"Platoon Leader!"
"The platoon leader is back!"
"How did it go? Was he punished?"
I had just returned to the barracks when the soldiers surrounded me. Before I could even catch my breath, they were bombarding me with questions, leaving me completely bewildered.
"What happened? What punishment?" I asked, puzzled.
My question stunned the soldiers; they looked at each other and fell silent.
"You're still asking us?" Chen Dali was the first to speak, gesturing towards me and saying, "Platoon leader, stop playing games with us! Just tell us what punishment you're going to give us! We've killed so many Japanese devils, we won't die in vain!"
"That's right! Platoon leader..." the other soldiers chimed in, "The division commander summoned you for over half an hour, and we've been waiting he
