The assembly ended.
Everyone headed to their respective training grounds.
Gu Qingjiu, however, was called to go to the shooting range.
Qin Huai was going to test her.
But when Gu Qingjiu reached the shooting range, she was shocked.
There were now many chairs in the originally empty shooting range. And on those seats, there were many familiar faces.
He Niancheng, Huo Yingcheng, Nian Chusheng, Xiong Xuejian.
Several leaders were seated in a row.
Although Qin Huai was seated in front of everyone, his face was a little green and his countenance was stiff.
At the sight of Gu Qingjiu, a vicious glint flashed across his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
However, Gu Qingjiu still caught that.
Her heart sank at the sight of that.
“Commanding Officer Qin, she’s here.”
The person who spoke was Huo Yingcheng. Upon seeing Gu Qingjiu, he winked at her while no one was paying attention.
But the sharp glint in his eyes was obviously targeted at Qin Huai.
Gu Qingjiu was speechless.
She was merely here to be tested, yet it turned out to be so serious.
He Niancheng was seated among the crowd, one hand placed on the armrest of the adjacent chair, and the other rapping against the armrest of his chair.
His faintly discernible gaze fell upon Gu Qingjiu.
There was a faint smile in his deep gaze.
When others looked over though, this smile quickly vanished.
With everyone staring at her, Gu Qingjiu held back the urge to wave at He Niancheng.
“Gu Qingjiu!”
The instant Huo Yingcheng spoke, Qin Huai seemed to be holding back something. He spoke with clenched teeth.
“As I have instructed, show me the result of your training over the past week.”
With that, he closed his eyes. His lips were a little pale and it was mildly quivering.
Clearly, he was the one punishing Gu Qingjiu, yet it felt like he was the one being punished.
Gu Qingjiu stored away her thoughts and straightened her back before saluting at Qin Huai. “Yes, Commanding Officer!”
“Right, if your results don’t make the cut, little classmate, you won’t be able to stay on in the military school. This was what Commanding Officer Qin said personally.”
Huo Yingcheng spoke, adding fuel to the flame.
He especially emphasized the word ‘personally.’
He Niancheng’s finger that was rapping against the armrest, halted.
Noticing this detail, Qin Huai’s face turned even paler.
Gu Qingjiu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
‘Commander Huo, stop scaring him! He’s about to burst into tears!’
Seeing that something wasn’t quite right with the situation, Nian Chusheng glanced at He Niancheng and Huo Yingcheng, before saying with a smile, “How can we take something Commanding Officer Qin said in jest seriously? He asked Gu Qingjiu to practice all because she entered the school because of her outstanding results in shooting. You can’t blame the Commanding Officer to test her on it. Threatening to expel her from the military school was just to scare her, one shouldn’t take it seriously. Of course, since you have startled our little classmate, Commanding Officer Qin, you owe her an apology later on.”
He was asking a commanding officer to apologize to a student in front of so many people.
This was unbelievable.
He was both helping Qin Huai to get out of this sticky situation, and also siding with Gu Qingjiu.
Who asked Qin Huai to get himself into such trouble?
Xiong Xuejian looked at Nian Chusheng in surprise, and Huo Yingcheng also thoughtfully cast a glance at him.
On the other hand, Gu Qingjiu—the central party in this matter—couldn’t speak up for herself.
However, Qin Huai was surprisingly insistent. With a dark look, he said, “If she passes, I’ll naturally apologize to her.”
This was his greatest concession.
He was persevering with gritted teeth and refusing to admit defeat.
Clearly, he ought to have heard about Gu Qingjiu’s practice results over the past few days.
Gu Qingjiu laughed in her heart.
Passed?
Not only pass, but she could also make Qin Huai’s eyes pop out!