Lei Kuan: "Female soldier...first place"
He deliberately dragged out his voice, his gaze sweeping over Su Tang, Liu Landi, Chen Xiaocao, Wang Xiaoya, and the others.
Qiao Lin clutched her stomach, her face deathly pale, but she prayed frantically in her heart, "Please don't let it be Su An! Please don't let it be any of them..."
Zhao Yan also raised her head, her eyes filled with resentment.
She wanted to see who would ultimately claim the first place that had slipped through her fingers.
Su Tang remained calm. For her, the final result wasn't important; what mattered was that she led the three girls to a safe and successful completion of the entire race.
Chen Xiaocao and Wang Xiaoya nervously held each other's hands, their palms sweaty.
Finally, Lei Kuan's gaze passed over Liu Landi, past Su Tang, and finally settled on the girl who was the thinnest, with the sallow skin and the least noticeable appearance.
"Wang Xiaoya!"
When Lei Kuan shouted those three words in a loud voice, the whole world seemed to fall silent for a second.
Qiao Lin's eyes widened suddenly; she wondered if she had misheard.
Wang Xiaoya?
That little potato who was bullied by her at will, who didn't even dare to breathe loudly?
She's in first place?!
How is this possible?!
Zhao Yan was also stunned. She had imagined countless possibilities, even thinking that it might be Su An or the seemingly powerful Liu Landi, but she never expected that the one who would win first place would be Wang Xiaoya, who was almost invisible throughout the entire process and looked so thin that a gust of wind could blow her over!
This was even harder for her to accept than Su An winning first place!
The feeling was like a martial arts master who had painstakingly defeated all his opponents, only to be killed by a little girl picking up pebbles by the roadside with a single finger.
Absurd! Ridiculous!
Wang Xiaoya, the person involved, was completely dumbfounded.
Her mind went blank, and her large, usually fearful eyes were filled with confusion and disbelief.
"Instructor... Instructor, did you... call me by the wrong name?" she stammered.
Chen Xiaocao, who was next to her, excitedly gave her a gentle push: "Xiaoya! It's you! It's you! You won first place!"
Liu Landi also showed a rare smile and patted her on the shoulder.
Although the group practically lifted Chen Xiaocao across the finish line together, since the instructor who used the stopwatch judged Wang Xiaoya to be in first place, the others didn't have much of an objection and were genuinely happy for her.
Su Tang was even more delighted, as she hadn't wanted to be too conspicuous from the start.
Wang Xiaoya suddenly realized what was happening. She looked at Su Tang, then at Chen Xiaocao and Liu Landi, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, this girl from a remote mountain village straightened her thin back and walked out of the line with stiff steps for the first time.
Lei Kuan looked at her, his voice softening: "You have great stamina and good rhythm control, you deserve it."
"For dinner tonight, Jiang Yan and Wang Xiaoya, you two can have an extra chicken leg and a bowl of meat soup."
"Thank you, instructor!" She gave a slightly off-key military salute, her voice choked with emotion, yet she shouted it out loud.
This scene resonated deeply with many male and female soldiers from rural backgrounds present, bringing tears to their eyes.
"Attention, everyone! Head to the cafeteria, lunchtime!" Lei Kuan gave the order, then added, "Qiao Lin, fast for three days, and you're not allowed to step into the cafeteria. Everyone else, keep an eye on her."
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