Chapter 84 - The Heart for Battle Awakens (1/2)

Cha Syun-Chae didn’t realize that Qin Fen was the cause of the appearance of Phoenix, Squad Leader Hao, and Gun King. Instead, he believed that their appearances was because Squad Leader Hao’s soldiers had been beaten up. He somewhat misunderstood Squad Leader Hao.

“Cha Syun-Chae.” Squad Leader Hao beat him to the punch. “Matters with the younger generation should be settled by them, but if a subordinate soldier was beaten up, we of the older generation would need to appear. Wouldn’t this mean that I’d need go break that kid’s arms and legs?”

Cha Syun-Chae was silent. There were some unwritten rules of the military that had to be complied with. The escalation of this matter actually might not be a good thing. At the very least, news of the defeat of the Korean Martial God Bae Seong-Joon’s disciple would indirectly smear the reputation of Neo Taekwondo.

A moment of silence passed before Cha Syun-Chae said, “Hao, I understand what you mean very well. I just want you to say a few words here. I will immediately leave with my people if you agree, and today’s matter will be swept under the rug.”

Squad Leader Hao nodded. The escalation of this matter wouldn’t necessarily be a good thing to Qin Fen as well. “Just speak and we’ll see.”

“The first. Can you not interfere in the fights between the kids under you and the kids under us?”

“That’s only natural.” Squad Leader Hao smiled. “When your baby beat so many of my soldiers to the ground, did I even make a sound? I was watching to the side, you know.”

Cha Syun-Chae was speechless for a time. He didn’t know when Squad Leader Hao appeared. He just knew that Squad Leader Hao should have been here for quite some time.

“Okay! I believe you.” Cha Syun-Chae continued, “I don’t want too many people to know about today’s matter. If news gets out too much, the military law office might just come knocking on your door.”

Squad Leader Hao shrugged and nodded. The State of Korea’s faction clearly wanted to cover up this loss, so he would let them cover it up. Qin Fen had many many skills he needed to learn. An early reveal of him wasn’t a good thing.

Two Korean drill instructors lifted Park Jong-Hwan in a very experienced manner. The Korean recruits followed behind, their morale at an absolute low. Cha Syun-Chae brought his hatred-filled eyes to scan around in a circle at the recruits of Third Company. In the end, he brought his gaze to glare at Squad Leader Hao. “Remember what you said here today. We of the State of Korea will likely soon have recruits come to taste the martial strength of your company.”

Squad Leader Hao chuckled. “You’re welcome anytime.”

The lively scene was quickly restored to its previous peace. Company Commander Yan was in a rage as he looked at the recruits surrounding Qin Fen and laughing.

“You tit-sucking fools! You still have the pride to laugh even when you let so many people get injured? I’m going to increase the training volume by twofold starting from tomorrow.”

The recruits were immersed in the feeling of victory. Normally they would cry for days on end from such orders, but this was one of the rare times when they all agreed together.

Company Commander Yan pushed his way through the crowd to arrive before Qin Fen. His eyes were filled with delight as he said, “Not bad, kid. You haven’t caused our Third Company to lose face.”

Company Commander Yan gave Qin Fen a heavy smack on the shoulder before leaving with a smile.

This was just how the military was. Your commanding officer wouldn’t get angry if you beat up someone from a different unit. Instead, your commanding officer would feel that you reclaimed some face for him. If the higher ups were to come blaming down the chain, the commanding officer would naturally carry the responsibility and protect his own subordinates.

If you couldn’t even cover your own men, who would sincerely put their life on the line for you? Who would serve you?

What happened clearly an unwritten rule of the breach of discipline. Such a matter would reach as high as a marshal and as low as the squad leader, yet all these people would still give their tacit approval.

When the company commander left, Squad Leader Hao and the others quietly departed as well, leaving only the recruits of Third Company present.

The recruits surrounded Qin Fen in this very moment. It was unknown who started it, but someone simply grabbed one of his legs. Then another person grabbed a different leg, and Qin Fen was held tight.

Qin Fen was raised up and tossed in the sky in the next second. When he fell back down, he was caught and was tossed back up over and over.

Cheers of excitement came out of their throats in waves, and the recruits lying on the ground all had smiles on their faces. They hadn’t been beaten up for nothing. Qin Fen, this kid, had instantly earned back all their honor.

After tossing him a few times, the crowd finally put Qin Fen back on the ground.

“Awesome, Old Qin!”

“Old Qin, what was the move you did just now?”

“Yeah! I feel like that move could topple the mountains and overturn the seas! You can even kill a rhino with that move.”

The recruits asked questions one after another without end. Youngsters got along with each other quite easily, and after going through such an intense situation, everyone’s feelings toward each other had unwittingly increased.

“Let’s do something first. Let’s take them to the hospital.”

Qin Fen made a suggestion after everyone calmed down.

“Okay!”

“Brothers, let’s first take apart the bed boards and use them as stretchers.”

By defeating Park Jong-Hwan in this battle, Qin Fen’s popularity and prestige was rapidly established within the warriors of the Third Company recruits.

The training the recruits received day after day had imbued them with at least some military habits: You’re a good guy as long as you have skill! I’ll respect you!

The crowd of recruits began to hustle. Some people dismantled the bed boards, while some people delt with the bed sheets. The scene was a bit chaotic for a time.