Chapter 4

  "What are you going to do with us by locking us up here?" a voice asked coldly in the darkness.

  What? Xiaohui was confused.

  We are all soldiers who have dedicated our lives to the country, what exactly did we do wrong to be locked up here? Give us an answer, otherwise, no matter how good your skills are, you won't leave today! In the darkness, a voice with killing intent said.

  "What? I also want to know why you dragged us from the plane to this godforsaken place! Why did we inexplicably fight with you as soon as we entered the door!" Liu Junhao loudly asked back, grasping someone in the darkness. Due to his agitated emotions, he increased the force of his hands, causing the other person's joints to crackle a few times, but the opponent stubbornly endured the pain without making a sound.

  The silence inside the house was stifling for a moment, and Shao Hui still held his hands in a defensive position to protect his vital parts. All he could hear was a breathing sound getting closer and closer, finally stopping not far from him.

  It seems you've also been locked up by someone, are you military? The black shadow asked.

  "Yes." Shao Hui replied.

  We are too, let your companion go, we are now on the same rope as ants. My name is Wang Jianbin, from the Marine Corps.

  My name is Shao Hui, I'm from the Special Police Unit. Shao Hui replied loudly: Zuo Ming, let go, we're fighting our own people!

  It's not me, it's Xiao Hei who won't let go of him. Zu Ming said clearly.

  Huh? Shao Hui was somewhat surprised: "Hei Zi, when did you learn how to use grappling hooks?"

  Hmph, this guy is getting too close to me, I can only use Liu Ming's move to deal with him! Liu Junhao said with a pleased smile in the darkness.

  Friend, let's sit down and talk. I was on my way home when I was sent here and locked up for three days without anyone coming to speak with me. I really want to figure out what's going on, so I caused some trouble. Don't take offense. The black shadow walked a few steps to the left and sat down with a thud.

  Shao Hui heard and did not hesitate, put down his hands and felt his way to the left side and sat down, with both feet pointing towards Wang Jianbin: What's going on?

  I don't know, we were preparing to board the train at the station when a car suddenly came and took us here. Every day, meals are delivered on time, but no one responds to us...

  Wait, Shao Hui interrupted, how many of you are there here?

  Counting you three, there are twelve people in total.

  Shao Hui couldn't help but secretly admire Wang Jianbin, who was able to judge the number of people on the other side through his sense of hearing in this dark and chaotic environment. Are you all from the Marine Corps?

  No, only Zhang Weize, Wang Hongtao and Li Jinping are here. The other brothers include those from the Army Special Reconnaissance Brigade and the Air Force Parachute Special Operations Brigade. Wang Jianbin replied.

  Shao Hui took a deep breath, gathering the elites of various troops together. What big move would they make? He habitually reached into his pocket to pull out a cigarette, but after fumbling for half a day, he couldn't find a lighter. It wasn't until then that he remembered he had lost the lighter when entering the airport. He sucked on his teeth and twirled the cigarette in his hand: Who has a light?

  No one has fire, all lighters have been taken away, and I've been suffocating for two days. A hoarse voice replied in the darkness.

  Brother, there are still a few empty rooms over there. You two can spread the bedding and sleep there. We don't know how much longer we'll be staying. Wang Jianbin said: That's right, if I'm not mistaken, it should be the afternoon of the 28th now.

  Shao Hui sat in the dark room, his right hand gently crushing the cigarette in his hand and throwing it away: Yes, you're right, it's already the afternoon of the 28th.

  On the evening of 28th, Hunan.

  The sky began to fall with small snow, a elegant girl stopped her steps, single-handedly catching a snowflake and quietly watching it until her palm was full of snow water when she suddenly remembered something, walking straight forward, coming to the side of two old people holding an umbrella:

  Grandpa and grandma, it's snowing, let's go home, Junhao won't get lost. The girl said softly.

  Xiangxiang, how did you come here? The old man asked, turning his head.

  It's getting dark outside and it's snowing, the food is almost cold, I think Junhao won't be back today, let's go back. The girl said, holding onto her mother-in-law's hand.

  The old woman stroked the girl's hand: "Child, it's really hard for you that Jun Hao hasn't been home for so many years..."

