I returned to my hometown adorned with military medals, and the whole city erupted in celebration.

Chapter 4: Li Erniu! You just wait!

This roar was truly earth-shattering and awe-inspiring.

The sound echoed in the large cafeteria, lingering for a long time.

"Why--!"

Li Erniu agreed so readily and loudly, his face instantly beaming with a smile like a blooming sunflower.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have achieved the "Instructor publicly acknowledges family" achievement!]

[Received Gong Jian's extreme shock (containing hatred) +5000!]

[Received 10000 points of extreme shock from the entire company!]

[Congratulations, host! You have reached the required points! Do you wish to redeem the 'God-Level Fighting Technique' immediately?]

"Redeem! Redeem now!"

Li Erniu roared inwardly.

Instantly, a warm current surged through his body, and countless fighting techniques, power generation methods, and killing techniques were integrated into his muscle memory as if enlightened.

His eyes became brighter, his back straighter, and his entire demeanor underwent a dramatic transformation in that instant.

If he was just like a kind and honest elder before, now he's like a tiger in pigskin...!

"Good boy! So good!"

Having already gained an advantage, Li Erniu didn't forget to add insult to injury.

He smiled as he looked at Gong Jian, whose face was ashen, and reached out his hand again, just like before, to touch Gong Jian's head:

"Good child, it is a virtue to admit your mistakes and correct them. This is what makes a good descendant of the Li family."

After Li Erniu finished speaking, Li Guifang, who was standing next to him, beamed with joy and held onto Li Erniu's hand tightly.

"Third Uncle, look at this child, he's just too shy. Since he's accepted it, that's good! Quick, quick, sit down! We haven't seen each other in so long, we must have a good drink today! Gong Jian! Go! Pour your Third Uncle some wine!"

Gong Jian: "..."

Looking at his own mother's "forgetting her son now that she has her uncle" expression, and then at Li Erniu's smug "I'm reluctant but I have to sit down for your mother's sake" look, he felt a metallic taste in his throat.

"Mother... there are rules in the army that we can't drink alcohol," Gong Jian said, pursing his lips.

Li Guifang looked at Li Erniu, clearly wanting to ask for his opinion.

Li Erniu nodded and said, "The child is right, there is indeed such a rule."

Upon hearing this, Li Guifang finally relented and said, "Alright, go buy a drink. Your third uncle must be thirsty after talking so much."

Li Erniu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes! I am a little thirsty."

"Xiao Gong, go ahead, I want to go with Cola!"

Gong Jian: "..."

Gong Jian turned around, his back to everyone, and stumbled, almost falling.

He strode towards the camp supermarket, his back view appearing incredibly desolate and sorrowful.

"The instructor...cried?"

Wang Yanbing nudged He Chenguang and asked in a low voice.

He Chenguang sighed, looking at Li Erniu with a complicated expression: "I would cry too if I were in his shoes. This isn't just killing someone's heart, it's tearing their heart out and then stomping on it. Erniu... his days in the Fourth Company are going to be quite something."

……

Half an hour later.

Gong Jian found the meal utterly unpalatable.

He kept his head down the whole time, mechanically pouring drinks and serving food to Li Erniu.

Li Erniu, on the other hand, chatted and laughed with Li Guifang about old stories from the village, occasionally commenting, "Hey, the drink Xiao Gong bought is pretty good, it tastes good."

Gong Jian's hand holding the wine bottle was trembling.

After finally getting through the dinner party, they saw off Li Guifang, who was satisfied and went to rest at the guesthouse.

Gong Jian stood downstairs at the guesthouse, watching the light in his mother's room come on, and finally let out a long sigh of relief.

He turned around abruptly, his gaze sharp as a knife, instantly locking onto Li Erniu, who was preparing to make a quick getaway.

The playground was deserted by now, and the night wind was howling.

"Li Erniu".

Gong Jian's voice was as cold as if it had been pulled out of an ice cellar. Without his mother present, the aura of that iron-blooded instructor instantly returned, and because of the humiliation just now, it was now tinged with a chilling murderous intent.

"arrive!"

Li Erniu stood at attention and saluted, his movements so perfect that no one could find fault with them.

But the faint smile on his face was, in Gong Jian's eyes, the greatest provocation.

Gong Jian approached step by step until their faces were less than ten centimeters apart.

He stared intently at Li Erniu, his voice low and menacing:

"You're so smug, aren't you?"

"You made me lose face in front of the whole company, and now you want me to call you 'Third Uncle'? Do you think you're so funny? So capable?"

Li Erniu blinked, looking completely innocent:

"Instructor, you've wronged me. I didn't want to either. It was all to cooperate with Guifang... to cooperate with Auntie. Besides, seniority is something set by our ancestors, and I can't change it."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Let me tell you, Li Erniu! In the company, there are only ranks, not seniority! I'll let this go today for my mother's sake! But!"

A dangerous glint flashed in Gong Jian's eyes:

"Listen to me! Since you're my 'elder,' your military skills must be top-notch, right? Otherwise, how can you set a good example for me, a captain?"

"Starting tomorrow! Your training volume will double! No, triple!"

"I want to see you run a 5km trail race in under 18 minutes!"

"In shooting training, if you can't get a perfect score, I'll make you eat the target!"

"And there's housekeeping, tactical maneuvering, physical fitness... If you fail in any one of these areas, I'll show you what 'the wrath of a grandnephew' really means!"

Gong Jian had completely turned to the dark side by this time.

He couldn't retaliate openly, but he could use his authority to "openly and legitimately" train this bastard to death on the training field!

He wanted to make Li Erniu regret everything he had done today!

He wanted to make Li Erniu cry and beg him not to call him Third Uncle!

Despite Gong Jian's blatant threat, Li Erniu showed no fear whatsoever.

Instead, he looked at Gong Jian, a meaningful smile appearing on his lips.

With the [God-Level Fighting Technique] obtained through the system exchange, plus the stamina potions in the system shop that haven't been redeemed yet...

Three times the training volume?

Is that punishment?

That's clearly a stage for him to rack up points!

Li Erniu gently brushed away Gong Jian's hand that was gripping his collar, straightened his clothes, then saluted Gong Jian with an incredibly bright smile:

"Alright, Xiao Gong... no, Instructor! Since you're so filial and want to personally help Third Uncle exercise, I certainly can't let you down."

See you at the training ground tomorrow. Don't be scared by me then.

After saying that, Li Erniu turned around, humming a little tune, and swaggered back to his dormitory with an air of indifference.

Seeing Li Erniu's arrogant back, Gong Jian was so angry that he slammed his fist against the wall, knocking off a piece of plaster.

"Li Erniu! You just wait! If I don't train you until you're skinned alive tomorrow, I'm not a Gong!"

"I've called him Third Uncle once, that's enough! Don't even think about making me call him that a second time in my life!"