Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xiao Jing hurriedly put on her clothes. She looked at the captain, who was still shirtless, and couldn’t help but cover her mouth and cough lightly.
Shen Chengfeng sat on the ground and handed the fruit to her, his voice as usual, neither warm nor cold, “Eat up, and after you finish, I’ll have Pei Yi take you home.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jing’s expression hardened, and she quickly said, “Captain, I can still fight.”
“This is just military training, not a battlefield. There’s no need to risk your life.” Shen Chengfeng took a bite out of half a wild apple.
Xiao Jing lowered her eyes, her hands tightly clutching her clothes. She said, “Captain, I know the rules. If you are seriously injured, you must withdraw. But I don’t think my injuries are serious. I can continue to fight.”
“I don’t like repeating what I’ve said before.” The implication is clear.
Xiao Jing bit her lower lip. “Captain, I can definitely continue—”
“There are still two games left. Do you think you can keep up with your current speed?”
Xiao Jing was speechless. She was indeed restricted. Her waist was injured, and she could hardly make any sudden movements. Otherwise, she would not only fail to kill the enemy, but also expose herself at any time, and even drag her comrades down.
“You need to know your limits. If you just blindly rush forward to fight, that’s just reckless behavior. I’ve assessed your fighting ability, and you’re no longer suitable to continue.” Shen Chengfeng threw the fruit pit at the big tiger.
“Captain–“
“This military training is not only an assessment of our special operations team from above, but also the most direct way I use to assess soldiers. If you want to show off for a while, I can keep you here, but in the future, I will take into account your disobedience to determine whether to send you out on all missions.”
“Captain, I didn’t mean to show off, I just didn’t want to lose.” Xiao Jing held the small apple tightly.
Shen Chengfeng put on his coat, placed the bulletproof vest in front of her, and continued, “Special forces are not allowed to lose, but we will never allow any soldier to die innocently. Our lives are meant for the real battlefield.”
Xiao Jing lowered her head. The glistening fruit was still covered in dew. She squeezed it hard, and the peel cracked.
“Put on your bulletproof vests and come with me.” Shen Chengfeng prepared to leave the cave.
Xiao Jing leaned against the wall to stand up, but due to excessive blood loss, she staggered uncontrollably.
Hearing the intermittent movements behind him, Shen Chengfeng steadied himself and asked, “Even in this state, do you still think you can continue?”
“Captain, I just want to stay in the special forces. Even if it means risking my life this time, I will fight with all my might.”
“Yes, my order to you was to get first place, but can you still get first place in your current state?” Shen Chengfeng asked again.
Xiao Jing frowned. In this state, let alone winning first place, even wanting to continue fighting was a pipe dream. Was she just going to admit defeat like this?
Shen Chengfeng turned around, walked straight towards her, and took the gun from her hand.
Xiao Jing was startled when her palm suddenly went empty, and almost instinctively tried to snatch it back.
Shen Chengfeng said coldly, “What are you fighting over? Come on up.”
Xiao Jing was stunned for a moment, looking at his squatting body, and awkwardly climbed onto his back.
Shen Chengfeng walked out of the cave, his trouser legs damp with dew. He said, “There’s no need to be number one. I’ll decide whether to keep you in the special forces team based on your performance over this period.”
Xiao Jing couldn’t help but tighten her arms around him, excitedly leaning on his shoulder, and asked, “Does the captain mean he won’t send me away now?”
“Or you want to leave yourself, hmm?”
“No, no, no, I’m not leaving, I don’t want to leave.”
“Then let go of my hands.” Shen Chengfeng watched as the two hands, which had unconsciously tightened their grip on his neck, tightened their grip on his neck.
Xiao Jing quickly loosened her grip, her face beaming with a smile. She asked, “Captain, can I really still stay in the special forces?”
“Special forces are not child’s play, there are no useless people, and of course we won’t give up on an elite just like that. You’re right, it’s not that women are not allowed to join special forces, it’s just that there’s no precedent for it. Today I’m giving you this opportunity.”
Sunlight filtered through the trees and happened to fall on Xiao Jing, warming her gently.
She smiled like an innocent child, as if she had seen hope.
