Chapter 211: Yuan Lang Gets Completely Stumped!!
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
Yuan Lang really was a very trustworthy person. He arrived on time by car to pick up Chen Jun from Steel Seventh Company, as well as Wu Liu Yi and the other two who had passed the selection.
Chen Jun had already handed over all his work, and everything that needed to be arranged had been properly arranged.
In the next two-plus months, Steel Seventh Company would basically be a warehouse guard unit, with no major training or missions.
The first phase of work in the Combined Arms Battalion also didn’t require much involvement from Chen Jun now.
Only the last two weeks might conflict with A Brigade’s training selection, but they could coordinate based on the situation then.
So when Yuan Lang arrived at the company to pick them up personally, Chen Jun only needed to say goodbye to Gao Cheng and Hong Xingguo.
After a few simple farewell words, Chen Jun took Wu Liu Yi, Cheng Cai, and Xu Sanduo on this journey to A Brigade.
Watching the Leopard military vehicle gradually drive away, Gao Cheng said with mixed feelings, “I hope this is just a training trip, and Old Chen can smoothly complete his plan to dig a batch of people from A Brigade.
Otherwise, sending people to A Brigade this time will probably turn into like a meat bun thrown to a dog.”
It wasn’t that Gao Cheng was indecisive; it was really that the cost of this gamble was too high.
It went without saying that Chen Jun was the soul of Steel Seventh Company. His current value was brilliant not just for Steel Seventh Company, but even in the Group Army.
Wu Liu Yi and Cheng Cai were also top-notch in their own ways; looking across the entire division, they were the most excellent warriors.
Even Xu Sanduo, the weakest among the four, was only the weakest among them; looking across the entire regiment, he was still top-notch.
A Brigade was the legendary land of the Soldier King, holding great temptation for the vast majority of warriors.
Sending four excellent seedlings to A Brigade, no one could guarantee 100% that after spending a long time there, they would still want to return to that hometown.
The temptations of a big city were hard to resist.
The temptations of A Brigade were equally lethal.
“Old Gao, we should believe in them. This is their home. No matter how good the outside world is, it can’t compare to the warmth of home. Besides, even if A Brigade is very strong, our Steel Seventh Company isn’t bad either, right?”
As a political officer, Hong Xingguo had a deeper understanding of the warriors’ thoughts, so he also had more faith in Chen Jun, Wu Liu Yi, and the others.
Moreover, he was very good at ideological work with warriors, and not bad at it with company commanders either.
“You’re right!”
Gao Cheng smiled carefreely and said with relief, “That guy Old Chen is slyer than a fox. I’m afraid there’s no one in the world who can fool him, haha.”
“That’s right. Old Chen not only has varied tactics in military matters, but he’s also not rigid in life. With him around, we don’t need to think so much.” Hong Xingguo had absolute trust in Chen Jun.
“Just treat it as going for further training and learning. A Brigade is a pretty good place. Learning a few tricks there will be enough when they come back, haha.”
“Yeah, yeah, that’s exactly what I think too…”
Under Hong Xingguo’s guidance, Gao Cheng completely let go of his inner concerns, his mood improved, and he became even more anticipatory.
Anticipating that after Wu Liu Yi and the others returned from training, their personal abilities could break through to new heights.
…
Yuan Lang taking away four people from Steel Seventh Company made this recruitment from A Brigade to Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment seem like targeted recruitment for Steel Seventh Company.
To take four people from the regiment, Yuan Lang needed to say hello to the old leader first.
So he first came to Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment headquarters, bringing Chen Jun, Wu Liu Yi, and the other four to specially visit Regiment Commander Wang in his office.
Compared to Gao Cheng, who was always worried about people running away, Regiment Commander Wang’s tolerance was much stronger.
He wasn’t worried at all!
Because in the past few days, whenever Chen Jun had time, he had been running to the regiment, already having in-depth talks with Regiment Commander Wang and plotting a complete plan—
The plan to accept eliminated cadets from A Brigade and form a special operations platoon for Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment.
Regiment Commander Wang just thought that as long as Chen Jun went to A Brigade, using just their four as bait, he would fish back a big haul of fat fish from A Brigade.
Allowing him, a mere armored infantry regiment commander, to have rare special operations forces in his hands.
Even if just a platoon, that would be unprecedented.
He, Wang Qing Rui, would be the first!
Regiment Commander Wang felt especially pleased, able to laugh out loud even in his dreams.
Therefore, seeing “sucker” Yuan Lang come to visit, Regiment Commander Wang reversed his previous worried and unhappy demeanor. Not only was his face full of smiles during the reception, he even proactively chatted enthusiastically.
Regiment Commander Wang’s drastic change in attitude left Yuan Lang baffled.
He couldn’t figure out what medicine this old seasoned regiment commander was selling in his gourd this time.
