"Really?" Liang Xian replied indifferently.
He was indeed very interested in the secret hidden by Tan Yan, but he wanted to find it out by himself rather than have others confess it directly, as that would lose a lot of fun.
Generally speaking, these students are just teenagers in their middle school years. Their worldview has a basic outline, but it is not yet complete. As adults, they feel that they have unlimited possibilities, and they will not truly grow without setbacks.
Liang Xian's growth rate may be faster than others, but only a little faster.
Each age group has its own characteristics, and Minister Yu also saw the passion and enthusiasm in these students. Facing unknown challenges, young people are always more courageous than adults, and are good at learning and absorbing, and will not be restricted by inherent behavioral habits and experience.
After only one day of spending time with his classmates, Tan Yan gradually began to understand what Minister Yu said.
Indeed, what he needed was such a group of companions.
Since he cherishes them, he must set a good example, teach them everything he knows without reservation, and protect them to the best of his ability until these young people can stand on their own.
This is the task that a socialist successor who was "born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze" should complete at the last moment of his work. He spared no effort to protect the interests of the people in the first half of his life, and passed on his remaining light to young people in the second half of his life. This is how the torch is passed on from generation to generation, and this is how the national spirit is passed on.
After teaching these young people, he can finally retire with peace of mind.
Tan Yan smiled knowingly. He had never been so hopeful in all these years.
No wonder everyone likes young people, because they represent the future.
Tan Yan held Liang Xian's hand and looked at him with caring eyes, his gaze full of tenderness.
Liang Xian: “…”
"I will protect you." Tan Yan said seriously, "Don't be afraid of death, because I am here and will never let you die first."
Liang Xian: “…”
"Just trust me." Tan Yan tried his best to put on a kind expression like an elder.
Suddenly I understood why Minister Yu always likes to smile at his kind mother, because young people make people willing to tolerate them!
Liang Xian: "...let go..."
How did the topic develop to this point? He thought about the conversation over and over again and felt that the direction it was taking was quite strange. What on earth was going through Tan Yan's mind
The atmosphere in the car continued, with Tan Yan feeling warm and Liang Xian feeling weird and awkward, until Qiu Qizhen and the other two came back. They ran all the way and were out of breath when they came back.
"That's all. The map shows that it will take us another hour to reach our destination. This is a good time to change clothes and make homemade bombs." Qiu Qizhen quickly changed his clothes, put all his belongings in the back, sat in the driver's seat and started the car.
"What are you two doing?" Cui Heyu was very sensitive to the strange atmosphere in the car.
Tan Yan turned his gaze towards Cui Heyu, his eyes still showing that gentle look. Liang Xian saw something was wrong and quickly pressed Tan Yan's head down with his intact left hand: "Shut up!"
Tan Yan: “…”
He looked up at Liang Xian, a little puzzled. The young man's face was slightly confused at this time, as if Liang Xian was the wrong person. So it is said that a good appearance is really quite an advantage. Who knows what this person just said to give people goose bumps.
Liang Xian felt that Tan Yan's behavior was probably a self-perception disorder. There is often a kind of person who imagines himself to be extremely powerful and calm. If the symptoms are mild, it is just excessive narcissism, but if the symptoms are severe, it is paranoia. Moreover, once the reality is seriously inconsistent with the self-perception, the sense of gap will easily lead to schizophrenia.
According to Liang Xian's observation, Tan Yan should only be in the early stages and could be alleviated with timely psychological counseling.
But now they are in military training, and he can't let Tan Yan behave in a way that would make other students lose confidence in him. Once the sympathetic looks of the other three people irritate his nerves, coupled with the difficulty of the military training content, Tan Yan's condition is likely to worsen.
It’s better if this secret is kept secret to yourself.
After quickly analyzing the current situation, Liang Xian immediately made a decision. He would calm Tan Yan's emotions and hide the matter from the three people.
So he immediately let go, leaned his head on Tan Yan with a weak face and said: "I am injured now, and I can't do many things. I need someone to protect me. Are you willing?"
"No problem." Tan Yan focused his attention on Liang Xian. A student who is willing to complete the task despite being injured is a good kid, and he will protect Liang Xian.
Cui Heyu gritted his teeth and said, "No one asked you to go into battle with injuries. Are you asking for trouble and dragging down other students?"
"We are both willing to fight and be beaten," Liang Xian hugged Tan Yan's arm tighter, "What's it to you?"
"We don't understand Tan Yan's strength yet, you'd better pray that he can protect you! When the military training is over, I will definitely beat you up!" Cui Heyu waved his fist fiercely.
When he swung his fist in front of Tan Yan, someone grabbed his wrist and a jar was stuffed into his palm.
"Hold it steady." Tan Yan whispered, "I tied the match head and the firecracker fuse together and attached it to the matchbox. The fuse will ignite with a slight movement. It is very convenient to use and does not require a separate ignition, but it is quite dangerous, so be sure to hold it steady."
