After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?

Chapter 262: Chapter 205: Passing Through 5 Levels and Defeating 6 Generals

The following day.

In the early morning training field, countless soldiers were walking around the playground like old men, stretching their limbs.

"The hero has arrived!"

"Hero Gui! Today is the four hundred meters supplies evacuation, can you bring down that freak again?"

Wherever Gui Qiang went on the playground, there was an air of anticipation.

The reason was simple: yesterday afternoon, on the parallel bars, Fang Huai was awesome once again, 103 reps in three minutes, first place.

The only first place Tao Dongdong had achieved was taken away.

Four first places.

And Gui Qiang, in the last event Fang Huai had participated in yesterday, the five kilometers run without equipment, finally broke Fang Huai’s winning streak with a time of 16 minutes 37 seconds, 11 seconds ahead.

Gui Qiang wasn’t very good in tactical ladder drills or method-based exercises, but he followed the brute-force approach, and his physical fitness was very impressive.

In fact, the soldiers were happy that Fang Huai wasn’t invincible in everything.

What they didn’t know was that, upon learning yesterday that Fang Huai had run the five kilometers in 16 minutes 48 seconds, even beating Liu Shoulin’s time, Cao Yi was so excited that he slapped his keyboard and broke it.

In his extreme excitement, Cao Yi started watching the document on his computer screen that was automatically typing GGGGG... Not knowing how to fix the keyboard, he simply pressed the restart button on the CPU with his old technique.

The computer belonged to Captain Zhang.

Poor Captain Zhang had never imagined his computer would suffer such a misfortune; in the time it took him to visit the toilet, a three-hour plan that hadn’t been saved vanished into thin air. freewēbnoveℓ.com

The two of them cursed all night.

...

Hao Chengbin and Fang Huai were also walking outside the playground.

Hao Chengbin had arrived at the Training Base at 6:30 am, using the Second Squadron’s Ferrari pickup to smoothly snag a parking spot at the entrance courtyard.

"Fang Huai, where exactly is your limit? Can you tell me?"

"I’ve reached the bottom already."

"I don’t believe it."

"Really, I can’t improve anymore!"

"Stop kidding me, just tell me, how did you improve so fast in the five kilometers?"

"...Squad Leader, let me tell you the truth, I’ve been holding back before! But I swear! This martial arts competition, I really put all my cards on the table! It won’t improve quickly anymore!"

"Really?"

"Really, really."

...

Today, the playground track was exceptionally lively.

There was only one playground, and only one track.

So the whole corps had concentrated the five-kilometer event yesterday, and the four hundred meters supplies evacuation and one hundred meters run today.

Many people crowded around here, waiting to take their turn.

"Number 163, whole corps, Fang Huai, 1 minute 23 seconds 12!"

Cheers erupted from the surrounding crowd the moment the referee announced the score.

"Damn, third place! Two seconds slower than Gui Qiang!" someone immediately lamented for Fang Huai.

A person’s reputation precedes them.

If it had been before yesterday afternoon, Fang Huai getting third in the four hundred meters supplies evacuation would have amazed many people, not drawn laments.

But after a whole day of winning, everyone’s expectations of him were too high.

So why lament for him?

"Come on, betting again, second round! Bet on Gui Qiang or Fang Huai, place your bets, place your bets! Frosted rubber sole, up to the black leg!" The bookie, having made a killing, grinned from ear to ear.

First round, many had bet on Fang Huai.

Now, they started cursing.

"Damn, he was so fierce yesterday, did he forget to pump himself up today? This round I bet on Gui Qiang!"

"I’m also betting on Gui Qiang!"

"Haha, Gui Qiang, Gui Qiang, still Gui Qiang! One pack of Furong Wang!"

The bookie began to feel nervous: "Those betting on Gui Qiang, it’s 2 to 1 payout! He’s slower by two seconds, we need to switch up the odds!"

"Crap, then I’m betting two packs!"

Not far off, Hao Chengbin laughed: "See? Being a hero isn’t easy! If you win, people think it’s normal; if you lose, they curse you dead! It’s made me lose a pack of cigarettes; I feel like cursing you too."

Fang Huai continued to stretch his arms, twisting his upper body.

Just now, he had been overly confident.

He had started moving too fast during the false start, and because he hadn’t gripped securely, he had stumbled upon getting up, bumping his shoulder against the dummy, which caused a cramp in his shoulder blade.

