Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

Just as Tan Xiaolin and Gao Shiwei finished speaking, Jiang Nian had already finished his battle.

Jiang Nian was the only one left standing on the ground; everyone else was lying haphazardly on the ground.

This time, he showed absolutely no mercy.

Jiang Nian was panting heavily. Although his body, modified by the system, was already abnormal enough, taking down so many people at once had exhausted about 80% of his strength.

"The host's body still needs more training!"

The system suddenly chimed in with a sarcastic tone.

For a moment, Jiang Nian couldn't tell whether it was praising him or insulting him.

"Let's go to my office."

When Jiang Nian walked to his side, Gao Shiwei said with a serious expression.

"Fire Phoenix—"

"They've already forfeited, so you don't need to compete anymore."

Before Jiang Nian could even open his mouth, Gao Shiwei interrupted him and said what was already on his mind.

Jiang Nian didn't say anything more and followed Gao Shiwei down from the stage.

"From now on, everyone's training volume will be doubled!"

Before leaving the training ground, Gao Shiwei threw this sentence at Fan Tianlei.

Although the competition was arranged by the leaders, Gao Shiwei felt a deep pain in his heart as he watched his elite subordinates be completely wiped out.

Since Jiang Nian is so good at training alone, it means that Lei Zhan and the others' training intensity is not enough and must be doubled!
Fan Tianlei agreed, as he also felt that the training intensity for these people needed to be increased. However, even if Fan Tianlei didn't arrange it, he figured the losers would train even harder on their own. After all, today's competition was just too humiliating.

In Gao Shiwei's office, Jiang Nian sat facing him.

"Since you've won, you'll be in charge of the specific arrangements for this mission. The transaction between Wang Ba and the Sakura Kingdom is scheduled for twenty days from now. We've received information that Wang Ba secretly went to the border last night. His whereabouts are currently under our control. How to proceed is up to you. All I want is the result."

Gao Shiwei now felt that with Jiang Nian's abilities, they didn't need to worry too much about safety, so he simply told Jiang Nian everything he knew.

Wang Ba's stronghold on the border has been wiped out, but why is he secretly running back now?
Jiang Nian has already started to think about this problem.

The transaction with Japan has been scheduled, so Wang Ba should be preparing that batch of weapons right now. He knows that people are trying to capture him everywhere on the border, yet he's still risking going back; there must be something he can't let go of on that border.

“I understand. This mission will still be carried out with the Red Cell Team, right? Then we’ll head to the border tomorrow.”

Time is of the essence. Even though Wang Ba's whereabouts are still under control, he has been operating on the border for so many years, so we can't let our guard down.

"You can make the arrangements yourself. After all, you've dealt with the border area before and know everything you need to know. I won't interfere with your specific plans. Be careful, I'll be here waiting for your triumphant return."

Gao Shiwei walked around the desk, patted Jiang Nian on the shoulder, and spoke with a serious tone.

His feelings right now are really complicated.

He was both relieved that Jiang Nian was capable of protecting himself and worried that he might encounter danger on this mission. This bittersweet feeling left Gao Shiwei with no desire to say anything more.

"Okay, I guarantee I'll complete the mission! Well, sir, if there's nothing else, I'll go find He Chenguang and the others now?"

Not only did Gao Shiwei feel complicated when facing Jiang Nian, but Jiang Nian also felt uncomfortable looking at Gao Shiwei's conflicted face.

Having said everything that needed to be said, he simply took his leave.

"Go ahead, go ahead, have a good talk with them. Old Fan will keep in touch with you and track your location. In short, you can decide for yourselves."

Gao Shiwei casually waved to Jiang Nian, indicating that he could leave.

Jiang Nian hasn't told the leaders about winning the competition yet, and he doesn't know how they will react.

"Brother Jiang, hehe, we've been waiting for you for ages!"

As soon as Jiang Nian stepped out of Gao Shiwei's office, she saw He Chenguang and a few others standing in a row in the corridor, like guards. Li Erniu, with his sharp eyes, was the first to spot Jiang Nian and immediately greeted her with a grin.

"Why aren't you going back to the training base? What are you doing waiting for me here?"

