After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?

Chapter 155: Chapter 111: Hao Pai, can you teach me? (Please subscribe, monthly ticket)

Hao Chengbin was just about to stand up and ask what was going on when Fang Huai reached out and pulled him back down.

"What are you doing?"

Fang Huai chuckled, "Squad leader, no need to ask; their one-man, two-straps technique was taught by me."

Hao Chengbin was already numb, "I haven’t even asked you yet! Where the hell did you learn all this?"

He had "taught" Fang Huai how to swing the water hose, but as for the maneuvers, he really hadn’t taught Fang Huai.

But Fang Huai already had his excuse ready, saying quite naturally:

"That ’Essential Handbook for Firefighters’ in our squad’s study room. I’ve read through it and know the function of each piece of equipment, the operational processes, and the requirements.

You know my memory, right?

When packing up the equipment, I’ve tried those solo maneuvers several times. I’m practicing on my own. When the same year soldiers want to learn, I can’t just refuse to teach them, right?"

This excuse was good enough to fend off most questions.

Hao Chengbin was somewhat speechless; that’s just a reference book, after all!

"So you mean to say, if I give you a ’Presidential Handbook,’ you could be the President of the Americans?"

Fang Huai was amused by this question and, thinking of a certain comrade, laughed and said:

"I feel like you don’t even need to give me one; I could do it easily. It’s much simpler than being a firefighter; just need to be good at golf."

Hao Chengbin didn’t catch the joke, but Fang Huai’s frivolous tone made him chuckle, "What about that window-entering move? When did you practice that?"

"Hey."

Fang Huai waved his hand dismissively, stood up, and after checking the dry ground, did three consecutive backflips.

"An relative of mine in the city gymnastics team taught me quite a few moves!

But it’s fine, squad leader; just say you taught me. I’m your disciple, no matter who taught it, as long as I know it, it’s thanks to you."

Hao Chengbin was lost for words.

You’re putting me under a lot of pressure!

But, being a fan of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" since he was a child, he also understood in an instant.

Damn, Wang Yuyan could teach Duan Yu martial arts! What’s not possible?

Fiction needs logic, reality doesn’t!

Hao Chengbin stood up, invigorated, and slapped his thigh,

"Alright! Make me proud!

I think your idea of getting merit and a promotion is great!

As long as you can prove your strength at the national Grand Martial Arts Competition, you’ll have a greater chance of advancing than the others!

They don’t understand Captain Zhang, but I think he definitely won’t recuse himself and will fully back you in securing that spot!"

Fang Huai remembered a key issue upon hearing this and furrowed his brows, "Squad leader, do you know the schedule for this year’s Grand Martial Arts Competition?"

"The specific notice has not been issued yet, but it should be in early September! It won’t go beyond the second week! The competition has always finished in four days.

But don’t worry, no matter how you slice it, you’ve still got half a year!"

Fang Huai breathed a sigh of relief.

That means, at most he would be back by mid-month.

Uncle... September 18, definitely in time.

With his mind at ease, Fang Huai was immediately confident, and patting his chest, he proclaimed, "Squad leader, don’t worry, next year I’m sure to become your leader!"

Hao Chengbin: ...

"You motherf..."

...

When Hao Chengbin left, he was cursing under his breath.

But as he passed by the new recruits, he couldn’t help but show off, pointing at Fang Huai who was following him and saying:

"The stuff I’ve taught you, how proficient are you? And you dare to teach your peers? Show me!"

Liu Jianfeng, standing nearby, was a bit troubled and pointed to the water hose on the ground, "Captain, I just grabbed my combat uniform and was saying I’d demonstrate it to them! I just put away the water hose!"

Fang Huai looked at the neatly stored water hose on the ground and wasn’t quite satisfied, quickly saying, "No worries, squad leader, I’ll put it away myself after your demonstration!"

Hao Chengbin nodded, "Okay, you watch how others swing it! Don’t boast about your skills in front of an expert here after learning just the basics!"

Hao Chengbin knew full well about Fang Huai’s skills in swinging the water hose but had no idea how good he actually was at the maneuvers, so he didn’t dare to be too confident.

Liu Jianfeng also exerted the authority of a squad leader and scolded the three nearby new recruits:

"Just now, each of you had a turn, and I could see that you’re not really skilled!

