Chapter 55: Devil Training

  "Hurry up, hurry up! I don't care what method you use, just get me through this obstacle course quickly! Otherwise, I'll have you go serve as a psychological experiment subject for Lieutenant Bai Yulin's sniper training!" Since Lieutenant Bai Yulin returned to the 29th Action Bureau Training Base as an instructor, Captain Martin's methods of intimidating new recruits had increased. Most notably, he no longer simply threatened to send them to serve as demonstration subjects for Major Fei.

  At the training base of the 29th Action Bureau of French Intelligence, Bao Yulun served not only as a special warfare instructor but also as a sniper instructor. As someone who came from the midst of gunfire and bullets, Bao Yulun's training emphasized practical combat skills and highlighted the importance of individual marksmanship and sniping techniques. Since the 29th Action Bureau was an elite special forces unit, the military placed greater emphasis on higher tactical levels and stronger combat capabilities. Only top-notch foreign legionnaires and French naval commandos were selected to undergo training at the 29th Training Bureau. These individuals were already exceptional in certain aspects within their units, with a hint of superiority about them.

  New recruits who can enter the 29th Training Regiment, if they are foreign legionnaires, can be approved to join the French nationality before entering the training camp. This is because the 29th Training Regiment has always maintained a high elimination rate and training casualty ratio. The military will not interfere with how instructors train their subjects as long as they think it is effective and can reasonably control the casualty ratio. After all, these instructors represent the highest level of special forces in this field to a large extent. Letting them serve as instructors is to let them pass on their skills and techniques to newcomers.

  Here is the translation:

  It's said that there was another interesting story about Ba Yu Lin, a sniper with exceptional psychological quality. A foreign legionnaire from the former East Germany, who had always been very arrogant, had been holding a grudge against Ba Yu Lin for hitting a rocket shell at 158 meters away. He often boasted that it was impossible to do so, and even if someone did, it must have been just luck (which was actually true). In his opinion, Ba Yu Lin was still young, and even if he had some skills, they should be limited.

  Ba Yu Lin didn't want to bother with him, but one day after class, the legionnaire proposed a shooting competition against Ba Yu Lin. This kind of challenge to an instructor was very serious behavior in the 29th Action Bureau. The other instructors were all unhappy and stood up to scold him. But seeing the new recruit's unyielding attitude, Ba Yu Lin also started to get angry.

  He handed the legionnaire a sniper rifle, and they found a target 100 meters away. Each of them placed a tomato on their head, and Lieutenant Martin acted as the referee. With a signal, they fired simultaneously. In the scope, Ba Yu Lin saw that the German's face turned pale. Finally, when Lieutenant Martin gave the order to fire, he didn't even have the courage to pull the trigger.

  When everyone helped the tomato-covered German up, it was discovered that he had wet his pants in fear. From then on, anyone who wanted to become a sniper had to pass this test: they had to shoot at someone else's head with a tomato on it, and also be shot at themselves. However, if this subject were applied to non-snipers, the tomato sauce all over their body would tell everyone that they must have been punished.

  More often than not, some mischievous people would stretch out their hand to touch the person's crotch and see if it was wet.

  All the instructors gradually liked this punishment method and even made it a rule. The person being punished had to keep their eyes open while receiving the punishment, and except for the eye area, the tomato juice on their face was not allowed to be wiped off that day. As a result, from time to time, you could see people with tomato juice all over their faces training on the training ground.

  It must be said that Bao Yulin's training method is very effective in cultivating the psychological quality of snipers. They have cultivated a fearless and calm demeanor, but for some people with poor psychological quality, this is simply devilish training. Over time, Bao Yulin gradually gained the reputation of being a "devil instructor".

  Although he is a training instructor and still very busy every day, compared to the trainees, the instructors are much freer. At least when they rest, going out to play is not a problem. The training base even assigned a jeep to each training instructor. Captain Martin found that Bao Yulin was even more depressed than before. Martin had heard about Bao Yulin and his team in Lebanon, and he thought Bao Yulin was unhappy because of this. As a colleague and former student, Martin had different feelings for Bao Yulin. In fact, not only Martin, but other instructors at the training base were also very concerned about Bao Yulin. No one has ever been able to promote as quickly as Bao Yulin to lieutenant and return to the training base as an instructor. However, no matter how everyone arranged for Bao Yulin, he wouldn't even leave the base's gate, and no one could figure out why.

