Special Forces: I Can See the Experience Bar

Chapter 58 Sweet pastry

The next morning, Chang Ning, who was participating in training, was stopped by Chen Guotao.

"Chang Ning, come here for a moment, I need to talk to you."

"coming."

Chang Ning greeted the squad leader, Lao Pao, before walking toward Chen Guotao, who was standing by the edge of the playground.

"Platoon leader, who are you looking for?"

The normal procedure for a platoon leader to contact a squad leader is to go to the squad leader, not a private. Although this private has a high rank, without a specific assignment, Chang Ning is still just a private.

'It couldn't have happened last night, could it?'

After thinking it over, Chang Ning realized that the only time she and Chen Guotao had any interaction was when they discussed the illness last night.

"I thought about what you said last night all night after I got back to my dorm."

You're right. I'm an adult, not a child anymore. I have to take responsibility for the consequences of my own decisions.

At this point, Chen Guotao's expression became complicated, a mixture of resentment and relief, quite contradictory.

Last night, Chen Guotao went back and thought about it all night. Did he really want to risk the consequences of not being able to stand up again by participating in the special forces selection training?
At that moment, Chen Guotao thought of his aging parents and his girlfriend who was still waiting for him. He couldn't imagine what would happen to his family if he couldn't stand up anymore.

He's not a child anymore; he carries many responsibilities on his shoulders. These responsibilities require a healthy, energetic Chen Guotao, not someone confined to a wheelchair.

'Can I really bear the consequences?'

The thought that once he could no longer stand up meant he would have to change careers, and which employer would hire someone in a wheelchair?

Moreover, he was reluctant to part with his military uniform. After so many years in the army, the mark of a soldier was deeply imprinted in Chen Guotao's bones. What could he do in society?
Reason told Chen Guotao that he had to give up his dream.

After figuring it out, Chen Guotao suddenly felt as if something had been lifted off his body, and he felt much lighter.

Looking at this 19-year-old young man who was already a second lieutenant, perhaps his dream would depend on this young man to realize it.

After listening to Chen Guotao's words, Chang Ning did not express any opinion, but simply looked at him quietly, waiting for him to continue.

"That's why I've come to see you today with two things to discuss," Chen Guotao said.

"Platoon leader, if you say so, I will definitely help if I can."

"You little rascal, trying to play tricks on me. Don't worry, I wouldn't make things difficult for you."

Seeing how cautious Chang Ning was towards him, Chen Guotao felt both annoyed and amused.

"I'm a close comrade-in-arms who worked closely with you in the exercise. How could I possibly betray you?"

Seeing that Chang Ning was embarrassed by what he had said, Chen Guotao finally let him off the hook.

"Let's get down to business."

First of all, as I told you last night, becoming a special forces soldier is my dream. Now that I can't achieve it, I'm asking you to help me achieve it.

Chang Ning: "Chen Pai, don't say anything like 'please' or 'don't beg,' I'll help you with this."

Chen Guotao: "The second thing is that you come with me to the General Hospital of the Military Region today to run errands for your physical examination."

"No, platoon leader, I still have training to do."

The second thing Chang Ning refused to do without thinking was to accompany Chen Guotao to a medical check-up. This wasted a whole day, and he still had to train.

Without training the system, Chang Ning won't receive merit points. Without merit points, how can Chang Ning buy high-tech weapons from the store?

Chang Ning had already planned it out. He would wait until he had accumulated enough merit points before exchanging for the discounted stun gun.

Then hand it over to the country. Putting everything else aside, the battery technology alone is worth a fortune!
Therefore, Chang Ning doesn't want to waste a single moment. This isn't about time; it's about merit points! It's about the progress of national science and technology!
"With your current level, you could probably skip a day of training without any problems. Putting everything else aside, which soldier in our platoon could match your physical fitness?"
Let's talk about marksmanship. You broke the army's record for rapid-fire while moving as a reconnaissance soldier, and no one has surpassed that record to this day.

Don't be so tense. Listen to me today.

After saying that, he pulled Chang Ning into the car.

What could Chang Ning do? She was already in the car, so she could only go along with Chen Guotao.

"Platoon leader, if we're going to the military hospital, could we take one more person with us?"

"You mean Xiao Zhuang, right?"

At first, Chen Guotao hadn't thought of this, but after Chang Ning mentioned it, he immediately understood.

If it weren't for Xiao Zhuang's girlfriend covering for him during the exercise, he and Xiao Zhuang would have been caught by the high school team long ago.

Xiao Zhuang's girlfriend works at the General Hospital of the Military Region. Bringing Xiao Zhuang there this time is a way of repaying the favor she did for him back then.

