Chapter 2: Who's Afraid of Whom Among the Thugs

  While Li Hui was making phone calls to the leaders at all levels, Wu Peihua, the battalion commander of the first battalion, immediately pulled instructor Ma Ge into a Beijing Jeep after hearing Li Hui's report and rushed to the special company from the battalion headquarters ten miles away.

  At sixty kilometers away, a certain regiment commander, Batur, was resting at home. When he received Li Hui's phone call, his body had already been frightened by the rest transmitted from the phone, and he was covered in cold sweat. He was most afraid of this happening, and the more worried he was, the more he couldn't avoid it. Batur had entrusted Cao Xiong to be vigilant again and again, but unexpectedly that bastard Cao Xiong dared to take his words as a mere rumor. Now that things had happened, Batur had no choice but to call Political Commissar Wei Minghua, simply telling the commissar about the situation, asking him to preside over the work in the regiment, and immediately got on the car to rush to the special company.

  Instructor Li Hui walked over from the crowd, wiping the sweat from his face with one hand while glancing at the soldier lying on the ground. He hadn't heard the conversation between Wang Weiye and Cao Xiong earlier. Seeing how serious the situation was, he asked in confusion: "Comrade Wang Weiye, I just want to know what happened here. Why did you get into a fight with these old comrades?"

  Haha... "Comrade, I can't take it when you call me 'comrade'. It's really damn funny. I came to the army to defend the northern border of our motherland and to receive re-education from the Party and the military, not to beg for food. Chairman Mao said that the army is a big melting pot. But since I arrived here, I haven't seen or felt the warmth of this revolutionary family. All I've seen is that this place is a damn bandit's den. These brothers' military uniforms were openly robbed by those dogs. When I went to reason with them, they told me it was the rules here. And they even dared to use violence and hit people. So today, I finally understand that this isn't a damn army at all, but a place where bandits run amok. Since they follow the rule of whoever has the harder fist is the boss, then I won't be polite either. Chairman Mao said: 'The east wind blows, the war drum beats, who's afraid of whom...'". Wang Weiye said to Platoon Leader Li Hui with a sarcastic tone.

  When Wang Weiye's words reached everyone's ears, they finally knew the reason for the matter. And every single person started scolding in their hearts. "This unwritten rule, these bastards actually dare to say it out loud, isn't this just making trouble? This fight is really inexplicable. Moreover, since things have already blown up so big, getting a demerit on our record is a certainty. If things get any worse, we might even be sent back home by the troops, and that would be a huge mess. Wanting to go back home and get a job through local placement? Forget about it, all you can do is go back home and farm."

  Instructor Li Hui now only wants to calm down the situation and cannot let it continue to develop. Such a serious injury brawl has already exceeded his ability to handle. As for how to deal with this matter, that is the business of the military district leaders. What's most important now are those soldiers who are still lying on the ground, they must be rescued immediately. If someone really dies, then these cadres from the company will not be able to get away with it.

  Just now, Wang Weiye's words have made Li Hui thoroughly understand that the young man standing in front of him is a thug with a bad habit and a fugitive who kills without blinking. Moreover, from his tone and demeanor just now, this thug is also a big shot in the underworld. For such a person, one can only follow along with him, especially in this situation, and must not provoke him again, as this thug does not care about any consequences at all.

  "In order to calm down Wang Weiye's emotions, Li Hui had no choice but to speak in a conciliatory tone: 'Comrade Wang Weiye, how about this? Why don't you take your little brother behind you back to the classroom first and let us bandage and treat these wounded soldiers? I can only say one thing, which is please trust the party organization. I can guarantee that those stolen military uniforms will be personally returned to each soldier's hands. Please rest assured, the higher-level party organization will handle this matter fairly.'"

  Wang Weiye looked back at his brothers behind him, feeling very satisfied. This little brother he had just taken in was so loyal to him. He didn't want to implicate these brothers in today's matter. Because when these brothers returned to Harbin in the future, they would be the backbone of his Taizi Gate, and now they couldn't afford any mistakes. Wang Weiye heard Li Hui speaking in a consultative tone, so he took advantage of the situation and waved his hand, turning around and leaving without saying another word.

  According to military regulations, newly enlisted soldiers must be concentrated in a new recruit training camp for general military training.

