Volume 1: The Starting Point Chapter 21: Arrival

  The cabin of a military transport plane is fully enclosed, sitting inside, you can't see the outside at all, and they are not clear which direction this transport plane is flying.

  They boarded the plane in the morning, but by nearly noon at 12 o'clock, the plane still hadn't landed. It had been flying in the sky for more than five hours. At this time, not only Xia Wenjie, but also other students began to feel anxious.

  Yao Jia cleared his throat, tapped on the watch on his wrist, and poked his head out to say to everyone: "We've already flown for five hours and nine minutes. At a speed of 800 to 1000 kilometers per hour, we've traveled at least over 3000 kilometers by now. If the plane was flying east or north, we would have crossed the national border long ago. So, I'm sure the plane is either flying west or south."

  Although the contact time was not long, only one night, Xia Wenjie also had a certain understanding of Yao Jia. This person is not bad, it's just that his mouth is a bit loose, and his personality is slightly arrogant, maybe it has something to do with his air force background.

  Upon hearing his words, some students furrowed their brows, others had no expression on their faces, and there were also students who closed their eyes, not even batting an eyelid from start to finish.

  Sun Haipeng said in a low voice, "If we really flew out of more than 3,000 kilometers, even if we went south, we would have passed Huangyan Island. And the Lei Feng training camp must not be built on the sea, so there is only one possibility."

  Yao Jia's eyes lit up and she immediately responded: "We are heading west, the Lei Feng training camp is located near XZ or inside XZ."

  "That's right, I think it should be like this."

  Xia Wenjie let out a silent sigh. Now discussing the specific location of the training camp was completely meaningless. Even if they guessed it, what could they do?

  He is now eager to know what training programs the training camp has, and why every special training session will eliminate 80% of the students.

  He casually said: "The plane doesn't necessarily fly west."

  Yao Jiabai gave him a glance, as if looking at a child who didn't understand anything and was talking nonsense. He retorted: "If not westward, then which direction? Except for the west, no matter where it flies, it has already crossed the national border. You can't think that the training camp is set up abroad, right?"

  After finishing speaking, he also snorted disdainfully, indicating that he was dismissive of Xia Wenjie's questioning.

  Xia Wenjie smiled and shrugged, raising his hand to draw a circle in the air, saying: "How do you know the plane isn't circling in the sky right now?"

  Yao Jia's eyes widened, and then her eyebrows furrowed, rarely closing her mouth. Even Shao Bing and Xia Feng, who had been silent since boarding the plane and had been meditating with their eyes closed, opened their eyes and looked at Xia Wenjie with a hint of surprise.

  What he said is not impossible and may be the closest to the truth.

  At this time, the lieutenant who boarded the plane with them suddenly said: "Don't talk, no one will sell you as a mute, can't you just shut your mouths and sit quietly on the plane?"

  This lieutenant is not only rude to Xia Wenjie alone, but also has the same attitude towards everyone.

  Yao Jia had also been subjected to his cold words when he first arrived at the gathering point, and he had long been displeased with him in his heart. Now, hearing him open his stinky mouth and spout nonsense again, Yao Jia couldn't bear it anymore. He unfastened the seatbelt, stood up abruptly, glared at the lieutenant, and said angrily: "You're just a lieutenant, take a good look, upper rank." At the same time, he also deliberately patted his own shoulder.

  The military is probably one of the most hierarchical places, where a lower-ranking officer dares to be rude to a superior officer, or even insults them, which is simply unimaginable.

  The lieutenant narrowed his eyes and looked at the three-star badge on his shoulder, then stood up and walked straight to Yao Jia. The latter was startled and instinctively raised his fists, asking in a suspicious tone: "You... what do you want to do?"

  The lieutenant didn't say a word, came to his side, stood still, and then without warning, suddenly swung his hand on Yao Jia's shoulders, and heard two rustling sounds, the badges on his shoulders were forcibly torn off.

  He grasped his insignia in his hand, and the lieutenant's mouth curled up, saying with a smile that was not quite a smile: "Now, you are nothing."

  "Yao Jia had never suffered such humiliation in her life, and she couldn't bear it any longer. She raised her fist, ready to pounce on the lieutenant and fight him to the death."

  Right next to him, Tang Xin's hands moved quickly and she grabbed hold of him, shaking her head and saying in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive."

  They had no idea what the lieutenant's identity was, but looking at his arrogant demeanor and being able to take the same plane to the training camp with them, it seemed likely that he was someone from the Lei Feng Training Camp. If they were to beat him up, Yao Jia's special training trip would probably end before it even began.

  Although Tang Xin and he often quarrelled, when it came to the crucial moment, she was the first to stand up and intercept Yao Jia who was in a fit of rage.

  The lieutenant raised the fist that Yao Jia had put up, but didn't see it. He turned his back, put his hands behind him, and raised his head, almost looking down at Yao Jia with his nostrils. "Hooligan," he snorted. As he spoke, he flung his insignia to the ground and then turned around and walked back to his own seat.