Fang Huai might not have taught you well, but now I will explain and demonstrate the process to you again!"

Upon hearing this, Hao Chengbin turned and gave Fang Huai a glance.

See, that’s blind teaching, if it’s not good, you get criticized.

Fang Huai’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

Was it me who didn’t teach well? It’s them who didn’t learn well! Just yesterday, I demonstrated it to the three same year soldiers twice out of eagerness, and they’ve only tried it themselves twice, and now it’s my teaching that’s at fault?

Liu Jianfeng, seeing the exchange of looks between Fang Huai and Hao Chengbin, and being completely ignored, felt he couldn’t call out Hao Chengbin, so he said instead:

"Fang Huai, take note as well. Although Captain Hao has taught you, does the Base really have good water hoses and dividers? You might not be very familiar with our Squadron’s equipment."

Upon hearing this, both Hao Chengbin and Fang Huai were at a loss for words.

That was a very humble statement; the Base doesn’t even have dividers, just a pile of rotten, decayed water hoses.

If you really got into the specifics, Hao Chengbin wouldn’t even know how to explain how he taught the technique.

"Yes, squad leader!" Fang Huai responded sullenly.

Only then did Liu Jianfeng clear his throat with satisfaction and emphasized again:

"All water hose maneuvers cannot be conducted without a divider!

The full name is ’one person with two coiled water hoses connected.’ It is the foundation of all hose maneuvers and has to be practiced diligently!

Upon hearing the start command, rush forward with the first coiled hose’s two connectors in hand, unroll the hose and connect one end to the divider!

Keep the other end in hand, pick up the second coiled hose and run towards the set direction, connecting the connectors of the two hoses while running! Upon reaching the hose line, you must connect it!

Once you arrive at the eight-meter hose line, quickly uncoil the second hose and make a dash for the finish line!

In the midst of all this, you have to scoop out the water gun tucked in your belt and connect it to the second hose’s connector! When you reach the 37-meter finish line, you embrace the water gun with both hands in a standing shooting position and shout ’Good,’ completing the maneuver!

There are many tricks in between.

The unrolling of both hoses has to be straight; there are boundary lines on both sides, and the whole track is just two meters wide. If the hose crosses the boundary line, two seconds are added to your score!

If the first hose doesn’t reach the eight-meter line in front, more seconds are added!

So you must unroll the hoses and keep them straight!"

Moreover, the hose connection is a snap-fit type, which not only requires alignment with the notch to snap it in but also needs to be twisted tight!

If the hose is not tightened, coming off during the drag means failure!

Therefore, under poor preparation, it’s very easy to fail!

"Alright, there’s a lot more to it, let me demonstrate it to you first!"

After Liu Jianfeng finished explaining the rules, he didn’t dally. He put on his combat uniform, assumed the ready position, and shouted, "Ready."

Xiong Jie, holding a stopwatch, gave the command:

"On your marks, get set... begin!"

Liu Jianfeng flung out the hose and missed the connection on the first try, which held him up for a moment, but still, he showed the mental quality of an old soldier and got the coupler attached on the second try, twisted it tight, quickly picked up the second reel, and charged forward fiercely.

He tossed the second reel, connected the water gun, and reached the finish line without any further errors, moving extremely fast.

Upon reaching the finish line, he held up the water gun and shouted, "Ready!"

"9.12 seconds!" announced Xiong Jie at the same time.

When Liu Jianfeng came back, he wasn’t very satisfied with his face and looked at Hao Chengbin with some unwillingness, somewhat deliberately explaining:

"My best record is 8.3 seconds! The highest record of Squad Leader Fang, who used to train me, is 8.2 seconds!

The Detachment’s highest record for a full set of combat uniforms, one person, two straps, is just 7.2 seconds!

And that record was achieved through constant attempts!

This event isn’t difficult, but with seven or eight penalty points, any mistake in any part will add seconds or lead to failure! There’s no chance of making it under 10 seconds!

Every single step, from preparation to completion, has to be meticulous! Absolutely meticulous! And if you make a mistake, don’t panic! Just like I did just now!"

After finishing his speech, Hao Chengbin didn’t pick out any faults.

