Chapter 16

A week later, in the early morning, the new recruits gathered on the shooting range in the morning light.

Gao Cheng looked into the distance at the hilltop, not knowing what he was thinking.

Cheng Cai stood straight beside Gao Cheng, looking straight ahead.

He was promoted to Deputy Squad Leader yesterday, becoming Wu Liuyi's assistant.

But there was a bruise on the corner of his mouth.

It was entirely because he had held his neck high and went to show off to Feng Yuxiu in the evening.

And was beaten up.

"Everyone has been touching guns for a while now. This time it's live-fire practice. Don't be nervous. Although this is also within the scope of the assessment, the results of new recruits are usually about the same."

Shi Jin, as the Platoon Leader of the new recruit company, naturally took on the role of explaining.

Wu Liuyi stepped out of the ranks, skillfully checked a Type 81 automatic rifle, and loaded it.

Other squad leaders followed suit.

"Cheng Cai, step forward!"

"Yes!"

Cheng Cai's voice was loud and crisp, and he walked over with a goose step that didn't lose to Wu Liuyi's.

"Stand at attention!"

Like a standard model, he took the rifle, lay prone, spread his legs, and looked steadily at the target.

Bang bang bang!

Dense gunfire echoed rhythmically across the shooting range.

Gao Cheng and Shi Jin stretched their necks to look.

Although the target paper was very far away, their eyes were extremely sharp.

Gao Cheng seemed to have discovered a new continent. After Cheng Cai finished shooting, engaged the safety, and handed the rifle back to Wu Liuyi.

He walked over, "Wait a moment, bring the target paper over for me to see."

Cheng Cai curled his lips into a smile; his military talent was skyrocketing at an astonishing speed.

The veteran guarding the shooting range waved the white flag, and all the new recruits in this row stopped.

"Report to the Company Commander, ten rings three times, nine rings seven times!"

Gao Cheng carefully touched the target paper and couldn't hide his grin as he praised, "Did you see that? Did you all see that? What is a sharpshooter? This is a sharpshooter! Applaud!"

The applause was thunderous.

Cheng Cai raised his neck, his expression firm and cold.

"Good job!"

"Keep it up, keep it up!"

Gao Cheng was genuinely happy; his mouth was almost reaching his ears.

"Platoon Leader, focus your attention on Cheng Cai. He's a talent; his military literacy is so high! That blockhead will ruin you," Wu Liuyi advised Shi Jin while checking the firearms.

Shi Jin kept a cold face and didn't speak.

"I saw his firearm level when I visited his home."

Wu Liuyi was completely stunned, shouting in disbelief, "Where did he get a gun?? You're joking."

Shi Jin ignored him, staring at Feng Yuxiu in the crowd, "He still has a chance. I don't believe the Company Commander will give up on someone with such high quality."

The scene of Feng Yuxiu hanging upside down on the horizontal bar last night still shocked him now.

That kind of non-human movement indicated that this new recruit was different.

"Next, Xu Sanduo," Wu Liuyi called his name with a cold face.

Cheng Cai glanced at Feng Yuxiu behind him, "Tsk tsk, Sanduo, you'd better perform well. This shooting is included in the total score."

Although Gao Cheng wasn't looking this way, his tightly clenched, white-knuckled fingers revealed his inner complexity.

Feng Yuxiu walked forward, took the Type 81 rifle, and lay on the ground.

Wu Liuyi squatted down and lowered his voice, "Being able to outrun me doesn't mean you're powerful. Being all-around is real power. I don't believe that Xia Rongshu Village could produce two geniuses!"

Feng Yuxiu's gaze was cold, "If you're not convinced, find a place with no one around and practice alone. Life or death doesn't matter."

Wu Liuyi narrowed his eyes, his sallow face revealing a smile, "Pass the new recruit company first before you act tough with me, kid. Don't be arrogant."

After speaking, he stood up and took three steps back, "Ready!"

Gao Cheng slowly turned around, his gaze falling on the target paper.

It would be good if new recruits could hit five or six shots.

Someone like Cheng Cai was a one-in-ten-thousand military genius.

Such geniuses appear once every few years.

