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Chapter 26 Ugh... Who the hell pooped in the house? [Please read on! Please comment! Please vote!]

Several large bowls of hot soup were eaten.

A refreshed Chu Zhao, along with a disheveled Li Jiahao, returned to their dormitory under the guidance of their platoon leader.

"Don't linger in the hallway, hurry back to your dorm."

"Time to check!"

Urged on by the platoon leader, Chu Zhao glanced at the doorplate above his head that read "Third Squad," and gently raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

"Report!"

"Enter."

As Chu Zhao pushed open the door and entered, before he could even properly take in the dormitory environment, he smelled a scent that made him involuntarily hold his breath.

"What's wrong?"

"Ugh...who the hell made a scene in the house?"

Li Jiahao, who was following behind Chu Zhao, reacted even more dramatically, gagging uncontrollably and subconsciously uttering a couple of complaints.

But when he stepped forward, filled with righteous indignation and wanting to find the source of the smell...

He saw Ye Pengfei sitting barefoot on the edge of the bed, with a basin of hot water at his feet.

"hehe."

Accompanied by a malicious laugh, Ye Pengfei spoke insincerely.

"Sorry, I haven't taken my shoes off for a few days, they smell a bit."

Upon hearing Ye Pengfei's words, Chu Zhao and the other two felt the aura surrounding them becoming even more intoxicating!

The smell is like rotten salted fish that has been soaked in spoiled aged vinegar for three days and three nights. It's sour with a fishy smell, fishy with a foul odor, and it's pungent and unpleasant to look at!

"Wait a moment, I'll wash up right away!"

He said "I'm sorry," but Ye Pengfei's expression didn't show much apology. Instead, he revealed an increasingly mischievous smile.

Under Li Jiahao's shocked and desperate gaze.

Ye Pengfei plunged his feet into the hot water and let out a comfortable groan.

"Hiss... Oh dear... Soaking my feet feels so much better..."

The washbasin he was using to soak his feet, and the small yellow basin he had just used to hold noodles in the cafeteria...

It's exactly the same!

"Hah!"

Seeing this, Li Jiahao and Sun Qiang, who were standing at the door, could no longer control their churning stomachs. They hurriedly left the dormitory with the words, "Class monitor, I'm going to the toilet."

A series of heart-wrenching vomiting sounds suddenly echoed down the corridor!

Upon closer listening, it turned out that there were more than two voices; they rose and fell in unison!

Obviously.

The scheming new recruit sergeants, just like Ye Pengfei, were giving the new recruits their first lesson in military life!

And at the moment Li Jiahao burst out of the door.

A fleeting smile appeared on Chu Zhao's lips.

You little punk... trying to outsmart me?

These are all tricks I've already used before!

Chu Zhao even felt that Ye Pengfei's methods... were simply not exciting enough!

If it were him leading the troops, Chu Zhao would have made them take basins and go out to clean the outhouses. They could only come back when they stopped vomiting!

Chu Zhao knew very well that this thing was a "desensitization training" specially prepared by the military for new recruits.

Actually, those basins in the canteen are specifically used for cooking and serving food, and they are very clean. The hygiene standards of the military canteen are almost strict!

But when it comes to war, where are you going to find the time to be hygienic?

Let alone eating from a basin used for washing your face and feet, even if you eat instant noodles from a helmet that hasn't been washed for days, surrounded by the stench of excrement or even corpses, you still have to grit your teeth and eat it!

Because of the different functions of the military branches, Chu Zhao had never participated in the exercises, but he had fought forest fires more than once. At the longest, he stayed in the mountains for a full half month, and his whole body was covered in dust and dirt.

When the cooks from down the mountain bring the food up, you just have to grab your chopsticks and eat it.

As for washing hands and face... the water that was delivered with great difficulty on the mountain road is for drinking! It's not for fussing over these meaningless personal hygiene practices at this moment!

All of this seems inhumane, even somewhat cruel.

But this is the awareness that every soldier must have!

As for why Chu Zhao didn't eat a single bite of noodles... besides making Li Jiahao, who wanted to cause trouble, suffer the consequences, and also because he wasn't really that hungry.

Chu Zhao simply couldn't believe in the integrity of Ye Pengfei and the others!

The forest police wouldn't actually use latrines or foot basins to knead dough and eat, but that doesn't mean the army wouldn't do the same!

Especially Ye Pengfei, who was the squad leader of the new recruits, had long since made enemies with Chu Zhao. Who knows what Ye Pengfei was up to?

After much deliberation, Chu Zhao decided to be on the safe side and not touch anything in the basin!

Anyway, missing one meal won't kill you.

But if Li Jiahao and Ye Pengfei succeed... then Chu Zhao will be frustrated for the entire recruit company!

It turns out.

Chu Zhao's caution was correct.

Upon witnessing the horrific scene of Li Jiahao and Sun Qiang fleeing the door, Ye Pengfei immediately revealed a smug smile, then silently awaited Chu Zhao's reaction.

But he was disappointed.

Instead of vomiting, Chu Zhao, upon noticing Ye Pengfei's gaze, brazenly met his eyes, his expression revealing a hint of confusion.

Seeing Chu Zhao's nonchalant demeanor, Ye Pengfei felt as if he had punched cotton, feeling frustrated and uncomfortable!

"Chu Zhao...you don't have any reaction...you don't have anything to say?"

"What?"

She blinked, looking somewhat confused.

A moment later, Chu Zhao suddenly showed an expression of "sudden realization" and sincerely said.

"Class monitor..."

"Your feet... do smell a bit..."

Ye Pengfei: "..."

"That's not what I was talking about!"

In his frustration, Ye Pengfei's words became increasingly explicit, and he directly asked Chu Zhao a question.

"You didn't eat noodles?"

The words fell.

Chu Zhao nodded decisively, completely extinguishing the last shred of hope in Ye Pengfei's heart!

"Squad leader, I wasn't particularly hungry, so I just drank a few bowls of noodle soup."

Ye Pengfei's next reaction was exactly the same as Li Jiahao's reaction not long ago!

"Noodle soup? That would be even better!"

"Look at this basin under my feet, doesn't it look familiar?"

"Take another look at my foot bath water. Does it look familiar?"

After saying that, Ye Pengfei deliberately coughed twice, and then gave instructions to Chu Zhao.

"Ahem... Chu Zhao, since you seem to be alright, I'll give you a task."

"Please take this foot bath to the mess hall later. It will be useful when kneading the dough for our steamed buns tomorrow morning."

Ye Pengfei thought to himself, "I've already given you this hint, surely you college student should have some reaction by now, right?"

But Chu Zhao's expression remained completely unchanged.

"Yes."

After Ye Pengfei handed the washed yellow basin to Chu Zhao.

Chu Zhao immediately followed the squad leader and two other new recruits, who were also carrying small yellow basins, toward the canteen.

Recalling Chu Zhao's reaction just now, Ye Pengfei felt more and more uneasy. He immediately called the dejected Li Jiahao over and asked him what happened while eating noodles.

When the topic of "noodle soup" came up, Li Jiahao, who was almost exhausted from vomiting, suddenly perked up, put on a mournful face, and spoke with great indignation!

"Squad leader! His noodle soup wasn't ladled from a basin, it was fetched from the mess hall!"

"I kept urging him to eat noodles, but he didn't touch a single bite. He even served me several bowls of noodles!"

"I now think he's more like a repeat veteran than I am!"