Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“Three hundred push-ups!” The frighteningly resolute voice rang out again.
Xiao Jing’s brows were wrinkled uncontrollably, and she was wondering whether she should vomit it out and give the apple back to him.
Shen Chengfeng’s eyes once again passed over Xiao Jing and asked, “Any opinions?”
“No, no, I’ll do it right away.” Xiao Jing was about to squat down when she suddenly caught sight of a figure running in like the wind.
Lian Qing jumped on his two hooves, ran into the camp with a big smile on his face, and seemed to be holding a bunch of things in his hands.
Shen Chengfeng narrowed his eyes and stared expressionlessly at the figure that came into his sight.
When Lian Qing saw the few people, he generously handed over the apples in his hand one by one and said with a smile: “I just found a fruit tree on the back hill. The apples are ripe. Come and eat them. I have eaten a lot. They are so sweet, like candied fruit.”
The three gazes fell on Lian Qing without saying anything.
Lian Qing didn’t understand why the three people looked at him in different ways. He touched his face and smiled, “Is there something on my face?”
Xiao Jing swallowed, looked at the apple that was stuffed into her hand, then glanced at the silent captain. What should she say now?
Lian Qing felt that the atmosphere was not right, and whispered: “Are you touched? It’s okay, it’s just a few apples.”
Xiao Jing lay down obediently and started doing the push-ups one after another.
Lian Qing was puzzled. He squatted in front of Xiao Jing and said with a strong intention of mocking him, “What did Second Lieutenant Xiao do wrong? When I left the 525th Regiment, I told you to be serious when you arrived at the special operations team. Look at you, you are so playful. You deserve to be punished.”
Xiao Jing raised her head and said nonchalantly, “I just ate an apple, and the captain punished me to do 300 push-ups.”
A gust of wind blew across the corner of Lian Qing’s clothes, and he suddenly felt a little pain in his spine. He touched his back and turned his head stiffly towards Shen Chengfeng.
Shen Chengfeng still said nothing, just stared at Lian Qing with two particularly narrow eyes.
Lian Qing shuddered inexplicably, and without saying anything else, he lay down beside Xiao Jing and started doing push-ups as well.
Xiao Jing glanced at Captain Lian Qing, who was working with some effort beside her, and looked at him with sympathy.
Lian Qing curled his lips in grievance.
Xiao Jing raised the corner of her mouth, smiled harmlessly, and said with lowered voice, “Captain, are you surprised?”
Lian Qing’s mouth twitched slightly, “Second Lieutenant Xiao, I sympathize with you.”
“You will spend every day of the next seven days this happily.” After doing 300, Xiao Jing held her chin with both hands, stared at Lian Qing, who was lying on the ground with an unstable center of balance, then with sparkling eyes, she playfully grabbed a handful of dirt and smeared it on his face.
“Ahem.” Lian Qing choked and yelled, “Second Lieutenant Xiao, you will be put in solitary confinement for insulting your superior like this.”
Xiao Jing patted her butt and stood up, straightened her body, and replied: “Report to the captain, the mission is completed.”
Shen Chengfeng threw the apple in his hand over and said, “Take it back and put it away.”
“Yes, captain.” Xiao Jing picked up the others on the ground, put them back in her pocket, turned around and ran towards the dormitory.
“You can go back too.” Shen Chengfeng said to Lin Qi beside him.
Lian Qing just lay on the ground with a hopeless look on his face. The sun came out at dawn, bringing warmth to his body, but he felt cold. It was a cold without any human touch, without any camaraderie.
Shen Chengfeng looked down at the embarrassed Lian Qing and said, “Captain Lian, you can take a rest now.”
Lian Qing rubbed his sore hands and feet, feeling a little confused, and asked, “Can’t we eat those apples?”
“It’s edible.” Shen Chengfeng said casually.
Lian Qing’s eyes darkened. What did those push-ups he just did mean?
Shen Chengfeng stood with his hands behind his back and continued, “I didn’t say you have to complete the push-ups. I’ve said that in the special operations team, my words are the rules. As for other people’s words, you can ignore them.”
