Xiao Jing hurriedly put on her clothes. She looked at the captain who still had his upper body exposed, and couldn"t help but cough lightly.
Shen Chengfeng sat on the floor and handed the fruit to her in a calm voice, "Eat it. After eating, I will get Mr. Pei to send you back."
Hearing this, Xiao Jing"s expression turned cold. She quickly said, "Captain, I can still fight."
"This is only a military training, not a battlefield. There"s no need to risk your life."
Shen Chengfeng bit off half of the wild apple in one bite.
Xiao Jing lowered her eyes, her hands tightly grabbing onto her clothes. She said, "Captain, I know the rules. If you"re injured too heavily, you have to retreat. But I feel that my injuries aren"t heavy, so I can continue to fight."
"I don"t like to repeat myself a second time."
It goes without saying.
Xiao Jing bit her lower lip. "Captain, I can definitely continue …"
"There are still two more matches left. Do you think you can persevere with your current speed?"
Xiao Jing was speechless. She had indeed been restricted and injured on her waist. She could not do anything too extreme; otherwise, not only would she fail to kill the enemy, she would also expose herself at any time, and even drag down her comrades.
"If you want to know how to act according to your abilities, then if it"s just a one-sided duel, then it"s just a boorish act.
"I a.s.sessed your combat strength. You are no longer suitable to continue."
Shen threw the core to the tiger.
"Captain —"
"The military training this time is not only to test our Special Forces, but also the most direct way for me to test a soldier. If you want to do it quickly, I can let you stay here, but in the future, I will synthesize all of your missions and decide whether or not to send you out by not listening to my orders."
"Captain, I don"t want to show off. I just don"t want to lose."
Xiao Jing tightly held onto the small apple.
Shen Chengfeng put on his jacket and placed it in front of her before continuing, "The Special Forces will not allow anyone to lose, but they will definitely not allow any soldier to die innocently. Our lives will be left in the real battlefield."
Xiao Jing lowered her head. The sparkling fruit still had some dew on it. She squeezed hard, and the fruit skin shattered.
"Put on your body armor and come with me."
Shen Chengfeng prepared to leave the cave.
Xiao Jing supported herself against the wall and stood up. She had lost too much blood, and her body uncontrollably staggered a step.
When Shen Chengfeng heard the intermittent movements behind him, he steadied his feet and said, "Since it"s already like this, do you still think you can continue?"
"Leader, I just want to stay in the Special Forces. Even if I have to risk my life this time around, I will do it without reservation."
"Yes, I gave you the order to get first place, but can you still get first place with your current state?"
Shen Chengfeng asked again.
Xiao Jing frowned. Not to mention being first, even if she wanted to continue fighting, it would be a fantasy. Could it be that she admitted defeat just like that?
Shen Chengfeng turned around and walked straight towards her. He took the gun from her hand.
With her palm empty, Xiao Jing was shocked and almost subconsciously, she wanted to s.n.a.t.c.h it back.
Shen Chengfeng said coldly, "What are you s.n.a.t.c.hing, come up."
Xiao Jing was stunned for a moment. Looking at his crouching body, she embarra.s.sedly climbed onto his back.
Shen Chengfeng walked out of the cave with the dew on his pants. He said, "There"s no need to be the champion. I will go through your performance in the past few days before deciding whether or not to keep you on the special squad."
Xiao Jing couldn"t help but clench her hands, excitedly lying on his shoulders. "Captain, you mean that you won"t chase me away now?"
"Or do you want to go, eh?"
"No, no, no. I won"t leave. I don"t want to leave."
"Then release your hand."
Shen Chengfeng looked at the hands that had unconsciously tightened around his neck.
Xiao Jing quickly loosened her grip, a smile on her face. "Captain, can I really remain in the Special Forces?"
"The Special Forces is not child"s play. Without any trash, of course they wouldn"t give up on an elite team so easily. You are right, the Special Forces doesn"t not allow women to join. Of course, there are no precedents. I"ll give you this chance today."
The sunlight shone through the gaps between the trees, coincidentally s.h.i.+ning on Xiao Jing"s body, causing her to feel warm.