Forcefully carrying a weight had made him feel that his core strength wasn’t quite matching the strength of his limbs anymore.

His waist hadn’t been strengthened a second time, and he felt that his trunk strength was still lacking.

Four first places... This time, a third-class merit should be securely in his grasp.

What if he used what he had in hand now?

Decided, Fang Huai said with a smile, "Squad Leader, go place a few more bets, this time on me to win!"

"A few packs?" Hao Chengbin stared and said:

"You... are you sure? And with the odds now at 2 to 1, bet a few packs? You want me to win a whole strip of cigarettes by betting on others? Isn’t that a bit much?"

Fang Huai rolled his eyes: "You’re running my bookie business on the training field, I haven’t even gone to Director Xu to report you, which is quite generous of me!

And besides, with so many betting on Gui Qiang, he can afford to lose!"

Hao Chengbin smacked his lips.

"Fine, if it can cheer you up, even if I lose an entire strip, I’ll bet! This second round, run well! Try to be two seconds faster!"

Fang Huai replied with another smile, "Alright!"

Having said that, he quietly opened the system and chose to use the third-class merit to strengthen his trunk.

In the military merit shop, the second luminous third-class merit turned to cast iron color.

And Fang Huai’s trunk swiftly grew stronger.

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"Gui Qiang, damn, that’s solid! Awesome!"

"1 minute 20 seconds 95!"

"Nie Wen, get ready to pay me a pack of Yuxi; I bet two packs, hurry up!"

The soldier named Nie Wen, a non-commissioned officer from the previous period, didn’t seem to feel the pressure and began to chuckle:

"Heh, why the rush? You see, Squad Leader Hao bet five packs of Blackleg! If we have to pay out, we have more than enough!"

As this sentence came out, everyone was astonished.

Even Fang Huai, who was warming up his limbs in the readiness area, stumbled in shock.

Squad Leader Hao, that was a bit too bold, wasn’t it?

I thought you’d bet five packs of twenty-yuan Zunyi cigarettes to win others’ two-hundred-yuan strip of cigarettes, but that would be enough.

You bet five packs of forty-five-yuan Fugui??

Damn, are you trying to strike it rich?

I fought in the Armed Police Squadron and only won two packs of Fugui, do you know that?

Squad Leader Hao just said it was to cheer him up, but Fang Huai was beginning to doubt his motives.

"Fang Huai, Zhang Yiwen, get ready!"

"Here!"

Fang Huai ran forward to reach the starting line in lane number 2, waiting for the race to start.

Gui Qiang, the robust yellow-skinned non-commissioned officer who Fang Huai had seen in the dormitory the day before yesterday, stood with crossed arms on the side of the track, staring directly at Fang Huai.

Now, both Lian Xu and Tao Dongdong would sigh when Fang Huai was mentioned.

Only Gui Qiang could still maintain his pride, as he had won against Fang Huai in the five-kilometer run yesterday afternoon and had just won against him again.

"Fang Huai, you can arrange the order of the martial arts competition, right? After this run, I’ll wait for you at the training tower, for the load-bearing climbing."

Gui Qiang publicly issued his challenge.

"Hmm..."

An open challenge—there’s something juicy to watch.

This topic, everyone will have enough to talk about for three days after returning to the squadron.

"Fang Huai, I support you, beat Gui Qiang!"

Finally, someone started to switch sides and cheer for Fang Huai.

After all, it wouldn’t look good if one side didn’t have any supporters.

Over the course of the day, in fact, many old soldiers had also come to accept the fact that Fang Huai had extremely strong comprehensive skills and even had the hope of winning the championship.

The center of attention, Fang Huai, just smiled: "Squad Leader Gui, for the load-bearing climbing, the one I want to challenge isn’t you, it’s our detachment’s Squad Leader Liu. You can talk after you’ve won against him."

"Damn."

"That’s badass!"

The crowd exploded once again.

"Nie Wen, I’m betting a pack of Hard Zun on Fang Huai next round. I like his temper! Even if I lose, it’s worth it!"

Everyone, except for Gui Qiang, was smiling gleefully.

The bookie Nie Wen immediately rushed over and patted the person who had just loudly placed his bet: "Keep it down!"

