The slyness wasn’t limited to the Chief of Staff.
Zhang Zhongting was also in on it.
He had wanted to snap a couple of embarrassing photos of Fang Huai for a while, and now shalessly dropped his leadership facade, chuckling as he called out to the driver:
"Little Qiu, bring down my cara, quick, quick, quick."
Seeing Fang Huai’s brimming confidence, Zhang Zhongting had already started planning which floor to hang Fang Huai from for the best photo angle.
He needed to consider the degree of peril in the hanging position while ensuring the photo’s clarity.
Third floor, perhaps.
Zhang Zhongting thought to himself with a grin.
The driver, being the one who best understood the leadership’s vulgar tastes, imdiately fetched the cara from the car and ca back snickering:
"Boss, after you’re done taking photos, should I go to the top of the training tower to get a few more shots for you?"
Zhang Zhongting laughed like a fool,"Hehehehe... yes, yes."
The Chief of Staff, anwhile, was rallying the old soldiers:
"Let tell you! If you’re outperford by Fang Huai, everyone’s running twenty kiloters tonight!"
"Alright!"
"Don’t worry, Chief of Staff! If I lose in any event, I’ll run them all!"
"Ah, the high bar, I’ll give him ten extra points for that!"
The old soldiers’ wild boasts grew more and more vigorous.
However, three individuals on the field hesitated.
Wen Jingsong, Huang Yong, Little Black.
The two from the Second Squadron exchanged glances, steeled their hearts, and decided they were willing to run twenty kiloters to support Fang Huai’s pretense.
But Wen Jingsong was sowhat stuttering:
"Chief of Staff, I just twisted my hand, high and parallel bars... could we put those off for now?"
Chief of Staff Zhou, knowing his scores on the bars were among the best and doubting no laziness, grandly waved his hand:
"Alright! You can skip on the arm events then! Just do the ladder!"
Wen Jingsong’s expression cald down.
Although he was weaker in leg events, he felt no pressure when compared to Fang Huai.
Cao Yi, on the other hand, felt sowhat dissatisfied.
What’s with this Wen Jingsong being so aware of his timing?
Without seeing him get a setback, the fun was halved!
Twenty kiloters, huh? I’ll see what ti you guys get back tonight.
...
Within a minute, Chen Zhechang had the troops divided, and upon seeing Fang Huai, who was not lined up, he finally showed a hint of a smile:
"Fang Huai, you’re a new recruit, high bar, tal climbing ladder, rope climbing – pick one to start with."
Fang Huai pointed to one man in the high bar line and smiled:
"Five events – high bar, parallel bar, rope climbing, hook ladder, tal climbing ladder – three for the arms, two for the legs.
Let’s start with the arms, one on each, perfect for resting in between.
The squad leader earlier said he would give ten extra on the high bar? Then let’s start with that."
This person was the very second stage officer who had asked him to get off the ladder that morning.
The Chief of Staff looked over and couldn’t help but clasp his hands behind his back, lips curving up:
"Oh, Yao Shuwei, he’s specifically challenging you! Can you show so spirit?"
Yao Shuwei snapped to attention:"Guaranteed to complete the task!"
Fang Huai imdiately lined up behind the high bar group.
"Cao Yi, can you count for ?" Chen Zhechang turned his head to glance at Cao Yi.
Cao Yi smiled:"No problem, our squadron will assist, you guys go ahead and compete!"
With that, he turned and bellowed:
"Second Squadron, bring stopwatches and assemble!"
The folks from the Second Squadron had already gathered on the first floor in anticipation of assembling, and on hearing Cao Yi’s command, they quickly ford three lines and marched over, shouting cadence.
Excitent showed on everyone’s faces hearing about the competition.
However, their type of excitent was different from the training team’s old soldiers – it was clearly the thrill of watching the action.
Twenty kiloters, they’re really daring to bet!
"Hao Chengbin, can you keep count for the first group?" After explaining the rules for the day, Cao Yi asked.
Hao Chengbin shook his head like a rattle drum:"This kid is my own protege, I’ve got to see his scores!"
Damn it, all you leaders are circling around to enjoy the show, and you want to stick to one spot?
"Then Zhao Jinchen, Xiong Jie, help out with the training tower."
"Okay! Then I’ll take care of rope climbing!"
Zhao Jinchen volunteered first.
The squadron rarely practiced rope climbing, and he had been eager to see Fang Huai’s window-leaping technique again.
"Alright, I’ll take care of the high and parallel bars. Let the groups split up! Start training!"
Chen Zhechang roared, venting the negative emotions he had pent up and demonstrating the attitude of an experienced battle trainer.
"Turn right! Target high and parallel bars, marching!"
"About turn! Target training tower, marching!"
The leading soldiers of each group took command, shouting orders as they moved out.
Hao Chengbin wasn’t about to be outdone and spoke loudly to the dozen or so remaining Second Squadron soldiers behind him:
"We’ll follow Fang Huai. Later, we’ll cheer loudly for him, keep count—got it?"
"Yes!" The Second Squadron responded in unison.
Zhang Zhongting broke into a smile.
This Little Hao was quick to get into work mode, looking pretty good after a month and quite commanding.
What Zhang Zhongting didn’t know was that half of Hao Chengbin’s commanding presence ca with the help of Fang Huai’s influence.
"Let’s go, Chief of Staff, we should have a look too."
"Alright, I’m also curious to see what this kid is made of!"
"Hey, why are you watching him? We should observe the old soldiers more!"
The two battalion commanders bantered as they made their way to the high and parallel bars.
Eager to save ti, the first competitor was already on the bar.
The high bar required standard rest ti: five seconds. Two leaders were supervising, so nobody dared to slack off, and the transitions were swift.
"First up, Sun Tong! 39 reps!"
...
"Zhang Guangxu, if you can’t do anymore, co down! Don’t waste ti!"
"Alright!" Zhang Guangxu dismounted the bar and turned to give Fang Huai a deep look.
"Second place, Zhang Guangxu, 42 reps!"
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