Reborn in 2011, I am the chief designer of aerospace.

"Try to look on the bright side; maybe two old men got a perfect score?"

Song Xingye patted his shoulder, then fixed his gaze and said, "Zhao Yuehe from Shandong University has also been eliminated. That girl is quite good at memorizing, but her language expression skills are a bit lacking. Quick question and answer in person is not her strong suit."

"Damn it, do you think everyone's like you, able to solve problems anytime, anywhere, in public, under pressure?"

Chang Jian grumbled irritably, then looked puzzled: "But that girl Jiang Mian actually got 160 points, higher than me? And she wasn't intimidated by the four old men's difficult questions?"

Song Xingye was also somewhat surprised and subconsciously looked in Jiang Mian's direction.

The girl seemed to sense something, turned around, smiled innocently, and showed off her two cute little tiger teeth.

"That was truly unexpected. You can't judge a book by its cover. Like when we first met, could you tell he was a math genius?"

Chang Jian quickly shook his head, then gave a look of accepting defeat, "Forget it, so be it. It's not like it's a matter of life and death. Time to go pack my bags!"

On stage, Li Ang read out the names of the eliminated contestants again, as usual, and then gave his concluding remarks with his hands behind his back:

"Due to the tight schedules of the four experts, the sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds of assessments had to be combined. Now, most of the tough battles have been won."

"The last two rounds are, in some ways, even easier than the previous ones. Everyone's been on edge for so long, it's time to relax."

"I'm giving you guys a couple of days off, so you can rest and get back into shape."

"Today is August 5th. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll meet here again at 8:8 AM on August 8th!"

After saying that, he glanced around.

Seeing that no one raised any objections, he put away the list, turned off the multimedia, and strolled away leisurely with the folder in his hand.

……

On the way home to their affiliated hospital, the group of six found Chang Jian, who was usually loud and boisterous, unusually quiet, creating a somber atmosphere.

Tao Shuo patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, Lao Chang. Victory and defeat are common in war. You managed to make it to the eighth round before being eliminated, which shows you're quite capable!"

Fan Xiaoying also said, "Yeah, now that you guys are gone, my bottom ten ranking will immediately be exposed. I reckon I'll be out of the game after the ninth round too."

Cao Que was even more sullen, kicking at the pebbles on the roadside, "Song Shen and Guo Shen are still as steady as old dogs. First and second place are definitely in the 'Star Project'. Maybe while we're still struggling to gain seniority, they'll already be full professors..."

"Hey, Lao Cao, that's not fair of you!"

Song Xingye grabbed Cao Que's neck and laughed, "Why are you making class antagonism out of here? It's like Guo Yanyang and I are some kind of heinous criminals. With your abilities, it's only a matter of time before you're promoted to senior professional."

Cao Que said, "Yes, I'm not worried about being promoted to senior professional title. By then, you two will both be deputy chief engineers or even division-level cadres."

"You rascal, after studying abroad for years, how come you still have such a strong desire for officialdom?"

Song Xingye laughed and gave him a light elbow, which made Cao Que wince and the atmosphere finally became a bit more lively.

Guo Yanyang, who was standing to the side, seemed lost in thought for a while before Chang Jian brought him back to his senses.

"Old Guo, Li Ang gave us two days off. What are the plans? Since we're breaking up, how about we have a team-building activity? Let's invite Mianhua and Hehua along?"

Guo Yanyang grunted and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I have no objection, I'll follow your arrangements."

So Chang Jian suggested that they go to a newly opened paintball base to play shooting games tomorrow.

Cao Que immediately perked up and excitedly asked, "Shooting guns? Is that legal in Jingzhou?"

Chang Jian rolled his eyes at him: "Of course it wasn't a real gun, otherwise the boss wouldn't have enough heads to chop off. Those are paintball guns, they don't have much power."

"How do you play?" Fan Xiaoying asked, intrigued.

"It's just like playing Counter-Strike, with two teams competing against each other. By the way, have you seen the movie 'I Am a Special Forces Soldier' ​​that was released this year? It's called 'The Last Bullet Is for Me,' and it's similar to the red vs. blue team battle in that movie."

Tao Shuo, hearing this, rubbed his hands together, eager to go, saying, "Damn, damn, damn, we have to go! I've never touched a gun in my life!"

Song Xingye naturally had no objections.

So he sent QQ messages to Jiang Mian and Zhao Yuehe, inviting them to hang out together the next day.

Upon receiving the message, Jiang Mian rolled around on the bed with joy, leaving Zhao Yuehe, who was packing her luggage, stunned. After hearing that she was going out to play, Zhao Yuehe gave her a meaningful wink.