“…”
“Thank you for your hard work, Captain. You can go to the cafeteria and have some breakfast now.”
Lian Qing puffed up his mouth and looked as angry as a fathead fish.
He sat on the ground, staring at the departing figure with resentment in his eyes. He looked at Shen Chengfeng, who was wrapped tightly from head to toe in his cloak that he thought was wild and unrestrained, and in his meticulous military uniform and shiny combat boots. Then he silently made a pistol shape with his hand.
“Snap.” Lian Qing blew on his fingers proudly. Sooner or later, I will pin you down under me and beat you over and over again, making you cry and beg for mercy.
Hahaha, it’s so exciting just thinking about it.
“My waist.” Lian Qing couldn’t catch his breath. He laughed so hard that he choked. He then held his waist and staggered to his feet, limping towards the cafeteria.
In the dormitory, a small figure was rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for clothes.
Xiao Jing searched for a long time before she found a clean army green T-shirt at the bottom of the box. She took off her captain’s uniform as usual and was about to put on her own clothes when the tightly closed dormitory door was pushed open from the outside.
The “creaking” sound was a barely perceptible sound, but it was still particularly startling in the quiet space.
Xiao Jing panicked and hurriedly pulled at her clothes, but because she was too nervous, the opening of her clothes got on her head and she was stuck in an awkward way.
Shen Chengfeng stood at the door, staring at the figure who had twisted himself into a ball. His eyes looked from top to bottom, and the white stripe wrapped around her chest was particularly eye-catching.
“…” Xiao Jing hurriedly tore off her clothes, her face slightly flushed. She then sat there with her back to the person who came, not daring to move.
Shen Chengfeng closed the dormitory door with his backhand and walked straight in, as if he was not disturbed by the scene just now.
Xiao Jing stuffed her clothes into the closet in a hurry, stood up straight, and hesitated whether to say something to resolve this inexplicable embarrassment.
Shen Chengfeng looked at the apples on the table and asked, “Do you like apples?”
Xiao Jing didn’t understand his implication, and was afraid that she would accidentally step on the minefield of this sultry captain, so she answered cautiously: “Should I say I like it or not?”
Shen Chengfeng turned around and stared at her with sharp eyes.
Xiao Jing felt even more guilty when he looked at her. She lowered her head and couldn’t help hooking her palm with her fingers as she said, “I like it very much.”
“Eat it.”
Xiao Jing suddenly raised her head and looked at the round and red apples on the table. She then raised her lips slightly and asked uncertainly, “Captain, are you really going to let me eat them?”
“Or throw it away.” Shen Chengfeng turned and walked towards a wall. When he got closer, he realized that it was really a wall, not a bathroom like in his dormitory. He covered his mouth and coughed lightly, turned a corner and sat on the bed.
The room became quiet again. Perhaps because the space was too small, the breathing of both people could be heard clearly.
Xiao Jing sat on the stool, facing the pile of red temptations on the table. Her hand moved towards the apple without her brain’s control. Finally, the moment her fingertips touched the apple, she picked it up, opened her mouth and started to bite it.
“Is it delicious?” Shen Chengfeng spoke, breaking the silence in the space.
Xiao Jing handed one over, “Captain, why don’t you try it? After all, you grew it. Why don’t you try it?”
After Shen Chengfeng took it, he took a bite and found it a bit sour. He couldn’t help but frown and finally decided to throw it into the trash can.
“Captain, don’t throw it away. It’s such a pity.” Xiao Jing took it first and took a bite of the apple. With a puffed mouth, she continued, “This one is a bit sour. Mine is sweeter.”
Shen Chengfeng looked at the half-eaten apple, raised his eyebrows and glared at Xiao Jing who was handing it to him.
Xiao Jing took it back with a wry smile.
Shen Chengfeng didn’t say much. He just took a bite of the apple she had nibbled on with her hand. It was indeed much sweeter than the sour taste just now.
