Chapter 18: Pervert
“Today the organization has everyone conducting shooting training. Just right in front of Chang Ning, I want to clarify two things about Chang Ning for everyone.”
After Lao Pao ordered everyone to realign in formation, he explained to everyone that Chang Ning hitting the squad leader was a misunderstanding; it was his scheme to pull Chang Ning into the reconnaissance company.
The other thing was that Chang Ning’s initial target shooting score wasn’t ten ring but one hundred rings, because the ten bullets hit the same position, so it was scored as ten ring.
Lao Pao clarifying these things in front of everyone was to tell everyone that Chang Ning is not some lawless person, and moreover, he doesn’t just have excellent physical fitness—his shooting level might also be top-tier.
Why say “might”? Lao Pao had only witnessed that one time; he was afraid Chang Ning’s “ten stars in a row” score last time was luck, so he didn’t speak too definitively, to avoid harming Chang Ning.
“With Chang Ning’s ability, I say our squad has a dragon crossing the river—no objections from everyone, right?”
Actually, privately Lao Pao wasn’t as serious as he appeared on the surface; he would also joke around with everyone.
“No!”
“If Chang Ning is really as the squad leader said, then Chang Ning is indeed a tough guy.”
In the formation, Chang Ning felt a bit embarrassed being praised by everyone; even his ears turned red.
The comrades in the squad smiled kindly; this kind of good-natured teasing was the best way to help Chang Ning quickly integrate into the group.
Everyone was young, with no deep grudges, and the feelings in the barracks were very pure; Chang Ning could now be considered preliminarily integrated into this squad group.
“Everyone knows our Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company has always spoken with strength, and our squad is the same. If I just talk here about how awesome Chang Ning’s marksmanship is, everyone might not believe it.
How about letting him perform? What do you all think?” Lao Pao asked loudly. He not only wanted to help Chang Ning integrate into the squad but also to establish his prestige here.
“Good!”
The comrades began looking at Chang Ning with expectant eyes and applauding, just to get him to show off quickly.
“Come on, the venue is all set up for you; don’t dawdle.” Lao Pao waved to Chang Ning to hurry up.
Today was the time to witness if Chang Ning’s marksmanship was as miraculous as he guessed; even Lao Pao was somewhat looking forward to Chang Ning’s performance.
Seeing this, Chang Ning didn’t waste words; he ran from the formation to Lao Pao, stood at attention, and saluted.
“Relax, just show your normal level.”
Lao Pao’s words left Chang Ning unable to respond; he was afraid that showing his real level would blow the comrades’ minds.
Within the effective range of the Type 95 assault rifle, he could achieve point and shoot. Doing something so perverted in front of the whole squad would be too demoralizing.
“Squad leader, I choose the 400-meter target.”
The effective range of the Type 95 assault rifle was 400 meters; it wasn’t that Chang Ning didn’t want to shoot farther—he just didn’t want to appear too astonishing.
“Alright, we’ll arrange it for you. Do you need auxiliary equipment?” Lao Pao asked considerately.
The Type 95 could be equipped with auxiliary devices, like an optical sight.
The auxiliary equipment Lao Pao mentioned was this; after all, for a 400-meter target, hitting ten ring relying only on the naked eye was impossible to even see clearly.
“No need.”
He didn’t plan to be overly astonishing, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t shock the comrades a bit. Using an optical sight would greatly reduce the effect.
“You sure?”
“Sure.”
Seeing Chang Ning’s firm attitude, Lao Pao didn’t persuade further; as long as Chang Ning could hit, it was fine. Anyway, if he messed up, there was no harm—leading by half a step is genius, leading by a full step is madness; no one wants to approach a madman.
Taking the bullets from the squad leader’s hand, he proficiently loaded the magazine, chambered a round, closed the safety; after completing the series of actions, Chang Ning held his breath and focused, adjusting his state.
This time he used standing shooting, which tests the gunner’s stability quite a bit. But it had no impact on Chang Ning. Ever since his rifle shooting experience maxed out, as soon as he picked up a rifle, his muscles would instantly enter state, like he was an old gunner with decades of rifle use.
Chang Ning’s understanding was that the system directly adjusted his muscle memory for rifles, allowing him to instantly find the most comfortable shooting posture when picking up a rifle.
“The shooting range is ready; you can shoot.”
Lao Pao coordinated with the comrades at the shooting range via the walkie-talkie in his hand before telling Chang Ning he could start.
Even though he knew Chang Ning wouldn’t accidentally injure comrades, better safe than sorry—some things, once they happen, aren’t easily undone.
“400-meter target shooting training begins now!”
With Lao Pao’s order, gunshots rang out loudly in the shooting range. Chang Ning didn’t use burst fire at all; the gunshots blended into one continuous sound.
“Chang Ning’s gun control is too steady; you can barely see the muzzle shaking!”
Old Cui, seeing Chang Ning’s performance, knew this was a monster. Losing to a monster wasn’t shameful; thinking this, he felt much better.
Laymen watch the excitement; these scouts who fire guns every day were of course experts. From Chang Ning’s shooting state, they really saw some insights.
Steady gun pressure means strong core strength, able to control the muzzle that keeps rising.
From Chang Ning’s shooting stance, the overall feeling was just two words: “harmonious”! Not a single superfluous movement in his whole body.
When shooting, his body showed no tremor, meaning Chang Ning could dissipate the impact force transmitted from the gun body; his physical quality was top-notch—no one in the entire Night Tiger could reach Chang Ning’s level.
Endurance and shooting—Chang Ning was currently at the pyramid tip of the whole company; now only combat ability remained.
But remembering Chang Ning was only 19 now, still developing and not at peak state, his combat ability definitely wouldn’t be too high.
Looking at it this way, Chang Ning still had shortcomings and wasn’t an all-rounder good at everything. Even so, Chang Ning could be said to have basically no opponents in the Southeast Military Region’s regular troops.
There might be some perverts in special forces, but those don’t count.
After emptying the magazine, Chang Ning finally stopped. He could roughly guess what level he hit. Today’s feel wasn’t great; the bullet impacts weren’t as clustered as before.
“Scorer, bring the target paper over.”
Actually, after seeing Chang Ning’s shooting state, the comrades in the squad had already acknowledged his shooting skills.
Although the shooting posture was indeed a bit casual, seeing the signs, Chang Ning’s score this time definitely wouldn’t drop the ball.
This was the consensus of all comrades in the squad; their experience with guns was very rich—they could spot this much.
When the scorer brought the target paper, everyone gasped; what did they see?
The ten ring position on the human silhouette target’s chest had been shot to shreds, with only scraps of paper stubbornly fluttering in the wind.
The target had hits outside the ten ring too, but most of those hits were also concentrated in the nine ring and eight ring positions.
Outside the eight ring, no bullet holes—this was terrifying.
“Actually, this time my feel was off; the bullet impacts were too scattered.”
Chang Ning’s words stood out clearly in the quiet environment; everyone’s faces turned unnatural upon hearing it.
Listen to this—is this something a person would say? What does “feel was off” mean? If this score isn’t good enough, do they not even qualify to shoot?
Seeing everyone’s expressions, Chang Ning realized he had inadvertently Versailles’d.
“Alright, alright. After recognizing the gap between each other, everyone train hard.”
Lao Pao stepped in to smooth things over, saving Chang Ning; otherwise, he definitely wouldn’t have had it so easy today.