She smiled like an unworldly child, as if she saw hope.
Shen Chengfeng noticed her curved eyebrows. He pushed aside the gra.s.s and walked towards the reception area.
"Gu gu gu gu."
The bird soared into the sky, stirring up the dew on the leaves before droplets of water splashed onto the ground.
"Creak."
A crisp sound came from the dense forest.
Shen Chengfeng"s eyes focused on the big tree in front of him and he gestured to her.
Xiao Jing understood what he meant. She carefully climbed up the tree trunk. Her movements were very slow. Every time she moved, the wound would split a bit. It was very painful, as if blood was beginning to ooze out again.
Shen Chengfeng hid in the gra.s.s and saw the two members of the Zheng Hu team walking through the gap.
The two of them coordinated perfectly. One in front and the other behind, they deliberately maintained a distance of two meters.
Xiao Jing leaned against the tree branch and aimed at the person behind her.
Shen Chengfeng was lying on the ground, aiming his gun at the person in front of him.
"Bang!"
At the same time, the moment the gunshot was fired, there was a flurry of falling leaves.
"BOOM!"
The two members of the tiger squad exchanged blows with each other, reflecting the attack at the same time.
When Xiao Jing noticed the incoming bullets, she subconsciously took a step to the side.
The s.p.a.ce on the branch stopped her movements, and with a movement, a bullet mark landed two centimeters away from her.
She knew that these two people were not easy to deal with as their reactions were sharp and even coordinated so that they should be experts of the Zheng Hu team.
Peng Tian and Peng Lu were brothers. They were born with the same egg, so their minds were naturally connected. During their mission, they didn"t need too much words to understand each other"s intentions.
Shen Chengfeng gave up his cover and had to lure the two brothers" target over as he quickly turned around.
Peng Tian followed closely behind, occasionally firing off two bullets with his gun.
Shen Chengfeng hid behind some gravel and looked at his magazine. There were not many bullets left.
Peng Tian cautiously stopped his pursuit and walked slowly.
Shen Chengfeng noticed the approaching footsteps and gave up on his sniper rifle. He grabbed a handful of soil and unexpectedly threw it in the direction of the incoming person.
Peng Tian took a step back, raised his gun, and prepared to shoot. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew towards him, and he quickly chose to retreat.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Chengfeng ran to the front of the other party, grabbed his gun, and forcefully clamped onto the other party"s wrist with his right hand.
Peng Tian felt a sharp pain on his wrist, and the hand that held the gun involuntarily loosened.
The gun fell to the ground with a thud.
Peng Shou"s consciousness wanted to pick it up, but before he bent down, one of his legs struck towards his face. He warily dodged to the right, but this leg seemed to see through his intentions.
Shen Chengfeng turned his body to the side and his foot brushed past the other party"s cheek. The moment he lost his balance, he leaped into the air and landed a heavy kick on the other party"s head with his knee.
"Bang!"
Peng Tian staggered a step forward. The unexpected turn of events was too fast. He only felt the world spinning around him, and before he could even react completely, he had already fired a single shot at the center of his chest. Smoke began to diffuse outwards.
Peng Lu discovered that there was white smoke dispersing nearby. He had made up his mind. It was very likely that his brother had died in battle.
He stood under the tree and didn"t hesitate to fire multiple shots, making sure that he was able to force this hidden enemy to the point where he couldn"t retreat.
Xiao Jing cursed in a low voice. She flipped over the tree branch and jumped onto another branch. Before she could stand properly, a bullet brushed past her pants leg.
When Peng Lu noticed the evading figure, he aimed at the target and pulled the trigger without any hesitation.
Xiao Jing sensed the danger of being swept through the gaps between the trees and gave up dodging. Facing the enemy head-on, she also shot out a round.
The two bullets flew past each other but did not deviate from their direction.
Peng Lu hurriedly took two steps back. Looking at the sh.e.l.l sh.e.l.l sh.e.l.l that landed at his feet, he fired once again.
Xiao Jing, on the other hand, had no way to retreat. Her body fell backwards and she fell from the tree.
A five-meter tall tree wasn"t very dangerous. She tried her best to protect her head as she landed on the ground with a thump.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Before he could even hold back a mouthful of blood, he vomited.
