Girls und War

Xia Shu nodded, indicating that he understood.

Then he asked, "What do you teach?"

"Self-first aid and rescuing others—we snipers already know all that. We don't need to learn it."

Xia Shu understood and no longer felt any psychological burden.

So I followed the smiling face and left the teaching area.

373. Unexpected Friends

After Xiaolian took Xia Shu out of the teaching area, he led them directly to the station.

It seems that the next destination is very clear.

Natsuki didn't know where she wanted to take her, but she didn't ask.

In short, I definitely didn't take her to rescue her.

After following Smiley Face up to the sky platform and getting on the train, Smiley Face turned around and asked, "Don't you even ask where we're going?"

"Huh? Didn't you arrange it?" Xia Shu looked indifferent.

"I just like your attitude." Smiling Face nodded with great satisfaction and said, "This mysterious and arrogant temperament really makes you a natural born king."

"Am I arrogant?" Xia Shu was a little surprised.

"Do you prefer the bubble style over this?"

"what?"

"Sorry for saying the wrong line." Smiley Face coughed and asked, "Do you know the Military Psychological Counseling Department?"

Xia Shu thought about it and nodded.

The Military Psychological Counseling Department here is a special military department of the Blue Star people.

It is somewhat similar to the International Committee of the Red Cross, focusing on rescuing wounded soldiers, but compared to the Red Cross, it focuses more on psychological counseling for active-duty soldiers.

After all, the soldiers currently serving in various war zones are all underage children, so naturally they have all sorts of psychological problems.

It can be said that the Red Cross Committee is responsible for rescue work within the imaginary battlefield, while the Psychological Counseling Department is responsible for matters outside the battlefield.

In addition to providing psychological counseling to soldiers, this department also participates in many social activities outside the battlefield.

Things like dealing with rebellious behavior of minors or psychological counseling for a small number of adults can also be handed over to them.

The psychological counseling department includes not only active and reserve officers and soldiers, but also many social volunteers.

It is a very great and sacred organization.

"Go find an acquaintance over there and introduce him to you." Smiling, he looked at Xia Shu and said, "I'm sure you'll be interested."

Xia Shu nodded.

Then Smiley Face started talking about some things in the psychological counseling department.

"You know, after combatants are injured or die, they will more or less develop post-traumatic stress disorder. If left untreated, it may lead to serious psychological problems. Such as nightmares, aggressive behavior, or extreme anxiety." Smiley Face said seriously.

PTSD, Natsuki nodded.

"So psychological prevention is also an important part of off-site treatment." Smiling Face gestured in the direction of the camp. "The first aid training class will also provide targeted psychological treatment."

She paused as she spoke.

"But the treatments they receive are superficial. The truly serious cases are for boys and girls who have painful memories of death.

"Can you imagine what it's like to have half your body severed, to struggle for death for a long time, and then to die in the arms of your comrades?

"It's these girls who have had horrific death experiences who are most likely to develop psychological problems. And it's these girls that the psychological counseling department is specifically focused on providing counseling to."

Smiley Face said this, taking the drink handed to him by the service robot and taking a sip.

Xia Shu thought for a moment and asked, "So the patient we are going to see now is suffering from battlefield syndrome?"

"No, she's a volunteer in the psychological counseling department." Smiling Face pointed in the direction the train was heading and said, "She's an active-duty military officer, a well-known figure. You must know her. She likes to provide psychological therapy to those girls when she's on leave."

"Can active-duty officers also serve as volunteers?"

"You can do whatever you want on your vacation. What do you like to do on your vacation?"

"train."

“…” The smiling face revealed an incomprehensible expression.

It was difficult for Xia Shu to explain that she really had no interests or hobbies, but that was the fact.

"Okay, they are all weird..." Smiley Face muttered, then turned his head to look out the window and stopped talking.

The train traveled westward in the air, from noon to early morning.

They traveled across half the planet and came to a completely unfamiliar city. Xia Shu didn't know where it was, but she knew it should be part of the Ou Meng war zone.

After getting off the skytrain, the two took a taxi and quickly entered the city.

The taxi stopped at a pedestrian street. Smiley took Xia Shu into the pedestrian street and walked towards a black tea shop in the distance.

"This is it. We agreed to meet here." Smiling Face looked towards the milk tea shop and quickly said with a smile, "Yes, I saw her."

As he said this, he smiled and called out over there, then waved his hand.

Under the parasol over there, two girls quickly stood up from their chairs and waved to them.

Xia Shu walked up with a smile. Xia Shu observed for a moment: one girl had blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a very casual sportswear; while the other girl had black hair and black eyes, a ponytail, a dress and a sun hat, and exuded a youthful and beautiful aura.

Although the two girls were dressed casually, one could still see traces of military background on them.

The black-haired girl Xia Shu looked familiar, and Xia Shu wondered if he had seen her somewhere before.

And Smiley Face greeted the girl happily, as if he was very familiar with her.

