Chapter 20 (1/2)

Chapter 20

That afternoon, the students had official military training. Since it was the first session, there were bound to be accidents and mishaps – heatstroke, anemia, and the like. Public Administration Class 2 also had issues with the session.

There was a boy named Zhu Chenglong whose hair was longer than a typical boy’s. An experienced instructor would not care about such a small matter, but the instructor who led the team training this year was a young man.

The young instructor criticized Zhu Chenglong for his hair, but Zhu Chenglong was not bothered. The latter thought to himself, ‘The older instructor didn’t even say anything. What right do you have to care about my hair?’

This only made the young instructor feel challenged. He angrily found a pair of scissors and said that he would personally cut off Zhu Chenglong’s hair.

Chen Hansheng was not at the scene when the incident happened. He and Yang Shichao had gone to the convenience store to buy cigarettes. When they came back, the dispute had already happened.

The classmates had never witnessed such an incident. They either watched foolishly or stood with Zhu Chenglong to support him. Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Hu Linyu was ready to report to their professor and the young instructor’s superior. But she bumped into Chen Hansheng who was on his way back.

“Why are you panicking?” asked Chen Hansheng.

Hu Linyu briefly explained the matter. Just as she was about to leave, Chen Hansheng reached out to stop her. The idiot Yang Shichao thought that Chen Hansheng was flirting with a woman, so he also blocked Hu Linyu’s way.

“Chen Hansheng, now is not the time to joke around. Hurry up and get out of my way,” said Hu Linyu anxiously.

“What are you planning on doing? Report to Professor Guo and the young instructor’s superior? Maybe get Zhu Chenglong and that young instructor punished? This matter should be resolved in a subtler manner, behind closed doors.”

Chen Hansheng left her and went into the crowds. “What on earth is happening?”

The young instructor turned to look at the student who spoke. He was dressed in military training uniform, tall, and had a cigarette in his mouth. He looked like a ruffian.

“Who are you?” asked the instructor with a frown.

Chen Hansheng threw the cigarette butt away. It was obvious that the young instructor disliked smoking. Since he had come to solve the problem, it’d be best that he wasn’t part of the problem.

“Hello, Instructor. My name is Chen Hansheng, a student of Public Administration Class 2.”

Chen Hansheng first revealed his identity and then said, “I have a suggestion. How about we put the scissors down before we speak so that we don’t accidentally stab ourselves or others?”

Although the young instructor did not mean to hurt anyone, it was easy for people to lose control of their emotions when they were angry. The teeth marks on Chen’s arm were still there. Who would have thought that it would be from Xiao Rongyu?

The young instructor had a strong sense of self-esteem. He glanced coldly at Chen Hansheng and said, “Boys are not allowed to grow long hair during military training. I just wanted to help him cut some length off!”

The most valuable part of Zhu Chenglong’s body was probably his hair. When he heard that, he was also angry. “I won’t cut it. What are you going to do about it?”

“Why are you arguing? How about you shut up first?” Chen Hansheng turned his head and scolded Zhu Chenglong impolitely.

Zhu Chenglong decided to respect Chen Hansheng as he kept his head down without saying another word.

First, it was because Chen Hansheng had treated them to a meal, so he owed the latter a favor. Second, Chen Hansheng had a way with words. Zhu Chenglong might not be afraid of the young instructor, but Hansheng’s charisma intimidated him.

Now that Zhu Chenglong had turned silent. Chen Hansheng continued to persuade the instructor but with a slight difference in tone this time.

“Instructor, you were invited by the school to train our bodies and spirits. You have your own tasks and responsibilities. If your supervisor saw you holding a pair of scissors, what would he think?”

The young instructor realized how impulsive he had been. If the supervisor saw this scene, he would definitely be criticized.

However, he did not pass the scissors to Chen Hansheng. He quietly put them in his pocket.

It did not matter to Chen Hansheng where he put them. As long as they were not in his hands, it was fine. Now that both Zhu Chenglong and the young instructor had calmed down a little, it was time they addressed the issue about the hair.

Chen Hansheng didn’t have any issues with a guy having long hair. His hair was pretty long, and the women he liked such as Shen Youchu and Xiao Rongyu both had long black hair.