“Xu Gaogui”.
Five votes.
Xu Gaogui pushed up his glasses, smiled wryly and nodded to the soldiers behind him who supported his "holding the line" tactic as a sign of gratitude, and then silently stepped aside.
Lei Kuan walked straight toward Su An.
He looked at the nearly twenty-person group behind Su An.
Gao Kai and his seven or eight brothers, all former police officers, stood tall like pine trees, their eyes sharp, exuding a fierce and courageous aura.
Although Chen Xiaocao and Wang Xiaoya looked small and weak, their eyes were full of a determined spirit to go all out.
This force, though small in number, was exceptionally cohesive, radiating an indescribable energy and spirit.
A hint of surprise, which even he himself did not notice, flashed in Lei Kuan's eyes.
"Su An".
He said in a deep voice.
Nineteen votes.
This number also brought a look of surprise to many people on Jiang Yan's side.
Nineteen votes.
This result far exceeded everyone's expectations.
This means that nearly one-third of the people did not choose Jiang Yan, who is widely recognized as the strongest and most prestigious.
Finally, Lei Kuan stood in front of Jiang Yan.
Behind Jiang Yan was a large, dark mass of people, which included almost all the remaining members of Battalion Three.
"Time's up!" Lei Kuan raised his hand to check his watch, his voice like a final judgment, "Jiang Yan, thirty-six votes! Elected Commander-in-Chief of Battalion Three for this exercise!"
"Whoosh—"
A suppressed cheer erupted from the team behind Jiang Yan.
Meanwhile, on the Second Battalion's side, Yuan Bao clapped even more enthusiastically.
"Congratulations! Out of a bunch of useless people, we've finally chosen a leader who's a complete waste!"
"Haha, that's great! Now we can all pack up and get out of here!"
The harsh taunts pierced the hearts of everyone in Battalion Three like knives.
The little bit of morale that had just risen because of the selection of a commander was instantly extinguished.
Jiang Yan was not as angry as the others, nor did she show any joy at being elected.
He simply walked calmly out of the line and stood in front of everyone.
His deep gaze swept over his silent comrades, over the arrogant and domineering Second Battalion opposite them, and finally landed on the faces of Lei Kuan and Deputy Minister Zheng.
His handsome and composed face was expressionless, displaying only a calm composure that remained unchanged even if a mountain collapsed before him.
He straightened his back, as if from this moment on, the weight of the seventy lives of the Third Battalion, and the honor and disgrace of the entire battalion, rested on his shoulders.
"The commander has been chosen!" Lei Kuan's voice rang out again, breaking the heavy atmosphere. "According to regulations, the entire battalion of seventy men will be divided into five squads, with fourteen men in each squad! In addition to the commander-in-chief serving as a squad leader, four more squad leaders are needed!"
Lei Kuan turned his gaze to Jiang Yan, and his voice suddenly rose.
"Now, Commander-in-Chief Jiang Yan will appoint you as your squad leader!"
This is the new commander's first power.
This was also his first step in rebuilding morale and uniting people's hearts.
All eyes were once again focused on Jiang Yan.
Bai Wei, Qiao Lin, and the others, whose spirits had just been dampened by their failure to be selected, had a renewed glimmer of hope in their eyes. Even if they couldn't become commanders, being a squad leader was still a symbol of power.
The male soldiers who voted for Jiang Yan stood tall, looking at him with eager eyes, hoping that their names would be called out by him.
The entire Third Battalion fell into an eerie silence once again.
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