Zhang Ruobing's eyes swept across everyone's faces. Those she looked at instinctively shrank back, not daring to meet her gaze, and inwardly thought they were doomed.
The group of people who had just been fighting, with their hair disheveled and clothes in disarray, almost reflexively let go of each other and hurriedly tidied themselves up.
Then, like elementary school students caught fighting by the teacher, they lowered their heads and stood in a row obediently by the wall, with Su Tang and Zhou Zhihui being no exception.
The dormitory was a mess, with puddles and broken cups telling Zhang Ruobing what had just happened.
"very good."
Finally, Zhang Ruobing spoke, her voice cold and unreadable.
"You guys got into a fight in the dorm on your very first day in camp. You've really brought honor to me and the army!"
With each word she spoke, the temperature in the dormitory seemed to drop by one degree.
Zhao Yan, Qiao Lin, and the others lowered their heads even further, not daring to breathe.
"Speak," Zhang Ruobing said, her gaze finally settling on the two most violently fighting individuals—Zhao Yan and Qiao Lin.
Who made the first move?
"It was her! She attacked first!"
Qiao Lin looked up, her wet hair still dripping, her face streaked with tears and scratches, looking disheveled and miserable. She pointed a trembling finger at Zhao Yan and Sun Erniu, who was still in a daze.
"Report, Instructor! It's them! They're taking advantage of their size and strength, and their bad habits from society, they ganged up on me to bully me!"
Qiao Lin's voice was choked with sobs, sounding extremely aggrieved. "I was punished with a hunger strike, and after a whole day of starvation, I was completely exhausted. They... they deliberately picked a fight. Sun Erniu pretended to be careless and poured a whole basin of cold water on me! Instructor, look, my clothes and my hair are all soaked! It's so cold today, they just wanted to make me sick, to give me a fever, to get me discharged from the army! They are so cruel!"
As she spoke, she sniffed, and tears welled up in her eyes, falling in large drops, making her look exactly like a pitiful little flower being bullied by a bully.
Li Yue immediately realized what was happening and started crying out as well:
"Yes, Instructor! Qiao Lin didn't fight back at all. It was Zhao Yan and Sun Erniu who were hitting Qiao Lin! We only fought back to protect Qiao Lin! This was self-defense, Instructor!"
These blatant lies completely ignited Zhao Yan's already raging anger.
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhao Yan's fiery temper flared up instantly. Forgetting about being afraid of being punished, she pointed at Qiao Lin's nose and started cursing.
"Qiao Lin, have you no shame? You're the one who's accusing others first! Sun Erniu accidentally bumped into you, and you pounced on her like a mad dog, scratching and clawing! I was just trying to break up the fight! And you turned around and punched me! My eye is still bruised!"
"That's right!" Sun Erniu also came to her senses. She touched her swollen cheek, wincing in pain, feeling both aggrieved and angry. "She slapped me first! Instructor, she hit my face! Look at my face, it's swollen like a steamed bun! My parents have never hit me like this in my entire life! What right did she have to hit me!"
"You're talking nonsense! You were the one who splashed water on me first!"
"I didn't! I already said it was an accident!"
"You did it on purpose! You're all just jealous of me!"
"You dare hit me!"
In an instant, the dormitory was in complete chaos once again.
The two groups accused each other, each claiming to be right, and the argument was so heated that it gave everyone a headache.
"Shut up, all of you!"
Zhang Ruobing stomped her foot hard, the sole of her military boot hitting the concrete with a dull thud.
Her sharp shout, filled with menacing energy, instantly silenced everyone who was making a ruckus.
The dormitory fell silent again.
Zhang Ruobing's face was extremely grim. She hated this kind of wrangling the most.
Her gaze swept back and forth between the two groups of people, and finally, she looked at the bespectacled girl who had remained silent the whole time, just standing there quietly.
"You, Zhang Man, you speak," Zhang Ruobing's voice brooked no argument. "Tell me everything that just happened, down to the last detail. If you dare to lie even once, you're all fired!"
Whoosh—!
All eyes instantly focused on Zhang Man.
Qiao Lin and Li Yue immediately gave her expectant looks, as if to say, "You'd better think this through before you speak." In their view, Zhang Man was a member of their small group and should speak up for them.
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