Chapter 22 Rewards

  The bell rang around 7 o'clock in the morning, and when everyone gathered together, they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise. Except for Xu Ming's three people, the faces of the other five boys were actually swollen like pig heads.

  Xu Ming couldn't help but wipe away a cold sweat, fortunately he was quick-witted, otherwise the outcome would have been the same as theirs. It's one thing for him to be like this, but for two girls to become like this too is just unbearable.

  "It's all right, you guys had a good rest last night, didn't you?" The lieutenant colonel walked over with a smile, looking at the eight people in front of him, his eyes falling on Xu Ming.

  "Someone performed exceptionally well last night, my man messed up." The major waved his hand, and several soldiers dragged out a sack from the side of the house. The sack was opened to reveal a pig-like head.

  Xu Ming saw the soldier being beaten to the point where even his mother wouldn't recognize him, and he himself only saw the man's back, not his face, so he didn't know if it was the same soldier who had gone to their place last night.

  The soldier kept groaning, with fresh blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

  The major sneered and said, "You still have the face to humiliate yourself. You're all old soldiers, yet you lost in front of a rookie. If this were on the battlefield or if his gun had bullets, would you still be able to humiliate yourself like this?"

  The soldier suddenly stopped groaning, pulled his head into the sack and remained silent.

  "In my team, it's not absolutely fair, but there are rewards and punishments." The major smiled again, pointing at Xu Ming and shouting to the others: "Except for him, each of you will carry heavy loads and run 30 kilometers across the mountainous terrain ahead!"

  The five boys all hung their heads and ran towards the mountainous area, Kap thought to protest but was pulled by Maya's sleeve, also gave Lieutenant a glance, and followed them running over.

  "Good boy, you're not bad." The lieutenant colonel smiled and walked up to Xu Ming, adjusted his collar, patted the dust off his body, and said: "You are the most outstanding soldier I have ever seen."

  Xu Ming was flabbergasted and had sweaty palms, he kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word.

  The major continued: "You beat up my instructor yesterday, and last night you sniped one of my soldiers. You're so young, yet so accomplished, it's really surprising. Guess what reward I'll give you?"

  "This tone clearly conveys a sense of punishing the teacher, where is the slightest intention to reward? Hurry up and say how you want to frame me..."

  Thinking so in his heart, Xu Ming didn't dare reveal half a bit of expression and remained silent.

  "You didn't ask for it, but I wouldn't dare not give it to you either. Otherwise, others would definitely laugh at me for being unclear in my rewards and punishments." The lieutenant's devilish smile was so obvious that Xu Ming seemed to see a demon grinning at him with its teeth bared.

  "Alright." The lieutenant seemed to have thought for a long time, paused and said: "You also know that money can't buy anything now, but water is very precious. I've decided to reward you with 20 kilograms of purified water."

  Xu Ming had probably guessed what Lieutenant Colonel wanted to do, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger, damn it, this was too much...

  The major smiled and a soldier brought out a large metal trunk, which was thrown in front of Xu Ming. The trunk made a dull thudding sound as it hit the ground, causing countless grass mud horses to surge up in Xu Ming's heart.

  "I think you must be too embarrassed to let your girlfriend have breakfast with the younger brothers, so hurry up and send it over."

  The lieutenant colonel showed a very cheap expression, raised his face and said: "I'll wait for you over there, by the way, remind you that wasting drinking water resources is a capital crime in any country."

  Damn it! Xu Ming really wants to step on that guy's face with his big foot. But when you're under someone else's roof, how can you not bow your head?

  Xu Ming cursed the ancestors of the lieutenant colonel for eight generations, and reluctantly shouldered his metal trunk, running hard in the direction of Maya and the others.

  As Xu Ming's figure slowly disappeared into the distance, the lieutenant approached and said, "Captain, isn't this putting too much pressure on him?"

  The lieutenant colonel's smile slipped to the corner of his mouth, saying meaningfully: "He is the soldier with the strongest comprehensive ability I have ever seen. In fact, I also want to know where his limit is."

  "Why don't we just enroll him in the base instead..." the lieutenant suggested softly from the side.

  "Hmm!" The lieutenant colonel's cold hum interrupted the lieutenant's words, saying lightly: "Lieutenant, I hope you won't say the same thing again. If it were someone else, maybe it would be okay, but he can't."

  "Why?" The lieutenant blurted out subconsciously, but immediately lowered his head and didn't dare make a sound.

  The deputy commander let out a long sigh and said, "His identity is unclear, and it's very likely that he's from the Huaxia side. If they find out he's in our base, the consequences will be unbearable for us."

  "I've already reported the matter to the general in detail, but the general hasn't shown any attitude. It can be seen that there is no news coming from Huaxia either, but this doesn't represent anything, maybe he died on the battlefield which is also a good ending..."

  Xu Ming collapsed to the ground with a loud gasp, his body weighed down by an additional 20 kilograms of iron boxes, as if carrying a large mountain on his back, making it hard for him to breathe.

  "Huh"

  Xu Ming used the AWM sniper rifle as a fulcrum to climb up again, this was his ninth time getting up from the ground, and he had rested halfway.

  His teammates had already arrived at their destination, although they were all exhausted, but no one was resting, and everyone was cheering him on.

  Within less than 400 meters, Xu Ming's vision had already changed from blurry to clear N times, but this time it became blurry again, and his brain showed signs of hypoxia once more.

  He has broken through the limits again on this road, but now he is still very difficult, and his whole body has been drained of its last bit of strength.

  Xu Ming struggled to get up at this time, but he couldn't even take a step. If he moved slightly again, it was very likely that he would fall again. If he fell again, he knew he wouldn't be able to get up again.

  Damn it! Can't take it anymore... need a drink of water... Water? Of course! You said wasting water is a capital offense, but didn't say can't drink water!

  Xu Ming, under the eager gaze of everyone, resolutely pulled down the metal trunk. The lieutenant on the jeep behind him couldn't help but furrow his brow, and some soldiers had already cocked their guns.

  The iron box had a large opening, enough to hold a head, Xu Ming opened the lid, and without hesitation, a head plunged in, greedily drinking water with big gulps.

  The whole room was silent, especially the seven young men who were parched with thirst, their throats on fire. They couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they heard Xu Ming gulping down water. Water - the metal box was actually filled to the brim with water.

  The major was also stunned, and immediately signaled the soldiers to put down their guns. He whispered: "This kid is good at finding loopholes, it seems that in the future he will also be someone who doesn't play by the rules..."