Shen Chengfeng noticed her arched eyebrows, parted the grass, and walked towards the rendezvous point.
“Coo coo coo.” The bird took flight and soared into the sky, stirring up the dew on the leaves, and the water droplets fell in a shower.
“Crunch.” A crisp sound came from the dense forest.
Shen Chengfeng’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the large tree in front of him and gestured to her.
Xiao Jing understood his meaning and carefully climbed up the tree trunk. Her movements were noticeably slow, and with almost every movement, her wound would reopen, causing her great pain and seeming to bleed again.
Shen Chengfeng hid in the bushes and saw the two members of the Zhenghu team walking by through the gaps.
The two coordinated perfectly, one in front of the other, deliberately maintaining a two-meter distance, their steps in sync, each keeping their eyes and ears open in all directions.
Xiao Jing leaned against a tree branch, aiming at someone behind her.
Shen Chengfeng lay prone on the ground, aiming his gun at a person in front of him.
“Bang!” The bullets fired at the same time caused fallen leaves to flutter past as the gunshot rang out.
“Thump.” The two members of the Zhenghu team took turns complementing each other, and both fired a shot at the same time.
Xiao Jing noticed the bullet hurtling through the air and instinctively took a step to the side.
The space between the branches prevented her from moving, and as soon as she moved, a bullet hole landed two centimeters away from her.
She knew that these two were definitely not easy to deal with; they were both quick-witted and even coordinated perfectly, and should be the strongest members of the Zheng Hu team.
Peng Tian and Peng Hu were brothers, identical twins, and naturally understood each other. During missions, they did not need many words; they understood each other’s intentions with just a glance.
Shen Chengfeng abandoned his cover; he had to draw the two brothers’ attention to him, so he quickly moved to the rear.
Peng Tian followed closely behind, occasionally firing two bullets with his gun.
Shen Chengfeng hid behind the rubble and looked at his magazine; he didn’t have many bullets left.
Peng Tian, alert, stopped the pursuit and began to walk slowly.
Shen Chengfeng noticed the approaching footsteps, abandoned his sniper rifle, grabbed a handful of dirt, and unexpectedly threw it in the direction of the approaching people.
Peng Tian took a step back, raised his gun, and prepared to fire. Suddenly, a gust of wind came towards him, and he reacted quickly by retreating again.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Chengfeng was in front of the other man, grabbed his sidearm, and forcefully twisted his wrist along the barrel of the gun.
Peng Tian felt a sharp pain in his wrist, and his hand holding the pistol involuntarily loosened its grip.
The gun fell to the ground with a dull thud.
Peng Tian instinctively reached out to pick it up, but before he could bend down, a leg came hurtling toward his face. He dodged to the right, but the leg seemed to have read his mind.
Shen Chengfeng spun around and kicked, his foot brushing against the opponent’s cheek. In the instant the opponent lost his balance, he leaped into the air and struck the opponent’s head with his knee.
“Bang!”
Peng Tian staggered, the change was too fast, he felt dizzy and before he could fully react, he was shot right in the chest, and smoke began to spread.
Peng Hu noticed white smoke rising in the distance and realized that it was very likely his brother who had been killed in action.
He stood under the tree and fired several shots without hesitation, making sure that the hidden enemy was forced into a corner with nowhere to retreat.
Xiao Jing cursed under her breath, flipped over the branch, and leaped onto another branch. Before she could even get her footing, a bullet narrowly grazed her trouser leg.
Peng Hu spotted the dodging figure, aimed at the target, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Xiao Jing sensed the danger sweeping through the gaps in the trees, so she gave up dodging and faced the enemy head-on, firing a bullet in return.
The two bullets grazed each other but did not deviate from their course, each flying away.
Peng Hu quickly took two steps back, looked at the spent cartridges lying at his feet, and fired again.
Xiao Jing had no way to retreat; she fell backward and tumbled directly from the tree.
The five-meter-tall tree wasn’t very dangerous. She tried her best to protect her head and slammed it onto the muddy ground with a thud.
“Cough, cough.” She couldn’t hold back the blood and spat it out.
Peng Hu walked forward triumphantly with his gun in hand, his index finger sliding across the trigger.
“Bang!”
