Reborn At Boot Camp

Chapter 22-24

Chapter 22: The Clever Fox

On the mountain, Xia Jinyuan was talking through the earpiece to instruct her soldiers to stop looking for the girl.

I told this girl to hide. I can't believe he left without telling me. Is it so hard to say goodbye?

“Captain Xia, should we send someone to inquire about him in the village, to find out if he returned home safely?” Upon his return from the search mission, Liu Bing was a little worried about his safety. There's a boar on the mountain.

The command came from the headset. It was time for them to return to the military camp. Looking at the dimming sky, Xia Jinyuan smiled subtly and said, “No need. A clever fox can survive anywhere. Collect team!”

"Gather together! Gather together! Stand strong! Relax!”

While on the mountain, it was impossible to make the team stand up neatly on the training field. After making sure everyone returned, Xia Jinyuan led the patrol team back to the military camp.

As if gilded with a layer of pale gold, the sunlight set across the forest and illuminated the handsome man in front of the team, making his physique look even taller and stronger, like a god from another world.

His steps are very steady. Every step he took, he gave an incredible vibe that would make every being submit to him. Today, 20-year-old Xia Jinyuan met 14-year-old Ye Jian.

And it was an accident that brought them together.

When the mountain finally darkened, dim electric lights lit up in the village.

In the 1990s, although this mountain village was poor and remote, thanks to the army, it became one of the earliest villages to have electricity.

The weather is cold on a warm spring night. The villagers put on coats and went to Aunt Qiu's house to watch television.

Since her family is the only household in the village equipped with black and white television, her house is always crowded and noisy at night.

Villagers talk to each other while watching TV.



What Sun Dongqing did during the day had peaked with sessions of criticism of him. Lucky for the villagers, he wasn't there. If it was, he would definitely make a fuss.

Aunt Qiu, the owner of the television, said to the villagers angrily, “Sun Dongqing is really a bastard! If I hadn't met him, Ye Jian wouldn't even have clothes to wear to school on Monday. Her clothes, as well as her textbooks, will be locked in her room.”

“And his daughter Yingying. You didn't see him, but he jumped out and whispered to me, telling me to take care of my own business. And that's when I realized he was actually a bully. Ye Jian was silent and closed. How could he fight them?”

While listening to this conversation, Ye Jian closed his eyes and smiled gently. His current life will start to change from here.

Although it was dark outside, Grandpa Gen did not light up his house. Someone was with him in the house.

“It's nice to hear that you've caught the criminals. You should immediately transfer the information, and I will keep an eye on the suspect in the village.” Grandpa Gen's eyes sparkled. Sitting in his chair in the dark room, he said slowly in a deep voice, “Now I am old, I want to find a successor that can take on my role from time to time.”

“I've been thinking of someone. No need to trouble the army.”

Some people are beating very gently. Their breaths are almost invisible. Someone spoke to Grandpa Gen respectfully, “We leave that to you. Contact us at any time if you need help from the army. It's late, we can't interrupt your break. See you soon."

“We will be in the camp tomorrow, waiting for your instruction.” the man who spoke it stood up. In the darkness, there was a metallic luster flickering on his shoulder.

“Some villagers trap bamboo rats in the mountain. Don't let them see you.” Grandpa Gen reminded them to be careful without getting up to drive them away. He did not wake up in silence until some of the people in his house left.

Ye Zhifan's family became outrageous. He needs to visit the village chief.

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Chapter 23: You Can't Pay for It

Village chief Zhang Defu was having dinner when he saw Grandpa Gen arrive. A little nervous, she ran out of her house and greeted him. “Grandfather, you can send me a letter if you want to tell me something. You don't have to walk all the way here.”

“I want to talk to you about Jian.” With his hands behind his back, 70-year-old Grandpa Gen walked into the courtyard. He had brought a cannon and survived a fatal battlefield. The authority he gained from being a soldier had been embedded in his blood. Even when he was old, he was still intimidating.

The villagers didn't know how, but they felt Grandpa Gen was admirable, and they respected him.

Zhang Defu invited Grandpa Gen to his house and asked his wife to leave. He sighed, “I'm afraid Ye Jian has suffered many complaints that we didn't know all along.”

“Grandfather, it's my fault. I think it's uncomfortable for you to take care of a baby girl. It would be best if her aunt could take care of her. Sun Dongqing is her mother's sister and mother's sister-in-law. Who would have thought Sun Dongqing.”.

Grandpa Gen slowly raised his hand and said in a deep voice, “That's not your fault. We couldn't see Sun Dongqing's true personality. This morning, Ye Jian decided to go back and stay in his own house.”

“As I said, I was not in a position to take decisions for him when he was a child. Now that he has made up his mind, we have to finish it.”

“The child is as intelligent as his parents, and he will be talented if he gets a proper education. I myself will not visit Ye Zhifan. On Monday, after you drop Ye Jian off at school, meet Ye Zhifan and tell her everything her wife has done!”

He promised Grandpa Gen immediately. "alright then. If Ye Jian wanted to return, there was no reason to stop him. Grandfather, it's just, all this time.” It seems like something is blocking him from finishing his words.