The nearby referee couldn’t stand to watch any longer and shouted loudly:

"Next group, get ready; people on the side of the track, step back!"

"On your marks! Get set, ready..."

"Go!"

Two orange-red figures burst out.

"Come on!"

"Come on, Fang Huai!"

This time, the cheers were still sporadic.

After all, many people had bet on Gui Qiang.

But everyone had already started to appreciate the performance of the figure in lane number 2.

"Yo, Zhang Yiwen is running pretty fast, almost keeping up with Fang Huai!"

"Haha, anyone who competes with him feels the pressure, Zhang Yiwen is giving it his all."

"He’s slow, Zhang Yiwen’s dummy lift-off is slow."

"Damn, damn, damn, he flips the dummy so fucking fast!"

"Did he just flip the dummy with one hand?"

"Why is he so much faster than the first round?"

At this moment, Hao Chengbin stood at the other end of the playground, at the dummy’s finish line, watching a dummy frantically rushing towards him.

"Ratatatata..."

Fang Huai was shouldering the dummy with one hand while the other hand was still desperately swinging to assist his steps.

The fifty meters’ distance was covered in a flash.

Hao Chengbin wanted to remind Fang Huai of something, but seeing his speed, he felt his own experience was probably of no use to him.

For an ordinary soldier, you might talk about how to carry a dummy more efficiently, but looking at Fang Huai, that was completely unnecessary.

The only reminder was to run even faster, even faster.

"Thump."

A dull sound, the dummy hit the ground.

Fang Huai, with the weight suddenly off his shoulder, saw the Squad Leader Hao’s mouth open and close again beside him.

He just smiled, rushing past him.

As a squad leader, your job is to encourage me! Why pretend to teach me anything?

Don’t worry, the credit is all yours!

...

And the cigarettes are yours too.

...

"Fang Huai! 1 minute 18 seconds 23! First place!!"

"First place!!"

"First..."

...

The competition proceeded to the afternoon of the third day.

Also the last afternoon.

In the Corps Captain’s office.

"Time once passed can never be reclaimed, past events can only be reminisced..."

"General!"

Time was almost up for the afternoon meal, and Boss Wu, too, had brewed a cup of tea, enjoying a brief moment of leisure in his office.

On his computer, an online game of Chinese chess was ongoing, his opponent named Long Bow in the Courtyard.

Boss Wu had a habit; he liked to invite important cadres who were about to be promoted to play a couple of games to test their skills.

At that moment, his opponent made use of two chariots to perform a tactic called "the double chariot error."

Boss Wu smiled, moving the mouse to move a pawn, but his eyes were fixed on his horse and a cannon that had infiltrated the opponent’s camp.

"Ah, you’ve got the double chariot error, but I’ve got a horse traversing your palace!"

"Thump, thump."

"Corps Captain!"

Someone knocked at the door.

Boss Wu turned off the sound on the computer and spoke with authority:

"Come in!"

The door opened, and Training Department Director Xu, holding a small stack of documents and visibly joyful, hurried in.

"Corps Captain, the martial arts competition has ended! Special Service Squadron 2 achieved 1 minute 19 seconds in the One Hundred Meters Ladder Attack Drill, leaving the second place 4 seconds 3 behind! That Fang Huai is amazing, winning first place in hook ladders, rope climbing, four hundred meters supplies evacuation, single bar, double bars, load-bearing climbing—six items, a great talent indeed!"

"Oh?" The usually composed Boss Wu finally showed a look of surprise, took the files from Director Xu, and scrutinized the summary of the martial arts competition results.

At that moment, Long Bow in the Courtyard captured Boss Wu’s pawn and checked him again.

Boss Wu looked up carefully, realizing it was a move intended to trade pieces in a situation that would lead to his checkmate.

"Ah! I was careless!"

After speaking, he lifted his hand to move the mouse and clicked on the settings.

He then clicked on "Offer draw."

’Do you want to offer a draw to your opponent?’

Boss Wu continued, clicking "Yes."

The opponent seemed to hesitate for a moment.

’Your opponent has accepted the draw, you have won!’

’Congratulations, you have been promoted to a second-level chess player. Your chess skill is outstanding!’

"Heh." Only then did Boss Wu smile with satisfaction:

"This second squadron is not bad... Director Xu, go back and tell the Command Department to transfer He Zhijun back to Squadron 2."