Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Shen Chengfeng subconsciously glanced towards the bathroom.
Xiao Yu closed the door behind him and walked straight in. He didn’t care whether the owner of the room agreed to his entry or not. He placed his military cap neatly on the table. He then raised his eyes and their eyes met.
Shen Chengfeng spoke in a normal tone, without any disturbance. He asked, “General Xiao Yu, did you just come back from a mission?”
“I won’t beat around the bush with you. I’ll take Xiao Jing away.”
“This sentence sounds very familiar. It seems that both Generals Xiao Hong and Xiao Zheng told me this, your Xiao family seems to be particularly concerned about the fourth young master Xiao recently.” Shen Chengfeng tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, deliberately making some noise.
Hearing this, Xiao Yu said coldly: “I am not discussing with you, but giving you an order.”
“This seems to be a bit against the rules. General Xiao Yu is the leader of the Special Operations Division. If he disregards the discipline, shouldn’t he write a self-criticism and submit it to the higher-ups for judgment?”
“I’ve already told you that I’m not discussing this with you. Whether you agree or not, I must take Xiao Jing away.”
Shen Chengfeng sat back in his chair, folded his hands across his body, raised his head, looked at the man across the table calmly, and said calmly, “General Xiao Yu, since you don’t intend to discuss it with me, why bother to come to my place?”
“In order to avoid your obstruction, I think I need to let you know in advance.”
“Well, I understand. As you said, you don’t need to discuss it with me, and I don’t think I need to say anything more to you. You can take Xiao Jing away, but I want to keep her here, and she has her own rights.”
“As the leader, I can decide whether she stays or goes.” Xiao Yu picked up the military cap and put it on his arm, then said, “Captain Shen is a smart man. He shouldn’t want our Xiao family to come to your Iron Eagle to cause trouble again and again. Please let her go this time.”
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t let her leave, but General Xiao Yu should go and ask Xiao Jing. If she agrees to leave, I won’t stop her.” Shen Chengfeng said casually.
Xiao Yu frowned and looked at Shen Chengfeng cautiously. When did this man become so reasonable?
There seemed to be a faint sound of flowing water in the suddenly silent air. Xiao Yu instinctively looked in the direction of the bathroom, but there was nothing unusual in the enclosed space.
Shen Chengfeng said again: “She is in her room, General Xiao Yu can go and discuss it with her.”
“Okay.” Xiao Yu turned around and prepared to leave, but subconsciously he always felt that something was wrong. Shen Chengfeng’s sudden consent was beyond his expectations. He thought that he would have to fight with this stubborn King of Hell like Xiao Hong today, but unexpectedly, he agreed?
Did he really agree?
Shen Chengfeng saw the leaving figure, glanced at the closed bathroom door, and walked straight over.
Xiao Jing was hiding behind the door. When she heard the room finally return to silence, she knew that her elder brother should have left, so she hurriedly put on her coat and prepared to go out.
But before her hand touched the door lock, another hurried voice came from the room.
“Huff, huff, huff.” Lian Qing entered the dormitory in a slovenly manner. It seemed that he had walked into the wrong building and he searched several floors before he found this dormitory.
He stood at the door, looking at the motionless figure standing in front of the bathroom door. For a moment, the atmosphere was awkward.
Shen Chengfeng turned around and carefully identified the man who had suddenly appeared. His face was covered with dirt, leaving only a pair of bulging eyes staring at him, and his whole body was – unbearable to watch.
Lian Qing blinked, organized his words, and said carefully: “Captain Shen, are you going to the toilet?”
“No.” A concise reply.
Lian Qing smiled and said, “That’s good. I’m going to take a shower. The mud on my body is almost dry.”
After saying that, Lian Qing pushed Shen Chengfeng aside, unlocked the door, and walked in without hesitation.
Xiao Jing listened to the approaching voice. What should she do? She couldn’t let this captain who was always talking nonsense know that she was here. Otherwise, with his brain circuit, she and the captain’s innocent relationship would be exaggerated by him and known to the whole army, and he would even add fuel to the fire.