But since Regiment Commander Wang didn’t obstruct and cooperated in letting Yuan Lang take the people away, it allowed Yuan Lang, who had thought before coming that he would need to spend some effort to persuade Regiment Commander Wang, to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
However, when Yuan Lang finally took Chen Jun and the others away, Regiment Commander Wang’s final instruction, to be honest, really made Yuan Lang feel something off again.
“This trip to A Brigade for training is a rare and valuable opportunity. You must work hard, make effort, and not disappoint the regiment’s expectations for you.”
Regiment Commander Wang’s words sounded fine at first listen, but from Yuan Lang’s perspective, they felt very off.
“A training opportunity??”
Yuan Lang felt something wrong with those words, but this was just Regiment Commander Wang’s final farewell instruction, and he had already gotten the file bags for Wu Liu Yi and the other two, meaning the three had temporarily transferred to A Brigade.
As long as the three passed this training selection, their files could stay in A Brigade forever, becoming official old A’s of A Brigade.
Things had already progressed to this point; it was just half a step from completion.
Yuan Lang didn’t think deeper into it.
Taking the file bags, he bid farewell to Regiment Commander Wang. Yuan Lang took the four and continued onto the military off-road vehicle, driving to the helicopter squadron to board the helicopter.
Perhaps to liven up the atmosphere, or maybe to intimidate Chen Jun and Wu Liu Yi a bit.
Yuan Lang prepared to bring out some real stuff.
Before getting to the real stuff, he first threw out a lead, half-turning his head to the three in the back seat, Wu Liu Yi and others, and said, “Hey, you three, you’re about to leave the old troops and enter A Brigade’s training camp. No psychological feelings to share?”
“Report, Leader, I feel very good and have prepared to challenge difficulties and break through myself,” Cheng Cai said in his usual official tone.
But compared to before, when he always talked about national righteousness, serving the country and people in lofty political terms.
Now it was more about recognizing himself.
That counted as a kind of progress; at least it didn’t sound so fake.
“Break through yourself? Good idea. You’ll achieve it.”
The corners of Yuan Lang’s mouth lifted again, his words carrying a hint.
Because one of the cores of A Brigade’s training was to use every method to make the competitors break through themselves, stimulate potential, and reach new realms.
Only cadets who broke through themselves and grew again were qualified to become old A’s.
“Report, Leader, the reason I want to go to A Brigade is to compete on the same stage with stronger people, to prove that Steel Seventh Company’s people can be elite soldiers anywhere. For that, I’ll give my all.”
Wu Liu Yi wasn’t good at saying grandiose words, and even less at telling blatant lies with eyes open.
What he said was exactly what he thought.
“Steel Seventh Company is indeed a good company, and you’re indeed excellent. But wanting to be a top student in A Brigade, you’ll need to prepare psychologically.” Yuan Lang laughed.
“I’m always ready!” Wu Liu Yi replied forcefully.
“And the last one, the silly smiling one, don’t you have anything to say?” Yuan Lang asked.
“Feels, feels okay.”
Xu Sanduo’s stammering response made Yuan Lang frown and say speechlessly, “What do you mean ‘okay’? Can you not be so dumb? Like a dazed goose, only moving after a kick?”
“Okay means okay.”
Xu Sanduo’s serious explanation almost made Chen Jun burst out laughing.
Yuan Lang was directly rendered speechless.
He felt that having a normal conversation with Xu Sanduo was more tiring than running 10 kilometers fully armed.
He grumbled with a wry smile, “Call you a dazed goose, and you really are one. I mean, someone like you, if on the battlefield and a bullet flies over your head, would you still ask who shot me?”
“Pfft, hahaha.”
With Yuan Lang’s comical tone and gestures, Chen Jun imagined Xu Sanduo on the battlefield and couldn’t help bursting into laughter on the spot.
Perhaps only those who had truly been on the battlefield could feel the essence of this joke.
Yuan Lang thought the joke was pretty funny; Chen Jun laughed out loud at it, but Cheng Cai and Wu Liu Yi weren’t tickled.
Cheng Cai even asked curiously, “Leader, I heard special forces are super awesome and participate in actual combat. Do we have a chance to participate in actual combat?”
Yuan Lang had wanted to shock the scene anyway, especially to let Chen Jun know A Brigade’s prowess; starting the chat topic was for that reason too.
He didn’t expect Cheng Cai to lead right into it without him needing to bring it up.
Yuan Lang smoothly followed Cheng Cai’s words, steering with his left hand single-handedly while extending his right hand straight in front of the co-pilot Chen Jun.
“Come on, help me out. Roll up my sleeve.”
To match the upcoming topic’s atmosphere, Yuan Lang’s eyes and expression became especially serious.
“Hey, this scene is so familiar. The bullet hole left on the arm, perfect for scaring rookie noobs—guaranteed to work every time.”
Chen Jun smiled inwardly, kept a straight face, and cooperatively rolled up the sleeve.
Revealing the round wound on his forearm.