  Actually, there was no warm vibration, and Bao Yulin had been anxiously waiting for a letter from China. Since Bao Yulin sent the letter back home from Lebanon, he had been waiting for his sister's reply, hoping that she would agree with him and send him a letter of consent to return home. However, he was also worried. After all, his sister had misunderstood him in the past, and if she still thought he was a national criminal, it was likely that she wouldn't even write back to him, but instead send a large remittance slip. If that were the case, Bao Yulin knew that he could give up on the idea of returning home for the rest of his life.

  Waiting is the most heart-wrenching, Bao Yulin wouldn't say these things out loud, but people with a conscience would put them in their hearts. Captain Ding discovered that Bao Yulin often went to the mailroom for no reason and frequently flipped through the letters. Although he didn't say anything, Martin understood that Bao Yulin was waiting for an extremely important letter. Thinking back to when Martin was going through a similar experience with his current wife, he would often exhibit the same symptoms as Bao Yulin. After several instances, Captain Martin ordered the mailroom that whenever there was a letter for Lieutenant Bao Yulin, it must be delivered to him immediately without delay. In his opinion, Bao Yulin had probably met a girl he liked in Lebanon and was now deeply in love. The French are the most romantic people. They will always understand these things more easily than others. The mailroom naturally agreed to resolutely execute Captain Martin's orders.

  About two months after Bao Yulin arrived at the 29th Action Bureau training base, he still hadn't received a letter from home. According to the base's training plan, it was time to start the two-month wilderness and snowfield training in the Alps. Since Captain Martin's training course had ended, every year around this time, Captain Martin would stay behind at the training camp.

  On the day of departure, Bao Yulin hesitated for a long time and finally found Captain Martin.

  "Captain Martin, I'd like to ask a favor of you," said Bao Yulin.

  "Of course, you also know that I'm the most enthusiastic person." Martin was surprised. Having known Bao Yulin for so many years, it was the first time he heard him ask someone for a favor.

  "It's like this, you also know that we are about to go to the Alps for training soon, but I have been waiting for a very important letter. This letter is very important to me. So I want to ask you to help me keep an eye out, if there is my letter, please help me receive it." Bao Yulin said sincerely.

  "Oh, I see. So that's how it is." Martin burst out laughing: "Bao, didn't you know? I've already given an order to the mailroom. Whenever there's a letter for you, no matter what time, they have to deliver it to you right away. Don't worry, during your training days, I'll check the mailroom every day for you. If there's a letter for you, I'll take good care of it and make sure it doesn't delay anything. But I'm really curious, is it a girl from Lebanon or Israel that has you so smitten?" Martin said with a smile, looking at Bao Yu-lin with a sly gaze, as if trying to read something on his face.

  Bao Yulin's face suddenly turned red: "No, no, I think you misunderstood. What I'm waiting for is a letter from China, sent by my family. It's very important to me."

  "Oh, sorry about that. But didn't you ever think that as a lieutenant in the French army, there are many French girls who would be willing to marry a brave officer like you?" Martin apologized and then teased Bao Yulin.

  "No, I haven't thought of that yet. It's still too far-fetched for me." That's what Bao Yulin said, but in his heart, he was thinking that if his father were still alive and knew that he had brought a French girl home, who knows how it would turn out?

  Joking aside, Bao Yulin knew that probably the whole Pan Shi County couldn't find a few people who could speak French. If his sister really sent a letter, it was very likely to be written in Chinese. So he specially left his name in Chinese for Martin. Not asking Martin to understand, just so that when he saw it, he wouldn't mistake it for Japanese or Korean.

  After handling these matters, Bao Yulin and the new training team members set out on a two-month training trip to the Alps.

  Martin is a man who keeps his promises and he indeed checks the mail every day. Especially paying attention to letters written in block letters.