  "Mother, what are you talking about!" The girl said in annoyance.

  Alas! The old woman hastily agreed.

  "Alright, let's go back, Junhao won't be coming back today," said the old man, wiping away his tears.

  Let's go back, let's go. The old woman looked at the crossroads with a lingering gaze and walked back step by step.

  Wa said she's coming back today...

  Evening of 28th, Beijing.

  That year our submarine was really good. As long as you stood by the sea and heard the tractor sound but couldn't see anything, don't ask, it must be our submarine coming back!

  "Hey, don't mention it. When I was training that police dog back then, I threw out my own shoe and let it bring it back to me. Damn, it ran with my shoe in its mouth, so happy! The whole team couldn't catch up, watching me and the dog running 5 kilometers together. In the end, they gave me a nickname 'Sai Hei Bei' (Black Back)! Later on, they just called me Xiao Hei (Little Black). My lifelong honor was all ruined by this little beast! Liu Junhao gritted his teeth in hatred, speaking in the darkness."

  Soldiers from all over the world have a common language, let alone soldiers from the same country. Before long, the kings of various armies were chatting and laughing together. Shao Hui sat on the bed listening with relish to Liu Junhao's stories, when a dark shadow approached him and asked: "Brother, what are you practicing? How did you kick me over just now?"

  Uh... Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, mentioning it again makes Shao Hui feel a bit embarrassed: Sorry brother, I was a bit tense at the time and my movements were a bit big, don't mind!

  No, I didn't mean it that way. In the army, I've never been so straightforward before. Even if my comrades were skilled, they would still get hurt in order to defeat me. I didn't expect to not even last a single kick in front of you! What exactly have you been training in?

  Shao Hui thought for a moment before answering: When I was young, I practiced boxing. Later, a sanda coach discovered me and taught me to practice sanda. After that, the coach's friend brought me over to practice taekwondo. Shao Hui paused, at 17 years old, I went south to fight in underground boxing matches. I beat up a Muay Thai fighter so badly he was left disabled. Little did I know, they had underworld connections and offered 100,000 yuan for my right leg. Several times, I almost fell into the hands of those who do shady dealings. With no other choice, I ended up joining the army. If not, to this day, I still wouldn't be able to live a peaceful life.

  Shao Hui's words shifted everyone's attention in the room to him, and someone asked with great interest: How did you cripple the Muay Thai fighter back then?

  That guy's body was quite hard, I kicked him and it felt like kicking a hard tree trunk. After I kicked his mouth rotten, he charged at me like a madman with a flying knee to hit my chin. I dodged and whipped my leg across his face, he stumbled a few times and fell on the hood of the car beside him. Then I went over and beat him to death, finally breaking his ribs and spine, turning him into a vegetable.

  If it's like that, I won't lose to you without dignity! Hei Ying said comfortably after hearing that.

  "Is joining the army just for a peaceful life?" someone asked.

  Yes.

  Is everything all right in the troops?

  Nothing.

  What's wrong? The other side is being aggressive.

  For no reason, some things are unpredictable. After answering this question lightly, Shao Hui sat on the bed with his hands around his knees, and his abdomen began to ache slightly.

  Inside the bungalow, it was always pitch black, and people inside lost their sense of time. But now, there were twelve abnormal human special soldiers locked in, some of whom had a way to calculate time, the most direct method being waiting for food to be delivered.

  "Ah, another day has passed, we're just eating and waiting for death every day." Liu Junhao exclaimed dramatically as he took over the lunch box.

  Why don't you say something else? It's unlucky to mention death all the time! The sentinel who delivered food is probably a new recruit and lacks military experience.

  Brother, what's going on? Even if we die, we have to die with a clear conscience! Zhou Yan from the reconnaissance battalion knocked on the door and asked.

  You're content, on such a cold day you can lie in the house eating and sleeping, but I still have to stand guard here! The sentry's words were somewhat resentful.

  This sentence of complaint suddenly enraged the old soldiers in the room:

  What are you trying to say, you rookie? If it weren't for orders, I would have kicked in the door and skinned you alive!

  Get out of here! You don't even have the qualifications to stand guard and yet you dare to be so arrogant here!

  Come on and get beaten up!