Ace Special Forces in Movies and TV Shows

Chapter 0023: The Best Soldier in the Recruit Company

Zheng Yingqi now feels ashamed in front of Xu Sanduo, especially after seeing Xu Sanduo's disappointed and gloomy face.

"Sanduo, I've inquired for you. The 3rd Platoon of the 3rd Company is in our regiment; they're all top-tier combat units. It's wonderful that you've been able to get in there!"

When Cheng Cai returned from outside, he excitedly told Xu Sanduo that he had been assigned to the third platoon of the third company. Xu Sanduo did not hide it from Cheng Cai, and Cheng Cai excitedly ran to inquire about it: "You didn't even know where I would be assigned, so don't look so down."

Xu Sanduo muttered, "I don't want to go there. I want to go to the platoon leader's side."

Listening to his muttering, Zheng Yingqi patted Xu Sanduo silently for a while before saying, "No matter what, we're still in the same regiment, and our stations aren't far apart, so we can see each other often."

"Yes, yes, yes," Cheng Cai quickly chimed in, "San Duo, after all, we're in the same regiment, so we'll see each other often. Don't look so down. Let's go out for a stroll. Tomorrow is our last target practice session, and the day after tomorrow we'll be divided into units. We only have a few days left in basic training, so let's not stay cooped up here."

As he spoke, he looked at Zheng Yingqi, indicating an invitation.

Zheng Yingqi watched Cheng Cai toss his head and invite him, finding it amusing. This guy had been arguing for so long, yet he still couldn't bring himself to back down. He clearly wanted to resolve their past grievances, but he was putting on an arrogant act. However, considering the mentality of young people, Zheng Yingqi smiled magnanimously and said, "Let's go, Sanduo, let's go out together and meet up with our comrades. In the future, it will be difficult to meet up so easily."

As soon as Zheng Yingqi finished speaking, he regretted it. Sure enough, after hearing the words that it would be difficult to meet again in the future, Xu Sanduo lowered his head and became sad.

……

This was the last time the recruits practiced shooting, and the results would be included in the assessment. Many squad leaders said that the results of this assessment would directly affect the removal of detached soldiers. The nervous recruits stood on the shooting range, all praying in their hearts that they could get a good score - let's not dream of 50 rings, at least we can get a passing score (30 rings).

Unlike the last target practice, this time the audience was quite impressive. Five company commanders from the entire regiment came, plus Gao Cheng, making a total of six. The political instructors who were absent from the company commanders also came. The reason was simple: the recruit company led by Gao Cheng had the best overall performance among all recruit companies in the entire division. Which company wouldn't want to pick up some good recruits and eliminate the other companies?

Gao Cheng had been grinning from ear to ear ever since the audience appeared. Upon seeing a colleague, he cheerfully went up to them and said, "Old X, you're here! Come on, have a Zhonghua cigarette. We didn't dare smoke the Zhonghua cigarettes that Lao San used to give us, but today I'll be generous and give everyone one. Don't be shy, come on, take one."

He took the Zhonghua cigarettes and started swiping them without a second thought. The company commander of the Third Company listened to Gao Cheng's words with a dark face, snorted a few times, and ignored the smug Gao Cheng. He walked straight to He Hongtao, the instructor of the new recruit company.

Gao Cheng watched the retreating figure of the third company commander and laughed even harder.

"Old He, which promising talent are you talking about?" The third company commander, still somewhat angry, composed himself and asked after seeing his partner.

He Hongtao searched through the entire row of new recruits and finally found Xu Sanduo. He pointed at him and said, "Look, that's the one."

Following He Hongtao's directions, the company commander's eyes lit up when he saw Zheng Yingqi standing confidently in the crowd: "The young man looks quite energetic, hmm, full of confidence, a good soldier. Old He, you managed to snatch a piece of meat from Gao Laoqi's dog mouth, well done!"

The company commander sincerely praised his old partner, but He Hongtao hadn't expected his partner to be talking about someone else. He smiled reservedly, but muttered to himself: "Is it so easy to snatch meat from Gao Laoqi's mouth? I chose this soldier because I thought he was resilient and could persevere. I hope I didn't make a mistake..."

Thinking of Gao Cheng's disdain for Xu Sanduo, He Hongtao felt uneasy, hoping that this guy wouldn't embarrass him too much.

With the arrival of more and more big-name audience members, the pressure on the new recruits is increasing, and many in the ranks are constantly muttering to themselves:

"My God, so many officers?"

"My goodness, this is terrifying."

"What should I do? I'm so nervous..."

