Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Cheng Cai and Xu Sanduo were moved by the scene, recalling their days as rookies. They felt quite emotional and were curious about how these armed police officers would handle the situation.

The two had their own guesses, and their judgments, based on their different personalities, were completely opposite.

Cheng Cai felt that the contestants in the car would definitely fight. The elimination rate of six to three was too high, and in the end, it would inevitably end with only the fittest surviving.

Xu Sanduo has always been kind-hearted, and he hopes that the contestants can come up with a foolproof plan.

That means leaving them all!

Unfortunately, the contestants haven't gotten off the bus yet, and they're too far away to hear each other, so the two of them can't figure out what's going on right now.

Although no fighting had broken out inside the truck, the smell of gunpowder was already very strong.

Sergeant Xiao, being overly arrogant, completely disregarded the group of privates inside the vehicle. He had already started arguing with the private by the left door, repeatedly asking if he wanted to get down and try it out.

The private was not intimidated at all and stood up, saying, "Let's give it a try."

Just as the two gay men were about to get down to business, a seemingly mild-mannered sergeant stepped forward.

He pressed down on the private's shoulder with one hand and scolded, "What are you doing, Yun Jie? Is this the time to cause trouble? Sit down right now."

After saying that, he turned to the sergeant and said, "We need to unite now, Sergeant Xiao, is that alright?"

Squad Leader Xiao looks down on conscripts and gives no respect to privates, but he has a certain degree of recognition and affirmation for corporals, who are also sergeants.

Out of respect for the corporal's stance, Sergeant Xiao refrained from uttering any further harsh words.

Private Yun Jie also chose to keep quiet.

At this moment, Yan Poyue, who had initially pointed out the crux of the problem and opened everyone's minds, stood up and said, "I have a plan. If you're all so enthusiastic, how about we all work together?"

"I'll say it again, it doesn't matter, as long as you don't hold me back," Squad Leader Xiao spoke first, his words still laced with barbs.

This made everyone very unhappy!

Fearing another argument, the corporal quickly interjected to change the subject, saying, "Yan Poyue, you're quick-witted. If you have a plan, just tell us."

"The plan is as follows..."

Yan Poyue was concise and to the point, summarizing his plan in just a few words.

Everyone thought it sounded great. If it could be carried out smoothly, it would definitely solve the problem perfectly and allow all six people to be selected for the second round.

Unsurprisingly, all four people agreed.

Squad Leader Xiao neither spoke nor refused, clearly choosing to acquiesce out of pride.

Once the plan was confirmed, Yan Poyue took out a smoke stick, got out of the car, turned it on, and placed it at the back of the car after it started smoking.

The group of six then got out of the car and dispersed, hiding in the bushes next to the vehicle.

"Pulling out the cigarette stick signifies voluntary elimination, so why did they pull it out? Does this guy always leave voluntarily? Wait, that's not right..."

Xu Sanduo was muttering to himself when he saw Yan Poyue, who was pulling out a cigarette stick, also hide.

He asked in confusion, "That private first class already chose to give up and pulled back his smoke grenade, so why is he still hiding?"

"Heh heh, they're playing tricks."

Cheng Cai was much quicker-witted than Xu Sanduo. He saw through the trick at a glance and smiled, "These guys are pretty cunning. Pulling out the smoke stick isn't giving up, it's just luring them into a trap again."

"Inviting the enemy into the trap? What do you mean, Cheng Cai? Stop playing games and just tell me." Xu Sanduo asked curiously.

"It'll be no fun if I tell you. Just wait and see, I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised." Cheng Cai had basically guessed it, but deliberately kept it a secret.

Xu Sanduo had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and watch intently.

……

A military off-road vehicle was parked in the middle of the road, one kilometer away from the truck.

Besides the driver who had just left, the car also contained the six contestants in charge of the main assessment, and the squad leader, Lü Tu, who had been waiting in the car for almost an hour.

"Squad leader, we've detected a distress signal," the driver said, putting down his binoculars.

"Give me!"

Lu Tu reached for the binoculars and looked through the windshield at the truck in the distance.

He frowned and said, "Giving up so quickly? The roads are empty, not a single person has come. Did they all choose to give up? Is this their mentality? What kind of garbage did the Mobile Brigade send?"

The fact that he had been assigned to this group of cowards made Lu Tu feel extremely bad.

