Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Xu Sanduo quickly explained, "It's my age according to the traditional Chinese age system. We all use the traditional Chinese age system where I'm from. After my birthday, I'll be twenty-one, and now that the New Year is over, it's been several months, so I'll be twenty-two."

After quickly explaining his age, he slowed down, "I, actually, I'm actually quite stupid at heart."

Every time I'm in a new environment, it feels like I've died all over again.

Looking at Yuan Lang's expressionless face, he added and emphasized, "Yes, it's true."

Yuan Lang was speechless for a moment. After a brief silence, he said in a flat tone, "You're afraid of ghosts if you're staying here alone."

Xu Sanduo didn't understand. "Ghost? What ghost?"

Yuan Lang was speechless. He suddenly stood up, made a ferocious face, and pounced on Xu Sanduo. "Scared?"

Xu Sanduo burst out laughing at Yuan Lang's funny expression, revealing his signature big white teeth. "There are no ghosts in the world."

Yuan Lang suddenly stood up, then slammed his water glass on the table with a clanging sound. "That's strange then. Aren't ghosts and the things you're afraid of just figments of your imagination, scaring yourself?"

Seeing that Xu Sanduo's expression had softened somewhat, Yuan Lang's lips curled into a slight smile. "Alright, Xu Sanduo, I should go now."

The day after tomorrow, the Heavenly Army will send out orders to everyone. To be precise, it's not an order, it's an invitation. You can refuse to participate, but if it were me, I would definitely go.

By the end, his tone was full of longing.

Seeing Xu Sanduo's expression change once again, Yuan Lang clapped his hands with a smile, shook his head and said in a funny way, "Because I'm only thirty, I haven't had enough fun yet."

After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped Xu Sanduo's face, then turned and strode away.

Watching Yuan Lang's departing figure, Xu Sanduo remained silent, but for some reason, his heart stirred.

Yeah, he's only thirty and hasn't had enough fun yet. As for me, according to him, I'm twenty years old. What should I do? Should I stay here?

……

Meanwhile, Wu Liuyi, who had already returned to the 1st Mechanized Infantry Company of Regiment B, was also reporting his thoughts in the company headquarters' general office.

After listening to Wu Liuyi's report, Hua Zinan, the company commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Company, was very reluctant to let him leave. He had only been there for half a year, but he had already won two third-class merits and was also a training pacesetter.

Who would be willing to let such a good soldier go? After spending half a year with Wu Liuyi, he understood where Gao Cheng's arrogance came from. There were still several soldiers in the Steel Seventh Company who were slightly weaker than Wu Liuyi.

So he prepared to make one last effort. As he slowly turned around and walked back, he muttered something strange, "Fine, we'll go together. The pool is too small to hold us all."

After walking a few steps to Instructor Jiang Wei's side, he looked at the instructor who was bowing his head and pointed in the direction of Wu Liuyi with his finger. "Hmm, there's no room for it. Look, a big fish."

Wu Liuyi stood upright, his voice steady, "Reporting to the company commander, no."

After listening to Wu Liuyi's report, Instructor Jiang Wei fell silent for a while. He shared the same thought as Hua Zinan: no one would be willing to let a good soldier go.

However, the political officer's approach was different from the sarcastic tone that the commanding officer was used to. He raised his head, looked at Wu Liuyi, and said earnestly, "Liuyi, in a few months, you will be a third-level sergeant."

"You really want to go to that godforsaken place to serve in the army? We know absolutely nothing about that place, we don't even know if the name is real or not."

Wu Liuyi's expression remained unchanged. "Instructor, being a soldier is tough."

Jiang Wei agreed, somewhat puzzled, "It is very hard work."

Wu Liuyi's words started to sound a bit off, and his rebellious streak resurfaced: "If it's just to become a sergeant, there's no need to work so hard."

Hua Zinan and Jiang Wei were both stunned. They looked at each other and stared at Wu Liuyi in disbelief. Good heavens, this guy had been here for more than half a year and had always behaved extremely well, but now he's suddenly showing his rebellious side.

Wu Liuyi felt a sense of relief; it was quite satisfying to release the pent-up emotions he had suppressed for more than half a year.

He adjusted his expression. "This isn't an emotional issue; it's an interest."

Hua Zinan looked down at Jiang Wei, a hint of amusement in her voice, "Interest, interest."

Jiang Wei replied calmly, "I understand."

Upon hearing his old partner's words, Hua Zinan understood that he couldn't dissuade him, since his old partner had a better grasp of the soldiers' inner thoughts. "Yes, you have great ambitions."

I'll see how you get back if you don't get selected.

Wu Liuyi smiled, displaying the same shamelessness he had shown in front of Gao Cheng and Zhang Anbang, "Well then, I'll just come back like that. I'll do what I did before, and I'll do what I did before."

Seeing the silent company commander and political instructor, Wu Liuyi spoke again, "Company commander, soldiers don't have many choices. If a soldier wants to go further down this path, please respect his choice, okay?"

Hua Zinan and Jiang Wei exchanged a glance, but neither of them spoke.

Hua Zinan waved his hand, silently indicating his agreement, and told Wu Liuyi to leave.

Wu Liu smiled, gave a standard military salute, and said, "Thank you, Company Commander. Thank you, Political Instructor." He then strode out of the office with standard steps.

As the office door closed and the footsteps faded away, Hua Zinan said angrily, "Damn it, I knew it. That Major Zhang's arrival was definitely not a good thing."

"Damn it, what a fucking bastard! He only came once, stayed for a short while, and just a few days later, he's kidnapped such a good soldier like me."

After saying that, he slammed his hand on the table, clearly in great pain.

Jiang Wei chuckled. "Hey Lao Hua, have you thought about this? That Major Zhang who came here, since he's Wu Liuyi's old superior, then what about Gan Xiaoning?"

Squeak!

Hua Zinan suddenly stood up, knocking over the chair behind him. He grabbed the table and stared wide-eyed at Jiang Wei. "Hey Lao Jiang, Gan Xiaoning is in training at the training team, no, that can't be."

Jiang Wei shrugged. "Old Hua, look on the bright side. Even if they all go to participate in the selection, they might not pass. If they don't pass, they'll come back."

Hua Zinan shook his head helplessly, "That's the only way. What else can we do? Can I really stop him?"

After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed helplessly.

……

Cheng Cai from Class 5 on the distant grassland was very excited. Although he did not win first place in this T Division competition and his overall score was far behind Wu Liuyi, he was used to it.

Anyway, what he cares about most is his marksmanship, and in this respect, Wu Liuyi can't compare to him.

However, he still managed to achieve second place overall thanks to his excellent marksmanship and was awarded a third-class merit, although he still did not earn as many merits as Xu Sanduo.