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

The following morning, in the western suburbs of Beijing.

A black sedan stopped at the entrance of a large compound.

There were no signs on the top of the gate, and two sentries stood at the entrance.

This is one of the military's classified research institutes.

Chen Zheng opened the car door and got out with Li Yue and Jianpan.

The procedures for entering and exiting the compound were much more complicated than those for ordinary military regions. The sentry checked the ID card three times over and then made an internal phone call before finally raising the barrier to let him through.

Security told them that the people who were supposed to be there were in a meeting and that they would have to wait in the reception room at the entrance.

Inside the reception room, Li Yue was extremely nervous. She stood ramrod straight, her hands unconsciously gripping the straps of her backpack, muttering to herself things like, "Don't embarrass the instructor."

The keyboard is the complete opposite. He finds a corner chair, takes out his phone, and starts playing Rock Kingdom.

Chen Zheng leaned against the door, took out his thermos from his pocket, unscrewed the lid, and slowly blew out hot air.

The wait was getting a bit boring, and he was wondering whether he should just go in and find someone when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Hey, isn't this Instructor Chen? What brings you all the way to Beijing?"

Chen Zheng paused in his drinking motion and turned his head.

Not far away, Qin Hong was walking this way.

She was still wearing a neat military uniform and a high ponytail.

Compared to the last competition in the Southwest Military Region, she had toned down her competitive spirit and seemed more composed.

Two female soldiers from the Phoenix team followed behind her; they were familiar faces from the last trip to the southwest.

Chen Zheng raised an eyebrow and screwed the lid of the thermos on.

"Captain Red Phoenix, it's been a long time."

Qin Hong stopped in front of the three of them, her gaze sweeping over the nervous Li Yue and the keyboard player who was looking down at his phone, before finally settling on Chen Zheng's face and smiling.

"Your Mulan team... has been downsized? You only brought two people?"

Chen Zheng picked up his thermos, his expression calm: "It doesn't matter how many people there are, as long as we have enough."

Qin Hong was taken aback by his indifferent attitude, but as if she had thought of something, she didn't react and just raised her hand to make a "please" gesture.

"Let's talk as we walk. The person you're looking for is in Building 3. I'll take you there."

The two walked side by side in front, with Li Yue and Jianpan following behind.

Qin Hong took the initiative to speak and explained why she was there.

While no members of the Phoenix team were involved in projects at the research institute, she herself was the security chief sent by the military.

"And you?" Qin Hong turned her head and glanced at him. "Don't tell me you're here for tourism."

"I brought the team members here for a physical examination and to have some technical exchanges while I'm at it."

Qin Hong shook her head, indicating that she didn't believe a word of it.

Technical exchange?

What kind of technical exchange did Mulan's group need with the research institute?

But she didn't press the matter.

She had experienced Chen Zheng's style firsthand; he seemed lazy, but he was actually more shrewd than anyone else.

If he doesn't want to talk about something, getting him to open his mouth is harder than climbing to heaven.

Qin Hong's gaze lingered on Chen Zheng's profile for two seconds before she changed the subject.

"I've heard about the main family's situation."

"Although I don't know the specifics, the commotion in the southwest was so huge that they wiped out a century-old family. I've been guessing, and it seems like only Instructor Chen has that kind of ability."

Chen Zheng remained calm: "They're all minor matters."

Qin Hong's lips twitched violently: "Kicking out a centuries-old martial arts family is considered a small matter?"

She stopped and turned to face Chen Zheng.

"Instructor Chen, your appetite is much bigger than I expected."

Chen Zheng also stopped and glanced at her, but remained silent.

Silence means consent.

Qin Hong stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly felt a wave of boredom.

I've been subtly probing for ages, but they haven't moved an inch, making me look like a clown.

She chuckled self-deprecatingly, dropped the topic, and turned to talk about something else.

"We lost the last Southwest Martial Arts Competition, and when I got back, my master locked me in solitary confinement and scolded me for a month."

Chen Zheng's eyebrows twitched, as if he had become interested.

"My master said that I didn't lose because of my lack of ability, but because I underestimated my opponent." Qin Hong's tone was somewhat unwilling.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Zheng nodded: "Your master is right."

Qin Hong's face immediately darkened.

Why can't this person just say something nice?

For example, polite phrases like "Actually, you guys are also very strong"?

"Can't you say something else?" she asked through gritted teeth.

Chen Zheng thought about it carefully again, and then gave an even more serious answer: "Your master is absolutely right."

"..."

Qin Hong felt her fist harden.

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she would have shown Chen Zheng the Phoenix Team's latest fighting techniques right now.

Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to calm down, then looked past Chen Zheng and landed on Li Yue, who was sitting quietly behind him.

The main reason was that Li Yue's large backpack was too conspicuous.

The package was bulging, almost half the size of Li Yue's body.

"What's in your bag, team member?" Qin Hong raised an eyebrow.

Li Yue stiffened and answered honestly, "Spare supplies."

Qin Hong looked Li Yue up and down again, noting her not-so-tall, even somewhat thin frame, and became even more curious.

"How much does that bag weigh?"

Without thinking, Li Yue blurted out, "Around thirty-five kilograms."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Hong's expression froze.

The two Phoenix team members behind her exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Thirty-five kilograms? Are you kidding me?!

The Phoenix Team is the most elite female special operations team in the entire army, and their daily weight training standard is only 30 kilograms.

This young girl, who looks like she's not even an adult yet, has been carrying 35 kilograms of equipment and has been standing for so long without even breaking a sweat or getting red in the face.

Qin Hong's gaze fell on Li Yue again, her eyes showing a hint of seriousness.

Has Mulan's training intensity become so insane?

She then looked at the keyboard on the other side.

He never looked up from the keyboard, his eyes glued to the phone screen, completely lost in his own world, oblivious to everything else.

Qin Hong's lips twitched again.

She glanced back at Chen Zheng, her tone complex.

"You people from Mulan are all so strange."

Chen Zheng, holding his thermos, said calmly, "That's how it is. After all, I'm not exactly a normal person either."

Qin Hong was completely speechless.

This guy still has some self-awareness.

Although she lost the last competition, she accepted the defeat wholeheartedly.

Mulan and her gang were indeed all quite eccentric, but when they got into a fight, they were all incredibly fierce.

The group walked silently to the ground floor of Building No. 3.

As they were about to part ways, Qin Hong looked at Chen Zheng's retreating figure and called out to him.

"Instructor Chen."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng turned around and looked at Qin Hong with some confusion.