Xiao Jing closed her eyes, waiting for the announcement of her death.
She waited for a while, but didn’t seem to feel the numbing sensation of the bullet hitting her body, so she quickly opened her eyes.
Shen Chengfeng unleashed a barrage of punches, relentlessly pounding Peng Hu’s face until he was unrecognizable.
Peng Hu shook his dizzy head, still not fully recovered, and one foot blocked out all the light from him.
Shen Chengfeng kicked away the fallen body, looked at the enemy who had rolled a few times and was now lying motionless on the ground, twisted his sore wrist, and finally fired a shot.
Peng Tian, who had been declared dead, closed his eyes, unable to bear the sight. Captain Shen, who was always efficient in dealing with the enemy, had actually utterly crushed a lowly soldier. Yes, it was a complete and utter annihilation. His own brother probably even lost a few teeth. Just thinking about it made him ache.
“Cough cough.” Xiao Jing covered her wound and slowly stood up. Her face was covered in blood and dirt.
Shen Chengfeng picked up his sidearm from the ground, slung it over his shoulder, and walked towards her. He looked at her pale face and frowned slightly. “Can you still hold on?”
Xiao Jing nodded and coughed twice, covering her mouth.
Shen Chengfeng carried her on his back, his military boots leaving a deep mark on the mud. He said, “In this situation, you have to know how to outsmart the enemy.”
“Does the captain mean I should surrender?”
“Being able to gain the opponent’s trust for a short period of time before launching a sneak attack may seem morally excessive, but there is no such thing as fairness on the battlefield.”
“I understand.” Xiao Jing leaned against his back, her mind hazy.
Shen Chengfeng walked to the stream, put her down, wet his handkerchief, and then walked back.
Xiao Jing sat on the ground, the sunlight falling lushly on the water’s surface, and a gentle breeze created shimmering ripples.
Shen Chengfeng wiped the dust off her face, glanced at the sun, and said, “Rest for a while before you go.”
Xiao Jing pointed to his shoulder, wiped the blood from her hands onto his body, and said with a smile, “Don’t waste it.”
Shen Chengfeng glanced at her and took a handkerchief to wipe the blood off her hands.
Xiao Jing stared in astonishment. “Let me apply the medicine for you first.”
“Do you think you’re a miracle doctor? That you can save people with just a little blood?”
“Although I’m not a miracle doctor, I know I’m your current medicine.” Xiao Jing opened her backpack and found that all the hemostatic drugs were gone.
Shen Chengfeng walked back to the stream and washed the blood-stained handkerchief clean.
Xiao Jing stood up and slowly walked over. Looking at his lonely figure, she suddenly felt a pang of pain in her heart. She asked, “Did the captain use all the medicine on me?”
“If you want to die, you can refuse my medicine.”
“And your injury—”
“It’s just a minor injury.” Shen Chengfeng wrung out his handkerchief and stood up. In the sunlight, he looked at her with piercing eyes.
Xiao Jing tore open a corner of his clothes, wanting to give him a simple bandage.
Shen Chengfeng refused, saying, “No need.”
“You’ll die if you bleed like this.” Xiao Jing squatted down beside him.
Shen Chengfeng raised his hand to stop her, “It’s no use.”
Xiao Jing then realized that his skin began to corrode as soon as it came into contact with her ordinary clothes, and in the blink of an eye, only a clump of ash remained.
Shen Chengfeng opened the water bottle and handed it to her, saying, “Have some water.”
Xiao Jing took out a knife and prepared to tear his clothes.
Shen Chengfeng said coldly, “We don’t need these things.”
“No one knows when the special forces training will end. Does the captain intend to quit early like me?”
“I will not quit.”
“I know you won’t back down. You are the core of Tie Ying. With you here, Tie Ying is like a mountain, unshakeable by ten thousand men. But you are also made of flesh and blood. Can’t you feel pain?”
Shen Chengfeng tapped her head and said casually, “Everyone feels pain, it’s just a matter of getting used to it.”
Xiao Jing remained silent. His skin would not leave any wounds. Even if his skin was torn open, the scars would be corroded away in no time. Over time, even if he was covered in scars, no one would see them. Perhaps the scars under his skin were already all over his body, even to the point of being bloody and fleshy. And all of this, no one knew.