"Choosing this day to go out, it seems someone has ulterior motives. I guess I shouldn't be that bright, shining third wheel?"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Mian held her tightly, insisting that her best friend go with her. After much pleading and cajoling, Zhao Yuehe finally reluctantly agreed.

"We agreed beforehand that I'd slip away if things didn't look good; I don't want to be a third wheel."

"Pah, pah, pah, what are you thinking?"

After saying that, the two girls scratched each other's armpits and lay down on the bed laughing.

The next morning.

Jiang Mian got up very early and carefully groomed herself.

At the suggestion of her 'strategist' Zhao Yuehe, she changed into a white silk lace T-shirt with a collarbone cutout, loosely tucked into her short skirt, and paired it with white sneakers. Apart from a pair of long rabbit earrings, she didn't wear any other jewelry.

Zhao Yuehe also helped her tie her hair up into a bun, leaving some wispy strands on her forehead, making her look fluffy and very youthful and lively.

Even the usually carefree Zhao Yuehe put on some light makeup.

And so, the two carefully dressed girls waited for Song Xingye at the entrance of the family compound.

And behind him were five roommates dressed in polo shirts, shorts, and Crocs.

"Wow, are you two going to participate in the 'Super Girl' talent show?"

Chang Jian first shouted something exaggeratedly, and then the two girls belatedly realized that they were going to play live-action CS.

Only then did everyone realize that today was Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day).

On Qixi Festival, a day filled with pink bubbles, a group of single people actually went to the wilderness to play gunfights?

Ha ha.

In the end, Jiang Mian and Zhao Yuehe agreed to go with these people.

After arriving at a live-action CS base called Falcon in Huairou, Chang Jian went to talk to the owner about the price, while Song Xingye wandered around and came back with something.

Seeing Jiang Mian sitting on the bench looking dejected, Song Xingye leaned over and asked, "Why haven't you said a word the whole way?"

Jiang Mian rolled her eyes at him, seemingly not wanting to talk to him.

Song Xingye didn't mind, and instead took what he was holding and smeared it diagonally across her heavily made-up face—

It has a cool, oily feel.

Jiang Mian was taken aback, then took out her phone and used it as a mirror to look at herself.

A few seconds later, it got all worked up.

"Song! Xing! Ye!"

It turned out that what Song Xingye was holding was camouflage paint, the kind of face camouflage often seen in military movies.

Now, Jiang Mian's originally fair and flawless face was covered with an ugly black greasepaint mark, from her left forehead to her nose and then to her right cheek.

Her skin was already fair, and this diagonal cut made it look like a lump of flour had been smeared with soot.

"I'll kill you!"

When Chang Jian returned with the gun, he saw the usually docile Jiang Mian chasing after Song Xingye, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws, shouting and yelling.

"What's going on? It's only been a short while, and they've already started making a scene?"

Chang Jian was puzzled. When Song Xingye returned, his forehead, nose, neck, and even arms were covered with black stripes of varying thickness, making him look like a zebra that had just crawled out of a coal mine.

Seeing Song Shen's handsome face 'ruined' into a dark, smeared mess, Chang Jian couldn't help but tease him:

"I mean... you don't need to apply so much camouflage, this stuff is hard to wash off..."

Not good... to wash?

Song Xingye had a bad feeling.

Meanwhile, Jiang Mian waved her three empty paint sticks, feeling a fresh, triumphant sense of accomplishment from her prank.

She poked Song Xingye's shoulder, then pinched his chin and examined him from all sides, looking at her work.

Then she started giggling, resting her right arm on the other person's chest and burying her head in it, laughing non-stop.

Immediately afterwards, the others also started scribbling on each other's canvases, laughing and joking.

Jiang Mian turned around, grabbed a bag of paintbrushes, and chased after Zhao Yuehe to play a prank on her.

After everyone had finished applying paint and putting on their gear, an instructor from the paintball/spinning base came over to greet them.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries and an explanation of the rules, the teams were divided.

Song Xingye went to the Blue Team, and Jiang Mian volunteered to go to the Red Team, giving him a few ill-intentioned glances.

So another girl, Zhao Yuehe, was assigned to the Blue Team, along with Chang Jian and Tao Shuo.

Therefore, Guo Yanyang, Cao Que, Fan Xiaoying, and Jiang Mian formed the Red Team.

The red team drew the offensive option and must plant the red flag on the blue team's position within the specified time to win.

Conversely, if the flag is not planted before time runs out, the blue team wins.

According to the rules, each person has one chance to revive, and the revival point can only be at the starting point, so it is essentially an 8V8 battle.

So, the Red Team, led by the brilliant strategist Guo Yanyang, began planning their attack with great momentum.