  Wang Weiye should have been assigned to various regiments after the new recruits' training. However, as soon as Wang Weiye got off the train, he led 19 new recruits from Harbin and caused a big disturbance at Hailar Railway Station, having a very bad influence on the locals. Infuriated, Commander Batu of a certain division's first regiment gave an order to pick out Wang Weiye and his men from the new recruits and sent them directly to a special forces regiment known for its brutal training.

  Squad leader Batuul emphasized repeatedly over the phone before sending these hoodlums and rascals to the squad, telling reconnaissance squad leader Cao Xiong to train them to death. If these cowards can't fight, let them be human targets for the soldiers in the squad, see if they dare to cause trouble again.

  Wang Weiye was originally idle on the train and wandered back and forth in the carriage, where he found nineteen young hooligans and took them under his wing as younger brothers.

  Yesterday evening, as soon as he got on the car and saw all his younger brothers gathered together, he immediately understood that those sons of bitches in the army were going to fix them. Originally, Wang Weiye was already resentful, being forced by his family's old man to join the army. From the moment he put on this military uniform, the air in his heart had not been smooth. And Ma Zi Zhang Yaping was also sent to Beijing to join the army by her father, separated by thousands of kilometers, making it extremely difficult to meet up. Wang Weiye stood in the carriage and said to his younger brothers: "Damn it, looks like this group of bastards wants to deal with us, you guys listen up, when we arrive at our destination, no matter who it is, if anyone dares to provoke us, damn it, I'll take care of him myself. If anything happens, I'll be the one to take responsibility, got it? You guys heard me clearly?"

  "Listen clearly, Third Brother." The voice was like a thunderclap on the vast, dark grassland swept by the north wind. If there were wolves on the grassland now, they would certainly be scared away by this sudden sound.

  The training officer in charge of the escort, Ulrich, was startled by the loud shouting of the new recruits in the car. He sat in the driver's cab and shouted loudly towards the back compartment: "Damn it, this bunch of bastards is simply a group of hooligans! I really can't understand how they were recruited into the army. This time Captain Cao will have a headache. Ah, these city soldiers are just different from rural soldiers, except for those rich kids, they are all hooligans." Now Ulrich only wants to get rid of these hooligans in the car as soon as possible and hand them over to Cao Xiong.

  Special Forces Company Commander Cao Xiong, he heard the regimental commander on the phone, sending twenty newly enlisted soldiers to their company. On the phone, he patted his chest and repeatedly assured the regimental commander that he would definitely train these new recruits into obedient little tigers. But he did not expect that the twenty new soldiers who came were led by Wang Weiye, nineteen killing gods arrived at his company.

  As Wang Weiye and others arrived at the company in the second half of the night, after Captain Cao Xiong arranged them, he announced that new recruits would have a one-day holiday tomorrow.

  At noon, Wang Weiye woke up from his sleep and felt a little hungry. He ran to the regimental cafeteria alone, not caring whether it was time for dinner or not. From the large pot in the cafeteria, he took a piece of braised pork belly and left without asking permission from the new recruit squad leader. As he walked away, he gnawed on the bone and strolled out of the barracks.

  When Wang Weiye had finished wandering around outside and returned to the barracks, the sky had already darkened. The sentry at the gate saw Wang Weiye wearing his uniform, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, swaggering towards the barracks in a sloppy manner. The sentry cursed in his heart: "This new recruit is really a useless soldier."

  When Wang Weiye walked into the camp, he saw all his younger brothers standing outside, not knowing what they were talking about. Wang Weiye didn't know what had happened and quickly took a few steps to reach his younger brothers' side, loudly asking: "What's going on? You're all standing outside waiting for something, what's happening?"

  Deng Jianguo heard Wang Weiye's voice and immediately ran out of the crowd, saying very respectfully: "Third brother, you're back. Damn it, just now a few of our brothers' military uniforms were stripped off by those old soldiers who wanted to retire. Damn it, I knew about it and asked them for it, but not only did they not give it back, they even wanted to fight us. Because third brother wasn't here, we didn't dare to fight back. Now the brothers are waiting for you to come back, as long as third brother gives the order, the brothers will immediately beat them to death."

