Hou Liangping left. He had no choice, and besides, he needed to go home to get to the bottom of the matter.
His departure sparked a flurry of discussion among his fellow students in the middle of military training. They had been holding their formation properly until first the instructor called Hou Liangping away, and then he simply left the school altogether. No one suspected corruption; they all assumed some emergency had occurred at his home.
Chen Hai felt a flicker of worry. Having shared a dormitory and spent several days together, the two had become friends. However, as soon as the instructor blew the whistle to assemble, his concern vanished, and he threw himself back into training.
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