Father, you've been drafted four times already, please spare us!

"How many?"

"17 minutes and 18 seconds!"

"call!"

Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief. His speed for the five-kilometer run with light gear had finally caught up with his pre-retirement speed. Although there was still a slight gap, it was much better than a few days ago.

In the past few days, although Chen Nian was still responsible for training new recruits, his focus shifted in terms of time allocation.

When it comes to training new recruits, Chen Nian only assigns tasks and verifies the results; he no longer keeps a close eye on the recruits' training progress.

For the rest of the time, Chen Nian spent his time in the equipment room, trying to recover his pre-retirement strength as quickly as possible.

Qin Yuanshan's words kept echoing in his ears. He always felt that a major change was about to happen in the special forces, and he had to restore his strength to its peak as soon as possible to ensure that he would not be absent.

"It's still a bit lacking!"

Xie Fei had lost count of how many times he had heard Chen Nian say this. Every time he heard it, he felt that Chen Nian was showing off. The problem was that he couldn't refute it because Chen Nian's scores were improving with each test.

"Master, don't you get tired of showing off for so long?"

Xie Fei muttered helplessly.

Chen Nian glanced at him sideways, exuding arrogance, and said calmly:

"I'm tired, but seeing your admiring gaze gives me so much motivation!"

Xie Fei rolled his eyes:

Am I also part of your play?

"That's very interesting!"

Chen Nian took the towel Xie Fei handed him and wiped the sweat from his neck.

"You've been training with me for so long, why is your skill level improving so slowly?"

"As far as I know, Yao Dagen's stats in all aspects have already surpassed yours!"

"How can you let someone call you class monitor?"

Xie Fei's expression turned painful; he clutched his chest with one hand, feigning to vomit blood.

"Master, please stop, please stop! Your words are like poison, they're too hurtful!"

Chen Nian ignored Xie Fei, who was trying to add drama to his life, tossed him the towel, and turned to the ab machine.

"I'll do two more sets of crunches to stabilize my core. Can you time me?"

Xie Fei looked at Chen Nian, who was working non-stop, and couldn't help but sigh:

"If you weren't the master, practicing like that would put me in the funeral home in three days!"

Chen Nian curled his arms up and sat doing a crunch, ignoring Xie Fei's foul mouth.

"Master, when will I ever reach your level? I feel like I'll never have it in this lifetime!"

Xie Fei was a little bored. He knew that Chen Nian wouldn't respond to him during training, but he just wanted to say it, and he only wanted to say it to Chen Nian.

In front of the new recruits, he was a somewhat cynical and roguish squad leader;

In front of his comrades, he was the crazy guy who buried himself in training to get into the special forces.

Only in front of Chen Nian was he his disciple, and he didn't need to hold back at all, saying whatever he wanted.

"call!"

Chen Nian glanced at him without saying a word, but then saw a figure flash past the doorway and hurrying towards them.

"If you spent less time talking and more time training, you wouldn't be here complaining all the time!"

Xie Fei, seeing Chen Nian strike up a conversation, immediately became interested:

"Master, I haven't been training hard enough! I'm trying to keep up with you every day, and it's exhausting!"

"By the way, Master, didn't you stay silent during training? Why..."

Chen Nian pointed towards the door:

"Lu Yao's arrival has brought trouble!"

"My head starts to hurt whenever I see him!"

As soon as Lu Yao arrived, he heard Chen Nian's words:

"Instructor Chen, what are you saying? I didn't mean to bother you, but the company commander and political instructor have something urgent to discuss with you!"

Lu Yao scratched his head awkwardly. He didn't dare to provoke Chen Nian, otherwise Chen Nian would really teach him a lesson that even Zhang Zheng and Lao Ge couldn't stop!

"Alright, what are they up to now!"

"I don't know, but judging from their expressions, it seems like something serious. You should go there right away!"

Chen Nian sighed, took the towel Xie Fei handed him, wiped himself quickly, and turned to leave.

Xie Fei was about to skip after him when Chen Nian, without even turning his head, pointed to the ab trainer:

"Don't try to fool me here. I can tell at a glance whether you've practiced or not!"

