He was so persuasive that he actually practiced extraordinary

Harvey shook hands with the cow with great enthusiasm:

"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you. I know you, you're Niu Nuli, the captain of the Huaxia tank crew, the best tank technician."

Niu Nuli smiled and politely replied, "You flatter me. Your Chinese is quite good."

“Thank you, but this is no compliment,” Harvey said earnestly. “It’s like English is an outdated language, while Chinese is the future of world development. We are all fans of the Chinese army.”

Harvey's expression was as sincere as could be; his flattery was so subtle and genuine that it was quite pleasing to the eye.

But the world is often unreasonable. Some people fall in love at first sight, while others are easily disgusted. Anyway, no matter how Zhang Nengliang looked at Harvey, he found the kid extremely annoying.

This is exactly what is meant by "to feel disgust upon seeing someone".

"That's not quite right. We should all work together for common development. You are welcome to visit and learn from us."

Harvey laughed heartily and loosened his grip on the cow's hand:

"Then please allow me to learn properly. You don't mind if I tour your tanks, do you?"

"Of course, you're welcome."

The cow struggled to make way. Harvey climbed onto the tank without any hesitation.

Zhang Nengliang glanced sideways at Harvey as he quickly boarded the tank. A thought struck him, and he felt that Harvey had ill intentions, so he wanted to follow him into the tank.

He had just taken a step forward when he was stopped by two G-country soldiers brought by Harvey.

"Hello, I know you, Zhang Nengliang. Can you tell us about your new tank?" a blond man asked, feigning enthusiasm.

"One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." Zhang Nengliang disliked Harvey's hypocrisy, and consequently, he didn't give these two a friendly look either.

"Sorry, I'm busy. I need to get on the tank now, please make way."

Seeing Zhang Nengliang's unfriendly and aloof expression, the two G-country soldiers blocking his way were immediately enraged.

One of them angrily shouted in broken Chinese:
"Zhang Nengliang, don't go too far! We're all being very friendly, there's nothing impolite about it!"

Zhang Nengliang said coldly, "Get out of the way."

Seeing that the three were about to start fighting, Niu Nuli quickly shouted to stop them:

"What are you two doing! Are you going to wrestle?"

Zhang Nengliang seized the opportunity to give Wang Xiaowang a wink. Wang Xiaowang immediately understood and stepped forward to block the two of them.
"Come on, you two, let me explain. Don't pay any attention to Zhang Nengliang, he has a bad temper and has never had any friends."

Taking advantage of the moment when Wang Xiaowang blocked the two, Zhang Nengliang leaped lightly with the soles of his feet.

With a whoosh, it leaped onto the roof of the vehicle and then eagerly crawled inside the tank.

His eyes were wide open, ready to catch Harvey off guard and see what he was up to!

Silently, a nimble figure darted into the tank compartment.

Harvey hadn't expected someone to come in so quickly, and he was slightly flustered for a moment, but he quickly calmed down and put on a warm smile.

Zhang Nengliang looked at Harvey suspiciously and asked in an annoyed tone, "Are you done with the tour?"

“Of course.” Harvey concealed the fleeting moment of panic he had just experienced very well. “Your tanks are fantastic. Would you mind explaining them to me?”

"No time," Zhang Nengliang replied with a forced smile.

Harvey waved his hand helplessly, about to make a move, but Zhang Nengliang's sudden remark made him freeze.

What were you hiding just now?

Harvey was taken aback by what he heard, and glanced suspiciously at Zhang Nengliang beside him, but his mind was already racing with calculations.

Had I been discovered?

Impossible! He had even fooled the organizing committee with his disguise. He was very confident in his acting skills.

In a split second, Harvey realized that Zhang Nengliang was bluffing him, so he smiled slightly with an extremely natural expression.

"You don't know that we soldiers just love playing with new toys."

"Your Chinese tanks are getting better and better, really impressive."

The new toy he was talking about was naturally this Type 965 main battle tank.

"Oh, since everything's alright, let's go out. The match is about to start."

Although Zhang Nengliang didn't believe it, he didn't press the matter further.

The psychological battle between the two was over in an instant, as if nothing unpleasant had happened.

"OK."

Harvey made a move to get up, but as soon as his buttocks left the seat, he suddenly turned his head and said something harsh with a smile.

“Zhang Nengliang, you and your comrades are very interesting, but as far as I know, interesting people are usually not very capable.”

what?
Are interesting people incompetent?

Damn! This is blatant provocation.

Zhang Nengliang's face immediately turned ugly, and he retorted sharply.

