IJWTRQ Chapter 010

Tan Yan silently thought, I have to find a reason not to get out of the car. Once he enters Ping County, he will likely be recognized as similar to Tan Yan. Comparing the names of the two, with the shrewdness of these students, they will be able to figure it out quickly.

There is no need to keep secrets for Tan Yan’s future comrades-in-arms, but now they are just ordinary classmates, Tan Yan hasn’t yet determined which of these people can fight side by side with him, he can’t be exposed.

“Get out of the car to buy something, do you have money?” Cui Heyu continues to maintain the act of contrary against Liang Xian.

Military training forbids bringing personal items, they only wear camouflage uniforms to go downstairs, it’s impossible to have money on them, and now time is tight, it’s unwise to work to make money.

“Borrow a computer to log in to your online banking account.” Liang Xian gives Cui Heyu a dissatisfied look, “You can’t bring your personal belongings, do you not even bring your brain? The theoretical knowledge is good, but it is a pity that you will not think outside the box.”

Hearing Liang Xian mocking him again, Cui Heyu jumped up angrily and wanted to punch him, but was hugged tightly by Qin Li, who was sitting next to him, Qin Li said earnestly: “Just now, the squad leader gave me a mission to forbid you to fight with Liang Xian.”

Cui Heyu is so angry, his chest puffed out: “How did Lao Zhou divide the group, put all the messy people together.”

“It’s very reasonable.” Liang Xian analyzed, “You and I have always been at odds, Lao Zhou hopes that we can improve our relationship through this mission, at least not to fight when we meet; The squad leader is very authoritative and can control you. With him, he can prevent internal strife at critical times; Qin Li has a high force value, which can make up for the combat power that I lack due to injury; I have the strongest adaptability on the spot, and I can change the plan at any time according to the performance of the newcomers so that the newcomers can integrate into the group as soon as possible. Right, Tan Yan?”

The last sentence was addressed to Tan Yan. After he finished speaking, he sat up straight, staring at Tan Yan firmly with peach blossom eyes.

“Although it’s unclear how you can become a transfer student, the above will not do anything stupid, it’s impossible to send people who have no ability just to die. Judging from your running speed after picking me up just now, it can be seen that your explosive power is very strong, and you seem to have a physical strength different from your appearance. We are going to be a team, at least you have to tell me what you are good at, what you can do, and what you can’t do.” Ling Xian said.

What I’m good at? Tan Yan recalled the evaluations of his colleagues in the unit and Minister Yu and others, swallowed ‘not bad’, and tried to squeeze out a few words: “Bad brain, strong execution, have perseverance.”

“Strong execution is good. I think a good soldier is someone who follows orders without asking why, rather than being smart but acting on his own.” Liang Xian was very satisfied with Tan Yan’s answer, stimulating Cui Heyu again as he went.

Cui Heyu was about to get angry when Qiu Qizheng, who was driving ahead, suddenly said: “Heyu, if you are not convinced, you will make achievements. Strength is not something spoken. At least for now, in everyone’s mind, Liang Xian is indeed very strong.”

Cui Heyu immediately deflated, pushed back to his seat by Qin Li, and turned his head to not look at Liang Xian.

“After entering Ping County, everyone should hurry up, split up, buy according to what I told you, and try to get back to the car within 20 minutes.” Liang Xian quickly assigned tasks to everyone.

“I will not enter Ping County, I will help you watch the car.” Tan Yan frowned, thinking about the ‘fireworks and firecrackers’ he had been assigned to, and directly rejected Liang Xian’s proposal.

From the point of view of materials, apart from purchasing clothes and food that are easy to carry, Liang Xian spends all he needs to increase his combat power. He wants to make some simple Improvised Explosive Devices¹土zha彈 tǔ zha dàn or 土炸彈 tǔ zhàdàn: IED (Improvised Explosive Device), a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs.. Even if these IEDs are less powerful than sophisticated weapons, they are still handy when necessary.

If it’s something else, Tan Yan fixes up his collar, lowers his head a bit, and finds a shop that doesn’t know him well, maybe he can get away with it. But the fireworks store is one of the places he must check during the holidays and peak wedding season, everyone from the boss to the employees is quite familiar with him. Some of the hawkers selling fireworks without a permit can recognize Tan Yan just by looking at his back. He often appears in casual clothes and a hat at the intersection, and these small vendors start to pack up their stalls and run away.

Tan Yan can guarantee that, let alone getting younger, these peddlers will recognize him even if he turns into ashes.

He absolutely can’t get out of the car.

“This is called strong execution?” Liang Xian raised his eyebrows.

“I have reasons I can’t say” Tan Yan said flatly.

“Okay,” Liang Xian didn’t ask, “Qin Li and Squad Leader go and buy it, two people share one point, the speed will be faster.”

Qiu Qizheng and the others knew that Tan Yan’s whole body was full of doubts, and they had already signed a non-disclosure agreement. Naturally, they would not ask questions, they all took over the task silently.

Qiu Qizheng driving all the way to Ping County, the three of them got out of the car to buy the supply, while the half-disabled Liang Xian and Tan Yan, sit in the car.

“Are you from Ping County? Afraid of meeting familiar people in the city?” In the quiet environment, Liang Xian suddenly asked.

Tan Yan’s response was silence.

While studying mathematics, physics, and chemistry at the secret base, he received some secrecy training. Professional intelligence personnel often ask him questions such as ‘You are Tan Yan, a policeman from Ping County’, ‘Why don’t you grow old’, ‘What secrets are you hiding’ when he is buried in questions or memorizing a phrase. At first, he would be slightly surprised, but now he should be able to continue writing essays with a blank face after being questioned.

