Chapter 470: A Little Worldly Experience, It'll Blow Your Mind

"Strange, where did Zhang Feiji go? The bunk board is empty."

"He left."

"Left? Where to?"

"It was still before dawn when the Military Police took him away."

"What?!!!"

The next morning, the Third Squad soldiers who were packing their gear all froze, staring at Zhou Kaidong in stunned disbelief, as if struck by lightning.

Kang Changyi grabbed his arm and said, "Old Zhou, tell me this isn't true, you're joking with us, right?"

Zhou Kaidong pulled his arm away and said irritably, "He had already packed his luggage last night and said goodbye before leaving; you were all asleep then, so I didn't wake you. Lu Yang and I escorted him to the vehicle."

"What!? How does Lu Yang's matter come into this?"

"He, why didn't he stop him a bit?"

"Letting Zhang Feiji return to the Military Police is like releasing a tiger back to the mountain—have you forgotten how he used to target us?"

The whole squad erupted like a boiling pot; Kang Changyi bounced around, eager to chase the man back.

Even though Zhang Jiaheng had been in the Sixth Company for quite a while, his integration was fairly good.

But the trouble he caused before was still vivid in everyone's memory.

Now releasing the tiger—doesn't that make a mess?

Especially since Kang Changyi has turned on him many times, isn't he bound to be targeted to death?

Zhou Kaidong told them, "Don't always look at people through colored glasses. People can change; the past is the past, the present is the present. And I can tell you plainly, his being sent to the Military Police is a favor from Lu Yang."

"WTF?!!"

Everyone's heads felt like they were about to explode.

They clearly remembered that back then, the kid Zhang Feiji had initially targeted Lu Yang.

After joining the Sixth Company, Lu Yang was the harshest on him; he even gathered a group, and while he was on night guard duty, they stripped his pants and click‑click took photos.

How can he now turn around and voluntarily help him rejoin the Military Police? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse, aiding the tyrant?

But Kang Changyi's focus was completely different; he was more concerned with Lu Yang's current power.

Gao Feng tried every trick, spending years without getting Guo Yongwen promoted, while Lu Yang accomplished it with ease.

Now he has even introduced Zhang Jiaheng into the Military Police, and that network truly shocked him.

You should know this isn't the Eastern Theater Army, but the Southern Theater Navy.

He's been here over three months, and Kang Changyi boasts that at least he still has his uncle's connection.

But aside from the Sea Training Base, he knows nothing about the outside world, a complete rookie.

During Lu Yang's unexplained absence, he silently completed a full evolution; he became an assessment instructor, earned a rank promotion, and gained such connections, which left him in disbelief.

Zhou Kaidong smiled at Kang Changyi, "Now you get what a full bottle that won't move and a half bottle that shakes means, right? Always remembering the feast but not the fight—Lu Yang is Heaven himself sent to slap you in the face."

Deep down Kang Changyi is quite cowardly, yet he likes to act tough: "He, he really is different from before; but I'm not bad either, I've at least seen some of the world!"

"What world?"

"Did you forget when we were on official duty at sea delivering supplies to the island? At least we've seen the secret training of Special Forces. Would you say Lu Yang could ever get to that? He probably never will in his life!"

Zhou Kaidong curled his lip and ignored him.

Back then delivering supplies got us sneers, we stayed less than an hour—just to show off.

It made it seem like we trained on the island together, pure fakery.

It's like a waiter in a luxury hotel who, after service, secretly packs leftovers, then boasts everywhere that he dines daily in upscale restaurants, eating lavish meals every night.

Zhou Kaidong didn't bother responding, but his story drew the rest of the squad, who gathered around, curious about what Special Forces training was like.

Kang Changyi pretended to be solemn and shook his head, "I can't say that, it's classified; but I can reveal that compared to their training intensity and volume, our three‑plus months is just child's play, not worth mentioning~"

"What's not worth mentioning?"