"Yes, Xiaoying is at the main hospital."

"Okay, I'll go tell Miao Lian."

Xiao Zhuang is still working as Miao Lian's clerk; he needs to talk to Miao Lian about this.

The two then went to the company headquarters and found Miao Lian, who was looking at documents, and explained the whole story to him.

Miao Lian took off his glasses and took a sip of the tea that was placed next to him.

"Okay, we don't have anything else to do anyway, let's go together."

You're such a worry, you didn't even tell me about something this serious. What if your condition worsens?
I have to keep an eye on you, lest you try to fool me later.

When Miao Lian learned of Chen Guotao's illness, he felt a wave of fear. He couldn't even imagine that he had agreed to let Chen Guotao participate in the Wolf Fang training camp with such a serious illness. What if the illness worsened because of the training?

"Okay, shall we go now?"

Seeing that Miao Lian was also going to follow, what could Chen Guotao do? He knew his company commander's temper; he knew he couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he could only agree.

On the bus, Xiao Zhuang had no idea what they were going to do.

Where are we going?

"We're going to the General Hospital of the Military Region to give Chen Pai a medical check-up. I brought you along simply because I saw that Xiao Ying works there, and that's how I arranged for Miao Lian to give you benefits."

Once you get there, go find your girlfriend. Don't worry about Chen Pai here.

Chang Ning didn't give Xiao Zhuang a chance to speak, and arranged everything for him in a very clear way.

Xiao Zhuang is a sentimental person. Knowing that Chen Guotao is sick, he will definitely take care of Chen Guotao as soon as possible, which is inconsistent with Chang Ning's original intention.

Besides, it's just a medical check-up; Chang Ning can handle it all by herself. She brought Xiao Zhuang along so he could spend time with his girlfriend; it'll be difficult to see him again later.

Those who know the plot are aware of the tragedy between Xiao Zhuang and Xiao Ying, and since Chang Ning is here, she won't let it happen.

Xia Lan doesn't have that much influence with him. When it comes to a matter of life and death, even ostrich-like face won't work!

"This is not good."

Xiao Zhuang felt a little awkward. Everyone was busy with Chen Pai, and he felt somewhat uncomfortable going to the hospital to see his girlfriend.

"What's wrong with that? Spending time with your girlfriend is also a duty for you."

Don't forget how your girlfriend and her comrades helped us during the exercise. We brought you along to repay that favor, so don't be shy.

Chen Guotao told Xiao Zhuang the excuse he had come up with, otherwise Xiao Zhuang might really be too embarrassed to go see his girlfriend.

"Okay, thank you, platoon leader."

Xiao Zhuang appreciates everyone's kindness. We're all comrades, why bother with so much?

The group parted ways at the outpatient department of the military hospital. Xiao Zhuang went to see his girlfriend alone, while Chang Ning and Miao Lian accompanied Chen Guotao to register and pay the fees.

Upon arriving at the doctor's office, Chang Ning and Miao Lian were ushered out, leaving only Chen Guotao inside to discuss his condition with the doctor.

The office was well soundproofed, and the two people who were kicked out could only see the doctor pointing at the lab reports and X-ray films and saying something through the glass.

Chang Ning remained relatively calm, believing that Chen Guotao's condition was not too serious now that he hadn't experienced the extreme training of the Wolf Fang team.

But Miao Lian didn't know that in his mind, Chen Guotao was an extremely important middle-level cadre in the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company.

Seeing Miao Lian restless, pacing back and forth, sometimes stopping to look through the glass at the situation inside, even though he couldn't get any news.

"Miao Lian, have a seat for a while."

"Chen Guotao has been in there for half a day, I'm worried about him!"

Miao Lian sat in the chair, her face full of worry.

"Hey, isn't this Lao Miao? What brings you to the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?"

The cheerful voice echoed through the hospital corridor, attracting the attention of all the patients and medical staff.

The owner of the voice didn't care and quickly walked towards Miao Lian, who was sitting in a chair.

Hearing someone call his name, Miao Lian looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Kang Lei who called him. Miao Lian's already bad expression immediately fell.

He felt his blood pressure was about to spike, and his head began to throb.

Commander Kang ignored Miao Lian's expression and plopped down next to him.

Chang Ning also saw Commander Kang and immediately stood up to salute, but was stopped.

"You must be Chang Ning, right? You shot me dead during the last exercise, and I still remember it."

Commander Kang immediately recognized the Red Army scout who had sniped at him last time. Given his rank, it would be easy for him to find out Chang Ning's information.

At this time, Chang Ning had not yet joined the special forces, so his information was not classified at a high level.

