The Calabash Brothers Save Grandpa

"Then I announce... the top-ranked cadet for this session is... Xu De."

Listening to the instructor announce his victory with a listless tone, and receiving applause even more enthusiastic than before, Xu De felt no great excitement; he simply offered a military salute in the instructor's direction.

His posture remained as straight as ever.

First and foremost, the objective for this time had been accomplished.

Furthermore, there was certainly someone standing behind this instructor.

Based on Xu De's experience, he speculated that the person was most likely Revil.

It didn't matter if he guessed wrong, though; knowing there was someone pulling the strings at the top was enough.

But if that person wasn't showing himself now, perhaps there were still trials waiting for him.

Regardless of whether there were or not, he could only move forward, seizing every possibility to advance, only then could he escape this state of being at the mercy of others.

"Xu De! You've got to bring me along next time you find some chicks."

Unlike Xu De, Hans was completely different from his depressed state moments ago, appearing extremely excited.

"I don't plan on finding a girlfriend."

"...Since when did you become such a stick-in-the-mud?"

Hearing Xu De's words, Hans asked in confusion.

Just as Hans was puzzled, the people here were all hot-blooded males who had been celibate for several months, and most likely shared similar thoughts.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many internal scandals.

However, that had nothing to do with Xu De; the youth simply shook his head.

"This isn't called being a stick-in-the-mud, alright."

"Besides, the matter hasn't been resolved yet."

"Look over there."

As he spoke, Xu De pointed his finger.

"What?"

Following the direction Xu De indicated, Hans saw Thomas.

This burly, imposing man was glaring at them with predatory intent.

He looked just like a grizzly bear.

Facing the other's dangerous gaze, Hans instinctively shrank his neck.

He figured even a few of him wouldn't be enough to handle that guy.

"What do we do now?"

"Are the higher-ups not going to intervene?"

Hans asked in fear.

"It's not that they aren't intervening."

"Perhaps it's just not the time for them to intervene yet."

As Xu De spoke, the instructor finished his perfunctory closing remarks.

In the end, he simply told Xu De and the others to wait for tomorrow's arrangements, and the crowd dispersed on the spot.

"Let's go."

Seeing that Thomas had already left first, Xu De said.

Hans breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and asked.

"Is it going to be okay?"

"It won't be in a moment, so you'd better stay far away."

Having said that, he didn't wait for Hans to respond and walked toward the exit.

Along the way, a portion of his former peers approached him enthusiastically upon seeing Xu De.

Among this group of new recruits, Xu De clearly possessed an incomparable advantage.

"That... Xu, you really are amazing!"

"That's right, I had no idea you were this strong!"

Judging by Xu De's abilities, he was undoubtedly a dragon among men for the future, so all sorts of flattery emerged one after another.

With social stratification solidified, joining the military was an excellent path for those without high academic qualifications who wanted to climb higher.

Since Xu De showed promise at this moment, naturally, more people came to cling to him.

Of course, in reality, there weren't many people fawning over him, just those few.

After all, not everyone is willing to throw away their dignity.

"It was just average, a stroke of luck."

Xu De did not show any pride.

Humility is a virtue; as long as others do not target him, he has no interest in wasting time fighting back.

And if others want to chat and build connections, he simply deflects them with Tai Chi.

He is not foolish enough to lose his head just because of a few compliments.

Especially those who are eager to cozy up to him right now; they are most likely people who will stop at nothing to climb the ladder.

If he were to actually help them with something, When the time came that he truly needed them, most of these people would surely be hiding before he could even reach them.

Xu De had seen this kind of thing plenty of times before.

"Xu is truly humble; he is worthy of being our chief."

"That's right, haha."

Just like that, Xu De, surrounded by the crowd like stars around the moon, made his way out to the corridor.

Before they could continue their chatter, Thomas, who had been in a corner, began to approach with four men of similar build.

All four of them wore expressions of pure malice.

Thomas, in particular, listening to the praise that originally belonged to him being showered upon Xu De, felt his face twist even further.

Facing Thomas, the people who had been by Xu De's side scattered, finally realizing the situation.

As for Xu De, looking at this Thomas, his eyes were filled with clarity.

"If you attack first, you will have to bear the consequences."

Xu De said softly.

"Go to hell! You idiot!"

Thomas interrupted Xu De, and as soon as he finished speaking, he charged forward.

Xu De, facing the onslaught of Thomas and the four thugs beside him, took a step back.

He arrived at a narrow section of the space station corridor.

The passage here was not wide, only enough for two people to pass through, and being surrounded in a group fight is the most dangerous situation.

In a case like this, having the advantage of terrain made them not difficult to deal with.

Thinking this, Xu De watched Thomas, who was the first to rush up, and delivered an elbow strike.

After sending Thomas spinning, Xu De immediately stepped forward and delivered a heavy blow to the next person's abdomen.

It was like the Calabash Brothers throwing themselves into the fire one by one to save their grandfather.

Xu De quickly took care of everyone as their expressions shifted from malice to terror.

"Still want to fight?"

As Xu De spoke, his breathing became a bit ragged.

Controlling his strength to only temporarily incapacitate the opponents was still a bit difficult for him at his current level.

Getting winded from fighting just a few recruits meant he needed more training.

As for Thomas, after Xu De's words fell, he subconsciously clutched his throat, which was still throbbing from the elbow strike, and retreated a few steps.

He was better at hand-to-hand combat, and he was also better at flying a fighter jet.

What kind of death wish had he made?

And amidst Thomas's terror and the others' fervent worship and resentment, Finally, several United Army military police officers arrived with their weapons raised, surrounding Xu De in the center.

"Don't move!"

Hearing this, Xu De cooperatively raised his hands.

The instructor, who had already left, approached Xu De with a sinister grin.

This was what he had been waiting for, regardless of whether Thomas won or not.

This was a pit that Xu De would have to jump into.

These were his own men; how they were punished was entirely up to him.

In the end, they were just recruits with no connections.

Thinking this, the instructor wore a look of disdain and slowly spoke.

"Corporal Xu De, fighting and brawling, one week in solitary confinement."

One week of time—not to mention Moebius, he would likely be locked up here until the World Tree collapsed.

Xu De, of course, would not surrender without a fight; he simply straightened his body and said.

"Report, Instructor, it was Corporal Thomas who struck first!"

As Xu De spoke, he silently lowered his raised hands, standing tall and upright with an open, honest posture.

He truly wasn't accustomed to this French military salute.

"Oh?"

The instructor turned his head toward Thomas, who was still lying on the ground, and asked with a thoughtful smile.

"Corporal Thomas, what do you say?"