"If you lose, you lose. It was obviously him who asked to use the problematic gun..."
"Battalion Commander, you can't afford to lose."
It was Ding Cheng who proposed the bet, and now that he has lost, he is still the one who has objections.
"Even if the gun is fine, Researcher Li wouldn't necessarily lose. Isn't it always a draw? Before the gun broke, the eight shots didn't determine the winner. The last two shots wouldn't have affected the outcome too much. It would have been a draw at best."
Putting aside the fact that Ding Chengqiang had problems at the critical moment, Li Xin wouldn't necessarily lose, right?
Ding Cheng, who trains every day, already has an advantage. The fact that he hasn't made use of this advantage is very telling, not to mention that he lost.
With so many soldiers watching around, even if Ding Cheng wanted to say something, his words now seemed so pale and powerless.
"I understand. I'll do ten more sets. I'll go right away!" Ding Cheng gritted his teeth and had to bite the bullet and go run laps.
"Here, I'll give it back to you." Li Xin returned the gun in his hand to the young soldier.
"Researcher Li, you are really amazing. Fortunately, you won. Congratulations!" The young soldier took it and said to her shyly and excitedly.
He was still very happy to see Li Xin win.
"Thank you for lending me your gun. It's very helpful." Li Xin saluted him with a smile.
Although when they first met, the young soldier thought she didn't know anything about guns, but after getting to know each other, Li Xin found him quite cute.
"No, no..." The young soldier's face flushed red, but he returned Li Xin a standard military salute.
Li Xin put the gun that Ding Cheng had just used back into the sack, tied the opening tightly, gritted his teeth and carried it up.
"Researcher Li, how about I help you take it back?" Seeing this, the young soldier hurried forward to help.
"No need. It won't delay your training. It's not far. I can carry it back by myself." Li Xin waved his hand to refuse.
Because Ding Cheng had to compete, a lot of time was wasted, and Li Xin didn't want to trouble them anymore, so he carried the sack and walked back on a clean surface.
Ding Cheng ran laps while watching Li Xin leave.
She looks so delicate, yet can play with and carry guns. Surely, it's all just an act, right?
If he hadn't jammed the gun, he would never have lost today. Even if he couldn't hit the ten rings, he could easily surpass Li Xin's score in the last two rings.
The more Ding Cheng thought about it, the more dissatisfied she became. She felt that Li Xin was just too lucky to have won these two games.
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The shooting range training was in the afternoon, and Ding Cheng trained until dinner time in the evening, having only completed two sets.
The soldiers have left and gone to the cafeteria to eat. When they think of the afternoon competition, they all feel a little unsatisfied.
"I think Researcher Li fired those shots on purpose. How could it be such a coincidence that every shot was the same? Researcher Li is the wife of Deputy Commander He, and Deputy Commander He is a sharpshooter who never misses a shot. He must have secretly taught his sister-in-law."
While the young soldier was getting his meal in the cafeteria, he was still wondering whether Li Xin's shots were a coincidence.
It is understandable that one or two shots were coincidences, but eight shots in a row still made many people think that it was not a coincidence, and that Li Xin did it on purpose.
"What are you talking about? What big thing has Deputy Colonel He's wife done?" Someone heard their conversation and immediately came over to ask curiously.
Several people enthusiastically told stories about what happened at the shooting range that afternoon, and the story of the ten shots was full of ups and downs.
Before I knew it, a lot of people gathered around to listen, and they all listened with great interest. I didn't expect that after the last bet, there would be a follow-up story so soon.
"Are you making up a story to deceive us? You make it sound so miraculous. How can a woman like Researcher Li have such good marksmanship as Captain Ding who trains every day?" Some soldiers didn't quite believe it and thought what they said was too mysterious.
Eight consecutive shots were the same, no story could be made up like that.
"Captain Ding is still doing extra training at the shooting range, and there are ten groups again. If you don't believe me, you can go and take a look!" The soldier who was telling the story was not convinced and immediately said.
"Let's go and see! If Captain Ding is not here, you are just dogs!" The soldiers stood up immediately.
The group of people, making noises and arguing childishly, quickly finished their meal and immediately ran towards the shooting range.
It was already getting dark, and on the dim shooting range, there was a figure doing push-ups alone.
By the time Ding Chengcai finished the third set, his clothes were soaked with sweat and his hair was sticking to his head, making him look extremely disheveled.
The group of soldiers who came to watch the fun were a little surprised to see Ding Cheng like this. They didn't expect that the story that sounded a bit outrageous was actually true.
"The battalion commander has been given extra training twice in three days."
"Yeah, it's always ten groups each time!"
"It must be said, the battalion commander is indeed a man!"
When this large group of people came over, they could be noticed at a glance. Even in the dark, Ding Cheng's face could be seen to be dark red.
When I thought about this matter getting out again, I really felt ashamed to face people again.
"Captain Ding, it's getting dark. You definitely can't finish these ten sets of extra training. Why don't you continue tomorrow? It's unbearable to train all night." A soldier saw Ding Cheng's look and couldn't help but persuade him.
It was already evening, and if Ding Cheng wanted to finish all ten sets of extra training, he would have to go until the early morning, and that was without taking a break.
"..." Ding Cheng was also a little hesitant. He really felt that he could not train anymore. He had just done ten extra sets of training two days ago and had not yet fully recovered.
If there were ten more groups at once, Ding Cheng felt that he would lose half his life!
Ding Cheng agreed to everyone's advice. He was hungry and tired, but if he went to the cafeteria at this time, there would be nothing to eat.
Ding Cheng thought about it and decided to go home today instead of resting in the dormitory.
Although tired, driven by hunger, Ding Cheng quickly rushed home.
Because Ding Cheng had been sleeping in the dormitory these days, Wang Cuixiang didn't expect him to come back and had already had dinner with her son.
"You...what happened to you? It's raining outside again?" Wang Cuixiang looked at Ding Cheng, who was covered in sweat, and looked out the door in confusion.
It hadn't rained outside since noon, and she didn't know how Ding Cheng got all wet, but as soon as she got closer, she smelled the stench of sweat coming from him.
"Stop talking so much and go make me something to eat. I'm starving!" Ding Cheng said to Wang Cuixiang while taking off his clothes, "Make more."
"Oh oh..." Wang Cuixiang saw that he was in a bad mood and did not dare to refute him, so she hurried to the kitchen.
There weren't many vegetables left at home, so I cooked a big pot of noodles for Ding Cheng and put some mushrooms in it.
While Ding Cheng was waiting for noodles, he went to the bathroom to take a shower and then felt much more comfortable.
After he finished washing, Wang Cuixiang brought over a large bowl of cooked noodles.
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