"That shouldn't be the case. The captain only needs three people, which means only half of them will be eliminated. There are still three spots left. Why isn't anyone competing for them?" The driver was also puzzled.

According to the usual competition procedure, this should be the moment when the six contestants are fiercely competing and fighting each other desperately on the road.

But now the highway is completely deserted, yet a large plume of smoke can be seen rising from it.

Lü Tu was bound to misunderstand!

"Drive over and take a look."

To find out what was going on, Lü Tu decided to drive over and ask why they had collectively chosen to abstain.

The driver, who was also eager to figure it out, quickly started the car and drove over.

A kilometer only takes a few tens of seconds.

The SUV quickly arrived in front of the truck, and the driver stopped the vehicle five meters away.

Lu Tu, who couldn't wait any longer, immediately got out of the car, strode around the front of the truck, and walked towards the smoking rear of the truck.

The driver also got out of the car, but the speed was two seconds slower, and the two sides were a few meters apart.

Lu Tu went to the back of the carriage but saw no one. It was empty except for a cigarette stick on the ground. There was no one in the carriage either.

"What happened?"

Lu Tu frowned, a slight unease creeping into his heart. He immediately turned and shouted, "Something's wrong! Be on guard! They're not..."

Lu Tu did not utter the remaining few words.

Because there was no need to say anything more, the scene he saw when he turned around already gave him the answer: the driver had been covered in the mouth and pressed to the ground.

The two people who restrained the driver and tied him up with shoelaces were the two "withdrawn" contestants.

"What are you doing?"

Lu Tu was still a little confused about the situation, but the fact that the contestant dared to attack the driver who had kidnapped him had already made him very angry.

Before the two contestants who had been tied up could speak, something came from the grass beside them.

"Hello, sir."

"Greetings, sir. Please forgive my intrusion."

"Sir, all's fair in war. Please don't blame us; we had no other choice."

The four contestants, one after the other, slowly emerged from the grass and surrounded Lü Tu from four directions.

Seeing the unfriendly looks from the contestants, and recalling what he had just seen, Lü Tu finally realized what was going on.

I've fallen into their trap!

Even surrounded by four contestants, Lu Tu, as the examiner in charge of this assessment, still maintained his composure out of pride and said, "Oh, you're setting a trap for me? What's wrong with that? Bullying the few with the many?"

"Commander, we really don't want to fight you. Let's surrender, otherwise it won't be good if we hurt you." Private Yun Jie said with a grin, rubbing his fists.

"You really think having more people is useful? I'm the captain of the Cheetah Commando Unit. Just the four of you? Be careful, or I'll beat you all to a pulp," Lu Tu threatened.

If it were a two-meter giant like Jackie Chan saying this, it might have some intimidating effect.

Unfortunately, Lu Tu Gezi was only about 1.7 meters tall, shorter than the several privates who surrounded him, and his muscular build didn't look very strong.

This sounds incredibly unbelievable, but the contestants aren't afraid at all.

Even more serious was the fact that the two contestants, after tying up the driver, walked over grinning. Squad Leader Xiao said smugly, "If four weren't enough, how about six?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Tu's gaze froze, and a clear look of fear appeared in his eyes.

He knew these six men's resumes very well. These guys were all top students and troublemakers in the company. In order to pass the assessment and advance to the next stage, they might actually dare to fight him, the company commander.

"These contestants are really bold, daring to gang up on the examiners. If this were back in the day, I wouldn't have dared to do that."

Xu Sanduo, standing atop the hill, sighed deeply. He then put down his binoculars and said to Cheng Cai, "He probably can't win. Should we go down and help him?"

"help?"

Cheng Cai grinned and said, "What help do you need? Don't forget our mission. This time, the boss only let us watch, not lift a finger. Do you think these little brats will still have fun if we go down here?"

"Hehe, that's true. If all six of them are eliminated, it will be difficult to explain back home." Xu Sanduo laughed as well.

I raised my binoculars and continued to be a bystander.

"If they can come up with such a scheme, they'll be in for a lot of trouble in the later assessments. We need to keep a close eye on these guys. Idiot, you have a photographic memory, remember this well, and tell the boss when we get back."

While giving Xu Sanduo some instructions, Cheng Cai also held up his binoculars and watched the show, observing how Lü Tu would resolve the predicament.

"You guys are really audacious! Do you know what you're doing? You even dare to hit the examiner? You're probably going to become completely lawless."

