Her mind was filled with the desperate look in Wang Xiaoya's eyes when she was taken away, and Su An's chilling calm.
She couldn't understand why things had turned out this way.
She had eaten as well, so why did Xiaoya end up bearing the brunt of it all? Her mind was in turmoil, filled with hatred for Bai Wei, confusion about Su An, and fear of the unknown—all tangled together.
Liu Landi also opened her eyes and stared blankly at the dark bed board.
She thought more deeply and more profoundly than Chen Xiaocao.
She didn't believe Su An was the kind of person who would push his companions to take the blame. From the beginning of the mountain assessment, she had witnessed Su An's wisdom, sense of responsibility, and protection of his own people.
Bai Wei, the instigator, was more excited than ever before when she returned to her dormitory.
As she lay in bed, listening to the subdued noises coming from the next dormitory, a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
She won.
To win completely.
Not only did she completely clear herself of suspicion for sneaking into the back mountain at night, but she also killed two birds with one stone, sending Wang Xiaoya, Su An's "lackey," to solitary confinement. More importantly, she successfully sowed discord between Su An and her two lackeys.
She could imagine how disappointed and resentful Chen Xiaocao and Liu Landi must be towards Su An at that moment.
What right does a "big sister" who can't even protect her own people have to be convincing?
Su An, aren't you so great? Aren't you so capable?
I'd like to see how you, now that everyone has turned against you, will fight me!
Bai Wei became increasingly smug, as if she could already see Su An being isolated by everyone and finally slinking out of Camp Three in disgrace.
She even started planning how, once the dust settled on the Wang Xiaoya incident, she could use this opportunity to "make a contribution" to get closer to Instructor Qin, the man who had captured her heart...
Time slipped away second by second amidst these thoughts, whether filled with torment or triumph.
4:55 a.m.
"Beep—beep beep—"
The sharp, piercing whistle of an emergency assembly once again shattered the last moments of tranquility before dawn.
Chen Xiaocao and Liu Landi sat up in bed almost as if they had been ejected, their eyes bloodshot and they hurriedly started to get dressed.
After last night's ordeal, they barely slept and were feeling dizzy and lightheaded, their movements slowed down considerably.
"Roll call!"
Qin Ye's voice rang out on the playground.
"yes!"
Female instructor Zhang Ruobing stepped forward, opened the roll call list, and began to read out the names one by one in her monotone voice.
"Jiang Yan!"
"arrive!"
"Gao Kai!"
"arrive!"
"Su An!"
"arrive."
…………
Roll call continues.
Zhang Ruobing paused when she read out the last name.
Zhang Ruobing raised her head, looked at Qin Ye expressionlessly, and reported: "Reporting to Instructor Qin, trainee Wang Xiaoya has been detained in solitary confinement last night for seriously violating military discipline, and is awaiting further instructions."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly to everyone's ears in the quiet playground.
Serious violation of discipline?
Talking back to superiors?
Solitary confinement?!
These words stirred up a storm in the hearts of all the trainees.
Everyone was stunned.
Wang Xiaoya? That silly, goofy Wang Xiaoya? What "serious" disciplinary violation could she possibly commit? That's even more absurd than saying a sow can fly.
Qin Ye's gaze subtly shifted to Su Tang, who was standing at the front of the line.
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