Chapter 198 - Support from the Major General (1/2)

The recruit camp had been trained by several drill instructors for many days, allowing Qin Fen to possess the most basic reflex skills required of soldiers. His posture straightened up even more, his feet tapped together, and he gave a standard military salute as he said in full strength, “Reporting as ordered, sir new recruit, Qin Fen reports!”

The second lieutenant kept a straight face as he nodded. He made a neat turn and walked out as he said, “Come with me.”

The seasoned soldiers were well aware that Qin Fen had missions. They neither stopped him nor asked any questions. They merely said, “Kid, come back soon.”

Qin Fen also gave a standard military salute to the seasoned soldiers, “I will.”

As Qin Fen followed the second lieutenant, he was filled with doubt.

According to Xing Wuyi, the training had not been completed yet. Based on the usual practice, the soldiers who had completed all assigned missions would receive a call from the military department after recuperation. They would be notified about their return to the Happy Paradise to take the final lesson of the drill instructor. Only then the soldiers’ training would be complete.

Even if they couldn’t be notified because of poor reception on the cell phone, either the First Sergeant or the Sergeant Major would deliver the message personally.

In any circumstance, a second lieutenant shouldn’t be the one who notified a new recruit about returning to the troops.

The two walked out of the military camp in tandem and sat in a sedan that was already parked there.

As they sat in the car, Qin Fen became even more curious. The matter of returning troops would involve nothing more than a notification. Thus far, he had never heard of a car being particularly prepared for such an occasion.

The car sped through one building after another. It was finally stopped at the parking lot of the International Trade Office.

Qin Fen got off and looked around. There were no training buddies in sight.

The second lieutenant walked to the front of the road. Once again, the commanding tone came, “Come this way.”

Everything was incomparably eccentric, and Qin Fen’s curiosity was topped with a strand of alertness. A few days ago, he destroyed a few people’s chances of entering the Song Family. It was unsure if someone had bribed the second lieutenant to commit some deplorable conduct.

The elevator stopped at the fifty-fourth floor. The second lieutenant stepped out as he dashed toward what looked like an ordinary office. He raised his hand and knocked on the door with a strange rhythm.

Qin Fen had been trained by several insane-level drill instructors. He knew that the second lieutenant knocked with a Moorish password.

The knock meant to say: Reporting as ordered, sir, the person has been brought in.

Sir? Qin Fen could not help but become more curious as his ears pricked up. He listened attentively to the breathing in the room to make an initial judgment of the strength of the other party.

“Come in.”

When the door opened, Qin Fen entered the room upon the second lieutenant’s signal.

Three people sat side by side in the room. Two of them wore police uniforms. The person in between them was in military wear, and there was only one gold star on his shoulder.

Major General!?

Despite having seen General Du Hen, that encounter was only possible because of Du Zhanpeng.

Qin Fen was shocked to meet the Major General for the first time under such circumstances.

The two policemen assessed Qin Fen, and then looked at the information in their hands. At last, they nodded, “Not bad, not bad.”

The Major General who sat in the middle adjusted his posture slightly. He leaned against a large, spacious chair, “New recruit, Qin Fen. You are now given a chance to give back to the Federation that has nourished you for all these years.”

The one hundred square meters space of the office echoed the Major General’s low voice which contained a hint of order.

Qin Fen first frowned. The corner of his mouth showed a smile in no time.

Give back to the Federation that has nourished me all these years?

Qin Fen yearned to ask the Major General about when he was ever nourished by the Federation. He lived in the lowest class of society and lived days with unguaranteed meals. Was this the nourishment that the Federation gave?

The police officer opened up the information in his hand as he uttered, “The situation is like this…”

“Please wait for a moment.” Qin Fen interrupted the police officer’s speech.

This move brought out the curiosity of the other three people in the room.

No one thought that in the face of a Major General and two police officers, a little new recruit dared to interrupt the police.

“Sir, I’m a soldier.” Qin Fen reaffirmed his identity, “If I may ask, is my assigned mission one of the military?”

