Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

The corner was pitch black and nothing could be seen. Xu Sanduo walked forward blankly until Cheng Cai pulled him into the corner.

"Brother Chengcai, is it really okay that we sneaked into this place?" Xu Sanduo asked nervously, peeking around.

"We're out now, speaking Mandarin."

Cheng Cai patted Xu Sanduo on the back of the head, took out a cigarette case from his pocket, and said, "Don't overthink it. We just came out for some fresh air. What could possibly happen?"

He took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it with a lighter, and took a puff.

"Cough cough cough~"

Cheng Cai had just learned to smoke and wasn't used to it yet. He smoked too hard and choked. Afraid that the guards would hear his cough, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand.

"The boss told me..."

Speak Mandarin.

Cheng Cai habitually slapped him, but Xu Sanduo, with his reflexes honed from years of beatings, easily dodged by shrinking back.

He continued in a gentle voice, "Smoking is bad; you shouldn't smoke."

"This is my business, my brother doesn't have the final say. Here, have a smoke too."

Cheng Cai took out a cigarette and handed it to Xu Sanduo, adding, "This is a good cigarette. I usually only give it to the squad leader and platoon leader."

"No, I won't." Xu Sanduo waved his hand.

"If you don't know how, learn it."

Cheng Cai tried to shove a cigarette into Xu Sanduo's hand: "Lots of people smoke here. If you don't learn to smoke, how will you be the squad leader in the future?"

"Our platoon leader doesn't smoke," Xu Sanduo refused again, giving examples to refute his claim.

"Calling you an idiot isn't wrong, you really are a big idiot. The platoon leader doesn't smoke, but the company commander does. Only when you learn to communicate will he take care of you, you know?" Cheng Cai said in a very serious tone.

"No, the boss said I can't smoke. He'll definitely yell at me if he finds out."

Xu Sanduo insisted on not smoking, but his Mandarin pronunciation improved.

Jackie Chan is the elder brother that Xu Sanduo admires the most. In Xu Sanduo's heart, Jackie Chan's words are like sacred decrees and will not be easily swayed by the outside world.

"Ugh, you really are..."

Cheng Cai sighed in exasperation, plopped down against the wall and said, "You idiot, you originally had the chance to become a celestial horse, why did you become a mud mule?"

We were once known as the Three Musketeers, and look at you now? You're just a country bumpkin.

"I...I'm clumsy and can't do anything. I'm just a country bumpkin. You and Boss are the real celestial horses," Xu Sanduo said earnestly.

"you……"

Cheng Cai's eyebrows shot up in anger, then he said dejectedly, "What you said is true. Your innate conditions are really too poor, you can't compare to me."

As he spoke, Cheng Cai's eyes lit up, and he said with great enthusiasm, "I'm different from you. From the moment I boarded the train and drove away, I decided to be a Pegasus, to dedicate my life to the military with great passion. I want to..."

"What do you want? Sneaking out in the middle of the night, making a big fuss about it, I think you deserve a beating."

Cheng Cai suddenly heard a low reprimand in his ear, followed by a slap on the head, abruptly interrupting the surging emotions he was about to express.

"Who is it? Which king...?"

Cheng Cai, whose carefully prepared emotions were interrupted and who was hit on the head again, suddenly exploded. He turned around to beat the other person up, but when he found out it was Jackie Chan, he swallowed the rest of his words.

He awkwardly scratched his head and said with a forced smile, "Brother, I... I was just kidding, don't take it seriously, haha."

"You only learn bad things and not good ones. Believe me or not, I'll slap you across the face."

Jackie Chan gave Cheng Cai a sharp rap on the head, snatched the cigarette from his fingers, stomped it under his foot, and warned with a dark face, "I don't care if you give cigarettes to others, but if I see you smoking again..."

Jackie Chan didn't say the rest of his words, but just clenched his fist, which was as big as a casserole dish.

It means, let's see if your skin is tougher or my fist is tougher.

Cheng Cai was truly afraid of Jackie Chan's huge fists. If they hit him, it wasn't a matter of whether it would hurt or not; it was a matter of whether his bones would break.

He quickly raised his hand and swore, "Brother, there won't be a next time, I promise there won't be a next time."

After saying that, she secretly glared at Xu Sanduo.

Because Xu Sanduo saw Cheng Long scolding him and was grinning broadly with his white teeth showing, Cheng Cai felt extremely embarrassed.

"Remember what you said."

Jackie Chan didn't care about saving face; it was only natural for an older brother to take care of his younger brother. He sat down on the ground and asked, "San Duo, what are you talking about that you can't talk about during the day? Why do you have to sneak out at night to tell me?"

"Brother Chengcai and I... no, to speak Mandarin, were discussing Pegasus and Mule. I'm the Mule, and Brother Chengcai is the Pegasus," Xu Sanduo explained earnestly.

"Him? He's offended every single new recruit in the company. A Pegasus? He's more like a cow or a horse. If he's a Pegasus, then what am I?"

Jackie Chan openly mocked him, leaving no room for negotiation.

Cheng Cai was so angry that his face turned bright red. If it were anyone else, he would have jumped up and retorted long ago.

Faced with his older brother who surpassed him in every way and whom he had lived in his shadow since childhood, Cheng Cai felt only powerless and dared not utter another word.

Xu San, oblivious to the awkward atmosphere, grinned and said, "My dad told me that the most powerful beings are the gods in heaven, and Jackie Chan must be one of them."

"What? Haha."

Jackie Chan couldn't help but laugh when he thought of something related to the joke.

"Yes, it's the most powerful horse."

Xu Sanduo, unaware of the references to later generations, nodded in confirmation with a serious expression.

Jackie Chan knew very well how simple-minded Xu Sanduo was, so he didn't try to explain the reason to him. Seeing that it was almost time, he stood up and said, "Alright, stop thinking about things. There's no such thing as a mud mule, a heavenly horse, or a divine horse."

Anyone who is willing to work hard, has enough perseverance and endurance can become a Pegasus, you…”

Jackie Chan pointed at Xu Sanduo with his finger and said seriously, "Xu Sanduo, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can also become a Pegasus, a Divine Horse."

"Can...can I really do it?"

Xu Sanduo, convinced that he was indeed a mud mule, stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his eyes filled with a mixture of excitement and doubt.

Everyone wants to become a better version of themselves.

Xu Sanduo was the same.

But Xu Sanduo is too humble now, he has no confidence in himself at all, and he never thought that he could reach the top.

"It's not just that it's possible, it's that it's definitely possible."

Jackie Chan patted Xu Sanduo on the shoulder and answered in a strong and resounding tone.

"I can become a Pegasus too, that's great, hehe."

Xu Sanduo grinned, looking more confident.

Yet it still carries a strong air of dullness.

"Alas, although I can teach Xu Sanduo knowledge and train him in various military skills in advance, his character and temperament can only be developed by Xu Sanduo himself. Xu Sanduo still has a long way to go."

Jackie Chan sighed inwardly.