"Heh, I hope you'll still be this arrogant when we defeat you."

As soon as Harvey got up and left the tank compartment, Zhang Nengliang immediately sprang into action.

Using the dim light, he looked around and quickly began searching inside the carriage.

Although he didn't know what Harvey was up to, Zhang Nengliang was convinced by his sixth sense that the kid had ill intentions.

During training in the combined arms battalion, Huang Xiaomeng would hide duck necks in tanks to avoid the squad leader's inspection, so finding something was not difficult for him.

His eyes lit up quickly, and he reached out to pick up the things Harvey had left in the tank from the corner.

The next second, Zhang Nengliang immediately crawled out of the tank, frowned, and coldly shouted at Harvey, who was trying to leave.

"stop!"

Harvey and the others, who were speaking quietly in English, were all startled when they heard a sharp shout behind them.

The three people slowly turned around, and Zhang Nengliang jumped off the tank.

"Did you forget something in the tank?"

Upon hearing this, the alert Niu Nuli couldn't help but glance at the other party a few more times, but in order to avoid unnecessary international disputes, he remained very calm and composed.

Harvey's acting skills are indeed remarkable; his eyes narrowed slightly behind his sunglasses before immediately returning to normal.

"No, I don't think so." Harvey's expression remained unchanged.

Zhang Nengliang strode forward and extended a clenched fist towards Harvey.

The two remained frozen in place. Harvey's expression was calm, but Zhang Nengliang was staring intently at his changing expressions, as if trying to find some flaw in them.

After a moment of silence and stalemate, Zhang Nengliang still hadn't gained anything.

He is no longer the naive and arrogant recruit he once was. He is well aware of the potential dangers of international disputes and will no longer act recklessly.

Zhang Nengliang smiled slightly, loosened his clenched fist, and flipped it upwards.

A worn-out military green lighter appeared prominently in the palm of his hand.

Harvey suddenly realized, "Oh, look at my memory, I left my lighter inside."

"It's too dark inside the tank, I'll find some light, thanks."

As he spoke, Harvey swiftly grabbed the lighter back into his own hand.

Zhang Nengliang narrowed his eyes slightly: "No need to thank me. Being helpful is a traditional Chinese virtue."

“No, no, I still want to thank you for this lighter. It’s been my old partner for many years,” Harvey said with a smile. “Your tradition is wonderful.”

"You like our traditions? Then let me give you another old Chinese saying."

"I'm all ears."

Zhang Nengliang said expressionlessly, enunciating each word clearly: "If an enemy comes from afar, we will punish them no matter how far they are."

Harvey frowned slightly, pretending not to understand.

"Okay, I got it. See you at the stadium later."

After saying that, Harvey turned and left with his men. Niu Nuli walked over and looked at Zhang Nengliang, scolding him impatiently, "Isn't tolerance and magnanimity also a traditional virtue of ours? What's wrong with you today? Are you on fire?"

Zhang Nengliang turned his gaze away from Harvey and the others and said with certainty, "Squad leader, you don't know, I just saw Harvey hiding something inside. He's definitely trying to trick us."

"What are you hiding? A lighter?"

Zhang Nengliang shook his head: "I don't know, but I always feel that they have ill intentions."

"Alright, stop overthinking it and get ready for the match."

As Niu Nuli spoke, he looked around and murmured to himself.

"Why isn't Zhang Beixing here yet?"

"I'm coming!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhang Beixing came running from a distance, brushing past Harvey and the others.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone. The command post is quite far away."

Zhang Beixing was full of embarrassment, but his cheerful expression showed no sign of remorse.

Niu Nuli, a slight smile playing on his lips, asked in bewilderment, "Captain Zhang, what's making you so happy?"

"The fox's tail has finally been revealed, how could I not be happy?" Zhang Beixing said matter-of-factly.

"Who? A fox?" Niu Nuli was completely confused.

Zhang Beixing glanced at Harvey and the others out of the corner of his eye.

"Did Harvey hide something in the tank just now?"

"How did you know?" Zhang Nengliang was stunned and full of surprise.

Zhang Beixing waved his hand: "Isn't it important that we found it?"

"Hmph, you think you can pull any tricks under my nose? No way!" Zhang Nengliang said proudly.

"what?"

"A lighter."

"Bullshit!" Zhang Beixing retorted without hesitation, "That's just a smokescreen!"

After Zhang Beixing finished scolding Niu Nuli without any mercy, he looked at him with a puzzled expression, then at Zhang Nengliang.

"Why do I find that you two have such a strong opinion about this Harvey?"