  Wang Weiye heard that his younger brothers' military uniforms had been stripped off, and he was furious. The good mood he had just now outside was gone in an instant. He spat the cigarette still in his mouth onto the ground and stomped on it with his foot, then loudly said to his younger brothers: "Damn it, so this is a bandit's lair! That's where the strong rule, isn't it? It's really damn good! Brothers, what do we do in Harbin? We're just thugs who kill people and set fires, occupying mountains and being bandits. Chairman Mao taught us that when the east wind blows and war drums beat, which thug is afraid of whom? I'll screw his sister, since it's like this, Third Brother will make everyone here know who's in charge."

  "Third Brother, the brothers just stole a few military daggers. Do you think we'll use them when we fight later?" Deng Jianguo whispered to Wang Weiye.

  Wang Weiye heard that there were several bayonets, and he was taken aback at first. Then he turned around and slapped Deng Jianguo, saying: "I'll fuck your ass, why didn't you steal a few guns back? This is an army unit, not Harbin, you think it's like taking territory with your brothers? Listen up, all of you, without my order, whoever dares to move will be cut into pieces by me, Lao San."

  After arranging his brothers, Wang Weiye walked alone to the house door pointed by Deng Jianguo, lifted his foot and kicked it open with a "bang", then swaggered in without any concern. As soon as he entered, he saw six people sitting there drinking tea and chatting.

  When the big gate was suddenly kicked open, people resting and drinking tea in the room were startled. When they turned around to see Wang Weiye, he walked in alone with a nonchalant attitude. The people in the house didn't know this new recruit, what made him dare to kick the door open so boldly.

  Wang Weiye's actions had enraged a man, about 185 cm tall, wearing a uniform with a national emblem on his chest and a scar above his left eyebrow. He slammed the table with his hand and stood up, pointing at Wang Weiye and shouting: "You damn new recruit, do you know the rules? Get out of here and come back after reporting!"

  As soon as Wang Weiye walked in, before he could even ask a question, this burly man stood up and cursed him with a "dog blood splashing head". This finally made Wang Weiye understand that it was indeed a place where the strong were respected. In other people's eyes, this burly man might still be a notable figure, but in Wang Weiye's eyes, there were hundreds of such figures, and anyone who dared to make a move against him would be sending themselves to their deaths.

  Although Wang Weiye was extremely angry in his heart, there was no expression on his face. He stood still and asked in a very cold tone: "Who took off my brother's clothes and sent them to San Ye?"

  The burly man heard Wang Weiye's words, and it was like pouring oil on fire. He pointed at Wang Weiye's nose with his hand and loudly scolded: "I fuck your mother, demobilized soldiers stripping new recruits' clothes is the rule here. You dare to call San Ye in front of Ba Ye, you're looking for death." This burly man was a Mongolian warrior, serving as the squad leader of the second squad. His fiery temper couldn't stand Wang Weiye's provocation, and he swung his massive palm at Wang Weiye without saying another word.

  Wang Weiye originally came in to fight, but he didn't take immediate action. Wang Weiye knew that this wasn't his dominant Harbin, nor was it his Taizi Gate, and in the army, fighting requires a reason. So as soon as he entered, he used the term "master", and any man wouldn't be polite. There, his goal had already been achieved.

  Battel was indeed deceived, his huge palm-like hands swung towards Wang Weiye. Battel saw that Wang Weiye flashed by, his fingertips were only one millimeter away from sweeping past the tip of Wang's nose.

  Wang Weiye dodged Bater's palm, and his right hand was like a flash of lightning, accurately grasping Bater's wrist, which was thicker than his calf. With a slight effort, the five other people in the room heard a "crack" sound, and Bater's wrist bone was crushed by Wang Weiye. Before Bater could even let out a scream, Wang Weiye lifted his right foot and kicked Bater's abdomen.

  Sitting at the table watching the commotion, five others saw Batur's nearly 200-pound body soar into the air like a one-kilogram shrimp on flat ground. It was only then that they heard a faint cry of "ah" from Batur's mouth. By the time they reacted, Batur's massive body had flown past their eyes like a cannonball. The wall leading to the classroom was pierced by Batur's body. With a loud crash, the five people saw that half of the brick wall had collapsed.

  Bartel struggled painfully, swaying from side to side as he got up from the ground. He pointed with his left hand and was about to speak when a group of soldiers resting in the classroom saw Bartel spit out a mouthful of blood. Like a plank, Bartel fell straight back...