Cheng Cai, Xu Sanduo, and Wu Liu Yi leaned forward, all staring at this finger-sized round scar that was on both the upper and lower sides of the arm.
They felt the scar was a bit odd but couldn’t pinpoint why for a moment.
“M16, close-range through-and-through. Lucky me, didn’t hit bone. The medic poked a cotton ball from this end to that, pulling it left, right, up, down—disinfected me, and left this scar.”
Yuan Lang finished heavily, deliberately turning to look at the four in the car.
“M16? Foreign military?”
“Close-range through-and-through? Close-range gunfight?”
“Real bullets?”
Cheng Cai, Wu Liu Yi, and Xu Sanduo were all intimidated, staring at Yuan Lang’s arm as he pulled it back and re-covered it, their eyes full of shock and fear.
Life-and-death actual combat was completely unfamiliar to them.
Unfamiliar things paired with the shadow of death.
Equaled fear!
Yuan Lang glanced up at the center rearview mirror, very satisfied with the expressions of the three rookies. That was the full-audience shocking effect he wanted.
But when his gaze swept to Chen Jun’s face, Yuan Lang’s heart suddenly jolted.
Because he didn’t see on Chen Jun’s face the fear and shock that should be in the eyes when hearing about the death threat from actual combat.
On the contrary, it was extremely calm, like listening to a children’s story.
This was the first time he’d seen this!
Think about it: before, when he told old A’s in the team who hadn’t done actual combat but were excellent in all aspects, to boost morale.
Those old A’s who had endured hell-level training and had rock-solid mindsets.
Even they would be shocked by this scar.
And Chen Jun was just a military academy cadet, down to a grassroots company for two years, with a very clear resume—impossible to have done actual combat.
Yet at such shocking news, he could remain so calm.
No matter how you looked at it, something was off!
Yuan Lang, increasingly unable to read Chen Jun and feeling him more and more mysterious, decided to probe and directly asked, “Deputy Company Commander Chen, aren’t you afraid? If that bullet hit your head, bang—one shot, your head would explode.”
For a meticulous high-IQ genius, beating around the bush was the least effective.
Asking directly was the most effective!
Chen Jun could have used acting skills to fool Yuan Lang, adding some shock and fear in his eyes—it was as simple as drinking water for Chen Jun with his Oscar-level acting.
But he didn’t do that; he even went against the usual tactic.
The reason was…
Chen Jun knew that only by making Yuan Lang unable to see through him would he value and fear him more, making his next plan even more successful.
Yuan Lang’s current reaction proved Chen Jun’s tactic was very successful.
To further deepen the mysterious sense, Chen Jun said half-true half-false, “My father does overseas business. From childhood to now, I’ve been to quite a few places.
You know, the world is so big—not every place is peaceful.
Plus, I’ve studied foreign military affairs for over ten years, watched tons of gunfight videos. Does the story you’re telling differ from those videos?
Besides, that little wound on your hand isn’t scary at all.
Even if you said it was a screwdriver stab, I wouldn’t find anything wrong with it.”
Chen Jun’s words, explanation mixed with counterattack, really caught Yuan Lang off guard. He hadn’t imagined Chen Jun’s response would be like this.
For a moment, he was completely stumped!
And Wu Liu Yi, Cheng Cai, and the others, hearing Chen Jun say it was a screwdriver stab.
Their expressions instantly became subtle!
Making Yuan Lang unable to get off the stage for a moment, he could only follow Chen Jun’s words and joke, “Right, actually it was a screwdriver stab. Don’t be scared, kids—where are there so many gunfights these days? You think it’s a movie?”
Wu Liu Yi and the others, who had started doubting, hearing Yuan Lang proactively joke to gloss over it.
Instead believed it was real again!
Yuan Lang knew to quit while ahead. Seeing he had regained a bit of ground, he immediately changed topics: “Yo, Deputy Company Commander Chen, nice family background, huh? Traveling abroad since childhood—way better than me.
When I was little, forget abroad—I hadn’t even left the village.
If there’s a chance later, Deputy Company Commander Chen, you gotta take me abroad to see the world, let this country bumpkin broaden his horizons.”
Chen Jun knew Yuan Lang was bullshitting—with his background, it was impossible he hadn’t been abroad.
But to avoid being led into talking by Yuan Lang, he followed the topic: “No problem at all, just might have to wait a bit long.
Because in these next ten-plus years, I have no plans to retire.”
Seeing Chen Jun impervious to coaxing or threats, unable to pry words, Yuan Lang followed up in a strange tone: “Oh wow, what a coincidence then. These next ten-plus years, I have no plans to retire either, haha.”
“Haha.”
Chen Jun also laughed cooperatively, and the two stopped their covert sparring.
As the group chatted in the car, the vehicle soon arrived at the helicopter squadron’s airport, where they saw the Z-8 multi-role helicopter parked on the tarmac.
Wu Liu Yi and the others, who had “never” been on a helicopter, saw the helicopter right in front of them.
Their eyes went wide!!
