The cold wind is rising, and winter is approaching.
On the training ground of the training camp, more than two hundred new recruits, wearing thin black short-sleeved shirts, were running around the training ground again and again.
Five months have passed since the start of the training camp. Strictly speaking, they are no longer new recruits. However, for a training camp that is held only once a year, they will always be new recruits as long as they do not step out of that door.
January is cold. The morning dew condenses into frost, and the chill, like tiny snakes, seeps into the skin, making one shiver involuntarily.
Baili Pangpang rubbed his cheeks with his hands, opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of white mist, then sighed softly:
"Having to get up so early for training in the dead of winter is really torture... I've lost over ten pounds recently."
Lin Qiye stood up straight and ran without saying a word. The cold air made his exposed skin turn red, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Baili Tuming! You're rubbing your face while running? Are you cold?!" A sharp-eyed instructor shouted when he saw this.
Baili Pangpang's expression changed, and he forced himself to shout:
"Report! I... am a little cold!"
"Being cold means you haven't run enough! After everyone else has finished, you stay and run five more laps!"
"Yes sir!"
Baili Pangpang cried out, on the verge of tears.
After five months of grueling training, Baili Pangpang has lost a lot of weight. If his original size was roughly the size of a soccer ball, now it's about the size of a rugby ball.
Not only him, but everyone has undergone tremendous changes during this long period of physical training, not only in terms of physical fitness but also in terms of mental outlook.
In the depths of winter, the laziness and gloom that once filled their eyes have vanished, replaced by unprecedented perseverance and clarity. In this vibrant and vigorous spirit, growth is clearly visible.
They are like finely honed blades, from being rough and unrefined at the beginning to now showing their sharpness... Now they already look like soldiers!
"Dismissed, everyone, go eat!" the instructor's voice rang out.
The neat queue did not suddenly scatter, but moved to the entrance of the cafeteria with a silent understanding before splitting into individual groups and entering the cafeteria.
On the training ground covered in frost, only Baili Pangpang was running wildly with a long face!
"Should we wait for him?" Cao Yuan asked, looking at Baili Pangpang who was running laps frantically.Lin Qiye shook his head. "No need. The more he sees us eating with relish, the faster he'll run away."
"That makes sense."
Since winter began, the food in the Cafeteria had been getting better and better. Every time they walked into the Cafeteria, they could smell the aroma of meat filling the room, enough to make one's mouth water.
As the new recruits' physical fitness improved, their appetites naturally grew. However, the canteen's food seemed to be perfectly timed, ensuring that they were always full without being overly stuffed. It could be said that the food portions were arranged just right!
Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan ate for a while before Baili Pangpang, sweating profusely, rushed in, shouting, "Meat buns! Where are my meat buns?"
Lin Qiye pushed a steamer basket out of the table. "There are four more left, specially saved for you."
"Seven Nights, you understand me so well." Baili Pangpang was overjoyed, grabbing a meat bun in each hand and taking big bites.
Cao Yuan, standing to the side, silently rolled his eyes.
"By the way, it's almost Chinese New Year, are we going to give everyone a holiday?" Baili Pangpang suddenly asked, as if he had just thought of something.
Lin Qiye was taken aback.
Since arriving at the training camp, he seemed to have completely forgotten the concept of time. Five months flew by, and if Baili Pangpang hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have realized it was already February...
"We're in a closed training camp, how could we possibly have a holiday? You're overthinking it." Cao Yuan shook his head.
Baili Pangpang sighed dejectedly, "Sigh... I thought I could get a few days off. To be honest, after being away for so long, I still miss my big villa, my soft bed, and my beautiful housekeepers..."
"..." Cao Yuan silently took a big bite of the steamed bun.
"By the way, Qiye, after the training camp is over, why don't you come back to Guangzhou and Shenzhen with me? I'm the King of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, after all. I guarantee you'll never want to go back to Cangnan!" Baili Pangpang said excitedly. "Invite your sister too!"
Cao Yuan blinked. "What about me?"
"You? Go with a tour group."
"..."
"Guangzhou and Shenzhen..." Lin Qiye murmured to himself, "I've never left Cangnan City in my entire life. It wouldn't be bad to go and see them if I had the chance."
"Tsk, if there's a holiday for Chinese New Year, I can take you there right away!"
"Forget it, I still want to go back home for New Year's Eve dinner..." Lin Qiye paused slightly, then shook his head. "If I can't go home, eating with the captain and the others is fine too."
"The Night Watch Team stationed in Cangnan City? I heard the captain's name is... Chen Muye?" Baili Pangpang thought for a moment, "There have always been a lot of mysterious incidents in Cangnan City, I wonder what they're up to now..."
They must be cracking down on something mysterious, right?
...
Training camp, instructor's office.
Chen Muye sat opposite Yuan Gang and said seriously, "You guys need a holiday."
"..." Yuan Gang rubbed his forehead. "Captain Chen, I've already said it, we have closed training, and we don't get a holiday for the New Year... You came from here too, you should know that."
"Then grant Lin Qiye and Xiao Chen a leave of absence separately and let them come back with me for New Year's Eve dinner." Chen Muye refused to back down.
"This is against the rules..."
"I don't care." Chen Muye leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "You might not believe it, but two members of our team are lying in ambush outside your training camp. If you don't agree, they're going to try and take them away."
"..." Yuan Gang took a deep breath, "Captain Chen... please don't put me in a difficult position."
"How about this, if you don't want to let them out, we can go in and deliver food during the New Year.
""This..." Yuan Gang frowned.
"Captain Chen, can you tell me what exactly you're trying to do? As far as I know, your 136th Squad has always kept a low profile, so why this time...?"
Chen Muye was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke:
"This time is different."
"Why?"
"...Someone is going to make a move against the new recruits."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Gang's expression changed slightly. "What do you mean?"
Chen Muye looked into Yuan Gang's eyes and calmly said, "Recently, things haven't been peaceful in Cangnan City... a lot of rats have infiltrated."
"Rats?"
"I don't know which faction they belong to, but after tracking them for so long, we're pretty sure..."
Chen Muye's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he spoke slowly and deliberately:
"Their target is this training camp."