They all eventually get trained into soldier kings step by step.

He didn't have much hope for Feng Yuxiu.

Bang!

Bang bang bang!

Ten bullets were fired from the chamber without the slightest pause or hesitation.

This extremely smooth shooting rhythm made Gao Cheng completely stunned.

Even veterans need a slight pause to adjust; this is a Type 81 rifle, not a submachine gun.

"What a mess, there's no such way to shoot," Gao Cheng completely gave up hope and didn't even look toward the target paper.

This shooting rhythm was wrong.

He definitely couldn't have hit it.

"Company Commander, why do I feel something is wrong?"

Wu Liuyi had been staring at Feng Yuxiu's direction.

After the shooting ended in just a few seconds, his gaze hurriedly fell on the target paper.

Cheng Cai's target paper was scattered, with ten rings and nine rings far apart, and you could see the small black dots on it.

But Feng Yuxiu's target paper was bare.

"Did this kid miss the target?" Wu Liuyi raised his right hand to shade his eyes and looked carefully.

"Squad Leader, did you see it? Did he miss the target?"

Shi Jin's face became ugly and low.

He never expected Feng Yuxiu to miss the target.

If he didn't hit a single shot.

When he visited his home, that slightly modified firearm must have been something he just picked up randomly.

This was just a liar full of lies.

At this moment, Shi Jin felt his world had collapsed.

"Is this your marksmanship?" Wu Liuyi walked up and mocked coldly.

Feng Yuxiu's gaze was cold, "Report to the Squad Leader, this is my marksmanship!"

Cheng Cai finally revealed a triumphant smile.

He wanted to laugh out loud, but forced himself to suppress it.

Gao Cheng felt a bit disappointed.

He thought he was a proud cloud eagle on a cliff, but it turned out he was just a vulture eating carrion.

"Return to the ranks!" Wu Liuyi roared.

He didn't want to look at Feng Yuxiu again.

The firearm assessment was the most important part.

Not hitting a single shot meant he definitely couldn't stay in a good company.

Feng Yuxiu turned and returned to the ranks.

The target paper was thirty meters away.

On a broken mountain root three meters above the target paper, ten bullet holes were hit into a crevice without any deviation.

This was what Feng Yuxiu wanted.

Compared to staying in the company, his martial arts fanatic heart knot was more important than anything else.

There were many training tasks during the day, and he needed to rest at night.

He had no time to practice, and his internal martial arts method also required overdrawing his body.

That was a self-mutilating training method.

If the army discovered it, he would be discharged.

The firearm assessment ended quickly.

After a day of training assessment, Shi Jin was a bit exhausted. He walked toward the company headquarters, where Gao Cheng was arguing with the Red Third Company Commander by the house, trying to force a box of Chonghua cigarettes back into his bag.

"Lao Qi, just take it, okay?" The Red Third Company Commander chased after him, pulling Gao Cheng's sleeve, trying to stuff the Chonghua into his pocket.

Gao Cheng laughed, grabbing the Red Third Company Commander's arm, "Old Three, Chonghua isn't given out like this. Nobody gives them one box at a time. If you bring a box another day, I'll take it, no problem. But right now, it's just not happening!"

"You really won't give it? Lao Qi, this isn't very authentic of you."

Gao Cheng kept a straight face, "I'm also short of soldiers. There is one who is a future soldier king. Should I give him to you?"

The Third Company Commander's emotions instantly soared, "Which one, which one??? Is it Cheng Cai, who shoots so accurately? Oh, Lao Qi, everyone says you're stingy, stingier than Zhou Bapi. Today I'll prove you wrong; that bastard was talking nonsense, you're the most generous."

Gao Cheng pinched the cigarette box and smiled, "It's not Cheng Cai. I'll give you that Xu Sanduo."

The Third Company Commander was cursing when he left.

Gao Cheng rubbed his right hand hard; when the Third Company Commander snatched the Chonghua from his hand just now, he almost broke his hand.

"Really fresh."

Gao Cheng took a cigarette from his bosom and put it in his mouth, just happening to see Shi Jin hiding at the door.

"Squad Leader of the Third Squad, come here."