I've already found him. He immediately went looking for jobs after transitioning to civilian life, but he kept hitting brick walls."

Yet this time, on one hand, she had won her wager with Xu Yang, forcing the wire-laying squad to clean the toilets for them for two whole months, which bought everyone precious time.

"We tested him, and he is fully capable of handling this job."

Sure enough, after finishing this, Xu Gao continued, "Just as we discussed previously, we'll hire him as an instructor at the security company."

On the other hand, she had led them through shooting training using the bare minimum of ammunition to achieve the best possible results, which completely changed their perception of her.

Xu Qiao understood that with only two days left, extra training held little meaning, so she simply nodded and offered no further objection.

"Besides, once they arrive, they'll definitely want to test the waters. If we exhaust our physical strength over the next two days, won't we just end up embarrassing ourselves anyway?"

When everyone was suddenly dismissed to rest, they had initially felt a trace of joy.

Thinking it was a reward from the squad leader for their sufficient progress, upon learning that it was because the instructor corps was about to arrive, they instantly stopped smiling.

"Also... I had his child transferred to another hospital, and I found a specialist for him. Surgery can take place next month."

Hearing this, Xu Qiao smiled joyfully. "Little brother, you are truly the best! I love you to death."

The person on the other end choked instantly, utterly speechless as to how to respond.

(End of this chapter)