Ace Special Forces in Movies and TV Shows

Chapter 0058: A Successful Infrared Defense Exercise

"Xu Sanduo!"

Zheng Yingqi finally spoke up.

Serious illness requires strong medicine—that's true, but Zheng Yingqi had always hesitated about the cost of such strong medicine. At this moment, Zheng Yingqi suddenly understood:

Nothing is more important than the honor of the Steel Seventh Company!

"what?"

Xu Sanduo stopped in a daze. Zheng Yingqi stepped forward, stuffed his hand directly into Xu Sanduo's pocket, and pulled out two hot eggs.

"This is for the squad leader! Don't try to take it!" Xu Sanduo's expression changed, and he tried to snatch it back from Zheng Yingqi, but Zheng Yingqi grabbed Xu Sanduo's collar: "Do you know you're asking for death?"

This was the first time Zheng Yingqi had spoken so harshly to Xu Sanduo. Xu Sanduo was stunned and stared blankly as Zheng Yingqi threw the eggs onto the cooking cart.

Zheng Yingqi snapped out of his daze, grabbed Xu Sanduo, and headed towards the cover. Xu Sanduo whispered:

"That...that was for the class monitor, but he hasn't eaten yet..."

"And you want to kill everyone?"

"No...I didn't..."

"A heat source! That's a heat source, you know that? We're doing infrared shielding and concealment! Do you know the consequences of leaving a blatant heat source there? If the simulated enemy unit detects this heat source, we're exposed! All our week's work will be wasted!"

Zheng Yingqi glared at Xu Sanduo, who stared blankly at him before trying to explain:

"I...I just prepared the eggs for the class monitor..."

Inside the bunker, Shi Jin saw Zheng Yingqi yelling at Xu Sanduo and immediately ran over to scold him, "Zheng Yingqi, what are you doing?"

Zheng Yingqi shrugged, then went into the bunker without saying a word. Shi Jin then said kindly to Xu Sanduo, "Sanduo, don't mind him, Zheng Yingqi was probably just too excited."

"Squad leader, I'm sorry, I... I made a mistake again..." Xu Sanduo said dejectedly.

Shi Jin dragged Xu Sanduo into the bunker before asking, "What happened?"

"I...I saw you hadn't eaten, so I gave you two eggs...Zheng Yingqi took them out of my pocket and said they were a heat source...that would expose us..." Xu Sanduo stammered.

Shi Jin nearly jumped up, hurriedly feeling Xu Sanduo's pocket. He could still feel the warmth. He quickly looked left and right, finally finding a jug of cold water. To Xu Sanduo's astonishment, he poured some into the pocket. Only when the water cooled down did he breathe a sigh of relief. Looking at the bewildered Xu Sanduo, Shi Jin pointed and scolded, "Your head..."

He ultimately didn't utter a curse.

Xu Sanduo lowered his head even further.

The soldiers in the bunker seemed to realize something and looked at Xu Sanduo with disdain, while Shi Jin couldn't help but soften his heart. Zheng Yingqi shook his head to the side, thinking, "The readers say they are too nice, but are they as nice as Shi Jin?"

……

A reconnaissance helicopter flew by at extremely low altitude, constantly searching for suspicious targets. The soldiers of the third squad held their breath, waiting for the final assessment to begin.

Zheng Yingqi stared intently at the helicopter, fearing that it would circle above the fortifications and then descend, just like in the original storyline.

The terrifying scene did not occur; the helicopter easily flew over the area and went off to find new suspicious targets without looking back.

"Passed!"

Zheng Yingqi let out a long sigh, then looked at Xu Sanduo with a complicated expression, and finally sighed. Xu Sanduo had managed to fool him this time, and Gao Cheng hadn't shouted to kill Xu Sanduo in a fit of rage. But could Xu Sanduo still complete his "ultimate" evolution?

Gao Cheng appeared in a jeep behind a row of bunkers. In the original storyline, he charged in furiously, but now he arrived with a smile, pulling out a row of soldiers.

"The exercise is over, and our 7th Company was flawless!"

"Long live!"

"yeah!"

The soldiers roared with joy. A week of hard work and preparation had not been in vain. They lived up to the name of the reconnaissance company!

