Volume 1: The Starting Chapter 24: Grouping

  Xia Wenjie smiled. The more people thought he couldn't do it, the more he wanted to surprise those who thought he couldn't do it. In this life, he didn't know how to write the word "admit defeat".

  He didn't say anything else, took a deep breath and stepped onto the track.

  Tang Xian glared at Yao Jia and said angrily: "Can't you just keep quiet?"

  Yao Jiaman's face was full of innocence, and she muttered in a low voice: "I'm just telling the truth..."

  Under Yao Jia's stimulation, Xia Wenjie became the first person to stand on the track. Then he took a few deep breaths, with eyes that could not be fully opened, looked ahead, then closed his eyes and ran forward.

  Never thought he would be the first person to stand on the track, even Yan's face flashed a hint of surprise, although it disappeared in less than half a second.

  He put his hands behind his back and shouted loudly: "Whoever you are, don't be arrogant! Anyone who can come here is not relying on connections. Every student here is more excellent than you, a hundred times stronger than you. You should thank your lucky stars that you're not the last one, how dare you think of getting first place now?"

  His words left no room for sentiment, directly pointing out that Xia Wanjie only entered the Lei Feng training camp through connections. These words not only deeply hurt Xia Wanjie's self-esteem but also sparked a rebellious spirit from deep within him.

  He gathered his strength, puffed out his chest and began to sprint forward at full speed.

  Others think he can't be the first, even if he really doesn't have that ability, he has to fight for this breath of air, at least not let others look down on himself, he must prove to them that he is qualified to stand here, even without relying on relationships.

  Rebellious, strong and stubborn, this is Xia Wenjie's personality.

  Seeing other students staring blankly at Xia Wenjie sprinting on the track, Yan Duo suddenly shouted: "If you can't even beat a student who only entered the training camp through connections, then don't call yourselves 'soldier kings' in front of outsiders anymore! That's disgracing your old unit and disgracing Chinese soldiers! Even pulling out a pig would be stronger than this group of useless bear soldiers and waste soldiers!"

  "Ah..."

  No one can bear his "poisonous tongue", and no one can avoid being stimulated by his words.

  His words had barely fallen when students let out a shrill cry, like madmen rushing onto the track. The remaining students followed one after another, each using all their might to sprint forward at full speed.

  Watching the students frantically sprinting, Yan Duo couldn't help but burst out laughing and said to his assistant: "This is interesting, really interesting! I wonder why we didn't think of adding some stimulating elements among the students before. This time it's much more interesting than the previous few seasons."

  "This is probably the case of 'planting a willow tree and getting shade', I guess the captain didn't expect that Xia Wenjie, who was exceptionally recruited, could still play such an important role." A assistant took off his sunglasses, looking at the crowd on the track, and said with a smile.

  "Later, you go and sort out Xia Wenjie's materials, I want to see what his background is."

  Yan Duo didn't pay much attention to Xia Wenjie before, thinking that someone who entered the training camp through connections wasn't worth paying attention to. Now it seems he was wrong about him.

  Xia Wenjie was the first to run, and also the first to return after running a lap around the track. When he ran past Yan Duo again, the latter would not miss the opportunity to let him show off his "poisonous tongue". He followed behind Xia Wenjie's buttocks, running and saying: "Whoever you are, do you want to sprint all the way? This will make your legs break, I guarantee it. At this speed, you won't last till the second lap, soon you'll be panting like a dog, tongue hanging out, lying on the ground..."

  Listening to his cold words, Xia Wenjie suddenly felt grateful to Uncle Li. If it wasn't for Uncle Li teaching him to run to and from school every day, he wouldn't have had the chance to slap Yan Duo's face so hard.

  He remained silent and continued to sprint forward at a rapid pace. Yan Duozhen followed closely behind him with an easy expression, constantly casting "Poison Tongue".

  "Hey, I'm telling you, the more you talk, the more energetic you become. If it's not working out, hurry up and surrender. Otherwise, I might consider temporarily not eliminating you. But if you exhaust yourself, no one will be able to help you."

  The more he spoke, the faster Xia Wenjie ran, wanting to shake him off. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get rid of Yan Duo, who stuck to his back like chewing gum. Moreover, Xia Wenjie could sense that Yan Duo hadn't used his full strength yet.

  Lei Feng training camp is abnormal, Yan Duo is even more abnormal, of course, his abnormality also has its own capital.

  In the end, Xia Wenjie gave up. Since he couldn't shake off Yan Duo, he could only learn to turn a deaf ear to his sarcasm and cold words, trying not to let himself be affected by him.

  Because Xia Wenjie ran first, he was leading other students at the beginning, but after three laps, his speed didn't decrease, while other students started to accelerate.