No one would notice his pain.
“Captain, will you die?” Xiao Jing grabbed his hand, trembling.
Shen Chengfeng noticed the slight tremor in her fingertips and asked, puzzled, “What nonsense are you talking about?”
“Is everything Dr. A said true?”
“Our lives are entrusted to the country. As long as the country and the people need us, we will rush forward even if it means being shattered to pieces. Xiao Jing, are you afraid of death?”
Xiao Jing shook her head, very solemnly.
So please don’t ask me that question again.
“Captain, I’m not afraid of death, but I’m afraid… of your death.” Xiao Jing stood up and, seeing his departing figure, suddenly blurted out.
The forest seemed to be disturbed as a bird broke through the gaps in the trees, accidentally crashing into a tree and falling down with a thud.
Shen Chengfeng stopped, his back to his soldier, his brows furrowed, and asked, “Why?”
“I don’t know why, I only know that heroes like you are destined to live to be a hundred years old.”
“My hands are covered in blood. Do you think people like us, whose bodies are stained with the blood of others, will live to be a hundred?” Shen Chengfeng retorted.
Xiao Jing clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth, and said, word by word, “The blood on our hands is for the country and for the people. I don’t think it’s dirty, but glorious and supreme. So you must live to be a hundred years old.”
Shen Chengfeng turned around and looked at the young soldier who spoke with such certainty, and couldn’t help but chuckle.
This was the first time Xiao Jing had ever seen her captain laugh so unrestrainedly. The corners of her eyes were like a beautiful crescent moon in the night sky, and the flirtatious light in her eyes was just like the starlight surrounding the crescent moon.
Shen Chengfeng stepped forward, raised his hand and patted the young soldier’s head. He then lowered his voice and said with a hint of gentleness, “You’re right. Since we’ve all been so honored, we’re sure to live to be a hundred years old.”
Xiao Jing nodded affirmatively.
Shen Chengfeng straightened up and scrutinized her from head to toe once more. “Can we leave now?”
“Captain.”
“Um.”
“You look so beautiful when you smile.” Xiao Jing lowered her head shyly, her face slightly flushed.
Shen Chengfeng’s heart skipped a beat, and he realized that he had unconsciously turned up the corners of his mouth. It was a natural smile, not controlled by his face, nor by his brain. It was as if he just wanted to smile, to smile at her.
Xiao Jing walked behind him, carrying the gun barrel, her movements somewhat slow. She said, “I know your second brother works at the research institute; he will definitely find a way.”
Shen Chengfeng noticed the small figure walking past him. Hearing her words, he frowned and instinctively called out, “Xiao Jing.”
“Yes, Captain.” Xiao Jing turned around, grinning to reveal a mouthful of bright white teeth.
Shen Chengfeng hesitated, realizing he might have misunderstood.
Xiao Jing took the initiative and said, “Perhaps I really can save you, right?”
“Shut up.”
Xiao Jing insisted, “Since I am immune to you, I must have a way to save you.”
“Shut up.” Shen Chengfeng emphasized.
“Captain, there is no such thing as a peaceful life. All our tranquility is thanks to heroes like you who bear the burden for us.” Xiao Jing’s eyes welled up with tears, and something burst from her eyes, landing on the back of her hand.
“Xiao Jing—”
“I won’t let you die. I, Xiao Jing, have been living a life of ease for over twenty years, deceiving everyone and still managing to live a good life. Why should someone like you, with injuries that can’t be healed, slowly draining your life away? I want you to live, even if it means trading my life for yours!”
“Shut up!” Shen Chengfeng stepped forward, raised his hand to gently wipe away the tear stains at the corner of her eye, and asked softly, “Aren’t you afraid of dying?”
“I’m terrified, terrified to death.”
“Don’t say those things again.”
Xiao Jing stood there, stunned, staring at the face so close to hers. His features were as cold and indifferent as ever, just as the smile from just now hadn’t dispelled the indifference on his face. This person must be lonely.
“Thump thump thump.” Something was pounding violently in Xiao Jing’s heart. She couldn’t help but raise her hand to press it down, but the more she pressed, the more violently it seemed to beat.
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