In the office, Li Xiang was holding the report card that had just come out of the recruit assessment.
"First, Chen Ran, second, Yan Poyue, third, Xiao Yunjie, fourth, Lu Xiaotian…"
"Lu Xiaotian?"
Li Xiang's eyes widened in surprise when he heard Lu Xiaotian's name.
"When Lu Xiaotian joined the army, he had to be dragged along when he ran. Now, he's actually ranked fourth?"
Li Xiang could not help but have a few question marks in his mind.
In his impression, Lu Xiaotian's military qualities were really not that good. Logically speaking, the results of his assessment would most likely be at the bottom. He did not expect Lu Xiaotian to be ranked fourth.
"Could it be that I misjudged him?"
Chen Ran, Yan Poyue, and Xiao Yunjie were all good seedlings with good foundations. They were ranked first, second, and third respectively. It was a sure thing. However, Lu Xiaotian was different. His foundation was subpar. He had barely straddled the bottom line of the recruitment requirements.
To put it bluntly, when such a person came, he was just a bystander. He did not have much hope for such a new recruit.
Li Xiang flipped through the information in his hand several times, but he still could not see any problems. In the end, he picked up the phone on the table and called the instructor, Chen Mintao.
"Instructor, come to my office right away."
"Okay."
Not long after Li Xiang put down the phone, Chen Mintao came to him and saluted.
"Commander, are you looking for me?"
Li Xiang handed the results slip to Chen Mintao and asked, "Lu Xiaotian is actually ranked fourth in this assessment. What's going on?"
"Lu Xiaotian?"
Chen Mintao was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and grinned. "Company Commander, you're only paying attention to the two troublemakers. You didn't notice Lu Xiaotian, right?"
"Lu Xiaotian has been training with Chen Ran every day recently. He's like a lunatic. He's very crazy. He's already as energetic as he was back then."
"However, I didn't expect this guy to be so serious and improve so much. It's a good thing that Chen Ran can help Lu Xiaotian. Haha…"
As he spoke, Chen Mintao could not help but laugh.
'As a leading instructor, who wouldn't want to have more good soldiers? The key was that a soldier like Lu Xiaotian, who was a burden, was the most troublesome.'
Seeing that even Lu Xiaotian could improve, Chen Mintao felt at ease.
"Such a thing happened?" Li Xiang raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.
Lu Xiaotian's improvement was indeed a surprise to Li Xiang. However, he was surprised that Chen Ran could affect Lu Xiaotian.
In the army, most of the soldiers who could play such a positive role were officers above the squad leader level.
It was rare for a new recruit like Chen Ran to affect a soldier who was dragging them down.
Chen Mintao nodded. "Lu Xiaotian can be said to be Chen Ran's follower. He washes his socks and underwear for him. It's normal for Chen Ran to take care of him. This way, Lu Xiaotian and Chen Ran will naturally stand together, and Yan Poyue and Xiao Yunjie will become their opponents."
As he spoke, Chen Mintao pointed in the direction of the field and continued, "Look, these two groups are competing again."
When Li Xiang heard this, he suddenly stood up and looked at the field.
At this time, the new recruits were running in the 400-meter obstacle course. The two people in front were naturally Chen Ran and Yan Poyue. Next were Xiao Yunjie and Lu Xiaotian. Lu Xiaotian was not too far behind Xiao Yunjie.
Most importantly, Lu Xiaotian seemed to be on steroids, howling as he ran.
How could that kind of strength be like that of a new recruit who was dragging them down?
"Well …"
"This is really Lu Xiaotian!"
Li Xiang's heart trembled as he watched. His eyeballs were about to fall out.
Xiao Yunjie's body was strong, and his foundation was not bad. It was his strength that allowed him to be in third place. However, Lu Xiaotian's figure was thin, and he looked a little weak. It was normal for him to be at the bottom. However, at this moment, he seemed to have become a different person. His entire body was filled with strength, and he was like a wolf that had seen its prey. His previous weakness was swept away.
"Not bad. He has indeed changed a lot."
"It seems that Chen Ran's training is indeed good."
Li Xiang watched for a while and quickly accepted the fact that Lu Xiaotian had improved.
After all, there were many soldiers in the army who relied on training to become stronger. Lu Xiaotian's foundation was weak, but as long as there were suitable methods and training, he could still improve.
"I just didn't expect Chen Ran to be able to affect others. Not bad."
Li Xiang could not help but look up at Chen Ran. At this moment, Chen Mintao suddenly sighed and said, "Chen Ran is really amazing. He threw the bomb 90 meters away. Most importantly, he didn't even need to even try. I really wonder if there's a ferocious beast hidden in this guy's body.
"He's run for five kilometers and broke our regiment's record. Even a weak soldier like Lu Xiaotian can be brought up by him. I really didn't expect this.
"Chen Ran has too many advantages. In fact, Yan Poyue is indeed a good seedling. If not for a monster like Chen Ran, he would definitely be number one.
"However, Yan Poyue is still a little too arrogant and has some ego. He's not as approachable as Chen Ran. This way, he'll definitely have more friends."
After a moment of silence, Li Xiang said, "Show me the details of Chen Ran and Yan Poyue."
Chen Mintao nodded and called the armed forces department.
Not long after, the call was connected. Chen Mintao explained the situation, and the people from the armed forces replied, "The information on Yan Poyue has been transferred over, but because Chen Ran's information is related to his family's confidential situation, you are not qualified to read it, so you can't access it."
"What, I'm not qualified to see it?"
Chen Mintao looked surprised when he heard that. He did not even think about asking why.
It could not be helped. Such a fact was too scary. He had been in the army for so long and had accepted many new recruits, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Would a conscript have such a strong background?"
Chen Mintao thought that he had misheard. In the end, his colleague from the armed forces department told him over the phone, "That's right. You're not qualified to see it because his family's identity is S-level protection. Only a general is qualified to see it."
"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first." As soon as the colleague from the armed forces department finished speaking, he hung up the phone directly, leaving Chen Mintao with a dumbfounded expression.
"F*ck, what does his family do? Are they S-rank?"
Chen Mintao could not react at all. In the end, he only came back to his senses when he heard the beeping sound of the phone being hung up.
"S-rank. The boss of the entire military region is only S-rank."
"Chen Ran, this brat, is really a mystery. There seems to be an invisible power on his body that no one can see through. Moreover, the more one investigates, the more mysterious he becomes."
The moment Chen Mintao put down the phone, he was completely stunned.