When facing Li Erniu and his group, Jiang Nian's tone was not so polite. He asked directly, but there was a hint of malice in his tone.

"What else can we do? We saw it all, Brother Jiang, you were absolutely awesome all by yourself today! How about it, we're all brothers, don't be so stingy, teach us a thing or two, let us improve our skills so we can get a good result in the next special forces competition!"

Wang Yanbing put his arm around Jiang Nian's shoulder, looking like they were best buddies, and grinned like a fox.

The Red Cell Team only won the last competition because Jiang Nian replaced Li Erniu. But in reality, everyone was well aware of each other's abilities. Therefore, last time, without Jiang Nian, they lost to the Thunder Assault Team.

So what if they lost? They even got mocked by Old Fox and his gang, who said that if it weren't for Jiang Nian, the Red Cell Squad would never have been able to beat the Thunder Assault Squad.

Good heavens, how could the Red Cell Squad tolerate this? After returning, they all trained like crazy, just waiting to beat the Thunder Assault Squad in the next competition.

But to their utter surprise, before the next competition even arrived, they were utterly defeated by Jiang Nian.

After all, in history, only Jiang Nian has ever single-handedly taken on all the elite special forces squads and won.

"These are minor matters, easy to discuss. But right now, we have a mission to prepare for, and we have to leave tomorrow. Let's go back to your base first and have a proper discussion."

Jiang Nian naturally leaned all her weight on Wang Yanbing, and then calmly began to arrange the next steps.

Upon hearing that a mission was coming up, the few people who had initially intended to joke around all tacitly fell silent. They figured they could talk about it after the mission was over!

Fan Tianlei was quite shrewd. While He Chenguang and the others were shouting that they were going to block Jiang Nian outside the leader's office, he chose to stay at the base and wait for them to return. "You're back? Have you reached an agreement with the leaders? How to proceed from here is up to you. I only told them the general outline of the mission; you're in charge of the details. I won't interfere."

With the leadership delegating authority, Fan Tianlei was happy to take it easy and handed over the entire task to Jiang Nian.

This wasn't the first time they'd dealt with each other, and he had a lot of trust in Jiang Nian's leadership abilities, believing that the mission would definitely be completed smoothly under Jiang Nian's guidance.

After saying those words with an expression that said, "I have high hopes for you," Fan Tianlei actually turned around and walked away with a flourish.

Jiang Nian rolled his eyes at Fan Tianlei's back. He was sure that the guy just wanted to slack off.

The problem is, even if he knew Fan Tianlei wanted to slack off, he really couldn't find anything wrong with it.

After all, Gao Shiwei had said before that once the task was handed over to Jiang Nian, they would no longer be involved. They only cared about the result, and the process was entirely up to Jiang Nian.

"Alright, let's go to the office first, and I'll explain the specific tasks for this mission to you."

Jiang Nian waved his hand and led several people toward the office.

We can't just have everyone sit down and listen to him explain the mission in this open-air place, can we?

"There's been a new development regarding the mission with drug lord Wang Ba. He has an arms deal with Japan, scheduled for twenty days from now. Wang Ba has appeared at the border, and we'll head there first thing tomorrow morning. You'll find out the details once we get there. Alright, that's all. Go back and pack your things. This mission might involve cross-border operations, so make sure you don't carry anything that could reveal your identity. Keep that in mind."

Jiang Nian gave a few brief instructions and then went back first.

Although he often goes on missions with the Red Cell Squad, Jiang Nian has always lived in the repair unit. He now needs to go back to the repair unit to pack his belongings.

Thinking that he had only been back for four days and was about to leave again, he wondered what Stone and his gang would say about him as the team leader—he only spent a handful of days in the team throughout the year.

Jiang Nian shook his head, feeling rather helpless. He decided that when he got back, he would stay up all night writing down some of his repair experience and insights. As for how much Shi Tou and the others could understand, that would depend on their own fate.

Jiang Nian really is destined to be a workaholic; even at a time like this, she still remembers to leave them something. She feels she should give herself an award!

"Comrade Jiang Nian!"

Just as Jiang Nian was about to reach the repair company, a somewhat familiar female voice suddenly came from behind him.

