Chapter Eighteen: Low-Key Is Hard

  Kim Min-geol shook his head in disdain. He understood that Seon's abilities were far beyond his own, and it wouldn't take much effort to deal with him, but Bae Gang had previously given orders to make an example out of someone, to cripple one person. The training class was allowed to have students get injured due to the extremely dangerous nature of the special training. Although Kim Min-geol didn't want to go all out, the person behind Bae Gang was his direct superior, and he had no choice but to accept this request.

  Kim Min-geol struck a blow to Yeon Hwi's chest, and Yeon Hwi spat out blood, falling backwards. Kim Min-geol continued to close in, lifting his foot to kick Yeon Hwi's vital point under his ribs.

  Lin Xiaotang's pupils contracted, he saw that Jin Minjie was going to take drastic measures, and if things went wrong, it would lead to loss of life. At this time, he had no choice but to take action.

  Jin Minjie's inevitable kick was met with a punch that came out of nowhere, striking the sole of his foot and sending him stumbling backward several steps.

  Jin Minjie only felt a numbness in his right foot, and his heart was shocked. Only then did he see Lin Xiaotang standing beside Yan Xun. What kind of background does this weak and frail kid have, to dare to punch against his own powerful kick, how can there be such an expert in the training class?

  Bai Gang's loud voice suddenly stopped, and when he saw clearly that it was Lin Xiaotang who had made the move, his heart suddenly burst with joy. Ah, I was afraid you wouldn't make a move, now you're in trouble!

  Lin Xiaotang looked at Jin Minjie in front of her, without turning back, and directly ordered Liu Benqin, who knew medical skills, to help Yan Xun check the wound. After a while, Liu Benqin replied with a heavy expression: "Two ribs are broken, and there is internal injury, must be treated urgently." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly called on his classmates to lift up Yan Xun and rushed straight to the medical room of the training class.

  "Coach Jin, you're being a bit too much!" Lin Xiaotang stared at Jin Minjie.

  Jin Minjie let out a cold snort and said in stiff Chinese: "Want to get ahead? You come!"

  Lin Xiaotang touched her chin and leaned in close to Jin Minjie, whispering: "Alright, no need for too much, Yan Xiu's injury is the same as yours!"

  Bai Gang and several followers had a pleased expression.

  Shen Zui furrowed his brow. He knew Kim Min-geol's strength, this person although is Korean ethnicity, but has been practicing martial arts since childhood, and was sent abroad for long-term training. Currently in the military, no one can surpass him, Shen Zui himself practices external hard qigong, but not many people know, to say that he must be able to defeat Kim Min-geol, Shen Zui thought he didn't have full confidence.

  Jin Minjie let out a cold laugh and pounced towards Lin Xiaotang. Just now, when Yan Xun and the other were competing, Lin Xiaotang had observed Jin Minjie's moves. His techniques were still Chinese martial arts, but he had organized them, removing the rough and retaining only the simple, practical, and lethal moves. There was also a part that seemed to be some foreign grappling techniques, concise, quick, and deadly.

  Jin Minjie's attack was like a storm, but he couldn't even touch Lin Xiaotang's sleeve. He became more and more anxious. Lin Xiaotang's careless moves, however, made him feel immense pressure. On one hand, Jin Minjie felt that his opponent's strength and speed were far beyond his own. On the other hand, Jin Minjie was getting more and more frightened as he fought, feeling like the young man in front of him was playing a game of cat and mouse, planning to exhaust him before making his move.

  Lin Xiaotang took advantage of the opportunity, punching a fist on Jin Minjie's chest, then flashed back and retreated, coldly extending two fingers. Others didn't understand, but Jin Minjie was very clear that the previous punch had just broken two of his ribs.

  But at this time, Jin Minjie's heart had no more hatred, only fear.

  Soon, Jin Minjie was hit with several heavy punches again, his chest heaving with blood, and he struggled to hold back the fresh blood. As for Lin Xiaotang's counterattack, it seemed as if she deliberately didn't dodge, letting him hit her body at will. Jin Minjie's fists were numb from the shock, while Lin Xiaotang merely let out a fake cry of pain, unscathed.

  He looked at Lin Xiaotang with a hint of chill in his eyes, and deep down, he finally ignited the remaining courage, roaring towards Lin Xiaotang.

  The Shen outside the window shook his head and quietly left.

  This time, Lin Xiaotang unexpectedly did not dodge. He stood still with his hands hanging down, seemingly intending to take the punch head-on.

  Jin Minjie was taken aback, and before he knew it, Lin Xiaotang had appeared in front of him.

  Jin Minjie's fist struck Lin Xiaotang's body, just like hitting a slippery fish, the fist rubbed against Lin Xiaotang and went on to hit someone who was just blocked by Lin Xiaotang.

  Only a mournful cry was heard, and a figure was knocked out more than three meters away. With a "bang", it stuck to the wall of the classroom, shaking down the mud on the beam above. The man immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground unconscious.

  Jin Minjie stared blankly at his own fist and Pei Gang who was lying on the ground unconscious.

  "It's murder!" After a brief silence, the students burst into shrill screams.

  Lin Xiaotang lay on the ground, crying out in pain. Everyone thought that Jin Minjie had punched both Pei Gang and him with one fist.

