Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 851 The Persuaded Class Monitor (Part 1)

"He's right."

The square-faced man spoke softly, his voice trembling with a deep-seated sob.

He recalled his experience serving in Nanjiang ten years ago. He had only been a squad leader for a short time when he was unable to bring back his recruits during a riot control operation.

Haha, that silly young man in his early twenties was still laughing even as he was dying. He said that other people joined the army to protect their country, while he joined the army only so that his father could help him quit his internet addiction.

Well, at least I managed to kick my internet addiction, even though it was a roundabout way.

“I have a colleague named Xiaopang. He was originally in the reconnaissance company and served for five years before being demobilized and returning home. He followed me through thick and thin in the police station.”

Sitting opposite him, Officer Chen spoke calmly, his voice devoid of emotion, thus interrupting the square-faced man's recollection in a bland manner.

The square-faced man stared at the plastic cup in his hand. For a moment, it was as if he had returned to the past, to the time when his military instructor sat opposite him, a young man at the time, his lips moving constantly.

He talked a lot, but the central idea was just one thing: to comfort him.

Instructor:
Kid, I don't blame you for being emotional; I blame you for making me emotional.
Kid, this isn't your fault, it really isn't your fault.
On this freezing morning, with dust swirling along the roadside, the square-faced man felt a fleeting moment of warmth and relief. The next second, however, he was overwhelmed with guilt, a guilt that threatened to burst from his chest.

"This kid, after so many years in the army, he still hasn't settled down. He's still very ambitious when it comes to work. He can't stand the trivial matters of the police station; he's always thinking about grand ambitions."

"Later, I was transferred from my original unit due to work reasons. When I ran into him again, he was already a respectable police officer with a permanent position, patrolling the streets of southern Xinjiang with a gun. I almost didn't recognize him."

Upon hearing the word "Nanjiang," the square-faced man suddenly raised his head, his eyes reddening slightly.

"Officer Chen, is it about the coal mine?" The square-faced man's lips trembled slightly, and his thick fingers gripped the edge of the table uncontrollably.

Sitting to the side, Xiao Wang silently watched his old squad leader. It was the first time he had ever seen his old squad leader act like this. He was usually quite talkative, but for some reason, he hadn't said a word.

He habitually wanted to chime in, but now, sitting between the two class monitors, he remained silent, though he could sense his class monitor trying to suppress his emotions.

At that moment, Xiao Wang suddenly understood the gap between himself and them.

That means that no matter how well you perform on the training field, how fast you run, or how accurate you shoot, you are ultimately no match for a veteran who has actually been on the battlefield.

On the roadside, all that could be heard was the sound of the three people breathing.

A moment later, Officer Chen's eyes darted around, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out from deep in his throat: "When we were searching the mountain, Fatty said he was a scout, and now he's doing what he used to do, always rushing to the front of the group."

"and after."

The square-faced man asked softly, his tone not urging, but rather conveying a tacit understanding between comrades. However, the plastic cup he was gripping so tightly that it was deformed betrayed his true thoughts.

He guessed the outcome.

"Later," Officer Chen withdrew his gaze, lowered his head slightly, and stared motionlessly at the table in front of him, his voice becoming hoarse, "he just collapsed with a thud, just... collapsed. Sergeant, tell me, how can a person be so fragile?"

Although he was mentally prepared, when he heard the result, the square-faced man couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart. He could barely hold on just now, but now his body felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he collapsed all at once.

He remembered the recruit who had died in his arms.

The square-faced man opened his mouth but made no sound. Having had the same experience, he didn't know what to say at that moment.

Even after all these years, the man with the square face still often feels guilty, thinking that if he had been more cautious and quicker, perhaps that recruit wouldn't have died.

On his very first day of enlistment, he vowed to become the youngest general.

That guy who joked about starting a 700-day countdown on his second day in the army.

That guy who wouldn't let him have peace even though he was dying. The square-faced man involuntarily sat up straight, his face expressionless, but inside he was already in tears.

"But I have no regrets."

Officer Chen's tone remained calm as always. Perhaps it was just his square face, but he noticed that the other man's lips were subtly curled up at this moment.

Why are there no regrets?
Why...why did you laugh?
The square-faced man looked somewhat dazed.

"Do you know why?"

Just as the square-faced man pricked up his ears, waiting for an answer, Officer Chen suddenly pushed aside his chair and stood up, heading towards the hotel entrance across the street.

Several figures walked out of the hotel. The person in the lead looked much more robust than the average person from a distance and was also looking towards the breakfast stall.

His furtive manner contrasted sharply with his tall, strong physique, making him look somewhat ridiculous.

"Squad leader, because I avenged him myself."

After saying that, Officer Chen strode over.

The square-faced man stared blankly at the other person's departing figure, recalling their conversation just now: Yu Maiken, Little Fatty, the fallen comrade, and Officer Chen who had killed his enemy.

These fragmented thoughts now strung together into a clear line in the square-faced man's mind: their escort was heading to northern Myanmar to avenge his comrades.

"Class monitor, who is this person?"

Xiao Wang's sudden outburst brought the square-faced man, who was still deep in thought, back to reality.

"Squad leader, the target has been identified. Should we go?" Xiao Wang stared at the other side of the road, slowly standing up, showing a hint of eager excitement.

The square-faced man abruptly asked, "Xiao Wang, do you remember what you said when you first joined the army?"

"W-what?" The squad leader's sudden change of heart left Xiao Wang bewildered. He asked疑惑地问道, "Squad leader, so many years have passed, how would I remember? It's just, squad leader, over there, over there, our target, target, come out!"

Xiao Wang hopped and pointed to the hotel entrance across the street, speaking faster and faster.

"On your first day in the army, when everyone was chatting, you said you wanted to be the king of soldiers." The square-faced man interrupted Xiao Wang and continued, "After a few days of training, I asked you, this 'future king of soldiers,' how you felt."

The square-faced man paused, a strange smile spreading across his face. He mimicked Xiao Wang's booming tone, "You said, squad leader, not 'King of Soldiers,' I meant I want to eat betel nuts. Haha, haha."

Xiao Wang was bewildered by the old squad leader's sudden change and was speechless for a moment.

The square-faced man turned to look at the young-looking Xiao Wang standing beside him, and for a moment, he felt as if he were superimposed with the internet-addicted teenager who had fallen into his arms ten years ago.

Revenge, oh revenge.

He took a deep breath, raised his hand and pressed it onto Xiao Wang's shoulder, forcibly pushing him back into the chair.

"Let's eat," the square-faced man said softly, lowering his head.

"Squad leader, the person is out!" Xiao Wang pointed across the street, looking surprised, and asked for the third time.

"Eat." The square-faced man seemed oblivious, as if he hadn't seen anything.

"Squad leader, the person we were escorting has come out!" Xiao Wang stood up again, gesturing excitedly.

"I said, let's eat!" the square-faced man said in a low voice.