Checking Mobile Phones

Sometimes, when the New Recruits finished their training, they'd instinctively reach for their pockets.

But they'd come up empty.

The feeling of not having their phones to play with was like a blockage in their hearts.

But was the Squad Leader really this nice? Giving them phones directly, were they meant for them to play with?

Just as all the New Recruits were eagerly looking at Squad Leader Chen Ting, waiting for him to hand out the phones for them to play with.

Squad Leader Chen Ting simply walked to the table, took the phones out of the bag, and placed them on the table one by one:

"Later, you'll each open your phones and delete any military uniform photos, as well as anything posted on social media about the unit."

"Then, whether it's any VPNs you downloaded before enlisting, any proxies to connect to the external network, or any foreign apps like Facebook, Little Blue Bird, etc., delete them all cleanly."

"These things are not allowed."

"I'll give you five minutes. After you're done deleting, hand your phones to me. I'll check them all."

After Squad Leader Chen Ting explained why he was giving them phones, he pointed to a latest model Apple iPhone on the table and asked:

"Whose phone is this?"

"Reporting, Squad Leader, this is mine."

Ji Baichang raised his hand and answered.

"Go get a replacement phone or buy a new one online. The unit doesn't allow Apple iPhones."

Because Apple iPhones have built-in GPS, the unit has always forbidden foreign brand phones like Apple and Samsung.

"Understood, Squad Leader. I'll buy a new domestic phone online now and mail this one back."

"Alright, everyone grab your phones, delete what needs to be deleted, and don't let me see anything you shouldn't be seeing on your phones during the inspection later."

"Otherwise, you won't be sleeping tonight. You can just squat by my bed."

The words came from Chen Ting's mouth in a calm tone, but they sent a chilling feeling through the recruits.

Just joking, their legs were almost useless after squatting for half an hour at noon, what's the difference between squatting for a whole night and having broken legs?

Thinking of this, the New Recruits nodded repeatedly, indicating they understood.

Seeing this, Squad Leader Chen Ting said they could go get their phones from the table.

"Baichang, what happened with the follow-up to that story you were telling earlier?"

Lü Qinglong was the last one to go to the table to get his phone. Compared to getting his own phone, he was more curious about how the story of the online romance meeting in real life had progressed.

His phone didn't have any military uniform photos or apps for the external network.

Even if he handed it over to Chen Ting for inspection right now, there wouldn't be any problems.

"The follow-up? I'll tell you later. To avoid saying I'm making up stories to trick you, I'll show you the photos of the male-girl."

"But before that, I need to buy a new phone first."

Lü Qinglong leaned his head next to Ji Baichang's.

Ji Baichang casually opened a shopping app, then asked Squad Leader Chen Ting for the unit's address. He then searched for phones in the search bar.

Price from high to low.

He selected a domestic brand phone costing over 10,000 yuan and paid without batting an eye.

A bank SMS notification came through, showing a remaining balance of eight figures.

"Hiss~"

"No way! Bro, your family is really rich! Eight figures in your bank account? What are you doing here as a soldier? Trying to cure your internet addiction, huh?"

Song Si from Guangxi, who was standing nearby, glanced at Ji Baichang's phone and his eyes widened.

He initially thought Ji Baichang was bragging, talking about his villa with a butler, and then about his supercar, a Ferrari.

They really thought Ji Baichang was just boasting, but they didn't expect this guy was actually that rich!

"Ah, it's just pocket money."

"What's the big deal? Qinglong, I'll show you the photo of the male-girl from back then."

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"Huh? Is this a male-girl? Isn't this just a young lady?"

Lü Qinglong looked confused. He couldn't have misread it, right?

He even rubbed his eyes.

He had trouble distinguishing between a male-girl and a young lady.

"Wait! Xu Gou, why does the photo you pulled out look so familiar?"

Xue Daochao, standing beside them, narrowed his eyes and scrutinized it.

He even raised his left hand and began calculating something using Xiao Liuren.

"What male-girl?! This is Teacher Fukada! Are you treating me like an idiot?!"

Suddenly, Xue Daochao seemed to have foreseen it and loudly greeted Ji Baichang.

Fortunately, I've seen a lot, so I wasn't fooled by this kid Ji Baichang.

But I really haven't seen this skin before, could it be from Teacher Fukada's new work?

"Good! You down-to-earth Daoist, you can't hide this from me either!"

"Cough, cough, how could I possibly show you photos of others without their permission? I just found a random picture to fool you guys."

Ji Baichang chuckled and exited the album.

He seemed very carefree, turning his phone over and formatting it before handing it to Squad Leader Chen Ting for inspection.

"How am I supposed to check your phone if you format it?"

"Forget it, I'll keep your phone for now. When your new phone arrives, take out the SIM card and put it in the new phone, then you can mail it back."

Chen Ting said as he put Ji Baichang's phone back into the bag.

The second person to hand his phone to Squad Leader Chen Ting for inspection was Lü Qinglong.

There wasn't much to check, Chen Ting simply flipped through the album. After ensuring there were no photos in uniform, he was about to power it off and put it in the bag when his gaze suddenly fell upon a photo in Lü Qinglong's album.

In the photo, Lü Qinglong was standing in the center, his face showing a childish innocence, looking about seven or eight years old. To his left stood a middle-aged man in a military uniform.

The man's shoulders bore two bars and four stars, clearly indicating he was a Senior Colonel. If seen now, he would be capable of commanding an entire new recruit brigade.

Standing to Lü Qinglong's left, besides a woman who looked quite young, only in her early thirties, was a face that Chen Ting found incredibly familiar.

"Lü Qingtian."

He still had acne back then.

It was a young man with a buzz cut, exuding vitality, who bore a five or six-point resemblance to the Senior Colonel beside him. He was also wearing a camouflage uniform, but it was the Army's Type 07 camouflage, the deep green one. His shoulders were bare, indicating the time the photo was taken. It should have been around the time this young man was preparing to enlist.

Lü Qinglong seemed to have noticed that his Squad Leader Chen Ting was staring at the photo on his phone, and that he had even spoken his brother's name!