Volume 1 Chapter 22 Investigating (Part 1)

  When the warriors stood outside the barracks, waiting for them were Instructor Meng and Instructor Ji. He was not present with the team. This made the warriors feel a bit strange, but their attention quickly focused on Chen Yang and Sun Erpao. Now it's not just this small team that came to participate in special training, including the entire camp, no one knows his name is zero. However, the eyes of the warriors were not all kind, there was jealousy, resentment, and of course, more admiration. They envied Chen Yang and Sun Erpao's skills even more than being named by a special forces officer.

  Including those who were punished for losing their firearms, they felt hot-blooded and had eyes full of the scene when they carried that special soldier outside the barracks. But Sun Erpao pulled Chen Yang's corner a bit strangely: "Look, Instructor Meng is also injured." Chen Yang was speechless and stomped on Sun Erpao's foot with force.

  Officer Meng's eyes clearly caught their little movements, but Officer Meng ignored them. The soldiers' condition didn't seem to be good, especially those who did a thousand push-ups last night, whose hands seemed to be shaking. Others were not much better, their spirits dampened from being tormented.

  Glancing at the time, Instructor Meng didn't say much and led the team to start their first 5-kilometer run since arriving here. Strictly speaking, this 5-kilometer run should still be relatively easy for the soldiers, after all, they were only lightly equipped. However, as soon as they left the camp gate, even slow-reacting Sun Erbao felt the angry gaze from the sentry.

  A 5km run, no one fell behind, and Instructor Meng didn't say much, just waved his hand to let the soldiers disperse. But when they finished breakfast and were still celebrating how easy the training was, Instructor Meng appeared in front of them again, and the next round of training was a bit terrifying, making many people secretly curse in their hearts.

  This camp is basically established for the training of special forces, and all kinds of training equipment are everywhere. However, Instructor Meng obviously did not intend to let these sharp-eyed warriors experience it, still using the old routine of 300 climbs up and down the hook ladder, and crossing back and forth through the 30-meter barbed wire 300 times.

  Originally, such training was very common for the warriors, but after carrying weapons, they gradually got into trouble. The most obvious one is Sun Erpao, who ranked third in the selection, with a rocket tube over 910mm long on his strong physique, although it can't be said to be heavy, but carrying this thing, uncomfortable is true, and his score plummeted, by the time the training ended, he was actually among the last three.

  Officer Meng didn't say anything, just let Sun Erpao step out and talk about his feelings after training with rocket launchers on their backs. Unexpectedly, Sun Erpao's face turned red as he blurted out: "Next time I'll be the first."

  After glancing at the time, it was already past 10 o'clock. Officer Meng frowned but still didn't say anything and took the soldiers to the gym. As soon as they entered the gym, Sun Erpao's eyes lit up, and he secretly tugged on Chen Yang's sleeve: "Chen Yang, tell me, how do these things work? They look pretty high-end..."

  Chen Yang didn't roll his eyes this time, but instead said blandly: "It's just a simple thing, not interesting."

  Just then, Chen Yang's face twisted a bit because Coach Meng's requirements seemed very simple: 15 kg dumbbells lifted three hundred times, pull-ups three hundred, and arm bars three hundred. At first glance, these exercises didn't seem like much, but Chen Yang was very clear about the difficulty involved, because he had grown up in a sports school and was very familiar with these things.

  A 15-kilogram dumbbell, estimated to be liftable by any man, but what needs to be done is not one or two lifts, but three hundred. Imagine that, even if your hands are empty, after lifting three hundred times, your arms won't be able to do anything else, and the soreness will be unavoidable. Not to mention lifting a 15-kilogram dumbbell?

  What's more important is that the equipment in the gym can't be used casually, 32 team members were only given a set of dumbbells, pull-up bars and arm bars. And according to Coach Meng's requirements, if one person fails to finish before 11:40, lunch will be cancelled.

  Thirty-two people take turns using these equipment, and the time required for this alone is not short, let alone such a difficult training.

  The result was as expected, except for Sun Erpao and three soldiers who successfully completed it. Even Chen Yang lost to the arm-wrestling bar in the end. The arm-wrestling bar, which was originally despised, turned out to be as hard as a steel rod in the end, and no matter how hard Chen Yang tried, he couldn't do anything about it.

  Officer Meng's face looked a bit unsightly, out of the thirty-two people, only four had completed it, and some of them had barely finished three hundred dumbbell reps. The time was already pointing to 1 o'clock. The hungry warriors were led by Officer Meng to the training ground: "Hold your weapons horizontally, stand at attention. I think you all understand, no one is allowed to move for two hours."

  Assuming the military stance, these warriors had no problem. Unfortunately, their faces could only be described as greenish afterwards. Holding weapons horizontally, under the scorching sun for two hours without moving was already very challenging. Unexpectedly, Instructor Meng hung a brick from each person's gun barrel with a rope.

  At this point, the warriors could only describe it with pain. The weather at the end of September and early October was scorching hot, with the sun mercilessly beating down on the warriors' heads. The motionless warriors not only had to overcome the heat but also the pressure from within and the soreness in their arms...

  The warriors stood for a full two hours, but fortunately, there were no problems with this training. Even the physically strong Sun Erpao was exhausted. But when Instructor Ji, who had a cold expression, appeared, the warriors' morale finally picked up because Instructor Ji's training was simple: "Live ammunition shooting!"

  Just as they were going to get the ammunition, another small episode occurred. Two soldiers couldn't lift the ammunition box, which was a bit frustrating. The most frustrated one was Sun Erpao, who had a rocket launcher on his back but still didn't get any rockets.

  However, he did smile afterwards. The warriors' shooting scores were so poor that Captain Ji frowned, and most of the bullets didn't even hit the target. Later on, Captain Ji simply stopped watching and let the warriors practice by themselves.

  This is a good shot, Chen Yang's accuracy has not improved much, but it's very obvious that he's having a lot of fun shooting. I guess since he was a soldier, this time the shooting range is the most enjoyable, because they don't have to worry about bullets at all, just shoot as you like. However, unfortunately, each person's ammunition is limited, and someone is in charge of counting, which makes Chen Yang, who wants to secretly keep a few bullets, feel a bit helpless.

  The shooting range ended, and Instructor Ji walked away with a cold face. However, Instructor Meng reappeared, and for the next hour, the soldiers' situation could no longer be described as miserable; it should be said that it was: too horrible to behold!