“No.” The police officer who spoke first replied, “We seek you this time to cooperate with our police force, to complete a mission.”

“Report, sir.” Qin Fen straightened his body, “I am a new recruit who is about to participate in the Military Recruit Tournament for the selection of new recruits. If possible, I hope that sir will delegate this military-irrelevant mission to someone else.”

Major General’s eyes narrowed into slits. He stared tensely at Qin Fen. The superior’s power dispersed bit by bit as it strained toward Qin Fen’s direction.

One second. Ten seconds. Thirty seconds. One minute.

Qin Fen was like a javelin. His eyes held on to the sharp stare of the Major General.

He had come into contact with Song Family once. Song Zhen Ting’s words still had a huge impact on him.

Love, like what Song Zhenting said, is not a slogan. An impassioned shout of the word will eliminate hunger, obviate the cold, and be given a good home to live in.

The moment that love becomes a marriage, it was also one’s match, rice, oil, salt, vinegar, and tea. Eating, clothes, house, consumption, transportation, none of them should be lacking.

Qin Fen’s eagerness to earn money was not only for the traveling expenses for finding his brother, but also to get an affirmation from Song Family that Song Jia wouldn’t suffer from hunger and poverty when she is married to him.

Although he didn’t know why the police sought him out, he was certain that their sort of mission will inevitably hinder his preparation for the Military Recruit Tournament.

Hindering his preparations for the Military Recruit Tournament equated to a hindrance of money-making, This would then obstruct his future happiness.

With this firm belief, not only was Qin Fen not pressured by the daunting power of the Major General, he was instead like a knife as he pierced through the power.

When the Major General saw Qin Fen’s eyes getting brighter, the smile at the corner of his mouth became more apparent, and the superior’s threatening stare turned into an approved smile.

The other two police officers also exchanged an approved look. To be able to face the Major General’s vibe without backing down made Qin Fen more than qualified for this mission.

“Young man.” The thirty-five-year-old Major General stared at Qin Fen with great interest, “Can you tell me, why are you so obsessed in participating in the Military Recruit Tournament?”

“Report, sir!” Qin Fen raised his voice and replied, “For the honor of the East Asian Military Region! This should be the realization of any East Asian Military Region soldier!”

The two police officers and the Major General assessed Qin Fen for a long time before they finally applauded. They found an important quality of Qin Fen that was suitable for this mission.

In the presence of the three officers, he dared tell a bombastic lie. Not only did he not blush but his breath, heartbeat and blood pressure also remained unchanged.

If it were not for the knowledge they had of him from the information, they would have been deceived by this new recruit who clearly has little realization of a soldier’s service.

As Qin Fen looked at the strange smiles of the two policemen and the Major General, he had a feeling similar to when asking a weasel to guard the chicken. He felt weird in his heart.

“New recruit, Qin Fen.” The Major General took a sip of the tea from a cup on the table, “Can you tell me, what the military duty of a soldier is?”

“Report, General!” Qin Fen could only answer in the military’s manner, “It is to serve!”

The Major General stopped talking. He gently pushed the information by his side forward, “Now, I’m commanding you as a General. Get to the bottom of this onerous task. Don’t think that the soldiers who are not within my jurisdiction can enable you to evade this. I have already greet your instructors and butchers, they already agreed.”

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Qin Fen was speechless. There were several drill instructors who were like his loved ones and elders. He could never refuse their demands.

What’s more, if he were to refuse, his drill instructors would let him know what real diabolical training was when he returned to the military camp.

There was no way he could refuse, thus he could only accept. Qin Fen reached out for the huge stack of information. He saluted and he was about to leave.

“Halt right there.” The Major General raised his wrist and pointed to the information in Qin Fen’s hand, “These can only be seen here, it cannot be taken out.”

“So…”

“Yes, you can only memorize all that information in this room.” Major General tapped on the table, “Of course, you can use the restroom during this period.”