She looked around for a while and had no choice but to climb up to the window and hang outside the wall.
A cool breeze blew, and she held her breath, looking at Xiao Yu’s figure walking quickly past the building. In panic, she pressed her head against the wall.
She prayed silently in her heart: Don’t look up, can’t look up, don’t look up.
With a “click”, Lian Qing pushed open the bathroom door, hummed a little tune in a good mood, turned on the shower, and closed the window.
Xiao Yu walked up to the dormitory building and was about to knock on the door when someone came towards him.
Pei Yi had just finished assigning dormitories and was counting the names of the people. When he saw his superior not far ahead, he stood up straight and saluted, “Sir.”
Xiao Yu nodded and continued knocking on the door.
Pei Yi replied, “Sir, Lieutenant Xiao just left with the captain.”
Xiao Yu’s hand suddenly stopped, he then turned around and stared at Pei Yi who said this with sharp eyes.
Pei Yi felt a little uneasy when he was stared at by him. He then asked, “What’s the matter?”
“Who did you just say Xiao Jing left with?” Xiao Yu asked again.
Pei Yi answered confidently: “With the captain, it seems he is heading towards the captain’s dormitory building.”
“Shen Chengfeng!” Xiao Yu shouted the name with gritted teeth, then jumped directly from the second floor of the dormitory.
Pei Yi lay on the railing, staring at the back of the anxious figure leaving, frowning slightly. Was there something wrong? It was normal for the captain to take Lieutenant Xiao away, and it was even more normal to pack some daily necessities. After all, they would be living together from tonight.
Wait….
Pei Yi was stunned, as if he had overlooked something. When had the captain ever squeezed into an ordinary dormitory with a group of soldiers like them?
The night gradually deepened, and because it had just rained heavily, the weather became much cooler.
Shen Chengfeng stood in front of the table, looking at the folder spread out on the desktop, calculating in his mind how long Lian Qing had been in there.
“Bang.” The tightly closed door of the dormitory was forcibly pushed open from the outside.
Shen Chengfeng did not move but just stared at the man who appeared in his sight again.
Xiao Yu ignored his tit-for-tat look and walked towards the bathroom without looking away. Listening to the intermittent sound of water running inside, he knocked on the door.
“Boom boom boom.”
Lian Qing turned off the faucet and looked at the blurry shadow reflected on the glass door. He felt a little flustered. How could he be so careless that he forgot that Shen Chengfeng had some dirty thoughts about him?
What should he do? He didn’t seem to have locked the door!
Xiao Yu glanced at Shen Chengfeng who was still motionless, held the door lock with one hand, giving the person inside enough time to get dressed, and pushed the door open after about five minutes.
Lian Qing put on his T-shirt hastily, and when he found the door had opened, he turned around hastily, looking aggrieved: “Captain Shen, what do you want to do?”
“……” Xiao Yu looked at the tall man with his back to him. It was obvious that he was a man.
Lian Qing didn’t hear a reply and hurriedly put on his clothes. He then turned around with a wry smile and said, “Captain Shen, I’m embarrassed by your sudden intrusion. Although we are all grown men, we should still avoid suspicion.”
“Ahem.” Xiao Yu left the bathroom somewhat awkwardly.
Lian Qing recognized the identity of the person outside the door, and subconsciously stood up straight and saluted, “Sir.”
Xiao Yu covered his mouth and coughed softly, “Were you taking a shower in there?”
Lian Qing nodded, “Can’t I wash it?”
Xiao Yu knew Lian Qing. After all, Xiao Jing had been in his 525th Regiment for three years. He should know Lian Qing even if he turned into ashes. But he didn’t understand why Lian Qing was here… taking a shower!
“General Xiao Yu came back just to see who was hiding in my bathroom? Huh?” Shen Chengfeng asked knowingly.
Xiao Yu turned back, he felt that he might have thought something wrong.