Xiao Jing’s cheeks felt a little hot. So, she retracted her hand and whispered, “Isn’t it sweet?”
Shen Chengfeng slowly swallowed the food in his mouth and nodded, “Gather in Area A after eating.”
After saying this, he stood up, threw on his cloak, and left majestically.
The sun was getting brighter and brighter, and rays of heat fell in front of the training area.
Officers from various major camps all over the country stood in a row, about ten people in total.
Jiang Xin dragged the heavy machine gun that would be needed later into the training area, loaded a row of simulated bullets on it, and gave a friendly smile to the ten newcomers.
Lian Qing remembered this smile. Thinking about what happened yesterday, he suddenly felt pain in his bones.
Bai Hua, the deputy captain from the 120th Regiment, muttered quietly, “What are they going to practice?”
The other person was Xue Hao, the captain of the 121st Military Region. He shook his head and said, “I have a bad feeling.”
Qi Yue stood in front of the group of newcomers who had come to learn and explained with a smile: “Don’t be nervous, everyone. Although our special forces training is harsh, we still know what is important and what is not. Today, you should preview these things first, and then we can run seriously after we are familiar with you, and it will be counted into the results. How about it?”
“……” The whole place was in dead silence.
Qi Yue stood at the starting position, gestured towards the training area, and said, “Special forces, get ready.”
Jiang Xin stood in the sniper’s position and made a ready gesture.
Mu Xichi stood on a high wall. When the whistle sounded, he rolled down and quickly found a place to take cover. Just as he exposed half of his head, a bullet landed only three centimeters away from him.
Jiang Xin raised the corner of his mouth, then rushed and fired randomly.
Mu Xichi crawled forward. Although the bullets were simulated bullets, their special forces team’s simulated bullets were made to look like real bullets. Although they were not fatal when hitting the body, the pain effect was definitely no less than any bullet.
Jiang Xin continued his overwhelming attack. After firing a row of bullets, he continued to load new ones.
Taking advantage of the short five seconds when he was changing the magazine, Mu Xichi quickly ran through the most dangerous open-air area, climbed up the steep slope, and took down the first flag.
According to the rules, after taking down the first flag, the sniper must stay for about ten seconds.
Ten seconds was just a short moment between one breath and another. Perhaps for ordinary people, they couldn’t run far in this short period of time. But for the special forces elites who were like tigers out of the cage, a 100-meter sprint was just the matter of a blink of an eye between one breath and another.
Mu Xichi climbed onto the balance beam. Bullets rained down on him like a torrential rain. He lost his balance a little, so he gave up walking upright, hugged the balance beam, and walked forward hanging upside down.
“Bang.” The bullet hit Mu Xichi’s leg. He frowned, and his body instantly lunged forward and fell to the ground. The pain came without a moment’s hesitation. He was stunned and glared at Jiang Xin who continued to attack him. He said he would always leave a way out for himself, this bast**d.
Jiang Xin smiled proudly and replied with his eyes: This is fair and just training.
Qi Yue pressed the timer, looked at the white spot on Mu Xichi’s knee, and said, “One minute and five seconds, one shot, average score.”
Mu Xichi stood back in the queue, panting.
Qi Yue glanced at the new team and said, “Who wants to give it a try now? Take a step forward.”
The entire team was silent.
Qi Yue smiled and said, “It seems that everyone is very modest. Let’s start with the first person.”
Lian Qing frowned. Wasn’t he the first person he was talking about?
Qi Yue’s eyes were fixed on Lian Qing, his intention very obvious.
Lian Qing was forced to take a step forward.
Qi Yue patted his shoulder and said solemnly: “If you find that you can’t dodge later, try to protect your head. Although these bullets are fake, you will still get hurt if you got shot by too many.”
“……” Can I choose to abstain now?
“Enter the training area.” Qi Yue nodded to Jiang Xin.
Jiang Xin was concentrating on waiting for the target person to appear.
Lian Qing was standing on the high platform. When he heard the whistle, he thought he would be able to jump down perfectly like Mu Xichi. However, just after he jumped down and had no time to stand firm, one bullet, two bullets, and a bunch of bullets hit him directly.
