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

By the time they had dealt with Shen Doudou, the sun was already setting.

Chen Zheng, with An Ran in tow, turned and headed towards the northernmost part of the academy.

Over there was a cluster of old red brick houses, their walls covered with withered ivy.

The roadside warning signs were rusted, and only the words "Danger" and "No Entry" could be barely made out.

"Instructor, where are we going?"

An Ran pushed aside the dead branches blocking her way and cautiously observed her surroundings. "This looks like the old laboratory building? I heard it was abandoned a few years ago and is a dilapidated building."

This place is gloomy and there isn't a single person in sight.

"Abandoned?"

Chen Zheng walked ahead, glancing at the distance every now and then.

"Let it go to waste, that's exactly what we want."

An Ran was completely confused and was about to ask again.

Sudden.

boom!

A loud bang suddenly came from the dilapidated laboratory building ahead.

A window on the third floor suddenly shattered, shards of glass littering the floor.

A thick plume of smoke billowed out of the window.

"Lie down!"

An Ran reacted quickly, instinctively shouting out.

At the same time, he lowered his body and pressed his hand against the holster on his waist, instantly entering combat mode.

Something's up!

Could terrorists have infiltrated?

Setting up a bomb in a military academy is not a simple crime.

However, Chen Zheng stood still and did not move.

"Stay calm."

He looked at the window billowing black smoke, a smile playing on his lips.

"It seems this little student is in a good mood today."

"A classmate?" An Ran was stunned. Looking at Chen Zheng's expression, her lips twitched. "You mean... he's a student too?"

"Why don't we go up and take a look?"

Chen Zheng strode forward and walked directly into the dilapidated laboratory building.

The two went up the stairs to the third floor.

As soon as An Ran reached the laboratory door at the end of the corridor, she heard a violent cough.

"Cough cough cough... cough cough..."

The two slowly walked into the still-smoking laboratory.

The sight before her eyes left An Ran speechless.

The room was full of bottles and jars, and there were chemical reagents and circuit boards everywhere.

In the middle of the room, a girl wearing a white lab coat and with long hair was squatting on the ground.

Right now, she's squatting on the ground, covered in dust and dirt, holding a small notebook in one hand, coughing as she takes notes.

"Cough cough... Strange..."

"I've clearly adjusted the potassium nitrate ratio, so why is the flame still not bright enough?"

"Could it be that too little magnesium powder was added? Or that the oxidant wasn't pure enough?"

As the girl muttered to herself, she reached out her slender hand and grabbed a bottle of reagent with a skull and crossbones logo from the table.

"Jiang Nan".

Chen Zheng suddenly shouted.

"ah!"

The girl named Jiang Nan was so startled that she almost dropped the reagent bottle in her hand.

She turned around abruptly, revealing a small face covered in soot, her large eyes filled with panic.

Upon seeing Chen Zheng and An Ran dressed in military officer uniforms, she hurriedly stood up and backed away.

"Hello, Commander!"

As she saluted, she subtly moved one foot back, trying to block the homemade device that was still smoking behind her.

"I...I didn't do anything wrong..."

"I was just...doing my chemistry homework."

"Yes, it's homework assigned by the teacher."

An Ran looked at her pitiful appearance, and then at the things on the table.

Ammonium nitrate, detonators, timers, and half a yellow solid—it all looks like raw materials for a makeshift explosive device.

"Is this homework?" An Ran frowned. "The amount of explosives in here is probably enough to blow up this building, isn't it?"

Jiang Nan shrank back, twisting the hem of her long gown with both hands, and spoke even softer.

"No...it's not that exaggerated."

"I only added a tiny bit...really just a tiny bit."

"I just think that the way the light and heat are released at the moment of the explosion is beautiful."

"Like fireworks, though they only last for a moment, there's a destructive beauty to them..."

She even gave An Ran a thumbs up, revealing her bright white teeth.

"That's art!"

An Ran felt a chill run down her spine.

Chen Zheng laughed.

He stepped forward, ignoring Jiang Nan's panicked attempts to stop him, and grabbed the delicate delayed detonator from the table.

"The structure is good."

"Dual-loop design, tamper-proof and shockproof."

"A mercury switch was also used for horizontal balance triggering."

He turned to look at Jiang Nan, his eyes full of admiration.

"If this thing were on the battlefield, it would take the engineers a long time to dismantle it."

Jiang Nan was stunned for a moment.

She thought she would be scolded and punished.

This is the first time someone has praised her work.

"Really...really?" Jiang Nan asked cautiously, "Don't you think I'm a freak?"

"A freak?"

Chen Zheng shook his head and casually put the detonator back on the table.

"What's the point of playing these petty games here?"

"This place is too small; we can't work properly here."

"Want to play something big?"

"Big one?" Jiang Nan tilted her head, her eyes looking confused.

Chen Zheng bent down, a cryptic smile on his face.

"Come with me."

"I'll get you some C4 plastic explosives, and some Claymore anti-personnel mines."

"If you perform well, you might even be able to operate anti-tank missiles, or even thermobaric weapons."

"How is it?"

This sounds like child abduction.

An Ran, who was listening from the side, kept rubbing her forehead.

This isn't recruiting soldiers; it's clearly training antisocial terrorists.

However, Jiang Nan's reaction proved Chen Zheng's judgment correct.

Upon hearing the words C4 and anti-tank missiles, Jiang Nan's breathing became rapid, and her face flushed.

"Really?"

"Can it really blow up a tank?"

"I've always wanted to test the data on directional explosive armor-piercing projectiles! I also want to study how to destroy the main load-bearing column of a bridge with the least amount of explosive!"

"But the school only has regular gunpowder...it's no power at all!"

At this moment, she was so excited that she danced with joy.

"Let's go! I'm leaving right now!"

Jiang Nan turned around and began tidying up the things on the table, casually stuffing the dangerous detonators into her schoolbag.

……

Ten minutes later.

Three figures stood beside the Mengshi off-road vehicle.

Guo Huaiying, who had just finished eating, burped and looked honest and simple.

Shen Doudou was holding her big schoolbag, still looking like she hadn't fallen asleep.

Jiang Nan, dressed in a white dress, looked fervent; her backpack contained enough items to send the car flying.

A starving ghost, a narcolepsy patient, and a madwoman.

An Ran felt her head buzzing, and her future seemed somewhat bleak.

"Instructor..."

"Are you sure... we want to take these three to the military region's grand competition?"

Chen Zheng leaned against the car door, unscrewed the thermos, and slowly blew out a breath of hot air.

"Anran, you don't understand."

"It's very difficult for normal people to create miracles in this world."

"Only a madman can fight his way out of a desperate situation."

Chen Zheng took a sip of goji berry water, his gaze swept over the three of them, and finally landed on An Ran's face, which looked like she was questioning the meaning of life.

"Believe me."

"This is the Mulan we should all know."