I put you in charge of those rebellious female soldiers, how come they all became top special forces

"No...no." Meng Yi hurriedly and clumsily sheathed the bone knife at her waist. "The instructor cooked it himself, so naturally it tastes very good."

After saying that, she suddenly grabbed her chopsticks and, as if to prove her point, shoved two large mouthfuls of dry white rice into her mouth, but almost choked on the rice grains.

An Ran, who was sitting next to Meng Yi, immediately noticed the unusual situation and gently touched Meng Yi's arm with her good left hand.

"Yiyi, what's wrong with you? Why are you so pale? Did you suffer some internal injury during your hand-to-hand combat with the Phoenix team that you didn't mention?"

Meng Yi shook her head vigorously, forcing out a stiff smile.

"I'm really fine. I probably just felt a little dizzy because I caught a chill while I was hiding in the deep forest."

Ram quickly came over, her face filled with worry.

"Dizziness? Could it be a severe cold with a high fever? Such extreme exertion can easily lead to a weakened immune system."

"Song Jia, don't just sit there, come over here and check Yiyi's pulse to see how she is!"

Just as Song Jia was about to get up and lean over, Meng Yi waved her hand to stop her.

"I'm fine, everyone don't need to worry about me. I'll go back to my dorm and get a good night's sleep and everything will be fine."

She picked up the barely touched plate, abruptly pushed back her chair, and stood up.

"Captain, Instructor, I really don't have much of an appetite. I'm going back to rest."

Before anyone could react, Meng Yi turned around and strode towards the cafeteria entrance.

His back view appeared somewhat flustered, and his steps lost their usual agility; his shoulder even accidentally bumped into the hard iron door frame.

This is not her normal state.

Chen Zheng stared quietly at the doorway where Meng Yi disappeared into the night, his eyes slightly narrowed.

As a seasoned veteran who had faced life and death many times, Chen Zheng understood this abnormality very well.

Meng Yi is like a wild beast in many ways.

Wild animals only lose their composure and reveal this restlessness when they keenly perceive that their territory is being invaded by a powerful enemy or that their loved ones are being threatened.

A cell phone suddenly rang, breaking the brief silence at the dining table.

Chen Zheng pulled the encrypted phone out of the pocket of his training pants and glanced at the caller ID on the screen.

An Yuanchao.

Chen Zheng was a little stunned.

No, to my recollection, I never gave An Yuanchao my phone number, let alone added a note to it.

Oh well, with his abilities, pulling off such petty tricks isn't difficult for him.

Thinking this, Chen Zheng pushed back his chair, stood up, and walked out without looking back.

"Keep eating, don't leave a single bite on your plates. Anyone who wastes even a little food will have their training load for all subjects doubled tomorrow."

Leaving behind these chillingly harsh words, Chen Zheng pushed open the cafeteria door and walked alone into the empty corridor.

He pressed the answer button and held the phone firmly to his ear:

"Mr. An, what brings you to call me so late at night?"

A hearty laugh came from the other end of the phone.

"Hey Chen, long time no see."

"You even managed to defeat the top Phoenix team from the Central Military Region this time. I accept my loss. You can stay in Mulan and remember to take good care of my granddaughter!"

An Yuanchao's tone was full of admiration.

Chen Zheng leaned lazily against the wall of the corridor, took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth, but did not take out a lighter to light it.

"You flatter me, Elder An. It's all thanks to those girls' own hard work. I just gave them a little guidance, and it was mainly An Ran who took command at the crucial moments."

An Yuanchao laughed heartily twice on the other end of the phone.

"Don't give me that crap. As her grandfather, do you think I don't know my own capabilities?"

"If it weren't for your excellent training, pushing her to the limit, how could An Ran have possibly defeated Qin Hong, that girl who grew up in the military and was a veteran of countless battles?"

After the laughter subsided, An Yuanchao's tone suddenly changed, becoming serious in an instant.

"Alright, enough of the small talk. I've made an exception for you this time because I have a thorny personal matter to ask for your help."

Chen Zheng straightened his back immediately and his expression turned serious.

"Please give your orders, Elder An. As long as I, Chen, can do it, I won't even flinch, even if it means going through fire and water."

There was silence for more than ten seconds on the other end of the phone, followed by a faint, long sigh.

"I have an old comrade-in-arms in the Greater Khingan Mountains of Northeast China, a comrade-in-arms with whom I have shared life and death."

"Back then, during the counterattack against Vietnam, he rushed over and took a bullet for me."

"Just a few days ago, this old comrade-in-arms who had been living in seclusion for many years suddenly made me a secret phone call, and his tone was very urgent."

"It is said that his most beloved granddaughter, his only family, has completely disappeared in the uninhabited area deep in Changbai Mountain. She is probably in big trouble, and her fate is unknown."

Chen Zheng's brows furrowed instantly.

"Deep in Changbai Mountain? That place has complex and treacherous terrain, is covered in snow all year round, is home to wild beasts, and has an unpredictable climate."

"If an ordinary person gets lost and goes in, it's very difficult for them to survive."

"Didn't the local police and professional mountain rescue teams immediately launch a search and rescue operation?"

An Yuanchao sighed again and said in a low voice:

"That's the most troublesome part of the whole thing."

"The espionage coming back from the area clearly indicates that the girl was forced into a complex and vicious internal family struggle."

"Not only that, it even involves some underground armed forces that have been entrenched on the border for many years and cannot be brought to the light of day."

"The local authorities considered that it would be too complicated to conduct a large-scale search and rescue operation to alert the enemy, and the regular rescue teams were simply not capable of entering and leaving such a dangerous restricted area alive."

"My old comrade-in-arms was desperate and had no choice but to swallow his pride and beg me to find someone reliable and capable of mobilizing troops to make a trip."

Chen Zheng immediately understood Elder An's true intention.

This is about venturing into a den of dragons and tigers.

We need someone with peak physical skills, strong survival abilities in the wild jungle, and expertise in killing techniques, who can respond to any situation and suppress underground armed forces on the border.

Looking across the entire Southwest Military Region, and even the whole country, there are probably very few people who meet this criterion.

Coincidentally, Chen Zheng was one of them.

"How many fully armed special forces soldiers does Elder An need me to bring?"

An Yuanchao's tone relaxed slightly, seemingly very satisfied with Chen Zheng's decisiveness.

"The quality of an army is more important than its quantity."

"When going to remote and dangerous areas like Changbai Mountain, bringing too many people can actually make you a sitting duck and expose your location."

"You will personally lead the team, and select two or three capable individuals skilled in jungle warfare to conduct a secret infiltration. Make sure to bring the person out of the mountains unharmed."