Peng Lu walked forward proudly with the gun in his hand, while his index finger slid across the trigger.
"Bang!"
Xiao Jing closed her eyes, waiting for the announcement of her death.
But after waiting for a while, she did not seem to feel the numbness of the bullet hitting her body. She hurriedly opened her eyes.
Shen Chengfeng"s fists were like a rain of rain as he punched Peng Hu"s face one after another until he was completely unrecognizable.
Pan-Shanghai shook his dazed head, and before he could recover, one of his feet hid all the light.
Shen Chengfeng kicked away the falling body. He looked at the enemy who was lying on the ground and unable to move after rolling a few times. He twisted his aching wrist and finally added to the gunshot.
Peng Tian, who announced his death, could not bear to watch and closed his eyes. Captain Shen, who usually handled his enemies cleanly, actually beat up a small soldier. Yes, a completely crus.h.i.+ng beating that broke a few teeth of his little brother.
"Cough, cough."
Xiao Jing slowly stood up while covering her wounds. Other than the blood stains on her face, her face was also covered in dirt.
Shen Chengfeng picked up the gun on the floor and carried it on his shoulder. He then walked towards her and looked at her pale face. He frowned, "Can you still hold on?"
Xiao Jing nodded, covered her mouth and coughed twice.
Shen Chengfeng carried her on his back and his military boots left a deep mark on the ground as he said, "In this situation, you must know how to use wisdom."
"The captain wants me to surrender?"
"To be able to gain the trust of the other party for a short period of time before attacking us, although it is a bit morally excessive, there is no fairness in this battlefield."
"Got it."
Xiao Jing leaned on his back, her mind in chaos.
Shen Chengfeng walked to the side of the stream, put her down, wet his handkerchief and then came back.
Xiao Jing sat on the ground. The sunlight was lush and green on the surface of the water. When the breeze blew past, the surface of the water sparkled.
Shen Chengfeng wiped off the dust on her face, looked at the sun and said, "Rest for a while before you leave."
Xiao Jing pointed at his shoulder and rubbed the blood on his body. She smiled and said, "Don"t waste it."
Shen Chengfeng glanced at her and wiped off the blood on her hand with a handkerchief.
Xiao Jing stared. "Let me apply the medicine for you first."
"Do you think you"re a G.o.dly doctor?"
"A little blood can save people?"
"Although I am not a genius doctor, I know that I am your current medicine."
Xiao Jing opened his backpack and found that all the hemostatic drugs were empty.
Shen Chengfeng returned to the stream to wash the b.l.o.o.d.y handkerchief.
Xiao Jing stood up and slowly walked over. Looking at his lonely figure, she suddenly felt pain in her heart. She asked, "Captain, did you use all the medicine on me?"
"You can refuse my medicine if you want to die."
"Then your injury …"
"This is only a minor injury."
Shen Chengfeng dried his handkerchief and stood up. Under the sunlight, he looked at her with a burning gaze.
Xiao Jing tore open the corner of his clothes, wanting to simply bandage him.
Shen Chengfeng refused, "No need."
"If you bleed like this, you will die."
Xiao Jing squatted beside him.
Shen Chengfeng raised his hand to stop her, "It"s useless."
Only then did Xiao Jing realize that the moment his skin touched her ordinary clothes, it started to corrode. In the blink of an eye, only ashes remained.
Shen Chengfeng opened the kettle and handed it to her, "Have some water."
Xiao Jing took out a knife and was about to tear his clothes apart.
Shen Chengfeng said coldly, "I don"t need these things."
"No one knows when the Special Forces military training will end. Could it be that the team leader wants to leave early like me?"
"I won"t quit."
"I know you will not retreat. You are the core of the Iron Eagle. With you here, the Iron Eagle is like a mountain. Don"t move, but you are also flesh and blood. Can"t you feel any pain?"
Shen Chengfeng knocked on her head and said casually, "Anyone would feel pain. I"m just used to it."
Even if his skin was split open, not long after, the scars would be completely corroded. After a long time, even if he was covered in wounds, no one would be able to see it. Perhaps, the scars under his skin had already covered his entire body, and it was covered with blood, and no one knew about all of this.