“Oh my god, it hurts. It hurts so much.” Lian Qing covered his head and fled in all directions like a fly that could not find a way out.
Xiao Jing closed her eyes as she couldn’t bear to watch. It was a complete massacre.
Lian Qing rolled and crawled to a corner where he could hide temporarily. Looking at the dense white spots on his body, he couldn’t help but get goose bumps. It was so painful, as if he was hit by a real bullet.
Jiang Xin continued to wait for the target person to be exposed.
Lian Qing hesitantly stuck out half of his head.
“Bang.” The bullet landed heavily between his eyebrows.
“Killed in action.” Jiang Xin raised his right hand high.
Qi Yue crossed out Lian Qing’s name with a stroke of his pen.
Lian Qing sat there in a daze, not yet able to react. He just raised his hand and touched his forehead.
“Next, Xiao Jing.” Qi Yue looked at the figure on the podium with a smile. This time, after the mission from Country XX, he had a little change in his attitude towards this young soldier who got in through connections. Especially when he stood proudly on the podium, looking down at the entire training area with sharp eyes, it was rare that he began to become brave.
Xiao Jing did a side flip and landed perfectly. She did not choose to look for cover like Mu Xichi did but went straight up and dodged the bullet attack with light and nimble movements.
Jiang Xin became ruthless and attacked continuously.
Xiao Jing leaped up and took down the first flag, then rolled a few times with her head in her hands to avoid the attacking bullets.
Jiang Xin stopped attacking and could only watch the guy who dared to provoke him walk arrogantly to the second arena.
The plum blossom pile was a bit difficult, as there was mud underneath and a heavy machine gun was lurking not far away. Xiao Jing calculated each step and stepped forward.
Jiang Xin raised the corner of his mouth, took aim at the target, and fired without hesitation.
Xiao Jing felt the bullet attacking from the front, jumped and hung on the wooden stake with one arm.
The bullet hit the wood directly and bounced off into the mud.
“…” Jiang Xin was stunned. He was actually smart enough to use these wooden stakes as cover.
Because Xiao Jing was hanging on the wooden stake, she couldn’t reach the speed of taking one step at a time, but this method was very safe and there were blind spots for shooting. Even if Jiang Xin aimed at her, it would not be easy for him to hit her.
Qi Yue looked at the little figure who had successfully broken through the second arena with great interest and put a red mark on the report card with satisfaction, seeing that he knew how to make use of the environment, he had indeed grown a lot.
Xiao Jing stood in front of the big net made of ropes. This was the most difficult place. Mu Xichi was shot here. In the open air environment, without any cover, the only option was to compete with speed. According to the rules, Jiang Xin needed to stop shooting for ten seconds.
So the players here only had ten seconds to break out!
Xiao Jing climbed up the rope net. She didn’t like these soft obstacles because they were easy to step on and took a lot of time.
But in the current situation she didn’t have a moment to think, she held her breath and slid up using her hands and feet like an octopus.
Yes, just slid up.
Jiang Xin silently calculated the time, and when he was sure the time was up, he set up the heavy machine gun, laughed loudly, and began shooting at the prey frantically.
Xiao Jing knew it was too late, so she just jumped down from the highest point of five meters.
The bullet hit her feet, raising a cloud of dust.
She grabbed one end of the rope net and swung it hard to deflect the excess bullets.
“Bang.” Xiao Jing jumped back and narrowly avoided a bullet that was hitting her face.
“Click, click, click.” Jiang Xin frowned. The magazine had become empty at this critical moment.
Xiao Jing took advantage of this brief pause and ran towards the finish line like a gust of wind, facing the rising sun. She took a big step and leapt over the mud pool in the last area. The moment she landed, she rolled down the slope and struck the gong.
She took a breath, stood up straight, and looked up with her head held high at the millions of rays of sunlight that broke through the clouds and fell on the earth, with the corners of her mouth raised with pride.
If I want it, I can do it!
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