Jiang Nian paused for a moment, instinctively stopped, and turned around. Before she could even see who it was, she blurted out, "Xinyi, I have to go on a mission tomorrow, so I don't have time to go on a date with you right now!"

Shen Ge, standing opposite Jiang Nian, was initially overjoyed. She made a special excuse to go to Yang Hongkang's research lab to find Jiang Nian, only to find out that he had already returned to the Southeast Military Region, supposedly for some important business.

Having finally managed to ease the tension between herself and Jiang Nian, Shen Ge hesitated for a moment before ultimately deciding to come to the Southeast Military Region to find him.

She now has a better understanding of the nature of Jiang Nianzong's work, which involves shuttling between various research institutes. She has basically figured out the pattern: whenever he returns to the Southeast Military Region, especially if it's for important business, he has most likely been invited away by some research institute, making it even more difficult to see him then.

When it comes to relationships, you have to strike while the iron is hot. It's not unreasonable to take the initiative now that you've finally seen a glimmer of hope.

So Shen Ge came to the Southeast Military Region.

She asked several people before finally finding out the location of the repair company. When she arrived at the entrance, she felt incredibly lucky—she spotted Jiang Nian walking ahead of her at a glance. Overwhelmed with excitement, she couldn't help but call out his name.

Unfortunately, it was like a blazing fire suddenly being doused with a bucket of cold water. When Jiang Nian turned around, Shen Ge still had a smile on her face, but when she heard him call out the name "Xin Yi," her smile froze instantly, and the warmth in her heart cooled down completely.

She knew Tang Xinyi. The scene when she met Jiang Nian was quite awkward, and Tang Xinyi was standing next to Jiang Nian at the time.

At that time, Shen Ge thought Tang Xinyi was Jiang Nian's girlfriend, and even muttered to herself: How could this woman have such bad taste, hanging out with a hooligan.

Later, she subtly inquired and learned that Jiang Nian and Tang Xinyi were not in that kind of relationship, which relieved her.

As long as they're not together yet, I still have a chance.

But now, Jiang Nian is calling out Tang Xinyi's name so naturally and even mentioning the word "date," doesn't that mean their relationship has progressed? Maybe they're already together.

Thinking of this, Shen Ge felt a sharp pain in her chest.

The smile on her lips froze completely; even if she wanted to maintain the last shred of dignity, she found herself unable to do so.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, I'm sorry, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Tang Xinyi!"

She tried to force a smile, but even she could hear the undisguised disappointment in her voice.

Jiang Nian was preoccupied with how to write skill notes for Shi Tou and the others that night. When he heard the female voice, he almost instinctively assumed it was Tang Xinyi, which is why the sentence came out so naturally.

There was no other way; in this military region, Jiang Nian could count the number of women he knew on one hand—besides the Fire Phoenix group, Tang Xinyi was the only other one. Moreover, he had indeed promised Tang Xinyi a date, but he had been putting it off due to a mission.

After hearing Shen Ge's words clearly, Jiang Nian suddenly came to his senses—it's over, it's really over now.

"Chief of Staff Shen, I'm so sorry, I was lost in thought and didn't recognize you. Tang Xinyi is the only female friend I'm really close to in this military region, so I called her name subconsciously. I really didn't mean to mistake her!"

Jiang Nian quickly explained.

He now wished he could drag out his past self from two minutes ago and beat him up. Damn it, couldn't he at least look at the person before speaking? Now look what's happened, he's definitely going to get into trouble for offending Shen Ge.

Jiang Nian hadn't forgotten the unfortunate scene of their first meeting—Shen Ge, in the conference hall, in front of so many people, showed him no respect whatsoever, calling him a "rogue" and a "pervert." Thinking back on it now, Jiang Nian couldn't help but shudder.

The ancients were right: women and petty men are the most difficult to deal with. Offending a woman will never end well.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, do you think I can believe your explanation?"

Shen Ge stood there with her arms crossed, her eyes full of dissatisfaction as she looked at Jiang Nian.

She and Tang Xinyi don't look alike, so she didn't believe Jiang Nian's story. (End of Chapter)