Lin Qi didn"t dare to disobey his superior"s orders. He pinched his nose with one hand, lowered his body, and directly submerged himself in the water.
Shen Chengfeng crooked his finger at Xiao Jing, "Come here."
Xiao Jing walked over hesitantly. The water flow was reversed, making her walk a bit slow.
Seeing him approach, Shen Chengfeng crouched down and pointed at the blurry figure submerged in the water, "The troops have their own rules. It"s not like your 525th Regiment"s games. Everyone here has to obey orders, no one is an exception."
"Captain, you"re wrong. The school in the woods is only helping me. You shouldn"t punish him."
Xiao Jing"s expression was serious. She was not afraid of the slightest bit of eyes that were as sharp as a wolf"s.
"I am not punis.h.i.+ng anyone. I am only telling you to do as you please. He does not have the qualifications to teach, especially if a newbie like you is handed over to an instructor with half a decoy. It will only get darker and darker."
I see that you still speak so righteously. Do I still need to be thankful for your personal teachings, sir?
"Don"t be unconvinced, he"s about to float."
Shen Chengfeng"s eyes fell on the surface of the water and started to form bubbles. As expected, the moment he said those words, the people under the water popped out.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough."
Lin Qi gasped for breath, his face turning purple. He blamed himself as he straightened his back, not saying a word.
Shen Chengfeng stood up straight and looked at his watch, "Not even a minute and a half."
"Give me another chance, sir."
Lin Qi asked.
"So what if I give you ten chances?"
Shen Chengfeng asked back, "Before war, no one has the right to ask for another one."
Lin Qi lowered his head. Droplets of water followed the tips of his hair and mixed into the water.
"This is not a battlefield, why not?"
Xiao Jing retorted, "Perhaps sir thinks that we can"t do it at all?"
"Yes, you can"t."
"Then why don"t you demonstrate it to me, sir?"
Shen Chengfeng narrowed his eyes as his expression became more obscure.
Lin Qi silently felt an invisible pressure in the air a.s.saulting his spirit. He originally thought that the icy-cold Lord Shen San would slap this little soldier, who didn"t know how high the sky was and how thick the earth was, into the water so that he could clear his mind.
However, when Lin Qi secretly raised his head from the consequences of being a.s.sa.s.sinated by the Blade Eye, he saw his superior place his coat onto the treetops. He then directly jumped into the lake, creating a small whirlpool.
Xiao Jing didn"t take her eyes off the figure that didn"t move after diving into the water. Unconsciously, the originally calm surface of the lake started to bubble.
"F * ck you."
Xiao Jing quickly pulled Lin Qi up onto the sh.o.r.e.
Lin Qi did not understand his actions and asked, "What"s wrong?"
In the water, Shen Chengfeng"s surroundings started to boil and the bubbles increased in number. Finally, they started to churn. It was as if boiling water was already smoking.
Lin Qi was dumbfounded and said in disbelief, "What"s going on?"
Is there any danger, sir? "
"Did he scald himself to death?
"Hurry up and call for people. I will stay here."
Xiao Jing pushed Lin Qi.
Lin Qi came back to his senses. "I"ll go save the officer."
He wanted to jump.
Xiao Jing pulled him back, "What are you saving?"
You"re cooked before you get close. Go get someone, get the fire extinguisher. "
Lin Qi ran towards the front of the camp.
Xiao Jing tried to enter the water, and slowly walked towards the boiling place. The water"s temperature gradually started to turn hot, but fortunately it was within the range she could accept.
"Goo."
Shen Chengfeng came out of the water and looked at his body.
Xiao Jing blinked her eyes. Seeing the unharmed officer, she suddenly remembered that day in the bathhouse. When cold water came in contact with his body, it would heat up and even burn his body.
"Sir, you only lasted a minute."
Xiao Jing said seriously.
Shen Chengfeng stared expressionlessly at the small soldier who was showing off his cleverness in front of him and gently wiped off the droplets of water on his chin before saying indifferently, "I am the sir, I can ask for you, but you do not have the right to ask for me. Otherwise, you would be an offense that requires disciplinary action or even confinement."
"Cough, cough."
Xiao Jing embarra.s.sedly pointed at the steam rising from the surface of the water and bluntly said, "I admit that I only came here because I saw something strange underwater."
"What"s wrong?"
Shen Chengfeng asked even though he knew the answer.
"I"m afraid you"ve been scalded to death."
"On the battlefield, if the enemy uses me as bait and you decide that I am in danger, you will rush over regardless of the consequences. Do you know what will happen to me?"
Xiao Jing was silent.
Shen Chengfeng looked at him and his eyes lit up, "You and I were killed at the same time. When facing all the unknown dangers, you first have to decide whether I am safe or not. You also have to consider whether your rescue will affect others."
Xiao Jing lowered her head. "I didn"t think of that much."
"Think about it properly from now on."
Shen Chengfeng walked to the side of the lake and looked at the motionless figure behind him and said indifferently, "Still thinking of diving?"
Xiao Jing followed, "Captain, if the enemy really uses our comrades as bait, should I save them or not?"
Shen Chengfeng put on his jacket and sunlight fell on his dripping body. With some fragmented light, he said, "Why should we be soldiers?"
"The country needs us."
Shen Chengfeng glanced at him, "Since we are soldiers, we should not be afraid of death. Since we are not afraid of death, we should understand that we can die, but when we die, we must be worthy of it. The enemies will use our comrades as bait."
Xiao Jing thought for a moment. If she said that she was afraid of dying, would she be beaten to death by the captain?
Shen Chengfeng cast another sidelong glance at his skinny body and grunted, "Now that I"m telling you these are empty words, when you get on the battlefield, you will understand that sometimes, living is not always good. Especially when you are in the hands of the enemy, how you wish that your comrade would give you a bullet instead of rus.h.i.+ng over to die with you."
"Captain, have you ever encountered such a situation?"
Shen Chengfeng suddenly became silent as he stared at the lake without any emotions.
A small team of ten people risked their lives to enter the enemy"s camp for the sake of a captured comrade.
When everyone rescued him from injuries, his first sentence was:
"Leader, I can"t see it, I can"t hold it anymore. I can"t hold my head up high and look at the flag. Please, please give me a bullet. Let me leave with honor, and not let me live!"
Between faith and renunciation, between life and duty, between glory and pride.
It was very difficult to live!