  The physical quality of adults and minors is different, especially these adults are all professional soldiers who have undergone long-term professional training. Even in the army, they are among the best. How can Xia Wenjie possibly win them in terms of physical quality?

  By the third lap, several people had overtaken him. By the fourth lap, more than a dozen people had overtaken him. By the end of the fifth lap, the number of students who had overtaken him had increased to over thirty.

  Even so, his performance was enough to shock everyone, whether it was the students or the instructors, including Yan Luo.

  After running five laps, which is exactly five kilometers, people have no strength to stand up. After finishing the run, they either sit on the ground or lie down, panting heavily.

  Thirty minutes later, there were ninety-six people who had completed the entire course, which means that seven more people had been eliminated.

  Looking at the remaining students, Yan Duo sighed and shook his head, asking: "How do you think your performance was? Are you very proud of it? Is it glorious to finish 5 kilometers in 30 minutes? It's humiliating! You've lost face completely. Now, the instructor will give you a little extra dish, 200 push-ups. Those who finish can rest first, those who don't, until you're done."

  Another 200 push-ups? This is going to be the death of me! People lamented in their hearts, but the only thing worth being grateful for was that they finally saw hope and could rest after finishing.

  Under the dawn of hope, people's bodies burst out with potential that they themselves can hardly believe in. One by one, they fall to the ground and quickly start doing push-ups.

  Yan Duo Bian walked among the crowd, took out a folder and said: "Now, I will divide you into groups. There are 96 of you in total, divided into 16 groups, with 6 people in each group. The special training that follows will be conducted in small groups, and scores will also be recorded by group. After three months of special training, only the top five groups with the highest scores will have the qualifications to enter the next phase of training. All other groups will be eliminated. I'd like to remind you here that every member of each group is very important, because each person's performance affects the group's score. Even if your personal quality ranks first among all students, but all your teammates are eliminated, causing your group ranking to fall outside the top five, you will still be eliminated. Do you all understand?"

  "Got it." The trainees responded while doing push-ups.

  "Your dormitories are also divided into groups, each group will have a room with elegant environment and excellent conditions. Now, I start grouping, those whose names are called should respond."

  "Team one, calm down..." "Here." "Zhang Kui..." "Here." "Wu Tianyu..." "Here." "...""

  "You live in dormitory number one." "Yes, instructor."

  "Group Two..."

  ……

  "Group eleven, Yao Jia..." "Present." "Xia Wenjie..." "Present."

  Yan Duo Gang had just called out his own name and then called Xia Wen Jie, Yao Jia's heart sank.

  Everyone understands that the strength and weakness of other members in the group directly determine their own fate. In Yao Jia's mind, among the 96 students, Xia Wenjie is undoubtedly the weakest one.

  Tang Xiang... Present.

  Shao Bing... Present.

  Alas, I finally got a strong point! Yao Jia lamented in her heart.

  "Xu Jiehui..." "Present." "Zhang Zhaoyang." "Present."

  "You live in Dormitory Eleven." "Yes, Instructor."

  While nodding, Yao Jia looked at Xu Jiehui and Zhang Zhaoyang. Xia Wenjie, Tang Xin, Shao Bing and the others were all from the same military region, so even if they weren't very familiar with each other yet, they had already had a preliminary understanding of one another, but Xu Jiehui and Zhang Zhaoyang were complete strangers.

  Shao Bing was the first in their group to finish two hundred push-ups, and surprisingly he looked like nothing had happened, except for a body covered in sweat, without even a slight gasp for air. From this it can also be seen that Shao Bing's military quality is absolutely unquestionable.

  After finishing, he stood up and walked away without saying goodbye to Xia Wenjie and others. Later, Yao Jia and others also finished the push-ups one after another, while Xia Wenjie and Tang Xin were the last two to finish.

  Xu Jiehui and Zhang Zhaoyang have come over on their own initiative, and are chatting with Yao Jia. Xu Jiehui is from Hong Kong, more precisely, he is a Hong Kong police officer, occupying the quota of Guangzhou Military Region.

  Zhang Zhaoyang is from the Chengdu Military Region, a special forces background, and also one of those special forces that have participated in actual combat and are quite famous within the military. According to Yao Jia's judgment, the strongest member of their group must be Shao Bing, followed by Zhang Zhaoyang.

  His own strength is about the same as Xu Jiehui, and Xia Wenjie and Tang Xin are two oil bottles. Don't ask them not to drag their feet, just hope they won't be eliminated, and don't let this group lose members, it's already a blessing.

  It wasn't easy waiting for Xia Wenjie and Tang Qian to finish their 200 push-ups, Yao Jia clapped her hands and said: "Finally we can rest! Shao Bing is also too inconsiderate, he finished quickly and didn't even say wait for everyone."

  "It seems he doesn't quite like us." He Jiehui asked tentatively.