Amidst the jubilant crowd, Xu Sanduo, looking dejected, stood out the most. Gao Cheng, unable to contain his amusement, asked, "Xu Sanduo, why are you hanging your head? Are you unhappy that we passed the test safely?"

These words were a bit harsh, but Gao Cheng didn't mean it. He was in a good mood today, so he said it without thinking.

"Reporting to the company commander, I...I made a mistake again..."

Xu Sanduo spoke honestly, but Shi Jin became anxious and hurriedly said, "Company Commander, he made a small mistake, and I have already criticized him."

The soldiers in the third squad grew increasingly dissatisfied with their squad leader's protection of Xu Sanduo—the squad leader was too kind, so they couldn't express their dissatisfaction; their only target was Xu Sanduo.

Zheng Yingqi sighed. Shi Jin's protection of Xu Sanduo was becoming increasingly unprincipled!

Gao Cheng exclaimed in surprise, intrigued by Shi Jin's protectiveness. He asked Xu Sanduo, "Tell me, what mistake did you make this time?"

"I..." Xu Sanduo was always so honest. Despite Shi Jin's attempt to cover up his mistake, he still spoke as if he hadn't realized anything: "The squad leader didn't eat breakfast... so I gave him two eggs... Zheng Yingqi... he found them and said they were a heat source."

Gao Cheng stared blankly at Zheng Yingqi, who sighed helplessly and nodded to indicate that it was true. Shi Jin then lowered his head as well.

"you……"

Gao Cheng's good mood was ruined in an instant. Looking at Xu Sanduo's dejected appearance, he suddenly felt angry at Shi Jin and Zheng Yingqi. If it weren't for the two of you, would I have been able to send this guy to the third squad?

This time, however, no accident occurred, and Gao Cheng didn't pursue the matter further. After shaking his head a few times with his hands on his hips, Gao Cheng pointed at the three men with a look of exasperation: "You two, kill him! Humph!"

With a cold snort, Gao Cheng got into the jeep and drove away.

Wu Liuyi walked up to Xu Sanduo, pointed at him, and said, "Xu Sanduo, I think I really underestimated you! I didn't expect you to have some shining qualities!"

Xu Sanduo looked up with a squeak.

"Honesty! Your honesty makes me kneel in admiration!"

"Alright, Squad Leader Wu," Zheng Yingqi pushed Wu Liuyi aside and put his arm around Xu Sanduo: "My god, I remember you have a pretty good memory. Come on, recite the outline of the anti-infrared reconnaissance for me."

Xu Sanduo, who hadn't been embraced like this by Zheng Yingqi in a long time, felt a surge of excitement and began to recite the poem line by line. Listening to Xu Sanduo's recitation, Zheng Yingqi almost cried. He had memorized it perfectly, word for word; he himself hadn't even memorized it that well.

Xu Sanduo's recitation drew the attention of the soldiers in the third squad, who were all amazed by his flawless recitation of the original text.

"Alright, that's enough..." Zheng Yingqi interrupted Xu Sanduo's recitation: "Can you tell me how many heat sources came up in all those lines you recited?"

Xu Sanduo shook his head; there were too many, he hadn't counted them.

"Heat source! Heat source! Heat source!" Zheng Yingqi repeated angrily, "You're holding a steaming hot egg in your hand, can't you even think of the word 'heat source'?"

During their time in basic training, Zheng Yingqi defused Xu Sanduo's crisis of trust without him even realizing it, and even got Gao Cheng to praise Xu Sanduo. At the time, Zheng Yingqi wondered, "This kid has such a good memory, how come he remembers things without even thinking?"

The same situation exists now—you can memorize the rules perfectly, but you don't actually apply them in practice!

"Pack up, we're getting ready to leave!" Shi Jin interrupted the commotion. Zheng Yingqi nudged Xu Sanduo, "Come on, I'll give you some special coaching when we get back!"

Zheng Yingqi finally understood. This guy was a typical example of someone who memorized things by rote. He would memorize things, store them in his brain, and then forget about them.

"This thing can't just be reborn from the ashes by cold treatment!" Zheng Yingqi thought to himself.

Looking at Zheng Yingqi's expression, Xu Sanduo saw no disgust, only helplessness, and he suddenly felt relieved.

At that moment, I suddenly realized that Zheng Yingqi didn't actually dislike or despise me. Although I had made a huge fool of myself that day, I was actually very happy.