Chapter 239 The Storm in the Workshop The hustle and bustle and farewells on the mountaintop will eventually be diluted by the aroma of hot food in the canteen.
The braised pork stew with a full two pounds of pork made Su An and Chen Xiaocao's lunchboxes the most mouthwatering sight in the entire camp.
The rich aroma of meat forcefully wafted into the noses of every hungry trainee, making them so envious that they could only desperately shovel at the bland cabbage in their bowls, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy that almost materialized.
The envy and jealousy reached its peak when the next five days of "free training" were granted.
While the other trainees' reveille pierced the night sky precisely at five in the morning, the doors and windows of Su An and her classmates' dormitory remained tightly shut.
While other trainees shivered in the cold wind, forced to complete a 10-kilometer armed cross-country run, Su An and Chen Xiaocao could sleep until they naturally woke up, and then leisurely go to the cadres' mess hall to enjoy steaming white flour buns, eggs, and millet porridge.
While other trainees were undergoing brutal combat training in the mud, getting bruised and covered in mud, Su An and her comrades could arrange their time freely and even go to the small library in the camp to borrow old books.
This stark difference in treatment has made many people green with envy.
During a break, several male soldiers gathered together and made sarcastic remarks.
"Damn it, this is so unfair! Why can they rest while we have to starve here?"
"Who can blame them for being number one? Two hundred and eighty points, I wouldn't even dare to dream of it."
"So what if she's number one? An assessment is an assessment, and training is training! Look at what she's been doing these past few days! She's not practicing shooting, she's not doing physical training, she's been running to the library every day, and now look what's happened, she's gone straight to the gun repair workshop, who does she think she is? A gunsmith?"
The one who spoke was Gao Kai, an elite among the male soldiers.
Before enlisting, he was a technical police officer in the city's public security bureau, especially skilled in firearms identification and repair. His expertise in disassembling and assembling firearms was so great that even Old Man Sun in the firearms repair workshop looked at him with special regard.
This time, Chief Instructor Lei Kuan made a special exception, allowing Gao Kai to work as an assistant to Old Man Sun in the workshop during his spare time. In everyone's eyes, Gao Kai was already appreciated by Lei Kuan and had a bright future.
In the target practice assessment, Su An's astonishing 100 points, in Gao Kai's opinion, were far more due to luck than skill. A gun with a tampered sight, still managing to score 100 points? This defied the laws of physics; it seemed more like a cheap publicity stunt.
Now, this female soldier who rose to the rank of rank by "luck" is not consolidating her weak physical fitness, but instead trying to show off her limited skills in the area she is best at.
In Gao Kai's view, this was an insult to his profession.
A male soldier named Wang Jin approached. He was also a former policeman and had the best relationship with Gao Kai. Upon hearing this, he immediately chimed in, "Brother Kai is right! I've felt something was off for a while now. This Su An is good at marksmanship, but that's all skill. Real combat relies on a combination of physical strength, hand-to-hand combat, and tactics. Now, she's thrown away the most fundamental things and gone off to play with those junk pieces. Isn't that picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon?"
And this information was keenly observed by someone who was quietly cleaning the toilet in a corner.
Bai Wei's knuckles turned white from gripping the brush so tightly.
The pungent smell of disinfectant made her nauseous, but compared to the physical torment, the humiliation and resentment in her heart drove her mad.
Why? Why can that bitch Su An enjoy the glory of being a champion, sleep in until he naturally wakes up, and eat and drink well, while I have to clean the whole camp's toilets here!
She was unwilling to accept it!
She knew that if they went head-to-head now, she was no match for Su An. Lei Kuan's punishment had made her a laughingstock in the entire camp, and no one would believe her anymore.
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