Lian Qing stuck half of his head out and glanced at the two officers who seemed to be exchanging glances in silence, wondering whether he should sneak away.
“Captain Lian, are you here to study in the Iron Eagle Special Forces?” Xiao Yu suddenly changed direction, his eyes fixed on the figure who was bending over and walking towards the gate.
Lian Qing stiffened his body and nodded, “Yes, sir.”
Xiao Yu hesitated to speak, looked at Lian Qing, then looked at Shen Chengfeng mysteriously. He seemed to see some unknown secret from the two people’s deliberately evasive eyes.
There were more or less rumors about Shen Chengfeng in the army. Although Lian Qing’s military rank was not high, he had been living a life of luxury in the 525th Regiment over the years and was considered to be elegant in appearance.
Especially since he appeared in Shen Chengfeng’s dormitory in broad daylight today and was taking a shower, his purpose was so obvious that he should not have misunderstood.
“Ahem.” Xiao Yu couldn’t help but cough lightly, breaking the silence and saying, “You guys continue, I’m leaving first.”
“Yes, sir.” Lian Qing saluted again and watched Xiao Yu leave.
When the room returned to silence, Lian Qing felt a chill on his back. Just before the leader left, he asked them to continue? Continue what?
Shen Chengfeng’s eyes were deep, as he said, “You can continue to take a bath.”
Lian Qing suddenly understood and nodded, “Yes, sir.”
Shen Chengfeng glanced in the direction of the bathroom. So much time had passed, this guy should have found a way to climb down.
Xiao Jing was lying in the flower bed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, her whole body was now covered with mud.
She shook off the dead leaves on her body, hoping to make herself cleaner, but she didn’t expect that she seemed even dirtier now.
“Why are you here?”
A rude male voice sounded from behind Xiao Jing, and she suddenly straightened her back.
Xiao Yu looked her up and down and continued, “I just went to your dormitory. Why are you here?”
“I’m pulling out weeds.” Xiao Jing’s mouth twitched slightly, and she squatted down and pulled the lush grass seedlings in the flower bed.
Xiao Yu strode forward and looked down at her, as serious as ever. “Go back and pack your things and leave with me.”
“Brother.” Xiao Jing stood up, put away the silly smile just now, and turned her eyes to serious.
“I’m not discussing this with you, but telling you the result in the name of the elder brother of the Xiao family.”
“I’m not leaving. I stayed here because of my own efforts. Why should you negate all my efforts with just one sentence?” Xiao Jing looked straight at Xiao Yu with a seriousness she had never shown before.
“Do you know why we have to take you away?” Xiao Yu asked.
Xiao Jing was silent. She didn’t understand, not at all, why they had never appeared in her life during all these years, but why they emerged one after another like mushrooms after rain as soon as she came to Iron Eagle? Was it because they were afraid that she, a coward, would lose the glory of the Xiao family?
Xiao Yu emphasized, “Because you are a girl!”
“Bang.” There was a loud thunder in the sky, and a huge thunderclap shocked the entire camp.
One drop of rain fell, two drops of rain fell, and then the sky was covered with heavy raindrops.
Xiao Jing’s pupils shrank tightly, and she seemed to be hallucinating. Did she hear it wrong just now?
Because I’m a girl?
Because I am a girl!
Xiao Jing felt like a bolt of lightning had hit her head.
Xiao Yu took a step forward, his eyes sharp, as if a dragnet had trapped Xiao Jing’s frail body tightly in his pupils.
Xiao Jing couldn’t help but stagger back a step, feeling more guilty than ever before, and too anxious to look straight ahead. It was as if she was forcibly stripped naked at this moment, and the secret she had hidden for more than twenty years was revealed to the world.
“Do you think what I said is wrong?” Xiao Yu asked back, his voice calm and peaceful as ever.
Xiao Jing swallowed and looked away. She had thousands of reasons to refute, but she found that all her reasons were weak and unconvincing.