While Liang Xian was arguing with Cui Heyu, Tan Yan had already made five earth bombs with one hand.
“… You did it too fast.” Cui Heyu was slightly shocked.
He did not doubt Tan Yan's ability to make earth bombs. If he did not have this ability, why would he stay in the military academy? The organization could not be so foolish as to put such a useless person in. But this speed, and one hand, he looked at the watch, and it was true, only two minutes had passed.
Within two minutes, they had to remove the explosives from the fireworks, clean the mouth of the can, and design a convenient ignition device, and they made five of them. Cui Heyu couldn't help but suspect that Tan Yan had been fast-forwarded by someone just now.
Qin Li, who was working hard to make earth bombs with both hands, hadn't finished even one...
Liang Xian also felt that it was too fast. Even if he did it himself, it might not be that fast.
Tan Yan... Tan Yan didn't say anything and did it again in front of them. Cui Heyu and Liang Xian rubbed their eyes, feeling that a miracle might have happened in front of them just now.
There was nothing wrong with Tan Yan's steps, but the problem was with the materials. For example, the firecracker packaging was difficult to open, but Tan Yan seemed to just scratch it with his fingernail, and the gunpowder inside went into the jar. Cui Heyu picked up the packaging on the ground and saw that there was no powder at all, and there was no residue at all. This was completely inconsistent with the laws of physics.
"What on earth did you do?" Liang Xian watched him do it easily without using any tools, just scratching everywhere with his fingernails, in stark contrast to Qin Li who was working hard with a Swiss Army knife opposite him.
"Have your nails been specially modified?" Liang Xian grabbed his fingers and looked over and over again, but there was nothing. Tan Yan didn't have any nails at all, and they were trimmed very neatly.
The most incredible thing is that Tan Yan himself did not think he had done anything outrageous: "No, I have always been fast at work since I was a child."
Liang Xian: “…”
"Okay, I believe you can protect Liang Xian." Cui Heyu turned around expressionlessly and went to change his clothes. He also patted Qin Li and said, "You should also change your clothes quickly. There's a person driving at triple speed on the opposite side."
Qin Li looked down at the unfinished product in front of him, then looked at the seven or eight homemade bombs around Tan Yan, and decisively put down the work in his hands and went to change his clothes.
They were supposed to rush to make the bombs, but with Tan Yan's three times speed, they completed the task in less than ten minutes.
After Tan Yan divided the bullets, he wiped his hands with a wet towel, changed his clothes, and then helped Liang Xian change his clothes.
Liang Xian's arm was still in a cast, so it was difficult to put on clothes. The camouflage jacket was originally draped over his shoulders. Tan Yan carefully untied the bandage first, and gently helped him take it off and put it on. After changing, Liang Xian stared at his hand strangely.
Tan Yan looked even younger in casual clothes, with a face as tender as a high school student, but his expression was still very serious and cautious, which looked particularly incongruous.
Liang Xian was more like an arrogant young master, exuding the aura of a superior from beginning to end. Sitting next to him, Tan Yan was more like a book boy of an ancient prince.
"I don't believe there are superpowers in this world," Cui Heyu said suddenly, "You must have some tools hidden in your hands, and you are particularly good at making homemade bombs."
He refused to believe what he had just seen.
"It's not that I'm good at it, but I've seen a lot of it before." Tan Yan explained in a low voice.
Every year he could find all kinds of homemade bombs, some were radical elements who wanted to join the newspaper, some were naughty kids who had strong hands-on skills after learning chemistry, all kinds of people, all kinds of homemade bombs with rich imagination. Tan Yan had dismantled each one and understood its structure, so he could make it.
As for why he was so fast, Tan Yan had no idea, but he always did things quickly.
It is impossible to have super powers in this world. He cannot fly, nor can he put a mask on his face. Only in the "void" can there be special powers. Tan Yan has always believed this.
The other four were silent. There were more and more suspicious points about the freshman, and they seemed to understand why this person was able to join the class.
It’s not that he has a background, but that he himself has enough strength and secrets.
"It's very simple. I can teach you."
Tan Yan had already decided to be a life mentor, so he certainly wouldn't be stingy. He grabbed Liang Xian's intact left hand and planned to teach him step by step.
"Poke it like this first, then slide your fingernail down and the packaging will easily peel off." Tan Yan said as he taught Liang Xian.
Liang Xian heard that the packaging of the firecrackers was intact.
"Eh?" Tan Yan was stunned. "How could that be? All the steps are correct..."
Cui Heyu: “…”
Qin Li: “…”
Qiu Qizheng: “…”
In the extremely awkward atmosphere, only Liang Xian reached out and rubbed Tan Yan's soft hair, comforting her: "It's okay, it's not that you didn't teach well, it's that I was injured and my learning ability is poor. Let's complete the task first, and we can talk about learning later."
Calm the person down first and study the strange matter when you get back.