When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 14 Emergency Assembly!
It was 9:30 p.m., but the sky outside was still bright.

The lights-out whistle had already blown, and all the new recruits lay down.

Although it's summer in September, the temperature here drops below 10 degrees Celsius at night, so everyone takes off their blankets and covers themselves with them.

Glug glug!
Xu Ge had just pulled back the covers when three bottles of Want Want milk rolled onto the bed.

"Don't stuff things under my blanket next time!" Xu Ge reached out and slapped the headboard of the next bed, hitting Li Dongshui on the head.

He was on the lower bunk of the middle bed, feet to feet with Du Hu, but head to head with Li Dongshui.

"And what about the spicy strips? Get them sorted out right now!"

After accurately throwing a bottle of Want Want milk onto Du Hu's and Kaiyoumu's beds, Xu Ge patted Li Dongshui on the shoulder.

Li Dongshui said impatiently, "I've already given you the spicy strips!"

"Where is it? I can't see it." Xu Ge searched carefully on the bed but couldn't find it.

"I don't care, I've already given it to you, it's your own problem if you can't find it!"

"You son of a bitch..."

"The lights are out, what are you doing? Go to sleep!"

"Yes!"

When the squad leader spoke, Xu Ge obediently lay down and stopped moving.

The sky outside the window had already darkened, and the temperature inside the blankets was just right—neither too hot nor too cold—so the new recruits quickly drifted off to sleep.

Before we knew it, the night had deepened, with large stars hanging in the sky and moonlight quietly shining on the earth.

Beep-beep-beep-beep!
Suddenly, a short, urgent whistle broke the silence, waking most of the new recruits from their sleep.

Xu Ge suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

This was the first time he had ever heard such a whistle; it was different from the usual whistles for mealtimes, wake-up calls, and light-outs.

"Get up! Emergency assembly!"

Du Hu jumped out of bed and immediately turned on the light.

The new recruits instinctively pulled back their blankets, all looking completely bewildered.

From the upper bunk came Kaiyu's shout: "Pack your bags! Hurry up!"

Faint shouts could be heard outside, and the whole building became noisy.

Xu Ge quickly put on his pants and got out of bed. He took out two backpack straps, one long and one short, from under the bed and swung them around. He then quickly folded the quilt.

"Pack your bags the way I taught you, and make sure to tie the blankets tightly!"

Snapped!
Kaiyu jumped down from the bed, pulled out his satchel and water bottle from under the bed, and then shouted, "Look over here! The satchel is on the left, the water bottle is on the right, and then put on your backpack!"

Xu Ge looked back and found that Kaiyoumu's backpack had been packed sometime earlier.

Du Hu was quick as well. In the blink of an eye, he had tied the quilt into a square, stuffed a pair of shoes outside the backpack, and shouted, "The person on the top bunk can come down and pack their backpack on the ground!"

"Squad leader, you go find your seat first. Everyone else, go find the squad leader first! Remember to fill your water bottles!"

"Three horizontal lines and two vertical lines, Qi Ruibiao, what kind of crap are you making? Take it down right now!"

"Damn it, Zhou Meng, why did you tie such a knot?!"

Kaiyoumu ran out with his backpack, while Duhu stayed in the platoon helping the new recruits pack their bags.

Xu Ge moved quickly, and after packing his backpack, he also took out a shoulder bag and a water bottle from under the bed and slung them over his shoulders, one on each side.

Li Dongshui, standing next to Xu Ge, looked at his shoulder bag and said, "Xu Ge, your shoulder bag..."

"Do not talk!"

Du Hu shouted, "What time is it! Xu Ge, if you're done playing, hurry up and get some water and then find the squad leader!"

"Yes!"

The atmosphere was extremely tense. Xu Ge didn't care about anything else; he grabbed his backpack and rushed out.

. . .

The dormitory of Class One was on the first floor. When Xu Ge rushed out, he found that not only had all the company commanders and platoon leaders arrived, but even the instructor Huang Jiabo was standing next to the playground wearing a hat and a belt.