"That's what you call great minds thinking alike!"

Before Zhang Beixing could speak, Zhang Nengliang answered first.

"Squad leader, you didn't see me looking at Harvey suspiciously from inside the tank just now. He's definitely up to no good."

"I wonder what he was up to by throwing a lighter into our tank?"

As he spoke, Zhang Nengliang's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Zhang Beixing, pressing for an answer.

"Captain Zhang, what do you mean by this 'smokescreen'?"

Zhang Beixing raised his hand and patted Niu Nuli on the shoulder. Old Niu was a good person in every way, except that he was too straightforward and would never assume the worst about others.

Whether human nature is inherently good or inherently evil is a philosophical question that will not be discussed here.

Whether Harvey was a good person or a bad person is not a matter for this moment.

However, from the perspective of national security, if Harvey wants to steal the country's military secrets, then he is an enemy of the Chinese military.

Zhang Beixing looked at Zhang Nengliang, sighed softly, and said earnestly.

"It means you've all been fooled by him. The lighter was just a decoy, deliberately shown to you to divert attention."

what?
Using a lighter to distract?

What does this mean? Does it mean that Harvey has other tricks up his sleeve?

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nengliang's brows furrowed slightly.

"That's impossible. I've searched the entire tank and found nothing else."

Zhang Beixing smiled noncommittally and said, "Are you sure you searched everywhere and didn't stop after finding the lighter?"

Zhang Nengliang was taken aback when he heard this, and after thinking about it carefully for a while, he suddenly realized what was going on.

"They deliberately left me a lighter to lower my guard!"

"No, I need to go back in and search again!"

After saying that, Zhang Nengliang immediately turned back and ran back into the 965 tank, rummaging through it.

Niu Nuli walked up to Zhang Beixing and asked, puzzled, "Captain Zhang, aren't you two overthinking this?"

Zhang Beixing shook his head: "One should not have the heart to harm others, but one should be wary of others. It's always better to be careful when traveling."

"This Type 965 tank is equipped with the most advanced high-tech features of our country's most advanced main battle tank. It's better to be safe than sorry."

“That’s true.” Niu nodded without objection.

If we can't find anything, that's fine, but if we do find it, it's no small matter and will inevitably escalate to the national level.

But with only fifteen minutes left before the first round of the qualifiers was about to begin, Niu Nuli, who was representing his country, couldn't help but feel anxious.

He looked up at the tank, but Zhang Nengliang still hadn't found what Harvey had hidden.

Zhang Beixing cursed under his breath as an idiot, but having no other choice, he had to take matters into his own hands and nimbly climbed into the tank compartment.

"Where did that kid hide the thing...?"

Zhang Nengliang crouched down, groping around inside the tank's base with his hands, muttering to himself.

Taking advantage of Zhang Nengliang's inattention, two dazzling golden lights suddenly flashed in Zhang Beixing's pupils, revealing his golden eyes!

Under the scrutiny of his golden eyes, which seemed to have X-ray vision, all conspiracies and schemes were exposed.

Zhang Beixing, who was intimately familiar with the internal structure of tanks, immediately noticed something unusual below a main gun control panel.

He reached out and pulled out a small electronic panel.

"Stop squatting on the ground, get up, you've found it."

"Where is it? Let me see!"

Zhang Nengliang got up from the ground and looked around in surprise, his gaze landing between Zhang Beixing's two fingers.

What is this?

"Shh, don't make a sound, alerting them would be troublesome." Zhang Beixing said in a low voice, "The preliminary rounds are about to start, let's call Lao Niu in first."

A short while later, Niu Nuli, dressed neatly, sat down in the conductor's seat.

Old Niu was also confused as he looked at the electronic panel lying quietly in his palm.

"This is what Harvey hid? What is this thing?"

Zhang Beixing, who was intently operating a tablet computer, looked up and answered truthfully when he heard Lao Niu's voice.

"Great stuff. Look, in just a few minutes, this little gadget copied their fire control system."

what?
They copied the fire control system of the Type 965 tank!?

Upon hearing this, both Zhang Nengliang and Niu Nuli were stunned.

Both of them were filled with astonishment upon realizing the seriousness of the problem.

"This...isn't this a spy?"

Niu Nuli whispered in horror.

"Isn't Harvey a soldier from Country G? What is he trying to do? Is he trying to provoke a conflict between our countries?"

Zhang Nengliang sneered: "I knew Harvey was no good, and I was right."

"I think we should immediately report this as evidence to the brigade commander so he can negotiate a solution with the competition organizing committee." (End of Chapter)