  "Don't pull me, don't pull me! Even if I can't participate in special training this time, I still want to..."

  "Never mind, don't lose the big picture because of a small matter." Sun Haipeng also walked over, picked up the badge on the ground and handed it to Yao Jia, reminding her in a low voice: "I think this person is likely to be an instructor at the training camp, let's not provoke him for now, just bear with it for a while."

  Tang Xin and Sun Haipeng, one pulling and the other persuading, finally managed to calm down Yao Jia's anger. He took over the badge, carefully wiped it again, and then quietly returned to his seat.

  Seeing this, the students present also felt uncomfortable in their hearts. After all, they are now on the same boat. At this time, Yao Jia was humiliated, and next time it might be themselves who would be humiliated.

  Just as everyone was feeling down, Xia Wenjie suddenly spoke up and said: "The plane is descending."

  Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and after a moment of silence, it was indeed true that the plane was slowly descending.

  About seven or eight minutes later, there was a screeching sound as the plane landed, and the wheels made an ear-piercing scraping noise against the ground. The cabin also shook violently.

  After sliding on the runway for about two minutes, the plane finally came to a stop. As the cabin door slowly fell down, the lieutenant stood up first and shouted loudly: "Get off the plane! All trainees get off the plane, move faster! Faster, faster, faster! Don't drag your feet!"

  Under the lieutenant's urging, Xia Wenjie and others rushed down the plane.

  Looking around outside, this is a simple airport with a small area and few buildings. Looking out of the airport, what enters the eye is a vast plain, some places are covered with grass, and some places are bare sandy land.

  "Where is this place?" Yao Jia's mouth opened wide unconsciously. Now the only thing people can be sure of is that they are not in XZ, and they don't have highland reaction either.

  They had barely stepped off the plane when a large military vehicle sped over and stopped beside the transport. The lieutenant waved his hand, saying "Get on." With that, he jumped aboard first.

  Xia Wenjie and others did not have time to observe their surroundings again, following the lieutenant's instructions, they also rushed onto the car.

  After they all got on the car, the lieutenant knocked on the wall of the vehicle, and then the military vehicle started and drove away quickly.

  The military vehicle bounced along the road for nearly an hour before finally coming to a stop. Under the lieutenant's shouting, Xia Wenjie and others jumped off the car in a daze.

  When I went outside the car, this place looked like a factory. In front of me was a spacious workshop, with buildings on both sides and a large empty space in the middle. However, it seemed that this place had been abandoned for a long time. The workshop and the buildings on both sides were dilapidated, with many broken windows, and didn't look like anyone lived there.

  "Unbelievable! Is this really the legendary Lei Feng Training Camp?" Yao Jia's mouth was agape as he looked around and muttered to himself.

  "I heard that it cost over 100 million yuan to build this training camp, how did they end up building such a terrible place." Even if no one paid attention to him, Yao Jia could still mutter on and on, as long as he had his own space, it seemed like it would never be too quiet.

  They were looking around, and four big men came out of the building in front of them. These four men were dressed alike, wearing black vests, black trousers, black leather shoes, and even had black sunglasses on their faces. They didn't look much like soldiers, but rather like gangsters.

  The four men walked up to the crowd and stood in front of them, with three of them standing in a row, their feet slightly apart, their hands behind their backs, and their waists straightened. Their attire seemed to be that of mixed martial artists, but their posture was standard military bearing.

  Seeing them, the lieutenant's face turned serious and he immediately ran forward, first saluting and then loudly saying: "Report to Deputy Commander Comrade, all 15 students from S Military Region have arrived, please inspect."

  "Ah." A short but stout man in black nodded, raised his hand and counted the heads of Xia Wenjie and others: "One head, two heads, three heads... fifteen heads! That's right! Take them all in!"

  Xia Wenjie and others couldn't help but frown, the headcount was correct, but the other side actually used 'head' to refer to themselves, which didn't seem like they were counting people, but rather like they were counting livestock.

  "Attention, everybody! Left turn! Quick march! Right wheel!"

  The lieutenant pulled his neck and roared at Xia Wenjie and others, his face was red, and the blue veins on his neck bulged high.

  At his command, a group of students walked towards the factory building in front of them.

  The man in black and the lieutenant followed behind, talking in low voices as they walked.

  "Lao Zhao, how's the quality of students on your side this time?"

  "Not bad. There's one soldier who is pretty good."

  "Which one?"

  "The one walking in second-to-last place is called Shao Bing."

  "Sentry? That's an interesting name."

  "Champion of martial arts in the military region, shooting champion, physical fitness champion."

  "Hmm, a true king of soldiers indeed." The man in black couldn't help but laugh and then asked again: "Just now when I was counting the people, why did I still see a student inside? Is that a middle school student?"