Xiao Yu grabbed her hand and spoke every word clearly, “Do you know why I have to take you away now?”
Xiao Jing struggled for a while, retreated uneasily, and was finally trapped in a corner with nowhere to retreat.
Xiao Yu loosened his grip on her and slowed down his tone, “This is a man’s battlefield. You don’t need to stay here feeling wronged.”
“Brother——”
“Go pack your things, I’ll take you home.”
“I’m not going back.” Xiao Jing’s legs felt weak. So, she squatted down and hugged her knees tightly with both hands. “I’m not going back. No one said that special forces must be male soldiers. So what if I’m a woman? I have the right to continue to stay here.”
“Don’t you understand what I mean?” Xiao Yu squatted down in the same way and said, “These rough guys don’t know how to take care of you.”
“I don’t need them to take care of me.”
“Okay, let me put it another way. You are breaking the law and violating military regulations. Get away from this while no one knows about it. Otherwise, once you are discovered, no one can protect you. Do you understand?”
“It won’t be discovered. There’s no way it will be discovered. I’m disguised so well that no one will find out.”
“How could they not notice it? The difference between boys and girls is so huge, how could they not notice it? Do you think everyone is like that blind man Shen Chengfeng?”
“…”
Xiao Yu raised his hand and gently patted her shoulder, saying softly: “Before things get worse, go back with Big Brother, I will take care of your situation in Iron Eagle.”
“Brother, I won’t leave. I really won’t leave. So what if I am a woman? I also have the right to stand up and serve my country and my people. I also have the obligation to fight in the battlefield and kill the enemies. I won’t leave. If you want me to leave, then announce my identity. Otherwise, I won’t leave even a step.” Xiao Jing staggered to her feet and ran quickly towards her dormitory building.
She felt guilty and afraid. She was not sure whether her upright elder brother would suddenly handle the matter impartially, but she had no choice. When the truth was exposed, she had no choice but to throw in the towel.
Xiao Jing returned to the dormitory and closed the door with trembling hands. She then walked around the room restlessly for a few times.
“Knock knock knock.” There was a knock on the door.
Xiao Yu stood outside the door and knocked again, “Open the door.”
“Brother——”
“Open the door.” Xiao Yu emphasized.
Xiao Jing was forced to open the dormitory door. Just as she loosened the lock, the door was pushed open by someone from outside.
Seeing the little girl’s eyes reddening unconsciously, Xiao Yu’s heart softened. He took out a handkerchief and put it on the table. He then said, “I am just analyzing the pros and cons for you. I am not threatening you. Even if your identity is exposed one day, the Xiao family is able to protect you. But Xiao Si, have you ever thought that with your thin arms and legs, you need to work ten or a hundred times harder than others to stay here? Why do you have to wrong yourself like this?”
“Brother, I never feel wronged, let alone that I have to work hard. Although I often get hurt and bleed, and may die in the next moment, I like to rush into the enemy camp with a gun. I like to come back with pride after completing the mission. I like the daily training that makes me sweat but is not boring. I like to learn from my comrades and practice ruthless actual combat exercises.”
“Xiao Si——”
“Brother, I got this through my own efforts. I didn’t steal or rob. Why do you all want me to leave? You make me feel like my achievements today are all due to the charity of others.” Xiao Jing grabbed Xiao Yu’s sleeve tightly.
Xiao Yu lowered his head. This was the second time she had pulled at him like this. When they first met, that little body and tiny fists were pulling tightly at the corner of his clothes, looking forward to her big brother playing with her. However, he pushed her little body away because of an urgent task. From then on, she never came to him again.
The little girl who had always been hiding in the corner and timidly peeking at them, one day became an indomitable soldier with her head held high. She said that she needed glory. Although in her heart, this glory was nothing, really nothing, it was just something she liked.
Xiao Yu raised his hand and gently stroked her head. The doting in his eyes was clearly visible at that moment. He even softened his tone, “Do you really like it that much?”
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