The cold wind is rising and winter is coming.
On the training ground of the training camp, more than 200 recruits wearing thin black short-sleeved shirts were running around the training ground again and again.
Five months have passed since the training began. Strictly speaking, they are no longer new recruits, but for the training camp that only has one session every year, they will always be new recruits as long as they have not stepped out of that door.
The weather in January was very cold. The morning dew condensed into frost. The chill was like tiny snakes that penetrated into the skin, making people shiver uncontrollably.
Baili Pangpang rubbed his cheeks with his hands, opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of white mist, and sighed faintly:
"It's winter, and I have to get up so early to train. It's really torture... I have lost more than ten pounds recently."
Lin Qiye straightened his back and ran without saying a word. The cold air made his exposed skin turn a little red, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Baili Tuming! You are rubbing your face while running? Are you cold?!" The sharp-eyed instructor at the side saw this scene and shouted.
Baili Pangpang's face changed, and he gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Report! I'm... a little cold!"
"If you're cold, it means you haven't run enough! Wait until everyone else has finished running, then you stay and run five more laps!"
"yes!"
Baili Pangpang shouted with tears in his eyes.
After five months of devilish training, Baili Pangpang has lost a lot of weight. If his original body shape was roughly that of a soccer ball, now it is roughly that of a rugby ball.
Not only him, such a long period of physical training has brought great changes to everyone, not only in physical fitness, but also in mental outlook.
In the harsh winter, the laziness and turbidity in their eyes have disappeared, replaced by unprecedented perseverance and clarity. In this full and vigorous spirit, there is growth that is visible to the naked eye.
They are like finely polished blades, from being rough at the beginning to being sharp now... Now they have the appearance of soldiers!
"Everyone disperse, go eat!" came the instructor's voice.
The neat queue did not disperse instantly, but moved to the entrance of the cafeteria with a silent understanding, and then separated into independent groups and walked into the cafeteria.
On the training ground covered with white frost, Baili Pangpang was the only one running away with a sad face!
"Should we wait for him?" Cao Yuan asked, looking at Baili Pangpang who was running circles desperately.
Lin Qiye shook his head, "No, the more he sees us eating, the faster he will run."
"That makes sense."
Since the beginning of winter, the food in the cafeteria has been getting better and better. Every time I walk into the cafeteria, I can smell the aroma of meat all over the room, which makes me salivate.
As the recruits' physical fitness improved, their appetites naturally grew as well. However, the meals in the cafeteria seemed to be calculated precisely, always making them full without being over-eating. It could be said that the food intake was arranged just right!
Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan ate for a while, and then the sweaty Baili Pangpang rushed in and asked, "Meat bun, where is my meat bun?"
Lin Qiye pushed out a steamer on the table, "There are four more, reserved especially for you."
"Qi Ye, you understand me so well." Baili Pangpang was ecstatic. He grabbed a meat bun in one hand and started to bite into it.
Cao Yuan on the side rolled his eyes silently.
"By the way, New Year's Day is coming soon, will we be given a holiday?" Baili Pangpang suddenly asked as if he had thought of something.
Lin Qiye was stunned.
Since arriving at the training camp, he seemed to have completely forgotten the concept of time. Five months passed in a flash. If it weren't for Baili Pangpang's reminder, he wouldn't have realized that it was already February...
"We are in a closed training camp, how can we have a holiday? You are overthinking it." Cao Yuan shook his head.
Baili Pangpang sighed in frustration, "Alas... I thought I could take a few days off. To be honest, after being away for so long, I still miss my big villa, the soft bed, and the beautiful housekeepers..."
"…" Cao Yuan silently took a big bite of the bun.
"By the way, Qiye, after the training camp is over, come back with me to Guangzhou-Shenzhen to play. After all, I am the king of Guangzhou-Shenzhen. I guarantee that you will have so much fun that you will never want to go back to Cangnan!" Baili Pangpang said excitedly.
Cao Yuan blinked, "What about me?"
"You? Go with the group yourself."
"… "
"Guangshen..." Lin Qiye muttered to himself, "I have never been out of Cangnan City since I was a child. It would be nice to go and have a look if I have the chance."
"Tsk, if there's a New Year holiday, I can take you there right away!"
"Forget it. If it's Chinese New Year, I still want to go back and have a New Year's Eve dinner..." Lin Qiye paused and shook his head. "If I can't go home, it's also good to eat with the captain and the others."
"The Night Watch Team stationed in Cangnan City? I heard that the captain's name seems to be... Chen Muye?" Baili Pangpang thought for a while, "There have always been many mysterious events in Cangnan City. I don't know what they are doing now...
They should be suppressing the mysterious forces, right? "
…
Training camp, instructor's office.
Chen Muye sat opposite Yuan Gang and said seriously: "You need to take a vacation."
"…" Yuan Gang held his forehead, "Captain Chen, I've already said that we are in closed training and there will be no holidays during the Chinese New Year... You also walked out of here, you should know this."
"Then you can approve a leave for Lin Qiye alone and let him go back with me to have the New Year's Eve dinner." Chen Muye did not give in.
"This is against the rules..."
"I don't care." Chen Muye leaned back slowly and said calmly: "You may not believe it, but two members of our team are lying in ambush outside your training camp. If you don't agree, they will start snatching people away."
"…" Yuan Gang took a deep breath, "Captain Chen… please don't make it difficult for me."
"How about this, if you don't want to let him out, you can let us in to deliver food during the New Year."
"This..." Yuan Gang frowned.
"Captain Chen, can you tell me what you want to do? As far as I know, your 136th team has always been very low-key. Why this time..."
Chen Muye was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke:
"This time is different."
"Why?"
"…someone is going to do something to the new recruits."
Hearing this, Yuan Gang's expression changed slightly, "What do you mean?"
Chen Muye looked into Yuan Gang's eyes and said calmly, "Recently, Cangnan City has been in turmoil... A lot of rats have sneaked in."
"mouse?"
"I don't know which faction they belong to, but after tracking them for so long, we can basically confirm..."
Chen Muye's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he spoke word by word:
"Their goal is this training camp."