I guess this is the girl that Smiley wants to introduce to Xia Shu.

"This is Major Elizabeth, the deputy director of the Sea District Psychological Counseling Department." The black-haired girl that Xia Shu was familiar with introduced the girl in sportswear to the two.

After the two of them greeted each other, the black-haired girl looked at Xia Shu again and said, "This is Xia Shu, right?"

Xia Shu nodded.

Smiley Face deliberately didn't introduce the girl's identity. He just looked at Xia Shu with a smirk and asked, "Did you recognize her?"

Xia Shu was a little embarrassed and was about to say something, but suddenly she remembered when she had seen this girl before.

That was her first day in the recruit city, in the third chapter of the book, and the officer appeared on the huge propaganda poster in the traffic shaft.

But who was this officer? Xia Shu had never noticed him at that time.

She never cared about this and had no idea what the other person's name was.

The black-haired girl seemed to notice Natsuki's embarrassment but didn't care.

She smiled and introduced herself to Natsuki.

"Hello, I'm Haruka, and like you, I'm a sniper in the Flower District."

Chunxiang? This girl is Chunxiang, the second-ranked sniper in the world and the number one in the flower district?

"Ah!" Xia Shu was startled and hurried forward to shake hands with her.

She had never expected to meet the Flower District's top sniper in this way.

But if you think about it carefully, the people that Smiley Face knows cannot be ordinary people.

It would only make sense to bring her over to meet Chunxiang.

Looking at Xia Shu's confused expression, Xiao Lian seemed very satisfied.

After completing the self-introduction, the four girls sat under the parasol, tasted the local specialties and started chatting.

374. An Even More Unexpected Visit

Xia Shu was very surprised by this meeting.

She had thought that her first meeting with this young lady would be a little later and more dramatic.

But when things really came to her, she found that everything was so smooth and natural.

Chunxiang, as her name suggests, is a quiet, gentle and considerate girl.

His military rank is major, and he currently works at the training center as an instructor of the sniper training team.

Although he is still active on the battlefield, he rarely takes action and spends most of his time teaching snipers.

Or cooperate with the recruitment department to carry out publicity work.

Xia Shu had never been to the sniper training team, so he naturally missed his first meeting with Haruka.

But she is still very interested in this long-famous "eternal runner-up".

With such a mood, Xia Shu couldn't help but observe Haruka again and again while sitting in his seat.

She was wearing a white dress and a large sunhat.

Her facial features are delicate and she wears light makeup.

The dress and demeanor are very similar to the first love that appears in young boys' dreams.

I guess Chunxiang dressed up carefully for today's meeting.

When Xia Shu peeked at her a little rudely, Haruka just responded with a faint smile and didn't take the opportunity to get angry.

Xia Shu felt that if he were a man, he would definitely fall in love with her.

This is a beautiful woman who lives up to her name.

Graceful, gentle and elegant...all the beautiful words imaginable are not excessive to describe her.

But standing in front of her with love, I must feel ashamed.

What kind of attitude would she have when facing love?

Xia Shu couldn't think of it.

To make an analogy, if a dream lover has a final destination, he or she is no longer a dream lover.

Haruka, who was sitting opposite Natsuki, actually felt similar when she looked at Natsuki.

Chunxiang also couldn't imagine what such a transcendent woman who was indifferent to fame and fortune was like when she interacted with others.

Perhaps Xia Shu herself did not notice that when she was observing Haruka, Haruka was also observing her.

The outside world is full of various questions about this "Demon King" lady who has just shown her prowess, sharpness, and strong dominance on the battlefield as soon as she appears on the scene.

Most people's speculations about Xia Shu personally are based on the terms such as young success, arrogance and frivolity.

Or make a big fuss about the cruel and perverse title of "Devil King".

But few people truly understand her. Only the girls around Xia Shu, or the young female fans who joined her in the same recruit company, know that Xia Shu is such a calm person.

Chunxiang originally agreed to Smiley's contact request with a cautious attitude, and she had already prepared herself mentally to face a devil.

But the result of the actual meeting was far beyond her psychological expectations.

To give an example, it is like a blind date arranged by your family, which you are extremely reluctant to accept.

I guess his parents couldn't find a good partner, so the people he invited were either Qiao Biluo or Zhou Shuyi.

When we arrived at the meeting place, the other person turned out to be a school teacher with a beautiful voice, a sweet personality and a gentle personality.

Other than it smells really good, I probably can't think of any other reason to refuse.

So, every now and then, when Haruka looked at Natsuki, she would unexpectedly make eye contact with him.

When two people smile kindly at the same time, they will subconsciously give each other some psychological expectation points.

So I don’t need to elaborate on how important the first impression is in interpersonal interactions⑧.

Smiling face watched the two of them flirting with each other, and inexplicably felt some strange emotions in his heart.

It was as if the relationship between the two friends I met suddenly became closer and closer, and I became redundant.