Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

He was recklessly pulling up his hate score. Qin Jian watched coldly for a while, then slightly parted his thin lips and said indifferently, ”How about a match with me?”

”What? A match with you, Commander?” Tian Niu’s eyes widened in surprise.

”Yes, a match with me!” Qin Jian asserted. ”This kid is too arrogant. If I don’t put him in his place, his tail will reach the sky.”

Tian Niu chuckled, scratched his head, and said without any modesty, ”Alright, Commander, but let’s get one thing straight first. If you lose, you can’t use training drills to get back at me for losing face.”

”Oh my, the Third Company Commander is really too bold.”

”Exactly, Commander. You should really show this kid a lesson for not taking leadership seriously.”

”I support that! If he loses, make the Third Company Commander clean the toilets.”

”...Absolutely...”

The other company commanders all chimed in, urging Qin Jian to take down the Third Company Commander.

Qin Jian’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he hooked up the corner of his mouth, barking, ”Third Company Commander, step forward.”

”Yes.” Tian Niu came out of the formation.

”Choose a rifle.” Qin Jian tilted his chin up, indicating for him to pick a rifle.

Tian Niu casually selected a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and then nodded, ”I’ve made my choice. Let’s have our competition, Commander.”

Qin Jian nonchalantly picked up the same model of rifle and leisurely disassembled the entire rifle into parts, arranging them on the table in front of him.

”Commander...what is this...” Wasn’t it supposed to be a shooting match? Why have we suddenly switched to disassembling guns?

While Tian Niu was still confused, he heard Qiang Jian say, ”Assemble the gun with your eyes closed in one minute, and hit the ten ring. Do you dare to compete?”

”What?” Tian Niu gasped in disbelief, ”Commander, that’s impossible.”

”Possible or not, let’s try and see.” Commander Qin Jian gave an order, and people blindfolded both him and Tian Niu.

”Are you ready?” Qin Jian asked in a calm tone.

”Barely, I guess.” Tian Niu really had no confidence in this.

”Then let’s begin. Start the timer!”

Upon hearing the start command, Tian Niu reached out and started to feel for the gun parts on the table. The air was so quiet it seemed to freeze, and the only sounds were the clicking of the gun assembly. His heart tightened, and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang. Qin Jian had already fired the bullet.

Tian Niu hadn’t even assembled half of his rifle, and he knew he had lost. He raised his hand and removed the blindfold from his eyes.

At that moment, the target reporter came back with the data: ”Hit the ten ring.”

”Time, fifty-three seconds and three hundredths.” The timer precisely announced the time.

After a terrifying silence, a thunderous cheer erupted from the ranks.

Tian Niu was completely dumbfounded: ”Commander, please tell me this isn’t real.”

Qin Jian handed the rifle to the warrior to put away, glancing at Tian Niu, ”There’s a saying, ’There’s always someone stronger.’ Don’t be too proud.”

Tian Niu was left speechless.

”Today at noon, you’re punished to run twenty laps on the drill ground, do five hundred push-ups, and five hundred sit-ups. Not a bite to eat until you’re done!” Qin Jian said, straightened his military cap, ”Back to headquarters.”

Qin Jian got into the vehicle and drove away in a trail of dust.

Now the Third Company Commander became the target of everyone’s barbs, as several commanders took turns ridiculing him.

”Serves you right for showing off! Pleased with yourself now?”

”Third Company Commander, you’re really something. That courage is admirable!”

”Thumbs up for you!”

”I... hahaha... that’s a relief to my heart!”

Tian Niu: ”I...” Frustration, pure frustration.

The Commander really had an impressive trick up his sleeve, harshly slapping his face in front of everyone.