Chapter 10: The Threat of Expulsion

Translator: Li_Voon_Loke

A cold smile appeared on the instructor’s face. His sullen face already made people feel more afraid.

“Are you sure that you can accept any punishment?”

Zhao Rui did not answer directly.

Because he could only speak for himself, but not for his roommates.

Zhao Rui turned around and gazed at his three roommates.

“Instructor, I want to stay in the Military Academy. I can accept any punishment,” Bai Xiaofei immediately said to the instructor.

Bai Xiaofei’s family was in a dire situation. The entire family was counting on Bai Xiaofei’s monthly allowance to support them after he entered the Military Academy. Of course, he did not want to be expelled from the Military Academy.

Zhang Cheng was the same. Chi Heng was also unwilling to leave the Military Academy.

Seeing that his roommates were as determined as he was, Zhao Rui was a little happy. He said to the instructor, “Instructor, please issue the punishment. We can all accept it.”

“If that’s the case…”

The instructor suddenly turned his gaze to the track not far away. There were many freshmen on the track who had failed the internal affairs inspection and were being dragged out to be punished.

Among these people who were punished, many of them had passed the inspection. However, because their roommates had failed it, they were also punished.

“You guys can start doing push-ups. The person who did the least would be expelled. The remaining three can continue to stay in the Military Academy.”

The instructor’s words were like a lightning bolt that struck Zhao Rui’s heart.

At this moment, his vision was a little dim, so much so that he couldn’t even see the instructor’s expression clearly.

It hadn’t even been a day since school started, yet one of his roommates would be expelled? And it was to let the four of them compete and select the unlucky one to be expelled?

Zhao Rui knew the reasons why his three roommates had applied to the Military Academy, and he also understood that his roommates didn’t want to be expelled.

If Zhao Rui really used his strength to compete with his roommates, as the person with the best physical fitness, he would definitely win.

However, no matter who was expelled, the others would be very sad.

Therefore, when he heard the instructor’s order, Zhao Rui was momentarily stunned and his heart beat faster.

Not only Zhao Rui, Chi Heng, Zhang Cheng, and Bai Xiaofei were also stunned. They did not want to see their roommates, who they had only known for less than a day, get expelled.

“You dare to disobey orders? If you don’t obey orders, the four of you will be expelled!” The instructor said sternly.

Bai Xiaofei and Zhang Cheng immediately got on the ground and got ready.

The little fatty Chi Heng also got on the ground when he saw this.

Only Zhao Rui was still standing on the spot.

The instructor glared at Zhao Rui and warned, “Do you want to be immediately expelled?”

Zhao Rui was forced to accept this punishment, which he very much resisted.

Following the instructor’s order, the recruits from dormitory 1-424 began to do push-ups on the field.

Among them, Zhao Rui’s physical strength was the best. In addition, Zhao Rui’s muscle strength had increased greatly last night in the training space.

Therefore, these push-ups were done effortlessly by Zhao Rui.

As for Bai Xiaofei and Zhang Cheng, they were barely able to sit up.

They had just entered the Military Academy and their physical fitness was still very poor. Moreover, they had gone out for morning exercises on an empty stomach and had not been able to eat until now.

To be honest, Bai Xiaofei and Zhang Cheng were already running out of strength. It was only because they were afraid of being expelled from the Military Academy that they were able to grit their teeth and persevere.

The most pitiful one was Chi Heng. His family was well-off and he had never suffered growing up. The only reason he applied for the Military Academy was to pursue a girl that he liked. That was why he had decided to come to the Military Academy to muddle on for a few years.

Just now, when he was doing morning exercises, Chi Heng almost fell behind due to his lack of strength. Now, he had to do push-ups as punishment.

How could he push forward?

His face was flushed red as he gritted his teeth. He used both his hands to support himself on the ground, but he no longer had the strength to lower his body.

The instructor took out a palm-sized tablet. In this Military Academy, only the instructor had this device.

The instructor had already used the tablet to look up information about the new recruits in dorm 1-424. Based on the photos on it, the instructor found out the names of these four recruits.

“Chi Heng, What’s wrong With You? Your roommates didn’t stop. Do you want to be directly expelled?” The instructor frowned and asked Chi Heng.

“I’m… I’m sorry. I… I really don’t have any strength left,” Chi Heng said to the instructor with a red face.

“If that’s the case, all of you can stand up! Chi Heng has been expelled, go to the academic affairs office to leave a signature. The rest of you can forget about this incident.”

“Eh? I. . .”

Chi Heng wanted to say something, but he couldn’t.

He felt extremely desperate. He had been expelled from the school in less than a day after the school started? If this news spread to his parents, how disappointed would they be with Chi Heng? How would the girl that Chi Heng liked look at Chi Heng in the future?

Due to extreme despair, Chi Heng, who was originally using his hands to support himself on the ground, actually fell to the ground.

Zhao Rui, Bai Xiaofei, and Zhang Cheng immediately helped Chi Heng up.

Bai Xiaofei and Zhang Cheng felt a lingering fear. They were glad that they weren’t expelled from the Military Academy, but they couldn’t help but sympathize with Chi Heng’s suffering.

“Humph, a person with only this bit of potential is not qualified to study at Odin Academy!” The instructor said contemptuously.

Seeing Chi Heng lying on the ground like a pile of mud, the instructor did not pay any more attention to him.

Zhao Rui could not bear it anymore. Although the instructor was Zhao Rui’s superior, according to the Military Academy’s rules, soldiers could not contradict the instructor.

However, Zhao Rui really could not stand by and watch Chi Heng get expelled just like that.

“Instructor, isn’t this too much? It’s true that we didn’t handle our chores properly and even tried to fake it. However, we’ve only been in the Military Academy for one day, and you want to expel Chi Heng because of this? Isn’t this unreasonable?” Zhao Rui looked at the instructor and said sincerely.

“You should be Zhao Rui.”

The instructor looked at the tablet in his hand. “Your parents are both graduates of Odin Academy. Didn’t they teach you not to disobey the orders of your superiors? If you dare to say anything more, you and Chi Heng will go to the academic affairs office to sign and leave.”

“Don’t say anymore.” Hearing that he might implicate Zhao Rui, Chi Heng immediately grabbed Zhao Rui’s shoulder.

“Instructor, I’m the only one in our dormitory who wants to cheat. My three roommates are all innocent. Zhao Rui handled his chores by himself, so he didn’t cheat.”

Although he was about to be expelled, Chi Heng didn’t want to implicate his roommates.

Zhao Rui wanted to say more, but Chi Heng seemed to recover his strength in an instant.

He actually stood up and covered Zhao Rui’s mouth with his hand, not allowing Zhao Rui to speak.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Cheng and Bai Xiaofei could not help but be moved. How could they not sympathize with Chi Heng.

“Instructor, please give Chi Heng another chance.”

“Yes, yes. Our dormitory will definitely not do anything that violates rules in the future.” Bai Xiaofei and Zhang Cheng also pleaded for mercy to the instructor.

The instructor could not help but laugh, but this time it was not a sneer but a gratified smile. “I didn’t expect that the bond between you would be so deep..”