After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?

Chapter 70: Chapter 31 Excellent Solider, Price Increased!

"Enter!"

The radiator in the Regiment Office was definitely the most efficient one in the whole regiment.

Fang Huai usually slept next to the radiator by the wall in Squad Nine and it wasn’t as warm as it was here. As soon as he entered the office, it felt at least four or five degrees warmer than in Squad Nine.

The Chief of Staff, wearing a shirt, sat at the desk while Jiang Peng stood opposite him, his face filled with grief and indignation.

"Hao Chengbin, what happened? You even slapped him in the face?" freewebnoveℓ.com

Although the Chief of Staff was asking a question, his tone was quite calm.

"Reporting to the Chief of Staff! It was just a slap! He’s exaggerating. Our squad’s new recruits were sleeping in the hallway, and the squad leader was educating us! The other new recruits can be called to ask!" Fang Huai interjected urgently.

He had no choice but to interrupt.

The incident had arisen due to his conflict with Jiang Peng, and Hao Chengbin did indeed favor him. If they dwelt on whether there had been a slap or not, Hao Chengbin, if he candidly admitted to it, and Jiang Peng sought to pursue the matter further, Hao Chengbin would almost certainly face repercussions.

Hitting a soldier was categorized into four types.

Criticism and education style: for example, not arriving on time for the whistle blow, forgetting to bring necessary items, making minor mistakes, they might get kicked a couple of times and scolded.

Serious warning style: like possessing contraband, fighting, etc., making bigger mistakes, they might receive harsher treatment, but it was all during the incident, and it would not be brought up again afterward.

Bullying and oppressive style: habitually hitting soldiers, sometimes beating them just for irritation, and if a new recruit dared to resist, they might face an even harsher beating.

Gang assault style: Generally occurs when a new recruit provokes a squad leader, they get dragged into a secluded room by old soldiers, and faced a squadron of squad leaders alone.

This kind of matter could be either a big deal or a small one depending on whether it was taken seriously or blown out of proportion.

And what he feared was that Jiang Peng would seize the opportunity to make things worse.

As for corporal punishment, that’s nonsense; the intensity mentioned was a form of training.

To be fair, Hao Chengbin was already very gentle in his leadership. If it had been a squad leader with a worse temper, today’s backtalk, and to the squad leader with the longest service in the company at that, simply needed a call from Hao Chengbin to "assemble all the squad leaders of the company" and Jiang Peng would at least arrive with two black eyes and a few boot prints before he even thought of complaining.

Violence wasn’t encouraged, but it was pervasive.

"Fang Huai, you’re lying!" Jiang Peng said angrily. "Chief of Staff, it’s him. To become the deputy squad leader, he’s been bad-mouthing me in the squad, making everyone isolate me!"

The Chief of Staff didn’t want to dwell on this issue and had already made his stance clear. Even if this new recruit hadn’t interrupted, he hadn’t planned to investigate further. He waved his hand dismissively and interrupted.

"I don’t have time for these things. In a nutshell, discharging a soldier is out of the question. Our new recruit group has never had a tradition of discharge unless you’re severely injured or disabled; otherwise, I can ask your uncle if he could get the regiment commander to issue me an order, and without a second word, I’ll arrange for you to pack up and go home!"

Jiang Peng was immediately choked up.

Ever since he decided to join the military, he had endlessly pondered what advantages his uncle’s rank might bring him.

Before joining the military, he had clarified the ranks within it.

The regiment commander also serves as the director of the Training Base, which is a Detachment-level unit. The commander is a full colonel, and even if the leadership positions in the Provincial Brigade were assigned higher ranks, his uncle was just a newly promoted lieutenant colonel, political commissar, and two years ago, he was a battalion-level lieutenant colonel. How could he have the face to greet the regiment commander?

He had seen data online: the ratio of promotion from deputy colonel to colonel is one-third, and from colonel to deputy division commander, one-quarter.

Moreover, Firefighting is considered a Positive Army Unit with fewer leadership positions, with major general as the ceiling, making promotion even more difficult than in regular troops.

His uncle, most likely, would never reach a full colonel in his life.

"Speak up, can you return to training properly?" The Chief of Staff’s voice got a bit louder as he saw Jiang Peng spacing out.

Jiang Peng gritted his teeth and continued to stand firm. "Chief of Staff, I don’t want to be useless! But I really can’t stay in Squad Nine anymore! Can you transfer me to another squad?"

Hao Chengbin immediately let out a laugh.

He didn’t want to stay in Squad Nine, and I didn’t want him either! But as a squad leader, there were some things he couldn’t say outright and didn’t want to cause additional trouble for the leaders.

The Chief of Staff slammed his hand on the desk.

"Do you think the military is a vegetable market where you can haggle?! If you don’t want to train, then just stay with the Flying Tiger Team! And don’t come here complaining to me! To be honest with you, Jiang Peng, I didn’t call them here to work on you but on them!

I’m afraid that after you make such a fuss, no one will pay any attention to you!

This is the highest consideration I am giving you in respect to your uncle’s relationship. The new recruit group is not owned by my family, nor is it owned by your uncle’s family!

Which squad should I transfer you to? Who gets transferred to Squad Nine?

If Squad Nine is short one person, during company-level formation training, should we leave a gap in the Squad Nine’s formation?!"

A moment of silence ensued, and Jiang Peng evidently had no response, but he seemed unwilling to leave and stood there without speaking.

"Chief of Staff, I might have a solution," Wang Jian suddenly spoke up. "Our squad leader, Han Yong from Squad Eight, Old Pan has mentioned a few times that he wants to discharge him because he’s hard to manage. Maybe we could make a switch and let Squad Leader Hao give it a try! It could solve two problems at once!"

The Chief of Staff frowned.

"You’re talking about... the one in the middle of the playground? Didn’t he say he doesn’t want to train?"

In recent days, he had learned quite a bit. Encountering that new recruit named Han Yong in the hallway, feigning injury was his specialty. A minor fall and he’d claim he fractured something and couldn’t walk, adamantly refusing to train. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

The other two who had feigned injuries couldn’t bear it and went back to training, but him, he remained steadfastly in the playground.