After finding Kaiyoumu's location, Xu Ge immediately ran to stand next to him.

Kaiyoumu looked Xu Ge up and down, and finding nothing wrong with his attire, he stopped talking.

One by one, new recruits began to arrive, carrying their backpacks and swaying unsteadily. After Du Hu came out, the entire squad was finally assembled.

Luo Shan, the platoon leader on duty, stood to the side with a stopwatch. Du Hu stepped forward and stood in front of the row to start lining up and counting the number of people. He then saluted Luo Shan and reported.

"Duty officer, the first platoon of the first company is on emergency assembly. 34 people were expected, and 34 people are present. Please give instructions!"

Luo Shan checked his watch and returned the greeting: "At ease!"

"Yes!"

After the entire recruit camp had assembled, Luo Shan saluted Political Instructor Huang Jiabo: "Comrade Political Instructor, the recruit camp of the 1st Regiment of the Wolf Brigade is conducting an emergency assembly. 434 people were expected, and 431 people are present. One person is on duty and two are sentries. Please give instructions!"

"Going according to plan!"

"Yes!"

Luo Shan returned to the front of the formation: "Platoon leaders, take turns checking the new recruits' equipment and attire!"

Hundreds of new recruits stood motionless, unsure of what to do next.

The person in charge of inspecting the first platoon was Li Zhi, the third platoon leader. He skipped over squad leader Du Hu and started from the second recruit in the line.

A moment later, Li Zhi came to Xu Ge and suddenly shook the backpack on Xu Ge's back a few times, causing Xu Ge's body to shake.

In just a few moments, if Xu Ge's backpack wasn't tied tightly enough, it would have been shaken loose.

Xu Ge was already cursing in his heart. Li Zhi was obviously targeting him. He hadn't done this when he was checking other people, especially in front of Li Dongshui, where he had only given a token pat.

After shaking Xu Ge's backpack, Li Zhi started shaking the water bottle. Finding that the water bottle was also full of water, he seemed unwilling to give up and reached out to pinch Xu Ge's shoulder bag a few more times.

Wow!
An unusual noise occurred.

Xu Ge and Li Zhi were both stunned for a moment. Li Zhi reached into his bag and pulled out a bag of spicy strips.

Du Hu and Luo Shan, who had been watching this side, changed their expressions, while Li Dongshui, who was standing next to Xu Ge, lowered her head.

Xu Ge immediately realized what was going on when he saw the bag of spicy strips, and a million curses ran through his mind!
He really wants to strangle that bastard Li Dongshui right now!

Xu Ge was already wondering why he hadn't received any notification that he had successfully carried out the military order after completing the emergency assembly.

It turns out that the system determined that I had not executed the military order 100% of the time!
"Xu Ge, a new recruit from the first platoon of the first company, had a bag of spicy strips in his satchel!"

Li Zhi raised his hand high and shouted a sentence, and the clerk immediately picked up a pen and began to write it down in his notebook.

Liu Guoping, the company commander who was talking to Huang Jiabo, suddenly turned around and stared intently at them.

Xu Ge felt as if the company commander's gaze was a knife slashing at his face.

Li Zhi leisurely went to inspect other classes again, while Kaiyoumu muttered under his breath, "Oh no, the company commander is going to get us!"

Sure enough, Liu Guoping strode over, but instead of looking at Xu Ge, he stared straight at Du Hu: "Did you teach the new recruits how to stuff things into their satchels?"

Du Hu looked straight ahead: "Report, no..."

"What are you? You're a pig! You can't even teach a new recruit properly!"

Liu Guoping suddenly exploded, glaring at Du Hu and cursing him, spitting all over Du Hu's face.

The entire formation fell silent instantly.

Du Hu's face turned bright red, and he replied loudly, "Yes!"

Standing in the ranks, Xu Ge saw his squad leader being treated this way in front of the entire battalion because of him, and a nameless fire rose in his heart, burning in his chest, making him clench his fists in discomfort.

(End of this chapter)