"Sir, this exercise is just like real combat!"

When he ran into the person in question, who was making things difficult for him because the other person had a higher rank, Chang Ning had no choice but to bite the bullet and give a standard answer to avoid trouble.

"Alright, why are you making things difficult for my soldiers!"

Miao Lian couldn't stand it anymore. He glared at Commander Kang and told him not to go too far.

Kang Lei and Miao Lian were comrades-in-arms during the Battle of Laoshan. They had shared a trench and were brothers who would even share a cigarette back then. They knew each other inside and out.

If Miao Lian hadn't been injured and unable to join the Wolf Fang Army, his rank would certainly not be lower than Commander Kang's now.

"Are you on fire today? I was just joking with Chang Ning. Everyone knows my temper, but you certainly do," Commander Kang said seriously when he saw that Miao Lian was in a bad mood.

Miao Lian thought that Kang Lei was the kind of person who wouldn't come to his door without a reason, so he must have something to say to him, and it was something that wouldn't be easy to handle.

Having made up her mind, Miao Lian decided that she absolutely could not agree if Kang Lei's matter was too troublesome. After making up her mind, she said, "Precisely because we are all old acquaintances and know each other well, let's get straight to the point. Why beat around the bush so much!"

"Alright, Lao Miao, I won't beat around the bush with you anymore. Let's be frank and straightforward today."

"I've taken a liking to Changning from your company. Are you going to release him or not?"

what!
Chang Ning originally planned to stay out of the spotlight and quietly observe the gossip surrounding the leaders, but instead, she found herself caught in the crossfire.

"I?"

"Yes, it's you. So what? Not interested in joining our Iron Fist Regiment? I'll make you a platoon leader in the Sharpshooter Fourth Company."

"You guys in the Miao company are so stingy! You're already a second lieutenant and we still haven't assigned you a proper position. It's a complete waste of talent!"

Seeing Commander Kang looking so heartbroken in front of him, Chang Ning didn't know how to respond.

Miao Lian's face darkened. The people who poached him right in front of him were simply disrespecting him; they were too arrogant!
"Kang Lei, don't go too far!"

"Excessive? How am I being excessive? A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on, why are you in such a hurry!"

Anyway, our regiment is also from the Southeast Military Region, so it's not like outsiders benefit from Changning coming to our regiment.

Everyone knows what you, Lao Miao, are planning. I really don't understand why you would send such a good seedling to Langya.
The highest achievement a special forces unit can reach is probably at Lao He's level.

"Although promotions at the grassroots level are slow, the ceiling is high!"

Seeing that Miao Lian wouldn't budge, Commander Kang persisted in trying to persuade him.

In Kang Lei's words, I, Lao Miao, have become the kind of person who would ruin a soldier's future for his own dreams, and he wouldn't force a soldier if the soldier didn't want to.

He had spoken with Chang Ning before, and Chang Ning clearly expressed his desire to join the special forces. Moreover, Chang Ning's individual military skills were already excellent.

It's not impossible for Chang Ning to become a junior officer now, but it would require a huge amount of effort to start from scratch, which isn't worthwhile.

"How could I not understand this principle? You should also put away your little schemes."

If you want to poach Changning, I won't stop you.

The one who tied the knot must untie it. If Chang Ning wants to go to your place, I'll get the regimental commander's signature to release him!

Miao Lian said directly that he was already annoyed by Chen Guotao's matter and didn't want to waste time with Kang Lei anymore.

"How about Changning? I guarantee you'll be more comfortable in our regiment than you are in the reconnaissance company."

Commander Kang said to Chang Ning.

Seeing that the ball had been passed to him, Chang Ning subconsciously glanced at Miao Lian. Miao Lian immediately closed his eyes to rest, probably because he was annoyed by the sight of Commander Kang.

With Miao Lian out of reach, Chang Ning had no choice but to rely on himself.

"Commander Kang, thank you for thinking so highly of me, Chang Ning. But I promised my platoon leader that I would help him realize his dream, and I'm also quite curious about special forces, so I'm sorry."

"Alright, you can't force things, so I won't force you."

Actually, we weren't sure if we could recruit Commander Chang Ningkang.

Based on his understanding of Lao Miao, that guy was a master at leading troops, and every soldier he trained was outstanding.

If Chang Ning accepts his offer, although he will keep his promise, his impression of Chang Ning will not be very good.

Seeing that Chang Ning had rejected him, Commander Kang felt a little frustrated. He quickly composed himself and began to inquire about Miao Lian's health.

"Old Miao, what's wrong with you? Is your old ailment acting up again?"

(End of this chapter)