This event, to complete involves tossing the hose, connecting the divider, picking up the second reel to start, connecting the second reel, tossing again, pulling out the water gun, and connecting it, a total of seven actions. All the while holding two reels weighing over a dozen pounds, the potential for error is indeed significant.

The three snap-fit connections during the process are each a challenge.

And even with his strong load-bearing ability, his best performances were only about as good as Fang Hongliang.

In routine training, finishing within 10 seconds was considered a good result. Liu Jianfeng casually managed nine seconds, which was already quite impressive.

But the new recruits around him were all a bit baffled.

They felt... Fang Huai’s demonstration seemed much faster, didn’t it?

"Fang Huai, come on, let me see how you toss it!" Liu Jianfeng caught his breath and looked at Fang Huai with some confidence.

Fang Huai saw him panting and could barely suppress a smile on his face.

Liu Jianfeng was exhausted from demonstrating and explaining over and over again, while on the other hand, Squad Leader Xiong was simply counting the time with a stopwatch, with ease.

The squad leader was in charge of supervision, and the deputy squad leader had to do the work.

Indeed, you wouldn’t choose to stand guard at Second Squad’s post or be a deputy squad leader if you were an officer!

"Yes!" Fang Huai began to prepare.

Liu Jianfeng watched as the smile gradually faded from Fang Huai’s face, feeling an urge to explode.

It’s fine to teach same-year soldiers wrong, but I make one mistake and you laugh? What’s so funny?

Ha, you think you’re so great because Squad Leader Fang taught you? Ask your squad leader if he can definitely beat me?

But with Hao Chengbin there and considering what had recently spread about Fang Huai’s flat feet, he had to hold back his anger and just silently observed Fang Huai preparing, looking for mistakes.

Until Fang Huai had the divider properly positioned.

All three ports of the divider were facing forward.

Liu Jianfeng shouted, "If you set the divider like that, with none of the ports facing you, how are you going to connect later?"

Fang Huai had also put on a set of combat uniform laid out beside him, buckled the belt, placed the water gun at his waist, and chuckled, "Squad Leader, I’m used to connecting it backhanded. Watching straight ahead helps when starting off for a sprint and improving my scores."

Liu Jianfeng was completely baffled.

Backhanding that snap-fit while looking straight ahead, blind-connecting such a small slot – can you even align it?

And you’re used to it? Damn it, you’re a new recruit; what habit are you talking about?

Does your family own a firefighting equipment factory?

"... Just ensure you complete the move without errors first! What scores are you talking about improving?"

Before Liu Jianfeng finished speaking, Fang Huai had already raised his hand indicating he was ready, signaling to begin.

Listening to more lectures wouldn’t pull out a good performance.

Seeing Hao Chengbin with his arms crossed, not speaking up to stop him, Xiong Jie had no choice but to give the command:

"On your marks! Get set... begin!"

A gust of wind.

The hose hadn’t fully unfurled when Fang Huai bent slightly, and with a "snap," he was off.

Looking down, the hose was already securely connected to the divider. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Raising his head, the first reel stretched out perfectly straight ahead.

The second reel, too, unfolded in a straight line, as if someone had arranged it.

By the time everyone realized it, Fang Huai was already at the finish line holding the water gun and shouting ready.

Throughout the process, Fang Huai hadn’t wasted any time on the connections; everyone just observed him crouching momentarily, then sprinting desperately forward.

Xiong Jie even hesitated for a moment before stopping his stopwatch, saying with some astonishment,

"8.13 seconds!... No, I stopped late! This has to be in the 7 seconds range!"

Liu Jianfeng stared ahead, his throat moving slightly.

This new recruit, he wouldn’t be teaching anymore.

At that moment, Hao Chengbin’s calm voice came from behind him, "Hmm... this attempt, barely looks about right!"

If the apprentice is so strong, how awesome must the master be?

They’d always looked down on the special duty teams of other detachments, especially their maneuvers.

Now they saw that there were indeed higher skies beyond their own.

Xiong Jie couldn’t help but gaze at Fang Huai in the front and say, "Captain Hao... how did you teach him? Could you teach me too?"

No one answered.

"Captain Hao?"

No one answered.

Xiong Jie turned around and saw that Hao Chengbin had already walked far away with his hands behind his back.

Walking away swiftly.