  Before long, Director Yu Le Xing brought the battalion commander and company commander to rush over. Seeing the situation in the house, they were all stunned. It was still Yu Le Xing who reacted the fastest, hastily ordering that the unconscious Pei Gang and Lin Xiao Tang be sent to the medical team of the training class.

  As for Jin Minjie who was devastated, Yu Yue Xing directly called him into his own office.

  In the following days, Lin Xiaotang moved into the medical team's recovery room with a clear conscience, while poor Pei Gang was unconscious for a whole day before waking up. Four of his ribs were broken and he had some internal injuries. When he woke up and saw Lin Xiaotang and Yan Xun in the bed next to him, he was so scared that he almost screamed and ran away.

  Jin Minjie was dismissed from the training class, due to not paying attention to teaching boundaries in class, resulting in two trainees being seriously injured and one lightly injured, almost causing loss of life, especially since one of them is a child of a high-ranking official from Chongqing.

  Four days later, Lin Xiaotang finished his treatment and prepared to leave the medical team. The sky was vast, but in fact, he wasn't injured at all; he just wanted to take advantage of the medical team's food.

  Pei Gang and Yan Xun were transferred to the county hospital with better conditions yesterday, so this recovery room became Lin Xiaotang's exclusive room.

  Lin Xiaotang was packing his things when he suddenly heard a knock at the door. He turned around and immediately stood up straight, saluting, "Good day, instructor!"

  Shen Zui carried a basket of fruit and walked into the room with a smile.

  Lin Xiaotang was somewhat surprised by Shen Zui's arrival.

  About this person, Lin Xiaotang also knew a little bit. Shen Zui was a rising star among the younger generation of Military Intelligence Bureau, and he was both civil and military, especially in his resolute and ruthless handling of matters, which earned him the trust of Dai Li. At the same time, his interpersonal skills were not ordinary, and his relationships with superiors and subordinates within the Military Intelligence Bureau were quite harmonious, and various factions within the bureau also had a good evaluation of him.

  To say he and Shen Chang are two brothers, apart from their appearance being somewhat similar, their personalities differ too greatly.

  Shen Zui smiled and chatted with Lin Xiaotang, it can be seen that his knowledge is quite rich, but not pretentious, from time to time he could quote classics, occasionally also telling some off-color jokes, giving people a feeling of being easy to get close to.

  Shen suddenly smiled and changed the subject, pointing at Lin Xiaotang and saying: "You little scoundrel, you've really made a mess of Instructor Jin!"

  Lin Xiaotang still looked bewildered.

  "Alright, stop pretending in front of me. The higher-ups have already arranged for me to take over as your instructor from Instructor Jin. I need to make some things clear beforehand, so that you don't accidentally cross my path one day!"

  Lin Xiaotang hehe silly smile.

  Shen Zui looked at Lin Xiaotang's expression and said helplessly, "I really suspect that you were born to eat this bowl of rice. Your resume is extremely simple, but where did your skills come from? That Bai Qi guy really dug up a treasure!"

  "White start?" Lin Xiaotang was taken aback.

  "It's that little mustache who was transferred from the 57th Division, I really don't know how he found you?" Shen said with great interest: "I heard that the 57th Division didn't want to let you come over?"

  Lin Xiaotang pretended to be embarrassed, "That's just the superior being kind."

  "Get out!" Shen Zui said in a bad tone: "I've figured it out, you're just a little demon!"

  Lin Xiaotang didn't respond, her face gradually becoming serious. She reached into her pocket and pulled out something, handing it to Shen Zui.

  "What is this?"

  Lin Xiaotang's hand stretched forward a bit more, "Take a look, do you recognize it?"

  As he approached, what caught his eye was a familiar lighter. A German-made windproof lighter, with the owner's name - Shen Chang - engraved on the back.

  Shen was somewhat moved, "This is my brother's treasure, how can it be with you!"

  Lin Xiaotang took out a crumpled pack of Peacock cigarettes, with faint brown bloodstains on the cigarette box. "I was fortunate enough to accompany Shen Pai Zhang on his last journey, and this is what he left behind. I didn't have the heart to smoke it, so I kept it especially for you. Shouldn't I give it to you?"

  Shen's eyes welled up with tears as he caressed the lighter and cigarette case, which seemed like treasures to him. Although he had already received news of his brother's sacrifice for the country, seeing his brother's belongings suddenly brought out the pent-up emotions and regrets that he couldn't hold back.

  "Shen Pai Zhang was a true soldier, he died with great dignity, and is my role model." Lin Xiao Tang patted Shen Zui's shoulder, "Officer Shen, you should be proud of him!"

  Shen was taken aback, his original intention was to make a move on the guy in front of him, and also to win him over. This guy was like a treasure trove, with unknown riches waiting to be tapped. If he could pull him into his own camp, it would be a huge boost to his future development. But how did things suddenly turn around, and he ended up being defeated by the guy?

  Lin Xiaotang's cunning eyes flashed by, and he quietly took the cigarette from Shen Zui's hand. "Let's have one, I only smoke this brand now, because it reminds me of many things and also makes me clearly know what to do in the future!"

  Shen raised his head and looked at him, silently taking over the cigarette.

  Two men sat silently facing each other, allowing the smoke to fill the entire room.