Lu Tu was quite cunning. Seeing that he couldn't intimidate these young rascals with force, he immediately resorted to his official authority.

Prepare to use intimidation tactics to scare away the contestants.

"If I heard correctly, when he got out of the car to announce the competition rules, he didn't say that it was forbidden to grab the examiner, right? If it's not prohibited by law, then it's permissible, isn't it?" Yan Poyue said, pointing to the driver on the ground.

"you……"

Lu Tu was speechless after being confronted, and seeing that these young punks were not to be intimidated and were quite clever, he had no choice but to take one last risky gamble.

While loosening his collar, he said, "Fine, very well, it seems you're determined to make a move. Well then... I'll have to teach you a lesson. Let's not take you one by one, come at me all at once."

"Alright, since the commander has so kindly invited us, then we'll come along."

Yun Jie was a bit of a hothead, and he didn't understand the hidden meaning in her words. He only knew that he wanted to advance, so he clenched his fists and prepared to rush forward.

"Wow, wait, wait, you guys actually came?"

Seeing that everyone was about to make a move, Lu Tu's tough stance instantly softened, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Alright, you guys are really shameless. Are you really going to fight? If all six of you ganged up on me, you could crush me. What's the point of fighting?"

"hey-hey……"

Seeing that they had a chance, the contestants exchanged glances and laughed.

"You're just giving up like that??"

Cheng Cai and Xu Sanduo thought that Lu Tu was a real man, so why would he fight with these soldiers? They figured they'd decide whether to let them pass after the fight.

Unexpectedly, Lu Tu was so cunning that he surrendered immediately when he saw that things were not going well.

It left them both both speechless, both amused and exasperated!

As the captain of the special operations assault team, Lü Tu was actually outmaneuvered by a group of conscripts and lost all face, but he was still a manly man.

If you lose, you lose; you won't cheat.

He bluntly stated, "You've won. So, what's your next move? Be direct. What do you want in exchange for me, your prisoner?"

"Reporting to the captain, we are all from the mobile unit. As you can see, there are six of us now, but you only have three. We don't want to fight amongst ourselves, so please show us the way."

The corporal was relatively mild-mannered and spoke quite eloquently. He not only explained the reasons for his actions but also returned the initiative to Lü Tu.

"Squad leader, they're breaking the rules and acting recklessly. You can't keep any of them."

The driver, who was tied to the ground, was now furious, even more so than Captain Lü Tu. In his exasperation, he seized the opportunity to loudly make a suggestion.

"Shut up, you bastard! Haven't you had enough?"

Squad Leader Xiao clenched his fist and rushed forward, startling the driver so much that his face turned pale.

"Have we violated any rules?"

Yan Poyue laughed and said confidently, "You said it yourself: as long as we can find an off-road vehicle and get in, we can pass through."

We've found a car now, and I'm confident we'll all be able to get in. Where's the violation? Isn't this perfectly reasonable?

"What nonsense! There are only three empty seats. How can six of you fit in?" Lu Tu said.

"That's where you're wrong, Company Commander. You only said the vehicle has three seats, not that it only needs three people. Is there a problem with six people sitting in three seats? As long as we can fit them in, it's fine," a private first class said.

"Brother Jian is right, that makes perfect sense, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that," another private chimed in.

"..."

Lu Tu was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.

Chinese characters are so profound and complex; a single character can make a world of difference in meaning. The contestant's understanding is indeed correct.

Realizing that continuing to oppose it would indeed be seen as bullying others and sophistry, they found themselves in the situation.

Lu Tu had no choice but to accept the outcome. He changed the subject to save face, pointing at the driver and saying, "Let's untie it first."

"Okay, thank you, squad leader."

Upon hearing that the squadron leader had given in, Yun Jie immediately greeted him with a smile, "Brothers, come quick and help our good brother untie himself."

While untying his shoelaces, he apologized, saying, "Brother, I'm really sorry, we had no choice, please don't take it to heart."

If we ever join Cheetah Mobile, you'd better be understanding and don't give us any trouble.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense."

Lu Tu had already agreed in his heart, but out of pride, he said in the end, "You've barely passed this round, but I'll remember you. Just you wait and see, don't let me find any fault with you."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the SUV, not wanting to stay for even a second longer.

After taking a couple of steps, he shouted without turning his head, "Don't just stand there like idiots, get on the truck and follow me to the camp."

(End of this chapter)