Hearing a voice behind him, Kang Changyi jolted, his hair standing on end.

He quickly lowered his head, pretended to tidy up, while silently thinking, "You can't see me, you can't see me."

LiMin saluted Lu Yang, "Good day, Chief. Platoon Leader Kang just told us he's seen the secret Special Forces training and said our three‑plus months of training pales in comparison."

Lu Yang let out a surprised "oh" and looked at Kang Changyi, "Where did you see that?"

Kang Changyi mechanically turned his head, forcing a guilty smile, "I, I was just joking, said it offhand, I'm not even sure if..."

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow, "Then how did you draw that conclusion?"

"I got it from the assessment results."

Kang Changyi quickly flattered, "This assessment, under your supervision, exposed many issues; if we don't actively fix them and keep doing as we please, it'll be hard to have a foothold in the Navy!"

"The gap between us and those elite Army‑Navy units will only widen!"

Lu Yang: "It's rare to hear you say something sensible. Pack up quickly; we'll meet downstairs in ten minutes, the vehicle's arriving soon."

"Yes!"

Lu Yang left the Third Squad and went upstairs to urge and remind them.

Kang Changyi brushed his forehead with his hand and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Kaidong teased, "Why aren't you taking this seriously? Going on official duty would give you a taste of the world, you'd be blown away. If you later saw a rocket launch, wouldn't you soar up, shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the sun?"

Kang Changyi's face turned embarrassed; he didn't dare retort, fearing Lu Yang might not be far and could turn back.

The others couldn't help laughing at the scene, simply taking his earlier words as bragging.

To ordinary foot soldiers, reconnaissance troops are already impressive; a Special Forces unit, a one‑in‑a‑million existence, isn't something you see easily.

They guessed that what they saw at sea was probably a group of spear‑head reconnaissance soldiers training, or perhaps a frogman unit; Kang Changyi was just showing off, deliberately exaggerating.

But after spending time together, everyone knew Kang Changyi's temperament, so they just took it as fun and didn't take it seriously.

Ten minutes later, the assembly whistle sounded downstairs.

Everyone immediately slung their packs onto their backs, ran to the open area in front of the building, gathered, and stood at attention.

At this moment the vehicle hadn't arrived yet, Lu Yang quickly assembled the formation, then told everyone to stand where they were and wait.

During the wait, someone lowered his voice and began whispering.

"Hey, why is one of you missing?"

"Feiji Di was taken away early by the Military Police."

"WTF, is that for real?"

"Absolutely true; he left before dawn, slipped out quietly."

"No way, that's like releasing a tiger back to the mountain; we offended him before, could he strike back?"

"He dares! If Brother Lu can get him in, he can get him out again!"

"What, Lu Yang's connections—why?"

"No, Brother Lu's power is that great now, he can even locate connections within the Military Police?"

"Hey hey hey, I heard First Company and Second Company had someone taken early last night as well."

"Is this a special recruitment?"

"I don't know, probably not; the ones taken were the ones who never trained well."

"I heard that Eighth Company, Tenth Company, and Twelfth Company also had people transferred early; they had decent assessment scores but average training."

"This confuses me; before, those taken early were the best in every way, why is it reversed this time?"

"Who knows? We don't even know which unit we'll be assigned to. If I could be placed in a ship fleet, I'd love to wear a sailor uniform, stand on the deck feeling the sea breeze—so impressive."

"Huh? Sailor uniforms are ugly, with two ribbons fluttering at the back like a kid's; when I was little, my mom took me to a photo studio and we took that kind of picture."

"Do they have a red dot on the forehead and a red mouth?"

"Right, right, right—so you also had that taken?"

"Shh, don't talk, the bus is coming!"

A few minibuses approached from afar, and the formation fell silent and stood properly.

The doors opened, and two figures stepped down from one of the buses, leaving everyone in disbelief.

Even Ma Qing'an, He Zhen Tao and the others standing nearby were invigorated, their faces showing extreme excitement......