"Don't do too many, four sets are enough, with a five-minute rest between each set!"

Xie Fei's face instantly fell.

"Master!"

"Shut up!"

"Eh!"

...

"Speak, what do you want from me?"

Chen Nian skillfully took a bottle of soda water from the small freezer in Zhang Zheng's office and chugged it down.

Ever since Chen Nian mentioned it briefly, Zhang Zheng has actually made arrangements for Chen Nian.

According to Lao Ge, the money didn't go through the official accounts; Zhang Zheng paid for it himself.

Old Ge glanced at Chen Nian but didn't say anything, while Zhang Zheng silently smoked his cigarette without uttering a word.

"What's wrong?"

Old Ge glanced at Chen Nian, who was only wearing a vest:

Are you leaving soon?

Chen Nian frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled:

"Of course! Half of my three-month basic training period is over; I'm definitely going back to my original unit!"

"Wasn't this already decided?"

"You didn't call me here just to ask about this, did you?"

Old Ge didn't say anything, but simply handed Chen Nian a personnel transfer document.

Chen Nian opened it and wow!

"Heh, this kid dares to come back? Is his arm healed?"

According to the document, Cheng Yongkang was transferred to their recruit company, nominally as a special observer for the recruit competition.

The background of the transfer is also interesting. It is said that because of the new recruit competition, many new recruit companies are now experiencing serious imbalances in their training, and even the red line of military discipline is being loosened. The special observers are being sent down to keep a close eye on the unhealthy practices in training.

"Heh, Dad's got connections, huh? He even made dumplings just for our vinegar!"

Upon hearing this, Lao Ge waved his hand:

"It's related, but not much!"

"Because of the recruit skills competition, some companies have experienced training injuries, and there are quite a few examples!"

"Furthermore, as I mentioned before, some companies have made biased choices in their training, which has led to serious imbalances in the new recruits' military skills training. The higher-ups were worried that this might backfire, so they came up with this last-minute solution!"

"Old Zhang and I called you over because we wanted to discuss what to do!"

At this point, Old Ge sighed:

"Sigh, last time Cheng Yongkang came with Political Commissar Qin, he not only lost face, but also got injured. Although the final examination showed no fractures, something still happened."

"Moreover, he already harbors resentment towards our company, regarding me, Lao Zhang, and Shifeng as thorns in his side! Now there's you too. What's more, this time his coming down is different from before; this time he's come with an imperial decree, and we're afraid..."

Chen Nian raised an eyebrow, signaling Lao Ge to continue.

"This new recruit skills competition is of great importance; it's a competition that awards medals and promotions. Cheng Yongkang definitely knows this, and for revenge, he might..."

Are you worried he'll interfere with training?

Chen Nian spoke for Lao Ge.

"right!"

"He's capable of anything to harm us, but the problem is he has powerful connections. My father and Old Zhang's father are just ordinary people. What if..."

"We're afraid he'll steal the credit!"

Old Ge said something extremely realistic.

Chen Nian grinned upon hearing this, completely unconcerned about Cheng Yongkang's matter.

"Heh, let him come. If he tries to interfere with training, I'll break his hand!"

"You're just being too cautious. I refuse to believe that his father can control everything."

"Besides, if his father dares to do anything underhanded, just report him to the authorities. As long as you dare to form a group, the system will automatically match you with helpers!"

"Just think about Political Commissar Qin's reaction!"

The three were chatting when Lu Yao knocked on the door and came in:

"Reporting to the company commander and political instructor, Officer Cheng Yongkang has arrived!"

Zhang Zheng stubbed out his cigarette, his brows furrowed.

"Where are we?"

"We've arrived at the camp gate, should we go and meet them?"

Zhang Zheng had a fiery temper and couldn't tolerate anything. Upon hearing Lu Yao's words, he immediately jumped up:

"Bring him in? He's your father! Why are you so attached to him? Let him in by himself!"

"Damn it, some good-for-nothing rich kid expects me to come out and greet him?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian immediately stopped Zhang Zhengyi:

"Hey, they've come from afar, so it's no trouble to welcome them!"