Not seeing any clues in his expression, Liang Xian smiled: “The secrecy training has been completed well, from this point of view, the execution ability is indeed very strong.”

One month of military training allows Tan Yan to temporarily put aside theoretical classes and concentrate on observing his new classmates.

Liang Xian has his opinion on their grouping, but Tan Yan has a different opinion.

The superiors divided the five of them into groups, apparently selecting the one they thought most suited to follow him into the ‘void’.

Liang Xian is intelligent, has a big-picture perspective, and has strong adaptability. When four people encounter the same danger, Liang Xian has the highest survival rate. Cui Heyu is proud but skilled, he is a well-known hacker at a young age, he has cooperated with the intelligence department to complete several missions. Among their classmates, Qiao Zhixue is the most optimistic about Cui Heyu, thinking that he can collect more useful information when entering the ‘void’. And Qin Li, as Liang Xian said, is an excellent fighter because of his natural strength, high fighting level, and strong execution. Qiu Qizheng may not seem to to have any outstanding features, but he has a strong cohesive force and can play a role in stabilizing people’s hearts in critical moments and is a rare leadership talent.

The four of them are the future pillars of the country, young people who are full of vigor, the sun at eight or nine o’clock in the morning, but they have to follow him to take risks, Tan Yan is very reluctant.

In the eyes of their generation, these dolls are to go to university and become scientists!

He never shows his happiness or anger, even if there are emotional fluctuations, the change in expression is very small. But Liang Xian is best at observing other people’s micro-expressions, and soon saw emotions such as ‘cherish talent’, ‘treasure’, ‘protect’ ‘dote on’ in Tan Yan’s eyes.

Ling Xian: “…”

“I didn’t intend to ask further questions, but your eyes are really irritating me.” Liang Xian gritted his teeth, grabbed Tan Yan by the collar, and said, “Do I still need your pity?”

After saying the word ‘pity’, Liang Xian shivered, feeling disgusted. Recalling the previous princess hug, he felt even worse.

After losing his temper briefly, Liang Xian let go of Tan Yan, leaned back lazily, and asked casually, “How old are you this year?”

“…18.”

“You sound a little hesitant about your age. Your expression management is excellent, it’s hard for people to see your emotions. The word 18-year-old can make your mood fluctuate so much, it seems to be quite a shocking thing for you.” Liang Xian stared at Tan Yan’s skin so tender that water almost came out, stretched out his hand, and flicked it, “There’s still baby fat, you’re underage, right, little brother.”

Tan Yan: “…”

This time he couldn’t stand it anymore, he looked at Liang Xian with angry eyes.

“What? This already angry?” Liang Xian sneered, “It’s not okay to be so young and impulsive. According to the country’s legal education system, every student going to college should be exactly 18 years old, but everyone in our class except you is 19 years old, do you know where this one year has gone?”

He didn’t need Tan Yan to answer, he continued on his own: “At the beginning, there were 100 people admitted to the special class. We all learned together from kindergarten and knew each other’s strengths very well. When they heard that there was still one year of special training, no one felt they would fall behind, but there were still 60% of them still fell behind, some went to the ordinary departments in military academies, some went to social universities, and some were still doing psychological counseling, don’t know when they’ll return to normal.”

“We’re split up to go on missions with the real elite.” Liang Xian smiled bitterly, “Sort of an internship. Everyone feels that they are not inferior to active fighters and are very active and hardworking. We are indeed not inferior to the team in terms of ability. But…”

Before he could continue speaking, Tan Yan hugged him and pressed his head against his chest.

Before Liang Xian had time to struggle, he heard Tan Yan say: “Death is terrifying, there is no need to force yourself to feel that you are not afraid, it’s okay to be afraid of death, it’s not shameful.”

“How do you know?” Liang Xian actually didn’t intend to say more, he only wanted to tell Tan Yan that good skills are not enough to enter this class. He originally wanted to observe the reaction of Tan Yan through this incident, but he didn’t expect he was the one being observed.

“If the gun is aimed at the target, it is easy to pull the trigger, but if it is aimed at a person, even if you know that the other party is a vicious person, you’ll still hesitate. Death is scary, you don’t need to get used to it, just learn to restrain your fear.” Tan Yan continued.

“I understand what you mean,” Liang Xian pushed the person away, struggling to escape from Tan Yan’s arms, “Be in awe of life, is that what you mean? Everyone understands the truth, I can speak it better than you.”

“En, It’s good that you understand, you can come out.” Tan Yan looked intently at Liang Xian with the expression of ‘someone who has been there before’.

Liang Xian silently turned his face away from looking at Tan Yan.

He was afraid he would be unable to restrain himself from pulling out people.

“When you learn to overcome it, I will tell you the secret.” Tan Yan said.

The author has something to say:

Ling Xian: Let me tell you, I suspect that this kid is only fifteen or sixteen years old, the 18 years old on his ID card is fake!

Cui Heyu: His academic performance makes me suspect that he is only 10 years old, worse than Qin Li.

Qin Li: Getting shoot while lying down. _(:з」∠)_

Tan Yan (Inner Heart): Hey, these dolls are too good, they are destined to be scientists, I don’t want them to suffer with me.

If you like my translations, a cup of coffee would be much appreciated. Thank you!

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  土zha彈 tǔ zha dàn or 土炸彈 tǔ zhàdàn: IED (Improvised Explosive Device), a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs.