Volume 1: The Fierce Tiger Leaves Its Leash Chapter 23: Deceiving Heaven and Crossing the Sea (Part 2)

  Hearing the footsteps outside, Ling Tianxiang didn't move at all. Maybe it was another few teammates coming to tease him again. In the "Snow Leopard" squad, Ling Tianxiang's time in the team wasn't long, but he had two things that were very famous: one was his marksmanship, and the other was how often he ended up in the small black room. Many "law-abiding" teammates didn't even know what the inside of the small black room looked like before they left the Snow Leopard squad, while Ling Tianxiang had been in six times within two years - or rather, seven times, which probably set a new record in team history.

  The small window on the door was pushed open, a strong beam of light shot in, Ling Tianxiang immediately covered his eyes with his hand, and after adapting to the darkness for a while, the sudden sunlight made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

  "Number 74, stand up!"

  This was obviously Gu Weimin's voice, Ling Tianxiang covered his forehead with his hand and raised his head.

  "Reporting to the superior officer, he is No. 074."

  The light flickered for a moment, and someone looked in through the window before leaving.

  "Your Excellency, the one locked up inside is No. 074. Do you want to take a look yourself?" Ling Tianxiang felt that this voice was very familiar, but for a moment he couldn't think of whose voice it was.

  Another head appeared at the window, looking inside for a while before leaving. The window was then pulled up, and the room was once again plunged into darkness. Ling Tianxiang lay down halfway, he didn't mind the darkness, to special forces, darkness is a natural friend. But what he couldn't stand most was that this small black room was less than 1.5 meters in length and width, there was no way to lie down completely, only half-lying down was possible.

  "Your Excellency, if you're not in a hurry to leave, you can also try some of the dishes from our military camp..."

  As the sound faded away, the footsteps also walked far away, and the outside gradually returned to calmness. Ling Tianxiang had been thinking about whose voice it was, suddenly he reacted, that was his third uncle's voice, since he was 16 years old, he hadn't seen his third uncle again, before joining the army, he heard his father mention, his third uncle had entered the central government and was doing quite well, could it be that he is now working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

  Thinking about it, Ling Tianxiang himself couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. Captain Gu had already made up his mind to keep him locked up for at least a month this time, which was also the record in the team. The last time he was locked up, he heard Wei Daming say that the one who kept this record before becoming the captain was Gu Weimin, who was locked up for four weeks in a row. If Ling Tianxiang stayed inside for a full month this time, then he would break Captain Gu's record again.

  It soon quieted down outside, the training had ended and the team members were going to the cafeteria for dinner. At night, except for some new recruits who needed to receive intensive training, most of the team members attended cultural courses, where Ling Tian Xiang learned English. Of course, the cultural courses included many contents, not just learning other languages.

  After about half an hour, Ling Tianxiang heard a faint but urgent footsteps outside. He hesitated for a moment and then lifted his head up. The window was opened again, revealing one head, and then another head squeezed over.

  "Little Ling, are you hungry? We've brought some food for you."

  Ling Tianxiang immediately got up, they were two "new recruits" who had just joined the squad half a year ago, and at that time Ling Tianxiang was in charge of teaching them shooting subjects, and they were very close. Two chicken legs were stuffed through the gap in the window iron bars, Ling Tianxiang immediately caught them, and wolfed them down, he was really starving, this was his first hot meal in ten days.

  "Little Ling Ge, is it true or false that the captain said he wants to lock you up for a month this time?"

  "Can this be fake? When did the captain's words not count?" Another team member immediately said, "Little Ling brother, you must hold on, we've bet on your win!"

  "Don't worry, if I win, I'll give you half of the share. I'll definitely hold on." Ling Tianxiang smiled. In the team, there was an unwritten rule that when someone was locked in the small black room, others outside would make bets on whether that person could hold on until they were released, and the standard was not to shout or make abnormal movements in the small black room. The previous few times, Ling Tianxiang had won.

  "No problem, when you come out, we'll treat you to a big meal. Anyway, Dogzi's family has plenty of money."

  "You're just a puppy! By the way, Little Ling, is there anything else we can help you with?"

  "It's gone, right... " Ling Tianxiang suddenly remembered Yigisa.

  "What are you doing? Do you all want to go in and keep company with that bastard?" Before Ling Tianxiang could finish his sentence, the loud rebuke of the squad leader came from outside.

  "Little Ling, we have to go, the captain is here."

  "Hurry up, the captain has seen us."

  "Right, Little Ling Ge, Da Ming has already passed the critical period, but lost an arm, I'm afraid..."

  "Hurry up, hurry up, the big captain is coming."

  "Xiao Ling Ge, you must hold on..."

  Two little ghosts ran away quickly, and Ling Tianxiang sat down on the ground with a thud. Wei Daming is disabled? This news was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and Ling Tianxiang was stunned on the spot, his brain seemed to have short-circuited. He risked his life to rescue Wei Daming, but not to make him disabled, he still wanted to continue fighting alongside Wei Daming in the future, but after losing an arm, Wei Daming's military career had already ended, and he lost his best partner.

  "Ling Tianxiang, you little rascal, don't try to trick me! This time I'll let you out a day early, or else my surname won't be Gu anymore!" Gu Weimin's temper was also not small, and someone had actually snuck in to see Ling Tianxiang. Wasn't this clearly not giving the great team leader face?

  Ling Tianxiang was shocked and immediately rushed to the door. "Captain Gu, is Old Wei crippled?"

  Gu Weimin was like he had been struck heavily, and his anger suddenly dissipated.

  "Tell me, is Old Wei crippled?" Ling Tianxiang grabbed the iron bar on the window and shook it desperately. "Tell me, is Old Wei crippled? Tell me, tell me..."

  Gu Weimin's heart was also aching, Wei Daming was someone who joined the team with him. Compared to him, Wei Daming was just a very "dutiful" team member, always putting safety first. But who could have thought that Wei Daming would actually leave the team before him? Seeing Ling Tianxiang's almost frantic state, Gu Weimin closed the window and didn't answer his question.

  "Tell me, tell me... Old Wei——"

  When Ling Tianxiang let out this heart-wrenching howl, the two little ghosts hiding not far away were shocked. This wasn't a human's cry, it was clearly the roar of a wild beast trapped in a cage!