“I haven't retired yet. I venture into the mountain from time to time.” Without taking a sip of his tea, Grandpa Gen stood up and tidied up his clothes as usual. With sparkling eyes, he looked at Zhang Defu and said in a deep voice, “If Ye Zhifan disagrees, have her come back and see me. He will send Ye Jian back to me, safely, just as I sent him to his family many years ago.”

Zhang Defu felt his forehead sweat. The anxiety killed him. He stood up, bowed, and said frantically, “Grandfather, rest assured, I will take care of it.” Good Lord! This was the second time he had seen Grandpa Gen get angry for so many years.

The first time when Grandpa Gen saw Ye Jian's mother came home pregnant. And the second time was today, when Sun Dongqing drove Ye Jian out of his house.

Zhang Defu escorted Grandpa Gen away. Without finishing her dinner, she wiped the cold sweat on her head and dialed the phone number of Ye Zhifan, who was still in town. He could not bear the consequences if Grandpa Gen became angry.

Before he answered the call, Ye Zhifan had no idea that his wife and daughter were on their way to see him. After learning what had happened, he became angry. “Brother Defu, I will apologize directly to Grandpa Gen when I return tomorrow. But regarding Ye Jian, I hope you can be a peacemaker and help me deal with it.”

“Deputy mayor I care about, please don't trouble me. That's not up to me. As Grandpa Gen said, you should send Ye Jian back to his house, just like the way he sent him to your house in the past.”

Zhang Defu had decided not to interfere in this matter. How dare he? Grandpa Gen is what he's talking about!

Since Zhang Defu was the leader of the village, he knew what had happened in the past. The soldiers came to the village quietly and gave a banner to Grandfather General.

Sun Dongqing was the one who caused this problem. Zhang Defu will not interfere.

Chapter 24: Humiliating me?

“Alright, I know this is hard for you. How about this? Ask Ye Jian to pick up the phone, let me talk to him.” Ye Zhifan said with a flat face. Subduing his anger, he cursed Ye Jian in his heart. Fu*king bit*h! I wouldn't let him if he was blocking me from gaining wealth and power!

Ye Jian's heart trembled as he received Ye Zhifan's phone.

In his past life, it was impossible for him to stop his studies for no reason. His uncle, the deputy mayor, was the reason he dropped out of school.

"Hello?" he said in a clear and soft voice. And then, he heard Ye Zhifan's voice from the other side.

A few years ago, his uncle's voice sounded bureaucratic and arrogant. Who would have thought that he was playing the family card at the moment?

“Uncle, as you speak, you told me to stop being unreasonable. Please allow me to defend myself. My aunt accused me of doing something I never did, and she kicked me out of her house. The whole village saw it happen. Am I a nonsensical person? Uncle, I dare not return to your home now because you cannot tell which is right and which is wrong.”

“Sorry, uncle, Aunt Qiu is waiting for me for dinner. I'm gonna hang up now. Good bye."

He would never return to a house that was not his! He was reluctant to live near her!

That night, Ye Jian stayed at Aunt Qiu's house, sleeping in a room with Wen Li, the daughter of Aunt Qiu, who was also his classmate. He did not return to his home immediately.

Since Grandfather Gen had ordered Ye Zhifan to send him home personally, Ye Jian would be waiting for him.

On Sunday afternoon, Ye Jian returned to school with Wen Li. Although they are classmates, but they are not one dormitory, they separated after entering school.

Carrying his luggage, Ye Jian walked to his dorm alone. Despite having left his Junior High School campus more than a decade ago, he still remembers where his teaching and dormitory are.

“Yingying, you're too great! Number one again! And your cousin is still in the last rank.”

Before entering his dorm, Ye Jian heard the cute voices of the girls. He narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then he recalled who the voice belonged to.



As Ye Jian pushed the dormitory door, the voices stopped suddenly, as if he was a pause button. Everyone looked at him.

“Ups. Isn't this Ye Jian?” A girl in red coat looked at Ye Jian with disdain and laughed out loud. “Last place forever in class. You're famous in school now. You and Ye Ying are from the same family, how can you two be so far apart?”

Provocation from a little girl. Putting his luggage on the top bed near the door, Ye Jian turned around and looked at He Jiamin with a faint smile on his face, “Alright, I also thought the same thing as you.”

Ye Jian's bright eyes looked at He Jiamin as he answered her. As for the connotations in his words, the person related in the question would naturally know about it.

There were two other girls in the dormitory who were also on Ye Ying's side.

That's how it works. Students with good academic records are usually popular in schools. And only students who were constantly at the last rank would be friends with Ye Jian, who was always at the last rank.

Coincidentally, the girl whose grades were second worst, also stayed in Ye Jian's dormitory. But he's not in the dorm right now.

Before Ye Jian entered the dormitory, Ye Ying smiled humbly as his classmates admired him. When she heard what Ye Jian said, her tiny face as big as a palm suddenly turned pale. A moment ago, his eyes shone with satisfaction. But now, the color had dimmed a little.

Of course, Ye Ying understood the implications behind Ye Jian's words.