No one would discover his pain.
"Captain, will you die?"
Xiao Jing trembled as she grabbed his hand.
Shen Chengfeng noticed the slight tremble of her fingers and said uncomprehendingly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Is what Dr. A said true?"
"Our lives are in the hands of the State. As long as the State and the people need us, even if we die, we must charge forward.
"Xiao Jing, are you afraid of death?"
Xiao Jing shook her head, solemnly shaking it.
"So don"t ask me that again."
"Captain, I"m not afraid of death, but I"m afraid …"
"You are dead."
Xiao Jing stood up, and when she saw him leave, she suddenly blurted out.
The silence of the forest was disturbed. A bird broke through the crack in the tree, accidentally b.u.mped into a tree, and dropped down with a snap.
Shen Chengfeng stopped, his back facing the little soldier. He frowned and asked, "Why?"
"I don"t know why. I only know that a hero like you will live for a hundred years."
"My hands are covered in blood. Do you think a person like us who has human lives all over our bodies will live for a hundred years?"
Shen Chengfeng asked.
She clenched her teeth and enunciated each word clearly, "The blood on our hands is for the country, for the people. I do not feel that it is a filth, but glory, and supreme glory. Therefore, you must live for a hundred years."
Shen Chengfeng turned around and looked at the little soldier who spoke the truth. He could not help but laugh out loud.
It was Xiao Jing"s first time seeing her own captain smile without caring for his image. His curved eyes were like a crescent moon in the night sky, the autumn waves in his eyes faintly flickering, looking very much like the stars surrounding the crescent moon.
Shen Chengfeng walked forward and rubbed the little soldier"s head. He lowered his voice and there was a hint of gentleness in it. He said, "You are correct. Since we are already so glorious, we will definitely live for a hundred years."
Xiao Jing nodded affirmatively.
Shen Chengfeng stood up and looked at her from top to bottom, "Can you leave now?"
"Captain."
"Yes."
"You look really nice when you smile."
Xiao Jing shyly lowered her head, her face slightly suffused with red frost.
Shen Chengfeng"s heart skipped a beat and he realized that his mouth was actually smiling at her. That kind of smile was not controlled by his face and was not a perfect match for his brain. It was as if he was smiling at her.
Xiao Jing held onto the spear shaft and walked behind him. Her movements were somewhat slow as she said, "I know that your second brother is from the research inst.i.tute. He will definitely find a way."
Shen Chengfeng noticed her small figure and frowned when he heard her words. Instinctively, he called out, "Xiao Jing."
"Yes, captain"
Xiao Jing turned her head around, revealing a mouth full of white teeth.
Shen Chengfeng wanted to say something, but he felt like he was wrong.
Xiao Jing took the initiative to ask, "Perhaps I can really save you, right?"
"Shut up."
Xiao Jing stubbornly said, "Since I"m immune to you, there must be a way to save you."
"Shut up."
Shen Chengfeng emphasized.
"Captain, what kind of peace is this? All of our peace and quiet is carried by a hero like you."
Xiao Jing"s eyes burned. Something broke out of her eyes and fell onto the back of her hand.
"Xiao Jing —"
I will not let you die. I, Xiao Jing, have been living and drinking for more than twenty years, deceiving everyone so that I can live well. Why should a person like you be unable to treat injuries?
"Shut up!"
Shen Chengfeng walked forward, raised his hand and caressed the tears at the corner of her eyes as he asked softly, "Aren"t you afraid of death?"
"Scared, scared to death."
"Don"t say such things in the future."
Xiao Jing stood there blankly, staring at the face that was just inches away from her. His features were as cold as ever, just like the smile just now didn"t dissolve the desert on his face. This person should be lonely.
"Dong, dong, dong."
Something in her heart was violently beating. Xiao Jing couldn"t help but raise her hand to press it down, but the pressure was getting stronger and stronger.
Overstatement -
Xiao Man wanted to say, "It"s not too slow, no, it"s not slow. The two of them are not normal people, and won"t hug each other so high right from the start. But for your sake, Xiao Man sped up."