Chapter 113

The soldiers could rest, but He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei could not; instead, they immediately summoned Chen Shanming and Gong Jian for a meeting.

The meeting had two main items:

First, in ten days the warriors will send personnel to attend this term's study at the Warrior School;

Second, finalizing the members of the Red Blood Cell Group and arranging the next steps for the trainees who were not selected.

These two matters seem unrelated, but in fact they are the same thing.

The personnel being sent to the Warrior School for study this time are exactly the members of the Red Blood Cell Group.

And there are only four slots for study.

As for who will get these four slots, He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei already have candidates in mind, but they have not yet decided the final number of the Red Blood Cell Group.

As for Liu Xiaotian and the others, they no longer need to 'sharpen their spears before battle'; they will take leave with everyone else and then directly head to the Warrior School.

In one, one look `no, one mistaken version%！'

The reason is: the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade itself is a special forces unit, and the purpose of forming the Red Blood Cell Group is to create an elite among elites.

In fact, there's no need to look at that list; Chen Shanming and Gong Jian can already guess who the two of them have selected as the four people.

After over two hours of analysis and discussion, He Zhijun finally gave up his own opinion and agreed to further reduce the Red Blood Cell Group's establishment. The names of the four young people—Liu Xiaotian, He Chen Guang, Wang Yanbing, Li Erniu—and of Song Kaifei, Xu Tianlong, Gong Jian, and Chen Shanming—eight people in total—constitute the final roster of the Red Blood Cell Group.

At that moment, Liu Xiaotian genuinely admired that guy's eloquence a little.

He Zhijun, on the other hand, preferred to keep the current manpower structure, which could be further split into two action teams, thereby fostering competitiveness.

As for the soldiers who were not selected, they have always felt they cannot simply be sent back to their original companies.

As for the twenty soldiers who were not selected, they will remain in the brigade headquarters for concentrated training until they reach the highest level they can achieve.

However, as long as it's not discovered on the spot, drinking a little during rest time usually goes unnoticed.

Of course, it was merely a slight pain.

From enrollment to graduation takes six to eight months, and these four youngsters will literally have to shed several layers of skin.

After all, this is a live‑ammunition mission, and none of the four have participated in such a task before.

Moreover, what Liu Xiaotian and the others are drinking counts as a calming drink.

Li Erniu sported two panda‑dark circles under his eyes, and his gaze flashed with admiration: 'Xiaotian, I also admire you!'

Fan Tianlei's meaning was to keep personnel within ten, and that includes Chen Shanming as the group leader and Gong Jian as the training instructor.

Moreover, the situation he described hardly deviates from the facts.

Because, of the four names on the list, three come from the Sharpshooter Fourth Company.

It's not easy to have caught such a fine seedling!

But what this guy is describing now sounds just like personal experience, as if he had seen it himself.

What the big picture is, Gong Jian understands very well in his heart.

After Chen Shanming and Gong Jian entered the room, He Zhijun directly placed a list before them and spoke first: 'This time the Warrior School has allocated slots, and the superiors have given them all to our Wolf Fang; these four warriors listed above are those I agreed on with the Chief of Staff—take a look, any objections?' With their current strength, they have already reached the preliminary standard for becoming special forces; sending them back like this would indeed be a pity.

As for the list of the four who will go to the Warrior School for study in ten days, it was unanimously approved at the very start of the meeting.

Alcohol, in the military, is one of the five major key issues and is strictly prohibited.

Because when he arrived, Liu Xiaotian was already handling the scene, and what he understood was simply what Liu Xiaotian briefly told him.

Using alcohol pots snatched from the mess hall to hot‑pot mutton, buying dumplings from a small stall outside the wall, and even two bottles of bulk white liquor in two‑catty containers…

Then he embellished and exaggeratedly gave a detailed account of Liu Xiaotian's gunfight with the two lackeys of Xiezi in that hutong.

This demands that its members possess innate advantages with absolute superiority, ensuring ample room for future improvement.

Even during rest time, aside from family‑visit leave when they are not in the unit, drinking alcohol is not permitted.

If we merely relax quality requirements to guarantee numbers, then the point of forming the Red Blood Cell Group would be lost.

When preparing to adjourn the meeting, He Zhijun suggested that the several decisions be temporarily withheld from the trainees, letting them enjoy their holiday happily before being told.

Before that, letting them relax a bit is also fine.

If they can be further cultivated, they can gradually be replenished into the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade's special forces.

But if those four leaders, who are wholeheartedly thinking for those youths, knew that these kids have already let loose and are having a blast, they would probably immediately order the holiday canceled.

But Gong Jian's heart feels a little sore.

But the fact is, aside from those four youths on the list, the other trainees, though they work hard, would probably find it somewhat strenuous to continue through tougher training to reach a higher standard.

If that were the case, simply splitting off a few action teams from the directly affiliated special forces battalion would likewise stimulate the soldiers' competitive spirit; of course, if there were enough soldiers meeting the criteria for the Red Blood Cell Group, they would both hope the establishment could be a bit larger.

After downing two taels of liquor, Wang Yanbing visibly entered a sort of 'state', placed his hand on Liu Xiaotian's shoulder, and with a hint of admiration in his eyes said: 'Xiaotian, today I am completely convinced of you! You kid, you are born to be special forces material!'

The abilities of Liu Xiaotian, He Chen Guang, Wang Yanbing, and Li Erniu are plain for all to see; sending them there, no one could raise any substantiated objection.

As for the final number of the Red Blood Cell Group, after Chen Shanming briefly consulted with Gong Jian, they unanimously agreed that Fan Tianlei's plan was the most suitable.

And such soldiers are exceedingly rare.

Others may not say it, but just speaking of those four brats—Liu Xiaotian, He Chen Guang, Wang Yanbing, and Li Erniu—they ought to be first locked up in the confinement room, sobered up, and then straight to the training field!

Because others merely relax within the permitted limits, whereas Liu Xiaotian and his four companions are actually doing the three things mentioned above.

This, is the limitation of innate conditions.

Besides, I also need to thank you, thank you for venting my anger for me on the boxing ring!

Saying this, Li Erniu lifted his cup and gulped down the two taels of white liquor inside in one go.

It was obvious that he was gritting his teeth to swallow it down, and he almost spat it out, but Li Erniu stubbornly held it in, even swallowing back the small amount that had refluxed from his throat.

Alcohol, in today's society, has become a byword for 'mistakes,' yet since it has been passed down for thousands of years, its value and significance are still worth savoring carefully…

(End of Chapter)