Chapter 71: Impressive, Truly Impressive!

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The next day.

Afternoon.

School athletic field.

"The sky is clear."

"The flowers bloom in profusion."

"Inhale the scent of blossoms."

"Little sister, sing along with me!"

Dressed in camouflage, Zhao Dezhu looked utterly delighted, greedily breathing in the fresh air as he sang.

Standing beside him, Lin Qiu couldn’t help but remark, “You’re in high spirits today. Slept well last night?”

Zhao Dezhu grinned cheekily. “Never mind that for now—how’s my singing? Isn’t it wild?”

Lin Qiu replied, “Like a pig being slaughtered.”

Zhao Dezhu pouted. “Bro, you just don’t appreciate art! But you’re right, I slept like a log last night! In my dream, I was a movie king, dueling in the imperial city with Yang Guo and Mountain Chicken! With a single strike I did 999 damage—what a thrill!”

Lin Qiu: ...

What a clown.

Zhao Dezhu was, without a doubt, a seasoned clown.

“The instructor’s coming!” Zhao Dezhu suddenly shouted. “Bro, the hellish military training is about to start... Ah! My skin is so fair and delicate, I don’t want to get tanned!”

Soon, all the students had assembled in their squads. The entire field was dotted with teams, each led by a sharp-looking instructor.

Originally, Lin Qiu had no intention of attending this so-called military training. But... after hearing Cheng Youyou mention that Liu Donghai seemed to have some tricks up his sleeve for dealing with him, likely planning something during training...

So...

With an attitude of inviting trouble, Lin Qiu chose to don his camouflage and bask in the sun.

Standing in formation, Lin Qiu quickly noticed...

At a second-floor window of a nearby academic building, a familiar figure with several cronies behind him was staring at him with a sinister gaze.

The distance was far, but Lin Qiu’s vision was sharp—he saw clearly!

It was none other than Liu Donghai.

At that moment, Liu Donghai stood by the window, arms crossed, coldly watching Lin Qiu’s squad with a malicious grin. “Hmph, this time, I’ll make you shed a layer of skin!”

A crony asked, “Boss Dong, weren’t you going to use your connections to get him expelled?”

“You know nothing!” Liu Donghai snapped viciously. “Just persuading him to leave would be letting him off too easily! I want him to suffer! Two weeks of military training—I’ll torment him half to death! Once he’s been worn down, then I’ll pull strings and find an excuse to get him expelled!”

Though Liu Donghai’s family had some ties with the school, Jiangnan University was a prestigious institution; expelling a student was no simple matter.

So, Liu Donghai needed an opportunity to smear Lin Qiu’s name—find an excuse to get rid of him!

But before that...

He had to make Lin Qiu suffer.

...

“Attention!!”

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The instructor barked out orders with such ferocity that the freshmen were thoroughly cowed.

But to Lin Qiu, this instructor was nothing more than a petty character wielding authority like a feather duster.

To be fair, Lin Qiu actually admired soldiers, but…

This instructor was clearly no good sort.

Because…

From the start, the instructor had already glanced covertly at Lin Qiu more than five times. The movements were subtle, but Lin Qiu caught every one of them!

Clearly… this instructor had been planted by Liu Donghai, already scheming how to give him a hard time.

“One hour of standing at attention!”

With this command, every student silently wailed inside, though none dared show it.

Lin Qiu, however, was unfazed. An hour of standing still? He could stand for three days and nights without so much as a twitch!

However...

The only thing Lin Qiu feared was boredom.

“I’m not standing.”

Lin Qiu suddenly announced.

At these words, all the students around him froze in shock!

What the—?

This guy… is bold!

The instructor’s eyes widened, but inside, he was delighted! He had been racking his brain for a pretext to punish Lin Qiu, hence the order for an hour’s attention stance—waiting for him to slip up!

Now, Lin Qiu had walked right into his trap!

Time to show no mercy.

“What did you say?!”

The instructor strode over, eyes blazing. “Repeat what you just said!”

Lin Qiu yawned. “I won’t repeat it.”

Everyone: !!!!

Damn! Bold—beyond bold!

The instructor’s face darkened on the spot! True, this was the perfect excuse, but… did this kid have to be so brazen about it?

Fine, then. I’ll show you what hellish training really means!

“Fine! Very well!” the instructor barked. “You—step out of line!”

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With a half-smile, Lin Qiu glanced at the instructor. “You know, you really do like to beat around the bush. If you want to punish me, why not just get straight to the point?”

Instructor: ????

Everyone: ????

What… on earth… does he have a death wish?!

“Good! You have guts!” The instructor’s eyelid twitched as he pointed to the track. “You—twenty laps around the athletic field!”

What the hell?!

Twenty laps?!

The students were all inwardly stunned! The track was a standard four hundred meters—twenty laps meant eight thousand meters!

Eight kilometers!

To these delicate freshmen, straight out of high school, that was sheer torture!

“I’m not running,” Lin Qiu said with a smile.

The others could hardly believe it—he was still smiling?

And judging by his tone, he was going to keep pushing back!

Lin Qiu continued, “Twenty laps is only eight kilometers. That’s barely a warm-up, not a punishment. Instructor, I know you were put up to this by Liu Donghai. If he hears you went easy on me, his uncle will probably scold you, right?”

Everyone: ?!

Many present already knew about the feud between Lin Qiu and Liu Donghai. The incident had spread across campus.

But with Lin Qiu’s words, it all clicked into place—could it be… this instructor was specially planted by Liu Donghai, using his powerful family connections, to make Lin Qiu’s life hell during military training?

It made sense! Liu Donghai had gone quiet after yesterday’s setback, which wasn’t like him at all. Most likely, he was planning to strike during military training.

After all, everyone knew Liu Donghai’s uncle… was a high-ranking officer in the provincial capital’s military!

“You... what did you just say?!”

Clearly, the instructor hadn’t expected Lin Qiu to hit the nail on the head, exposing the shady dealings behind the scenes.

After all, these instructors assigned to university students weren’t important figures in the military—most were mere recruits with two or three years’ experience, not particularly shrewd.

Caught off guard by Lin Qiu’s words, the instructor’s face betrayed a flash of confusion.

Lin Qiu looked at him with a hint of pity. “You’re just following orders. You’re young, a new recruit—it’s not easy for you either. How about this: I run one kilometer, you run one kilometer with me. No upper limit—whenever you can’t keep up, you admit defeat, and I’ll let you off.”