"My legs are a little weak. What if I miss all the targets? Will no one want to hire me?"

Listening to the new recruits' murmurs, Zheng Yingqi, who had been quite calm, also felt some pressure. What if his performance was worse than last time? Would people laugh at him? His thoughts quickly raced. Realizing this wouldn't do, Zheng Yingqi immediately composed himself, his eyes darting around to observe. Seeing Xu Sanduo beside him, an idea struck him, and he said:

"Sanduo, do your best later. If you get a good score, the company commander might not want to let you go!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Sanduo's eyes lit up.

Seeing the nervousness of the new recruits, Shi Jin, who was supervising, said, "Don't be nervous! Just do what you usually train! The commanders are here today to see your overall performance, not just who's here, so don't feel pressured!"

On the platform, the company commander of the Third Company, after hearing Shi Jin's words of comfort to the new recruits and seeing Gao Cheng's smug face, said, "Seventh Brother, with so many of us here today, the pressure on the new recruits is too great. How about... we go a little further away to see?"

Gao Cheng could clearly hear the malice in his voice, but he said nonchalantly and confidently, "You know, soldiers need to be able to handle pressure. Just watch and see how these guys can handle it!"

The other company commanders and political instructors exchanged glances and saw amusement in each other's eyes—was this seventh brother overconfident?

Gao Cheng was a shrewd man. He could tell from his colleagues' expressions that they were all waiting to see the result. If the result was bad, they would "take revenge." But he didn't care much. After everyone had gathered, he ordered, "Prepare to fire! Let everyone see the level of our recruit company!"

On the firing line, the squad leaders began issuing orders to prepare to fire.

This time, Zheng Yingqi and his comrades became the first wave of new recruits to shoot, perhaps hoping that Zheng Yingqi would be the first to get lucky.

Wu Liuyi stood behind Zheng Yingqi, keeping his lips pursed for fear of putting pressure on Zheng Yingqi by saying too much. However, his serious expression still revealed the squad leader's current mood. Zheng Yingqi, who was lying in front of him, seemed oblivious. After he aimed his gun at the target, the whole world fell into a deathly silence, with only the target a hundred meters away in his eyes.

boom!

boom!

boom!

Following the training mantra, he aimed intentionally but fired unintentionally, and began to shoot. The orderly gunfire rang out amidst the chaotic firing of the new recruits.

Just like last time, he kept a two-second interval between each shot. By the time most people had fired two bullets, he had already fired all five.

Wu Liuyi behind him became increasingly nervous. He thought Zheng Yingqi would be more cautious this time, but he didn't expect that this guy would be as fast as last time—although this speed is not considered fast for a veteran.

After firing five bullets, he was eager to know the result and whether this guy had messed up at the crucial moment. But he was worried because he didn't have binoculars. He could only watch anxiously as Zheng Yingqi calmly put away his gun. Suddenly, Wu Liuyi had a flash of inspiration and looked towards the podium.

He needed to gauge Gao Cheng's expression. If the company commander was all smiles, Zheng Yingqi's shooting performance was definitely solid—but if the company commander looked grim, then things would be in trouble...

He looked at Gao Cheng and saw that the company commander's face was all smiles. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zheng Yingqi's performance should be pretty good.

"How did the shooting go?" Wu Liuyi asked as Zheng Yingqi finished putting away his gun.

Zheng Yingqi first shook his head, then nodded, which annoyed Wu Liuyi again before he finally said, "It feels about the same as last time, not as good as I imagined..."

Wu Liuyi's heart tightened. Last time he got 42 rings; he couldn't afford to do too badly this time. He hoped to at least maintain 40 rings: "Would that be good enough?"

"More or less," Zheng Yingqi replied after thinking for a moment. Wu Liuyi glared at him, wanting to give the kid a good beating.

on the rostrum.

The officers watching the ceremony had all looked toward the source of the gunfire as soon as it began, toward Zheng Yingqi, who was firing in an orderly rhythm.

"That kid... why does he seem like a veteran?"

The officers were astonished. They had seen many recruits practice shooting, but they had never seen anyone so steady as a rock.

Someone simply picked up binoculars and looked at the target—as he watched, Zheng Yingqi was firing his fourth shot, and it hit the bullseye again: "A bullseye?"

He exclaimed in surprise, and the other officers, hearing this, all grabbed their binoculars to look. At this moment, the officer quickly reported the scores of the previous three shots:

"9 rings, 10 rings, 10 rings!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zheng Yingqi fired the final shot, and the officers watching through their binoculars almost unanimously announced the score:

"Ten rings!"